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Perhaps I should clarify that I meant that the state should 'censor' those who conduct public beatings, not that agents of the state should conduct public beatings. Gah this is a fail of a thread. Perhaps I will just delete it.

Ah yes. Seems I forgot that one. But don't forget about the growing popularity of paramilitary private-security contractors in theatres like Iraq. To all intents and purposes these firms are far worse than regular military troops. Only if you regard human beings as property. Your...

This is terribly oversimplified, at least in our own society (where capital punishment does not actually exist). There is no definitive 'society' that you can use as a blanket term. In fact, the removal of capital punishment in Australia was due to govt legislation. Even if restrictions on the...

No question, but is it justified bias? It's not as though they just poof the numbers out of nowhere; the site does source it's information regardless of whether one thinks it is true or not. However the question of 'bias' then leads to a debate about the legitimacy of scientific climate...

This post appears to me, the casual observer, to be based on a variety of rash assumptions: Are you sure about that? Minimum wage laws apparently do not have a great effect on the level of employment compared to other factors according to this OECD document...

With the heated discussion regarding the moral justification of the state, I feel is another question to be asked regarding freedom of speech - does the state have a right to 'police' freedom of speech? Imo freedom of speech should be monitored by the state insofar as that it should censor...

Yep. This sort of thing is generally a good idea. Keep in mind that the mod syllabus says one must consider various perspectives, so a historian's quote or whatever can be a great driver for perspective-based evaluation. However, you don't need to use historiography all the time throughout your...

With a resigned sigh, Kate hauled herself out of the well-bolstered rocking chair, the imprint of her body still visible in the stiff burgundy leather some time after she had gone. I dunno. Something like that might work :)

Re: OKay guys, Australia never 'avoiced' the recession, Rudd was not the hero Argh S.H.O.D.A.N. It's just a mindless troll. Don't waste your time.

That's an uncharacteristically garbled post from you.

lol I think they all know only I am dumb enough to fall for something like that =/

My avatar is Yossarian, from the novel/film Catch-22.

Silence, troll! Begone!

Iron, you are a prime example of the process of 'immaturation'.

They told me lol

Has it worked? Do you that the suspension of the RDA was a necessary evil? Or is it time to introduce something better?

Goddamn you all to hell! Goddamn you! Aaaarrrggghhhhhlv.bfjdkslvburoshfrula EDIT: I think I was beginning to figure it out.........oh well shame on me I guess

Got a troll update for you: Iheartgays = Cameron Old Hickory = Edward epic man = Jake possibly Damn we got trolled so bad yesterday. Better keep a closer eye out from now on. =/

Argumentum ad baculum: "if we didn't do it, then bad things would happen". This stance is false as there was no 'force/no force' dichotomy as you suggest; there are more than two ways to deal with your enemies. Therefore, killing others because they were attempting to "pollute our society"...

I would desribe my debating style as 'merit where merit is due'. I do not believe that arguing a point by calling your opponent a "mindless idiot" and Stalinist (without justification) warrants any such merit, hence my condescending tone; in short, they have forfeited their rights to my...