Jun 6
Root commented on The Greatest Country in the World Does Not Have Time for its Lower Class Workers to Take Vacation.
But if we mandate vacation time then all of the employers will move away. They'll all probably go to Germany... um no, Probably Ireland... nope, not there either, Oh! The UK!... no, damn! Oh! Somalia! Definitely Somalia. It's a libertarian's dream. Virtually no government interference at all. We should pack up all the tea baggers like 5280 and ship them off to Somalia. They'd LOVE it.
Jun 5
Root commented on The Uses of Chaos Theory.
Seems straight forward enough. As one gender evolves a brain to seduce the other the seducer would lose interest if the seducee didn't also develop a brain. For example, you don't see Steven Hawking walking around with Pamela Anderson. If you're just a dumb beast then you can have plumage and not worry about the fact that your partner isn't interesting to talk to. If you have a complex brain you'll eventually get bored with dumb beasts.
May 30
Root commented on In WA, Former Mexico President and Businesses Will Launch the "Starbucks of Pot".
I'm a big supporter of legalization but bringing it in from Mexico, where the cartels will inevitably be involved, seems like a terrible idea. One of the key selling points of legalization in my opinion is taking the criminal cartels out of the product chain and taking away their revenue.
May 30
Root commented on Salvadoran Court Denies Abortion to Woman With Life-Threatening Pregnancy.
@20,
Yes, the judges have decreed that there isn't much risk to the mother. Where have I heard that before? Oh, right, Ireland just a couple months ago. Look up Savita Halappanavar's case in Ireland where Judges said she'd be fine even when her Dr's said she was at very high risk and needed an abortion. What ever happened to that lady anyway. Oh yeah! She and her baby died. Thank you "pro-life" judges. Nice work.
Yes, the judges have decreed that there isn't much risk to the mother. Where have I heard that before? Oh, right, Ireland just a couple months ago. Look up Savita Halappanavar's case in Ireland where Judges said she'd be fine even when her Dr's said she was at very high risk and needed an abortion. What ever happened to that lady anyway. Oh yeah! She and her baby died. Thank you "pro-life" judges. Nice work.
May 30
Root commented on Salvadoran Court Denies Abortion to Woman With Life-Threatening Pregnancy.
"We are not one of your Religious Strawmen."
"That path leads to Gommorah."
Actually 14, you're building your own straw suit, that's not our doing. If you're going to throw religious bullshit at us as your argument about what medical and legal decisions should be made then we're going to call you out as the ignorant religious theocrat that you are.
Her medical decisions are none of your business and no business of the judges. That fetus is almost certainly going to die. Is there a chance it could live outside the womb? Sure, there's a minuscule chance but it's far more likely that it will die. Regardless of it's chances the woman is very likely to die if the pregnancy proceeds.
So, let's go over our options.
1) Abort the fetus and guarantee the woman survives
2) Force her to continue the pregnancy where there's a great likelihood that both of them will die but a slim chance that a severely handicapped child will be born to live a short miserable life without a mother.
So, please tell me again who is pro life here.
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"That path leads to Gommorah."
Actually 14, you're building your own straw suit, that's not our doing. If you're going to throw religious bullshit at us as your argument about what medical and legal decisions should be made then we're going to call you out as the ignorant religious theocrat that you are.
Her medical decisions are none of your business and no business of the judges. That fetus is almost certainly going to die. Is there a chance it could live outside the womb? Sure, there's a minuscule chance but it's far more likely that it will die. Regardless of it's chances the woman is very likely to die if the pregnancy proceeds.
So, let's go over our options.
1) Abort the fetus and guarantee the woman survives
2) Force her to continue the pregnancy where there's a great likelihood that both of them will die but a slim chance that a severely handicapped child will be born to live a short miserable life without a mother.
So, please tell me again who is pro life here.
May 29
Root commented on Rep. Orcutt Shrugs Off Bridge Collapse: "11 of the 12 Sections of the Bridge Are Still Standing".
Am I the only person who believes that a bridge that carries cars and trucks should be able to take an impact from said cars and trucks?
May 24
Root commented on Seattle Times Lies to Its Readers in Advocating to Fix a Workers' Compensation Crisis that Doesn't Exist.
Good thing we didn't privatize Social Security huh?
May 22
Root commented on Tornado Truthers.
You have to be pretty crazy to believe that the government is behind the Boston bombings and 9/11 but it takes a truly special kind of insane to believe that the government is creating and steering tornadoes to destroy small towns in Ohio.
May 22
Root commented on There Are No Atheists In Foxholes.
For just a moment, I thought his final comment "well, you made the right decision" was referring to her deciding to be an atheist. Then I realized it was whatever decision she'd made that kept her alive that they were discussing. I like my initial interpretation. I can just picture that conversation.
WB: Well, you have to thank God right.
Atheist Mom: Actually, I'm an atheist
WB: Well, you made the right decision. What sort of idiot believes in Bronze Age myths these days right?
AM: I lot of my neighbors oddly enough.
WB: Well, you have to thank God right.
Atheist Mom: Actually, I'm an atheist
WB: Well, you made the right decision. What sort of idiot believes in Bronze Age myths these days right?
AM: I lot of my neighbors oddly enough.
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@11, They don't have to win a national election. They just have to win enough regional elections to make sure that the people who did win the national election can't do anything and since Democratic politicians are such a bunch of spineless pussies the Christo-facists end up getting most of what they want anyway. I've heard people like you crowing about how the Republican party is dead and we don't have to worry about them anymore. That's bullshit! I won't believe the Republican party is dead until I see the last one bleed out on the floor. Don't be complacent. Vote.