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Posted by: Deep Dad Nine on November 09, 1999 at 22:30:04:

In Reply to: Lies, damn lies, and statistics... posted by Farinata on November 09, 1999 at 12:01:55:


Electoral Turnout
Indonesia 96%
Australia 95%
South Africa 86%
Germany 82%
UK 72%
France 69%
Japan 60%
US 49%

DDN: The countries preceding the US in this list have not yet figured out that THEIR vote doesn’t mean anything EITHER?


Literacy
Japan 99%
UK 99%
US 97%
Cuba 96%

(Source: CIA)

DDN: Well, that pretty much tells us what the CIA is all about, doesn’t it. I’d love to see what their definition of “literacy” is. They should be dissmantled immediately just for publishing such rediculous stats.


External debt, 1999
US $862 billion
Russia $164 billion
China $159 billion
Colombia $18 billion
Bangladesh $16.7 billion
Ireland $11 billion
(Source: CIA)

DDN: Who the F_ck knows. I think its ALL bullshit. Is there a country on the face of the earth that is not in debt? Where are all the creditors if everybody is a debtor?

Percentage of population obese
US 30%
Cuba 26.9%
Brazil 25.1%
Ghana 17%
UK 16.5%
China 7.2%
India 3%
(Source: CIA)

DDN: Best way to hide a lie is inbetween two truths.



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