Silver_and_Jade_Tears

Reply to Is This What People Think of Obama? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="judi75" comment="7"]SEAL of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES[/quote] Ooooooh, okay. Got it.

Reply to Is This What People Think of Obama? in Politics JoeUser Forums

What word does the "AL" finish, anyone know? "AL of the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STAT"

Reply to Is This What People Think of Obama? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hmm... I seem to recall something about the anti-christ being first perceived as a "Christ-like" figure, being worshipped, and adored by many. Ironic? :D (I don't believe in the bible, but this picture, and the adoration of Obama, does bring that to mind.)

Reply to Regardless how you feel about guns, you gotta give this guy credit in Humor Stardock Forums

[quote]Yup, now lets get to work on Dem/Reps agreeing, rationally.[/quote] Or just get rid of both parties.

Reply to Surprise! I Am An Extremist Also in Democrat JoeUser Forums

[quote]My point was: It has and will happen to both, wings, so to speak. It just seems stupid that people are in an uproar about this, when it happened before and no one was concerned. It's ridiculous really.[/quote] I think there are a few different things that factor into this; 1- The economy. The bailouts seem to have causes much mistrust in the government by those who previously would accept everything the government said, or did. When you have

Reply to Surprise! I Am An Extremist Also in Democrat JoeUser Forums

[quote]Perhaps, I think we're going to need a revolution. Maybe the people will get their heads out of their behinds concerning the us/them mentality. It's *that* mentality that brought us to this point.[/quote] Ooooooh, look, you can be labeled a right-wing extremist too. A revolution is "anti-government." Naughty naughty Alderic. [e digicons]^_^[/e]

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[quote]"Leftist extremists are very active for a decade or more, and as they fade, right-wing extremists become active. During the late 1960s to the middle 1980s, leftist extremism was the greatest threat in the United States. From the mid-1980s to the present, the major threat of domestic terrorism has been primarily from right-wing extremists."[/quote] I think that right-wing extremists are viewed as such threats because they are usually very religious, and w

Reply to Surprise! I Am An Extremist Also in Democrat Stardock Forums

It seems these days that anyone that actually cares about what is going on in our government, and refuses to be spoonfed mainstream media bs, is an extremist. Only those that live their lives in the delusion that our country is perfectly fine, our economy is in a temporary dip, and our government can be trusted, are the ones that aren't considered extremists. It kind of reminds me of the society in "V for Vendetta," which is how, I feel, we are slowly becoming.

Reply to Are Retail Stores Becoming Pointless? in Business Stardock Forums

[quote]I have however noticed 2 things that have closed down that i would hav expected to be the on places making the most profit. Many local Dollar stores and Goodwill stores have been shut down. That is very weird to me.[/quote] Dollar stores are usually full of cheap quality items that break easily, or are otherwise not a logical purchase. (At least in any dollar store I've been in.) I like dollar stores, but would I go there for quality items? No. As for goodwill

Reply to Irony of Humanity in Everything Else JoeUser Forums

[quote]That would be because deep below our highly evolved brains is a primitive animal with primitive instincts.[/quote] This is very true. Some things we will never be able to escape.

Reply to Irony of Humanity in Everything Else Stardock Forums

[quote]also, isn't the topic of this post looking at human greed and the human condition, not us as compared to animals?[/quote] Posts evolve too... :D [quote]This might be off the main subject but no one has said that we are different from animals because something in us tells us to form religions, build temples, designate sacred ground etc[/quote] This could be something to do with our ability to lie. Or maybe because of aliens that are using as social exper

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]Perhaps you mean that those who consider themselves religious might see it that way. I think those people often have something to prove to themselves.[/quote] Yes, that is what I mean. There is a difference between 'spiritual' and 'religious'.

Reply to 6 Degrees of Separation in Misc Stardock Forums

[quote]Maybe matter reacts better with other forms of similar matter? Maybe that could explain why we feel more attached to certain items, people, locations etc than others[/quote] Oooh, this explains my love affair with my ipod touch! :D

Reply to 6 Degrees of Separation in Misc Stardock Forums

Ooooh, will someone let Eric Schweig know that he and I are linked?!? *Dreamy sigh* Of course, I mean the Eric Schweig of 17 years ago. The Last of the Mohicans, anybody? Six degrees is an interesting theory, one that is more common than people think. I found out a couple years ago that I am distantly related to Al Gore. That was an odd moment...

Reply to Irony of Humanity in Everything Else JoeUser Forums

[quote]"The foreign policy aim of ants can be summed up as follows: restless aggression, territorial conquest, and genocidal annihilation of neighboring colonies whenever possible. If ants had nuclear weapons, they would probably end the world in a week." --Journey to the Ants, page 59. Bert Holldobler & Edward O. Wilson "Lots of people think only humans fight wars. That only humans are murderous. Let me tell you something — compared to ants, human beings are full of noth

Reply to Are you a victim of Global Warming or Climate Change? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Paladin77" comment="2"]How do they come up with this stuff?Liberals want to see the nation go down the tubes. It is a smart move as a trap for future republican presidents. it will take years for the suits to work their way through the systems and will bankrupt the nation jsut as the CRA did when President Carter put it into play.[/quote] While this may currently a "liberal" action, this just adds to the ever-continuing list of how neither side actually cares about the Amer

Reply to Are you a victim of Global Warming or Climate Change? in Politics Stardock Forums

[quote who="Paladin77" comment="2"]How do they come up with this stuff?Liberals want to see the nation go down the tubes. It is a smart move as a trap for future republican presidents. it will take years for the suits to work their way through the systems and will bankrupt the nation jsut as the CRA did when President Carter put it into play.[/quote]

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events Stardock Forums

[quote]But the US is supposed to be a state that promotes no particular religion, not atheism, not Christianity, not Judaism, and not Islam.[/quote] While this is true, a lack of religion promotes atheism, does it not? At least, that is how the religious will see it.

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote][quote who="Silver_and_Jade_Tears" reply="25" id="2140575"]"Oops, guess we better fix that." Actually, since everything is taken so literally, it probably should be changed. How so? [/quote] You mentioned to KFC that because it says "freedom of religion" it would logically mean "from religion" as well. Why not put that into actual writing? You overestimate American citizans as a whole. In terms of society, people believe what

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"Oops, guess we better fix that." Actually, since everything is taken so literally, it probably should be changed.

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Want the term taken off the money.*

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Okay, so I can't seem to actually post if there are quotes involved, for some reason. Zoo, my point about the yard trolls was that taking offense at these kinds of things is petty. Alderic, the majority of America has morals influenced by religion. You and I may not, but we are in the minority, for the time being. Also, in regards to the part about a secular government being neccessary for the protection of rights, etc: A democratic government is supposed t

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I had a nice post all written up, and then JU kept giving me error messages, and erased it. I had responses for both Zoo and Alderic. :( Let's see if this one is deleted.

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Our government is supposed to be secular, keep it that way.[/quote] While I agree with this, it's not logical. Laws are based on morality, and the majority of our morals come from either religion directly, or are otherwise indirectly influenced by them. Laws about marriage, percentage of alcohol in beverages that can be sold in stores, etc. aren't laws that are based upon common sense, (for example, murder, or rape), they are based on the morals of the law

Reply to Should "In God We Trust" be removed? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]What if you don't trust in any god whatsoever? You're implying that everyone believes in something. It's also very clearly Christian. It doesn't say "In a god" it says "God" with a capital G. Only Christians say/write that in English. Jews usually don't spell out the name of God...so you'd get G-d instead. [/quote] For some reason it didn't add the quote. That's what I was responding to.