Nonsense. If it's in the public domain then anyone can find a reason to locate, digitize, restore, and monetize a film, as everyone has the right to do so. By stopping the film from being public domain we have to trust the sole rights holder has the desire, which clearly isn't always the case.

Some forms of life on Earth have survived these eruptions before, but there are no guarantees humans would be so lucky.

That's not how evidence works. I hope you were being facetious and are not actually that messed up.

You are confusing "politically incorrect" with "factually incorrect". The source is a bad source to draw conclusions from because of its unabashed biases. Ignoring it does not magically imply that the opposite of what it states is the truth. You'd have to be some special kind of nuts to think that...

So because they don't agree with you, they must not be well informed. Brilliant logic, Sparky!

Thanks, grandpa!

And your reply said a lot - namely that you are a tiny-minded, scared bigot. Bravo.

You're not really helping your Libertarian cause by spouting a bunch of nonsense while proudly claiming to be a Libertarian. Either you're a terrible example of a Libertarian, or all Libertarians are idiots. Pick one, please :)

Your opinions are based on a poor understanding of the science, and a cherry-picking of the cases/incidents which suit your pre-chosen argument.

You also appear to not understand the basic concepts of immunology. It's pretty safe to ignore everything you have to say on the subject, as the subject appears beyond your grasp.

With that one statement you just demonstrated your utter lack of knowledge of immunology. Very efficient! Now everyone knows you have no idea what you're talking about, and can ignore your ramblings on this subject.

You pay for schools because everyone in society benefits from having schools. A society of poorly-educated people is not successful and won't last for long. You don't pay for schools in case you need to send your kid there. The world is bigger than you, and you really should brush up on your logic, as the only way your crippled arguments make sense is if they are viewed through the prism of a toddler's reasoning skills.

You're lucky to be able to be so selfish and stupid and get away with it, in most places in the world, you'd be killed by your own beliefs.

A republic is a country with no dynastic leader. It has absolutely nothing to do with the laws or rights present in such a country.

It's fine - we get it - you are compensating, and are doing everything you can to justify your compensation. Just admit that for you, driving is more than just travelling. If you can do that, the discussion can progress :)