Very true. Democracy can be extremely dangerous when the majority is in a state of fear. The rights protected by our constitution will be violated by the uninformed masses if they are given the chance (Patriot Act passes by elected representatives). In a pure democracy, if the majority feels threatended by a minority they could vote the minority's rights away.
For this critical reason, our country must maintain its status as a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
Exactly! The government is interfering with natural selection. There would be fewer stupid people in the world if they were not being protected from themselves.
"I had, I think (it's been awhile), a 2.8 GPA and a 1440 SAT in high school. So I don't exactly consider myself a moron. I majored in Modern Literature..."
If I were majoring in "Modern Literature" and only had a 2.8 GPA, I certainly wouldn't brag about it!
A quick look at the benchmarks will reveal that this card is about twice as fast as the current 5950. Priced at $400, the 6800 should drive down the price of the 5950 cards to a sub-$200 level.
This is excellent news for gamers!
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Very true. Democracy can be extremely dangerous when the majority is in a state of fear. The rights protected by our constitution will be violated by the uninformed masses if they are given the chance (Patriot Act passes by elected representatives). In a pure democracy, if the majority feels threatended by a minority they could vote the minority's rights away.
For this critical reason, our country must maintain its status as a constitutional republic, not a democracy.
Only three rights are guaranteed by the constitution:
Life
Liberty
Property
These are the rights vehemently defended by the Libertarians.
Exactly! The government is interfering with natural selection. There would be fewer stupid people in the world if they were not being protected from themselves.
"I had, I think (it's been awhile), a 2.8 GPA and a 1440 SAT in high school. So I don't exactly consider myself a moron. I majored in Modern Literature..."
If I were majoring in "Modern Literature" and only had a 2.8 GPA, I certainly wouldn't brag about it!
A quick look at the benchmarks will reveal that this card is about twice as fast as the current 5950. Priced at $400, the 6800 should drive down the price of the 5950 cards to a sub-$200 level. This is excellent news for gamers!
Pragmatically speaking, increasing violence while decreasing sex would help to solve the potential problems of global overpopulation!