The scale of DDT spraying has shrunk in those areas - limited to indoors instead of areas.

... because all environmentalist efforts are equally valid (?)

Perhaps a decade from now, when the vaccine is available, the poor folks living in these areas can stop cursing at the western do-gooders who got DDT banned.

That all sounds regrettable, but has nothing to do with the poster's claim that the Elliot Rodger's ravings are a "standard frustrated angry geeky guy manifesto". "standard" implies an assertion of commonality, of acceptability, of normalcy, which is of course unfounded nonsense.

You killed many straw men (or is that straw women?), congratulations.

"Itâ(TM)s a standard frustrated angry geeky guy manifesto ..."

You hang around a weird/scary bunch of angry geeky guys. The "manifesto" becomes far-out well before the murder-intent plans.

We reject this false choice, er, loaded question.

"Race is primarily a social construct, rather than a genetic one."

And yet somehow it is passed on from parents to children -- even those not socialized by those parents.

Carry electrical tape, adhere improvised cover to screen. Problem solved.

Back when I was a mere tike, viewing TV with the family, I was struck at just how attached my parents were to the advertisements. They would not tolerate something as mild as lowering the volume; they would obediently stare at & absorb that mental trash. I can easily imagine your scene playing out in their living rooms today.

.. what will the Bahama government/people do - will they sue the US for the presumable crime of breaking into their phone system?

" left to the free market, net neutrality would have been gone years ago"

Well, maybe, maybe not. But if you're so afraid of this possibility, then don't claim to be speaking for the common person to decide. You want the state to decide.

Sophistry. Enforcement of contracts is different from dictating contractual terms. Heck, even enforcement of contracts is possible without government, just more messy (witness the criminal underworld).

"if only there were some way for the common people to decide what we should do"

That's called the free market.

Your "deduction" consists of inventing the WAG "Roughly 98% ... convincing other person", then following it up with inferences which (given appropriate qualification) should well dilute that imaginary 98% number, then concluding that your "98% toys A-OK" is somehow "according to data". Sorry, that's so weak as to not require a detailed discredit jobbie.

For some real data, poll those of your acquaintances who carry a gun whether they would instead carry a toy. Try not to quote your 98% guess to them - they might die laughing and not provide you with data.