Why not? I think competency in being able to defend yourself with firearms, and with unarmed combat is a good idea. When I say 'unarmed combat' I am thinking of something like Krav Maga or some such. If police had a duty to protect the populace, rather than maintain society order, it might be different but it is what it is.
Why is being a sitting duck considered morally superior? Competency in life includes competency in many things. Note I say 'competent' not necessarily 'expert.'
I find this truly interesting and I have noted it as well. It speaks to the hypocrisy of most of the people in the world I guess. All the blustering aside, the ACTUAL policies of the two main parties in the US political system are quite similar. It was Mrs. Clinton who called the TPP the "Gold Standard" for trade treaties even though it would decimate the environment throughout a good chunk of the world and many, many more US jobs. Mr. Obama pushed for expansion of that abomination, The Patriot Act. Mr. GW Bush pushed and got the patriot act. Mr. Clinton got the first anti-terrorism laws in the 90s, which were Patriot lite.
Unfortunately, because the peons believe the politicians that they support are on their side, when really they aren't as the little people are merely proles, they support them.
And there is nothing wrong with proper grammar and correct use of words - after all, one can look a work up in the dictionary and understand the exact meeting. The current decay of language - for example did you know that 'cloths' are really 'clothes' and 'breaths' are really 'breathes' these days? - means that you never QUITE know what someone is saying, and it's not linguistic drift, it's the fact that we're communicating in print more than ever, with less and less literacy for the written word.
How odd.
No, law enforcement is trying to instill order. Their job, which was decided by supreme court cases, was to maintain public order, NOT help the public. I've been a cop and had to quit being a cop because I didn't see the public as the enemy. The scumbags, yes, but public != scumbags though some(public) == scumbags. OTOH some(cops) == scumbags too.
I agree with everything else you say.
Um, I'm pretty right -leaning and this horrifies me and most of the right wingers I know would feel the same way. This guy is just an idiot, or a troll. Or hell, maybe some supposed right wingers DO support this, but this is more something lefties would love.
it's not a matter of moving workers. If they start hiring only in (say) Texas or Georgia, then their workforce will shrink in Seattle. People leave jobs all the time - and with amazon's corporate culture, who stays there more than 2 years anyway?
We've tried this. It was called "Public Housing" through the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and it was an absolute horror.
And you're discussing tyranny. Round them up and put them in monitored housing? What?
I absolutely agree with you. And I would even make an extension: Given how insecure almost all jobs are, it explains part of what is wrong with the 'mainstream' American population. Decades of insecurity have produced a very odd race of people.
There may be one, or two, countries in the world where carbon taxes are used to 'mitigate the effects of climate change.' My guess is that almost all of them just see it as slop for the trough.
No. It's about small businesses too. Believe it or not, small business DOES retain your name and address in their records, and GDPR and it's "Forget me" regulation is exactly targeted to force individuals to tell a business they do want to be forgotten. YES, there are mega businesses that do this but - guess what? - these businesses DO want to do business in the EU and have implemented GDPR regulation.
I'm terribly sorry but you lovers of the little guy really only want to see him crucified.
And this is where the Democratic party has deviated from the liberal idea of freedom, wealth, and free markets. As I see it, the left is always playing victim politics, rather than genuinely trying to make people more successful. It's a terrible tragedy, actually. We have reached a point in the country where both parties are the same, advocating a state that is supreme, an individual that is nothing, having no rights, just occasional privileges. It's absolutely horrible.
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Why not? I think competency in being able to defend yourself with firearms, and with unarmed combat is a good idea. When I say 'unarmed combat' I am thinking of something like Krav Maga or some such. If police had a duty to protect the populace, rather than maintain society order, it might be different but it is what it is.
Why is being a sitting duck considered morally superior? Competency in life includes competency in many things. Note I say 'competent' not necessarily 'expert.'
I find this truly interesting and I have noted it as well. It speaks to the hypocrisy of most of the people in the world I guess. All the blustering aside, the ACTUAL policies of the two main parties in the US political system are quite similar. It was Mrs. Clinton who called the TPP the "Gold Standard" for trade treaties even though it would decimate the environment throughout a good chunk of the world and many, many more US jobs. Mr. Obama pushed for expansion of that abomination, The Patriot Act. Mr. GW Bush pushed and got the patriot act. Mr. Clinton got the first anti-terrorism laws in the 90s, which were Patriot lite. Unfortunately, because the peons believe the politicians that they support are on their side, when really they aren't as the little people are merely proles, they support them.
And they should NOT be on the internet.
And there is nothing wrong with proper grammar and correct use of words - after all, one can look a work up in the dictionary and understand the exact meeting. The current decay of language - for example did you know that 'cloths' are really 'clothes' and 'breaths' are really 'breathes' these days? - means that you never QUITE know what someone is saying, and it's not linguistic drift, it's the fact that we're communicating in print more than ever, with less and less literacy for the written word. How odd.
Um, no. Just no. Do you know anything about this nation's founding? Have you read _The Federalist Papers_?
No, armed people will STOP school shootings. Flame throwers merely increase the fire.
Self defense is an innate human right. If the teachers are not competent to exercise it, are they competent to teach?
yeah we're creating our own version of The Andromeda Strain.
No, law enforcement is trying to instill order. Their job, which was decided by supreme court cases, was to maintain public order, NOT help the public. I've been a cop and had to quit being a cop because I didn't see the public as the enemy. The scumbags, yes, but public != scumbags though some(public) == scumbags. OTOH some(cops) == scumbags too. I agree with everything else you say.
Um, I'm pretty right -leaning and this horrifies me and most of the right wingers I know would feel the same way. This guy is just an idiot, or a troll. Or hell, maybe some supposed right wingers DO support this, but this is more something lefties would love.
Cap and trade is a carbon tax - certainly the costs of the trading are passed on to consumers.
This thought occurred to me as well. It just shows normal hypocrisy, eh?
That wasn't what she said, and you have no experience with 1970s Britain do you?
it's not a matter of moving workers. If they start hiring only in (say) Texas or Georgia, then their workforce will shrink in Seattle. People leave jobs all the time - and with amazon's corporate culture, who stays there more than 2 years anyway?
We've tried this. It was called "Public Housing" through the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and it was an absolute horror. And you're discussing tyranny. Round them up and put them in monitored housing? What?
I absolutely agree with you. And I would even make an extension: Given how insecure almost all jobs are, it explains part of what is wrong with the 'mainstream' American population. Decades of insecurity have produced a very odd race of people.
The EU and Australia have them too. And perhaps more.
Outgassing of plastics, carpets, perfume, etc. is pretty toxic.
There may be one, or two, countries in the world where carbon taxes are used to 'mitigate the effects of climate change.' My guess is that almost all of them just see it as slop for the trough.
No. It's about small businesses too. Believe it or not, small business DOES retain your name and address in their records, and GDPR and it's "Forget me" regulation is exactly targeted to force individuals to tell a business they do want to be forgotten. YES, there are mega businesses that do this but - guess what? - these businesses DO want to do business in the EU and have implemented GDPR regulation. I'm terribly sorry but you lovers of the little guy really only want to see him crucified.
Exactly. The sad thing is that small businesses in the USA can't sell to Europe - but it is what it is.
Can you cretins give it a break? Please?
You gotta read Phillp K Dick's short story, Autofac.
And this is where the Democratic party has deviated from the liberal idea of freedom, wealth, and free markets. As I see it, the left is always playing victim politics, rather than genuinely trying to make people more successful. It's a terrible tragedy, actually. We have reached a point in the country where both parties are the same, advocating a state that is supreme, an individual that is nothing, having no rights, just occasional privileges. It's absolutely horrible.