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What are you guys still talking about? It's still Bush's fault!

Most certainly possible, Fush... This topic isn't entitled "How to gratify one's self". and I'm not going to delve any deeper than that.

- Firstly, the reason you hear "Abstinence" over, and over, and over again is that if you DON'T partake in the act, then conception is not an issue. I don't view bearing children as a PUNISHMENT, but I do see it as a result of one's choice in most cases. You can crave the pleasure in sex, but you can't deny that it's anatomical function is to produce offspring. The -best- way to avoid conception is to avoid the cause of conception. It -really- is that simple. - Secondly, you can look at "this point in time" in two different angles. I don't think the successes we see in history are due to more and more freedom as much as they are more and more discoveries, inventions, and knowledge being unraveled. At "this" point in time, people view sex as a leisurely activity and because it "feels good", people don't stop to think about what that action could bring. It's unfortunate, and it can even cause some serious issues, but if in the time period humanity has existed we're still looking at sex as a pleasure bringer and treating it like a drug, I wouldn't call that progress from your "primitive" era at all. Bearing the consequences of your actions is part of being an adult. If you are not one, then I completely understand why you feel like giving someone the choice to literally "off" their offspring is a progressive idea. -...continuing on with the theme of "progress" people CAN live in Antarctica, and people do live in mountainous areas and in Siberian areas. Technological advancements have enabled humans to adapt and make suitable shelter in those conditions. The grounds free for the taking. Sure, your population is rising, but there's still acres of land out there a human could possibly live on. Especially one that was allowed to live by it's mother. Unless you live in a congested area of the world where resources are thin, I don't understand how "too many people as is" justifies killing your offspring. - not a punishment. Consequence. Different meanings. Every decision you make in life has 'em, and they can be good or bad. You choose to have sex, you may have just chosen to have a child, because that's the course of action. You can't just tell your body "Hey self, don't conceive please, It's only a one night stand." no matter how much protection is used, and no matter how much thought you put in before going through with the act. If 12 year old Sally wants to take a chance, then she should at least expect it to happen and be mentally prepared. If that's impossible, she shouldn't be making that choice. Again. That simple. - the demand for newborn babies is much, MUCH, higher than children that are not newborns. Most parents that don't have the ability to conceive want to experience the ENTIRETY of the child's life. You can't compare apples to oranges here. If you choose the adoption route in a timely fashion, that child is getting a good home, and you don't have to worry about him/her/xym OR yourself. Is depression a lingering issue? Sure, but it's not going to convince me killing my child was the better alternative. - Take a look at the developmental phases of a human fetus. Take a look at how many pro-CHOICERS think killing a BABY -after- BIRTH is okay. Then tell me it doesn't make sense for a woman to not be heartbroken about the development abortion has caused. Shame on -ME- as a woman for caring about others instead of myself, right? You completely disregarded the fact that I've done my own research, and you don't know what my background is. I wouldn't say I was a church-kid, but then again.. You don't know me.

To further clarify, STALIN, is pretty big on the Authoritarianism. You apparently, are not, Gaunt.

Firstly it means you're more of a liberal than you are a conservative. Secondly, you're pretty borderline on how much power you think the Government should have (leaning towards as little as possible).

So....I don't know if the Green Party is MORE liberal or LESS than the Democratic party...

- That's the whole point of the notice I was trying to elaborate on. Let there be an investigation that takes place BEFORE it's too late and birthing the child is the best option anyway. There should be a time period that isn't harmful to the fetus whenever people decide it "is" a human, and there should be enough time for an investigation to take place. Rape is easily the best logical reasoning for abortion rights at all, as the consequences of sex were forced upon the woman as opposed to be chosen. In order for an abortion to be warranted, a trial must take place at the very least. Maybe throw in the requirement that the woman testify in court before having the operation. - Women -do- matter, but the moment you make the decision to have sex, you make the decision that potentially yields the right of importance to the "baby" - be it intentional or otherwise. As a woman, it's pretty damn selfish in my opinion to think abortion is okay and terminate the life and rights of another "potential" person just because I made the wrong decision. That's the price of parenthood whether it was asked for or not. The least you can do is let the fetus develop and grant the fetus it's rights. I don't think a dead person is worth more than a fetus. - Why are there still uninhabited areas that rend all the required needs for survival then? I'm not saying it's -not- a fact, but that it's not consistent throughout the globe. You have yet to refute that. - Depression is either completely avoidable by abstinence, or would be protected with amended abortion rights. There was nothing to argue there, it's not a sound reasoning. - Fine, then we are worse off than we should be. I'll agree on one thing, Men -do- need to be more accountable, regardless of your stance on Abortion. - If you know you are not ready for children, then the choice to stay abstinent is still there, or you -would- have abortion rights if the pregnancy was forced upon you under amended rights. I don't think you can equate the "need for sex" to say "sexual orientation" when it comes to the make-up of a person. You wanna be a pro-choice? CHOOSE to not have put yourself at risk if your not ready for the potential consequences. - I can assure you that those pro-lifers that do use religion to make their voice heard have the stats I use as well. It's easy to rally the base when Christians themselves, for example, think that abortion is okay. That's how politics works. You bait your target audience before you educate them. - I think the fact that children think having sex is okay is kinda flawed. Is it more risky for a woman who is young to be pregnant? Absolutely, but she chose to go through with the act (or like I said before, would have protected rights if she didn't.) I find it ironic that I respect the girl's right to concede more than you do, as a Pro-Lifer. If she thinks she's a "big girl", let her understand why her actions were brainless. That's how people LEARN to not make mistakes. (Also, you can detect if a pregnancy -will- or -will not- be fatal. If the mother is affirmed to be at risk, she will have protected rights after amendment.) I don't think sex, on the individual level, is as important as say, OXYGEN. It's whole anatomical intent is to spur conception, and here we are equating the "pleasure" we receive from it to that of a drug. I'm one of the oldest users of this site, and I've done my own critical scholarship on the issue too. I'm a Pro-Lifer, and I'm not going to waver either. Wide-spread doesn't need to be a thing to get the job done.

So, really no change at all, but that's probably more accurate than the first result. If there's anything the Greenies need in their camp. It's more moderates like you.....just don't see how you fit with them so well...

So you see yourself as more of a liberal then? It's not like you were a "strong" conservative or anything. Maybe you just misread the wording of a couple of the questions

Karpy, how did you pull off being a Mild conservative and a great fit for the Green Party? That is an impressive feat, if not an oxymoron.

I play pokemon games today, because for the most part, I've played and had a fantastic experience with the franchise my entire life, and everything that the game brings to the table, particularly with the ability to make friends and play as a community, has been enhancing the effect of the franchise for a long time. I've always wanted to "be the best", ever since link-cables were a thing.

Jelly, it means your a weak libertarian (someone who thinks the government should stay out of internal affairs most of the time) and a left winger (Liberal over conservative)

- the Compass indicates that I am a "weak" Libertarian Right-winger. http://www.politicalcompass.org/printablegraph?ec=2.12&soc=-1.08 - According to Jericho's site, I tend to fit best with the GOP, narrowly edging out the Conservative Party by 2 percentage points. (85%) http://www.isidewith.com/results/727506663

I guess I can throw my own two cents on this issue. There are some pretty...um....creative stuff that -can- happen, but I don't think bases are a thing that would be very "practical" at the moment. Their main purpose R/S/ORAS is connectivity with other players, and Reborn doesn't really emphasize that at all. Yes, we probably -could- make bases and we probably -could- put trainers there to make money, but that function already more-or-less is in the game. I would "like" to see us be able to carve out a little piece of Reborn for a "trophy hall" of sorts, but even then, what would you display? Your trainer card shows off your badges already, and your boxes and PokeDex show off your caught pokemon. There's not much reasoning behind implementing this idea. I do like it though.

I think the issue is because the person that was shot was presumably discriminated against and was not given a fair trial. There -is- a stigma against African Americans and presumable guilt, and it's something that, while I also believe other people are wrongfully killed by the police, places blacks more -at risk- because of aforementioned "guilty-before-proven-innocence". The Ferguson rioters, and Neo for that matter, -do- have a point, and the cause of the riots is completely justified. The issue we are seeing is that not everyone seems to be taking the high road, and it's hurting the image of the rioters and black people in general.

1. Rape has already been discussed on this thread, and it alone is not a conclusive reasoning for "wide-spread" legality. I will concede that rape victims -should- have a protected right to abortion within a specific time-frame. (meaning the incident must be reported to the authorities sometime before it is glaringly apparent a baby was conceived,) There are other cases where this should be also be the case, such as imminent fatality to the mother that could be prevented. This point doesn't mean we should allow it to be wide-spread, it just means that the right needs to exist on a case-by-case basis. 2. Actually, you would be be telling women to seek out other methods of getting rid of her child and to go through with the pregnancy. Yes, back-alley abortions would increase dramatically, but it's the WOMAN's choice to follow or disregard the law. Yes, wide-spread legalization would allow women to legally choose to abort, but that doesn't mean that makes it a "better" approach to the goal, no matter how much safer and better sterilized and government supported it is. You can outlaw burglary, and it's still going to happen. This applies to any law set in place. 3. If you have a 12 year old that is going to give consent, SHE thinks shes ready to go through with what her body isn't ready for. You -are- right. Kids make stupid decisions and are more prone to doing so than adults are. Again, put this against other "laws" and ask me if they do not still suffer consequences. Heck, Neo claimed earlier that children aren't punishment, so lets put it up to something that isn't even illegal and ask me if making a decision still doesn't rend consequences. If the child is raped it's one thing, but if you're concerned about children, then people need to start being better parents. 4. A chilling idea to me is a yet-to-be-born, would-be human having less rights than a corpse. Which is what you have when you allow wide-spread abortion. 5. The end result justifies the wait. What is going to be at the end of the pregnancy period? A "Human"-being. 6. You invented a religion to basically make an argument that nobody here was making...Bravo? Yes, there's a reason separation between Church and State exists. You're 2 for 7. 7. and your first follow-up paragraph.....oh, I'm sorry, six again.... There's a reason abstinence is advised to begin with (for both MALES and FEMALES...) If only a minority tell men to keep their pants on, we're much worse off than we thought....and as much as it's going to keep happening, it doesn't mean we should just allow as such with a defeatist attitude. -actual- 7. While this may be a fact in the general sense this is hardly consistent throughout the world, and as such, this just sounds more like an opinion to me. Here, it's a hotly debated topic where no two areas have the same stance, and Pro-Lifers have more grounds than just religious beliefs to go on. As for Ferguson, I'm saddened to hear that things are still going on over there. The Police there is going to be under heavy scrutiny (and rightfully so) and businesses that get targeted by looters are going to continue to suffer under the circumstances. Not-to-mention, the rioters there are going to become less and less peaceful and that makes their cause (a good one) tarnished. Nobody will win in that situation.

RuneScape. ERBoH. the Eragon series. You can stay....anyways, welcome. I'm Hilda, another of the GMs here. Another good thing to read would be pinned or stickied topics in the various sub-forums you will find around here.

Well, I didn't think someone would gift me the game but WOO

Please....Don't pick me up......I'm begging you. Zephyr, tell your uncle not to hug me.

I'm -always- Seme. (This is probably why I'm not date-able) Jericho.

I'm -not- a violent person?... Everything has a time and place, right Jericho?

A site-redesign is not "just a rumor"...but it's not something to expect to be just around the corner either. If it -is- a rumor, I was told the same thing.