Yoink Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 I live in Detroit, MI, though right now I'm in Port Huron - so a large percent of my radio stations and TV channels are Canadian. I was listening to the radio and heard the most interesting thing ever - That the liberals had changed some logo (I think it was Ontario, the trillian flower or some malarky). Apparently this was a great crime against humanity. Well, what makes this interesting, is that it was completely boring. It makes me wonder, "Is the US an anomoly with our politics? Are we the only country who, on a routine basis, threatens the rights (and takes away the rights) of its citizens, and polices the world in such a manner?" Call me naive (I'm sure it's true) - but I just !@#$%^&*umed a political war was taking place everywhere, not just the US.
LearJett+ Posted June 26, 2006 Report Posted June 26, 2006 Elaborate on the threatening and taking away of rights.
Yoink Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Posted June 27, 2006 Elaborate on the threatening and taking away of rights.Sure. Here's a good example: In the US (don't know what country you're from), the Christianity is so integrated in our political system, that all people are subject to the Christian's views and ideology, regardless of their faith or sexual preference. Marriage, or at least civil union, is a political / legal status, and as such should have no place in the Church. That isn't to say that the sacriment (sp?) of matrimony has to be violated - but the two should be mutually exclusive. Another example would be the privacy violations that have occured recently: the NSA's illegal, unwarrented wiretapping. Not only did they do this without permission, but they've more or less vetoed any investigation into it, citing national security. (Another violation of privacy:) The US government has been watching bank transactions without permission, though this is recent and I really haven't read on it enough to have any real opinion on this. I could go on, but I'm rather tired.
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