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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
@Starship:
1. Because zygotes are more sapient and full of life then the thinking animals we slaughter on mass just to eat (is not a vegetarian, but I know full well what I'm doing when I eat meat).
2. Because full on liberal Nordic countries have obviously self-destructed rather rather than being the best countries to live on this planet.
3. At the expense of all those poor people, because the 400 richest Americans combined obviously need more money than the poorer half of this country.
4. Yeah, kick those Mexicans out and send them back to their drug cartel run hellhole of a country (with the drug cartels in question being funded by the marijuana we've deemed illegal).
5. Just like saying blacks and whites shouldn't marry isn't hate speech at all, right?
6. Fuck yeah, 'murica be shooting all dem sand niggas when they git too uppity, rather than saving murder as the absolute last fucking possibility.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:13:30 PM by Ekuran
5. Just like saying blacks and whites shouldn't marry isn't hate speech at all, right?
Actually it isn't.
@Starship: It's less that common sense prevails over the differences between the parties
Just to clarify, he said common cause, not common sense. I thought it was common sense too, but noting this in case this is important.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:15:25 PM by Trivialis
This is 10 pages and 8 hours old, but no one commented on it, and it needs to be rebuked...
Everyone would love to be handed things on a platter. If you were offered a thousand dollars, a million dollars, or even various possessions with no strings, you'd take it. Everyone would. To claim otherwise is bullshit.
Thinking that people believe Obama will give them free things and only voted for him for that reason is the stupid part... Not thinking that people want and would take free things...
That was it... Continue with whatever the current topic is...
Okay, Ekuran, I'll play.
1. We don't go to war to save parakeets and goldfish. We do it to save people.
2. Generally, self-sufficient, responsible citizens are considered a good thing.
3. Your words, not mine.
4. Your words, not mine.
5. Actually no, that's not hate speech.
6. No, we shouldn't shoot uppity sand niggas. However, if some crazy douchebag wants to blow up an airplane full of innocent people, I say shoot that motherfucker.
While your suppositions are impressive, and justifiable even, they don't equal facts.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:23:00 PM by TheStarshipMaxima
It was an honor
X4 and
X6The UK is more then jsut London you know.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:23:12 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran@ Swish: The idea isn't so much that people wouldn't take the thousand dollars, but that Rush believes the welfare queen lie of people wanting to be on the doll their entire lives. Nevermind that most people take pride in being able to work and produce and earn their money honestly, and that most people on welfare get off of it as soon as they're financially able to.
He thinks those who voted for Obama basically want to live the high life while not doing anything to earn it when that's blatantly untrue.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:21:41 PM by AceofSpades
What Fighteer said, basically.
Holy shittles, I think deathpigeon is malfunctioning.
Er, why would that be any better?
edited 7th Nov '12 7:23:49 PM by HilarityEnsues
@Arksas: I... I don't know. To be honest, I never thought about that. Can I get back to you on that point?
Regardless, if they are, then we really shouldn't need hate speech laws, just a good court case that makes hate speech == slander precedent.
@Hilarity: Malfunctioning?
edited 7th Nov '12 7:24:21 PM by deathpigeon
@Ekuran
We had this kind of free speech talk here
for a long time, using gay marriage as an example.
I largely agree with Starship Maxima on this point. Hate speech isn't content, it's your attitude and whether or not you misuse it. A step-by-step argument outlining your cause for why interracial marriage might be mutually harmful isn't hate speech, when conveyed calmly and respectfully, even if you disagree with it.
Most people want Social Welfare to help ENABLE their lives and get jobs and education they want. Hell, Canada did a freakin' study on this in the 70s/80s. You give people government guaranteed aid as far as education, medicine and some small money? They're much much happier because social welfare gives them the ability TO pursue their own destiny.
As well, you shouldn't make a ton of money for causing your company to torpedo and walk away from it with enough money to get a new yacht, a new mansion and buy caviar.
edited 7th Nov '12 7:26:30 PM by PotatoesRock

Even on social issues, the Democrats are only very weakly to the left, and that doesn't seem like it's going to change very soon.