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Posted in: "Tell people the truth, Mr. President"
  toms
05-23-2005, 1:46 PM
#4
i was reading about a totally different subject on a totally different site, when i came across this part of an article, which seemed relevant: When I was 13, my family was transferred to Saudi Arabia. It was a life-changing move that still affects...  [Read More]
Posted in: "Tell people the truth, Mr. President"
  toms
05-23-2005, 1:16 PM
#3
We are hated because our government denies these things to people in third world countries whose resources are coveted by our multinational corporations. And that hatred we have sown has come back to haunt us in the form of terrorism Its a bit over...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  toms
05-27-2005, 11:05 AM
#39
well, i was playing a game last night that had me swearing like a sailor, getting incredibly violent and throwing things. Trying to beat the 50second lap time in Ocarina of Time. Not sure if that proves that games don't have to be filled with blood...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  toms
05-10-2005, 12:32 PM
#37
Its a fair point though. Though, again, i'd argue it wasn't purely related to video games. Kids (and adults) can get addicted to almost anything (though a lot of it is genetically predetermined)... Browsing the internet, porn, tv, video games, g...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  toms
05-09-2005, 1:02 PM
#31
Originally posted by InsaneSith They get free food, free education, free entertainment. It's more of a resort that requires a dress code and you have to return objects such as combs and toothbrushes. :eek: Yeah. Its just like a holiday! Kipper: I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Do video games corrupt our youth?
  toms
05-05-2005, 11:17 AM
#22
True. Which is the problem with 95% of this subject... its all based on specific one-off examples. Which statistically don't mean anything. Those studies surprise me. I have nothing to back them up, but they don't seem right. Playing wolfenstie...  [Read More]
Posted in: GPS tracking for sex offenders okayed in FL.
  toms
05-12-2005, 12:02 PM
#36
I usually don't buy the slippery slope argument. But there has been a definate trend in the past few years of people being willing to give up more and more "minor" rights in return for percieved security. Sure there is a balance to be struc...  [Read More]
Posted in: GPS tracking for sex offenders okayed in FL.
  toms
05-05-2005, 10:32 AM
#25
Life long jail might well provide one function, that of keeping the person off the street. As far as i'm concerned "taking them out of circulation" is the ONLY advantage of jail. The problem is that, unless you never release ANYONE who i...  [Read More]
Posted in: GPS tracking for sex offenders okayed in FL.
  toms
05-03-2005, 10:22 AM
#8
As with a lot of these things I think its a good idea if used sensibly and in moderation but i don't have much faith that it will be used in that way. We've reached an odd point in society where more and more people are willing to give up large amo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Rap and Hip-Hop: A Serious Discussion
  toms
05-05-2005, 10:34 AM
#11
Originally posted by SkinWalker The sad irony is, that beat usually isn't original music. Usually it is, its just that the elements it is made up from aren't original. But then most rock songs use the exact same beat in the background anyway......  [Read More]
Posted in: Rap and Hip-Hop: A Serious Discussion
  toms
05-03-2005, 12:08 PM
#7
Music, as defined by today's society, really has 2 parts: 1 - A catchy bit. Be it a catchy riff, rythmn, sample or baseline. 2 - The look of the singer/band. Based on those criteria i don't see rap being any less valid an artform than Pop or R&a...  [Read More]
Posted in: CostOfWar.com - putting things in perspective
  toms
05-03-2005, 10:43 AM
#42
Gosh. Voting against drilling for oil in alaska. What evil b*****ds! Have they no heart?????? Surely even republicans can see that there are valid reasons to vote against that idea... even if on balance you come to the conclusion that the pros outw...  [Read More]
Posted in: CostOfWar.com - putting things in perspective
  toms
04-29-2005, 10:03 AM
#13
You know, if i had WMDs the only real time i'd consider using them would be when my back was against the wall and i was about to die/be captured. Yet oddly many people seem to believe that Saddam spent all that time and money developing WMDs just s...  [Read More]
Posted in: Free Trade : are old theories obselete?
  toms
04-26-2005, 12:50 PM
#4
I have to admit my eyes glazed over about half way into that article. :eek: My (therefore) uninformed thoughts are as follows: Free Trade has always struck me as a very odd and confused issue. Not only that, but the sides strike me as odd too....  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas may ban gay foster parents
  toms
05-03-2005, 11:10 AM
#103
:eek: :eek: :eek: Just so you know, with these kind of threads i just tend to reply generally to the "feel" of the previous arguments, so I probaly wasn't responding specifically to your posts. I rarely go through and pick out indivi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas may ban gay foster parents
  toms
04-29-2005, 10:30 AM
#87
I hear that some people get pleasure from having their toes licked, which is surely now what god intended toes for. Should we make toe licking illegal, ban all toe suckers from adopting etc? After all, you can't reproduce by licking toes.... You kno...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas may ban gay foster parents
  toms
04-26-2005, 12:07 PM
#60
maybe the entire purpose of homosexuals is to give homes to those kids who need them. Seems like a great idea by god/mother nature to build in a small amount of redundancy into the system....  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas may ban gay foster parents
  toms
04-25-2005, 1:11 PM
#46
Originally posted by ET Warrior Except for that one war you were involved in around 1776....you didn't seem very keen on the underdog winning at all then:p What, you mean the one where the French saved their asses? :D Hatred of the french overrid...  [Read More]
Posted in: Texas may ban gay foster parents
  toms
04-25-2005, 1:07 PM
#44
Indeed there are. It is of course also human nature when involved in an argument to bring up more and more extreme views in support of your argument. Which is how so many minor disagreements end up as fights, wars or (even worse) flame wars. Thou...  [Read More]
Posted in: The New Pope
  toms
05-09-2005, 11:51 AM
#34
has he died yet? I wasn't paying attention? :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: The New Pope
  toms
05-03-2005, 11:17 AM
#31
Originally posted by Spider AL Whether we have the foetus aborted or brought to term, we must always be aware that that organism is a result of our actions. We are not untouched by the consequences. They are our consequences. They belong equally to...  [Read More]
Posted in: Should organ donation and blood donation be compulsory?
  toms
05-03-2005, 10:47 AM
#37
I like that idea... except i can't remember if i'm a donor or not.... i'm pretty sure i filled in the form, but then again i'm really bad at any kind of form filling. Still, my parents are trustworthy... they would do the right thing anyway......  [Read More]
Posted in: Free Thoughts on Serious Topics
  toms
05-18-2005, 8:55 AM
#15
With the recent news (did it make it onto US tv?) that the president of Uzbekistan had the army shoot 500-1000 men women and children, are our friends in the war on terror as bad as those we are going after? For those that don't know uzbekistan is n...  [Read More]
Posted in: Free Thoughts on Serious Topics
  toms
05-18-2005, 8:43 AM
#14
Apparently the new battlestar galactica was the most downloaded TV series of all time (partly because for once it came out in the UK before the US). However when it opened on the Sci-fi channel in the US it also instantly became their highest rated...  [Read More]
Posted in: NEWS:Micheal Jackson search warrant.
  toms
05-13-2005, 8:13 AM
#46
I haven't been following the court case much, but the odd snippets i've heard seem to imply that the prosecution is doing a pretty lousy job of proving he molested anyone... i don't think the main witness came off as particularly consistent... other...  [Read More]
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