Moonlight Graham

There is no excuse for the attack. People have the right to protest what they feel is wrong. This "embolden" stuff is garbage.

I love classic rock. But man, i never could get much into Rush. Most of songs just don't do much for me, and the lead singer's voice doesn't help. They go off and do some weird jazzy stuff.

Don't authorities keep watch on radical websites/forums etc.? They may have followed up on them based on online activies. We'll find out eventually i'm sure in courtroom. There may be more people they are tracking and more arrests to come, so i don't they may not want to tip their hand right now. ie: They arrested a 3rd guy today in London.

How has our govt encouraging different cultural groups to maintain their culture in Canada contributed to you existing or not? As i believe someone else noted, there is a difference between immigration and multiculturalism.

LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg the funniest thing of all-time in the history of politics!

According to your article link, these must be fashion terrorists?

In terms of being educated/informed on the true motivations/actions/ramifications of their government's foreign policy and on international relations/global politics as a whole, the vast majority yes. I was a smart lad but knew poop-all at 18 and, politically, thought mostly what my parents thought. That clubhouse is a big one.

I`ve seen on news sites some comments where people say a game depicting the Afghanistan war is `too soon`. Well, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" came out last year and is one of the biggest selling games of all-time, and had levels of military gun-fighting taking place in Afghanistan, not sure if the Taliban was involved though. The game is only letting you play as the Taliban in the online multi-player mode, and in games like these (ie: Call of Duty) in my experience you are much more concentrated on shooting the other team in the face than having any realization of what "team" you're on, whether US, Britain, Chinese, Soviets etc. It's really a small issue. It would be much different if you were actually playing on a scripted single-player campaign and going on missions killing NATO soldiers or civilians as the Taliban.

Heck, maybe it might even have a positive influence. Instead of the usual glorification of western military gore (which i play on Xbox Live!), the people playing it will get a different perspective on the war and the "enemy".

Why? They both sign up for the same bologna. And if he/she signed up 2 years ago (18th bday), they should be well aware of the post-9/11 deal. But of course they probably aren't aware, as they are only 18 y/o.

Hey, i think Obama forgot to tell everyone about all the private mercs still in Iraq contracted by the US gov. The 50,000 troops left are to "help train Iraqi troops". BAHA!!! I'm sure no more Iraqis will be killed by the US gov now that the "combat troops" are gone

Which i'm sure was a direct order from God and/or Jesus. Paul kinda seems like a sexist jerk.

yuppers it seems fixed. thanks

i may be taking a course about Islam this fall, and i'm sure it will deal with Sharia law. OMG!!!!!

"There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness" - Mohandas Ghandi I am always a perfect gentleman, even when i'm not. I highly doubt you have the credentials to hold such a responsibility. Had your village bombed lately? Sleep in your own diarrhea last night? Or on the street corner?

Uhhhhhh, Bush Jr. supported the bailout/stimulus actions when he was still in office: Also, from Wikipedia:

Everyone should be worried, and everyone will be f'ed when the poop really starts to hit the fan. I'll be paying crazy taxes for my boomer parents to receive health care. I won't be able to find a long-term care facility space for my 'rents if they so need it, and there wont be any hospital beds for grabs so my ailing and elderly parents will be living with my as i care for them. My 'rents will be screwed out of their pension, or i will be paying insane taxes to cover it. Overall, the health care of my 'rents will be of low quality. On top of everything, there will be cutbacks to a myriad of services and/or massive debt incurred to try to pay for this mess. Who do i blame? My parents' generation for not preparing properly for this long-predicted crisis.

I actually don't even care if Einstein was an atheist or not, or even if the quotes were 100% fabricated. They are just really interesting quotes.

Like i said, ignore the dumb hosts. Which ones are you referring to. I looked up 2 and found them no problem. One of them, from a 1929 interview, flat-out asked Einstein "do you believe in God?", and the answer was a quote from the vid.

Obviously not all Tamils are members of the Tamil Tigers. Maybe some of those Jews were Nazi spies in disguise!

What i'm essentially asking people with this poll is to make up their own law, or what they think the law/protocol should be in this situation.

The point of this topic seems lost on pretty much everyone (mostly my fault), and nobody seems to have really answered my key question. I don't really support my "proposal", what i am really asking is WHY has it not been done? More specifically, given human nature is ultimately selfish, why haven't the middle and lowers classes aka "the majority" in western countries demanded the wealthy give them more of their money? It's a simple question. It kind of seems odd that to me that "the majority" is content on letting the rich keep their riches when they could easily have a good chunk of it for themselves through legal tax increases on the wealthy. Let me be clear again that I AM NOT SAYING I SUPPORT THIS, I AM JUST ASKING WHY IT HAS NOT OCCURRED. Is it because of the historical fears/taboos of "communism"? Do most people think the rich have legitimately earned said wealth, and therefore should be free to have it in a liberal/capitalist society? Do the middle-class feel content enough with their lives & standard of living that they feel no urgent need to enact such rather radical tax increases? Is it because people would fear such taxation would drive business and investment away from their country? Is it a combo of these? I am just curious.

Really interesting thoughts/quotes from Albert Einstein on God. I apologize for the dolt Kirk Cameron and the other dude in the video who are using Einstein's quotes for their own agenda, but the quotes themselves are fascinating perspectives on God. Einstein on God

Forget about Canadian laws for a second: What should Canada have done with the Tamil ship?

Grabbing shotguns and shooting rich and poor people in the face? Of course you do. If you want, say, a plain white cotton t-shirt i'd say you're apt to go down to Target or Wal-Mart and pick one up rather than buying one that's a bit more expensive at a fair-trade store. When i said "cheap" i meant price, not quality. First, i'm not in favour of communism. Class systems and capitalism are fine, and i'm not in favour of dictatorships. What i am in favour of is a market-based economy where wealth is redistributed from the very wealthy to the very poor, which is more aptly described as capitalism mixed with socialism. This is the system that the U.S. and Canada employs, as well as other western states. The only debate is how much wealth is to be redistributed. As for self-interest, it serves both good and bad for humanity. There needs to be balance between self-interest and concern for others. IMO, the world is tilted too far towards self-interest. There is a line where self-interest turns into greed, and greed causes harm. Everyone thinks they are "the voice of reality". Shady is the "truth detector" after all. This isn't why you're arrogant. I like debating with someone like Bonam because he does just that: debate. Speaks rationally and rarely gets personal or puts up the a-hole defense mechanisms, even when he disagrees with me. You, on the other hand, are a fairly intelligent and knowledgeable guy, yet will be rude or insulting to me or whomever chaps your bottom on a particular post. You are stubborn and arrogant in that you will never ever admit you are wrong, even then you know you are, and rarely if ever acknowledge when someone brings up a good point (unless of course it helps your own argument). Your a-hole defense mechanisms are always in full-effect. It's a shame, really, because as i said you are otherwise an intelligent and knowledgeable guy whom i enjoy debating with when the other rubbish is on the hush-hush.