If the left didn't care about people getting shot and killed, why would they care about guns? Duh.

99% of shootings are by illegally obtained guns in democratic cities?!
Site your source.....I know you can't, you flushed already. The actual number is 40-<60% of those convicted of illegal shootings admit they used illegally obtained guns, the number varying by state, higher where laws deny violent convicts the right to own them, lower when they can. As to your ridiculous 99% Democratic city claim, you're just repeating a long ago debunked lie from a failed Republican candidate 5 years ago. Here's some data.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/12/deadliest-cities-gun-control-laws-congress-chicago
Note how many Republican led cities are worse than Chicago.

99% are non NRA members? Maybe, but >99.5% of Americans are non NRA members, most NRA members quit the organization decades ago like I did, but are still listed as "members". Since most americans aren't members, actually the NRA gave a pitch to prospective sponsors in which it said that about half of its then-4 million members were the “most active and interested.” (the other 2 million are often dead members, ex members, or those given free but unwanted memberships with a purchase) so there MAY be 2 million, but that's likely still a massive overestimate, meaning using their own numbers, active NRA members are far more likely than the average person to murder with a gun IF your 1% guess is right (and there's absolutely no way to know, those statistics aren't kept).

Yes. Mass terroristic attacks with or without guns get more attention than individual personal attacks. Odd, you think that's proper if it's not a right wing terroristic attack, like most today are.
Suicides account for >60% of shooting deaths but get zero coverage. Why not whine about that?

Odd, you seem to be saying you're afraid of the violent, gun toting democrats who are 99% more ready and better armed for violent political civil war than Republicans....but you also claim Republicans have all the guns and are better shots and ready to go.....which is it?

2017 had nearly 40000 gun deaths, the highest since 1968.

*promote the discussion

i would be interested how other people view this situation.

Interesting. My other half's Russian and despises the separate taps. I knew about not drinking from the storage tank, but what I hadn't considered is the backwash concept, where one household's unclean water could contaminate the mains.

meh. They've played up the whole "Superman is light, Batman is dark" mentality for too long, so I think that's why a bunch of people are butt-hurt about the darker tone of this movie.

Sure, I agree the whole ending with Zod was rather.....dumb and the movie was just excessively long, but overall it was a kickass movie and I'm sorry, but people need to face it, Nolan's touch is working.

The concept of superheroes is rather dated, And Superman is the least interesting superhero other than his origin story, so I appreciate trying to update them and make them darker and at least attempt to make them more realistic.

that and Faora is super hot.

Does his story change anything? Actually, no. Maybe I am cynical - experience has taught me not to take things on face value. You, however, appear completely gullible - I have shares in the Titanic i could sell you. Also, you ignore my points 2 and 3. Would you go and pick up a young girl with a background, sadly, like hers without considering the consequences? Do you not find it strange that he is more interested in other peoples reactions to the car, and not hers? I suggest before you call people pricks, you take a look at the word naive in the dictionary, it is your picture.

@bcglorf
and your armchair analysis sucks. ?? wtf? why do you always have to be confrontational?
Seriously man, you've destroyed any credibility you might have by being confrontational in the first sentence. You immediately red-flag yourself as someone who is emotional and reactive rather than rational. Communication is a skill that can be developed. there are many nice people here that can help you.

strategically, Israel is fairly worthless. To radical crazies, it might mean something, but right now, the largely secular population of Iran doesn't really care about it. They care about Israel's actions, not their land.
The holy land was fought over in the past when things like mythology trumped other things. In a future that will seeing a reduction in both available energy and food supply, it is quickly losing any strategic appeal. Real power is interested in other gains....geo-political gain...and religious foolery remains primarily a pretext for strategic actions.

@RedSky
thanks great analysis and addition. altho whether Iran has a nuclear weapon or one in development IS certainly in doubt.
as for oil reserves, 10-11% is alot.

It's really unfortunate this battle is being fought under the flag of copyright protection. I don't think the opposition to this new digital world order (if I may) has played their cards very well. There's a red herring here alright, and that's the claim that Intellectual Property has any real relevance to the debate around SOPA and the rest of this control.

The argument that should be being made more forcefully is that SOPA is censorship, it sets a terrible precedent, and if all it takes is something as insignificant as piracy to get people to throw away their rights, then I don't want to see what happens when they really start pounding the security drum to get the Internet under control.

Doctorow, in his recent speech/article "the coming war on general purpose computing", hinted, or I overread, that this fight is being fought as an intellectual property fight because it is such an obscure little backwater of human society. Very few people give a damn about copyright, as you can see by the amount of money and effort the content producers have put into getting people to equate piracy with stealing. The problem is, if censoring the internet to protect IP rights becomes acceptable, it will certainly be acceptable in order to protect financial and security interests.

In other words, it's too much to go after politically volatile material directly, so this is the fight we're having instead. I don't know how intentional that is, it may just be the natural progression of things, but those are the stakes anyway.

Copyright is a privilege granted under the assumption it will do more good than harm to society. It's starting to look like the opposite is true, if SOPA is what is needed to protect copyright holders.

>> ^mizila:

Some really beautiful people in this video.


I keep being surprised at how many weird and regular everyday people resemble models elsewhere outside LA. In LA everyone thinks they're a model or an actor and they're trying to be one professionally. I meet people in Seattle just as beautiful and they're interested in other things completely.

I got tired of marc maron years ago, listening to his air america morning show.

>> ^spoco2:

Oh man, I've been listening to WTF a fair bit lately, but yeah, Marc definitely has that 'think how everything relates back to me and how the world observes me.
If I hear him say how he was the doorman at the damn comedy club one more time to a guest. WE GET IT, you've been around for a long time. You're not super famous, get the FUCK over it.
It's the perfect recipe for self loathing and misery... always thinking about yourself rather than others. It's very much what Stephen Fry says in regards to the 'I Mode'... listen to others, be interested in others. Get out of YOUR HEAD and focus on doing things and making yourself and others happy by not whinging about what is wrong, but celebrating what is right.
>> ^rottenseed:
BTW, I started getting annoyed with Marc Maron. He comes off as a self-important sycophant to me. I think it's because he hates himself so much...>> ^kymbos:
I'm a bit sad to say I'm slowly falling out of love with Louis and Marc Maron. I'm not sure what to do about it.
Dave Chappelle, please start a twice weekly podcast, I'm begging you!

Oh man, I've been listening to WTF a fair bit lately, but yeah, Marc definitely has that 'think how everything relates back to me and how the world observes me.

If I hear him say how he was the doorman at the damn comedy club one more time to a guest. WE GET IT, you've been around for a long time. You're not super famous, get the FUCK over it.

It's the perfect recipe for self loathing and misery... always thinking about yourself rather than others. It's very much what Stephen Fry says in regards to the 'I Mode'... listen to others, be interested in others. Get out of YOUR HEAD and focus on doing things and making yourself and others happy by not whinging about what is wrong, but celebrating what is right.

>> ^rottenseed:
BTW, I started getting annoyed with Marc Maron. He comes off as a self-important sycophant to me. I think it's because he hates himself so much...>> ^kymbos:
I'm a bit sad to say I'm slowly falling out of love with Louis and Marc Maron. I'm not sure what to do about it.
Dave Chappelle, please start a twice weekly podcast, I'm begging you!

Good! All in good humor then.

Your stats really are impressive.
Just shows you're about the quality not the quantity.

I'll see you around.
In reply to this comment by Gallowflak:
To be honest, I haven't actually watched the video. But my comment was made in a sarcastic but non-antagonistic spirit. I just think the idea of it being on here is hilarious, but I have no problem with it, if that's what you were wondering.

And thanks! I had no idea about any of that, haha. I don't sift much, really, just because most of the videos I come across are either already here or probably not interesting to others.



In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
Did you mean this as sarcasm, or that you liked the video?
Either way it's your right, I'm just trying to get to know the people here.

Impressive record, BTW.
Two number one vids--eight top 15's and a 39.7 votes per vid.

Bravo!

In reply to this comment by Gallowflak:
Thank you so much.

To be honest, I haven't actually watched the video. But my comment was made in a sarcastic but non-antagonistic spirit. I just think the idea of it being on here is hilarious, but I have no problem with it, if that's what you were wondering.

And thanks! I had no idea about any of that, haha. I don't sift much, really, just because most of the videos I come across are either already here or probably not interesting to others.



In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
Did you mean this as sarcasm, or that you liked the video?
Either way it's your right, I'm just trying to get to know the people here.

Impressive record, BTW.
Two number one vids--eight top 15's and a 39.7 votes per vid.

Bravo!

In reply to this comment by Gallowflak:
Thank you so much.

Or that our empathy is selectively reserved for the deserving few who meet a certain criteria. I don't have to select who I am going to feel something for..there is enough room to go around..


He is careful to make it very clear that that wasn't his point - I mean, listen again to what he says and I don't think you can possibly take that message away. He cares for people, he's just trying to help people imagine what it's like to listen to people who are ONLY concerned with themselves. People aren't universally and equally empathetic, and considering how complaints might sound to others is going to help many people in social situations. Haven't you met many people in your life who are perpetually blaming others and complaining about their problems? I sure have - and I've done it myself sometimes. And it usually isn't productive. Sure many people need help, maybe urgently, and there's nothing wrong with seeking help. But that can't be all you do - to build the kind of relationships that can be a support to you later, you need to show genuine interest in others. You will be a better person, a bigger person, and a more interesting person the more you show interest in others.

The key thing Stephan said here is that he finds himself less interesting than other people. This is because he has a few personality disorders and presumably they are embarassing to speak about.


No, it's because despite his problems he tries to show real interest in other people instead of focusing on himself. This is a very Christian ideal - kind of reminds me of Philippians 2:3 -

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves


Stephen has been very candid about his own problems and has gone out of his way to help others - take this letter as an example. It's a simple, beautiful thought from a man who is honestly making effort to help a stranger.

Now, sure, his thoughts are a bit of a mess in this video (he's not on a script and he rambles and isn't always perfectly clear) - but his overall point is plain and is something that would really help a lot of people out of self-centered ruts. And, as before, I think focusing on others is a very Christian thing to do - coming in, I would have expected you to applaud this kind of thing.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'eoo, me, Stephen Fry, I mode, I need, interest in others, American TV, shut up, heroism' to 'ego, me, Stephen Fry, I mode, I need, interest in others, American TV, shut up, heroism' - edited by xxovercastxx

Yes, I agree that people who endlessly talk about themselves and their problems burden everyone around them with their emotional baggage. I don't agree that we should go around smiling for everyone and pretend we don't have any problems, because others might find it boring. Or that our empathy is selectively reserved for the deserving few who meet a certain criteria. I don't have to select who I am going to feel something for..there is enough room to go around.. The key thing Stephan said here is that he finds himself less interesting than other people. This is because he has a few personality disorders and presumably they are embarassing to speak about. You're not a hero for suffering in silence, as I suppose Stephan is. It's better to get it out so you might better reflect upon it, and maybe you'll help someone else out in the process.