So, I just have to say it again.

Why do you want children born who you are unwilling to provide for?

Im not saying Im for abortion. Im merely pointing out the realities that we live in a world of limited resources and we live in a society based upon brutal competition. I consider that to be inhumane. I consider that to be the real crime ,that there are people who have to make these kinds of decisions because of the horrible situations they find themselves in and have no control over.

My sister went down there for a semester, she didn't say anything about people being hateful at all O_o

I think all Americans should be armed...the way most of you are so trigger happy its enough to solve the problem of American corporate imperialism for the rest of the world....

go NRA!!!!

Lynann, please put your chest back in its clothes. That is just wrong!!


As far as who "deserves to die," I don't think anyone deserves to die unless it's people who are physically in pain to the point of nothing fixing them otherwise.

I think criminals should be punished the same way they tortured their victims... and I definitely don't think they deserve to get off easy and die.

"Free healthcare" is an Orwellian term that is laced with deception and dishonesty. There is no such thing as "free" healthcare. Someone will always pay for it, unless all doctors decided to just treat for nothing, but judging as they need to provide for their welfare, security and families, that is an unrealistic and ridiculous expectation. The truth remains that it is socialized medicine which is funded through government theft upon the individual's assets. Taxing the labor/assets of everyone for universal healthcare is morally wrong.

And don't give me that left-wing crap about "well in Europe we could ________". This isn't Europe. Here in the states, we actually have some vestige of respect for the individual and the concept of liberty.

I love shirtless men

Guess what ? The electricity was also free to

I live in a European country from 32 years and health care was always free .And was no taxes on anything .Now I kinda regret the communist times.We can die here and nobody take a look at you if they hear you don't have insurance .

jeeze..wouldnt it be easier if you guys whipped out your d!cks and compared sizes????

Hell, if you weren't "gunho for the war" baby shrub said " you are the enemy". Rightwing hatemongering is legend and this case was no different.

Any person who comes out and says publically that they do not have their heads stuck squarely up
Bush's butt is said to "hate America". Hatemongering at it's best.

Hatemongering and warmongering, two things this country should be sooooooo sick of they can't hardly stand it. That is how I know anyone who votes for McCain is either prejudice or not too high on the evolutionary table because he is more of the same hatemongering and warmongering of the past eight years.

JMOOC

We are the only ones wageing a war to topple an evil dictator, well that was after we couldnt find any wmds or link Iraq to terrorism. This is after all the thread titled rightwing pundits hipocracy

the main point being from above is that american companies invested in China are the ones who enable a brutal represive regime to be just that eh? If we as a country are on such crusade against tyrany that we will wage a war slaughtering hundreds thousands of civilians why do we continue to give china a free ride? do you recall tianmen square for one example?what was americas responce? more investment and more trade and more neocon hipocracy

"we adults are trying to have a conversation" lmao

i was just asking, what if 911 truly was a terrorist act?? ((since you seem to be pushing the idea that it was conspired by the american government.))

what excudes me as being part of the conversation??
that im a girl...or that my ideas might not agree with yours??

That is the most bizzare responce I have ever seen. If your so darn smart why does this make so little sence. You realy didnt reply to my comments and only became insulting. I simply said and this is a reality, AMERICA IS THE BIGGEST ENABLER AND TRADEING PARTNER OF COMMUNIST CHINA AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH SIMPLER TO OPPOSE TYRANY BY ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST THEM RATHER THAN WAGE A WAR IN IRAQ FOR THE SAME REASONS. JUST MORE NEOCON HYPOCRACY IN MY BOOK EH?

Some people would be better to '... turn their keyboards 7 times, before typing such 'loud' inept insinuations as 'Representative Rebublic', somehow isn't a form of democracy.

As such, it is perfectly accurate to refer to the 'representative repubublic' system of governement of the USA, as a 'democracy'.

For those attempting to spread the kind of semantics 'affront', insinuating that the USA is not a democracy, and doing it in a rude, and condescending intimidation burst, you are politely asked to go wipe the egg off your faces!!!

... and to make sure you hit the shower, here are the different forms which DEMOCRACY can take:

Representative
(Example: FRANCE AND USA: REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLICS)

Representative democracy involves the selection of government officials by the people being represented. The most common mechanisms involve election of the candidate with a majority or a plurality of the votes.

Representatives may be elected or become diplomatic representatives by a particular district (or constituency), or represent the entire electorate proportionally proportional systems, with some using a combination of the two. Some representative democracies also incorporate elements of direct democracy, such as referendums. A characteristic of representative democracy is that while the representatives are elected by the people to act in their interest, they retain the freedom to exercise their own judgment as how best to do so.


Parliamentary democracy :
(Great-Britain and most Commonwealth nations)

Parliamentary democracy where government is appointed by parliamentary representatives as opposed to a 'presidential rule' by decree dictatorship. Under a parliamentary democracy, government is exercised by delegation to an executive ministry and subject to ongoing review, checks and balances by the legislative parliament elected by the people.


Liberal democracy

A Liberal democracy is a representative democracy in which the ability of the elected representatives to exercise decision-making power is subject to the rule of law, and usually moderated by a constitution that emphasizes the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals, and which places constraints on the leaders and on the extent to which the will of the majority can be exercised against the rights of minorities (see civil liberties).


Direct Democracy

Direct democracy is a political system where the citizens participate in the decision-making personally, contrary to relying on intermediaries or representatives. The supporters of direct democracy argue that democracy is more than merely a procedural issue (i.e., voting).[28] Most direct democracies to date have been weak forms, relatively small communities, usually city-states. However, some see the extensive use of referendums, as in California, as akin to direct democracy in a very large polity with more than 20 million in California, 1898-1998 (2000) (ISBN 0-8047-3821-1). In Switzerland, five million voters decide on national referendums and initiatives two to four times a year; direct democratic instruments are also well established at the cantonal and communal level. Vermont towns have been known for their yearly town meetings, held every March to decide on local issues.


Socialist Democracy

Socialist thought has several different views on democracy. Social democracy, democratic socialism, and the dictatorship of the proletariat (usually exercised through Soviet democracy) are some examples. Many democratic socialists and social democrats believe in a form of participatory democracy and workplace democracy combined with a representative democracy.

Within Marxist orthodoxy there is a hostility to what is commonly called "liberal democracy", which they simply refer to as parliamentary democracy because of its often centralized nature. Because of their desire to eliminate the political elitism they see in capitalism, Marxists, Leninists and Trotskyists believe in direct democracy implemented though a system of communes (which are sometimes called soviets). This system ultimately manifests itself as council democracy and begins with workplace democracy. (See Democracy in Marxism)


Anarchist Democracy

The only form of democracy considered acceptable to many anarchists is direct democracy. Some anarchists oppose direct democracy while others favour it. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon argued that the only acceptable form of direct democracy is one in which it is recognized that majority decisions are not binding on the minority, even when unanimous.[29] However, anarcho-communist Murray Bookchin criticized individualist anarchists for opposing democracy,[30] and says "majority rule" is consistent with anarchism.[31] Some anarcho-communists oppose the majoritarian nature of direct democracy, feeling that it can impede individual liberty and opt in favour of a non-majoritarian form of consensus democracy, similar to Proudhon's position on direct democracy.[32]


Iroquois Democracy

Iroquois society had a form of participatory democracy and representative democracy.[33] Iroquois government and law was discussed by Benjamin Franklin[33] and Thomas Jefferson.[34] Because of this, some scholars regard it to have influenced the formation of American representative democracy.[34] However scholars who reject multiculturalism disagree that the influence existed or was of any great importance.[35]


Sortition

Sometimes called "democracy without elections", sortition is the process of choosing decision makers via a random process. The intention is that those chosen will be representative of the opinions and interests of the people at large, and be more fair and impartial than an elected official. The technique was in widespread use in Athenian Democracy and is still used in modern jury selection. It is not universally agreed that sortition should be considered "democracy" due to the lack of actual elections[citation needed].


Consensus democracy

Consensus democracy requires varying degrees of consensus rather than just a mere democratic majority. It typically attempts to protect minority rights from domination by majority rule.


Interactive Democracy

Interactive Democracy seeks to utilise information technology to involve voters in law making. It provides a system for proposing new laws, prioritising proposals, clarifying them through parliament and validating them through referendum.

Yes so well, China only forcefully displaced 1.5 million of its citizens to prepare for the olympics. Why should the government care if they destroy their citizens homes and businesses.