It's all about balance. As someone who has been through a country with no rule of law on the road count yourself lucky that you live in the land you do.
Why should I feel lucky to live in a police state? Why and how is a country with corrupted laws better than a country with no laws?
Your and perhaps my temporary inconvenience is a small price to pay for having someone actually enforce the rules that come with the privilege of powering a 1 tonne hunk of dangerous metal down the road.
Driving is NOT a privilege. It's a right.
I actually like living in a world where disobeying the rules is met with heavy penalties[...]
Of course you do. That's because you have a slave mentality.
[...] when the opposite alternative is having to take a moment to pray you will safely arrive at your destination due to drunks, drugos, unsafe cars, people who don't know their limits or the limits of their vehicles and general idiots who think they actually own the road and can do what they want.
Right--because none of those people exist today, thanks to the wonderful "rules" we've made against it.
Don't want to participate? The option is yours not to
Look in the mirror. If YOU don't want to be in danger from dangerous drivers, the option is YOURS not to drive.
You should try to make sure your facts are facts before relying on them.
There is an entire world of learning out there that you could be a part of, if you can learn to open your mind and not always need to "make sure." It is possible to know many things, without being able to prove them.
I was unfamiliar with the principle that whatever an old person says must be considered correct, and that we don't need to do any scientific verification of it.
Well maybe you should get familiar with it. Your knowledge of the world will be a thousand times greater when you are able to learn and understand things without needing 172 separate double blind peer reviewed studies to confirm it first.
So I guess you're against FDIC, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, extension of unemployment benefits, Equal Housing Opportunity, Head Start, public education, public works, Fair Credit Act, pell grants, federally back student loans, tax deductions for mortgage interest, tax credits for child care, tax credits for energy conservation efforts, renewal energy initiative, public housing, law enforcement, immigration, labor law, public defenders office, public transportation, public roadways... or pretty much anything that uses tax dollars to affect spending habits, consumer protections, industrial growth, or general welfare.
Most of that is bullshit which should be abolished, yes.
Hey Hairy, what's a good way to stress test a new hard drive? I have bought WD drives for years, after experiencing some shitty Maxtor drives in the past, and they have been pretty reliable. Got a black 1TB right now which has worked well for years. Would like to install some more capacity, but it seems to be getting harder to find good drives these days. The NewEgg reviews are worrying. Can you recommend some kind of utility which will put a drive through intense activity for a week or two, to make sure it holds up before copying over important data? Thanks in advance.
It's not going to happen. There was a recent study done that says any generation that's grown up during a serious recession or depression tends to vote left.
Useful idiots like yourself are just the type of stupid fucking asshole to believe such a ridiculous "study."
That means a good chunk of gen X (early 90s recession), and most gen Y and millenials will vote left.
I'm 30 years old....and as libertarian as they come. Just like most of my peers. You are an idiot.
The baby boomers, many of whom are conservative, are an anomaly and they are starting to die off now.
You are an anomaly.
You may now move to Somalia.
You have two choices: get with the libertarian program, or get the fuck out of my country. Choose.
How about getting the fuck out of whatever shithole you live in, then? Getting a banking account and debit card anywhere in the SANE parts of America is as simple as walking into a bank a $100 cash or check, signing a few forms, then walking out.
It's because I'm the exact opposite of the straw man you just attacked.
What do you imagine I am, you stupid fuck? A liberal faggot from southern California who loves Big Brother and sucking Obama's cock?
I bet it would totally blow your fucking mind to discover I'm a dirt poor redneck from Alabama who wants to see this corrupt government of liars and thieves destroyed, and who hates welfare with a passion.
And I'm telling you this: capital punishment is fucking wrong. So how about using your God damned brain and thinking about it for a while? Or are you too stupid to understand morality?
Lol, you seem to imagine lines backed up with tens of thousands of Americans lining up with popcorn. Risible.
Right, and a Slashdot article full of people cheering on an execution isn't anywhere near equivalent. Look around you. You're a bunch of God damned apes.
It's unfortunate because libertarians are right about a lot of things, but the druggie and wacko wings of the party make them all look bad.
What makes you think we care about YOUR stupid ass opinion, idiot? Or the opinions of your fellow dumb asses? Most of you will be dead within 5 years, 10 tops, as a direct consequence of the stupid opinions you hold. The opinion of dead idiots is irrelevant.
Fuck you, shill. Your God Obama is a mother fucking liar. And that's why you and your fellow acolytes will burn in hell. I for one can't wait to see you depart this mortal coil. Go fuck yourself with a sword.
Only a liberal would be stupid enough believe that "all the red states are taking our money." How does it feel to be a "useful idiot"? Let me guess--those statistics came from the GOVERNMENT, didn't they? And of course you bought it hook line and sinker, since it fits in with your cognitive biases, and you are too god damn brain dead retarded to question anything you hear from Salon.com or your God Obama. You are too stupid to live.
Of course he does. This guy is yet another one of those Fucking Retards(TM) who lives somewhere in this country not designed as "Flyover States", who sits atop his golden throne in some rotten shithole like Seattle or D.C., passing judgement on those "retards" in the South whom he has never even met or spoken to and knows nothing about, other than what he's heard from CNN or his fellow modernist libtards. In fact his first real in-person encounter with our people will probably be in the form of catching a hollow point to the dome. That's the inevitable result of his special brand of stupidity. It's not surprising to note that he will never even see it coming.
Please realize that this end of filibustering only applies to the Senate confirmation process. Where the Senate votes on whether a proposed appointee is fit to hold the appointed office. Filibustering on policies and legislation is NOT affected.
Oh well then, I guess it's not such a big deal after all. It's not there should be checks and balances on Presidential appointments or anything. Right? Because your God Obama can always be trusted to do the right thing.
The Tea Partiers brought this situation on by their attempts to cripple the Federal government until they got their way. That is tyranny by a minority. As a group, the Tea Party is walking closer to the line that defines treason and impeachable actions than any other political faction in living memory. They do not seek the compromises that make a democratic republic work; they push a "my way or the highway" agenda which risks everyone's safety and pushes the cost of government higher and higher.
You are too stupid to live in a free country. Fuck you, and fuck your family. I hope you die in a fire.
Well good thing we've got you, the resident Anonymous Coward armchair psychologist, to warn about this guy and his evil plans! I for one will sleep better tonight.
Or maybe you and your precious scientists actually don't have the first fucking clue what "psychopathy" even is, and damn sure don't have any way of genetically determining whether one is or not. Of course, this will not stop you in your hubris and arrogance from imagining that you do, and then using said "knowledge" to make innocent people's lives hell.
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It's all about balance. As someone who has been through a country with no rule of law on the road count yourself lucky that you live in the land you do.
Why should I feel lucky to live in a police state? Why and how is a country with corrupted laws better than a country with no laws?
Your and perhaps my temporary inconvenience is a small price to pay for having someone actually enforce the rules that come with the privilege of powering a 1 tonne hunk of dangerous metal down the road.
Driving is NOT a privilege. It's a right.
I actually like living in a world where disobeying the rules is met with heavy penalties[...]
Of course you do. That's because you have a slave mentality.
[...] when the opposite alternative is having to take a moment to pray you will safely arrive at your destination due to drunks, drugos, unsafe cars, people who don't know their limits or the limits of their vehicles and general idiots who think they actually own the road and can do what they want.
Right--because none of those people exist today, thanks to the wonderful "rules" we've made against it.
Don't want to participate? The option is yours not to
Look in the mirror. If YOU don't want to be in danger from dangerous drivers, the option is YOURS not to drive.
Voting doesn't work. Therefore voters are stupid. Or just naive.
You should try to make sure your facts are facts before relying on them.
There is an entire world of learning out there that you could be a part of, if you can learn to open your mind and not always need to "make sure." It is possible to know many things, without being able to prove them.
Wow, that's a really nice boot CD. Thanks a million!
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I was unfamiliar with the principle that whatever an old person says must be considered correct, and that we don't need to do any scientific verification of it.
Well maybe you should get familiar with it. Your knowledge of the world will be a thousand times greater when you are able to learn and understand things without needing 172 separate double blind peer reviewed studies to confirm it first.
So I guess you're against FDIC, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, extension of unemployment benefits, Equal Housing Opportunity, Head Start, public education, public works, Fair Credit Act, pell grants, federally back student loans, tax deductions for mortgage interest, tax credits for child care, tax credits for energy conservation efforts, renewal energy initiative, public housing, law enforcement, immigration, labor law, public defenders office, public transportation, public roadways ... or pretty much anything that uses tax dollars to affect spending habits, consumer protections, industrial growth, or general welfare.
Most of that is bullshit which should be abolished, yes.
Hey Hairy, what's a good way to stress test a new hard drive? I have bought WD drives for years, after experiencing some shitty Maxtor drives in the past, and they have been pretty reliable. Got a black 1TB right now which has worked well for years. Would like to install some more capacity, but it seems to be getting harder to find good drives these days. The NewEgg reviews are worrying. Can you recommend some kind of utility which will put a drive through intense activity for a week or two, to make sure it holds up before copying over important data? Thanks in advance.
This is to be expected. Instead of repealing the police state, they are normalizing it. Welcome to the new Normal.
It's not going to happen. There was a recent study done that says any generation that's grown up during a serious recession or depression tends to vote left.
Useful idiots like yourself are just the type of stupid fucking asshole to believe such a ridiculous "study."
That means a good chunk of gen X (early 90s recession), and most gen Y and millenials will vote left.
I'm 30 years old....and as libertarian as they come. Just like most of my peers. You are an idiot.
The baby boomers, many of whom are conservative, are an anomaly and they are starting to die off now.
You are an anomaly.
You may now move to Somalia.
You have two choices: get with the libertarian program, or get the fuck out of my country. Choose.
No it isn't, idiot. "intensive purposes" is a meaningless expression. The correct expression is "intents and purposes." Stop defending mediocrity.
Are you stupid? The guy doesn't find any intrinsic value in life. So shouldn't he off himself, since that'll be just as good as being alive?
How about getting the fuck out of whatever shithole you live in, then? Getting a banking account and debit card anywhere in the SANE parts of America is as simple as walking into a bank a $100 cash or check, signing a few forms, then walking out.
Why's that? I don't find "life" something with intrinsic value.
Then kill yourself, please.
You know why you're dumber than a fucking rock?
It's because I'm the exact opposite of the straw man you just attacked.
What do you imagine I am, you stupid fuck? A liberal faggot from southern California who loves Big Brother and sucking Obama's cock?
I bet it would totally blow your fucking mind to discover I'm a dirt poor redneck from Alabama who wants to see this corrupt government of liars and thieves destroyed, and who hates welfare with a passion.
And I'm telling you this: capital punishment is fucking wrong. So how about using your God damned brain and thinking about it for a while? Or are you too stupid to understand morality?
Lol, you seem to imagine lines backed up with tens of thousands of Americans lining up with popcorn. Risible.
Right, and a Slashdot article full of people cheering on an execution isn't anywhere near equivalent. Look around you. You're a bunch of God damned apes.
It's unfortunate because libertarians are right about a lot of things, but the druggie and wacko wings of the party make them all look bad.
What makes you think we care about YOUR stupid ass opinion, idiot? Or the opinions of your fellow dumb asses? Most of you will be dead within 5 years, 10 tops, as a direct consequence of the stupid opinions you hold. The opinion of dead idiots is irrelevant.
Fuck you, shill. Your God Obama is a mother fucking liar. And that's why you and your fellow acolytes will burn in hell. I for one can't wait to see you depart this mortal coil. Go fuck yourself with a sword.
Now if only the Intel 3d accelerator wasn't a slow, crippled POS, we might have something here! Congrats (I guess)
Only a liberal would be stupid enough believe that "all the red states are taking our money." How does it feel to be a "useful idiot"? Let me guess--those statistics came from the GOVERNMENT, didn't they? And of course you bought it hook line and sinker, since it fits in with your cognitive biases, and you are too god damn brain dead retarded to question anything you hear from Salon.com or your God Obama. You are too stupid to live.
I know you can't mean the American South.
Of course he does. This guy is yet another one of those Fucking Retards(TM) who lives somewhere in this country not designed as "Flyover States", who sits atop his golden throne in some rotten shithole like Seattle or D.C., passing judgement on those "retards" in the South whom he has never even met or spoken to and knows nothing about, other than what he's heard from CNN or his fellow modernist libtards. In fact his first real in-person encounter with our people will probably be in the form of catching a hollow point to the dome. That's the inevitable result of his special brand of stupidity. It's not surprising to note that he will never even see it coming.
Please realize that this end of filibustering only applies to the Senate confirmation process. Where the Senate votes on whether a proposed appointee is fit to hold the appointed office. Filibustering on policies and legislation is NOT affected.
Oh well then, I guess it's not such a big deal after all. It's not there should be checks and balances on Presidential appointments or anything. Right? Because your God Obama can always be trusted to do the right thing.
The Tea Partiers brought this situation on by their attempts to cripple the Federal government until they got their way. That is tyranny by a minority. As a group, the Tea Party is walking closer to the line that defines treason and impeachable actions than any other political faction in living memory. They do not seek the compromises that make a democratic republic work; they push a "my way or the highway" agenda which risks everyone's safety and pushes the cost of government higher and higher.
You are too stupid to live in a free country. Fuck you, and fuck your family. I hope you die in a fire.
Well good thing we've got you, the resident Anonymous Coward armchair psychologist, to warn about this guy and his evil plans! I for one will sleep better tonight.
Or maybe you and your precious scientists actually don't have the first fucking clue what "psychopathy" even is, and damn sure don't have any way of genetically determining whether one is or not. Of course, this will not stop you in your hubris and arrogance from imagining that you do, and then using said "knowledge" to make innocent people's lives hell.
But better to at least try and improve things rather than to sit there and complain and do nothing about it.
It's the results that matter, not your intentions, ASSHOLE.
Also: Fuck you