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Once upon a time, so the story goes, we were ruled by a tyrannical leader, who cared little for the rights of the people and who governed with an iron...

The American system is a rigid two party system, and with the internal Senate rules requiring a 60% supermajority to bring anything to a vote, it will...

The question was why people vote for Trump. You think those reasons are stupid, but that doesn't address the question. You're not saying that's not wh...

I think I'm making God and good synonymous as opposed to reducing one or the other. It's consistent with my very expansive reading of the commandment ...

I'm a Trump supporter, so let me tell you why I support him. Hillary's a liar. The left's general plan is to give stuff away. We have no consistent im...

but... What anchors the good to reality if not God? Is it just man's declaration of what is good? Or, is the good good regardless of what demented per...

My understanding of Jewish tradition (at least in one of its forms) is that the basis for obeying Jewish law is rooted in the value that you will obta...

That they're attempting to diagnose the problem by surveying scientists seems to be evidence of the underlying problem. This is science after all, and...

Those rates are actually really reasonable. I mean they're not as good as Michael's $7 a night third world opium den, but for a west coast resort, pre...

So what you do is you ask someone what the capitol of Thailand is and when they tell you, you punch them in the crotch. An oldie but a goodie. Feel fr...

If everyone could provide their mailing addresses, we could just photocopy and mail pictures to each other.

If I've been inconsistent year to year, I don't know. Point out my prior comment, and I'll respond. It is true that migrant workers do take some jobs ...

Migrants haven't traditionally been more educated. Mexican migrants rarely have any meaningful formal education, for example. It's likely immigrant la...

But that was my point. "Society as a whole" (as you use it) identifies a particular society, but not the society you're required to be in. Kim Kardash...

I agree. We ought to allow that the lies be said and the truth be ferreted out naturally. Everyone believes they possess the truth anyway, so it's not...

There's not a single monolithic society attempting to convey any particular message. What you glean as being sacred in whatever society is most pervas...

If only my kids were entrepreneurial enough to rent out my basement. Currently they are purely an expense. I like staying at Holiday Inn wherever I go...

holiday Inn Express.

And from what I've heard, there were those who suggested exiting would result in WWIII, arguing an exit was equivalent to a return to pre WWII nationa...

Looking at this from afar, I'd say that the leaders of the EU are to blame. For years the Brits complained about losing their autonomy and the EU lead...

This assumes that you value economic prosperity over adherence to democratic principles. I would consider the violation of democratic principles (as i...

I think there are many theists who believe in god based upon faith alone and not upon empirical demonstration who would disagree with the agnostic des...

If one concedes that one's faith is of little justification value, then it seems like that person is of little faith and not a true believer. If I tel...

Instead of simply taking a photo and posting it on TPF, maybe you should have made some effort to free that caged child.

He's got us talking about it I guess.

For all that might be said by Europe of the US backwardness, we are extremely progressive when it comes to free speech, largely because it's enshrined...

The First Amendment issue as it relates to hate crimes prohibits illegalizing the expression, but allows the prohibition of the conduct. Some examples...

Yes, but Break Dancing 2 Electric Bugaloo was far superior to the original. Make of that what you will.

Ok, so I've read these two posts and the discussion is largely over the following terms (in the order these terms appear) (1) right vs. wrong, (2) sub...

It seems 2005 was a particularly bad year for Jews and hate crimes. It also looks like overall hate crimes were reduced from 2005 to 2014. I'd suspect...

It's obvious that our rise is due to the increase in quality that I bring to the table. I would only ask that others put forth the effort that I have....

Pretty much off topic, but if you ever quit drinking, you'll realize how boring bars are, how boring drunk people are, how much less it costs to eat a...

That some people in Florida are accepting of gays and others not hardly makes Florida unique. In Florida, you have a large retired population, a large...

Agreed. We should all remember that after emerging from the womb we slowly die, the lucky getting to die the slowest.

There's an epidemic of 28 year olds. I've seen this coming for years.

I really refuse to allow a madman's expression to be representative of anything other than that particular madman. That is, whether gay rights are spo...

One day closer to death.

Why must it be man power? Can't you send over some ladies?

No, what will happen is that once you take my guns, you will tax me excessively for my tea. First it's tea, then it's hats, and I'll be damned if I ca...

Had you not tried to gather up our guns and impose your rule on us, the need to bear arms wouldn't have become necessary. The reason we broke free, by...

I'd prefer that you swing that camera around and get some in room shots.

Um ok. Did someone actually suggest that the massacre was less significant because of the sexual preference of the victims?

You send us a stock photo from Hong Kong while sitting sadly in your hovel fighting a rat over your last scrap of bread. /uploads/files/je/d4poszq545v...

Ah yes, had we only passed better laws, we'd have eradicated terrorism.

This assumes near universal agreement on moral issues. The problem is that moral norms vary depending upon time and place, with what is right in the U...

No, we're pretty different I'd say...

Amen my brother. The pervasive theme of this forum and its less evolved predecessor (especially as it pertains to political discussions) is pessimism ...

Funny you should say that because after I wrote that, I thought it sounded Bannoish. Anyway, I'm much more entertaining than Banno.

And yet I am able to tell a random person on the street who I know nothing about and who may not share my worldview that I find lying wrong, and he'll...

I think that's where the real answer lies in terms of why certain groups are less successful than others. I seriously doubt that the entire plight of ...