like, I appreciate the things that were done by the people who founded america (if they did anything, maybe they were all just EVIL, except for Benjamin Franklin, he a pimp)
but really, everyone should have those rights by default
the fact that we had to sit down and write a list of how you couldn't fuck people over is kind of bad in itself
not to mention all the loopholes in it that had to be fixed with amendments and whatnot
and the fact that sometimes the government blatantly ignores it
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wee-ow, that sentence was not too well constructed
no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
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Teefs I don't get it, do you think rights per se are dumb and awful
or just that they're a joke because they're never upheld and respected the way they should be?
I think the concept is that there are no natural rights (as defined by "enlightenment" thinking).
All rights are guaranteed within a sociological/cultural structure.
well, teefs' idea anyway
it's basically a roundabout way to espouse you don't think a terrorist is all that bad using comparative reasoning
for example, i remember her telling me that the russian train bombing thing, they had it comin
i look at it on a base, clinical level. that's retarded. crazy people bomb things. i mean, you can assign an ideology to something but at the end of the day your brain is a brain that went ahead one day and decided that bombing an area full of innocent people was a Sane Decision
no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
that's not what I was saying at all
but I'm hardly going to be like, man this postal system is great
thanks france!
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no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
that's not what I was saying at all
but I'm hardly going to be like, man this postal system is great
thanks france!
well then maybe next time you could consider not using the definite article in a situation that would be better suited to the indefinite article
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Viscount Islands[INSERT SoKo HERE]...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered Userregular
edited May 2010
Confessions of an Economic Hitman was such a depressing and infuriating book.
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I want to do with you
What spring does with the cherry trees.
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no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
that's not what I was saying at all
but I'm hardly going to be like, man this postal system is great
thanks france!
well then maybe next time you could consider not using the definite article in a situation that would be better suited to the indefinite article
no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
maybe you should finish the sentence before you attribute dumb opinions to people and get mad at them for it!
Wow, so much hate of America! We're not perfect, but I'll be damned if I don't love living here. Not saying we're the best country or anything, but I am able to work hard and play hard thanks to the capitalistic system here.
Def. not trying to start an argument, just saying America, or I should say the US, works perfectly for people like myself. I realize it far from works for everyone, but no country does. I just know I'm lucky to live here. That's about it.
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no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
i'm not sure what this is meant to mean
I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
that's not what I was saying at all
but I'm hardly going to be like, man this postal system is great
thanks france!
well then maybe next time you could consider not using the definite article in a situation that would be better suited to the indefinite article
no, you misunderstand. I'm saying my country is good because it's the country that established the infrastructure and freedoms that allow me to have such an easy, free existence
maybe you should finish the sentence before you attribute dumb opinions to people and get mad at them for it!
Teefs I don't get it, do you think rights per se are dumb and awful
or just that they're a joke because they're never upheld and respected the way they should be?
I think the concept is that there are no natural rights (as defined by "enlightenment" thinking).
All rights are guaranteed within a sociological/cultural structure.
well, teefs' idea anyway
it's basically a roundabout way to espouse you don't think a terrorist is all that bad using comparative reasoning
for example, i remember her telling me that the russian train bombing thing, they had it comin
i look at it on a base, clinical level. that's retarded. crazy people bomb things. i mean, you can assign an ideology to something but at the end of the day your brain is a brain that went ahead one day and decided that bombing an area full of innocent people was a Sane Decision
Uh... no, not at all.
I actually agree with Teefs on this one. Morals and "rights" are assigned on a social and cultural level. There is no universal baseline.
That does NOT, however, mean that they are any less meaningful or powerful. In fact, I would argue that it is because they are a product of our society that they are so powerful. We have, as a community of almost 6 billion, decided that certain things are just not acceptable to us. That, to me, has way more impact than it just being sort of part of the way things are (even though there is no evidence to support that).
In fact, if you attribute rights and morals to some natural or predestined cause you are, I believe, more likely to ignore when they are stepped on/overreached. Because, hey, they'll always be there because they're part of reality! No, they aren't; they are part of our society and we need to be constantly vigilant that our society continues to hold them to be rights.
Moral relativism (I hate that term) isn't a justification for atrocious acts; it's merely an identification as to the role society plays within the formation of worldview.
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like, I appreciate the things that were done by the people who founded america (if they did anything, maybe they were all just EVIL, except for Benjamin Franklin, he a pimp)
but really, everyone should have those rights by default
the fact that we had to sit down and write a list of how you couldn't fuck people over is kind of bad in itself
not to mention all the loopholes in it that had to be fixed with amendments and whatnot
and the fact that sometimes the government blatantly ignores it
edit: mine from above I mean
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I think you found your "more arrogant statement"
it's not very hard to sleuth out what I'm saying
I love America because America does everything for me
if I weren't living in America, I might be living in say
venezuela
or china
you'd do a 234 year old person? that's real gross
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epiphanies?
Ben Franklin would
I think that's justification enough
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yes my saying that i don't understand you is very arrogant
or maybe i just meant that you were implying that the US is the only country with the 'infrastructure and freedoms' that have allowed you to live such such an 'easy free life'
yes, maybe that
and, we should definitely try to move forward and make it a better place
well, teefs' idea anyway
it's basically a roundabout way to espouse you don't think a terrorist is all that bad using comparative reasoning
for example, i remember her telling me that the russian train bombing thing, they had it comin
i look at it on a base, clinical level. that's retarded. crazy people bomb things. i mean, you can assign an ideology to something but at the end of the day your brain is a brain that went ahead one day and decided that bombing an area full of innocent people was a Sane Decision
I was going to say this, but I basically said it already.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I'm kind of having a mini one about the nature of sovereignty and the character of the state but I'm not quite ready to write it down
that's not what I was saying at all
but I'm hardly going to be like, man this postal system is great
thanks france!
W-well.
Yeah.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
Man or lady, America is pretty hot.
well then maybe next time you could consider not using the definite article in a situation that would be better suited to the indefinite article
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I think we are trying. After too much conservatism, a second progressive movement seems due.
maybe you should finish the sentence before you attribute dumb opinions to people and get mad at them for it!
this is stupid
edit: and boring!
later!
Def. not trying to start an argument, just saying America, or I should say the US, works perfectly for people like myself. I realize it far from works for everyone, but no country does. I just know I'm lucky to live here. That's about it.
that sounds like some heavy shit for a sunday afternoon
ps i'm thinking about buying a book of essays by dave kopel
this is related to you because he does some lawyering
okay, bye
it's a person
is the armed citizen section which is recent news blurbs about citizens successfully defending themselves from criminals
take that!
i mean if you look at everything he says, his and her political viewpoints actually do not really match up at all
i guess our perspective is a little tinged by the fact the nineties on up were relatively good to us to a point
the aughts fuckin' sucked
fashion and music were pretty good, though
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Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
still playing catchup to Europe on both fronts 8-)
fair enough
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Uh... no, not at all.
I actually agree with Teefs on this one. Morals and "rights" are assigned on a social and cultural level. There is no universal baseline.
That does NOT, however, mean that they are any less meaningful or powerful. In fact, I would argue that it is because they are a product of our society that they are so powerful. We have, as a community of almost 6 billion, decided that certain things are just not acceptable to us. That, to me, has way more impact than it just being sort of part of the way things are (even though there is no evidence to support that).
In fact, if you attribute rights and morals to some natural or predestined cause you are, I believe, more likely to ignore when they are stepped on/overreached. Because, hey, they'll always be there because they're part of reality! No, they aren't; they are part of our society and we need to be constantly vigilant that our society continues to hold them to be rights.
Moral relativism (I hate that term) isn't a justification for atrocious acts; it's merely an identification as to the role society plays within the formation of worldview.
but yes let's see those great nineties europe movies that's right suck my dick