The government was created to serve the people, not the other way around.
I believe we have lost sight of this in America, not that we are serving the government (even tho we are!) but more that we dont control it like we should.
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The government was created to serve the people, not the other way around.
I believe we have lost sight of this in America, not that we are serving the government (even tho we are!) but more that we dont control it like we should.
Anyone who makes less than $175,000 a year and still votes Republican is, in my opinion, a fiscally uninformed fool. The GOP is the party of wealthy people, although some of us who fall into the upper tax brackets are still smart enough to vote with the other team since plenty of Democrats are wealthy, too. We're not at all about receiving welfare assistance.
Same with anyone who denies the basic factual science of global climate change. It's change, not just warming. And it's happening. Greenhouse gases are affecting the change but probably are working in cahoots with natural climatological changes.
Britney Spears needs to be put to sleep. Same with Paris Hilton.
The Beatles were pretty good but not earth-shatteringly great. They got overhyped because they paved the way for many others. The Stones were awesome.
Sit-com watching makes people dumber. And less funny, too.
Big Brother is the stupidest show on TV.
Katie Couric is a miserable failure as a network nightly news anchor. Why no one realized this disaster in advance indicates that there are some real knuckleheads at the helm of CBS.
Organized religion is the bane of our civilization. Fundamentalists scare me to death. I have no problem with people of faith or spirituality. I just don't like the Big Bidness of Big Religion, whether Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Islamic. Whatever. It breeds corruption.
Most hip hop is like bad nursery rhymes set to a primitive beat, only far less clever. Just listening to a couple of measures feels like it leeches IQ points from my brain.
The saggy pants look makes people look feeble-minded.
If people sacrificed half the time they spend sitting on their asses watching TV or playing on the computer and used that time for exercise instead, we wouldn't be facing nearly as bad an obesity epidemic in the Western world.
Cigarettes need to be outlawed.
When I hear people say "I can't do so and so," I believe that really means "I won't" or "I choose not to." People can do anything they damn well want to. Lots of people are too lazy and lack the gumption to do that.
People who believe gays or transsexuals have a choice in that matter are in denial of basic science and lack a heart. Anyone with a functioning brain and compassion knows that no one would consciously choose to be gay or transsexual. Grow a brain.
Women who cultivate stupidity or focus only on their looks and on promoting themselves as sexual temptresses are doing damage to women as a whole. Your brains matter, too. Work on growing your cerebral cortex and stop displaying your self-underestimation. Same with men who focus totally on the body, like bodybuilders. Physical beauty and strength are great. But they're even greater mixed with intelligence.
People who talk on their cell phones or text while driving are a menace to society.
I agree that the terms "liberal" and "gay" are not insults. Frankly, I see them more as compliments.
Big Pharmaceutical and Big Insurance companies drive our medical care in this country and are doing everyone in America a huge injustice. The diseases MVP labeled above are very real. He seems to be an opinionated but medically uninformed person. Drug companies do indeed do everything in their power to create new and more expensive drugs to treat these conditions so as to make more profits. But the conditions themselves are not a result of the corruption of Big Pharma.
Folks who think cannabis is a be-all, end-all perfect drug for everyone do it just as much injustice as those who think it's the devil's weed and needs to be outlawed across the board. It's a fascinating, fun, and, in many cases, medically helpful substance, but it's not for everyone and people need to realize that.
where r u
even darkside of the moon? I think that album is amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Its a Plant
what a gem of a post, birdgirl. I guess I've repped you recently already. that was packed with pertinent, in-your-face, fecund reason
Some smart people are unable to read between the lines.
Other smart people take things too literally.
Many informed people appear uninformed when stirring the pot.
I don't know if your comment was directed at me or not....and I don't really care.
I can think of three SPECIFIC medicial conditions where drugs from "big pharma" or whatever you are thinking literally saved my life....conditions that you sneer at while knowing nothing about. i could expain it....but I won't bother. That's WAY too much energy for someone with a vew like yours MVP.
Good for you that you didn't intend to hurt anyone....that's EXACTLY what I said to the man I hit while drunk driving (analogy). There....all fixed.
Now lets all just get along shall we? :wtf:
And Birdgirl.....the term is EUTHANIZED. Not putting them to sleep....unless you're doing something with Britney and Paris we don't know about....
I know that term, babe. I just wanted my plans for Britney and Paris to sound more colloquial and veterinary. "Euthanized" sounds like something medical and compassionate to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weedhound
"Put to sleep" seems more like an option for a woefully unproductive farm animal or a housepet who's a hopeless failure. That's what motivated my choice of terminology.
Lol.....your warm and fuzzy thoughts for them bring back my faith in mankind....:D
I feel a little guilty for thinking uncharitable thoughts toward Paris. I do think she's a pretty girl, and I'm sensitive to the fact that Geonagual finds her attractive. But it pains me that she's done nothing more significant with her life, like getting an education and putting that Hilton name and money to better use than as a party-porno girl.
I'm afraid I harbor no redeeming thoughts whatsoever about Britney. I'm just sorry she wasn't spayed three years ago. There I go again with the veterinary association . . . .
Like WE'd touch her with a ten foot pole...I mean..ahem...rabies pull.....:eek:
"Naturaly born...........born bad" its one of my fav movies too.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebgirl420
"Wheres the fukin snake juice"
I love how so many people hate America, yet don't know a damn thing about it. Were a lot more than our politicians.
Being a republican doesn't mean your a 80 year old white man who hates gays and blacks. Im proof of that. Im for gay rights, abortion, and im atheist.
People who abuse animals and children should be killed on site.
"Katie Couric is a miserable failure as a network nightly news anchor. Why no one realized this disaster in advance indicates that there are some real knuckleheads at the helm of CBS."
A few years ago, before Ann Coulter became a household name from saying inflamatory bitchy headline grabbing stupid stuff, Couric had her on the Today show. It was a royal set-up. Couric just lit into her for ragging Couric in a book Coulter had written. Coulter couldn't even get a word in edge-wise. That was total missuse of power Couric had and a personal vendetta. I was so pissed I actually sent an email to CBS complaining about it knowing I was just pissing into the wind. I hate Couric. She's a waste of good air and a joke under the guise of responsable journalism. I don't like Ann Coulter either but Couric's actions were just comardly.
Rebgirl.....good post and some good points there. :thumbsup:
And anudder ting. I hate it when people bitch at each other and call each other names on a thread titled UNPOPULAR THREADS. Or do you just not understand that asshole, opinion analogy? Now quit your bitchin' and play nice with others......or Daddy'll have to come over ther and shove that keyboard up yer ass and you'll be shittin' letters for a week! (Imitates Austin Powers), "Ooooo yeah, baby"!
Man I just reread that Couric crap. I meant cowardly not comardly. I'm such a dumb-ass sometimes. Actually, most of the time.
i love that shitQuote:
Originally Posted by Reefer Rogue
Digital Ballasts suck, unsafe.
ufc is full of unskilled skitz street fighters
kimbo cant fight for shit
tank abot will smash kimbo
mike tyson was the greatest ever
joe frazier is overrated
american football is soft
atm in australia there isnt a single half decent fighter
anthony mundine is totall shithouse
danny green cant fight
jeff fenech was australia's best ever
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are the most overrated bands that ever graced this godforsaken rock in space. Infact the whole 'british invasion' can kiss my ass.
The only way they changed the music world was by teaching people they could sell and ultimatley exploit music.
^BLASPHEMY! Led Zeppelin is fantastic!
There are a lot of people in America who should never be allowed anywhere near a gun.
I dont care how stupid people think those cat pictures are. I love them and they make me happy :)
LOL The Oregon Trail kitty almost made me piss myself laughing!
Reverse racism is wayyyyy too acceptable nowadays. I realize there were atrocities committed once upon a time, but it was human nature for the politically dominant ethnic group to suppress and exploit other groups; it was that way dating as far back as human history. If the whites' ancestors were as enlightened as we are now, they wouldn't have tolerated slavery, and it's too bad there had to be a war to end it. I wish the african descendants wouldn't currently feel such a sense of entitlement; the debt that we whites owe couldn't possibly be repaid without a couple hundred years of reversed slavery. So unless you want us to do that, quit feeling like reparations need to be paid.
Also, I wish we could make ethnic and cultural distinctions without feeling like we're walking on eggshells. The differences between us should be noted and valued and celebrated. I wish the 'n' word was de-demonized. Why get so bent out of shape over a word? unless there's bigoted intent and racist undertones, it's just a meaningless expulsion of air. it's like we're all back in kindergarten. tee hee, he said poo. Pay attention to what is being said, not the words that are being used.
Everyone will ALWAYS be a little bit racist, which is why the jena 6 incident hasn't gotten too much media coverage, and why everyone puts their life on hold when little white 6-year-old brittany smith goes missing, and why no one ever talks about the 200,000+ lives lost in the indonesian tsunami. Can you imagine the perpetual media storm if that happened in a white nation? you can legislate racial stuff all you want, but you'll never get deep into people's hearts. All cultures subconsciously feel they are superior to the others.
To hot girls: I'm sure there are a few different reasons why you wear revealing clothes in public, whether it's to sexually attract partners, to make people jealous, or to reinforce your self-esteem, etc. I wish you would be aware that there are others out there who are either too timid too approach you, or who would embarrassingly be rejected if they did approach you. The few guys who do approach you and actually get rewarded with your company are so incredibly outweighed by all the multitudes who are distracted and frustrated by your appearance. If you're okay with that, so be it. just be aware. Also, to the intellectual your exposed belly only means that you don't have enough character to rely on what's going on inside. You're probably okay with that too and probably aren't interested in the intellectuals. If that's the case, we're not interested in you.
The more time you spend talking, the less time you have to think.:i feel stupid:
To no one in particular, but if the shoe fits... Sometimes it's better to be quiet and have others think you an idiot than to speak up and remove all doubt.
I'm sorry about that. I don't feel good. I'm going to bed.
Aren't you quotting Mark Twain ?Quote:
Originally Posted by qdavid
My fave Twainism is:
If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain :D
I believe if we are truthful with ourselves we are all capable of great good and great evil.
I totally second Burnable's comments on reverse-racism. I'm just as offended by black people putting down white people, as white people putting down black people. Fuck melanin levels, we're all just people; if you're a black asshole, I'm gonna hit you in the face. If you're a white asshole, same deal. If you're mexican, chinese, african, or whatever and you're cool, then I'll be your friend. Putting down someone just for being a certain race is crap; and that includes putting down Americans, as is ever-so-popular these days.
And what's with the way American media portrays inter-ratial relations? I mean, are Americans actually that touchy about the race issue? I'm always seeing sitcoms and movies where blacks and whites have all this major tension, where somebody slips up and mentions something that acknowledges the fact that their present company is some colour or another. OMG! They're like "Oh, uh.... your black... I, uh, didn't notice....uh..." :rolleyes:
Oh as for the Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd comments: I think Led Zeppelin did some amazing music, but they absolutely went to hell in their later days. Pink Floyd... I never saw what the big deal is. I enjoy a few songs but overal I find them boring and for some reason they don't make use of their guitar talents. IE, I mean they do some kick-ass solo's but they're always short, and seldom utilized.
I'm also frustrated by the growing number of peopel who say depression, anxiety, and bi-polar aren't real conditions. I know that the pharmaceutical companies blow it way out of proportion, convincing us that anybody who gets a case of the blues or some stress needs meds, but it's no more sensible to take it to another extreme and claim they don't exist at all. Bi-polar especially actually, that shit is extreme. Anxiety is a horrible thing to deal with, I know from personal experience, and same with depression which I've had really bad lately.
Oh and I want to kill starbuck's employees that actually make you order your coffee as a "tall", "grande", or "vente". Once I ordered a medium and they kept saying "ok so do you mean a Grande?". I kept saying "medium", they kept pushing me to say "grande", and finally my sister came up and said "Look, he's not gonna bow down to your pretentious sizing, now give him a damn medium!" LOL, and they did. :jointsmile:
KISS was not good. Influential yes, in that they inspired a whole bunch of even crappier bands. But good? No.
I second that. A bunch of drek, through and through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Greenjeans
what happened to america, everyone needs to keep to themselves, stop snitching on every one, stop being scared, pick up a gun and defend yourselvles like we used too.the only person to stop a terrorist is the average american standing next to them. this is america, not complain and sue everything and MOST OF ALL TEACH YOUR KIDS SOME FUCKING RESPECT AND DISAPLINE THEM I DONT WANT TO HEAR THEM CRY OR THROW TANTRUMS IN PLUBLIC CAUSE THEY DONT GET THE TOY THEY WANT
"pick up a gun". Riiiight. That'll fix it.
I DONT MEAN KILL EVERYTHING THAT MOVES, IM A GOOD HUMAN AND VERY RESPECTFUL, YOU USE GUNS AS A LAST RESORTQuote:
Originally Posted by qdavid
but i have every right to defend myself by any means possible, i have every right to have a ccw license, and most crimes against us are with guns. if more people werent scare of them or if more people RESPECTED GUNS MORE i believ there would be less crime because you would be less likely to be attacked cause they know they would have 100 time greater chance to die if they messed with you
i like seeing opinions that are different than mine. variety is the spice. heres one of mine:
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:clap:
:dance:
"i have been all over to almost every state. california is was and always will be the center of the universe. it has everything i need and more, including all kinds of outdoor things to do, insanely fine females, and the absolute top notch bud. we need to be a seperate country or kingdom. dude its time for us to tell everyone else to suck a fucking dick or get with the damn program. i wish they all could be california girls"
too bad im moving to idaho for a while pretty soon:rolleyes:oh well you gotta do what you gotta do. besides, ive got a place/job/female waiting and i hear it gets really cold there. i can def do that!:cool:
I hope it's northern idaho. the southern part of the state is smelly, ugly, and barren. the north part is one of the greatest outdoor places I've been
lol i think im going to the shitty part bro, not sure its a town called orphino i just hope they have some herb there, even if it is the sunday special thats ok:stoned:
Being abused is your own fault.
Your financial situation is all your fault.
People who want to make the world a better place need to get a life.
Mormons need to stay in Utah.
I say OJ is innocent.
If you get angry or hurt due to someone else's actions, you brought it on yourself.