if men could give birth, there would be no purpose for women at all.

Yeah, you're still an idiot.

there is nothing that would genetically identify you as "white" (that we've seen so far)

Not being genetic =/= being socially constructed.

Race is defined phenotypically.

suffering

the sentient being's capacity to suffer is the only thing that has any intrinsic value

such that all other values are derived from it

it is the end value

Actually, define "intrinsic".

The only purpose of females is to give birth. Otherwise evolution would have wiped them out centuries ago.

If you're serious, you're a fucking moron.

It tends to annoy me when people say there is no point to life if an afterlife doesn't exist.

I don't get it; value is usually proportional to scarcity. Utter immortality would completely devalue human experience.

Everyone is born straight.

Quote from: Meta Cognition on May 26, 2015, 02:30:54 PM

- At least 75pc (being conservative with that estimate) of the global population have absolutely no right whatsoever to have solid views on the economy or potential policy.
- Most people are just flat out fucking stupid.
- Democracy is a shitty way of organising a government.
- Some people are worth more than others.
- If you're making a proposition without any empirical content, what you're saying is fucking meaningless.
- Obama is probably a borderline psychopath.
- Fundamentalists like ISIS are the way they are because of what they believe, not some hidden economic or social grievance. They're literally just evil.
- Some cultures and values are objectively superior to others.
- The utility of a belief has no bearing on its truth, or the value of it being believed.

based bryan cranston though

- At least 75pc (being conservative with that estimate) of the global population have absolutely no right whatsoever to have solid views on the economy or potential policy.
- Most people are just flat out fucking stupid.
- Democracy is a shitty way of organising a government.
- Some people are worth more than others.
- If you're making a proposition without any empirical content, what you're saying is fucking meaningless.
- Obama is probably a borderline psychopath.
- Fundamentalists like ISIS are the way they are because of what they believe, not some hidden economic or social grievance. They're literally just evil.
- Some cultures and values are objectively superior to others.
- The utility of a belief has no bearing on its truth, or the value of it being believed.

Lol. America should increase its naval presence in the South China Sea.

The Commies won't fucking do anything.

Quote from: DAS "كافر" B00T on May 25, 2015, 07:08:17 PM

Well gee, maybe they should have became citizens...

Why should they when they're already citizens in all but formality? It's just a waste of time, really.

Democracy is the system of involved citizenry, not people just hanging around who will be affected. If they'd been paying attention, they'd have known that the probability of a British referendum. If they really wanted to express their interest, they should've become citizens beforehand.

If they want to now that it's definitely on the cards, they forfeited their right to participate with their apathy.

*So few by so many

Or am I missing something

F00k, you got me.

It's Memorial Day in the US at the moment; while not a holiday in Britain, but it is nevertheless something I privately participate in. As Churchill said following the Battle of Britain, never has so much been owed by so many to so few. And while the nations of the West have their issues, they have also demonstrated their civilisation and moral superiority; whether it be triumph over Nazism, or the current fight against terrorists who fundamentally oppose our culture and values.

However ambivalent our victories may have been, or will be, we nevertheless honour those who died in defence of civilisation. Not just democracy, not just for King and country, not just for blind patriotism--but for the defence of civil society and freedom for all. Blunders and mistakes have been made, leaders drawn us astray and militaries misused throughout history. But, ultimately, the sacrifice of our soldiers embodies a willingness to maintain the security of our society against all manner of threats.

And to those who have died on the front of whichever war, may you rest in peace. Whether or not your specific sacrifice was ultimately for a good cause is immaterial now, and your death is nevertheless remembered by we, the living.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Because it is 'unkind'

The Boy Scouts of America, an organization with semi-military origins, has put out approved activities for its members, and water gun fights are strictly prohibited.

A blog for the organization’s leaders said May 6 that pointing simulated firearms at people is not allowed.

“Why the rule? A Scouter once told me this explanation I liked quite a bit: A Scout is kind. What part of pointing a firearm [simulated or otherwise] at someone is kind?” said Bryan Wendell on the scouting website.

The rule is clarified in the Boy Scouts of America National Shooting Manual, which says “For water balloons, use small, biodegradable balloons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball. […] Water guns and rubber band guns must only be used to shoot at targets, and eye protection must be worn.”

The manual includes a lengthy list of other prohibited items — boomerangs, crossbows, potato guns, spear guns and throwing stars. Scouts also may not use “marshmallow shooters that require placing a straw or similar device in the mouth.”

The Scouting movement began in the early 20th century Britain under the tutelage of Lt. Gen. Robert Baden-Powell, who wrote the first “Scouting for Boys” manual.

Baden-Powell learned from his military experiences in India and southern Africa that young soldiers often lacked outdoor-survival skills. He also cited the Mafeking Cadet Corps, a group of adolescent and pre-adolescent boys that he used to great success during the Second Boer War siege of that town. The boys eagerly took on such essential military duties as couriers and intelligence, freeing older soldiers for more-demanding tasks.

Numerous critical journalists and bloggers noted that Scouting when they were boys included such activities as bottle rockets, wooden sword fights and Midnight Football, which a Gawker author described as “a sort of combat rugby played in blackout conditions on a hard tile floor.”

Negative feedback flowed into the comments section of the blog, complaining of political correctness, of “turning boys into a bunch of wusses,” and of an out-of-touch national leadership.

“This makes BSA look ridiculous and has little if any impact on safety,” said Gary Holeiwnski.

“Sometimes I just have to laugh out loud at how idiotic some things in our society have become. We can’t squirt each other with water guns because it is a ‘simulated’ gun. I can’t believe BSA is so worried about the PC police that it has a policy like this,” added commenter Gary USMC.

“Yes, let’s carry every policy to the absurd extreme. That will certainly help scouts shed that geeky image,” added another commenter.

The Boy Scouts of America National Shooting Manual guidelines are to be followed by anyone involved with Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Venturing, Sea Scouting, or shooting sports committees, the document adds.

The world is fucking insane.

so why only enfranchise a small portion of them?

I don't know; it's a dumb move. But given their size, it isn't really worth worrying about.

Why the fuck should non-citizens be able to decide the fate of the country? It defeats the point of a national citizenry altogether.