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Which is 80%+ of them
You calling me a chick?
I only wish. Women have no idea how much power they have over men.
Planned Parenthood does a lot more than abortions. It's an accessible and inexpensive means for receiving sexual health care. I go there every 3-5 months to get tested. I've been clean every time ![]()
You're welcome to stay with me Flint.
I think Flint would argue that he would not be in these circumstances if there was minimal government intervention in the economy.
Our laws are dumb
People do not want to be defrauded, just as they not want to be murdered, raped, or robbed.
Chris,
If you read what I wrote, you will notice that what I said amounted to:
Free market economy
Distribution of political power
That is Conservatism. It is Individualism and Freedom. What the likes of other Conservatives want, like Flint, is a powerful government that is able to enforce religious values on how people live their lives.
Forget the bible preachers, Social Conservatives, Palin fans, and so on. They are cute, but not REAL conservatives in the American tradition.
Real Conservatives believe that the best system for man, the kind that provides him with the best opportunities to live in abundance and happiness, is one where power and wealth are broadly distributed. Yes, wealth is broadly distributed. I don't mean that naive Liberal idea of taking away from the rich and giving it to the poor through the government. All that these distribution schemes effectively accomplish is concentrate power in the hands of a few by eliminating the competition to those few. It is tyranny in the guise of serving the greater good. Paris Hilton did not worry about estate taxes, but small time millionaires were slammed by it. The potential to invest that money to compete with her ilk was limited and wasted on government spending. The government is not morally superior, and nor is it responsible to the people. Our politicians are actually responsible to those who can invest in their self-serving projects. Like any human, their intentions are only to better themselves. Conservatives do not see this as evil, but as a reason for why power must be limited and checked. The best way to accomplish this is with a Republic under a competitive market where powers are divided and balanced so that wealth and therefore power and influence never concentrate in the hands of a few. The Robber Barons and large corporations today did not establish their monopolies thanks to their skill, but rather they owe or owed their position entirely to the government.
That is a Conservative. Not someone who praises a wrathful God, Palin and denies Science.
Time to kill some more rebels.
Zarf! Get on ICC.
I am in support of the solution that prevents Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and transitions power to a more peaceful regime. I am fully in support of the idea of the nuclear powers monopolizing nuclear technology, and preventing any new nuclear power from emerging, with force if necessary.
For people who want a more powerful government because they want business to be responsible to it, then my question is who is the government responsible to? And for the people who think our government is responsible to the people beyond a very limited extent, or who think it can be done, are in lala fantasy land.
The solution is simple. Do not allow power to concentrate in the hands of a few, rather distribute it widely.
There is no morality. There is only power. Talking about justice is meaningless, because it is not measurable. Ask anyone what they think about justice, and you will get several different answers. Instead, you have to think about cause and effect. These terrorists have these motives not because they have a magical envy of America's freedoms etc, that makes absolutely no sense, but because power hungry clerics are fighting to preserve their power and they exploit the ignorance and poverty of common muslims.
The Romans dealt with a similar situation when they conquered France and Britain. Celtic civilization granted great importance on the Druids, and the presence of Rome threatened the power of these Druids. With their considerable influence in society, many Druids frequently encouraged raids on Roman towns and assets in their former territories. Rome's solution was simple and effective: they eliminated the Druids.
I think hip hop clothing should be banned from public streets. However, that will never be accepted. So I'm willing to settle with a ban on clothing that hides one's own identity.
With the exception of Christianity in Texas' new curriculum, I don't fully disagree with it. The idea of focusing so much on minorities and western imperialism is guilt propaganda, and as everyone knows, I value other things like power and personal excellence.
And all state-sponsored education is propaganda. Noam Chomsky agrees.
Einstein,
I don't disagree with Sweden. Nearly all liberals in the west are that way. "Intolerant" is like their favorite word, and they use it so much that it has become almost meaningless. It is one thing to be intolerant and superstitious that you burn witches or harass other ethnic groups just because they are different, but liberals in both Europe and the US take it to a whole new level. To them, our tolerance and compassion should be unconditionally extended to every minority group, with the exception of the ones they don't like. And of course, if you don't conform, you are a bigot, racist, intolerant one, or whatever loaded word they decide is most convenient. So ultimately, forced compassion is shoved down our throats, and all pragmatic concerns about minority groups and immigration are forced off the table.
Well, there's only so much you can do when barbarians won't stfu and assimilate.
Politics as usual?
It's a different story when a conquered civilization's culture heavily influences the conqueror, as Rome did to the barbarians, as Greece did to Rome, and as Byzantium did to the Turks.
The Welsh were barbarians who raided England constantly even before the union of Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria in to England. England therefore conquered and subdued the savages, and the Welsh who hang on to their past identities should finally recognize that their ancestors were savages and adopt the "better" ways outside of Wales. The Welsh, however, remain bull headed, as most barbarians do - like Afghanistan and the Southern USA.
I think everything that reinforces Welsh identity should be ruthlessly extinguished. People who refuse to assimilate, especially when it has been 900 years since they have been conquered, deserve to die.
Ouro,
Even though you were the first one to arrive at the scene who clearly pwned Einstein and showed how biased he is, you are an outright arsehole.
Use your intelligence to gain power for yourself. Stop thinking about your problems. Doing that is only going to depress your mental faculties, and you will glance over opportunities to benefit yourself. Seriously, live for yourself and think about the solution.
And WFS is not an elitist. He does not want to deal with closed-minded people who are unwilling to listen to reason. I disagree with him, of course, but it's mostly a difference of values. I am evil, I only care about myself. You should try it some day.
WFS is a rather intelligent fellow, and considering that 90% of the people here can't argue properly and are closed-minded, I don't blame him.
Me. Obama will get us nuked. I just know it.
Acolyte,
Fair enough. I can agree that governments are rather inefficient, and the larger they are the more wasteful they become. Although, I attribute this to the fact that a government is a monopoly and is not as responsible to its "consumers" the same way a business is. However, I think a minimal government is preferable to no government at all, and that a free-market scheme is not a viable alternative to government.
Einstein,
You know, I am more afraid of a powerful oligarchy of commerce and banks than I am of a blood thirsty tyrant. An interesting observation by Machiavelli is that money destroys Republics, and I think he is right.
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