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Reply to Strangest Set Of Bumpstickers Ever in Misc JoeUser Forums

I've gotta say, I have a special place in my heart for "Except for fascism, slavery, etc... war never fixed anything."

Reply to Yo, Left, Yo, Left…. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Technically, since the Right is currently closer to the center-mainstream, you'd have to say that the Right has already gone first, and it's well past time for the Left to step up and follow suit. Assuming, of course, that Rightwinger 's argument is correct.

Reply to Strangest Set Of Bumpstickers Ever in Misc JoeUser Forums

Yes, please!

Strangest Set Of Bumpstickers Ever in Misc JoeUser Forums

Word on the street (heh) is that somewhere in Maryland, there is a car with the following automotive decoratiosn all displayed--at the same time! + Darwin Fish + Oh Lord Please Protect Me From Your Followers + Don't Pray in My School and I Won't Think in Your Church + Doing My Best to Piss Off the Religious Rig

Reply to A Few Thoughts About Secular Humanism in Life JoeUser Forums

latour , I take it you're a strong atheist. What would be the correct assumption to start out with, when talking to a strong atheist? Why is " the odds that god exists are greater than zero" such a bad assumption to make, when talking to a strong atheist? Is it because strong atheists have special access to the true probability of god's existence? Or is it because strong atheists become unhappy when confronted with reasonabl

Reply to Liberals Mock the Working Class in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Gid , With me, at least, it actually hurts your argument a little, to claim that the opposing faction is behaving badly, without providing a link to your evidence.

Reply to A Few Thoughts About Secular Humanism in Life JoeUser Forums

PacDragon said: "The record seems pretty clear that human components alone don't get the job done." Perhaps, but the record doesn't show that non- or super-human components would do a better job. Sounds similar to saying, "History has not shown that humans are capable of intergalactic travel. Hence, magic is the answer." Your analogy would make a lot more sense if there was any reason to believe that mankind's mo

Reply to Do Gay guys know the meaning of Intimacy? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Seriously, it's been my experience that women tend to be better at the whole "intimacy" thing than men do. I get the distinct impression, both from history and my own personal life experiences, that one vital role women play in society is to "civilize" the men they interact with. I know this makes me sound horribly bigoted and sexist. No matter how I sound, though, I assure that I am not. It's obvious that women differ from men in many prof

Reply to Dispelling the myth of rude New Yorkers in Travel JoeUser Forums

Okay, but did you make it here ?

Reply to Howard the coward says Republicans never work in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm oncall 24/7. Not a day goes by that I don't put in at least 8 hours. And that doesn't count the two or three times a year, when I work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, for months at a time.

Reply to If You Hate Ann Coulter, Then You Hate Democracy in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

All very true. To be fair, though, I'd like to point out that Ann doesn't really specialize in intellectual debate. Don't get me wrong: she has a powerful intellect, which she focuses quite effectively on her work, but her essays aren't really what you'd call "intellectual". She makes too extensive use of exaggeration, for an intellectual debate to be possible. But that's okay with me. I don't read her for intellectual effect; I have other places

Reply to If You Hate Ann Coulter, Then You Hate Democracy in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Actually, I was referring to this: Besides, I'm sure Anne Coulter gets mad laid. What do you think the Young Republicans are for?

Reply to another article about domesticity and appliances in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Nice! That is one sweet-looking vacuum cleaner. Only $100, you say? Hrm....

If You Hate Ann Coulter, Then You Hate Democracy in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Okay, not really. But check this out. It's got the usual exaggeration for comic effect that we've all come to know and love (or hate) from Ann Coulter, based, as usual, on a solid premise. But I'll let the conclusion speak for itself: "Chuck Schumer could be the last D

Reply to "Give Me My Hot Dog and STFU!" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

sushiK , on what basis do you ban Religions from schoolyards? Would you ban PETA, or Planned Parenthood, or Greenpeace, or the ROTC, or The March of Dimes, or MADD?

Reply to "Give Me My Hot Dog and STFU!" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

'That is basically how I feel towards Religion pushers" It also happens to be how I feel about anti-Religion pushers. Only, hold on a moment... why is that when I want the nihilists and the secular humanists to back off, I'm some kind of psycho fundie who's stifling debate and repressing the sheeple and building up a theocracy, but when you want the religious-types to back off, you get credit for being a reasonable person who just wants to be

Reply to A Few Thoughts About Secular Humanism in Life JoeUser Forums

Ooh. Good question. I'm saying that if it is resolvable, its resolution must have a non- or super-human component. The record seems pretty clear that human components alone don't get the job done.

Reply to A Few Thoughts About Secular Humanism in Life JoeUser Forums

What about them? I think it's just as obvious that in addition to their innate and inescapable potential for evil, humans have an innate and inescapable potential for good. Together, these two potentials produce an inner conflict which means that while no evil is beyond redemption, no good is perfect. Even people who strive to be "Lawful Good" don't always succeed. This is exactly what I'm talking about. History tells us time and a

A Few Thoughts About Secular Humanism in Life JoeUser Forums

Got into a (very) brief debate with Michael Totten about secular humanism , in the comments on this post . Specifically, we were talking about why some conservatives consider Democracy and Education b

Reply to Democratic Underground Prophecy Watch in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Okay, okay, but if any of these predictions come true, I expect all you laughers out there coughlittlewhipcough to be right back here, doing penance on your knees for ridiculing these insightful and enlightened people. (By the way, I heard this morning that the Euro is falling, in response to the "no EU" votes in France and the Netherlands. So I'm withdrawing even my allowance for something bad to happen to the dollar.)

Reply to Here's the deal... in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm sorry you feel that way. But then, it's not like you want to talk about your (presumably hypothetical) yeast infection, any more than I want to hear about it. I mean, would you agree to the opposite proposition, "you tell me about Jesus, and I'll tell you about my bowels and vaginal issues"? Probably not. On the other hand, how comfortable would you be, keeping silent about the things that you believe are true and good, s

Reply to Here's the deal... in Misc JoeUser Forums

Funny shirt, but bad comparison. How about this? "You don't tell me about how Jesus is good for my soul, and I won't tell you about how gay marriage is good for society."

Reply to I Used To Be a Neocon in Politics JoeUser Forums

It's funny: I guess I'm a "neocon", but this guy was waaay more hardcore about the whole thing that I ever am. I get this sometimes, hanging out at Protest Warrior events. Some fellow conservative will strike up a conversation with me, and all I can think is, "stop repeating all the talking points, asshat!" So, yeah. This guy comes across as a bandwagon-jumping loon. He described himself not as a neocon, but as a liberal caricature of

Democratic Underground Prophecy Watch in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

I hang out at Democratic Underground . Not all the time! Hardly ever, in fact. But every so often, I drop by to see how the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy looks from the outside. I like to browse the forums, read what these people are saying about all the issues of the day. One thing I've noticed is that the

Reply to How Soviet Russia Won World War II in World War II JoeUser Forums

Whatever, rick . Let's start over, shall we? Here's my thesis: The Soviet Union, under Stalin, allied with Nazi Germany, enabling and empowering Hitler to perpetrate his crimes against humanity. Not only that, but Stalin even supported Hitler's offensives with offensives of his own, notably against Finland and Poland. I'll go ahead and repeat that: the Soviet Union, as a matter of government policy, invaded Finland and Polan