Make money worthless, make every transaction traceable.
If you have a cell phone you're already tracked 24/7 as long as you carry it, unless you get both a new phone (IMEI) and SIM card (IMSI) on a regular basis.
There is more than one form of tracking. This isn't about tracking your physical location, but your financial transactions. What you buy, when, where and from whom provides much more information about you than your location does. Hell, if they know enough about your interests and habits, they can predict where you will be when, no physical tracking required.
Doofus... copper and zinc and steel are not precious metals. Too bad your teachers spent all the lesson time teaching you to hug transvestites... if they'd have given you basic chemistry and economics instead then you wouldn't be so useless in grown-up conversations. But that's OK, you get a trophy for trying.
You call him a doofus and then post the rest of that crap?
Are you fucking kidding me? Ecstacy? Everyone freaks out about weed being legalized. But, the FDA says, "Hey guys, try out ecstacy for your mental issues!". Wow, what an ass backwards fucking world we live in here in the US of A.
I think it's interesting the two drugs that are legal - alcohol and cigarettes, two drugs that do absolutely nothing for you at all - are legal, and the drugs that might open your mind up to realise how you're being fucked every day of your life? Those drugs are against the law. Coincidence?
Most research on drugs like MDMA and THC are attempts to bypass regulations and enable recreational use of substances that are dangerous and have no medicinal value. Substances like these are classified as schedule I by the DEA because it's proven that they have no legitimate uses. I'll trust the professionals at the DEA instead of a couple of drug addicts claiming to be doing scientific research. If anything, this proves the power of the placebo effect. There was no way to administer MDMA to patients because of restrictions, therefore any improvement was due to the placebo effect. Inevitably, patients prescribed these useless drugs to supposedly treat their conditions will become addicted and move on to even more dangerous drugs like heroin. MDMA is a gateway drug, and we shouldn't be risking addiction by patients who already have mental health issues.
I feel just slightly stupider after reading this post. I hope you're going for irony, but it doesn't seem like it.
Well, Obama failed to provide for displaced workers after forcing coal mines out of business. Now stupid dems can suck fat dick in the company of their saudi terrorist cave-buddies
The best part about all of this is that it's impossible to tell if the above is parody or not.
The whole country has be scared shitless of terrorists for at least the past 15 years. This is bigger than just the Democrats. A frightened population is a docile population.
Stephen Hawking is a brilliant man and solid scientist. His abilities as a futurist leave something to be desired.
I agree. What I don't understand about his position is that if humans fuck up the planet to the point where we need another one, what will stop us from fucking up that one too? It seems that if we were to learn to manage our societies, population and resources in a sustainable manner we could live on this planet for a very long time. That's a big "if" of course. But I think we will have to learn that in order to survive on any planet.
Hey, if it turns out to be a good thing, then it's cool. And if it doesn't, his supporters will go down with everyone else. So let's hope they're up to the job.
How long before some of the skeletons come out of the closet, or he grabs some pussy because he can, and we end up with a Clinton-esque investigation/impeachment? Think he will make it to mid term?
The Republicans control both houses of Congress. You think they'll impeach their own President? That's pretty ridiculous.
Yeah baby! That is just the beginning. Wait, there are going to be some more good things to add to your list. CNN, I'm looking at you. Days are numbered now.
Do you understand that going after the press and reporters is un-American? Like, literally unconstitutional.
Every country has some weird traditions. USA's is electing a clown as president.
I am sure it will not be as bad as most people think. After all president is constrained by the budget set by congress. Neither can a president declare war without their approval. I am sure that if he really starts to act out then impeachment is on the table.
Still, you have to wonder about the voter disillusionment to get such a result.
Actually, the President can commit combat forces as long as he informs Congress within 90 days (or something like that). And sometime he just doesn't do it, and Congress doesn't say shit about it. Declaring war is a quaint notion that isn't really done anymore. The US has not declared war on any nation we are currently bombing.
The Republicans will control both the Congress and the Executive. If you think they would impeach one of their own, regardless of the reason, you don't know the Republicans very well.
People in the US need to realise that US guns in US hands kill a LOT of people around the world.
Nope, sorry, that would get in the way of us congratulating ourselves about how great we are. One pillar of American Exceptionalism is Americans not paying attention to or evaluating our foreign policy. America's self image cannot survive honest introspection.
If the West is so great that everyone wants to enter, why does everyone want to change it so radically?
Um, what? Being inclusive and open is part of what it means to be part of the West. The change is actually the "extreme vetting" and non-stop paranoia. So why do you want to change the West?
On the other hand, if he doesn't deliver on his promises, because he comes to his senses, what will all the angry people, whose anger he has stoked with his talk, how will they react? Are they going to take it stoically? Well, we will see, but I think we are in for a bumpy ride, and we will feel it no matter where we are.
No, they'll find a way to blame it on the liberals and blacks and immigrants, just like they always do. It's not like logic or intellectual consistency has anything to do with their opinions.
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I do believe that he's not a Muslim now, but as a kid, he did go to a Quran school while in Indonesia. One only did that if one was Muslim.
So, why does this matter now?
Make money worthless, make every transaction traceable.
If you have a cell phone you're already tracked 24/7 as long as you carry it, unless you get both a new phone (IMEI) and SIM card (IMSI) on a regular basis.
There is more than one form of tracking. This isn't about tracking your physical location, but your financial transactions. What you buy, when, where and from whom provides much more information about you than your location does. Hell, if they know enough about your interests and habits, they can predict where you will be when, no physical tracking required.
Doofus... copper and zinc and steel are not precious metals. Too bad your teachers spent all the lesson time teaching you to hug transvestites... if they'd have given you basic chemistry and economics instead then you wouldn't be so useless in grown-up conversations. But that's OK, you get a trophy for trying.
You call him a doofus and then post the rest of that crap?
Yeah, I hit Submit a little too quickly. Meh, they can't all be gems...
Are you fucking kidding me? Ecstacy? Everyone freaks out about weed being legalized. But, the FDA says, "Hey guys, try out ecstacy for your mental issues!". Wow, what an ass backwards fucking world we live in here in the US of A.
I think it's interesting the two drugs that are legal - alcohol and cigarettes, two drugs that do absolutely nothing for you at all - are legal, and the drugs that might open your mind up to realise how you're being fucked every day of your life? Those drugs are against the law. Coincidence?
- Bill Hicks
So is milk.
Huh?
Almost every hard drug user has had milk at some point in their lives. QED!
Most research on drugs like MDMA and THC are attempts to bypass regulations and enable recreational use of substances that are dangerous and have no medicinal value. Substances like these are classified as schedule I by the DEA because it's proven that they have no legitimate uses. I'll trust the professionals at the DEA instead of a couple of drug addicts claiming to be doing scientific research. If anything, this proves the power of the placebo effect. There was no way to administer MDMA to patients because of restrictions, therefore any improvement was due to the placebo effect. Inevitably, patients prescribed these useless drugs to supposedly treat their conditions will become addicted and move on to even more dangerous drugs like heroin. MDMA is a gateway drug, and we shouldn't be risking addiction by patients who already have mental health issues.
I feel just slightly stupider after reading this post. I hope you're going for irony, but it doesn't seem like it.
A less corrupt person is cleaning crooked hillary's underware.
Libs are stupid to be anything else but corrupt.
That's some fine grammar and spelling you go there, Cletus.
Well, Obama failed to provide for displaced workers after forcing coal mines out of business. Now stupid dems can suck fat dick in the company of their saudi terrorist cave-buddies
The best part about all of this is that it's impossible to tell if the above is parody or not.
Poe's Law is proven every day.
Uhhh, democrats? Democrats need Russians!
The whole country has be scared shitless of terrorists for at least the past 15 years. This is bigger than just the Democrats. A frightened population is a docile population.
Stephen Hawking is a brilliant man and solid scientist. His abilities as a futurist leave something to be desired.
I agree. What I don't understand about his position is that if humans fuck up the planet to the point where we need another one, what will stop us from fucking up that one too? It seems that if we were to learn to manage our societies, population and resources in a sustainable manner we could live on this planet for a very long time. That's a big "if" of course. But I think we will have to learn that in order to survive on any planet.
However, experts say officials in Beijing are still battling to untangle what a Trump presidency means...
Yeah, well that's pretty much everyone who wants more detail than "make America great again".
Yes. Too bad you had to learn this way.
Hey, if it turns out to be a good thing, then it's cool. And if it doesn't, his supporters will go down with everyone else. So let's hope they're up to the job.
How long before some of the skeletons come out of the closet, or he grabs some pussy because he can, and we end up with a Clinton-esque investigation/impeachment? Think he will make it to mid term?
The Republicans control both houses of Congress. You think they'll impeach their own President? That's pretty ridiculous.
So what you're saying is that he rigged the election while making speeches about how the election is being rigged? Brilliant.
That would be the way to do it, actually. I'm not saying he did, but accusing your opponent of the very thing you are doing is a viable strategy.
You Americans had the opportunity to prove you're smarter than the Brits once and for all and you blew it, great work.
Interesting times ahead for sure....most immediately the new global recession you've just triggered.
I wonder how many WW2 vets lived to see this day.
What on Earth made you think Americans are smart? We prove the 80-20 rule every day. There is a reason my signature hasn't changed in years...
Yeah baby! That is just the beginning. Wait, there are going to be some more good things to add to your list. CNN, I'm looking at you. Days are numbered now.
Do you understand that going after the press and reporters is un-American? Like, literally unconstitutional.
No, fuck you. We won. "Elections have consequences," remember. One of those consequences is that we don't have to tell you shit.
Is this like Nixon's secret plan to end the Viet Nam war? You're not helping yourself here.
Nonsense propaganda. It hasn't been done, it needs to be done and it is not a movie.
There's a reason for that. But hey, if you like the ultra-wealthy controlling everything and answering to no one, by all means enact your agenda.
Every country has some weird traditions. USA's is electing a clown as president.
I am sure it will not be as bad as most people think. After all president is constrained by the budget set by congress. Neither can a president declare war without their approval. I am sure that if he really starts to act out then impeachment is on the table.
Still, you have to wonder about the voter disillusionment to get such a result.
Actually, the President can commit combat forces as long as he informs Congress within 90 days (or something like that). And sometime he just doesn't do it, and Congress doesn't say shit about it. Declaring war is a quaint notion that isn't really done anymore. The US has not declared war on any nation we are currently bombing.
The Republicans will control both the Congress and the Executive. If you think they would impeach one of their own, regardless of the reason, you don't know the Republicans very well.
No one likes smug assholes, and they like them even less when the doom-and-gloom fails to materialise.
You seem to be confused; Donald Trump won.
;-P
People in the US need to realise that US guns in US hands kill a LOT of people around the world.
Nope, sorry, that would get in the way of us congratulating ourselves about how great we are. One pillar of American Exceptionalism is Americans not paying attention to or evaluating our foreign policy. America's self image cannot survive honest introspection.
If the West is so great that everyone wants to enter, why does everyone want to change it so radically?
Um, what? Being inclusive and open is part of what it means to be part of the West. The change is actually the "extreme vetting" and non-stop paranoia. So why do you want to change the West?
On the other hand, if he doesn't deliver on his promises, because he comes to his senses, what will all the angry people, whose anger he has stoked with his talk, how will they react? Are they going to take it stoically? Well, we will see, but I think we are in for a bumpy ride, and we will feel it no matter where we are.
No, they'll find a way to blame it on the liberals and blacks and immigrants, just like they always do. It's not like logic or intellectual consistency has anything to do with their opinions.
Speaking as a Republican, FUCK YOU.
Yeah, that sounds about right.