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2012-02-03 20:19:47

#5026

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6869|'Murka

Dilbert_X wrote:
Jay wrote:
I hope Sebelius catches cancer.
Because cancer is contagious

HPV

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2012-02-05 23:11:31

#5027

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,825|6564|eXtreme to the maX

Its annoying when douchebag nations use the UNSC veto to protect brutal and oppressive regimes they perceive to be their allies eh?

Fuck Israel

2012-02-06 08:32:41

#5028

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6863|North Carolina

Dilbert_X wrote:
Its annoying when douchebag nations use the UNSC veto to protect brutal and oppressive regimes they perceive to be their allies eh?

It stops being annoying when you stop worrying about it.

Seriously, if a bunch of people die in Syria, what's it to you or me? Shit happens.

It only matters when it disrupts trade or involves one country taking over another. Civil wars/uprisings are internal matters that can't really be helped.

2012-02-06 09:33:19

#5029

rdx-fx: ...; +955|7049

If Syrians want to kill Syrians, let them.
As soon as any Western state tries to intervene, all of the problems magically become the fault of the 'western infidel invader'.

I'm in agreement with China and Russia on this one.
As long as it's not genocide, chemical warfare, or spilling across borders - stay the hell out of foreign internal affairs unless they ask for help.

2012-02-06 09:55:16

#5030

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6863|North Carolina

Even if it is genocide, I'm not sure if intervening would be a good idea. And if they ask for help... we should still be reluctant.

I agree in general though. More often than not, intervention just leads to us becoming a scapegoat. They even scapegoat us without involvement.

2012-02-06 17:13:30

#5031

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6159|College Park, MD

Sometimes I really think judges and parole boards ought to be held responsible for future crimes committed by someone they sentence/put on parole. I bet you'd have a lot less murderers getting anything less than life.

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2012-02-06 17:37:15

#5032

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6156

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Sometimes I really think judges and parole boards ought to be held responsible for future crimes committed by someone they sentence/put on parole. I bet you'd have a lot less murderers getting anything less than life.

because people get paroled for murder ALL THE TIME.

2012-02-07 03:03:21

#5033

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6869|'Murka

13/f/taiwan wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Sometimes I really think judges and parole boards ought to be held responsible for future crimes committed by someone they sentence/put on parole. I bet you'd have a lot less murderers getting anything less than life.
because people get paroled for murder ALL THE TIME.

Apparently, they do.

Since 2005, more and more families have found themselves in the same situation.

That year, the number of people paroled after serving time for first-degree murder more than tripled from the average of the previous 10 years, rising from 5.7 to 21.

In 2007, the number increased to its highest, 27. And in 2008, 24 people convicted of first-degree murder were granted parole.

And that's only in one state...

Found one in Australia (NSW) just recently, as well as a list on a blog that was pretty extensive (US).

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2012-02-07 03:10:53

#5034

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6611|what

Is the prison system only to punish a criminal, or also rehabilitate?

2012-02-07 03:14:14

#5035

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,825|6564|eXtreme to the maX

13/f/taiwan wrote:
Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Sometimes I really think judges and parole boards ought to be held responsible for future crimes committed by someone they sentence/put on parole. I bet you'd have a lot less murderers getting anything less than life.
because people get paroled for murder ALL THE TIME.

Average time served is 10-12 years in most countries IIRC.

Fuck Israel

2012-02-07 03:14:43

#5036

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,825|6564|eXtreme to the maX

AussieReaper wrote:
Is the prison system only to punish a criminal, or also rehabilitate?

Punish, protect the public and rehabilitate if appropriate.

Fuck Israel

2012-02-07 07:17:36

#5037

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6043

I'd grow her economy

But yeah, when Fox News, drudge, hotair, huffingtonpost, and MSNBC all think your ads over the line, you fucked up somewhere.

2012-02-07 22:29:19

#5038

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7058|132 and Bush

Breaking News: In a three-state sweep, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will win the Colorado GOP caucuses, Colorado GOP chair says. - http://bit.ly/qx5qjZ

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2012-02-07 22:58:11

#5039

-CARNIFEX-[LOC]: Da Blooze; +111|7111

Kmar wrote:
Breaking News: In a three-state sweep, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will win the Colorado GOP caucuses, Colorado GOP chair says. - http://bit.ly/qx5qjZ

I'd rather bring Bush back for a 3rd term than have that asshole in charge.

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2012-02-08 00:48:43

#5040

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,825|6564|eXtreme to the maX

Kmar wrote:
Breaking News: In a three-state sweep, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will win the Colorado GOP caucuses, Colorado GOP chair says. - http://bit.ly/qx5qjZ

Who says he's a 'social conservative' exactly?

Fuck Israel

2012-02-08 01:39:59

#5041

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6611|what

Dilbert_X wrote:
Kmar wrote:
Breaking News: In a three-state sweep, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will win the Colorado GOP caucuses, Colorado GOP chair says. - http://bit.ly/qx5qjZ
Who says he's a 'social conservative' exactly?

Conservative isn't the right term.

Regressive is.

2012-02-10 10:02:05

#5042

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6043

I am surprised the unemployment numbers are so close.

2012-02-10 15:45:46

#5043

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6159|College Park, MD

I'm guessing CS/Math majors will hold out for relevant jobs longer than humanities majors.

2012-02-10 16:36:51

#5044

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7132|Canberra, AUS

I'd hazard that there'd be many more openings for CS/maths majors as well. Especially the latter.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2012-02-10 17:34:47

#5045

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,825|6564|eXtreme to the maX

It never occurred to me that humanities majors would be earning less.

Fuck Israel

2012-02-10 17:56:01

#5046

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6958|so randum

Argentina complaining about UK moving naval assets (re; one frigate) into the falklands (re; british sov), and now moaning that they/we might have sent a nuclear sub into the area (re; they're always on deployment). ban ki moon says we/they should calm down

this is stepping up a little kircher could do with something to distract from the problems in her country, britain probably wouldn't mind an excuse to prove they can cope without a functioning carrier fleet until 2020

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2012-02-10 17:58:42

#5047

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6043

Democracies don't fight other democracies. Nothing will happen.

Still find it hypocritical of some U.K.ers in regard to the Falklands. But whatever.

2012-02-10 18:01:56

#5048

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6958|so randum

v0v falklanders literally don't want to be argentinian. it's hypocritical if you consider N.Ire in the same argument, but if we completely ignore the entire everything of that conflict, falklands position and resources are too important to negotiate away, esp when the north sea fields will be dry soonish, and yeh we don't have functioning carriers atm.

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2012-02-10 18:02:52

#5049

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6958|so randum

and last time it was a junta or whatever you want to term it attacking a democracy, and the democracy was only too happy to tell the UN where to go and go in with excitement

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2012-02-10 18:07:22

#5050

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6043

FatherTed wrote:
v0v falklanders literally don't want to be argentinian. it's hypocritical if you consider N.Ire in the same argument, but if we completely ignore the entire everything of that conflict, falklands position and resources are too important to negotiate away, esp when the north sea fields will be dry soonish, and yeh we don't have functioning carriers atm.

The resources you mentioned are the exact reason why I side with the Argentinians on this. If the British (whatever companies get the contract, you know what I mean) put rigs in the area and start to pump oil, the risk to the Argentinians would far far out way the risk to the British. The British government would be taking all the profit to hold up the social services in their country and the Argentinians are one blown rig away from losing their tourism and fishing industries.

As for the will of the Falklanders- I understand they don't want to be a part but the island is way out of the British geographical range and the people on the island aren't native... I think you can understand how some people view that.

My own foreign policy views/positions are fine with the status quo in theory but it's hard to justify the British position here.

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