America bans baggy trousers, where's the "Freedom"?

2007-06-15 07:06:50

#26

InnerMonkey: Member; +62|6719

All I can say that most any reasonably intelligent person understands the origins of democracy.

I hear people say stupid stuff all the time, but I don't think that it's indicative of the populace at large.

I always figured the 'freedom' stuff came from the war for independence. You know....throw off a king, setup a sort of democracy and all that. At that point in time, most world powers had kings/queens, not elections. Over time, it has lost it's meaning, sure.

2007-06-15 07:09:09

#27

dead_rac00n: Member; +12|6483|DTC

HiMyNameIsBeethoven wrote:
Wow use common sense... They are making it illegal because people show their underwear and obscene things while in public.

And when you go to the beach, you wear a burka ?
I like those laws created by a bunch of biggots that spend most of their time looking at their secretary's ass.

2007-06-15 07:09:30

#28

[PTG]shogun: PS n00b & proud vista user; +44|6433

InnerMonkey wrote:
All I can say that most any reasonably intelligent person understands the origins of democracy.

I think it was the romans but it could be the greeks tbh

lol @ karma

and over here hoddies are banned in some places lol

2007-06-15 07:12:39

#29

motherdear: Member; +25|6652|Denmark/Minnesota (depends)

[PTG]shogun wrote:
off topic but one of my firends when to america and went on a tour

the stoped off to show them 200 year old tress.

200 year old trees wtf, i mean yes thats old but i have 400 old tress outside my house lol

^^thats what they said
the american sence of time is a bit messed up.
yes house are cheap but they are not built to last, not much is anymore tbh

ehm i guess it's the big park in the us, and those trees are 2000 years +

your friend properly just misunderstood them.

2007-06-15 07:15:52

#30

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,053|6623|Little Bentcock

Well I know I don't want to see other peoples underwear...unless its my girlfriend's, but that's the only exception.

2007-06-15 07:21:56

#31

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

Only people who believe America is free are foreigners who know nothing and who are media sheep.

2007-06-15 07:26:37

#32

[PTG]shogun: PS n00b & proud vista user; +44|6433

usmarine2005 wrote:
Only people who believe America is free are foreigners who know nothing and who are media sheep.

thats rules out pretty much everyone except for Americans
j/k

2007-06-15 07:29:09

#33

[PTG]shogun: PS n00b & proud vista user; +44|6433

motherdear wrote:
[PTG]shogun wrote:
off topic but one of my firends when to america and went on a tour

the stoped off to show them 200 year old tress.

200 year old trees wtf, i mean yes thats old but i have 400 old tress outside my house lol

^^thats what they said
the american sence of time is a bit messed up.
yes house are cheap but they are not built to last, not much is anymore tbh
ehm i guess it's the big park in the us, and those trees are 2000 years +

your friend properly just misunderstood them.

nope wasnt those
and saying big park in the US is fairly well...not helpfull if u mean places like yellow stone or deadwood its not them

2007-06-15 07:30:11

#34

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6523|...

"America is the most free country in the world" --- who said that?

You can't wear a mask in a bank -- where's the freedom?
You cannot take a chainsaw in a hospital -- where's the freedom?

Last edited by jsnipy (2007-06-15 07:32:34)

2007-06-15 07:36:15

#35

oug: Calmer than you are.; +380|6520|Πάϊ

The trees are 2000 y.o and democracy is even older*.

Pity though about the pants... I liked all that ball room

^{*hint: the roman empire didn't exist yet}

Last edited by oug (2007-06-15 07:43:06)

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2007-06-15 08:59:28

#36

Ajax_the_Great1: Dropped on request; +206|6647

[PTG]shogun wrote:
InnerMonkey wrote:
All I can say that most any reasonably intelligent person understands the origins of democracy.
I think it was the romans but it could be the greeks tbh

lol @ karma

and over here hoddies are banned in some places lol

It was the greeks. The Romans pretty much copied the Greeks in everything they did.

2007-06-15 09:01:25

#37

genius_man16: Platinum Star whore; +365|6679|Middle of nowhere

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
...yes, because a small town's decision reflects the opinions of an entire nation. Personally, I don't want to see somebody's fucking skivvies, so this would be one bit of public 'dress code' that I would welcome. The cops, on the other hand, love them because they trip up fleeing fugitive fools who wear them.

QTF

this would only really be a big deal if it happened in New York or something

2007-06-15 09:28:16

#38

Darth_Fleder: Mod from the Church of the Painful Truth; +533|6807|Orlando, FL - Age 43

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:
Thanks for the input, but do Americans in general know that the Greeks invented Democracy because I heard an American claim they did the other day.

Actually what we have is a representitive republic based loosely upon the Roman model. I think that we do understand that we did not invent it....just that it fell out of fashion for a number of centuries until being brought back into vogue by the U.S.

Are you "free" to walk naked on the lawn at Buckingham Palace? Can you drive on the right hand side of the road in London? Can you eat mince pies on Christmas? No, OMG....You Brits aren't 'free' either. Trying to base the banning of trousers that do not cover what they are meant to and decrying the lack of 'freedom' is rather ludicrous Esteban.

2007-06-15 09:36:23

#39

=OBS= EstebanRey: Member; +256|6551|Oxford, England, UK, EU, Earth

Darth_Fleder wrote:
Are you "free" to walk naked on the lawn at Buckingham Palace? Can you drive on the right hand side of the road in London? Can you eat mince pies on Christmas? No, OMG....You Brits aren't 'free' either. Trying to base the banning of trousers that do not cover what they are meant to and decrying the lack of 'freedom' is rather ludicrous Esteban.

You obviously didn't read my previous post so I'll say it again. I'm not saying we are more free in Britain, I am saying we are no less free and nor are the Swedes, Australians or Germans to name a few. Yet America likes to proclaim freedom as unique to them and I am trying to find out why. This has nothing to do with Britain in fact so you're making tenious and more over bullshit connections and using them as a way to discredit me.

Try again...

2007-06-15 09:37:06

#40

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6673|Colorado

This should be banned in all states as it not only looks stupid, it is stupid. Fashion my ass. While we're at it ban fat chicks wearing spandex.

2007-06-15 09:47:43

#41

mcjagdflieger: Champion of Dueling Rectums; +26|6311|South Jersey

You care way too much about the stupidest shit. Who said we have more freedom? Why would you care? If they're happier than a pig in shit because they perceive themselves to be in the "best" country in the world, why would you wanna bring them down from that? You're infringing on my freedom, man.

2007-06-15 10:00:42

#42

Darth_Fleder: Mod from the Church of the Painful Truth; +533|6807|Orlando, FL - Age 43

Esteban, take a hard look at your own title...America bans baggy trousers, where's the "Freedom"? ... and you should understand what I am responding to.

As to the question posed by your original post, I have already answered that.

2007-06-15 10:01:29

#43

theelviscerator: Member; +19|6289

Its not ban against baggy trousers, it's a ban against walking around with your ass out.

Pull the head out.

2007-06-15 10:01:41

#44

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6446|The Land of Scott Walker

Freedom? It’s what defines our country in a general sense. I don’t have direct experience with the level of freedom in other countries, all I can go on is what I’ve learned from others.

I know my country isn’t perfect, but I’m proud to live here and don’t apologize for my love of the United States. Baggy trousers weren’t banned either, it’s how their being worn that’s the issue. If a town wants to tell their citizens not to show their underwear and pull up their pants, they have that right. Big deal. Those that like to show off their drawers can vote in new representatives when the election comes around again. There are countries that allow more blatant exposure in public than the US, but the majority of citizens support the way things are or they’d demand change.

Gun banners turn the channel because I’m about to start talking about firearms. I truly believe the right to own the weapon of one’s choosing gives citizens of the US a level of freedom that citizens of other westernized nations do not have anymore. If the government goes haywire and suspends elections what are you going to do without weapons to rise up? That's why our brand of freedom is unique, we still have the means to defend it.

2007-06-15 10:20:32

#45

too_money2007: Member; +145|6309|Keller, Tx

If a small town got together and voted to ban baggy pants, who gives a fuck.

2007-06-15 10:23:12

#46

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|6644

but its ok for Iran to punish pornographers because its the "will of the people"

2007-06-15 15:21:32

#47

rawls2: Mr. Bigglesworth; +89|6561

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:
[PTG]shogun wrote:
off topic but one of my firends when to america and went on a tour

the stoped off to show them 200 year old tress.

200 year old trees wtf, i mean yes thats old but i have 400 old tress outside my house lol

^^thats what they said
the american sence of time is a bit messed up.
yes house are cheap but they are not built to last, not much is anymore tbh
LOL, I know, some forget that the world has got a lot of history before 1790. We have a pub in Oxford that is older than America which always makes me laugh and yes it still is open for business...

Are you sure your not talking about the Sequoias that are thousands of years old?

Last edited by rawls2 (2007-06-15 15:21:52)

2007-06-15 15:23:55

#48

rawls2: Mr. Bigglesworth; +89|6561

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:
Darth_Fleder wrote:
Are you "free" to walk naked on the lawn at Buckingham Palace? Can you drive on the right hand side of the road in London? Can you eat mince pies on Christmas? No, OMG....You Brits aren't 'free' either. Trying to base the banning of trousers that do not cover what they are meant to and decrying the lack of 'freedom' is rather ludicrous Esteban.
You obviously didn't read my previous post so I'll say it again. I'm not saying we are more free in Britain, I am saying we are no less free and nor are the Swedes, Australians or Germans to name a few. Yet America likes to proclaim freedom as unique to them and I am trying to find out why. This has nothing to do with Britain in fact so you're making tenious and more over bullshit connections and using them as a way to discredit me.

Try again...

I tried to search for the "America, the country with the most freedom" thread but couldn't find it.

2007-06-15 17:24:09

#49

PureFodder: Member; +225|6286

The most important question has yet to be raised.

Boxer shorts = underwear

Speedos or swim shorts = far more revealing than boxers sticking out of trousers.

Does this mean there are no public swimming facilities in this town or are the police going to picket the local baths?

Last edited by PureFodder (2007-06-15 17:47:02)

2007-06-15 17:25:57

#50

icecold2510: Member; +31|6294

Lol wtf, what has my state tried to do. Oh well, I will still wear my pants saggy....but not to the extremes.

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HiMyNameIsBeethoven wrote:

InnerMonkey wrote:

[PTG]shogun wrote:

usmarine2005 wrote:

motherdear wrote:

[PTG]shogun wrote:

[PTG]shogun wrote:

InnerMonkey wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

Darth_Fleder wrote:

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

[PTG]shogun wrote:

=OBS= EstebanRey wrote:

Darth_Fleder wrote:

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