Why are you being modded down? The wars are almost entirely off budget. Maybe they'll make up for it with asset forfeitures..

Let's put it more simply. Aside from the one time pad, there is no publicly available encryption the NSA can't crack. Such a thing will be born secret... For us, secure communications are a fantasy. Instead of dwelling on it, let's move to open up all the wires to level the playing field a bit, and let's make it much more difficult to have what we say used against us.

There is such a thing as domination through service... It creates a feeling of obligation, which is very successful at suppressing rebellious thoughts. It is remarkable for its subtlety. So, if you wish to eliminate the theologies that are based in domination instead of service, every single one of the majors goes up in a puff of smoke.

Which One? I mean, if you're talking a personal theology, then I find that perfectly acceptable. Everybody has one, and it is personal, how it should be.

The problem being, of course, that people already have lots of news about this pipeline project - much of it bad.

Never underestimate the power of propaganda. It is used to appeal to primal instincts. The news, no matter how bad, will only be sweetened up to fortify the project. You will need to find and exploit the same kind of instinctive appeal to motivate people in a different direction. The cortex remains subservient. And this is along the same lines that people cry to me about finding them an alternative to whatever they are complaining about. Work on the foundation, not the facade.

Good to see you back, even with Beetlejuice tailing you, it's all part of the show. May I assume that every time you post, you are humming, "Me and My Shadow"?

Yeah, I can see you point. Apple doesn't need to read them directly, they farm the job out by sending the raw data to a third party. And faith in corp/gov't? Not me... History precludes that. And the future doesn't look too bright either.

It's why you can't sentence a corporation to death...

Ah, but you can. Its charter can be revoked, should we ever vote for people who would do such a thing, but that's not very likely.

For these people, with their resources, your "encryption", unless it's a one time pad, is no better than ROT13.

Somebody badly needs reading glasses... That was heavy

Everybody sittin' around talkin' 'bout the weather, and the old ladies talkin' 'bout us.

Wasn't that a song?

Then someone will blame your choice of coin on President Obama.

Well yeah, if you use a wooden nickel...

Is he required to lie about this?

Very likely, if I can read my mail, so can he. It's only logical.

The problem is that there is superiority in the theological difference.

Regardless, that is not what starts and perpetuates these wars. Religion is a psychological tool, used to motivate or dissuade, by those who want to dominate.

"all human beings are dogs to be done with as Allah wishes"

Military recruits recite almost the same thing during bootcamp. And salespeople, oof! ever been to one of those seminars? This is standard procedure.

The prime motivator is biological, and all driven by the laws of physics. The rest is made up charlatanism, damn near, if not actually, schizophrenic, people seeing and hearing things. They try to bring the voices in their head to life..

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What?

I beg all of you... please... stop!

It kinda did...

"flix".. Netflix should sue!