See now here we agree, fundamentalism should be fought with education and knowledge, a more educated population should lead to a more educated government - well that's the theory anyway.
Tell me what is this objective morality? Is it christian? Is it Islam? Is it Budhism? Or maybe Confucism? or even maybe Atheism?
What right do you have to say what I believe is right and fuck the rest of you?
God knows I have my opinions on things (just read some of my posts) but I do not deny a persons right to believe what they want to believe. I just deny their right to try and force me to believe what they want.
I hate to tell you this but Communist is not the only totalitarian form of government out there, facism is pretty hot to trot as well as is Theocracies, Autocracies, Despotism and one party states.
For your Christian Fundamentalist states there is at least one, and it is pretty damn obvious - Vatican City, and it's not like the US Christian Right hasn't been trying for years to enforce their own brand of christian fundamentalism on the country.
Umm not being an American I may be wrong about this, but doesn't the constitution garauntee against exactly this sort of thing? I thought government wasn't allowed to detain citizens without pretty good evidence that they had actually committed a crime. Also doesn't it allow something called freedom of association?
Oh I get it, it's alright to hang out with Fundamentalist Christian Militias but not with Fundamentalist Islamic Militias (if in fact that is what he did, nothing has been proved yet).
It's hard to tell whether you are being sarcastic or not so I'll take your statement on face value. Define counter-revolutionary, are you perhaps talking about the students who protested in Tianemen Square? Or maybe the members of the Falun Gong movement.
China is no longer a communist state except in name only. They have made that many changes that they are now a one party state with a growing market economy dominated by capitalists. Cuba on the other hand is only hanging in there as a communist country because people are more pissed off at the US for the forty odd year block aid than anything else.
So in your view would Hamas and the PLO be terrorists or freedom fighters, what about the IRA or Protestant forces. How about the Free Aceh movement, or the West Papuan Independance movement, all of these groups have been declared terrorist organisations and yet proclaim themselves to be freedom fighters.
As to your argument about Islamic Fundamentalism being a different case, why? Is it different from Christian Fundamentalists?
I did RTFA, he was held without charge for six weeks. If they were going to charge him with treason or whatever they should have done so at the beginning not six weeks later. It's all about due process and the rule of law. The concept of being held without charge is wrong and not only makes a mockery of the justice system but seriosly affects the accused's human rights - the right to presumend innocence.
Not only is he a US citizen and hence entitled to all rights under the US constitution but he hasn't even been tried yet.
Shit has everyone forgotten the concept of innocent until proven otherwise? It's the major foundation of the justice system, the idea that arbitrary judgements cannot be made until ALL the evidence has been presented.
As for your claim that being a combatant against the US is worse than a murderer or rapist, go talk to a rape victim or the family of a murder victim and ask them which is worse.
Ah right wingers you gotta love em, scream and rant and rave when the government decides to get involved with social work like health care but can't wait to throw away concepts such as basic human rights when its someone they don't like.
I agree with most of your post however with regards to the concept of Terrorism and Terrorists, remember this "One Mans Terrorist is anothers Freedom Fighter".
I'm sorry I must have missed the part where he has been convicted of a crime. I also must have missed the part where incarceration without charge was declared to be A Good Thing
What happened to Innocent until Proven Guilty? This is a concept that has worked in the past but hey if you want to throw that away then be my guest, just ask China and Cuba how the other way works.
He was held for weeks if not months without charge. That is a breach of due process and a breach of his rights. As for indisputable evidence that is for a court, a civilian court to decide.
The fact that he worked/works in the IT sector has got nothing to do with the fact that the government is increasingly moving towards a totalitarian ideal and is not worried about following those rules which mean the west can boast an independant judicial system, free from harrasement and influence from the executive.
If you cannot see this then I suggest you remove your rose-coloured glasses and take a real good look at what is happening.
I agree with you, the US greatly over stepped the bounds with regards to Iraq, and they should not be setting themselves up as the Police Man of the world. However practicallity says that now as the occupier the US has a responsibility to keep the peace, this involves disarming a potentially hostile population, this would have happened if the war had been under the control of the UN or any other country.
On the subject of the laws of Iraq, unfortunately at the moment there is no government and hence no laws. The only law is Martial law.
I repeat again, I don't like what the US has done and is becoming however people shouldn't let their disgust at the US and its war-mongers to blind themselves to what is normal military procedure. The same thing happened in germany at the end of the second world war.
How about RedHat, I know that works as you say you want it to. Case in point, got a capture card the other day, a Swan EzyCapture, have a dual boot machne at home.
First off went into W2k partition, wasted at least ten minutes installing new drivers and getting the settings right. Finally got it working. Then rebooted into RedHat, detected new card on boot and configured it right there and then.
Okay the concept of Hillary Rosen being let any where near IP laws is sick making at the least however on the note of the gun laws, right now in Iraq you can buy RPG launchers and heavy MGs on the streets for $60US or less? Funnily enough I think you'll find that many people do not think this is a good idea.
Damn I am trying to think of a Geek/Women/Boobs quote that isn't totally demeaning to either Geeks or Women.
I obviously need more coffee.
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I have no problem with people looking a porn so long as the porn is performed by consenting ADULTS.
I have a great deal of difficulty with the concept that child pornography should be legalised because aside from everything else by making such images legal it could be said the government is in-directly condoning child sexual abuse.
Should we also legalise the distribution of Snuff Porn? or maybe we should legalise the distribution of Rape Porn.
I'm sorry, on the issue of Child Pornography I'm just going to have be a wowser, it is wrong, it is immoral and the concept that looking at pictures of an eight year old being forced into sex makes me almost physically ill.
I consider success to mean my code actually compiles:).
Seriously I am not running this for profit or any sort of monetary return. My goals are very simple:
Remove one more reason for using Windows
Learn more about v4l and working with Video and Audio on Linux
Coolness
The last reason is essentially selfish, however I think it is one of the major reasons why anyone decides to do something open-source. It's just damn cool knowing that something you have written and built is actually out there being used, this is what people strive for. Well I do anyway.
Not only do we have PAL but most of us don't have access to cable or the Free To Air Channel Listings. Working as I do at a regional TV Station I would love to go to my bosses and say let's release our guide in an xml format for PVR users.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security was quoted as saying "See all this Stasi/KGB stuff was a joke, April Fools, I mean if we were serious about this would we be hiring Bill and the Monkey Man?"
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Thankyou, I do try :)
See now here we agree, fundamentalism should be fought with education and knowledge, a more educated population should lead to a more educated government - well that's the theory anyway.
Tell me what is this objective morality? Is it christian? Is it Islam? Is it Budhism? Or maybe Confucism? or even maybe Atheism?
What right do you have to say what I believe is right and fuck the rest of you?
God knows I have my opinions on things (just read some of my posts) but I do not deny a persons right to believe what they want to believe. I just deny their right to try and force me to believe what they want.
With regards to the US Army what would you call their actions during the Indian Wars? Legal or acts of terrorism?
I hate to tell you this but Communist is not the only totalitarian form of government out there, facism is pretty hot to trot as well as is Theocracies, Autocracies, Despotism and one party states.
For your Christian Fundamentalist states there is at least one, and it is pretty damn obvious - Vatican City, and it's not like the US Christian Right hasn't been trying for years to enforce their own brand of christian fundamentalism on the country.
Umm not being an American I may be wrong about this, but doesn't the constitution garauntee against exactly this sort of thing? I thought government wasn't allowed to detain citizens without pretty good evidence that they had actually committed a crime. Also doesn't it allow something called freedom of association?
Oh I get it, it's alright to hang out with Fundamentalist Christian Militias but not with Fundamentalist Islamic Militias (if in fact that is what he did, nothing has been proved yet).
It's hard to tell whether you are being sarcastic or not so I'll take your statement on face value. Define counter-revolutionary, are you perhaps talking about the students who protested in Tianemen Square? Or maybe the members of the Falun Gong movement.
China is no longer a communist state except in name only. They have made that many changes that they are now a one party state with a growing market economy dominated by capitalists. Cuba on the other hand is only hanging in there as a communist country because people are more pissed off at the US for the forty odd year block aid than anything else.
So in your view would Hamas and the PLO be terrorists or freedom fighters, what about the IRA or Protestant forces. How about the Free Aceh movement, or the West Papuan Independance movement, all of these groups have been declared terrorist organisations and yet proclaim themselves to be freedom fighters.
As to your argument about Islamic Fundamentalism being a different case, why? Is it different from Christian Fundamentalists?
I did RTFA, he was held without charge for six weeks. If they were going to charge him with treason or whatever they should have done so at the beginning not six weeks later. It's all about due process and the rule of law. The concept of being held without charge is wrong and not only makes a mockery of the justice system but seriosly affects the accused's human rights - the right to presumend innocence.
Not only is he a US citizen and hence entitled to all rights under the US constitution but he hasn't even been tried yet.
Shit has everyone forgotten the concept of innocent until proven otherwise? It's the major foundation of the justice system, the idea that arbitrary judgements cannot be made until ALL the evidence has been presented.
As for your claim that being a combatant against the US is worse than a murderer or rapist, go talk to a rape victim or the family of a murder victim and ask them which is worse.
Ah right wingers you gotta love em, scream and rant and rave when the government decides to get involved with social work like health care but can't wait to throw away concepts such as basic human rights when its someone they don't like.
I agree with most of your post however with regards to the concept of Terrorism and Terrorists, remember this "One Mans Terrorist is anothers Freedom Fighter".
I'm sorry I must have missed the part where he has been convicted of a crime. I also must have missed the part where incarceration without charge was declared to be A Good Thing
What happened to Innocent until Proven Guilty? This is a concept that has worked in the past but hey if you want to throw that away then be my guest, just ask China and Cuba how the other way works.
He was held for weeks if not months without charge. That is a breach of due process and a breach of his rights. As for indisputable evidence that is for a court, a civilian court to decide.
The fact that he worked/works in the IT sector has got nothing to do with the fact that the government is increasingly moving towards a totalitarian ideal and is not worried about following those rules which mean the west can boast an independant judicial system, free from harrasement and influence from the executive.
If you cannot see this then I suggest you remove your rose-coloured glasses and take a real good look at what is happening.
I agree with you, the US greatly over stepped the bounds with regards to Iraq, and they should not be setting themselves up as the Police Man of the world. However practicallity says that now as the occupier the US has a responsibility to keep the peace, this involves disarming a potentially hostile population, this would have happened if the war had been under the control of the UN or any other country.
On the subject of the laws of Iraq, unfortunately at the moment there is no government and hence no laws. The only law is Martial law.
I repeat again, I don't like what the US has done and is becoming however people shouldn't let their disgust at the US and its war-mongers to blind themselves to what is normal military procedure. The same thing happened in germany at the end of the second world war.
How about RedHat, I know that works as you say you want it to. Case in point, got a capture card the other day, a Swan EzyCapture, have a dual boot machne at home.
First off went into W2k partition, wasted at least ten minutes installing new drivers and getting the settings right. Finally got it working. Then rebooted into RedHat, detected new card on boot and configured it right there and then.
Okay the concept of Hillary Rosen being let any where near IP laws is sick making at the least however on the note of the gun laws, right now in Iraq you can buy RPG launchers and heavy MGs on the streets for $60US or less? Funnily enough I think you'll find that many people do not think this is a good idea.
Nope sorry not even the French can piss off the rest of the world as effectivly as the US. It's a close race but the US just edges ahead.
I love to bear boobs, it's just that, lacking my own I have to bear others.
Damn I am trying to think of a Geek/Women/Boobs quote that isn't totally demeaning to either Geeks or Women.
I obviously need more coffee.
I have no problem with people looking a porn so long as the porn is performed by consenting ADULTS.
I have a great deal of difficulty with the concept that child pornography should be legalised because aside from everything else by making such images legal it could be said the government is in-directly condoning child sexual abuse.
Should we also legalise the distribution of Snuff Porn? or maybe we should legalise the distribution of Rape Porn.
I'm sorry, on the issue of Child Pornography I'm just going to have be a wowser, it is wrong, it is immoral and the concept that looking at pictures of an eight year old being forced into sex makes me almost physically ill.
Seriously I am not running this for profit or any sort of monetary return. My goals are very simple:
- Remove one more reason for using Windows
- Learn more about v4l and working with Video and Audio on Linux
- Coolness
The last reason is essentially selfish, however I think it is one of the major reasons why anyone decides to do something open-source. It's just damn cool knowing that something you have written and built is actually out there being used, this is what people strive for. Well I do anyway.That would be the softPORN capital of the world then :)
Not only do we have PAL but most of us don't have access to cable or the Free To Air Channel Listings. Working as I do at a regional TV Station I would love to go to my bosses and say let's release our guide in an xml format for PVR users.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security was quoted as saying "See all this Stasi/KGB stuff was a joke, April Fools, I mean if we were serious about this would we be hiring Bill and the Monkey Man?"