Okay. Thanks for the name.   See 9 other replies

It's known as Rumspringa. While in most cases it's not nearly as wild as some media representations, the rules do get a lot more lax for adolescents so they do get to live a more "modern" lifestyle before becoming Amish adults.   See 9 other replies

Some of them do yeah.   See 9 other replies

Don't they see what not-amish life is like when they become of age or something?   See 9 other replies

Thin air? lol What you think the show is live or something? People backstage draw up some stuff on a chalkboard and you think that it was all prescripted?
They had no material for the longest time I'VE ever seen. He clearly wasn't reading off a teleprompter and was obviously reaching for his next line. Not a shock that he could managed w/o any material as he IS a comedian by trade.The show is only 22 minutes long. To spend almost half of it on a single sketch says to me they didn't have anything ready and were trying their best to kill time. It is a DAILY show after all. They can't always have something ready or great everyday.Regardless of whether or not you thought it was funny is irrelevant. I'm just saying that that was clearly a quick improvisation they threw in. I've watched that show since it's start and never seen anything like that.   See 7 other replies

"By asking that question the intent was for you to see the arrogance and danger that your argument presented."I know that is why it is Socratic irony.It means to me that you didn't read my post with the benefit of the doubt given to me, to see if I addressed this issue.   See 41 other replies

The whole basis for your argument seems to be that conservative ideology amounts to "undesirable opinions." By asking that question the intent was for you to see the arrogance and danger that your argument presented. What happens when someone comes to power that finds your political philosophy undesirable and decides to marginalize your perspective? We have seen that after 9-11 and I doubt anyone wants to return to those days. Marginalizing any major political group will always lead to a major backlash, and most certainly does not benefit the group. It does not matter what side of the spectrum you're on.you also said that:They were marginalized and slowly criticized the excess and dissolution of family values in our culture, teen pregnancy, crime, drugs to a point where they become the majority and elected, twice, a socially-conservative President.Clearly the other sides ideas did not produce good outcomes either. If they had produced good outcomes then conservatism would be dead. Its not.   See 41 other replies