Displaying 1,801 To 1,830 Of 3,538 Comments wts, YOU feel that way though. That’s my point. The minority making decisions for the majority is not the way it should be. Sorry if I do sound preachy though. I can’t help it. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 3:14 pm Questinia, If a man was jerking off in my front lawn I’d ask him to move to a public sidewalk. How does him jerking off affect me in any way? And what does that have to do with a a movie? Censorship=Protection? Who decides what to “protect” me from? Or that I even need to be protected? Art IS anything goes. Art by design isn’t art. It’s manufacturing. And taste is subjective. And I don’t need anyone else but me deciding what is tasteful. If the protection people had their way all the stuff you consider great art wouldn’t be here. That road you are on goes both ways. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 3:11 pm WTS, Have they seen Blue Velvet? I gotta think they’ve seen Clockwork Orange. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 2:59 pm HH- I love FLCL. One of my all time favorites. Definitely my favorite music from any anime. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 2:58 pm Caru, Most definitely. It’s still a form of censorship in that an “X” rated movie has no chance of making serious money or being accepted at many theaters, but at least you’re not outright forbidding it as though it were a danger to society. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 2:52 pm KT, couldn’t have said it better myself. And even when “thinking of the children” we should still give the parent the ultimate decision on what their child is exposed to. Believe it or not, most parents make pretty good decisions if you give them a chance. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 2:50 pm ALWAYS remember, and I say this often, Freedom of speech, and everything that goes with it, does not exist to protect you from things you don’t like. It exists to protect things you don’t like from you. As much as it may offend your senses, as much as you may believe it to be the antithesis of everything you think decency is, it is not YOUR decision whether or not some one else should see it. Nor should it be. The minority should not be in the habit of making these kinds of decisions for the majority. If this is the way England wants to roll, more power to them. But I hate when this stuff happens in America. In a supposedly open society. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 2:47 pm NINJA SCROLL!!!! Love that movie! A true classic. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:48 pm I doubt it was the violence that got it banned. If it is full of crazy sexual content, that is what got it banned. Give us a movie with a body count in the hundreds and no one blinks. Throw a few breasts in there and all of a sudden it’s the most vile thing in existence. I’ve always enjoyed that bit of measured hypocrisy. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:45 pm Caru, I think so too. Banning things from children is one thing. That’s eminently debatable. But denying adults something simply because it offended a minority seems counter to basic freedoms. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:39 pm Caru, It would have been a lot better in my opinion if they had just given it a restrictive rating like “X” maybe. It would have had very restrictive sales and they could have avoided the act of outright banning it. Adults could still see it if they choose to. I think there were other ways to handle this. But that’s me. I don’t wanna tell England how to handle their business. I would have just done it differently. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:32 pm Which is the whole problem. A small group of people deciding what is “necessary” for everyone else seems very unnecessary. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:25 pm I understand that. That is very true. Doesn’t make it right though. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:11 pm Censorship is the tool of a society that doesn’t trust it’s own people. I don’t care what the movie is or what it involves. The fact they banned it means they don’t trust their own people enough to “handle it”. I don’t see anything good about that. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:06 pm bito, My bad. Thought they were in a forest. Well, it appears there are still some areas that require a more personal touch 🙂 » Posted By ADONAI On March 27, 2011 @ 1:16 pm What a great way to spend a day, e-cat! That Polis guy seems like a real cool dude. Don’t see too many politicians actually working with their constituents on something important to them. I love the forest myself. I never had to walk far growing up to be surrounded by the beauty of nature. We have had several fires in our time,and like the firemen there, ours watched for people and structures but let nature take its course. It’s a great time for forest lovers. There are more trees and forest area on Earth right now than at any other time in known history. National and international laws for logging companies require them by law to replace every tree they bring down. The best thing you can do for the Earth is pass up that plastic and get paper. Help plant some new trees. » Posted By ADONAI On March 27, 2011 @ 12:45 pm Friday Music Thread – Amazing Voice, How Sweet The Sound She has a fantastic voice » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 6:17 pm Here’s 3 in 1. Fistful of Mercy (Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison) perform “Father’s Son” live in the KEXP studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKtQgdsC1GM This song has quickly climbed into my all time favorites list. » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 6:16 pm When I think of powerful distinctive voices, i think Dr. Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley – O Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xmRWj7gJEU Gives me chills » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 5:57 pm Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 16: Final Hours So, Khirad. Now that it’s all over, what was your favorite place? Where did you find yourself spending the most time? » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 1:37 pm The story of the soldier in Afghanistan makes me sick. “…three counts of murder, and one count each of conspiracy, obstructing justice and illegal drug use…” He was given 24 years with a possibility of parole?!!!? Are you fucking kidding me? Plus they’re giving him almost a whole year off for time served? This is a joke. A sad sick joke. He murdered 3 people. In cold blood. He’ll be out of prison in his mid forties. Hardly the end of his life. But what more can be expected from a gang of hired thugs we send around the world to kill for us I guess. » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 2:14 pm Patsy, McCarthy would have been proud of him. Equating your opponents with “America’s enemies”. McCarthy didn’t invent it but him and Cohn sure made an art of it. » Posted By ADONAI On March 28, 2011 @ 1:35 pm bito, Several years back when there was a big crackdown on prescription drugs in Eastern Kentucky, there were FBI units who “visited” our area off and on. I never actually met one but just knowing they were there was enough to really freak me out. McCarthyism was defeated in part because the American people pushed back. And I believe that will happen with Mr. King and Mrs. Bachmann. Eventually the fear and paranoia will become counterproductive to government and they will be liabilities. We just need a Murrow to lay it all out in detail for everyone to see. I believe informed citizens will make the perceived right choice a majority of the time. » Posted By ADONAI On March 26, 2011 @ 5:15 pm KT, I loved that. In reality some of the best rebuttals were given by entertainers in the House Committee. But McCarthy wasn’t involved with that particular one so I didn’t really have a chance to use any of them. Thanks for sharing. » Posted By ADONAI On March 26, 2011 @ 5:03 pm bito, Thank you for the quick turnout of this post. And I always forget to pick a featured image but you guys always chose such great ones that I never really worry about it. 🙂 » Posted By ADONAI On March 26, 2011 @ 4:15 pm An Argument Against US Intervention in Libya What about choice number 4? We nuke that whole desert from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan And open a giant glass parking lot for India Disney. » Posted By ADONAI On March 25, 2011 @ 1:50 pm Could not have done better than cherry blossoms Buddy. It’s one of the first things I think about when I think of Japan. Well done. » Posted By ADONAI On March 23, 2011 @ 5:01 pm I still love ya Denny!
» Posted By ADONAI On March 23, 2011 @ 5:04 pm choice, You may be right. But I believe he would be flexible if it benefited people. He eventually came around on the health care vote. But,like you, I think we should value men of principle and want them leading our institutions. » Posted By ADONAI On March 23, 2011 @ 4:47 pm I gotta go with KQ on this one. The President can deploy resources anywhere he wants anytime he wants. But without the eventual approval of Congress, it won’t last long. No funding. No war. If we had simply defunded Bush’s wars, he would have had to eventually bring everyone home. War Powers Act or not, the Constitution gives the President total authority to deploy the military wherever he deems fit without immediate Congressional approval. Military action in the Constitution is weighted to favor the executive to ensure swift decisive action. It’s been done before. But we’re hardly declaring war on Libya here. » Posted By ADONAI On March 23, 2011 @ 4:44 pmComments Posted By ADONAI
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