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Forgive my laziness Brad, but what kind of book?

Reply to Some thoughts on "gun control" in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="26"]Germany did not have an open civil/revolutionary war. No, but it did have armed citizens opposing the government. And it worked.You might not want to call it a revolution, but the socialist MPs who were forcibly removed from parliament certainly saw it differently. [/quote] It is not I that doesnt call it a revolution but history. It is you who wish to rewrite the history books to suit your own agenda. Calling it a revolutio

Reply to Some thoughts on "gun control" in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="23"]Yes, that's what happened in Germany in the early 1930s. [/quote] Germany did not have an open civil/revolutionary war. Anyways you can't expect a people how have been told what to do for so long to self-govern responsibly so soon. The 13 colonies governed themselves for a long time bofre its revolution.

Reply to Some thoughts on "gun control" in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="cactoblasta" comment="15"]"An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject."If your AK47 can't take down a stealth bomber, you'll never win against the US state if it decides to put you down.Arguments that guns protect against a malicious state are a bit redundant considering how incredibly sophisticated military weaponry is compared to civilian varieties.[/quote] Don't need to shoot it down mate, just take its base. Aircraft dont win wars the infantry d

Reply to Gitmo and Liberal Shame in Politics Stardock Forums

Since 1943 the US flamethowers used napalm as fuel.

Reply to Global Warming Prediction Tracker in Pure Technology Stardock Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" comment="6"]The wonders of the Internet - over time, the Global warming movement will continue to lose credibility.[/quote] Does losing credibility mean anything when something is more based on faith?

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics Stardock Forums

Seems fairly simular to me. But you may have a few more taxes lumped on. Sole Trader

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="stevendedalus" comment="74"]Such as today whereby the top 1% own 99% of the nation's wealth. I suspect that also includes the Sardis, Japanese and Chinese magnets.][/quote] lol. The bottom 50% of the US population controls 3% of the nations wealth though YOU (directed at Stevendedalus [major] and other socialists [minor]) might think its bad but the bottom 50% of the WORLD only controls 1% of the total wealth. So not only do US citizens get a bigger slice of p

Reply to A conversation about taxes in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="cactoblasta" comment="30"]However I didn't pick up that you were talking about corporate taxes rather than personal taxes.[/quote] Most U.S. businesses are sole proprietors 72.6% 1997 . Sole proprietors are taxed through the owner. So it doesn't really matter if its corporate or personal taxes.

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="stevendedalus" comment="73"]Tell that to the Founding Fathers who got rich on the back of slavery.[/quote] The Founding Fathers were not subsistance famers. Do you even know what subsistance means?

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Its pretty!

Reply to I am NOT Religious, I just Love G-D in Religion JoeUser Forums

[quote who="little-whip" comment="43"]The main message, as George Carlin once pointed out, is the same no matter which God you worship..."Don't be a dick."[/quote] Maybe in monotheism, in my religon you sometimes have to be a dick.

Reply to Bush Hatred Reaches New Heights in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="MasonM" comment="32"] Frankly I am going to be quite amused when all of the Obama worshippers start realizing that he's just another scumbag politician and not the "something different" savior they thought they were getting.[/quote] Can we be sure they will ever realize? Its possible that they could just decide to ignore any problems that crop up.

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="stevendedalus" comment="70"]BS, mate, how do you think they filled their storage bins but from the tithes on the poor.[/quote] Cheesemakers, bee keepers, craftsmen and most importantly... merchants. Wealth is not created by subsistance farmers, which is what most people were back then.

Reply to Evil concealed by money in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="stevendedalus" comment="64"]Technical; nevertheless an excellent point, particulary in those days most of the taxes came from the POOR.[/quote] Even in the the Dark ages people with wealth still payed more tax mate. The value of labor was less then the value of stuff.

Reply to Yes, Tax the Rich in Politics Stardock Forums

Thing about most of american business owners is that they wear many hats. They don't just sit in their comfy offices and tell the little ants what to do, they roll up their sleaves and do grunt work too.

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Low end starts at 2K. High end starts at 4.8K and change.

Reply to Do you know the meaning of the terms you use? in Blogging Stardock Forums

exactly... lol didn't get that I was pointing it out eh?

Reply to Do you know the meaning of the terms you use? in Blogging Stardock Forums

One of the few spelling mistakes I hate to make is using your instead you are! lol

Reply to Gays revolt! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="60"]-enforce laws based upon the immorality of those actions?No. The laws are enforced based on the danger those actions represent to others. [/quote] They also enforce laws to protect citizens from themselves. Suicide is against the law, same with dueling. Both acts are with consenting adults.

Reply to Gays revolt! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Basmas" comment="59"].Can infertile people marry?[/quote] Infertility has always been a reason to get a divorce... so yes traditionally it is of less value.

Reply to Do you know the meaning of the terms you use? in Blogging Stardock Forums

How many people know that when you call someone your hero your calling them your demigod?

Reply to Gays revolt! in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" comment="47"]I dont know, I prefer beef. [/quote] Well in the way your using it ya beef is better then long pork. lol

Reply to Gays revolt! in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote who="Leauki" comment="50"]This is going a bit far. Abortion is not a tool to repair a broken gene pool.Thanks. Yours is probably the best arguments against both incest and abortion I have heard.[/quote] Its just going further! People are saying we should not force morality on others, yet no matter how we try we will. I m stating what they could do to fix the situation, not what is right, supposedly its not our place to judge morality.

Reply to What is our Poverty? in US Domestic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" comment="2"] Perhaps we should take a radical and new approach. The first step is to admit that not all children are headed to, eligible for, or want to go to college.[/quote] I d say lets look back in history and look to George Washington Caver's Tuskgee aproach, which is basicly what you said Dr Guy. [quote who="Dr Guy" comment="2"]The first step is to admit that not all children are headed to, eligible for, or want to go to college.[/