Comment Re:Papers to be "lost" in (Score 0) 184
They can't use that, the IRS already took it with the "lost" emails.
They can't use that, the IRS already took it with the "lost" emails.
The idea is that there was some thing behind the unknowable is what he is talking about.
That isn't what he wrote, and that doesn't really describe anamists and other nature worshiping peoples. Pagan superstitions are often very far from comforting, and can be highly oppressive, even dangerous. Perhaps you have some more learning to do yourself?
You will also have to pardon me for reading what he actually wrote instead of overlaying it with what you think it should mean.
...the Sun, or Rocks or Trees or anything else mystical, and they gave comfort to humans.
You think that the sun, rocks, and trees give comfort to humans? After losing a loved one?
Perhaps there is more confusion than you recognize regarding what actually exists, and your belief or disbelief doesn't change that.
So in short you either don't understand or support the principles of representative democratic government. Fair enough.
Anyone who hasn't figured out how a regular nuclear weapon works is an idiot. Its surprisingly crude.
You just need the time, money and material.
Only for the most basic, wasteful, and physically large type weapons. If you want to build high yield weapons, efficient weapons, or compact weapons, there are engineering considerations based on practical experience. Would you willing hand over that experience in the form of test data and design plans? If so then I have another nomination for idiot.
You are suggesting that having any confidential information in a democracy is anti-democratic. That is clearly nonsense.
Feel free to point out the facts I get wrong, if any, or make an argument. Till then you aren't really proving your views are in touch with "reality," just that you have a supply of snark. That post you made is a waste.
No. They would have to do something actually useful to advance their chances of becoming rich.
Religious extremists were present in Iran the whole time. The Shah helped keep them in check. They were part of the revolution.
Even though I doubt it is really your bag, you should really look into the Soviet Union in the 30s, and maybe a few other times/places I could name. Compared to them the Shah was a piker. I think it likely that your assessment of the Shah and his regime isn't based so much on the actual scope of brutality but on the fact that he was allied with the US.
There is an old saying you should take to heart: Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.
Of course the flip side of that is the assumption that many people here make which is that there is nothing that is genuinely sensitive and damaging to release.
Last I checked, poor people don't have monopolies on TV and Radio shows so so they can attempt to shape society. They don't influence tax code to give themselves more money and screw over those rich guys. They are not paying lobbyists to get favorable laws passed.
Does the ACLU have a minimum income requirement for membership? What about the NRA? The AARP? The Teamsters? The NEA? The Democrats & Republicans? I seem to recall that all of those groups, and many more, all try to influence the laws and regulations that are passed, how they are executed, and the political process in general. They are all made of up many ordinary people that volunteer time and money.
You aren't trying to claim that you have never heard of a law that was the result of a crusade by one ordinary but determined person, are you?
If you are rich and you steal billions you can be sentenced to jail for 150 years like Bernie Madoff, and if you smoke a joint you can walk like in Colorado and a growing number of places.
When did "the rich" develop a monopoly on TV and radio stations? Are you confusing "the rich" with corporations? Is there some group or segment of the population that you think doesn't have at least some radio stations catering to it? Given some of the marginal crank views I hear flipping through the dial that would seem to be some pretty rarified segment.
Who are the rich people that you are apparently claiming are "spending billions of dollars in foreign countries to start civil wars"?
Given the totality of the views that you have expressed, I'm not sure that I'm convinced you are against corruption as a general principle so much as you are against your own government.
Political ideologues aren't simply "always going to be around." Some of them are dangerous and need to be guarded against.
Probably not. The rich people would simply change.
In the end it's all about money.
Don't be ridiculous, it is about power. Power over other people, power to do what you will. Wealth may or not follow power.
The smart ones realize they can't take all the money because starving people are dangerous.
The ruthless ones realize that starving people die, sometimes by the millions.
It's not a democrat or a republican thing, it's a wealthy-and-powerful thing. The wealthy and powerful are using government to find new ways to control you, spy on you, rob you and imprison you.
You seem to be overlooking ideology. There are plenty of people that want to reshape society, make choices for you, and control you, all based on ideology. There are poor ideologues just as there are rich ones, don't lose sight of that.
The people very seldom have much to do with "people's committees" on X.
Living on Earth may be expensive, but it includes an annual free trip around the Sun.
