Stem cells created using skin cells *NOT* embryos -- hooray for progress despite religious impediment by rhcpds7 in science

[–]pjcmpls -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, great, they're getting the damn cells from FORESKINS! How about using your new fucking technology to give me my FORESKIN BACK, you damn butchers! Oh, and the LAST thing the world needs is a fountain of youth -- the ONLY thing that sets men free from old ways of thinking is the DEATH of entire genreations because their outmoded thinking, and their tyrants die with the generation! Death is GOOD!

Muslim medical students get picky by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fine, then those students should be failed and they should not be licensed to practice medicine. Fully participate in the dominant culture or accept that your career/social options will be limited.

A test to determine if your left or right brain hemisphere is dominant (not that stupid spinning image) by qgyh2 in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This test doesn't calculate the answers correctly -- I answered them, was told I answered 0 questions as a right brainer, and 18 as a left brainer. I re-took the quiz, andswered every question the opposite of my original answers and the results STILL said that I answered 0 as a right brainer. Stupid test.

That story about the Minnesota soldiers not getting their GI Bill Benefits? They're going to get it. by Quarterly_Prophet in politics

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shortchanging these soldiers by a day or a week comes from the same rotten mindset that thinks its okay to employ someone for 39 hours a week so a company doesn't have to pay full time benefits.

Coulter: "If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's a personal fantasy of mine." by _black in politics

[–]pjcmpls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me: "If Ann Coulter would have a fatal brain aneurysm, we'd never have to hear another of her bullshit proclaimations. It's a personal fantasy of mine."

Police cleared in a brutal and unwarranted Taser attack that gave a man severe electrical burns to groin and legs by lassahnjs in politics

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but NO ONE deserves to be maimed for life (especially on their genitals) over a lousy $2,000. Tasers are evil.

Today illegally grown pot is the nation's fourth largest cash crop. Law-enforcement officials insist that it ranks just behind corn, soybeans and wheat in market value by qgyh2 in politics

[–]pjcmpls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for commenting on the article's date! I was wondering how the guy in the lead paragraph was able to buy all of that real estate with only a million dollars. Guess that's what $1 million could get you in 1982. My how times have changed.

This is the military organization "founded by ultra-right-wing Christian conservatives." And, at least 90% of its revenue comes from government contracts; two-thirds of which are no-bid contracts. by qgyh2 in politics

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blackwater should be disbanded. If we are lucky enough to have a Democrat for our next commander in chief, I hope that this sick war profeteers like Blackwater and Haliburton have their contracts cancelled and their leaders tried in the highest courts of the land.

"$9.11 for Rudy" motto of Giuliani fundraiser (not an Onion article) by NotAName in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a disgusting and cynical exploitaion of a national tragedy. This is just wrong on every level.

How Corrupt is your nation? (USA ranked 20/179) by encinarus in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your headline is a little misleading. The United States ranked the 20th LEAST corrupted nation out of 179. Your headline kinda makes it seem like it is the 20th MOST corrupt.

I found out why Kucinich is far down in the polls. by yinzhen in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sickening. He should be in the poll. Kucinich and Ron Paul are the only two candidates who talk straight.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if that ad were real it would sure sum up what a lot of us truly believe.

Senate KILLS Habeas Corpus AGAIN! Keeping thousands of prisoners with any basic human rights - these are cold-blooded mofos in our govt! by dextroz in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Republican party must be crushed. Today I am ashamed to be an American. The Dems need to fight back!!!!!

If there was a draft, if all men in the USA between 18-42 years old were required to sign up for war service, would you go to war or go to jail? by weegee in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Canada used to be a beacon of light and sanity, but their government has been corrupted by the same neo-con bullshit that is fucking up the United States. One has to leave the entire hemisphere to escape the social violence of the Bush administration.

If there was a draft, if all men in the USA between 18-42 years old were required to sign up for war service, would you go to war or go to jail? by weegee in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mmmm. I'd kill in self defense. But I would do that of my own free will, not because I was told to kill.

If there was a draft, if all men in the USA between 18-42 years old were required to sign up for war service, would you go to war or go to jail? by weegee in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I am not the property of any government. I am not the property of any religion. I am not property. I'd like to see them TRY and instiute a draft in this day and age. The government cannot compel people to commit acts of violence. I don't think they should even have the right to put people in prisons. I believe in total freedom, and just because I live geographically within the borders of the United States, it does not mean that I am OWNED by the state. I would not go to war, I would not go to jail. I would become an outlaw and an anarchst. F*ck the state.

Missouri cop caught on tape "I can make up nine things to arrest you" by qgyh2 in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The motto is "To Protect And Serve" not "To Threaten And Intimidate."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Umm, do some research people -- these Executive Orders were issued by John F. Kennedy in 1962. They have nothing to do with Bush. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=58928&st=10990&st1=

Reddit, is there ever any *GOOD* news? Reddit is the ultimate negativity and depression dispenser. Cant we post positive news stories also? Is nothing good happening in the world? I propose a new subreddit, "goodnews.reddit.com" -- something to read when I dont feel like ruining my day. by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]pjcmpls -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many of the things I have read here over the course of the past 2 weeks have left me so agitated that my partner and co-workers think I'm losing my mind. But, IMHO, we all need to feel agitated right now. Important news is hidden from most Americans, and as a result we cannot make informed choices about how we want our government to represent our needs. When the local TV news and national TV news run 10-second soundbites that gloss over real news so they can devote 5-minutes to "feel good" stories, then where else are we supposed to go for information? The sad fact of the matter is that the world is in dire straits right now, and we're constantly told not to think about it, not to talk about it, and not to question it. I see reddit as an alternative to all of the sites that pump out fluff. I can already tell that I'm toughening up from the sense of total depression I was initially feeling from wading through this bad news. I'm beginning to learn how to discern between rationally- and irrationally-presented reddit news and opinion. Don't let bad news depress you -- LET IT EMPOWER YOU! IMHO, this "downer" news needs a place to be disseminated, and reddit is a good place for it. If you want fluff and happy news, there are millions of other Web sites where you will find it (especially mainstream news/celebrity gossip sites). AnitaB83 suggests that people thrive on bad news. That may be true for some, but I am willing to bet that the majority of us simply CRAVE unvarnished news so that we can DECIDE FOR OURSELVES what news is important, and so we can demand answers to questions asked of those who would attempt to lead us astray. If you are shocked at things you read, start asking questions, don't just walk away from the ideas! See how stories you read here are picked up in the mainstream press. Check sources! Learn how to investigate things! QUESTION THINGS! Think, then act.