2,562 Forum Posts by "LordXanthus"
At 2/2/06 02:57 PM, Empanado wrote: OMG STAR TREK IS FOR DORKS AND MORMONS AND JEWS!!!
Although 'dorks' would encompass the whole thing.
You know what I can't stand? Those dumb bastards in the Star Trek community who call themselves Trekkers. It's TREKKIE, god damn it! Get it right or pay the price!
At 2/2/06 02:59 PM, lagatag wrote:At 1/17/06 02:23 PM, Barbeq wrote: i don't get itBecause you phail @ lyfe.
No, no. He fails at internet. You see, it's we who get that joke that fail at life.
...Exactly one year from today. God damn it. Oh well, Happy Birthday to me. :)
I don't have a good pic of myself to photoshop, so why don't you just tell me about how great I am, and post random pictures, like so?
Well, I visited a wake for a few minutes today. It's always a nice touch when they leave the casket shut, I think. To hell with closure.
And in other news, it's Xanthusmas Eve. I get to enjoy all the fun of being twenty tomorrow. My guess is it will feel relatively much like nineteen.
At 2/1/06 08:20 AM, Rhabdophobia wrote:At 1/27/06 08:26 PM, LordXanthus wrote: This is a must-see for all Brian Peppers fans!I have asked before but not recieved an answe so I will state my question again;
http://newpeppers.ytmnsfw.com/
I WILL KILL IF I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SONG PLAYING IN THAT YTMND IS!
I think it's from Kill Bill.
A prime example of the mind-numbing effect that YTMND has on my brain.
Seriously, though, this is an issue I couldn't stray further from the left on. While there is certainly a moral dilemma regarding the abortion of a fetus that is incapable of independent thought or feeling pain, the killing of a breathing, thinking, feeling child is another matter altogether.
Only a fool would deny the obvious truth: Partial birth abortion is infanticide, and nothing else. You can not put a liberal, bullshit spin about women's rights on this. An eight-month-old fetus has all the mental and physical faculties of a newborn child. There was no better day for me, abortion-wise, then the day this twisted practice was declared illegal.
If a woman waits seven or eight months to decide to have an abortion, then fuck her. The damned kid's already halfway out, anyway, so we're certainly not forcing her to go through the pain of birth. Seriously, eight months? We should sterilize the baby-killing bitch.
If we're going to kill children because no one will adopt them, then why don't we just kill the fucking homeless while we're at it? We can run through the welfare rosters and slaughter all of them, too. And cripples? Don't get me started on those piles of biological waste.
I am opposed to the death penalty, the war, AND the killing of babies. Hey, at least I'm consistent.
At 1/31/06 01:52 PM, M1911A1 wrote: Well, there are a few points I agree with. One is that Capitolism is driven by motivated self interest. I would not call it greed per se. Greed is wanting it all for oneself. Self interest on the other hand does not. It matters very little to one who has motivated self interest if someone else also has wealth, even if that wealth surpasses his own. The rugged individualist seeks what he sees fit for himself. Other are welcome to do as they see fit.
While it is true that an individualist seeks what is fit for herself, a person's goals are often set by those around them. Most people do have an inherent desire for superiority, so someone would inevitably rise above the rest, and there would certainly be others seeking to overpower him.
As for societal differences, China has a mostly homogenous population, very little in ethic differences. The traditional American culture of rugged individualism is far easier for a diverse ethnic population to grasp and rally around. Those raised in that culture can not understand why everyone wouldn't embrace rugged individualism.
There is a difference between ethnicity and culture. For example, Christianity is beginning to take root in China, as I understand it. Theoretically, you could have a culturally diverse society based on one ethnicity, or a one-religion, totalitarian culture made up of all the pigments under the sun.
This had lead to the "ugly American" syndrome that many of other lands perceive.
So, you're saying that the world's distaste for us stems from the fact that we don't have a strong cultural or ethnic majority? Well, I guess it would appear a rather chaotic environment to one from a more homogenous culture.
The true rugged invidualist who is also a capitolist enjoys seeing other succeed because the success of the others in no way diminishes him.
I would not be so quick to generalize individualism. After all, many are indifferent or even hostile to the sucesses of others. After all, individualism is based around one's own desires, and many of us couldn't care less about the plight of those less fortunate.
In such a climate, poverty is difficult to explain. It is easy to say that the wealthy got there on the backs of the poor but that is not the case in a true individualistic and capitolistic society.
It doesn't have to work that way, but it often does. From Carnagy to Walton, many capitalists climbed to their high positions on the bodies of the lower class.
Others may not be able to gain any more because of physical limitations. Those are generally provided for, hostorically by charities, but some favor a more direct approach.
There are those whose intellect is impaired and they have always been cared for the individualistic society.
Now here is a point I would disagree with you on. Aiding the less fortunate is generally not an individualistic behavior. It is actually bordering on socialism. An individualist's lifestyle is based around their own wants and needs, and not all of us have so high a conscience, unfortunately.
I don't give a damn if its true or not. That story made my fucking day. Good stuff.
At 1/30/06 06:37 AM, TheShrike wrote:
Wow. Seeing that picture reminded me of how I want to fuck the bejesus out of Eric Bauman, and beat the shit out of Lindsay Lohan. Wait a minute...
Here's an excerpt from Jethro Tull's song, Windup:
How do you dare tell me that I'm my Father's son,
When that was just an accident of Birth.
I'd rather look around me, compose a better song,
'cause that's the honest measure of my worth.
In your pomp and all your glory you're a poorer man than me,
as you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Oddly enough, I would say that Capitalism works because of its selfish and exploitative nature. It could be said that western society is more honest with itself. We all want to beat the top of the economic ladder, and Capitalism is a system that is more conducive to that.
You see, we may have an impoverished lower class, but we also have an upper class that is far higher economically than anyone ever could be in a Communist State. Granted, this type of wealth can only come from stepping on others and inevitably creates poverty, but the lower class play a key part in this system as well. They will continuously struggle to climb up the ladder, thus pushing our society forward.
Most of the great technological advancements of the 19th and 20th century come from greed, from Capitalism. Of course, if our rampant human greed is left unchecked, it can bring about a disastrous economic backlash, draining resources and hindering a civilization's progress.
Ultimately, I suppose that Capitalism works best in moderation. So I gues China has been doing something right. :)
At 1/31/06 10:17 AM, Fragment wrote:At 1/31/06 10:17 AM, LordXanthus wrote: Bite your tongue, wench!Ok. :-(
Good to see that you know your place. :) You know, we should probably get back on topic. Rest in peace, Mrs. King.
Oh, yes. Pedophilia is a disease, and we should take pity on these poor souls. After all, it's not like they can stop themselves from FUCKING CHILDREN. Pshaw.
At 1/31/06 10:15 AM, Fragment wrote: Who's next, Hugh Heffner?
Bite your tongue, wench!
Hee, hee. Nothing like a cliche'd murder.
She will be missed. Interestingly, she and her son were among the late James Earl Ray's strongest supporters.
At 1/30/06 12:35 PM, Proteas wrote: The thing that's bugging me lately is the sudden interest in Hitler. Kind of disturbing...
Ah, yes. These kids and their genocides...
At 1/31/06 01:31 AM, fli wrote: Hey, I'm an asshole, but I used one of your sigs... I'll remove it, but... have you ever thought about ytmnd a few of your sigs?
You're a thief! A thief! BAUMAN! BAAAUUUMAAAAN!!!
Origin 08/13/2001 06:31PM EST
Things were different back in my day, son. Are you suggesting that we delete a relic from the golden age of Newgrounds?
Has anyone noticed that Politics is getting swamped with threads about racism? I'm getting a bit sick of kids coming in here and starting topics with "I HATE RACISTS LOLOLOL KILL THEM ALL ROFL" or "black people need to stop asking for handouts and get jobs." All of these poorly thought out racial threads, which seem like rejected Mind of Mencia material, are really taking things down a notch in here.
I've only dated on Asian girl, but she was very Asian. She was a panda.
At 1/29/06 07:09 AM, madknt wrote: duke 3d was cool because there was nude chicks everywhere..
strippers and hidden topless chicks..
and you could throw money around
i loved that game.
Oh, Gods, I loved that game, too. It had to be the naghtiest game of the time. My Mom didn't care for me playing it, as I recall. I loved that part at the end of the second episode, where he rips the giant aliens head off and then shits down its neck while he reads the paper. My Duke Nukem 3D disc got scratched to hell and back and I can't play it anymore, though. :( It's too bad, because it had some other great games on it, like the first two Duke Nukem games (2D) and Realms of Chaos, and Rise of the Triad... *sob*
Wow. Angry little words from an angry little boy. I have better things to do with my time.
The Lord is my weapon! Behold His mighty eye lasers!
At 1/28/06 04:25 PM, Proteas wrote: But speaking of funny old songs, everyone here should look up the song "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly. If you can't laugh at that, you have no soul.
Oh, my God! I LOVE that song! You know, I actually had a copy of their Cereal Killer album at one point, but it's gone now. :(
Turkey definitely wins this one. It just has a better flavor. However, even as I say this, I am developing the strangest craving for a ham sandwich...
My opinion on racism? The way I see it, there are two types of racism.
First, there's genuine racism. This is when someone engages in genuinely racist behavior, such as harrassing or threatening people based on their race, or actually bringing harm to them in some manner. This is completely unacceptable, and should be eradictated from our society.
Then, there's percieved racism. Some instances of percieved racism:
- A qualified white job applicant is hired when minorities have also applied. The cracker was qualified, so SHUT UP.
- An ethnic joke is made, such as the cracker comment seen above. This is not racism, IT'S A JOKE. You can not get up in arms every time racial slurs or racially based humor are used. Asian men have tiny dicks. Most of us know that the proceeding statement is a generalization, and entirely untrue, but it can be funny to say. There's no genuine racism here. It's humor, so get over it, and learn to laugh.
- Someone forgets to use one of our cute politically correct terms for non-whites, such as Native American, or African American, or Differently-Abled-Latino-Lesbian-Asian-Ame
rican, or whatever. Who honestly cares? Aside from maybe a name for identification, do we need all these words to define us?
