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Re: KONY 2012
Snoink, What do you consider to be first world benefits? Would you think that just liberty and democracy would be first world benefits that these people should have, or do ...
Mar 12, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
Yeah, I agree with what you say - and, once again, sorry for coming across as overly provocative. Once I researched the situation I realised that a holy crusade was ...
Mar 11, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
I'm curious as to your opinions on war propaganda that misleads its audience, paints war unrealistically, and over-simplifies the situation. What do you think about that? I sort of answered ...
Mar 11, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
I have to admire the consistently with which you repeatedly ignore big chunks of my comments. Right back at you, Blink. Not only have you stated that you are perfectly ...
Mar 11, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
Next time you take a quote completely out of context, do better. Loose would be better apt to use it on you. In your case, you just come off as ...
Mar 11, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
Hi, I haven't read all of the recent posts but I'd like to comment on the following: Sounds to me like a lot of pro-Kony 2012ers are desperate for some ...
Mar 10, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
Blink - I don't think that caring about Syria is more important than caring about Uganda. Not at all. Everyone should be free to choose the topic they are most ...
Mar 8, 2012 -
Re: KONY 2012
If he won't go to prison, shoot him. I'm not really interested in how long the conflict has been going on or the motives for intervention. Whiny liberals parading about ...
Mar 8, 2012 -
Re: Abortion
If the mother is risking her life by keeping the foetus, it would be preferable for both to die rather than one be saved. That's just common sense.
Mar 7, 2012 -
Re: Jessica Alqhuist
Yeah, full support. No publicly funded body should endorse any specific religion (or anti-religion). Unless the banner was put up by students, or was arranged next to a collection of ...
Mar 2, 2012 -
Re: Syria
I think the best idea I've heard would be to help Turkey invade Syria and establish the National Coalition as a government, and for the following reasons: 1) Turkey is ...
Feb 11, 2012 -
Re: Your Views on Homosexuality
In Western societies, opening up this argument does nothing more than provide a platform for foolish homophobia (I'm being civil here). The debate should, really, turn to how we might ...
Feb 11, 2012 -
Re: Should parents smack their children?
Who on earth determined that hitting an adult is assault, but that hitting a child is "good parenting"? I don't really care whether it makes the child more submissive or ...
Jan 17, 2012 -
Re: Russian Political Awakening
If you're interested in a relevant history book, have a read of Geoffrey Hosking's "Russia: People and Empire: 1552-1917" - his argument is effectively that the Russian people never had ...
Dec 13, 2011 -
Re: Tell a joke
An infinite amount of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one says: "I'll have a pint, please." And the second one says: "I'll have half a pint, please." The ...
Oct 25, 2011
