Comment Re:According to an equally valid poll (Score 1) 246
And since when are pics of women breastfeeding none of anyone's business? Why post them?
In my opinion, the most obvious and interesting theory [maxkeiser.com] is that Putin's plane was near the same air space close to the same time as MH17
Your sense of what is "obvious" might be a bit off.
Web evidence points to pro-Russia rebels in downing of MH17 (+video)
Igor Girkin, a Ukrainian separatist leader also known as Strelkov, claimed responsibility on a popular Russian social-networking site for the downing of what he thought was a Ukrainian military transport plane shortly before reports that Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 had crashed near the rebel held Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
MH17 disaster: Social media posts, phone recording used to blame Russian separatists
Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents - most of them hastily removed - suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realising in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner.
Ukraine and MH17: Who are the separatists?
On Thursday evening a Russian social media page linked to the rebels announced they had knocked down a Ukrainian An-26, adding, “We warned them – don’t fly ‘in our sky’”. The post – which was accompanied by distant video-shots of smoke rising after an apparent crash – was later removed, but it has stoked suspicions that pro-Russian militiamen shot the Malaysian Airlines jet by mistake.
The evidence that may prove pro-Russian separatists shot down MH17
Deadly Ukraine Crash: German Intelligence Claims Pro-Russian Separatists Downed MH17
Putin's plane was an hour away.
This could have been a simple, yet tragic, case of mistaken identity.
It was, but not as you apparently intend. It wasn't the Ukrainians trying to shoot down Putin and being mistaken but rather the "separatists" shooting at what they mistakenly assumed was a Ukrainian aircraft.
Because this is not a black and white issue?
The issue of which side of an international border the combat units of a nation's army are located is pretty black and white.
5 Billion dollars was dumped into the Euromaiden coffers prior to the "revolt" (Search "Soros spending on Euromaidan" and you can read reports).
Even if that
Personally I dislike the West's method of imperialism. It's a round about method of invade and conquer without spending troops and bypasses the Constitution.
What do you think the Constitution has to say about any of that? You dislike assisting other countries in building democratic institutions?
What we have today is more reminiscent of the East India company. Executive orders for "war" and private funding has given mercenary powers to big business bypassing Constitutional requirements for declaration of war by Congress and the People.
Nonsense. What country has IBM or General Motors conquered and ruled? None.
Much of Europe gets energy supplies from Russia. Russia has threatened European energy supplies. Most of Europe is a member of NATO. Russia has been aggressively probing NATO airspace recently. Russian military aircraft have recently caused a number of near mid-air collisions in Europe due to ignoring civil aviation rules. Russia has threatened various NATO states with nuclear weapons.
It looks like pretty much all of Europe has a stake involving Russia in some way. Does that mean that the views of all Europeans are not worth listening to regarding Russia? Does that mean there can be no objective analysis of Russian conduct from other Europeans? Hardly.
I think your management school may have skipped some material.
I suppose it is too much for you to look at shades of meaning, especially in light of his previous stands in favor of Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea. But both sides are "dishonest"? Who has troops in the other's country engaging in combat? It seems to me this muddying of the waters speaks to bias as well, his and yours.
Putin has troops in Ukraine trying to take territory from Ukraine, NATO doesn't. But if you think that "cablegate" is the equivalent, please do point out how? It seems to me that your "abhorrence" of Putin doesn't seem to go so far as to opposition to open aggression.
Crimea and Ukraine, where Russia has been sending troops, are not Russian soil whereas Texas is American soil for a very long time.
What you have frequently done over the last few years is attack me, engaging in name calling (shill, troll, as above) while making specious claims about logical fallacies in my arguments and simultaneously ignoring inconvenient facts. (example - read up the thread) I suppose that should be expected given that you lean towards "Truther"ism, 9/11 and otherwise.
If you simply follow the facts they may take you either away from or towards the position of "the establishment." You often seem to prefer anti-American establishment assertions rather than the actual facts. Strangely that doesn't carry over to the Russian government. Perhaps that is why you favor them so, they are antagonistic to the American government.
I can say with certainty that I have seen at least a dozen formulate the same opinion as myself.
His UID is 3,886,123. I guess that means if we take out you and your 11 like minded "peers" there are potentially 3,886,111 people potentially open to reason. I'm dubious that the number is actually that high, but there is always hope.
Yes, the scenario posited was incredible. I don't believe you can show any example of a current significant branch or denomination of Christianity that believes it can change the date of the apocalypse by its actions. It goes against scripture.
Ah yes, those "nut job" Americans.
Q. Are Americans more or less charitable than citizens of other countries?
A. No developed country approaches American giving. For example, in 1995 (the most recent year for which data are available), Americans gave, per capita, three and a half times as much to causes and charities as the French, seven times as much as the Germans, and 14 times as much as the Italians. Similarly, in 1998, Americans were 15 percent more likely to volunteer their time than the Dutch, 21 percent more likely than the Swiss, and 32 percent more likely than the Germans. These differences are not attributable to demographic characteristics such as education, income, age, sex, or marital status. On the contrary, if we look at two people who are identical in all these ways except that one is European and the other American, the probability is still far lower that the European will volunteer than the American.
When will the madness end?
The Philippines is a former Spanish colony taken by the US in its war with Spain. It was made independent long ago.
Maybe because not everything is black and white?
Quite right. The Russian special forces deployed to invade Crimea were referred to as "little green men." Putin eventually admitted who they were - members of Russia's armed forces.
Maybe because asking intelligent, objective questions doesn't mean you are an "apologist"?
You apparently know nothing of his views (with which I am well acquainted) , and you should reread that post of his above. It is hardly even handed let alone objective.
Maybe because intelligent people usually know when they are being bullshitted...
That assertion leaves me with a dilemma - how is it that you don't know?
... and when a conversation goes like "Well, that is an interesting perspective, but what about...APOLOGIST!!
That isn't how the conversation went, and apparently you've read nothing of his views on Crimea. You're interjecting your ignorance into the conversation.
WHY DO YOU QUESTION THAT WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY RIGHT!!" this just serves to ring more alarm bells?
What do your "alarm bells" signal about this?
Putin Admits Russian Soldiers Were In Crimea, Slams West For Role In Ukraine Crisis
Russian Tanks Move Across Ukraine Border: NATO Chief Breedlove
I cannot speak for the guy you are insidiously claiming is on "the wrong side of the debate" but that is how your comments come across to me.
Maybe you "cannot speak for" him, but you seem to have given a real go at defending him. Why? Do you think he can't defend himself? He has regularly challenged my views. Will you defend me the next time you see me attacked? Somehow I doubt it.
I'm not saying Russia is innocent or that Kiev is guilty....
Technically that's correct even if that's how you roll. The rest of your post pretty much ignores Russia and smears Ukraine.
I'm curious, how it is that given your hypersensitivity towards the US government and its actions that Russia doesn't merely get a pass from you, but you've been an apologist for its actions in Crimea? And Ukraine?
The whole situation in the Ukraine is a mess. Both sides (East and West) are being dishonest about everything. Who do you trust when everyone is a liar?
How about the people and countries not invading Ukraine with their armed forces (including tanks and artillery), or actively firing into it with artillery?
This isn't even close, and yet you seem befuddled by it? Really?
With the newly Obama-mandated Electronic Medical Records that will keep your medical history for generations to come (harming not only you, but potentially your progeny, too) seeking mental illness treatment may soon be prima facie proof of poor mental faculties, anyway. It's hard to imagine a move that places a bigger stigma on those who would otherwise consider seeking help. #UnintendedConsequences
Seriously, I believe this is a far greater deterrent to needed treatment than "more aggressive institutionalization". Let's face it - most of the "homeless" are mentally unstable and at least marginally incompetent people who would have been institutionalized in past years. I have a hard time believing it's "kinder and more respectful" to let them fend for themselves and die on the streets than to make sure they're cared for in a State Home. It's certainly not cheaper to turn them out, at least in the long run...
Our children are in schools that have completely inadequate meteor defense systems! Something must be done! They could be mashed flat in an instant!
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.
