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  1. Re:News For Nerds on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 2

    Anarchism is not leftist. Libertarians are anarchists. Social anarchists tend to be left leaning, while individualist anarchists (frequently called "anarcho-capitalists") tend to hold more right wing views.

    Anarchism means "No Archons." Archons were tyrants in ancient Greece. Anarchism means "No tyrants" not "No government." Parse it out, "No government" would be Anocracy.

  2. Re:Sweden and United Kingdom has similar laws on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1

    The cablegate cables reveal that Sweden is a US lapdog, jumping at our command. The UK does not.

  3. Re:Hopefully he'll be extradited on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1

    Releasing the evidence against you can result in a mistrial, as many courts look on it as an attempt to circumvent their authority to try a case in the public media. Why would he do that?

  4. Re:Eh on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1, Informative

    We do not keep anyone in the general prison population in solitary for as long as we have Manning.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement#Use_and_criticism

  5. Re:Sweden and United Kingdom has similar laws on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1

    How was the AC's post "left wing?" What about it was childish,or a rant? I don't think that AC was claiming that any NATO member would allow Assange's extradition. I think they were claiming Sweden's close ties to the US means that Sweden would allow Assange to be extradited.

  6. Re:Eh on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That is not the only thing we are doing to him, but yes, being held in solitary for long enough is definitely considered torture as it can lead to lasting psychological damage.

  7. Re:News For Nerds on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1

    Are all "leftists" celebrating him? Are people of other political leanings not celebrating? Why do you feel that it is Wikileaks goal to damage the US? Why do you think liberals want to "knock the US down a peg?"

  8. Re:Hopefully he'll be extradited on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Wow. You really can't understand the difference between the secrets of a democratic government, and an individual citizen? How would releasing data about an individual help Wikileaks reach its stated goals?

  9. Re:Eh on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1, Troll

    Nothing Manning is saying to prosecutors should be allowed into a court of law. He is currently being tortured, so his testimony is invalid.

  10. Re:News For Nerds on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 1

    Pray tell, what about wikileaks is "left wing?"

  11. Re:What does this say... on Wikileaks' Assange Begins Extradition Battle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why do you think it is that ridiculous that someone might think the US would send an enemy to Guantanamo?

  12. Re:Small typo on Statistician Cracks Code For Lottery Tickets · · Score: 1

    Actually, many people aren't motivated by greed at all, according to new economic experiments such as the Dictator game and theultimatum game. People seem to be motivate primarily by notions of fairness and reciprocity, or at least they want others to think they act fairly and with reciprocity. Okay, you could just call that part of the utility function, but I think that's the point: in general, people's utility function isn't set to "more money for me!"

  13. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    A stated or likely Fox News Bias. Because of the fact that the founder worked there. Nothing to do with conservatism, simply cronyism. Therefore, I only need to find non-cronyism organizations. Which I have done.

  14. Re:Drop in the Bucket to Be Shoved Down Our Gullet on News Corp's The Daily Is Doomed · · Score: 0

    My mistake, he obviously meant buying a gourmet meal from someplace else, taking it into McDonalds and eating it there. How silly of me to fail to understand the very common scenario he was talking about. Why, just last week the wife and I bought gourmet meals from the local french bistro and took them into a nearby McDonalds to eat.

  15. Re:Drop in the Bucket to Be Shoved Down Our Gullet on News Corp's The Daily Is Doomed · · Score: 1

    Quoting Chef from South Park are we? What you say is certainly true for most of us, but someone of Charlie Sheen's status can get no strings attached groupies any time he wants.

  16. Re:Drop in the Bucket to Be Shoved Down Our Gullet on News Corp's The Daily Is Doomed · · Score: 0

    I pity you, as you believe McDonald's serves gourmet meals. Also, you obviously have no fond memories of reading actual, physical books. Archangel Michael's wife obviously does.

  17. Re:Drop in the Bucket to Be Shoved Down Our Gullet on News Corp's The Daily Is Doomed · · Score: 2

    As a counter example, Charlie Sheen, being rich and famous, could easily get fairly high quality sex for free, and yet he still pays upwards of $20,000 a night for y porn star prostitutes.

  18. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    A hatchet job on Monsanto? Allow me to quote:

    According to Akre and Wilson, the station was initially very excited about the series. But within a week, Fox executives and their attorneys wanted the reporters to use statements from Monsanto representatives that the reporters knew were false and to make other revisions to the story that were in direct conflict with the facts. Fox editors then tried to force Akre and Wilson to continue to produce the distorted story. When they refused and threatened to report Fox's actions to the FCC, they were both fired.(Project Censored #12 1997)

    Yeah, that's what it was, the evil and more than likely sekrit librul reporters were attacking the poor, friendly corporation with a big old hatchet, and when Fox stepped in to protect poor old Monsanto. Poor, poor Fox and Monsanto lost their case. But luckily they had lots and lots of money to fight the evil sekrit librul reporters with! So they appealed, and during their appeal they specifically argued thusly:

    During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so. After the appeal verdict WTVT general manager Bob Linger commented, “It’s vindication for WTVT, and we’re very pleased It’s the case we’ve been making for two years. She never had a legal claim.”

    Just another poster? Just another defender of the status quo pandering to the owning class in hopes of joining the club. They laugh at you, you know, and will never let you in their club because you are a fucking peasant, to be used and used up and thrown away. They don't even have the decency to feel grateful when you defend them. They despise you for your weakness and your inability to fight for your own interests. If you fought them, they would at least respect you a little.

  19. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    What' bias? Oh, I'm sorry, did one of my sources work for the institution they are defending?

  20. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    Fox is not the other side of any coin. There is nothing even close to Fox on the left.

  21. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    MSNBC's idea of "left wing" is center right to me. That's who you're dealing with here: someone who seriously thinks MSNBC is center right. What does that make me, I wonder?

  22. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    I'm not defending MSNBC. There is nothing to defend.

  23. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    Aw, come on! You know the answer to this one, it's one the right uses all the time. Repeat after me: "It was just a joke!" What thin skin you guys have.

  24. Re:Evil reaches the iPad on News Corp. and Apple Unveil The Daily · · Score: 1

    Prove otherwise. Explain "Morning Joe" while you are at it.

  25. Re:Horatio Caine says on Statistician Cracks Code For Lottery Tickets · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Where is the "Stab that guy in the face over the Internet" device when you need it?