They spit on me and called me "baby killer"!

No, you probably just watched Rambo.

Christopher wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 3:39 pm They spit on me and called me "baby killer"!

No, you probably just watched Rambo.

Holy shit. I heard this one so many times I just bought it without thinking. Thank you.

losthighway wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 8:30 am

ErickC wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 4:00 am "Voting is not a right because the constitution doesn't say it is."

In fact, the phrases "right to vote," or "right of the citizens of the United States to vote," or variations thereof, are mentioned more times in the constitution than the "right to bear arms," which is mentioned only once. In fact, none of these rights are explicitly enumerated in the original text of the constitution as "bearing arms is a right" or "voting is a right," they are stated, in amendments, as noted above. So, anyone arguing that voting isn't a right is also arguing that bearing arms isn't a right.

Similarly, the spirit of my highschool American Civics teacher writhes in agony every time some Breitbart incel blubbers a "Well actually..." while cleaning their glasses to declare that the U.S. is not a democracy but instead a republic.

I did a writeup on this in the "what are you thinking" thread; it's like saying "my Corolla isn't a car, but instead a road vehicle." Yes, it's a car, under the classification road vehicle, just as the U.S. is a democracy, under the classification republic, because it's not a monarchy. Hence why John Adams contrasted simple and representative democracy in 1784, specifically noting that the proposed (at the time) U.S. constitution outlined a representative democracy. It's just amazing how all these people who failed civics class suddenly are constitutional scholars.

Man, remember web 1.0 and the treasure trove of non-clickbait, real information it had on hosts like Angelfire and Geocities? It's all out there still if you look hard enough.

Frenchmen are healthier / live longer because they drink so much wine. Or, their health is positively affected by drinking every now and then rather than large amounts at once.