This is a terrible argument, top to bottom.
Elric wrote:
It is the right of any person to do what he or she pleases with their own body.
It is not my right to strap bombs to my body and run into a crowded train station. It is NOT the right of any person to do what they please, even with themselves--only when such actions do not affect the society on the whole does that apply, and that is a pretty crucial addendum.
Elric wrote:
Some people don't like video games....are we outlawing those? (No because they tried and it was deemed unconstitutional because video games are protected by freedom of speech)
Freedom of speech is a flawed concept. If we have freedom of speech, then why is hate speech illegal? There is a giant asterisk next to "Freedom of Speech", and it dictates what "speech" is "free". In fact, upon a quick reread, I don't even think you have an argument here. You're saying that because we have certain rights, those rights extend automatically to certain things that are completely unrelated? I mean, heck, how does that make sense? That's tantamount to saying
Women have the right to education
Since women have the right to education, they also have the right to abuse of their husbands
???
Elric wrote:
If we are to progress as a free, and civilized society, we must learn to accept others. We must not shrink from controversy, for a nation who does so, will cease to exist and become stagnant in an ever changing world.
Fluff. Here is a controversy for you: Giving every person in the world a gun. What a controversial decision! But we must embrace it! Yeah, this paragraph is a bit asinine.
Elric wrote:
Personally I think homosexuality is rather disgusting (but I'm a hypocrite when it comes to lesbians...shame on me), but who am I...who are we pretending to be by saying SOMEONE ELSE cannot have a different ideology than us?
Weak. To use a comparison, think about how having sex and going nude in public is illegal under 'public indecency'. Your argument here does not apply. "Personally, I think that going nude in public is rather disgusting, but who am I...who are we pretending to be by saying SOMEONE ELSE cannot have a different ideology than urs?" I mean, do you see how this doesn't hold any water? 'Different ideology', as demonstrated by the current laws and those of history, does not grant you a universal right to do whatever you want. The opinions of society must be taken into account.
Elric wrote:
If its not the gays, its the blacks, if its not the blacks is the Hispanics, if its not the Hispanics its the Jews, if its not the Jews, its the Muslims, if its not the Muslims, its Satan, if its Not Satan its God....when are we going to realize its "us".....
I don't even know what you're talking about here.
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Simmen wrote:
How are you not a admin Hal?..