The idea of regulation and micro-management of nations by laws their publics didn't vote for is quite popular with politicians, but treaties work both ways.
There you go, expecting nations to actually have sovereignty and people to actually have a voice. You're supposed to shut up and obey, slave! All these politicians are our superiors, a "master race" if you will, and we should all shut up and comply since they know what is best for us.
Democrats get us through the recessions but then don't put that money into paying off deficits instead increase spending even more.
Actually, when we had those nice surpluses under Clinton, he and Gore were saying we should use the surpluses to start paying down the national debt. It was the Congressional Republicans who torpedoed that idea.
IIRC, it was actually the democratic party that opposed banning slavery, with democrats being the "conservatives" of the time and the republicans being the agents of change
Actually, to be more accurate, it was the Southern portion of the Democratic party that was against Abolition. At that time, and basically up to the time of various Civil Rights legislation, the Democratic Party tried to be a national party. It was the civil rights legislation, along with things like Strom Thurmond's (in)famous speech upon leaving the Democratic Party to form the Dixiecrats, that largely change the Democratic Party into a regional (Northern) party.
The Republican Party, under Lincoln, was a regional party in the North. It was only later that they became a regional party in the South.
My grandmother was a government employee her entire life. Worked until she was 58 and health issues made her retire.
She gets $76 a month from Social Security.I can't see her being much worse off with privatized SS.
That's because, until a few years ago, government employees did not pay into Social Security or get Social Security. The upside is that they get a generous pension - 50% salary after 20 years service and 75% salary after 30 years of service.
At least Australia eventually recovered -- the US, not so much.
At least Australia got the prisoners. Why the Fuck did we have to get the religious nuts???
In related news: Oral Roberts is dead. Which raises the question: Why, God? Why is Pat Robertson still alive??? Bill Hicks is dead at 36, and that rat fucker is still alive at 79? I thought you were supposed to be a just God? What the fuck are you doing here???
No, it isn't. It is about the government, not the people. A government run by people who are given full-mouthed kisses by George W. Bush is probably not the most freedom-loving government in the world.
The way copyright and patent law works now, it would be illegal for me to use irrigation and farming techniques any more modern than at least 1880 (150 years plus the life of the author).
Patents only last 20 years. Copyrights do not prevent you from making anything but another copy of the book/cd/dvd/etc.
And I'm pretty sure Russia and China don't want to introduce USA laws either, and with those countries out of it, is there any point?
What if, in the deal, they are able to enforce some of *their* laws in other countries. Then, for example, all the pro-Tibet sites in America, Europe, and elsewhere would be forced to close down.
Did he remain a raving anti-Semite. Did he remain an artistic failure, albeit an artistic patron.
I meant basically that Hitler would never have had the chance to become Chancellor. Thus, he would simply have been some pissed-off anti-Semite working shit jobs in Austria and blaming the Jews for his inability to make a living as either an artist or politician.
Yeah, and you're an idiot. The biggest reason the French suck is because they had the right, the obligation, the duty, to prevent the Germans from building up their military after WWI, and they gave in, they failed, they surrendered. Every death in WWII, including millions of Jews and Russians, can be laid at the feet of the French for failing to live up to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which gave them the right to march into Germany at any point they desired and smack them down. But the french were afraid, and thus were key to making WWII happen by their inaction.
[Patrick Stewart voice] Gods! What a moron! [/Patrick Stewart voice] If the French are to be blamed for anything after WWI, it is for being too *aggressive* against the Germans. They crippled the German economy with vengeful reparations. They invaded and occupied the Ruhr. If it hadn't been for the post-WWI aggression of the French, Adolph Hitler would most likely have remained a unknown, raving anti-Semite and an artistic and political failure.
Skepticism is good. However, when fundamentalist or conspiracy theory nuts who start with a predetermined answer and even go so far as to distort what you say to make it seem the opposite, then this is the only valid response. It is one thing to be skeptical. It is another to have an agenda, cherry pick details that fit that agenda, and even outright lie and distort the science/facts behind, say, AGW, the Apollo moon landings, evolution, and so on.
I wish I could remember the source, but I remember reading about how creationist groups will take the words of someone like Steph(v?)en J. Gould out of context and basically make them say the exact opposite of what they actually say in context. The writer concluded that there are "liars, damn liars, and creationists".
What we need is community outreach programs to prevent pregnancy. Distribute condoms at schools, churches, or even door to door, and post pamphlets near any places that children congregate. Have teachers educate kids at an early age. Have teachers also educate the parents.
If you try that, the fundies will be up in arms (in some cases, literally). "You're trying to turn my daughter into a slut!" "She already is a slut, we just don't want her to be a knocked-up slut!" [blam!] "That's how you answer a heathen condom distributor! Hells yeahs!"
Here's why I'm a "skeptic": If these politicians truly believed in AGW, would they be flying private jets to Copenhagen and riding around in Limo's (1200 of them)? Would you be wasting energy running your coal powered computer to read this message? Would Al Gore live in a mansion that belches more CO2 in a month than my neighborhood does all year? Of course not. But they would do all these things if they were using it to gain power, all while telling me that I have to cut back, obey their rules, and give them more money!
So, you are skeptic of scientific research because of what *politicians* do? "Oh look, mom! There's a politician being a hypocrite!"
Here's an idea. Why don't you try to learn about the actual scientific research and try to determine whether or not it is true instead of babbling about Rush Limbaugh-inspired irrellevancies?
Try any conversation about AGW/GCC and someone who is a researcher or pretends to be one. Have you followed any of the conversations since the CRU emails were hacked?
Well, as an AGW/GCC researcher who also regulary communicates with God, Jesus, Buddha, the Greys, and the Annunaki, let me give you a resounding STFU N00B!
These morally dubious (sarcasm there) ivory tower types earned their "arrogance", I use irony quotes there because someone "admitting to know more than a NASCAR watching moron" has become arrogant. If someone spent 8 years of their life trying to be proficient in a feild, I'd say they know more than some blue collar worker, and earned having a preferred opinion on that topic.
Or, to put it another way, if a person with a PhD in Physics tried to tell an auto mechanic how to do his job, he would rightly be laughed at and told to STFU. It should also work the other way.
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There you go, expecting nations to actually have sovereignty and people to actually have a voice. You're supposed to shut up and obey, slave! All these politicians are our superiors, a "master race" if you will, and we should all shut up and comply since they know what is best for us.
Actually, when we had those nice surpluses under Clinton, he and Gore were saying we should use the surpluses to start paying down the national debt. It was the Congressional Republicans who torpedoed that idea.
Actually, to be more accurate, it was the Southern portion of the Democratic party that was against Abolition. At that time, and basically up to the time of various Civil Rights legislation, the Democratic Party tried to be a national party. It was the civil rights legislation, along with things like Strom Thurmond's (in)famous speech upon leaving the Democratic Party to form the Dixiecrats, that largely change the Democratic Party into a regional (Northern) party.
The Republican Party, under Lincoln, was a regional party in the North. It was only later that they became a regional party in the South.
That's because, until a few years ago, government employees did not pay into Social Security or get Social Security. The upside is that they get a generous pension - 50% salary after 20 years service and 75% salary after 30 years of service.
Nice try at deception, asshole.
Well, we still have a few weeks before we're supposed to get the warning.
And those doctors were bought and paid for by tobacco companies to say that. Gee, I wonder what analogy we could draw from that...
Hello. My name is Foobar of Borg. You have accused me of copying. Prepare to die!
Not as long as the girl who is alleged to have been raped and murdered by Glenn Beck!
At least Australia got the prisoners. Why the Fuck did we have to get the religious nuts???
In related news: Oral Roberts is dead. Which raises the question: Why, God? Why is Pat Robertson still alive??? Bill Hicks is dead at 36, and that rat fucker is still alive at 79? I thought you were supposed to be a just God? What the fuck are you doing here???
"I have four words for you! I [blam!] blam!] [blam!] Yeah!"
No, if it were the TSA, they would confiscate her laptop, question her, and then let her through with a fully armed RPG.
No, it isn't. It is about the government, not the people. A government run by people who are given full-mouthed kisses by George W. Bush is probably not the most freedom-loving government in the world.
Yes. I've heard there are a lot of "gated communities" in Israel.
So basically, "Oh noes! She disagrees with us! Let's shoot her computer!" Fucking fascists!
Patents only last 20 years. Copyrights do not prevent you from making anything but another copy of the book/cd/dvd/etc.
What if, in the deal, they are able to enforce some of *their* laws in other countries. Then, for example, all the pro-Tibet sites in America, Europe, and elsewhere would be forced to close down.
I meant basically that Hitler would never have had the chance to become Chancellor. Thus, he would simply have been some pissed-off anti-Semite working shit jobs in Austria and blaming the Jews for his inability to make a living as either an artist or politician.
[Patrick Stewart voice] Gods! What a moron! [/Patrick Stewart voice] If the French are to be blamed for anything after WWI, it is for being too *aggressive* against the Germans. They crippled the German economy with vengeful reparations. They invaded and occupied the Ruhr. If it hadn't been for the post-WWI aggression of the French, Adolph Hitler would most likely have remained a unknown, raving anti-Semite and an artistic and political failure.
I wish I could remember the source, but I remember reading about how creationist groups will take the words of someone like Steph(v?)en J. Gould out of context and basically make them say the exact opposite of what they actually say in context. The writer concluded that there are "liars, damn liars, and creationists".
You've made me realize that there is actually something more pathetic and sad than being Glenn Beck. I think I'll go cry now...
If you try that, the fundies will be up in arms (in some cases, literally). "You're trying to turn my daughter into a slut!" "She already is a slut, we just don't want her to be a knocked-up slut!" [blam!] "That's how you answer a heathen condom distributor! Hells yeahs!"
So, you are skeptic of scientific research because of what *politicians* do? "Oh look, mom! There's a politician being a hypocrite!"
Here's an idea. Why don't you try to learn about the actual scientific research and try to determine whether or not it is true instead of babbling about Rush Limbaugh-inspired irrellevancies?
Well, as an AGW/GCC researcher who also regulary communicates with God, Jesus, Buddha, the Greys, and the Annunaki, let me give you a resounding STFU N00B!
Or, to put it another way, if a person with a PhD in Physics tried to tell an auto mechanic how to do his job, he would rightly be laughed at and told to STFU. It should also work the other way.
I thought they were in Antartica?