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I don?ft like double standards. If something is true for one thing, it should be for all others as well. I like consistency. It?fs very common for people to have double standards when it comes to gender. For example, here?fs a common double standard that bothers me?c Most women are either...

In case you don't know, this movie was about Flight 93, the plane that went down in a Pennsylvania field on 9/11... I was pleased when I heard about this program because I felt that the people on that flight never fully got the recognition they deserved. I was surprised how many people I...

Man, this is a pretty drastic step/desperate move. I'm sure the drug problem is bad, but the thought of a government giving away free heroin is just scary. This has been tried in Europe. Anyone know how that worked out there? Any thoughts on this? full story

When I first heard about the formation of the EU, I gotta admit, I was skeptical. I couldn't believe that European countries that had fought so much historically, could unite and work together, but it seems to be working. How do you think the formation of the EU has changed things in Europe?

When I was young, before I'd done any traveling, I thought people from every country in the world mainly watched movies and TV shows and listened to music that was only from their own country. I figured every country had their own Hollywood. As I became older and more traveled I realized that...

Remember the shameful stories of Vietnam soldiers, risking their lives and watching their friends die, doing what they thought they had to do to protect people who spit on them when they returned home. It seems a lot of people don't make any distinction between the reasons for a conflict and...

It's great that the Iraqi people are finally getting to vote, but is it merely a symbolic gesture or truly a step towards democracy and freedom? Since Iraqi voters know little or nothing about the people they're voting for, are they really able to make informed decisions and choose what kind...

This is interesting and it kind of reinforces what I was already thinking. I don't know how accurate it is or how you would go about collecting this data, but... here's who the states voted for and the correlation to the IQ of the people in that state... http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm

It's always been a dream of mine to go to space. SpaceShipOne has just brought all of us one step closer to being able to do just that. Complete story... http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize2_success_041004.html

I was skeptical that the debates would be informative because the candidates weren't allowed to debate eachother directly, but, after watching it, I thought it went well and the candidates had a good opportunity to respond to eachother's points. Kerry seemed very confident and spoke...

If you were to be drafted by your country's military during war time, what would you do?

Ok, here's the "Opinion Game." Everyone has to pose a question for which of two things do you prefer and answer the question from the previous post(s). This might be kind of dumb, but I'll start... Which do you prefer... Coke or Pepsi??

Why do you think English has become the "world language". Is it because English has some advantages over other languages? Is it because of the status that English speaking countries have in the world? Is English a good choice as the world language? Or do you think that English isn't the...

Here's a general quesiton for everyone..... What kinds of places, sights, events, attractions, activities, etc. do you go to/do when you travel (in Japan or elsewhere)? What motivates you to take a trip or choose a particular location? What things about a place might make you NOT want to go...