Evil Genius

Oh, no doubt it is a refreshing approach... but the build up of religious ferver in that part of the world has been ongoing and escalating for a while. It generally points to a lack of faith in the secular government in place. Saying you will respond with force, only creates martyrs for the cause. A...

Sorry, from what you've posted, I find nothing particularly interesting about it... religious zealots are infiltrating the politics in an area where they have always infiltrted politics and someone else doesn't like it. I am sure our "commander and chief" will find a way to exploit the sit...

One thing I would like to point out, having completed an anthropology course entitled Magic, Science and Religion, is that the idea of belief in a supernatural being has itself evolved through time. Each civilization that sprung up from the hills and valleys our ancestors learned to cultivate create...

48% of Americans are distressingly retarded. If 51% of the population can re-elect George W. Bush to the presidency after having directly observed and experienced the effects of his lack of self-control, intelligence and higher thinking, then it is completely expected that almost half of the popula...

OMG! Maybe they have RABIES!!!!

I hate this translation, but you get the jist: Having been at home in many countries of the spirit, or at least a guest, having slipped away again and again from the musty comfortable corners into which preference and prejudice, youth, descent, contingencies of men and books, or even exhaustion from...

I am sure Carl was moved to consider the material presented to him. Most people do find sympathy with well presented information regardless of it truth, provability or factual nature. Especially if the speakers are charismatic, seemingly educated and intelligent and others in the room are buying int...

Your political compass
Economic Left/Right: -7.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.54


Gee, who knew?

edit: oh, wait... I did.

sorry, we're way too busy asserting our will on other nations here on terra firma... why would we leave? And where would we get the money? The budget is geared toward world domination, not planet abandonment.

I see political problems with any colonization effort... doubtless it would be lead by a corporate entity and only for a profit. As nations, we have not come to a level of coperation that would allow us to jointly colonize anything without squabbling over who's laws would be enforced, who's culture,...

If you are going for light, amusing, entertaining, and funny with a plot that moves right along... I would go with any of the diskworld novels. You don't need to read them in any specific order and while they will make you think, it will not be about anything earth shattering... How seriously can yo...

And with any luck, someone's gonna get it.

Should an issue like abortion move to the backburner because of a human rights issue? What happens if, while the public is busy looking at said violation, abortion is criminalized? A possible result is the so-called back-alley abortion clinics. What about the human rights violations there? I realiz...

While there is some truth to the cliche that if you have nothing to hide then what are you worried about... I think the current administration has shown itself to be highly aggressive in its disregard for civil liberties, human rights and oversight. The president does not actually have the power to ...

Those are canned spots... due the rise in costs for production, "news" outlets are buying prepped field reports to cut down on their costs. The big trouble with this is, these spots are prepared by marketing agencies to shine a favorable light on their client. Usually, the marketing agency...

The shady operations, court actions, legal and illegal activities of the US Government are fueled by a lack of attention by the citizens of this country. We, the people, are charged in this democracy for holding our government accountable and to make them answerable for their actions. Unfortunately,...

With George W. Bush's popularity continuing to slide and his "stay the course" program for Iraq, it seems not only possible but probable that these weapons were planted to justify his actions. Interesting that Cheney was just "in country" the other day and now we have this blarin...