nucular said...

nucular at 08:26 PM JST - 16th May

madverts : "Heh, even your history can't be that bad to not understand the reference to the democraticly elected government the US helped overthrow."

Quite apart from what smithinJapan was saying (the US installed Khomeini?) that was interesting to read.

I mean, from a guy who insists democracy cannot come…

Posted in Bush warns against appeasing terrorists; Obama claims 'false political attack' on him at 08:26 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 08:23 PM JST - 16th May

madverts : "...at the end of the day, people like you wishing to deny other human beings basic rights becuase their sexuality clearly poses questions you don't like are heading for the history books."

Read what I posted. If the people of California want to legalize gay marriage well then…

Posted in California's top court legalizes gay marriage at 08:23 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 08:10 PM JST - 16th May

smithinjapan : "Bush seems to believe that the government of Iran (whom the US helped install after overthrowing the former leader, only to have it fail AGAIN) are a bunch of terrorists, as well as that of Syria, and anyone else who doesn't agree with him. "

The US helped…

Posted in Bush warns against appeasing terrorists; Obama claims 'false political attack' on him at 08:10 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 07:58 PM JST - 16th May

Sorry madverts, but from a judicial point of view it is quite clear that these 4 judges are imposing their beliefs on the people of California, who voted only 7 years ago against any amendment recognizing marriage between anyone other than a man and a woman. And if I recall…

Posted in California's top court legalizes gay marriage at 07:58 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 05:39 PM JST - 16th May

"Heh, there's nothing like a good old thread about gay marriage to get the latents in an uproar."

Good point there, madverts.

I'm originally from a city with a large gay population. Had lotsa coworkers and even bosses who were gay - back in the Reagan era no less! Your…

Posted in California's top court legalizes gay marriage at 05:39 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 05:18 PM JST - 16th May

I feel sorry for Australians. They could use a better class of politicians.

Posted in Aussie pensioners shed clothes to protest budget, high prices at 05:18 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 03:55 PM JST - 16th May

I have no problem with civil unions.

But for the record - my chief objection to gay marriage is basically what I think is the Hayekian one - a great deal of knowledge (not to mention economic wisdom) is transmitted generation to generation by the institution of marriage. I see…

Posted in California's top court legalizes gay marriage at 03:55 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 01:16 PM JST - 16th May

Hodedo : "Has anyone on here ever gone to a theater in America? If so, how many foreign movies did you see playing?"

The West Coast city I am from shows all kinds of foreign films.

I really have no idea what you are talking about.

Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 01:16 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 01:09 PM JST - 16th May

superlib - an excellent point:

*Sushi, I'm not going to get in your way. If you want to trade Iraqi lives for my pocketbook then go right ahead. That position, along with your support of Karl Rove and your tireless campaigning to get undecideds to vote for McCain makes me…

Posted in McCain says Iraq war can be won by 2013 at 01:09 PM JST - 16th May
nucular at 01:08 PM JST - 16th May

Hodedo : "This whole issue can be boiled down to people who hold Judeo-Christian "values", whatever that's supposed to mean, get all butt-hurt when someone else wants to do something that may not line up with their bronze age sky God myths."

Perhaps you can point to a Hindu or…

Posted in California's top court legalizes gay marriage at 01:08 PM JST - 16th May