Yeah, I'm automatically Godwinning myself and can be dismissed out of hand as such, yadda, yadda. I've heard it before.
Godwin's Law (which is actually an inside joke masquerading as a logical fallacy) does not apply where there are actual, legitimate comparisons to be made.
I'm not saying this to be inflammatory, but Obama is a fascist. Look up the definition if you don't believe me. In simple terms, it's socialism with a capitalist veneer. In other words, the government doesn't directly control industry, but they have such a degree of influence and power over industry that the effect is the same. Mussolini and Hitler would have been proud.
Democracy is not about low taxes, or free markets, or any other economic philosophy, its about solving problems for the common good. If you don't like the way things are there are always elections.
Ummm... Last I checked, the US was founded as a republic. Nowhere in the Constitution does it mention anything about democracy.
Of course, we are gradually sliding further and further into the mob rule of democracy, but that's not how things were intended to be.
I could care less what you think of my sig. I'll even go so far as to say that, unlike "The One", I could also care less what Europeans think about us or the way we do things.
Hitler was given 'temporary' emergency powers during a contrived crisis... Keep in mind we do have a provision in the US Constitution for martial law, and all it would take would be a sufficient 'crisis' to have a reason to invoke it. Of course that is extremely unlikely, and also unnecessary, since the "checks and balances" in place can also be subverted if all three branches of government are pushing the same agenda.
When I lived in a military town, it seems like I'd see a story every year or so about about service members getting caught with garages full of new and/or used stuff.
That would make for one hell of a 'garage sale'!;)
"No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President..."
The early presidents who were not "natural born" were US citizens at the time of the Constitution's adoption.
Also, I find it funny that you CHOOSE to Godwin yourself every time you post by default, with a sig that could be easily mistaken for a declaration of white supremacy.
It's not reductio ad Hitlerum, if there is a valid comparison to be made.;)
You would have been correct had you said that, practically the Nazi Party and the Soviet Communist Party were very similar. This is true as both governments essentially turned into authoritarian states. Ideologically though, one is far left, one is far right.
That's what I meant. I think that we can agree that the effects of both regimes were basically indistinguishable. While traditionally, one would be considered far left and the other far right, when you get that far out to the fringes many of the lines get blurred.
Who was it that said, "The only difference between Communism and Fascism is that the Fascists are honest about what they're doing, and thus morally superior to Communists"?
That's what scares me about this presidential election. If Obama wins, the far left will have control of the executive and legislative branches of government. With the Justice Department, federal law enforcement and the military under their control, they can pass and enforce whatever they like, and if the judiciary has a problem with its constitutionality the new prez can just tell them to get bent. Once a couple of far left, activist SCOTUS justices are appointed, that won't even be a problem anymore.
Kiddie porn will be the new "baggie of drugs to plant on a perp." I wouldn't be surprised to see cops dropping usb drives on accidentally shot guys. "No, don't worry, I just planted kiddie porn on the guy. Disciplinary action? We'll probably get a medal for this."
Or, a good excuse to turn a neighbor or family member in to the party. It wouldn't be hard for private citizens to plant evidence in that manner, either.
Incidentally, your tagline: "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Messiah." Is that an inept slam against Obama?
Actually, given that the Nazi's brand of national socialism was ideologically very similar to Soviet Communism in many ways, I think I prefer this.;)
It's not that child pornographers shouldn't be prosecuted, but like it or not, they're still entitled to the same due process as normal, "non-pervert" criminals. This "it's for the children" stuff shouldn't fly when we claim to follow the rule of law.
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I bet this game never loses 'suction'! :)
Yeah, I'm automatically Godwinning myself and can be dismissed out of hand as such, yadda, yadda. I've heard it before.
Godwin's Law (which is actually an inside joke masquerading as a logical fallacy) does not apply where there are actual, legitimate comparisons to be made.
I'm not saying this to be inflammatory, but Obama is a fascist. Look up the definition if you don't believe me. In simple terms, it's socialism with a capitalist veneer. In other words, the government doesn't directly control industry, but they have such a degree of influence and power over industry that the effect is the same. Mussolini and Hitler would have been proud.
A liberal, socialist utopia... I can't wait! :\
This is old news! It happened 200 million years ago, and /. is just reporting it now? Come on, mods, get with it.
:P
At least it wasn't a dup.
No, they don't... But neighbors' cats do.
I was going to say something like, "the human brain only has so many interrupt request lines." ;)
Indeed.
Sure, that's all well and good... But, just try reloading them without an extra hand. :P
Humans were not meant to multitask.
I think we've gone straight from selfishness to apathy (bypassing complacency), to be followed shortly by dependency.
Ummm... Last I checked, the US was founded as a republic. Nowhere in the Constitution does it mention anything about democracy.
Of course, we are gradually sliding further and further into the mob rule of democracy, but that's not how things were intended to be.
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No. Destroying them is way more fun. I prefer some target practice: link
I could care less what you think of my sig. I'll even go so far as to say that, unlike "The One", I could also care less what Europeans think about us or the way we do things.
Hitler was given 'temporary' emergency powers during a contrived crisis... Keep in mind we do have a provision in the US Constitution for martial law, and all it would take would be a sufficient 'crisis' to have a reason to invoke it. Of course that is extremely unlikely, and also unnecessary, since the "checks and balances" in place can also be subverted if all three branches of government are pushing the same agenda.
That would make for one hell of a 'garage sale'! ;)
Ooops, I think this should actually be:
;)
"Tá sé Luimneach, duine fuarchroíoch!"
Still getting the hang of the grammar.
Tá sé Luimneach, fuarchroíoch duine!
(Roughly translated, that's: "It is Luimneach, cold-hearted person!" "Luimneach" is the Irish name for Limerick.
The early presidents who were not "natural born" were US citizens at the time of the Constitution's adoption.
Can we expect that justice will be served, and the Ohio government employees who violated Joe the Plumber's privacy be fired, as well?
Also, I find it funny that you CHOOSE to Godwin yourself every time you post by default, with a sig that could be easily mistaken for a declaration of white supremacy.
;)
It's not reductio ad Hitlerum, if there is a valid comparison to be made.
You would have been correct had you said that, practically the Nazi Party and the Soviet Communist Party were very similar. This is true as both governments essentially turned into authoritarian states. Ideologically though, one is far left, one is far right.
That's what I meant. I think that we can agree that the effects of both regimes were basically indistinguishable. While traditionally, one would be considered far left and the other far right, when you get that far out to the fringes many of the lines get blurred.
Who was it that said, "The only difference between Communism and Fascism is that the Fascists are honest about what they're doing, and thus morally superior to Communists"?
That's what scares me about this presidential election. If Obama wins, the far left will have control of the executive and legislative branches of government. With the Justice Department, federal law enforcement and the military under their control, they can pass and enforce whatever they like, and if the judiciary has a problem with its constitutionality the new prez can just tell them to get bent. Once a couple of far left, activist SCOTUS justices are appointed, that won't even be a problem anymore.
Kiddie porn will be the new "baggie of drugs to plant on a perp." I wouldn't be surprised to see cops dropping usb drives on accidentally shot guys. "No, don't worry, I just planted kiddie porn on the guy. Disciplinary action? We'll probably get a medal for this."
;)
Or, a good excuse to turn a neighbor or family member in to the party. It wouldn't be hard for private citizens to plant evidence in that manner, either.
Incidentally, your tagline: "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Messiah." Is that an inept slam against Obama?
Actually, given that the Nazi's brand of national socialism was ideologically very similar to Soviet Communism in many ways, I think I prefer this.
It's not that child pornographers shouldn't be prosecuted, but like it or not, they're still entitled to the same due process as normal, "non-pervert" criminals. This "it's for the children" stuff shouldn't fly when we claim to follow the rule of law.
The courts are finally getting up to speed on technology.