I have not been here for 3 years. I left because it sucked really bad, and was thick with fools and kiddies and libs. Is it better?? Will check back tomorrow, thnx.
The cops carry guns freely because everyone else does. In countries that don't have widespread gun use guns are only carried by armed units that are called out specifically, and so, that shooting would not have occurred because the opportunity to obtain that gun wouldn't have been there.
The word imperial was not coined to describe the US. We have a large footprint, we look after our interests, we elect foolish and self-interested politicians. we have incompetent and self-interested diplomats and generals, but overall, the US is a force for good in the world. My fault is to find fault with the world in total, and your's is to ascribe bad motives to the US to the exclusion of everything else.
After fighting and defeating the Axis in the 20th century, and helping to put things back together, and not completely taking away the sovereignty of the vanquished should tell anyone that the US wants a dominant position, but not an empire. Extreme example, but not that long ago.
A meaningful queer civil rights struggle would be anti-imperialist and anti-militarist by default, and the extent to which it disregards those values it is actively undermining the fundamental moral principle of equal rights.
Wow. Can you say narcissism? Every gay boy must believe as you do regarding the US and its positions and actions in the world?
You have so invalidated your position by implying that you know all that's right and wrong, not just because you do, but because of who you are.
Can't buy M16's or other full auto/select fire weapons off the shelf in the US.
No, but the conversion is so easy that the illiterate and stoned gangsters are buying retail black rifles from the US, and doing the auto conversion in their garages. Not.
There is a spectrum from super-taster (a sommelier) to a non-taster (someone who likes, not just tolerates, McDs).
I don't know where I lie in the spectrum, except it's more taster than non. And I have never had anything better than about $100 retail.
A good wine must be matched to the food, and I don't begrudge someone with the money and desire to enjoy the expensive stuff, but I think I'm happy sticking well under $100, even though I would drop $50 at the store per week if my conscience would allow.
All of this assumes a fair market in wine, and the sellers are not taking advantage of and mocking the poseurs.
... The existing power structure in the USA is based around the military industrial complex, which dictates big, big, big government (but which spends very little on actual social programs)....
Very little? The entitlement mentality will be the end of the US. What seems like a little only seems that way because there is never enough for those who want the fruits of someone else's labor.
True only for real emergencies. For the vast majority of ER visits, the poor go to county, which is required to treat all complaints. Instead of payment, they just make you wait in hell for about 32 hours.
Let's hope the real reason this was found was that the voting machine's captured biometrics did not match anyone in the FBI's databases. The fingerprints, face and iris scans came up blank.
In Massachusetts you can take a breathalyzer or a blood test, but can only do the latter if you can afford to pay a personal physician to show up at the station and perform the test. (Read: Aren't poor and/or ignorant)
It's good to know that Massachusetts hates the poor and ignorant. I was unclear on that. Any state that hates poor and ignorant can't be all bad.
After their data problem was pointed out to them by others. At least it reads that way for me. This was not an internal control, and one can only wildly guess that it would have been subject to internal control, after the data was used by others to come to false conclusions.
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Ah, yes. Let's ban, ban, ban on our way to obscurity.
Thanks. Maybe I'll take an interest in the topics around here again as I descend into old age and infirmity.
Of course I jumped in to the top story, without regard for anything else.
I have not been here for 3 years. I left because it sucked really bad, and was thick with fools and kiddies and libs. Is it better?? Will check back tomorrow, thnx.
The cops carry guns freely because everyone else does. In countries that don't have widespread gun use guns are only carried by armed units that are called out specifically, and so, that shooting would not have occurred because the opportunity to obtain that gun wouldn't have been there.
That worked out real well in Mumbai, did it not?
The word imperial was not coined to describe the US. We have a large footprint, we look after our interests, we elect foolish and self-interested politicians. we have incompetent and self-interested diplomats and generals, but overall, the US is a force for good in the world. My fault is to find fault with the world in total, and your's is to ascribe bad motives to the US to the exclusion of everything else.
After fighting and defeating the Axis in the 20th century, and helping to put things back together, and not completely taking away the sovereignty of the vanquished should tell anyone that the US wants a dominant position, but not an empire. Extreme example, but not that long ago.
...
A meaningful queer civil rights struggle would be anti-imperialist and anti-militarist by default, and the extent to which it disregards those values it is actively undermining the fundamental moral principle of equal rights.
Wow. Can you say narcissism? Every gay boy must believe as you do regarding the US and its positions and actions in the world?
You have so invalidated your position by implying that you know all that's right and wrong, not just because you do, but because of who you are.
No, but the conversion is so easy that the illiterate and stoned gangsters are buying retail black rifles from the US, and doing the auto conversion in their garages. Not.
"... but opponents fear that the system's long-term effects are not fully known..."
unlike the long term effects of lead with a copper sheath travelling at hypersonic speeds.
The words "net neutrality" sound good. The reality behind the political movement attached to them is anything but good. Wake up, quickly.
It must be a burden to be part of a formerly great civilization whose language and alphabet cannot be expressed on the internet.
Then again, maybe not.
There is a spectrum from super-taster (a sommelier) to a non-taster (someone who likes, not just tolerates, McDs).
I don't know where I lie in the spectrum, except it's more taster than non. And I have never had anything better than about $100 retail.
A good wine must be matched to the food, and I don't begrudge someone with the money and desire to enjoy the expensive stuff, but I think I'm happy sticking well under $100, even though I would drop $50 at the store per week if my conscience would allow.
All of this assumes a fair market in wine, and the sellers are not taking advantage of and mocking the poseurs.
The worst airline in the world. If you read the following, it will change your outlook forever.
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/03/the-worst-airli.php
Words become corrupted, but concepts survive. We continue to use the old corrupted words until better ones come along.
... The existing power structure in the USA is based around the military industrial complex, which dictates big, big, big government (but which spends very little on actual social programs)....
Very little? The entitlement mentality will be the end of the US. What seems like a little only seems that way because there is never enough for those who want the fruits of someone else's labor.
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Offshore your servers. Just for fun.
The lottery is about Hope and Chance, not realistic expectations.
Mark Cuban should be in court heading to or in prison.
Martha is pissed.
True only for real emergencies. For the vast majority of ER visits, the poor go to county, which is required to treat all complaints. Instead of payment, they just make you wait in hell for about 32 hours.
Let's hope the real reason this was found was that the voting machine's captured biometrics did not match anyone in the FBI's databases. The fingerprints, face and iris scans came up blank.
It's good to know that Massachusetts hates the poor and ignorant. I was unclear on that. Any state that hates poor and ignorant can't be all bad.
After their data problem was pointed out to them by others. At least it reads that way for me. This was not an internal control, and one can only wildly guess that it would have been subject to internal control, after the data was used by others to come to false conclusions.
I've never been called a troll, and considering I'm not one, it looks like you're one of many contributing to the incredibly sorry state of slashdolt.
Maybe it's time to forget to stop by forever.
After the complete destruction of their credibility, does it really matter whether they do?