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@HistoryBuff
But if they tried to do that, trump would throw a fit.
If Trump throwed a fit over the EU lowering the NATO requirements, I'd critisize him for that.
However, just as I would pick Trump over Hillary, the EU would pick the US over China I think.why?
Historical biases come into play. As a right winger, I'm inherently more likely to vote for a right winger than a left winger. Europe, being democratic nations are more likely to support other democratic nations like America than a nation like China, which is communist.
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I think Brother D Thomas is a true Christian, which is very hard to do. The bible has various references of being loyal to God at the expense of the support of your fellow man. Since yall don't like him for being extreme, it makes me think he's doing God's will, especially if the common person disagrees with him when he cites the bible.
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@bmdrocks21
Well, we trade so much with China because we can get stuff cheaper there. Cost of living would rise when most of our products increase in price. We are then less competitive economically.
If we abolished the minimum wage, then we would be able to sell things cheaper than China. The workers find better jobs that aren't tied to a minimum wage that only require a HS degree if that's all they have, and the companies from this labor shortage, automate their workers, improving their competition ability and the worker benefits by finding a better paying job that attainable for them.
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@HistoryBuff
If Trump escalates a war/trade war with China, why would you think Europe would back the US?
They wouldn't back us, just like I don't back up everything Trump does. I certainly don't back him up on damaging relations with the EU, although I do agree with him that the EU needs to pay up or modify the 2% clause of the NATO treaty. However, just as I would pick Trump over Hillary, the EU would pick the US over China I think.
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@bmdrocks21
Why can't we trade with western countries more instead of China?That would work wonders for our economy.....
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@HistoryBuff
I still think Europe would side with us over China, even with Trump damaging relations. In Asia, China's trying to get some influence, but I don't think it's working: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/03/12/us/china-dominance-promo-1520871419436/china-dominance-promo-1520871419436-facebookJumbo.png
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@HistoryBuff
Why do you assume those countries would prefer to deal with the US instead of China?
Europe and the US are in NATO. We got an alliance.
China is building solid ties throughout asia and africa.
Africa, your right, but this can change. Not in much of the rest of Asia. India is still our ally. Many Asian countries are our ally.
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@HistoryBuff
China would rather kill every single one of them than give up Hong Kong.
I doubt it. The whole world is watching. If POTUS, I'd sanction China entirely until they give Hong Kong and Macau independence. We can get stuff from Europe and Africa instead of China. I'd rather build ties with Africa and Europe than with China. I hate China and building ties with Africa helps to weaken China.
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@Greyparrot
I think Iran should restitute the families of those who lost their lives a mutually agreed rate.
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Should Hong Kong be independent from China? I think they should. It's what the locals want.
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I think the legal age to smoke weed should be 25 years of age. Your brain is basically fully developed by then. Joe Rogan smokes weed and he is very smart, so it can have positive effects for some people. Since weed is about as addictive as alcohol at around a 10% addiction rate, if it's bad for people, most can quit. If they want rehab, they should be allowed to get it though.
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@David
I think COPPA only has some restrictions for websites that allow people below 13 to be on it. The thing is, should DART meet those restrictions to expand who can be on our site? I don't know, I would have to see what the restrictions are.
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@bmdrocks21
However, an all knowing God can't change his mind like that if he's all knowing.You have repeatedly said you don't think he is all-knowing. So, which is it?
I was making a point as to why I don't think he's all knowing. I assumed you believe that he is all knowing. If he's not all knowing, then I'm fine with the bible having mistakes in it as long as the policy gets changed by the NT.
Or:the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
Wishing that something bad happens to your parents is not worthy of the death penalty.
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@ebuc
We need education, but how much funding would we give it? If you want more education funding, to what dollar amount do you want to increase the funding?
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@David
I don't think there should be an age restriction to DART.
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@3RU7AL
At an average of $200.00 a day, jailing immigrants costs about $73,000.00 per immigrant per year.
If we have to do that to about 10,000 murderers and rapists nationwide, it would cost about $7.3 billion in the first year according to some numbers you generated. The non-violent immigrants would generate about $2 trillion in sales tax revenue to pay for it and some other things, like paying our debt.
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@bmdrocks21
That punishment was only for people that murdered like 9+ people. Since then, I even have changed my mind on it. However, an all knowing God can't change his mind like that if he's all knowing.
Cursing I think means swearing at your parents. The punishment for that shouldn't be death. I don't know what else it could be.
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@bmdrocks21
Jailing a few new immigrant prisoners is pretty cheap compared to the massive tax revenue the new immigrants would supply if we abolish the income tax and replace it with a sales tax and a capital gains tax. This way, you don't have to be legal to pay taxes.
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@bmdrocks21
The NT states cruel and unusual punishment as well for things. Here are some examples:
“Whoever curses father or mother shall die” (Mark 7:10 NAB)
…the scripture cannot be broken.” –Jesus Christ, John 10:35
The NT say most people will burn in hell forever for what they believe. Since we get angry at China for jailing people for the same thing, I'm pretty angry at God for doing worse than jail; an eternity in hell for them doing the same thing.
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@bmdrocks21
The bible allows slavery too without Jesus denying it. The bible has lots of genocidal wars in the OT. Every first born son in Egypt was killed in an effort to save Hebrews from slavery, which there was an alternative route to that, and God could have simply not hardened the Pharaoh's heart, which if he didn't harden it, then the Egyptian kids wouldn't have to die for the Hebrews to get freed.
All the Abrahamic religions have bad stuff in them. It's why I'm only reluctantly a Christian. If I go to heaven, I'd want to hold God accountable for what he has done.
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@zedvictor4
Are you torn between biblical morality and social morality on the issue of female submission?
Right now, I side with social mobility, but I have to hold God accountable to this when/if I enter heaven. God deserves a trial.
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@bmdrocks21
It's to show that both the Bible and the Quran have verses that are restrictive to women.
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@Singularity
Both the girl and I are minors.
Since sex is too dangerous, I don't do it. People should wait until marriage.
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@Singularity
Why do females like having sex? I mean, they're the ones risking pregnancy.
Also, I was wanting to date someone, but their parents won't let me. Should I respect their decision or should I try and date the girl regardless?
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@HistoryBuff
A tyrant government isn't going to bomb you. They are more likely to use slave labor. Nazi Germany had bombs and could have easily bombed Jewish houses and massacred all Jews they found, but they enslaved them instead. The Jews could protect themselves with AR 15s if they had them. Instead, Nazi Germany made sure that the Jews disarmed themselves first. As Hitler said, "to conquer a country, first disarm it's citizens".
Is that pipe dream of fighting off the US military really worth the lives of 10's, or even hundreds of thousands of people?
Given that the US military would do much more damage then some crazy school shooter, I'd say being pro gun is pro life in the sense that is saves more lives.
As bad as the school shootings are, they are thankfully very rare and preventable by arming consenting teachers. If I were a teacher, any school shooter better watch out for my loaded 22 caliber pistol. My classroom would be protected.
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@bmdrocks21
The bible in the NT says that women can't assume authority over men (1 Timothy 2:12)
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@HistoryBuff
AR15s provide protection against the biggest mass shooter in history; a tyrannical government.
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@Open
I'm not bowing to you. It violates my religion as of now.
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@thett3
I'd want to run for president. I want to do that in real life. Are we picking a political party? If we have a president, we need congress as well to avoid it becoming a dictatorship.
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@BrotherDThomas
Sadly, this is accurate bible. I think for now I’ll have to give God a pass until I go to heaven ( if I go) so I can vigilantically question him on why he did this. God needs to be put on trial. If he’s all knowing and all loving, he should justify the genocide accurately. If I go to heaven, God hopefully is going on trial. You in?
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@BrotherDThomas
Where in the Bible does it say that rape victims need to be cut up into multiple pieces?
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@bmdrocks21
I don't think God has absolute power. If he did, can he make a stone so big that not even he can lift it?
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@bmdrocks21
Are you saying that an omniscient being wouldn’t have the foresight to know that people could one day free them?
I don't think God is all knowing.
Additionally, are you okay with directly defying the will of the Lord, which was to send them to hell forever?
Yes because God is being a tyrant and we need to give the souls there freedom. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I think God is corrupt from his dozens of centuries of absolute power.
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A common crusade slogan was Deus Vult infidel. This Vault/Dis Vault/Dis/Vult/Deus Vult.
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@SirAnonymous
People who don't like sweets are less likely to get cavities. They are less likely to be obese too from the carbs. Pretzels and chocolate both are carbby.
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@SirAnonymous
In Dis Vault. If you laughed, like this comment.
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@Dr.Franklin
so what if we kill some civilians
Bra! Killing civilians is bad man. We have been involved with the middle east for 18 years. We're not making peace anytime soon. We don't make peace if we're killing more civilians than ISIS.
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Your not alone supadudz. I don't like chocolate or pretzels.
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@LordLuke
For me, I think about politics pretty much constantly, so I tend to have a strong opinion on most issues. My profile contains stances on them.
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@Dr.Franklin
We kill more innocent civilians than ISIS does and it costs so much money. It's neither pro life nor small government.
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@n8nrgmi
Why are you guys so opposed to the hell hole idea? It's very cheap to fund compared with many of the other policies on the sheet, composing of only .3% at most of the federal budget.
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@zedvictor4
Poverty is.Poverty is an intrinsic part of human social structure.War on poverty is just a worthless soundbite.
I disagree.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
The bible doesn't say that freeing people from hell results in plagues. Why are you taking this as a joke?
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@dustryder
I do think freeing people from hell would be beneficial to the nations that do it as well as those in hell. This would save so many people as well as increase the GDP of any nation that frees the people there to multiple times their current GDP.
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