what social causes are your thing?

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  • Hell, I'm a sociologist, so I'll say "all of them". :D

    But at the forefront is all the environmental issues, and questions of distribution and equality/inequality in society.

    That oughtta cover it.

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    Dan

    I was thinking along the same lines....didn't quite know where to start. Another big one for me is domestic violence/abuse.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    silly export laws!!!

    i want to start a business selling Haggis online to ex-pat americans and the US has some dumb law about lamb products or something



    oh... and child abuse, children in poverty, etc... serious stuff, but mostly i'm against the banning of haggis
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    dunkman wrote:
    serious stuff, but mostly i'm against the banning of haggis

    It's the live transport of haggis' that's really bad and should be banned.. the conditions they are transported in are outrageous!!!!
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    GLOBAL FUCKING WARMING!!!!

    And castrating all rapists and child abusers :)
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    dunkman wrote:
    silly export laws!!!

    i want to start a business selling Haggis online to ex-pat americans and the US has some dumb law about lamb products or something



    oh... and child abuse, children in poverty, etc... serious stuff, but mostly i'm against the banning of haggis
    ok, ill ask a question and im not sure i really want to know the answer.....what is REALLY in Haggis? Sheep liver? Cows nuts?
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    ok, ill ask a question and im not sure i really want to know the answer.....what is REALLY in Haggis? Sheep liver? Cows nuts?

    cows dont have nuts :D

    sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour....


    fucking gorgeous stuff!!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    dunkman wrote:
    cows dont have nuts :D

    sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour....


    fucking gorgeous stuff!!!
    i cant believe i said 'cows nuts'!!
    And BTW, Haggis sounds bloody revolting! A bit like Polony actually, which i quite like :D
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I find it curious how so many people that are pro-legal abortion are also for animal rights.

    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    know1 wrote:
    I find it curious how so many people that are pro-legal abortion are also for animal rights.

    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.
    you can actually get abortions for dogs and cats
    BTW-im against abortion, but if its a rape then i say its ok
    Actually ok is too strong a word, i think it warrants a choice to terminate
    "....and was very surprised to see that he didnt actually have a recipe for anus-ankle soup." - Big Ed
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    know1 wrote:
    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.


    does the dog or cat have choice? or are you presuming it would be the owners choice.... after all pro-choice gives the option of choice!!!! why would i give a dog an abortion if i dont know what its feeling on the matter is...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    dunkman wrote:
    does the dog or cat have choice? or are you presuming it would be the owners choice.... after all pro-choice gives the option of choice!!!! why would i give a dog an abortion if i dont know what its feeling on the matter is...

    Dogs and Cats all the time have to do things that aren't their choice, so that isn't the issue. My question, is whether it would bother some of the pro-abortion folks if we were performing them regularly on animals.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    know1 wrote:
    Dogs and Cats all the time have to do things that aren't their choice, so that isn't the issue. My question, is whether it would bother some of the pro-abortion folks if we were performing them regularly on animals.

    I would think it's stupid and ridiculous.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Collin wrote:
    I would think it's stupid and ridiculous.


    i agree
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    Right now I'm focusing on bringing awareness to the dangers of compulsive gambling. I've been asked to speak, by Gamblers Anonymous, at some workshops they are holding at near by colleges.

    In the past I have been involved in a mentoring program, supported (and still donate to) the World Wildlife Fund, and donate regularly to Amnesty International and the One Foundation.

    I almost forgot the Fair Tax. Constantly writing my congressman and Senators to please show some support for the Fair Tax and bring an end to the IRS and this ridiculous tax code we now have.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • MakingWavesMakingWaves Posts: 1,293
    -alternative fuel
    -Pro-Life
    -animal rights
    Seeing visions of falling up somehow.

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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    anything that can benefit me financially :)
  • know1 wrote:
    I find it curious how so many people that are pro-legal abortion are also for animal rights.

    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.
    If a dog or cat wanted an abortion, I would absolutely support her right to obtain one.:D
    The kids of today should defend themselves against the Seventies Nineties.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    macgyver06 wrote:
    anything that can benefit me financially :)


    become a rent boy then?
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    dunkman wrote:
    become a rent boy then?

    i was kidding...im with anything the hippy girls are :)

    groovy..make out now?? world peace :)
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    know1 wrote:
    I find it curious how so many people that are pro-legal abortion are also for animal rights.

    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.
    It happens all the time. Way better alternative than to have the mother and kittens/puppies suffer just to be euthanized in the end because they are unwanted and don't have homes. An unfortunate reality.
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • bee_boybee_boy Posts: 384
    know1 wrote:
    I find it curious how so many people that are pro-legal abortion are also for animal rights.

    Just a question - how would some of you feel if we started performing abortions on dogs and cats? After all, there is definitely an overabundance of unwanted dogs and cats.

    Dude, you nailed it. Been wondering about that for about 4 years now.
  • bee_boybee_boy Posts: 384
    And yes:

    * Pro-life
    * SEVERE punishment for rapists and child abusers
    * Support to third world countries
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    bee_boy wrote:
    And yes:

    * Pro-life
    * SEVERE punishment for rapists and child abusers
    * Support to third world countries

    What's severe?
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  • bee_boybee_boy Posts: 384
    Collin wrote:
    What's severe?

    Sometimes I think that the capital punishment would be the most "suitable" thing, but then you get into those endless debates with yourself about death penalty and if it's right or wrong.

    Someone mentioned castration. I thinks that's an idea.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    hailhailkc wrote:
    Yeah, I know. It was kinda weak. I'm just getting on the board for the first time in awhile though....still warming up...

    fair enough. no harm done, ill await you getting back into your groove ;)
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    mammasan wrote:
    Right now I'm focusing on bringing awareness to the dangers of compulsive gambling. I've been asked to speak, by Gamblers Anonymous, at some workshops they are holding at near by colleges.

    In the past I have been involved in a mentoring program, supported (and still donate to) the World Wildlife Fund, and donate regularly to Amnesty International and the One Foundation.

    I almost forgot the Fair Tax. Constantly writing my congressman and Senators to please show some support for the Fair Tax and bring an end to the IRS and this ridiculous tax code we now have.

    i remember having heard of the fair tax in the past... what is it exactly again?
  • surferdudesurferdude Posts: 2,057
    Children's Rights,
    Human Rights and equality; lots falls under this banner including poverty and education which are my main concerns,
    Equality and providing men reproductive rights.
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    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
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  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    i remember having heard of the fair tax in the past... what is it exactly again?

    Here is a link to the website. They will be able to explain it better than I can.

    http://www.fairtax.org/
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    - economic justice.
    - environmental protection and restoration.
    - government reform (most problems stem from corrupt government).
    - civil enginerring (not a typical political issue, but we could save ourselves so much time, energy and headache if we has a mass effort to reorganize the structure of our communities)
    - universal and fair health care.
    - legalize natural drugs and treat drug addiction as a health issue, not a crime.
    - an end to all bigotry.
    - tarring and feathering george w bush.
  • TrauTrau Posts: 188
    1. Consistently pro-life (anti-abortion, anti-death penalty, etc)
    2. Protection and conservation of the environment
    3. Poverty
    4. Corporate welfare
    5. Campaign finance reform
    6. Objectification of women (Shakira has an album called Oral Fixation--is that really necessary?)
    In the shadow of the light from a black sun
    Frigid statue standing icy blue and numb
    Where are the frost giants Ive begged for protection?
    I'm freezing

    Are you afraid, afraid to die
    Don't be afraid, afraid to try
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