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apeiron

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Member since : Jun-24-2009 (Verified)
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 8 months ago

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apeiron 8 months ago
tsiya

"The more you ask government to do for you, the more they will be empowered to do to you. SOCIALISM AND FREEDOM CANNOT COEXIST!"

Like most Americans, you have no idea what the word socialism means. Having lived in Germany, i can tell you that you're dead wrong. Socialism and freedom go together just fine. This may come as a shock to you, but socialism and capitalism go together beautifully. Furthermore, all nations are socialist to some degree.

Roads, schools, parks, police and national defense are all socialism.
apeiron 8 months ago
Move your left pinky just a little bit to the left and turn off your caps lock.
apeiron 8 months ago
Improve your spelling first. Discover the shift key.
apeiron 8 months ago
rejean,

Some Preparation H will clear up all that butt-hurt for you.

As for the birfer thing... he showed his certificate already. He's American. You lost. Get over it. You know, just like we had to when the Supreme Court appointed Bush president despite all the irregularities in Florida and the popular vote. Things in the US are going to get better, whether you like it or not.
apeiron 8 months ago
Yeah, i'd like for us to declare American English as our national language.

Big Rooster

"I just got done doing a little research on this subject and found the following...our constitution was wrote in ENGLISH. If you can't read it then you are not in the right place."

That should be: was written.
apeiron 8 months ago
1) A few assertions that sound reasonable to an uniformed observer.
2) Shifting the burden of proof onto the accused.
3) Appeals to negative evidence "What is he hiding?" and "Why won't he just produce the documents?"
4) References to unspecified "experts" to back up their claims.
5) Appeals to fairness, "I just want the truth." and "We just want what's required"
6) Consistent and repeated claims of "crisis" and "controversy".
7) The repeated claims of "a growing number of people" and "now a majority of citizens"
8) And last but not least, constant claims of "we're winning".
apeiron 8 months ago
CAPS LOCK: CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/users/308/2008_01_24_caps_lock.jpg

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/users/308/rage.jpg

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/users/308/caps-lock.jpg
apeiron 8 months ago
How about we teach people how to spell?
apeiron 8 months ago
That would mean teenagers with no credit history would have a better score than someone like me who CAN pay on time despite being late on a payment a few years ago.

Try to think your ideas through before posting them. Think about what happens after implementation, think about the behavior your plan would cause down the road.

We need credit reform, and a cultural reform to change the way we see borrowing, but giving higher credit ratings to people who have no proven ability to pay isn't it.

Debt is not inherently bad. The real problem lies in overuse of debt and high interest rates. Without it, some purchases are impossible.

What might be helpful is lowering how much money is available for lending and keeping interest rates low. Do a search for "Money is Debt" and watch it (or at least the first 2/3rds of it).
apeiron 8 months ago
topgun5tt,

What you propose will reduce the voting power of people who aren't like you. Assuming you have a high IQ, which is unclear given your childish tone.

Even if you're smart, you're mean spirited person. If i wrote the test you'd score poorly. Here's a hint, don't post something you wouldn't say to someone's face. If you said i'm "f*cking retarded" to my face, you'd be spitting teeth. Knock off the name calling and the meanness.

IQ test prove only that you're good at taking IQ tests. IQ has been soundly rejected by most reasonable experts in the fields of intelligence and psychology. Someone could be intelligent and score poorly if the test was written by people who valued ability X over ability Y. Back in the day, it was commonly believed that women weren't as smart as men. "We have the test scores to prove it!" Well, that was because A. Men wrote the tests and decided what intelligence was B. Women were trained in different skills than men.

i don't like the EC system as it is. Voting/election reform is needed, but this isn't it.

/136ish (depending on the test)