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from thexenoqueen and leilay
Abortion?: I don't buy the whole life starts at conception bit. If someone says that a fetus can be considered alive after the third trimester, then sure, cause premature babies born then can survive, albeit barely. After the third trimester gets a bit touchy. Yes, it is gross, but have you ever seen a harrington rod insertion? They do it with a mallet. Alot of medicine can be nauseating to some people, but whatever. If you are against it, don't get it done and don't let it happen to people you have power over. Other than that, your right to punch me ends at my right not to be punched. Yes, women who use abortion as a birth control method are really unbelievably stupid, but so what? It'll catch up with them in the end. Hormonal inbalances, amenorrhea, early and/or extended menopause, osteoperosis, infertility.
Death Penalty?: Go one way or the other. Don't ride the fence. We as a nation try to be morally right, and fight for the life of a brain dead vegetable, but then we go and execute a retarted minor. LIFE IS LIFE. What the fuck don't you understand about that? If you want to perserve life, then disallow euthenasia, ban the death penalty, ban abortion. If you care more about the law than about life, then legalize abortion, allow euthenasia, allow the death penalty. Who care who did what? Someone kills five people with a hammer. He deserves death because he brought it onto others. So does that imply that someone who is in a catatonic state needs to prove himself worthy to live? Maybe he should raise five other people from the grave. And is death by the hands of the state justified moreso than death by the hands of anyone else? Is it because its decided by 12 idiots who couldn't get out of jury duty and were hand picked by lawyers? Frankly, I couldn't care less if they were killed or allowed to rot in prison all their lives. It just bugs the heck out of me when they try to make the execution as happy as possible, try to play it down, and pat themselves on the back for thinking that making licence plates and pumping iron is rehabilitation.
Prostitution, Alcohol, MJ, Drugs?: I'm reminded of the part in Guilliver's travels where people are taxed by the about of vices they confess to. And why would they confess any vices if they were being taxed? To brag about them. So maybe Swift wasn't a prophet, but regulation is pretty much the only weapon a government has on something besides waging a finger and sending in undergunned crime enforcement.
Gay marriage?: You know, I never really realized the US was a christian country until recently. I always had thought the first amendment about freedom of religion thing actually meant a crap. Especially that part that says that congress shall not make any laws favor for or against any certain religion? Hmm, where'd it go? I pretty much bring this up because the only thing I hear against homosexual marriage is religious. So, same with death penalty: don't ride the fence. Marriage is either entirely secular: any two people can get married and they get all the nice secular tax benifits. Or, Marriage is religious: only a man and a woman can get married but no secular benifits. Because combination of church and state is a very bad bad thing! (or does that only apply in the middle east?)
Illegal immigrants?: Hey, asshole. I had to do the bloody paperwork, screw you if you think you're getting off easy.
Smoking?: Here, try this new cigarette! Its shaped like a gun, and comes with its own lighter! just push on that trigger thingy! You know... picking carbon deposits out of a cadaver's lungs really helps you see the big picture.
Drunk driving?: Cars should just have a thing in the driver's seat so that as soon as someone drunk gets into the car, it just shoots them out of the windshield. Fucking idiots. Its a shame alcohol doesn't make you sterile.
Cloning?: Would I, personally have a problem with a headless clone kept hidden away in a body farm somewhere to harvest organs from? Yeah, actually it is a little unnerving. But why the hell would you even want to clone a human besides for entertainment? You can just clone some stem cells and grow organs in sterile labortories that can be transplanted into anyone.
Racism?: Yeah, you know what another name for the "Pure Race" is? Inbred. Yay, now your kids can look like Prince Charles!
Premarital sex?: Bah, to each their own. Just use bloody protection. YES, you can get pregnant on your first time. YES you CAN get STDs from anal sex. YES oral SEX is SEX. YES if you pulled out before climax, you still had SEX. And for heaven's fucking sake, condoms only work when you use them! Retards.
Religion?: One: its the here and now that counts. Two: you're not going to impress your deity by pointing out the faults of others around you. God isn't an elementary school teacher. Three: Tradition is silly.
The war in Iraq?: I actually kinda glad that its turning out better than I first thought. Which is also a bad thing, because its giving the neo-conservatives a big head and they may try this trick again.
Bush?: Frankly, I don't care that he sounds and looks like a total imbecile. Kerry looks like a bloodhound's scrotum. But I didn't vote for Kerry to vote for Kerry. I voted for Kerry to vote against the neo conservatives. If the people who were feeding Bush answers were halfway reasonable and didn't remind me of Stalin, I'd give Dubya a big O' texan thumbs up. Its just the whole "foreign policy based off the Soviet's" that bothers me.
Downloading music?: The other day I downloaded and watched a BBC report on internet piracy. It gave me much joy.
The legal drinking age?: In Iceland, the drinking age is 14 or so. But kids still have stills in their basements and drink starting at the age of 10. Again, if only alcohol made people sterile. Actually, they'd probably do it anyways. Damn.
Porn?: Trust me, being sexually frustrated is not good for anyone.
Suicide?: Life really is never that bad. Well, maybe if you've got trigeminal neuralgia and you get a continuous loop of the most intense pain you've ever felt whenever anything touches your face or mouth. Then, yeah, maybe. Or, if you've got 3rd degree burns on 90% of your body, can't see, smell, or feel, and you eat, drink, and poo through a tube. Yeah, that would suck. But, if you're not close to any of these, then you've got no excuse.
Abortion?: I don't buy the whole life starts at conception bit. If someone says that a fetus can be considered alive after the third trimester, then sure, cause premature babies born then can survive, albeit barely. After the third trimester gets a bit touchy. Yes, it is gross, but have you ever seen a harrington rod insertion? They do it with a mallet. Alot of medicine can be nauseating to some people, but whatever. If you are against it, don't get it done and don't let it happen to people you have power over. Other than that, your right to punch me ends at my right not to be punched. Yes, women who use abortion as a birth control method are really unbelievably stupid, but so what? It'll catch up with them in the end. Hormonal inbalances, amenorrhea, early and/or extended menopause, osteoperosis, infertility.
Death Penalty?: Go one way or the other. Don't ride the fence. We as a nation try to be morally right, and fight for the life of a brain dead vegetable, but then we go and execute a retarted minor. LIFE IS LIFE. What the fuck don't you understand about that? If you want to perserve life, then disallow euthenasia, ban the death penalty, ban abortion. If you care more about the law than about life, then legalize abortion, allow euthenasia, allow the death penalty. Who care who did what? Someone kills five people with a hammer. He deserves death because he brought it onto others. So does that imply that someone who is in a catatonic state needs to prove himself worthy to live? Maybe he should raise five other people from the grave. And is death by the hands of the state justified moreso than death by the hands of anyone else? Is it because its decided by 12 idiots who couldn't get out of jury duty and were hand picked by lawyers? Frankly, I couldn't care less if they were killed or allowed to rot in prison all their lives. It just bugs the heck out of me when they try to make the execution as happy as possible, try to play it down, and pat themselves on the back for thinking that making licence plates and pumping iron is rehabilitation.
Prostitution, Alcohol, MJ, Drugs?: I'm reminded of the part in Guilliver's travels where people are taxed by the about of vices they confess to. And why would they confess any vices if they were being taxed? To brag about them. So maybe Swift wasn't a prophet, but regulation is pretty much the only weapon a government has on something besides waging a finger and sending in undergunned crime enforcement.
Gay marriage?: You know, I never really realized the US was a christian country until recently. I always had thought the first amendment about freedom of religion thing actually meant a crap. Especially that part that says that congress shall not make any laws favor for or against any certain religion? Hmm, where'd it go? I pretty much bring this up because the only thing I hear against homosexual marriage is religious. So, same with death penalty: don't ride the fence. Marriage is either entirely secular: any two people can get married and they get all the nice secular tax benifits. Or, Marriage is religious: only a man and a woman can get married but no secular benifits. Because combination of church and state is a very bad bad thing! (or does that only apply in the middle east?)
Illegal immigrants?: Hey, asshole. I had to do the bloody paperwork, screw you if you think you're getting off easy.
Smoking?: Here, try this new cigarette! Its shaped like a gun, and comes with its own lighter! just push on that trigger thingy! You know... picking carbon deposits out of a cadaver's lungs really helps you see the big picture.
Drunk driving?: Cars should just have a thing in the driver's seat so that as soon as someone drunk gets into the car, it just shoots them out of the windshield. Fucking idiots. Its a shame alcohol doesn't make you sterile.
Cloning?: Would I, personally have a problem with a headless clone kept hidden away in a body farm somewhere to harvest organs from? Yeah, actually it is a little unnerving. But why the hell would you even want to clone a human besides for entertainment? You can just clone some stem cells and grow organs in sterile labortories that can be transplanted into anyone.
Racism?: Yeah, you know what another name for the "Pure Race" is? Inbred. Yay, now your kids can look like Prince Charles!
Premarital sex?: Bah, to each their own. Just use bloody protection. YES, you can get pregnant on your first time. YES you CAN get STDs from anal sex. YES oral SEX is SEX. YES if you pulled out before climax, you still had SEX. And for heaven's fucking sake, condoms only work when you use them! Retards.
Religion?: One: its the here and now that counts. Two: you're not going to impress your deity by pointing out the faults of others around you. God isn't an elementary school teacher. Three: Tradition is silly.
The war in Iraq?: I actually kinda glad that its turning out better than I first thought. Which is also a bad thing, because its giving the neo-conservatives a big head and they may try this trick again.
Bush?: Frankly, I don't care that he sounds and looks like a total imbecile. Kerry looks like a bloodhound's scrotum. But I didn't vote for Kerry to vote for Kerry. I voted for Kerry to vote against the neo conservatives. If the people who were feeding Bush answers were halfway reasonable and didn't remind me of Stalin, I'd give Dubya a big O' texan thumbs up. Its just the whole "foreign policy based off the Soviet's" that bothers me.
Downloading music?: The other day I downloaded and watched a BBC report on internet piracy. It gave me much joy.
The legal drinking age?: In Iceland, the drinking age is 14 or so. But kids still have stills in their basements and drink starting at the age of 10. Again, if only alcohol made people sterile. Actually, they'd probably do it anyways. Damn.
Porn?: Trust me, being sexually frustrated is not good for anyone.
Suicide?: Life really is never that bad. Well, maybe if you've got trigeminal neuralgia and you get a continuous loop of the most intense pain you've ever felt whenever anything touches your face or mouth. Then, yeah, maybe. Or, if you've got 3rd degree burns on 90% of your body, can't see, smell, or feel, and you eat, drink, and poo through a tube. Yeah, that would suck. But, if you're not close to any of these, then you've got no excuse.