Attolia

Something about this sacred conception of virginity like really sickens me. I'm not trying to offend anyone, just sharing my personal feeling on this subject. I feel that making virginity ...

You da best, Karzkin! That was a baller reply. You've given me a lot of food for thought. Here's a thought: can any nation-state admit it is not a democracy ...

I agree, Karzkin. And touche, PenguinAttack, I am in fact planning to write a paper about this. :) But it's not as you might think. The prompt for the essay ...

Can democracy sustain an empire? (slash, yes, oligarchical "democracy" in an society based on slavery but please don't get all on me about that. i just mean relative democracy, compared ...

'You are talking about winning the war, and I am talking about winning the war and keeping alive.' 'Exactly,' Clevinger snapped smugly. 'And which do you think is more important?' ...

Yeeeee I love everyone's opinions on this subject! Yeah, just for clarification, I agree 100% that "sluttiness" shouldn't exist and that on principle there doesn't have to be any minimum ...

What's the least amount of time it's acceptable to know/date someone before sex, do you guys think? (If there even is any.) What sort of sexual practices deem someone a ...

If I had to be in both positions: For the train, I'd have the 1 die. For the doctor and the patients, I'd have the 5 people die. The scenarios ...

Interesting, thanks Rosey!! I like a lot of what you said, and that makes total sense. I suppose I could change "respect more" to "respect equally" for the sake of ...

I'm dragging this up again because I want your guys' feedback on a theory(?) I've developed concerning the subject. For me, to truly want to be with somebody (and I ...

Yeah, I mean as a Libertarian on principle I'm all for your right to carry your knife with you whenever you want. But I'm also totally with Karzkin in that ...

hashtag freedom of speech. (#freedomofspeech)

I remember hearing something about Flaubert's means of writing and completely empathizing. I'm too lazy to explain, so I'll let wikipedia: "Flaubert believed in, and pursued, the principle of finding ...

Hahah, geez guys. With war, I'm not saying it's okay to commit atrocities just because "oh well we're in a war!" Nor am I saying that war excuses anything or ...

Capitalism definitely can exploit and definitely has its problems. But I feel like people subsequently devalue the market system, which is tried and true the most effective economic system. That ...