SkyDekker
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It makes life a little easier for them, but in the grand scheme of things it really doesn't make any difference. All China has to do to break the US is stop supplying WalMart. All the posturing is nice, but I think it is pretty obivous that China already has you by the balls...As you call it Cold War II has been fought and lost already. I suggest starting to learn Mandarin.
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I completely agree and I have absolutely no issue with parents who skydive or engage in other "dangerous" sports. But, only if they are honest about it and don't say that skydiving is safer than driving a car and it is great for the kids. Only, if they are honest about it. -
I agree with you....but do you think your father did all that because it would benefit you, or because he enjoyed doing it? There is no inherent reward to a kid when their parent skydives. No reward at least that could not also be relayed in a different way. Justifying risky behaviour by saying it benefits the family is not really valid in my opinion.
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Thanks for saying what I was thinking... the risk/reward comparison between immunization and skydiving isn't apples to apples. Immunization protects your child from death or severe illness with the small posibility that it kills the child. Skydiving makes you happy and has the chance of killing you. If you truly want to compare and come out ahead you have to be convinced that the benefit of you skydiving to your children is greater than the downside of your children watching you burn in. Dropzones are not for children. It is an adult playground. That was one of the main reasons I stopped skydiving. I didn't want my son to hang around a dropzone waiting for Daddy to jump from the sky. I would rather spend the time with him directly. Secondly, I would rather spend the money on him and his education than on skydiving.
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You obviously feel that first there was religion and then people started using it to control the masses. I feel that the concept of religion was if not created for, specifically used to control the masses from the very early beginnings.
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Actually it was not an implied comment. You are right, the question may not have any direct bearing on the thread, but that hasn't stopped anybody before from asking or answering. In the end only one person is responsible for the decision to invade Iraq and that is the President. There are quite a few clues that emotion played a very significant role in the President's decision making process. I happen to personally believe that indeed that is the case. I was asking you what your thoughts were on that.... If you would prefer to get this in a pm, I would be more than happy to copy and paste this into a pm for you, but in my opinion that defeats the purpose of a forum.
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It isn't a comment, it is a question. One I was hoping you would answer.
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Do you honestly believe that emotions did not play an important part in the decision making process that led up to the invasion of Iraq?
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To me that is what religion has always been. A get righ and powerful scheme for the few at the top of the organization. I don't see how that has now changed...that is exactly what religion still is.
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Just shows that forbidding kids to drink makes them drink even more when they get the chance. The concept of drinking to get drunk was completely foreign to me until I started coming to North America. The problem isn't that she was drinking, the problem is that she hasn't yet leanred how to handle her dirnking.
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First of all, the pharmaceutical companies are free not to do business in Canada. The world is a big place.....if they were losing money in Canada I am sure they wouldn't do business here. It is no differenmt then WalMart who dictates to their suppliers what the purchase price is. Before you can do business with them, you have to open your books. WalMart then decides what your profit margin should be and then sets the price they are willing to pay for your merchandise. As a supplier you are free not to go through this process and hence not do business with them.
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personally I think it is great and am in favour of a two tiered system where basic healthcare is provided to all, but those wqho can afford it have the option of buying more insurance, or go to private clinics.
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Touched a nerve there rehmwa? I have no idea what the percentage is. I generally think good of human kind so I would think it is a pretty low percentage. On the other hand, thinking that it doesn't happen is pretty naive....I have met more than one person who enjoys killing humans and they weren't criminals. I never said that, maybe you think soldiers are cool, I certainly have never. I don't see how anything that involves killing is "cool".....
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yeah but....how could Saddam be so oppressive if guns bring peace? In his days there were more guns circulating than there are now. Actually, the US imposed gun restrictions and regulations on the population when they invaded. edited for spelling
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very true...and I do have an issue with those signing up/volunteering/actively seeking work because they would like to go and kill some people.
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Great article by Prof Hansen (War against Islamo Facism)
SkyDekker replied to storm1977's topic in Speakers Corner
Uhmm not every American pays taxes...your math is slightly off... 131 million tax returns were filed in 2004...that makes it $153 per person. 42.5 Million of those returns had a zero tax liability, back those out and the cost per tax payer just went to $226... Still think everybody wants to pay? (assuming it really would only be 20 billion) edited to change 2005 into 2004 -
I hate agreeing with Storm but Gemini responded to me and my statement was about islamic terrorists......
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Women shouldn't drive -- bad outweighs the good
SkyDekker replied to headoverheels's topic in Speakers Corner
I remember being in Rome, Italy on a high school trip. I remember feeling sorry for the blond haired women in my class since they were constantly hounded by Roman men, touched, surrounded, followed and whistled at and treated like a piece of meat. This experience didn't exactly give me a good impression of these Roman males. Lets also not forget there are many white christian devoutly religious families where the woman has absolutely no say in family decisions and is expected to serve. -
When you just look at that quote, all by itself, it really addresses every religion. I wonder if you also openly point at members of those other religions?
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I agree.... Now the question becomes how that thought changes if you find out a Security Contractor signed up for that because he knew it would give him a chance to kill some people....
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very true.....and for the record, "only in America" is not the same as "All Americans"....
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Only in America would some one use an interview on FOX and what he sees on Cops to shape his thoughts and impressions of international terrorism....
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\ ohh, I agree that crime went down Ron, now all you have to do is back up your claim that it is due to the law. Just that it happened around the same time is not proof. But, don't let reality confuse you.
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I never do....
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LOL, I am sure he is more than willing to say them to my face too... I have no issue with allowing a guy sitting in his trailer feel grand about himself though....