Something about the People's consent to be governed. One founding document has been systematically destroyed. The other is becoming stronger and more valid.
Just because Mr Chomsky tries to give it legitamacy, does not make it valid. Any form of libertarianism that is dependent on authoritarianism or even totalitarianism to implement, is not libertarian at all. North Korea calling itself a Democratic Republic, does not make it so.
What does a corporate monopoly have to do with MY economic rights? Most monopolies are created by regulation. There is a huge difference between being free-market and pro-corporate. They are mutually exclusive. There is no left libertarianism. That's like saying someone is a capitalist communist.
Civil rights and liberties, cannot exist without economic rights and liberties. The policies of ever increasing regulation and rules are not expanding our economic rights and liberties.
Obama signed a middle of the night, last minute, 4 year extension of the Patriot Act in 2011. I think you should start blaming the person responsible. How ignorant of you.
I'm not sure why Democrats aren't protesting Obama more. A lot of Republicans ran from Bush, but Obama seems to have a more stable base (much to my chagrin, and I was hoping the economy would help more, but people don't see that we're in a faux-recovery).
Once you begin to look at Democrats through the lense of totalitarianism things begin to make a little more sense. They only care about this stuff when it is perpetrated by someone who doesn't share their political beliefs. When it is perpetrated by someone they are politically aligned with it is acceptable, justified, and to be expected. As long as the target is a group that they view as an enemy (i.e. the IRS scandal) it is nothing to complain about. The silence coming from the left these days is deafening.
The problem as I see it, it that the people who said Bush was horribly bad, have repeatedly voted for Obama. Even after it became obvious that Obama doesn't give a damn about civil liberties.
No, my point was exactly what I said it was, not what you wish it to be. I said Slashdot leans far to the left. A Slashdot user reinforced my point. I would be the last to say that I or anyone else is unbiased.
No, it's because Slashdot leans far to the left in comparison with the country as a whole. Our system (what's left of it) of accountability, fairness, oversight, and rule of law is being systematically dismantled. The NYTimes is ignoring it, people on the left are justifying it, and frankly it scares the hell out of me. And if you had any ability to look objectively at the situation, you'd feel the same.
Sorry, that was sarcastic irony. I scanned the whole paper, and there was literally no mention. This is the paper that ran 2 months of front page news on Valerie Plame. Thanks for posting, I think there are a few others here that could use the info.
Thanks. If the argument is a that a local incident that reduces capacity causes global prices to increase, it is logical to say that local policies that increase capacity will reduce global prices. The common argument that increasing production in the US won't affect the market because prices are international, does not hold water.
Keep telling yourself that. When a squirrel immolates itself on a transformer at a refinery in Texas and shuts it down, why do international prices increase?
What was I thinking?! You're totally right, there's nothing to see here. Groups like Media Matters, a shining example of non-partisan goodness, got no scrutiny. You hit the nail on the head accidentally with you comment. Groups that were headed by conservatives were targeted whether the group was non-partisan in nature or not.
That's because the majority of groups applying for status aren't conservative, you nitwit. What is true is that conservative groups were targeted disproportionately, and the types and duration of review they faced were incredibly abnormal.
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Something about the People's consent to be governed. One founding document has been systematically destroyed. The other is becoming stronger and more valid.
Heh. I don't think you can call the Tea Party complacent.
I prefer classical liberalism myself. You seem to think that left and libertarian are synonymous. They are not, as we are rapidly discovering.
Just because Mr Chomsky tries to give it legitamacy, does not make it valid. Any form of libertarianism that is dependent on authoritarianism or even totalitarianism to implement, is not libertarian at all. North Korea calling itself a Democratic Republic, does not make it so.
What does a corporate monopoly have to do with MY economic rights? Most monopolies are created by regulation. There is a huge difference between being free-market and pro-corporate. They are mutually exclusive. There is no left libertarianism. That's like saying someone is a capitalist communist.
That's silly. Unless your view of liberty means free stuff for you, paid for by others.
Civil rights and liberties, cannot exist without economic rights and liberties. The policies of ever increasing regulation and rules are not expanding our economic rights and liberties.
Obama signed a middle of the night, last minute, 4 year extension of the Patriot Act in 2011. I think you should start blaming the person responsible. How ignorant of you.
I'm not sure why Democrats aren't protesting Obama more. A lot of Republicans ran from Bush, but Obama seems to have a more stable base (much to my chagrin, and I was hoping the economy would help more, but people don't see that we're in a faux-recovery).
Once you begin to look at Democrats through the lense of totalitarianism things begin to make a little more sense. They only care about this stuff when it is perpetrated by someone who doesn't share their political beliefs. When it is perpetrated by someone they are politically aligned with it is acceptable, justified, and to be expected. As long as the target is a group that they view as an enemy (i.e. the IRS scandal) it is nothing to complain about. The silence coming from the left these days is deafening.
You position yourself as an apologist for Obama. Pardon me if I don't believe you.
The problem as I see it, it that the people who said Bush was horribly bad, have repeatedly voted for Obama. Even after it became obvious that Obama doesn't give a damn about civil liberties.
No, my point was exactly what I said it was, not what you wish it to be. I said Slashdot leans far to the left. A Slashdot user reinforced my point. I would be the last to say that I or anyone else is unbiased.
Thanks for reinforcing my point.
No, it's because Slashdot leans far to the left in comparison with the country as a whole. Our system (what's left of it) of accountability, fairness, oversight, and rule of law is being systematically dismantled. The NYTimes is ignoring it, people on the left are justifying it, and frankly it scares the hell out of me. And if you had any ability to look objectively at the situation, you'd feel the same.
Fascist.
Were you saying that when it was discovered that Sarah Palin used a private email address while she was Governor?
Sorry, that was sarcastic irony. I scanned the whole paper, and there was literally no mention. This is the paper that ran 2 months of front page news on Valerie Plame. Thanks for posting, I think there are a few others here that could use the info.
I was looking at yesterday's New York Times at dinner with friends today. What's the IRS and the DOJ, and what exactly are you referring to?
Really? So are you also calling for the release of the minutes of all meetings in the Oval Office, the IRS, the State Department, and the DOJ?
Thanks. If the argument is a that a local incident that reduces capacity causes global prices to increase, it is logical to say that local policies that increase capacity will reduce global prices. The common argument that increasing production in the US won't affect the market because prices are international, does not hold water.
Keep telling yourself that. When a squirrel immolates itself on a transformer at a refinery in Texas and shuts it down, why do international prices increase?
What was I thinking?! You're totally right, there's nothing to see here. Groups like Media Matters, a shining example of non-partisan goodness, got no scrutiny. You hit the nail on the head accidentally with you comment. Groups that were headed by conservatives were targeted whether the group was non-partisan in nature or not.
That's because the majority of groups applying for status aren't conservative, you nitwit. What is true is that conservative groups were targeted disproportionately, and the types and duration of review they faced were incredibly abnormal.
Texas is a good example of what we used to call liberal, Now that word has been warped and twisted until it is synonymous with authoritarian.
I agree with all of what you said. But the poster I replied to, did none of that, hence, my comment.