RWE Survey: Where you stand at a glance
POSTED BY: canttakesky
UPDATED: Thursday, August 24, 2006 01:46
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Quote:Thanks, and good to see ya. I was curious to see where you stood on some of that other stuff. Surprised to see your response on ETs. You just don't really know a person til you get their response to ETs.
Originally posted by SignyM:
And I say again- Cool thread!
Can't Take My Gorram Sky
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ABORTION (prolife, prochoice): Pro-life...not pro death like anyone who isn't pro life.
AL-QAEDA THREAT (grave and imminent, exaggerated): The most serious threat we've faced since the commies in Russia went belly up.
BUSH (pro, con): Bush is very much a pro...so I am very much pro Bush.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (pro, con): Always good for a laugh and definately cuts down on repeat offenders.
COLLAPSE WTC TOWERS (pancake, demolition, other): I say they were intentionally collapsed by a conspiracy of Middle Eastern types who made use of a couple jet liners full of fuel.
CROP CIRCLES (manmade, paranormal): Manmade, but definately wierd. Some are quite artistic. I think the aliens are all amused.
ETs (exist, not): They don't exist...I work for the government, trust me, no aliens (except the ones from Mexico...although were they come from before they arrive in Mexico is open speculation.)
GOD (theist, agnostic, atheist): I know two things on this subject with absolute certainty: There is a God, I aint him.
GLOBAL WARMING (manmade, not): Happens every year in the spring...
GUN CONTROL (pro, con): If by control you mean no guns, then con...if you mean being sure of what your shooting at, then pro.
ISRAELI WAR TACTICS (defensible, overboard): Not enough, so not defensible. They should have launched a massive invasion and occupied Beirut, like they did before.
PARANORMAL (exist, no): Not a ghost of a chance.
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY (conservative, liberal, other) Conservative (I believe in liberty, apple pie, and kickin ass)
TAXES (more, less): Less, especially on payday
USS LIBERTY 1967 ATTACK (accidental, intentional): They intentionally fired the weapon, but the attack was unsanctioned and accidental.
WAR ON TERROR (defensible, overboard): Not enough, but the Democrats and the French are a bunch of obstructionist pansies.
WAR IRAQ (necessary, contrived): I think Saddam used every means in his power to contive the war. Had he left the country or surrendered to justice, the invasion would not have been necessary.
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ABORTION (prolife, prochoice): Prochoice. I think this an ethical question that should be decided on a personal level, not a political one. Politicians simply exploit the issue.
AL-QAEDA THREAT (grave and imminent, exaggerated): I think it's definitely exaggerated.
BUSH (pro, con): Con.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (pro, con): Con.
COLLAPSE WTC TOWERS (pancake, demolition): I'm going to go with pancake, because the alternative is too horrible to even contemplate.
CROP CIRCLES (manmade, paranormal): I think most are manmade, but some aren't so easily explained.
ETs (exist, not): I tend to be a skeptic when it comes to aliens as well.
GOD / RELIGION (theist, agnostic, atheist): Atheist
GLOBAL WARMING (manmade, not): I think weather follows cyclical patterns, but pollution is likely exacerbating the situation. Regardless, we need to be doing more with alternative energy, and cleaning up and protecting the environment. To me that just seems like common sense.
GUN CONTROL (pro, con): Pro. When it takes you less time to purchase a gun than it does to obtain the driver's license you need to supposedy make that purchase, then something is wrong.
ISRAELI WAR TACTICS (defensible, overboard): The word overkill definitely comes to mind. I'm not sure they have reason to be critical of terrorists given the way they targeted civilians. And last time I checked, the intentional targeting of civilians is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions.
PARANORMAL (exist, no): Not yet convinced here either.
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY (conservative, liberal, other): I tend to think of myself as a Libertarian with liberal leanings.
TAXES (more, less): Abolishing them would be nice, but I'd settle for a siginificant reduction.
USS LIBERTY 1967 ATTACK (accidental, intentional): Not sure what Israel's motivation would be for attacking their biggest giver of foreign aid, the primary supplier of their military, and their closest ally, so I would tend to think it was accidental.
WAR ON TERROR (defensible, overboard): It's as unnecessary and unwinnable as the War on Drugs.
WAR IRAQ (necessary, contrived): Totally contrived. The only people the Iraq War has benefited are those who are financially profiting from it. And the Bush administration is so inept that if North Korea attacks, they'll probably invade Taiwan.
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."
-Bertrand Russell
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Quote:
Where d'you get that sense of humor?
Meh, I was born a 'crochety old bastard' muchlike Dennis Leary, whom I suspect has GOT to be related to me somehow, given style and philosophy.
He supremely rocked as Edgar Friendly in Demolition Man (damn scary movie given how we're moving in that direction, innit?)
-Frem
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ABORTION - My support for abortion wanes year by year. Still think it's the woman's choice, but I'm having a hard time justifying such a 'choice' after the 1st trimester.
AL-QAEDA THREAT - It's worse than you know. It really is.
BUSH - pro. for lack of anything better.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - pro. Why should the animals who murdered James Byrd live ? They shouldn't.
COLLAPSE WTC TOWERS - A none issue. 2 767's did what we saw them do. It's just that simple.
CROP CIRCLES - manmade, no question about it.
ETs - exist, but not in our neighborhood. Not at present.
GOD / RELIGION - Skeptic. Call me an atheist, if that makes you feel better.
GLOBAL WARMING - nautral variation of the planet. Man's roll in this is minimal, if at all.
GUN CONTROL - Don't own 'em, but a foundation of our freedoms. very pro
ISRAELI WAR TACTICS - didn't go far enough. Not even close.
PARANORMAL - Much about the Cosmos we don't know. But no paranormal here. James Randi explains it all.
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY - Conservative Libertarian
TAXES - necessary, but there needs to be a HUGE reduction. Fed Gov't takes too much $$ and does far too little.
USS LIBERTY 1967 ATTACK - accident. Fog of war. Tragic.
WAR ON TERROR - wrongly named. Should be war on 'Islamo-fascism'.
WAR IRAQ - We were left w/ no other options. Post war chaos was poorly controled.
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Quote:The movie wasn't all that great, but Edgar Friendly has got to one of my favorite characters of all time. LOVE him. Denis Leary is just awesome.
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
He supremely rocked as Edgar Friendly in Demolition Man (damn scary movie given how we're moving in that direction, innit?)
Can't Take My Gorram Sky
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CTS - I'm just kinda hammered* at work here.
I hope to post soon!
* UUHHhhmmm, maybe slammed would be a beter word 
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runs up panting ...
Am I too late?
Here's mine ...
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ABORTION prochoice
AL-QAEDA THREAT modest threat
BUSH I'm the progrssive, he's the con
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT con, but not for the usual reasons
COLLAPSE WTC TOWERS on the fence
CROP CIRCLES on the fence
ETs probably out there, but not here yet
GOD / RELIGION agnostic
GLOBAL WARMING manmade
GUN CONTROL pro but not for the usual reasons
ISRAELI WAR TACTICS terrorist
PARANORMAL on the fence
POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ???
TAXES more progressive
USS LIBERTY 1967 ATTACK no clue
WAR ON TERROR as currently waged, propaganda
WAR IRAQ yeah, crazy
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Abortion - Pro choice, and pro contraception. A fetus is not a child. it is a potential child. The loss of such potential is sad, and should not and is not taken lightly, but should not be a matter intruded upon by government. It is simply not murder.
Al_Qaeda Terror threat - Exxagerated and yet so
very real, and realer by the day as this administration makes enemies of the entire world.
Bush - He's a con
Capital Punishment - There is no earthly use for
it. Sets an example that when you are wronged you should use lethal force to handle it. You think that's lost on our impressionable youth?
Doesn't prevent crime, because jail is usually enough to deter anybody - Most people just don't plan on getting caught.
Collapse of the two towers = other - my pet goat ate the cia warning which stated "Bin Laden determined to Attack U.S. "
Crop Circles - manmade
ET's - Big universe - so big they probably exist and we will probably never see any.
GOD - Agnostic - No reason to believe in a God, no definative proof that there is no deity.
Global Warming - Could be both - Man's role is the one we should be chiefly concerned with, because its one we can affect.
Gun Control - Misuse of guns is a symptom of other problems, and I'm inclined to respect all of the bill of rights. Gun control is at best a bandaid.
Israeli War Tactics - Counter productive - inciting and damning to themselves in the long run.
Paranormal - Can't rule it out - but I haven't seen anything that has convinced me either.
Political ideaology - Liberal fits it pretty well, but its a word with different definitions depending on who you ask. My sense of the word is positive, obviously.
Taxes - Currently unbalanced. Brackets shouldn't cap so early - if the rich paid more they would still be very rich. Too much burden is on the middle class though.
U.S.S Liberty Attack - not sure of the politcal climate at the time. I can't venture an educated guess.
War On Terror - Overboard, yet inept. Putting radio hosts and senators on no-fly lists is a sign of a broken system of harassment, not of finding terrorists.
WAR IN IRAQ - Contrived...I didn't know there was still an argument floating that it wasn't contrived...just that it was still a good thing. In my opinion, that argument is also lame.
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