He didn't, he demonstrated an entirely different issue.

It's literally the same situation, just flipped. I don't know about you, but flipping situations is one of the best ways to gain perspective.

My point is that he dismissed the initial, larger issue in a way that undermined the severity of it.

I mean, you can interpret it however you want, but the fact is that he never explicitly dismissed the issue.

I have already explained how he did that: He literally dismissed the initial topic by deflecting to a different one.

Well your explanation is not a great one. If someone starts a debate about one group committing violence against another, it's pretty ridiculous to think the opposite won't or shouldn't be brought up.

I would gladly engage in an alternate discussion on his topic, but nice try.

Apparently not. The only thing you've done is insisted that it shouldn't be discussed since it's not as large of an issue (which is a fallacy by the way).

He drew attention from the issue brought up and onto a different issue.

So? A lot of insight can be gained by demonstrating that the problem is more complex than OP made it.

The initial issue brought up is larger, both proportionally and as a sum, than the one he brought up.

I'm not going to argue against that and he didn't either. What's your point exactly?

I have never dismissed police shootings. But he has dismissed the shootings of black Americans.

Show me where he did that.

This "One or the other" bullshit is completely nonsensical.

You're the one propagating that by shutting down any alternate discussions.

That isn't what he said. To simply dismiss this dangerous trend of officers being shot is foolish.

Sure, it certainly isn't for everyone.

Clearly not abstinent lol

You do know that abstinence can't result in an abortion, right?

I don't think that's true at all. I guess I can't speak for all pro-lifers but I think it's a huge stretch to say that they don't want to teach safe sex.

Are you kidding me? Since when do conservative Christians support promiscuity?

You're saying pro-life don't care about sex? Ho-kay...

What? Who is this "they" you're talking about?

Pro-life people don't care about the poor decisions that lead to the unwanted pregnancy

That seems awfully backwards.

I mean I know this is old, but I identify as an attack helicopter.

Sure it was. And even if there was ambiguity syntactically, you should've used some sense. But whatever, no harm done.

I said replace, not switch, dummy. I'm talking about intraracial violence.

I think the better analogy would be to replace "cop" with "black person."

I don't think so. But I think it has to do with the fact that it's so celebrated and glorified. People like to see credit where credit is due.

We've all seen A Clockwork Orange, we know how this ends.

Obviously this only applies to attractive guys, right?

That's actually hilarious. People are just dumb...

This is brilliant. Man I often come back to check out the CD homepage and this just made it totally worthwhile.

Oh man... Joe you never cease to amazing me with your perpetual jokes. It's been like 8 years, how do you still have new ones?

Oh wow. For some reason I thought he said Fahrenheit 451, and thought he was equating Bush to a Big Brother type figure, hahaha my mistake. Of course there is some truth to that too, but I'd say both liberals and conservatives are guilty of it.

What are you talking about?

This is like my first double post ever, sorry for the let-down lol

It certainly doesn't make Obama look good...

If anything it would cause people to become ultra-conservative...

Why is it called babysitting when a father is alone with his child? Isn't that just being a parent?

I got quite a bit of money and gift cards, a basketball hoop, 3 DVDs, shoes, clothes, 3 board games, and great family love.

Chess board? Sweet, do you play?

That would be a Bullet Bill.

I'm hoping to get admitted into Yale or Princeton.

Honestly, I'm not great. Though I'd like to think I've improved since I arrived.

Republicans 91%

Libertarians 61%

Green Party 17%

Democrats 13%

Socialist 4%

In more ways than one ;)

No, assholes are artists though. I can't tell you how many times my fecal matter has resembled interesting shapes and objects.

I mean, it seems plausible.

If anything is incredibly urgent, I will do it before visiting the Port-of-John.

Maybe this will get rid of some of the YOLO idiots.

Yeah... whatever dude.

How do you know it's a chick? Anything could be under there.

Those things look so hot.

Indeed, they are quite attractive.

LOL! Caligula was a true wack-job. He also appointed his horse a senator.

Well that was pretty pointless...

What makes you think everyone here is a nerd?

Impressive. Although at the very end of the clip, it looks like he is about to take a subtle peek, I could be wrong.

This is actually so true. When I was a kid, I always used to think that's what they were saying in this McDonald's commericial song. I'm horrible...

It's all good. You just use the word dude a lot.

Most dudes don't have boobies.

This is really cool. I always have respect for people who adamantly support our troops.

Married O.o, living in a large house in the suburbs with a great job and hopefully debt-free after college.

How so?

What's your problem? You're nothing but an idiotic rectum hammer.

That's laughable.

I live in Wisconsin and I can say firsthand how mad some liberals were after both the first election and recall election.

At the same time though, Walker has done an exceptional job in office, and even liberals are starting to shut up.

This has to be a must-watch for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI3V9euaaSw

Yeah that didn't help at all...

What happened?

Does anyone know why she is going to jail?

Exactly. Because if this smartness that the OP is based on acquired knowledge and experience, clearly old people are much smarter.

My question is, how can everyone stay here for such a long time while never winning an argument?

Well, aside from education, older people naturally have had more life experiences than younger people. This is probably a greater factor in any disparity that is present.

LOL. I knew I'd strike someone's nerve. I'm not a big fan of Romney either, but what makes him so horrible to you? I'm just curious why you think he's not fit for any position of power.

How does it feel to be the most hated man in America? How are you dealing with losing so much of the support you had originally through your own utter failure?

If only there was a 'flush' feature, that would truly complete the facility.

Why comment about something that is not relevant to my post? You cannot deny that this debate is very recurring, however logical or illogical it may be. I'm not making any further conjectures.

I'm not trying to make it into one of those debates. You're provoking me right now, so you'd be the one starting the debate.

ALL RELIGION IS STUPID!!! AND THIS IS WHY:

-BLAH

-BLAH

-AND BLAH

All the time...

That Beethoven dude was whack too, wasn't even in touch with reality.

That's true, assuming foxes are foxy and dogs enjoy doggystyle, that's a pretty safe bet.

I was mostly joking, but okay. You didn't mention the dog was sleeping, only that it was lazy. Maybe the fox just wants the dog to get the dog in action to do something with his life. He could also be like one of those lazy homeless guys living off welfare; this could be the fox's way of getting him in the game.

Seriously, what is your problem? If the fox is not harming the dog, why should he stop? It's sick, how people like you always try to unnecessarily eliminate rights. Grow up.

When I was like 10, this one freaked me out big time.

Dang it Joe...why are you so hard to disagree with?

Well, you have a point. However, there's no level of intimacy like there would be with another person.

Ahh, but who cares, I don't think people are going to stop masturbating just because its considered gay...

You're having sex with no one. It's just a sexual action.

I'm a pretty timid person (surprising I know), so its always been hard for me to get out of the so-called "friend zone", it really is an unfortunate place.

Really the only thing that has worked for me is to just completely be busy and cut off nearly all contact, without being a complete jerk. Girls can be drawn to those that seem to have a really busy lifestyle. Make sure you're doing activities that you really enjoy and are good at. Don't try to be someone you're not, that can backfire later, especially if it becomes the reason a girl is drawn to you.

That's just me though, everyone is different! :)

Hahaha that was pretty hilarious. If you can't beat em, join em!

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

Kind of like one of those promising science projects gone horribly wrong.

Oddly enough, I was researching some political issue and a page from this site came up, so I checked it out ...the rest is history. And, of course, everyone likes to make fun of the libs.

Didn't you say that same exact thing but replace 'women' with 'liberals'? Hahaha

Oh yes, soon these poor, disordered people will be exposed to more intense scrutiny than the homosexuals themselves! How dare these critics claim that it is a choice, these people don't want to be homophobes, they are simply born that way!

And if its dirty, is it okay to put in the washing machine?

I don't see why not...although it would go against their goal of being accepted into normal society.

Dude does have a point. But so does this guy ;)

Yeah marriage is not for everyone. Some people just like the idea as a representation that they will be together forever, its just the sign of a large commitment which being together for a lifetime should be.

But yeah, its not for everyone.

Why does it need a ceremony?

It doesn't really, its merely symbolism.

Why can't people just be together and be happy?And why does the government have to be involved for people to prove that they want to be together?

They can be. This just adds to it, as they are vowing to be together for the rest of their lives. This legal vow is harder to break and thus is thought of as an important commitment to someone. If you're truly happy together, there should be no fear of the difficulty of divorce anyway, which is the only reason I see for not having marriage.

Hahahahahahahahaha! I'd hate to know what a slam dunk is...

Some are curable, while others are not...

Some are curable, while others are not...

Joe, I hate to say it, but you're getting a little desperate. As cool as this is, I think this is even cooler:

Garry does love to do that. The thing I hate most is that in every argument he has to make some personal attack on either your intelligence or affiliations.

If he claims to be as smart or educated as he claims to be, he should realize that this only makes your argument less valid.

Scandalous. And they say sex doesn't sell T-Shirts :D

Atheists don't want to believe in God, because they are convinced he is not benevolent, just, or altruistic.

The reason Jews choose to remain in Israel is because of its religious background and significance to Judaism. I'm not sure they would really want to do this.

Sounds like you're cornered and you know it. So you're chickening out and pretending you don't have to prove anything to me.

Reality does not require proof. My perception is my reality. I don't need to prove what I think is real to you.

Never argued that.

Then what did you mean?

Nope. I did not assume any obligation of it.

Then why did you do it?

Again, never argued that. You seem to have a habit of assuming "always" out of my exceptions or discrimination's.

You seem to have a habit of not answering my questions.