Humanity

May
29

Anti-Smoking Campaigning Going To A New Level Of Absurdity

Pjerky on May 29th, 2009

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I will be the first one to tell you how much I appreciate the anti-smoking laws being a non-smoker. Though the arguments against them are just as pertinent as those for them, especially when talking about our rights. However, now anti-smoking groups are trying to force movie studios to give an automatic R rating for [...]

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Humanity, Music and Movies, Politics
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May
12

Is Italy Trying To Become The Next Nazi Germany… For The Internet?

Pjerky on May 12th, 2009

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Yes, what is going on in Italy is about as frightening as that headline reads. Authorities in Italy have been attacking the internet on multiple fronts as of late with many moves that are eerily intrusive and controlling. First you may be wondering why such a drastic headline. I want everyone to know that I [...]

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General Posts, Human Rights, Humanity, Justice System, Politics
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Mar
30

New Cyberbullying Bill May Damage 1st Amendment Rights

Pjerky on March 30th, 2009

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As the internet has grown ever more popular so has cases of cyberbullying. It seems that no matter where we go in this world, when we are around other people there will be bullies. At first glance many people would see online bullying as a ridiculous thing to get bent out of shape about. I [...]

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American Rights, Humanity, Justice System, Politics
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Mar
12

There is still some altruism in pharmaceutical research

Pjerky on March 12th, 2009

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Today I read something that instills a little more hope and faith in our current society. Research in using genetically altered microbes to produce drugs quicker and cheaper has yielded a very affordable production method for a highly effective malaria cure. This cure, prior to this research, has been unaffordable for the millions of poor [...]

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Humanity, Intellectual Property
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