Your understanding of the role of salesperson and HR person seem really screwed. You must have worked at some terrible, terrible places. Of course some sales and HR people are muppets, but not all of them. Some do excellent work - I've had excellent experiences with both. Now that my anecdote cancels out yours, we can get on with discussing objective reality.
No, it only means that you downloaded the music. The intention is unknown. Many people (myself included, when I used to pirate music) would download music to find new artists & to see if albums were any good - clearly as the music is unknown at that juncture, whether it was being enjoyed or not is complete conjecture. You are also assuming that they know of all methods of pirating their music, which they clearly do not.
If you could only back up your view with evidence, your post might have actually been of value. As it is, it's started well and petered out towards the end, and ended with a couple of unsubstantiated claims which have nothing to do with the rest of it. Brilliant work! Instead of trying to vilify those you see as "enemies", try debating actual facts. Not only will you learn something, you might actually end up making the world better. Weird, right? Naaah fuck it - just complain about things you don't like and blame them for all the ills you see, regardless of whether the evidence agrees.
You are making massive generalisations without any sense of appreciation for the inaccuracies you are proffering as evidence of your position. You sound scared. Really scared. Intelligent, but scared shitless, and lashing out at that which scares you, whether it will help you or not. Wow.
Your "point being" was pulled out of your ass sideways by al-Baghdadi himself, it seems. You are spouting nonsense of the most dangerous, misleading kind. The fact you believe it so vehemently is simply astounding. Wow. You are conveniently forgetting the political machinations present in the countries you name, which is a great indicator you are not being entirely honest or rational, as they have everything to do with what's happening there. That is unless you think politics and power struggles don't affect anything?
Just read about the School of the Americas. An institution set up to screw over entire countries. Millions and millions of people have been subjugated by graduates of that school, and countless killed in horrifically brutal ways. This is US foreign policy at its most naked, after all the political hot-air and posturing has been removed.
They'd be absolutely fine with that, though. The Israeli government's best gift is to be "under siege", as that allows them to get lots of more foreign aid for arms and so on, while appealing to voters' emotions to not risk upsetting the balance of power with the hordes at the door. I mean, if they're not totally down with that, their actions regarding expanding settlements seems rather bizarre, as they would be the first thing to have to go under any actual earnest peace agreement with the Palestinians. You can call me an anti-semite or a conspiracy theorist if you want - I'm vehemently neither. I can separate the machinations of the state of Israel and the Jewish faith and its followers, and know that an attack on the government is not an attack on the religion or its practitioners.
None of that would have helped this guy. None of it. He put his own photo on his "anonymous" page. I agree with your stance on encryption fully, but this is not a case where it would have mattered a single jot.
It was not that he was wearing one, but that he was wearing one while representing his institution in the media. If you're an effective spokesperson, your appearance counts just as much as your words.
When representing your scientific institution in the media, it's usually not a good idea to wear anything which is not either neutral, or indicative of your institution. Not wearing that shirt is just common sense, unless the scientific institution in question also runs a chain of rockabilly tiki bars...
ISIS has its roots in 1999 Iraq, by the way. It was only after the US invasion of Iraq did they cross the border into Syria and turn their back on Al Qaeda.
Also your last sentence shows no differentiation between normal Muslims and extremists, which clearly there is (otherwise everyone would already be dead). It pays to be as accurate as possible in these matters, lest you distance those who are best positioned to help.
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Your understanding of the role of salesperson and HR person seem really screwed. You must have worked at some terrible, terrible places. Of course some sales and HR people are muppets, but not all of them. Some do excellent work - I've had excellent experiences with both. Now that my anecdote cancels out yours, we can get on with discussing objective reality.
Hint: You don't have to sign something for there to be a license of use.
No, it only means that you downloaded the music. The intention is unknown. Many people (myself included, when I used to pirate music) would download music to find new artists & to see if albums were any good - clearly as the music is unknown at that juncture, whether it was being enjoyed or not is complete conjecture. You are also assuming that they know of all methods of pirating their music, which they clearly do not.
Stop going to shitty restaurants, and your problems will be solved.
England != Britain.
If you could only back up your view with evidence, your post might have actually been of value. As it is, it's started well and petered out towards the end, and ended with a couple of unsubstantiated claims which have nothing to do with the rest of it. Brilliant work! Instead of trying to vilify those you see as "enemies", try debating actual facts. Not only will you learn something, you might actually end up making the world better. Weird, right? Naaah fuck it - just complain about things you don't like and blame them for all the ills you see, regardless of whether the evidence agrees.
When you start a post with a massive generalisation, don't expect anyone to think particularly highly of you, or listen to a single word you say.
So you are basing your entire theory on a generalisation you've made. Clever boy!
You are making massive generalisations without any sense of appreciation for the inaccuracies you are proffering as evidence of your position. You sound scared. Really scared. Intelligent, but scared shitless, and lashing out at that which scares you, whether it will help you or not. Wow.
Your "point being" was pulled out of your ass sideways by al-Baghdadi himself, it seems. You are spouting nonsense of the most dangerous, misleading kind. The fact you believe it so vehemently is simply astounding. Wow. You are conveniently forgetting the political machinations present in the countries you name, which is a great indicator you are not being entirely honest or rational, as they have everything to do with what's happening there. That is unless you think politics and power struggles don't affect anything?
Do you have a source for them stating they want to destroy the US? The last I heard is they wanted to create a caliphate across the middle east...
Just read about the School of the Americas. An institution set up to screw over entire countries. Millions and millions of people have been subjugated by graduates of that school, and countless killed in horrifically brutal ways. This is US foreign policy at its most naked, after all the political hot-air and posturing has been removed.
They'd be absolutely fine with that, though. The Israeli government's best gift is to be "under siege", as that allows them to get lots of more foreign aid for arms and so on, while appealing to voters' emotions to not risk upsetting the balance of power with the hordes at the door. I mean, if they're not totally down with that, their actions regarding expanding settlements seems rather bizarre, as they would be the first thing to have to go under any actual earnest peace agreement with the Palestinians. You can call me an anti-semite or a conspiracy theorist if you want - I'm vehemently neither. I can separate the machinations of the state of Israel and the Jewish faith and its followers, and know that an attack on the government is not an attack on the religion or its practitioners.
Of course absolutely nothing, but one should never let the facts get in the way of a good ol' fashioned rant!
None of that would have helped this guy. None of it. He put his own photo on his "anonymous" page. I agree with your stance on encryption fully, but this is not a case where it would have mattered a single jot.
With such a distorted view of the world no wonder you're single.
Why not? They're cheaper than the alternative, and are helping people. Oh I get it now.
Then they'd also have guns and just shoot you to death. Yay for you.
That's not particularly difficult...
It was not that he was wearing one, but that he was wearing one while representing his institution in the media. If you're an effective spokesperson, your appearance counts just as much as your words.
When representing your scientific institution in the media, it's usually not a good idea to wear anything which is not either neutral, or indicative of your institution. Not wearing that shirt is just common sense, unless the scientific institution in question also runs a chain of rockabilly tiki bars...
Or, for the unit-impaired, between an inch and 83.33333 feet.
Joke
noun:
A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
"She was in a mood to tell jokes"
It wasn't funny, it's not a joke.
Phones and smart watches are tablets by that definition.
ISIS has its roots in 1999 Iraq, by the way. It was only after the US invasion of Iraq did they cross the border into Syria and turn their back on Al Qaeda.
Also your last sentence shows no differentiation between normal Muslims and extremists, which clearly there is (otherwise everyone would already be dead). It pays to be as accurate as possible in these matters, lest you distance those who are best positioned to help.