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artu
Promising
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My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted November 17, 2014 02:21 AM |
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5 to Go
Okay, here's the deal: The world is about to end, you are the commander of a spaceship that will take the cultural heritage of 5 nations with you, their art, science, technology, philosophy and the people will then be used to start a new colony in some other galaxy.
The rules are:
1- The spaceship has limited room for people, so the population is not a factor. Whether you choose China or Monaco, the number of people you save is fixed.
2- You can NOT vote for a country you were born in and you are currently living in.
3- You dont have to but it is encouraged to give your reasons for your picks.
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Are you pretty? This is my occasion. - Ghost
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Salamandre
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Wog refugee
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posted November 17, 2014 02:59 AM |
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Hard question. Modern nations, for the most, do not match anymore the greatness they had long time ago.
On the other side, USA for example, did not give anything valuable by the past, but today are so dynamic that would be impossible to imagine creating a new world without a representative.
Need thinking.
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blizzardboy
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Nerf Herder
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posted November 17, 2014 03:07 AM |
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1. Holy Roman Empire/Prussia/Germany
2. China
3. England
4. India
5. France
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"Folks, I don't trust children. They're here to replace us."
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted November 17, 2014 03:10 AM |
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blizzardboy said:
1) EU
I'm not sure if this is not cheating. In a way European culture is so interlinked within its nations, it would be impossible to dissect. How can you leave the Greeks out if you're gonna take the Italians in for Renaissance? But then, so is all history, that way of thinking can go back to Egypt or even Mesopotamian cultures accordingly.
So, no, EU is not a single option.
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blizzardboy
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Nerf Herder
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posted November 17, 2014 03:14 AM |
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There I changed it.
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"Folks, I don't trust children. They're here to replace us."
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted November 17, 2014 03:26 AM |
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You know what Voltaire said about the Holy Roman Empire?
-They are not holy, they are not Roman, and they are just a bunch of Germans.
That's three birds with one stone. 
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fred79
Disgraceful
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 17, 2014 04:15 AM |
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i don't have any particular nations in mind.
my answer boils down to tribal groups who still live in the wild, and haven't changed for centuries. mostly tribals from africa and south america(amazonian).
model humans, in my opinion, never "evolved" past the jungles and savannahs. my highest respect goes to them. they are the model of humans i would want, if i were to ever spread humanity to another planet.
basically, any humans who wouldn't destroy whatever environment they inhabited. those who could live amongst nature, without ruining it; but rather, working with it. and of course, being at the mercy of whatever it threw their way, ultimately.
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Ghost
Undefeatable Hero
Therefore I am
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posted November 17, 2014 06:08 AM |
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Hungary, Sami people, Thailand, Japan and Ethiopia
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alcibiades
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
of Gold Dragons
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posted November 17, 2014 07:25 AM |
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Not the most inspired, but I'd probably take:
- America for their science
- UK for their music
- France for their art
- Italy for their culture in general
- Japan for their culture in general
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What will happen now?
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NoobX
Undefeatable Hero
Now, this is a paradox...
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posted November 17, 2014 10:46 AM |
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No one, simple as that 
Seriously, though, I'd only see fit to bring along scientists. No culture is worth preserving.
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Tsar-Ivor
Promising
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Scourge of God
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posted November 17, 2014 12:41 PM |
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1. USA.
2. Romania.
3. Slovakia.
4. Yugoslavia.
5. Bavaria.
My reasons are my own.
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OhforfSake
Promising
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Initiate
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posted November 17, 2014 12:47 PM |
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I think that:
Poland
USA
Spain
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Would be important to preserve.
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artu
Promising
Undefeatable Hero
My BS sensor is tingling again
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posted November 17, 2014 01:10 PM |
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Interesting... Two Yugoslavia's and the country doesn't even exist anymore.
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Are you pretty? This is my occasion. - Ghost
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Tsar-Ivor
Promising
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Scourge of God
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posted November 17, 2014 01:22 PM |
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Lol, still in.
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Doomhammer
Known Hero
Smasher of pasties
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posted November 17, 2014 02:12 PM |
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1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Australia
4. Russia
5. Germany
These are all countries and cultures that i have respect and admiration for.
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Stevie
Responsible
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posted November 17, 2014 02:24 PM |
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1. Dacian Empire
2. Ancient Greece
3. Israel
4. Japan
5. Spain
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Zenofex
Responsible
Legendary Hero
Kreegan-atheist
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posted November 17, 2014 02:30 PM |
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If I have to save people based on national stereotypes, the mission is doomed by default. "US for their technology", right, why not "US for their culture of ignorant hamburger-devourers"? Or... "Japan for their pedo-cartoons". And so forth, including everyone's country (don't be offended, you know that the vast majority of your fellow countrymen are hardly an advertisement for humanity in space). In short, if I have to save 5 potential idiots without any other distinctive characteristics to pick from except their nation of birth, I'll probably blow the ship apart after it launches to save them from their inevitable but slower death.
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Stevie
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 17, 2014 02:38 PM |
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The scope was to see what culture/nation you appreciate more. The scenario bears little weight on the matter, you take it too seriously.
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Zenofex
Responsible
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Kreegan-atheist
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posted November 17, 2014 02:47 PM |
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... and my answer to that is that I appreciate achievements of individuals no matter where they are born and generally don't have very high opinion for the national stereotypes (except when they are part of a joke - see Polandball for instance).
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 17, 2014 02:54 PM |
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Which is totally besides the point because you were asked for your top 5 of a people's heritage (cultural/scientific/etc.) and not about your thoughts on individual worth.
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