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True, but there were still more peaceable solutions to the problem, as India and Canada can attest. The Americans? Violence of course. And you didn't bother to refute the very valid things Doom Shepard said about how revolutions/civil wars commonly turn countries into crapsack worlds.

And I won't.

Probably because you'll never win that argument, so you won't try. You could at least admit you were wrong, instead of not talking about it.

Unfortunately humans will NEVER stop being assholes, especially those at the top.

Yup. Violent revolution keeps them away for about 200 years, so we now have a schedule for our revolutions... Once every 200 years...

IT. WILL NOT. HELP. "Keeping them away for 200 [or so] years" doesn't mean the problem is solved! It only delays the problem at best, and puts in a dictatorial regime at worst. Continuing to believe that a bloody, possibly unnecessary, destructive revolution will magically solve all of the problems the US is stuck with is like saying staring at the sun will cure cancer. It is a fantasy.

Doing it in the name of a religion doesn't mean that it's actually following the teachings of said religion. Taking things out of context can give radically different meanings to what is actually intended. (and that is where a vast majority of the wrongs attributed to certain religions come from)

And probably hundreds of millions of people killed in the name of religion to increase their power base or seem more justified in murder. It's still wrong, and a lot of the blood spilt might not have happened were religion erased.

We separated from England, and that separated us from those who were both influenced heavily by the corporations, and from those that influenced the corporations heavily. In addition, it separated us from the crown's excessive taxes and tariffs that they imposed on virtually everything. (some of which were increased even further by certain corporations, and then pocketed)

True, but there were still more peaceable solutions to the problem, as India and Canada can attest. The Americans? Violence of course. And you didn't bother to refute the very valid things Doom Shepard said about how revolutions/civil wars commonly turn countries into crapsack worlds.

“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” - George Santayana (a revolution is going to happen again and again until the people in charge learn to quit being assholes)

Unfortunately humans will NEVER stop being assholes, especially those at the top.

Nope.

 

So you're purposely ignoring facts in order to live in your little dream world where a bloody revolution will make everything wonderful.

What he stated.

Nope...

 

Why?

So you concede he was correct in his statement?

Ross has stated in the past that, if there's demand for it, he would continue Freeman's Mind into HL2 and its episodes. Maybe by the time he finishes with Episode 2, Valve will finally have released HL2:Ep3 and HL3.

There is no Episode 3. It was just a pipe dream. WHY VAVLE WHY??????????

Banned for not mixing it up.

Granted, BTG is now ba- Oh wait. Wrong thread. Banned for getting me confused.

Granted, you have enough energy that you do everything you ever wanted to do about five times, in one hour. Boredom sets in.

I wish I never had to do another test again.

Standard limit to drinking age... Perfectly reasonable. All the same limitations that apply to alcohol... I've never hear a logical opinion to oppose that.

Approved.

We're working on A, but we have B and C covered.

 

Hopefully, we'll be getting back to the Constitution, and make a law limiting the length of any law to 50 pages (1 page = one side of an 8.5"x11" sheet of paper, at standard 10-12pt font size) or less. The law has to come with a "layman's vocabulary" version in that 50 pages, cannot cover more than one specific subject, and is not allowed to be voted on unless it passes a Constitutional inquiry. (basically, it can't even be presented if any aspect could violate the Constitution)

You're not going to comment on @Doom Shepard's post? No?

You are right. The film may very well be biased since it holds an extreme opposing view towards MPAA's CARA without an antithesis to what it stands for. But hey, the message is there. That's what the film is suppose to do, right? My point about "profit" is just an opinion, actually.

 

You are welcome to provide a counterargument to what the film is about. I'm only an outside observer. The only first-hand experience I had of USA is traveling in California, not bureaucracy.

Just saying man, don't assume everything a movie says is true (which it thankfully seems you're not).

Civil Wars RARELY replace a bad government with a better one.

Depends on what you mean by a "better" government, but you're correct.

BANNED FOR LOSING TRACK OF THE RAINBOW.

Granted, you have so much energy bestowed upon you that you explode.

I wish it was April the 30th.

Which country?

Seconded.

I remember watching This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006), and I think it really relates to the media industries. The media distracts us from real problems to action flicks and other mediocre crap... but war documentaries are being censored. This discourages producers from filming stuff that matters and the higher-ups are attempting social engineering in a way that harms the country but benefiting the few. This can also suppress the inquisitive minds.

I don't get it. If they want to profit from it long-term, why not just guide the people into developing themselves, become more efficient at work, go into scientific advancement, sell those stuff to other countries. Profit! And everyone's happy. What they're doing now is unsustainable and myopic. Really.

Did you check any sources for the film? Make sure the film's contents are correct before assuming anything.

Except that HISTORY has shown that a civil war will do the opposite of destroy the country... Why does everyone seem to believe that history doesn't apply?

This is the most bullshit statement I've ever heard. Although it depends on your definition of destroy, I'm pretty sure that throughout history, civil wars are like most regular ones in that they consume a large amount of lives, money, and property. Add this to my previous statements on how this only delays the problem of corruption and stagnation if (and only if) it works the way you think it will.

Granted, it isn't windy, now really arid and hot.

I wish for a box.

Banned for being you.

I was thinking of buying Outlast a while ago.

Well, it's kind of annoying to scroll sideways, but alright.

If a theory fits the entirety or the vast, vast majority of a set of interrelated facts, and does not involve impossible things (wizards, magic, honest politicians) it is much more likely to be right.

That's what I meant. More facts to a theory, more likely the theory is correct.

And there isn't any conclusive proof for the "big bang"...

Back to square one.

Yes, it gets rid of it for 250 years... That's better than letting it stick around and kill off our country.

It will kill the country anyway, the thought of just launching bloody revolutions that may or may not succeed all the time every 250 years or less is just ridiculous! Why not just let it kill the country? That's about the path America is taking, with both parties just throwing dirt on each other, not trying to solve the problems. Can we just face the facts that the country is just going to go down the shitter no matter what we do?

Banned because you're complaining about someone else working hard.