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Topic: Serious Discussion / Educated or Informed?

Originally posted by Jantonaitis:

That’s semantics, but not meaningless semantics – if you’re a liberal in the usual sense of the word, you may be tempted to pair ‘liberal’ with positive words like ‘freedom’ and ‘tolerance’, but in this case it just means that the neo-liberals have a looser conception of conservatism than their predecessors…their views aren’t becoming more free and tolerant, they’re just breaking with the older orthodoxy, if that makes any sense.

I think I understand what you’re saying, if I can draw a parallel with California. It’s a solid blue state and filled predominantly with “liberals”, but constantly making laws to regulate day to day living. While it may be enlightened and ‘tolerant’ from their point of view, many people view it as anything but ‘freedom’.

Like, (fiscal) libertarianism is probably the closest the US has to a classical liberal movement. They agree on a few things with the Holy Roller majority, but they aren’t in the same camp for most hot button issues, and it’s pretty damn tricky to reconcile evangelical christianity with libertarianist thought.

And yet my brother manages to do it (be a libertarian Christian). He’s one of the strangest individuals I’ve ever met.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Why fixing a mistake mid sentence is bad, and makes you a slower typer.

Originally posted by Jantonaitis:

Trouble is that the auto-correct doesn’t catch words that are spelt correctly but contextually wrong. We need something on Word that can actually read a text and understand it well enough to tell you that the word you used makes no sense in the sentence. It would also help us eradicate bafflegab forever. That’d be sweet.

Actually, I remember a feature on Word I used a couple years back that gave the word count, character count, and also the grade level it (thought it) was written at, so it seemed to have the slightest content awareness. Do you or anyone else remember how to access that?

jim—I think what you’re talking about is the difference between WPM and net WPM on a test. I took a typing test (for certification purposes) a couple years ago and they deducted my errors, giving me a net WPM score. Otherwise I would have been over 100 WPM. #darn

Topic: Serious Discussion / The high divorce rate

Originally posted by karmakoolkid:

If a man is any kind of (macho)-man at all, he will have the balls to tell “his woman” right up front about his “need” for some “extra”. Then, if he is any kind of a human who has any respect for another human who has entrusted their heart to them, he will make EVERY EFFORT possible to “work things out” so as little “damage” as possible is done to the relationship in finding a doable solution.

….fair enough, I guess. I won’t pretend I understand the drive or “insight” that makes someone become a swinger, because I don’t think I could ever do it. But I did get into a major flame war with a guy who was a liberal swinger on a website some years back, and I regret judging him. He turned out to be a nice guy, and swore it worked for him, although I got the impression he was somewhat disturbed by watching his girl do all these other guys. It wasn’t my place to troll him, though, since he probably had enough on his plate. My life’s not perfect either.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Why fixing a mistake mid sentence is bad, and makes you a slower typer.

Originally posted by tenco1:

Originally posted by Draconavin:

I don’t think he’s ever taken an English class.
Homeschooling: the best school there is.

Bitch please, homeschooling made me a Grammar Nazi.

Glad to know I’m not the only one with a little bit of homeschool under my belt. I used to be so ashamed (for lack of a better word). I think it was around the homeschool year that I spent a lot of time on Mavis Beacon, which accelerated my typing rate to well beyond my peers.

Topic: Serious Discussion / The high divorce rate

Originally posted by karmakoolkid:

However, I would like to interject—that is if the site’s actual thrust is as it is being presented here: “cheating” on ones spouse—this thought: I’m highly doubting that the spouse being cheated ON is like-minded.

Word. There’s a ton of spouses that just want a stable relationship and instead find a bunch of shit dumped in their lap; they weren’t looking for the drama or bullshit when they got married, and they don’t deserve it.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Educated or Informed?

Originally posted by Draconavin:

Ignorance is bliss, my friend. Ignorance is bliss.
Why suffer from the truth when you can live in hedonistic fantasy?
Can I have an amen. From all the believers out here tonight!?

Thank you for this. It’s the best laugh I’ve had all day, non-drunk.

Topic: Serious Discussion / The high divorce rate

Originally posted by Draconavin:

Usually when I use emoticons, I am being facetious.
Take them with a grain of a salt.

No problem Draco, I wasn’t offended or anything.

Karma—the big problem I have with Ashley Madison is that it uses cheating on established relationships as a platform for hooking up, not just straight hooking up with fair game (as is the case with match.com and a lot of other websites). I would think if someone is looking for a lay, as the case may be, there are a lot of choices better than other people’s property with smaller potential for harm and fewer emotional entanglements.

I read an interview with the CEO/founder of Ashley Madison and it seemed kind of apologist for him, for lack of a better term. It almost tried to portray him a nice family guy who was reluctant to support his own website. Still, he made the website—how would he feel if he experienced the fruits of this particular labor/taste of his own medicine?

It almost makes me wish his wife would cheat on him. With his brother. And film it.

Topic: Serious Discussion / The high divorce rate

Originally posted by Draconavin:

Marriage is not sacred :)

Uh, some people don’t treat it as such (if you equate sacred = monogamy, anyhow), but they argue it helps them. I don’t know, I’ve never tried it.

Although, in terms of marriage and its breakdown, there are numerous ways to go astray, including Craigslist and Ashley Madison (which in my opinion is just an asshole website in its mission).

Topic: Serious Discussion / Apathy concerning the current string of scandals?

Originally posted by wolfinthesheep:

From the viewpoint of a non-American who keeps hearing about these things, all I ever see is two political parties constantly flinging shit at each other.

+1 for this insight. Epic. #LOL

Topic: Serious Discussion / The high divorce rate

Originally posted by Bobneson:

And various other theories. I support theory number two. people are marrying after collage, when they are more independent. so, when their marriage is struggling, they figure they are good enough already on their own and just give up.
Discuss your theories here.

Interesting second theory, Bob. I had heard the opposite, which was waiting to get married (i.e. after college) led to more mature choices and thus longevity. I had also heard that cohabitation before marriage led to more divorce than when people “jumped” right into it without living together first, but what do I know. I always thought living together and “trying out” the goods was a better bet than going into it blind. I also observe that the divorce rate is abomindably high these days, and I don’t know if that’s a good or a bad thing.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Nepotism In Western Media

Originally posted by Rolby:

people in front of mosque in iraq get bombed by terrorists and like 40 people die, not even on tv channel. a few days ago assad from syria bombs town in turkey and it gets only lil bit on news. like: today some town in turkey was bombed end.

No offense Rolby, but bombings are a more common occurence in middle eastern countries, which is why they cause less of a ripple than in America (although the current trend of shooting/violence is concerning in it’s desensitization if nothing else). Not saying their lives are more “expendable”, it’s just considered less of an incident/unusual activity there, so it’s less news worthy.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Apathy concerning the current string of scandals?

I know some people who are in a constant state of outrage, and I could agree with them, but what would be the point? Short of impeachment, the current administration is going to finish out its term. The people (for better or worse) spoke their preference in the last election. Will it be the end of the world? Probably not. We can only hope our basic day to day issues such as health care, unemployment, and so forth continue to improve over time.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by issendorf:

You aligned me with the moderates and not the fringe right for once! I’m… I’m… I’m so happy!

Yes! Don’t you just love it when people finally pay attention and “get it”? It’s rare but so refreshing.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by issendorf:

I come at this from the standpoint of where I don’t oppose the government implementing new laws if they’re actually going to accomplish something. What I don’t want is for something tragic to happen, then having the government just create a law that won’t really do anything (adding more bureaucracy : [ ) and then patting themselves on the back for passing a law that, again, does nothing to address the problem.

I can definitely agree with that. During my time in California, I noticed the government took a reactionary stance—namely, making laws and regulations in response to many different things, while said laws and regulations did little or nothing to make the situation better. They only convoluted day to day living.

Topic: Serious Discussion / What's the last book you've read?

About halfway through Long Dark Road: Bill King and Murder in Jasper, Texas (R. Ainslie). So far it’s a well documented and interesting read.

Topic: Serious Discussion / What's the last book you've read?

Originally posted by Jantonaitis:

It’s lulzy that some people seriously call novels ‘chapter books’. I so hope you’re still in primary school.

My daughter (11) calls them chapter books; that’s the usual terminology when you’re in elementary school. And on that note—how the hell could you get to be an adult without making your way through a reading book? She has to test on (reading) books of her choice for AR (Accelerated Reader) on a regular basis to even get out of primary school.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by jhco50:

Driving is not a Constitutional right, nor is it even mentioned in that document.

Well, to be fair, cars/driving weren’t really around (at least commonly) when the Constitution was written in 1787.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Why are people hating on Koreans

Maybe beuval, but it probably depends on the American and how much they’ve traveled. Not everyone’s a narrow minded hick whose never left their hometown; that’s just an unfortunate stereotype, probably perpetuated in part by movies like Deliverance.

My dad, for instance, just took a trip to Italy/Europe and had some interesting stories to bring back. Many people in the military have been all over the world. Another thing to consider is that some diversity hits us here; our universities, in particular, tend to attract a lot of different folks. My husband and I had an interesting dinner conversation on religion, politics, culture and everything else the other night with some guys from Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gay Marriage

Originally posted by CROWn_Royal:

MY favorite thing about gay marriage debate is how the same arguments for and against it were used when interracial marriage was debated.

What I’m saying is: bigots gonna bigot

See, the interesting thing here, is the biggest gay bigot I know is a black man. When I suggested a comparison between gay activity and pre-civil rights era racism, he got up in arms and really let the double F’s (fucking faggot) fly. Notably, the guy has some issues, but just because blacks and gays are two historically disenfranchised groups doesn’t mean they automatically see eye to eye.

Originally posted by Draconavin:

He’ll use sarcasm for ignorance, and live the way he does until someone in his immediate family actually has to deal with this issue, then he’ll turncoat and be all for gay rights. Funny how family bonds have such strength to skew you any which way the wind blows.

Not necessarily; I’ve seen plenty of families that are rocked and torn apart by controversies (coming out gay being one of them). You never know how someone would react, and strangely, a person themselves often doesn’t know how they’re going to react until a challenge is upon them.

Originally posted by jhco50:

Not being from California doesn’t mean you aren’t attracted to their lifestyle.

Being from California also doesn’t mean you are attracted to the lifestyle. I know plenty of people out there that dislike it, so watch the stereotype.

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by jhco50:

Hm. Ok. So reputable sources are putting some businesses out of Colorado. What does this mean for the state? If it is just the firearms/ammo business, I wonder if it will have a significant impact on the state’s prosperity (versus it’s PR, which is probably why it made these changes with all the shootings ranging from Columbine all the way to Aurora). Just throwing some thoughts out there; no opinion one way or the other.

Just curious, jhco, would Colorado be a place you would stay long term or would you follow these businesses to different states? It would be interesting to see, above and beyond the businesses, what citizens are willing to follow them or vote with their feet and live elsewhere (and at what point they would do so).

Topic: Serious Discussion / Boston Marathon Double Explosions

Originally posted by issendorf:
It’s posts like these where we really need a Like button or something.

I wish Facebook had a dislike button too; maybe in the future. Although I think if you put :poop: or something like that it actually does post a pile of shit. :-)

Topic: Serious Discussion / Boston Marathon Double Explosions

Originally posted by jhco50:

How come we don’t license bombers? You know, do extended background checks for those trying to buy a pressure cooker or backpack? Personally, I think they should just ban pressure cookers.

Speaking of which, why did you make this statement, jhco? I understand this is pro-gun and everything but doesn’t really seem relevant to the thread since we are discussing the Boston tragedy and/or it’s religious ties.

Topic: Kongregate / The Vortex's Lack of Moderation

@Social Synergy—Drugs are bad for you. Mkay?

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by jhco50:

+We must have issues then, as I only went to the range twice while in the Air Force. Both in basic training.

Depends on the career field in the Air Force. I went out more times than I can count. It was bi-annually for each weapon, and at one time I was certified on up to five weapons (you do the math). Training, training, training. Seems like we were always being sent out for something. CATM does nothing but work/train with firearms.

I bet the Marines have it even worse; what is their saying, every Marine a rifleman?

Topic: Serious Discussion / Gun Issues

Originally posted by karmakoolkid:
..return America to those golden years of far-right conservative paradise….where we have prayer in school

Nothing wrong with that, IMO, as long as it’s not forced on anybody. It actually rather irritates me when they remove “under God” from the pledge of allegiance and other stuff like that. I’m not that old, but I grew up pledging it in a public school with no problem.