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Earthdog · 05-29-2002, 09:10 AM

One thing Ive seen alot in this topic concerns peoples opinions. Other things concern facts. Opinions are just that-opinions. Facts are given thuths, commonly known truths.

I can say "I hate the shoes youre wearing. (I think) they're ugly." Thats an opinion. It expresses how I feel about something. Facts, however, are based in reality on truths.

Your shoes are blue. They have a hole in the sole. Facts that can be confirmed by another person.

Where I had sad the thing about a certain person stinking and needing a bath -- stinking is an opinion. In his own opinion he might smell like roses.

Someone said something about calling that same person a thief rapist ect. If the taget of the comments had actually been convicted of being a thief or rapist ect he couldnt sue me for making the comment. The comment would then be based in FACT. If id said he LOOKED like a thief he could sue me. What does a theif look like??? Im sure every cop in the world to get a good description so they could be spotted and hauled away.

One thing I would like to state on opinion on is the flag burning as a form of expression. Burn a flag and get the HELL out of the country. We dont need people like that. Go to Communist China or Russia where there are people you can get along with. I love my country. Despite all its faults its the best system in the world. Flag burners should be beaten up by the veterans of foreign wars who fought to save their sorry ass from being forced to speak German or Russian or some other language.

Ooops was I off on a [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img] soooooorrrrrrryyyyy

Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing and yes they need to get rid ofthe strangle hold on Television. On tv in OZ they say every word you can think of and it doesnt bother anyone. They (the censors) still have a 1950s mentality in the USA. WE are no longer the sheltered naive people that we used to be. Our grandparents are dead. If they arent the way of life that exsisted in the 50s when TV became popular is.

One thng Ive seen in Oz that youll never see in the states is a JACK DANIELS or JIM BEAM commercial. Crappy as a commercial can get but I still get a kick out of seeing whiskey advertised on tv. [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-29-2002, 09:10 AM	#40
Earthdog Emerald Dragon Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: melbourne victoria australia Age: 60 Posts: 960	One thing Ive seen alot in this topic concerns peoples opinions. Other things concern facts. Opinions are just that-opinions. Facts are given thuths, commonly known truths. I can say "I hate the shoes youre wearing. (I think) they're ugly." Thats an opinion. It expresses how I feel about something. Facts, however, are based in reality on truths. Your shoes are blue. They have a hole in the sole. Facts that can be confirmed by another person. Where I had sad the thing about a certain person stinking and needing a bath -- stinking is an opinion. In his own opinion he might smell like roses. Someone said something about calling that same person a thief rapist ect. If the taget of the comments had actually been convicted of being a thief or rapist ect he couldnt sue me for making the comment. The comment would then be based in FACT. If id said he LOOKED like a thief he could sue me. What does a theif look like??? Im sure every cop in the world to get a good description so they could be spotted and hauled away. One thing I would like to state on opinion on is the flag burning as a form of expression. Burn a flag and get the HELL out of the country. We dont need people like that. Go to Communist China or Russia where there are people you can get along with. I love my country. Despite all its faults its the best system in the world. Flag burners should be beaten up by the veterans of foreign wars who fought to save their sorry ass from being forced to speak German or Russian or some other language. Ooops was I off on a [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img] soooooorrrrrrryyyyy Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing and yes they need to get rid ofthe strangle hold on Television. On tv in OZ they say every word you can think of and it doesnt bother anyone. They (the censors) still have a 1950s mentality in the USA. WE are no longer the sheltered naive people that we used to be. Our grandparents are dead. If they arent the way of life that exsisted in the 50s when TV became popular is. One thng Ive seen in Oz that youll never see in the states is a JACK DANIELS or JIM BEAM commercial. Crappy as a commercial can get but I still get a kick out of seeing whiskey advertised on tv. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!