Do you mean Kavanaugh's phony accuser that has an inconsistent, unsubstantiated story and has been caught lying about being afraid to fly, among other things?
The fact that you can believe this sentence is... sad. And this is with the series of Kavanaugh's lies notwithstanding.
You mean gold star families that attacked him politically?
First, if you believe it's the case that it was a political attack and not throwing his own words back at him, I would like to think that we would want the leader of our country, or at that time prospective leader, to be a bigger person than that. Or have an ounce of empathy for the dead.
Second, he was called out about his hypocrisy on his comments of sacrifice and the proposed Muslim ban. Feel free to disagree with their opinion, but their son served, and they have every right to talk about sacrifice and equal protection under the law. If you think that makes them fair game for attacks over their family, well, that says more about you than Trump.
There was a national media storm just because Trump didn't disavow him quick enough.
No, first he lied about not knowing who he is. Then he attempted cover with a lie about a faulty earpiece.
I actually think of this as a way to make people pay for externalized costs. Like the coal industry. You want to consistently be a part of bad practices? Now it's time to pay for it. Eating large quantities of fats and red meats should force people to be on a higher plan.
Granted, I don't think people's best interests are at the heart of this monitoring idea, but I think that's the best way to get lower premiums. If our diets were better our health care bills would be drastically reduced over time.
"Competes" is a very loosely-defined word in this arena. Does aspirin compete with ibuprofen? Does marijuana compete with all opioids? Those are but 2 examples.
You should add a caveat for the spineless Republicans too scared to do anything about it. I understand the larger point, however, that there's no active resistance.
Uh huh. You believe staffers are going to convince the Senate *AND* the House of Representatives to sign onto the 25th Amendment to remove someone their base loves? How many times do they need to demonstrate that they care more about staying in power than serving the nation?
If someone wants to give a protest vote, then effing do it. Collapsing and saying the heck with it because of the perception or assumption that nobody else cares shouldn't matter. It's not much of a protest if you cannot even bother to do it.
Whether it's 66% for or against, the point is: trust facts over people's opinions. I'd think on Slashdot that would be kind of an obvious point. Perhaps I'm wrong.
Well, you justified Google's choice by saying that "they're analyzing the credibility that the public assigns to these web sites". Given that so many people do not trust these web sites, that statement is wrong.
I made no such claim.
That has nothing to do with what we were discussing, but it's an interesting factoid on its own, since it puts into perspective the support of millennials for Democrats, progressivism, social justice, and environmentalism, doesn't it?
1) If you are asking me to seriously consider the weight of the 72% of people that see news as fake, or whatever, it has everything to do with the discussion
2) The rest is a bunch of flamebait I have no interest in responding to, which is funny considering you're accusing me of launching a non-sequitur
I finally got around to watching Avengers: Infinity War this weekend. Thanos' motivations are certainly interesting when you put them into contexts like this. I realize this is largely off-topic, but... I guess I'm saying I agree with you that near extinction-level events are probably going to be needed for a course correction.
Anyway, I'm feeling nice and cheery now. Time to get some coding done...
Still no evidence linked. I'll act surprised later today.
Offtopic to my request, but what the heck, I'll respond to the rest.
No I do not want universal voting. So you want all those people who dropped out of high school to vote? All those people you had to sit beside in the 101 classes? Plus anyone who has wandered into the country?
I'm not sure that I would want universal voting, but I've spent about 0 seconds thinking about that. The only thing in the ballpark of this that sounds appealing to me is having our environment be in a place where people feel compelled to vote and we get 80% turnout, even for local elections, because people feel like their vote makes a difference. I'm pretty sure we can agree that the current environment doesn't feel that way (for reasons that I'm sure we wouldn't agree on).
I think having enough drive and intelligence to obtain one of three or four required IDs is a very low bar.
The drive to obtain a license to vote is low, agreed. This is not surprising considering the percentage of people that are registered to vote that wind up actually voting.
If the same number of Democrats who were able to vote for Obama the first time vote next time I am sure Democrats will gain total control of the government in 2020 and then all your dreams will come true. You may even get the pleasure of putting down an armed insurrection. I can hardly wait.
So, if we go back to government circa 2009 you're claiming to look forward to an armed insurrection? Aside from that not making any of my dreams come true, I'm not touching that mess.
Yes, she was cheered. Alex Jones also has viewers. What is the point you are attempting to make with this? For context, here's a quote from a Democratic leader on the matter (in the latter article you linked):
"I don't see how you can hold her up as an example of somebody to be proud of. What she did was reprehensible."
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Yes, never criticize those above you. Great credo for those who yearn to live in a dictatorship.
As an observer of this conversation, pointing out someone's snobbishness with, a highly-snobbish tone digs into the point you're trying to make.
He supports the use of medical marijuana (a first for republican president).
Where's the proposed policy on this, and why pick one of the most anti-marijuana people around to be the Attorney General?
Do you mean Kavanaugh's phony accuser that has an inconsistent, unsubstantiated story and has been caught lying about being afraid to fly, among other things?
The fact that you can believe this sentence is... sad. And this is with the series of Kavanaugh's lies notwithstanding.
You mean gold star families that attacked him politically?
First, if you believe it's the case that it was a political attack and not throwing his own words back at him, I would like to think that we would want the leader of our country, or at that time prospective leader, to be a bigger person than that. Or have an ounce of empathy for the dead. Second, he was called out about his hypocrisy on his comments of sacrifice and the proposed Muslim ban. Feel free to disagree with their opinion, but their son served, and they have every right to talk about sacrifice and equal protection under the law. If you think that makes them fair game for attacks over their family, well, that says more about you than Trump.
There was a national media storm just because Trump didn't disavow him quick enough.
No, first he lied about not knowing who he is. Then he attempted cover with a lie about a faulty earpiece.
Oh please, he insults victims of assault and attacks gold star families, and you think he wouldn't survive a simple picture?
Productive question: what can we do better?
Apologies, I forgot my sarcasm tag on that post. I was wholeheartedly agreeing with you.
That only makes sense if they were a marketing company and not an engineering company.
I actually think of this as a way to make people pay for externalized costs. Like the coal industry. You want to consistently be a part of bad practices? Now it's time to pay for it. Eating large quantities of fats and red meats should force people to be on a higher plan.
Granted, I don't think people's best interests are at the heart of this monitoring idea, but I think that's the best way to get lower premiums. If our diets were better our health care bills would be drastically reduced over time.
"Competes" is a very loosely-defined word in this arena. Does aspirin compete with ibuprofen? Does marijuana compete with all opioids? Those are but 2 examples.
We don't need to heavily regulate this particular market.
You're kidding, right? Medicine??? Yeah, who cares if people die - we're regulation-free!
You should add a caveat for the spineless Republicans too scared to do anything about it. I understand the larger point, however, that there's no active resistance.
This sounds racist too.
Uh huh. You believe staffers are going to convince the Senate *AND* the House of Representatives to sign onto the 25th Amendment to remove someone their base loves? How many times do they need to demonstrate that they care more about staying in power than serving the nation?
If someone wants to give a protest vote, then effing do it. Collapsing and saying the heck with it because of the perception or assumption that nobody else cares shouldn't matter. It's not much of a protest if you cannot even bother to do it.
Whether it's 66% for or against, the point is: trust facts over people's opinions. I'd think on Slashdot that would be kind of an obvious point. Perhaps I'm wrong.
Well, you justified Google's choice by saying that "they're analyzing the credibility that the public assigns to these web sites". Given that so many people do not trust these web sites, that statement is wrong.
I made no such claim.
That has nothing to do with what we were discussing, but it's an interesting factoid on its own, since it puts into perspective the support of millennials for Democrats, progressivism, social justice, and environmentalism, doesn't it?
1) If you are asking me to seriously consider the weight of the 72% of people that see news as fake, or whatever, it has everything to do with the discussion
2) The rest is a bunch of flamebait I have no interest in responding to, which is funny considering you're accusing me of launching a non-sequitur
But... but... we could be IN CONTROL!
Well, 66% of millenials think the Earth is not round. As such, forgive me for not taking people's opinions on what they think as fake or false news as incontrovertible fact.
I see where you're going with this. Is there a 7 1/2th floor in Trump Tower? Who's up for a treasure hunt??
I finally got around to watching Avengers: Infinity War this weekend. Thanos' motivations are certainly interesting when you put them into contexts like this. I realize this is largely off-topic, but... I guess I'm saying I agree with you that near extinction-level events are probably going to be needed for a course correction.
Anyway, I'm feeling nice and cheery now. Time to get some coding done...
Even then he has been well checked by both the Congress
*Snicker*.... huh?
Still no evidence linked. I'll act surprised later today.
Offtopic to my request, but what the heck, I'll respond to the rest.
No I do not want universal voting. So you want all those people who dropped out of high school to vote? All those people you had to sit beside in the 101 classes? Plus anyone who has wandered into the country?
I'm not sure that I would want universal voting, but I've spent about 0 seconds thinking about that. The only thing in the ballpark of this that sounds appealing to me is having our environment be in a place where people feel compelled to vote and we get 80% turnout, even for local elections, because people feel like their vote makes a difference. I'm pretty sure we can agree that the current environment doesn't feel that way (for reasons that I'm sure we wouldn't agree on).
I think having enough drive and intelligence to obtain one of three or four required IDs is a very low bar.
The drive to obtain a license to vote is low, agreed. This is not surprising considering the percentage of people that are registered to vote that wind up actually voting.
If the same number of Democrats who were able to vote for Obama the first time vote next time I am sure Democrats will gain total control of the government in 2020 and then all your dreams will come true. You may even get the pleasure of putting down an armed insurrection. I can hardly wait.
So, if we go back to government circa 2009 you're claiming to look forward to an armed insurrection? Aside from that not making any of my dreams come true, I'm not touching that mess.
No, sorry. You claim voter fraud is a problem. Provide evidence there is and then we can talk about potential solutions.
"I don't see how you can hold her up as an example of somebody to be proud of. What she did was reprehensible."