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Poll: It must also be a reason why the Wii owns, then. ... 834,560 Views / 9,786 Replies  
It must also be a reason why the Wii owns, then.

http://us.wii.com/channel_internet.jsp
Posted by MinM, on Nov 4, 2006 at 01:59 AM, in Gaming
:confused: If that isn't your personal... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
:confused:

If that isn't your personal commentary, then what the hell is a personal commentary?
Posted by MinM, on Nov 2, 2006 at 03:16 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You mean he opined. Pointing something out... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
You mean he opined. Pointing something out implies that it is established fact.


Of course she is, considering Ashcroft was Attorney General.
Posted by MinM, on Nov 1, 2006 at 02:54 AM, in Political/War Lounge
No. No, it isn't. As is... 1,159 Views / 40 Replies  
No.


No, it isn't.


As is communism.

The two governments most commonly associated with communism - the Soviet Union and Mao's China - were totalitarian (type of government) and communist...
Posted by MinM, on Oct 10, 2006 at 11:10 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Neither is communism. 1,159 Views / 40 Replies  
Neither is communism.
Posted by MinM, on Oct 10, 2006 at 01:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
:err: No, he's not. Yeah, because... 1,159 Views / 41 Replies  
:err:

No, he's not.


Yeah, because the media still insists on pimping him relentlessly.
Posted by MinM, on Oct 2, 2006 at 10:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Oxymoron alert. You realize, I hope, that... 2,056 Views / 98 Replies  
Oxymoron alert.

You realize, I hope, that the end result of "environmental concern" is a serious increase in state regulation of the economy. How you can say that economic statism is not a...
Posted by MinM, on Sep 13, 2006 at 11:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I shudder to think that are people who view... 1,732 Views / 50 Replies  
I shudder to think that are people who view international relations so simplistically, but I will try to answer your question briefly.

The perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks did not act in a vacuum,...
Posted by MinM, on Sep 11, 2006 at 02:02 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Oh right, Hussein was always very good about... 1,537 Views / 66 Replies  
Oh right, Hussein was always very good about letting his people live. He certainly never killed them en masse and dumped their bodies into mass graves.

Oh wait, he totally did.
Posted by MinM, on Sep 11, 2006 at 12:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge
nm. 1,840 Views / 83 Replies  
nm.
Posted by MinM, on Sep 3, 2006 at 01:55 AM, in Political/War Lounge
:eek: :lol: 3,062 Views / 88 Replies  
:eek:

:lol:
Posted by MinM, on Aug 26, 2006 at 08:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Here's... 4,757 Views / 180 Replies  
Here's (http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/527uwabl.asp?pg=1) one of the first that popped up by simply googling "iraq al qaeda."

While the full extent of the...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 23, 2006 at 02:09 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Quoted for emphasis. This has been... 4,757 Views / 180 Replies  
Quoted for emphasis.

This has been established and documented. Talk about a misleading thread title. It's like starting a thread back in the late '90s called "Clinton: I work nights as a male...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 23, 2006 at 01:37 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Just shove it all up under a skull cap or... 9,683 Views / 58 Replies  
Just shove it all up under a skull cap or something.

KeriVit, did you see that Maroney has no eyebrows...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 22, 2006 at 10:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Being free is a matter of choice? :confused: ... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Being free is a matter of choice? :confused:


By "came into possession of," I'll assume you mean developed. In that scenario, the oppressed might work towards a revolt and the development of a...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 19, 2006 at 01:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
And of course, the key difference is "feel"... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
And of course, the key difference is "feel" versus "reality." Feeling free and being free are not the same.


It's practically the only thing that's relevant. It's the difference between...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 18, 2006 at 06:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
But in a system controlled by the individuals... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
But in a system controlled by the individuals that exist within it, the individual always exercises a degree of control.

In your scenario, one can either choose to conform to what's marketable...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 18, 2006 at 02:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Who forces you? Certainly not the state. ... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Who forces you? Certainly not the state.

While most people choose to be marketable and comply with social standards, no one exists to force you to do so.

Thus, the beauty of capitalism.

...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 18, 2006 at 12:38 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This can't be capitalism. A free and open... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
This can't be capitalism. A free and open marketplace of ideas, goods, and services offers unlimited choices of self expression.


This makes little sense. How can one give up one's free will in...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 17, 2006 at 03:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Please explain how a system with minimal state... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Please explain how a system with minimal state intervention leaves individuals less free to control their destinies than does a system with extensive state intervention.
Posted by MinM, on Aug 17, 2006 at 02:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, it doesn't. 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
No, it doesn't.
Posted by MinM, on Aug 17, 2006 at 02:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Frankly, this conversation never had a chance,... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Frankly, this conversation never had a chance, because...


...I'm not sure you even understand what we're discussing. We are not talking about a dichotomy between socialism/communism/economic...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 17, 2006 at 12:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Certainly. Hitler's National Socialist movement,... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Certainly. Hitler's National Socialist movement, the Soviet Empire, China, Cuba...the list goes on and on.

(and before you ask incredulously, communism indeed falls under the umbrella of...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 16, 2006 at 08:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do you not understand the knee-jerk reactions to... 1,869 Views / 85 Replies  
Do you not understand the knee-jerk reactions to Nazism either? Generally, ideologies that lead to oppression and the death of innocents are frowned upon.


I imagine most economic liberals would...
Posted by MinM, on Aug 16, 2006 at 03:42 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do you, though? A cursory review of leftist... 1,531 Views / 69 Replies  
Do you, though?

A cursory review of leftist rhetoric suggests that you don't.
Posted by MinM, on Aug 10, 2006 at 06:04 PM, in Political/War Lounge
But see, ignorant provocation is kind of besson's... 3,452 Views / 155 Replies  
But see, ignorant provocation is kind of besson's thing...
Posted by MinM, on Jul 31, 2006 at 08:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What's wrong with stem cell research? Nothing. ... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
What's wrong with stem cell research? Nothing.

What's wrong with federally funded stem cell research? Potentially, quite a bit.
Posted by MinM, on Jul 22, 2006 at 07:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
People are more than free to private fund... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
People are more than free to private fund whatever scientific research they see fit.
Posted by MinM, on Jul 20, 2006 at 05:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
A free market is not a conservative position, but... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
A free market is not a conservative position, but rather a liberal one.

Keep in mind that the Americans currently calling themselves "liberals" are economic statists who reject the ideals of...
Posted by MinM, on Jul 20, 2006 at 05:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The government in no way restricts me from... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
The government in no way restricts me from driving, provided I do what's necessary (buy a car, pass a driving test, pay for my license).

The government has in no way banned anyone from researching...
Posted by MinM, on Jul 20, 2006 at 05:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, it hasn't. I'm not banned from owning a... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
No, it hasn't.

I'm not banned from owning a car simply because the government fails to buy one for me.
Posted by MinM, on Jul 20, 2006 at 05:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Here's the good news - you don't have to move... 3,602 Views / 186 Replies  
Here's the good news - you don't have to move because stem cell research has, to my knowledge, never been banned by anyone in the United States.

The bad news is that you're incredibly...
Posted by MinM, on Jul 20, 2006 at 04:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Non-hypocritical? I trust, then, that you are... 4,335 Views / 247 Replies  
Non-hypocritical? I trust, then, that you are against both animal cruelty and abortion?
Posted by MinM, on Jul 9, 2006 at 01:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Watered down? :confused: 4,335 Views / 247 Replies  
Watered down? :confused:
Posted by MinM, on Jul 8, 2006 at 03:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Besides attempting to rid the world of the latest... 3,695 Views / 119 Replies  
Besides attempting to rid the world of the latest strain of fascism? :hmm:

President Bush is far from perfect, but he certainly isn't lacking in big ideas.
Posted by MinM, on Jul 7, 2006 at 06:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
He's west of the Bible belt, actually. 2,696 Views / 59 Replies  
He's west of the Bible belt, actually.
Posted by MinM, on Jul 2, 2006 at 12:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge
No threads about other forums members, I thought. 1,575 Views / 38 Replies  
No threads about other forums members, I thought.
Posted by MinM, on Jun 29, 2006 at 01:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Did you actually just compare the treatment of... 20,265 Views / 956 Replies  
Did you actually just compare the treatment of women in Japan to the treatment of women in Muslim-ruled countries? :err:
Posted by MinM, on Jun 29, 2006 at 11:52 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I think it's more like this: Those on "the... 1,165 Views / 48 Replies  
I think it's more like this:

Those on "the Right" are very likely to be advocates of capitalism (free markets and unregulated industry).

Those on "the Left" are very likely to be advocates of...
Posted by MinM, on Jun 28, 2006 at 11:22 AM, in Political/War Lounge
How substantive. :\ 1,366 Views / 38 Replies  
How substantive. :\
Posted by MinM, on Jun 25, 2006 at 10:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Who do you think funds scientists who advocate... 1,366 Views / 38 Replies  
Who do you think funds scientists who advocate theories of anthropogenic global warming? It couldn't possibly be environmental organizations who depend on the never-ending "threat" of global warming...
Posted by MinM, on Jun 24, 2006 at 01:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Israel = democracy Iran = theocracy 883 Views / 26 Replies  
Israel = democracy

Iran = theocracy
Posted by MinM, on Jun 16, 2006 at 06:28 PM, in Political/War Lounge
A professional tennis match? Probably not, since... 2,636 Views / 53 Replies  
A professional tennis match? Probably not, since whichever professional league you would be playing in would have dress regulations (although Serena Williams seems able to wear whatever she wants)....
Posted by MinM, on May 25, 2006 at 02:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Agreed. Eko and Locke are too awesome a duo to... 26,477 Views / 516 Replies  
Agreed. Eko and Locke are too awesome a duo to be killed off.

As improbable as it may be, I hope the writers find a way to have Desmond survive. It'd be a shame to see him go after getting a...
Posted by MinM, on May 25, 2006 at 02:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Can't have that. Gaming is serious business! 40,916 Views / 1,371 Replies  
Can't have that. Gaming is serious business!
Posted by MinM, on May 19, 2006 at 12:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The same reason you believe what you believe... 3,804 Views / 126 Replies  
The same reason you believe what you believe about global warming - you believe it to be so.

The only thing I know about the global warming debate is not to trust anyone - scientist or layperson -...
Posted by MinM, on May 18, 2006 at 11:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The point (which you missed) is that... 4,491 Views / 160 Replies  
The point (which you missed) is that oversimplifying an issue (as your example did with guns, and as many do with climate change) often leads to irrational conclusions.
Posted by MinM, on May 18, 2006 at 07:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Guns are inanimate objects. They can't kill... 4,491 Views / 160 Replies  
Guns are inanimate objects. They can't kill anyone on their own.
Posted by MinM, on May 18, 2006 at 07:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge
God forbid the public be allowed to see both... 4,491 Views / 160 Replies  
God forbid the public be allowed to see both sides of an important debate.
Posted by MinM, on May 18, 2006 at 07:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
http://nintendo.about.com/library/sonysfall/blwiip... 40,916 Views / 1,371 Replies  
http://nintendo.about.com/library/sonysfall/blwiips3607.htm

From your own link.
Posted by MinM, on May 17, 2006 at 11:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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