well, By that same measure (Per Capita) the US isn't even in the top ten Western Countries for mass shootings. Plenty of places that have strict gun control are.
Not that it matters, only hysteria created by the Politicians, Media (if it bleeds it leads) and useful idiots who think the "AR" in AR-15 means "Assault Rifle".
It is more than that. In this case, if people simply did their job, none of it would have happened, and even if it did happen, would have ended sooner. There is a bunch of "fail" in this story, but... BLAME THE GUN!!!
He was an adult. And also a Teenager. Saying "Teenager" makes it sound like he was 13 and not 19 (six years, and legal status change different).
IF you want to raise the age to purchase guns, then say so. AND I might even agree with you, if you are willing to make 21 the age of adulthood, and restrict all adult activities to that age (Smoking, Drinking, Sex, Voting etc).
All Technology has its benefits and its problems. And not always do they equal out. But over the long haul, technology has benefited mankind. Or else, we'd have a lot more Luddites.
If Venezuela only had oil as means for an economy, it would make sense. However, it used to also significant other assets, goods and services in addition to petroleum. Basing all their decisions on one commodity is a sure fire way to collapse an economy when alternative sources for said commodity exist. The problem isn't the people (rarely is), it is the government that knows better than everyone else what's good for everyone else. I'm sure the leaders in that country aren't suffering.
And specifically in this case, was not for "safety reasons" as the CGI character didn't do any real stunt.type move, he just fell down on the same floor he was standing on.
And don't forget the "If you're not with me, you're against me" binary logic that has permeated almost everything in our society. If you're not a SJW, then obviously you're a Self Centered Sociopath.
I realize that you may not be saying exactly that, but enough people reading what you said, agreed, quickly reinforcing their own binary view of the world.
I've seen it way too many times. The typical argument is "Why do I need to replace the controller, it works fine". The answer is, because it runs on a serial board interface on your old Win 95 machine that just died (22 years later) and the board doesn't fit in any new computer, and nobody makes the software for it or makes a replacement serial board to drive the machine.
The sad thing is, that just might bust the company.
Technically, the powers of the US government are supposed to be limited too. After all, it is "We the People" that are supposed to have the power of governance.
The scary thing is, we have all the evidence we need that they (The US Government) can spy on anyone they want. And they lie about it. And nothing happens when they do lie about it. Why anyone trusts anything they say is beyond me.
Though it is probably not considered a "distro" by those that count. However, my reasoning is that Linux is a kernel, everything else on top is the "distro", and as such, Linux via Android is the most used, well liked distro. And it isn't even close.
I think the point is, that it takes longer on the bus than it does to walk 6 km. That has been my experience for the most part. The only place where buses make any semblance of sense is when they run every 15 minutes.
I can do almost 100% of my work from home. There are rare occasions when equipment fails out of scope (lightning, power outage, upgrades/replacements) that require me to go onsite, but still that isn't my "office" work.
Quick Math, for those that can't do it in their heads.
40 Hours (std work week) * 95% work at home = 38 hours work at home, and 2 hours at the office.
My guess, is that 2 hours are stupid meetings, that should have been a memo in email, or *GASP* a teleconference. Lets just double it, and for the sake of it double it again. That means you can come to the office for two half days a week, and spend three full days, two half days working from where ever. That's 80% (original 95%) work from home.
Thank the left for Streisand Effecting them into relevance again. The liberals keep pointing to people nobody has ever heard of giving them the greatest platform in decades, all to keep a narrative alive that was all but dead. Liberals NEED the Nazis more than the right does, if only to point to them as being relevant. After all, how can you use the race card when racism is just a road sign in the rear view mirror?
Good News for blacks and the congressional black caucus can't even clap. THAT is how bad things are on the plantation, when the slaves realize they can just walk away.
Why bother with that, just have the courts declare it a right or unconstitutional as needed. That way, we can all be smug about how smart the idiots wearing robes are.
If you can show actual linkage between closing of offices and voter ID laws, specifically that they are more than just coincidental in nature, I'd be all ears to hear it.
From the Article... "To be fair, the state’s listed reasons for closing these offices seems more economical than anything else."
A full and complete sentence, that indicates that the closing of offices was not racist in nature. IF there is an absence of racial motivation, then the result cannot be racist. Then you get to the rest of the paragraph to get the "real" story (not the hyperbole)
"The Law Enforcement Agency rolled out a few new online applications earlier this year that can assist in getting people IDs and driver’s licenses. And the agency did the math on how many people were actually using the part-time DMV offices and found low usage."
Part time offices, closing due to low usage. Narrative is everything, facts don't matter.
RACIST is simply a tool to dismiss something that one doesn't like. However, crying racism often leads to actual racist thoughts, like this video exposes.
Voter ID laws are racist because they (particular race) don't know where to DMV is. They don't have the knowledge. They aren't aware or uninformed. They don't have ID. They....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
well, By that same measure (Per Capita) the US isn't even in the top ten Western Countries for mass shootings. Plenty of places that have strict gun control are.
https://crimeresearch.org/2015...
Not that it matters, only hysteria created by the Politicians, Media (if it bleeds it leads) and useful idiots who think the "AR" in AR-15 means "Assault Rifle".
Laws don't really matter if they're not enforced
It is more than that. In this case, if people simply did their job, none of it would have happened, and even if it did happen, would have ended sooner. There is a bunch of "fail" in this story, but ... BLAME THE GUN!!!
mentally deranged teenager
He was an adult. And also a Teenager. Saying "Teenager" makes it sound like he was 13 and not 19 (six years, and legal status change different).
IF you want to raise the age to purchase guns, then say so. AND I might even agree with you, if you are willing to make 21 the age of adulthood, and restrict all adult activities to that age (Smoking, Drinking, Sex, Voting etc).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
All Technology has its benefits and its problems. And not always do they equal out. But over the long haul, technology has benefited mankind. Or else, we'd have a lot more Luddites.
If Venezuela only had oil as means for an economy, it would make sense. However, it used to also significant other assets, goods and services in addition to petroleum. Basing all their decisions on one commodity is a sure fire way to collapse an economy when alternative sources for said commodity exist. The problem isn't the people (rarely is), it is the government that knows better than everyone else what's good for everyone else. I'm sure the leaders in that country aren't suffering.
Remember the angel when asked if they were for or against Israel said neither. ;)
Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come.
And specifically in this case, was not for "safety reasons" as the CGI character didn't do any real stunt.type move, he just fell down on the same floor he was standing on.
And don't forget the "If you're not with me, you're against me" binary logic that has permeated almost everything in our society. If you're not a SJW, then obviously you're a Self Centered Sociopath.
I realize that you may not be saying exactly that, but enough people reading what you said, agreed, quickly reinforcing their own binary view of the world.
I've seen it way too many times. The typical argument is "Why do I need to replace the controller, it works fine". The answer is, because it runs on a serial board interface on your old Win 95 machine that just died (22 years later) and the board doesn't fit in any new computer, and nobody makes the software for it or makes a replacement serial board to drive the machine.
The sad thing is, that just might bust the company.
Technically, the powers of the US government are supposed to be limited too. After all, it is "We the People" that are supposed to have the power of governance.
The scary thing is, we have all the evidence we need that they (The US Government) can spy on anyone they want. And they lie about it. And nothing happens when they do lie about it. Why anyone trusts anything they say is beyond me.
And yet, people don't see the problem. Oh, and the Republicans aren't any better than the Democrats at spending.
Android.
Though it is probably not considered a "distro" by those that count. However, my reasoning is that Linux is a kernel, everything else on top is the "distro", and as such, Linux via Android is the most used, well liked distro. And it isn't even close.
Then it isn't free, is it? Lets obfuscate the cost, and then nobody really knows how much anything really costs.
I think the point is, that it takes longer on the bus than it does to walk 6 km. That has been my experience for the most part. The only place where buses make any semblance of sense is when they run every 15 minutes.
I can do almost 100% of my work from home. There are rare occasions when equipment fails out of scope (lightning, power outage, upgrades/replacements) that require me to go onsite, but still that isn't my "office" work.
Quick Math, for those that can't do it in their heads.
40 Hours (std work week) * 95% work at home = 38 hours work at home, and 2 hours at the office.
My guess, is that 2 hours are stupid meetings, that should have been a memo in email, or *GASP* a teleconference. Lets just double it, and for the sake of it double it again. That means you can come to the office for two half days a week, and spend three full days, two half days working from where ever. That's 80% (original 95%) work from home.
They are Literally marching and protesting. There are hundreds of websites they own.
yes, I know. everyone right of Bernie Sanders is a Nazi. Yes, I've heard. Everything is Nazi this, and Nazi that.
Thank the left for Streisand Effecting them into relevance again. The liberals keep pointing to people nobody has ever heard of giving them the greatest platform in decades, all to keep a narrative alive that was all but dead. Liberals NEED the Nazis more than the right does, if only to point to them as being relevant. After all, how can you use the race card when racism is just a road sign in the rear view mirror?
Good News for blacks and the congressional black caucus can't even clap. THAT is how bad things are on the plantation, when the slaves realize they can just walk away.
Why bother with that, just have the courts declare it a right or unconstitutional as needed. That way, we can all be smug about how smart the idiots wearing robes are.
If you can show actual linkage between closing of offices and voter ID laws, specifically that they are more than just coincidental in nature, I'd be all ears to hear it.
From the Article ... "To be fair, the state’s listed reasons for closing these offices seems more economical than anything else."
A full and complete sentence, that indicates that the closing of offices was not racist in nature. IF there is an absence of racial motivation, then the result cannot be racist. Then you get to the rest of the paragraph to get the "real" story (not the hyperbole)
"The Law Enforcement Agency rolled out a few new online applications earlier this year that can assist in getting people IDs and driver’s licenses. And the agency did the math on how many people were actually using the part-time DMV offices and found low usage."
Part time offices, closing due to low usage. Narrative is everything, facts don't matter.
Maybe we can get one of those Grey Beards out there to program COBOL to do an age check program ;)
RACIST is simply a tool to dismiss something that one doesn't like. However, crying racism often leads to actual racist thoughts, like this video exposes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Voter ID laws are racist because they (particular race) don't know where to DMV is. They don't have the knowledge. They aren't aware or uninformed. They don't have ID. They ....
Categorizing all people one way. THAT is racist.