It was doomed from way before that. I'd say the genocide of the people of the nations that already lived there along with the fact that it was built on the backs of slaves was the beginning of all that is wrong there now.
Today's 'average person' may be tomorrow's protestor. Heck that person might actually start turning into someone that other proletariat start listening too. And if their message is in any way threatening to those that gain from the power of the national security apparatus then said apparatus can dig in to so-called 'average person's' past communications to dig up the dirt on them, discredit them, jail them if necessary, and to thereby to retain their power without threat.
I think there's a difference between enforcing the law and protecting it. For example the DEA's job is to enforce laws; it is NOT up to them to ensure those laws stay on the books even when the majority of the population is in disagreement with it. They should be dedicating zero of their resources to that task because that would be a blatant conflict of interest.
If people want to organize to protest the drug laws the DEA has ZERO business infiltrating the group and/or smearing them publicly.
Here's how I read your post: "So in order to avoid risking the lives of innocent bystanders, the police must take action which may risk the lives of innocent bystanders"
Doesn't seem like we get much further ahead with that, really.
Opulence should be forbidden anywhere there are people who do not have shelter, medical care, and enough to eat.
We're really not humane until we practice that, in my opinion.
And then if we want to claim to be 'civilized' education needs to be available without sacrificing ones future up to at least the first (bachelor's) degree.
"The methods of conducting war employed by the foreign armed forces in Afghanistan do not legally include running over non-combatants in the street and then hacking them to death."
It does include night raids of non-combatants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narang_night_raid) and bombings of weddings (http://www.dailypaul.com/282037/30-killed-in-afghan-wedding-party-us-bomb-missed-target) though. Just because it's more high tech doesn't make it any different.
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Unless you have money, which most don't, it's going to be pretty hard for it to get any worse.
Russian asylum is only temporary measure to function as a bridge to somewhere civilized.
Thanks guys. Hey - listen my external USB drive got corrupted last night and I can't seem to repair it.
Can you direct me to the request form for an NSA restore of my data, please?
And they want to be heard!
Darnit.
Hyperbole much?
It was doomed from way before that. I'd say the genocide of the people of the nations that already lived there along with the fact that it was built on the backs of slaves was the beginning of all that is wrong there now.
So now having a sense of ethics=hating the NSA.
Sounds doubleplusgood to me!
I got it this one's easy.
Today's 'average person' may be tomorrow's protestor. Heck that person might actually start turning into someone that other proletariat start listening too. And if their message is in any way threatening to those that gain from the power of the national security apparatus then said apparatus can dig in to so-called 'average person's' past communications to dig up the dirt on them, discredit them, jail them if necessary, and to thereby to retain their power without threat.
See how easy that is?
You're welcome.
What are you some kind of subversive?
I'm going back to Windows, then.
Ok so if there's a hatch on your back where do the oxygen tanks go?
You think Arnold is a good actor?
Wow.
So that you know James Cameron is on record saying that Arnold was good person to play the Terminator because he wouldn't have to do much talking.
Just to give you some perspective on the situation.
Leaker!
I think there's a difference between enforcing the law and protecting it. For example the DEA's job is to enforce laws; it is NOT up to them to ensure those laws stay on the books even when the majority of the population is in disagreement with it. They should be dedicating zero of their resources to that task because that would be a blatant conflict of interest.
If people want to organize to protest the drug laws the DEA has ZERO business infiltrating the group and/or smearing them publicly.
Most of us do not have the funding or resources of Bruce Wayne so rather than being squashed like a bug.....
Thank goodness; I'm feeling safer already.
Here's how I read your post: "So in order to avoid risking the lives of innocent bystanders, the police must take action which may risk the lives of innocent bystanders"
Doesn't seem like we get much further ahead with that, really.
Opulence should be forbidden anywhere there are people who do not have shelter, medical care, and enough to eat.
We're really not humane until we practice that, in my opinion.
And then if we want to claim to be 'civilized' education needs to be available without sacrificing ones future up to at least the first (bachelor's) degree.
Anything less is barbaric.
That, my friend, was fucking brilliant.
1. So far it's been marketed more successfully and therefore exists on most HD devices
That'd be about it.
On my computer monitor I need more height!! Please bring back 16:10 for computer monitors! 16:9 is for tv's only.
It warms my heart to notice you needed to post that point of view anonymously.
All the way down tomatoes!
"The methods of conducting war employed by the foreign armed forces in Afghanistan do not legally include running over non-combatants in the street and then hacking them to death."
It does include night raids of non-combatants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narang_night_raid) and bombings of weddings (http://www.dailypaul.com/282037/30-killed-in-afghan-wedding-party-us-bomb-missed-target) though. Just because it's more high tech doesn't make it any different.
Or quite the troll.