James’s Comments (group member since Mar 23, 2019)

James’s comments from the Discussing and Debating! group.

☯keerthi☯ wrote: "I want to become a Marine, but that is just a thought. I don't know I will be sure about becoming one. It'd be nice, but it just doesn't float my boat that much."

It all depends on what you are best at when it comes to the marine corps.

Even though there is a mountain of scientific evidence supporting the earth being a globe there are still thousands if not millions of people who refuse to accept reality. why is this?

in my opinion I feel that the idea of the earth being a flat disk within space absolutely absurd.

Reeshi wrote: "James wrote: "Joining the armed forced as so many benefits.
1. tuition assistance
2. you could qualify for for up to $40,000 by enlisting in the army
3. A guaranteed paycheck and Cash Bonuses.
4...."

By enlisting in the army will not only give you benefits but your spouse an children will also be greatly benefited by it.
for example, when my girlfriend decides she wants to go to collage she will be guaranteed tuition assistance.

Robert wrote: "Not yet I'm only 17 right now"

in my opinion 17 is the perfect age to talk to your local army recruiter. it gives you time to figure out what exactly you want to do. i wish i would have talked to an army recruiter earlier than i did.
the army recruiter will work with you and be with you 100% of the way. and you will get everything guaranteed to you in writing.

Joining the armed forced as so many benefits.
1. tuition assistance
2. you could qualify for for up to $40,000 by enlisting in the army
3. A guaranteed paycheck and Cash Bonuses.
4. Advanced and Specialty Training.
5. Travel
6. Tax-free room, board and allowances.
7. 30 days annual paid vacation
8. free Health and Dental Care
9. Option for full-time or part time service
10. Unparalleled sense of patriotism, duty, honor and selfless service
and many many more
(these benefits are guaranteed to you only by the army)

Robert wrote: "I want to go into the military but I don't want to have one of the violent jobs. I want to be an engineer of carpenter because in America you're able to walk out of the military after 6 years or so..."

Have you taken an ASVAB test? and if so what score did you get. (only in the army) you will be able to chose your MOS depending on your score. the army is the only branch of the armed forces that lets you chose your job. I highly recommend you talk to an army recruiter.

Katniss The Electric Lunar Demigod Hero! wrote: "James suggested this (Thank you for enlisting!)"

thank you. I am finishing my senior year of high school, about a month ago i enlisted in the United States Army as an infantryman . I ship out august 6th to Fort Benning's Georgia. I cant wait.

I am interested on other peoples opinions on joining the armed forces.

How about a discussion on the armed forces and service within the armed forces. I am 18, i am finishing my senior year of high school and i recently enlisted in the U.S.ARMY. Would you consider joining the armed forces and what branch, why or why not?

How about a discussion/debate on the flat earth theory? Could be interesting.

A common argument i hear used by anti gun activists is the Australian gun ban. In 1996 a gunman opened fire on shop owners and tourists with two semi-automatic rifles killing 35 and wounding 23. following the massacre the Australian government banned certain semi-automatic, self-loading rifles and shotguns, and imposed stricter licensing and registration requirements. It also instituted a mandatory buyback program for firearms banned. During the buyback program, Australians sold 640,000 prohibited firearms to the government, and voluntarily surrendered about 60,000 non-prohibited firearms. In all, more than 700,000 weapons were surrendered. These new gun laws had little to no effect on the crime rate. prior to the shooting and the gun ban the overall crime rate in Australia had been steadily decreasing and after the new laws were passed the decrease in crime stayed the same.

Reeshi wrote: "Can someone explain the difference between socialism and capitalism?"

they are the same thing, socialism is just a fancy word for communism.

Erin O'Connor {If The Review Fits} wrote: "Well, I believe socialism is wrong. Every person is different. Some are smarter and can do more, some can be a dentist while others are mail deliverers. So there will always be some people higher t..."

I agree, there will always be people who are higher than others in a functional society.

In my opinion i do not believe that socialism/communism will never be able to be implemented. This is because human nature will not allow it, humans are naturally greedy and there are always people who will strive to have more than others.

How about a debate on socialism/communism v capitalism?

Reeshi wrote: "The same goes for you James! You put up quite a good argument :)"

Thanks! :)

Reeshi wrote: "As soon as I saw your long message I thought crap I’m know I’m about to get owned😂

Here’s the thing, I don’t know anything about guns. The type of guns or how they work. I only shot a gun once in..."

lol, Great thanks for your thoughts on the matter, it is very rare that i find a person civilized enough to have a thought out discussion on such a politically heavy and controversial topic. I admire the way you thoughtfully construct your arguments. I greatly enjoyed having this discussion with you.

Reeshi wrote: "In America, there are more guns than people. No wonder gun violence is such a problem in the United States. I know there are a lot of gun owners who are such good people with nothing but the best i..."

With an estimated 371 million firearms owned by 319 million people (this is only the estimated number of firearms that the government knows about) how would the united states federal and state law enforcement enforcement enforce banning certain types of firearms especially those already owned by a extremely large number of citizens. do you suggest a sort of confiscation or a mandatory buy back program. I am also curious to know what types of firearms should be banned/regulated and why you think these certain firearms should be banned. and i would refer you to look at the statistics of violent crime and murder rate in accordance to gun bans in both the United States and London. As i see it firearm bans only increase the amount of violent crime and homicide because the only people who abide by the laws are law abiding citizens. which means that if the united states were to enact a firearm ban the only people who would still have firearms are criminals, this also means that law abiding citizens would have no way of defending themselves. https://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol....

Reeshi wrote: "I feel like you guys care too much about your firearms but if the United States can't ban guns then the country should try to have stricter gun laws. Doing something about the situation is better t..."

What do you think should be done about the "situation", what regulations do you think the United States government should put fourth in order to solve or help regulate things such as shootings, robberies, muggings ect, and how would federal, state and local law enforcement enforce such regulations?

Reeshi wrote: "When people say they want to keep their guns for their safety, how does that work? Like are you going to carry a gun with you everywhere you go?"

I understand the point you are trying to make, my experience when it comes to firearms and violence is most likely very different from yours, I grew up around firearms all my life, it the town where I live firearms are a daily occurrence, they are everywhere from the house to the gas station, to the grocery store and even at church. I see people carrying guns with them everywhere even I carry a gun in and out of the house. even though there are guns everywhere there is very little crime, yet in city's such as Chicago, Detroit and New York where are not nearly as many firearms and firearm laws are much more strict there is a much greater occurrence of violent crime. As Robert A. Heinlein said “An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.”