Walk into any American home and count how many books are there, how many parents discuss sciences with their kids, or how many parents read instead of watching TV
Not this:
you can walk into a home, find the library, and determine how successful someone will be
Rambo gets my blood pumping as much as the next guy, but don't you think our culture should at some point move beyond glorifying war, and progress to glorifying software releases?
> if it were a government or military target it would be a legitimate and justifiable attack?
GP never said that - please don't bring asinine political twist & spin tactics here.
Terrorism is generally understood to be random violence against civilians going about their daily business.
Whether an act of violence targeted against military or government is "legitimate and justifiable" is entirely in the eyes of the beholder. But it's not the same thing as an attack on a civilian crowd.
The constitution was not intended to be about citizens. It originally enumerated responsibilities of the government, and placed restrictions on the government.
The Bill of Rights were amendments placed there to appease the fears of certain states who worried the federal government might get out of hand.
These amendments are not some whitelist of rights that the founders generously allowed us little people, they are lines in the sand that indicate when the federal government is becoming the master instead of the servant.
This "there is no constitutional right" thinking is bullshit. We The People have the right to do anything the hell we want that doesn't infringe on the rights of our brothers.
What the government thinks our rights should be is [supposed to be] irrelevant - if we want their opinion, we should give it to them.
But alas, we have collectively accepted a role as obedient subjects to a higher authority, and The Constitution has become just another brand of toilet paper.
What's special about "green projects"? Does the same concept not apply to prison projects, or foreign regime change projects, or central bank projects, or aerospace projects, or public school projects, or neighborhood park projects?
Are government "investments" in the bond market ok? The stock market? The real estate market? Can they invest in luring large employers? Retail stores?
Why would investing in some less traditional market be any more socialist?
> it's a bad idea for cities to invest in the risky > business of start-up car companies
Perhaps it's a bad idea for cities to heavily invest in any high risk venture. But it should be noted that we don't all come out and cluck at them when their risk pays off.
Anyway, if the good people of Salinas wanted to risk $500 thousand in a questionable startup, it's a free country (sort of). I imagine other cities have squandered far more money on far worse ideas.
> so far up the ass of the twilight zone that > comprehension is going to be difficult..
You've got a gift with words, my friend. I have to agree with all you said.
I think the trick is to largely ignore the esoteric "framework of legal fictions" the media loves, and focus on the cold hard facts of where wealth is, where it is "trickling," and who's got whom by the balls.
But take a step back and find the wealth. You'll probably find that the vast bulk of it is in the hands of relatively few people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth#In_the_United_States) who seem to be intent on sharing less rather than more.
When imaginary money moves, sometimes real assets do as well. Who owns most of the real estate in America? Who has a lien for nearly everything they don't hold clear title to? Who is primarily responsible for conjuring and parcelling out money?
The economy shouldn't be too confusing. It's a grand and open Ponzi scheme we're all legally obliged to participate in.
If you're not trolling, you might consider therapy. I'm not trying to be rude or clever or ad hominem, I just think that "given the context" your vitriol makes no sense, and suggests you may suffer from a general unhappiness and a lack of balance. It doesn't have to be that way.
Of course if you are just trolling, carry on and have a good time.
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I don't see why the % would change just because I read their bullshit paper. I like 10%, so I'll leave the state unchanged by not reading it.
> War is a necessary thing
I'll let Switzerland know.
> This was not a war we needed to fight
Except for our "global political goals"?
> --at least not so viciously.
I here we've already booked Joan Baez and Amy Grant for Warstock Iran, sponsored by Nerf, Bungie, and Patagonia.
> To state that the level of books in one's home directly
> relates to a specific education level of the child is
> reaching.
Nobody stated that. Except you, employing this straw man in some odd quest to debunk a fairly reasonable comment.
It is most certainly spin, but if you prefer you can call it logical fallacy, intellectual dishonesty, or nonsense.
The original poster said this:
Walk into any American home and count how many books are there, how many parents discuss sciences with their kids, or how many parents read instead of watching TV
Not this:
you can walk into a home, find the library, and determine how successful someone will be
What's with the spin?
Rambo gets my blood pumping as much as the next guy, but don't you think our culture should at some point move beyond glorifying war, and progress to glorifying software releases?
+1 insightful
+1 funny
+1 perfect
> if it were a government or military target it would be a legitimate and justifiable attack?
GP never said that - please don't bring asinine political twist & spin tactics here.
Terrorism is generally understood to be random violence against civilians going about their daily business.
Whether an act of violence targeted against military or government is "legitimate and justifiable" is entirely in the eyes of the beholder. But it's not the same thing as an attack on a civilian crowd.
The constitution was not intended to be about citizens. It originally enumerated responsibilities of the government, and placed restrictions on the government.
The Bill of Rights were amendments placed there to appease the fears of certain states who worried the federal government might get out of hand.
These amendments are not some whitelist of rights that the founders generously allowed us little people, they are lines in the sand that indicate when the federal government is becoming the master instead of the servant.
This "there is no constitutional right" thinking is bullshit. We The People have the right to do anything the hell we want that doesn't infringe on the rights of our brothers.
What the government thinks our rights should be is [supposed to be] irrelevant - if we want their opinion, we should give it to them.
But alas, we have collectively accepted a role as obedient subjects to a higher authority, and The Constitution has become just another brand of toilet paper.
What's special about "green projects"? Does the same concept not apply to prison projects, or foreign regime change projects, or central bank projects, or aerospace projects, or public school projects, or neighborhood park projects?
Good plan. If there's a citizen that opposes it, the government shouldn't be allowed to do it.
If nothing else, your plan would have the virtue of saving lots of taxpayer money.
Are government "investments" in the bond market ok? The stock market? The real estate market? Can they invest in luring large employers? Retail stores?
Why would investing in some less traditional market be any more socialist?
Perhaps you'd get sick less if you didn't imagine horrors nobody said.
I'm confused too. What do Socialists have to do with venture capitalism and entrepeneurship?
> it's a bad idea for cities to invest in the risky
> business of start-up car companies
Perhaps it's a bad idea for cities to heavily invest in any high risk venture. But it should be noted that we don't all come out and cluck at them when their risk pays off.
Anyway, if the good people of Salinas wanted to risk $500 thousand in a questionable startup, it's a free country (sort of). I imagine other cities have squandered far more money on far worse ideas.
> so far up the ass of the twilight zone that
> comprehension is going to be difficult..
You've got a gift with words, my friend. I have to agree with all you said.
I think the trick is to largely ignore the esoteric "framework of legal fictions" the media loves, and focus on the cold hard facts of where wealth is, where it is "trickling," and who's got whom by the balls.
Well said.
But take a step back and find the wealth. You'll probably find that the vast bulk of it is in the hands of relatively few people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth#In_the_United_States) who seem to be intent on sharing less rather than more.
When imaginary money moves, sometimes real assets do as well. Who owns most of the real estate in America? Who has a lien for nearly everything they don't hold clear title to? Who is primarily responsible for conjuring and parcelling out money?
The economy shouldn't be too confusing. It's a grand and open Ponzi scheme we're all legally obliged to participate in.
Complex problems don't have a simple answer.
> the harshest critics of government often DON'T vote for their government
Interesting conclusion. Please show your work.
> You get what you vote for.
I wish that were true but sadly, I seem to keep getting what politicians' campaign sponsors want instead.
Yes, they can also investigate DVD licensing violations and track the cars of unsuspecting college kids. Multitasking FTW.
To be fair, cars made of hundred dollar bills fall under the jurisdiction of the Treasury dept.
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So that's what they're up to... Plutonium. And bacon. Mmmm.
"I fart in your general direction!"
If you're not trolling, you might consider therapy. I'm not trying to be rude or clever or ad hominem, I just think that "given the context" your vitriol makes no sense, and suggests you may suffer from a general unhappiness and a lack of balance. It doesn't have to be that way.
Of course if you are just trolling, carry on and have a good time.