Things we can all agree on.

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(08-02-2017, 02:42 PM)Griever Wrote: i think we can all agree that trump and his hardcore followers dont live in an actual reality

This is the kind of statement that hardly serves any purpose.

(08-02-2017, 03:10 PM)Millhouse Wrote: 1. Fossil fuels is a short term solution while trying to discover as fast as possible an actual sustainable energy source that has yet been discovered.

I am not a fan of fossil fuels. But it's hard to imagine to completely get rid of them just yet. That it's short term lies in the nature of things, 100-150 years and it will be very tricky to find enough oil so it can be used at a sustainable price. We need to focus real haard on finding an aleternative, for economical and ecological reasons.
Right now, we couldn't possibly just switch. The hope lies in technology, but I'm not so sure that new sources are found just because we try real hard. I refer to fusion energy, which seems to be stuck since forever, we just can't build an efficient reactor. And maybe we never can. Why the mention? Because

(08-02-2017, 03:10 PM)Millhouse Wrote: 2. Nuclear power plants need to be eradicated in our lifetimes just as fossil fuel plants should be. But this goes to the above of a new energy source.

After that, I tend to disagree with that one as a must.
I usually get stoned here at my home for even thinking that, but considering everything I know, I think nuclear energy can still be a viable alternative to coal, gas and oil.

(08-02-2017, 03:10 PM)Millhouse Wrote: 3. A massive reduction of nuclear weapons from all countries, that would overall be below the threshold of the extinction level.

Yeah alright. Still, I thik about those that say if there weren't nuclear weapons, the cold war wouldn't have stayed cold. It's an argument both appalling and hard to deny.

(08-02-2017, 03:10 PM)Millhouse Wrote: 4. Life exists outside of our solar system.

Agreed. The chance it doesn't is vanishingly small.

(08-02-2017, 03:10 PM)Millhouse Wrote: 5. The Earth is not 6000 years old, as the Flintstones is fictional and not based on what really happened.

Well, of course. Whoever claims it's 6000 years old because the bible says so is incredibly naive and I wouldn't trust this person's logic in any respect.

(08-02-2017, 03:20 PM)jason Wrote: Can we all agree that we (most of us) are Americans? Can  we all agree that we want  our kids to have 
a  good life? Can we all agree that media sensationalism, large corporations, and piss poor leadership in the federal government seem to be making us lose sight of this?

Well, ok, I'm a strong sympathizer, I guess that counts.

(08-02-2017, 03:37 PM)tigerseye Wrote: The main stream media is propaganda to manipulate the public in concert with others. People need to investigate and discover truth telling news outlets. They are out there but you have to look.

God Bless America!

Could you provide some of these trustworthy outlets? You obviously looked and found, so let's share the reward of that research of yours.

(08-02-2017, 04:05 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: We can all agree that constant fingerpointing at overgeneralized groups like "leftists" and "rightists" and "MSM" does absolutely nothing constructive and just makes meeting in the middle that much more difficult.

We can all agree that the US needs massive healthcare reform.

We can all agree that we have a disturbing tendency to vote and follow politicians based on often irrational emotion rather than on policy or even facts.

I say yes. I don't mind the word MSM though.

(08-02-2017, 04:38 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: 1. The Steelers suck

Yes. Yes they do.

(08-02-2017, 07:45 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Marijuana should be legalized and taxed? With the money being saved from less prison/ crime fighting costs and a huge windfall of tax revenue our infrastructure, healthcare and social security invested in.

That's an interesting one. Maybe going through, I would agree.