Why would we want the Americans to have it? They'll just find a way to use it for making war on brown people countries, like they always do. In the hands of Europeans it would be much safer for the world, as well as be good for environmental and social justice. Europe can't make war on other countries, it simply lacks the ability to do so.
The problem is that to "solve" the "problem" in the manner you describe would require a global governance. And this would be an inescapable tyranny, which would gather power after power to itself and be utterly unanswerable to the people. The cure is worse than the disease.
You are advocating what is known as a "command economy". This is where outside interests may dictate to others how their labor must be spent. You must know that this has been proven to be an utter failure. How do you not know?
He paid his debt to society. Now everyone wants to hold it against him? This is worse then denying voter rights to Democratic felons. Did you know most people convicted of felonies are Democrats?
Austin is a nice place because it's (was) run by conservatives. Remove those and Austin becomes the California hellhole that everyone was escaping in the first place. Leftists don't like to live under left wing governments. If that was the case, there would be massive emigration to Venezuela.
It's that they don't have a trust based society like we do. We trust each other; they don't. We are finding out that Western values are not universal values, they are unique and special and likely only work for us. Our forcing them in others is the path to failure. What we call corruption is an aberration, in their societies it is the norm. The goal is not to fix corruption but to join it.
If leftists really thought that man made climate change is the biggest existential threat to the world they would not be in favor of people from the lowest carbon per capita producing countries immigrating to the the highest carbon per capita producing countries. Why would anyone turn a low energy consuming person, and their future children, into high energy consuming ones?
Trump had nothing to do with it. The official was grabbed during his audience with Xi, as a deliberate fuck you and an attempt to sabotage Trump's deal. Whole swathes of the US government despise him, won't take orders from him, run their departments without any input from the elected government, and work behind the scenes to sabotage anything he does.
You realize how incredibly good Canada has it, bring America's hat? How many countries would trade places with you in an instant? In exchange for the tremendous benefits Canada receives, once in a while Uncle Sam needs a favor. You can't even do that? Jesus that is a European level of entitlement and ingratitude.
"Here in Norway"? Could you possibly be less diverse? What makes you think a tiny nation of white supremacists who refuse the improvement of large-scale immigration as an improvement anything less than alt-right sympathizers?
Hooray for "us"! Look, a piece in the New Yorker, a publication entirely uncontaminated by coastal elitism, offering an accepting profile of the other coast's elites! How tolerant! How accepting of The Other! By the way, have you worn your "Sarah Palin is a Cunt" T-shirt recently? There's another class marker! Let's all - journalists and Silicon Valley millionaires - unite against the lower classes for insisting their interests be represented in government. After all "we're" all on the same team, amirite?
Who drinks tapwater? Our ruling class doesn't let it touch them unless it's in the shower. Drinking tapwater is a sure class marker of the deplorables, right alongside watching sportsball or murdering animals with assault rifles. Don't believe me? Invite one of their kids over and give zir a glass of tapwater to drink, and see if the parents let zir come over again. Take it from them: don't drink it, don't cook with it, don't even brush your teeth with it. If you can't afford the pittance it costs for pure water, go ahead and pollute your kids' bodies. Just don't contaminate theirs.
How tolerant! How understanding of others! You disagree with what others say but will defend to the death their right to say it? No? WTF. That's straight up fascism.
Democrats don't hate freedom? Well that will be news to James Damore. Remember the Berkeley Anti Free Speech Riots of 2017? Well to be fair that was xenophobic hatred of foreigners. Hey, have you worn your "Sarah Palin is a Cunt" T-shirt lately? How totally not misogynist! How supportive of women in high office! Face it, Americans are your Outgroup. It's the only explanation that allows you to break such sacred values. The Other is never covered under those.
So, what do you think about Americas? Racist, hate filled, shall I go on? When's the last time you participated in one of their activities? For example, spectating professional sports? Only morons watch sportsball. Or let's go hunting. Only The Other would do something like murder animals. Or scrapbooking. Seriously? Could you be more The Other if you tried? Please direct me to this place of sympathy and friendship for Americans on the Left, because to me it's as mythical as Stoval'Kor.
You are defending Americans who are fat. You are defending Americans who are lazy. Who do you hate the most? Fat, lazy Americans. I can't believe I have to be the one to explain this. Defense of fat, lazy racists. Jesus.
They certainly didn't fire the one who leaked James Damore's memo. Instead they retaliated against the man who was trying to help them figure out why they have such a hard time hiring a diverse workplace. That's basically when they jumped the "don't be evil" shark and came down firmly on the side of the Stasi. Informing on your colleagues for punishment is pretty much what the Stasi did. Despite what you might have heard, they relied mostly on turning workers against workers.
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Why would we want the Americans to have it? They'll just find a way to use it for making war on brown people countries, like they always do. In the hands of Europeans it would be much safer for the world, as well as be good for environmental and social justice. Europe can't make war on other countries, it simply lacks the ability to do so.
The angry outburst against an American site using American units is so cliche by now. It's the new "Natalie Portman hot grits" of Slashdot.
The problem is that to "solve" the "problem" in the manner you describe would require a global governance. And this would be an inescapable tyranny, which would gather power after power to itself and be utterly unanswerable to the people. The cure is worse than the disease.
Gentlemen, we must protect our phoney baloney jobs! Harrumph harrumph!
Nobody was talking about America until you decided to engage in whataboutism that neither addressed nor refuted the premise.
They tried that, kids got drunk and killed people behind the wheel. Try again.
You are advocating what is known as a "command economy". This is where outside interests may dictate to others how their labor must be spent. You must know that this has been proven to be an utter failure. How do you not know?
He paid his debt to society. Now everyone wants to hold it against him? This is worse then denying voter rights to Democratic felons. Did you know most people convicted of felonies are Democrats?
Austin is a nice place because it's (was) run by conservatives. Remove those and Austin becomes the California hellhole that everyone was escaping in the first place. Leftists don't like to live under left wing governments. If that was the case, there would be massive emigration to Venezuela.
The rest of us use the numpad nimrod, don't screw up keyboards for everyone.
It's that they don't have a trust based society like we do. We trust each other; they don't. We are finding out that Western values are not universal values, they are unique and special and likely only work for us. Our forcing them in others is the path to failure. What we call corruption is an aberration, in their societies it is the norm. The goal is not to fix corruption but to join it.
If leftists really thought that man made climate change is the biggest existential threat to the world they would not be in favor of people from the lowest carbon per capita producing countries immigrating to the the highest carbon per capita producing countries. Why would anyone turn a low energy consuming person, and their future children, into high energy consuming ones?
Trump had nothing to do with it. The official was grabbed during his audience with Xi, as a deliberate fuck you and an attempt to sabotage Trump's deal. Whole swathes of the US government despise him, won't take orders from him, run their departments without any input from the elected government, and work behind the scenes to sabotage anything he does.
You realize how incredibly good Canada has it, bring America's hat? How many countries would trade places with you in an instant? In exchange for the tremendous benefits Canada receives, once in a while Uncle Sam needs a favor. You can't even do that? Jesus that is a European level of entitlement and ingratitude.
You want a global governance and zero dissent? Wow. Just...wow. That would be an inescapable tyranny, and you desire that outcome? Jesus.
"Here in Norway"? Could you possibly be less diverse? What makes you think a tiny nation of white supremacists who refuse the improvement of large-scale immigration as an improvement anything less than alt-right sympathizers?
Hooray for "us"! Look, a piece in the New Yorker, a publication entirely uncontaminated by coastal elitism, offering an accepting profile of the other coast's elites! How tolerant! How accepting of The Other! By the way, have you worn your "Sarah Palin is a Cunt" T-shirt recently? There's another class marker! Let's all - journalists and Silicon Valley millionaires - unite against the lower classes for insisting their interests be represented in government. After all "we're" all on the same team, amirite?
Who drinks tapwater? Our ruling class doesn't let it touch them unless it's in the shower. Drinking tapwater is a sure class marker of the deplorables, right alongside watching sportsball or murdering animals with assault rifles. Don't believe me? Invite one of their kids over and give zir a glass of tapwater to drink, and see if the parents let zir come over again. Take it from them: don't drink it, don't cook with it, don't even brush your teeth with it. If you can't afford the pittance it costs for pure water, go ahead and pollute your kids' bodies. Just don't contaminate theirs.
How tolerant! How understanding of others! You disagree with what others say but will defend to the death their right to say it? No? WTF. That's straight up fascism.
Dude you just cheered ADOLF HITLER. What the fuck? Can we have your employer so we can report this to your HR department?
Democrats don't hate freedom? Well that will be news to James Damore. Remember the Berkeley Anti Free Speech Riots of 2017? Well to be fair that was xenophobic hatred of foreigners. Hey, have you worn your "Sarah Palin is a Cunt" T-shirt lately? How totally not misogynist! How supportive of women in high office! Face it, Americans are your Outgroup. It's the only explanation that allows you to break such sacred values. The Other is never covered under those.
So, what do you think about Americas? Racist, hate filled, shall I go on? When's the last time you participated in one of their activities? For example, spectating professional sports? Only morons watch sportsball. Or let's go hunting. Only The Other would do something like murder animals. Or scrapbooking. Seriously? Could you be more The Other if you tried? Please direct me to this place of sympathy and friendship for Americans on the Left, because to me it's as mythical as Stoval'Kor.
You are defending Americans who are fat. You are defending Americans who are lazy. Who do you hate the most? Fat, lazy Americans. I can't believe I have to be the one to explain this. Defense of fat, lazy racists. Jesus.
They certainly didn't fire the one who leaked James Damore's memo. Instead they retaliated against the man who was trying to help them figure out why they have such a hard time hiring a diverse workplace. That's basically when they jumped the "don't be evil" shark and came down firmly on the side of the Stasi. Informing on your colleagues for punishment is pretty much what the Stasi did. Despite what you might have heard, they relied mostly on turning workers against workers.
Why are all the names white? Where are the Mohammeds, the Indras, the Zhangs? Was the game sponsored by the alt-right or something?