The voters make the choices between the small selection of dimwits and psychopaths that they're offered.
Exactly! That's the problem. They wait for the first clown with the flashy suit to be shot out of the cannon. It's the result of strategically voting for the 'lesser evil' side of a monolith. The voters choose the most charming psychopath. The selection is larger than it appears on mass media.
I don't know what you're going on about. Publicly funded infrastructure can be leased to qualified private operators on a nonexclusive basis. Seems pretty straight up to me.
The voters make the choices in the primaries and can petition for candidates to be put on the ballot. They should try working the system before complaining about it. On most ballots there are more than two choices. Don't blame the system if nobody exercises them.
How can consumers drive the market when not only are most ISPs local monopolies, but there are so many stealthy ways for ISPs to fuck with your connection?
Well gee! They can start by not reelecting the politicians who grant and enforce those monopolies. It's pretty easy to be informed these days.
Neat trick, huh? *Come and get tattooed 'voluntarily'*
Since the IRS doesn't really know what was stolen, or not telling, it would mean that all of it was taken. All those rich bastards are smart to keep their money hidden offshore.
Only in the face of a clear and present danger, bomb, fire, etc. But even there the panic should be resisted. Otherwise you have the time to verify before acting. There is no force, it's simply does not exist outside the listener's head. The choice to act always comes from within, along with the responsibility, deception or not.
See, that is where you all fall down. The listener acted in bad faith. He chose to believe incorrect information and acted on it because checking it out is too inconvenient. Screw that! That is the definition of bad faith. You cannot blame the speaker, even though you do anyway. That is also acting in bad faith. Words have no intrinsic power that can compel action. You must choose to act. You prefer censorship for its expedience, nothing more.
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They are state protected monopolies in their markets with exclusive contracts. How can there be any competition?
Few of the people I want are running. Am I supposed to blame the system for that? We can still write them in.
That little sales pitch you linked up there. Why do you ask? Are you not aware of the air you breathe?
The voters make the choices between the small selection of dimwits and psychopaths that they're offered.
Exactly! That's the problem. They wait for the first clown with the flashy suit to be shot out of the cannon. It's the result of strategically voting for the 'lesser evil' side of a monolith. The voters choose the most charming psychopath. The selection is larger than it appears on mass media.
Nah, we got time. The machine still works. Facebook users send more 'telemetry' than Microsoft ever could.
I don't know what you're going on about. Publicly funded infrastructure can be leased to qualified private operators on a nonexclusive basis. Seems pretty straight up to me.
The voters make the choices in the primaries and can petition for candidates to be put on the ballot. They should try working the system before complaining about it. On most ballots there are more than two choices. Don't blame the system if nobody exercises them.
How can consumers drive the market when not only are most ISPs local monopolies, but there are so many stealthy ways for ISPs to fuck with your connection?
Well gee! They can start by not reelecting the politicians who grant and enforce those monopolies. It's pretty easy to be informed these days.
They are. And it's reflected in the corrupt politicians they vote for and reelect.
No, we're just underpaid
Yes, if you compare to what they are worth
Maybe, you just gotta pay them enough to keep their mouths shut
who do you think were controlling the media?
The businesses that own it. They get people to vote for compliant politicians.
The 'private sector' owns the government. It created and maintains the government. The government serves its masters well, or it ceases to exist.
Astounding! This gets modded down, while this, on the other hand sits at +5. Ah, sweet mysteries of life...
But the mob boss who ordered the hit would also be punished.
Why? If nobody follows the order, nothing happens. The button man is the only one the punish. You didn't read the post correctly.
...with customers like Netflix, Hulu, Expedia, Pandora and Universal Music...
It looks more like a geo-location service and VPN/Tor detector
It will turn us into a bunch of hypochondriacs with every little fluctuation
Not really. The idea is to be able to generate your own master key that requires a complete rewriting the code. We may not have it, but somebody does.
We are looking for flaws, not brute forcing passwords. Less power is needed.
And our machines are way faster. This won't last. A short delay is all.
Dead people don't pay taxes, expect maybe when they sold off for parts. Hey, make sure those kidneys have a tax stamp on them.
Sign Up at irs.gov Before Crooks Do It For You
Neat trick, huh? *Come and get tattooed 'voluntarily'*
Since the IRS doesn't really know what was stolen, or not telling, it would mean that all of it was taken. All those rich bastards are smart to keep their money hidden offshore.
Deception is a kind of force.
Only in the face of a clear and present danger, bomb, fire, etc. But even there the panic should be resisted. Otherwise you have the time to verify before acting. There is no force, it's simply does not exist outside the listener's head. The choice to act always comes from within, along with the responsibility, deception or not.
See, that is where you all fall down. The listener acted in bad faith. He chose to believe incorrect information and acted on it because checking it out is too inconvenient. Screw that! That is the definition of bad faith. You cannot blame the speaker, even though you do anyway. That is also acting in bad faith. Words have no intrinsic power that can compel action. You must choose to act. You prefer censorship for its expedience, nothing more.
Your propaganda hasn't changed though
Nice little brochure you got there.