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[Supreme_Lurker_Primo]

No matter what I say it will come out as a narcissist.

 

Being alive ?

[pizhhh]

Ok
Lenovo

[blue.monday]

ok (got a Medion Lenovo laptop)

 

democracy

Edited by blue.monday, 27 June 2015 - 01:49 AM.

[Ravenous Raven]

Ok I guess. I don't really know enough about politics to pass judgement either way.

 

 

Fizzy drinks?

[blue.monday]

ok

 

rye bread

 

 

You know, I highly recommend that you inform yourself about different types of government, the french revolution, the Age of Enlightenment, the (Protestant) Reformation, Feudalism, Serfdom and so on.

 

A real Democracy should represent the will of the people, you know, people elect representatives which represent their political stance in the government so that their interests get heard and decisions are made in their favour (or you can say they decide, but here it gets complicated) and thus they have the power, the state serves it's people since the people are the state.

 

Middle Ages in Europe - royals rule and oppress and exploit people, legitimized by themselves and/or the church -> By the Grace of God, ruling is a divine right -> people hardly could go against it, since going against it would be like going against god and anyway, the royals and church had all the power and made the laws, as you can see

Reformation -> split the church, probably set the gears in motion for the next points, people were fed up with the church abusing it's power and leading religion ad absurdum and so on

Enlightment -> More educated people encouraged the average Joe to use his brain and not to accept the normal for him yoke from the royals, thoughts about 'democracy' and secularism, question(s) about the (non)existance of God

 

 

Immanuel Kant also wrote a response, referring to Enlightenment as "man's release from his self-incurred tutelage", tutelage being "man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction from another".^[7] "For Kant, Enlightenment was mankind's final coming of age, the emancipation of the human consciousness from an immature state of ignorance."^[8] According to historian Roy Porter, the thesis of the liberation of the human mind from the dogmatic state of ignorance that he argues was prevalent at the time is the epitome of what the age of enlightenment was trying to capture.

^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment

 

French Revolution... And the French king head goes 'chop'.

.... (fast forward)

 

And _later_ we managed to get more or less functioning democracies, some went to Shit like Weimar Republic after the first World War due to various problems (you know it got overtaken by the Nazis who started WW2)... Today we still have problems, censorship, Lobbying, generally corrupt politicians, politicians (not) really doing what the people want and so on... A benevolent dictator who is also competent might be better than a shitty democracy. I could mention even more stuff like ancient Athenians/Greeks used, in the Classical antiquity (probably more than 2.5K years ago), pottery shards with carved letters to vote and so on.

Education is important to understand the world (around you), all of us would only produce shit, understand shit and go all ooga-booga without education, it's probably the most important good we have.

Edited by blue.monday, 07 July 2015 - 11:51 AM.

[Ravenous Raven]

Underrated, though I feel like Reuben Sandwiches are the one and only reason for it's existence. 

 

Reuben Sandwiches?

 

 

 

While I genuinely do appreciate the lesson. (I greatly enjoy history.) I've always been of the belief that trying to follow politics is basically a job in and of itself. I feel like looking at the topic skin deep is even more ignorant than ignoring, and the truth of the mater is I'd much rather be spending my time working, hanging out with my family, or studying far more practical topics than trying to look past the 'skin' of politics. For example, I don't mean to offend but even the bit you just shared with seems extremely one sided and biased.

 

 So in conclusion, I think the choice to not vote is a more responsible one than voting because 'this guy has a nice smile, and he says he's against war.'

[666]

Batoto Forums?

[Ravenous Raven]

Under rated! o/

 

Reuben sandwiches?

[Miss Peach]

Okay.

 

The Hunger Games books?

[101010]

Overrated.

The new Google logo?

[E L I E]

Under-appreciated. Methinks it's pretty dang slick.

 

Vegetarianism? 

Edited by Elie_skeleton, 13 September 2015 - 07:40 PM.

[Yan Q]

Revival!

Underrated. Because people seem to have the wrong idea about it.

Cosplay

[pizhhh]

OKAY. Not something I would probably try for myself, but there are some really impressive ones, and seeing attractive ladies in costume is always a joy.

Spaghetti

[Feli]

Ok.

Moon cake?

[ThatYellowFever]

Underrated, anyone I know who has tried them outside of my family (and even then only the Chinese ones) don't like them, but I think it's just a white people thing. In short they're great

Adele

[Aurius]

Overrated. Granted I'm not much of a music person. She sounds like she has a great voice and everything, but don't all successful singers?

 

Apple? (The brand.)

[pizhhh]

Over-fucking-rated. They'll die soon enough once people realize they're buying the same old shit over and over again

The Force Awakens?

[elixer]

Underrated. not that bad for one of those "nerdy fan" type of movies. Like marvel or dc for example.

 

speaking of, 

 

The Avengers movies?

[blue.monday]

overrated

 

money

 

 

 

Over-fucking-rated. They'll die soon enough once people realize they're buying the same old shit over and over again

Nah, not gonna happen. People like to buy shit hip stuff.

Edited by blue.monday, 18 January 2016 - 08:36 PM.

[Inys]

underrated

 

Inys