What's strange is that it's stereotyped as a gay disease because the first reported cases were found to be in homosexuals, but those who claim this forget that the first 3000 or so cases were all in...
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What's strange is that it's stereotyped as a gay...What's strange is that it's stereotyped as a gay disease because the first reported cases were found to be in homosexuals, but those who claim this forget that the first 3000 or so cases were all in...
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That's a fair point, and I can see how that...That's a fair point, and I can see how that approach works with borderline religious families, but what I meant was the children of more serious and orthodix families, who may be already leaning away...
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It seems that the non-tolerance of religion stems...It seems that the non-tolerance of religion stems from deterministic views of religion, i.e. all Christians must follow every word of the bible otherwise they are not really Christian, which is a...
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One of the reasons they want to ban smoking is...One of the reasons they want to ban smoking is because of the cardiovascular diseases linked to it. What they don't mention is that a very large proportion of office employees and other white-collar...
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I like the link that he even follows Bush in his...I like the link that he even follows Bush in his justification story - Bush says God told him to start the war, Blair says God will judge him on the war. It's just a lame excuse to try and avoid...
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For electronic you could maybe add Daft Punk and...For electronic you could maybe add Daft Punk and Chicks On Speed - I think DP are electro and COS other techno?
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Some things that I wouldn't normally laugh at can...Some things that I wouldn't normally laugh at can be hilarious in the right context. I'm pretty sure most of you will have heard of Family Guy, which is packed with below-the-belt comments that pick...
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There's already been a few threads like this, but...There's already been a few threads like this, but I couldn't find them in a search so I thought I'd start a new one:
10 Favourite Songs:
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You - this song...
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I don't think that laughing at a stereotypical...I don't think that laughing at a stereotypical joke is generically racist or wrong. Laughing at a stereotypical joke doesn't always mean being offensive, it can be just laughing at the stereotype. If...
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Actually, it does. Cigarettes give off carbon...Actually, it does. Cigarettes give off carbon monoxide, which is not only poisonous to people, but harmful to the ozone layer. It is only in very small amounts, so would only add up to a fraction of...
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In the Independant today there is a campaign...In the Independant today there is a campaign running backing an aim by the government to change the governing system. Some of the aims are to lower the voting age to 16 and similar openings, but the...
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To get a good idea of wether smoking killed the...To get a good idea of wether smoking killed the person or not, all they have to do is open their lungs up and see if they are filled with tar. If they then died of lung or throat cancer then chances...
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The US is backing a call by the Iranian...The US is backing a call by the Iranian government to deny consultative status by the United Nations of organisations that work to achieve equal rights for homosexuals, bisexuals or transgenders....
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Major charities like Oxfam tackle both issues of...Major charities like Oxfam tackle both issues of immediate aid and providing the means to support themselves. Both are needed, as if only immediate aid was given, then this would need to be constant...
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It may be that those people who deny the...It may be that those people who deny the holocaust are doing so from the angle of saying that there was no problem with what went on, and that the Jews are hiding behind that event. In this way it...
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But you quoted comrade z - did you mean CZ or did...But you quoted comrade z - did you mean CZ or did you quote the wrong thing?
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Well I was wrong about that then, but it was more...Well I was wrong about that then, but it was more of an example. I guess I'm looking at the hypothetical situation of a religion that doesn't incite racism etc, whilst not encouraging a crusade or...
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I just read a bit about a Japanese religion...I just read a bit about a Japanese religion called Shinto, and it seems to contradict the anti-religious communist arguement. From what I understand, it is about creating communion and living...
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The right owns the media, information, history,...The right owns the media, information, history, politics, etc. They are bourgoisie institutions, they are not gaining, capitalism already has everything - to quote Marx on the proletariat (albeit...
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I'm not sure if that holds up though, because...I'm not sure if that holds up though, because while soldiers may have gone to Iraq, there are many who refused to go, and condemn the situation out there. You are right on the whole, as most went...
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Wow thanks - gettin em now! ;)Wow thanks - gettin em now! ;)
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I agree with you on most of what you have said,...I agree with you on most of what you have said, but I still don't think that people would fight in the physical sense, as while there would be a lot of lobbying for government intervention, I doubt...
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Has anyone got a link to any sparta or drive in...Has anyone got a link to any sparta or drive in tracks they could post? I haven't heard either of them but I like MV so would I like them?
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Would there really be need for killings though?...Would there really be need for killings though? Obviously there would if it was up against the armed forces, but I doubt that the average millionaire/upper class person is the type to get in a fight....
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I've been thinking about this and have changed my...I've been thinking about this and have changed my mind based on a discussion in the philosophy thread. Race is entirely a social matter, as a way of unifying a people who have some common ground....