In 2002, the Bush Administration declared that the detainees of the War on Terror were not eligible for rights under the Geneva Conventions. Do you agree with the Bush Administration's decision? How might you have handled it differently?
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If you were a superstar of professional wrestling, what would your wrestling name be? And what finishing move would you use to get to Wrestlemania?
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So you can complain
If you love to complain in order to see changes, voting is for you. I love to complain, as does everyone else. Voting doesn't help change anything other than make us feel like we have the power to change something. Regardless of who's elected, the winner will do whatever they want once they get in power...usually this involves helping out the corporations who "donated" in order to get them elected. Therefore, I will continue to complain about the people who get elected because it wasn't my fault they got there in the first place. Look at it this way, if we continue to elect greedy bastards who are only concerned with themselves, what does that say about us?- It’s your right
Others died for this privilege and now it’s your right. It's sad that so many had to die just so I could vote. Such shame we should feel because others have given their lives for a meaningless activity. Women and blacks got to vote, and look at how fucked up things are still! Very little has changed for the better...most of it has changed for the worse! - Representation
Who’s representing you? Find out and make sure your concerns are their concerns. Their concersn aren't my concerns. They're concerned about themselves and their business interests. I'm concerned about me and my family. - It’s your duty
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for you country.” - John F. Kennedy. And look at what happened to Kennedy. Should we really take advice from a guy whose own government was behind his death? It's my duty as a citizen and patriot—love how that word gets smeared!!—to change government or rise up against it should it become unfit. This cannot happen with voting...hasn't worked yet. "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." - Edward Abbey - More federal money
for higher education funding, youth programs, the environment, HIV/AIDS or breast cancer research, whatever your cause. No one wants money for higher education because no one (in government) wants people to get smart enough to figure out their getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 40 years ago. Any "cause" that accepts donations (except for the government) should have been eliminated years ago because whatever cause they want to help (AIDS, cancer, homelessness) could have been wiped out decades ago...the only reason we won't ever cure cancer is because there's too much money in treating the symptoms. Find a cure and the symptoms go away forever...along with profits!! - To cancel out someone’s vote
In disagreement with your parents on certain issues? Cancel them out. Problem with that is there are billions more to cancel out my vote as well. And besides all that, we don't elect the next president as long as the majority vote isn't counted. Since the electorial college decides the next president I could vote for Adolf Hitler and it wouldn't matter! PLUS, if I don't vote along the same way the electorial college does in my state, then my vote isn't counted. - To bust the stereotype
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 are said to not care about the issues. Prove them wrong! We really don't care. And voting isn't going to change a fucking thing regardless if we did. Holding protests, making yourself heard on campuses or streets is one way. Voting is pointless!! If they really want to change a stereotype, how about politicians stop lying to us!! - If you don’t, someone else will
Why would you want someone else deciding what’s best for you? They already do! It's called the U.S. government, and they've been doing that for eons!! - Every vote counts
Remember the Florida controversy? I remember that my vote for Kerry didn't mean shit, especially when it came to the Florida scam. Every vote doesn't mean shit!!! - Make some noise!
Your opinions matter. It’s time to be heard. Then I'd better get on a streetcorner and turn up the megaphone, only to have it shut off and be arrested for disturbing the peace and protesting without a permit! What sense does it make to need a permit in order to protest??
MAKE IT HAPPEN! GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.
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Which gadgets/electronics do you use every day? What would your life be like without these products?
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Everyday is a holiday for me! I celebrate ME day today by doing stuff for me! Fuck everyone else because everyday is THEIR day too!! We may be human, but we're still animals.
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- Music:(mental) - 10,000 Days - Tool
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- Music:(mental) Holy Wars - Megadeth
On the fourth of July I murder a Brit and stick firecrackers in their mouth.
On Halloween I poison a child and bury their body in my basement.
On Thanksgiving I kill an Indian and stuff his guts with leaves.
On Easter I hide explosives around my yard and invite children to find the "eggs."
On Flag day I burn the american flag and raise the Japanese flag (or Russian, depends on my mood).
On Aurbur day I cut down a tree and leave it in the street.
On the day the World Trade Center was bombed I celebrate the deaths of over 3000 people, knowing they'd be sick of this bullshit every year and, like me, wish these motherfuckers would get on with their lives and let the dead REST IN FUCKING PEACE!!!!!!
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Right on, L. Harris!
I'd like to add that I think technology is also DISTRACTING us, not just destroying us. It keeps people occupied on meaningless, shallow hype: debating who's got the better car, lawn mower, and neighbors, friends, and just people in general feeling that they have to out-do each other with the latest high-tech gadget that comes out. Fighting over the latest phone with the most meaningless accessories that don't improve your connection to another person (dropped calls, bad reception).
I feel this rave of gizmos and hi-tech stuff is keeping people from thinking critically, from looking at their lives and seeing how miserable they are and taking the steps needed to improve their lives, to really fix the problems they're having and not just rely on some quick-fix-band-aid type repair, or a distraction, to avoid what is really going on. Instead of dealing with the problems our kids are facing in school (or just in raising kids in general), we tend to throw video games, phones, ipods, computers, and a dozen other distractions at our kids instead of asking them, "Hey son, what's wrong? Talk to me."
These distractions also take us away from the fact that our economy is crippling, and employees are "forced" to cut back on jobs, pensions, retirement, overtime, raises, bonuses...putting people out of homes because they can't afford their mortgage (another issue completely), food, gas for their SUV's...and people seem to accept all of this. I say that because no one seems to be doing anything about it. They feel as if there's nothing they can do; they take what they can get.
I say we demand what we want, what we need to survive in this country. I say we stay away from these distractions and start demanding more from our bosses, more from our government, and also demand more from ourselves.
I'd like to add that I think technology is also DISTRACTING us, not just destroying us. It keeps people occupied on meaningless, shallow hype: debating who's got the better car, lawn mower, and neighbors, friends, and just people in general feeling that they have to out-do each other with the latest high-tech gadget that comes out. Fighting over the latest phone with the most meaningless accessories that don't improve your connection to another person (dropped calls, bad reception).
I feel this rave of gizmos and hi-tech stuff is keeping people from thinking critically, from looking at their lives and seeing how miserable they are and taking the steps needed to improve their lives, to really fix the problems they're having and not just rely on some quick-fix-band-aid type repair, or a distraction, to avoid what is really going on. Instead of dealing with the problems our kids are facing in school (or just in raising kids in general), we tend to throw video games, phones, ipods, computers, and a dozen other distractions at our kids instead of asking them, "Hey son, what's wrong? Talk to me."
These distractions also take us away from the fact that our economy is crippling, and employees are "forced" to cut back on jobs, pensions, retirement, overtime, raises, bonuses...putting people out of homes because they can't afford their mortgage (another issue completely), food, gas for their SUV's...and people seem to accept all of this. I say that because no one seems to be doing anything about it. They feel as if there's nothing they can do; they take what they can get.
I say we demand what we want, what we need to survive in this country. I say we stay away from these distractions and start demanding more from our bosses, more from our government, and also demand more from ourselves.
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