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BigCountry

Bellefontaine, Ohio, UNITED STATES


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Vitae finit, Ars manet

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I'm an artisan farmer/homesteader. I garden and raise my livestock as organicly as possible. I also make my own bread, quite a few of my own tools, brew my own beer, and try to walk as lightly upon the earth as possible. Since the idjits at NASA still haven't got us any other planets to live on, I reckon we ought to be maintaining this one, a bit better.

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Comment by BigCountry
on Pushing intuitive ethical buttons...

July 28th 2009 00:18
A curious cunundrum, I Agree. But here's something to contemplate: did anyone ask the violinist? But weather they did or did not, dialisys is and was possible in the scenario. If it wasn't, then vampiricly plugging one human being into another wouldn't be either.
but when all is said and done, I have to admit, I truly wouldn't know how to answer that one. But, being a soldier (naval Sailor, actually) I do recognise my duty to make sure the music lovers' get totally f%$#ed up, before they did the same thing to someone else..
I know, that's not even an issue insofar as the scenario goes.
But here's one that is; what if I decide that I don't care to live that way and decide to off myself? Do I have that right? Who's going to have a big enough pair to stop me?
I myself feel that suicide is the coward's way out, but I also beleive that we all have the RIGHT to suicide.

Comment by BigCountry
on Pushing intuitive ethical buttons...

July 27th 2009 11:15
heyo Nonymous,
I was going to argue that the person with the good kidneys had no say in the matter, but was indeed, the victim of a crime. But I had to throw the pregnant rape victim in there, too.
The only argument I have, and I believe it's a telling one, is technology. There are very effective dialisys machines. I used to drive the county bus and I had regular passengers I took to dialisys every other day. It's a crappy life, but I would imagine it's better than all of a sudden being a Siamese twin with an unwilling other half.
There is no way to keep an aborted fetus alive. If there ever is an "artificial womb" invented, it'll change the way humans establish families, along with so many other things that there's no telling what will happen to society as a whole.

Comment by BigCountry
on Pushing intuitive ethical buttons...

July 27th 2009 02:19
I'd have to agree with D.Armenta about the tracks, just holler and throw the switch.
Wilt Chamberlin was entitled to the monies because the the team offered it to him to get him to play. It was the team owners' money and they offered it as a part of a contract. How could that be unjust or unfair?
For the fiddler, get a dialisys machine and let the other person get on with their life while the musicians' group is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The person with the good kidneys is NOT obligated to be plugged in to the Fiddler.
Abortion is wrong. Period.A woman's right to choose is the biggest bunch of bullshit in the news media today. Did the woman not exercise her right to choose when she had unprotected sex while not being on birth control? She screwed up, and now she want's to kill her baby because it's inconvienient. Act responsibly and you won't need to be inconveinienced. "But what about rape and incest?" What about them? The fetus didn't rape the woman, nor did it commit incest with her. And sometimes, Bad things happen to good people. Sad but true.
If you aren't ready to be a Mommy, then maybe your lover IS ready to be a Daddy. And if he isn't, there are thousands of infertile couples the world over who would love to have your throw away infant to raise as their own
Smith and Jones were both in the wrong.

Comment by BigCountry
on About lying to murderers (Immanuel Kant)

July 27th 2009 01:10
Hey Nonymous,
I guess alot of it depends on the courage you have of your convictions. I LIKE TO THINK that I have the courage to tell the SS bastards to piss off then see how many of them I could take to the grave with me, or send to the grave before I escaped. But again, I DON'T KNOW how I would react. Peter denied the Christ 3 times, so who knows? But I still think the right thing would be to tell them to go to hell. But then again, I've been accused of being an arrogant, unyielding, asshole on more than 1 occaision.

Comment by BigCountry
on About lying to murderers (Immanuel Kant)

July 26th 2009 22:49
How about you tell the murderer to piss off and refuse to answer him/her? Or is that to difficult to figure out?

Comment by BigCountry
on Hiroshima was justified because it ended the war quickly

July 26th 2009 22:36
Well, it's been better than a week now, Ayman and I haven't heard from you. What's wrong, son? Can't find a second brain cell? Did the Mullah there in Buttfukistan turn off the InterNet?
Anyway, all the butchering is done for the next few weeks, So, if you ever have a coherant thought, I now have the time to show the world how ignorant you are. I'm waiting......

Comment by BigCountry
on Hiroshima was justified because it ended the war quickly

July 17th 2009 03:20
Hi Ayman. I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were one of the millions we rescued out of the madrassa and gave a real education to. This country likes to help the mentally challenged, look who we just elected President.

Then you went back to your hovel and whined about how good we were to you. It's ok, I understand. Happens all the time. I have a dog who bites when he's fed here on my farm. So you see, it's actually very common.

Once again you've spat out your hatred and vitriol (do you know what vitriol means? probably not) but again you have no facts or stats. just hatred and venom.

I stand by what I said before; one way to spell loser is A-Y-M-A-N.

I have to butcher my pigs tomorrow, so I won't be able to answer you before Sunday morning. 1200 lbs of pork doesn't cut and wrap itself. So you'll have a day or so to come up with an intelligent response. Well, a response anyway, intelligent would probably be expecting a bit much. Good luck, from what I've already seen of your well thought out maunderings, you're really going to need it.

Just out of curiousity; what 3rd world shithole of a country do you originate from?

Comment by BigCountry
on Hiroshima was justified because it ended the war quickly

July 16th 2009 17:21
Hey there UKPolitics; Sure man, anytime you want to discuss something, I'll be happy to do the same. Maybe I'm arrogant, I don't know. But I do know that my arguments are reasoned out, not just "you're so Bad, bullcrap".. I saw a comment on another blog (not orble) that was basicly "America bashing". The comment wasn't mine, but I thought it was funny. It said "oh, you're from Europe? The part whose ass we kicked, or the part whose ass we saved?" I don't totally agree with that sentiment, but it's true that everyone on both sides of the last 2 European wars courted us to be on their side. The more other folks bash at us, the more arrogant we get. it's like that with anyone. But when the losers get more and more strident -Hi Ahmed, hey Ayman- then I figure we must be doing something right. If you have read this whole blog then you pretty much know my thoughts on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I am glad it was Truman who had to make that decision and not me. I like to think I have the moral courage to do what has to be done, but I'd just as soon not find out on that particular score.
I value other peoples' viewpoints if they are well thought out. But I have a hard time suffering fools, Hi Ahmed, hey Ayman, what's up, Garry?

Ayman, if you live till your 12th birthday, or if they start teaching English in your madrassa, I'll happily debate with you. Until then, piss off and go home to your Momma.

Comment by BigCountry
on Reflections on Little Rock (Hannah Arendt)

January 24th 2009 22:20
I think Hannah is wrong on this. If you don't want to play with me that's fine, but you don't have the right to keep me from playing at the play ground. I can't remember ever being made to party with someone I didn't want to party with. It wouldn't be much of a party then, would it?
Another point; Didn't the Nazis have places they called "Judenfrie"? Meaning free of jews? I bet Hannah would have fought against that.
What it comes down to is that if I have a party at my house and I don't want black prople or Jews there then I can not invite them. But that is a private affair in my home or whatever. School, work, things like that should be open to all, sorry. I think Hannah was trying to justify her own bigotry. Hannah is also wrong in the assumption that school is a private thing. Here in the US of A school is a publicly funded institution, and is therefore, as it should be, open to all. If parents don't want their children to "associate" with certain kids or types of kids, then home schooling is an allowable option.

Comment by BigCountry
on Hiroshima was justified because it ended the war quickly

December 3rd 2008 20:22
Hey Simbad,
Sorry it took so long to get back; I don't get the eMail alerts to responses anymore.Would I kill 8 to save one? if the8 are my ENEMIES then hell yes!! Not if they are allies or neutrals though. You are right, the US is a self-serving country, show me a country that isn't. And war is the ultimate in self-serving.
The US was doing nothing to starve the Japanese prior to WWII. We just refused to sell them oil, or scrap metal. Something that everyone on the face of the earth thinks is a great thing to do to the USA. Arabs embargo the USA and everyone cheers. USA does the same to a nation that is occupying another and the USA is an evil self-serving empire. Quite hippocritical, wouldn't you say? No one is forced to start a war, but any nation has the right to defend themselves. Or is that every nation except the USA?
The USA is NOT a Christian nation, it is a secular nation who's population is about 84% Christian of 1 stripe or another. It was founded on Christian principals, though.
As for our poverty line, it's pretty high. I live below the poverty line and I own 2 vehicles, 9 acres of land and my own home. This is a great country to be poor in. Even the starvlings are 100 lbs overweight!!
We agree about the education in the US. Everytime we try to emulate Europe everything goes to hell here. I never could figure out why so many folks WANT to keep trying that.
Every country is full of prostitues. I've been to over 100 other nations and ran into whores in every one of them, and availed myself to quite a few of their services. Flash a couple of American dollars and they seem to come out of the woodwork. All countries have prostitutes.
Guns, yes we have lots of them, you say that like it's a bad thing. I'm quite poor (below the poverty line, remember) so I only own 9 rifles, four shotguns (got my deer yesterday morning, a 6 point), and a few handguns. The difference between the US and other countries, is that here EVERYONE is allowed to own a gun, other countries only the criminal element has them.
As for the French, they are allowing themselves to be bred out of existance by the the Arab immigrants intheir country and in another generation or 2 won't matter to ANYONE anymore. The same as they DON'T matter to America now. They have a rich culture, it's true. Examples of which include sinking civilian ships full of environmentalists, selling weapons to terrorists, and whining about their past glories.
The citizens of every country on the planet seem to believe the US is evil because we are successful as a nation, and as a people.They want us to be more "global". To stop hurting the feelings of other nations by being so successful, yadda yadda yadda. If other countries would take care of themselves and stop waiting for the US to take care of them, they would be better off. Instead of be so jealous about what we have become, look to us as an example of what you could aspire to.