I am surprised the US is not on the list, according to many posts here on/. we are supposed to be living under the oppression of the fascist Bush regime.
I thought I would answer some of your questions about./'ers
1. "Where their next meal is coming from..." - From their mother's, remember that average./er lives in his/her parent's basement.(Could also be from the pizza delivery guy)
2. "to keep the electricity on..." - Mom and Dad take care of the pesky "bills".
3. "might get shot..." - Most only leave their parent's basement for the anual Star Trek convention.
I hope that clears things up a little.
I agree we should look outside the schools for the answer. I feel that a large part of the problem has to do with the lack of a proper family structure. If a child has two parents (I don't care what the orientation is) looking after him or her and making sure that they stay in school and work hard at it, they'll have a much greater chance of staying in school and succeeding.
I have worked for private companies my entire career, sure I have moved around a few times (never less than 2 years per). But thats OK, I have gotten my best pay increases when I have moved jobs, and working in different environments has broaden my view. My job security is doing the best job I can, staying current with my skills, and getting along with management and co-workers. Many of the moves I have made have come when someone I used to work with leaves for another company and then calls a year later to see if I would like to join them.
Just my.02
Regarding all the Asshat talk here on/. about the electronic voting conspiracies by the Republicans, you now have to pick one from the following two choices.
1. You were wrong about yet another vast right wing conspiracy.
2. The Democrats simply did a better job at cheating.
OK Asshats what is it going to be?
imagine the state of the world today had the vote tally been slightly different back in 2000
I have imagined it and I thank God every day it worked out the way it did.
My town votes with paper ballots and I have no problem with that? Personally I wouldn't mind if we changed the system to put your name and address on the ballot for verification purposes. I have no problem with someone else knowing how I voted.
Just my.02
I couldn't agree more. If you don't like living in the USA then leave, simple as that. No one is making you stay.
I do believe that many of the people talking about leaving are just blowing smoke, they have no intension of really
leaving, they are just trying to make a political statement.
I wish more of the people that say theu are thinking of leaving would go.
I already have a patent for this pizza/cheetos oil extraction process, you'll be hearing from my attorney. And don't even think about trying it with CheezWhiz, I have that one also.
So replying to this post wouldn't be a right in a "traditional society". Please define "traditional society". I consider it a right to post my opinion here, don't you?
So on to taxes, are you saying, as a non-Muslim, I would pay fewer taxes? Please clarify where the "right" here is.
So the Ottoman Empire allowed non-Muslims to hold "high" positions in society. If I am not mistaken that applies in the US today.
OK, onto spying. Are you saying that Muslim governments do/will not spy on their citizens? What do you call it when a woman is threatened into wearing a cloth over her head in public? What do you call it when a government gets involved into extra-marital affairs to the point it becomes a crime. What do you call it when your sexual preference could get you killed? Why can't I bring a Christian Bible into Saudi Arabia? If I worked for a news paper in a Muslim country could I draw a cartoon poking fun at Muslims and not have it censored. (If it didn't get me killed?) Not sure where the extra rights is here. I'll take a little "spying" over any of the above. (The above are state sponsored repression.)
As far as violent crime being a right, you are going to need to clarify that also. Last time I checked it was a crime. (Perhaps the punishments are too soft I will grant you that.) It is interesting to hear you mention the sexual assault statistic, how accurate would the statistic be in a society that doesn't afford woman the same legal status a men? How many assaults occur that are never reported? How many women are doused with gasoline to cover up the embarrassment? To be truthful, I bet the "true" statistics are the very similar.
So perhaps you may want to try again and tell me what rights we would gain?
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"intelligent choice" We are talking about Massachusetts aren't we? This is the same state that elected Coupe Deval?
I am surprised the US is not on the list, according to many posts here on /. we are supposed to be living under the oppression of the fascist Bush regime.
I thought I would answer some of your questions about ./'ers
./er lives in his/her parent's basement.(Could also be from the pizza delivery guy)
1. "Where their next meal is coming from..." - From their mother's, remember that average
2. "to keep the electricity on..." - Mom and Dad take care of the pesky "bills".
3. "might get shot..." - Most only leave their parent's basement for the anual Star Trek convention.
I hope that clears things up a little.
I agree we should look outside the schools for the answer. I feel that a large part of the problem has to do with the lack of a proper family structure. If a child has two parents (I don't care what the orientation is) looking after him or her and making sure that they stay in school and work hard at it, they'll have a much greater chance of staying in school and succeeding.
I hope you got a good lawyer.
The same can be said of Media outlets, it is a lot harder for them to try and mislead or lie. And this is also a good thing.
I insulted, scruw yoo!
...and we could even name the network, SkyNet.
I have worked for private companies my entire career, sure I have moved around a few times (never less than 2 years per). But thats OK, I have gotten my best pay increases when I have moved jobs, and working in different environments has broaden my view. My job security is doing the best job I can, staying current with my skills, and getting along with management and co-workers. Many of the moves I have made have come when someone I used to work with leaves for another company and then calls a year later to see if I would like to join them. Just my .02
Regarding all the Asshat talk here on /. about the electronic voting conspiracies by the Republicans, you now have to pick one from the following two choices.
1. You were wrong about yet another vast right wing conspiracy.
2. The Democrats simply did a better job at cheating.
OK Asshats what is it going to be?
imagine the state of the world today had the vote tally been slightly different back in 2000
I have imagined it and I thank God every day it worked out the way it did.
Good Lord man, you've got my vote!
My town votes with paper ballots and I have no problem with that? Personally I wouldn't mind if we changed the system to put your name and address on the ballot for verification purposes. I have no problem with someone else knowing how I voted. Just my .02
This is the DNC way http://www.redstate.com/stories/elections/2006/bre aking_philly_fraud
I couldn't agree more. If you don't like living in the USA then leave, simple as that. No one is making you stay. I do believe that many of the people talking about leaving are just blowing smoke, they have no intension of really leaving, they are just trying to make a political statement. I wish more of the people that say theu are thinking of leaving would go.
I already have a patent for this pizza/cheetos oil extraction process, you'll be hearing from my attorney. And don't even think about trying it with CheezWhiz, I have that one also.
Who would count as a legit source of news for you? CBS news (Dan Rather/Mary Mapes) or the DNC (Howard Dean). Just wondering...
Bush may not have done much, not yet at least. But at least he didn't hand them Nuclear technology like Clinton did?
So replying to this post wouldn't be a right in a "traditional society". Please define "traditional society". I consider it a right to post my opinion here, don't you?
So on to taxes, are you saying, as a non-Muslim, I would pay fewer taxes? Please clarify where the "right" here is.
So the Ottoman Empire allowed non-Muslims to hold "high" positions in society. If I am not mistaken that applies in the US today.
OK, onto spying. Are you saying that Muslim governments do/will not spy on their citizens? What do you call it when a woman is threatened into wearing a cloth over her head in public? What do you call it when a government gets involved into extra-marital affairs to the point it becomes a crime. What do you call it when your sexual preference could get you killed? Why can't I bring a Christian Bible into Saudi Arabia? If I worked for a news paper in a Muslim country could I draw a cartoon poking fun at Muslims and not have it censored. (If it didn't get me killed?) Not sure where the extra rights is here. I'll take a little "spying" over any of the above. (The above are state sponsored repression.)
As far as violent crime being a right, you are going to need to clarify that also. Last time I checked it was a crime. (Perhaps the punishments are too soft I will grant you that.) It is interesting to hear you mention the sexual assault statistic, how accurate would the statistic be in a society that doesn't afford woman the same legal status a men? How many assaults occur that are never reported? How many women are doused with gasoline to cover up the embarrassment? To be truthful, I bet the "true" statistics are the very similar.
So perhaps you may want to try again and tell me what rights we would gain?
Perhaps you can provide a few examples of the rights you would gain?
....for violating my patent for using a business model to try and make a profit.
Hey you need to treat this more seriously....Everyone knows there is no such thing as Mole Men....Geez
At least it won't fry your family jewels.
Dude you're getting a bad burn.
By Tolerance I assume you mean wear little badges that show you are not a muslim, like the ones you must wear in Iran...Sounds familiahr doesn't it.