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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher
Our country was founded by, and is still under the control of, religious extremists.
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I had a nice big rant in my head about how America was founded by Puritans, and how their mentality spread through the midwest of this country, and sets the standard for "morals" here, but you got stright to the point with one sentance.
Sails - wind = me.
However, this is the very heart of the thing.. Look what kind of people we have here: The puritans didnt want people wearing bright colors. You would be killed for this. Never mind that they began breeding at 13 i think. (at least, 13 year old girls)
our country has a long history of turning the words of a sweet natured guy who just wnated everyone to be friends (Jesus) and twisting them.
Do you really think "God hates fags"? i thought it was a sin to put words in god's mouth...
People here DO freak out about violence, but for the wrong reasons. They think that violent entertainment causes violent behavior, when it really just , at worst, gives a violent mind ideas. If someone watches, say, Swordfish, then straps plastic explosives and ballbearings to someone, then the movie didnt do anythign but give him an idea of how to channel his violent thoughts. Even if the movie did not exists, there was a pretty damn good chnace that THAT guy was going to act out anyway.
Also, look at the coutry as a whole with regards to the subject of sex. The same idiots who show pictures of dead babies to protest abortion, also protest teaching sex and providing contraception by schools. theya re apparently unaware that the current population is strainign what our planet is capable of supporting. but then again, they have a little bit of trouble with Science and "rality" in general.