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At 10/10/11 08:35 PM, RacistBassist wrote:

^This is pretty much proof that we are being wussified. A generation of boys raised by men raised by women. People used to learn how to handle adversity and spit in the face of troubling times. Now we teach our kids to tuck tail and run for an authority figure to handle it.

So what do you suggest people who are being bullied do?

At 10/10/11 08:54 PM, Me-Patch wrote:

At 10/10/11 08:23 PM, Ericho wrote: they say that the USA spends more on weapons than any other country

Actually, the USA does more military spending than every other nation in the world combined.

Actually the U.S.'s defense spending is only about 42% of the world's total. Still impressive and monstrously huge, though.

And regarding the OP's thread, China would never go to war with the U.S. in the foreseeable future. They depend on the Americans far too much to engage them in warfare.

China needs the U.S. much more than the U.S. needs China, truth be told.

At 10/11/11 04:32 AM, Cootie wrote:

At 10/10/11 07:16 PM, adrshepard wrote:
So forgive me if I balk at appeals to the "plight" of lower-class Americans.

How much one makes is irrelevant if the CEO is making 100x more than the wages of the workers who actually generate the capital.

So even if someone working for a CEO makes a great salary, the CEO mustn't be allowed to make 100 times more?

That seems to discourage financial success and has a disgustingly regulatory feel to it.

Also, many in America struggle to pay the bills for their modest lifestyle no matter how hard they bust their ass.

They didn't bust their ass when it mattered, and now they do after making poor choices in life....

Granted there are exceptions, but this is most often the case.

At 10/11/11 08:55 AM, Suprememessage wrote:

At 10/11/11 08:51 AM, Gimmick wrote:

At 10/11/11 08:18 AM, Suprememessage wrote:

At 10/11/11 08:09 AM, cheese-man wrote: ITT : suprememessage claims he knows what he's talking about but really has no idea

Also, if you don't believe me, here's my explanation for why you must take out the components and clean the shell.

You ruined your comeback at the "Also".

Who said it was a come back, I was just giving a logical explanation for my suggestion.

ITT: Suprememessage is posting helpful advice and defending it.

Also, good luck to you in your quest to save your computer from mechanical damnation, OP. :P

At 10/11/11 08:41 AM, Suprememessage wrote:

At 10/11/11 08:40 AM, Jedi-Master wrote:

At 10/11/11 07:42 AM, Suprememessage wrote: Yes, I developed a sty right under my lower right eye lid. And it hurts like a bitch, how many of you guys have gotten these?

I once got a stye in the 3rd grade. It was very unpleasant and probably a little worrying to me. My stye was particularly big then. I haven't had one of those things since.

This is my first... do you know any home-remedies that help sooth the pain?

I just went on Wikipedia and it said something about holding a warm washcloth to your eye for a couple of minutes. You could try that.

When I had a stye, I just let it pass because I really didn't know what to do and couldn't trust myself with dealing with a painful eyelid infection.

At 10/11/11 07:42 AM, Suprememessage wrote: Yes, I developed a sty right under my lower right eye lid. And it hurts like a bitch, how many of you guys have gotten these?

I once got a stye in the 3rd grade. It was very unpleasant and probably a little worrying to me. My stye was particularly big then. I haven't had one of those things since.

I don't like sugary cereals, but I'm too cheap to buy anything better. Whatever.

I can't see how anyone else(Besides kids, of course) can endure eating that stuff.

At 10/11/11 02:20 AM, dark-fox wrote: Is anyone else sick of those pot heads that act like they're more intelligent and creative because they smoke weed?

No because I don't let petty shit like that bother me.

And besides, people do seem to be more intelligent and creative when high, but that's just my observation. Feel free to disagree.

And then they assume they're some kind of new Jesus with an enlightened mind and everyone that isnt a pot head is "the man" keeping them down...

I find it entertaining rather than annoying.

And then they spout out their stupid ghetto jargon, calling a plant "dank" and "poppin",

How is that ghetto?

it's moronic,

How does this particular slang usage indicate stupidity?

they fucking salivate whenever someone pulls out a bag of oregano/weed/mashed up grass like fucking dogs.

Most people I know who smoke weed don't act like that. Most people I know who smoke the stuff are only occasional smokers.

Stop stereotyping.

Why dont we just make it legal so they shut the hell up?

I agree, but not because I'm annoyed by them as you clearly are.

Christ, youre not better than someone else for smoking weed, nor are you a hardass that lives on the edge and kills hookers on a daily basis. Half of them are fat, lazy, wastes of flesh that worship that overrated, hack, Bob Marley.

I've never known any weed smokers to act like that. But hey, I don't know any weed addicts like you seem to.

Obviously I'm not talking about every weed smoker, some are cool, but now it seems the assholes are becoming much more prevalent, is anyone else noticing this?

It's just you.

At 10/11/11 02:29 AM, dark-fox wrote:

Honestly, whos bright idea was it to give these guys millions?

You obviously have no understanding of economics and the law of Supply and Demand. Technically speaking, professional basketball players may actually be underpaid for what they do.

The point I'm making is that these players make so much money because their skills are in high demand. Thousands of people go all of the time to see these players do what they do best, and they are considered some of the best players in their respective sport in the world.

Because there are so few people as good as these guys, they are in short supply and thus in high demand. That's why they're paid so much, and technically, the law of Supply and Demand states that they're supposed to be getting paid more, but they're not for certain reasons.

You dont deserve to be rich because you can throw a ball through a hoop.

At least one law of Economics disagrees with you, and a law of economics holds more value than your opinion. I'm just being blunt with you.

Addressing the OP's thread, I'd just like to say that I stopped caring about NBA games a while ago. I didn't even watch any of the playoff games that my favorite team was playing in. This issue is interesting, but it doesn't bother me much.

At 10/10/11 08:13 PM, Master117chief wrote: Go outside and socialize with people :)

I already have.

I just happen to be very introverted, and I mean very introverted. Oddly enough, I'm not very awkward around people--although I still have weird moments, but most people I know who seem to be more sociable have those awkward moments more often.

I wish I had a webcam for these things. I mean, I could buy one, but I'm a cheapskate.

At 10/9/11 11:56 PM, EddyFromEEnE wrote:

At 10/9/11 11:42 PM, Jedi-Master wrote: There's this retarded kid in my math class(No, seriously, I think he's actually mentally retarded) who's always asking questions that everyone else knows the answers to. He has a very strange voice that makes his questions even more irritating.

If he's actually retarded, how is he at a community college?

Because someone applied for him or something. Community colleges have an open enrollment policy here.

Apparently this guy starts dancing when he's scared enough.

All of these people look pleasantly surprised.

They were making a bomb and got a little scared.

At 10/10/11 02:42 AM, MercatorMapV2 wrote:

At 10/10/11 02:24 AM, Jedi-Master wrote:
I see.

Welp, what can you do, right? You know, besides increasing your education and stuff, which is proven to increase your chances of acquiring a high-paying job. And yes, there ARE enough or nearly enough jobs that require college degrees for everyone. And the rest can go into job fields such as nursing or funeral directing(This job has a suprisingly high starting salary). These kinds of jobs require certificates or degrees from vocational schools.

You can support and not fuck over the people who do menial jobs that are required to keep society running and in order.

Agreed.

But I hope you're not implying that the people who perform menial jobs should get a fat wage increase. Perhaps they deserve a wage increase or increase in benefits, perhaps they don't. I don't know, I'm no economist.

And no. There are not enough jobs or nearly enough jobs that require college degrees for everyone.

That's why I said that people can also go into lucrative job fields that don't require college degrees. They do exist, you know.

There is a reason why the US has a ridiculous unemployment rate.

But what you're saying isn't the reason why, however. It's because of the housing market failure and/or Wall Street greed.

I could be wrong on that last part regarding whether you were right or not about the U.S. unemployment rate and its cause(s). I seem to be less informed then I remember. lol.

At 10/10/11 02:37 AM, StrapOnFetus wrote: Shindlers list with a comedic beat to it :D

There should be music from the trolololol video playing when the Jews get killed, lol.

At 10/10/11 02:28 AM, Sexplosion wrote: This nation was founded under God.

No it wasn't. It was founded by a by a bunch of Brits on the North American continent who didn't feel like paying more taxes without being able to politically object to them via representation in the British Parliament.

The founding fathers all believed in and prayed to God.

Quite a few of the founding fathers were deists.

This "Under God" spirit seemed to last for a good while after all the founding fathers were dead, and I would find it interesting to research any existing links between the decline of this "Under God" spirit and the deterioration of our economy, justice system, government, etc.

I hope you don't think that this decline in religious fervor has anything to do with the U.S.'s perceived decline.

In that case, you'd be committing the logical fallacy of "correlation implying causation." No proven causal links exist between religious zealotry declining and any supposed deterioration of the American way of life.

However, the US of A is certainly not living "Under God" anymore,

Except for the fact that more than 70% of all residents of the U.S. identify as Christians.

in favor of religious neutrality that seems headed toward atheism, and holing onto the Under God phrase is hypocritical. The problem is, those who do still consider themselves to be Under God do not want it removed or changed.

OK then.

At 10/10/11 01:42 AM, Cootie wrote:

At 10/10/11 01:35 AM, MercatorMapV2 wrote:

At 10/10/11 01:31 AM, Cootie wrote:
Well if everyone just went to college this would be solved. Herp derp.

Oh wait, you mean thousands of jobs that are necessary to our nation don't require college? Hot damn.

Who knew?

I am trying to explain this to Jedi-Master, but this idea won't root in his brain.

I see.

Welp, what can you do, right? You know, besides increasing your education and stuff, which is proven to increase your chances of acquiring a high-paying job. And yes, there ARE enough or nearly enough jobs that require college degrees for everyone. And the rest can go into job fields such as nursing or funeral directing(This job has a suprisingly high starting salary). These kinds of jobs require certificates or degrees from vocational schools.

So I heard about Women's Studies for the first time today in college. Intrigued by the thought that there might be a Men's Studies class, I asked one of my professors if such a course exists. He said, "It's not called Men's Studies. It's called World History 101."

At 10/10/11 02:00 AM, StrapOnFetus wrote: LoL Jedi, You and Patriot gonna fight again?

(sits back and watches)

Today, we will discuss which kind of pie tastes best.

I say blueberry pie.

At 10/10/11 01:51 AM, ModernPatriot wrote:

At 10/9/11 01:55 PM, Tyrannicality wrote:

PM sent.

I'm pretty sure you don't need to make a forum post to let Tyrannicality know that he just received a PM. Honestly, that post of yours was just superfluous.

And why not post the contents of your PM here in the public eye?

Windows XP.

At 10/10/11 12:59 AM, Autokrator wrote:

At 10/10/11 12:41 AM, Jedi-Master wrote: I think that within this century, "In God We Trust" and "Under God" will be things of the past, ruled unconstitutional because they were poor but successful(Only insofar that they haven't been ruled unconstitutional) attempts by the Christian Right to blend Church and State together.

51.3% of americans are protestants, and about 23.9% are catholic

That's irrelevant.

the rest are assorted

so it remains that the u.s. is by-and-large, still a christian nation

Even though the Constitution makes no mention of Christianity.

Also, the founding fathers did state and/or imply that the U.S. is a secular nation.

i see no need to remove these phrases as it's not violating the separation of church and state

Well obviously you're just being disingenuous with me. Either that or you've no idea what you're talking about.

the exact words being

"...I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State"

having those words on coins or in a pledge isn't forcing you to convert or preventing you from exercising your religion

But it creates an atmosphere of supporting any religion with a god in its ideology. I'd say that would suffice to make it unconstitutional.

and blaming it on the "christian right" is lazy and ignorant (bowman who suggested the phrase 'one nation under god' was a member of the union league club ffs)

Lazy and ignorant?

So you mean to tell me that the Christian Right had nothing to do with these and other attempts to indoctrinate the U.S. and "subtly" introduce God into our secular government?

At 10/10/11 01:15 AM, RacistBassist wrote: Against.

Put that shit away fatties

There should be a law that would allow public nudity only for those who are not fat. That might count as discrimination, but whatever.

I support public nudity because no one gets hurt by it anyway, despite what some may claim.

At 10/10/11 12:31 AM, RacistBassist wrote:

At 10/10/11 12:29 AM, TheSporkLord wrote:

At 10/10/11 12:26 AM, FigishPig3000 wrote: . That's why I also hate black history month, but that's another matter.

So I'm assuming you don't even know what black history month is then.

Something entirely pointless no matter how you look at it, besides to make blacks feel special?

I agree.

And addressing the OP's question, I do think that the words "Under God" should be excluded from the Pledge of Allegiance, as it is obviously unconstitutional. The same goes for "In God We Trust," a common phrase that can be found on any denomination of U.S. currency. Both of these things are blatant violations of separation of church and state, but somehow, the U.S. Supreme Court made up a stupid reason to keep them intact.

I think that within this century, "In God We Trust" and "Under God" will be things of the past, ruled unconstitutional because they were poor but successful(Only insofar that they haven't been ruled unconstitutional) attempts by the Christian Right to blend Church and State together.

At 10/10/11 12:08 AM, KennyD wrote: USA.

Yep. I'd like to think that the U.S.'s national anthem is better than that of the Soviet Union's. Don't get me wrong, the Soviet Union's national anthem is great in my opinion, but I just prefer that of the good old red, white, and blue.

At 10/9/11 11:16 PM, Stretchysumo wrote:
I have, so I can call you on your bullshit. I did not experience any withdrawal symptoms.

Yes, because you had an anomalous experience with heroin, then that must mean that most people who do heroin once never experience withdrawal symptoms.

Your logic is flawed.

There's this retarded kid in my math class(No, seriously, I think he's actually mentally retarded) who's always asking questions that everyone else knows the answers to. He has a very strange voice that makes his questions even more irritating.

I just deal with it because he can't help but ask those questions since his mental capacity is obviously very limited.

At 10/9/11 09:53 PM, Yert wrote:

At 10/9/11 09:48 PM, Jedi-Master wrote: If you have evidence to prove you're right, then furnish it now.

I don't really need to post any evidence because to be honest anyone with half a brain

I didn't know that knowledge of physiological addiction was practically ubiquitous. Most people aren't experts on the subject of drug addiction, you know.

would realize it's physically impossible for your body to become dependent on anything unless it's repeatedly introduced into your body over the course of a couple days.

Physically impossible? Perhaps with other drugs, but I think heroin is an exception.

Again, I ask that you to furnish evidence to back up your claims, please.