<methinks> Jesus=exactly as real as the movies. </methinks>

Absolutely true, which is why I even bother to bitch about it. It wouldn't mean anything to me if it hadn't once been different, but it feels to me like a new wave blew into town awhile ago and has been steadily taking hold here. Whereas the top 15 once were dominated by politics and ideas, it's now at least half "dude, did you see that" and "isn't that cute" style videos. The conversation seems to have generally followed the trend. It's always well-spoken, but more often than not discusses presentation, petty flaws, or (like above) stereotypes the presenter rather than discussing their ideas assuming they have merit and seeking to disprove them from that perspective rather than resorting to marginalization of character.

Maybe I'm grasping at straws to try to stir up some of the more interesting conversation that once was spearheaded by people I often disagreed with but always learned something from that are no longer part of this site, but truth be told I do this on a 9 vote video because I know I don't have the energy to follow it up. My kids an job are always first, my own ideals and stimuli second.

That said, thanks for replying and making a point that directly addressed mine without calling me some sort of name. It's exactly that sort of thing I'd like to see more of around here.

Fill in the blanks needed to marginalize any idea you don't 100% agree with. Don't stop there, please tell us what you would have done different, that's my favorite thing on this site now. It's turned into a meta-criticism site where everyone is smarter than the content; so smart they need not discuss it.

Marketing & consumerism=easy prey.

Considering the nature of the revolution, it is my belief that the initial point of the 2nd Amendment was to facilitate the overthrow of a foreign (or corrupt) government by the people. That said, when we spend 40% of our tax revenue on the military industrial complex the whole "overthrow government by force" thing is kinda out the window. That & more guns in society sure as hell don't make our daily lives any better.

I guess the point is, we're kinda screwed either way. Maybe we should focus more on taking back our republic through acts of civil disobedience and persistent culture change. Let's just make sure that when we decide to go down this route for a more comfortable living we don't forget that only we, the citizens, can stop the downslide into a fiscal oligarchy.

Sincerely, Debbie Downer

Spot on.

VS has been on the road to an echo chamber for the last year or two. I am disappoint.

I think shiny and QM represent the fringes (relatively speaking) on this site, but they've obviously got thick skin. The real problem is that we've lost some of the middle-ground that tied the two extremes together.

I love his new video/song. What has always set Bowie apart is that he can touch some level of humanity present in everyone because he seems very aware of it in himself. At 66, he's not trying to be Mick Jagger, making the same music he did much earlier in his lifetime.

If everyone could learn to continuously evolve in what they do like Bowie, the world would be a much better place.

Delta now.

We need to arm babies with handguns to protect from the Golden Eagle threat.

Yeah, I'm from the US, why do you ask?

Poor signal to noise ratio.

Absolutely. I don't believe there is a conspiracy of any sort, just idiots in government doing what idiots do. ("conservative" or otherwise) We need to solve this the same way we need to solve our other government related problems: Expose the truth with logic, reason, communication, and hard work.

Yah man, that one is on Netflix too. That dude is a little too concerned with the "cut of his jib".

Wow man, downvoting my comment and then this? Are you trolling or serious? I thought you and I were BFF.

If you're serious then I'm not coming to your next Bris.

Sounds good, I'll do the conference and then let the television viewing public vote on my gayness. It's like democracy and the free market combined... genius!