That list takes some characteristics of Fascism and some characteristics of the US government and mixes them up so that when you read it you start to think the US government is fascist. Clever.
However, I suspect that verterans of world war II would describe fascism differently having actully fought against it.
"COMMENCING then with the first of the above-named characteristics, I say that it would be well to be reputed liberal. Nevertheless, liberality exercised in a way that does not bring you the reputation for it, injures you; for if one exercises it honestly and as it should be exercised, it may not become known, and you will not avoid the reproach of its opposite. Therefore, any one wishing to maintain among men the name of liberal is obliged to avoid no attribute of magnificence; so that a prince thus inclined will consume in such acts all his property, and will be compelled in the end, if he wish to maintain the name of liberal, to unduly weigh down his people, and tax them, and do everything he can to get money. This will soon make him odious to his subjects, and becoming poor he will be little valued by any one; thus, with his liberality, having offended many and rewarded few, he is affected by the very first trouble and imperilled by whatever may be the first danger; recognizing this himself, and wishing to draw back from it, he runs at once into the reproach of being miserly."
Well, I'm not sure and by no means am I an expert on the topic, but I think women are supposed get off on the romantic relationship parts of the film and generally be above staring at people's bits.
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There are a lot of cases where this happenes. The war in Iraq for example. "We have to attack Iraq because they have Weapons of Mass Destruction!" Never found any, costing us Billions each year
Right now, everyone is saying there weren't weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and everyone takes this as 100% true. But ask yourself this - how could anyone in the western world possibly know either way? Sure, the evidence may have been shown faulty, but that doesn't mean these things didn't exist. The reality is uncertainty; it's groupthink that makes people feel certain.
Are you accusing the register of making the edit? It seems to me that it is simply parodying Wikipedia, in order to remind us of how much things would suck if all sources of information carried the same junk that sometimes appears on Wikipedia.
It only says that if you deliberately misread it. The point made in the letter is that the intergovernmental control will be via a single, centralised committee of politicians from different governments. It is well known that when you form such a comittee, it frequently deadlocks, hence "burdensome". At present, though ICANN is centralised the political control is distributed; ICANN deals with each country's government seperately.
Incidentally, the reason intergovernmental committees deadlock is that the participants perceive only a small benefit in reaching consensus as compared to the benefit of pushing for their electorate's wishes.
National governments solve this problem using political parties: a party is a conduit for forming consensus (and is motivated by the need to improve on another party's consensus).
Will there be parties in international politics? Who knows, but I wouldn't be comfortable with it. I'd rather see a UN that is only united on absolute no-brainers, plus individual nations that are willing and able to act on their own. And that, boys and girls, is why I supported the war.
I agree. The days of speak-softly-but-carry-a-big-stick diplomacy are long gone. These days everyone waves their stick around as much as they can. I blame socialism.
The letter was also obviously worded for public consumption. It's just spin.
People do bad things using Linux on a daily basis including...writing unpleasant messages to people
Your logic is as convoluted as a plate of spagetti dropped on a pit of snakes. I have to tell you, sir, that you are an unfocussed blusterer of the most egregious kind.
And I posted that from Linux, so, I guess you're right.
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Next time I go a week without GCC screwing up in one way or another, I will.
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The grandparent comment merely pointed out that it created work for him on one occasion. You may have heard of work. It's what other people do while you pontificate smugly about standards to an audience of only yourself.
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You sound like an elitist to me. Elitists try and insert intellectual oninism into their code and then never seem to be able to get it to work. But they expect others to be impressed anyway. How sad.
Not only is it being used today, but you might even say that 'cognitive suggestion' forms a definition of modern marketing.
You mean advertising. Marketing encompasses market research (what do people want?) and input into product design (lat's make sure we make what people want). Neither of these are evil: the company that gets these two things right makes a more useful product for the same price.
Billions of US dollars are spent to harness our subconsious traits.
Well, billions sounds like a lot but then the US has a big population, and any number relating to a person can be made big by multiplying it by the whole population. There are proably between 5 and 50 billion trouser pockets in the US of which less than 5% are in use at any one time. Oh noes! Imagine all that stiching!!
Seriously though we'd still be into lots of things we maybe oughtn't be into like drinking, smoking, eating unhealthy food etc even if there were no advertising. Vice is within us all. Accept it or deny it or become a born-again xtian but please don't blame the advertisers - they're just trying to make their product look cool.
The common misconception is that hypnosis is about swinging a pocket watch and chanting "You are feeling sleepy".
You are dead right here. It's also about more than flashing the same corporate logo on the screen once every 15 minutes. Much, much more, and it has been for a long time.
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However, I suspect that verterans of world war II would describe fascism differently having actully fought against it.
Gates wants money and Stallman wants power.
The man is no fool.
Well, I'm not sure and by no means am I an expert on the topic, but I think women are supposed get off on the romantic relationship parts of the film and generally be above staring at people's bits.
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Right now, everyone is saying there weren't weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and everyone takes this as 100% true. But ask yourself this - how could anyone in the western world possibly know either way? Sure, the evidence may have been shown faulty, but that doesn't mean these things didn't exist. The reality is uncertainty; it's groupthink that makes people feel certain.
Are you accusing the register of making the edit? It seems to me that it is simply parodying Wikipedia, in order to remind us of how much things would suck if all sources of information carried the same junk that sometimes appears on Wikipedia.
Why is my comment modded off topic? Bad modding is *always* on topic, since it happens on every thread!
Why is the parent marked a troll?
I know, I know, but you can't be mad at the cute girl in the picture.
Incidentally, the reason intergovernmental committees deadlock is that the participants perceive only a small benefit in reaching consensus as compared to the benefit of pushing for their electorate's wishes.
National governments solve this problem using political parties: a party is a conduit for forming consensus (and is motivated by the need to improve on another party's consensus).
Will there be parties in international politics? Who knows, but I wouldn't be comfortable with it. I'd rather see a UN that is only united on absolute no-brainers, plus individual nations that are willing and able to act on their own. And that, boys and girls, is why I supported the war.
The letter was also obviously worded for public consumption. It's just spin.
Sorry, that was too pragmatic for slashdot. Submission rejected.
None of the comments on this thread would have been moderated down had they been about Bill Gates
Really? Why?
Your logic is as convoluted as a plate of spagetti dropped on a pit of snakes. I have to tell you, sir, that you are an unfocussed blusterer of the most egregious kind.
And I posted that from Linux, so, I guess you're right.
I wish you scots would get over it and get a life
Next time I go a week without GCC screwing up in one way or another, I will.
The grandparent comment merely pointed out that it created work for him on one occasion. You may have heard of work. It's what other people do while you pontificate smugly about standards to an audience of only yourself.
You sound like an elitist to me. Elitists try and insert intellectual oninism into their code and then never seem to be able to get it to work. But they expect others to be impressed anyway. How sad.
I bet when you rev it, it roars like a tiger - a paper tiger that is. And when it over heats it deploys its paper cut out.
Why would the researcher not have blown the whistle right away?
Unfortunately, however, it is still you who is the faggot. It's not fair; it makes no sense. But that's just how the cookie crumbles.
You mean advertising. Marketing encompasses market research (what do people want?) and input into product design (lat's make sure we make what people want). Neither of these are evil: the company that gets these two things right makes a more useful product for the same price.
Billions of US dollars are spent to harness our subconsious traits.
Well, billions sounds like a lot but then the US has a big population, and any number relating to a person can be made big by multiplying it by the whole population. There are proably between 5 and 50 billion trouser pockets in the US of which less than 5% are in use at any one time. Oh noes! Imagine all that stiching!!
Seriously though we'd still be into lots of things we maybe oughtn't be into like drinking, smoking, eating unhealthy food etc even if there were no advertising. Vice is within us all. Accept it or deny it or become a born-again xtian but please don't blame the advertisers - they're just trying to make their product look cool.
The common misconception is that hypnosis is about swinging a pocket watch and chanting "You are feeling sleepy".
You are dead right here. It's also about more than flashing the same corporate logo on the screen once every 15 minutes. Much, much more, and it has been for a long time.
Uh, how do you propose to stop war? Say "please"? Offer them a spliff?