What is the biggest issue your country is facing at the moment? [Archive]

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 02:27 PM

I havent been out much lately cause of health reasons, and I hardly watch TV anymore so I havent seen the news in ages.

So I'm wondering; What is currently all over the news in your country? Like what is a big problem its facing now and what are your thoughts on this?

Like for example; maybe your country is dealing with a political crisis, or maybe that bird flu or something.

Please state what country yer from and name an issue (you think) is a very big thing at the moment and what your thoughts are on that.

I would start off with mine but I dont have a clue whats going on in Holland right now. But upon browsing the a newspaper website I see alot of issues with terrorist-ish things and people shooting politicians and daylight murders...I think the maffia is involved with that which I personaly find scary cause I never imagined we'd have that in such a small country...
I think it had to do something with the Hells Angels.

So my thoughts on that. I find it worrying that theres increasing violence in my country. Shootings and all that, as a kid you hardly ever heard of that here, but I guess its something of late.
I live in a relatively save small town here but I think more down south/south-west, thats where stuff like that happens almost every week.

So thats i for me, what about your country?

--Ray

Raining_again

04-11-2005, 02:29 PM

basically all the political crap thats been happening in the last number of years. its always in the news :heh:

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 02:31 PM

basically all the political crap thats been happening in the last number of years. its always in the news :heh:

Could you tell me some more about that please?

Dieter

04-11-2005, 02:32 PM

A bit of fear from bird flu, but mostly bitching about the minimum pension age being raised from 58 to 60... yeah that's belgium for you.

Raining_again

04-11-2005, 02:41 PM

Could you tell me some more about that please?

well basically, catholics hate protestants and protestants hate catholics.

Ive experienced quite a few attacks where i live...A policeman got his house petrol-bombed 3 doors down to me. There was a bank robbery not so long ago (over 30 million pounds) in belfast.

Some people want to make Northern ireland & the south of Ireland joined together. Some people dont like the idea, some people do.

Some of the paramilitary/terrorist groups have been disarming of late, which means there could be a possible chance of peace in north/south ireland.

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 02:45 PM

well basically, catholics hate protestants and protestants hate catholics.

Ive experienced quite a few attacks where i live...A policeman got his house petrol-bombed 3 doors down to me. There was a bank robbery not so long ago (over 30 million pounds) in belfast.

Some people want to make Northern ireland & the south of Ireland joined together. Some people dont like the idea, some people do.

Some of the paramilitary/terrorist groups have been disarming of late, which means there could be a possible chance of peace in north/south ireland.

wow thats awfull. Hmm but yeah I think I remember now... Peace would be good ;_; its so silly to keep fighting for so long.

Thanks btw

jakeee

04-11-2005, 02:45 PM

Not much is happening here in Finland except that the presidential election is approaching. And you could also mention that Tarja Turunen got fired from Nightwish (it's stupid she got fired :/).

Pit-Jr

04-11-2005, 02:51 PM

Overhyping of bird flu so that we all run out and buy a vaccine from the company that manufactures them, which coincidentally, our Vice President is the chairman of. Overhyping Hurricane Wilma, which knocked over a few trash cans

Aimless

04-11-2005, 04:36 PM

I'm tempted to make a Big Issue (http://www.bigissue.com/bigissue.html) joke, but I can't see it working out very well. Still, I did find out that there's a Japanese edition of 'The Big Issue' (http://www.bigissuejapan.com/) which I thought was a little funny. I'm not sure why.

Anyway, I suppose the two major topics in England at the moment are the anti-Islamic bigots causing more trouble (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4406760.stm), and the current vogue of condemning us all to death by avian flu. As usual the press just makes things worse.

Shorty

04-11-2005, 05:04 PM

I'm not in my country at the moment, here in NJ, USA, people are being rallied to vote for John Corzine over Doug Forrester. Incidentally Corzine's campaign is somewhere along the line of "Doug Forrester, he's George Bush's choice for governor. Is he yours?"

He's got a point.

Wesley

04-11-2005, 06:03 PM

Break down of family structure, with can lead to high crime from children.

Haver

04-11-2005, 06:11 PM

I think we lack a general sense of civility or unity. I'm afraid to talk to you, and that's a shame, because I've got lots to talk about.

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 06:36 PM

I think we lack a general sense of civility or unity. I'm afraid to talk to you, and that's a shame, because I've got lots to talk about.

I'm not sure I understand ;_;

Ramar

04-11-2005, 06:42 PM

Break down of family structure, with can lead to high crime from children.

Couldn't agree more. Lots more children turn to crime, theres always a bunch of youths causing trouble in every neighbourhood.

Kurtle Squad

04-11-2005, 07:31 PM

Eng - Birmingham gang attacks n stuff
Winning the anti-terrorism laws in the country by ONE vote (thank fuck)

Haver

04-11-2005, 07:36 PM

I'm not sure I understand ;_;

I didn't think you would.

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 07:40 PM

So basically you dont like me for reasons unknown to me and therefore you dont wanna reply to my treat but you did any just to say you dont like me...hmm okay

I really get the feeling its not just you though...I would like to know exactly what it is that makes people dislike me here cause all I try to do is be helpfull and stuff...

Haver

04-11-2005, 07:51 PM

I really don't like explaining myself. It's got nothing to do with you.

Smalldude76

04-11-2005, 07:53 PM

The sponsorship scandal that the last government had, and now the current government is getting the heat because they're the same political party. And the Bush administration violating NAFTA and putting a tariff on our nations lumber which in result is costing our industry a few billion a year. Careful Bush, you might find yourself without oil, water, and beef (oh wait, he doesn't want that one)...

Ray Falling

04-11-2005, 08:10 PM

I really don't like explaining myself. It's got nothing to do with you.

Okay fine then...

dukkadukka

04-11-2005, 08:22 PM

i agree with wes and haver's points, there doesn't seem to me that there's enough trust or loyalty between people, at least that's how it feels in my neck of the woods.

Platty

05-11-2005, 12:43 AM

basically what ive noticed lately is the racial tension in birmingham between asian and black people. It's got a bit outta hand and has been pretty nasty. other than that the usual crap that goes on day to day that no one hears about..... maybe its because im a londoner that i love london so...doop doop

killer kirby

05-11-2005, 06:29 AM

In Australia it is mostly about the bird flu and people smuggling drugs in Indonesia catching them.

Marshmellow

05-11-2005, 07:14 AM

hmmmmmmm the US so many problems so little solutions...

Kurtle Squad

05-11-2005, 08:49 AM

That's cos the US President is as smart as a 3 year old

killer kirby

05-11-2005, 10:26 AM

well to tell you the truth, i think a 3 year old is smarter then what you are saying.

gaggle64

05-11-2005, 10:46 AM

I'd say the replacement of our nuclear weapons arsenal is an improtant issue (I'm opposed).

Hellfire

05-11-2005, 04:18 PM

Porutgal is kind of screwed. Even though I think this government is on a good path because they can think in long term, people cant see that. Portugal is poorly advanced, people are lazy, theyre not prepared to make sacrifices and the current oil "crisis" doesnt help. Meaning, its going to be very hard for our economy to recover.

Kurtle Squad

05-11-2005, 05:44 PM

Agreed...I hate every country i think. Including England. Governments don't work, there is too much red tape....Especially from the EU & UN.

mario114

05-11-2005, 05:59 PM

Well in the uk the gov. has a new policy of banning everything. Talk about nanny state.

Wesley

05-11-2005, 06:02 PM

Ok, I'm going to stop looking at this thread because a lot of you don't seem to know what you are really on about.

Kurtle Squad

05-11-2005, 06:03 PM

england and usa...can you say brainwashing

bird flu yeah..big fat news, everybody panics....1 person dies

oh hell

Yeah!! And that reminds me of SAARS!!....They kept the fucking planes going and were then like "OMG SAARS is speading, what do we do?" :angry:

Haver

05-11-2005, 06:04 PM

Just in: Nintendo fanboys.

AshMat

06-11-2005, 01:34 PM

Hallo, mai naim yang ching mai. Mai contrie big problem is what we are going to be the world's biggerest polution by next year.

Sincerey, Yang Ching MAi of china

gaggle64

06-11-2005, 01:49 PM

Agreed...I hate every country i think. Including England. Governments don't work, there is too much red tape....Especially from the EU & UN.
That would suggest that Somalia is some kind of citizens paradise.

Ray Falling

06-11-2005, 01:52 PM

I find it sad that, well there should be alot of nice stuff in the world too huh? But you hardly ever see nice stuff in the news...

But theres gotta be good stuff happening all over the place...

Hmm then again, nastiness has a better way to show itself, whereas the good things are mostly hidden...

kopo

06-11-2005, 02:23 PM

In Belgium there's a lot of fuzz about the 'Generation Pact' which is basically a solution for our social security to survive. The Pact means some (a few thousands) will have to work 2 years longer. Now, stupid as the masses are, the people don't like the idea and the unions decided to carry over wrong information in order to have their strike. Now everyone thinks they'll have to work untill they're 60, which is wrong.
In fact, the Generation Pact is merely a piece of a much bigger (and good) plan to save social security, and the unions jumped on it and made it a symbolic file. Idiots.
Besides, the people here are fucking lazy bums, who wanna quit working at the age of 50-55 and they want the state to pay for all that. Now the government has to take action, because we'll run out of money for our social security otherwise, and no-one likes it coz it might affect them a bit. Just a bit.
Now what no-one seems to realise, is that if this Pact doesn't happen along with the other plans, social security will collapse, leaving no money left for anyone. But i guess they're just too stupid to realise.

Now lucky for me, next week I'll be in Italy, Bari to discuss all this (on a European scale) with people from the European parliament. Me and 9 others from all over Europe have the task to come up with some kind of resolution for a better organized (maybe unified) social security that is payable for Europe.
Lets hope they listen to the youth and actually realise some of our ideas eh :p

AshMat

06-11-2005, 02:47 PM

Hmm....
I guess if i was french id be worried about the riots at the moment

goron49

19-11-2005, 09:21 PM

MoogleViper

19-11-2005, 09:34 PM

England's biggest problem is that Chico is still in the competition.

Athriller

19-11-2005, 09:39 PM

Immigration. The UK is slowly looking like a third-world country. And our culture is slowy demolishing because of immigrants fleeing to our country, they're making OUR country look like India.

That's my opinion.

Now, as much as I love Britain, are the colony rights of old and the war tyrants of bold really how you want this land to be represented? Besides that, we've got tea, opium, pubs, broken bus stops, spoiled beaches, riots and lovely British clothes made in China. The diversity is one of Britain's greatest cultural assests.

Britain can take pride in its green fields and literature, though.

Lammie

21-11-2005, 09:01 AM

In Austrialia we're getting raped by our Conservative-Right government who holds the majority in the upper and lower house. They're using the opportunity of having the majority in the senate to pass all sorts of horrible bullshit.

They're constantly pushing for more 'Terrorism Laws' - basically making it possible for them to arrest who they want for no apparent reason and making it illegal for the media to report on any arrests if they wish. Plus heaps more crap like that.

They're also about to reform our industrial relation laws, abolishing all sorts of safeguards to stop workers being fucked around by their employers - ie: its possible that workers could soon be forced by employers to give up holidays/sick leave/overtime rates etc in return for a slight pay rise. As well as trying to take away power from unions etc.

Finally, the current government is trying to pass a bill that makes University union fees volountary. These fees go towards a heap of important services (councelling, employment services, cheap textbooks, sporting facilities/events, cheap beer and so on) but unfortunately as most Uni students are poor bums they wouldn't pay the fee if they could avoid it (even though they would want the services). It's part of the Conservative-Right's crusade againt unionism. And it makes me furious.

Ray Falling

21-11-2005, 11:27 AM

My God that sounds horrible! I dont know what to say... The terrorism lawas are getting out of hand yeah. Soon they can shoot people for stepping into a bus with a backpack and get away with it...

Sick...

JonSt

21-11-2005, 11:34 AM

Zakatu

21-11-2005, 11:46 AM

I'd say the replacement of our nuclear weapons arsenal is an improtant issue (I'm opposed).

So am i.

I don't actually know much about the situation, but as far as i'm concerned as long as our old weapons still work (and why shouldn't they?) then we have no need for any more.

Heck, there is no point in nuclear weapons. We don't want to use them do we? all we need is just a couple so that we have an ultimate threat, theres no need to have more than the next country, or better ones.

mike-zim

21-11-2005, 12:54 PM

What would you prefer? Another attack, it wil happen if changes are not made.

i agree 100% that guy that got shot in london was a shame but why didn't he just do as he was told? if he did none of it would have happened.

austalia are lucky to have a conservative government. Brittain have a labour government and the UK is going to shit.

MoogleViper

21-11-2005, 12:56 PM

i agree 100%

Same here. Something has got to be done.

Ray Falling

21-11-2005, 12:58 PM

What would you prefer? Another attack, it wil happen if changes are not made.

I never said I did. And i wanst referring to that London incident either

RoadKill

21-11-2005, 01:51 PM

Chavs. Alcoholism in young women. Binge drinking.

I'd love to say drugs because hard drugs really don't cause a huge visible problem compared to alcoholism.

I'm not scared of terrorism or bird flu.

Edit: Oh and remember, respect is everything

mike-zim

21-11-2005, 01:54 PM