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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 589963" data-attributes="member: 2525">Re: Thinking Ouside The BoxCapital of the world?Let me preface this by saying I am an American, and consider myself patriotic.That said - I think the arrogance you display in making that statement is exactly why people want to run planes into buildings there - not because it is actually the capital of the world, but because people who live there THINK it is. It is sheer, unadulterated arrogance.&nbsp; In my opinion, the closest the planet has to a capital is The Hague, and even that is pushing it.&nbsp; There is no real capital of the world, and if there were it would not located in a partisan nation, but a neutral one.As for english being the same as common - news flash: most people on the planet do not speak english, and the VAST overhwhelming majority do not read it.I'm sorry to get political, but your statement struck a nerve, and I don't think my reaction is an uncommon one amongst the population of the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 589963, member: 2525"] [b]Re: Thinking Ouside The Box[/b] Capital of the world? Let me preface this by saying I am an American, and consider myself patriotic. That said - I think the arrogance you display in making that statement is exactly why people want to run planes into buildings there - not because it is actually the capital of the world, but because people who live there THINK it is. It is sheer, unadulterated arrogance. In my opinion, the closest the planet has to a capital is The Hague, and even that is pushing it. There is no real capital of the world, and if there were it would not located in a partisan nation, but a neutral one. As for english being the same as common - news flash: most people on the planet do not speak english, and the VAST overhwhelming majority do not read it. I'm sorry to get political, but your statement struck a nerve, and I don't think my reaction is an uncommon one amongst the population of the world. [/QUOTE]

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