Recent content by ombadu

The silent, giant majority of the 280+ million of Americans do not hate nor love any foriegn cultures or populations. We do not hate nor love anyone outside of our own immediate family. We want what is best for our children, just like every animal on earth. I think you hinted at this in...

Bat Over Venice

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You and many others here are not answering the question as stated. The question was, "Will the world ever be rid of nuclear weapons? Should this be a goal? If so, how could that goal be reached?" The answer is YES. Of course! You don't really think that nuclear weapons will still be...

No they don't. They can sell more papers and advertisements, and get you to watch their news programs for more than you would otherwise, if they make it more controversial than it really is. They are not stupider than you and me. You and I get the big picture... so they probably do too.

OK, if we want to keep this thread all about honoring the astronauts, I can dig that. One more thing before I go, though, so you folks don't misinterpret my opinion. I don't believe there is anything sinister in setting up national/international defenses in space. We all agree that these...

30% of what? 30% of our entire armed forces? 30% of our entire armed forces stationed in the huge region called the Middle East? 30% of our armed forces who actually see the enemy? Are you counting the thousands of Navy guys we will have floating in the Gulf in your 70%? What about...

I am not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but I find it implausible that NASA scientific discoveries will not at least lead to the development of weapons in space, and a huge early lead for American corporations looking to set up shop beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

You said it. France's policy is and has been since WWII to disagree with anything and everything the USA/UK does and says. But when the USA/UK finally start this war, all allies will rally up and help out. Afterall, they all want a piece of the pie when it is time to divide it up. hay...

Neither revenge, nor forgiveness. Justice !

All of that feel-good stuff regarding space exploration and the absence of national interest is horse dung. The whole point of spending all the money, effort, and the lives lost is not to save the human race. It is to save and protect our own people, and to establish commerce for our own...

Of course media can and does desensitize most viewers. Media can and does also sensitize most viewers. (The Sound of Music, The Lion King, The Color Purple, etc.) Isn't this obvious? Did your teacher purposely exclude from the discussion what is artful and inherently "good" about...

If the mods want to censor it or remove it, they will It made me laugh, and in sharing it I caused others a quick chuckle. Mission accomplished you guys are a little too serious for me "Many of our American chums are far more sensitive and run crying for mama at the first bit of...

hehe it's too easy to mess with the euros We LOVE ya !! :D

WARSAW, POLAND—In the largest nostalgia-driven military assault in history, 250,000 retro-crazed German teenagers and twentysomethings invaded Poland Monday. Above: A battalion of hip, '30s-obsessed German teens rolls through the streets of Warsaw. "The '30s were, like, the coolest...