well, yes... given the paucity of your reply, it is difficult to infer exactly what you meant: but, yes, i would take my chances along with every one else... (in fact, in a real sense, i already do: i NEVER go for the idiotic flu shots for LAST YEARS flu, and avoid medications in general... i get sick, i either get better without taking crap, or i don't, so far i do...) there are numerous problems: rich/elites would -of course- NOT abide by such strictures; and -of course- it goes against nearly every precious snowflakes self-centered perception that we all should live trouble-free lives and be immortal... further, MOST nekkid apes can NOT separate out their PERSONAL preference, wants/needs/desires; and those preferences which would be better for SOCIETY as a whole... i can: sure, living forever and not being sick is great for ME, but not necessarily for the totality of society... even as an aspie loner-type i recognize what MOST nekkid apes who are more socially normative do not: living forever is not necessarily the best solution for society as a whole... not exactly a revelation, but certainly a point most self-centered nekkid apes avoid...
wouldn't it make more sense to let nature take its course, and only -as happens with malaria- the nekkid apes who develop coping/defense/immunity pass on their genes, etc, etc, etc...
are we not ARTIFICIALLY selecting for nekkid apes with no natural immunity/resistance ? ? ? um, where does *that* strategy end up ? ? ?
and are we not over-populated given the amount of resources expended per person ? ? ? maybe we should have let mother nature thin the herd some, instead of crowding 7 billion immune-deficient rats in a maze...
oh, wait, i forgot: we're omniscient, omnipotent gods now, and can do anything we want and it turns out exactly as we want it to... *snicker*
seeing as how the recent study on the irrevocable downfall of industrial society only put that about 15 years out, we're whistling past the graveyard...
you are not dense, the summary was nearly incoherent: every paragraph was talking about a different cast of characters that popped up and had no context or previous introduction...
the same self-important people like i was behind at the grocery store during lunch rush in the '10 items or less' express lane who had 20 or more items... 'cause -you know- all those annoying restrictions for the benefit of us all, are for other -you know- 'regular' people, not those special snowflakes... (without the snow)
its also possible this is all-too-typical 'soft-science' bullshit... the one thing i can pick apart without knowing what the particulars are, is how do they know that one of the 'nasty' comments didn't have the germ of some reasonable objection which swayed the reader when presented 'nastily', but went otherwise unnoticed when presented 'neutrally' ? ? ? in other words, i find it difficult to believe they can -in fact- 'neutrally' portray comments...
oh, and one of the major points i hate about most any disney animation (or similar films), is that it is often resolved by 'magic'; the cheapest trick in the book, yet they use it over and over and over again... really, you learn NOTHING from '...and they waved a magic wand and everything was made right and they lived happily ever after...' that's the cheap and easy way out, instead of an actual plot with actual characters...
yikes! am i the only curmudgeon on the planet who was 'meh' on frozen ? ? ? 1. LOVE animation, (but not just because it is animation...) 2. the story was pitiful: EVERYONE walks away unscathed with NO real lessons learned, except, its good to be the king/queen... some of the plot was forced and stupid... 3. as per the usual disney formula, the music was overblown, the lyrics were insipid, and the pretty, pretty voices were oh-so-sincere about cliches... 4. the trite content pointed to adults, lame anachronistic jokes, and predictable gags were boring... (for an animation which appealed to kids AND adults, see despicable me, done absolutely pitch perfect) 5. sure, PLENTY of nice visuals, OF COURSE it is 'made well', which makes it watchable; but the payoff is predictable and safe... all in all: i give it 3 out of 5 'mehs'
while certainly true that this relatively minor budget hearing is not of proximate earth-shattering importance; this IS a case where it is the principle of the thing...
since these recordings, and c-spam are effectively the only -albeit superficial and tedious- accounts of 'our' (sic) gummint in action that 99.9999% of us have any access to, it SHOULD be a HUGE deal: NONE of OUR info in that regard should be subject to -basically- ANYONE's 'claim' or takedown action...
quote from some random status-quo apologist: the entire series of events was set in motion by martin luther king alone. he was previously investigated by the feebs for similar 'stunts' and knew, or should have known that he was putting his WHOLE FUCKING RACE IN LEGAL PERIL. but he did it anyway...
the entire series of events was set in motion by jesus of nazareth alone. he was previously investigated by legal authorities for similar 'stunts' and knew, or should have known that he was putting the whole of humanity in mortal peril. but he did it anyway...
the authoritarian's script: the entire series of events was set in motion by (FILL IN THE BLANK w/DISSIDENT'S NAME) alone. he/she/they were previously slandered and maligned by (NAME OF AUTHORITY) for similar (WHATEVER WE DON'T LIKE) and knew, or should have known that he/she/they were putting themselves in 'legal' (sic) peril. but he/she/they did it anyway...
wormtongues have ever been the same throughout his story...
*sigh* does it need to be said: one person's troll, is another person's socratic interlocutor... WHAT 'rules', 'guidelines', etc are YOU (since -like catching liars- you are apparently of the BELIEF you 'know a troll when you see one') going to set out for all us ignorati so we can kill the troll bastards ? ? ? you can't, no one can, but gummints WILL given the support of non-thinking nekkid apes who just want the trains to run on time... free your mind, its already jailed...
excellent... i'm sure their mindset is such that EVEN IF THEY ACCEPT these studies' conclusions; that's for *other* people, who don't -you know- do it *right* like they do ! ! !
make no mistake, kamper, the feebs/etc have a LONG his story of -oops- 'mistakenly' (*wink*wink*nudge*nudge*) filing reports/etc under a PURPOSEFULLY misspelled name such that they can 'honestly' claim that, 'no, senator, we did not have ANY files on a Rev Martin Luther King, Jr.' (of course, not mentioning they have file cabinets full of dirt on a 'Rev Martin Luter King, Jr.'...) now, i COMPLETELY understand: you've got your best crooked, puzzled, lapdog face on, screwing it up trying to get your little rodent-canine hybrid brain around such transparent and childish duplicity... ...and you would be right, it is literally UNBELIEVABLE that our 'best and brightest' resort to such blatantly misleading tactics to avoid oversight, BUT THEY DO... do NOT blink, do NOT shy away from the truth: THESE LACKEYS OF EMPIRE WILL LIE TO YOU IN A MILLION WAYS, and only tell the truth one way: when FORCED to...
as an absolutist on free speech, i am with you on this one... are we 'free' or not ? IF we *ARE* free, then we are free to be disagreeable or offensive... IF snyder/whoever owns their own team, product, service, whatever, and they want to name it something that offends a bunch of people, then they should be free to do so... PRESUMABLY, the people who would be customers of said sports team, products, or services would decide NOT to patronize them because they were too offensive to stomach... IF other people want to express their disagreement by boycotts, etc, that's fine; but using various legal dodges and pretexts to 'legally' 'shut someone up' is EXACTLY what free speech rights were intended to protect... non-controversial speech needs NO PROTECTION, because -by definition- no one wants to squelch it, or cares to...
here's the thing, they have been called 'redskin' potatoes for for-fucking-ever; not wasting google-fu on it, but i imagine they may have even originated in a place that had no amer-indians to use the term as a slur... not to mention 'white' potatoes... (hell, you can get exotic 'black', 'purple', etc potatoes in gardening catalogs) *HOWEVER*, i have no doubt *some* food/veggie/fruit popular names have some racist overtones *EVERYWHERE*... this ain't one of'em...
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given the paucity of your reply, it is difficult to infer exactly what you meant: but, yes, i would take my chances along with every one else...
(in fact, in a real sense, i already do: i NEVER go for the idiotic flu shots for LAST YEARS flu, and avoid medications in general... i get sick, i either get better without taking crap, or i don't, so far i do...)
there are numerous problems: rich/elites would -of course- NOT abide by such strictures; and -of course- it goes against nearly every precious snowflakes self-centered perception that we all should live trouble-free lives and be immortal...
further, MOST nekkid apes can NOT separate out their PERSONAL preference, wants/needs/desires; and those preferences which would be better for SOCIETY as a whole...
i can: sure, living forever and not being sick is great for ME, but not necessarily for the totality of society... even as an aspie loner-type i recognize what MOST nekkid apes who are more socially normative do not: living forever is not necessarily the best solution for society as a whole...
not exactly a revelation, but certainly a point most self-centered nekkid apes avoid...
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motherfuckin' eagles, bitchez! ! !
trumps all !
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um, USAID been spooked up a LONG time...
one reason they are not welcome in a lot of places...
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logically speaking...
are we not ARTIFICIALLY selecting for nekkid apes with no natural immunity/resistance ? ? ?
um, where does *that* strategy end up ? ? ?
and are we not over-populated given the amount of resources expended per person ? ? ?
maybe we should have let mother nature thin the herd some, instead of crowding 7 billion immune-deficient rats in a maze...
oh, wait, i forgot: we're omniscient, omnipotent gods now, and can do anything we want and it turns out exactly as we want it to... *snicker*
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seeing as how the recent study on the irrevocable downfall of industrial society only put that about 15 years out, we're whistling past the graveyard...
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Re: Duh....
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'cause -you know- all those annoying restrictions for the benefit of us all, are for other -you know- 'regular' people, not those special snowflakes...
(without the snow)
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its possible...
the one thing i can pick apart without knowing what the particulars are, is how do they know that one of the 'nasty' comments didn't have the germ of some reasonable objection which swayed the reader when presented 'nastily', but went otherwise unnoticed when presented 'neutrally' ? ? ?
in other words, i find it difficult to believe they can -in fact- 'neutrally' portray comments...
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really, you learn NOTHING from '...and they waved a magic wand and everything was made right and they lived happily ever after...'
that's the cheap and easy way out, instead of an actual plot with actual characters...
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am i the only curmudgeon on the planet who was 'meh' on frozen ? ? ?
1. LOVE animation, (but not just because it is animation...)
2. the story was pitiful: EVERYONE walks away unscathed with NO real lessons learned, except, its good to be the king/queen... some of the plot was forced and stupid...
3. as per the usual disney formula, the music was overblown, the lyrics were insipid, and the pretty, pretty voices were oh-so-sincere about cliches...
4. the trite content pointed to adults, lame anachronistic jokes, and predictable gags were boring...
(for an animation which appealed to kids AND adults, see despicable me, done absolutely pitch perfect)
5. sure, PLENTY of nice visuals, OF COURSE it is 'made well', which makes it watchable; but the payoff is predictable and safe...
all in all: i give it 3 out of 5 'mehs'
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one point...
since these recordings, and c-spam are effectively the only -albeit superficial and tedious- accounts of 'our' (sic) gummint in action that 99.9999% of us have any access to, it SHOULD be a HUGE deal: NONE of OUR info in that regard should be subject to -basically- ANYONE's 'claim' or takedown action...
das ist verboten ! ! !
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the entire series of events was set in motion by martin luther king alone. he was previously investigated by the feebs for similar 'stunts' and knew, or should have known that he was putting his WHOLE FUCKING RACE IN LEGAL PERIL.
but he did it anyway...
the entire series of events was set in motion by jesus of nazareth alone. he was previously investigated by legal authorities for similar 'stunts' and knew, or should have known that he was putting the whole of humanity in mortal peril.
but he did it anyway...
the authoritarian's script:
the entire series of events was set in motion by (FILL IN THE BLANK w/DISSIDENT'S NAME) alone. he/she/they were previously slandered and maligned by (NAME OF AUTHORITY) for similar (WHATEVER WE DON'T LIKE) and knew, or should have known that he/she/they were putting themselves in 'legal' (sic) peril. but he/she/they did it anyway...
wormtongues have ever been the same throughout his story...
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8^)
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does it need to be said:
one person's troll, is another person's socratic interlocutor...
WHAT 'rules', 'guidelines', etc are YOU (since -like catching liars- you are apparently of the BELIEF you 'know a troll when you see one') going to set out for all us ignorati so we can kill the troll bastards ? ? ?
you can't, no one can, but gummints WILL given the support of non-thinking nekkid apes who just want the trains to run on time...
free your mind, its already jailed...
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i'm sure their mindset is such that EVEN IF THEY ACCEPT these studies' conclusions; that's for *other* people, who don't -you know- do it *right* like they do ! ! !
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(of course, not mentioning they have file cabinets full of dirt on a 'Rev Martin Luter King, Jr.'...)
now, i COMPLETELY understand: you've got your best crooked, puzzled, lapdog face on, screwing it up trying to get your little rodent-canine hybrid brain around such transparent and childish duplicity...
...and you would be right, it is literally UNBELIEVABLE that our 'best and brightest' resort to such blatantly misleading tactics to avoid oversight, BUT THEY DO...
do NOT blink, do NOT shy away from the truth: THESE LACKEYS OF EMPIRE WILL LIE TO YOU IN A MILLION WAYS, and only tell the truth one way: when FORCED to...
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are we 'free' or not ?
IF we *ARE* free, then we are free to be disagreeable or offensive...
IF snyder/whoever owns their own team, product, service, whatever, and they want to name it something that offends a bunch of people, then they should be free to do so...
PRESUMABLY, the people who would be customers of said sports team, products, or services would decide NOT to patronize them because they were too offensive to stomach...
IF other people want to express their disagreement by boycotts, etc, that's fine; but using various legal dodges and pretexts to 'legally' 'shut someone up' is EXACTLY what free speech rights were intended to protect...
non-controversial speech needs NO PROTECTION, because -by definition- no one wants to squelch it, or cares to...
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not to mention 'white' potatoes...
(hell, you can get exotic 'black', 'purple', etc potatoes in gardening catalogs)
*HOWEVER*, i have no doubt *some* food/veggie/fruit popular names have some racist overtones *EVERYWHERE*...
this ain't one of'em...
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