Sure, there are reasons to dislike him - but there's no point imagining nazis under every rock unless you want to give yourself an ulcer.
After "sexist", "racist", "fascist", and "misogynist" (not to mention Literally Hitler) failed to stop Trump, "anti-Semite" is one of the few they've got left. (too bad they blew "neo-Nazi" on Curtis Yarvin)
Every time Twitter shuts down a feed used for surveillance, the FBI will simply set up another one or two or three under a cover name. Not really much point in trying to prevent it; what's tweeted to the public is going to be available to the government.
No. If Trump dies before the electoral college vote, it's up to the electoral college. If Trump dies after the electoral college vote, Vice-President Elect Pence becomes President-Elect Pence. In no case is Obama eligible for a third term; that's barred by the 22nd Amendment.
1. "The first feature of Ur-Fascism is the cult of tradition." Oops, fail right there.
2. "Traditionalism implies the rejection of modernism.... The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity. In this sense Ur-Fascism can be defined as irrationalism." Oh no, another fail. Of course, there is a group which rejects the Enlightenment as racist, sexist, etc... it's not Trump
3. "Irrationalism also depends on the cult of action for actionâ(TM)s sake. Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection." Another fail. Trump likes to run his mouth without reflection, I grant you, but that's not the same thing.
4. "No syncretistic faith can withstand analytical criticism. The critical spirit makes distinctions, and to distinguish is a sign of modernism. In modern culture the scientific community praises disagreement as a way to improve knowledge. For Ur-Fascism, disagreement is treason." -- Another one which appears to fit not Trump, but Social Justice. Come to think of it, so does #3.
5. "The first appeal of a fascist or prematurely fascist movement is an appeal against the intruders. " -- Finally, one for Trump.
6. "Ur-Fascism derives from individual or social frustration. That is why one of the most typical features of the historical fascism was the appeal to a frustrated middle class, a class suffering from an economic crisis or feelings of political humiliation, and frightened by the pressure of lower social groups." -- Another for Trump, though it's a bit of a force fit. (it's the pressure of the elites, not lower social groups, which are the problem)
7. "To people who feel deprived of a clear social identity, Ur-Fascism says that their only privilege is the most common one, to be born in the same country. This is the origin of nationalism. " -- Three for Trump.
8. "The followers must feel humiliated by the ostentatious wealth and force of their enemies." -- Fail. Trump is the one with the ostentatious wealth; he glorifies it.
9. "For Ur-Fascism there is no struggle for life but, rather, life is lived for struggle. Thus pacifism is trafficking with the enemy. It is bad because life is permanent warfare." Nope
10. "Ur-Fascism can only advocate a popular elitism. Every citizen belongs to the best people of the world, the members of the party are the best among the citizens, every citizen can (or ought to) become a member of the party. " Four for Trump
11. "In such a perspective everybody is educated to become a hero. In every mythology the hero is an exceptional being, but in Ur-Fascist ideology, heroism is the norm. This cult of heroism is strictly linked with the cult of death." Nope.
12. "Since both permanent war and heroism are difficult games to play, the Ur-Fascist transfers his will to power to sexual matters." OK, five for Trump. Though he doesn't go on to the weapons as Eco suggests.
13. "For Ur-Fascism, however, individuals as individuals have no rights, and the People is conceived as a quality, a monolithic entity expressing the Common Will. " Nope
14. "Ur-Fascism speaks Newspeak." No
Looks like 5 out of 14, even accepting Eco as the expert.
"Rape Melania" is an acceptable ironic protest against the hateful misogynist and sexist attitudes of Donald Trump. "Build the Wall", on the other hand, is the epitome of hatred and must be banned.
You are acting like Portia in _Merchant of Venice_, demanding that Snowden leak the pound of flesh nearest the NSAs black little heart, but not a drop of blood.
Yes, those programs were "completely legal"... according to the secret court empowered specifically to approve them. I'm sure demanding the metadata for every phone call in the United States absolutely is not an Orwellian fishing expedition.
NASA's new anti-gravity spacecraft, the _Ivanka_, successfully began its first mission today, with an eerily silent liftoff in the early morning here at Cape Canaveral.
John King got it that night early and kept trying to tell Wolf Blitzer that it was going Trump's way and Wolf didn't want to hear it. Over and over, all night, John could clearly see what was happening, and Wolf just wouldn't listen.
The New York Times got it pretty early too. Not their pundits, just their site that appeared to use a simple algorithm that assumed that outstanding votes in a given precinct would be proportionally similar to existing votes in that precinct. They started it based on polls (which were way off), but it didn't take much actual data coming in before it converged.
I will repeat, in a democracy, departing leaders are allowed off the stage and permitted to, like Cincinnatus, go back to tilling their fields. To pursue prosecutions against your predecessor would invite future retaliation, and would undermine the whole notion of peaceful transfer of powers.
On the one hand, you're right. On the other, that applies to Hillary Clinton's personal behavior w.r.t the emails, and not so much to the influence-peddling of the Clinton foundation. Here's hoping Obama pardons Hillary for the former and not the latter.
It's just noise. Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, would have the ultimate authority to classify and declassify documents under the State Department classification system... though it's rather unlikely she did so. However, she would have no such authority for documents classified under any other classification system, such as the Department of Defense or Department of Energy systems, though as Secretary of State she was no doubt cleared for much of that. And some of the faxes she was receiving would have contained information classified under non-state classification systems.
Nice try, but some of the incoming stuff was classified under systems other than the State Department system (e.g. DoD), which Clinton would not be able to authorize.
Slashdot fell hard for this stuff over 10 years ago. It isn't any more practical now than it was then. Classify it with flying cars, cold fusion, and any significant energy source at all environmentalists won't protest.
Slashdot Mirror
After "sexist", "racist", "fascist", and "misogynist" (not to mention Literally Hitler) failed to stop Trump, "anti-Semite" is one of the few they've got left. (too bad they blew "neo-Nazi" on Curtis Yarvin)
Every time Twitter shuts down a feed used for surveillance, the FBI will simply set up another one or two or three under a cover name. Not really much point in trying to prevent it; what's tweeted to the public is going to be available to the government.
No. If Trump dies before the electoral college vote, it's up to the electoral college. If Trump dies after the electoral college vote, Vice-President Elect Pence becomes President-Elect Pence. In no case is Obama eligible for a third term; that's barred by the 22nd Amendment.
That's "sarcasm", but I know Poe's law rules nowadays. I wouldn't be surprised if you could find someone making that argument in earnest.
It's closer than Watts v. United States, but probably still not sufficient to constitute a true threat.
1. "The first feature of Ur-Fascism is the cult of tradition." Oops, fail right there.
2. "Traditionalism implies the rejection of modernism.... The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity. In this sense Ur-Fascism can be defined as irrationalism." Oh no, another fail. Of course, there is a group which rejects the Enlightenment as racist, sexist, etc... it's not Trump
3. "Irrationalism also depends on the cult of action for actionâ(TM)s sake. Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection." Another fail. Trump likes to run his mouth without reflection, I grant you, but that's not the same thing.
4. "No syncretistic faith can withstand analytical criticism. The critical spirit makes distinctions, and to distinguish is a sign of modernism. In modern culture the scientific community praises disagreement as a way to improve knowledge. For Ur-Fascism, disagreement is treason." -- Another one which appears to fit not Trump, but Social Justice. Come to think of it, so does #3.
5. "The first appeal of a fascist or prematurely fascist movement is an appeal against the intruders. " -- Finally, one for Trump.
6. "Ur-Fascism derives from individual or social frustration. That is why one of the most typical features of the historical fascism was the appeal to a frustrated middle class, a class suffering from an economic crisis or feelings of political humiliation, and frightened by the pressure of lower social groups." -- Another for Trump, though it's a bit of a force fit. (it's the pressure of the elites, not lower social groups, which are the problem)
7. "To people who feel deprived of a clear social identity, Ur-Fascism says that their only privilege is the most common one, to be born in the same country. This is the origin of nationalism. " -- Three for Trump.
8. "The followers must feel humiliated by the ostentatious wealth and force of their enemies." -- Fail. Trump is the one with the ostentatious wealth; he glorifies it.
9. "For Ur-Fascism there is no struggle for life but, rather, life is lived for struggle. Thus pacifism is trafficking with the enemy. It is bad because life is permanent warfare." Nope
10. "Ur-Fascism can only advocate a popular elitism. Every citizen belongs to the best people of the world, the members of the party are the best among the citizens, every citizen can (or ought to) become a member of the party. " Four for Trump
11. "In such a perspective everybody is educated to become a hero. In every mythology the hero is an exceptional being, but in Ur-Fascist ideology, heroism is the norm. This cult of heroism is strictly linked with the cult of death." Nope.
12. "Since both permanent war and heroism are difficult games to play, the Ur-Fascist transfers his will to power to sexual matters." OK, five for Trump. Though he doesn't go on to the weapons as Eco suggests.
13. "For Ur-Fascism, however, individuals as individuals have no rights, and the People is conceived as a quality, a monolithic entity expressing the Common Will. " Nope
14. "Ur-Fascism speaks Newspeak." No
Looks like 5 out of 14, even accepting Eco as the expert.
Nice try Podesta, but we're on to you.
"Rape Melania" is an acceptable ironic protest against the hateful misogynist and sexist attitudes of Donald Trump. "Build the Wall", on the other hand, is the epitome of hatred and must be banned.
The new TUFN UP plan will eliminate the need for counseling for cyberbullying entirely.
You are acting like Portia in _Merchant of Venice_, demanding that Snowden leak the pound of flesh nearest the NSAs black little heart, but not a drop of blood.
Yes, those programs were "completely legal"... according to the secret court empowered specifically to approve them. I'm sure demanding the metadata for every phone call in the United States absolutely is not an Orwellian fishing expedition.
Clinton was Obama's ally, never a friend.
Dateline: Cape Canaveral, June 16, 2019
NASA's new anti-gravity spacecraft, the _Ivanka_, successfully began its first mission today, with an eerily silent liftoff in the early morning here at Cape Canaveral.
The New York Times got it pretty early too. Not their pundits, just their site that appeared to use a simple algorithm that assumed that outstanding votes in a given precinct would be proportionally similar to existing votes in that precinct. They started it based on polls (which were way off), but it didn't take much actual data coming in before it converged.
The irony here being that Trump is the one who would let them feasibly repatriate it (by reducing US corporate income tax)
Everyone knows it was /pol/, r/the_donald, and the magic of Pepe memes.
On the one hand, you're right. On the other, that applies to Hillary Clinton's personal behavior w.r.t the emails, and not so much to the influence-peddling of the Clinton foundation. Here's hoping Obama pardons Hillary for the former and not the latter.
It's just noise. Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, would have the ultimate authority to classify and declassify documents under the State Department classification system... though it's rather unlikely she did so. However, she would have no such authority for documents classified under any other classification system, such as the Department of Defense or Department of Energy systems, though as Secretary of State she was no doubt cleared for much of that. And some of the faxes she was receiving would have contained information classified under non-state classification systems.
No, CTR, she did not have the authority to remove classification for classification systems other than the State Department's own.
Nice try, but some of the incoming stuff was classified under systems other than the State Department system (e.g. DoD), which Clinton would not be able to authorize.
She was: Secretary of State.
Also she had her uncleared maid picking up secure faxes from the SCIF in her residence. Ain't no excuses for that one.
Slashdot fell hard for this stuff over 10 years ago. It isn't any more practical now than it was then. Classify it with flying cars, cold fusion, and any significant energy source at all environmentalists won't protest.
It's not that Koch pays so well, it's that Soros is overextended with the election.
A cap and trade energy market? That's rationing by another name.
So, Sweet Meteor of Death can count on your vote?