Not sure that qualifies as Cold War propaganda. There have been numerous legal cases regarding removing the "under God" portion, but nobody else seems to complain much about the remainder of the pledge. I believe some places allow kids to opt out.
So, here's my $.02. I personally don't care about the "under God" or lack of a deity reference. But I don't have a problem raising children to pledge allegiance to the country that is providing them with an education. They're welcome to have whatever belief system they wish (witness nearly any college campus), and try to change the system, or even leave if they dislike it so much. I don't think anyone here is trying to claim the U.S. has a perfect system, in fact I'd argue that we're far from perfect. But of the roughly 50 other countries I've been to, I haven't seen one I'd prefer over our system.
Well, as Cold War veteran, from '76 to the end, I'll dispute your claim. There may have been something to it in the 50s or 60s, but not on my watch. There was little to no push for Christianity, and only minor mentions of the Soviet push against religion.
I'll confess (not that I'm into that) that I knew nothing about Deism, and was relying on the line: "Some had turned away from orthodox Christianity to embrace Unitarianism or Deism, liberal strains of Christianity that stressed reason and free inquiry over revelation. Others adhered to more traditional forms of the religion."
Well, there are four references to God in the Declaration of Independence. The founders were all Christians of one variety or another. (http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/god-and-the-constitution.html) "In God we Trust" dates back to 1812. The freedom of religion, Christian or otherwise, is a core value. The fact that the Soviets were anti-religion (not just anti-Christian) and pushing that upon all of the east-bloc nations, is hardly propaganda, it was a simple fact...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union
It would have been a simple matter to make the purchase, and then hand her another check for the additional "finders fee", and explain why. At that point the sale's concluded, and the seller has no claim to the item. For that matter, what's keeping them from doing so now?
I see no evidence at all that Trump or Clinton are any more sane than McAfee.
Then you should have watched the debates they just showed on CSPAN. 3 of the 5 (including McAfee) were clearly batshit crazy. And I'm saying that as someone who tends to lean toward libertarian beliefs. This was the first Libertarian debate I'd seen, and while many valid points were raised, it looked more like a circus than something that most normal adults would wish to be associated with. Gary Johnson at least came across as a reasonable person, as did Petersen. The other three should have been dragged away for psych evals.
Let's just stop the speculation, and look at facts. The number of cases of brain cancer per 100,000 population simply has NOT increased since the introduction of cell phones. In fact, citing the site below...Using statistical models for analysis, rates for new brain and other nervous system cancer cases have been falling on average 0.2% each year over the last 10 years. Do you have statistical evidence to the contrary? If not, then you should stop spreading FUD.
You must obey the makers of cellphones and wireless carriers! Do not question anything they state as fact. Do not think for yourself! Give up your rational mind. Obey!
Until we figure out, we just won't ever know. This is the entirety of the issue, which you seem to have missed entirely.
Yeah, maybe my 40+ years working in computing, with women, for women, and hiring women, makes me clueless. And fwiw, I was raised by a single mom, was a single dad with a daughter, and married a women who's in the field and makes more than me. So, no I'm sure I don't understand the issues...other than the fact that SJWs think they can change nature. I'm all in favor of giving women equal opportunities. What I'm not in favor of is doing so at the expense of others. Nor am I in favor of social experiments at the expense of others...until we "figure out" that we don't know what we were talking about in the first fucking place.
I see in my own company, women being hired over more qualified men, being given larger pay raises, and more promotions. All because of this perceived injustice. But nobody gives a shit that someone else has to pay for that. Am I bitter? Not at all, I've done very well for myself. But when I see people being promoted because of their sex or race instead of their skills, it pisses me off.
So, those women decided to choose other career fields. Does that mean they chose incorrectly? Does that mean those career fields are in some way inferior? Your statement assumes those resources aren't already put to good use, doing something that they actually desire instead of some politically correct idea that all women want to be like men.
Hell, I'd have paid her 100 for it, and I'd bet others would have paid a 100 times that. Just my $.02 (sorry, no quid in my wallet), but he should have given her at least 10% of it's actual value.
Yeah, it brought new meaning to the term YMMV when I ran 5 miles (measured by my Garmin), but the Charge said it was less than 4. It's also hit or miss on stairs (hit maybe 80-90% of the time). I've also noticed that the tracking doesn't catch any incline on the gym treadmill, no matter how steep (though I get about 25 flights of stairs counted on my 5 mile park runs...it is hilly), and counts next to no steps on an elliptical. I'm still debating if I'll replace it with a new one with the time comes. It's been informative for the sleep tracking, and step counts (didn't realize how little movement (2-3k steps) I had on days I didn't exercise...I sit at a desk mostly).
Have you seen some of the crap the NFL players union gets away with? And I can tell you for certain that the UAW sure as shit did...at least back in the 70-80s.
Are you wearing it as shown in the instructions...high up from your wrist? Is it sliding down? I've been wearing the same model for about 4 months. It's generally okay, but that's all I expected for the price. I've had to adjust my stride length because their default was way low for me....I compared it's results with my Garmin 620 GPS watch.
If something goes wrong, mommy and daddy will fix it.
That explains why it was on the news yesterday that 1/3 of millennials are living with their enablers (parents). How the hell are they supposed to learn anything when we're still doing their laundry, making their dinner, and paying their bills?
So, as a 57 yr old, I've noticed that people tend to get more jaded as they age. We've been through some shit, and don't want it to happen again. We're not as trusting of everyone as we were in our twenties and thirties. We've been scammed, or someone close to us has, so we've learned by experience. Learning from other people's mistakes isn't easy for most humans.
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Not sure that qualifies as Cold War propaganda. There have been numerous legal cases regarding removing the "under God" portion, but nobody else seems to complain much about the remainder of the pledge. I believe some places allow kids to opt out.
So, here's my $.02. I personally don't care about the "under God" or lack of a deity reference. But I don't have a problem raising children to pledge allegiance to the country that is providing them with an education. They're welcome to have whatever belief system they wish (witness nearly any college campus), and try to change the system, or even leave if they dislike it so much. I don't think anyone here is trying to claim the U.S. has a perfect system, in fact I'd argue that we're far from perfect. But of the roughly 50 other countries I've been to, I haven't seen one I'd prefer over our system.
Way to take it out of context.
Well, as Cold War veteran, from '76 to the end, I'll dispute your claim. There may have been something to it in the 50s or 60s, but not on my watch. There was little to no push for Christianity, and only minor mentions of the Soviet push against religion.
I'll confess (not that I'm into that) that I knew nothing about Deism, and was relying on the line:
"Some had turned away from orthodox Christianity to embrace Unitarianism or Deism, liberal strains of Christianity that stressed reason and free inquiry over revelation. Others adhered to more traditional forms of the religion."
Well, there are four references to God in the Declaration of Independence. The founders were all Christians of one variety or another. (http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/god-and-the-constitution.html) "In God we Trust" dates back to 1812. The freedom of religion, Christian or otherwise, is a core value. The fact that the Soviets were anti-religion (not just anti-Christian) and pushing that upon all of the east-bloc nations, is hardly propaganda, it was a simple fact...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union
Could you point to some of the propaganda that we're "still indoctrinated" by, or are you a Russian troll?
It would have been a simple matter to make the purchase, and then hand her another check for the additional "finders fee", and explain why. At that point the sale's concluded, and the seller has no claim to the item. For that matter, what's keeping them from doing so now?
other than the fact that SJWs think they can change nature
Oh, dear. You're one of "those". End of conversation.
Apparently, you're one of "those" who can't handle the truth.
I see no evidence at all that Trump or Clinton are any more sane than McAfee.
Then you should have watched the debates they just showed on CSPAN. 3 of the 5 (including McAfee) were clearly batshit crazy. And I'm saying that as someone who tends to lean toward libertarian beliefs. This was the first Libertarian debate I'd seen, and while many valid points were raised, it looked more like a circus than something that most normal adults would wish to be associated with. Gary Johnson at least came across as a reasonable person, as did Petersen. The other three should have been dragged away for psych evals.
Let's just stop the speculation, and look at facts. The number of cases of brain cancer per 100,000 population simply has NOT increased since the introduction of cell phones. In fact, citing the site below...Using statistical models for analysis, rates for new brain and other nervous system cancer cases have been falling on average 0.2% each year over the last 10 years. Do you have statistical evidence to the contrary? If not, then you should stop spreading FUD.
http://seer.cancer.gov/statfac...
You must obey the makers of cellphones and wireless carriers!
Do not question anything they state as fact.
Do not think for yourself!
Give up your rational mind.
Obey!
Forget your meds this morning?
Until we figure out, we just won't ever know. This is the entirety of the issue, which you seem to have missed entirely.
Yeah, maybe my 40+ years working in computing, with women, for women, and hiring women, makes me clueless. And fwiw, I was raised by a single mom, was a single dad with a daughter, and married a women who's in the field and makes more than me. So, no I'm sure I don't understand the issues...other than the fact that SJWs think they can change nature. I'm all in favor of giving women equal opportunities. What I'm not in favor of is doing so at the expense of others. Nor am I in favor of social experiments at the expense of others...until we "figure out" that we don't know what we were talking about in the first fucking place.
I see in my own company, women being hired over more qualified men, being given larger pay raises, and more promotions. All because of this perceived injustice. But nobody gives a shit that someone else has to pay for that. Am I bitter? Not at all, I've done very well for myself. But when I see people being promoted because of their sex or race instead of their skills, it pisses me off.
So, those women decided to choose other career fields. Does that mean they chose incorrectly? Does that mean those career fields are in some way inferior? Your statement assumes those resources aren't already put to good use, doing something that they actually desire instead of some politically correct idea that all women want to be like men.
Hell, I'd have paid her 100 for it, and I'd bet others would have paid a 100 times that. Just my $.02 (sorry, no quid in my wallet), but he should have given her at least 10% of it's actual value.
So, you don't care about historical geeky stuff. Then don't fucking read it.
Yeah, it brought new meaning to the term YMMV when I ran 5 miles (measured by my Garmin), but the Charge said it was less than 4. It's also hit or miss on stairs (hit maybe 80-90% of the time). I've also noticed that the tracking doesn't catch any incline on the gym treadmill, no matter how steep (though I get about 25 flights of stairs counted on my 5 mile park runs...it is hilly), and counts next to no steps on an elliptical. I'm still debating if I'll replace it with a new one with the time comes. It's been informative for the sleep tracking, and step counts (didn't realize how little movement (2-3k steps) I had on days I didn't exercise...I sit at a desk mostly).
Have you seen some of the crap the NFL players union gets away with? And I can tell you for certain that the UAW sure as shit did...at least back in the 70-80s.
Are you wearing it as shown in the instructions...high up from your wrist? Is it sliding down? I've been wearing the same model for about 4 months. It's generally okay, but that's all I expected for the price. I've had to adjust my stride length because their default was way low for me....I compared it's results with my Garmin 620 GPS watch.
Maybe he could put some Preparation-H on his enlarged asteroids.
That's just a classic case of a government giving the contract to the lowest bidder, and not providing appropriate oversight.
FTFY...we got what we paid for.
I want the head of whoever the hell authorized payment of those bonuses to this jackass.
If something goes wrong, mommy and daddy will fix it.
That explains why it was on the news yesterday that 1/3 of millennials are living with their enablers (parents). How the hell are they supposed to learn anything when we're still doing their laundry, making their dinner, and paying their bills?
So, as a 57 yr old, I've noticed that people tend to get more jaded as they age. We've been through some shit, and don't want it to happen again. We're not as trusting of everyone as we were in our twenties and thirties. We've been scammed, or someone close to us has, so we've learned by experience. Learning from other people's mistakes isn't easy for most humans.
Now, get the hell off of my lawn.
Thanks for the link on Rickover. It was good reading that should be shared with all managers.
They are not part of the CIA,NSA or the 'Star Chamber'
You'll find them in the middle of the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
It could also have something to do with the highly trained and disciplined *military* crews that run them.
One would think that there are plenty of former military who wouldn't mind doing the same work on a civilian pay scale.
Absolutely, however they would be working in a profit centric system as opposed to a military system with systemic certifications for safety.
Having worked in and around the military for nearly 40 yrs., I don't see that as an advantage over private sector.