It's not really the government that's doing these things. It's the international bankers, who don't want the population to understand that it is them that keeps us in these wars. Thus, they subvert the democratic governments (I was heartened recently to hear that the police in Greece were writing warrants for the arrest of the international bankers) in order to sell more weapons, so that "we" kill "each other" and don't kill "them".
Thanks so much. That brought a smile, then a laugh. Good to experience at this old age.:)
And, I've experienced the reverse, and have handled it similarly eloquently: when a guy has approached me, I've said "Thank you very much, I am very happy to know that someone finds me attractive, but I prefer women." (Thanks, seriously, respect is appreciated; I don't reach out often.)
Thinking ron paul has a snowballs chance in hell is proof you have no clue about the usa and have not been paying attention for the last 20+ years.
Doesn't a snowball have very little chance in hell? I think there's an extra negative in your statement (or it's missing one), which makes it align with my thinking (in other words, people who think Ron Paul cannot win (or his ideas can't) have not been paying attention for the past 20 years). Or, as I've seen expressed more recently, Ron Paul is laying the groundwork in this year, for "Ron Paul 2016".
Yes! This current configuration of chemicals was able to move the ball better than that current configuration of chemicals!! We're talking about something important!!!!~
What I meant is, checkups and routine visits should not be covered. Like other types of insurance, "health insurance" should only cover catastrophes/emergencies. All other bills should be paid for efficiently by the service user, instead of the money swimming around a giant rat's nest of paperwork, losing a little bit each step of the way to the middlemen industry.
The results aren't all in. But, yeah, the collective tends to win out over the liberties. (How many times did Mr. Lincoln fail in politics, before he was killed as President? And I very seriously mean that parallel: I do not believe that Ron Paul will survive until the inauguration, if he wins, due to the MIC and short-sighted people "not wanting to lose jobs".)
Reality don't seem to register too well with libertarians.
Reality? It's physics-based. The current emotion/religion-based reality that we live in is temporary. But it could be a permanent resting place for those who think like me...
On the other hand, I view the individual as having the rights enshrined in the Constitution, unconstitutional laws be damned (as well as me, if I'm caught violating the unconstitutional laws, because I will need to expend resources to defend myself inappropriately and I will likely lose to boot).
So, no, I don't think that fair-haired people should "rule over the black-headed people like Shamash", because that way lies tyranny and reversed religious symbols (Godwin be damned). If you're taking my property away "for the benefit of the nebulous collective" then be prepared to deal with my defending my property, weakened though it has been through unconstitutional restrictions of weapon ownership.
The absolute onus is not laid on the individual to preserve himself, but on humanity to preserve itself. This is the foundation of all law and morality.
That's somewhat scary thinking right there: "You can be sacrificed for the good of the collective. Only we know what's good for the collective. Prepare yourself for sacrifice!"
Then again, you might be young, and fitting that old expression, "If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart; if you're not conservative when you're old, you have no brain." I've had both organs, and still do, but I've accumulated property since believing in the collective, and now I want to keep it.
You understand the math, but you suck at game theory.
There are nicer ways to put that, but it reminds me of towards the end of Iron Man: "I know the math, just do it!" (When he wanted to go really really high, so that the larger robot would experience "the icing problem.")
What I really came here to say, though, was that many people expressed, during the initial primary, that they were Ron Paul supporters through and through: if he did not win the primary, they would not knuckle under to the GOP party and vote for whoever they proposed; instead, they would vote for Ron Paul independently. So will I.
Whoever does win, I guarantee they won't implement any of the nut-job crap they talk about in the campaigns. They never do. This is how the game is played.
This. In the small towns in the mountains of Brazil a few hours outside Rio de Janeiro, the mayoral candidates (who end up winning) promise to purchase a fridge for every household. They never do, of course, but they keep getting voted for. Einstein's definition of insanity, anyone? We are turning into Brazil, or worse...
Similarly, my car insurance does not pay for oil changes, replacing worn tires, etc. My health insurance tries to cover everything, which makes it that much more expensive, overall, comparatively.
Ethanol-fueled, indeed. Sounds like you may have been the cause of several cases of equine shy bladder syndrome. (Mine was caused by a "special needs" kid shoving me into the urinal, unprovoked, in sixth grade.)
Training/taming a horse on the other hand, is the real problem.
Heh, well, I've broken horses before. You just have to know how to do it.
It's fairly simple: as you're starting to lose your seat, you will notice that one of your arms starts flailing. It is at this point that you must make a quick maneuver; I've found that pushing the left stick in the opposite direction as you're falling, will keep you on the horse. After about 10 to 30 seconds of this (depending on the top speed of said horse), you'll hear a victory noise and the camera will spin around, and the horse is yours.
I noticed you didn't mention Ron Paul. The mainstream media cringes every time they do; they try not to, but he's starting to gain momentum, especially among the patriots: the military personnel (serving, and veterans) contributed more to his campaign than to all other campaigns, combined. That's saying something; those actions speak much louder than Santorum's frothy words.
This, in a nutshell, is the problem: the view that believing scientific claims is in some way relating to religious faith. The entire point of science is to be able to verify claims, which is very much different from believing in the existence of deities that cannot be measured, verified, or tested in any way.
I am, quite seriously, working on a method to measure, verify, and test the Protector. (Or at least, so my cats keep telling me.)
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Thank you, Sid Meier. Now whenever I see that word, I hear a specific set of (5 I think?) rifle shots. (Civ3.)
Anyone who puts stock in this data as some sort of glimpse into another's thinking should not be allowed to make any kind of lasting decision.
I think the same about library checkouts, or book store purchases. (Perhaps I read the Koran to understand exactly why there's so much violence?)
It's not really the government that's doing these things. It's the international bankers, who don't want the population to understand that it is them that keeps us in these wars. Thus, they subvert the democratic governments (I was heartened recently to hear that the police in Greece were writing warrants for the arrest of the international bankers) in order to sell more weapons, so that "we" kill "each other" and don't kill "them".
this could be an article about My Little Pony, for all I know...
No, you're 37 days early...
The police may be in violation of the law if facebook even knows what the information is for.
Why do we have unconstitutional laws? (Oh, right, because of the breads and circuses...)
Thanks so much. That brought a smile, then a laugh. Good to experience at this old age. :)
And, I've experienced the reverse, and have handled it similarly eloquently: when a guy has approached me, I've said "Thank you very much, I am very happy to know that someone finds me attractive, but I prefer women." (Thanks, seriously, respect is appreciated; I don't reach out often.)
100 is a pretty good run. Do you think people live forever?
Not quite yet. I miss my grandfather. And uncle.
This might not be fully appropriate, but I like smart people and I'm single in the Boston area, and have been admiring your output. :)
Thinking ron paul has a snowballs chance in hell is proof you have no clue about the usa and have not been paying attention for the last 20+ years.
Doesn't a snowball have very little chance in hell? I think there's an extra negative in your statement (or it's missing one), which makes it align with my thinking (in other words, people who think Ron Paul cannot win (or his ideas can't) have not been paying attention for the past 20 years). Or, as I've seen expressed more recently, Ron Paul is laying the groundwork in this year, for "Ron Paul 2016".
follow in the steps of Yakov Smirnoff
"We stand behind your furniture." I really enjoyed that bit. :)
I mean, why, you'd rather discuss football?
Yes! This current configuration of chemicals was able to move the ball better than that current configuration of chemicals!! We're talking about something important!!!!~
What I meant is, checkups and routine visits should not be covered. Like other types of insurance, "health insurance" should only cover catastrophes/emergencies. All other bills should be paid for efficiently by the service user, instead of the money swimming around a giant rat's nest of paperwork, losing a little bit each step of the way to the middlemen industry.
IANAL...
Don't tell Santorum!!!
Why be careful with the hammer? I mean, other than avoiding your other thumb...
Reality don't seem to register too well with libertarians.
Reality? It's physics-based. The current emotion/religion-based reality that we live in is temporary. But it could be a permanent resting place for those who think like me...
I'm talking Red Dead Redemption. What are you talking? :)
On the other hand, I view the individual as having the rights enshrined in the Constitution, unconstitutional laws be damned (as well as me, if I'm caught violating the unconstitutional laws, because I will need to expend resources to defend myself inappropriately and I will likely lose to boot).
So, no, I don't think that fair-haired people should "rule over the black-headed people like Shamash", because that way lies tyranny and reversed religious symbols (Godwin be damned). If you're taking my property away "for the benefit of the nebulous collective" then be prepared to deal with my defending my property, weakened though it has been through unconstitutional restrictions of weapon ownership.
The absolute onus is not laid on the individual to preserve himself, but on humanity to preserve itself. This is the foundation of all law and morality.
That's somewhat scary thinking right there: "You can be sacrificed for the good of the collective. Only we know what's good for the collective. Prepare yourself for sacrifice!"
Then again, you might be young, and fitting that old expression, "If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart; if you're not conservative when you're old, you have no brain." I've had both organs, and still do, but I've accumulated property since believing in the collective, and now I want to keep it.
They go Republican no matter what my vote is, so I'm throwing it away even more when I vote for the lesser of two evils.
I tend to vote for the lesser of two weevils. Because, even though it's weevil, at least it eats less of my grain!!!
You understand the math, but you suck at game theory.
There are nicer ways to put that, but it reminds me of towards the end of Iron Man: "I know the math, just do it!" (When he wanted to go really really high, so that the larger robot would experience "the icing problem.")
What I really came here to say, though, was that many people expressed, during the initial primary, that they were Ron Paul supporters through and through: if he did not win the primary, they would not knuckle under to the GOP party and vote for whoever they proposed; instead, they would vote for Ron Paul independently. So will I.
Whoever does win, I guarantee they won't implement any of the nut-job crap they talk about in the campaigns. They never do. This is how the game is played.
This. In the small towns in the mountains of Brazil a few hours outside Rio de Janeiro, the mayoral candidates (who end up winning) promise to purchase a fridge for every household. They never do, of course, but they keep getting voted for. Einstein's definition of insanity, anyone? We are turning into Brazil, or worse...
Similarly, my car insurance does not pay for oil changes, replacing worn tires, etc. My health insurance tries to cover everything, which makes it that much more expensive, overall, comparatively.
Ethanol-fueled, indeed. Sounds like you may have been the cause of several cases of equine shy bladder syndrome. (Mine was caused by a "special needs" kid shoving me into the urinal, unprovoked, in sixth grade.)
Training/taming a horse on the other hand, is the real problem.
Heh, well, I've broken horses before. You just have to know how to do it.
It's fairly simple: as you're starting to lose your seat, you will notice that one of your arms starts flailing. It is at this point that you must make a quick maneuver; I've found that pushing the left stick in the opposite direction as you're falling, will keep you on the horse. After about 10 to 30 seconds of this (depending on the top speed of said horse), you'll hear a victory noise and the camera will spin around, and the horse is yours.
I noticed you didn't mention Ron Paul. The mainstream media cringes every time they do; they try not to, but he's starting to gain momentum, especially among the patriots: the military personnel (serving, and veterans) contributed more to his campaign than to all other campaigns, combined. That's saying something; those actions speak much louder than Santorum's frothy words.
This, in a nutshell, is the problem: the view that believing scientific claims is in some way relating to religious faith. The entire point of science is to be able to verify claims, which is very much different from believing in the existence of deities that cannot be measured, verified, or tested in any way.
I am, quite seriously, working on a method to measure, verify, and test the Protector. (Or at least, so my cats keep telling me.)