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Cryptonomicon. Neal Stephenson.

"I think it's asleep."

Racism is necessary. Don't shoot, don't shoot, I'll explain.

Racism itself is a bad thing, but it is an unfortunate product of a survival mechanism we developed to survive. Since everything was out to eat us, we had to make the distinction between dangerous animals and benign ones.

Now, our early, early ancestors weren't very smart. So , sterotypes had to be developed based on their experiences. If you see your brother killed by a sabre toothed cat, you're going to be very wary about those animals. That fear increases your chance of survival, since you'll probably be trying to avoid getting eaten yourself.

Think about a lion. Dangerous, right? Well, you dont know for sure if that lion is going to try take a bite out of you, but the possibility is quite high. Think about a cow . Not so dangerous, right?

Distinctions like that are important (lions, rawr). Racism, unfortunately, is the result of when that technique is applied to thinking about other people. If you hear enough bad things about an ethnic group, in your mind you will develop a sterotype. Of course, this sterotype is useless and obsolete (although statistically, blacks commit more crimes than whites), and it can often result in racism, which is a bad thing.

I gotta hand it to the Israeli's, I didn't think anything could possibly destabalize the middle east more than Iraq, but Israel pulling a Zindane on Lebanon? That kind of behavior raises eyebrows.

See, this is why we need to put hte army smack-dab on the border.

Our boys bring pistols, their boys bring machine guns; then we bring in a few tanks. I'd like to see drug traffickers try to top that.

At 7/12/06 01:24 AM, Camarohusky wrote:

At 7/12/06 01:16 AM, Naoki09 wrote:

At 7/12/06 01:13 AM, isupportIVXX wrote: because were an arogant cocky nation

This is what I am trying to throw aside. What makes US arragant? Cocky? Just because you think the entire country is like that, doesn't make it so.

How many languages do you speak?

English, and I'm taking Spanish courses.

What are the capitals of the 4North-East Asian Nations?

Well, first, we need to determine what countries those are. I'm going to assume you're talking about Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), North Korea (Pyonyang (sue me, that fucker is hard to spell.), and China (which I think is Beijing, but I'm probably wrong).

What does it mean for a striker to get caught in a trap?

I'd like to say that it's a soccer term, but I really have no clue.

What Non-European country was ruined because of greedy commercialists after WWI?

The Ottoman Empire?

What are the names of 5 prime ministers and/or presidents of other countries?

Harper (Canada), Blair (UK), Chirac (France), Putin (Rus), and Chavez (Venezuala).

You tell me anyone you know who can answer these questions off the top of their head and I'll show you why America isn't cocky and arrogant.

What does answering trivia about random geographic and cultural shit have anything to do with cockiness and arrogance? You're full of shit.

At 7/12/06 01:03 AM, Naoki09 wrote: Why? Why do you hate its civilians? What do you have against the people living there? There are so many people outside of the US that hate all Americans just for being who they are... Isn't that racism?

There's a lot of reasons people could give, but ultimately it boils down to stereotyping.

At 7/11/06 11:08 PM, Excalibur27 wrote: Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, told the programme: "The Aids virus is roughly 450 times smaller than the spermatozoon. The spermatozoon can easily pass through the 'net' that is formed by the condom.
"These margins of uncertainty... should represent an obligation on the part of the health ministries and all these campaigns to act in the same way as they do with regard to cigarettes, which they state to be a danger."

But, if AIDS resides inside the sperm cell, and the sperm cell is deflected by the codom...?

There may be breakage or slippage of condoms - but not, the WHO says, holes through which the virus can pass .

A Breakage and a hole are basically the same thing, its still a gap.

I believe they are saying that while there are fractures in which the sperm cell (and thus, the virus) can travel through, the 'net' or 'wall' created by a condom itself is not permeable unless it has been improperly used/fabricated.

It also means that you have a 1 in 10 chance of being exposed EVERY TIME YOU HAVE SEX WITH AN HIV POSITIVE PERSON (or someone who might give you something you don't want... other STD's, pregnancy, etc.)

Even with protection, I don't know many people who would have intercourse with someone who was HIV positive. That's like saying "Every time you step on a rusty nail, there's chance it could give you tetanus!" Moral of the story? Don't step on rusty nails. Or tap HIV positive people.

There's a sexually transmitted disease that kills more women than AIDS, said Diggs. It's called cervical cancer, which is essentially a complication of a sexually transmitted disease. Almost all cervical cancer victims have the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the country, bar none, he said.

Of course it can't be stopped by a condom, because it's a fucking complication from a sexually transmitted disease you already have.

I love debating.

So do I.

At 7/9/06 03:55 AM, Jivan wrote: If everyone on earth are gays, then human will extinct. Moreover gay are considered as mentally unstable people

What goes on between two mentally sane, consenting adults is nobody's business but theirs.

Yeah, dumb argument, but it's politically solid, so ha.

At 7/6/06 01:54 AM, FightingForFreedom wrote: If Mexico can elect a president that truly cares about improving education, regulating some industries, and alleviating poverty than I can see Mexico becoming similiar to Canada in 50 years.

If they invest in the technology sector, it's possible they could turn out like India (which isn't the best turnout, but it's a start).

At the moment, most of the major parties involved are too slapping their thighs and giggling at North Korea's missile for not even reaching Japan.

It would have been better if it had landed in a wheat field somewhere near Seoul. At least then we'd have an excuse.

This November, we'll have been in Iraq as long as we were involved in World War II.

After that, the only thing stopping us from setting a new record is Vietnam.

At 6/27/06 10:20 PM, kidray76 wrote: I don't know about other states, but Georgia is having there elections for govenor and other positions. This upcoming election got me thinking. How many people will vote for a republican president again when it's time for bush to step down. I've noticed that everyone who voted for either gore or kerry, admit to that, but very few people actually come out and admit he or she voted for bush. It's just sad that the majority of the USA population don't agree with what bush is doing, but the sad part is, this same majority put him in office. TWICE. This is sad people, once isn't enough? We knew how much he fucked up in his first time, but yet, the majority of the popular vote put him back in again? We as the people collectively decided let him finish what he started? I hope this is a lesson in the future about the bush family. Since techincally his brother can run also. So where is your vote going to? Dem, rep or third party?

The real problem is that people either vote "Democrat" or "Republican" (or in some places a third party canidate, but that doesn't really affect my argument.) instead of voting based off of what they personally think of a canidate. Our society has become so damn polarized, that elections are fought with more money than small wars; with utmost attention pointed to humiliating the opposition (Swift Boat Veterans for Truth?), rather than actual issues.

Unfortunately, this problem goes both ways. People today (At least in my immediate area) seem to think that if we got a Democrat into office everything would be better. The problem is, the words 'democrat' or 'republican' aren't actually indicative of anything important. There've been some good democrats, and there have been some bad ones. Same thing with the republican party. What's really important is voting along what you support, and what you do not support.

So.. simplified version? Listen to the issues and vote on who you think would be a leader best suiting your idea of how Georgia should be run.

Bah, what do I care? It's Georgia. That whole region could have sunk into the atlantic and I'd never bat an eye.

At 6/26/06 02:22 PM, uberpyro911 wrote: I think its all worth it. The human race would become far superior with it.

Who is with it?

And who is against it

And please explain why.

I'm for it. We could cure everything from crippling diseases like sickle-cell, hemophelia, and cancer to simple every-day afflictions like near-sightedness and male-pattern baldness (also impotence *cough cough*).

At 6/25/06 05:04 PM, -Puzz- wrote: 5. america claims to be the home of liberty, yet who gave you the freaking Statue of Liberty?! I'll give you a hint, it doesn't come from Texas

You can have it back, we don't want your shitty copper action-figure.

At 6/15/06 08:50 AM, MoralLibertarian wrote:

At 6/14/06 07:54 PM, jlwelch wrote: Kinda makes one wonder what will happen to Tom Cruise and/or Katie once he loses all his fame and money...

He won't. He makes tax-free donations to the Church of Scientology that he basically can get at any time. That's the main appeal of the Church.

So it's all a giant money-laundering scam for celebs? That actually makes a lot more sense than alien overlords and space planes.

Also, I can't believe that the Church of Scientology is actually threatening legal action against YTMND. Have these people ever heard of the first amendment?

At 6/14/06 12:29 AM, Jayemare wrote: Yeah, I think this whole argument boils down to:

A brutal murdering terrorist got OWNED. Certain people on this board hate America and hate any sucess in the war on terror. Because of that they complain about non-issues to try to bring down a real victory.

The end.

I really, really, really hope that nobody on these boards would would 'hate' to see Zarqawi dead. The man was a criminal, and justice was delivered to him the payload of Tomahawk missile (He didn't even have to pay for shipping, either.)

Even people who hate America realize (At least, I hope they do) that Al Queda and Osama's band of thugs are probably the most evil organization on the planet.

Stupid teenagers.

Chinese people are great. They always school me at video games.

Government, not so much. Ever since Tiananmen Square, I've kept an eye on those red bastards..

So we lose a few key species because of global warming. The real question is: who gives a fuck?

After it's all said and done, Human intelligence will end up saving our asses. Contrary to the beliefs of some people, humans are not an inferior species. If we were, the only proof of our existance would be our bones, wedged between the dinosaurs and a few feet of soil.

Let's all stop kidding ourselves. The world is not out to make our lives better. The only reason humans are the creatures destroying the planet is because we alone are the dominant species (Can I get a fuck yeah?), not insects or mollusks (although they came close). We're not fucking over the planet any worse than any other species would.

But we are still fucking the planet pretty hard (which is a testament to our success as a species.), and if we do not stop, it may eventually result in our decline. But by the time that point rolls around, technology and public opinion will have changed drastically enough for something to be done about it.

Certain species are going to die out. Pandas, for instance. Terrible species, a plant eater designed to be a meat eater. It doesnt even live in the same habitat as it's food. Fuck the giant pandas, they were going to die out long before humans took power; why are we helping them stay alive?

Eventually, corporations will find that it is more profitable to recycle (In the future.. right now, it's actually less efficient to recycle. Waste of money at this point), due to popular outcry and declining natural resources. Until then, save a tree; beat a hippy.

At 6/5/06 04:59 PM, Masakari_Commander wrote: People are able to question their beliefs. Why don't they question the credibility of the Bible?

They don't? That's funny, as a Christian I think it's my duty to question it as much as possible. To find which parts are divine and which parts are not.

Consider how a great deal of events occuring the latter books of the old testament are corroborated with existing history (The reign of Cyrus, Xerxes, Artaxerxes, etc..), we can assume that they contain a fair amount of fact.

But of course, you could always fall back on the generalization that all religious people are "ignorant and oppressive", making the same mistake as fundamentalists Christians who make sweeping generalization about athiests. Bravo.

This is why terrorism is so hard to combat. Even if you 'win', you end up losing when the public finds out, and fear spreads.. not as much as if the attack had been carried out, but enough to cause tension, which is exactly what the terrorists want.

At 6/4/06 11:09 PM, altanese_mistress wrote: Oh? And you know this because....? Because it sounds like crap to me.

It's a true story, actually.

http://www.msnbc.msn..00920/site/newsweek/

At 5/31/06 06:03 PM, YankeeFli wrote:

At 5/31/06 05:57 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 5/31/06 05:49 PM, Cajunspirit wrote:

Agreed. Fred Phelps and his bunch are just out to piss people off and draw attention to themselves... reacting to them in such a manner is exactly what they want.

And now it's illegal.

The Respect for America's Fallen Heroe's Act.

The law bars protests within 300 feet of a national cemetery and within 150 feet of a road into a cemetery.

http://www.theorator..bills109/hr5037.html

I'd normally be wary of anything barring freedom of speech in public areas (Graveyards are public property, right?), but I'm glad this measure passed. There are more respectful ways to protest.

At 5/31/06 04:15 PM, -MuTe_EcHo- wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk..rance_campaign.shtml


I'd say the French put up well against the overpowering Germans who gave even the US a run for it's money.

Yeah, because sticking your head in the sand (Maginot Line) is a really effective strategy.

Actually, I'd say it's more likely that the world will slowly break down into smaller and smaller communities.

At 5/31/06 02:29 PM, raoul_duke wrote: Voicing beliefs and opinions is one thing.
Acting on them is another.
As long as all they're doing is talking I think it should be tolerated. Just ignore them if it really gets you mad I think.

Before a law was passed against it, these people would regularly attend the funerals of soldiers, protesting and waving signs proclaiming things like "Semper fi fags" or "God laughs". Do you think they have the right to do that?

At 5/31/06 03:53 PM, x_Toadenalin_x wrote:

At 5/31/06 03:24 PM, pretentious_asshat wrote: Hang on, I've got it: The Drake Equation

Thanks. That's pretty awesome.

I got to a religious school, and I myself believe that evolution takes place. Yeah, people tell me that it's those are two contradictary viewpoints, but I don't believe that to be the case. Sure, there are debates, but most people I meet accept that evolution is simply a part of my faith, and are ok with it.

(I consider myself blessed that I have very few morons at my school.)

It's fun, if that's what you mean.

At 5/29/06 11:31 PM, Penal_Disturbance wrote:

At 5/29/06 11:27 PM, KupaMan wrote:

At 5/29/06 11:26 PM, Penal_Disturbance wrote:

Also, more recent elemental testing suggests that Earth isn't older than 1.2 million years old

I love when fundies play scientist. It's most amusing.

I love when people have no viable come-back and try to make fun of others by what they defend.

It's not a defense if there's no evidence to back such a radical claim.

Oh, there's evidence. Unfortunately, there's also a great deal of bias surrounding the data.

Pro-evolutionists don't want to give credence to creationism ("Such an obsolete and ridiculous ideology", they'd say), and Pro-creationists don't want to acknowledge evolution; (blasphemy!). So great opportunities to share data are lost.