Don't think I like this......

[Mike S]

I just call it Big Brother, in lay man terms George W. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Availor]

Information is one of the most valueble products there is. Imagine how much will you earn if you could sell a stock markets information. People are willing to kill for that.
If one is smart enough to figure how to to deal with that information, one would get rich. Internet is THE source of information. If you control the information flaw, you control the market.
Companies are willing to pay great money for obtaining such information. Therefore it will be legalized.

Why, for example, Grass is illegal, whereas alcohol and cigarettes is? The statistics show that more people die from alcohol and cancer than from Gras or Cocain. Too much tax are being paid from this.

[John Rayner]

Hey Availor,

Sodas/pops/ carbonated sugared beverages have been proven more determental than ciggarettes but do you see a warning label on the side of a can of coke?

[RAMWolff44]

Claws, what claws?? There aint no friggin claws!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Grass..... grass needs to be legalized for those that need the medicinal qualities from it and HEY a good brownie every once in a while don't hurt every once in a while. So you get sugar hurting the body and the nice mind numbing THC well.... numbing your mind!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif It's fun, try it!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

John, I do agree with the statistics but Ciggarettes are detrimental to the system in the long term just as much as sugar or anything else for that matter. People abuse and that's the outcome, pure and simple. When a person that's prone towards lung, throat or mouth cancers is addicted to something like that, then abuse it as well (2 or 3 packs a day) get what they get!! Cruel, no just folks don't like to know or be educated about stuff like that!! Same with the political scene!!

You know that completely cutting funding for Public Broadcast is on the table right now?? According to the station I'm listening too it might be the end of PBS and so many others as we know it. The idea is to cut funding and then the right wing Christians will take over and then you know it will be all about love Jesus and go to church and all that relgious crap. Just imagine Big Bird taking a prayer break in the middle of a broadcast. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Yea, if I had a kid I would just turn off the damn TV and move on I guess. PBS has so many good programs at night as well as good programming for young children in the mornings. It will be a shame if we loose that funding and then loose that institution as we know it!!

[Availor]

warning label on the side of a can of coke

- John

So you just strenghened my point. It's bringing too much money to make it illegal.

[Crow Haven]

http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif This is all really interesting to me -- I find I'm in agreement with all views everyone's mentioned here.

[Don Lamb]

Quoting John:
I thought politics was frowned upon here at talkgraphcis?

I agree.

So should Christian bashing.

[RAMWolff44]

Hey Don,

If you consider your self a right wing Christian then I'm sorry to have offended you but I am entitled to my opinions as I used to be Christian and it aint' for me dude!! Patriarchic ANYTHING is just not right considering the Female is just as powerful, smart, strong and most of all important to the human race achieving ANYTHING!!

Have a nice weekend! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[RTK]

Religion is the darndest thing...

So much emotion, personal values – personal convictions – no matter that anyone says, there is no turning anyone from "right" to "left" – or "up" and "down" for that matter... From a personal point of view – if religion is important to the people that need it – I'm sure it's important to the people that need it.

My own biggest personal "That's fu**** it!" – I pulled my first born (girl) out of (catholic) teachings (third class...) when her "Girl Power" questions were simply dismissed by the priest as "silly questions" and left at that... Just won't allow my girl(s) to be put down – simply because they are girls... or really because they can question people, and the world around them.

If they think they need it when they get older – they a free to do as they wish – but I won't allow for their thoughts to get dismissed as "silly" or "girlie" when they can't stand up tall enough up - and scream loud enough - to get their ideas considered.

However, it doesn't mean that religion doesn't serve a purpose for the people that need it...

Politicians OTH are simply politicians (or scum sucking slime (no matter what party affiliation))... and should be questioned all the time! Calling President 'Junior' Bush a "chimp" should not insult anyone – chimps are cute! I'm not very religious, but chimp worship would worry even me!

[RAMWolff44]

Hey Risto,

You always express your self very well in what ever you are going on about. I on the other hand tend to speak in gibberish sometimes and wonder if the world isn't flat after all. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif BUT when it comes to secular religion I know what I speak. I don't consider myself religious but I am faithful to the Wiccan faith and I intergrate a bit of Buddhism as well as some Shamanism into the mix. I consider myself quite stable spiritually. More power to Girl Power I always say!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Bush? Where?? I need to go P!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Hope you are well!!