It's been my experience, sitting in my mother's basement, pounding my fists on the table and muttering to myself about teh eevil lib'ruls and teh eevil gummint, that those who defend the second amendment...uh, what was I talking about again?
FTFY.
You paint everyone with the same brush... My mother's basement happens to be a fully developed apartment complete with a whole back yard. Perfect for my wife and son to live in. And I only sound like that after about 8 beers... you know when the chance of me being taken seriously is nil. On the other hand, I do concider the constitution, as a whole, to be far more valuable than your government. And I'm not even american. Your attitude betrays you. You use the freedom you have to undermine those who wish you to have it in the first place. You're a douchebag.
I am saying that that was the correct course of action then, and it is the correct course of action now. What you The People, do, is actually up to you. It's basically your choice, I see you've made yours.
The government has NO authority to dismiss the constitution. Without the constitution it cannot be an official government, and thus in a legal position to impose *any* laws after the fact. It was alway the case that The People shall hold the government to the constitution.
Is it satisfying to show the world your bigotry and then have it tell you, in response, that it wants you dead (preferably unborn, but we're past that bit)?
No shit... and where's the same treatment for stupidity? At least sex is wired up through biology. Stupidity legacy is that it's often responsible for shorter lifespans.
Self expression need not be limited to original content. Self expression is completely satisfied by the following statement: "I like X" (or XXX, or whatever). Publishing is no longer a profession in of itself (types of publishing may be). Furthermore, you don't really get a say whether their point was worth making, it's subjective and irrelevant to the discussion.
Hey, if you like being treated like a retarded child that cannot decide this for himself for no apparent reason, sure... no sympathy necessary for you.
To be classified as porn, two opinions have to be met: provokes a sexual response, and has no artistic merit.
Given that people have rather elaborate sexual fetishes, the first part can be (and is) used to classify practically any type of content as porn by at least someone. Not to mention that some people get a hardon from leather boots -- ergo leather boots are pornography? The second aspect is grossly subjective as well, as some people find art in the arrangement of trashcan contents.
Because of this, what get's classified as porn by one individual may not be classified as such by another. Strictly speaking, it becomes a scenario of "you can't look for this because I said so". Well, excuse me, but... I've outgrown the need for parenting on that level. We're basically all adults (or on the way of becoming one), and the world is ran by adults for adults. Subjecting all of us to childlike treatment is an insult.
My point was that most people will not be understanding the existing one because it fell out of usage. It may as well be new. You'll note that the new usage is quite consistant in its meaning, therefore, I submit to you that the old expression is now largly obsolete.
Firstly, the notion that the west wants to "prevent terrorist attacks" is quite laughable. There is very little evidence that much of anything practical had been done in that regard. Secondly, to actually believe that this is a real priority flies in the face of reason. Simple statiscs show that terrorist threat is... not a threat, therefore, assuming that the primary use is for terrorism is not logical. Thirdly, history shows that when a system can be abused, it is abused constantly. Fourthly, the fact that the wistle blower is in another country is because he is fleeing percecution, that is he was branded a traitor first, and was forced to appeal to those that would allow him to escape. That he has "intelligence", as you call it, is completely incidental in his case as the question still remains as to whether it was legal for this data to exist in the first place. Since no single nation was given the chance to concider this question through any democratic process at all, as a citizen of one of them he revealed a potentially huge flaw to his fellow citizens that they may decide. Throwing words like "stealing" and talking about "america's adversaries" makes you sound paranoid. You can't back that up. That he had to flee to save his own ass, I can.
- USA used to have that before the mob broke it. It was cheap health care where people paid for most routine stuff out of pocket and 2 (two) dollars a month was one of the most popular health care insurance plans that provided catastrophic coverage. That's what provided cheap and sustainable health care without growing government in process, it actually was best in the world at the time before gov't cockroaches destroyed while the mob was cheering.
You need to get your head out of your ass and take a look around you. There is no incentive for *any* business to provide any actual health care with any degree of efficiency. They have all the incentive to continue to make profit off of you being sick. They need to sell you drugs, and paraphanalia on an on going basis for investors to be happy. You know... like all other businesses. Pharmaceuticals do come to mind
It's a funny thing that to work well, you need to have good health. It's a funny thing that those usually in poor health live in poor environments. Its a funny thing that people in poor environments are poor, can't work because of their poor health and can't afford any fucking insurance and can't even move away to minimize the damage. On second thought, it's a little sick that you'd even suggest making a buck off of something so vital.
And government, I mean a real government, the kind the constitution was supposedly describing, would be nothing but people wanting to stay in good health, and have incentive to fund it at a loss for it to stay that way. Did I mention that it's easier to work productively if you already have good health? You seem to flip this around. Sick or poor, work it off to pay for either food or shelter or your meds... this month. That works GREAT!
I guess you just hate children, and judge people based on class, not ability.
This makes no sense. While "halal" and "kosher" are one category of complaints, here you have genetic tinckering. More to the point, you're dealing with chemistry, and could quite realistically kill someone. Label your shit and don't twist the issue.
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It's been my experience, sitting in my mother's basement, pounding my fists on the table and muttering to myself about teh eevil lib'ruls and teh eevil gummint, that those who defend the second amendment ...uh, what was I talking about again?
FTFY.
You paint everyone with the same brush... My mother's basement happens to be a fully developed apartment complete with a whole back yard. Perfect for my wife and son to live in. And I only sound like that after about 8 beers... you know when the chance of me being taken seriously is nil. On the other hand, I do concider the constitution, as a whole, to be far more valuable than your government. And I'm not even american. Your attitude betrays you. You use the freedom you have to undermine those who wish you to have it in the first place. You're a douchebag.
I am saying that that was the correct course of action then, and it is the correct course of action now. What you The People, do, is actually up to you. It's basically your choice, I see you've made yours.
That would be awesome if the mentally ill were actually taken care of. Often their fate is the streets just the same.
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Seek therapy. Now.
Damn.. Love that verse!!
Most women can't stand porn? Are you a new kind of moron?
Is it satisfying to show the world your bigotry and then have it tell you, in response, that it wants you dead (preferably unborn, but we're past that bit)?
No shit... and where's the same treatment for stupidity? At least sex is wired up through biology. Stupidity legacy is that it's often responsible for shorter lifespans.
Self expression need not be limited to original content. Self expression is completely satisfied by the following statement: "I like X" (or XXX, or whatever). Publishing is no longer a profession in of itself (types of publishing may be). Furthermore, you don't really get a say whether their point was worth making, it's subjective and irrelevant to the discussion.
Hey, if you like being treated like a retarded child that cannot decide this for himself for no apparent reason, sure... no sympathy necessary for you.
To be classified as porn, two opinions have to be met: provokes a sexual response, and has no artistic merit.
Given that people have rather elaborate sexual fetishes, the first part can be (and is) used to classify practically any type of content as porn by at least someone. Not to mention that some people get a hardon from leather boots -- ergo leather boots are pornography? The second aspect is grossly subjective as well, as some people find art in the arrangement of trashcan contents.
Because of this, what get's classified as porn by one individual may not be classified as such by another. Strictly speaking, it becomes a scenario of "you can't look for this because I said so". Well, excuse me, but... I've outgrown the need for parenting on that level. We're basically all adults (or on the way of becoming one), and the world is ran by adults for adults. Subjecting all of us to childlike treatment is an insult.
The fact that you refer to it as a "market" is abysmal.
My point was that most people will not be understanding the existing one because it fell out of usage. It may as well be new. You'll note that the new usage is quite consistant in its meaning, therefore, I submit to you that the old expression is now largly obsolete.
Yes, I'm sure you can get your complex ideas across to millions of people exactly to the letter the first time. You're my hero....
Apparently, it does. Grammar and meaning evolve from usage, not the other way around. That's why new words make into the dictionary. Deal with it.
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Firstly, the notion that the west wants to "prevent terrorist attacks" is quite laughable. There is very little evidence that much of anything practical had been done in that regard. Secondly, to actually believe that this is a real priority flies in the face of reason. Simple statiscs show that terrorist threat is... not a threat, therefore, assuming that the primary use is for terrorism is not logical. Thirdly, history shows that when a system can be abused, it is abused constantly. Fourthly, the fact that the wistle blower is in another country is because he is fleeing percecution, that is he was branded a traitor first, and was forced to appeal to those that would allow him to escape. That he has "intelligence", as you call it, is completely incidental in his case as the question still remains as to whether it was legal for this data to exist in the first place. Since no single nation was given the chance to concider this question through any democratic process at all, as a citizen of one of them he revealed a potentially huge flaw to his fellow citizens that they may decide. Throwing words like "stealing" and talking about "america's adversaries" makes you sound paranoid. You can't back that up. That he had to flee to save his own ass, I can.
Oh wow... swoosh? You can't make people incapable of paying for it pay for it. That's something a 3 year-old understands. The dummy's in your mirror.
Da fahq did I just read? You mean to tell me that not having a death wish is now treason... good call genius.
You need to get your head out of your ass and take a look around you. There is no incentive for *any* business to provide any actual health care with any degree of efficiency. They have all the incentive to continue to make profit off of you being sick. They need to sell you drugs, and paraphanalia on an on going basis for investors to be happy. You know... like all other businesses. Pharmaceuticals do come to mind
It's a funny thing that to work well, you need to have good health. It's a funny thing that those usually in poor health live in poor environments. Its a funny thing that people in poor environments are poor, can't work because of their poor health and can't afford any fucking insurance and can't even move away to minimize the damage. On second thought, it's a little sick that you'd even suggest making a buck off of something so vital.
And government, I mean a real government, the kind the constitution was supposedly describing, would be nothing but people wanting to stay in good health, and have incentive to fund it at a loss for it to stay that way. Did I mention that it's easier to work productively if you already have good health? You seem to flip this around. Sick or poor, work it off to pay for either food or shelter or your meds... this month. That works GREAT!
I guess you just hate children, and judge people based on class, not ability.
Try Germany.
Hologram, not simulation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_principle
The word "believe" is troubling. Why not "understand"? Perhaps a bit picky... but would this not be much more accurate?
This makes no sense. While "halal" and "kosher" are one category of complaints, here you have genetic tinckering. More to the point, you're dealing with chemistry, and could quite realistically kill someone. Label your shit and don't twist the issue.