lol this is pretty good

are you new

yes

Definition of barbarism:-
1. An act, trait, or custom characterized by ignorance or crudity.
2.
a. The use of words, forms, or expressions considered incorrect or unacceptable.
b. A specific word, form, or expression so used.

If you look at the definition I don't think the US Govt is one step away from barbarism at all, but it is not fair to judge all US citizens in the same way ...... only some of them :-)

For context, I believe bolshoi is responding to some recent retarded comments made by Invictus about how people in Afghanisan are "barbarians". Good work, bolshoi.

Yeah, but the LA riots lasted less than a week and *only* (relatively speaking) 53 people died, thanks largely to the quick response by the National Guard, US Army, and US Marines.

LA Riots: Black People
Rodney King beating: Asians

Neocon solution: Get rid of Black people and Asians.

You say that with a hopeful tear in your eye don't you?

@ Sarg

Wouldn't the neocon solution be to call in airstrikes on the city of Los Angeles?

Gunfighter: You mean airstrike all those innocent businesses that need all those tax cuts? Now that's crazy talk.

Let me break down the U.S. for you.

<1% Geniuses
~1% Nazis
9% Good, Honest Republicans
90% Idiots and Communists

Well, at least we know that KA is a member of the 90%.

I'm a member of the USA and I even think we can be quite barbaric.

We are the 90%!

KA: Of that 90%, what proportion are idiots, and what proportion are Communists? I'm presuming it splits into two seperate groups?

I'm going to guess it breaks down like this:

0.001% Communists
89.999% Idiots.

America:

25% Smart people (Conservatives who aren't Santorum-like)
15% Dumbasses who like Santorum and his proposed policies
35% Sheep/useful idiots (moderates)
21% Commie dumbasses (liberals)

Those are real numbers too. Except for the two conservative categories. 40% of Americans self-identify as conservative, and I split the group up in between smart conservatives like myself and stupid conservatives like Rick Santorum.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/conservatives-single-largest-ideological-group.aspx

Fear US!

@gunfighter:
53% of registered republican voters in Mississippi (AKA the MOST conservative state in the USA) think that President Obama is Muslim. So much for that 25% smart people thing...

Smart Conservative, an Oxymoron if I have ever heard one.

^+1
How is The Shore?

in a few weeks the closest shore to me will be Waikiki beach

I have never understood guidos.

I have never understood slack-jawed yokels

Nor have I, but let me tell you, Kentucky (where slack-jawed yokels come from) is a strange place.

thats where slack jawed yokels from indiana think "the real" slack jawed yokels are? Interesting

Yeah, Indiana does have a few, but they all hail from Kentucky, not Indiana. And I am not from Kentucky, so I am not a slack-jawed yokel.

Missouri is the worst. It makes Texas look like California.

@ Nike

I'm not surprised. I'm not an Obama-is-a-Kenyan-Muslim kind of guy, but I do think that he's not a religious as previous presidents. His decisions during office (for better or worse) do not seem to reflect Judeo-Christian values.

"as religious as previous presidents"

Oh the humanity

"His decisions during office (for better or worse) do not seem to reflect Judeo-Christian values. "

How about you name some

"Yeah, Indiana does have a few, but they all hail from Kentucky, not Indiana. And I am not from Kentucky, so I am not a slack-jawed yokel."

And the quidos are from New York, there you go

Well that's all you hat to say, Santa "the situation" Clausowitz. I kid, I kid.

@ Santa

Uh, how about his recent decision to require religious charities' insurance to pay for contraceptives, even if that religion does not believe in their use? I don't want to get into the details of that decision, because I'm sure that it's been covered on the Forum numerous times. That being said, you have to admit that it's not exactly the Christian thing to do.

you don't want to get into details because you don't know any details, you just spout stuff like all of the other wannabe conservative philosophers out there. And I don't care whether or not its the Christian thing to do, several sects of christianity say it is not an inherently wrong thing to do so therefore who are you to say the couple that do think it is wrong can say that it is un-christian. Lets not even mention you didnt say christian, you said Judeo-Christian, and abortion is not forbiden in Judaism. Just keep talking out your ass using conservative buzz words, its your party's forte.

You know what IS a Judeo-Christian value?

The Golden Rule is a base Juseo-Christian value.

Which party booed the Golden Rule?

@gunfighter: The contraceptive mandate, so you think that it is wrong for, say, a catholic hospital that does employ non-catholics, to force their religious view onto their employees? And it is the insurance that would cover it, so it would not even be coming directly from the institution.

if one were to take the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarians literally, one would conclude that there are no barbarians, for they are all civilized, as it were, even if in a non-civil way... ;p

Socialistic utopianist is the way to go.

And then you'll get yourself a Brave New World, won't you, Diplomat....

Yes. Fear us.

Why do American barbarians like to bomb other countries so they can have freedom?

@ Santa

No, I don't want to get into the details because it's a fight that I do not have a dog in, being that I am not Catholic. However, it IS against Judeo-Christian principles to force our beliefs on others. Obama is forcing his beliefs on Catholic charities and organizations.

"And I don't care whether or not its the Christian thing to do, several sects of christianity say it is not an inherently wrong thing to do so therefore who are you to say the couple that do think it is wrong can say that it is un-christian."

Myself included. But the fact is that the Catholic church thinks it's wrong. As they are my fellow Christians, I think it is wrong to force them to go against that particular belief.

"Lets not even mention you didnt say christian, you said Judeo-Christian, and abortion is not forbiden in Judaism."

The taking of innocent human life (abortion) IS against Judeo-Christian values. Whatever sect of Judaism that thinks that abortion is okay is clearly lost in their beliefs.

"Which party booed the Golden Rule?"

Have I ever self-identified as a Republican? No. There are some things that the Republican Party believes that are absolutely moronic. For example, tax cuts for the rich. I just think that conservatives are right on more issues than liberals are.

@ NikeFlash

"The contraceptive mandate, so you think that it is wrong for, say, a catholic hospital that does employ non-catholics, to force their religious view onto their employees?"

Their employees chose to work for a Catholic institution. No one is forcing them to work there.

"And it is the insurance that would cover it, so it would not even be coming directly from the institution."

Yeah, but who pays for the insurance? The directness of the payment is irrelevant.

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/rl30172.htm

That is just dumb. Let me guess, you support the Blunt Amendment too.

@ Sicarius

What was the point of that link?