Another tactic is to withold pre-release copies of movies so that reviewers who won't guarantee a favourable 'review' are put at a disadvantage with respect to their less honorable peers.
Watch for the u-turn when the US government starts threatening to put your country on a watch-list... *cough* Sweden */cough* as a favour to their buddies in the MAFIAA.
Congratulations - you seem to have avoided screaming "Liberal!". That would have too obviously outed you as a warmongering ghoul though, I suppose.
It's probably convenient to avoid what he's saying (presumably, demonstrably true) and call him names. Convenient but hardly a compelling argument against him or his message.
It seems fair that the shareholders share the punishment for actions taken on their behalf although the reality is that they will likely have been unable to influence the situation.
I'm more concerned that those closest to it should be punished; those setting policy.
They'd let a man die for $20?! Read it again until you realize what society is becoming.
Has become.
According to Michael Moore's film Sicko, dying people are being dumped in the street by hospital staff because their medical cover isn't sufficient. Doctors are being paid to find ways in which insurance companies can weasel out of paying-up even though they know the patient is screwed....
Yes, this is a different issue but the same callous lack of regard for human life in favour of profit.
People on the edge of starvation will accept/vote for anything which pushes them back over to the right side of the line, no matter how counterproductive in the long term.
If everyone had reasonable wealth, why on earth would they opt to have some foreign power occupy their land?
Discounting for the moment the fact that the Americans soldiers are occupying a foreign country against the will of the natives which immediately removes any claim to justifiable 'self-defence' they might level...
Wow. I can't wait for the advances in conflict simulators so we can save a ton of cash on war. Think how many more wars we could enter into if they got so cheap! That would be awesome.
Somewhere in a government thinktank, someone is reading slashdot...
1) Severity of incident.
(a) 2500+ deaths
(b) >please fill in severity<
2) Number of occurrences from the sample size.
(a) one out of (at a rough guess) two low-flying passenger-jet incidents in recent history - omg 50% perceived likelihood.
(b) one out of roughtly 1696 ran dog-fighting kennels lately - omg 0.06% perceived likelihood.
Combining the two factors surely suggests that if one sees a low-flying passenger jet in a city there's a 50% chance of lots of death based on recent experiences...
Slashdot Mirror
Another tactic is to withold pre-release copies of movies so that reviewers who won't guarantee a favourable 'review' are put at a disadvantage with respect to their less honorable peers.
God bless self-interest, corruption and greed :-)
Watch for the u-turn when the US government starts threatening to put your country on a watch-list... *cough* Sweden */cough* as a favour to their buddies in the MAFIAA.
Congratulations - you seem to have avoided screaming "Liberal!". That would have too obviously outed you as a warmongering ghoul though, I suppose.
It's probably convenient to avoid what he's saying (presumably, demonstrably true) and call him names. Convenient but hardly a compelling argument against him or his message.
So, are you actually living in Germany?
It seems fair that the shareholders share the punishment for actions taken on their behalf although the reality is that they will likely have been unable to influence the situation.
I'm more concerned that those closest to it should be punished; those setting policy.
Systems need feedback to function effectively.
According to this you shouldn't even *talk* to the police - ever!
Won't the loss due to fines just be passed-on to the customer?
Has become.
According to Michael Moore's film Sicko, dying people are being dumped in the street by hospital staff because their medical cover isn't sufficient. Doctors are being paid to find ways in which insurance companies can weasel out of paying-up even though they know the patient is screwed....
Yes, this is a different issue but the same callous lack of regard for human life in favour of profit.
Try some call of duty world at war MULTIPLAYER. Then you'll understand..
Yep :D
Have the onion switched over to real news yet? It's difficult to tell these days...
People on the edge of starvation will accept/vote for anything which pushes them back over to the right side of the line, no matter how counterproductive in the long term.
If everyone had reasonable wealth, why on earth would they opt to have some foreign power occupy their land?
You heard it here first folks. Apply now to have *your* country occupied by the USArmy*
* Apply NOW to avoid disappointment.
Discounting for the moment the fact that the Americans soldiers are occupying a foreign country against the will of the natives which immediately removes any claim to justifiable 'self-defence' they might level...
How about incidents like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_killings
Somewhere in a government thinktank, someone is reading slashdot...
Bah. That'll never fly. There's no profit motive in not killing thousands of foreigners then not being paid to rebuild their damaged country.
It's a glitch until someone 'important' is killed by the negligence and greed of another.
550 rounds per minute hitting your body?
All the iraqies who would've been killed by these six now get an extra chance at life. w00t!
Thanks. That was partially entertaining.
It's just a means of establishing anti-<country-x> sentiment prior to some action against them.
No :D
I'm being ironic...
Mmmn. How do I add Anonymous Coward as a friend, there's no link on his name? :D
Ok smartass. How would *you* justify and garner support for foreign policy implementations?
Terrorism. Someone's far more likely to get shot and/or have the plane suffer depressurization if some (untrained) have-a-go hero uhm.. has a go.
I had to google your reference but it seems that you're comparing apples to kangaroos.
Let's compare just dimensions for:
(a) 9/11
(b) Vick's dog-fighting kennels
1) Severity of incident.
(a) 2500+ deaths
(b) >please fill in severity<
2) Number of occurrences from the sample size.
(a) one out of (at a rough guess) two low-flying passenger-jet incidents in recent history - omg 50% perceived likelihood.
(b) one out of roughtly 1696 ran dog-fighting kennels lately - omg 0.06% perceived likelihood.
Combining the two factors surely suggests that if one sees a low-flying passenger jet in a city there's a 50% chance of lots of death based on recent experiences...