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Tommathy                  Since: 11-17-05 From: Cloud Nine, Turn Left and I'm There~ Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| Why ||bass, I never took you for the "Think globally, act locally" type.
That's kinda nifty. |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain    Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| I'll believe in God when he can prove he exists.
I'm pro-choice on all fronts, and believe firmly that six thousand cells with no formal instructions on how to form or function do not a life make. Stem cell research is revolutionary and should be expanded upon. The Republican party in the United States is not in and of itself bad, but it is centered heavily around weak leaders who have a tendency to act as the figureheads of collective poor-decision-making. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be terminated. Now. High school students should be allowed the choice of legally dropping out of school to join the workforce, and similarly a high school diploma should not be listed as a requirement of jobs that do not necessarily require its presence to generate an efficient worker. We can't all be doctors, astronauts, and lawyers. The private sector of manual labor in the U.S. is of the utmost importance in the face of the vast growth of modern technology. There needs to be severe budget cuts to the U.S. Military. FOX News is biased. If one ethnic group can say words like nigger (yes, Kario, I said nigger) and cracker, then I should be able to, as well. However, I believe I should be able to say them only on the basis that the more people use these words (as well as other "taboo" words like fuck, shit, and gubernatorial) in regular circulation, the less power the word will have, until it eventually becomes nothing more than just another word, a descriptor for its true meaning instead of its respective current slur. The metric system is far more efficient than the English system, since nearly everything americans commonly do involving math anywhere ever (with the exception of parametric equations and circular mathematics) involves base 10 calculations. ||bass, you're just whining about semantics. Ethnic groups should lack defintion. True equality brings no distinction whatsoever. This means no benefits alongside no restrictions. Affirmative action is a good effort, but ultimately breeds more racism by making a further distinction between ethnic groups. A better system would be to base aid policies entirely upon need, and leave the race question out of the matter entirely. Without attention to race, the matter goes away. Hate crimes should be punished thoroughly, and organizations similar to the NAACP should be used only up to the point where their services balance power between races, which ideally would cease to exist. The same applies to women's liberation. Women need empowerment right up to the point where they truly are equal with men, which they should be. When they're equal to men, this means that their benefits given to them as women, save for the barest biological extremes (maternity leave and rape are excellent examples of a dire need for special cases for women), should be revoked. As an alternative, men could be given similar benefits. As it IS 3 AM and I am a bit tired, I can't think of any at the moment. This system should only be in place when women are being paid as much as men, are as present in the workforce as men, have as much political pull as men, and are not stereotyped alongside men, and not a moment before. In short, when women become equal to men (and they will), they must become truly equal. Homosexuality is not wrong. And it is not a choice. Organized religion should have far less power than it does currently. Worship should be allowed and supported, but not required, abused, invoked to support political growth, or used to sway the masses politically. Communism works with robot leaders. Sex is not a bad thing. Censorship of it breeds irresponsibility when presented with a situation involving it. Education of its risks and methods of disease and pregnancy control and prevention is a far more effective technique for reducing teenage pregnancy and STD/I spread than pure abstinence training or the thought that sex for pleasure is somehow "unnatural" or "unholy". People who don't take care of themselves deserve their health problems, but that doesn't necessarily mean they don't deserve treatment or help. The legalization of drugs will create a fearsome slingshot effect: At first, its use will spread like wildfire, which is something I am extremely against. However, with regulation and legislation to tax it, raise its costs, mass-production to lower its quality and potency, and overall lack of interest over time, it is bound to reduce use and trafficking by leaps and bounds. Addicts will suffer, but it will be their own choice to begin using them. Alternative fuel sources need to be researched and funded NOW. Not in ten years when gas prices are double what they are currently. Maybe the money from military budget cuts could go towards something...? Hell is what you make it. Errrr..... Yeah, that all probably started sounding boorish and misinformed, but it's based on what I know about the world at this time, so excuse my ignorance (if any: I've tried to be careful). |
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||bass Administrator  Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6337 days |
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Originally posted by TommathyLocal groups are the ones that know the local people and local community well enough to make a more effective difference. I'm all about getting the most out of your money whether it be an investment or a donation. The advantage with the local town charity is that they know the people in town. They know who the genuinely disadvantaged are and they know who the freeloaders are. As for education. Education in the US is already free and I don't consider that so much of an issue of social welfare. K-12 is already paid for by the state and if someone wants to go to college on the government's tab, that's what the Army/Navy/Airforce is for. Not only does service get your college paid for, it looks awesome on a resume. |
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jeff Double metal axe  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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my beliefs? i need a guide for where to start, that's my belief. 
-people use religion to make themselves useless. it should be the other way around! god made you to do something for the world, not to pray to him all the time! -i'm too independent to rely on a god. it's better to rely on someone who you know will truly help you(ie a lover, family member, etc). god won't save you by telling you something sweet, but a lover surely will. -time should be spent much more wisely; not wasted -perseverence, patience, friendliness, and self-discipline are the most important personality traits -understanding others is not the key to understanding yourself; understanding yourself is the key to understanding others(ie i wouldn't understand why people hated living if i'd never had a broken heart before)... okay, that's a bad example, but i guess you guys know what i mean. -people who quit school really shouldn't be penalized for it. if you know how to do something, you know how to do it. school isn't knowledge! -i don't really see what's wrong with being gay. it's just another fetish to me, only it determines the gender you date. -people with poor social skills deserve a chance -hating others is a waste of time. just don't worry about them. -it's hard to find two people who truly love each other -we need a new word for love. people throw it around all the time; it's lost its meaning! -women DON'T want nice guys. stop thinking they do! -when you mean something that's true, say, 99% of the time, there's no point in saying "well most people that are like x like..." this goes to my above belief about women. i just said women. i'm sure there's some women out there who like guys who have vaginas too. -dating IS a game to everyone. stop lying about it! -sex is overrated. it doesn't have to be anything special if you don't want it to, and it doesn't make you a bad person to sleep around. -harmful thoughts aren't wrong if you don't act them out. look at knuck. so what if he's a pedo? he hasn't hurt any young girls. he doesn't deserve ostracized for something he can't help. people who do it for that reason are terrible people. -nothing is sacred. -censorship is pretty stupid. the only form of censorship that is okay is things to protect lives of people. i remember some reporter in israel explaining they can't show images of rocket landings because the government is afraid of it being watched by hezbollah to help them hone their accuracy(they should have played gunbound so they know how!) -there needs to be SOME sort of universal language. the day i greet a foreign man with "bah weep grah nah weep ninni bong" is the day my life is at its peak. -the world needs to have the internet anywhere! i'm posting this by using connection of a neighbor in my own home(i don't have my own yet). now if only we had that anywhere, everyone would be allowed to access the internet without a ridiculous price. the world would truly be connected. -beliefs shouldn't be forced -i'm still young but the us still seems pretty kickass to me. i don't care about anything recent because none of it has any effect on me. i'm guessing that's why the people in the us don't care what goes on anywhere else, because it doesn't matter to them(some guy from the netherlands hates ME for the country i live in supporting israel? man i cannot sleep at the thought of that happening!)! -anti-americanism is pretty stupid too. hell, anti-any country is pretty stupid. the only anti-american crap i could understand is something like the us invading their country and then raping all the women there. that's when it's a bad thing! not something silly, such as the us acting like the world's big brother. if they don't, who is going to? someone's gotta do it, and if only the us is doing it, then big deal. arg i gotta rethink that one over. it's messy and written too crappily. i'm too tired to write anything else. (edited by jeff on 07-24-06 04:24 PM) |
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Ogre Paragoomba  Since: 07-12-06 Last post: 6428 days Last view: 6428 days |
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Freedom of speech Freedom of press Stem cell research Government funded health care Homosexual rights Lowering immigration rates, ideally illegal immigration Legalization of drugs Against: DRM and DMRC 2.0 (read: FUCK YOU MPAA) Censorship Stupid American concepts of sexuality is bad, but violence is cool. Racism and it's ilk Affirmative action -esque programs. America acting as the Global Police force Anyone in America that cannot fluently speak English Feminism (Oh no, you were repressed a bit, so were the Jews for AGES and they don't bitch half as much as feminists.) Eco-terrorists. (goddam tree hugging hippies like Al Gore) Screwed up two-party 'democracy' in America. (read: DOES. NOT. WORK.) Can't be bothered to think of any more at the moment. But it should be relatively easy to notice I'm a card carrying Libertarian. =p (edited by Ogre on 07-24-06 05:06 PM) |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6379 days Last view: 6379 days |
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| Alright, I'm sure I'll leave stuff out, phrase poorly, ect. but here I go...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capitalism is not beneficial to society as a whole. Capitalism is a self-destructive system that inevitably derives into a hegemony of the few over the many. Racism is ultimately a product of Capitalism in countries like the U.S. As long as Capitalism exists in its current state, profits will be more important than people. Capitalism is better at creating wealth, but is not able to distribute it as to benefit the majority of society. A Capitalist system will sacrifice technological progress in favor of profits. (see oil industry) Communism is possible, but not without social change and a socialistic transition period followed by destruction of formal government. Human greed, which supposedly disproves Communism, is cultural in origin, not natural part of true "human nature." This, however, does not mean that it is not in human nature to take priority for one's basic survival needs. Wilsonian Idealism (specifically relating to his idea of an able "ruling class") , Leninism/Vanguard Party/"Dictatorship of the People," or government by the "most able of men" (taken from Monroe quote, refers to upper-class) is incapable of benefiting society as a whole. No government should infringe on basic human rights. Thos rights being the following: freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, freedom for self determination*, freedom to any lifestyle one chooses (so long as it does not infringe on other's rights) and freedom to exist. Although true equality between sexes is impossible, men an women should be paid equally for equal work. Women should also have the fundamental right to have control over their bodies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have more to add and need to clarify some of my points. *needs to be clarified. (edited by Wurl on 07-25-06 12:07 AM) |
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SamuraiX Broom Hatter Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6339 days |
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Communism doesn't work, get over it; communism just kills the economy of a country since there is no personal incentive to work harder. Capitalism, on the other hand, works but does create inequalities. The existance of a deity or lack of one is of no importance. People are inherently good, but selfish motives and ignorance often cloud this goodness. A complex problem often needs a complex solution; conversely, a simple problem often needs a simple solution. U.S. Immigration Policy is inconsistant with democratic ideals. Fear and ignorance cause hatred. On the other hand, SamuraiX should not be an impetus for hatred. The United States is not a popular democracy, it is an elite democracy. The United States's unilateral actions are undemocratic and "wrong." |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom  Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6355 days Last view: 6355 days |
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homosexuality welfare censorship affirmative action feminism communism abortion for: free speech religious freedom choice (this pretty much overrides my anti-abortion view) stem-cell research god sex marijuana capitalism Basically, people should be able to whatever the fuck they want so long as it doesn't effect anyone else. I have a lot more views, but I don't feel like expanding at all. I worked all day and am tired |
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||bass Administrator Since: 11-17-05 From: Salem, Connecticut Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6337 days |
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Originally posted by Vyper Originally posted by VyperHuh? |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6355 days Last view: 6355 days |
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| Just because I believe homosexuality is wrong, doesn't mean everyone else does. If they want to be gay, have fun. | |||
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Tommathy Since: 11-17-05 From: Cloud Nine, Turn Left and I'm There~ Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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| What I'm not only gay, but want to be gay-married? (edited by Tommathy on 07-26-06 09:38 AM) |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6355 days Last view: 6355 days |
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Originally posted by TommathyHonestly, I can't come to a decision on the topic. I'm torn apart :/ |
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Clockworkz Birdon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6337 days Last view: 6337 days |
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Abortion Stem Cell Research Freedom of speech, religion, sexuality, race Gay Marriage AGAINST: Radical religious groups People imposing their beliefs on others Death Sentence War Racism Gun control RELIGION: Neo-pagan, previously Christian |
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Vyper Kodondo Raging Venom Since: 11-18-05 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6355 days Last view: 6355 days |
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| Oh yeah, I think illegal immigrants suck, too. |
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