Taking away radical religion is easier said than done.
Question: Would you fall for the bullshit? Would you blow yourself up for the promise of a great afterlife or some petty cash for your loved ones? Probably not. Why? 'cause you enjoy this life.
We simply have to export that. Give people a reason to live and something to lose and they will no longer throw their life away. As long as people think that death and the weak promise of maybe something cool in the next life, provided there is one, is better than what they already have, this ain't going to change.
Actually, funny enough, I have proof that you'd probably even accept. I just honestly don't really care enough about the opinion of someone like you.
Because I know how it continues. I've been there before. You'd just lament how horrible it is that a good decent Aryan like me is falling for the Jewish plot of total annihilation of the human race. Except Jews, of course. And Commies, let's not forget about the Commies.
For some odd reason, the likes of you don't die out. The most recent idiocy is how Jews conspire with Muslims to get the downfall of humanity going. Because Jews and Muslims are great buddies. But sense and logic isn't really the big topic when it comes to simple solutions based on hatred.
Your philosophy can be summed up with a simple creed: I fail as a human, and I don't want to take the blame, so the Jew is to blame. Or the Muslim. Or the Mexican. Or the establishment. Or someone else, the scapegoat du jour. But not me! I'm not to blame that my life is going to waste!
Of course there is an inexpensive solution when risk is involved, you even mention it: Voiding warranties and service agreements. You break the seal of approval and the walrus of customer protection? Fine, then you're on your own.
Funny how Americans are usually all about "self determination" and "self reliance", but that seems to apply onto towards governments, when you get to be slaves to corporations, it's suddenly a-ok.
Until now, the whole "software lock in" thing has been something few politicians can grasp. Worse, it's something that few of their constituents give a shit about, so they don't bother to even try to understand it. Usually, everyone who would has something else they care about and few actually depend on it for a living. Outside Silicon Valley, who gave 2 shits about software?
This could definitely be a game changer. First, farmers are a VERY vocal group and the proverbial epitome of freedom of the land, founder spirit and everything that the average American feels good about. Everyone has a farmer somewhere in his ancestry and everyone can at least somehow understand how that's important. These people make the stuff you eat, after all!
And more important, people understand fixing agricultural machines. Maybe they don't do it themselves, but basically everyone who didn't exclusively grow up in a downtown area of a metropolis has at some point in time notice that these things break down and that some oil-covered mechanic is working his magic lying underneath one of those beasts to make it wroom again. People understand that this is a necessity, and more important, people expect this to be possible. They grew up with this being possible. This not being possible is something they'd consider impossible, and, worse, someone keeping you from fixing something you own, at least if it's something outside the "fixing costs more than buying a new one" throwaway-appliance garbage, is someone people consider despicable.
This could wake up our politicians. Mostly because it's no longer large corporate lobbying groups against consumers. It's large corporate lobbying groups against large farmer lobbying groups.
Grab the popcorn, folks, this is going to get interesting!
He fell drunk off a watch tower. But that's not the point now.
Sorry, but let's say my country has a history of some idiot pretending that the answer to everything bad on the planet is "the Jews". Guess what, it doesn't take the "eternal Jew" for shit to hit the fan. People all over the globe are selfish bastards, that's not limited to a certain ethnic group.
But to answer your question, no, I'm not Jewish. At least according to a document that belonged to my grandpa that was issued by people who really, really, REALLY thought it's important for some odd reason that he's not. He and me didn't get along too well, but hey, according to you that doesn't matter, what matters is that he's my grandpa, right? It's in the genes, because people are preprogrammed idiot machines that are limited by what their ancestors were.
I know lots of people who are fucking like crazy but alas, no success.
One of them mentioned that we'd need a female, but I still think that's crazy talk. Females, like any of those would magically appear in our basements.
These people are promised 72 virgins and the ability to designate a couple people to go straight into heaven WITHOUT judgment after death if they die a "martyr's" death while killing infidels.
What the ad brochure doesn't tell you is the gender of the virgins.
In other words, they're stuck for eternity in a Star Trek convention.
Difference between religion and cult? I'm still working on the difference between religion and mental illness. Take a look at the definition of delusion and realize that the only thing that keeps religion out of being one is the explicit mentioning that religions are exempt.
The only logical conclusion is that religions are delusions that spread widely enough to grandfather it.
Acknowledging that people look different isn't racist. It only becomes racist when you suggest that for the sole reason of this difference they must have or must not have certain traits. "A is white" isn't racist. "A is white and therefore he must be X" is.
Yes, this is funny. Actually, the whole office loved it. Of course with the infamous "ho-ho-ho" laughter that people break into when they are laughing about something but shouldn't because "it's inappropriate".
Fuck that! Like George Carlin said, "You can't joke about rape? Picture Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd. See? It's funny!"
Laughter is anathema to terrorism. Because terrorism aims at striking fear into your heart, and anyone laughing is not afraid. So yes, you should joke about it. Actually, you must. So should some religious asshole blow my ass sky high, be sure to not mourn but make a funny meme out of it, and spread it across the globe for everyone to laugh and ridicule that bastard, turn his attempt at scaring you into a laughing matter!
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Taking away radical religion is easier said than done.
Question: Would you fall for the bullshit? Would you blow yourself up for the promise of a great afterlife or some petty cash for your loved ones? Probably not. Why? 'cause you enjoy this life.
We simply have to export that. Give people a reason to live and something to lose and they will no longer throw their life away. As long as people think that death and the weak promise of maybe something cool in the next life, provided there is one, is better than what they already have, this ain't going to change.
Yes, they should. That would at least be honest. But that's not what John Deere wants either.
It's not like we haven't seen that before. Anyone owning a printer knows the bait-and-switch gambit.
Actually, funny enough, I have proof that you'd probably even accept. I just honestly don't really care enough about the opinion of someone like you.
Because I know how it continues. I've been there before. You'd just lament how horrible it is that a good decent Aryan like me is falling for the Jewish plot of total annihilation of the human race. Except Jews, of course. And Commies, let's not forget about the Commies.
For some odd reason, the likes of you don't die out. The most recent idiocy is how Jews conspire with Muslims to get the downfall of humanity going. Because Jews and Muslims are great buddies. But sense and logic isn't really the big topic when it comes to simple solutions based on hatred.
Your philosophy can be summed up with a simple creed: I fail as a human, and I don't want to take the blame, so the Jew is to blame. Or the Muslim. Or the Mexican. Or the establishment. Or someone else, the scapegoat du jour. But not me! I'm not to blame that my life is going to waste!
Hey, over 98% of Austria voted for a "reunion" with Germany in 1938, so I guess Austrians are fans of destroyed towns.
Of course there is an inexpensive solution when risk is involved, you even mention it: Voiding warranties and service agreements. You break the seal of approval and the walrus of customer protection? Fine, then you're on your own.
Funny how Americans are usually all about "self determination" and "self reliance", but that seems to apply onto towards governments, when you get to be slaves to corporations, it's suddenly a-ok.
Nobody any politician gives a shit about is moaning about Win10. Does it cut into the GDP?
Try, just TRY to get around John Deere. It's not like you have a lot of options.
Until now, the whole "software lock in" thing has been something few politicians can grasp. Worse, it's something that few of their constituents give a shit about, so they don't bother to even try to understand it. Usually, everyone who would has something else they care about and few actually depend on it for a living. Outside Silicon Valley, who gave 2 shits about software?
This could definitely be a game changer. First, farmers are a VERY vocal group and the proverbial epitome of freedom of the land, founder spirit and everything that the average American feels good about. Everyone has a farmer somewhere in his ancestry and everyone can at least somehow understand how that's important. These people make the stuff you eat, after all!
And more important, people understand fixing agricultural machines. Maybe they don't do it themselves, but basically everyone who didn't exclusively grow up in a downtown area of a metropolis has at some point in time notice that these things break down and that some oil-covered mechanic is working his magic lying underneath one of those beasts to make it wroom again. People understand that this is a necessity, and more important, people expect this to be possible. They grew up with this being possible. This not being possible is something they'd consider impossible, and, worse, someone keeping you from fixing something you own, at least if it's something outside the "fixing costs more than buying a new one" throwaway-appliance garbage, is someone people consider despicable.
This could wake up our politicians. Mostly because it's no longer large corporate lobbying groups against consumers. It's large corporate lobbying groups against large farmer lobbying groups.
Grab the popcorn, folks, this is going to get interesting!
They are ... resting.
Hey! My grandpa died in a concentration camp!
He fell drunk off a watch tower. But that's not the point now.
Sorry, but let's say my country has a history of some idiot pretending that the answer to everything bad on the planet is "the Jews". Guess what, it doesn't take the "eternal Jew" for shit to hit the fan. People all over the globe are selfish bastards, that's not limited to a certain ethnic group.
But to answer your question, no, I'm not Jewish. At least according to a document that belonged to my grandpa that was issued by people who really, really, REALLY thought it's important for some odd reason that he's not. He and me didn't get along too well, but hey, according to you that doesn't matter, what matters is that he's my grandpa, right? It's in the genes, because people are preprogrammed idiot machines that are limited by what their ancestors were.
And with people like you, I almost believe that.
Banks have to make money.
Do we get to vote on that? Because somehow I could foresee that the general consensus says otherwise.
Wow, who went and handed the religious nutjob modpoints?
"We gotta do something or the corals will be dead!"
"The corals are fine, look, they're thriving."
"The corals are gone, everything's dead!"
"Well, then we can as well continue when it's too late to change anything anyway"
Algae don't vote, so why would a government care?
Thought about it. It's still bullshit. But thanks for wasting 2 seconds of my work day, I appreciate it.
I know lots of people who are fucking like crazy but alas, no success.
One of them mentioned that we'd need a female, but I still think that's crazy talk. Females, like any of those would magically appear in our basements.
It's Jude. Singular. Juden is the plural. At least when you abuse German, do it right.
I'm pretty sure he didn't love running into trucks.
Then again, who am I to judge Swedes for their crazy fetishes...
These people are promised 72 virgins and the ability to designate a couple people to go straight into heaven WITHOUT judgment after death if they die a "martyr's" death while killing infidels.
What the ad brochure doesn't tell you is the gender of the virgins.
In other words, they're stuck for eternity in a Star Trek convention.
Difference between religion and cult? I'm still working on the difference between religion and mental illness. Take a look at the definition of delusion and realize that the only thing that keeps religion out of being one is the explicit mentioning that religions are exempt.
The only logical conclusion is that religions are delusions that spread widely enough to grandfather it.
What's that got to do with it?
Oh, you mean there are people who conflate religion with race? Yes, people are stupid, news at 11.
Acknowledging that people look different isn't racist. It only becomes racist when you suggest that for the sole reason of this difference they must have or must not have certain traits. "A is white" isn't racist. "A is white and therefore he must be X" is.
But likewise being born in the middle east doesn't mean that you automatically think blowing yourself up for your imaginary buddy is a swell idea.
Yes, this is funny. Actually, the whole office loved it. Of course with the infamous "ho-ho-ho" laughter that people break into when they are laughing about something but shouldn't because "it's inappropriate".
Fuck that! Like George Carlin said, "You can't joke about rape? Picture Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd. See? It's funny!"
Laughter is anathema to terrorism. Because terrorism aims at striking fear into your heart, and anyone laughing is not afraid. So yes, you should joke about it. Actually, you must. So should some religious asshole blow my ass sky high, be sure to not mourn but make a funny meme out of it, and spread it across the globe for everyone to laugh and ridicule that bastard, turn his attempt at scaring you into a laughing matter!
Then it's in good company, thinking with the heart isn't rational either.