But you did eventually get out. In a true dictatorship, they'd just toss you in and not care that they got it wrong. In fact, they would want to keep you locked up for fear of their error becoming public.
That being said, that shouldn't have happened to you and I'm sorry it did. I see no reason not to believe you...
The point isn't an actual level of public ownership. It's simply getting people used to depending on the state for everything, so they can be controlled-and pushing this narrative through socialist programs. This would probably take the form of fascism more than anything, with the state needing to use these large conglomerates to implement this, and the people being dependent to the point where there is no revolt. If the state provides all healthcare, food, UBI, etc; you're not going to complain when then trot out something unpopular for fear of starving.
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There's no meaningful difference difference between a pointy stick and a man-portable gun to a modern military with killer robots.
Indeed. A modern military with missiles, bombs, mines, guns, tanks, planes, drones, helicopters, satellites, ships, etc... would make mincemeat out of any rebellion with guns. Guns alone will get you nowhere these days. To overthrow a tyrannical government you need access to heavier weaponry and higher technology.
Your quote is like something teachers in the future will point to as the flawed thinking of governments after citing various guerrilla insurgencies.
I seem to recall a "we want to talk about the shutdown, but stop the shutdown first and we're not giving you any wall money" speech, so neither side is particularly interested in talking. They both need to go.
The left has started eating the left, those who don't follow the exact script are out. Disagree with non-binary gender? heretic! Someone accuses you of sexual misconduct? Blasphemer! It's like the French Revolution all over again. Dershowitz supported most modern liberal ideals until the left went rabidly anti-Israel, and he saw the writing on the wall.
He does have a point. The ACLU used to sort of proudly speak about defending the Nazi party's right to march in Skokie, since they weren't technically breaking any laws. Would they do that now? no. They used to be strictly civil liberties, regardless of the person being defended. The whole disagreeing with what you say but defending your right to say it. They now have a biases agenda in this respect.
in life, I like to try to balance such things. For example, if I really like the company and they ask me to write a positive review, I will. If I disliked the company, I'd also write a positive review with some odd grammar, and then write two negative ones with throwaway accounts.
You must be new to life. Nobody posts an unbiased opinion when forced into it. People are forced into things all the time.
For example, my company once offered us optional "e pay stubs". I liked tracking my pay with a hardcopy that I reviewed every few months for errors, and that had a copy they couldn't modify or delete. So I didn't "Opt in". Next, my manager asks me why I'm not using it. I told him why, he walked off. a few months later, he comes by and tells me that he will have to justify every employee not using the system. As if I'm going to put myself on his bad side, so I "Opted in". the next company newsletter was full of praise for how quickly everyone decided to use the system.
Why? Skin color often prevents us from mentioning the economic, social and cultural factors. Because racist. People are much more likely to tell the young white girl that having babies at 15 is bad than the young black girl. Who is invariably harmed by that?
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You're talking about "classic liberalism".
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the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
So yeah, the "radically democratic working class making decisions" becomes the government
But you did eventually get out.
In a true dictatorship, they'd just toss you in and not care that they got it wrong. In fact, they would want to keep you locked up for fear of their error becoming public.
That being said, that shouldn't have happened to you and I'm sorry it did. I see no reason not to believe you...
The point isn't an actual level of public ownership. It's simply getting people used to depending on the state for everything, so they can be controlled-and pushing this narrative through socialist programs. This would probably take the form of fascism more than anything, with the state needing to use these large conglomerates to implement this, and the people being dependent to the point where there is no revolt.
If the state provides all healthcare, food, UBI, etc; you're not going to complain when then trot out something unpopular for fear of starving.
You realize Space: 1999 isn't real, right?
"The social credit system has parsed your posting, and determined that it's detrimental to the general well-being of society.
Your social score has been lowered ten points, and will continue to drop should you persist in unhelpful actions. See https://www.socialcredit.com/s... for assistance on how to avoid this in the future.
Please try to be more kind and attentive int he future. This is an automated message"
The house does it. Without my home, I'd be totally debt free. The tax credit alone are enough to push you down that road.
There's no meaningful difference difference between a pointy stick and a man-portable gun to a modern military with killer robots.
Indeed. A modern military with missiles, bombs, mines, guns, tanks, planes, drones, helicopters, satellites, ships, etc... would make mincemeat out of any rebellion with guns. Guns alone will get you nowhere these days. To overthrow a tyrannical government you need access to heavier weaponry and higher technology.
Your quote is like something teachers in the future will point to as the flawed thinking of governments after citing various guerrilla insurgencies.
There really isn't a middle ground.
That's what gets us into these messes. In your world, either you actively despise everything Trump touches, or you completely love him.
And yet, I'm having problems renewing my passport...
I seem to recall a "we want to talk about the shutdown, but stop the shutdown first and we're not giving you any wall money" speech, so neither side is particularly interested in talking.
They both need to go.
The mighty six ninety....there's a name I haven't heard in a long time!
My local DMV is worse than a kid with leprosy selling rotten lemonade from dead turtle shells.
The left has started eating the left, those who don't follow the exact script are out. Disagree with non-binary gender? heretic! Someone accuses you of sexual misconduct? Blasphemer! It's like the French Revolution all over again. Dershowitz supported most modern liberal ideals until the left went rabidly anti-Israel, and he saw the writing on the wall.
Yeah, not so much.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
If I find an article from an unreliable source, but the information presented is a link to a reputable source, I don't care.
He does have a point. The ACLU used to sort of proudly speak about defending the Nazi party's right to march in Skokie, since they weren't technically breaking any laws.
Would they do that now? no.
They used to be strictly civil liberties, regardless of the person being defended. The whole disagreeing with what you say but defending your right to say it. They now have a biases agenda in this respect.
in life, I like to try to balance such things.
For example, if I really like the company and they ask me to write a positive review, I will.
If I disliked the company, I'd also write a positive review with some odd grammar, and then write two negative ones with throwaway accounts.
You must be new to life. Nobody posts an unbiased opinion when forced into it. People are forced into things all the time.
For example, my company once offered us optional "e pay stubs". I liked tracking my pay with a hardcopy that I reviewed every few months for errors, and that had a copy they couldn't modify or delete. So I didn't "Opt in".
Next, my manager asks me why I'm not using it. I told him why, he walked off.
a few months later, he comes by and tells me that he will have to justify every employee not using the system. As if I'm going to put myself on his bad side, so I "Opted in".
the next company newsletter was full of praise for how quickly everyone decided to use the system.
For people who use, everyone around them does.
For people who don't, most of their friends don't.
So the system properly determined that you were not a flight risk, correct? or is this your actual sentence?
That's still better than wandering the street looking for a fix, or in general lockup.
Question: If you home confine a prisoner, and he ignores it, do you send him to jail then?
Simmer down. He said they were left wing.
Why? Skin color often prevents us from mentioning the economic, social and cultural factors. Because racist.
People are much more likely to tell the young white girl that having babies at 15 is bad than the young black girl.
Who is invariably harmed by that?