idle muse

As a non-American, I feel that I could make a different arguement. Whilst the US operated Guantanamo Bay, you were, to be frank, regarded as hypocritical and self-righteous by the ...

indigochild, I agree. Whilst men and women are far more equal than even a decade ago, there is still progress that can be made. For example, women earn roughly about ...

It really is a wonderful mythos, but I doubt a man who was instrumental in destroying the last Christian Monarchy *cough*last absolute monarchy*cough.* See, there's this little country called the ...

I personally believe religion is an instinctual human social reflex, a proverbial comfort blanket against our mortality. But that's just my own particular view, I don't try and force it ...

There is no more evidence for creationism than any other religious mythology, from Hindu to Norse pagan. Evolution is a theory being developed, but evidence can be supplied to support ...

I can see your point, but are we not justified with putting British troops in Northern Ireland? It is, after all, a part of the British state. If similar outrages ...

To be honest, I don't see how the lack of American authors is a reason against, for example, the Nobel Prize. For one thing, as far as I can remember, ...

I think our drinking policy here in the UK is about right. For those who are unclear: - you can drink at home from the age of five (but if ...

I think the attitude of the public to teenagers is generally abysmal. Someone needs to point out that not everybody acts like we're in episodes of 'Skins.'

The recent murders of two British servicemen and a police officer by republican terrorist forces in Northern Ireland have created massive media attention, and have the potential to take us ...

If you are morally opposed to pornography, then don't watch it. It is as simple as that. Pornography, as long as it is legal and consensual, is perfectly acceptable. I ...

Lie believably, consistently, and as much as you can get away with. Or is that just me? :)

Israel needs to accept Palestinians have the right to live there too, and the US needs to encourage them to do this. With a Palestinian state there will be less ...

Which shows that we need universal health care :lol: Woohoo! Go Obama! I thought the US had some sort of universal health care system? It just wasn't as comprehensive as ...

I'd say its usually pretty accurate. There are checks in place so people can't get away with writing whatever the hell they want. Definitely valid for use here, but maybe ...