Jack doesn't abuse anything. Abuse of power would be doing something for personal gain or to benefit his friends / family. He does what he has to in order to get the job done. It's good to know that you value laws over justice. Oh, before you complain about me being some "fascist christian republican", I despise both the DNC and RNC equally.
Exactly! Why live in a nice clean suburb when you could live in a grimy, crime filled city? I mean, the increased chance of getting shot / raped / mugged is totally worth not driving one of them evil automobile thingamajigs!
And would you voluntarily give up using AC or heat? What about having your computer on less - meaning less/. ? How about riding a bike to work instead of driving? Yes, these are all things that could be done, but the vast majority of people wouldn't give them up voluntarily.
Sorry mate, but you don't pass laws / screw over hundreds of millions (or billions) of people on "beliefs". You can believe whatever you want (I'm not just talking about global warming), but until you have facts to back it up stay the hell away from the legislature. There is no reason to believe that people have anything to do with the minuscule changes in temperature (yes, despite what fanatics say, temperature changes are quite small and in many places are actually going DOWN) and unless you come up with actual proof that people are evil and should all be destroyed (paraphrasing Albert Gore here:p ) , there is no reason to waste billions or trillions of dollars on trying to "fix" a natural phenomenon that we have no control over.
"He should apologise for comparing us to the more technologically advanced and socially aware civilisations."
Right, which is why on almost a weekly basis we see articles on here about how European countries have lost yet another freedom. There isn't a free country in the world anymore, but Europe is definitely the worse for wear when it comes to lacking freedom.
You might want to learn to read - he merely used France as the country for which he'd exploit his idea. He never said it was Belguim or even referenced TFA. I'm guessing you're one of the 95% of modern liberals who can't follow basic logic, right?:)
GAAH!! I hate that crap about not letting you post on different stories! And when it screws up and continually won't let you post! The worst I ever had was "It's been 45 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment" -- 45 f-ing minutes!!!
At the most, the city should have taken down one and then after they'd realized that it's a bloody light-bright, told all of the others who thought they were under attack to STFU. The city should have been fined severely and forced to pay the poor guys arrested over these bogus charges.
Ahem, if you bothered to look, you'd see that Senator Carl Kruger (the moron behind this insanity) is a DEMOCRAT. I doubt this will do anything to convince you that Republicans and Democrats are both modern-liberals out for ultimate power, but it should at least make you feel like a jackass for trying to blame this on the "evil conservatives" when it was one of your own party who proposed the law.
You're confusing a Republican with a conservative. They're not the same. Sadly, most Republicans these days are modern-liberals (I myself am a classic liberal and as such hate modern-liberals, regardless of their political party).
Yes, because the scientists paid by the Sierra Club and whatever other groups aren't "financially motivated" to say that it exists. The author of this article is only pissed that their competition are using the same tactics they are.
Of course they ignore what doesn't promote their faulty conclusions. However, what I find amusing is that this article claims that 3,750 scientists here say "humans are causing global warming" -- yet I recently read somewhere that there are 15,000 scientists that filed a petition saying that global warming may not exist period and if it does humans have jack to do with it. Yet somehow, the news never picks up on scientists saying that global warming (or at least humans causing it) is total bs or the scientists who are fired / blacklisted for stating that global warming is either natural or non-existent -- and we're supposed to believe it's the pro-global warming ones that are being silenced? Give me a break people.
"Who do you think covers people's bills for emergencies when they don't have insurance?"
Why should anyone be paying for them beisdes the person who needed the treatment? Why should not making something of your life give you a free pass on things everyone else has to pay for?
"If they're willing to at least talk about it and make it an issue, they're already miles ahead of the other guys on the issue."
Not necessarily. It doesn't matter what party they are in, a great many politicians will say anything to get votes and then never go through with a lot of it.
"The Norwegians decided that these sorts of arrangements amount to unfair business practices"
How is someone VOLUNTARILY buying a device that they know the restrictions on an unfair business practice? I haven't bought an iPod for two reasons 1) DRM 2) price. If I bought an iPod, I'd have no room to complain about not being able to use iTunes songs on a Nomad because I made the choice to buy the damn iPod in the first place. If you don't want the ridiculous restrictions of iTunes there's a very easy solution -- don't buy an iPod! Jesus, you act like people are somehow forced to buy the thing.....
"How does an ID database with your name prevent you from doing anything that you can do today."
It doesn't prevent you from DOING it, but it makes it a lot easier for them to track where you go and what you do.
"Because it will be harder for Abu Mohammed to fake."
Please. How many countless illegal Mexicans have fake drivers licenses and SS numbers? There are always ways to get ID documents forged.
"We have speed limits to keep me safe."
No, learning how to drive keeps you safe. Speed limits just gives the government another excuse to take your money.
"I have to wear a seatbelt to keep me safe."
There is no justification to try to legislate personal safety. If you want to risk your life, that's your choice -- not the governments.
"I can't drink and drive to keep me (and you) safe"
Drinking and driving has a high potential of harming others. If not wearing a seatbelt could somehow harm others on the road, then you'd have a justification because they're doing involuntary harm to someone. The drinking and driving law is one of the few rational traffic laws we have.
"To that end, I suggest Ayn Rand was a self-serving bitch."
Right, because she wasn't going to be anyone's slave, that makes her a self-serving bitch? No, it makes her something you're not - someone with a mind and free will. Why do you think the USA doesn't follow the constitution anymore? Two words (which go together) -- altruism and collectivism. Both strip people of their rights (one through societal peer pressue, the other by force).
...contrary to popular belief, you don't own your property -- your competitors do! Seriously. This isn't about who likes or dislikes MS, this is about the fact that you have the right to what you create -- and it's bullshit to say you have to GIVE your creations to your competitors so that you do all of the work and they get part of the profit. If this was pretty much any company other than MS people would be throwing a fit that they have to GIVE their code to people who will use it to make a profit and cut into the creators profit. I have no alliegence to MS, but violating their right to what they create is total bullshit.
"It's the utmost of patriotism to protest the policies of the government."
If there's a valid reason to protest, then yes. Too many mindless drones today mistake this to mean that protesting just for the sake of protesting is somehow patriotic. I'm not saying you are, just that it irks me that so many people misuse that concept.
"The biggest thing protecting us from all these things is not guns, but other people and how they would react to seeing people disappear."
What the hell? You go on about how the government has people trained to kill you and *yadda yadda* -- and you claim that somehow that same government is going to be afraid of words? If they're willing to use the military to force the populace into submission (which I have no doubt that they are), then the last thing they're going to be worried about is the moronic masses complaining.
It's nice to see that you're holding the person who caused the death responsible instead of trying to villify a non-cognitive thing........oh wait.....
1) "Modern dictionaries contain all modern meanings of words. " -- No. They don't. They contain modern meanings of SOME words and either somehow miss or intentionally ignore meanins of other words.
2)"Now you find one that defines "liberal" as "supporting totalitarianism, Marxism, hating Christians" or "someone who desires power over others". It doesn't mean that and it never did, except in the warped minds of you and your fascist skinhead brothers." -- If you're as educated as you pretend to be, you'd realize how idiotic that statement is.
Like it or not, the fact of the matter is that there is no one out there in the world who isn't (to some degree) a modern liberal who isn't trying to force others to bow to their will. Everyone else like me is all about letting people run their own lives (Yea, I know -- we're so fucking fascist letting people run their own lives!) and telling people like you to keep your goddamn hands off our personal belongings just because you're jealous that someone worked harder than you / was smarter than you / was luckier than you. Now, it is possible (though as adamant as you are, unlikely) that you're one of the people who calls themself a liberal and is just an innocent victim of the lie that liberals today are the same as liberals in past centuries. In which case, I strongly urge you to read the book by Frederick Bastiat called 'The Law' so that you can find out what classic liberalism and justice are about.
If you're so "freedom loving" as you pretend to be, you would openly admit that whether Republican or Democrat, both parties are out to destroy this country through their own lust for power.
Dictionaries only contain the old meaning of the word liberal. Just as gay went from meaning happy to meaning homosexual, liberal (when used in a political sense) has gone from meaning someone who desires freedom to someone who desires power over others.
This is why people who follow the views of those such as the founders of this country are now called "classical liberals" -- because modern liberalism is completely different (and unfortunately dictionaries / encyclopedia's haven't been updated to take this into account -- thereby allowing people like you to delusion that stripping rights from people is somehow granting them freedom). Also, I never said anything about me being Christian -- I merely pointed out the obvious fact that the one religion liberals truly hate is Christianity. I love how anytime someone points out the evils of modern liberalism the first response is "You're an evil Christian!!" (or something to that effect).
You might want to actually look at what the real effects (and means of funding) are of the political views you have before you spout off about modern liberals being the same as classical liberals. Oh, and as for the "talk about brainwashed" comment -- my conclusions are derived from applying logic to situataions (such as how are social welfare programs funded) and from reading dozens of different philsophy and political books from the 18th and 19th centuries.
"How young and stupid are you that you can't realize that moderators don't like tolls"
So, poiting out the stupidity of the author / poster is being a troll? And since when was I complaining about anything? Pointing out injustice in a calm, rational way is not whining. Modding people down for beating you in an argument -- that's whining.
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Jack doesn't abuse anything. Abuse of power would be doing something for personal gain or to benefit his friends / family. He does what he has to in order to get the job done. It's good to know that you value laws over justice. Oh, before you complain about me being some "fascist christian republican", I despise both the DNC and RNC equally.
Exactly! Why live in a nice clean suburb when you could live in a grimy, crime filled city? I mean, the increased chance of getting shot / raped / mugged is totally worth not driving one of them evil automobile thingamajigs!
And would you voluntarily give up using AC or heat? What about having your computer on less - meaning less /. ? How about riding a bike to work instead of driving? Yes, these are all things that could be done, but the vast majority of people wouldn't give them up voluntarily.
"I believe the answers are yes and yes"
:p ) , there is no reason to waste billions or trillions of dollars on trying to "fix" a natural phenomenon that we have no control over.
Sorry mate, but you don't pass laws / screw over hundreds of millions (or billions) of people on "beliefs". You can believe whatever you want (I'm not just talking about global warming), but until you have facts to back it up stay the hell away from the legislature. There is no reason to believe that people have anything to do with the minuscule changes in temperature (yes, despite what fanatics say, temperature changes are quite small and in many places are actually going DOWN) and unless you come up with actual proof that people are evil and should all be destroyed (paraphrasing Albert Gore here
"He should apologise for comparing us to the more technologically advanced and socially aware civilisations."
Right, which is why on almost a weekly basis we see articles on here about how European countries have lost yet another freedom. There isn't a free country in the world anymore, but Europe is definitely the worse for wear when it comes to lacking freedom.
You might want to learn to read - he merely used France as the country for which he'd exploit his idea. He never said it was Belguim or even referenced TFA. I'm guessing you're one of the 95% of modern liberals who can't follow basic logic, right? :)
"you might also want to do a good turn by doing some shopping for her at a locally-owned store"
Wait......you mean there are other stores besides Wal-Mart? What country do you live in?!
GAAH!! I hate that crap about not letting you post on different stories! And when it screws up and continually won't let you post! The worst I ever had was "It's been 45 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment" -- 45 f-ing minutes!!!
At the most, the city should have taken down one and then after they'd realized that it's a bloody light-bright, told all of the others who thought they were under attack to STFU. The city should have been fined severely and forced to pay the poor guys arrested over these bogus charges.
Ahem, if you bothered to look, you'd see that Senator Carl Kruger (the moron behind this insanity) is a DEMOCRAT. I doubt this will do anything to convince you that Republicans and Democrats are both modern-liberals out for ultimate power, but it should at least make you feel like a jackass for trying to blame this on the "evil conservatives" when it was one of your own party who proposed the law.
You're confusing a Republican with a conservative. They're not the same. Sadly, most Republicans these days are modern-liberals (I myself am a classic liberal and as such hate modern-liberals, regardless of their political party).
Yes, because the scientists paid by the Sierra Club and whatever other groups aren't "financially motivated" to say that it exists. The author of this article is only pissed that their competition are using the same tactics they are.
Of course they ignore what doesn't promote their faulty conclusions. However, what I find amusing is that this article claims that 3,750 scientists here say "humans are causing global warming" -- yet I recently read somewhere that there are 15,000 scientists that filed a petition saying that global warming may not exist period and if it does humans have jack to do with it. Yet somehow, the news never picks up on scientists saying that global warming (or at least humans causing it) is total bs or the scientists who are fired / blacklisted for stating that global warming is either natural or non-existent -- and we're supposed to believe it's the pro-global warming ones that are being silenced? Give me a break people.
"Who do you think covers people's bills for emergencies when they don't have insurance?" Why should anyone be paying for them beisdes the person who needed the treatment? Why should not making something of your life give you a free pass on things everyone else has to pay for?
"If they're willing to at least talk about it and make it an issue, they're already miles ahead of the other guys on the issue."
Not necessarily. It doesn't matter what party they are in, a great many politicians will say anything to get votes and then never go through with a lot of it.
"The Norwegians decided that these sorts of arrangements amount to unfair business practices"
How is someone VOLUNTARILY buying a device that they know the restrictions on an unfair business practice? I haven't bought an iPod for two reasons 1) DRM 2) price. If I bought an iPod, I'd have no room to complain about not being able to use iTunes songs on a Nomad because I made the choice to buy the damn iPod in the first place. If you don't want the ridiculous restrictions of iTunes there's a very easy solution -- don't buy an iPod! Jesus, you act like people are somehow forced to buy the thing.....
"How does an ID database with your name prevent you from doing anything that you can do today."
It doesn't prevent you from DOING it, but it makes it a lot easier for them to track where you go and what you do.
"Because it will be harder for Abu Mohammed to fake."
Please. How many countless illegal Mexicans have fake drivers licenses and SS numbers? There are always ways to get ID documents forged.
"We have speed limits to keep me safe."
No, learning how to drive keeps you safe. Speed limits just gives the government another excuse to take your money.
"I have to wear a seatbelt to keep me safe."
There is no justification to try to legislate personal safety. If you want to risk your life, that's your choice -- not the governments.
"I can't drink and drive to keep me (and you) safe"
Drinking and driving has a high potential of harming others. If not wearing a seatbelt could somehow harm others on the road, then you'd have a justification because they're doing involuntary harm to someone. The drinking and driving law is one of the few rational traffic laws we have.
"To that end, I suggest Ayn Rand was a self-serving bitch."
Right, because she wasn't going to be anyone's slave, that makes her a self-serving bitch? No, it makes her something you're not - someone with a mind and free will. Why do you think the USA doesn't follow the constitution anymore? Two words (which go together) -- altruism and collectivism. Both strip people of their rights (one through societal peer pressue, the other by force).
...contrary to popular belief, you don't own your property -- your competitors do! Seriously. This isn't about who likes or dislikes MS, this is about the fact that you have the right to what you create -- and it's bullshit to say you have to GIVE your creations to your competitors so that you do all of the work and they get part of the profit. If this was pretty much any company other than MS people would be throwing a fit that they have to GIVE their code to people who will use it to make a profit and cut into the creators profit. I have no alliegence to MS, but violating their right to what they create is total bullshit.
"It's the utmost of patriotism to protest the policies of the government."
If there's a valid reason to protest, then yes. Too many mindless drones today mistake this to mean that protesting just for the sake of protesting is somehow patriotic. I'm not saying you are, just that it irks me that so many people misuse that concept.
"The biggest thing protecting us from all these things is not guns, but other people and how they would react to seeing people disappear."
What the hell? You go on about how the government has people trained to kill you and *yadda yadda* -- and you claim that somehow that same government is going to be afraid of words? If they're willing to use the military to force the populace into submission (which I have no doubt that they are), then the last thing they're going to be worried about is the moronic masses complaining.
It's nice to see that you're holding the person who caused the death responsible instead of trying to villify a non-cognitive thing........oh wait.....
1) "Modern dictionaries contain all modern meanings of words. " -- No. They don't. They contain modern meanings of SOME words and either somehow miss or intentionally ignore meanins of other words.
2)"Now you find one that defines "liberal" as "supporting totalitarianism, Marxism, hating Christians" or "someone who desires power over others". It doesn't mean that and it never did, except in the warped minds of you and your fascist skinhead brothers." -- If you're as educated as you pretend to be, you'd realize how idiotic that statement is.
Like it or not, the fact of the matter is that there is no one out there in the world who isn't (to some degree) a modern liberal who isn't trying to force others to bow to their will. Everyone else like me is all about letting people run their own lives (Yea, I know -- we're so fucking fascist letting people run their own lives!) and telling people like you to keep your goddamn hands off our personal belongings just because you're jealous that someone worked harder than you / was smarter than you / was luckier than you. Now, it is possible (though as adamant as you are, unlikely) that you're one of the people who calls themself a liberal and is just an innocent victim of the lie that liberals today are the same as liberals in past centuries. In which case, I strongly urge you to read the book by Frederick Bastiat called 'The Law' so that you can find out what classic liberalism and justice are about.
If you're so "freedom loving" as you pretend to be, you would openly admit that whether Republican or Democrat, both parties are out to destroy this country through their own lust for power.
Dictionaries only contain the old meaning of the word liberal. Just as gay went from meaning happy to meaning homosexual, liberal (when used in a political sense) has gone from meaning someone who desires freedom to someone who desires power over others.
This is why people who follow the views of those such as the founders of this country are now called "classical liberals" -- because modern liberalism is completely different (and unfortunately dictionaries / encyclopedia's haven't been updated to take this into account -- thereby allowing people like you to delusion that stripping rights from people is somehow granting them freedom). Also, I never said anything about me being Christian -- I merely pointed out the obvious fact that the one religion liberals truly hate is Christianity. I love how anytime someone points out the evils of modern liberalism the first response is "You're an evil Christian!!" (or something to that effect).
You might want to actually look at what the real effects (and means of funding) are of the political views you have before you spout off about modern liberals being the same as classical liberals. Oh, and as for the "talk about brainwashed" comment -- my conclusions are derived from applying logic to situataions (such as how are social welfare programs funded) and from reading dozens of different philsophy and political books from the 18th and 19th centuries.
"How young and stupid are you that you can't realize that moderators don't like tolls"
So, poiting out the stupidity of the author / poster is being a troll? And since when was I complaining about anything? Pointing out injustice in a calm, rational way is not whining. Modding people down for beating you in an argument -- that's whining.