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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostThere is insufficient evidence to justify government action."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI have heard that the people getting sick from vaping have all been vaping THC based products (the active ingredient in marijuana) - if that is true then there is no need to ban the flavored store bought stuff - at least not without testing it first.
Also a lot of the flavored stuff comes without nicotine (you can get it both ways)sigpic
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Originally posted by Catholicity View Postthey need to ban cigarrettes too.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Catholicity View Postthey need to ban cigarrettes too."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Terraceth View PostI'm not sure that'll work out much better than when they banned alcohol."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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I looked up the percentage of adult Americans that smoke. As of 2016, it was estimated to be 15.5%, which is lower than I expected."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostWhich actually worked better than most people think.
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostWhich actually worked better than most people think.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by JimL View PostYour guns will be next!
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostIf you don't consider all of the negative consequences it created.
What was new was advances in weaponry - Tommy guns are much more efficient than six shooters - and media - radio brought the gory details into the living room in a way that newspapers couldn't.
Like the modern serial killer, the media had people convinced gangs were a new and ever growing menace. In reality, they were real and deadlier to each other, but weren't around every corner, blasting the city away. Prohibition provided a new market and that did set off territorial wars, but they were nothing new, just better armed and on the news every night because ratings.
And alcohol consumption has never fully recovered."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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