i think the US are THE western country with the least personal freedom (hell, you can't even drink in public and your speed limits are an offense to every thinking human) and the most ridiculous religious people (remember, i said 'western').
Speed limits, prohibitions on public drunkenness, and religious freedom are clearly the three basic tenets of fascism.
I am sickened by you in particular, and sad for humanity in general, because there are so many people like you that are terrified that somebody, somewhere might benefit from your actions - even if they aren't outwardly altruistic.
Your argument was perfectly solid without the combination ad hominem/straw-man argument. Myself, I'm personally disgusted by people who feel they have to vilify their opponents (usually right after making a call for "civility").
The eugenicists, knowing that natural selection does not truly operate in a high-technology society, wanted to use the power of the state to "enforce" it by culling the weak and the mentally deficient. Sometimes this was combined with racism to argue that certain peoples were genetically disposed to be unproductive and should also have their populations controlled. This is pretty much the opposite of libertarianism, which prefers minimal government. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume your are woefully ignorant and not truly malicious in your misinformation.
Everyone does it. The peace-lovin' hippies who opposed the "war on communism" and the "war on drugs" embraced the "war on poverty", which has also increased the power and reach of government.
I think the issue that most Slashdotters can agree on pertains to the de facto permanent seizure of property in investigations. Perhaps we need a habeas corpus for property, because God knows that anything that isn't spelled out in law is considered perfectly OK for the government to abuse-- and anything that is, is still pretty much up for debate.
He means that the idiom you may have been looking for is "toe the line", which makes a lot more sense if you're trying to produce a metaphor for compliance. If I were towing the line, it sounds like an active effort to aid someone rather than meekly accede.
Nope. The bill you're thinking of excludes using federal funds for abortions. It does not ban them, which we know is virtually impossible with RvW hanging over us.
They made the stupid assumption that, since school attendance is mandatory and on five days of the week, that their kids would be in school. They failed to hit 88 MPH in their DeLoreans so they could find out how much child care costs were going to be a few years down the road when the school board decided to make stupid decisions.
If there are any republicans who don't believe in that exception, they are exceedingly few and thus, it's probably unfair to characterize the entire party by a few extremists. It's like lumping all Democrats in with incompetent nutjobs like Maxine Waters and crooks like Barney Frank.
Boogers... OK. So I assume you think that a stem cell, that might become another piece of living tissue, is equivalent to an embryo that, during a normal pregnancy, would become a complete human being? That seems even sillier than the "masturbation is murder" argument.
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Indeed. It's more like arguing guilt by association.
It's funny how the leftists jump on the fundamentalist Christian straw man, when there are plenty of others who question the AGW theory.
How many Volkswagen Beetle Units in a Hindenburg? And if our CO2 levels have gone up 37% in just 200 years, why aren't we all dead yet?
Speed limits, prohibitions on public drunkenness, and religious freedom are clearly the three basic tenets of fascism.
Your argument was perfectly solid without the combination ad hominem/straw-man argument. Myself, I'm personally disgusted by people who feel they have to vilify their opponents (usually right after making a call for "civility").
The eugenicists, knowing that natural selection does not truly operate in a high-technology society, wanted to use the power of the state to "enforce" it by culling the weak and the mentally deficient. Sometimes this was combined with racism to argue that certain peoples were genetically disposed to be unproductive and should also have their populations controlled. This is pretty much the opposite of libertarianism, which prefers minimal government. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume your are woefully ignorant and not truly malicious in your misinformation.
Everyone does it. The peace-lovin' hippies who opposed the "war on communism" and the "war on drugs" embraced the "war on poverty", which has also increased the power and reach of government.
Sorry I don't have mod points. I was going to defend Gibson in this, but if this affidavit is correct it looks like someone screwed up.
Lemme know if you find Jimmy Hoffa down there.
I think the issue that most Slashdotters can agree on pertains to the de facto permanent seizure of property in investigations. Perhaps we need a habeas corpus for property, because God knows that anything that isn't spelled out in law is considered perfectly OK for the government to abuse-- and anything that is, is still pretty much up for debate.
He means that the idiom you may have been looking for is "toe the line", which makes a lot more sense if you're trying to produce a metaphor for compliance. If I were towing the line, it sounds like an active effort to aid someone rather than meekly accede.
Or at least a nice windfall on eBay.
So, Rob, any chance you're going to auction off your "1" UID on ebay? Should make for a nice retirement nest egg.
Nope. The bill you're thinking of excludes using federal funds for abortions. It does not ban them, which we know is virtually impossible with RvW hanging over us.
Ladies and gentlemen, the above post is what happens when you believe BOTH parties' propaganda at the same time.
They made the stupid assumption that, since school attendance is mandatory and on five days of the week, that their kids would be in school. They failed to hit 88 MPH in their DeLoreans so they could find out how much child care costs were going to be a few years down the road when the school board decided to make stupid decisions.
Couldn't they fire one secretary instead? Or maybe-- I'm a "fascist", I know-- reduce every teacher's salary a small amount?
Until the beer gives you explosive diarrhea right before you're about to score.
1998 called. It would like its meme about wanting memes back, back.
If there are any republicans who don't believe in that exception, they are exceedingly few and thus, it's probably unfair to characterize the entire party by a few extremists. It's like lumping all Democrats in with incompetent nutjobs like Maxine Waters and crooks like Barney Frank.
And here I thought I wouldn't see this ridiculous straw man argument here. Sperm isn't going to form a human being by itself. A zygote will.
The brain and heart become functional by the fourth week.
It works better when you use scripture instead. The rest is just conjecture.
Boogers... OK. So I assume you think that a stem cell, that might become another piece of living tissue, is equivalent to an embryo that, during a normal pregnancy, would become a complete human being? That seems even sillier than the "masturbation is murder" argument.
A hard Calvinist, I see?