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First off, that's a sham argument. And a very common one. The people that make it always seem to think that it's totally reasonable, but they never apply it to any other thing. And it could be applied to just about anything. "But we do have equal rights. I can vote if I own land, and you can...

When did this happen? Once again, we already know that "separate but equal" is a sham. At what point did you get the impression that I might claim your beliefs are not your beliefs? Seems pretty tautological that they are... I respect people. But I don't respect opinions. My own included...

Nothing in the First Amendment says anything about what individuals should or should not do. Rather, it says what the government is not allowed to do. I'm not the government, so I can't violate your First Amendment rights. If I were trying to silence you, which I have not done, that could...

Links to what studies? Studies showing that people can/can't help who they are. I think I'm pretty safe in claiming that there are no such studies. Seems quite impossible to study. At the very least, one can always say, "You're not REALLY trying." That alone seems sufficient, and there are...

Yeah, it's kind of a murky topic. Socialist philosophy is complicated enough that it probably can't be summarized well in one sentence. A prevalent school of socialist thought today seems to be the "democratic socialists" who definitely don't believe that there shouldn't be any rich people...

This is actually a very cool idea. The aim is, of course, to draw in new business. But it's cool enough that I actually hope it succeeds in that endeavor. I placed my order. If a couple of us do get these decks in and there's some variation in them, we should totally play some forum games with...

Yes, you're correct. You gain 17 and Mooseman gains...a Drain Life card in his graveyard.

This story may be accurate. I don't know. But I've heard quite different versions on this issue in the past. More sinister. For example, one country might have done well in the past with its growers in the cucumber department. Then another country comes along and starts exporting cheaper...

Howso? Yes. Well, if that's right, the assertion (I'd think you've heard it as it was quite popular) was that Obama was a socialist or very much like a socialist all because he would "redistribute the wealth." His policies would not be a "total" redistribution of resources. But I'm not...

What is so "right" about a civil union? Civil unions started because people went, "Well, it makes sense that you'd want to take advantage of the same legal things associated with marriage. But we just can't let you have the NAME 'marriage' along with them." In my case, I don't want the name...

So we take the "wealth" from people and use it to pay other people to maintain roads. This "wealth" was "distributed" in one way, and then some of it was taken and "distributed" elsewhere. There's a word in the English language for when the "distribution" of something (wealth, in this case) is...

I was talking about the one mentioned in the article Mooseman linked to. It was an attempt to amend the Florida state constitution to remove some antiquated and embarrassing text that was targeted at Asian immigrants during the fear of a "Yellow Menace" roughly 100 years ago. The measure...

"Well, this was anticlimactic. Shall we depart?"

*Examines the pumice statue thing.*

By the way, that Florida initiative did indeed fail.

Actually all taxes are "redistributing the wealth." So are all marketplaces. But don't let reason interfere with scare tactics.

Well, my general understanding is that Obama is actually an alien from the planet Hixizathendoa. He has no interest in Turgy's house, but he may end up feeding Turgy to his larvae. :rolleyes:

*Examines that door in the east wall.*

Actually, it looks like you were holding them there for BB's health... :p

Soon "...we can settle down to the glorious task of nationalizing the means of production, collectivizing the farms, and redistributing the wealth."