[1] Rememeber that the Democratic Party is the home of instituitional racism. Jim Crow? Democrat. Those guys with the firehoses back in the civil rights movement? Lifelong Democrats all. Only KKK member serving in Washington? Lifelong Democrat and former Kleagle of the KKK: The Honorable Senator Robert C. Byrd. Who was anklebiting Lincoln at every turn and attempting to sabotage that war effort? The Democratic Party. Just because they have some tame colored folks (Jesse Jackson & ilk come to mind) who keep the 'urban' vote solidly showing up on election day in exchange for largesse from the Treasury doesn't mean the average Democrat isn't a condescending bigot.
Damn, I love tired old horseshit day on Slashdot...every day.
You do understand that everything in that paragraph you wrote is true, up until 50 years ago, right? Most of the "democrats" you describe were southerners and switched to the GOP in the 60s.
Granted, I don't understand why somebody like Byrd is even drawing breath, but the R and D parties you describe don't exist anymore and have almost zero relevance on today's politics.
But their fingers won't be on the button, Ahmadinejad's will
No, he won't. Dude's a figurehead. Which is why all this hand-wringing and reaction to his statements is so comical. He's Iran's version of George Bush, except he's got no real power, which is, quite frankly, the way national leaders should be treated.
Still not clear enough for you? How about this one?
"Our revolution's main mission is to pave the way for the reappearance of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi."
Yeah, fuck me, that's got me pissing my pants alright! Better nuke 'em. It's the only way to be sure.
Sorry that I misremembered the exact phrase Ahmadinejad had used. He made an analogy to Khomeini's determination and success in getting rid of the Shah's government, which Khomeini had said "must go" (az bain bayad berad). Then Ahmadinejad defined Zionism not as an Arabi-Israeli national struggle but as a Western plot to divide the world of Islam with Israel as the pivot of this plan.
The phrase he then used as I read it is "The Imam said that this regime occupying Jerusalem (een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods) must [vanish from] from the page of time (bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad)."
Ahmadinejad was not making a threat, he was quoting a saying of Khomeini and urging that pro-Palestinian activists in Iran not give up hope-- that the occupation of Jerusalem was no more a continued inevitability than had been the hegemony of the Shah's government.
Whatever this quotation from a decades-old speech of Khomeini may have meant, Ahmadinejad did not say that "Israel must be wiped off the map" with the implication that phrase has of Nazi-style extermination of a people. He said that the occupation regime over Jerusalem must be erased from the page of time.
Again, Ariel Sharon erased the occupation regime over Gaza from the page of time.
Iran really is suicidal
Thank you for diagnosing an entire country. I'm sure your pioneering work will receive the acclaim it deserves.
I think he spells it out pretty clearly.
No, you just need to clean the shit out of your ears.
My point was to dispute all of the idiots like you that think we invaded Iraq solely to secure resources.
I'd like you to point out where I said that. If I'm going to get called an idiot, I'd prefer it being over something I actually fucking wrote. Once again, learn to read or don't fucking bother.
I don't even want to ask what Time did to piss you off.
That was a reference to your horribly centrist, mainstream persona. You're so in the middle, it hurts.
Now we work with the EU over Iran and the Eastern powers over North Korea and your still pissed?
Where's your sources for this twaddle? All I hear from the administration is war/doom/apocalypse rhetoric.
Care to cite some sources or are you just blowing smoke out of your ass?
Jeezus. Just type iran propaganda into google and see what you get. Even easier, just read every Cheney interview in the last few years. In other words, get a clue.
Hey, if I had it my way we'd go back to the isolationism of the 30s and let the rest of you bastards beat the shit out of each other.
Aww, yeah, cuz that's all you do: samaritan police work. Gimme a fucking break. Besides, the US hasn't been isolationist since the 19th century, your illusions notwithstanding.
Humans just assign more "meaning" to certain sequences than others.
Which, if you consider the human race as a bunch of meat pospicles that runs sophisticated pattern analysis software (as I do), it makes perfect sense. We see what we want to see.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that, I now know exactly how ignorant you are.
By calling them imperialist running dogs on an online forum?
Wow, if that's hate in your world, I'd hate to see what happens when someone, say, cuts you off in traffic. It's a relic of the cold war, meant as a joke, but..
Yeah, because your post was so obviously labeled as a joke.....
Yes, I'm so sorry for that. From now on, I'm putting/joke tags where needed, so pissy little fucks like you don't have to blow their tops. Sheesh.
And what specific aspect of our foreign policy has you "shellshocked"
Umm, not really any of your damn business. I was clarifying my position as not hateful, but we've already established you have reading comprehension problems. Having said that...
Iraq was/is a disaster
Make up your mind.
but we are working with the international community to find acceptable solutions to the problems with Iran and North Korea
More rolling around on the floor laughing my ass off. You're clueless. Get your head outta Time magazine's ass, and get a wider perspective, then get back to me.
but I'm wondering just what it is we are doing right now that has you "shellshocked"?
Gearing up the propganda mill to underwrite an invasion of Iran? Iraq was stupid, but what it looks like they're trying to do borders on the insane. There's plenty more, but that's number one on my list right now.
Well, maybe we should start acting like old-school imperialists then.
I think you missed the boat on that one by at least 6 years.
Or maybe you should keep your flamebait opinions to yourself.
On slashdot? Are you high? Besides, more karma than Shiva, yadda yadda...
I know it's popular to hate the United States right now
And I know it's popular to trot out that tired cliche. How do you hate 300 million people? Let me know how, and I'll start hating. Meanwhile, you can tag my mood at the current US foreign policy as shellshocked. It's a lot more accurate.
but perhaps some perspective would be in order?
Good idea. You could start by getting a sense of humour.
Man, am I tired og this tired old argument. The only groupthink I see is a natural one. Get a lot of people with IT/science backgrounds in one place, and you're bound to get large majorities of opinion on at least some issues.
But to say there's no diversity is foolish. Stop browsing at +5, you weenie.
Please, let's have a test to see who really understands the constitution. I'd gladly give up a standing military and the defense of marriage act to see social security, medicare, the voting and civil rights acts all declared unconstititional, becuase, really, they are. Let's have -this- debate!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't amendments part of the constitution, and therefore...not unconstitutional?
Unless you want some crazy low-resolution video that looks like crap on your hi-def TV screen. And shake hands with DRM out the wazoo.
Which, quite frankly, would be fine with me, as whatever compression my cable co. is using is fucking horrendous. I end up downloading most of the TV I watch due to time constraints (the mythbox is nowhere near ready), but I get an added advantage that it looks better on my TV than the service I actually pay for.
To be fair, I'm not American. and some of the peculiarities of the American system baffle the shit out of me. Another reason I keep saying to fight the system: America's is pretty fucked up right now compared to some.
Total, unmitigated bullshit. The responsibility is joint and several and lawyers washing their hands of their responsibility is a large part of the problem. Or to put it another way "I was only following orders" went out as an excuse a very long time ago.
The shit that gets modded insightful on/. these days. Not to mention reading my fucking post where I broke it down for you, numbnuts. Of course Lawyers have certain duties and responsibilities, and you have fucking remedies for that. Once again, for the stupid: the system is broken, fix the system. Ranting at lawyers isn't going to get shit done for you.
The current bullshit IP rush is driven almost entirely by and for lawyers,
And you know why? Because the lawyers looked at the case, ran the numbers, and saw that it was viable. One last time: if it's a viable case, then the problem is the laws on the books that allows that viability in the first place.
In fact, we are being held hostage by greedy IP law firms
I understand your anger, but you are certainly not being held hostage by a law firm, but by their clients. Or, in other words, lawyers don't sue people, people sue people.
Now that "paralegal" is an "official" sub-category, law firms can take a $30 per hour paralegal and bill out $120-200 for their time (depending on discipline, and experience).
LOL, they've been doing that a long time, they just made it legit, is all. But hey, if you don't like your lawyer's prices, go get another one. It's called "shopping around". Try it sometime.
More legal hands in our economy's cookie jar.
And this is where you fail miserably. Again, a lawyer is an instrument, not some magical black hole for money. Clients instruct them, lawyer performs actions, lawyer gets paid, all of this within whatever legal guidelines apply. So, if you don't like it, change the guidelines and quit yer bitching.
And yes, I realize there are bad lawyers out there. Ideally, a lawyer is both a counselor and mediator, but there a plenty out there who resort to bully tactics, cronyism and other shortcuts to get what they want. But again, I say to you, any system that lets someone like that flourish is the problem.
Nah, we don't need tot ar and feather the GOP. Just wait 12 months until Hillary wins the White House, and all of a sudden, they'll be wailing and gnashing their teeth about all these executive powers she has. It'll be fun.
It's redundant, because if you were a true LZ fan, you would habe plunked down the $100 for the remastered complete recordings by now and ripped 'em yourself!
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That explains quite a few things, actually. Thanks.
[1] Rememeber that the Democratic Party is the home of instituitional racism. Jim Crow? Democrat. Those guys with the firehoses back in the civil rights movement? Lifelong Democrats all. Only KKK member serving in Washington? Lifelong Democrat and former Kleagle of the KKK: The Honorable Senator Robert C. Byrd. Who was anklebiting Lincoln at every turn and attempting to sabotage that war effort? The Democratic Party. Just because they have some tame colored folks (Jesse Jackson & ilk come to mind) who keep the 'urban' vote solidly showing up on election day in exchange for largesse from the Treasury doesn't mean the average Democrat isn't a condescending bigot.
Damn, I love tired old horseshit day on Slashdot...every day.
You do understand that everything in that paragraph you wrote is true, up until 50 years ago, right? Most of the "democrats" you describe were southerners and switched to the GOP in the 60s.
Granted, I don't understand why somebody like Byrd is even drawing breath, but the R and D parties you describe don't exist anymore and have almost zero relevance on today's politics.
No, he won't. Dude's a figurehead. Which is why all this hand-wringing and reaction to his statements is so comical. He's Iran's version of George Bush, except he's got no real power, which is, quite frankly, the way national leaders should be treated.
Still not clear enough for you? How about this one?
Yeah, fuck me, that's got me pissing my pants alright! Better nuke 'em. It's the only way to be sure.
And Bush believes in the rapture. What's your point? We're rating superstitious beliefs now?
May I also suggest you look up his speech where he says that Israel should be wiped off the map
Geez, get your head out of the MSM's arse, would you?
Iran really is suicidal
Thank you for diagnosing an entire country. I'm sure your pioneering work will receive the acclaim it deserves.
I think he spells it out pretty clearly.
No, you just need to clean the shit out of your ears.
You don't silence rude cell phone people by cutting off the cell phone universe.
Yeah, but punching them in the face gets old quickly.
Seriously, my knuckles are chafed and everything.
My point was to dispute all of the idiots like you that think we invaded Iraq solely to secure resources.
I'd like you to point out where I said that. If I'm going to get called an idiot, I'd prefer it being over something I actually fucking wrote. Once again, learn to read or don't fucking bother.
I don't even want to ask what Time did to piss you off.
That was a reference to your horribly centrist, mainstream persona. You're so in the middle, it hurts.
Now we work with the EU over Iran and the Eastern powers over North Korea and your still pissed?
Where's your sources for this twaddle? All I hear from the administration is war/doom/apocalypse rhetoric.
Care to cite some sources or are you just blowing smoke out of your ass?
Jeezus. Just type iran propaganda into google and see what you get. Even easier, just read every Cheney interview in the last few years. In other words, get a clue.
Hey, if I had it my way we'd go back to the isolationism of the 30s and let the rest of you bastards beat the shit out of each other.
Aww, yeah, cuz that's all you do: samaritan police work. Gimme a fucking break. Besides, the US hasn't been isolationist since the 19th century, your illusions notwithstanding.
Humans just assign more "meaning" to certain sequences than others.
Which, if you consider the human race as a bunch of meat pospicles that runs sophisticated pattern analysis software (as I do), it makes perfect sense. We see what we want to see.
Where's my $1/gal gas then?
/joke tags where needed, so pissy little fucks like you don't have to blow their tops. Sheesh.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that, I now know exactly how ignorant you are.
By calling them imperialist running dogs on an online forum?
Wow, if that's hate in your world, I'd hate to see what happens when someone, say, cuts you off in traffic. It's a relic of the cold war, meant as a joke, but..
Yeah, because your post was so obviously labeled as a joke.....
Yes, I'm so sorry for that. From now on, I'm putting
And what specific aspect of our foreign policy has you "shellshocked"
Umm, not really any of your damn business. I was clarifying my position as not hateful, but we've already established you have reading comprehension problems. Having said that...
Iraq was/is a disaster
Make up your mind.
but we are working with the international community to find acceptable solutions to the problems with Iran and North Korea
More rolling around on the floor laughing my ass off. You're clueless. Get your head outta Time magazine's ass, and get a wider perspective, then get back to me.
but I'm wondering just what it is we are doing right now that has you "shellshocked"?
Gearing up the propganda mill to underwrite an invasion of Iran? Iraq was stupid, but what it looks like they're trying to do borders on the insane. There's plenty more, but that's number one on my list right now.
Well, maybe we should start acting like old-school imperialists then.
I think you missed the boat on that one by at least 6 years.
Or maybe you should keep your flamebait opinions to yourself.
On slashdot? Are you high? Besides, more karma than Shiva, yadda yadda...
I know it's popular to hate the United States right now
And I know it's popular to trot out that tired cliche. How do you hate 300 million people? Let me know how, and I'll start hating. Meanwhile, you can tag my mood at the current US foreign policy as shellshocked. It's a lot more accurate.
but perhaps some perspective would be in order?
Good idea. You could start by getting a sense of humour.
Got any bright ideas as to what we SHOULD be called then?
Imperialist running dogs? Got that old-school flavour....
Man, am I tired og this tired old argument. The only groupthink I see is a natural one. Get a lot of people with IT/science backgrounds in one place, and you're bound to get large majorities of opinion on at least some issues.
But to say there's no diversity is foolish. Stop browsing at +5, you weenie.
Great fp. Oh, and if anyone mods this OT, I'll fuck you over in M2. Do a little googling first.
Please, let's have a test to see who really understands the constitution. I'd gladly give up a standing military and the defense of marriage act to see social security, medicare, the voting and civil rights acts all declared unconstititional, becuase, really, they are. Let's have -this- debate!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't amendments part of the constitution, and therefore...not unconstitutional?
And you'd like people who are functionally retarded to vote. Besides, the US is a representative democracy, so I really don't see the problem.
Unless you want some crazy low-resolution video that looks like crap on your hi-def TV screen. And shake hands with DRM out the wazoo.
Which, quite frankly, would be fine with me, as whatever compression my cable co. is using is fucking horrendous. I end up downloading most of the TV I watch due to time constraints (the mythbox is nowhere near ready), but I get an added advantage that it looks better on my TV than the service I actually pay for.
I'm not usually one to rag on the editors for shitty or misleading summaries, but that one was completely pointless.
I was thinking more: "Wide Stance: The Larry Craig Chronicles" - gonna make Link look like Crash Bandicoot!
Dude, it's Friday, not Tuesday.
To be fair, I'm not American. and some of the peculiarities of the American system baffle the shit out of me. Another reason I keep saying to fight the system: America's is pretty fucked up right now compared to some.
You poor, bitter man. If you didn't waste so much time making wild assumptions, your life would be a lot more peaceful.
Total, unmitigated bullshit. The responsibility is joint and several and lawyers washing their hands of their responsibility is a large part of the problem. Or to put it another way "I was only following orders" went out as an excuse a very long time ago.
/. these days. Not to mention reading my fucking post where I broke it down for you, numbnuts. Of course Lawyers have certain duties and responsibilities, and you have fucking remedies for that. Once again, for the stupid: the system is broken, fix the system. Ranting at lawyers isn't going to get shit done for you.
The shit that gets modded insightful on
The current bullshit IP rush is driven almost entirely by and for lawyers,
And you know why? Because the lawyers looked at the case, ran the numbers, and saw that it was viable. One last time: if it's a viable case, then the problem is the laws on the books that allows that viability in the first place.
(IANAL, but I do own a law firm)
In fact, we are being held hostage by greedy IP law firms
I understand your anger, but you are certainly not being held hostage by a law firm, but by their clients. Or, in other words, lawyers don't sue people, people sue people.
Now that "paralegal" is an "official" sub-category, law firms can take a $30 per hour paralegal and bill out $120-200 for their time (depending on discipline, and experience).
LOL, they've been doing that a long time, they just made it legit, is all. But hey, if you don't like your lawyer's prices, go get another one. It's called "shopping around". Try it sometime.
More legal hands in our economy's cookie jar.
And this is where you fail miserably. Again, a lawyer is an instrument, not some magical black hole for money. Clients instruct them, lawyer performs actions, lawyer gets paid, all of this within whatever legal guidelines apply. So, if you don't like it, change the guidelines and quit yer bitching.
And yes, I realize there are bad lawyers out there. Ideally, a lawyer is both a counselor and mediator, but there a plenty out there who resort to bully tactics, cronyism and other shortcuts to get what they want. But again, I say to you, any system that lets someone like that flourish is the problem.
Don't fight the symptoms, fight the system.
Nah, we don't need tot ar and feather the GOP. Just wait 12 months until Hillary wins the White House, and all of a sudden, they'll be wailing and gnashing their teeth about all these executive powers she has. It'll be fun.
Yea, cuz taxes==bad. Don't want to get any more complicated than that.
It's redundant, because if you were a true LZ fan, you would habe plunked down the $100 for the remastered complete recordings by now and ripped 'em yourself!