tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post814466365290036594..comments2023-10-09T12:55:26.688-04:00Comments on The Burning Taper: The summer of love, or hate?Widow's Sonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135009678671539418noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-34712985281040938382007-06-23T01:04:00.000-04:002007-06-23T01:04:00.000-04:00Cannabis and alcohol take you to different places ...Cannabis and alcohol take you to different places because pot loosens your mind where booze only loosens your muscles. Robert Anton Wilson (God rest his soul) said pot brings us to a higher level of, well, high than booze which only gets us drunk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-35614625244251827882007-06-22T14:33:00.000-04:002007-06-22T14:33:00.000-04:00Widow's Son writes: "Are Americans by nature more ...Widow's Son writes: "Are Americans by nature more aggressive or violent?"<BR/><BR/>If it's acceptable to entertain the thought that Americans might be more aggressive or violent than citizens of other nations, why is it "politically incorrect" to entertain the thought that certain groups of Americans might be more aggressive or violent than others?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps more to the point, when objective analysis reveals differences between various groups, why should it be "offensive" to admit the statistical truth?<BR/><BR/>If we can accept that individuals rightfully deserve to be judged by their individual merit, why can't we also accept that groups (whether racial, religious, or otherwise) rightfully deserve to be judged by their group merit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-6745959772328859952007-06-21T19:33:00.000-04:002007-06-21T19:33:00.000-04:00I think the question should be, "are Americans by ...I think the question should be, "are Americans by CULTURE, more violent?"<BR/><BR/>America is the Rome of the 21st century. Love it or leave it, baby, or else we'll put a boot in your ass, because it's the American way. <BR/><BR/>When did this become the mentality of the average American? Is it because this is the land that attracts people from all corners of the world who are greedy, selfish, thoughtless, and heartless? <BR/><BR/>Is it because we are riding on the coat-tails of our Grandfathers and Grandmothers who brought victory to the free world in WWII? Is this how they would expect us to act? <BR/><BR/>Or have we always been this way?bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533918456052082860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-50986667619827685402007-06-21T19:27:00.000-04:002007-06-21T19:27:00.000-04:00you haven't been to one of our temple board meetin...you haven't been to one of our temple board meetings!<BR/><BR/>or when we discussed raising dues!Tubal Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704479584240584425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15872122.post-29415464091708837412007-06-21T16:40:00.000-04:002007-06-21T16:40:00.000-04:00Are Americans by nature more aggressive or violent...<I>Are Americans by nature more aggressive or violent? Or are pagans, British or otherwise, less prone to violence? </I><BR/><BR/>You haven't seen British soccer, have you?Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.com