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Reply to Walmart & The Mark of The Beast in Religion JoeUser Forums

Gold is a global currency isn't it? I get your point Cacto, but I think we already have a global currency...we always have....gold. Unless I am wrong...aren't the world currencies based primarily on gold? Not in a long, long time. Most currencies 'float' and so have value relative to each other rather than to a fixed substance like gold. I don't entirely understand it; I only know the political side of it, economics is not my strong point, but

Reply to What the Hell are Colleges Teaching? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The very reason that so few are going to listen to you (the you in the sense of anyone who thinks that their dulcet tones are music to the ears of the masses) is that there is an oversupply of empty rhetoric that has the quality of a 5 year old throwing a tantrum. I'm a fine man. Like any fine wine I'm not for everyone.

Reply to What the Hell are Colleges Teaching? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Conservative speakers at campuses get shouted down, attacked with pies, and made to leave so a riot does not ensue { I am sure this makes you happy being a fair minded free speech kind of guy { bahahahahahahaha While liberal speakers are never disrespected on campuses by conservative students. But then how would you know this? you just parrot some kind of socialist line jambalaya crap. I can see you've pigeonholed me, but once again let me remind yo

Reply to Walmart & The Mark of The Beast in Religion JoeUser Forums

well it's control. They will have all the control, not me and not you. We will be at their mercy. I'm seeing that already on a smaller scale by not being able to get my hands on my own paycheck and not being able to write a check with my own signature on it at Walmart. That thing with the cheque is odd. An unsigned cheque should be worth nothing - what Walmart did should be illegal. Did they get you to sign something else instead? If not just ca

Reply to What the Hell are Colleges Teaching? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If Card was an Anti-American war protesting pig of a human that hated all things American, except his paycheck of course.. then the students and faculty would be shouting high praises that He finally got the recognition he deserved. Sure, Mod, that's exactly what would happen.

Reply to What the Hell are Colleges Teaching? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Did you READ the comments, cacto? The student referred to the homework and caring for his child as things he SHOULD be doing, and the protesting of the honorary degree as something that he HAD to do. His comments clearly stated that he felt the university awarding the honorary degree was stealing time. It's not about getting involved being politically acceptable. It's about differentiating between obligations and desires. This student clearly has it backw

Reply to What the Hell are Colleges Teaching? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I'm curious as to why you think it's wrong for students to use any of the knowledge they're being taught. Do you object to, say, IT students writing programs outside of class? Or music students playing outside of study time? If not then why is it unacceptable for politics and humanities students to get involved in the college's political life?

Reply to Walmart & The Mark of The Beast in Religion JoeUser Forums

Cashless though doesn't mean that everything is done in the same way. For example where I used to work (a bookstore) we accepted Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diner's club and actual direct deposit by banks. Each of these was a cashless method but they're all handled differently at at least one stage and are not the same method. Then of course there's the fundamental difference between a credit and a debit card. So I don't even get a chance to hold it in my hand.

Reply to Walmart & The Mark of The Beast in Religion JoeUser Forums

How can a cashless society mean that all exchanges carry the mark of the beast? You don't really explain why you think that is possible.

Reply to Are You A N.I.L.F. Hunter??? in Humor JoeUser Forums

This is really funny. I wish we had NILFs here in Oz. All we get are middle-aged women and decaying old men reading the news.

Reply to Dancing on Jerry Falwell's Grave? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I can pick and choose who I think is a douche bag and who isn't. I don't abide by the "don't talk ill of the dead" thing. If you were an asshole and you died, you're still an asshole. I don't have to support Phelps because it's not about "time of mourning" to me. His message disgusts me and that's why I have a problem with him. Big diff between text on a blogging site and shouting at a funeral, too. I'm totally with you here. They're d

Reply to The Things an Eighteen Year Old Can and Can't do in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I had my Ps (legally allowed to drive but blood alcohol limit of 0.02) at 16 and could drink legally at 18. If you're old enough to vote then you're old enough to drink and you're more than old enough to drive.

Reply to Dictatorship is LEADERSHIP? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, Hitler WAS elected, even though by the time of the election, he'd either killed, scared off or managed to have banned any opposition. Actually he wasn't - he was appointed Chancellor after he lost the elections and after that there weren't any.

Reply to The Surge is not working in Current Events JoeUser Forums

On the Kurds: Who gives a damn about Turkey? The Turkish Kurds would be much, much better off as part of an independent Kurdistan than as members of a virulently anti-Kurdish Turkey. From what I've heard the Kurds are the only group in Iraq to maintain at least some peace and stability in their regions. If anything they don't deserve to be part of Iraq. They have the mineral wealth to be an independent state, so why not let them? It is now widely

Reply to Brokeback Mountain In School? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Yeah this did at least get a mention on AP and Fox, perhaps some others (but I haven't seen them), but it certainly didn't create the national media feeding frenzy something like you describe most certainly would. It's not a very juicy story. Teacher shows restricted (ie illegal) movie to students, gets sued. Ho-hum. That kind of thing is 'dog bites man'. It might get some local coverage but not much beyond that. Now if the class strapped the teache

Reply to Satirical Wrap up of 2007 so far in Politics JoeUser Forums

There's some funny stuff here! Good work champas!

Reply to Does a Candidate's Faith Matter in Politics? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

We have not had an Atheist leader for the simple reason that here, it does not matter, and for the most part, they dont care. Really? I'm doing a course on religion and politics at the moment (three weeks left til I graduate...yay me) and the clear consensus seems to be that attending church is extremely important to American voters, as is referencing God in speeches (God bless America etc) and swearing on bibles. Google 'religion in Ameri

Reply to Beat Miserable Congress in Politics JoeUser Forums

If you look at history most nations seem to go through violent bloodbaths pretty regularly (ie 100-300 years in a millennia) and come out the better for it - more just, more generous, in summary all-round better global citizens. I'm not so sure the modern mania for 'saving' nations from themselves is such a good thing.

Reply to Terrorism works! in History JoeUser Forums

Five years is the longest a terror war lasts and wins. The Contras in Nicaragua lasted nearly a decade before achieving their aims. They were sponsored by a superpower though. Oh, and Fretilin in East Timor lasted 25 years, although they were only active at the beginning and at the end of that period.

Reply to Does a Candidate's Faith Matter in Politics? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The sad fact of politics in America is also one of its strong points in America. Religion is secondary to political agenda. It's not, really. Religion is a very important part of the political process in America and that becomes even more obvious when you compare it to somewhere like Australia, which has had atheist prime ministers and quite a few important members, ministers and PMs who never went to church. Try that in the US and your electoral chan

Reply to Customs Harrassment in Politics JoeUser Forums

What does this have to do with Customs?

Reply to Fort Dix was Clintons fault! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

IT'S A CUNSPIRASY!!!!!!!!!!

Reply to Parental rights gone awry in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I guess they were against breastfeeding because it's an animal byproduct and you know, that's WRONG.

Reply to I really wish featured articles couldn't use black lists in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Post from the forums and the blacklist won't affect you.

Reply to Canada spying on Americans? in International JoeUser Forums

It was vaguely plausible as a theory in the beginning - the coins were both unusual and contained (from the perspective of the reps who encountered them) unusual fibres. The problem was that at no stage did anyone bother to see if the coins were an actual issue or not until after the scandal had broken. It was just a case of hysteria overcoming common sense.