Wow, apparently I've really gone left since I last played Nationstates

Last time I played Nationstates, I stayed at Inoffensive Centrist Democracy after a quick slide from Left-Wing Utopia. Now, I've been a Scandinavian Liberal Paradise for... like... two whole weeks.

So my current 4 issues are:

-Stop the Malpractice Suits (options: make malpractice suits illegal; don't; give more money to medical universities to teach better doctors - chose #3)
-Oh, The Angst! (teen depression up. Options: more funds to awareness & psychiatry; do nothing and let them kill themselves; give money to high school guidance counsellors - chose #1)
-Affirmative Action for Universities? (options: keep AA, discard AA, make post-secondary education free - chose #3)
-Sacramental Tax Time? (tax the churches? options: let them write off charitable donations like everyone else, but no other tax-exempt status; let churches remain tax-free; make a church of the State that is the only legal church - chose #1)

...my tax rate is going to soar, again. (Though it's 81% as it is, and higher for the wealthy!)

The only one I'm not really sure about is the church one.

My favorite line in my description so far, though, is Max Barry is this year's Miss Hoshichan. XD Ahahaha.

Hmm.

Favorite shorts out of The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury thus far:

"The Veldt"
"Kaleidoscope"
"The Other Foot"
"The Rocket Man"
"The Exiles"
"No Particular Night or Morning"

...so, out of the first 10 stories (not including the prologue, "The Illustrated Man"), there are 4 I don't like - as much as the others.

Dude.

customers_suck is a font of hilarity sometimes

Talking abour drive-thru customers who smoke:

severus___snape

I used to just close the window in their face until I had to directly interact with them. Some of them got the point and put out the offending smoldering cancer sticks while others just gave dirty looks. Good for them... if they want to kill themslves I won't argue but please don't ask me to join you on your death ride.

tapedeck

I didn't know potions teachers worked in fast food on the weekends.

severus___snape

How else would you suppose they make that swill even remotely palatable? It wouldn't be fit for swine without us.

http://www.livejournal.com/community/customers_suck/6443569.html?thread=58084913#t58084913

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So we're having a conversation on the Stupid Evil Bastard forum, and the topic of constitutional freedom from religion.

Apparently, the arguments that the fundamentalists use is, in some cases, correct: you don't get freedom FROM religion, you just get freedom TO religion.

Quoted post here; bulk of message behind the LJ-cut

( Want to run for Governor? NO ATHEISTS ALLOWED! Want to testify before a court? NOT IN ARKANSAS! )

It's really kind of sickening. In fact, very sickening.

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Women and Latinos who feel that their intelligence is being negatively stereotyped perform more poorly in IQ tests than control groups.

Interesting. Vicious cycle thing going on, there.

I would rant about negative stereotypes in general, but I haven't the energy. :/

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Don't let all that emotion show

This is a really freakin' cool website. Innovations-Report.com has a whole bunch of reports - psychological studies, energy studies, physics... lots of cool stuff to check out.

You'll find me in the social sciences section.

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Eggplant wants to be many people, it seems :D

NOOOOOO!! Michelle, why you hate me so? ;_;

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