LengAwaits
joined 2 years ago
Pardon my skepticism, but... are the kids these days really unaware of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?
Even if they are, remember the ol' aphorism... "You're only as old as you feel!"
You may be right, there. I do tend to excuse comedians, like Monty Python and their ilk, though. I guess it's always contextual.
…Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, “I don’t believe in the Beatles, I just believe in me.” Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I’d still have to bum rides off people.”
Such a great movie. And a wonderful criticism of isms.
You can do better! I believe in you!
Exactly.
“Any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe that they're in good company.” - Jason Garrett-Glaser
Thank you. I will look over these as time permits!
That's, not really what I asked. You have an opportunity here to argue publicly for a position you believe in passionately, and are criticizing others for not holding... and you pass it off to me?
Why bother to preach if you're not willing to teach? Or at least provide a link or two.
What if the country in question decides to let them in, but without the proper documents, with the implicit goal of getting their labor for cheap? (...) In other words, the system is/was working as intended, and illegal immigration was desired.
This is such an important concept for people to understand. The system was functioning as intended, for better or worse. There are myriad benefits to keeping people in fear, from financial to behavioral. It's part of the reason why the US is so resistant to the idea of decoupling healthcare from employment, at least until after you reach retirement age. Productivity, baby!!
Also, thank you for introducing me to the idea of POSIWID. I'm going to get a lot of mileage out of that.
I'm curious what you suggest the US should do to rectify your criticisms? Do you advocate for the US to take a completely hands-off approach, withdrawing all presence and funding in the area?
Living in a world without nuance would mean experiencing life in a stark, black-and-white manner. Every situation, person, and idea is categorized as purely good or bad, leaving no room for complexity, shades of meaning, or understanding of different perspectives; A world where everything is simplified to extremes, leading to misinterpretations and a difficulty navigating more complex situations and interpersonal relationships. If worse/better doesn't matter, there can be no difference between killing 1,000 people or killing 100,000 people.
Well, you're half correct. He was charged in Maryland for attempted witness murder, but the charges were dropped once he'd been sentenced so harshly in New York. The reasons for this are not entirely clear, and there's plenty of conspiratorial debate about them.
I strongly doubt that the prosecution would have brought the charges if they didn't have traceable evidence (through blockchain transaction records, undercover police chat logs, and data seizure) that coins, sent to an undercover agent for the purposes of murder, originated from wallets that were owned by Ulbricht. You can read more about one of the employees Ulbricht allegedly tried to have murdered (Curtis Green, who was sentenced for his own crimes) here and here.
You're right, though, he's technically innocent as the charges were dismissed. Perhaps it was all a huge setup/honeypot but the truth of whether or not he sent the coins should be discoverable with enough due diligence scouring the blockchain records. Intent matters, even though it didn't end up getting tried in this instance.