[mr.pure]

They're saying that some diseases can spread in the same way as a zombie plague is perceived in films to spread and as such they have tried to simulate it and work out the best way to react.
Fast and bloody seems to be the conclusion.

[Sneakerphile]

My personal view is that the desire to join any form of military should automatically proclude you from being able to join.
As for the American Military machine!?!?! I'll start supporting them when it's a conflict that directly theatens them, and is not based on oil, religion or with nations that they themselves previously trained and armed. As the late George Carlin put it so eloquently "America is a nation of bullies that just go around arming the world and bombing the shit out of little brown countries!"
Fingers crossed that Obama and the Democrats can clean up some of the shit storm left behind by Cheney and Rumsfeld.

And thats my "two cents"

(PS - Glad to read that you re-considered Marine. I guess they dont totally brainwash you guys after all!)

[mr.pure]

I think the shit that's going down is totally justified.
The fact that a new law in the "liberalised" Afghanistan allows a man to starve his wife if she doesn't fuck him makes an entirely unregulated Afghanistan a danger to anyone not living in a strict Sharia country.

[The Marine]

This thread is turning out better than I thought it would. I am in agreement with all of you, as you have all made valid points. I do think that america should continue to bomb the crap out of Iraq and Afghanistan just for principle though. Mr. Pure I feel you are correct. I also feel that you are correct Sneakerfile. I think that both of your conclusions are acceptable. I just like the thought of those Taliban bastards being vaporized. And it seems that America is using drones and intelligence to minimize our losses at this point. If they had only used that tactic in the beginning we would have been better off. President Bush #2 is a moron. He should have learned from his father and maybe some history books before declaring war on Iraq. That country has been at war (with itself and everyone else) since the beginning of recorded history. What a mess. Economic, Political, Historical Suicide. He will go down in history as a tyrant, the same as the people he has waged war against.

I think we should change this thread to some sort of "political ramblings." Everyone has an opinion. It might spice things up a bit.

[Samo]

While I enjoy a good political debate, I'm not sure a "political ramblings" thread is really a good idea...
This is a public forum and I think that things like religion and politics should be steered away from since both topics can evoke very strong emotions.
On the whole the membership gels along pretty nicely, but I think in depth conversation on either subject could tip the balance...

[cracky]

I for one know nothing about politics, but for me political talk has no place on here, as Samo said, we don't want people falling out, disagreement over lacing styles is good, disagreement over more serious issues isn't

[mr.pure]

I totally disagree.
Now, genocide, abhorrent or frightfully good idea ?

[cracky]

[streak]

picking bogeys.. flick or wipe?

[cracky]

Neither....eat

[mr.pure]

Grim.

[Grimmy]

Grim.

What?

[DasBill]

Neither....eat

Whats the point of mining nose gold, if you cant share it with the townspeople?

[cracky]

I joke of course, wipe no question

[The Marine]

I didn't really mean to have a heated argument. As I could see from the first responses to this thread, everyone has there point of view. What I meant when I proposed a "political ramblings" thread was simply a place to gripe and groan about the newest bullshit that our "leaders" have pushed on us. I mean for our own good of course....

Here's an example:

I can't light up a cigarette in a bar or any other place for that matter. There isn't even a smoking section outdoors any more.... WTF???

Or:

It is illegal to skateboard in this city. I saw two people get arrested in front of the bar I was sitting in for SKATEBOARDING! They were on long boards. Not like they were being obnoxious and grinding the paint off of everything they could run their boards across. WTF???

Or:

I cannot walk my dog on the beach. That is retarded. I saw an old couple last week get a $300 ticket for walking their old ass almost blind dog down to the water in front of their house. Maybe that was his last request. Is there no common sense? America the free my ass....

This is kinda what I meant. And all of these are true.