Bingo

Well put. Not often that the argument is laid out that succinctly.

Amusing.

Countries...well, states at least. I don't think the IDF is speaking for an entire country here.

Brilliant.

lmao

It didn't take long :-)

Extroverted societies forget about the contribution of the individual.

You're more eloquent than I was going to be!

So glad to see that someone else on INTJf has read Max Weber. That book changed my entire viewpoint of America

ROFL

I was trying for resolute, but sporadic is good. Thanks!

Note my comment originally about "next to coercive government" lol. I agree completely.

LOL!

Technically, you are right. And technically, they are called "expanding bullets". Not like hes got some HE round in .45.

I demand to know who that is in your avatar.

Indeed. That, and the fact that ethanol is being the new "green", is also contributing to the increasing price of corn.

Not really. Your arguments moved me no more than Certain's. He/she offered a graph, and you countered that his/her graph disagreed with your standards. You yourself brought up the issue that without standards that we agree upon, every discussion will eventually devolve into an argument about semantics and definitions. And it cuts both ways. That was the only point I was trying to make.

It's fine. I viewed my remark as substantive, even if brief (and dickish), because I believed it germane to the discussion. Anyway, it seems that most of the contention in discussions, particularly political ones, is about definitions and premises. It's no wonder nothing is ever solved.