Comment Re:It's our own damn fault (Score 1) 534
Actually entitlements are about twice the defense budgets and entirely unsustainable.
Actually entitlements are about twice the defense budgets and entirely unsustainable.
I can't figure out why this is news in any way. First off, TFA suggests that they are minors. So just to set the stage, we're essentially talking about a teenage breakup here. Not a great start. Next, we have a girl who decided it would be fun to post images of her boyfriend all over the Internet. Wow, that's a new one! I've never heard of anything like this before! And to top it all off, the double standard here is absurd. As another poster already mentioned, if the shoe was on the other foot, no one would think it's funny or cute in any way. So Slashdot has devolved into a gossip tabloid now? Wonderful.
Now I see why the "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." tag was removed from the top of the site.
I seem to get closer each day to removing
Eventually we should discover whether there is a limit as
Yeah, that's so unfair. Democrats would NEVER do something like that, even though they staff all the major newspapers and broadcast networks, and always have. No, Democrats are always honest, neutral and objective, and have never unfairly criticized a sitting president who's politics they just happen to disagree with.
Funny how you got -1 for that.
Hmm... Romans... gladiators... hmm.
Why is it in almost every military related article posted here, it inevitably turns political?
Because the military is being used for political ends that have nothing to do with the safety of this country, and everything to do with the safety of defense contractor profits.
When they stop playing politics with defense, I'll stop complaining about it.
"War is not violence and killing, pure and simple; war is controlled violence, for a purpose. The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force. The purpose is never to kill the enemy just to be killing him but to make him do what you want him to do. Not killing... but controlled and purposeful violence." - R.A. Heinlein
War IS politics.
I just died a little inside...
Dude, we're old now.
The more data I punch in this card, the lighter it becomes, and the lower the mailing cost. -- S. Kelly-Bootle, "The Devil's DP Dictionary"