You don't get it. The dems never had any intention of doing anything, and the republicans, being the team players they are, gave them a way out. And both remain the dominant power in Congress busily writing laws for the benefit of their financiers. And they got you thinking "Oh, poor, poor, democrats, they really tried".
The people that fund them don't expect "governance", only compliance. And so far, it appears the financiers are very happy with their "competence" (meaning they're good liars). I'm sorry, but you need to check who your politician represents before voting for them. The people they do represent think they are very competent. The voters must also. They keep reelecting them. I don't see how that provides for any incentive for change.
Because getting votes is all they are required to do. After that they just sign the papers their "donors" put in front of them until the next cycle. If they comply, they will get funding for reelection, put on big committees, free hookers and coke (don't think I'm kidding on that), if not, it's back to managing *Al's Tires and Wheel Alignment*. No competence required, only charisma, and not much of that either. Just sign here... and here... aaand here... thankyouverymuch
I really wonder how anybody can believe there is any honesty and what remotely could be called "honor" and respect in this business. These people couldn't be more overt. City sewers are cleaner than this. And here we are about to reelect over 90% of them back in. Maybe zombies are real.
The real point is that we need term limits for congress.
No.. No.. and NO! Term limits is stupid. You are just changing faces, not mitigating the corruption of the institution. The only problem is that voters won't vote out the corruption. I think they do so because it *brings home the bacon* and they want a piece. Term limits has not helped the presidency in any way. Henry Kissinger still has too much influence after almost 50 years! I will remind you too, if you want to see the ineffectiveness of term limits, look to Mexico.
If the democrats acquire a large majority, they would be the focus of all the blame for anything that goes wrong. It's best to keep things evenly divided so they can shift that blame back and forth. So, we fall for this game and vote back and forth between R and D, blissfully unaware that we can vote for other, more respectful people. Also, look up "rotating villain".
Those hissy-fitters get paid big money to do exactly that. The kabuki has a purpose. Maybe if you were more involved with Wall Street gambling circuit, you too, would benefit from that purpose. I'm sorry you got caught in the crossfire. But with a 95% reelection rate, don't expect any improvement any time soon. Republicans and democrats work as a tag team to take your money.
That's right! Vote the republicans back in! That'll work. And then, when you get pissed off with the republicans again, you can vote for... wait for it... democrats! Because everybody knows, if you don't vote for one or the other, the cops will come and shoot your dog. Do you want that blood on your hands?
Doesn't matter to me. The democrats weren't doing anything with it. Let's watch them cry about it if they lose it. Anybody who votes for either is part of the problem. The opportunity to Clean The House is yours to lose. If you don't take the chance, go call somebody who gives a damn.
Well then you just have to vote for politician A. And when he screws up, don't reelect him, as you all do now, vote in politician B.. Vote on the issues that are important to you, not to the guys making the "donations". Look for preferably nonaligned politicians that aren't taking such donations. If you vote for them, nobody can keep them out of office, no matter how much money the bad guys have. If you continue to wait for the media to spoon feed your politicians to you, what you have now go on indefinitely.
I guess you're not noticing who is propping up all those "ideological politicians".. And it doesn't matter where the money comes from. Those politicians represent the interests of that money. I sincerely hope you understand the purpose of their "ideological" theater.
You know, I really have no expectations. I'm just trying to counter all the noise I keep on hearing about how helpless we are. It's bullshit. We could wake up Wednesday morning to a new world with the simple push of a button.
Sometimes it's better to show them they wasted their time and money trying to implement (or buy from some snake oil salesmen) DRM, that if we want to sample the game, we will. And if it makes a profit, the company is free to make a new level or a sequel or another game entirely. It is also best to remind these people that copyright is a privilege granted by the state. Then let's talk about letting the "market" decide.
The interesting tidbit from the summary is that this DRM is still holding up. I am curious as to why. Is it lack of interest, or is it that good?
The people who control our energy supplies are sociopaths. I don't believe they care about anybody's economy or repressive governments, outside their possible impediment to conducting business. If you want CO2 displacement, prove it will make a profit. Since our combined dollars don't amount to the proverbial *hill of beans*, next Tuesday will be your big chance to have any effect at all. Don't blame the system. Clean The House! They are all up for election. If you vote them all out, they just might get the message. Don't vote for industry errand boys, and turn off that light!
Let me guess - the proposed remedy involves the wealthier nations paying lots of money to the poorer nations?
It is nothing of the kind. They want poor individuals to make sacrifices (regress back to donkey carts, work for nothing, and eat bugs) so the delegates and the people they represent can keep their private jets and beluga caviar and still breathe the air and drink the water,and of course, sell the same to the rest of us... at a very reasonable price, I assure you...
Somebody else. The voters are what make the country a one party state. Nobody is forcing them to. They just want to push the button and go home. They should at least make a feeble effort to work the system better than that. Sorry, I know nobody wants to hear this, but they alone are responsible. The blame cannot be passed any further.
I worked for a company that had four different owners. We didn't notice...
Governments have always been bought and sold like any other commodity, and your politicians have always represented the money that finance them. It has always been about business. So, the question remains unanswered.
The presidency already has term limits, and the office is as corrupt as ever, riddled with scandals that would normally have the perpetrators in prison for a very long time. Yet, here they are, either in office, or living on a very nice retirement and making money from the "confessions" in their memoirs. The individual wears the red nose for the institution, or he doesn't get the job. Sorry, term limits doesn't even begin to address a problem that lies squarely on the shoulders of the people who vote for this. You need to find a real Sword of Damocles.
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You don't get it. The dems never had any intention of doing anything, and the republicans, being the team players they are, gave them a way out. And both remain the dominant power in Congress busily writing laws for the benefit of their financiers. And they got you thinking "Oh, poor, poor, democrats, they really tried".
This needs to get fixed, ASAP.
Yeah? How? I mean, I keep on hearing this, completely absent of any methodology whatsoever, so I'm just a little curious.
Just imagine the Enron principals decide to emigrate...?
He never would have become president...
The people that fund them don't expect "governance", only compliance. And so far, it appears the financiers are very happy with their "competence" (meaning they're good liars). I'm sorry, but you need to check who your politician represents before voting for them. The people they do represent think they are very competent. The voters must also. They keep reelecting them. I don't see how that provides for any incentive for change.
Because getting votes is all they are required to do. After that they just sign the papers their "donors" put in front of them until the next cycle. If they comply, they will get funding for reelection, put on big committees, free hookers and coke (don't think I'm kidding on that), if not, it's back to managing *Al's Tires and Wheel Alignment*. No competence required, only charisma, and not much of that either. Just sign here... and here... aaand here... thankyouverymuch
I really wonder how anybody can believe there is any honesty and what remotely could be called "honor" and respect in this business. These people couldn't be more overt. City sewers are cleaner than this. And here we are about to reelect over 90% of them back in. Maybe zombies are real.
The real point is that we need term limits for congress.
No.. No .. and NO! Term limits is stupid. You are just changing faces, not mitigating the corruption of the institution. The only problem is that voters won't vote out the corruption. I think they do so because it *brings home the bacon* and they want a piece. Term limits has not helped the presidency in any way. Henry Kissinger still has too much influence after almost 50 years! I will remind you too, if you want to see the ineffectiveness of term limits, look to Mexico.
If the democrats acquire a large majority, they would be the focus of all the blame for anything that goes wrong. It's best to keep things evenly divided so they can shift that blame back and forth. So, we fall for this game and vote back and forth between R and D, blissfully unaware that we can vote for other, more respectful people. Also, look up "rotating villain".
Those hissy-fitters get paid big money to do exactly that. The kabuki has a purpose. Maybe if you were more involved with Wall Street gambling circuit, you too, would benefit from that purpose. I'm sorry you got caught in the crossfire. But with a 95% reelection rate, don't expect any improvement any time soon. Republicans and democrats work as a tag team to take your money.
Both parties are very incompetent.
How in the world can you say that??? Together they get over 98% of the vote. Tell us all once again, please, where exactly is the incompetence?
That's right! Vote the republicans back in! That'll work. And then, when you get pissed off with the republicans again, you can vote for... wait for it... democrats! Because everybody knows, if you don't vote for one or the other, the cops will come and shoot your dog. Do you want that blood on your hands?
Doesn't matter to me. The democrats weren't doing anything with it. Let's watch them cry about it if they lose it. Anybody who votes for either is part of the problem. The opportunity to Clean The House is yours to lose. If you don't take the chance, go call somebody who gives a damn.
Well then you just have to vote for politician A. And when he screws up, don't reelect him, as you all do now, vote in politician B.. Vote on the issues that are important to you, not to the guys making the "donations". Look for preferably nonaligned politicians that aren't taking such donations. If you vote for them, nobody can keep them out of office, no matter how much money the bad guys have. If you continue to wait for the media to spoon feed your politicians to you, what you have now go on indefinitely.
Petro-dollar still rules. *Mission Accomplished!*
Even in Android, the flagship Samsung phone took a five digit bounty just to get root on it...
So, money is the hold up then... eh, makes sense. If you want it cracked, just put up some bucks.
I guess you're not noticing who is propping up all those "ideological politicians".. And it doesn't matter where the money comes from. Those politicians represent the interests of that money. I sincerely hope you understand the purpose of their "ideological" theater.
You know, I really have no expectations. I'm just trying to counter all the noise I keep on hearing about how helpless we are. It's bullshit. We could wake up Wednesday morning to a new world with the simple push of a button.
Hmmm... makes me wonder why Jefferson didn't join the Whiskey Rebellion, to see if he meant what he said. 16 years too soon, perhaps?
It is the only way we will ever be safe.
Does he want to make it illegal?
If tourists want to go to space, goddammit, get out of the damn way!
Buy a can of spray paint. Rumor has it that Linux will run.
Sometimes it's better to show them they wasted their time and money trying to implement (or buy from some snake oil salesmen) DRM, that if we want to sample the game, we will. And if it makes a profit, the company is free to make a new level or a sequel or another game entirely. It is also best to remind these people that copyright is a privilege granted by the state. Then let's talk about letting the "market" decide.
The interesting tidbit from the summary is that this DRM is still holding up. I am curious as to why. Is it lack of interest, or is it that good?
The people who control our energy supplies are sociopaths. I don't believe they care about anybody's economy or repressive governments, outside their possible impediment to conducting business. If you want CO2 displacement, prove it will make a profit. Since our combined dollars don't amount to the proverbial *hill of beans*, next Tuesday will be your big chance to have any effect at all. Don't blame the system. Clean The House! They are all up for election. If you vote them all out, they just might get the message. Don't vote for industry errand boys, and turn off that light!
Let me guess - the proposed remedy involves the wealthier nations paying lots of money to the poorer nations?
It is nothing of the kind. They want poor individuals to make sacrifices (regress back to donkey carts, work for nothing, and eat bugs) so the delegates and the people they represent can keep their private jets and beluga caviar and still breathe the air and drink the water ,and of course, sell the same to the rest of us... at a very reasonable price, I assure you...
Somebody else. The voters are what make the country a one party state. Nobody is forcing them to. They just want to push the button and go home. They should at least make a feeble effort to work the system better than that. Sorry, I know nobody wants to hear this, but they alone are responsible. The blame cannot be passed any further.
I worked for a company that had four different owners. We didn't notice...
Governments have always been bought and sold like any other commodity, and your politicians have always represented the money that finance them. It has always been about business. So, the question remains unanswered.
The presidency already has term limits, and the office is as corrupt as ever, riddled with scandals that would normally have the perpetrators in prison for a very long time. Yet, here they are, either in office, or living on a very nice retirement and making money from the "confessions" in their memoirs. The individual wears the red nose for the institution, or he doesn't get the job. Sorry, term limits doesn't even begin to address a problem that lies squarely on the shoulders of the people who vote for this. You need to find a real Sword of Damocles.