I hate how much Wolverine and others dump on Cyclops all the time, even though he's the reason they're all still alive

The gun that was based on an Asgardian robot that took on Thor? Yeah, totally uncool to have that kind of power coming out of your eyes all the time!

Cyclops can be a great character and is amazing when he's written by people who don't agree with you. He's a great leader, just as good as Captain America and his power can be very cool, especially when he's atomizing Sentinels on his front lawn

What I find interesting is that you didn't think of Dawkins and Maher being of the Left, while they both have advocated a lot of socialist and/or progressive policies. it seems as though the issue of Islamophobia and/or what is perceived as Islamophobia has created something of an ideological split in the Left. We…

The anti-intellectualism seems to me a straw man. There are plenty of academic philosophers who hate Objectivism, but it does advocate reason and rational thought. And, intellectually, it is a very strong defense of classical liberalism.
A lot of people read the surface of Rand's views on altruism without exploring…

How about that he uses tax shelters to keep more of his money, just as all those "evil" CEOs do, and that he uses non-union film crews and has actively fought against their union-building attempts. You don't have to call him the Devil, just a hypocrite

Libertarians… seriously?! Libertarian atheists already have a group, they're called Objectivists. The New Atheist movement is actually pretty diverse, but there is a sizable and vocal percentage of Progressives

You're not supposed to envy the criminals in that type of show, but goddammit!!…….. to be able to eat like that all the time….

Is this just movies or can we include tv? Then I would say every scene that isn't a grisly mob hit in the Sopranos

I've read somewhere that Sia has social anxiety of some kind and that she usually faces away from her audience

It probably would have been more accurate for me to say these countries were catching up. Most of these countries have had to recover from the colonialism of the past.

You tried to create a strawman and then failed miserably. Obviously Iraq isn't free if its under the control of a theocratic regime. I'm not appealing to any ideal form of government or rather lack of government, I'm just saying you can't claim to be freer than the good ol' US of A when you're having half of your…

Of course there's a lot of developing countries with increasing economic mobility because they're all adopting free market policies. They're parroting a lot of our policies.
The concept of "American Dream" has a lot of truth to it. Our economy has something to with it, but there's also a cultural thing to it as well.…

I'm not going to debate the merits free market vs government. The original post was addressing the sovereignty of the people. And regardless of how you feel the government benefits people, you can't argue that more government makes you more free.
That's just not reality. If I have half my paycheck taken from me, I'm…

None of what you describe seemed to necessitate the presence of a monarch. More checks and balances installed in the governments you mention might have led to more positive results as well. And if the monarchy was abolished, would the people of these former colonies really not have had any inspiration to build their…

Who?

You assert a lot when you compare China and the U.S. and separate them both from Canada and the UK.
My question is how in the hell( respectfully of course) does an unelected official, whose only qualification is running through their veins, protects the sovereignty of the people of the United Kingdom and Canada?
. The…

When the character is a prince or princess, then the cliche is they give more power to the people when they assume the throne, prime ministers, parliaments, etc..
I've never seen an heir to the throne abolish the throne entirely, not only that but also give each province their autonomy rather than a straight…

That such a cliche at this point and I'm glad they chose differently. I'd rather Wu have full power rather than just be a figurehead, because that would mean he wouldn't be paid with taxpayer money just for sitting on his ass.

Its amazing what they managed to accomplish with all that shit Nickelodeon threw at them. I hope they're given the resources they deserve for their next project