Created 18 years ago2006-04-08 11:58:23 UTC by satchmo
Its called protection. Besides, guns make for good sport. Pretty much, the second Amendment (The right to bear arms) was created in order to provide a way for people to protect themselves from crime,More weapons = More crime, ever thought about that? You are feeding the criminals with guns as you try to "protect" yourselves.
Acctauly, ive come up with the theory that if everyone had a gun, and everyone else knew that everyone else had a gun, then there'd be no crime :>No, that's totaly wrong, because people are generally stupid (I say ALL people here, not just americans) and will rather believe they can get away with it. It's not like holding nuclear arsenal and the theory of MAD (mutually assured destruction, yes, fits the abreviation very logically) where the mistake of one leads to the deaths of everyone else (including the guy who shoots).
Oh and BTW, satchmo, is Calculus hard? Im taking it next semester in college. I love math, so I think I will like it.Calculus isn't any intrinsically harder than algebra or geometry. It does require a different type of thinking, nevertheless. It's more abstract than algebra or geometry, because it's less tangible.
No, that's totaly wrong, because people are generally stupid (I say ALL people here, not just americans)See! heres something we can all agree on!
all that said was just to try to measure up to Joba's post.
That post was simply a retort to Jobabob.Dude, Jobabob is rarely serious, get that through your head.
No, that's totaly wrong, because people are generally stupid (I say ALL people here, not just americans)Yeah, that reminds me of a bunch of quotes i found on stupidity...
Saying "hard work" is the only thing that seperates you from any other "idiot" is total bullshit...I know that, and I admit to it. That's why I opened my post by saying "I'm smarter than the average American." But being average shouldn't excuse people from working hard. If anything, the average people need to work even harder to get ahead. But the sad truth is that most don't. Most would rather languidly wallow in their own laziness and stay ignorant.
Rather, I would really like to know why you feel you need to.Why do I feel compelled to start this discussion? I intentionally tried to sound controversial. I wanted to incite strong emotions and anger. Why?
the fact of the matter is that we are actually a country in declineIt's funny that people like Oscar Wilde or the American architect Fran Lloyd Wright said that "America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between" Wright also said that "Until we have a culture we won't have a true democracy"
Saying people here go along with everything is SO FALSE. So much people here hate the war, and BUshYet you are still at war and area bout to enter another war (with Iran), therefor the majority of the people actually WOULD go along with anything. Check out Spain and France for example - the spanish have overthrown their goevernment because of the war in Iraq and in France people are actually caring about their future, they are arranging great demonstrations against bad laws and are even rioting.
Our country has become too proud for our own good, when the fact of the matter is that we are actually a country in declineTotally true, this guy is really telling the truth. Take a look around you and see if you really are that great and awesome. And I'm talking about watching heroicaly themed movies about how the good americans beat evil nazis, soviets or arabs but actually looking after some facts.
m too tired to read this thread anymore, can someone close it as it will NEVER EVER END, can we just agree that a lot of people here are british and some people are american and the post title 'dunce americans' is rather racist and stereotypical.We can agree on that, but why close the thread? We've finally went over the flames and are actually discussing something with valid arguments.
I really can't find anything to respond to here. Oh well, I'll just yell opinions and stuff. Socialism rules, all education should be free, taxes should be kept high and higher for the rich, equalize society!Hooray!
You do realize that the only reason Britan was not anniliated by the French, or WWI was because of its isolated geography. Its was never too powerful to conquer. Just lucky. Could all this hate be because America defeated Britan in the Revolutionary War?i'm pretty sure the only bit you know about WWI is that Germany 'started' it. Do you have any idea when i throw in the words 'Western Front' 'Flanders Field' 'Messina Ridge'. Probably not. So dont try to tell people England was actualy in iminent danger. Except from your night bombings not much happend there.
"All men are created equal"However much I would like to agree with that statement, because it is politically correct to do so, I have to disagree.
if you showed the slightest bit of interest at most schools you're considered gay/uncool/teachers pet/wierdo.I guess that's how I succeeded in school. I don't know why, but I am somehow immune to peer-pressure. In fact, I thrive on being different. And I wasn't just different by becoming a member of an alternative goth subculture or anything. I pride myself in being different from everyone.
It should, however be noted that there is a definate culture of enforced stupidity amongst lower classesNow we're talking. You made one of the most correct points here. Imagine what it would be if everyone was smart and had enough material resources to go along with his life normaly: no one could'ave been manipulated by the mass-media, governments weren't gonna be winning elections with deception, large corporations wouldn't be so arrogant because everyone would be realising the situation and would be thinking of the logical consequences of one's actions. Also, if there were no poor people there wouldn't be shitty payed jobs and also noone would be buying from TV shopping either... And many other things too.
I think its sad that I could go to the other side of my country and find "clones" of other peoples persona's. They all act the same, and make the wrong decisionsYeah, I have the same feeling too... pretty weird, theoretically there are about 9 billion DNA combinations and yet, people are so simillar. I guess everyone tries to be cool and doesn't care about uniqness...
Yet you are still at war and area bout to enter another war (with Iran), therefor the majority of the people actually WOULD go along with anything.What you said has no evidence, and is obviously wrong. If you lived here, you'd realize that a majority of the people critisize the government. It seems to be what our country is all about these days, critisizing our leaders. Yes, this is how we origionally started, but saying that the majority of people here would go along with anything is completely ignorant.
I was so nerdy and so confidently being so that I was actually popular because of that. That was a strange phenomenon in high school. By going entirely against what everyone thought was cool, I became a trend in itself.Heh, heh, I remember finding the same thing around the middle of secondary school, with someone saying something like "hey, don't take the piss out of Alex, he's hard" <chuckles>. It was intended in a complimentary manner. It was really great how mature people got at the end of secondary school (in my sets), with the cool people and the geeky people all getting along pretty well in-school. A real laugh.
I think that could be the root of those who are stuck in lower socio-economic levels. They have no confidence, and they have low expectation of themselves and their offpsrings. So each generation basically prepares itself for failure right from the start. It's a cycle of misery that's extremely difficult to break.Indeed. It's sad, and a reason why free education is an absolute necessity. Apparently New Labour feels otherwise, though</englishrant>.
besides, John Kerry, the man running against Bush, Really had no idea about foreign policy.If I recall properly, Jahzel said Bush and Kerry were both sides of the same coin... I guess he meant things were arragned or something, dunno exactly. I'm not going to comment on it, cause it's all kinda illuminaty'n'stuff and I don't have any real facts, other than Jahzel's word.
"she remarked that ' George Bush is the most brilliant man I have ever met'. The entire quote was; ' George Bush is the most brilliant man I have ever met who still eats paste' "Haha. I have no idea what you're on about, but it's funny.
I guess he wasn't insane at all.I suspect it was an act in parts. An entertaining companion, though. I hope to see him again.
And actually Jahzel said some valid things. But look at him now, he's probably prospering, so I guess he wasn't insane at all.If you mean by 'prospering' that he's running around in a tinfoil hat attacking cars with 'satanic' license plates then I'm sure you're right.
ig?no?rant (ĭg'nər-ənt) pronunciation
adj.
1. Lacking education or knowledge.
2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.
3. Unaware or uninformed.
[Middle English ignoraunt, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns, ignōrant-, present participle of ignōrāre, to be ignorant, not to know.]
stu?pid (stū'pĭd, styū'-) pronunciationJust thought I'd get the definitions straight.
adj., -er, -est.
1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake.
4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied.
5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job.
n.
A stupid or foolish person.
[Latin stupidus, from stupēre, to be stunned.]