you are referring of course to the plutocrat unilaterally declaring that less of the poor worker's efforts should result in their just reward, and continue to insist on more reward for himself, correct?
or are you one of those morons who thinks redistribution only happens when the poor want more than bare survival, or less, and backed into a corner in a society where the plutocrat writes all the rules, has no recourse except force?
there are plenty of cultural differences that are ok
but violating people's basic rights can not be justified with references to culture
this applies to problems in the west too, i'm not singling out china
you can't say chinese people are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture. or muslim women are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture. or poor people in western nations leaning towards social darwinism as plutocrats warp the politics are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture
bullshit
NO ONE is happy being a slave. culture is no excuse
the one good thing about lawyers is that they replace violence
don't get me wrong, i hate the intellectual property mess
but at least this bullshit is playing out in boring courtrooms voluntarily by sweaty guys in overcompensating suits
rather than by kids handed an implement of death and pointed at each other, too young and too stupid to know they are wasting their lives on bullshit, as it has been in centuries past
you've made it your business to comment on a topic. i judged you harshly for that. i'm just one voice on the internet, you need not take my solitary judgment so seriously. but i stand behind my judgment, i find your "reasoning" such as it is deplorable, and i hold it against you. you are free to speak on any topic you want, but you aren't free from the consequences of the quality of your speech or lack thereof
your problem is you seem to think these people represent something about pakistan. pakistanis want polio vaccine, and the people who don't want it are a deranged murderous fringe. they don't represent any culture, certainly not pakistan. they represent a psychological pathology
your argument is so fucking stupid because it's like looking at theodore kaczynski, charles manson, or jim jones as some sort of authentic representatives of a culture. that 's how pakistanis view these polio vaccinator murderers
if you are trolling me, congratulations on a successful troll. if you are actually incredibly amazingly serious, please grow some fucking brain cells. that you process murdering vaccinators as representative of pakistani culture is patronizing, condescending, and grossly misrepresenting pakistan. i can laugh at you for being so stupid, or cry that there's people like you who would actually believe such mental diarrhea, but never can i take these words of yours seriously, as you are missing out somewhere in cognition to arrive at this insulting farce of an opinion
a guy ready to shoot health workers is not a representative of any culture or set of beliefs. plenty of intelligent and well-adjusted pakistanis are valid representatives of their culture, and they want polio eradicated
There's no way to win this issue without completely destroying these peoples autonomy.
oh my god, shut up you moron. giving people polio vaccine does not destroy anyone's culture.
why do you think this atrocity represents some sort of valid defense of a culture? what other insane lies do you swallow?
murderous intent is everywhere, but only in the usa, because of guns, do so many die
answer me this, genius: how many of those 23 injured in china are dead?
please, go: look it up. get educated
i'm waiting for you to post your findings in this thread
guns are obviously the problem, to all of our economic peers who look at the usa like some deranged fool in denial about an obvious problem, to all of us americans with some clarity and intelligence on the subject
opposed as we are, by this quasi-religious cult of the gun in this great country, but obviously fundamentally flawed country, deranged as it is on a subject like guns
actually, it's pretty much the quintessential american tragedy
we gut mental healthcare safety nets, and healthcare in general we don't care about
we flood society with guns
and here we have a deranged person with a gun. it's called cause and effect. of course lanza can happen anywhere in the world, but because of american society, adam lanza becomes more likely here
adam lanza as a phenomenon says a lot of about the USA's culture and priorities in regards to healthcare and guns, and less about humanity in general
and we as americans can do something about it, by emphasizing healthcare as the solution to our problems, and deemphasizing guns as the solution to our problems, and we can make adam lanzas less likely to happen
again, like i said, because it's hard to draw the line doesn't mean we don't draw the line. because some situations it is hard to tell, doesn't mean we don't draw the line in plenty of other situations where it is easy to tell
you want to take a hypothetical situation where there is a large gray area, and say therefore we can't ever draw the line. i am saying that there are still plenty of scenarios where you can easily draw the line. and we also draw the line in the difficult ones if we have to
you need to come to grips with the fact that the existence of gray areas does not stop us from thinking and acting in this world. life can get messy at times. your entire post speaks of this concept guiding you to inaction and hesitancy. your post speaks of your own mentality, not the reality of human thought and action. we get it mostly right most of the time. because we can make mistakes in this world is no reason not to act, and never will be. maybe for you, not for the rest of us
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I'm not sure if you're being a clever troll or if you really are just an idiot on and number of topics in your post
you are referring of course to the plutocrat unilaterally declaring that less of the poor worker's efforts should result in their just reward, and continue to insist on more reward for himself, correct?
or are you one of those morons who thinks redistribution only happens when the poor want more than bare survival, or less, and backed into a corner in a society where the plutocrat writes all the rules, has no recourse except force?
the issue is if every human deserves the right to political speech, if they deserve a voice in the formation of their own government
answer the question yourself. don't throw out red herrings about the USA or theology
what you are saying is culture is used as a bad excuse, not that it is a logically valid excuse, am I correct?
there are plenty of cultural differences that are ok
but violating people's basic rights can not be justified with references to culture
this applies to problems in the west too, i'm not singling out china
you can't say chinese people are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture. or muslim women are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture. or poor people in western nations leaning towards social darwinism as plutocrats warp the politics are happy being slaves, so let them be, it's just culture
bullshit
NO ONE is happy being a slave. culture is no excuse
Someone thought it was a good idea to go and mess with the children of Cthulhu?
Yes, Cthulhu sleeps, but maybe not for long now.
you mean honor?
honor is not dead, but it is dead in the realm of business
it's just sociopathology now
the one good thing about lawyers is that they replace violence
don't get me wrong, i hate the intellectual property mess
but at least this bullshit is playing out in boring courtrooms voluntarily by sweaty guys in overcompensating suits
rather than by kids handed an implement of death and pointed at each other, too young and too stupid to know they are wasting their lives on bullshit, as it has been in centuries past
you've made it your business to comment on a topic. i judged you harshly for that. i'm just one voice on the internet, you need not take my solitary judgment so seriously. but i stand behind my judgment, i find your "reasoning" such as it is deplorable, and i hold it against you. you are free to speak on any topic you want, but you aren't free from the consequences of the quality of your speech or lack thereof
your problem is you seem to think these people represent something about pakistan. pakistanis want polio vaccine, and the people who don't want it are a deranged murderous fringe. they don't represent any culture, certainly not pakistan. they represent a psychological pathology
your argument is so fucking stupid because it's like looking at theodore kaczynski, charles manson, or jim jones as some sort of authentic representatives of a culture. that 's how pakistanis view these polio vaccinator murderers
if you are trolling me, congratulations on a successful troll. if you are actually incredibly amazingly serious, please grow some fucking brain cells. that you process murdering vaccinators as representative of pakistani culture is patronizing, condescending, and grossly misrepresenting pakistan. i can laugh at you for being so stupid, or cry that there's people like you who would actually believe such mental diarrhea, but never can i take these words of yours seriously, as you are missing out somewhere in cognition to arrive at this insulting farce of an opinion
Can't tell if you are a hard working troll or one of the dumbest fucking morons I've come across in awhile.
a guy ready to shoot health workers is not a representative of any culture or set of beliefs. plenty of intelligent and well-adjusted pakistanis are valid representatives of their culture, and they want polio eradicated
oh my god, shut up you moron. giving people polio vaccine does not destroy anyone's culture.
why do you think this atrocity represents some sort of valid defense of a culture? what other insane lies do you swallow?
"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it."
- Syrus, Publilius
made a pretty good movie too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI1ylg4GKv8
is how nobody understands that in roman times, medieval times, heck, even just 100 years ago, mankind was peaceful and loving
ever since these video games came out, murder has gone through the roof /sarcasm, for the sarcasm impaired
You spelt sycophants wrong
The correct spelling is sickopants
you can't tell the difference between a knife and a gun in terms of lethality?
fucking pathetic
the problem with gun control in america is the number of fucking morons in this country
moron: every economic peer of ours controls guns and has far lower homicide rates
please wake the fuck up, moron. it's just not that fucking complicated
i have to apologize
i reread the parent post and i believe they are trying to support me
please accept my apology for responding so quickly without properly ascertaining intent
i screwed up, mea culpa
i have to apologize
i reread your comment and i believe you are trying to support me
please accept my apology for responding so quickly without properly ascertaining intent on your part
i screwed up
EXACTLY
why do you present links that prove my point?
murderous intent is everywhere, but only in the usa, because of guns, do so many die
answer me this, genius: how many of those 23 injured in china are dead?
please, go: look it up. get educated
i'm waiting for you to post your findings in this thread
guns are obviously the problem, to all of our economic peers who look at the usa like some deranged fool in denial about an obvious problem, to all of us americans with some clarity and intelligence on the subject
opposed as we are, by this quasi-religious cult of the gun in this great country, but obviously fundamentally flawed country, deranged as it is on a subject like guns
if you are going to be anti-intellectual and purposefully know nothing, there's not a possibility to have a discussion with you
1. the usa, compared to its economic peers, guts healthcare, especially mental healthcare
2. the usa, compared to its economic peers, hordes guns
3. here we have a mentally ill individual, not getting help, and reaching for a gun to solve his perceived sleights
this is absolutely cause and effect, and uniquely an american phenomenon
actually, it's pretty much the quintessential american tragedy
we gut mental healthcare safety nets, and healthcare in general we don't care about
we flood society with guns
and here we have a deranged person with a gun. it's called cause and effect. of course lanza can happen anywhere in the world, but because of american society, adam lanza becomes more likely here
adam lanza as a phenomenon says a lot of about the USA's culture and priorities in regards to healthcare and guns, and less about humanity in general
and we as americans can do something about it, by emphasizing healthcare as the solution to our problems, and deemphasizing guns as the solution to our problems, and we can make adam lanzas less likely to happen
again, like i said, because it's hard to draw the line doesn't mean we don't draw the line. because some situations it is hard to tell, doesn't mean we don't draw the line in plenty of other situations where it is easy to tell
you want to take a hypothetical situation where there is a large gray area, and say therefore we can't ever draw the line. i am saying that there are still plenty of scenarios where you can easily draw the line. and we also draw the line in the difficult ones if we have to
you need to come to grips with the fact that the existence of gray areas does not stop us from thinking and acting in this world. life can get messy at times. your entire post speaks of this concept guiding you to inaction and hesitancy. your post speaks of your own mentality, not the reality of human thought and action. we get it mostly right most of the time. because we can make mistakes in this world is no reason not to act, and never will be. maybe for you, not for the rest of us
because there is a gray area between A&B doesn't mean we should ignore the daylight between A&C that any fool can see