[WAR] so let's talk about this mosque in New York - Page 10

Archbio · 08-25-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Starwing

Again, taking my words and adding a meaning to them that isn't there. He could of still decided to build it but with the possible reaction in mind. I am not saying he did or didn't.

You said that they "should have thought a bit more" about it. As in, in your opinion, they didn't think enough about it. I don't see any other meaning to that than the one that I've articulated.

But really the gist of the thing is that you think that it's justifiable (I'm not saying that you share the reaction) for people to react as though any visible sign of muslims existing on the island of Manhattan (in 2010) has anything to do with the 2001 attacks, and I think it's justifiable to tell them that it's a disgraceful, irrational attitude of intolerance.

I'm going to leave it at that.

I think that what Fifthfiend was saying is that saying that a country is better than China isn't saying much. Unless "better" just means "more powerful."

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Originally Posted by P.A.N.T.S.

Man you dudes don't have to deal with this shit but I've met some ofthose flying ring-wraith dudes and they scary as fuck. Eagles be pissing themselves yo.

That's jive talk. Just teach the Eagles how to make fire already.

Professor Smarmiarty · 08-25-2010, 04:23 PM

They don't have the necessary dexterity for the act of firemaking.

Archbio · 08-25-2010, 04:40 PM

If you can hit stuff with a rock, firemaking is just another rock away.

Alternatively, just give them a torch.

Alt-alternatively, just light them on fire.

Fifthfiend · 08-25-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RobinStarwing

Dude, I didn't say we were better than China... We are better than China

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

RobinStarwing · 08-25-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

What we have here is a failure to communicate.

No, what we have here is a failure to understand that I speak as I think. I do not spin or pull bullshit. When I say something, I mean what I say.

Like my opinion of the human race. 90% of it is made up of mindless sheep who only bitch about something when it DIRECTLY interferes in their pathetic little lives and will otherwise do nothing as long as all their needs and wants are met.

Or that no matter what a person says, people will always try to read something else into it...whether there is something there or not.

So now I will step out of this debate as anythign else I say will obviously be taken out of context or given meanings that I didn't assign to it.

Nique · 08-25-2010, 06:42 PM

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Like my opinion of the human race. 90% of it is made up of mindless sheep who only bitch about something when it DIRECTLY interferes in their pathetic little lives and will otherwise do nothing as long as all their needs and wants are met.

This* is the type of opinion one hopes angtsy teens will grow out of.

*Yeah yeah I know it's xkcd but hey there's even an Ayn Rand reference!

Fifthfiend · 08-25-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RobinStarwing

No, what we have here is a failure to understand that I speak as I think. I do not spin or pull bullshit. When I say something, I mean what I say.

Like my opinion of the human race. 90% of it is made up of mindless sheep who only bitch about something when it DIRECTLY interferes in their pathetic little lives and will otherwise do nothing as long as all their needs and wants are met.

Or that no matter what a person says, people will always try to read something else into it...whether there is something there or not.

So now I will step out of this debate as anythign else I say will obviously be taken out of context or given meanings that I didn't assign to it.

pochercoaster · 08-25-2010, 07:04 PM

According to the human development index, Norway is the best country in the world, Canada is the 4th, and the United States is the 13th.

Last time I checked, the United States does not have free health care, universal gay marriage, universal abortion rights (I may be wrong- I think one or two states don't allow abortion, but I don't remember for sure...), and the death penalty is still legal. That doesn't seem very forward for the best country in the world. It also seems like the poor in the United States tend to be really fucking poor and the rich tend to be really fucking rich, whereas in other countries the gap isn't so pronounced.

Osterbaum · 08-25-2010, 07:33 PM

Newsweek just recently chose Finland as the best country in the world.

POS Industries · 08-25-2010, 07:45 PM

Whew! Good thing nobody reads Newsweek anymore!

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Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	They don't have the necessary dexterity for the act of firemaking.

08-25-2010, 07:04 PM	#98
pochercoaster rollerpocher tycoon Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,808	According to the human development index, Norway is the best country in the world, Canada is the 4th, and the United States is the 13th. Last time I checked, the United States does not have free health care, universal gay marriage, universal abortion rights (I may be wrong- I think one or two states don't allow abortion, but I don't remember for sure...), and the death penalty is still legal. That doesn't seem very forward for the best country in the world. It also seems like the poor in the United States tend to be really fucking poor and the rich tend to be really fucking rich, whereas in other countries the gap isn't so pronounced.