Not so smart, are they? And out of our control. I can safely say, we made Android what it is today, another bloated mess, so we can play Angry Birds during our daily death march, I mean, commute..
"Wealth of Nations" - Also pie in the sky. Lots of nice theories, few of which, just like communism, actually put into practice. Much of the world is suffering that now. Doesn't matter. In either case, corruption always has a direct relationship to proximity to power.
I'm pretty sure that our Founding Fathers would NOT have supported this.
Yeah, they probably would have. They already wiped out the 1st amendment with the Aliens and Sedition Act. The protection and authority of the state was first and foremost on their minds even back then.
98% of you people, including slashdotters, will vote either for a republican or a democrat. So, like, screw you. If you want this to stop, YOU have to make it stop.
It was pretty easy back in 1860. Why should now be any different? Just convince them they are under attack, and they do anything you ask. Besides, the cops seem to have no trouble shooting their fellow Americans. A soldier is an even easier mark.
There's lots of 'nice things' to say. They just don't add up the way you want to think they do. You speak from a very luxurious position, and get all defensive when challenged on it.
You are totally unable to see how subjective such statements are. There is no neutral position in which to quantify your 'justice velocity'. It's all a bunch of think tank nonsense.
It would be 2K if we kept using the vertical resolution that we have used since the beginning of TV. This move to horizontal resolution is pure marketing hype, and it sucks
Yes, well, as I keep on saying, but not getting through, is that it is very easy to put "peace and fairness on a scale from 1 to 100" when it's not your ass being raped with a broken coke bottle.
So what if the 'new' people do the same thing. That's no excuse to reelect them again. You do it until you get it right. But those who wait for mass media to spoon feed who they should vote for can fuck off.
That's just it. For the most part their concerns aren't valid. The government just wants to go on a witch hunt, and won't tolerate any interference. This is not the the main problem. The main problem is that we won't do anything about it and will reelect the same people who put all of this into place, as we have always done.
and yet the USA was set up to be a free Republic...
Pure show. The constitution put all the old rules back into place and protected all the old institutions. And right off the bat, you got the whiskey rebellion, and a little further down the line, the Aliens and Sedition Act.. Your 'free republic' is a sham, an illusion, its success (from a specific POV) notwithstanding.
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Not so smart, are they? And out of our control. I can safely say, we made Android what it is today, another bloated mess, so we can play Angry Birds during our daily death march, I mean, commute..
"Wealth of Nations" - Also pie in the sky. Lots of nice theories, few of which, just like communism, actually put into practice. Much of the world is suffering that now. Doesn't matter. In either case, corruption always has a direct relationship to proximity to power.
I'm pretty sure that our Founding Fathers would NOT have supported this.
Yeah, they probably would have. They already wiped out the 1st amendment with the Aliens and Sedition Act. The protection and authority of the state was first and foremost on their minds even back then.
Of course back in 1776 you couldn't... fly in an airplane...
You mean everybody was on the list back then?
Did you ever read the book? *Spoiler alert* The ultimate aim of communism is to abolish the state.
Well, singling out the democrats wouldn't win any points with me either.
The tea party has not been silenced at all. They can yell and scream all they want. They just have to pay their taxes, like the rest of us.
98% of you people, including slashdotters, will vote either for a republican or a democrat. So, like, screw you. If you want this to stop, YOU have to make it stop.
The constitution means squat if we don't ensure that violators are sanctioned.
...why is this suddenly news?
Nothing else happening, I suppose
It was pretty easy back in 1860. Why should now be any different? Just convince them they are under attack, and they do anything you ask. Besides, the cops seem to have no trouble shooting their fellow Americans. A soldier is an even easier mark.
Bring the buildings? Okay
People who take an "unusual" interest in knowing things are dangerous.
There's lots of 'nice things' to say. They just don't add up the way you want to think they do. You speak from a very luxurious position, and get all defensive when challenged on it.
You are totally unable to see how subjective such statements are. There is no neutral position in which to quantify your 'justice velocity'. It's all a bunch of think tank nonsense.
It would be 2K if we kept using the vertical resolution that we have used since the beginning of TV. This move to horizontal resolution is pure marketing hype, and it sucks
Yes, well, as I keep on saying, but not getting through, is that it is very easy to put "peace and fairness on a scale from 1 to 100" when it's not your ass being raped with a broken coke bottle.
You're right.. Creationism trumps biology
Yes, but selling voting machines creates jobs. Why do you hate free enterprise?
Corporations write the law. They have no bounds.
What are you complaining about? You knew that's what these people do, and yet you keep voting for them... WTF?!
So what if the 'new' people do the same thing. That's no excuse to reelect them again. You do it until you get it right. But those who wait for mass media to spoon feed who they should vote for can fuck off.
That's just it. For the most part their concerns aren't valid. The government just wants to go on a witch hunt, and won't tolerate any interference. This is not the the main problem. The main problem is that we won't do anything about it and will reelect the same people who put all of this into place, as we have always done.
and yet the USA was set up to be a free Republic...
Pure show. The constitution put all the old rules back into place and protected all the old institutions. And right off the bat, you got the whiskey rebellion, and a little further down the line, the Aliens and Sedition Act.. Your 'free republic' is a sham, an illusion, its success (from a specific POV) notwithstanding.
Change that to "a repressive government". No need for the US, of all places, to single out Iran, unless of course, you're trying to sell a war.