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Seems to be what happens when you allow too many...	822 Views / 12 Replies
Seems to be what happens when you allow too many immigrants of a single ethnic group into a region. Instead of assimilating somewhat, they band together and remain separate. It will be interesting...
Posted by probablecause, on Mar 18, 2007 at 11:19 AM, in Political/War Lounge

Entertaining but the son who popped the guy's...	3,025 Views / 36 Replies
Entertaining but the son who popped the guy's nose and possibly the Dad who told him to do it could face an assault charge.
Posted by probablecause, on Feb 22, 2007 at 05:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I think there is a cultural issue at play here. ...	2,289 Views / 77 Replies
I think there is a cultural issue at play here. Many Jews are indoctrinated from a very early age to associate the state of Israel with their spirituality. It's in prayers, hymns and sermons to...
Posted by probablecause, on Feb 21, 2007 at 05:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I never said we were unique--how is that...	2,907 Views / 83 Replies
I never said we were unique--how is that relevant? I would say we are a combination of many cultures over the years. However, one outstanding example of something that is part of American culture...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 8, 2006 at 02:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge

This sounds like the automated politically...	2,907 Views / 83 Replies
This sounds like the automated politically correct speak I've heard at universities. Open discussion of this idea is not tolerated at these places--since to discuss these ideas is to disagree with...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 8, 2006 at 11:04 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I would consider the fact that Quebec being...	2,907 Views / 83 Replies
I would consider the fact that Quebec being predominently French and doesn't recognize English as an official language--as being culturally significant. They have more cultural ties to France than...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 7, 2006 at 01:00 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I don't think so. How many times has Quebec...	2,907 Views / 83 Replies
I don't think so. How many times has Quebec tried to break away from Canada again?
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 7, 2006 at 12:04 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I think people who responded to that poll were...	936 Views / 33 Replies
I think people who responded to that poll were thinking about Hillary when they put down their answer--rather than thinking objectively about the question. You're thinking about Hillary when you...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 5, 2006 at 09:23 AM, in Political/War Lounge

The prevaling culture of America is too celebrate...	1,711 Views / 51 Replies
The prevaling culture of America is too celebrate Christmas-whether its a secular or religious celebration doesn't matter. Just like the prevailing culture of Israel is to celebrate Jewish holidays...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 4, 2006 at 05:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I'm sorry but a lot of the content in this video...	1,365 Views / 30 Replies
I'm sorry but a lot of the content in this video is B******t. You all complain about paying taxes but no one is talking about what the alternative to paying income taxes should be. The government...
Posted by probablecause, on Dec 3, 2006 at 12:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge

A state or region leaving the Union is not...	1,804 Views / 59 Replies
A state or region leaving the Union is not terribly far fetched. Any large country that has a big enough cultural divide has that potential. I think there are plenty of self centered ethnic and/or...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 28, 2006 at 03:23 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I'm not a Constitutional expert but I seem to...	1,804 Views / 59 Replies
I'm not a Constitutional expert but I seem to remember that the Consititution guarantees everyone in the country to be part of a Republican(not, as in the party) form of goverment. If a state were...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 28, 2006 at 03:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Hey, you were the one that said that he would...	821 Views / 14 Replies
Hey, you were the one that said that he would like to see the scientific work to back up their claims.
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 16, 2006 at 05:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Are you a scientist? If you are, then I guess...	821 Views / 14 Replies
Are you a scientist? If you are, then I guess you could objectively evaluate the scientific method used to come up with this claim.
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 16, 2006 at 03:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Being a legal non-citizen is good, but in order...	1,828 Views / 62 Replies
Being a legal non-citizen is good, but in order to show commitment to the country you live in one should become a citizen. There are tons of legal resident aliens who get corporate sponsorships and...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 15, 2006 at 10:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Some of you are missing the point here. This...	1,991 Views / 63 Replies
Some of you are missing the point here. This issue is about illegal immigration. An illegal immigrant is someone who enters the country without going through the legal procedures necessary to gain...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 9, 2006 at 12:53 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Blue states are not sinkholes of moral decay. ...	2,081 Views / 64 Replies
Blue states are not sinkholes of moral decay. The are just filled with elitist snobs who enjoy looking down on people in red states and refuse to engage in a dialouge with them. Democrats then...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 3, 2006 at 02:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I think the President considered the consequences...	1,681 Views / 41 Replies
I think the President considered the consequences of invading Iraq very carefully. You think he just sat down one day and said, "Hey lets invade Iraq, what's for lunch?" However, just because he...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 3, 2006 at 11:17 AM, in Political/War Lounge

What a joke. really. These types of surveys...	1,681 Views / 41 Replies
What a joke. really. These types of surveys actually convey very little information. What does "a threat to world peace" mean? The poll that Nath posted included many top foreign leaders. By...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 3, 2006 at 10:22 AM, in Political/War Lounge

I'm generally very conservative but I don't have...	3,533 Views / 135 Replies
I'm generally very conservative but I don't have a problem with gay marriage/civil union and I think that it's slowly going to be adopted state by state. I will make a wild prediction here and say...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 10:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Is. . .that you V? ;)	631 Views / 10 Replies
Is. . .that you V? ;)
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 06:50 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I guess I was thinking that cops often work...	1,632 Views / 46 Replies
I guess I was thinking that cops often work extremely hard, double shifts, lots of stress etc. That contributes to over-eating. Many fire departments have gym reimbursements to help keep them in...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 06:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Who is saying Bengalis can't celebrate any...	631 Views / 10 Replies
Who is saying Bengalis can't celebrate any holiday in any manner they wish? I'm all for that because it makes things interesting. After reading the article however, I was under the impression that...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 03:23 PM, in Political/War Lounge

You could very well be right. The article does...	1,632 Views / 46 Replies
You could very well be right. The article does suggest there were other reasons--but the article doesn't state what those reasons are. I choose to focus on the "jelly belly" letter and whether that...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 02:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge

You're correct. In some cases even that first...	1,632 Views / 46 Replies
You're correct. In some cases even that first physical exam is waived or made easier. For example, the NYPD has been known to accept recruits who don't meet the minimum requirements. I don't...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 12:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Perhaps. But they chose the wrong issue to...	1,632 Views / 46 Replies
Perhaps. But they chose the wrong issue to finally fire him over if that were the case. If he was so awful then there should have been many excuses they could have used to get rid of him--but they...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 12:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I don't know what you're complaining about. It's...	631 Views / 10 Replies
I don't know what you're complaining about. It's the proper and politically correct thing to allow minorities from other cultures to dominate, subdue and belittle the culture of their host country. ...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 12:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Police Chief fired for asking fat police to get in shape.	1,632 Views / 46 Replies
Why is it unreasonable to expect that a police officer be in decent shape? Can you tell me how a 300lb cop is gonna be able to pursue someone in a foot chase? It seems that being overweight entitles...
Posted by probablecause, on Nov 2, 2006 at 11:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge

:thumbsup: Well put, I guess you don't reach...	2,241 Views / 83 Replies
:thumbsup: Well put, I guess you don't reach 10,000 posts without skills. :)
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 27, 2006 at 03:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I agree that Mexico should develop its own...	2,241 Views / 83 Replies
I agree that Mexico should develop its own economy to keep its citizens from running but U.S. shouldn't have to pay for it. We have enough bills at the moment. How nice you were able to chat...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 27, 2006 at 01:53 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I didn't hear this issue talked about much before...	5,026 Views / 172 Replies
I didn't hear this issue talked about much before Michael Moore's documentary and the skewed context in which he presented that situation is what has stuck. I remember when the first plane hit...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 26, 2006 at 09:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Yes, behind most projects like this there is...	2,241 Views / 83 Replies
Yes, behind most projects like this there is always the hope for votes. That's the only reason politicans do anything and that's not exactly breaking news. It is no different when Democrats do dog...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 26, 2006 at 06:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge

What is wrong with stopping illegal immigrants...	2,241 Views / 83 Replies
What is wrong with stopping illegal immigrants from crossing the border? The only problem with this wall is that it probably won't be all that effective. Illegal immigration needs to be stopped. ...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 26, 2006 at 04:46 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Even if his comments were taken out of context...	2,107 Views / 61 Replies
Even if his comments were taken out of context and they referred to sexual infidelity as opposed to rape -- they still illustrate how backward Islam is and how entirely incompatible it is with modern...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 26, 2006 at 03:15 PM, in Political/War Lounge

I'm sure the elections are a factor in the...	2,241 Views / 83 Replies
I'm sure the elections are a factor in the signing of this bill. However, the article also mentioned: It appears the money will not only be spent on a fence, but on other equipment as well. ...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 26, 2006 at 02:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Not to worry, I was only addressing illegal...	1,891 Views / 58 Replies
Not to worry, I was only addressing illegal immigration by the way. I would agree legal immigration is a benefit.
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 22, 2006 at 04:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Maybe, but they can still draw from public...	1,891 Views / 58 Replies
Maybe, but they can still draw from public assistance programs. Masses of cheap labor also tend to drive down wages for everyone. For example, illegal immigrant labor is putting legal, higher paid...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 22, 2006 at 03:53 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Yup, I would second that.	1,507 Views / 31 Replies
Yup, I would second that.
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 20, 2006 at 05:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Let's just drop a nuke or two on em. Why did we...	6,203 Views / 211 Replies
Let's just drop a nuke or two on em. Why did we make all those bombs? To gather dust in the silos? Much cheaper than sending in troops, installing puppet governments etc.
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 20, 2006 at 05:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Sadly, Asians were used practically as slave...	1,970 Views / 60 Replies
Sadly, Asians were used practically as slave labor to build railways--true. However, that was then, this is now. Now we need slave labor to work in meat processing plants. That's soooo much...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 17, 2006 at 12:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Increased spending after the attacks on 9/11!? ...	2,140 Views / 61 Replies
Increased spending after the attacks on 9/11!? How dare he try to bolster our defenses and try to track down those responsible. What a waste! Gee wiz, how come I didn't see that. Also, how dare...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 17, 2006 at 12:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Agreed on all points. You left out the fact that...	2,140 Views / 61 Replies
Agreed on all points. You left out the fact that Bush tried to address the Social Security disaster by proposing a very reasonable solution. Yet, he was harshly criticized for even trying to solve...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 17, 2006 at 12:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Why shouldn't decisions on immigration policy not...	1,970 Views / 60 Replies
Why shouldn't decisions on immigration policy not be based on race? Race is a large component of immigration policy and you're saying it should be ignored? Large numbers of people from one ethnic...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:47 AM, in Political/War Lounge

There's nothing wrong with a little diversity as...	1,970 Views / 60 Replies
There's nothing wrong with a little diversity as long as its managed well. However, masses of immigrants from a single ethnic group is not "diversity". If you're trying to float your economy by...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 17, 2006 at 08:35 AM, in Political/War Lounge

How many Muslims want to be included in French...	1,830 Views / 60 Replies
How many Muslims want to be included in French culture? I think most move to places like France and the U.S. to take advantage of better economic circumstances and then run home to insular...
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 6, 2006 at 03:26 PM, in Political/War Lounge

None of our spyplanes have had an emergency...	666 Views / 27 Replies
None of our spyplanes have had an emergency landing in China lately, so I would say you are correct.
Posted by probablecause, on Oct 6, 2006 at 03:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge

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