In that case, use a mirror. Reflect the light back at them. I'm just not interested in all this bleating on how 'helpless' we are. We are not. It is a conditioned response.
Humanity is far, far, far better off now than we were a thousand years ago...
Yes, I'm sure that your little part is much better than before. Nobody's trying to 'drag you backwards'. We're only going to keep trying to eliminate your privileged status, and despite your best efforts to obstruct us we are going to 'drag ourselves forwards', break out of your concrete boxes, and toss aside your emperor. Progress marches on, and will leave you behind.
Well, there you go. With the NRA on our side, we have something to shoot out the searchlight. The thing is this, if the voters remain so easily manipulated by bullshit, then it's time to rethink the validity of majority rule, which under the present circumstances is a dictatorship no better than any other. We should never let our rights be put up to a vote. But since we all got 'mouths to feed and bills to pay', we will continue to appease authority every morning when we go to work.
We don't need "rampaging armies raping and enslaving and murdering everyone in their way". We have the CIA (Al Qaeda) and KGB (or whatever they call themselves now) for that, and it's outsourced to the locals. Your 'modern society' is a crumbling facade. When the rulemakers refuse to live by the rules, then all bets are off.
Um, all piracy is commercial, and almost always involves some kind of lethal weaponry. If no money changes hands and/or the transaction is consensual, then it ain't piracy. Copyright is piracy. It takes money, heavy weaponry, and coercion to make it work.
Of course it's okay that the NSA does it, and next year's election results will reflect that. It's no use arguing whether it's 'right' or 'wrong'. We just need to figure a way neutralize it. All this philosophizing is a big waste of time and energy.
It would help a little if the use of TOR wasn't so obvious. TOR needs to do something to disguise itself a bit better. Slashdot (or anybody else) shouldn't know when you're using it.
...they haven't the monopoly on force the government has.
Yes they do, through copyrights and patents they are renting a piece of that government force. A monopoly no, they share this force with other corporations like Facebook, Disney, etc. But overall they do have a monopoly in that they are the few that have the resources to pay the 'rent'.
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In that case, use a mirror. Reflect the light back at them. I'm just not interested in all this bleating on how 'helpless' we are. We are not. It is a conditioned response.
Humanity is far, far, far better off now than we were a thousand years ago...
Yes, I'm sure that your little part is much better than before. Nobody's trying to 'drag you backwards'. We're only going to keep trying to eliminate your privileged status, and despite your best efforts to obstruct us we are going to 'drag ourselves forwards', break out of your concrete boxes, and toss aside your emperor. Progress marches on, and will leave you behind.
Well, there you go. With the NRA on our side, we have something to shoot out the searchlight. The thing is this, if the voters remain so easily manipulated by bullshit, then it's time to rethink the validity of majority rule, which under the present circumstances is a dictatorship no better than any other. We should never let our rights be put up to a vote. But since we all got 'mouths to feed and bills to pay', we will continue to appease authority every morning when we go to work.
That they come up with an original name...
We don't need "rampaging armies raping and enslaving and murdering everyone in their way". We have the CIA (Al Qaeda) and KGB (or whatever they call themselves now) for that, and it's outsourced to the locals. Your 'modern society' is a crumbling facade. When the rulemakers refuse to live by the rules, then all bets are off.
Yeah, when you want to wipe out a gang, you get a bigger gang. Turtles all the way up?
A gang is nothing less than a microcosm of your average sovereign state. The sole difference amongst them all is the scale.
The strongest do conquer the weak and continue to set up kingdoms and empires. They write the laws. What is your point?
The smoke that left your chimney, the light that shone out your window is no longer yours.
If gambling is illegal in Florida, why are people still allowed to bet on Wall Street? It's just another bookmaking operation
Um, all piracy is commercial, and almost always involves some kind of lethal weaponry. If no money changes hands and/or the transaction is consensual, then it ain't piracy. Copyright is piracy. It takes money, heavy weaponry, and coercion to make it work.
On the squawk list: Autolander touches down extremely hard
Response from the mechanic: This aircraft not equipped with autolander
Pathetic is your lack of a sense of humor.
The U.S. has no liberals of any consequence.
I think you'll find the U.S. Military is actually really good about gun safety...
Just don't get the hiccups...
You need to find another way of neutralizing it.
It will have to be a plank in a true populist 3rd party platform.
Fascist dictators are 'populists'. We shouldn't let the 'populous' define our rights.
Don't beowulves travel in packs?
The rest of us call it charcoal...
...corporate media keep us in the dark.
We can always light a candle...
The Immersion Project is PRISM... nice
Of course it's okay that the NSA does it, and next year's election results will reflect that. It's no use arguing whether it's 'right' or 'wrong'. We just need to figure a way neutralize it. All this philosophizing is a big waste of time and energy.
It would help a little if the use of TOR wasn't so obvious. TOR needs to do something to disguise itself a bit better. Slashdot (or anybody else) shouldn't know when you're using it.
...they haven't the monopoly on force the government has.
Yes they do, through copyrights and patents they are renting a piece of that government force. A monopoly no, they share this force with other corporations like Facebook, Disney, etc. But overall they do have a monopoly in that they are the few that have the resources to pay the 'rent'.
Yes, they want the police to protect them from their slaves