The (Current year) General Political/Salma Hayek discussion Thread Part V

[Hatin Since 87]

Compromise, make all adult decision making ages 19. Voting,smoking, drinking, military service, whatever else.

No thanks. I prefer to just leave it the way it is. Right now the age restrictions seem to be fairly well, graduate high school and go to basic training. Serve 4 years and go to schooling or the work force. The drinking age being 21 doesn’t stop anybody from drinking before then. My buddy in the army got busted for dui at 19, they sent it to his commander to deal with. He got in trouble with the military but nothing in the civilian world. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

 

[actaeon277]

Yep, how dumb is that? Old enough to die in a foreign land, not old enough to but Skoal?

Yup.

There are people that want to raise the age to smoke, drink, shoot..
Yet lower the age to vote and take gender changing hormones.

 

[BugI02]

No thanks. I prefer to just leave it the way it is. Right now the age restrictions seem to be fairly well, graduate high school and go to basic training. Serve 4 years and go to schooling or the work force. The drinking age being 21 doesn’t stop anybody from drinking before then. My buddy in the army got busted for dui at 19, they sent it to his commander to deal with. He got in trouble with the military but nothing in the civilian world. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

While being well aware the current system isn't perfect, also being cautious of heedless change - especially the flavor of the moment being pushed by interest groups. Being wary of unintended consequences, having a preference for the devil you know over the 'one true change' that will make the world a perfect place

That sounds exactly like what a conservative would do

 

[KLB]

Can't smoke or drink till you're 21 cause you're not mature enough to make those decisions... But we want you to be able to vote at 16 cause we think you can handle that

This is what amazes me.

 

[Phase2]

This is what amazes me.

It shouldn't. Look who is at the forefront of pretty most every deviation from using 18 as age of adulthood. Notice what they have in common?

 

[KLB]

It shouldn't. Look who is at the forefront of pretty most every deviation from using 18 as age of adulthood. Notice what they have in common?

Exactly. They are the same ones that are usually pushing 21 as the age of adulthood. Alcohol, cigarettes, guns....

Those two things are polar opposites.

 

[Phase2]

Exactly. They are the same ones that are usually pushing 21 as the age of adulthood. Alcohol, cigarettes, guns....

Those two things are polar opposites.

Age 26 because they aren't mature enough to be responsible for their own insurance, age 16 to be responsible enough for voting, various ages below 18 for abortions without parental involvement, etc, etc, etc.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Wow, so this could have fit into many threads, but I'll go with this one for visibility.

CBC deletes Trump from Home Alone 2 broadcast

I mean, how in the world do you justify this?

The CBC, a publicly funded broadcast system, used taxpayer money to edit a film because somebody decided... 27 years in the future... that they don't like Trump. And wasted government time, and money, to take seven seconds out of a movie.

 

[Phase2]

I mean, how in the world do you justify this?

Leftism uses new tools, but never really changes direction:

 

[KG1]

Wow, so this could have fit into many threads, but I'll go with this one for visibility.

CBC deletes Trump from Home Alone 2 broadcast

I mean, how in the world do you justify this?

This is how they justified it.

ComicBook.com first reported on the omission and they “reached out to the CBC for comment on why Trump was cut from their Home Alone 2 broadcast, and the CBC replied ‘As is often the case with features adapted for television, Home Alone 2 was edited to allow for commercial time within the format.’”

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This is how.

Looking forward to seeing that 7 second commercial that filled the slot.

Nah, this is just petty and spiteful.

Also creates a plot hole! How will Kevin know it's "down the hall and to the left"?

 

[jamil]

Eh. **** Canada.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Eh. **** Canada.

No, no, no. It should be **** Canada, eh?

 

[jamil]

No, no, no. It should be **** Canada, eh?

I’m intentionally using the American version.

 

[nonobaddog]

Most of Canada is a cool country - except for the government.

 

[Jludo]

Were there other scenes cut as well? If trump is 1 of 5 scenes that got cut, the edited for tv defense makes a little more sense.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I’m intentionally using the American version.

Take off hoser!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Were there other scenes cut as well? If trump is 1 of 5 scenes that got cut, the edited for tv defense makes a little more sense.

It's found that it was previously cut in 2015 as Trump was beginning his campaign and being labelled a "racist"

Lends more weight to the "petty" excuse

 

[jamil]

It’s Canaduh. Like I said, **** em. I’m not too bent out of shape over it.

 

[KLB]

Seriously, who would even notice that scene was missing unless you were specifically looking for it?