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The article talks about battery power and long-life food but not climate control, water or sewage.

That's because an entire industry has grown up around scamming survivalists. Whether it's Jim Bakker selling $160 buckets of potato soup (and you can poop in the bucket later!), Glenn Beck's hugely overpriced gold or these guys selling luxury underground bunkers, the goal and method are the same as any other con; gain the mark's confidence using lies and half-truths, then take them for every penny they can get.

Building a bunker that could actually be lived in is secondary to increasing the profit margin, so they skimp on the basic construction and spend a little on cheap frills to hide the deficiencies. That's why the kitchen picture Ultimate Bunker website looks like every piece of shit house that's had superficial improvements done by someone trying to flip it for a profit.

This has become a /. meme. What is your suggestion here, that there is a third agent responsible both for earthquakes and full/new moons?

God?

Sorry, sorry. I'll see myself out... ;-)

Yes, because making that sort of claim requires evidence that you don't have. Asshole.

Man, you are going to feel so stupid.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

no, what he said was a complaint about how that separation empowers obstructionist opponents who would stand in the schoolhouse door of progress trying to hold it back no matter how needful it is.

as usually, your ODS got in the way of your telling of it.

few more fun facts:
-Bernie isn't the one with brownshirts. Bernie isn't the one that formed a militia to protect his events:
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/0...

-No McCarthy wasn't right. No, they weren't going to overthrow the elected government. McCarthy was a nut. And so are you.

So you think there are Mexicans plotting to walk into polling stations so they can impersonate Americans? Or that there are enough of these people willing to risk arrest and deportation to make a significant difference?

As I've said before, I think absentee voting is a bigger area of fraud, but yes, what you just said clearly happens, and I doubt we know the true extent of it. Certainly, you can do study after study, but with no means to verify identity, it's impossible to know the extent. After googling "illegal voting in the united states (ok, DuckDuckGoing it), first hit is https://www.judicialwatch.org/.... I've seen similar articles about my current state--North Carolina--and in Illinois and Virginia where I used to live.

If you ignore the history of voting fraud in places like Chicago, or the organized (frequently through illicit means and threat of force or violence) control of marginalized peoples by Tamany hall, then you're ignoring a lot of important history.

Speaking of poll paranoia, its usually racist: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/0... [rawstory.com]

I live in North Carolina. My first name is an old family name of Irish origin that is neither easy to spell nor pronounce. I have to spell my name each and every single time I vote. I have done this ever since I turned 18. I am not offended! Additionally, this story doesn't make much sense, as I have never seen a voting place in North Carolina where the volunteer staff had to type in any names into a computer. In fact, I think this 2016 election was the first one I remember where the staff actually had computers available. They have the voter rolls in front of them in printed form. Possibly this was some early voting site or something like that, but that part doesn't jibe with my experiences at all. AFAIK, polling places are standardized across the state. Optical scan FTW.

Next they'll be issuing written tests to screen voters, and jacking up the fees and conditions for holding an ID. And of course, it not like any of this has anything to do with the darker periods of electoral history. Just like racism itself, that old stuff happened on another planet and people suggesting its a real problem are 'bonkers' and there is just no way to discuss the issue with data [washingtonpost.com] so ridicule will do instead. LOL

Once again, you start talking about paranoid racists, and I then off you go here--pot, kettle, black. (Not the racist part, the paranoid part.)

Voters should be able to prove who they are with a visual ID. That's it. Every state I know of that has IDs goes to great lengths to make free IDs available to those who don't have them (and that is, of course, a very small percentage of the population to begin with). Where in your paranoia do you seem these requests for written tests, etc. showing up?

BTW, I lurrrrve the assertion that elections are too neck-and-neck to allow even one foreigner to besmirch our lovely democracy... because the rights holders in this debate ARE US citizens and the flippant "anti-populist" sentiments about "oh some long lines, polls closed on them, so what boohoo losers -- lets move on" are whats completely insane by comparison. When conservative douchebags want to turn over a new leaf on this issue then maybe they'll warrant more respect.

That's an interesting assertion to talk about. Where did you hear that? Straw men are such fun things to tilt at it!

So you think there are Mexicans plotting to walk into polling stations so they can impersonate Americans? Or that there are enough of these people willing to risk arrest and deportation to make a significant difference?

If that were true, there would be enough registered-but-seldom-voting Americans who do return to the polls in order to make that phenomenon stand out as a statistic. I mean, there have to be more than a couple foreigners who tried this and arrived at the polls *after* their mark, right? Where are the cases??

Speaking of poll paranoia, its usually racist: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/0...

Next they'll be issuing written tests to screen voters, and jacking up the fees and conditions for holding an ID. And of course, it not like any of this has anything to do with the darker periods of electoral history. Just like racism itself, that old stuff happened on another planet and people suggesting its a real problem are 'bonkers' and there is just no way to discuss the issue with data so ridicule will do instead. LOL

BTW, I lurrrrve the assertion that elections are too neck-and-neck to allow even one foreigner to besmirch our lovely democracy... because the rights holders in this debate ARE US citizens and the flippant "anti-populist" sentiments about "oh some long lines, polls closed on them, so what boohoo losers -- lets move on" are whats completely insane by comparison. When conservative douchebags want to turn over a new leaf on this issue then maybe they'll warrant more respect.

Can anyone tell me why temporarily banning Muslim immigration from conflict areas is a bad idea? Seems like a common-sense approach to me.

Three reasons:

1. It punishes many innocents over a fears of a very tiny minority over a frivolous distinction. The funny thing is, that's not the way we want to act when this sort of thing happens on US soil. In fact, one of the big arguments against reacting to attacks like these is that we should just play the odds because you're heaps less likely to die from terrorism than you are in your car on the way to work. Paying into this sort of fear is leaving LOTs people in need out in the cold.

2. Human beings have a tendency to prefer an enemy that's easy to identify. When you angle it towards a particular religion that leans towards a particular skin-tone, certain syllables in family names, and apparel that may not actually be worn by that religion but western culture is ignorant enough to not know the difference, you end up with a LOT of innocent people being oppressed. Americans in particular have absolutely no idea what sort of numbers we're talking about, either. Our presidential candidates don't, either. What would three million people of any particular religion do if they were suddenly targeted just because their beliefs are vaguely related to those of a handful of extremists?

3. This particular approach casts a searchlight on an entire religion. Wouldn't the masses turning against Muslims in general be exactly what any of these attacks hope to achieve? Do you really want to drive up recruitment for them?

Common sense is not a synonym for wisdom.

It's not that difficult.
I would hate everyone and want to kill them if I couldn't drink alcohol, masturbate and eat bacon.

Can anyone tell me why temporarily banning Muslim immigration from conflict areas is a bad idea? Seems like a common-sense approach to me.

Three reasons:

1. It punishes many innocents over a fears of a very tiny minority over a frivolous distinction. The funny thing is, that's not the way we want to act when this sort of thing happens on US soil. In fact, one of the big arguments against reacting to attacks like these is that we should just play the odds because you're heaps less likely to die from terrorism than you are in your car on the way to work. Paying into this sort of fear is leaving LOTs people in need out in the cold.

2. Human beings have a tendency to prefer an enemy that's easy to identify. When you angle it towards a particular religion that leans towards a particular skin-tone, certain syllables in family names, and apparel that may not actually be worn by that religion but western culture is ignorant enough to not know the difference, you end up with a LOT of innocent people being oppressed. Americans in particular have absolutely no idea what sort of numbers we're talking about, either. Our presidential candidates don't, either. What would three million people of any particular religion do if they were suddenly targeted just because their beliefs are vaguely related to those of a handful of extremists?

3. This particular approach casts a searchlight on an entire religion. Wouldn't the masses turning against Muslims in general be exactly what any of these attacks hope to achieve? Do you really want to drive up recruitment for them?

Common sense is not a synonym for wisdom.

The more conservative people are, the more they're prone to being scared little shits.

https://www.psychologytoday.co...

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/1...

Why was this modded down? It's true

"The wicked and lazy master was the one who buried his talent in the ground and didn’t do anything to multiply it... That’s essentially what those who say we need to stop using oil, coal and natural gas are telling us to do. Just leave those resources buried in the ground, rather than pulling them out and multiplying their value for human benefit."

You sure like to paint people with a broad brush, don't you? What happened to you? You used to leave good posts on this board, but now you just tend to shit all over it with these baseless accusations, triggered by what? Someone that doesn't think rape should be a defacto part of every prison sentence? And you immediately align them with "rape of women should be legal" ideals?

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

Oh please.. Money != power in our republic. Poor people get as many votes per person as the rich.

That is not the case. Numerous studies have shown that money buys power in this country.

taking money from the "rich" and giving it to the "poor" may provide an immediate reduction in poverty, but it lowers everyone's standard of living.

I am fine with lowering the standard of living of the wealthiest x% people in this country to provide a humane minimum standard of living for everyone else. (Where x is defined as roughly a very low single digit percentage give or take one or two percent.)

Today we have millions living in abject poverty while the wealthiest are wealthier than ever. The country can survive taking from the top just enough to end poverty.

But taking from the rich only goes so far, so we as a country are going into debt to provide welfare, healthcare and anti-poverty campaigns.

Back when taxes were higher, we didn't have a debt problem like we do today. One man's "government spends too much!" is another man's "maybe we should increase government's income so it can pay its bills."

The CBO says that repealing the ACA (Obamacare) would actually lower the deficit, raise employment, cut taxes and actually end up putting more on health insurance roles, which is EXACTLY what the right was saying when this got rammed though congress...

First of all, the right came up with the idea. The left wanted single payer, and continues to argue in favor of it on the grounds that it would be less expensive in the long run than the current public/private mess we have today.

Second, that CBO analysis you're referring to is a lot more complicated than you're making it sound. You might want to read about it in more detail. Depending on how you interpret the data, some analysts say repeal would lower the deficits, others say it would add to the deficit dramatically.

Conservatives are driven by what's best in the long term and what's going to do the most good for people.

That doesn't seem like a very well supported statement to me. Conservatives oppose policies that would end poverty on the grounds that it's morally wrong to take from rich people. That's by definition elitist, not "what's good for most people."

Your classic teach a man to fish rather than give a man a fish analogy is a perfect illustration of that. You see other men as only deserving of fish if they're capable of fishing for them themselves. If you see it is morally acceptable to deny a man a fish who is unable or unwilling to fish it up himself, then your ideology is not "what's going to do the most good for people" because it's predicated on unnecessary starvation of those you deem unworthy of eating.

The ideology that will "do the most good for people" is the one that doesn't impose conditions on the basic needs of others. Imposing conditions kills people. Personally, I'm not a fan of social darwinism.

Ya, and he got fucking raided as a result! http://www.rawstory.com/2015/1...

The problem is that if you live in fear like that, constantly worrying that any women who ends up alone with you in a room could be planning to accuse you of a crime later you will soon find you have trouble being around all women. Paranoia is not a good way to live.

In any case, it makes no sense. Why not worry that male software engineers are out to accuse you of sexual assault too? By the twisted logic people like ESR use there are plenty of "SJW" males who would participate in that kind of fraud. Women should be paranoid about being in a room with men too, because some men have called for false rape allegations.

Don't live your life in fear, or let it ruin your ability to socialize and interact with other human beings.

What is "proper" is defined in-part by the government.

And the guberment is supposed to act on behalf of people, and many, many people want it labelled.

Public health and safety are the justifications for the ingredients list

Shirts labelled "cotton" is not because of a safety concern, but to let people know what they are buying.

they cannot force AquAdvantage or their customer to label the GM status of their salmon.

Yes they can

However, what they can do is *enable* voluntary labeling of GM status.

You mean the one they are trying to prohibit?

More here.

I'm a Florida tourist, you insensitive clod!

Thank god. I was hoping someone would mention Florida so I could post this:

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/1...

https://www.rawstory.com/2015/...

Apparently Shkreli has decided that the price of Daraprim will revert back to normal.

Turing is not big pharma. It's Martin Shrkeli's new play toy. For those who don't know who he is, he made his money as a tiny hedge fund manager that specialized in shorting crap/scam companies.

He also owns League of Legends and DOTA2 pro teams.

How much you want to bet he posts about ethics in game journalism on 8chan?

Here is an actual photo of Martin Shrkeli:

http://www.slate.com/content/d...

And, if you think I'm being unfair comparing Shrkeli to a certain now-defunct hashtag group beginning with the letter "G", I suggest you read through some of his Tweets. See if you recognize the tone and substance of his arguments. In other words, where have you seen this kind of stuff before?:

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

I mean, hold on a second. Slashdot links to an article that copies from another article a report of carbon dating of "545-568" for a piece of parchment from a codex of the Qu'ran. People in this thread immediately act all smarmy about religious folks and their crazy beliefs. Some even claim historians will "just give you the facts" or some horsecrap. Here's what a historian does: A. Looks at article. B. Follows link to article they stole that from. C. Follows their link to the article they stole it from. D. Hits a paywall and goes to Wikipedia. E. Finally gets the point: two bifolios of a really old Qu'ran were discovered (by Alba Fedeli) in a Birmingham codex, Radiocarbon analysis (by the University of Oxford's Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit) dated the animal from which the parchment came to between 568-645 with 95.4% confidence -- in other words, there's a 19 chances of out 20 that the animal was alive when Mohammad was. The verses were copied onto it sometime after the animal was killed. This should all be backed up by consulting the sources linked in Wikipedia, but I'm doing this for an internet rant, thank you very much. So, guess what? If you actually study the sources, you find that 1) no "scholar" has produced a coherent argument using this evidence as the key proof that the Koran predated Mohammad, 2) Antetexts are an entirely different matter, 3) plenty of people are willing to blindly follow their faith on this matter. Most of those seem to be those who proclaim the loudest about the superiority of "science" without having any knowledge of what "science" is and a fundamental confusion of what constitutes faith and what constitutes reason. Hint: if you believe it, 'cos you read it on the interwebs and it matches what you think of the world, it ain't reason.

Check this action out: 13 million jobs added, yet from the same article:

The labor force participation rate was unchanged at 62.6 percent, the lowest level since 1977.

And those employed only part-time who wanted full-time jobs was little changed at 6.3 million.

So, the actual unemployment rate (the labor force participation rate) was unchanged in spite of thirteen million new jobs, and the number of people who need full-time work to support themselves but are only working part-time is also unchanged, meaning that the number of Americans with unmet needs was unchanged.

How can there be 13M new jobs yet Americans' status hasn't improved?

God wants us to use oil!

It's almost like free speech is more of a social justice value than a meathead one.

*snort*

http://thoughtcatalog.com/andr... :

God help us if we have to rely on conservatives to defend free speech.

A list of such censorship is basically endless, so I will have to suffice with a not-so-brief list of some of the more egregious examples:

• A student at Purdue was found guilty of "racial harassment" for reading a book called Notre Dame Vs the Klan. (The Klan is the bad guy in the book.)
• A candidate in the European elections was arrested in Britain for quoting a passage from Winston Churchill about Islam.
• Gert Wilders, a politician in the Netherlands, was tried on five counts including "criminally insulting Muslims because of their religion."
• Both Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant were dragged in front of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for being Islamophobic.
• Conservative radio host Michael Savage was banned in Britain.
• The group Women, Action and Media convinced Twitter to allow them help report and censor harassment and hate speech. Twitter subsequently suspended the accounts of the anti-feminist Youtubers Thunderfoot and Mykeru (they were later reinstated). Both of them are liberals, by the way.
• Adam Weinstein at Gawker wants to "Arrest Climate-Change Deniers."
• Brendan Eich was forced to resign as CEO of Mozilla for opposing gay marriage. Another guy was fired because someone eaves dropped on his joke about dongles.
• A group called Color of Change was able to get Patrick Buchanan fired from MSNBC for expressing his incorrect opinions (that have been pretty consistent for the last 50 years) in his book Suicide of a Superpower.
• Allegedly, a man was banned from an Oregon college campus for "resembling a rapist."
• The "Pickup Artist" Julien Blanc was barred from entering the UK for making sexist comments.
• The mayor of Massachusetts banned the word "illegal" when referring to, umm, immigrants who came into the United States without going through the proper, legal channels. The Associated Press did

You forgot to mention from the article that the shoplifter was armed and took a woman and child as hostage in a standoff with police. Although the property damages was extreme in the particular case, the SWAT team's response to the hostage situation wasn't. It's not the same as the police destroying a black neighborhood 30 years ago to evict people from a house.

The Whores he supposedly lied to are tied to U.S. Intelligence Services. One tried to back out 18 months ago.

http://www.rawstory.com/2010/1... /2010/12/assange-rape-accuser-cia-ties/

At least one condom submitted by the lady as the one used by assange appears to have been new and not actually used.

Full text on it here, but it looks she gave them a ripped condom which she said she had kept from the incident and there was no DNA on it. The only way that could happen would be if a new condom was opened and ripped.
http://rixstep.com/2/20110619,...

I have no love lost for Assange. And I'm very against rape. But this is a very unclear situation where one of the lady's in question has suspicious ties to the U.S. government. Sex by surprise isn't rape.

http://www.rawstory.com/2010/1...

And the swedish government acted in an unusual fashion because it was Assange. (the ladies were advised to drop the matter until it was known that they were complaining about Assange.)

The only way I could see convicting as a jury would be to strongly believe the females over the male as all the activity took place in private and was indistinguishable from consensual sex (which also took place).

I do think it is too early for another Tron sequel though. [emphasis mine]

In one billion years, the Sun will swell up to a Red Dwarf that incinerates the Earth, and it will still be too early for another Tron sequel.

And don't forget that they endorse Mike Huckabee, whose own followers are castigating him for defending the indefensible.

The world of MRAs is in a new uproar because that boycott of Mad Max they were calling for last week? IT TOTALLY DIDN'T HAPPEN!

Before you go to this story for a good chortle, remember that Dean Esmay is the proprietor of "A Voice for Men" which is considered one of the "serious" and "moderate" MRA forums. There goes my hero. Watch him as he shits on the floor in fury.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

No what's your point?

My point is that the anecdotal example of a guy who had to fight for custody of his kids is pretty well trumped by the statistical example of 1500 women killed by their husbands/boyfriends each year.

everybody in the MRM is opposed to husbands or boyfriends killing women too.

Do I have to take you by the hand to some of the MRA forums where you will find apologia for violence against women? No friend, not everybody in the MRM is "opposed to husbands or boyfriends killing women".

Here is RooshV, a well-known MRA celebrity (and one of the guys calling for a boycott on Mad Max), on why rape should be legalized:

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

And here's the same guy on why there should not be laws against domestic violence:

http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/...

Or maybe they just decided that enough money has already been wasted on this junk science, and see it for what it really is.....

You mean the same guys who banned AP History classes because they, "make America look bad"?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

And how would Republicans know junk science, anyway? As they are fond of saying when asked about climate change or evolution or vaccinations or whether the Earth revolves around the Sun, "Well, I'm not a scientist". I mean, they're not generals either, but they all sure got an opinion on whether or not we should bomb Iran, ain't they? They're not God, but they sure as shit think they know what "God wants".

http://www.politicususa.com/20...

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/0...

http://www.politicususa.com/20...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelli...

Those are the fucking people you trust to know good science from bad science? Jeez louise, I wouldn't trust them to know a graduated cylinder from their fuzzy pink asses.

Link to DEA reference above

Today, if you deposit cash into your bank account in portions under $10000, the IRS may decide, you are doing it with the intent to avoid having to report the deposit to them and seize all your money — no judge, no jury. The current nominee for Attorney General is particularly infamous for expanding this practice (and for distancing herself from it to win the nomination).

How soon before the FBI and lesser police start treating use of wired telephones — to eavesdrop on which the police still need these pesky Judiciary's approval — with similar suspicion? Following IRS' example, they might then start prosecuting people simply for making non-cellular calls with the intent to avoid eavesdropping.

It's suprisingly more common than you would think. Really depends on the state. They'd be strung up in the northeast for sure, but 'Castle Doctrine' states are usually a little bit more reasonable about giving leeway to people in their home when armed men kick in the doors.

You mean like this?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/201...

If that were what actually happened, yeah, that would've been a nice world.

But... see, they say that, then make their attempt at a wikipedia article about gamergate, that they were given special permission to craft without outside interference, from non-members all about zoe quinn.

They don't have the ability to not be sexist douchebags, and they don't have any history of making attempts at meaningful changes to videogame journalism.

In the past these repositories of personal information, names addresses and dates of birth,were maintained in the explicit interest of providing an expedited avenue for puritanical groups to harass and intimidate through the power of the state. In the past many owners of gay and lesbian night clubs were targets of assaunt and assassination through public records. Today, many modern puritanical laws infringe upon liberty in the pursuit of extremist religious doctrine as well. for example, abortion records have no HIPAA protection in order to explicitly allow religious groups to target service practitioners, customers, and staff. Lately that targeting has been of a distinctly terrorist nature through the reticle of a high powered rifle, or the blast radius of an improvised explosive. Of course Mister Van Vleet insists he merely wants to 'pray' for the dancers. He insists the prayers will not function through their stage names alone, but only through their real names which is strange as many christians pray for the troops amorphously and not by name. when pressured by a journalist, he insisted he would not harm the dancers but that prayer was merely 1 of many 'protected reasons' he needs the names.

strip clubs, whatever we may think of them, are a beacon of nothing less than american liberty. they dont exist in Pakistan, Iran, or North Korea and to suggest as this religious zealot has that somehow 7 million washingtonians are as fervently interested in the personal information of less than 100 dancers is to succor a distant memory of 1850 when the riverboat was queen and the negro was "scientifically" inferior. The menace of sexual temptation in the 21st century as it applies to 'decency' of any nation ranks rather lowly on this millenials list of concerns, trumped easily by the menace of having to explain to his 7 year old son what to do in a school shooting.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/201...

If the cops are assholes and you live in the wrong part of the country, you don't even have to have anything incriminating.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/201...

Earl Sampson of Florida has been questioned 250 times, searched 100 times - and jailed over 50 times, for trespassing WHERE HE WORKS.
His true offense appears to be what, fortunately for him is no longer a capital crime, being egregiously "black in public".

Pathology? There is nothing pathological about a person wanting to employ all self-defensive measures to secure life or liberty

Gun ownership in the US has very little to do with "life or liberty". Be honest with yourself. If it was really about protecting your "life or liberty", you wouldn't have clown shows like this.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/blo...

When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Now police's only tool are military-grade weapons, intended to kill.

And sometimes the situation changes how people is, like in this Standford prison experiment

Add to that how police cover up miscarriages and that you can't film the police, is not just who watches the watchers, but who watches the watchers that have military-grade weapons in the streets and are abusing of them.

http://www.infowars.com/will-o...

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ob...

The media used the term "anti-gov" types, patriots, and extreme right wingers. I didn't see any reference to neo-nazis. The media have gone out of it's way to link those terms with the tea party and you damn well that was the implication.

In any case, it turned out the right-wing "extremest" had nothing to do with the attack.

Also, show me the evidence of all the right wing nutjobs bombings and shootings and I can show you that the progressive nutjobs are just as bad
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/201...
http://www.theblaze.com/storie...
http://www.reuters.com/article...

Additionally, review the political beliefs of the person behind the Washington Navy Yard shooting and
Ted Kaczynski

"Mordechai Kedar, a professor at Bar Illan University, last week issued a statement calling on IDF soldiers to rape Palestinian women as “The only thing that can deter terrorists" (Palestinian resistance against Israel’s decades-old illegal occupation)."

Where are the moderate Jews who repudiate this man's extremism? Why don't they come forward. Because there ARE NO "moderate Zionists".

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.606542

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/22/right-wing-professor-raping-arab-women-is-the-only-thing-that-deters-suicide-bombers/

http://forward.com/articles/202558/israeli-professor-suggests-rape-would-serve-as-ter/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/23/1315958/-Rape-is-a-WAR-CRIME-even-for-the-sisters-and-wives-of-suicide-bombers

The reason they haven't done it is simple; it's not their stated goal and it never has been.

Other than the frequent calls from high-level Israeli officials for a Final Solution for the Palestinian "problem", of course. No, the only reason they haven't killed every Palestinian who refuses to get off Palestinian land for the benefit of the Zionist project is the fact that even Israel's sugar daddy, the United States, would have to respond with force.

That's not islamophobia; it's history.

It's not antisemitism, it's Zionist entitlement for land that hasn't been theirs for thousands of years.

On the other hand, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood etc have jihad and extermination of the Jews in their charter.

That talking point has been making the rounds, lately. The problem with a big lie, though, is that repeating it doesn't make it true, it just makes you a bigger and more pathetic liar.

The victims of land theft can make it stop any time by giving into the occupiers and, as Mitt Romney put it, self deporting? Thanks, it's rare for you racist colonists to be so honest in your pursuit of ethnic cleansing.

A few years ago, ex-Texas-Ranger Barry Cooper and his fellow Kop Busters heard that IR scanning was happening in NYC, despite it having been ruled illegal without a warrant. They rented an apartment, bugged and alarmed it, rigged it up with an artificial Christmas tree and some grow lights (curtains all closed), and walked away.

Sort of true. It was Odessa, Texas. And they tricked a local priest into 'forwarding' an anonymous tip about the place so he couldn't prove that they use the IR. But anonymous tips alone aren't sufficient to get a warrant, so one way or another, the cops did break the law.

First of all, the level of firearm ownership in an area does have an effect on the firearm homicide rate. It correlates -

http://ajph.aphapublications.o...

Violent crime has gone down in most of the industrialized world over the past 3 decades, regardless of whether a country restricts firearms or not -

http://rgambler.com/2013/11/03...
http://jpo.wrlc.org/bitstream/...
http://www.economist.com/news/...

However, America's violent crime rate is much higher than most developed countries -

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/201...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...

The growing consensus (in public policy circles at least) these days is that it is not gun ownership that is causing this violence, but the American gun culture -

http://www.businessweek.com/ar...
http://world.time.com/2012/12/...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

The problem is that we keep looking at gun ownership rates The Swiss has high levels of gun ownership, but they also have a very strict culture of gun safety and training. Men are required to undergo military training and be in the reserves for 10 years, keeping their sealed army-issued firearm at home or in the Zeughaus, for use in case of invasion. Thus, they have lots of guns, but little gun crime.

Now, the question is how do you measure gun culture? In America you have this issues with two main groups poisoning the culture - the gangs and the "don't tread on me" types. How can you design a study to measure the effect of this culture on gun crime?

Besides, if money is speech then that throws into question some of our other laws.

1) If you went to school, and Daddy paid for everything. and you have no debts.

I wouldn't worry about it. Chances are your Dad will have your job waiting for you too.

2) If you went to school, and you relied on loans...and have over 100K in debt.

Be very very worried.

Prepare to get SWAT teamed if you can't pay it back.

I am not joking. http://www.rawstory.com/rawrep...

The bankers or the criminal cabal which runs the country now and controls our military, want their money.

They want it NOW.

Do not be lured into a false sense of deferrment security.

3) BE prepared to get another eucation:

Which would be, you went to school, and soon you will forget everything you learned. Why? Because you went to school to prove you are obedient, and follow orders, not because you are good at anything really or even that you learned a skill.

So your degree is a signal, or a mark of obediance. This mark, which many corporations value obediance above all else, shows you do not ask questions outside your training and know just enough to push the buttons.

But, you probably already know that by now....and if you do not, then you are the perfect job candidate, so it may not be long before you are hired. If you can just hold out in the parents basement for a couple of years, you might get a job.

If you do not, you probably won't pass the job interview even if you get one.

4) Finally...the good part.

MIllions of H1B1 Visa people are poring into the country right now from other parts of the world in anticipation of amnesty, free food, health care by the US government. This program started under Bush, is already completed by Obama, so now it is just a simple matter of an executive order.

If you do not get a job before this happens, and you owe ANY student loan debt, I would change my name, and move out of the country otherwise they will hunt you relentlessly for the money, which given the job prospects, you quite likely will be paying by the time you are 82 years of age.

For those of you who did not go to college and started working at 16, are debt free and started your own business like I did, and then moved it offshore in the I.T. field.

Way to go smarty pants, this post isn't for you.

They are like foolish children compared to educated Westerners who didn't grow up immersed in violent fundamentalist nutjobbery. Or perhaps they're closer to mentally ill.

Lets see how sensible the Christianists are after their lives, land and countries have been fucked with for a century by Muslim Imperialism. After the state-run oil companies in Venezuela and Iran get together and overthrow the governments of the U.K. and the United States. After the Revolutionary Guard spends 15 years threatening the United States with total obliteration if it made use of a nuclear weapons program that it says does not exist. And says crippling sanctions that killed 5,000,000 kids in the U.S. (adjusted for population) was worth it.

But I don't expect that partial list to make a dent in the cognitive dissonance in all the Bill Maher's running around in the comments.