#22 item 10
some recent figures-
short tons x 1000 coal usage---China 4,361,427. USA -924,442
Finished steel products (million tonnes)--- China 660.1. USA-96.2
Wont even bother with food consumption.
Re #30:
You equate sanctions to "cutting back on trade"?
Re #28:
"1. Why do the natives get to have the land, and not the Europeans? And lets not forget that much of the land was actually bought. Compare that to what Belgium did to the Congo."
Because they were living on it. Where do you get your morals (or lack thereof) from?
Re #28:
2. Was Mexican territory for sale? It was taken by government force, which means stolen. And you call yourself a pacifist?
Re #28:
"The US didn't actually enslave too many africans, considering that was against US law."
Ridiculous.
Re #28:
"The United states is one of the oldest nations in the world."
Happy trolling!
You realize that most slaves in the US were born into it, right?
May I ask what state you are from? From your lack of knowledge regarding history the slave trade, I assume it is out west or in the North.
List of contiguous states older than the US:
Portugal
San Marino
Spain
Bhutan
Oman
Liechtenstein
Nepal
Sweden