it serves as the perfect obsession and time waster for the kind of idiots who would otherwise be commenting idiotically on our monetary policy and currency
there's no magical hollywood plotline that justifies his actions. there's no full story needed. some people are just so incredibly selfish this level of vindictiveness makes sense to them. can you imagine what any poor woman would go through/ went through after dating this guy?
our system IS working, relative to the idealistic pipe dream alternatives some fools believe in
i'm very angry at the problems our system has
but i'm not stupid enough to believe in alternative systems that are far, far worse
if you found a snake in your car, would you get out and walk in the desert?
some morons believe in ideas about how government and society should work that is like walking in the desert rather than driving. in other words: the snake in the car is a huge problem, and must be dealt with. but it doesn't mean i'm going to give up the fucking car!
in the same way, complaining about our current system, and then advocating for some horribly crappy much worse system, makes no sense
which means he is right, polygamy does not work, if you want to include fairness and morality as limiting factors. and if you say who cares about that: morality and fairness, like happiness, when ignored, tend to reassert themselves in ways that destroy societies that ignore them
so you basically agree with him. you do realize his definition of "does not work" includes those minor teensy eensey concepts of fairness and morality, right?
the perception things are changing, only because you are forgetting how things really were
people are not more or less susceptible to bad ideas, or outrageous propaganda, or visual aesthetic, than they were in 2011 BC as they are now. why? because sociology and psychology are constants. culture and civilization changes, not our basic mental weaknesses and strengths
this idea that certain social phenomena are getting worse over time is a side effect of forgetting. when in truth, much of social phenomena are constants across all cultures and all times. you see it constantly inn conservative thinking: freak outs about rising crime, barbarism, immorality, disrespect... when of course, these things are constant, if not getting better. there is no magical past, there is only nostalgia: the effect of forgetting all the bad parts, remembering only the good, and misremembering made up feel good impressions
the government will outarm the citizens, every time. they simply have more resources. and if you believe every protester will use their gun only in perfectly reasonable and rational ways, you are an idiot. all you are asking for is mass tragedy
what the hell is wrong with you people and the cult of the holy gun? it just invites senseless death. there is no place for firearms in civil society. NO PLACE. stop drinking the fucking koolaid, idiots
it protects distributors. as such, it is a joke, a lie
and i'm not sure how to fix it. we do need some sort of intellectual property law. but enough sonny bonos in congress, enough lawyer hacks working for disney, extending the concept of intellectual property into realms of absurdity in terms of period of time and type of property, for a few more pennies on the corporate bottom line, and we have a broken system with no easy path to repair
we do know the cause of the problem. the earth is getting warmer. WHY is the earth getting warmer is a question about politics and blame, not an engineering issue
it's like you bought in an engineer to fix an overheating computer, and he found out the reason was the ventilation was blocked. your understanding of the situation is like saying the engineer can't get to work unblocking the ventilation until we figure out who blocked the ventilation. that question is not important to the engineering problem
that's what we call a proper analogy
you could use some work in that area of your cognition
i look forward to the day you are able to react to what someone actually wrote, rather than react to the alternative narrative that only exists in your head
the right is part of a community, they derive their sustenance and riches from it, but through either blindness or tactically calculated greed, they deny they have to give anything back to continue the money flow. after a few such assholes, the community is withered, and poorer, and everyone makes less money
the riches in your bank account is a direct reflection of the riches of the community you live in. rich community = rich individuals. no one makes money by themselves. on one is an island. no matter how many idiots think they are. the money in your pocket is a reflection of the exertions of everyone else. so you OWE motherfucker, so cough up, you selfish shortsighted bastards: pay your fucking taxes and support the healthcare and education of all. or they get poor, then YOU get poor, idiots
you pick fruit from an orchard. so help maintain the orchard, give back. or the orchard withers, and there's no more fruit for everyone. this idea you are an independent entity whose money is magically derived from only your exertions is egotistical blind madness that will destroy us all, kill the middle class
the point is, it's getting warmer. who or what is to blame? once you find blame, do you solve the problem? no, the earth is still getting warmer
we are homo sapiens. we don't grow fur. we kill herbivores and wear their fur. we don't find caves, we cut up peat moss and build huts. meaning: we don't adapt to our environment, we adapt our environment to us. in this way, we have conquered the world
now we face the spectre of losing crop land and shoreline due to climate change. we did it? nother nature did it? who cares! we do what we do: we COOL THE EARTH, because we don't want it to get warm
stop with the politician's effort of blame alloting. start with the engineer's effort of just solving the fucking problem
for the left: we are going to mess with the earth, seed the ocean with iron, etc. stop with your hand wringing. we are going to put our hands on the global thermostat and turn it down, and we're going to do it with science, and we are going to mess with the earth in dramatic ways. "oh no! you have to worry about unforeseen-" shut the fuck up. we already are messing with the planet in dramatic ways, so get over it, and get with the program of fixing the problem
for the right: you're going to pay for this in your taxes. don't like that? well, you can pay for it in destroyed coastlines and desert crop land. how do you like that genius? stop being such shortsighted greedy idiots and cough up some fucking dough to save the only home we have. it's YOUR problem, and we solve the problem as a COMMUNITY, individual action has no meaning here. contribute what you owe to maintain your home, assholes
i got to "I _believe_ it will be different this time" and i stopped reading. because i don't believe, I KNOW
see those links? didja click them genius?
oh i understand: your assertion is that every empire that grows and shrinks is the same, one after another, without difference. for example: the romans didn't have slaves, and considered women equal. progress is a myth
pffffffffffffft
i didn't read your argument, BECAUSE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS MOPEY TEENAGED CRAP AND CONTRARY TO OBVIOUS HISTORICAL FACT
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because i appreciate it's true value:
it serves as the perfect obsession and time waster for the kind of idiots who would otherwise be commenting idiotically on our monetary policy and currency
that's the most stupid thing i ever heard. the system should be hard to change, or all sorts of random capricious crap gets put in it
there's no magical hollywood plotline that justifies his actions. there's no full story needed. some people are just so incredibly selfish this level of vindictiveness makes sense to them. can you imagine what any poor woman would go through/ went through after dating this guy?
you think that's a valid analogy?
our system IS working, relative to the idealistic pipe dream alternatives some fools believe in
i'm very angry at the problems our system has
but i'm not stupid enough to believe in alternative systems that are far, far worse
if you found a snake in your car, would you get out and walk in the desert?
some morons believe in ideas about how government and society should work that is like walking in the desert rather than driving. in other words: the snake in the car is a huge problem, and must be dealt with. but it doesn't mean i'm going to give up the fucking car!
in the same way, complaining about our current system, and then advocating for some horribly crappy much worse system, makes no sense
ah, i see
so you define freedom as freedom from responsibility?
which means he is right, polygamy does not work, if you want to include fairness and morality as limiting factors. and if you say who cares about that: morality and fairness, like happiness, when ignored, tend to reassert themselves in ways that destroy societies that ignore them
so you basically agree with him. you do realize his definition of "does not work" includes those minor teensy eensey concepts of fairness and morality, right?
"The issue is the system needs a reset where the wealth is redistributed through some means, be it public works projects, increased taxes, whatever."
dude, i agree with that
small, minor nitpick: what you just described is not libertarianism. in fact it's the opposite
my point, since you missed it, is it is working relative to the idealistic pipe dream alternatives some fools believe in
i'm very angry at the problems our system has
but i'm not stupid enough to believe in alternative systems that are far, far worse
feel me now?
yes, our current system is working, as compared to the usual bullshit the idealistic college sophomore believes
no, the current system is not working, as compared to the easily identifiable problems we all agree on
follow up question, since you know the morons are right around the corner: no, revolution does not fix our problems
WORKING IN the system and FIXING IT by PARTICIPATING in it does
historical myopia
the perception things are changing, only because you are forgetting how things really were
people are not more or less susceptible to bad ideas, or outrageous propaganda, or visual aesthetic, than they were in 2011 BC as they are now. why? because sociology and psychology are constants. culture and civilization changes, not our basic mental weaknesses and strengths
this idea that certain social phenomena are getting worse over time is a side effect of forgetting. when in truth, much of social phenomena are constants across all cultures and all times. you see it constantly inn conservative thinking: freak outs about rising crime, barbarism, immorality, disrespect... when of course, these things are constant, if not getting better. there is no magical past, there is only nostalgia: the effect of forgetting all the bad parts, remembering only the good, and misremembering made up feel good impressions
why? you want to increase the body count?
the government will outarm the citizens, every time. they simply have more resources. and if you believe every protester will use their gun only in perfectly reasonable and rational ways, you are an idiot. all you are asking for is mass tragedy
what the hell is wrong with you people and the cult of the holy gun? it just invites senseless death. there is no place for firearms in civil society. NO PLACE. stop drinking the fucking koolaid, idiots
it protects distributors. as such, it is a joke, a lie
and i'm not sure how to fix it. we do need some sort of intellectual property law. but enough sonny bonos in congress, enough lawyer hacks working for disney, extending the concept of intellectual property into realms of absurdity in terms of period of time and type of property, for a few more pennies on the corporate bottom line, and we have a broken system with no easy path to repair
we do know the cause of the problem. the earth is getting warmer. WHY is the earth getting warmer is a question about politics and blame, not an engineering issue
it's like you bought in an engineer to fix an overheating computer, and he found out the reason was the ventilation was blocked. your understanding of the situation is like saying the engineer can't get to work unblocking the ventilation until we figure out who blocked the ventilation. that question is not important to the engineering problem
that's what we call a proper analogy
you could use some work in that area of your cognition
that's just an engineering appraisal, of course
i look forward to the day you are able to react to what someone actually wrote, rather than react to the alternative narrative that only exists in your head
or: i'm a slave arguing for slavery
man, you really got me figured out!
pffffffffft
LOL
this is the beginnings of Intel branching out into the HEATING business
poor analogy
try again
the us tax code is byzantine because we live in a complex economy where you can make your money in many different ways
idiot
the right is part of a community, they derive their sustenance and riches from it, but through either blindness or tactically calculated greed, they deny they have to give anything back to continue the money flow. after a few such assholes, the community is withered, and poorer, and everyone makes less money
the riches in your bank account is a direct reflection of the riches of the community you live in. rich community = rich individuals. no one makes money by themselves. on one is an island. no matter how many idiots think they are. the money in your pocket is a reflection of the exertions of everyone else. so you OWE motherfucker, so cough up, you selfish shortsighted bastards: pay your fucking taxes and support the healthcare and education of all. or they get poor, then YOU get poor, idiots
you pick fruit from an orchard. so help maintain the orchard, give back. or the orchard withers, and there's no more fruit for everyone. this idea you are an independent entity whose money is magically derived from only your exertions is egotistical blind madness that will destroy us all, kill the middle class
seed the oceans with iron
1. phytoplankton bloom
2. suck up the CO2
3. die and sink to the bottom of the sea
although i heard some chatter this scheme was flawed. so someone think up another scheme
the earth is getting warmer because
1. manmade effects
2. natural effects
which is the right answer?
well, i know a better answer: who cares?
the point is, it's getting warmer. who or what is to blame? once you find blame, do you solve the problem? no, the earth is still getting warmer
we are homo sapiens. we don't grow fur. we kill herbivores and wear their fur. we don't find caves, we cut up peat moss and build huts. meaning: we don't adapt to our environment, we adapt our environment to us. in this way, we have conquered the world
now we face the spectre of losing crop land and shoreline due to climate change. we did it? nother nature did it? who cares! we do what we do: we COOL THE EARTH, because we don't want it to get warm
stop with the politician's effort of blame alloting. start with the engineer's effort of just solving the fucking problem
for the left: we are going to mess with the earth, seed the ocean with iron, etc. stop with your hand wringing. we are going to put our hands on the global thermostat and turn it down, and we're going to do it with science, and we are going to mess with the earth in dramatic ways. "oh no! you have to worry about unforeseen-" shut the fuck up. we already are messing with the planet in dramatic ways, so get over it, and get with the program of fixing the problem
for the right: you're going to pay for this in your taxes. don't like that? well, you can pay for it in destroyed coastlines and desert crop land. how do you like that genius? stop being such shortsighted greedy idiots and cough up some fucking dough to save the only home we have. it's YOUR problem, and we solve the problem as a COMMUNITY, individual action has no meaning here. contribute what you owe to maintain your home, assholes
yes, you have successfully predicted i would reject your claims because they are demonstrably false from the historical record. very good einstein
i got to "I _believe_ it will be different this time" and i stopped reading. because i don't believe, I KNOW
see those links? didja click them genius?
oh i understand: your assertion is that every empire that grows and shrinks is the same, one after another, without difference. for example: the romans didn't have slaves, and considered women equal. progress is a myth
pffffffffffffft
i didn't read your argument, BECAUSE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS MOPEY TEENAGED CRAP AND CONTRARY TO OBVIOUS HISTORICAL FACT