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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Not really. I myself kind of stated my views on the issue-I figured that was ok since people here have stated their own views.
In my experience, this thread usually tries to stay away from Abortion, because it always leads to people talking about morality which goes nowhere.
Plus its an issue that people feel very passionate about, so flame wars tend to ensue.
edited 19th May '16 9:35:49 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Trump refers to alleged Bill Clinton assault as ‘rape’
We're going to full Roger Stone.
Every Clinton Conspiracy is probably going to be used and considered free game.
Expect him to mention this at the debates.
edited 19th May '16 10:21:24 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.I don't know if this is relevant to this thread, but apparently there was some controversy that arose recently when a political cartoonist made some drawing comparing Michelle Obama to Donald Trump's current wife (whose name I have forgotten) by featuring Michelle as looking like a man in drag (complete with over-exaggerated muscles a noticeable crotch bulge) and Trump's wife as being all make up, smiles, and waving an American flag.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?Eh, I think given the history and context it's a fairly plausible hypothesis. But this is Trump
after all.
Also, I must say, the Democratic party response to the Nevada dust-up seems to be fairly apologetic...
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanHillary's poll numbers might have something to do with that.
Also the fact that, according to Snopes, no images or videos document anyone's throwing chairs at the Nevada convention. [1]
So the whole "violence at the convention" talking point might be overstated.
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR): U.S. has 'under-incarceration problem'.
edited 19th May '16 11:00:44 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Yes, but that was when it was just Jesus and 12 guys. so the Romans had actual justification to call it a cult. Islam today is nearly 1/4 of the world's population. Only Christianity today has more adherents.
edited 20th May '16 12:17:14 AM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food Badly
And Catholicism is different from Protestantism. It isn't like these officials calling Islam a cult are making a distinction between different sects of Islam.
edited 20th May '16 12:25:29 AM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food Badly

In the case of abortion, under pretty much any materialistic moral code, an early fetus, lacking a nervous system, is no more important than any other similarly sized clump of human cells; it lacks the capacity to experience pain, and does not qualify for personhood.
edited 19th May '16 7:58:08 PM by CaptainCapsase