Why should America protect a stable continent of wealthy democracies? Europe is ruthlessly free-riding on American security and laughing all the way to the bank. Why the U.S. should remain so involved in a defense effort that so many Europeans are backing away from is beyond me.
Well, the answer to this one is easy. Western culture is superior to Saudi culture. It's not even close. Women can't drive, they cut the hands off of thieves, and use slavery. What do we say today about the part of the USA that used to have slavery 150 years ago? We consider them culturally backward racist morons, and likewise with the Saudis.
Europe likes things just as they are - free defense, and they can use the massive money saved to fund a welfare state for their people. And the really cool part is that they get to sit on their high horse and criticize the Americans for being baby-killing militaristic fascist monsters for having a military. The military that defends them. It's a sweet deal and I can see why they like it.
Are you trying to use whataboutism to distract from the point that the USA subsidizes the wealthy First World nations of Europe? Can anyone tell me why? There's no reason for it, Europe can well afford its own defense and America is being crippled by out of control military spending.
In a corporatist system of government, corporate censorship is state censorship. When there's no meaningful space between corporate power and government power, it doesn't make much difference whether the guy silencing your dissent is Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Sessions. America most definitely has such a system. The Problem.
It would be nice if Google were a capitalist company. But no, they don't practice capitalism, they practice corporatism. Moreover they are super left wing, you can't even say that men and women are different without getting fired and blacklisted throughout the entire IT industry. They keep their own blacklists internally and continually police their workers for signs of thoughtcrime.
Hey, not to worry, Daddy USA will drag you along for the ride and let you share in the scraps. For some reason that I don't understand, America subsidizes the defense of wealthy, developed European countries to the tune of billions per year, and we get to pay Europe the kingly sum of $150 billion every year for the privilege of trading with them. I once tried to insult Europeans by calling them vassals, only to have it rudely pointed out to me that vassals pay tribute to their protectors, not the other way around! So don't worry, big Daddy USA will take you along for the ride for free while neglecting the welfare of his own people, just like he always does for some baffling reason.
NSA malware developers had their half finished malware flagged by Kapersky and auto uploaded. This utterly outraged the intelligence bosses. How dare anyone attempt to protect themselves against their weapons? In order to them to control us, we must be defenseless.
That's why they don't want anyone to be able to install their software. Brand them as enemy spies and run a FUD campaign. The whole thing started when US government malware developers had their half finished malware flagged by Kapersky and auto uploaded for analysis. The intelligence bosses were outraged. How dare anyone protect themselves against the out of control NSA? The angriest person is the slave owner whose slaves attempt to escape.
Argument from emotion. Would you hire Clapper? Hell no. Why? He's a dishonest scumbag. Same with this kid. He'd exfiltrate your data and you'd be asking, "why?"
"Free speech" is an extremist American interpretation. Civilized countries don't have it, they have strong laws against hate speech. In America, it's OK to deliberately stir up hate with placards like "Allah was gay", while in civilized countries this sort of targeted hate gets you permanently banned from entering. What kind of country do people want to live in? Not the extremist one, that's for sure.
Nope! Europe is a bunch of ungrateful freeloaders, taking taking taking but never giving. We're better off without that boat anchor. They can easily defend themselves against Russia or any external threat. They just don't want to. And why should they, when they have an idiot to do it for them? They laugh all the way to the bank, using the savings on defense to lavishly fund a welfare state, while - and this is the best part - criticize the shit out of the Americans for being baby-killing warmongers. Because America actually funds its military. It's a sweet situation, and I can see why Europe is terrified that it might come to an end.
We're not dependent on Qatari oil at all. Shale quite nicely provides for our own needs. I can't believe you linked to an infographic that is actually cheering for the military-industrial complex. Your Trump hatred has taken you to a very dark place. I hope one day you can find your way out.
I don't see how trigger warnings and safe spaces are incompatible with other social and global justice efforts. Safe spaces may seem trivial to you but they might mean the difference between life and death for a trans person studying in a small public college in the South. You may find trigger warnings to be unnecessary but they might save a rape survivor from having to watch a violent rape scene, which can be great teaching material for other students.
Natives "won't take" such jobs because they're underpaid and dangerous, due to the massive number of illegals working for less than minimum wage. If industry had to pay prevailing wages and adhere to all US laws, magically people would appear out of the woodwork to staff those jobs.
If we actually have a shortage of workers, let Congress determine that this is so and make a guest worker program for them. Apply for the visa in Mexico City, enter America legally, employers pay fair wages, workers receive all US legal protections. Everybody wins. Well, except the shit industries that operate illegal, dangerous work environments, they'd lose. But fuck them.
25% of the fuel Russia produces goes to Europe. This gives them leverage. America doesn't like their bitch Europe being influenced this way. Other countries are trying to get around Russia and create new ways to get gas to Europe. Before the Syrian civil war, two pipelines were proposed by Qatar to get gas to Europe. Going through Syria. Now, don't forget, Qatar are (were) major Clinton Foundation donors. Iran, a Russian ally, also proposed a pipeline. It also went through Syria. Guess which one Assad approved? This was in 2012 and the plans were disrupted due to the civil war. Next, Hillary Clinton demanded that Assad be removed from power. Assad is a longtime Russian ally. Guess who is supporting the rebel groups opposing Assad? That's right, the USA! And then the media campaign against Assad, always followed by a demand that he leave the country and give up power.
Seriously, we have been at war in the Middle East for decades for one reason: energy. It's why we had Gulf War I, Gulf War II, and so many others. Fun fact, did you know the reason we refuse to withdraw from Syria despite the fact that ISIS has been defeated is energy? Yup. A proposed pipeline to supply from Qatar to Europe would weaken Russian influence. That's why we can't stop making war there. So let's not trot out the fiction that energy has nothing to do with national security, because it absolutely does.
Oh come on. The head start program has been giving free breakfasts to children of neglectful parents for decades. Moreover you would never put your kid in a school where he would be exposed to deplorables who don't feed their kids. Gimme a break.
So, do we or do we not know that unions dug their own grave with rampant corruption, shitty work ethic, and unilateral support of the Democrats? Because that's why they died. Change those and they might come back, but I doubt they will.
Yup, zero thanks. The nerve of some of the countries that talk shit about us after we protect all of their shitty countries from all out war. Europe means so much to the 25% of American children living in poverty even though their parents work full time for minimum wage. How about we cut back on military, tell the Europeans to pay for their own defense, and spend our money on them instead.
See what I mean? Nothing but vile abuse. This is the thanks we get for giving Europeans peace for 75 years and enabling them to spend their money on a welfare state instead of wasting it on defending themselves.
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Why should America protect a stable continent of wealthy democracies? Europe is ruthlessly free-riding on American security and laughing all the way to the bank. Why the U.S. should remain so involved in a defense effort that so many Europeans are backing away from is beyond me.
Well, the answer to this one is easy. Western culture is superior to Saudi culture. It's not even close. Women can't drive, they cut the hands off of thieves, and use slavery. What do we say today about the part of the USA that used to have slavery 150 years ago? We consider them culturally backward racist morons, and likewise with the Saudis.
Europe likes things just as they are - free defense, and they can use the massive money saved to fund a welfare state for their people. And the really cool part is that they get to sit on their high horse and criticize the Americans for being baby-killing militaristic fascist monsters for having a military. The military that defends them. It's a sweet deal and I can see why they like it.
Are you trying to use whataboutism to distract from the point that the USA subsidizes the wealthy First World nations of Europe? Can anyone tell me why? There's no reason for it, Europe can well afford its own defense and America is being crippled by out of control military spending.
In a corporatist system of government, corporate censorship is state censorship. When there's no meaningful space between corporate power and government power, it doesn't make much difference whether the guy silencing your dissent is Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Sessions. America most definitely has such a system. The Problem.
Fascism like yours must be resisted whenever possible, as strongly as possible. Go jump off a bridge, fascist.
It would be nice if Google were a capitalist company. But no, they don't practice capitalism, they practice corporatism. Moreover they are super left wing, you can't even say that men and women are different without getting fired and blacklisted throughout the entire IT industry. They keep their own blacklists internally and continually police their workers for signs of thoughtcrime.
Hey, not to worry, Daddy USA will drag you along for the ride and let you share in the scraps. For some reason that I don't understand, America subsidizes the defense of wealthy, developed European countries to the tune of billions per year, and we get to pay Europe the kingly sum of $150 billion every year for the privilege of trading with them. I once tried to insult Europeans by calling them vassals, only to have it rudely pointed out to me that vassals pay tribute to their protectors, not the other way around! So don't worry, big Daddy USA will take you along for the ride for free while neglecting the welfare of his own people, just like he always does for some baffling reason.
NSA malware developers had their half finished malware flagged by Kapersky and auto uploaded. This utterly outraged the intelligence bosses. How dare anyone attempt to protect themselves against their weapons? In order to them to control us, we must be defenseless.
That's why they don't want anyone to be able to install their software. Brand them as enemy spies and run a FUD campaign. The whole thing started when US government malware developers had their half finished malware flagged by Kapersky and auto uploaded for analysis. The intelligence bosses were outraged. How dare anyone protect themselves against the out of control NSA? The angriest person is the slave owner whose slaves attempt to escape.
When you silence a man, you only show that you fear what he has to say.
Argument from emotion. Would you hire Clapper? Hell no. Why? He's a dishonest scumbag. Same with this kid. He'd exfiltrate your data and you'd be asking, "why?"
"Free speech" is an extremist American interpretation. Civilized countries don't have it, they have strong laws against hate speech. In America, it's OK to deliberately stir up hate with placards like "Allah was gay", while in civilized countries this sort of targeted hate gets you permanently banned from entering. What kind of country do people want to live in? Not the extremist one, that's for sure.
...but states taking power from the federal government is what Trump wants. You're falling into his plan! :(
Nope! Europe is a bunch of ungrateful freeloaders, taking taking taking but never giving. We're better off without that boat anchor. They can easily defend themselves against Russia or any external threat. They just don't want to. And why should they, when they have an idiot to do it for them? They laugh all the way to the bank, using the savings on defense to lavishly fund a welfare state, while - and this is the best part - criticize the shit out of the Americans for being baby-killing warmongers. Because America actually funds its military. It's a sweet situation, and I can see why Europe is terrified that it might come to an end.
We're not dependent on Qatari oil at all. Shale quite nicely provides for our own needs. I can't believe you linked to an infographic that is actually cheering for the military-industrial complex. Your Trump hatred has taken you to a very dark place. I hope one day you can find your way out.
I don't see how trigger warnings and safe spaces are incompatible with other social and global justice efforts. Safe spaces may seem trivial to you but they might mean the difference between life and death for a trans person studying in a small public college in the South. You may find trigger warnings to be unnecessary but they might save a rape survivor from having to watch a violent rape scene, which can be great teaching material for other students.
So, why do you think that Americans need to pretend to be Canadians in Europe? What caused that phenomenon?
Natives "won't take" such jobs because they're underpaid and dangerous, due to the massive number of illegals working for less than minimum wage. If industry had to pay prevailing wages and adhere to all US laws, magically people would appear out of the woodwork to staff those jobs.
If we actually have a shortage of workers, let Congress determine that this is so and make a guest worker program for them. Apply for the visa in Mexico City, enter America legally, employers pay fair wages, workers receive all US legal protections. Everybody wins. Well, except the shit industries that operate illegal, dangerous work environments, they'd lose. But fuck them.
Energy isn't a free market. There ya go, now go forth and never advocate this position that you don't believe in again.
25% of the fuel Russia produces goes to Europe. This gives them leverage. America doesn't like their bitch Europe being influenced this way. Other countries are trying to get around Russia and create new ways to get gas to Europe. Before the Syrian civil war, two pipelines were proposed by Qatar to get gas to Europe. Going through Syria. Now, don't forget, Qatar are (were) major Clinton Foundation donors. Iran, a Russian ally, also proposed a pipeline. It also went through Syria. Guess which one Assad approved? This was in 2012 and the plans were disrupted due to the civil war. Next, Hillary Clinton demanded that Assad be removed from power. Assad is a longtime Russian ally. Guess who is supporting the rebel groups opposing Assad? That's right, the USA! And then the media campaign against Assad, always followed by a demand that he leave the country and give up power.
Seriously, we have been at war in the Middle East for decades for one reason: energy. It's why we had Gulf War I, Gulf War II, and so many others. Fun fact, did you know the reason we refuse to withdraw from Syria despite the fact that ISIS has been defeated is energy? Yup. A proposed pipeline to supply from Qatar to Europe would weaken Russian influence. That's why we can't stop making war there. So let's not trot out the fiction that energy has nothing to do with national security, because it absolutely does.
Oh come on. The head start program has been giving free breakfasts to children of neglectful parents for decades. Moreover you would never put your kid in a school where he would be exposed to deplorables who don't feed their kids. Gimme a break.
So, do we or do we not know that unions dug their own grave with rampant corruption, shitty work ethic, and unilateral support of the Democrats? Because that's why they died. Change those and they might come back, but I doubt they will.
Yup, zero thanks. The nerve of some of the countries that talk shit about us after we protect all of their shitty countries from all out war. Europe means so much to the 25% of American children living in poverty even though their parents work full time for minimum wage. How about we cut back on military, tell the Europeans to pay for their own defense, and spend our money on them instead.
See what I mean? Nothing but vile abuse. This is the thanks we get for giving Europeans peace for 75 years and enabling them to spend their money on a welfare state instead of wasting it on defending themselves.