That would be someone who believes in a Creator while also accepting the proven and demonstrable fact that evolution has been and is occurring. I...
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The problem with having capitalism as a form of government is that it almost immediately becomes a sort of "rule by the rich". Then all of the...
I would love to live in a true Meritocracy, as described by Plato's Republic.
Sam, it's obvious that you're not going to listen to anyone who disagrees with you. It's pointless to continue the discussion. Godwin's Law: As a...
Yes, a soldier's premier responsibility lies in killing or in preparing to kill the designated enemies of their country. It is against this backdrop...
There are two main obstacles to overcome here. The first is the sense, often held by those on the far left of the political spectrum, that soldiers...
Go play with this for a while, it should give you plenty of ideas for stable (or unstable) systems. ^_^...
He was gassing them with Chlorine before they had a chance to kill themselves. Yeah, that's a good leader right there! (that was sarcasm, by the...
It doesn't matter whether it's religious, military, domestic, platonic, or any other adjective you want to throw in front of it. My point still...
When did I say I wanted to inflict violence on people? What I want is for those children to grow up in a country that will not brainwash them to...
In a perfect world, the use of military force would not be necessary. Alas, we don't live in a perfect world. And no, it will most likely be Iran,...
Listen... there are no bad reasons for disposing of totalitarianism, wherever it may be. If it could have been removed by sanctions, they would have...
SAM, I have a question for you. Would it have been preferable to leave the Taliban in power?
Personally, in their position, I would most likely become a member of the Afghan National Police. It would be a source of pride for me to help bring...
So you're saying that those who are fighting on the side of the Taliban are the patriots, and the new, democratically elected government of...
Neither the US soldiers nor the Afghan people see it as an "occupation". The citizenry of Afghanistan is not up in arms against an invading force,...
Note the smug superiority with which you talk about these "poor underpriviledged" people. The "Afghan village" picture was taken in Farah...
S.A.M, your posts never fail to amaze me. I can't really tell if you actually beleive what you are writing, or if you are simply posting these things...
Seems to me that as far as dystopian literature is concerned, we are far closer to Huxley's vision than Orwell's. 1984 has a "You ask for liberty,...
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