I know your comment is made in jest, but as a fan of anime, it makes me a little sad to see tentacles as the go-to joke when anime is referred to outside select circles. I'm saddened mostly because there's an overabundance of other ridiculous-at-best-just-plain-insane-at-worst stereotypes that need a good ribbing.

I'm fairly certain most of those existed prior to and would exist even without Big Government. And your argument seems to be implying that believing an expansion of power in one sector implies approval of expansion in another. I.E. I believe in a single payer health care system, therefore I approve of the Patriot Act.…

I'm fairly certain most of those existed prior to and would exist even without Big Government. And your argument seems to be implying that believing an expansion of power in one sector implies approval of expansion in another. I.E. I believe in a single payer health care system, therefore I approve of the Patriot Act.…

@avclub-997f7e7989ed4ebf47ec45b062e05379:disqus I'm of the belief that ALL philosophies fail, because they all suppose that humans behave a certain way and there's always someone, somewhere, who will come along and muck it all up. But from the sound of it, Rawls at least is a step in the right direction.

@avclub-997f7e7989ed4ebf47ec45b062e05379:disqus I'm of the belief that ALL philosophies fail, because they all suppose that humans behave a certain way and there's always someone, somewhere, who will come along and muck it all up. But from the sound of it, Rawls at least is a step in the right direction.

@avclub-110aa32714335391cccf9a0d0dde5d11:disqus Are you trying to tell me that charity alone can cover the cost of every necessary procedure of people who can't afford health insurance? Because I don't think it can. It'd be nice if it did. But "leaving it up to charity" essentially means telling some people "sorry, no…

@avclub-110aa32714335391cccf9a0d0dde5d11:disqus Are you trying to tell me that charity alone can cover the cost of every necessary procedure of people who can't afford health insurance? Because I don't think it can. It'd be nice if it did. But "leaving it up to charity" essentially means telling some people "sorry, no…

I know what you mean. Why, I once read this book and just kept thinking "This author is just TOO rational! It makes too much sense! I need to go read something completely irrational to restore my ability to cope with reality."

I know what you mean. Why, I once read this book and just kept thinking "This author is just TOO rational! It makes too much sense! I need to go read something completely irrational to restore my ability to cope with reality."

Shoot? I'm a hippie. The only thing I've shot is acid. I heard of a dude
snorted it once. Thought his nose was a kangaroo and the moon was a
dog! WOOH!

Shoot? I'm a hippie. The only thing I've shot is acid. I heard of a dude
snorted it once. Thought his nose was a kangaroo and the moon was a
dog! WOOH!

This, and let's not forget that every GTA game has some of its roots in mobster films. Godfather, Goodfellas, the inspirations are fairly well known (Hell, they got Ray Liotta to voice Tommy Vercetti). And most of those movies don't feature too many female mobsters.

This, and let's not forget that every GTA game has some of its roots in mobster films. Godfather, Goodfellas, the inspirations are fairly well known (Hell, they got Ray Liotta to voice Tommy Vercetti). And most of those movies don't feature too many female mobsters.

So, GTAV is going for a Newbery Award?

So, GTAV is going for a Newbery Award?

Maybe we can offer a sort of olive branch to these people and admit that, no, it's not fair that someone sometimes has to foot the bill for other people. It's not fair that some people pay taxes and some don't.

Maybe we can offer a sort of olive branch to these people and admit that, no, it's not fair that someone sometimes has to foot the bill for other people. It's not fair that some people pay taxes and some don't.

To be fair, it's hard to be a really good super villain without a disfiguring accident. How can you hold the world ransom from your underground lair if you don't sit in a wheelchair, have a prosthetic limb, or have a horrible facial scar?

To be fair, it's hard to be a really good super villain without a disfiguring accident. How can you hold the world ransom from your underground lair if you don't sit in a wheelchair, have a prosthetic limb, or have a horrible facial scar?

Well, clearly, he's simply Gone Galt. If he wanted to, he'd be a millionaire in a mansion right now, but that would be supporting the parasites.