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Wurl                   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by Vyper Vyper, it seems that you have a problem with rational thought. What I assume Rom Manic is trying to do is rationalize the thoughts behind Al Queada. It seems many people associate this with "lol i wan 2 b butfukd by Osama. <3333333333333333333333 Osama," more or less. Al Queada is a group who uses violence as a tool for evoking change they see fit. They want the change they bring about to eliminate the U.S.'s hegemony over the world and replace it with a radical, narrow vision of Islamic rule. They, like our "founding fathers" of this nation, use violent and "terrorist" methods to bring about their change. Rom is trying to say that really, by definition, any group using force to bring social, ideological, theological, ect. change with force is a terrorist. Many people do see terrorists as A-rabs in ski masks shooting off AK-47s. They are terrorists, just like the U.S. trained Contras that terrorized Nicaragua, for example. To summarize, "terrorism" is a method of violence used to bring about change that does not have any inherent political/religious/ect. ideology attached to it. Rationalizing actions does not constitute a justification , Vyper. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by Pas'ra'chilli I don't think that's a given truth. One may have legitimate causes, but are not willing to die for them. I also think it is important to remember that dying for a cause may not be best for your cause, especially if it's a political-prisoner-type thing. What if Nelson Mandela (just one example, there are like 458405790435 more people that did roughly the same thing) died instead of toughing it out in prison. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by ||bass Fixed. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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| Well, somebody needs to say it: I'd feel up my tits. | |||
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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| I'm sure Israel is waiting for their chance to continue attacks on Hezbollah, too. I'm not saying "Go Hezbollah!!!11!1!1!1," geogree, but both sides want to kick some ass. | |||
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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| Question: Is minimum wage too high, too low, unnecessary, essential, ect.?
If not necessary, how will people survive with no guarantee to a livable wage? To what degree are employers responsible for the well-being of their workers? If necessary, to what degree should workers be paid? Is raising the wage too high more of a danger to workers, given employers will often resort to nations with out labor laws regarding worker safety or wage? Feel free to add more, but these are the main questions to be answered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'll add my shit later; I'm too tired to type it right now. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by Vyper Well, three inches only goes so far. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by Sexy Emperor Colin Not really. Jack Thompson is nothing compared to Tipper and the PMRC, which actually was pressing for criminal charges on musical artists. Also, Adam Sessler sucks. And G4 in general. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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| I still prefer the giant tits of learning. | |||
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| As much as I don't like the Republican or Democratic parties, they're not going away anytime soon. Most voters don't know that much about the issues and party generalizations are how they decide to vote. "Republicans love a 1950's-esque society and Democrats love trees, gays and minorities mirite?" the hypothetical ignorant voter may think. Although this is not exactly true. Many Democrats and Republicans have very similar stances on the economy, foreign policy and so on. Partially due to lack of interest and/or knowledge on the issues voters often go with the stereotypes of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans, despite often not having a grasp of what "liberal" and "conservative" actually mean. Parties outside the main two, sadly, don’t stand much chance. Some prefer the tradition of two parties. Campaign and election laws also unfairly target minor parties. Most of the voters either see the Democrats and Republican as representing completely opposite views and thus Green, Socialist, Libertarian and other minor parties as unnecessary. Also important is that many voters are made to feel as they waste a vote when they vote outside the major parties.
Additionally parties are ways for politicians and citizens to organize with others who have similar views and concerns. This is no different that video game enthusiast joining a forum such as this to discuss how awesome a game is. Mass politics need parties on some level. A single individual could not run for president without some sort of organization promoting similar views. To summarize, parties or similar political organizations are necessary to a certain extent. However, the mostly fake, over-hyped party divide in the U.S. is unnecessary. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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Originally posted by Koryo Obviously they're not exactly the same, but on many issues Democrats and Republicans agree. Democrats and Republicans both support similar "Free" Trade and foreign policy laws. I also have a problem labeling (most) Democrats left or socialist. Anything resembling socialism is mostly left alone. I suspect very few Democrats are well versed socialists or leftists. Also, we have a self declared socialist Senator now. The Socialist Party was fairly strong at the turn of the century. Quite a few Socialists won local and state offices, although some were not allowed to take office. The Socialist Party also played a huge role in labor movements and anti-WWI efforts. A combination of legal crackdown, stolen rhetoric, large party concessions, and split into a Soviet backed party led to their demise. |
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Wurl Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6344 days Last view: 6344 days |
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| To counter, how democratic is any organized government? By nature an organized government will exclude some sort of view or people. I say ditch the queen, though. |
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