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« on: September 08, 2014, 09:53:58 AM »
even more so is that they exist as a by-product of American policies
It's a bit late to be playing the blame game. These are essentially the same people who, as Barbary State pirates, told Jefferson they could take American sailors as slaves because the Qur'an allows them to. The same people who say they'll never forgive the West for not allowing Indonesia to commit genocide in East Timor. The idea that they wouldn't be much a problem had we just been nicer to them, seems, to me, banal and self-destructive.
13562
« on: September 08, 2014, 09:06:40 AM »
Tell me, what's wrong with police having body armor and a rifle? There's literally nothing wrong with such. I know police officers and have family in law enforcement. They're normal people who are wanting to serve their community and protect the people from danger. Part of that is giving them the equipment to do so effectively There's so much wrong with it. The over-use of SWAT in recent years should give anybody pause enough to reconsider. And given the social estrangement happening between regular people and the police, it shouldn't be exacerbated by turning them into a paramilitary group and allowing them to implement ad-hoc martial law. They don't need a rifle or body armour. I just support businesses being taxed. And I support a reduction on corporate income taxes to a percentage close to the European average, as the American average is one of the highest in the world
That's fair enough but the brunt of my point lay in the protectionism.
13563
« on: September 08, 2014, 08:51:17 AM »
Are people seriously hating on FDR? What the fuck is this shit.
New Deal was largely unnecessary.
I'm no expect on the Depression, but the general consensus is that the government royally, royally bollocksed it.
The only thing the New Deal managed to get done was increase the national debt. It was WWII that ended it
That's not true. Wars can't create prosperity because, by definition, they only destroy. The economy only settled back properly around 1947, when it was freed up following the war.
13564
« on: September 08, 2014, 08:46:31 AM »
Well. you're in no position to call him a fascist when you support the militarisation of the police. You're also in position to claim to be right-wing economically, when you support high businesses taxes and protectionist measures.
13565
« on: September 08, 2014, 08:43:28 AM »
>be me >at humanities cluster with mates >having a decent time, some chatting some laughing while we work >teacher comes out >what're you working on he asks >politics I say >health and social, one of my mates says >what're you doing here then, he asks, go to where you should be >I laugh at my friend's face >what're you laughing at, he asks >just her, sir, it isn't you I answer >no what're you laughing at >just her >right, he says to my friend, I'll let you work here if you're quiet >you, he turns to me, >yes sir? >you're going to live with your auntie and uncle in bel air Spoiler No, he actually kicked me off the cluster and told me I didn't have the right attitude. Fucking puritans.
13566
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:55:41 AM »
Are just British people with better dentistry
ya k00nt
13567
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:55:19 AM »
Aren't you in university?
No. I'm in college.
there's a difference?
Colleges are the physical campuses of a university. The educational state of college is an intermediary stage between high school and university. One is a location, the other is a process.
13568
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:53:48 AM »
The internet is making me want to convert to this.
Muh special snowflake indecision centrist stance :^)
It's not even that. Apatheism is literally just lazy atheism.
No stance = stance
Flawless logic.
Are you an idiot? That's what atheism is, the lack of a stance. It's a negative belief. Anybody who doesn't actively believe in the existence of a deity is an atheist, no matter how they want to phrase it.
13569
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:51:58 AM »
Aren't you in university?
No. I'm in college.
13570
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:51:00 AM »
Are people seriously hating on FDR? What the fuck is this shit.
New Deal was largely unnecessary. I'm no expect on the Depression, but the general consensus is that the government royally, royally bollocksed it.
13571
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:48:28 AM »
Sweet, I now have something to do during free periods.
13572
« on: September 08, 2014, 02:00:48 AM »
So they can get Ebola and go die in some Chinese sweatshop in Angola?
Fuck off.
13573
« on: September 08, 2014, 01:59:31 AM »
I'm almost certain the Abrahamic God doesn't exist.
I'm absolutely certain there's no reason to believe in any other sort of god, either.
I'm again almost certain that if a god did exist, he wouldn't be worthy of worship.
13574
« on: September 08, 2014, 01:55:12 AM »
Spoiler The Great Depression, and World War II would like a word with you.
Again, all of that fiscal stimulus did fuck all for the Depression. Fiscal policies are terrible at stabilising/reviving aggregate demand.
13575
« on: September 08, 2014, 01:53:55 AM »
FDR was pretty good.
I almost made my worst a four way tie because of him. He is terrible in the fact that he increased the size of the government way too much. Not to mention he made one of the most broken welfare systems in the world.
Just forget about the fact that he ended the Depression, created tens of thousands of jobs, and led us through the deadliest war in European history, right?
lol He prolonged the Depression with his shit policies.
13576
« on: September 07, 2014, 07:18:07 PM »
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i think he's joking
hue I didn't even notice that.
13577
« on: September 07, 2014, 07:11:12 PM »
]Autistics are good at math
LOL
Is this your way of initiating some kind of stupid argument?
Who put a stick up your butt, today?
I thought you were fucking joking. Not every autist is a savant at maths. Calm down.
HOLY FUCK YES THEY FUCKING ARE
Well now I can't tell if you're joking or just an idiot.
13578
« on: September 07, 2014, 07:06:01 PM »
]Autistics are good at math
LOL
Is this your way of initiating some kind of stupid argument?
Who put a stick up your butt, today? I thought you were fucking joking. Not every autist is a savant at maths. Calm down.
13579
« on: September 07, 2014, 07:02:54 PM »
Fucking keynesians.
If only Milton Friedman had access to a time machine.
13580
« on: September 07, 2014, 07:00:53 PM »
]Autistics are good at math LOL
13581
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:59:40 PM »
FDR was pretty good.
I almost made my worst a four way tie because of him. He is terrible in the fact that he increased the size of the government way too much. Not to mention he made one of the most broken welfare systems in the world.
You might be forgetting the completely fucking retarded fiscal/monetary policies.
13582
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:56:39 PM »
FDR was pretty good.
13583
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:45:28 PM »
Best: Grover Cleveland.
Worst: Woodrow Wilson or Abe Lincoln.
13584
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:26:10 PM »
Yes, most cultures and groups have their own beliefs on deities and/or afterlife, but I'm talking specifically about the Christian God.
If we're talking specifically about the Abrahamic God, then yes I agree. If we're assuming the Bible was never written, a very similar God would've likely developed in its stead. If the Bible were erased from history now, no other similar God would likely be invented.
13585
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:21:29 PM »
The internet is making me want to convert to this.
Muh special snowflake indecision centrist stance :^)
It's not even that. Apatheism is literally just lazy atheism.
13586
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:20:27 PM »
What do?
I've taken a sleeping tablet, too.
13587
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:19:41 PM »
White bread is godly.
13588
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:18:47 PM »
People should not take the Bible literally for a multitude of reasons.
But then wouldn't people stop believing in God?
Yeah, no
You don't need to conform your beliefs by reading a book. All you need to do to be Christian is to accept God and Jesus Christ as your savior, along with being a decent person and not purposely do bad things. I don't read the Bible, I don't go to church, and I don't pray as much but I know I'm still a Christian. All that stuff is just extra people think they need to do
People wouldn't think God existed if the Bible didn't say so.
I have to disagree with you there.
13589
« on: September 07, 2014, 04:48:13 PM »
People should not take the Bible literally for a multitude of reasons.
But then wouldn't people stop believing in God?
True. Religious people tend to make "better" citizens. Just replace religion with culture. There you go.
13590
« on: September 07, 2014, 04:39:37 PM »
You can go fuck yourself.
I wouldn't sacrifice my little finger for my own mother.
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