University of California weighs banning on what they deem as "hate speech" (fueled by criticism of I
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[QUOTE=jakedog;37094926]Slander and death threats already aren't protected under the 1st amendment (you can't yell fire in a crowded
movie theater etc.) So why do we need this shit?[/QUOTE]
Uh, no, you can still do those. It's just that you'll be held responsible for any damage caused by your actions, and you'll be investigated if you threaten to kill someone.
man, the whole idea that being against israeli government actions/policies = being an antisemite is really retarded
i mean if you go by that sort of definition, then most republicans are anti-american because they criticise the obama administration, etc
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]california is overcrowded, full of foreigners, corrupt government, extremely corrupt police, high crime, impossible to own guns, hot as shit, lots of homeless and you hear gunfire every night, the houses are like sets and the people are like actors and it's full of vapid fucking celebrities and the human cleaner wrasses who surround them.
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Because L.A. and Oakland are the only cities in California, right?
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;37104735]What's wrong with foreigners?[/QUOTE]
Last I checked, he was a racist turd. Hell, I think it's that guy from my early days here that got perma'd by TH89.
[QUOTE=Strider*;37101620]Explain to me why [B]you [/B]think California is the best State in the union. I'll give you a break considering you implied it's objective.
[B]Have you been to the United States?[/B][/QUOTE]
Uhm I am from and currently live in California, does that constitute "having been to the United States"?
[QUOTE=Starpluck;37109467]Uhm I am from and currently live in California, does that constitute "having been to the United States"?[/QUOTE]
no
[QUOTE=Starpluck;37099242]Nah bro. This just proves that even the best State in the union does not necessarily mean its perfect.[/QUOTE]
We are the most in debt state by far and we have some of the most corrupt politicians ever
how are we the best?
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]california is overcrowded, high crime, hot as shit, lots of homeless[/quote]
I'll give you these because they're at least half-true.
Let's have a look at the rest:
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]full of foreigners[/quote]
How is this a point against California?
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]corrupt government, extremely corrupt police[/quote]
True in nearly every state.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]impossible to own guns[/quote]
Factually incorrect.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]hot as shit[/quote]
Try living in Arizona. At least in California you don't get the humidity of the East Coast.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]the houses are like sets and the people are like actors and it's full of vapid fucking celebrities and the human cleaner wrasses who surround them.[/quote]
This doesn't even warrant a proper rebuttal, it reads like someone who has either never been to California or didn't spend much time there.
california also has those really great universities right
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]hot as shit[/QUOTE]
I lived in Bahrain and visited other states in the Summer. California is not hot.
[quote]You hear gunfire every night[/quote]
This goes for any bad city in every single State. I live in southern California and I rarely hear gunfire at night.
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[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;37111204]california also has those really great universities right[/QUOTE]
CSU, Cal Poly, UC, USC, Stanford, yeah.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;37111442]I lived in Bahrain.[/QUOTE]
I assumed you were still living there so my mistake.
I still don't understand why everyone thinks California is the best State though. If anything, my favorite State other than my home State would be Montana.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]california is overcrowded, full of foreigners, corrupt government, extremely corrupt police, high crime, impossible to own guns, hot as shit, lots of homeless and you hear gunfire every night, the houses are like sets and the people are like actors and it's full of vapid fucking celebrities and the human cleaner wrasses who surround them.
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California isn't overcrowded. We have a huge amount of space. Our cities may be heavily populated, but nothing compared to New York.
Full of foreigners? How is that a bad thing? Cultural diversity is one of the beautiful things about California.
You'll find corrupt police everywhere.
Crime is only high in areas you would expect crime to be high, but even then, it's getting better. I can drive, even walk, through Compton without being harassed.
I'm not going to defend California's stance on guns, but it is pretty easy to buy almost any gun.
The weather is quite comfortable right now.
Homeless people are people too.
How could their be gunfire if you said it was impossible to own guns?
The houses are nice, California has some of the nicest properties in America (Playboy Mansion, Neverland Ranch, Hearst Castle)
I don't know who you met from California, but people in California are generally friendly and polite.
As for being the best state in the nation, we do have the highest population, we do have the most powerful economy, we do have the nicest geography, we do have the best cities, we do have the highest GDP, we do have some great weather. I'm pretty happy living in California.
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Full of foreigners? How is that a bad thing? Cultural diversity is one of the beautiful things about California.[/quote]
Note, this guy is a prominent racist, xenophobic Swede.
[quote]As for being the best state in the nation, we do have the highest population, we do have the most powerful economy, we do have the nicest geography, we do have the best cities, we do have the highest GDP, we do have some great weather. I'm pretty happy living in California.[/QUOTE]
You forgot the beaches!
[QUOTE=gamefreek76;37111938]As for being the best state in the nation, we do have the highest population, we do have the most powerful economy, we do have the nicest geography, we do have the best cities, we do have the highest GDP, we do have some great weather. I'm pretty happy living in California.[/QUOTE]
you realize that half these things are entirely subjective right
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;37112079]you realize that half these things are entirely subjective right[/QUOTE]
California does have some nice weather, though.
[QUOTE=Neo Kabuto;37112096]California does have some nice weather, though.[/QUOTE]
Except the smog and the chemical vapors that cause chronic respiratory infection.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112110]Except the smog and the chemical vapors that cause chronic respiratory infection.[/QUOTE]
Did you know that, if it wasn't covered by smog, you can see that Los Angeles is surrounded by a beautiful mountain range?
[img]http://passionweiss.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/los-angeles.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37104028]california is overcrowded, full of foreigners, corrupt government, extremely corrupt police, high crime, impossible to own guns, hot as shit, lots of homeless and you hear gunfire every night, the houses are like sets and the people are like actors and it's full of vapid fucking celebrities and the human cleaner wrasses who surround them.
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k it's obvious you haven't seen or lived in california
california is quite undercrowded through most of its vast landscape, the government isn't corrupt by any means and neither is the police depending on which of the dozens of places you decide to live, SF is one of the safest cities in the US and doesn't get hot.
and then your sentence gets even weirder because apparently you think everyone is an actor which is pretty dumb
and if it was impossible to own guns how would you hear gunfire every night?
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why am i arguing with a swede about california?
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;37112138]Did you know that, if it wasn't covered by smog, you can see that Los Angeles is surrounded by a beautiful mountain range?
[img]http://passionweiss.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/los-angeles.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I did know that, but thanks for sharing that beautiful picture.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112110]Except the smog and the chemical vapors that cause chronic respiratory infection.[/QUOTE]
the smog doesn't cover the whole state fyi
[QUOTE=thisispain;37112154]california is quite undercrowded through most of its vast landscape[/quote]
Urbanized population lol, also you have to drive absolutely everywhere.
[QUOTE=thisispain;37112154]and then your sentence gets even weirder because apparently you think everyone is an actor which is pretty dumb[/quote]
Nope, since you failed reading comprehension I'll explain it to you. "The people are like actors" is implying that Californians are shallow and self-absorbed.
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and if it was impossible to own guns how would you hear gunfire every night?[/quote]
Because Crips obviously purchase their weapons legally.
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why am i arguing with a swede about california?[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112221]"The people are like actors" is implying that Californians are shallow and self-absorbed.[/QUOTE]
And you know this so emphatically, how exactly?
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112221]Urbanized population lol, also you have to drive absolutely everywhere.[/QUOTE]
yeah that's because:
[img]http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/california.jpg[/img]
it's fucking huge
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112221]Nope, since you failed reading comprehension I'll explain it to you. "The people are like actors" is implying that Californians are shallow and self-absorbed.[/QUOTE]
yeah because you've interacted with californians in sweden i'm sure
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112221]Because Crips obviously purchase their weapons legally.[/QUOTE]
you said own guns, you didn't say purchase them legally.
and you can own guns legally lol there's millions of gun stores.
[QUOTE=thisispain;37112154]SF is one of the safest cities in the US and doesn't get hot.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwhYYPXoTc[/media]
[QUOTE=thisispain;37112271]yeah because you've interacted with californians in sweden i'm sure[/QUOTE]
I'm interacting with a shallow Californian right now.
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112283]I'm interacting with a shallow Californian right now.[/QUOTE]
Yes, because Californians are so well known for being homogeneous.
[QUOTE=Megafan;37112344]Yes, because Californians are so well known for being homogeneous.[/QUOTE]
No they're "full of foreigners and (grr) diverse people" remember????
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112283][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwhYYPXoTc[/media]
I'm interacting with a shallow Californian right now.[/QUOTE]
piss poor insults
[QUOTE=barraclogh;37112283]*Super witty reply video*[/QUOTE]
Right so from what I can tell crime rates in Frisco are slightly below national average, for cities of a similar size. Which, while not being great, means Pain is right that Frisco is safer then a fair amount of other US cities. Not sure, honestly pretty doubtful, about safest city, but oh well.
As for the temperature, averages in the summer range around 30 degrees, which is pretty hot, but it doesn't have the fucking humidity that the East Coast has so isn't nearly as bad.
[QUOTE=thisispain;37112372]piss poor insults[/QUOTE]
Riveting comeback.
[QUOTE=DaysBefore;37112404]Right so from what I can tell crime rates in Frisco are slightly below national average, for cities of a similar size. Which, while not being great, means Pain is right that Frisco is safer then a fair amount of other US cities. Not sure, honestly pretty doubtful, about safest city, but oh well.[/QUOTE]
I was actually calling San Francisco a city full of pretentious fags like This "Check your cis privilege!" Ispain, but such subtleties must have evaded you.
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that's not a comeback, that's a dismissal
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