Forum: Serious Discussions
12-06-2010
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Replies: 69
Views: 20,160
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Forum: Serious Discussions
12-05-2010
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Replies: 69
Views: 20,160
Personally, people can use the term Happy...
Personally, people can use the term Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas interchangeably. Saying Merry Christmas does not make one endorse the Christian religion. Likewise, saying Happy Holidays or...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-05-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-05-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-05-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
True. But that would contribute nothing to the...
True. But that would contribute nothing to the democracy you live and work in everyday.
Perhaps there should be an option on the ballet besides Yes/No. Something like 'None of the above represent...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-04-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
The Founding Fathers of America fought and died...
The Founding Fathers of America fought and died to preserve freedom and the right to vote. I would think not voting would be the opposite of patriotism. It simply states "I don't care" and that is...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-04-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
The funny thing is that from an external...
The funny thing is that from an external perspective, America doesn't actually have a progressive wing with any power in government. If they did, you'd expect issues like abortion, gay marriage, and...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
11-04-2010
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,948
Voter apathy should be discouraged. There is no...
Voter apathy should be discouraged. There is no reason why someone who is eligible to vote chooses not to. That is being purely irresponsible as a citizen. I think it is the duty of any citizen of a...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
10-19-2010
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,337
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Forum: Serious Discussions
10-17-2010
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,072
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-26-2010
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,132
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-24-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
This article was originally about defense...
This article was originally about defense spending and military expenditures, but the other topics that were discussed here are still quite relevant. I wouldn't mind if another thread was created for...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-23-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-23-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
All too true. Karl Marx envisioned an economic...
All too true. Karl Marx envisioned an economic Utopia. But the Bolsheviks payed lip service to his philosophy and Stalin put the final lid on the coffin on Marxist ideas. Every other "communist"...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-21-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
Canada IS a democracy. Well, constitutional...
Canada IS a democracy. Well, constitutional monarchy. And we have no desire to overextend ourselves. We might not have the international prestige and military power of the US, but we have happier...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-20-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
Frequently. But I have more faith in humanity...
Frequently. But I have more faith in humanity than that. I'd like to believe that our days of reveling in destruction and death are mostly behind us. (keyword: mostly)
TitanAura,
The situation in...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-19-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
The problem the US faces in regards to it's...
The problem the US faces in regards to it's military budget is that they have forced upon themselves a mantle that is unnecessary and bad for their country in the long run. Particularly the...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-19-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
That is true. But the military in the US is too...
That is true. But the military in the US is too large and to expensive for the basic principles that they should uphold. When the military is used (sparingly) its only aims should either be one of...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-17-2010
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,402
Stop and Think
http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/us_vs_world.gif
No money for universal health care. No money for the economy and jobs. A trillion dollars owed to China. Yet for...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
09-17-2010
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,033
I have returned after my long absence! [Cue...
I have returned after my long absence! [Cue maniacal laughter].
Now this is the type of Christianity that I believe all of us can relate to. At one point I was quite outspoken and annoying...
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Forum: Games
07-27-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,612
Starcraft II Official Release Today!
Starcraft 2 is officially released today. For those who have already preloaded the game last month they should be able to play right away. Unless Blizzard encounters problems like Valve did with...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
07-10-2010
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,337
One of the biggest problems with the war in...
One of the biggest problems with the war in Afghanistan is that we did not have a clear, long term, objective there. We were supposed to stay there until the local governments can take over and we...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
07-05-2010
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Replies: 99
Views: 15,767
I stopped downloading ROMS awhile back. Not...
I stopped downloading ROMS awhile back. Not because a change of heart but rather a lack of interest in emulators (for the moment).
The Steam gaming platform introduced by Valve was designed...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
07-03-2010
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Replies: 99
Views: 15,767
I'm not an expert on intellectual property or...
I'm not an expert on intellectual property or copyright laws, but I'm not concerned about the pirating of movies or games at all. The revenues for flicks on the big screen and video games reach into...
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Forum: Serious Discussions
07-01-2010
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Replies: 24
Views: 7,337
The 2 party system is a joke. Other countries...
The 2 party system is a joke. Other countries have tons of candidates, but in America it always has to be the Hollywood struggle of two opposing forces. There are no third parties to choose from that...
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