There is no such thing a "hate speech"...there is only speech.
And please do not confuse "hate speech" with incitement to violence against a group, they are two different things, and the latter is already illegal (at least in the US).
But voicing opinions, even if distasteful, should never be illegal and just because you find it in poor taste or against your morals, doesn't make it hate speech or something that should be banned or made illegal.
You should step back and think what speech you agree with now and is more common that could have been suppressed not that long ago if it had been banned like you are wanting to do now.
The Bay Area is very ethnically diverse, and has a relatively high muslim population. There are several muslim families in my neighborhood in San Jose (Palestinian, Pakistani, Punjabi). So Syrians should fit right in.
In other news, in recent times, large, mysterious increases in purchases and shipment of ammonium nitrate have been noted for the Bay Area.
The Bay Area is very ethnically diverse, and has a relatively high muslim population. There are several muslim families in my neighborhood in San Jose (Palestinian, Pakistani, Punjabi). So Syrians should fit right in.
In other news, in recent times, large, mysterious increases in purchases and shipment of ammonium nitrate have been noted for the Bay Area.
Only as much time as it takes for my lawyer to get here and tell you that you are attempting an illegal search. It may not actually be an illegal search per current case law, but any lawyer worth putting down a retainer on would be able to convince the police it's not worth it unless it's a major crime.
Well, I believe some of those rights go out the door, or into limbo when you're at the US borders.
Down.42% for the day! Holy crap! Sell, sell, sell!
Well, not so much that...
But, I believe it was up as much as nearly 2 points before the Apple presentation and started dropping during the unveiling....just seemed strange to me.
But then again, I"m still trying to figure out the stock market....it appears this, for some reason, maybe be normal reaction.
So unless Apple convinces people to let Siri always listen (creepy), this is likely to cause a lot of additional traffic accidents that otherwise would not have occurred.
You should NOT be talking or texting on a phone if you are driving in the first place!!!
In theory... But it is not being applied to everyone. Some people are rich enough to hide behind their corporate charter. Carl Icahn is my favorite example. There are many others. So that part of the issue is very relevant, no matter how you try to evade it. If you don't apply the rules to everyone, don't expect any respect for them. Right or wrong, people will follow the example, not the word. It's part of of our animal heritage.
You can't really bring outliers like this into the argument. I mean, you can count the number of people in the world "that" wealthy likely only using two hands.
There are extremes at both ends and you can't really use those as examples for how the majority of people should be and act.
Being that personal responsibility is only applied to poor people that can't afford to incorporate, why should we care?
No...it applies to everyone.
Not sure where the incorporation comes into the conversation, we're talking about living, breathing humans being responsible for their actions and living with the consequences....please stick to the subject.
They should just let Craig Federighi [apple.com] do the whole presentation.
He's got the chiseled features of a strong, good looking man. He's got a fun, yet confident, demeanor. He commands respect, yet does so politely and without forcing it out of anyone. He's got the technical chops. He's a family man. And of course, he's an excellent public speaker.
He's been the best part of the past Apple presentations he's been involved with.
He should be the public face of Apple. He's a man that other men respect. He's a man that women find irresistible.
Well, the problem is, that's he's a decent looking, fit, white, heterosexual male...and well, we just can't have that these days!!!!
Do you really expect people to lift themselves up by the bootstraps if they can't even apply for a shift at McDonald's?
Funny, I got all my beginning jobs like McD's, etc....by going in person, looking presentable when I showed up and filled out an application using good grammar, etc.
I never had a problem getting those early jobs. Why can't someone these days? I've yet to find a company that ONLY allowed online applications.
True. Neither is air conditioning, electricity, refrigeration, running water, sewage, or trash pickup. Maybe we should take those things away as well. Then, that will be an incentive for people to actually find a job and start working.
I know it would certainly light a fire under MY ass to get out and try to better my living conditions!!!
Unlike what is stated, jobs are not being added to the US ecosystem like in the past. Take farming, for example. A friend has a farm where he has a tractor and combine harvester that runs from GPS beacons, doing its work, being it dropping seeds or harvesting crops, only heading back to base when the bin is full or when fuel is low. In the past, it would take a lot of laborers in the fields to pick the crops, not to mention the supervisors and other infrastructure (kitchens, etc.) Now, he just sits on a deck with his iPad watching an overhead view of his stuff going up and down the fields doing a job in a day that used to take weeks if done manually.
Err...so, why is it was have so many illegal mexicans in the US doing farm/livestock jobs? Why are we getting complaints from companies/farms that they can't get their produce harvested without them?
People won't like being told they have to starve. What will happen when people really get desparate is rally behind any ideology that gives them hope. This is why Syrians rallied around Daesh, because it makes their lives (and deaths) meaningful.
I don't see that in the US, the problem in that part of the world is they have a bunch of bat shit crazy Allah worship that tells them what comes in death is better than here and they believe that shit.
We have plenty of religious zealots here in the US, but hardly any "that" committed to blowing things up or other violence due to poverty.
And with this minimum income...where exactly is it going to come?
If nothing is being done, no work producing something....money comes magically from the air to pay people to do nothing?
Smart phones are not a luxury any more; you're a second-class citizen
If you are on food stamps and welfare, you are ALREADY a second class citizen.
You want to kick people when they are down, which is shit behavior.
No I don't....
Nothing wrong with TEMPORARY help, benefits and aid. But the clock has to have a stopping point, which currently it does not. You can be a welfare queen/king for your entire existence, and never have to get off the dole.
I have no real objection to a temporary safety net for the able bodied folks, but at some point, they get kicked off. I find that if you force a person to do what they have to do, they'll do it.
If it is crime, well, there are laws against that, but there are plenty of other roads for people to pursue, as long as you don't thinks any type job is 'beneath' you....
What the fuck happened to personal responsibility....???
You lie in the bed that you make...?
I mean, I don't mind a safety net for the elderly or truly infirmed, or even a temporary one between jobs (temporary being the key word here)....
But seriously, the world doesn't owe you squat, and if you fuck around, don't get an education, and have the wrong values...well, you deserve to live in whatever squalor you end up on.
No one else owes you a living and no one should pay for your fucking mistakes in life.
Be careful, we are entering an age where it requires a smaller percentage of people working to provide all the goods and services of a consumer society. At that point, we're going to have to become more comfortable with a growing social welfare system or be prepared for some very bad days. And don't assume that when the time comes, you will be among the "makers" and not the "takers".
I don't see this happening in my lifetime...so....
When you see people in the checkout buying their food with EBT and then get $20 cash back so they can buy alcohol with cash at the same register. Your tax dollars at work.
Seriously?
WTF is the government allowing cash back on EBT cards in the first place????
Stopping that would seem a quick way to make sure those funds are ONLY being used on food.
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Hate speech?
There is no such thing a "hate speech"...there is only speech.
And please do not confuse "hate speech" with incitement to violence against a group, they are two different things, and the latter is already illegal (at least in the US).
But voicing opinions, even if distasteful, should never be illegal and just because you find it in poor taste or against your morals, doesn't make it hate speech or something that should be banned or made illegal.
You should step back and think what speech you agree with now and is more common that could have been suppressed not that long ago if it had been banned like you are wanting to do now.
Rated 0: Troll??
Geez...have a sense of humor, won't ya?
Nah....I just usually use the same passcode as I do for my luggage.
In other news, in recent times, large, mysterious increases in purchases and shipment of ammonium nitrate have been noted for the Bay Area.
Yeah, but if you put TRUMP in the headline as the one to blame, you get attention and put on the front page...
Business Partner?
Girlfriend?
Wife?
Friend with benefits...?
Enquiring minds want to know....
But seriously...what's the deal with people not telling what their relationship is...."partner" says nothing.
Well, I believe some of those rights go out the door, or into limbo when you're at the US borders.
Well, not so much that...
But, I believe it was up as much as nearly 2 points before the Apple presentation and started dropping during the unveiling....just seemed strange to me.
But then again, I"m still trying to figure out the stock market....it appears this, for some reason, maybe be normal reaction.
You should NOT be talking or texting on a phone if you are driving in the first place!!!
Well, anyone wanting a bit more security than that, would use a passcode rather than a biometric key such as a fingerprint.
Just because it is there, doesn't mean you have to use it, or that it is smart to use it for your given situation and security/privacy concerns.
If it is reasonable, I might seriously consider this....the iWatch looks nice as a time piece and good as a fitness tracker.
The only think I can't find, is if it will now function as a sleep tracker.
If it does that, and the additional cellular charges are reasonable, I think I might finally get one.
My fitbit has the rubber peeling away from the face, looks pretty ratty and I'd like something a bit nicer going forward.
I was thinking along the same lines.
The facial tech they packed in there, indeed looked pretty neat.
I think it could possibly have some very useful uses, but I"d certainly NOT want to use it for identification and access.
While the introduction was going on, the stock price dropped and still hasn't come back up even to what it started the day at...
I wonder if that many folks in the market don't like these features either?
You can't really bring outliers like this into the argument. I mean, you can count the number of people in the world "that" wealthy likely only using two hands.
There are extremes at both ends and you can't really use those as examples for how the majority of people should be and act.
No...it applies to everyone.
Not sure where the incorporation comes into the conversation, we're talking about living, breathing humans being responsible for their actions and living with the consequences....please stick to the subject.
I thought it was the bothans.....?
Poor bothans...
Well, the problem is, that's he's a decent looking, fit, white, heterosexual male...and well, we just can't have that these days!!!!
Shame on you!!
Your suggestions were borderline racist!!
Funny, I got all my beginning jobs like McD's, etc....by going in person, looking presentable when I showed up and filled out an application using good grammar, etc.
I never had a problem getting those early jobs. Why can't someone these days? I've yet to find a company that ONLY allowed online applications.
I know it would certainly light a fire under MY ass to get out and try to better my living conditions!!!
Err...that $130 a month would go a LONG way towards buying food on their own.
Err...so, why is it was have so many illegal mexicans in the US doing farm/livestock jobs? Why are we getting complaints from companies/farms that they can't get their produce harvested without them?
I don't see that in the US, the problem in that part of the world is they have a bunch of bat shit crazy Allah worship that tells them what comes in death is better than here and they believe that shit.
We have plenty of religious zealots here in the US, but hardly any "that" committed to blowing things up or other violence due to poverty.
And with this minimum income...where exactly is it going to come?
If nothing is being done, no work producing something....money comes magically from the air to pay people to do nothing?
If you are on food stamps and welfare, you are ALREADY a second class citizen.
No I don't....
Nothing wrong with TEMPORARY help, benefits and aid. But the clock has to have a stopping point, which currently it does not. You can be a welfare queen/king for your entire existence, and never have to get off the dole.
I have no real objection to a temporary safety net for the able bodied folks, but at some point, they get kicked off. I find that if you force a person to do what they have to do, they'll do it.
If it is crime, well, there are laws against that, but there are plenty of other roads for people to pursue, as long as you don't thinks any type job is 'beneath' you....
You lie in the bed that you make...?
I mean, I don't mind a safety net for the elderly or truly infirmed, or even a temporary one between jobs (temporary being the key word here)....
But seriously, the world doesn't owe you squat, and if you fuck around, don't get an education, and have the wrong values...well, you deserve to live in whatever squalor you end up on.
No one else owes you a living and no one should pay for your fucking mistakes in life.
I don't see this happening in my lifetime...so....
Seriously?
WTF is the government allowing cash back on EBT cards in the first place????
Stopping that would seem a quick way to make sure those funds are ONLY being used on food.