Jump to content
When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Mike on a bike

RWG Crew
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13,191

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    148

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Mike on a bike

  4. Getting watches shipped to germany. Any issues

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    35 minutes ago, Sogeha said:

    I get what you are saying, but there is considerable romantic licence there my friend. Deported criminals, those evading the law and other undesirables also left Europe for the States. New York was a pirate colony at one time. Also those that were already successful in Europe tended not to leave🙄

    Yes a bit of that also and they sure we're an independent lot who in time had desendants who were law abiding but again with that independent tendency.       

     

    21 minutes ago, gasebah said:

    Europe is currently bound to the North by populism and to the South by refugees that are drowning in the sea to the East by Putin’s tank, to the West by the Trump Wall. Europe was threatened in the past by war, in the future by Brexit. Today Europe is alone more than ever and it is extremely cold outside.  Europe is necessary more than ever but its citizens do not know it. Europe is by far the best solution but you cannot explain it to people that don’t understand history and that it is reversible. Globalization teaches us that today Europe is inevitable, there is no alternative. But Brexit also tells us that you can walk backwards in history. Brexit was a terrible and selfish decision. Europe is not a market, it is the will to live together. Leaving Europe is not leaving a market, it is leaving shared dreams. We can have a common market, but if we do not have common dreams, we have nothing. Europe is the peace that came after the disaster of war. Europe is the pardon between French and Germans. Europe is the return to freedom of Greece, Spain and Portugal. Europe is the fall of the Berlin Wall. Europe is the end of communism. Europe is the welfare state, Europe is democracy, Europe is fundamental rights. To walk away from all this to have "freedom" is terribly shortsighted and ignoring history.

    I guess that is one way to look at it, but globalization takes from the haves and gives to the have nots. Being in the haves I would be a fool to support it. With China nipping at our heels both in economic and military power in our best interest to strengthen ourselves. Keep in mind we are the world's policeman without our armed forces the EU would have to spend a lot more on defence, in your interest for us to remain strong. Oh by the way who took down that wall for you France , Germany, nope we did, you have what you have by our good graces. So allow us to be invested in our American exceptualism it makes us rather boorish at times but we mean well and rarely if ever leave a friend in need wether in blood or treasure we answer the call.

  7. Getting watches shipped to germany. Any issues

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Maybe so but I'd would sure like to see you guys get a greater say in policy's you have to live under. You see my signature and I am willing to take risks to retain control of my life. What you trade off for less risk is not acceptable to me. We are crazy Americans they will say but all the risk takers from all over Europe and everywhere else jumped on a boat or a plane to get here. It is to be expected their decendants are risk takers and prize thier freedom more than percievied (IMHO) safty.

  17. The RWG official watch has lanched!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Well after a long rest at in the UK , did I say rest damn thing could not get out of the Pub or maybe that was just our guys................! :partytime: Well anyway on it's way to the USA so now it's the conus guys chance to wear this bad boy out in public!!

     

    PS headed to rower now w/ his raffle winning watches so chime in here conus guys if you want to take it for a spin. (Canada also)

  21. Can it be? Is this The Day????????

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Nanuq said:

    Same here, my eldest is launching into a doctorate with groups lining up to hire him, and my other is climbing the corporate ranks like a Roman candle on steroids. All I can do is stand back, try to stay out of the way and marvel.

     

    They inherited their dad's ample grey matter. Most of you guys have no idea how smart Nanuq really is or what critical work he does but if you fly just buy him a drink or three , trust me you owe him. My street kid education from Hoboken NJ and time spent working on piers in NYC put me in good position to operate well on what I do here but some of our guys are ten feet above me in the intellectual level.

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...
Please Sign In or Sign Up