That actually sounds like an interesting story....I'll look it up.
I wouldn't say the politics of the writer was particularly obvious to my reading, though it was in a collection of stories and beyond the premise I don't recall a great deal about it. I think the MacGuffin there was a bio-engineered virus by People Who Knew What Needed To Be Done (rather like the main villain in the first Kingsman movie). I vaguely recall the whole thing discovered by a researcher or doctor who found out just a little too late and the main villain being shot by the nominal good guys. I think it was set in a rain forest.
Electric vehicle, solar installs, farm, oil (if there are any), etc....they're not called for in the Constitution anyway, and are just a form of virtue signalling.
I'd love an electric car myself once they double the range and shave a zero off those price tags, but I don't expect other people to help pay for it.
> Gun ownership is an outdated right because civilised
> society doesn't have the need for guns everywhere, only
> at appropriate gun sport venues under lock and key until
> required for sport......
I'm curious how did you decide that? I don't recall a vote, and I would not agree with your assertion in any case whatsoever. If you tried to take them, I suspect you'd use men and women with guns--obvious hypocrisy is obvious--to enforce your will.
How 'bout you have a gun if you want one (or not), and I'll do the same eh?
I had a course in shooting safety as part of my Hunter's Safety class.
I felt was a horrible waste of my time and rolled my eyes mightily at some of the videos (the kid pulling his loaded gun out of the front sea muzzle first was the best), but the shooting courses were instructive enough.
Technically you could vote on such a thing, but those rights did not come from the government and hence cannot be taken away by the government. They are [re-existing and hence inalienable.
It's *all* basically not very well thought out or documented. I have no need to have an alternative theory, as global **is** the "alternative theory"--and it's not proven.
There are *some* credible findings that point towards to global warming, and there are just as many that point against it. I simply find nothing **convincing** that shows global warming exists. There's nothing to suggest that the planet warming gradually since the last ice age has accelerated, or gone wonky, or doing anything at all unexpected.
Perhaps of course you're more easily convinced. That's fair, in a generic way.
I have DirectTV, and about the only reason is that my mother watches WAY more channels that I do. If it were me I'd either cut down to the bare package or get rid of it entirely.
I've love an ala carte system but they won't resort to that until they've lost more subscribers--and then they'll try to make it up with charges.
Question about a UBI: If this is a thing I own because it's given to me, can I sign it away to some other entity in return for, say, a lump sum payment?
> A UBI would actually be pretty much a requirement to fulfilling that definition, as
> well as guaranteed health care.
Interesting. How do you propose to force another to provide a service to you, except via force?
Guaranteed health care is the ultimate expression of such force. By right do you have to force a physician to do a thing at some price you decided? It's grossly immoral in any free society.
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That actually sounds like an interesting story....I'll look it up.
I wouldn't say the politics of the writer was particularly obvious to my reading, though it was in a collection of stories and beyond the premise I don't recall a great deal about it. I think the MacGuffin there was a bio-engineered virus by People Who Knew What Needed To Be Done (rather like the main villain in the first Kingsman movie). I vaguely recall the whole thing discovered by a researcher or doctor who found out just a little too late and the main villain being shot by the nominal good guys. I think it was set in a rain forest.
Sounds like it's very much your story though.
Ferret
I'm okay with that. Why spend money on a theory when it's shown it won't do what Paris wants anyway?
Ferret
Electric vehicle, solar installs, farm, oil (if there are any), etc....they're not called for in the Constitution anyway, and are just a form of virtue signalling.
I'd love an electric car myself once they double the range and shave a zero off those price tags, but I don't expect other people to help pay for it.
Ferret
>I believe 89 people died there, and Paris gun laws are plenty strict. It's almost > like crazy murderous people don't care about the gun laws.
Well said.
Ferret
> Gun ownership is an outdated right because civilised > society doesn't have the need for guns everywhere, only > at appropriate gun sport venues under lock and key until > required for sport. .....
I'm curious how did you decide that? I don't recall a vote, and I would not agree with your assertion in any case whatsoever. If you tried to take them, I suspect you'd use men and women with guns--obvious hypocrisy is obvious--to enforce your will.
How 'bout you have a gun if you want one (or not), and I'll do the same eh?
Ferret
I had a course in shooting safety as part of my Hunter's Safety class.
I felt was a horrible waste of my time and rolled my eyes mightily at some of the videos (the kid pulling his loaded gun out of the front sea muzzle first was the best), but the shooting courses were instructive enough.
Ferret
And yet for all your blather my rights are greater than your feelz.
Ferret
Well said sir, well thought out.
Ferret
As of this writing I don't believe I've heard any details as to why the shooter did this. We might never know, given that he offed himself.
Ferret
Technically you could vote on such a thing, but those rights did not come from the government and hence cannot be taken away by the government. They are [re-existing and hence inalienable.
Ferret
I hope we can find out motivations and such....and I definitely hope he burns in hell for his actions.
Ferret
...but hey, I'll let ya know.
Ferret
But, of course, a "flying car" is NOT a car with wings on it whether they "fold up" or not.
A "flying car" is like the DeLorean from *Back to the Future*. **THAT** is a flying car looks like.
We'll get there eventually.
Ferret
Now shave a zero off that price tag and you might just have something there!
Ferret
It's *all* basically not very well thought out or documented. I have no need to have an alternative theory, as global **is** the "alternative theory"--and it's not proven.
There are *some* credible findings that point towards to global warming, and there are just as many that point against it. I simply find nothing **convincing** that shows global warming exists. There's nothing to suggest that the planet warming gradually since the last ice age has accelerated, or gone wonky, or doing anything at all unexpected.
Perhaps of course you're more easily convinced. That's fair, in a generic way.
Ferret
....honestly my first, second, and third impressions was "what do the HECK do they have *300 models* for?!?!?!?!
Ferret
...too many remakes, too many kids and YA books turned into movies.
And they charge too much.
You want me back? Make ORIGINAL movies with ORIGINAL plots and INTERESTING stories.
Ferret
....it's time for new control software....
Ferret
I have DirectTV, and about the only reason is that my mother watches WAY more channels that I do. If it were me I'd either cut down to the bare package or get rid of it entirely.
I've love an ala carte system but they won't resort to that until they've lost more subscribers--and then they'll try to make it up with charges.
Most annoying.
...maybe not. The cross over is probably pretty soon either way though.
And that's good news on reaching those pesky Paris numbers without having to waste all that money. Smart man.
Ferret
You mean like in Cuba, Venezuela, Russia?
Ferret
Question about a UBI: If this is a thing I own because it's given to me, can I sign it away to some other entity in return for, say, a lump sum payment?
Why or why not?
Ferret
Not remotely simplistic...that's the very definition of individualism vs. statism.
The simplistic person is the one who advances that discredited philosophy.
Ferret
Um, you mean ultra left and moderately left political parties.
Ferret
> A UBI would actually be pretty much a requirement to fulfilling that definition, as > well as guaranteed health care.
Interesting. How do you propose to force another to provide a service to you, except via force?
Guaranteed health care is the ultimate expression of such force. By right do you have to force a physician to do a thing at some price you decided? It's grossly immoral in any free society.
Ferret