Where'd you get the idea of liver transplants, though?
Yeah, after reading my post I realized that it made little sense medically. David Crosby was the inspiration for the liver thing.
I am really not for banning anything and am really somewhat neutral on the whole drug thing. I believe rather strongly in thinking about the long-term consequences of one's actions and asking me to help shoulder the costs of your bad decisions is not really fair. I guess in a semi-Christian kind of way bearing my brother's burden is the good thing to do so that's why I don't feel stronger about it than I do.
I could not agree with you more. However, we do need AK-47's to change the Congress if we need to. That is the intent of the 2nd Amendment- to ensure the 1st.
Examples like AK-47's for hunting is a propaganda ploy, sad that you repeat it really.
I believe the government of India has a similar requirement.
Not the only place where India is not playing by the same rules we are. See my sig.
It's no damn wonder India can pay minimum wage for tech jobs, half the freakin' country is slaves and most of the other half is 'untouchables' forced to work for next to nothing.
Carly really needs to explain how she personally and HP feel about supporting slavery.
Okay, it appears that you are one of the *very* small minority that doesn't vote because of your convictions. I grant you that if you can agree that is abnormal.
However, I cannot and will not write something like "most people that don't vote are lazy, except for Christopher, who cannot find a single freakin' canidate that meets his stringent requirements."
...it is my perogative to abstain
It is your prerogative to abstain. However, it is also my prerogative to critisize you for doing so. Lovely how that works huh? You get to speak....I get to as well.
I am something special because I vote- I help determine the destiny of the greatest civilization the world has ever known. You sit on your angry little 22 year old ass and whine.
Your homepage explains a lot:
...but grades and finances won't allow it *sigh*
Dude, you are in serious danger of an angry, hateful life ahead of you, constantly making exuses for why you don't succeed. You will watch others around you with lessers skills and intelligence soar while you sit trapped in some meaningless IT support job, wondering how someone of your superior intelligence is "getting screwed" and you will blame it all on George Bush. Your health will deteroriate and like all males in your family you most likely will suffer heart disease because of the anger that is eating you from within.
Get off of the anger train and join the rest of us in happiness.
This sums up your entire post without even having to read it all.
Pardon me but your elitism is showing..... and it will until you realize that everyone gets to voice their opinion and not just folks like you who think you are smarter than everyone.
Your anger at a system that doesn't quite measure up to your standards will eat you like a cancer. Why don't you just sit back and seethe because nobody measures up to you and your standards....or you could do something about it instead of excusing your inaction and cowardice by claiming that none are worthy of your vote.
I bet you really hate it that even dumb rednecks get to vote dontcha?
I never thought of it that way but I will. I am seeing what I consider to be a huge increase in polarization, the effects of which I don't fully understand yet.
I think it comes down to the fact that most (either with or without self-control) see the need for external control to preserve society. An example is the need for police. As self-control erodes, both those with self-control and those without it see the need to protect themselves and their property and demand more police and hence more external control.
I think that this example implies that the two (control and tyranny) are disconnected since both those with and without self-control will demand external control to save 'society'.
What I was trying to say was that just because we are being attacked by hundreds of Arab terrorists does not mean that we should ignore the others who (are not Arab terrorists and) have the capability to cause terror attacks.
Agreed. However, the Saudis have a lot of oil. Regardless of how you feel about Big Oil(tm) I wanna be able to drive to work tomorrow. More importantly they have a pair of kinda important Muslim religious sites. You think our presence in Iraq attracted some jihadists?
Reality says that we apply the appropriate technique for the task. Running over Saudi Arabia a la Iraq would not be the best response. Political and economic pressure would seem to be appropriate and I think these measures are being taken.
...exclusive preserve of the dark skinned Arabs who spoke with an accent and the dark skinned, funny speaking terrorists.
Pretty good redirection there pal. Nobody said that terrorism is the exclusive province of Arabs.
What I am saying is that any intelligent person, free from idealogical bias clouding their position can conclude that 1 McVeigh != Hundreds of Arab terrorists. You cannot create an equivalance by noting one freak having the capability of wreaking havoc- hell he didn't even do anything.
Now put down your damn American-hating bias for a half a second and admit that searching little old white or black ladies at airports is an insult to reason.
Are all our terrorists now dark skinned and speak with an accent?
Pointing out the single example where profiling would have failed is a logical fallacy.
The fact is that all 19 (20?) terrorists who flew planes into buildings and dirt fields were dark skinned Arabs who spoke with an accent.
The fact is that for the last 40 years we have been under attack by dark skinned, funny speaking terrorists.
You go ahead and hide under a rock, intelligent people can use their brains to realize that if you are being attacked by Muslim terrorists, searching blue hairs is stupid.
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Then the terrorists will have won.
Yeah, after reading my post I realized that it made little sense medically. David Crosby was the inspiration for the liver thing.
I am really not for banning anything and am really somewhat neutral on the whole drug thing. I believe rather strongly in thinking about the long-term consequences of one's actions and asking me to help shoulder the costs of your bad decisions is not really fair. I guess in a semi-Christian kind of way bearing my brother's burden is the good thing to do so that's why I don't feel stronger about it than I do.
It is the right to be free of the shared costs of potheads ruining their bodies and asking for my insurance fees to subsidize liver transplants.
Control your own body, I have no problem with that. Just don't ask for me to help you once you've ruined it.
You're new here aren't you?
So stated dave420.......
I could not agree with you more. However, we do need AK-47's to change the Congress if we need to. That is the intent of the 2nd Amendment- to ensure the 1st.
Examples like AK-47's for hunting is a propaganda ploy, sad that you repeat it really.
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'Cause we all know competition is a bad thing, right?
I think perhaps he meant that http server is becoming a commodity. Study up on product life-cycles as it relates to commoditization.
This might help.
I notice you overwhelmed us with a relentless barrage of facts refuting his claims...
The problem is that we are not playing by the same rules. See sig for details.
Not the only place where India is not playing by the same rules we are. See my sig.
It's no damn wonder India can pay minimum wage for tech jobs, half the freakin' country is slaves and most of the other half is 'untouchables' forced to work for next to nothing.
Carly really needs to explain how she personally and HP feel about supporting slavery.
BTW, you are welcome for WWII asshole.
Yeah, I know. Ingorant anti-Christian raving pisses me off.
Next time try actually studying the subject in question, you'll be better off for it.
However, I cannot and will not write something like "most people that don't vote are lazy, except for Christopher, who cannot find a single freakin' canidate that meets his stringent requirements."
It is your prerogative to abstain. However, it is also my prerogative to critisize you for doing so. Lovely how that works huh? You get to speak....I get to as well.
I am something special because I vote- I help determine the destiny of the greatest civilization the world has ever known. You sit on your angry little 22 year old ass and whine.
Your homepage explains a lot:
Dude, you are in serious danger of an angry, hateful life ahead of you, constantly making exuses for why you don't succeed. You will watch others around you with lessers skills and intelligence soar while you sit trapped in some meaningless IT support job, wondering how someone of your superior intelligence is "getting screwed" and you will blame it all on George Bush. Your health will deteroriate and like all males in your family you most likely will suffer heart disease because of the anger that is eating you from within.
Get off of the anger train and join the rest of us in happiness.
Spoken with true cluelessness. Truth is not jingoism.
This sums up your entire post without even having to read it all.
Pardon me but your elitism is showing..... and it will until you realize that everyone gets to voice their opinion and not just folks like you who think you are smarter than everyone.
Your anger at a system that doesn't quite measure up to your standards will eat you like a cancer. Why don't you just sit back and seethe because nobody measures up to you and your standards....or you could do something about it instead of excusing your inaction and cowardice by claiming that none are worthy of your vote.
I bet you really hate it that even dumb rednecks get to vote dontcha?
Don't kid yourself- they still do.
A million Europeans, rotting in socialist paradise time-bombs does not make a good example, no matter how good their intentions.
Let 'em sit at home and whine because those that really care elected who they wanted.
What exactly would that mean?
He's going to France where everything is soooo much better.
I think it comes down to the fact that most (either with or without self-control) see the need for external control to preserve society. An example is the need for police. As self-control erodes, both those with self-control and those without it see the need to protect themselves and their property and demand more police and hence more external control.
I think that this example implies that the two (control and tyranny) are disconnected since both those with and without self-control will demand external control to save 'society'.
You have obviously never been to the Northeast and seen the little old ladies.
Everything I say is pure conjecture.
When you can do better than making up bedtime stories I'll read the rest of your comment.
Agreed. However, the Saudis have a lot of oil. Regardless of how you feel about Big Oil(tm) I wanna be able to drive to work tomorrow. More importantly they have a pair of kinda important Muslim religious sites. You think our presence in Iraq attracted some jihadists?
Reality says that we apply the appropriate technique for the task. Running over Saudi Arabia a la Iraq would not be the best response. Political and economic pressure would seem to be appropriate and I think these measures are being taken.
In other news, the recent Mars landing revealed a red crust and sand- this has been blamed on Bush.
Pretty good redirection there pal. Nobody said that terrorism is the exclusive province of Arabs.
What I am saying is that any intelligent person, free from idealogical bias clouding their position can conclude that 1 McVeigh != Hundreds of Arab terrorists. You cannot create an equivalance by noting one freak having the capability of wreaking havoc- hell he didn't even do anything.
Now put down your damn American-hating bias for a half a second and admit that searching little old white or black ladies at airports is an insult to reason.
If there are roughly 19 000 000 native Saudi Arabians and 19 of them are terrorists that equates to roughly 1 in a million are terrorists.
If there are roughly 400 000 000 Americans and 0 of them flew planes into buildings then that is roughly..... 0 out of a million.
This math may be a little tough for you but if you study it a while you might figure it out.
Pointing out the single example where profiling would have failed is a logical fallacy.
The fact is that all 19 (20?) terrorists who flew planes into buildings and dirt fields were dark skinned Arabs who spoke with an accent.
The fact is that for the last 40 years we have been under attack by dark skinned, funny speaking terrorists.
You go ahead and hide under a rock, intelligent people can use their brains to realize that if you are being attacked by Muslim terrorists, searching blue hairs is stupid.
OTOH, maybe you just appreciate stupidity....