Indeed, the most irritating thing about Wikipedia is the whole "notable" requirement that the Powers that Be seem to take very seriously. I can't understand someone who would want to restrict the amount of information available.
You turned out alright this time, but don't go throwing your karma away. That's what I did (I don't think anyone understands what the Offtopic mod is for) and once your bonus is gone, it doesn't seem to ever come back.
Third, RACIST? What the hell? Can you PLEASE explain that, because I REALLY don't get that one. Honestly, I haven't a clue where you got that and really want to know.
It seems to me that you have a sense of "justice" that is totally divorced from the question of morality, insofar as the two are distinguishable (please forgive me for being a little hard on you there). If morals have any defensible purpose, it's that they serve as guidelines to make the world a better place.
In other words, how can you talk about who "deserves" what without explaining how such evaluations make improve the lot of those involved?
such a large percentage of Americans are in prison - more per capita than any nation bar China.
According to official numbers, there are more *people* in US prisons than China, and according to the CIA's own estimate (hardly a neutral source), China has only a slightly higher prison population. Per capita, China is nowhere near us.
The world is full of unimaginable horrors and humans being deprived from basic necessities and rights. The idea of a nation is to divide the world into blocks that are small enough that you could possibly do something about the terrible condition in which you and your fellow citizens exist.
Actually, the idea is to have the government of powerful nations not answerable to the people of the nations they exploit for cheap labor (etc). By your logic, the US would become a much better place if all the States became sovereign nations. They're already the size of nations. Heck, there's three sovereign nations in Europe that could each fit inside Rhode Island.
You know, charging for something isn't and never has been distinct to capitalism. In fact, if it's the state that's providing the connection, there's nothing capitalist about it at all.
If your interpretation is correct, then it's a much better indictment of the 10th Amendment than of the EPA. Environmental laws are a matter of life and death.
You got modded Troll *twice*. It looked like a thoughtful post to me. Was it secretly one big, long dick joke and I just can't fit it into my head? Or are the mods just being anal again?
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Please don't label me a troll, but isn't this the most irrelevant time in the history of Slashdot for this question?
Wow, all the pot I can steal as a worker paid by my job almost as much as the minimum I need to survive? Sign me up!
and not just because he's dead.
Unless you are Mao Zedong, everything you do is irrelevant to about 1 billion Chinese.
As it turns out, Mao Zedong has nothing to do with the Chinese these days.
What's wrong with quoting something you agree with that was said by someone not normally associated with politics?
Indeed, the most irritating thing about Wikipedia is the whole "notable" requirement that the Powers that Be seem to take very seriously. I can't understand someone who would want to restrict the amount of information available.
listening to repetetive electronic music and eating pills all day ; )
You got something wrong with that, flying lizard-monkey?
You turned out alright this time, but don't go throwing your karma away. That's what I did (I don't think anyone understands what the Offtopic mod is for) and once your bonus is gone, it doesn't seem to ever come back.
Third, RACIST? What the hell? Can you PLEASE explain that, because I REALLY don't get that one. Honestly, I haven't a clue where you got that and really want to know.
Parent was referring to Michael Richards.
The bottom 40% don't even pay enough income tax to cover the benefits which they get back in the form of services.
Um, duh? That's kind of the point of progressive income tax.
It seems to me that you have a sense of "justice" that is totally divorced from the question of morality, insofar as the two are distinguishable (please forgive me for being a little hard on you there). If morals have any defensible purpose, it's that they serve as guidelines to make the world a better place.
In other words, how can you talk about who "deserves" what without explaining how such evaluations make improve the lot of those involved?
such a large percentage of Americans are in prison - more per capita than any nation bar China.
According to official numbers, there are more *people* in US prisons than China, and according to the CIA's own estimate (hardly a neutral source), China has only a slightly higher prison population. Per capita, China is nowhere near us.
you have to admit one is atleast a better human being than the other
I fear anyone who feels they can make that judgment.
Bravo.
Petrol... that's Russian for Peter, right?
The reason I never used the XP theme (I stuck with the Win2k look while I still used Windows enough to care)
Technically, it's the Windows 98 theme.
Socialists aren't funded by Wall*Mart, Microsoft and GE.
You do realize that socialists hate the Democratic Party, right?
The world is full of unimaginable horrors and humans being deprived from basic necessities and rights. The idea of a nation is to divide the world into blocks that are small enough that you could possibly do something about the terrible condition in which you and your fellow citizens exist.
Actually, the idea is to have the government of powerful nations not answerable to the people of the nations they exploit for cheap labor (etc). By your logic, the US would become a much better place if all the States became sovereign nations. They're already the size of nations. Heck, there's three sovereign nations in Europe that could each fit inside Rhode Island.
But what am I supposed to do with all the leftover LMB?
You know, charging for something isn't and never has been distinct to capitalism. In fact, if it's the state that's providing the connection, there's nothing capitalist about it at all.
(That's not to say that China isn't capitalist.)
Normally, I'm against harsh "intellectual property" laws, but this is Apple's investment in a huge competitive advantage, and they've earned it.
So... Intellectual property laws are bad, but Apple put effort into getting to use them to their advantage, so it's okay?
If your interpretation is correct, then it's a much better indictment of the 10th Amendment than of the EPA. Environmental laws are a matter of life and death.
Worship nothing.
You got modded Troll *twice*. It looked like a thoughtful post to me. Was it secretly one big, long dick joke and I just can't fit it into my head? Or are the mods just being anal again?
Heck, they still have tech support subsites for Lost Vikings and Rock N' Roll Racing
FYI, that's tech support for the GBA versions of those games.