And happening so fast, I can't explain it.

We have this court now, pretty much ignoring the constitution on this law, it really should have been a given, but they seemed more interested in not causing chaos for a lot of people that would have been thrown off the federal dole on this.

We've seen the Rebel flag suddenly become a horrible symbol of oppression, and hate and vilified all of a sudden and yanked even from online stores and private individual sales on ebay.

It is now going so far that there seems to be a rush to destroy history, and take down all statues or anything of confederate soldiers...things no one had ever previously thought were any type of hate symbol, but merely marks of history. I'm shocked in New Orleans there is actual talk of taking down the statue and renaming Lee Circle, an icon of the city for many many many years. That and other statues and landmarks of the city. I mean, if you want to re-write history, lets mow down the French Quarter entirely, I mean lots of slaves were sold through there and used there...etc. Where does it stop?

I'm just shocked at the way folks here are laying down and how fast this is rolling over tradition and history, especially things that have NEVER before been thought to be racist or troubling for anyone....but now the baby is being thrown out with the bath. History...if nothing else, it should remain as a reminder.

The old saying goes...."those that forget history are bound to repeat it".

I'm just flabbergasted that some things are moving this fast, and this isn't all for the better.

The majority of Americans' waistlines is tied innately to the fact they're being worked longer and longer for less and less buying power. This means they don't have the TIME to prep / cook relatively short-shelf life healthy food that also would cost them too much MONEY, therefore cheap, fast, preprocessed food IS THEIR ONLY CHOICE. Treble the impact in urban settings.

We all have 24 hours a day to play with.

It all depends on how you spend your time.

I tend to spend most of the day Sunday, cooking...I prep and cook 2-3 entree dish type things, or maybe just grill a bunch of veggies and chicken, etc. I can then make quick meals from that plus leftovers are great for lunches, etc.

This is quite easy, cost effective...and you can get your whole family involved in this...bring the kids in the kitchen and teach them to cook and help out.

It is NOT the only choice to eat out and eat crap food. Why not spend a bit less time camped out in front of the TV or Xbox, and take the family shopping for groceries together, etc....cook together.

It's not that easy. At QFC and Safeway, EVERY bread they sell is overly sweetened. The only bread I've found without too much sugar is Trader Joe's rye.

Well...breads would indeed be one of the 'goop' type highly processed foods found in the center aisles I was talking about.

IMHO, it should be eliminated or at least made an extremely small portion of your diet. Try sticking to veggies, fruits and animal proteins. And yes, for some people I think a bit of dairy is ok. Just try to stick to foods that don't spike your blood insulin and for the most part, you should be ok.

If the label has ingredients you can't readily decipher, or pronounce, likely as not, it should not be something you want to consume.

Or, if the top ingredients include sugar or HFCS...you should likely pass that one by too.

You have to look for the right ones. The sriracha Jacks jerky is low in sugar and is one of my favorites.

Nothing.... beats home made though.

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Healthy food is tasty as hell once your palette has had a chance to get used to it again. All I can ever taste anymore with so much food in the States is either salt or sugar/HFCS. It's so fucking gross.

Well, if all you seek out and eat in the US is fast food, or the lower level chain restaurants, then sure, that's all you're gonna get.

If you shop for and buy processed foods (the goop in the center aisles of the grocery store), again, yes, this is all your gonna get.

But if you take a little time and look around, VERY good food choices can be had. And there is really NO excuse for only having bad foods at home. Ever heard of cooking? (and no, I don't mean popping something pre-made/frozen in the fucking microwave).

Yep..sounds like discrimination to me!! I think I'd try to get a young white boy into the program, see if they reject him and say why...and then bring suit.

Sounds reasonable, no? If not..why not? How is this different than any action you see today of people being discriminated against?

Regardless of how much "better" or "cheaper" your product might be, it's fraudulent to make claims about it which aren't true—including labeling it as "rhino horn" when it didn't actually come from a rhino.

He must have been holding it wrong.

So does the iTunes store.

We don't mind, as we know that immigrants are good for the economy. They are a measurable benefit to the host country.

I don't mind immigrants. Just have them PLEASE sign the fucking guest book on the way in!!!

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If you want a civilian parallel, go hunting sometime. Something like 75-80% of first-time hunters freeze the hell up when it comes time to take the shot... and that's considered to be normal.

No problems with hunting or fishing. Kill'em, prepare them, eat them.

If killing another human being is "easy peasy" for you, and doesn't impart any stress into your life than you would be classified as a sociopath.

If it were one or more of those fine ISIS chaps I was targeting, no, I'd not have a problem killing them without a second thought.

Enemies I have no problem with taking out. I do value life, but it goes in order of my life, family life, friends lives, neighbors lives, countrymen....and down the chain. By the time I get to the bad guys, they are on the easy peasy list pretty quickly.

It is a mindset sure, but not difficult for me. For example I did think long and hard before going for a Concealed Carry license and more broadly, having a gun in my house at all times. If you are not willing to use it and shoot to kill, you'd best not have one. I a clear and easy with that decision and am a gun owner.

Same here...easier here in that it is bad guys and you are pretty much completely abstracted from any blood and guts associated with the hit.

This visceral experience of shooting the weapon in one's own hand and running to-and-fro release the pent-up stress.

My more basic question is..."What Stress?"

I don't see the huge amount of stress from flying a drone via remote control all day. You fly surveillance, occasionally get to bomb a bad guy...seems pretty much easy peasy.

Do people playing regular video games find they are stressed out? I thought most people played video games to relieve stress. Well, IMHO, this seems mostly like a video game so I'm not seeing the huge stress factor. Sure if you blow up a bad guy, it is real here but it is still so abstracted that it isn't all that "real".

Unless the work environment itself is bad, lousy boss/commander, or long hours, I don't see how this could be that stressful. You're certainly not going to be suffering PTSD doing this job....

I'd have no compunction about blowing up bad guys on TV thousands of miles away. What's the problem? What's the special mindset you have to get into?

No, I've not been in the military, I don't like the idea of getting shot AT, but I'd have no problem being on firing squad duty or this type thing where you're doing it via video remotely.

Would this really bother that many other people on here?

My thoughts are, if you are afraid of police interactions, then the thing to do is...try NOT to provoke them. That means if you are pulled over, comply with their demands (you can still assert your rights if need be), don't run, don't make sudden movements, move slowly and don't provoke a reaction...speak as little as possible, don't be belligerent and above all, keep calm.

When I see films of the police engaging someone and that citizen goes bat shit crazy ranting and raving or resisting the cops or running away (you can't run away from a radio idiot)...well, while I don't agree with it, I think they are often asking for trouble by escalating the incident.