I know. And Turkey and Kuwait are currently enjoying huge economic and security benefits from having those bases. Sorry, but I just don't see Turkey or Kuwait suddenly deciding to change sides. They both enjoy too much protection and economic goodness. I admit the possibility, but it seems way too far-fetched.
I saw a thing on TV where there was a smallish military base (IIRC, it was maybe too small to be a regular military base, maybe some kind of supply depot or something?) in another country around there (I forget which one). They suddenly decided to massively increase the rent halfway through the contract period. The US paid the new rent.
I think your situation is more hypothetical than you seem to think it is. The only 2 examples I can think of that even come close to your comment's assertions are in the Philippines and Cuba. The world hosts US military bases because they want the benefits (economic, security, etc.). Those who want US military bases are unlikely to suddenly change sides in the middle of a war.
This is one of those things I'm not so sure about, but your thinking seems way flawed to me. If you could think of some clearer examples, that would help me.
But this requires me to accept that a reduction of the stigma against prostitution will result in less harm to these interested parties. This has not happened.
Sex has become less and less repressed over the years; even in my adult life I've seen huge changes. This has corresponded with a huge increase in these harms the GP probably associates with prostitution.
Take the Pyramides. Yes, it's trivial for us today to build something like that (ok, trivial... but take a few machines and you'll have one of those heaps of stones assembled quite quickly). But we're talking something around 3000 BC, so... how?
From Red Dwarf:
Rimmer: No, Lister, I mean like the pyramids. How did they move such massive pieces of stone without the aid of modern technology?
Lister: They had massive whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips.
Not necessarily. Perhaps the Google hire-ers are disproportionately liberal, so they hire people that disproportionately think the way they do. Also, intellect has little to do with political alignment, even less to do with wisdom. I'm surprised you didn't think of this yourself.
Your post reminds me of "The Abolition of Man." In those essays, the author seems to make a similar point: that everyone eventually comes down to their own axioms which are basically indefensible because any defense would also be based on those very same axioms. Also that any attempt to create "new morality" is doomed to fail because it has to be judged on the old morality.
For some reason I also made a connection to Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy. One of the attractive things about Objectivism is what seems to be its consistency.
What I'm interested in hearing about is the people who were arrested. Not fingered. We'll NEVER hear about all the people who were fingered, because fingering is not really a bad thing.
Well, maybe I'm being harsh. You should explain what exactly you mean by being "fingered" and what's wrong with it, and why we should be up in arms about it.
Our law defines the attempt to escape (or succeeding) as following the basic human urge to be free, thus not punishable by law.
That's cool. Our law defines the attempt to murder (or succeeding) as following the basic human urge to remove scum from the face of the earth, thus not punishable by law.
I think they are. When I registered with my party, and when I attended the caucus meeting and county meeting, no one ever asked me anything about race or anything else like that. I think the closest they came was reading the official party policy and informing me that I should not plan on getting any support if I didn't support the party platform.
It's pretty smegging hard to get on the ballot as a Republican or Democrat. By my estimate, only about 2 out of every 250,000,000 US residents made it on the final ballot for either party in 2004. There was some stiff competition, too.
I'm pretty sure that if he had that snowball's chance to come to power, either party would snatch him up. If backing Colbert meant getting the White House, you can bet they'd back him.
In 2004, my state had candidates from the Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Personal Choice, Socialist Workers, and Republican parties on the ballot. But I think I see what you're trying to say.
I'm not sure what it is you want. Do you want the SC Democratic leadership to ignore candidate credibility? Do you want to completely abandon the 2-party system? Do you want the Democratic Party to present candidates that won't be taken seriously?
Anybody can run. He ran. I guess I don't see how this changes things. Anybody can run, but there can be only one President of the United States of America. It is the responsibility of the SC Democratic Party leadership to make sure their state has the greatest possible chance of helping their candidate be elected President. To do otherwise would turn the Democratic Party into a less viable party than the Republicans. Perhaps it would let some other party sneak in there and usurp their place as the other major party in that state.
If you think Colbert had a good enough chance that he should have been put on the ballot, you should register as a Democrat in South Carolina as soon as possible, and work your butt off so you can be on that committee some day.
That's part of the reason I finally registered with a party. I wanted more of a say.
The USA never once had nuclear weapons to deter a war on its own doorstep. The USA has rarely done anything to deter a war on its own doorstep. We have nukes to deter nuclear war. This may be a different reason than why we got them in the first place, but that's why we have them now.
The Civil Rights Act was an Act of Congress, not an Amendment. Constitutionality, though, is declared by the Supreme Court, not Slashdot, not Congress, not the President, not the People.
An old man goes to the doctor. The doctor says, "I have bad news and Really Bad News. The bad news is you have Alzheimer's. The Really Bad News is that you have cancer and will die horribly within the month." The old man thinks for a minute and says, "Well, at least I don't have Alzheimer's!"
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There. You've just experienced something new! (I teach 4th grade)
I saw a thing on TV where there was a smallish military base (IIRC, it was maybe too small to be a regular military base, maybe some kind of supply depot or something?) in another country around there (I forget which one). They suddenly decided to massively increase the rent halfway through the contract period. The US paid the new rent.
This is one of those things I'm not so sure about, but your thinking seems way flawed to me. If you could think of some clearer examples, that would help me.
Sex has become less and less repressed over the years; even in my adult life I've seen huge changes. This has corresponded with a huge increase in these harms the GP probably associates with prostitution.
This is one of the many reasons I don't want the government in charge of my family's health care.
No kidding. I've seen rope bridges before. I made like a finity of those at Scout Camp.
From Red Dwarf:
Rimmer: No, Lister, I mean like the pyramids. How did they move such massive pieces of stone without the aid of modern technology?
Lister: They had massive whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips.
At least, not on purpose.
Not necessarily. Perhaps the Google hire-ers are disproportionately liberal, so they hire people that disproportionately think the way they do. Also, intellect has little to do with political alignment, even less to do with wisdom. I'm surprised you didn't think of this yourself.
Check this out. It sounds as though there was nearly another participant in WWI. Thank goodness it couldn't have worked.
I have been told by many a Mexican that they too are American. They have the word "estadounidense," But they always say "gringo" or "huero."
For some reason I also made a connection to Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy. One of the attractive things about Objectivism is what seems to be its consistency.
I liked your post.
Well, maybe I'm being harsh. You should explain what exactly you mean by being "fingered" and what's wrong with it, and why we should be up in arms about it.
That's cool. Our law defines the attempt to murder (or succeeding) as following the basic human urge to remove scum from the face of the earth, thus not punishable by law.
I think they are. When I registered with my party, and when I attended the caucus meeting and county meeting, no one ever asked me anything about race or anything else like that. I think the closest they came was reading the official party policy and informing me that I should not plan on getting any support if I didn't support the party platform.
It's pretty smegging hard to get on the ballot as a Republican or Democrat. By my estimate, only about 2 out of every 250,000,000 US residents made it on the final ballot for either party in 2004. There was some stiff competition, too.
I'm pretty sure that if he had that snowball's chance to come to power, either party would snatch him up. If backing Colbert meant getting the White House, you can bet they'd back him.
In 2004, my state had candidates from the Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Personal Choice, Socialist Workers, and Republican parties on the ballot. But I think I see what you're trying to say.
Anybody can run. He ran. I guess I don't see how this changes things. Anybody can run, but there can be only one President of the United States of America. It is the responsibility of the SC Democratic Party leadership to make sure their state has the greatest possible chance of helping their candidate be elected President. To do otherwise would turn the Democratic Party into a less viable party than the Republicans. Perhaps it would let some other party sneak in there and usurp their place as the other major party in that state.
If you think Colbert had a good enough chance that he should have been put on the ballot, you should register as a Democrat in South Carolina as soon as possible, and work your butt off so you can be on that committee some day.
That's part of the reason I finally registered with a party. I wanted more of a say.
The USA never once had nuclear weapons to deter a war on its own doorstep. The USA has rarely done anything to deter a war on its own doorstep. We have nukes to deter nuclear war. This may be a different reason than why we got them in the first place, but that's why we have them now.
Sorry. Hig Hurtenflurst "Only happens to be...." This guy "Just happens to be...."
The Civil Rights Act was an Act of Congress, not an Amendment. Constitutionality, though, is declared by the Supreme Court, not Slashdot, not Congress, not the President, not the People.
I just read today that the average IQ of criminals is 90.
Their education is paid for whether they are born here or not.
An old man goes to the doctor. The doctor says, "I have bad news and Really Bad News. The bad news is you have Alzheimer's. The Really Bad News is that you have cancer and will die horribly within the month." The old man thinks for a minute and says, "Well, at least I don't have Alzheimer's!"