"We can secure everything, so let's not secure anything."
You're missing some negatives here, but I'll answer what I assume you're saying.
What I'd argue is, "We can't secure everything, so let's don't enact intrusive, expensive, ineffective security measures that won't improve our security, but serve only to track the public at large".
Uniquely identifying a car is already done by license plates. Tracking cars' movements en masse and maintaining that data is, indeed, a great evil.
The government never gets to "grant" rights. People already HAVE rights, and when the government infringes them, the government is behaving in an unconstitutional manner that is contrary to the written intent of our founding fathers.
Gay people already have the right to get married. They also have the right (as do all of us) to paint themselves blue and cavort in National Parks.
You think socialized medicine is a good idea. That's fine...you're entitled to your opinion. I certainly believe that the American system has serious issues, but having a State-run insurance program is not, repeat, NOT the solution.
You must not be on any of the waiting lists I've heard about in the vaunted Canadian healthcare system.
Anything a politician does, he does to get himself re-elected. If it serves you, that's only a byproduct, and it probably costs you more than you'd pay for it otherwise.
And since you attach good associations to "doing the right thing", you were acting in your own interest. You chose to do something that gave you a net positive result.
People always act in their own PERCIEVED self interest. The trick is to make that perception complete enough to appreciate all facets of one's TRUE self interest.
Rand was an egomaniacal twit, but I do agree with her on this point.
I felt every second of the years between 1981 and now, and thought about the complete lack of advancement. Had the Shuttle led to better, more reliable, less expensive space launch technologies, it would have been a superb achievement. As it stands, it's a sacred cow. Rather than thinking "How can we explore space", NASA is relegated to think "How can we narrowly justify our meager budget by doing flags n' footprints silliness with Shuttle and STS?"
I want space exploration and exploitation, not jacking around in LEO.
I'm glad nobody died when Shuttle launched today. I'm NOT glad that Shuttle went back into service.
When was the last time a write in candidate won any higher office than, say, dog catcher?
That's a false choice. It doesn't mean anything.
Why does a candidate have to look like a Vegas hotel? Because the Republicans and Democrats find that a high barrier of entry preserves their power structure.
It's not the government: It's the people that pick the government. Hint: That's not us.
Well, you haven't met me. I liked the lions Voltron much more.
I found a knock-off recast of the fifteen vehicle Voltron on the shelf at Toys R Us for $15 a couple years ago. The plastics are total crap, but it assembles nicely and cost $15, which is good enough for me.
I've also got the die cast five lions Voltron reissue from a few years ago. Love that toy. When I was a kid, my folks bought me the plastic lions with the pull-back motors in their bellies. I was so proud of myself when I found where they'd hidden it before Christmas, and actually managed to get it out of the box and play with it without getting caught.
Yeah it's a glitch in the system! It's a glitch that has been engineered in by generations of Republican and Democrat party bosses. They control the elections, they control the purse strings, they control the stage.
Look at how much effort and funding is needed to get a 'third party' (the very moniker offends me) candidate any meaningful traction in a statewide or national election.
The voters cannot be held responsible unless and until they have a free choice, and the one thing the parties in power agree on is that free choice is bad for them.
Washington was right about political parties: They are perverting the representative democracy for their own selfish aims.
Wow. Who knew that the Final Authority on English Language Usage posted on/.? I sure didn't. Can I have your phone number, so I can consult you on what is and is not "how it was"? Wouldn't want to be using the language in a way that violates the Natural Order of Things.
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What's your counterexample? What action has been taken that does not serve the actor's percieved, net benefit?
"We can secure everything, so let's not secure anything."
You're missing some negatives here, but I'll answer what I assume you're saying.
What I'd argue is, "We can't secure everything, so let's don't enact intrusive, expensive, ineffective security measures that won't improve our security, but serve only to track the public at large".
Uniquely identifying a car is already done by license plates. Tracking cars' movements en masse and maintaining that data is, indeed, a great evil.
You get surveillance, or freedom. Never both.
You've just done an excellent job at explaining why monopolies are bad.
What's your point?
See, that's the thing that sets my teeth on edge:
The government never gets to "grant" rights. People already HAVE rights, and when the government infringes them, the government is behaving in an unconstitutional manner that is contrary to the written intent of our founding fathers.
Gay people already have the right to get married. They also have the right (as do all of us) to paint themselves blue and cavort in National Parks.
Liberty is not negotiable, in my opinion.
Most Canadians aren't deathly ill.
You think socialized medicine is a good idea. That's fine...you're entitled to your opinion. I certainly believe that the American system has serious issues, but having a State-run insurance program is not, repeat, NOT the solution.
I think you need to put that joke back in the oven. It's not done yet.
You must not be on any of the waiting lists I've heard about in the vaunted Canadian healthcare system.
Anything a politician does, he does to get himself re-elected. If it serves you, that's only a byproduct, and it probably costs you more than you'd pay for it otherwise.
Uh, OK. Good?
I don't know what this has to do with anything...
You attach value to the notion of not taking more than you pay for (as a lot of us do), and that value motivates you.
It's a simple statement, yes, but its nuances are infinite. I think you're attempting to oversimplify my axiom.
"He really puts an effort into doing what he thinks the people of CT really want"
Actually, I think he puts a large effort into making you believe that, without actually doing anything productive.
You know, like all other politicians.
I think the lazy thinkers are the ones who believe political philosophy can be distilled down to a one dimensional spectrum.
All politicians use "think of the children!" rhetoric, and it's always bogus.
"guess what comes from morons"
Uh, moricity?
I don't get it.
"elected representatives do something to make the world around me better"
When was the last time this happened?
And since you attach good associations to "doing the right thing", you were acting in your own interest. You chose to do something that gave you a net positive result.
People always act in their own PERCIEVED self interest. The trick is to make that perception complete enough to appreciate all facets of one's TRUE self interest.
Rand was an egomaniacal twit, but I do agree with her on this point.
I felt a LOT older.
I felt every second of the years between 1981 and now, and thought about the complete lack of advancement. Had the Shuttle led to better, more reliable, less expensive space launch technologies, it would have been a superb achievement. As it stands, it's a sacred cow. Rather than thinking "How can we explore space", NASA is relegated to think "How can we narrowly justify our meager budget by doing flags n' footprints silliness with Shuttle and STS?"
I want space exploration and exploitation, not jacking around in LEO.
I'm glad nobody died when Shuttle launched today. I'm NOT glad that Shuttle went back into service.
Oooh, the cut...so deep. Bleeding to death. Need...hug...from...your...mom....
When was the last time a write in candidate won any higher office than, say, dog catcher?
That's a false choice. It doesn't mean anything.
Why does a candidate have to look like a Vegas hotel? Because the Republicans and Democrats find that a high barrier of entry preserves their power structure.
It's not the government: It's the people that pick the government. Hint: That's not us.
Well, you haven't met me. I liked the lions Voltron much more.
I found a knock-off recast of the fifteen vehicle Voltron on the shelf at Toys R Us for $15 a couple years ago. The plastics are total crap, but it assembles nicely and cost $15, which is good enough for me.
I've also got the die cast five lions Voltron reissue from a few years ago. Love that toy. When I was a kid, my folks bought me the plastic lions with the pull-back motors in their bellies. I was so proud of myself when I found where they'd hidden it before Christmas, and actually managed to get it out of the box and play with it without getting caught.
Yeah it's a glitch in the system! It's a glitch that has been engineered in by generations of Republican and Democrat party bosses. They control the elections, they control the purse strings, they control the stage.
Look at how much effort and funding is needed to get a 'third party' (the very moniker offends me) candidate any meaningful traction in a statewide or national election.
The voters cannot be held responsible unless and until they have a free choice, and the one thing the parties in power agree on is that free choice is bad for them.
Washington was right about political parties: They are perverting the representative democracy for their own selfish aims.
Not acceptable. I'm not willing to settle for the same "exploration" we had 25 years ago. It's not sufficient.
Yeah, it's exciting for little kids, that's great and all. What about my generation, whose dreams of colonizing space are now dead?
Sorry, NASA totally fails to inspire me anymore.
I think you missed a verb there, Sparky.
No, it takes more money than I've got.
Why do you care what people call it? Why do you have to prove anything to anybody?
"Idiotic Americans"? Grow a spine.
Wow. Who knew that the Final Authority on English Language Usage posted on /.? I sure didn't. Can I have your phone number, so I can consult you on what is and is not "how it was"? Wouldn't want to be using the language in a way that violates the Natural Order of Things.
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"Britian sponsored for a long time"
It's a bit disingenuous for you to single out Britain as a sponsor of privateers. Every nation was writing letters of marque back then.