That revenue model actually works for the Something Awful forums, where some members are cheerful about being banned, paying another fee, and being reinstated.
This is why I've come to believe Americans deserve to be manipulated. They are beyond rational argument which is why it is out of fashion. Like trying to teach a pig to sing, it doesn't work and annoys the pig. Leadership in this country requires affirming the bigotry, ignorance, superstition, and stupidity of the masses. Religionists understood this long ago, which is why the mad superstitions of the desert are so popular. USians bitch about our politicians, but they perfectly reflect what we demand they do in turn for the vote of the masses.
There is no reason for a Christian to object to abortion, because it kills the same folks Christians don't miss if they die in another manner once ex-utero.
One party of a conversation should know it, but it is perfectly reasonable for a participant in a conversation to record it. Recording evidence of crime comes to mind as an example, such as being threatened via telephone.
"Don't think for a second that the financial and social successes in South America don't scare the hell out of the USA."
Which USA? I'm investing in Brazil, thank you very much. South Americans are no threat to the USA. Islam is rare there, and as they move moderately Left, insane Middle Eastern superstition isn't going to have much appeal.
Mellow, centrist, secular democracies are Good. The US can't do shit about them. It's too busy, will remain busy for decades, and is so Euro-centric it doesn't give a shit about anything South of the Mexican border.
Tactical nukes were available throughout the Cold War, with aircraft on standby ready to deliver them. A Nork invasion would have been a completely reasonable case for nuking North Korea and wiping out the Communist forces.
It means "forbidden to military forces", which exclusion is enforced by mining around it and shooting those who try to cross it.
The term isn't "bizarre" at all, nor is it Newspeak
"Demilitarized" doesn't mean "happy wank land where peaceful ponies fart rainbows", it means "a No Man's Land" barrier between enemies where intrusion is lawfully stopped by violence. No military units are allowed to operate in it without agreement between both nations. Shooting into is not the same thing as being in it.
"Luckily this university offers students a chance at the end of the year to evaluate the teacher. As far as I know, everyone has given a poor review and are praying they get fired."
Make sure PARENTS know the teacher sucks, in term of "the school isn't getting a return on its investment". An excellent way to attack someone is to express that their presence is costly, and their unfair grades are an economic penalty to students. Such a teacher discourages paying customers from attending their classes. This is WONDERFUL ammo with community colleges, by the way. They are driven by a few profitable programs which often carry the rest. Coordinated, plausible critiques over time can be a career ender. Better still if students casually express dissatisfaction to any staff they meet while asking them for advice. That undermines the target.
"Bad teachers teach the useful lessons of contempt for the system, resentment of bad authority, and how to route around people who deserve to be deceived and manipulated."
Troll, eh? Does anyone NOT think these are useful lessons for the real world?
Contempt for the current educational system is WIDELY expressed on Slashdot, ditto resentment of bad authority, and who here thinks human obstacles don't deserve to be lied to and manipulated in order to secure just victory over them?
A good, healthy "In my way? Fuck you!" attitude is perfectly appropriate in many situations. Students are going into a bad corrupt world full of scumbags, and should learn to be comfortable dealing with scumbags in order to secure necessary advantage. The scumbags are a fact of life, and learning to treat deserving people with scorn and contempt is a damn good life lesson, especially as opposed to being taught blind UNEARNED respect for everyone no matter what a pile of shit they may be.
Students know who the bad teachers are. If any youth out there want some useful advice, learn how to humor, steer, and exploit such people before they screw you over. People who teach blind submission are your enemies. Learn to win by making bad people genuinely think you like and respect them, even if you hate their guts. Avoid being exploited, and learn to exploit those who try to exploit you because you owe them nothing. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Learn to enjoy this and other games.:)
"So, if the occasional bad teacher can be good for students, then the occasional worst possible teacher should be great for the students, like a pedophile."
Some sugary dessert can be pleasant and a harmless treat.:)
"Im fairly certain one shit teacher can do more to screw up a generation than an entire school of laureate PHDs."
Bad teachers teach the useful lessons of contempt for the system, resentment of bad authority, and how to route around people who deserve to be deceived and manipulated.
"Protip: Learn what you're talking about before posting - airplanes are limited by treaty as well, as are warhead counts."
Protip: Doing that interferes with delectable nuke fear where everything that could possibly contain a warhead, Snoopy's dog house included, is seen as a first-strike weapon.
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That revenue model actually works for the Something Awful forums, where some members are cheerful about being banned, paying another fee, and being reinstated.
- Selective b0m8 detonation
"If sane Christians would start getting loud themselves, it'd help."
They lack the courage of their convictions, and/or provide tacit support to the active Fundies because they are _passive_ Fundies.
If you aren't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. We hear all about sane superstitionists when they are marketing their faith...
"Where are my GNAA homies?"
RTFA, they are evidently running Oracle.
This is why I've come to believe Americans deserve to be manipulated. They are beyond rational argument which is why it is out of fashion. Like trying to teach a pig to sing, it doesn't work and annoys the pig. Leadership in this country requires affirming the bigotry, ignorance, superstition, and stupidity of the masses. Religionists understood this long ago, which is why the mad superstitions of the desert are so popular.
USians bitch about our politicians, but they perfectly reflect what we demand they do in turn for the vote of the masses.
There is no reason for a Christian to object to abortion, because it kills the same folks Christians don't miss if they die in another manner once ex-utero.
"ordinary people who would have nothing to gain for voting for right-wing parties"
Jesus wants them to, which is enough.
One party of a conversation should know it, but it is perfectly reasonable for a participant in a conversation to record it.
Recording evidence of crime comes to mind as an example, such as being threatened via telephone.
"Sure, I could be paranoid...can't rule anything out, in such a large universe."
Being persecuted for Revolutionary acts is delectable. Roll with it.
"Also, since the US isn't switching, the rest of the world needs to keep a mag strip on their cards."
No, it doesn't. Credit card numbers can be manually transcribed and called in by telephone.
"Don't think for a second that the financial and social successes in South America don't scare the hell out of the USA."
Which USA? I'm investing in Brazil, thank you very much. South Americans are no threat to the USA. Islam is rare there, and as they move moderately Left, insane Middle Eastern superstition isn't going to have much appeal.
Mellow, centrist, secular democracies are Good. The US can't do shit about them. It's too busy, will remain busy for decades, and is so Euro-centric it doesn't give a shit about anything South of the Mexican border.
There isn't much argument for regulating it outside of the internet either.
Scaring enemies can be useful. People are simple, only behave themselves out of fear, so make them afraid enough not to fuck with you.
Social skills are only good against SOME people. They are worth learning like any other rewarding game.
What martial art focuses most on disabling and killing an opponent, having the same goals as military combatives training?
Tactical nukes were available throughout the Cold War, with aircraft on standby ready to deliver them. A Nork invasion would have been a completely reasonable case for nuking North Korea and wiping out the Communist forces.
It means "forbidden to military forces", which exclusion is enforced by mining around it and shooting those who try to cross it.
The term isn't "bizarre" at all, nor is it Newspeak
"Demilitarized" doesn't mean "happy wank land where peaceful ponies fart rainbows", it means "a No Man's Land" barrier between enemies where intrusion is lawfully stopped by violence. No military units are allowed to operate in it without agreement between both nations. Shooting into is not the same thing as being in it.
The Norks cross into China, not generally over the DMZ. Defending SK is so vital that a few dead Nork border jumpers are literally trivial.
Outing people who work to deny others civil rights is a bit different from outing people who were not organizing to do so.
"Luckily this university offers students a chance at the end of the year to evaluate the teacher. As far as I know, everyone has given a poor review and are praying they get fired."
Make sure PARENTS know the teacher sucks, in term of "the school isn't getting a return on its investment". An excellent way to attack someone is to express that their presence is costly, and their unfair grades are an economic penalty to students. Such a teacher discourages paying customers from attending their classes. This is WONDERFUL ammo with community colleges, by the way. They are driven by a few profitable programs which often carry the rest. Coordinated, plausible critiques over time can be a career ender. Better still if students casually express dissatisfaction to any staff they meet while asking them for advice. That undermines the target.
"Bad teachers teach the useful lessons of contempt for the system, resentment of bad authority, and how to route around people who deserve to be deceived and manipulated."
Troll, eh? Does anyone NOT think these are useful lessons for the real world?
Contempt for the current educational system is WIDELY expressed on Slashdot, ditto resentment of bad authority, and who here thinks human obstacles don't deserve to be lied to and manipulated in order to secure just victory over them?
A good, healthy "In my way? Fuck you!" attitude is perfectly appropriate in many situations. Students are going into a bad corrupt world full of scumbags, and should learn to be comfortable dealing with scumbags in order to secure necessary advantage. The scumbags are a fact of life, and learning to treat deserving people with scorn and contempt is a damn good life lesson, especially as opposed to being taught blind UNEARNED respect for everyone no matter what a pile of shit they may be.
Students know who the bad teachers are. If any youth out there want some useful advice, learn how to humor, steer, and exploit such people before they screw you over. People who teach blind submission are your enemies. Learn to win by making bad people genuinely think you like and respect them, even if you hate their guts. Avoid being exploited, and learn to exploit those who try to exploit you because you owe them nothing. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Learn to enjoy this and other games. :)
"So, if the occasional bad teacher can be good for students, then the occasional worst possible teacher should be great for the students, like a pedophile."
Some sugary dessert can be pleasant and a harmless treat. :)
"finding employment outside the reach of the incompetents."
Finding an alternate universe would be quite an accomplishment!
"Im fairly certain one shit teacher can do more to screw up a generation than an entire school of laureate PHDs."
Bad teachers teach the useful lessons of contempt for the system, resentment of bad authority, and how to route around people who deserve to be deceived and manipulated.
"why not treat and cure these individuals at the fetus stage so that they and we need not suffer from the impact of inaction?"
Abortion is simpler and trivial to perform.
"Protip: Learn what you're talking about before posting - airplanes are limited by treaty as well, as are warhead counts."
Protip: Doing that interferes with delectable nuke fear where everything that could possibly contain a warhead, Snoopy's dog house included, is seen as a first-strike weapon.