The only thing that will get a lot of people to figure out that mass immigration is a bad idea is when they can more directly see the costs. So for example allocate a pool of money for basic income. The more people you divide that over, the smaller the pool gets.
I think dumping information like the Panama papers is the best way to do hacking that makes the world better. The ls the global elite can hide their corruption the better.
That's a lot of links but I figure that if you can take the time to find them then I'll take the time to read them. (time passes while I read) OK, I read them and it seems like some of these are quite reasonable, such as amending the forced sodomy bill or allowing people to decline potential customers, and others just seem like regional decisions such as how negative or positive the AP History presents US history. To be honest, you seem to not like OK and would probably be happier in CA. I live in CA and I chafe against the liberals here much how you chafe against the conservatives there. My bigger point is that you can learn to get along with people despite differences. Rejecting all Christians as "bringing persecution on themselves" is no different than Christians rejecting all gays as bringing persecution on themselves. Although it's pretty cliche, can't we all just get along? There will always be petty issues that can be used to divide people if we let ourselves get divided. We are the 99% if we can learn to get along. We can make a much better and happier world together if we can get along.
Almost no Christians want a return to Levitical law as they generally see it as replaced by the New Testament. Regarding OK, I don't live there so I can't really comment from experience. I have known some people who lived there for a time (Air Force) and liked it. As far as the 10 commandments, I'd consider this analogy. A liberal sees the 10 commandments on a courthouse and is pained inside and thinks there outta be a lawsuit. A conservative sees to guys kissing and getting married and feels the same. In a sense, neither was hurt and neither suffers any loss but both are bothered. A liberal cries that conservatives want to force their values on others then does the exact same thing just with different values and in different areas.
I'm actually far more concerned about the dying middle class and loss of opportunities for the 99% than I am about social issues of virtually no consequence such as the 10 commandments being (or not being) on display at a court house or the transgender bathroom debate. Petty social issues keep us divided. The brilliance of "we are the 99%" is how stark the difference is between the top 1% and the rest of us. However to defeat the 99% all the 1% has to do is bring up transgender bathrooms, 10 commandments, white privilege, etc.
Consider that the 99% includes every category, Christian and athiest, straight and gay, black and white. If you want to have the power of the 99% then you can't allow petty issues to divide that up.
Nice way to legitimize your hate. The argument of "they bring it on themselves" can be used on just about any group if you cherry pick the topic. Truth be told I've met many Christians from a variety of churches and haven't met anyone advocating a Theocracy. But I haven't been everywhere so maybe your area is different, though I find it hard to imagine that more than a small fringe would really want a Theocracy.
I confess having that same delusion when I was younger. Now that I'm older, wiser, and have seen better how the game actually plays out I'm pretty for unions. The challenge though is similar to politics - namely how to keep the unions from becoming corrupt. The best solution IMHO is when neither the unions nor the corporations have a decisive advantage. Both have been shown to abuse power when they get too much.
I'll help you with how B happens. Technically illegal aliens cannot receive welfare. However their anchor baby is a legal citizen and they get free money plus lots of other services due to the anchor baby. Mostly the mom actually, in the US we really don't provide much for men. That's how illegal aliens get welfare. Indeed, they get more money than a fully legal US family on average as shown here:
http://www.washingtonexaminer....
This is actually quite reasonable but due to a tragedy of the commons type situation as soon as a country breaks ranks then it gives them quite an advantage. If only we could get the whole world to sign on then it would be much better. I'm not sure how that could be made to happen though.
You're probably right. We've been invaded by around 11 million people with no end in sight and we are definitely rolling over and surrendering to them. Land of the free and home of the brave ended with our grandparents.
While it's very fashionable to always blame the officer for anything where a black person is involved as a group black drivers actually have been shown to be more likely to speed. The initial study was suppressed since it didn't fit the desired narrative but eventually got out and can be found here:
http://www.city-journal.org/ht...
I'm in favor of lawbreakers being punished no matter what group they belong to. Unfortunately "disparate impact" means that standards must always be reduced to the lowest common denominator or dropped altogether as shown here:
Interestingly I read an article just this morning about how persecuted this group is professionally by people who have your exact same dismissive tone:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05...
Good job keeping hate alive:-)
... or they hate the American government (aka mainstreet)....
I must have missed the part where the American government is mainstreet. I don't think that many positions that the government takes including its stances on NSA, civil forfeiture, H1B and immigration in general, free trade, foreign aid, and a great many other topics represent main street. Indeed the US has been shown to be an oligarchy where what government does bears little resemblance to what the people want. Citations:
We have a full on police state, our "democracy" is a farce as demonstrated by super delagates and vast political corruption, and the middle class is a sliver of the population versus what it used to be. My kids will have it worse as things have been steadily declining for decades. We are past due for a major change / revolution. This monopoly game is about over strongly and suspect that in my lifetime I will get to see the next game. Hopefully the transition is relatively peaceful.
As a group smokers are the worst litter offenders known to man. How many times have I been driving and seen someone throw one out the window? As anyone who has ever had to sweep a parking lot and they will tell you that there are always cigarette butts. I know not all smokers are this bad, but there are so many who are that it's pathetic.
I know that there are lies, damn lies, and statistics however when the truth is no defense and cannot be stated then we have really gone way too far down a bad road. Remember that freedom of speech is still being free after controversial speech.
Who knew that this is what they meant with the most transparent administration ever;-) Before people get spun up and rant that Romney would have been worse (as if two wrongs make a right) I'm not suggesting that the Republicans would be better. I am suggesting that both the D & R parties do not have the average citizen and especially not the middle class in mind and privacy is just one of the ways that they screw us over.
Suits me and I suspect a lot of other Americans as well. I suspect that people would find that there are many things worse than a US military base nearby. Not unlike how Vieques in Puerto Rico complained *a lot* but then was sad when the US Navy closed the base.
It would be fun if letters of marque could be used for people who engage in tax doges. Find the cheat and get a large share, not the relatively small share that the IRS alleges they will give you with a ton of strings attached. Another notion is what a cool book or movie it would be for someone to take over a small tax haven and transfer the assets before the law shows up. You could have fun with that plot line. The sequels could involve various extortion angles while the thieves are on the run. It would be one of the times that people root for the pirates.
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The only thing that will get a lot of people to figure out that mass immigration is a bad idea is when they can more directly see the costs. So for example allocate a pool of money for basic income. The more people you divide that over, the smaller the pool gets.
I think dumping information like the Panama papers is the best way to do hacking that makes the world better. The ls the global elite can hide their corruption the better.
That's a lot of links but I figure that if you can take the time to find them then I'll take the time to read them. (time passes while I read) OK, I read them and it seems like some of these are quite reasonable, such as amending the forced sodomy bill or allowing people to decline potential customers, and others just seem like regional decisions such as how negative or positive the AP History presents US history. To be honest, you seem to not like OK and would probably be happier in CA. I live in CA and I chafe against the liberals here much how you chafe against the conservatives there. My bigger point is that you can learn to get along with people despite differences. Rejecting all Christians as "bringing persecution on themselves" is no different than Christians rejecting all gays as bringing persecution on themselves. Although it's pretty cliche, can't we all just get along? There will always be petty issues that can be used to divide people if we let ourselves get divided. We are the 99% if we can learn to get along. We can make a much better and happier world together if we can get along.
I'm actually far more concerned about the dying middle class and loss of opportunities for the 99% than I am about social issues of virtually no consequence such as the 10 commandments being (or not being) on display at a court house or the transgender bathroom debate. Petty social issues keep us divided. The brilliance of "we are the 99%" is how stark the difference is between the top 1% and the rest of us. However to defeat the 99% all the 1% has to do is bring up transgender bathrooms, 10 commandments, white privilege, etc.
Consider that the 99% includes every category, Christian and athiest, straight and gay, black and white. If you want to have the power of the 99% then you can't allow petty issues to divide that up.
This group brings the persecution on itself....
Nice way to legitimize your hate. The argument of "they bring it on themselves" can be used on just about any group if you cherry pick the topic. Truth be told I've met many Christians from a variety of churches and haven't met anyone advocating a Theocracy. But I haven't been everywhere so maybe your area is different, though I find it hard to imagine that more than a small fringe would really want a Theocracy.
I confess having that same delusion when I was younger. Now that I'm older, wiser, and have seen better how the game actually plays out I'm pretty for unions. The challenge though is similar to politics - namely how to keep the unions from becoming corrupt. The best solution IMHO is when neither the unions nor the corporations have a decisive advantage. Both have been shown to abuse power when they get too much.
those fucking cunts invaded my country, home of the brave my ass.
Which country is that exactly?
I'll help you with how B happens. Technically illegal aliens cannot receive welfare. However their anchor baby is a legal citizen and they get free money plus lots of other services due to the anchor baby. Mostly the mom actually, in the US we really don't provide much for men. That's how illegal aliens get welfare. Indeed, they get more money than a fully legal US family on average as shown here: http://www.washingtonexaminer....
This is actually quite reasonable but due to a tragedy of the commons type situation as soon as a country breaks ranks then it gives them quite an advantage. If only we could get the whole world to sign on then it would be much better. I'm not sure how that could be made to happen though.
You're probably right. We've been invaded by around 11 million people with no end in sight and we are definitely rolling over and surrendering to them. Land of the free and home of the brave ended with our grandparents.
I'm in favor of lawbreakers being punished no matter what group they belong to. Unfortunately "disparate impact" means that standards must always be reduced to the lowest common denominator or dropped altogether as shown here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/suspending-kids-mouthing-off-defying-204038950.html?ref=gs
http://www.independentsentinel.com/you-will-rent-to-criminals-you-racist/
Interestingly I read an article just this morning about how persecuted this group is professionally by people who have your exact same dismissive tone: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05... Good job keeping hate alive :-)
I *so* wish I had mod points for you. You deserve a +11
... or they hate the American government (aka mainstreet)....
I must have missed the part where the American government is mainstreet. I don't think that many positions that the government takes including its stances on NSA, civil forfeiture, H1B and immigration in general, free trade, foreign aid, and a great many other topics represent main street. Indeed the US has been shown to be an oligarchy where what government does bears little resemblance to what the people want. Citations:
http://www.washingtontimes.com...
We have a full on police state, our "democracy" is a farce as demonstrated by super delagates and vast political corruption, and the middle class is a sliver of the population versus what it used to be. My kids will have it worse as things have been steadily declining for decades. We are past due for a major change / revolution. This monopoly game is about over strongly and suspect that in my lifetime I will get to see the next game. Hopefully the transition is relatively peaceful.
I must have missed it, when was Afghanistan stable?
I can guarantee you that my BBQ in one summer "contaminates" more air than I did as a smoker when I did so would you also support total bans on BBQ
To be fair BBQ smells excellent, cigarette smoke does not.
As a group smokers are the worst litter offenders known to man. How many times have I been driving and seen someone throw one out the window? As anyone who has ever had to sweep a parking lot and they will tell you that there are always cigarette butts. I know not all smokers are this bad, but there are so many who are that it's pathetic.
Driving is dangerous, get over it.
Better yet, automate it.
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I know that there are lies, damn lies, and statistics however when the truth is no defense and cannot be stated then we have really gone way too far down a bad road. Remember that freedom of speech is still being free after controversial speech.
Who knew that this is what they meant with the most transparent administration ever ;-) Before people get spun up and rant that Romney would have been worse (as if two wrongs make a right) I'm not suggesting that the Republicans would be better. I am suggesting that both the D & R parties do not have the average citizen and especially not the middle class in mind and privacy is just one of the ways that they screw us over.
Kinda cold for me and I'm not a huge pickled fish eater but otherwise they always sound great.
Suits me and I suspect a lot of other Americans as well. I suspect that people would find that there are many things worse than a US military base nearby. Not unlike how Vieques in Puerto Rico complained *a lot* but then was sad when the US Navy closed the base.
It would be fun if letters of marque could be used for people who engage in tax doges. Find the cheat and get a large share, not the relatively small share that the IRS alleges they will give you with a ton of strings attached. Another notion is what a cool book or movie it would be for someone to take over a small tax haven and transfer the assets before the law shows up. You could have fun with that plot line. The sequels could involve various extortion angles while the thieves are on the run. It would be one of the times that people root for the pirates.