What I find interesting is that from what I have read Moore did not actually call snipers cowards he said his uncle was killed by a sniper and he was brought up being told that snipers were cowards, a totally different statement. Interestingly I watched Inglorious Basterds the other day which coincided with the big push of adverts on TV for American Sniper the first thought that went through my head was similar to Seth Rogens tweet (wisely I kept that thought to myself)
I've been to Russia and Hungary and their attitude to alcohol is nuts bordering on awesome. In Hungary at 10 am we went to a cafe for breakfast and they had beer on tap my father in law jokingly asked me if I was having a beer because he knows I like a drink and don't drink coffee, the guy behind the counter just pulled the beer straight away no questions asked when I said about it being a bit early he said in all seriousness, what do you mean a bit early? Its only beer!! A lot of people do not count it as alcohol!! Its not just these guys though the Danes have a breakfast lager and the French quite often have Wine with breakfast
I won't argue that no Buddhist takes drugs because I'm sure some do even though it is forbidden, a bit like a Jew eating Pork etc I'm sure it happens but it doesn't make the whole religion pro drugs. Meditation is all about freeing your mind, this can be done using drugs but that is a short cut, to meditate properly your mind has to be clear which it isn't when your high, a lot of Buddhists meditate before breakfast then go about their day, then before bed. As for your mind obesity claim, I have one thing to say Shaolin Monks those dudes are ripped!!
Unfortunately moral decay has already taken root and I don't think linking religion with government is going to help especially not your brand which is definitely anti gay and would probably also alienate people of other religions because it is so fervently Christian, they would feel they are not getting a voice in government. I don't think any group who are pro discriminating against someone due to race, religion, gender or sexuality or whatever it may be should have any role in law making or enforcement.
The job of a parent is to help a child be the best person they can be whilst remembering that, that child is their own person not an extension of the parent, they should help the child be the best they can be be not the person the parent wanted to be.
Double standards is what makes the world go round, it pisses me off but there's nothing that I can do except take my own little stands against the tide of bullshit, I might only succeed in getting myself in trouble but I think better that than compromise myself.
It all depends what your using, I now drink more often than get stoned but I've always enjoyed both, in my youth I used to do both at the same time because I'd be out partying for long periods I'd use a little bit of speed to keep partying, then have a smoke at the end of the night to chill out, not the healthiest lifestyle but it was fun.
Being drunk is a more social experience I believe that being drunk brings out the person you really are because it strips away societal "norms" and inhibitions, whilst being stoned is more of a personal journey and makes you more introspective, it makes you look at life in a different way.
There are some that just insult people because they are arrogant and believe they are a lot smarter than the people they are debating, I can never figure out why they bother debating, there are some who get insulting when they lose their temper which is normally when their debating "skills" disappear
There are some people on here that it is impossible to convince that they are wrong because they are just too close minded and refuse to see another point of view except their own but there are some people on here who are open minded and interested in learning and seeing things from another point of view, it all depends who you are debating.
Youngsters are good with tech but what scares me is how little they know about general things, I met a 20 year old who did not understand how Hong Kong could have been part of Great Britain as its on the other side of the world!! Unfortunately she isn't alone in this kind of lack of knowledge which to me is a failure of the schools, my daughters business studies homework recently was to watch the Apprentice!!
I don't think older people are smarter than younger people I just think they were given a better education.