Is it just me or does anyone else think it sad that a Ministry of 'Justice' would potentially ban drawings and cartoons, while ignoring the fact that their country (the U.K) participated in the Iraq war which has indirectly not abused but actually killed thousands (or more) iraqi children?
My country (USA) also is responsible for this and I consider the people who started this war far guiltier than any child molestors.
Their day is coming and they will be punished, so help us God.
Good comment. I would cut right to the chase and say that engaging in torture *makes* one a terrorist.
Because you are deliberately using pain and the *fear* of pain to get someone to do something.
PAIN = FEAR
TORTURE = TERROR
When we become the evil we seek to stop, we destroy ourselves.
I think you are absolutely right. I have been running Win2000 and for my money it's the best thing MS ever did.
It is stable, simple, and just plain works.
I have considered upgrading to XP, but why would I want to say "OK" to basically some eye-candy, more $$$$ for
functionality I already have and having to ask Microsoft for permission to run my OS that I already paid my $$$$ for???
So in my view, yes, maybe WinXP is 5% or 10% better than Win2000, but I have to give up too much to use it. I'm sticking
with my Win2000 until Microsoft sees the error of it's ways. Up until Win2000 they spent most of their energy on improving the operating system, after Win2000 they have spent most of their energy trying to squeeze more $$$ out of existing customers.
Though I agree that the headline is somewhat sensationalist, I think we all have to keep in mind that the root of the problem lies in the fact that TSA is trying to make a stupid process more efficient. (Instead of say... eliminating the stupidity altogether.)
Let's review some basic ideas:
1) Knowing who people are doesn't (by itself) prevent terrorism at all.
2) Even if it could, IDs could still be forged.
3) Even if IDs couldn't be easily forged, this would still be a violation of the rights of American citizens. By this I mean that, the government has no innate right to stop you from traveling UNLESS and UNTIL they can charge you with something specific.
The main concern I have is that in trying to make things "easier", the TSA/DHS/Fed. Government is generally are simply breaking all the limits and chains that are placed on them for good and sound reasons. Things should NOT be easy for the listed organizations. They should require work and effort. This is the only way to ensure that they will actually do their job instead of just creating a big list and adding people's names to it.
In other words, imagine the lists of lists we might have in the future in current trends continue:
+ No-fly List
+ No-drive list
+ No-shop list
+ No-protest list
+ No-publishing list
+ No-(Insert your activity-here) list
I don't want to live in that country. How about you?
One of the most important things we the people can do to protect our privacy and liberty is to make damn sure that ALL laws that congress passes apply to each and every citizen. Congress, the executive and the judiciary should never, ever under any circumstances be allowed to exempt themselves from laws they make, enforce or interpret: that's what LAW is supposed to BE.
Want to watch us with video cameras? Fine.
You go first, install one in your building.
Want to wiretap our calls? Fine.
You go first, let us wiretap your calls first.
Want to take our fingerprints, retinal scans, etc? Fine.
You go first, give us your data and make it all public.
Want to give us "fake news" and disinformation? Fine.
You go first, we'll give you fake and misleading info too.
Want to make it illegal to take photos in certain cities? Fine.
You go first, make it illegal for government to take photos too.
Want to outlaw firearms ownership? Fine.
You go first, have the military and police turn in all their guns.
Want to restrict my free speech? Fine.
You go first, No more politics of any kind on TV.
Whenever government wants anything....Fine.
You go first.
In the United States today you need: - A license to Drive (travel) - A license to get married - A license to broadcast radio - A passport to leave the country - A passport to enter the country (unless you're an illegal alien) - Permits to run certain types of business - Fee, Taxes, etc. on numerous many activities.
In Addition we have: - A mammoth legal code (over ??? pages) - A mammoth tax code (over 5,000 pages) - Immense corruption in government - More and more surveillance cameras going up in stores and in public places
And now some city wants me to have a permit to take a picture???? NO. I absolutely refuse!!! I'm gonna photograph my middle finger and mail it to them.
Wake up people and realize that we are living in a Candyland version of the soviet union already.
Don't let our government turn your rights into privileges, licenses and permits. They've take too much already and we've let them.
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Is it just me or does anyone else think it sad that a Ministry of 'Justice' would potentially ban drawings and cartoons, while ignoring the fact that their country (the U.K) participated in the Iraq war which has indirectly not abused but actually killed thousands (or more) iraqi children?
My country (USA) also is responsible for this and I consider the people who started this war far guiltier than any child molestors.
Their day is coming and they will be punished, so help us God.
Good comment. I would cut right to the chase and say that engaging in torture *makes* one a terrorist.
Because you are deliberately using pain and the *fear* of pain to get someone to do something.
PAIN = FEAR
TORTURE = TERROR
When we become the evil we seek to stop, we destroy ourselves.
I think you are absolutely right. I have been running Win2000 and for my money it's the best thing MS ever did.
It is stable, simple, and just plain works.
I have considered upgrading to XP, but why would I want to say "OK" to basically some eye-candy, more $$$$ for functionality I already have and having to ask Microsoft for permission to run my OS that I already paid my $$$$ for???
So in my view, yes, maybe WinXP is 5% or 10% better than Win2000, but I have to give up too much to use it. I'm sticking with my Win2000 until Microsoft sees the error of it's ways. Up until Win2000 they spent most of their energy on improving the operating system, after Win2000 they have spent most of their energy trying to squeeze more $$$ out of existing customers.
Wake up MS!
Though I agree that the headline is somewhat sensationalist, I think we all have to keep in mind that the root of the problem lies in the fact that TSA is trying to make a stupid process more efficient. (Instead of say... eliminating the stupidity altogether.)
Let's review some basic ideas:
1) Knowing who people are doesn't (by itself) prevent terrorism at all.
2) Even if it could, IDs could still be forged.
3) Even if IDs couldn't be easily forged, this would still be a violation of the rights of American citizens. By this I mean that, the government has no innate right to stop you from traveling UNLESS and UNTIL they can charge you with something specific.
The main concern I have is that in trying to make things "easier", the TSA/DHS/Fed. Government is generally are simply breaking all the limits and chains that are placed on them for good and sound reasons. Things should NOT be easy for the listed organizations. They should require work and effort. This is the only way to ensure that they will actually do their job instead of just creating a big list and adding people's names to it.
In other words, imagine the lists of lists we might have in the future in current trends continue:
+ No-fly List
+ No-drive list
+ No-shop list
+ No-protest list
+ No-publishing list
+ No-(Insert your activity-here) list
I don't want to live in that country. How about you?
One of the most important things we the people can do to protect our privacy and liberty is to make damn sure that ALL laws that congress passes apply to each and every citizen. Congress, the executive and the judiciary should never, ever under any circumstances be allowed to exempt themselves from laws they make, enforce or interpret: that's what LAW is supposed to BE. Want to watch us with video cameras? Fine. You go first, install one in your building. Want to wiretap our calls? Fine. You go first, let us wiretap your calls first. Want to take our fingerprints, retinal scans, etc? Fine. You go first, give us your data and make it all public. Want to give us "fake news" and disinformation? Fine. You go first, we'll give you fake and misleading info too. Want to make it illegal to take photos in certain cities? Fine. You go first, make it illegal for government to take photos too. Want to outlaw firearms ownership? Fine. You go first, have the military and police turn in all their guns. Want to restrict my free speech? Fine. You go first, No more politics of any kind on TV. Whenever government wants anything....Fine. You go first.
In the United States today you need:
- A license to Drive (travel)
- A license to get married
- A license to broadcast radio
- A passport to leave the country
- A passport to enter the country (unless you're an illegal alien)
- Permits to run certain types of business
- Fee, Taxes, etc. on numerous many activities.
In Addition we have:
- A mammoth legal code (over ??? pages)
- A mammoth tax code (over 5,000 pages)
- Immense corruption in government
- More and more surveillance cameras going up in stores and in public places
And now some city wants me to have a permit to take a picture????
NO. I absolutely refuse!!! I'm gonna photograph my middle finger and
mail it to them.
Wake up people and realize that we are living in a Candyland version
of the soviet union already.
Don't let our government turn your rights into privileges, licenses and permits.
They've take too much already and we've let them.