This website is in contest form.
You knew that, but it's fun to say. After the end of the latest contest, accusations are flying on how people were overly rude, people posted blogs that were basically empty of real substance.
I don't do the competition. One - I don't post enough. Two - that's not why I'm here. I wanted to find a place with people who were willing to discuss social trends, current events, (if somebody can find a better phrase for what is on this site let me know). Read More »
To explain - I have found that you cannot influence the position or state of general groups, because the people in them vary too much. But you can influence individuals within those groups.
Which makes one wonder - what's the point of groupings then? Read More »
Got the concept off of a discussion about whether religion should be forced on minors by their parents. An interesting question, but to me it raised another - when are kidlets capable of making their own decisions?
It's pretty obvious that up to some developmental point children should be restricted. If you disagree with this, please feel free to hand over booze, a gun, and your car keys to your 5-year old brother. Or not... Read More »
For those of you who haven't heard, the makers of Grand Theft Auto are getting sued.
The reason they are getting sued:
Two boys, ages 14 and 16, took a .22 rifle to a wooded hill overlooking a freeway.
They proceeded to open fire on traffic, killing one man and seriously injuring another.
The boys said they were mimicking the game Grand Theft Auto.
And so, a lawsuit for 100 million dollars. Which could go class-action. Read More »
Most of my friends are Asian. Not because I am racially biased toward Asians (and I'm White anyway), but because they make up most of my classmates.
30% or less in my town (which is a mostly White town), but almost 100% of my classmates. The joys of advanced classes.
To get this out of the way - I very much doubt there is a genetic advantage they have. Those ideas died with Hitler, so just no. Read More »
