I'm confused now, but I think that was you're point.

The territory we have selected is sheltered from these hot spots, and such activity serves to divert attention away from our activities.

Then who would stop the rebels when they come to burn their villages

Which is it? Are you going to be sheltered from the deep shit? Or are you wading right out into the middle of it, like a the "real heroes" you're making yourselves out to be?

Oh, and by the way,

Regardless, it is serious, and was presented as an informative announcement.  Your agreement is unnecessary, and does not change reality.

Reality is a question of belief. Seriousness is a question of choice. I choose to laugh at your foolishness, and I believe you are fools.
You're right, my agreement is unnecessary. And so is anyone else's apparently.
But that does not change reality.
All of you are idiots.   

"FedCom has chosen to occupy a section of roughly 17,600 km2 of equatorial rainforest adjacent to the western coast of Africa.  Although FedCom claims this land, we do not at present hold any physical presence there, nor do we hold titles or deeds signifying ownership.  The land in question is largely uninhabited, with only scattered tribal settlements.  Its value to the existing government is minimal."

So you want to go into areas like The Congo, Zaire, or Nigeria and take 17,600 km2 of land from them? Do you have any idea of what type of bloody wars have been fought for years in these country's? Or maybe take it from the Ivory Cost, because there has never been any type of bloodshed there because of out side influence...

The idea of taking land from these countries to form your own little Jonestown is not only reckless and dangerous, but doomed to fail given the history of Africa western cost.

What?
Who gives a shit if the value to 'existing governments' is minimal! What about the value to those 'scattered tribal settlements'?
Are you really serious? You've got to be shitting me!
I'm Ojibwe. "We were nomads once. Little gods in Big Mountains. Because we were few, they cared not for us and made us walk to where we wanted not to go." How many times have I heard my Great Aunt say this?
I don't give a flying rat's ass about the 'existing governments'. And you are NOT out to protect those settlements, so DON'T try to feed me that shit. If you were out to protect them, you'd leave them the hell alone, and stay the hell off their land!

First of all...

condemnant quod non-intellegunt

...is Latin for "they condemn because they do not understand".
Oooooo. He makes a post in another language. And I think we understand you just fine. We mock you because we DO understand you and we think you are poorly prepared and silly.
Second of all...

condemnant quod non-intellegunt

... really? Seriously? You've got to be kidding me. That's the best you could come up with? You only picked the one latin phrase than can be and has been used to defend anything and everything.

I like "Quo vadis". Or how about "verbum sat sapienti". I know... "sic semper tyrannis". Oh... wait... Virginia's already got a claim on that one, sorry. Oo... "cui bono"!! It's perfect! Of course, there's always "nihil de nihilo fit". Look! I can do it too! Here's my personal credo.

mens conscia recti
 

And finally...

you don't see me mocking your cultures and homelands.

Did you READ any of the posts in this forum before vomitting up a thread like this?

Actually, being Native American AND Polish, I'm inclined to tell you to join the party. However, I am reminded that, as a Polska, we kind of started the mockery trend ourselves. So I'll just stick with, being Native American, I'm inclined to tell you to join the party.
The truth is, at some point, somebody is going to mock you. Your whole, "I'm four-years-old and can't follow the conversation so I'll just stand here and stick my tongue out at anyone who voices an opinion that is not completely fabricated of my own design or that I simply do not like." Will not get you anywhere here. Go sell crazy somewhere else, we're all full up here. Besides, maybe some of the stupid people will allow themselves to be bullied by your immature snobbery and spoiled-little-brat pouting.

We don't like your ill-thought-out plans and we don't want them. Grow up.

Friends:
"You do and you'll clean it up."
Translation: "You just asked a really long complicated/stupid question wherein the listener suffered loss of attention span and cannot answer it until you shorten/summarize."

Work:
"Pretend you don't know where we're going and nevermind that we're in a handbasket."
Translation: "Yes, I know it's fucked up, but the upper echelons are making us do it this way, so for the sake of your job and everyone else's sanity do it this way, anyway."

We envision a new nation...

Is he really suggesting making the entire contintent of Africa one single nation?


I'll withhold my sign up until AFTER the apocolypse.

The west fucked up the continent in the first place with the arbitrary boundaries

On all else, I concur with pbsaurus.

Thin =! in shape.  I am thin, but I am not in shape.  For example, if I tried to run for an extended length of time, the result would be hilarious, for people who are not me.

I agree with Anyanka. I would also like to point out that thin does not equal healthy.
Losing extra weight is a large part of getting healthy, but it's not a panacea and it shouldn't be treated like one.
I know plenty of skinny people who will die of diabetes, a 'major weight related disease' my ass. I know, because I'm one of them. I'm hypo-glycemic, a pre-cursor to diabetes. It doesn't matter how healthy a life I live, the statistics tell me not 'I might' or 'It's probable', but I WILL die a diabetic. I may live longer if I keep a 'healthy' weight and eat a 'healthy' diet, and remember to graze on small protien rich snacks and avoid large meals or long times between them. I may live longer if I avoid simple sugars and I will probably die skinny if I do all of this. But I will still die of diabetes.
I may be thin, but that doesn't automatically make me healthy. Read all of those studies about 'weight related diseases' like heart disease, high blood pressure over again. Only a percentage of heart attacks can be allocated to obesity. The rest of the heart attacks doctors still have to chalk up to genetics.
Some of us are just fucked.

By the way, this came out a lot more morbid than I meant. If this seems depressing to anyone I apologize. To me, it's closure. Ummm... that sounded morbid too.  :|Oh well.

Question one:
If I'm a jack-of-everything-except-technology can I still select 'Jack of all Trades', or should I stick with 'Other'?.

Question two:
Is it safe to call a theologian a geek? I always figured several different god-like entities, or entities with god-like qualities, might strike you down for labeling a theologian as anything but a theologian.

That's great!
I mean it, that is awesome beyond words.

There really is treasure and stuff there!

Oh good. Then my curiosity won't cause me to go back on my word.

Wait.
You mean Top Gun isn't a porn parody?

I agree with Tprime. Last night I found myself watching Biggest Loser, and I still don't know why.

Howdy animal trainer dude.  Can you teach me how to train my wife...PLEASE!

Are you trying to get divorced? 

(Yes, I know dude is a common colloquialism for person, but just to put it out there, because I realize I haven't yet, I'm a chick.)