Reader, I disagree with the offices of Slacker Conservative, but I find that their arguments, though incendiary, are well written and shouldn't be ignored out of hand. Here at Mods, we try not to delve into politics too very often but feel that when presented with opportunities of conversation, we should take them.
On the post, "If You're Young and Not Liberal..."
I would say, yes, as children we were brainwashed into associating corporations as mindless, earth-destroying entities, and there are several, several examples of this. But it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
There's going to be good and bad on both sides of the fence here. Did you remember deodorant used to come in small boxes? It is Walmart to thank that they don't anymore, according to The Walmart Effect, by Charles Fishman. Sure, they implemented this to save a buck, but we saved a few other resources in discontinuing this, as well.
On, "Super Mario Was an Illegal Alien"
No, I'm not sure what to do with the immigration problem in America. But, I don't think Alabama's going about it the right way, nor do I think labeling these people as criminals is correct either. The idea of putting the bodies of the Occupy Wall Street movement to work in the place of illegal immigrants, I think, is laughable. As far as I'm concerned, the Occupiers don't even have sense enough to come in out of the rain, much less integrate themselves into a working culture as difficult, as demanding, as agriculture. Yes, that is me "bunching" the Occupiers just as this post was bunching the illegal aliens, but what I'm really trying to get at is that this country has put a demand on the work that illegal aliens provide, and that demand isn't going anywhere. The Dream Act should have passed.
On, "All Your Tax Are Belong to Us"
This is a good one, make sure you read it.
Ditto, "Razors: More Than a Mouse"
On, "Platforming: Sans the Double Jump"
I think here, the offices of Slacker argue that everyone should pay a flat tax, then espouse on why a doctor shouldn't pay a tax when someone of a more menial position, should. Also, they raise the question of why a family should be given a tax break, which is a fair question. I think the doctor should have to pay taxes because, despite her position, she's doing a job. Yes, this job may very well save hundreds, if not thousands of lives, in the career span of this doctor, but this is the position she chose. Providing medical care is a career, not a Messianic mantle. Also, I believe a family should qualify for a break because the human their caring for is not yet in a position to put back into the grid, has no means of bettering the social community and hampers the funds of the providers. That being said, I'm as tired of baby factories as everyone else; clamp it down, Duggers.
Finally, on "Homosexuality Not a Choice? Tell That to Commander Shepard..."
I do not believe homosexuality is a choice, I simply think you are or you're not. True, this is a heterosexual saying this, but here I'd like to take the same argument Slacker used for their argument, and use it for mine: I never decided to be straight, I just happen to be. Do I think being homosexual is a result in upbringing? No, I think this argument would lend credence to those that combat homosexual couples from adopting. As an aside, I'd like to point out that when same sex couples adopt, they're providing a child with a home and not adding to the population; I think my wait for the elevator is long enough already. I do not believe in predetermination in any form, thanks, but no thanks, Calvin, and so here I agree with the post. I think the only real choice in this is, as a modern wordsmith might put it: To come out, or to not come out. And as a whole, I felt the paragraph about the restroom was...distasteful. But, coming from Mods some of you may find that arguable.
Ok, Reader. Hopefully that's the last rung of my soapbox and I can climb off now. If this keeps up I'm bringing "Segmented" back.
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