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    So many seem to embrace their bigotry.
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    I find it interesting that unabashed bigotry against Christianity, complete with mockery and derision, is considered perfectly acceptable on this forum, but one crack about blacks or pedophilia will get you banned. It's still BIGOTRY, just not against one of the "underclass".
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    Excellent analogy. Some people seem to operate exclusively from the position of trying to misunderstand others or focusing on ways to discount/discredit other's points. I'm guilty of doing this, especially with those less civil. But generally speaking I prefer to get what the other person is saying and see it how it jibes with my worldview.
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    It really is. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."........remember this? You should do a little research on what the Framers of the Constitution meant by "promote the general welfare". It certainly didn't mean health coverage for every American.
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    This whole FSM nonsense is right up there with the racist comparison of blacks to monkeys. Here's a gem I found on the web: You know, back fifty years ago, when racism was widely accepted, people who told racist jokes thought they were being funny, too.
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    WOW It's like you didn't even read my previous post. Instead of showing a direct link, you resort to cheap shots. Impressive. With all the scholarship done on our constitution, you'd think there would be plenty of articles showing the very thing you assert.
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    And your solution to that is to limit the number of people that can vote? He shoots! HE SCORES!!!
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    Which is basically all this is about... a simple piece of legislation that seemingly breezed through the process. I doubt there's been a single session of Congress (at least in the last 100 years) that didn't have similar bills. And I doubt any of those bills got in the way of Congress addressing major issues. You got to wonder why some people seem upset about it.
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    It has to do with average population densisty for the entire state. Could you really not infer that from what people were posting?
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    Everyone who lives in a country has a vested interest in where it is going. True, but many (in this country) seem completely apathetic about it. I don't think that's the main point, here.
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    Do you ever actually pause to comprehend the things you read? The comparison between UK and US murder rates was to illustrate the point that execution rates cannot be assumed to have the direct causal link to murder rates that he seems to assume from his numbers. Since the UK has no executions and a much lower murder rate than the US it is obvious that many more factors are involved, if it was as simplistic as his post suggests the UK should have a higher murder rate than the US. If you think I was trying to say that the UK has a low murder rate because it has no CP then you're an idiot. Translation: Your flawed points - BAD My flawed points - GOOD If you think I think you were was trying to say that the UK has a low murder rate because it has no CP then you're an idiot. Hey - this is fun.
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    Here are some disturbing facts I found:
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    Does this somehow prove your claim about a no "shortage of medical practitioners in countries where government provides healthcare"? It shows that shortages have nothing to do with the method of funding. A bolded excerpt from the article you quoted: So we're talking about people getting healthcare on the taxpayer dime, right? I wonder how that situation might change with a national healthcare program.
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    Excellent post. You rag on him for making a "simplistic comparison", charging that "it completely ignores all other variables." Then you do the exact same thing. Excellent post, indeed. How's that intentional misunderstanding thing going kiddo? My second paragraph was to illustrate the point that CP is not the only factor in homicide rates, and therefore his comparison is worthless. I mean for fuck's sake, how can anyone with a brain that works not realise that? Way out there on the irony scale. And yes, I got your point. I just thought it was funny that you (try to) completely invalidate his point and then offer up an an equally (ir)relevant one of your own. Translation: Your flawed points - BAD My flawed points - GOOD
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    Does this somehow prove your claim about a no "shortage of medical practitioners in countries where government provides healthcare"? Who said anything about "proof"? How pedantic of you. Perhaps to you. Is this like saying the current US heatwave proves AGW? Compelling indeed.
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    Really? http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_section_details.asp?text_id=2994&channel_id=7&relation_id=3621 Anecdotal proof. How compelling.
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    It does seem that a lot of people who favor Universal Healthcare aren't that concerned about the financial implications to both those who will be paying for most of it and the people in the industry.
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    You just keep telling yourself that.
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    Yeah, yeah, yeah It is the responsibility of the writer to effectively convey his/her point. But when the writer falls a little short, most people earnestly try to discern the intended point. I say most because some seem intent on trying to miss the point. Perhaps they're insecure in acknowledging the point. Perhaps they just enjoy being an asshole. I'm sure there are other motivations. I'm guessing they all stem from a degree of small-mindedness. I could be way off base. That's just how it looks to me. It is interesting to see the same people, who at times illustrate a high intellect, resort to such a low brow tactic over and over.
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    Oh look. Billvon misunderstood an obvious, simple point, again. Troll, troll, troll away, Gently down the thread...
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    Excellent post. You rag on him for making a "simplistic comparison", charging that "it completely ignores all other variables." Then you do the exact same thing. Excellent post, indeed. Seems like he was trying to contribute an additional variable to the discussion, rather than exclude all other variables. How is the murder rate in the UK a relevant variable to the murder rate in the US?
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    We can thank Idrankwhat for being the one person who stayed on topic.
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    That's all very interesting, but none of it sheds any light on the Bill of Rights codifying any God-given rights. While I disagree with you, I am trying to understand what you are saying. It seems that you have reached a conclusion on an inferred connection that lacks any direct connection. With all the letters and opinions written by our Founding Fathers, you'd think there would be at least one known instance of someone asserting that one of the purposes fo the Bill of Rights was to outline the "unalienable rights" expressed in the Declaration of Independence. There is a one connection tying those "unalienable rights" the BoR. It's in the Fifth Amendment, but that's not really what we're debating, is it?
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    Excellent post. You rag on him for making a "simplistic comparison", charging that "it completely ignores all other variables." Then you do the exact same thing. Excellent post, indeed.
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    All the charges tossed out? Way to misunderstand my post, sport. Classic Kallend. I try this again. What to you think about all those charges against Delay that were tossed out?... That the system works? You only get one chance. Another classic dodge by Kallend. Tell me perfesser, are you as intentionally evasive when your students ask you direct questions?