"It keeps happening over and over. How does "hoping" it might work out differently make sense?"
It seems the CIA interference in Syria has stopped since Trump is in power. When I used the word hope for Venezuela I meant I hoped Trump would curb that too (if he was the one responsible for the CIA exit from Syria but I'm not holding my breath and the CIA exit from Syria may have simply been because it's become obvious to enough people that they were a liability).
"It seems like the only choices that work out at all are the ones the CIA bogeyman won't mess up: free markets and elected governments"
They've messed up elected governments and markets, when you have access to weapons and funding it's easy to mess up the free ness of markets, and when you add to that 'economic sanctions' you can cause serious harm.
When Obama was president the CIA helped make Syria hell and contributed to the humanitarian crisis and thousands upon thousands of civilian deaths, so the CIA is not only about stopping utopian plans whatever that's supposed to be.
Social democracies are fine and it's easy to argue they're equal or better than capitalistic democracies, and I would be surprised if the terrorism in Venezuela, like in Syria, wasn't fueled with weapons and cash from the CIA.
Who's capital controls who. We need to have less paranoid Western politicians making less a mess of things. Trump has stopped the CIA mess in Syria, I hope he also stops the waste of resources and lives in Venezuela.
"They already have to prove that it's basically biologically indistinguishable from standard bananas before they can sell it."
Of course they can't prove that.
A GMO plat is biologically different by the biological definition of its difference. But bio-engineering companies can prove that any particular plant and its GMO version are legally identical because before they started selling GMOs for human consumption they went to court and won that ruling.
"Why don't they just remove the videos then instead of messing up the search results."
Exactly, remove the videos or refuse the search, what they're doing is like shooting themselves in the foot, it promotes the idea that they manipulate search results.
"The Public Interest Legal Foundation said there are likely many more..."
Why should we consider the numbers from an 'investigation' of a group of conservative lawyers seriously, lawyers who make it their job, and are payed, to promote the idea of voter fraud.
"The research organization Just Facts, a widely cited, independent think tank led by self-described conservatives and libertarians, revealed its number-crunching in a report on national immigration."
"Plaintiff was partly laying on one of the beds in cabin #143 when Duggan entered the cabin and immediately picked up Plaintiff’s legs so that her body was in an ‘L’ shaped position while lying on her back. Her buttocks and genitalia were physically proximate to Duggan’s pelvis. Duggan then began pumping and pounding Plaintiff’s legs up and down and dancing with her legs and feet. Duggan continued to do this even after Plaintiff told CEO Duggan repeatedly, ‘Stop. It’s time to stop. I’m uncomfortable.’ Duggan ignored Plaintiff and continued to pump and pound her legs and removed her shoes, which made Plaintiff feel even more vulnerable and Scared. Plaintiff’s efforts to physically free herself were unsuccessful. Duggan bent Plaintiff’s legs closer to her head, drawing his pelvis closer to her buttocks and genitalia and continued to pound Plaintiff’s legs (and as a result, her buttocks) up and down. Duggan also lifted Plaintiff off the bed by her ankles and legs. One of Plaintiff’s co-workers intervened and pulled Plaintiff away from Duggan. Duggan then left the room. "
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"It keeps happening over and over. How does "hoping" it might work out differently make sense?"
It seems the CIA interference in Syria has stopped since Trump is in power. When I used the word hope for Venezuela I meant I hoped Trump would curb that too (if he was the one responsible for the CIA exit from Syria but I'm not holding my breath and the CIA exit from Syria may have simply been because it's become obvious to enough people that they were a liability).
"It seems like the only choices that work out at all are the ones the CIA bogeyman won't mess up: free markets and elected governments"
They've messed up elected governments and markets, when you have access to weapons and funding it's easy to mess up the free ness of markets, and when you add to that 'economic sanctions' you can cause serious harm.
I also blame outside negative interference, it always makes things worse, and radicalizes society at all levels.
When Obama was president the CIA helped make Syria hell and contributed to the humanitarian crisis and thousands upon thousands of civilian deaths, so the CIA is not only about stopping utopian plans whatever that's supposed to be.
Social democracies are fine and it's easy to argue they're equal or better than capitalistic democracies, and I would be surprised if the terrorism in Venezuela, like in Syria, wasn't fueled with weapons and cash from the CIA.
Who's capital controls who. We need to have less paranoid Western politicians making less a mess of things. Trump has stopped the CIA mess in Syria, I hope he also stops the waste of resources and lives in Venezuela.
Yes, all the brake dust from all the cars, and add to that all the tire dust that ends up in the air as the treads wear down,
"They already have to prove that it's basically biologically indistinguishable from standard bananas before they can sell it."
Of course they can't prove that.
A GMO plat is biologically different by the biological definition of its difference. But bio-engineering companies can prove that any particular plant and its GMO version are legally identical because before they started selling GMOs for human consumption they went to court and won that ruling.
"technically they could be doing it since recent changes to the laws."
No they couldn't.
"Uhh because socioeconomic status is weakly correlated to gun violence"
I said "less than adequate socio-emotional support" and that applies no matter the 'socioeconomic status'.
"Want to know what the strongest correlation is?"
I'm talking about about violence, all kinds, and I'm not saying there's only one factor that contributes to kind of violence you're alluding too.
"Look it up. You're not going to like it though, my socially just friend."
And correlation is not causation, buddy :)
"If you really wanted to end gun violence, you'd address the root causes: gangs, drugs-such as the opioid epidemic, criminal culture, etc."
Root causes? How about less than adequate socio-emotional support in early development.
"If it can't work on the state level I am highly skeptical it will work at the national level."
The more drugs you buy the cheaper they are?
"Which kind of eludes the idea that the costs are too great and will eventually lead to insolvency"
But it does work in a lot of places, no?
"The killing of the ACA"
What does that mean?
Are all these comments because Trump is having an awful time?
Before you criticize others just post a link for your claim rather than hand waving to some 'Akbar'.
"Yet, the AGW theorists were telling us that we needed to worry about drought all over the planet."
Not. It's obviously wrong that all climate scientists on the planet were making the same claim. That's what I was responding to.
"Yet, the AGW theorists were telling us that we needed to worry about drought all over the planet."
Not.
^exactly, this is so obvious.
Republicans and Liberals routinely misapply labels to others.
And some labels are just a waste of time.
Yes, the world divides nicely into two, the good, the bad, the left, the right, the democrats, the republicans, and so on.
And no, there's no hidden meaning in that sentence (cause the world doesn't actually divide that way).
Interesting - Thanks
"Why don't they just remove the videos then instead of messing up the search results."
Exactly, remove the videos or refuse the search, what they're doing is like shooting themselves in the foot, it promotes the idea that they manipulate search results.
So close enough.
More than once foreigners made a mess and Iranians are still suffering for it.
And systematic oppression facilitates radicalization.
And what do you do think about things like western foreigners shooting down democracy in Iran and replacing it with a dictatorship.
-Systematic oppression of any group facilitates its radicalization.
"The Public Interest Legal Foundation said there are likely many more ..."
Why should we consider the numbers from an 'investigation' of a group of conservative lawyers seriously, lawyers who make it their job, and are payed, to promote the idea of voter fraud.
https://publicinterestlegal.or...
"This is silly of course but Elon insists the entire planet could be lost than AI has no place in society."
Yeah, silly, but still, lets start with his auto-pilot before his cars start killing people on purpose.
From the link:
"The research organization Just Facts, a widely cited, independent think tank led by self-described conservatives and libertarians, revealed its number-crunching in a report on national immigration."
"Plaintiff was partly laying on one of the beds in cabin #143 when Duggan entered the cabin and immediately picked up Plaintiff’s legs so that her body was in an ‘L’ shaped position while lying on her back. Her buttocks and genitalia were physically proximate to Duggan’s pelvis. Duggan then began pumping and pounding Plaintiff’s legs up and down and dancing with her legs and feet. Duggan continued to do this even after Plaintiff told CEO Duggan repeatedly, ‘Stop. It’s time to stop. I’m uncomfortable.’ Duggan ignored Plaintiff and continued to pump and pound her legs and removed her shoes, which made Plaintiff feel even more vulnerable and Scared. Plaintiff’s efforts to physically free herself were unsuccessful. Duggan bent Plaintiff’s legs closer to her head, drawing his pelvis closer to her buttocks and genitalia and continued to pound Plaintiff’s legs (and as a result, her buttocks) up and down. Duggan also lifted Plaintiff off the bed by her ankles and legs. One of Plaintiff’s co-workers intervened and pulled Plaintiff away from Duggan. Duggan then left the room. "
"Remember ladies, the phrase "grabbing a guy by the balls" is hyperbole,"
Sometimes.
"Yeah where is this extra money going to come from?"
Investments, private and public.
"Do you honestly think your government can maintain this infrastructure indefinitely and at what costs?"
Yeah, and productively, like many countries do for education, transport, and utilities.
"Today's infrastructure has been built out over the last 50-100 years."
Not sure why your using an inaccurate generalization, or how your relating it to the next sentence:
"Its hard to compete with 50-100 yrs of existing services already in place."