Politics

For the past several years I have been studying the world political structure. It is quite different than the propaganda we receive in the U.S through the (control) party system in the U.S. What is happening in the Ukraine is to be expected. A flag, a action to start something bigger. While many of you sit back and hope nothing comes of it. The reality is this is WORLD WAR III. In all aspects, both militarily, and economically. Before I go into more detail about why this is WWIII. I have decided to bring up earlier studies from years past. One of my studies was to see how Russians view the rest of the world. I am curious about them as much as they are curious about u…

Just when I have hope for the progression of the United States, I read an article like this, http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rubio-denies-climate-change

Michael Sam is the first openly gay man to enter the National Football League. He was drafted in the last round, so emotions were pretty high. He cried and kissed his partner after hearing the good news. The kiss was appropriate - not overly done or anything. The type of kiss that straight guys and their girlfriends have with no issues expressed. But, some players and others expressed outrage, using children viewers as an excuse. I think it is especially great if children were watching, so they don't grow up ignorant. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/ex-nfl-player-rips-espn-showing-michael-sam-kiss-article-1.1788608 What do you think? As…

As the title suggests, I would like to have a discussion about why marijuana should or should not be legal. If you have an opinion on the matter I would care to hear it. My opinion on the matter is that marijuana should be legal if regulated correctly. In America marijuana is considered to be worse than cocaine, meth-amphetamines, Oxycontin, and opiates. I believe marijuana is less addictive than alcohol, or nicotine. I also think it is safer to be buzzed on marijuana than alcohol. I believe the withdrawal from marijuana is less severe than alcohol or nicotine. Upon the fact that marijuana is proven to have medicinal purposes as well, I see no reason this drug should …

Thought this would be a interesting debate subject. Was talking to my friend in the UK. He laughed pretty hard and told me that it should be expected as the U.S is full of religious zealotry. Of course I replied in kind. But it seems that perhaps religion plays a role. At least the Supreme Court thinks so. Here is the story http://www.wtop.com/319/3616345/High-court-ruling-favors-prayer-at-council-meeting Do you believe prayer should be allowed before a meeting of government officials? Does prayer affect you in a significant way whether pro or con? Do you believe the supreme court was right on its decision? Just a few of the questions that interest me. I personally …

I find if amusing that our politicians are looking for someone to take the fall for our recent rash of misguided investments. The politicians are clearly the ones responible for setting the bar too high and trying to manhandle the science behind our technology. Who decided that we need to demand that an aircraft must be built to accomodate more than one specialized role and only fund the winner. is the aircraft company at fault? of course not. they must comply with the request when it will only be bought if it meets such criteria. they further insult cooperation by overseeing all aspects of such operations. this was a clear attempt by politicians to control the developm…

I keep hearing that America hates communism. Is this true? If so, how did this begin and why do they hate communism (or communists)?

Last night, I watched the debate of the political leaders of the different fractions in the EU parliament (essentially something like a presidential debate, be warned, it's 1h 30min long). The debate was mostly quite interesting, and rather polite, but as you might expect, there was a moment where the politicians kept interrupting and disrupting each other to the point where I thought that it was trolling. The part at 1 hour 11 min is in my opinion the worst, where the moderators lost control completely for a brief moment. I had an idea how to improve these kinds of debates, where all participants wish to maximize the attention on themselves, and to respond to eve…

When I say fool I mean a person who is willing to pull out every dirty, under handed trick in the book to win an argument. Be it demeaning your character, ignoring your argument all together or using band wagon tactics against you. In debating there is a lot of dirty tricks that can be pulled. The reason these type of people do this is because they do not have any faith in what they are trying to feed you or their own ability to argue the point. Some people use intimidation to talk you down regardless of there being any actual substance in the argument they have or not. Thanks to these "Dirty tactics" you often lose your reputation if you are an intelligent debater or not…

Abortion is a substantial decision to make and it can be very difficult at times. It is happening more and more around the world and it is becoming more common as the years go by. Some people decide to get it by decision and some by force; some by accident and some on purpose. Whatever the reason, it is truly important to know what can happen in result of this process. That is what my research is about; to know what you can gain and lose from this process and how this will affect you in your future. With our topic being about abortion, I think the most fascinating thing is the children involved. The person who chooses to have abortion is willing to give away their chi…

I think somehow all governments should have a forum in which all representatives are required to have an account, respond to at least one post a week, and all issues that wouldn't hurt national securities be discussed. I also think any nation that sets up a forum like this should be interlinked so as to squash as many disputes as possible. Any person in the world should have access to these forums and be able to post after creating an account. To create an account a person must register with a valid ID at a proper location. In America for example, a person could sign up at the BMV, post office, state accredited library, state college, etc. Officials of the country would…

Hello everyone,I would like to know what is your attitude to "pussy riot"? immediately expressed that Russians belong to him - crazy whores but what do you think about them in other countries?

1). My group’s topic is abortion and my main question that I twitter searched is, Should Abortion be allowed in the United States. When I searched this question on twitter I found some answers that were pro life and many others that were pro choice. When it comes to a topic like Abortion there is always two sides to it; people that are against it and people that are for it. In my twitter search I found a lot more tweets saying Abortion should be allowed because there is freedom in the United States. 2). What I find very interesting that has a major role in this topic is the women who actually do abortion. I am just interested in the state of mind she is in. I can’t e…

Firstly, I must say that I am a callouse individual when it comes to people who don't care about themselves or life in general. Misery loves company and that's why it hates me. I am curious how this community feels about peoples right to their own body, and to which extent that right should be taken away. I myself have a strong bias on this topic and wish to elaborate my thoughts a little further. I feel as though people should have a right to do as they wish to themselves with no legal reprimand as long as they are not directly affecting another persons health with their current drug use. I see no point in keeping things illegal when there is more practical ways to do …

Isn't Christmas being a nationally recognized and respected holiday a contradiction to the first amendment? Is lying to children for benign reasons worth the distrust that the parent earns after the child learns the truth? Is it wrong to assume that a child who is not lied to by their parent is probably going to have more trust and respect for that parent? (Santa Claus, for those of you who don't understand the relevance.) At least I'm adamant enough with these thoughts to think about them when Christmas is nowhere near. Any opinions are appreciated.

What are some idea's to help prevent the use of excessive force by police, from minor police brutality to fatal shootings. Thank You

I am delighted that finally an EU law will force phone manufacturers to provide a standardized charger that works with all phones. Earlier attempts with a letter of intent (.pdf warning), which was drafted in 2009, and was supposed to lead to a standardized charger by 2013, lead to absolutely nothing, since there were no consequences to a failure to comply. The new law may simply make it illegal to sell phones without standardized charger. Nowadays, phone chargers can cost as much as 40 euro if a replacement is needed... which is quite a lot of money considering I have a drawer full of obsolete chargers. I think this is a great example how you sometimes have to r…

Government is suppose to regulate, and distribute funds. However there has been cases of embezzlement and over all a lot of corruption in governments for all areas of the world at one point and time and its still happening today. People are far too corruptible to give this much power. Very few have the correct mindset to be put in such positions. I think the regulation of funds should be calculated by a giant machine. The decisions will be based on data. It will than decide what is the most productive distribution of the funds will be. It will have programmed into it casualties, funds taken in, costs, and overall benefit or society. Now for laws like "legalizing gay marri…

I'll just post Dr. Lewandowsky's own articles: The Subterranean War The Role of Conspiracist Ideation and Worldviews in Predicting Rejection of Science Recursive Fury Goes Recursive And this one from DeSmogBlog: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/03/20/science-journal-retracts-paper-showing-how-climate-change-sceptics-were-conspiracy-theorists-after-sceptics-shout You can read the man's accusations for yourselves. You keep closing the threads if I quote from the links. It's also about time to mention again that Michael Mann seems to be steamrolling so far in his lawsuit; he's gotten past the standard attempt to dismiss, and is now in the process of…

In the Crimea, the Russian population is a majority, even though it is part of the Ukraine. It seems that these Russians wish to become part of Russia. Gunmen seized the Crimean government buildings. Both Ukraine and Russia are using strong words that they won't tolerate any 'violations'. The Ukrainian interim president, who is in power only for a few days now after the recolution last weekend, said that Russian military movements would be seen as agression, while Russia has put 150,000 troops on high alert near the Ukrainian borderm including jet fighters and navy, to 'defend' the Russian interests in the Crimea. What do you think it gonna happen? I think there is a…

Evidence: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/03/21/the-paper-they-dont-want-you-to-read/ Quote from the paper author: This is a qualified psychologist. The long version: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/03/20/science-journal-retracts-paper-showing-how-climate-change-sceptics-were-conspiracy-theorists-after-sceptics-shout#comment-730141 Looks pretty much like what happened to me on this forum. Not very "scientific."

Watch the video, research a little more to get a better understanding. Then click the bottom link and write to your state representative about how this topic makes you feel. http://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-101 http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Governors.shtml I feel that this is a crime against our societies to allow these corporations to take advantage of their capabilaties in such a manner for mere monetary gain. I do welcome anyones opinion on this matter, I'm sorry I didn't present the issue with a little less bias.

I believe that politicians probably have some of their investments in pharmaceutical companies, and therefore will have an interest in that companies growth. I also suspect that pharmaceutical companies will use that influence to persuade these politicians to make laws that unjustifiably allow there company to prohibit certain drugs as well as inhibit certain drugs. Of course little to no evidence will support these thoughts because one entity controls the legislation which defines what is illegal and the other entity would be protected by that fore-mentioned legislative entity, that does not seem to make the idea any less substantial though. Do you think pharmaceutical…

In this age of advanced communications and GPS it seems stupid that airliner black boxes are so ineffective, as seen in the disappearance of flight 370. So make them smarter. There should be a dozen or more on every airliner, attached to the OUTSIDE of the plane, and nobody connected to the plane can turn them off. When these smart black boxes (SBB) detect any kind of catastrophic motion, they go into action. They should eject from the plane upon impact, inflate, and give off signals so the location of the crash can be quickly discovered. I'm sure any engineer can think of better SBB than I can.

Suppose the US leads international economic sanctions on Russia and certain wealthy Russians, can Russia retaliate by placing sanctions on the US, US Corporations, or wealthy Americans?