You are perfectly right!
What scares me is the number of gun related deaths these people will accept, just so they can own guns; on the same note they are absolutely against universal health coverage - how Christian!
This is a great reason to stay away from the US!
So....you need an AAA gun and an RPG to defend yourself against a bear?
Last time I checked, pepper spray proved a much better deterrent than guns. A wounded bear is still capable of tearing you apart, while a blinded bear in pain just wants to get away as fast as possible.
There are riots, civil wars, and other violent movements using all kinds of small arms on every inhabited continent on the planet; quite often (if not always) simultaneously.
Non American in America here!
You are seriously preparing yourself to participate in a civil war or in a riot???
Do you really think that owning a gun will increase your or your family's chances of survival? From personal experience, I can tell you that gun owners/gun nuts are the first to be targeted in such situations.
Instead of relying on a gun, you could also be careful for whom you vote, because all of the things you mentioned are political unrests, created by incompetent politicians.
I agree with the first part, but not with the second!
The Tea Party's biggest agenda *is* "freedom", gun control and handing America over to the corporations.
After all, who is behind the Tea Party, the NRA and other right wing conservative, but the big corps' themselves? No, they are not seeking freedom, they are seeking enslavement, not knowing what freedom actually means...
Exactly. A hammer is a building tool, a knife is a cooking tool. But you can murder someone just fine with either. Don't see anyone (anyone rational that is) calling for the ban of hammers and knives. A gun for most people is a 'Punch holes in paper at a distance' tool. or maybe a 'hunt for food tool' The military uses them as a 'defend the lives of people with force when needed' tool (mostly, yes, there are a few murdering whackos out to kill 'ragheads' but for the most part, that is not the case). Tools can be misused, but don't blame the tool, blame the damn fool holding it.
Yes, but a hammer and a knive's *primary* use are building and cooking.
Using your arguments, kiddie porn is also ok, because no one is going to get hurt if you watch it!
Now that you say it...:)
But, it really has come so far as to proponents of IP claim that there would be no cultural advance without copyright and patents in their current form.
Right, because before copyright was invented there was no culture whatsoever.
Have you had any knowledge of culture, you would not have claimed such a BS.
FYI, IMAX theater musicals, MTV cartoons and superhero comics are not the foundation of human culture.
His assets in NZ have been temporarily frozen, except for a household allowance and there is an extradition request from the US. That is far from what you claim. The almighty US justice system is good at fingering its own people, but when it comes to foreign citizens in foreign countries, its not that easy; especially in high profile cases like these.
Because you guys are bullies and your "diplomatic missions" all over the world engage in "lobbying" for the interests of the US... not choosing their methods. And that is exactly why you have "terrorists" going after US interests.
Sorry to say that but the "terrorists" are the freedom fighters and the USofA is the evil empire:)
They all failed because they can't compete with China. US solar companies can't compete with Chinese solar companies because the Chinese government backs its renewable tech companies while the US doesn't.
Oh, and if a Chinese company goes down the drain for corruption (AKA greedy CEO), there is quite a chance that their board gets a front row seat in an open-air public execution spectacle. Makes them think twice about stealing subsidies!
Let's hang em all, then!
Which makes me think...hanging the 1% and redistributing their wealth to the other 99% would be quite democratic, wouldn't it?:)
IIRC their rhetoric was mostly targeted against social leftist. They were claiming to represent the ordinary worker (aka Joe Plumber) and the man from the street. Also they had their far right consolidated into a militarized movement, full of hateful rhetoric and openly violent (tea party, anyone?).
But I agree, they learned a lot from their past mistakes and are now trying a new approach, this time they will use the rich for their purposes, without killing them off later...
Hey jerk: Yes You Do!
Forget the shit you saw in WW2 movies. most Nazis were actually very decent and patriotic people who had a great respect for their country; and they tended to believe what their government told them. And, they willingly fought wars for their country.
Only in retrospect, after losing a big war, they got the idea that their governments agenda was not freedom and the wars fought (abroad!!!) might not have been entirely in self defense...
As someone from outside of the US, currently in the US...I must say, that you are quite close to fascism. Even though I see that as something even worse...raw capitalism; only money counts!
What is free in this county? The fact that your government sent you to different shitholes of the world, in the role of an aggressor and occupator, does not make you an expert on FREEDOM.
I lived through 2 wars in my country; now I am in the US on a business trip, for a couple of months. There is no freedom here, there is no protection here, there are no equal chances here.
You are being abused by people in your own government....for God's sake, they are even making you believe that having universal healthcare is something bad!!! What is then the purpose of a state if it fails to give its own people the best possible life it can?
No government is ideal, but this country has obviously forgotten what the duties and responsibilities of a government are!
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You are perfectly right!
What scares me is the number of gun related deaths these people will accept, just so they can own guns; on the same note they are absolutely against universal health coverage - how Christian!
This is a great reason to stay away from the US!
So....you need an AAA gun and an RPG to defend yourself against a bear? Last time I checked, pepper spray proved a much better deterrent than guns. A wounded bear is still capable of tearing you apart, while a blinded bear in pain just wants to get away as fast as possible.
There are riots, civil wars, and other violent movements using all kinds of small arms on every inhabited continent on the planet; quite often (if not always) simultaneously.
Non American in America here!
You are seriously preparing yourself to participate in a civil war or in a riot???
Do you really think that owning a gun will increase your or your family's chances of survival? From personal experience, I can tell you that gun owners/gun nuts are the first to be targeted in such situations.
Instead of relying on a gun, you could also be careful for whom you vote, because all of the things you mentioned are political unrests, created by incompetent politicians.
I agree with the first part, but not with the second!
The Tea Party's biggest agenda *is* "freedom", gun control and handing America over to the corporations.
After all, who is behind the Tea Party, the NRA and other right wing conservative, but the big corps' themselves? No, they are not seeking freedom, they are seeking enslavement, not knowing what freedom actually means...
No need, just call the feds and let them smoke you weirdos out - remember Waco, they had guns too!
Exactly. A hammer is a building tool, a knife is a cooking tool. But you can murder someone just fine with either. Don't see anyone (anyone rational that is) calling for the ban of hammers and knives. A gun for most people is a 'Punch holes in paper at a distance' tool. or maybe a 'hunt for food tool' The military uses them as a 'defend the lives of people with force when needed' tool (mostly, yes, there are a few murdering whackos out to kill 'ragheads' but for the most part, that is not the case). Tools can be misused, but don't blame the tool, blame the damn fool holding it.
Yes, but a hammer and a knive's *primary* use are building and cooking.
Using your arguments, kiddie porn is also ok, because no one is going to get hurt if you watch it!
Now that you say it... :)
But, it really has come so far as to proponents of IP claim that there would be no cultural advance without copyright and patents in their current form.
Right, because before copyright was invented there was no culture whatsoever.
Have you had any knowledge of culture, you would not have claimed such a BS.
FYI, IMAX theater musicals, MTV cartoons and superhero comics are not the foundation of human culture.
His assets in NZ have been temporarily frozen, except for a household allowance and there is an extradition request from the US. That is far from what you claim. The almighty US justice system is good at fingering its own people, but when it comes to foreign citizens in foreign countries, its not that easy; especially in high profile cases like these.
Because you guys are bullies and your "diplomatic missions" all over the world engage in "lobbying" for the interests of the US ... not choosing their methods. And that is exactly why you have "terrorists" going after US interests.
Sorry to say that but the "terrorists" are the freedom fighters and the USofA is the evil empire :)
They all failed because they can't compete with China. US solar companies can't compete with Chinese solar companies because the Chinese government backs its renewable tech companies while the US doesn't.
Oh, and if a Chinese company goes down the drain for corruption (AKA greedy CEO), there is quite a chance that their board gets a front row seat in an open-air public execution spectacle. Makes them think twice about stealing subsidies!
So, pimps' and drug dealers' contributions to society are finally being recognized? :)
Let's hang em all, then! Which makes me think...hanging the 1% and redistributing their wealth to the other 99% would be quite democratic, wouldn't it? :)
Yes, and you routinely have the photo page of your passport scanned at various devices at the airport. Heaven for skimmers!
No. The RFID is optional. A passport is still a physical ID, and as such respected worlwide ... uh ... except in the us, of course.
Jurassic park with prehistoric squirrels? Sounds like another George Lucas movie to me...
Another Ice Age sequel *facepalm*
Oh please, lets keep it simple for the creationists :)
It runs Linux ... I want one!
Yes, 6.000 light years is a huge amount of space....
I agree. Wait, let me fix that with my left over mod points.....oh, nevermind!
IIRC their rhetoric was mostly targeted against social leftist. They were claiming to represent the ordinary worker (aka Joe Plumber) and the man from the street. Also they had their far right consolidated into a militarized movement, full of hateful rhetoric and openly violent (tea party, anyone?). But I agree, they learned a lot from their past mistakes and are now trying a new approach, this time they will use the rich for their purposes, without killing them off later...
Hey jerk: Yes You Do! Forget the shit you saw in WW2 movies. most Nazis were actually very decent and patriotic people who had a great respect for their country; and they tended to believe what their government told them. And, they willingly fought wars for their country. Only in retrospect, after losing a big war, they got the idea that their governments agenda was not freedom and the wars fought (abroad!!!) might not have been entirely in self defense...
As someone from outside of the US, currently in the US...I must say, that you are quite close to fascism. Even though I see that as something even worse...raw capitalism; only money counts!
What is free in this county? The fact that your government sent you to different shitholes of the world, in the role of an aggressor and occupator, does not make you an expert on FREEDOM. I lived through 2 wars in my country; now I am in the US on a business trip, for a couple of months. There is no freedom here, there is no protection here, there are no equal chances here. You are being abused by people in your own government....for God's sake, they are even making you believe that having universal healthcare is something bad!!! What is then the purpose of a state if it fails to give its own people the best possible life it can? No government is ideal, but this country has obviously forgotten what the duties and responsibilities of a government are!