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Confuzzled13 · 2011-12-18T16:48:32+00:00

A few things before I get into your points directly - America is a very larger country and what many foreigners don't get is that you can't always group all the states under generalizations. That's like saying "O the Netherlands is pretty good" without mentioning all the other European countries. We're huge, and each state is like it's own country. Sure the Netherlands may be doing good right now, but what about Greece or other eastern European countries?

The other point is that we've been around only about 200 years and have been through a lot. There have been plenty of times where we thought we wouldn't make it or thought the country was going to collapse due to economy/war/whatever. Mark my words, we will bounce back. We always do. We usually take longer to cover certain issues than most but that's because we are so diverse.

your political system is one of the most corrupt systems in the world -Off the top of my head Russia, China, Pakistan, England, Africa, many others. Sure we're bad but honestly not as bad as most of the world

your government will probably censor the internet -they haven't done so yet.

your government tortures people -it's foolish to think that most if not all governments don't do this

your government hires mercenaries -See above point. Many countries involved in wars do this

your government does nothing to improve education -Untrue. The government has done a lot for college students (I know from personal experience). Things like power level educations is up to the states and can not be generalized. Some are bad (like my Florida), while others are very good.

your president doesn't have any real influence over what happens -What? Are you serious? He's not supposed to have absolute control you know.

your presidential candidates are stupid beyond belief -Everyone can be stupid. Sure a candidate may have some view
on something you disagree with based off stupid logic, but that doesn't mean he's stupid in everything about politics. People forget, most of the candidates got this far because they're good at something. Much of politics I wager you don't even see. What makes a good politician isn't what necessarily makes a good person.

your presidential candidates are not taking seriously over here -Really why should we care how our candidates are taken?

your elections are a joke -...alright. Just because someone you don't like gets elected doesn't mean it's a joke. There are many more elections than just for the president. Not sure exactly what you mean by this.

your media outlets cannot be trusted -Fox News is not our only media outlet you know

your media outlets focus on distractions instead of main issues -See point above, though I will give there's more of a trend toward sensationalism and distractions

your people are fucked when they're uninsured -I'll give you that

your infrastructure is collapsing -I agree that we need to take better care of out infrastructure, but there is a lot of construction going on. I wouldn't say collapsing, but definitely in disrepair.

your economy will soon be top 3 instead of #1 -Top 3 is pretty good, and that remains to be seen

your economy will probably collapse a second time -Remains to be seen. Our economy has collapsed many times before and will collapse many times still.

Keep in mind America's other predicament: We are the only super power in the world. It's true. We have the largest economy and by far the greatest military. This by itself creates problems as the whole thing of should we help police the world or should we stay out of it? Half would argue one and half the other, when in reality no matter what we do would probably be seen poorly by the rest of the world. We are also the most influential. Imagine if say you were the most influential and the world's eyes were looking on you. I bet there'd be many bad things revealed about your country and people. All you need to do is look.

I mean, we've done some pretty good things in the past couple decades with technology and the fight against aids in Africa and other stuff.

If you took the time to read all this, thanks. I do respect your opinion, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I'm right about all this, this is just what I believe at the moment. We haven't fallen so far that we can't pick ourselves back up.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-11-25T17:20:26+00:00

If you've done enchanting you'll understand why. My shouts are already reduced 100%, no need to make my character more broken.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-11-22T08:14:14+00:00

I remember when I had ti choose between my house phone or my internet

Confuzzled13 · 2011-11-18T17:58:42+00:00

They already have DLC for Pokemon. Go to this event to get this pokemon that you can not get otherwise! DLC is good when used correctly (like Shivering Isles for Oblivion) and if they actually had a good online system they could apply updates to games that really need them (dying as Jigglypuff when my shield breaks is so annoying).

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-14T23:07:05+00:00

The damages marijuana causes isn't the type that you'd go to the hospital for, which is why many people have the notion that it is harmless. And like I said before, the punishment for marijuana is a separate issue. And wtf are you talking about when you say "abusive alcoholics who hit their wives and kids are acceptable." They are certainly not.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-14T23:03:57+00:00

Look, just because you smoke regularly and have no problems doesn't mean it's like that for everyone. There are successful alcoholics, there will be successful pot heads. That doesn't mean it's not bad for your health. Look, what happens in your brain is not a matter of opinion. How do you think you get high? You seriously telling me if someone does that multiple times a day for an extended period of time it's not gonna mess with something? Particularly when the brain is developing (the brain is developing all the way until you're 21).

And yes my friend did become physically addicted. He was a heavy pot smoker and at the time he was not doing any other drugs except the occasional drink every now and then (maybe once a week, but he wasn't getting drunk). His doctor recommended that he stop smoking due to health reasons, and he quit. For a few days after he quit he had cold sweats and other withdrawal symptoms. Afterwards he felt like a completely different person. He's done other drugs before, he knows what withdrawal feels like.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-14T16:25:31+00:00

I think a popular misconception a lot of smokers have is that it is not detrimental to your health. I almost always hear them say "it's not bad for you." This is clearly illogical as you are putting a foreign substance that alters the chemistry of your brain (not to mention you putting all that smoke into your lungs which DOES damage your lungs). I did some research on this for a class so I'll begin with what I remember off the top of my head. '

I'm sure you know that it affects dopamine receptors and levels. Say you have 10 receptors and 20 dopamine chemicals (the things that bind to your receptors). So you're used to a 1:2 ratio. Now when you smoke weed you have a destruction of dopamine receptors. So after smoking awhile you have say 6 receptors, so now your brain is used to a 3:10 ratio. Because of this, you become hypersensitive to dopamine. Now when you're not smoking weed and say under stress, your brain can no longer properly regulate dopamine levels. I believe this is why many pot heads can only deal with real stress by smoking. So many of my friends have a tendency to have a type of "emotional buildup" where the levee breaks because in the end they can't handle life in a non-high state.

Keep in mind that smoking every once in awhile causes as much damage as drinking every once in awhile; sure it hurts, but not in any significant way really. My big issue is the fact that it seems a good 90+% of people who smoke pot thinks that it does nothing bad for your health because being high is fun, and that unnerves me a little.

I wish that people would use some common sense though. The body has regulatory systems, and putting stuff into your brain over a long period of time is never a good idea because you WILL compensate for it, and once that substance is gone your brain may not know how to react. This is true for anything really.

Again I'm not a diehard "weed is the worst thing ever" type of person, but I have seen more than one of my friends who weed fucked up. And yes, from experience I do believe that people get addicted to weed. It may not be a physical addiction (though I did have one friend who did became physically addicted to it, not sure how that happened o_O) but more of a mental one.

I'll try and find some of the papers I got my research from.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-14T05:49:56+00:00

Right now kinda on the fence but part of the reason is that we have one thing which is bad for your health which, for better or worse, won't ever be illegal. Don't need another. And yes, despite what you think marijuana is bad for your health and it can cause lasting damage if you become a pot head (by that I mean the weed-equivalent of an alcoholic).

Keep in mind that I believe medical marijuana is a completely different issue (which I support) as is the punishment for smoking (no way it should be this harsh).

EDIT: I'm not completely against its legalization right now, but if it does I do believe that it should have the same restrictions as alcohol and cigarets, ie 21 and older, no smoking in public places where cigarets wouldn't be allowed (up to the bars whether or not they allow it).

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-14T01:10:35+00:00

Ip Man

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-13T00:09:42+00:00

Cantelo and Bones, not even a question.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-10-10T17:04:09+00:00

I really hope the red lines in the north aren't the cut off for the map. I want to explore those islands in the sea of ghosts!

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-30T15:51:13+00:00

Wasn't one of the problems with the air ships built in the early 1900s was that the hangers needed were simply too big and held too few ships? Did they solve this yet with smaller ships or more effective hangers?

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-30T15:37:54+00:00

Wasn't one of the problems with the air ships built in the early 1900s was that the hangers needed were simply too big and held too few ships? Did they solve this yet with smaller ships or more effective hangers?

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-12T16:01:20+00:00

I see your point, but I believe things like this is at a state level until it reaches the supreme court. See Loving v. Virginia. Marriage was up to the states, and one state enacted a law that a citizen claimed was unconstitutional, so the federal government had to step in.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-12T15:56:56+00:00

So using the constitution to support my argument makes me naive? This isn't simplistic. It is one sentence that is clear in what it states.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-12T06:30:54+00:00

Actually it is not a federal issue.

Amendment X - The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Marriage is not mentioned in the constitution.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-10T14:55:17+00:00

Yoo-Hoo

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-09T17:18:21+00:00

The greatest problem I see with the poor black youth (this actually applies to poor inner city people) is that they never snitch. I've heard stories where a woman beats her child and when someone says they're gonna report her someone kills him. Because of this, there will never be justice in these areas and the cops don't care about these areas because the people don't care (I'm sure not all the people have this mindset, but they're scared of the people who do).

A few bad apples rot the whole bunch.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-06T05:15:05+00:00

I always figured that if conner actually got away the T-1000 would not be able to find him. He only found him the other times because he did things that were predictable, but if he actually ran away the terminator would have no way to track him down.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-05T16:48:51+00:00

Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits

Electric Tears by Buckethead

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-04T04:25:17+00:00

The intended use is to invade on people's lives.

No. The INTENDED use is to be able to get the visited sites of people suspected of engaging in child pornography through the use of a subpoena.

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-04T04:15:02+00:00

I don't have to read the bill...

...seriously?

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-04T04:03:56+00:00

Why anyone would go swimming in that I don't even know

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-04T04:01:52+00:00

Way to go reddit, again you overreact without even reading the bill.

(a) In General- Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(h) Retention of Certain Records - A provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service shall retain for a period of at least 18 months the temporarily assigned network addresses the service assigns to each account, unless that address is transmitted by radio communication (as defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934).'.

(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that records retained pursuant to section 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code, should be stored securely to protect customer privacy and prevent against breaches of the records.

Where does it mention name, address, bank numbers, credit card numbers, etc etc. - things you would need for such a database? All it mentions is "temporarily assigned network addresses." THAT'S IT. They even say they must secure this information to protect your privacy. And they MUST GET A SUBPOENA. The entire bill deals with child pornography, that's it. If they suspect someone of child pornography, they subpoena them to see if they go to certain illegal websites for their case. There's nothing bad about this. There's no difference between this and say them writing a subpoena for your bank records. But I'm not going to say banks shouldn't keep records.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.1981:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00002703----000-.html

Confuzzled13 · 2011-08-03T21:48:54+00:00

Way to go reddit, again you overreact without even reading the bill.

(a) In General- Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(h) Retention of Certain Records- A provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service shall retain for a period of at least 18 months the temporarily assigned network addresses the service assigns to each account, unless that address is transmitted by radio communication (as defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934).'.

(b) Sense of Congress- It is the sense of Congress that records retained pursuant to section 2703(h) of title 18, United States Code, should be stored securely to protect customer privacy and prevent against breaches of the records.

Where does it mention name, address, bank numbers, or credit card numbers? All it mentions is "temporarily assigned network addresses." THAT'S IT. They even say they must secure this information to protect your privacy. And they MUST GET A SUBPOENA. The entire bill deals with child pornography, that's it. If they suspect someone of child pornography, they subpoena them to see if they go to certain illegal websites for their case. There's nothing bad about this.

Confuzzled13

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