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Comment Re:Misrepresentation (Score 2) 118

>Why does China need to censor speech? Because of Tiananmen Square incident! Before June 4, 1989, China was opening up steadily in both economy and political system. Yet the reward of that effort was the massive protest in Tiananmen that forced the government to forcible crackdown which subsequently led to major international sanction against then fragile Chinese economy. Tragedy of such magnitude must not be repeated. If another massive protest were to break out, the Chinese government could not afford (**) to crack down again because the USA is watching. Hey the US itself cannot avoid such massive protest ad its action is to open fire on the first days to suppress the riots. And it is guarantee that nobody in the world can do a thing to sanction the US. That's the key difference between US and China. So what can China do to avoid cornering itself? The only logical choice is that contain any serious speech that could incite social unrest. And the only way to achieve that is through a strict enough censorship regimen.

(**) This can be shown during the 2019 Hong Kong riot: the Hong Kong police didn't kill a single rioter in the half year long protest; if that happened, much much severe sanctions would be imposed by the US and Europe amid heighten geopolitical competition between the two superpowers.

Yes, the CCP was the real victim of the Tiananmen massacre. The government of China didn't want to crackdown violently on the civil rights protest. What happened wasn't the fault, of the government, it was the citizens at the protest made them do it. That's akin saying the Civil Rights Act was the wrong outcome of the protests and riots and violence that happened in America leading up to it. It wasn't the government that wanted to abuse black citizens, they were forced to do it. If they has just followed the law instead of causing such civil unrest; I guess all those protesters that were abused and mistreated by the US government agents had it coming, right? I'm glad your here to set everyone straight.

Comment Re:Little does he know (Score 4, Insightful) 154

That is bullshit. It really depends on the scenario. For example, religious fuckups that do not drink (think Mormons) tend to live longer. But once you bring quality of life into the picture, you find these people just waste their lives on a shared hallucination and are likely to get much less out of it. A one-dimensional number is very rarely a good quality metric.

And the fuckups that imbibe poison have a better "quality of life?" What does "get much less out of [life]" even mean? A pious asshole doesn't inflict the rest of society with their anti-social behavior (drunk driving, domestic violence, etc.) like a drunk asshole, so a the latter has a more meaningful life?

Comment Re:holy sexist (Score 1) 692

If you reverse the roles, and it feels wrong, then it's wrong! Now imagine a men only job fair!

yes IAAWM (I am a white male). Get over yourselves, crybabies. So some girls wanna compete, have their own tea party to share their feelings? Boo hoo, let em! What do we care! We have plenty of opportunities. Expanding the circle doesn't hurt us any. Unless you're an incompetent whiner who can't keep up with my little sister. Is that you? Are you a man or a weepy little bitch? Grow a pair and man up, you sniveling coward.

There is so much to unpack here. It's like toxic trope bingo.

What is wrong with your little sister that you'd demean her like that? It appears you consider her beneath most men in ability and worth? This is the misogynistic trope of "you throw like a girl."

Calling someone a bitch is generally a term you use to feminize the target of your derision. So while you are using the term to mock males you are in fact equating that behavior with females and femininity. Nice backhanded insult to half the population, there.

Then you go on to promote the toxic masculinity trope. Men can't have feelings or if you do and you mention them you are a weak pathetic man. Just keep it bottled up because you are suppose to be a man and your condition doesn't concern anyone else, keep it to yourself.

Then more of the same toxic masculinity "man up, grow a pair... sniveling coward." And people wonder how school shooters are made.

Comment Re: The only thing that'll stop this (Score 1) 296

So the cheap one is better for you. You want the car company to make some profit. But don't want the company to make more profit by selling you a more featured/powerful car. Your choice.

Both cars are cheaper than if they made an entirely different hardware version and had to make and design 2 separate cars. And the company will price to maximize the profits anyway. You won't be getting a cheaper version in your scenario. You keep telling yourself you're entitled to the most powerful version without paying for the most powerful version like everyone else who chooses to buy it. Whatever makes you feel happy.

again, it's not the more powerful version, or the cheap version. there is only one model produced. it's the same version unless you've drunk the kool aid believe the marketeers and their bs. i guess i'm just old enough to where i feel entitled to own what i buy.

Comment Re: The only thing that'll stop this (Score 1) 296

One car is better because it's cheaper. The other is better because it's better. It has features the other doesn't. You get to choose which one you want.

nope. they are the same. one didn't cost more to produce than the other. they were produce with the same methods with all same components. the car company isn't selling the 'cheap' model for at loss. they are not thinking they'll make up the difference from the customers they conned into pay more for the same car. the 'cheap' is the baseline profit, anything above that is rent seeking gravy for them. but you keep telling yourself whatever you need to have your life make sense.

Comment Re: The only thing that'll stop this (Score 1) 296

What's the problem? You saved $1000. Or you bought the better car if you wanted passengers. Why is choice bad here?

It's not like 1 year after your purchase they're changing the rules. You're getting exactly what you paid for. With the option to have something even better later. Why is this bad?

you can delude yourself into thinking that it is a better car in your own mind. in reality (the real world) it's not a better car, it's just the same car and they want weasel more money from the consumer.

Comment Re: The only thing that'll stop this (Score 1) 296

Since the cheapest model comes with all these disabled features, the hardware to support them is physically present and you've already paid for it.

But you didn't pay for it. Instead you obviously saved money by not paying for it.

Making you pay again to use the stuff you've already paid for and are paying for the energy to move around is ridiculous.

You didn't pay for it. You certainly didn't pay them all the extra R&D costs to design an inferior version. Or the added costs to supply 2 different hardware versions. Why did you buy this version to carry around the extra stuff? Were you tricked somehow? Did you not understand you'd be carrying around excess baggage when you bought the car?

no, it's not getting bilked for equipment that is already there. why not charge per seat or per passenger? you can buy the 1 passenger model for $1000 less, but if you want to have a passenger use the seat next you? that's an extra $10 per passenger per ride.

Comment Re:I hope this once and for all proves... (Score 1) 256

No the reason is entirely obvious. The current crop of people identifying as incels are riddled with self loathing and hatred of more or less everyone else and come across as rage filled time bombs. Really hard to get a girlfriend when you come across as dangerously unhinged from 100 paces.

So are we to pity them or revile them? I'm not debating their behavior but curious as to why they behave the way they do and how we should see them.

Are they born that way (nature) or conditioned to be that way (nurture)? Is their behavior their fault or is it output (behavior) resultant from the input (stimuli) after it's run through their circuits?

Are they primitive people left behind by society's advances and find themselves left out? or a willful obstinance to conform to a culture that they clash with?

Are their actions a mutable part of their identity and redeemable or are they a intrinsic lower life form and we get to write them off?

Are they the undesirables, the scapegoats that we can use to make us feel better about ourselves because we can say, "At least I'm not one of them."

How do you view these people who are called "incels?"

Comment Re: SUPER illegal (Score 1) 301

Actually, yes, the whole point of laws is to tell you how to act responsibly. Otherwise we have anarchy.

Sounds like you figured out how to put a stop to this senseless violence and crime. All along we just needed the government to tell everyone what to do and not do. We'll have them make laws that everyone has to obey. Obviously, we can't trust anyone to act responsibly without the threat of incarceration and/or lethal force. We're on our way to global peace and harmony now. Thanks, man.

Comment Re:How Dare They (Score 1) 255

She is your elected representative. By heckling her Amazon is mocking you, and how powerless you are to make tax rules that big corporations have to follow.

In a democracy you are in charge, via your representatives. Corporations are supposed to operate at your pleasure, under your rules. Amazon is saying that they have taken over and subverted your democracy.

Really? As others have stated she only represents Massachusetts. I see no problem with taunting a fungible public servant (and if by association the constituents that voted her in) on a backwards social media platform. If any public servant is substituting their personal feelings (and delusion of grandeur) for rational judgement, they are not fit to hold the office. They do not deserve the respect or honor inherent in the office. If said public servant can't take a bit of hostility and snarky truth and to turn petty tit for tat, they've betrayed the public trust in the office they hold.

The USA should be a republic. There should be no aristocracy, or ruling class. No one should be untouchable or above the law, but more often than not when people get a little bit of perceived power, we see most of them head towards autocracy and abusive of authority while denying responsibility.

Comment Re: Really? (Score 2, Insightful) 255

No. The implication is that Amazon is taunting Senators because they feel above the law. Nobody is pushing for them to be unable to tweet what they want. The issue is that Amazon is doing so with no fear of repercussions, because they believe themselves so big that they should be immune to them.

Really? What repercussions should they fear exercising constitutionally protected (not granted) activities? I see no problem with taunting a fungible public servant on backwards social media platform. If they are substituting their personal feelings (and delusion of grandeur) for rational judgement, they are not fit to hold the office or deserve respect or the honor inherent in the office. If said public servant can't take a bit of hostility and snarky truth and to turn petty tit for tat, they've betrayed the public trust in the office they hold. This USA should be a republic. There should be no aristocracy, or ruling class, but people get a little bit of perceived power and we see most of them head towards autocracy and abusive of authority while denying responsibility.

Comment Re:Parler already has another host (Score 1) 355

As for siding or not siding with Parler, that's the paradox of free speech. These people are actively trying to end democracy and once they do they will ban all free speech. If you want there to be tolerance you can't tolerate the intolerant. They will give you no quarter.

and by that logic they should not tolerate you being intolerant of their intolerance?

do you even listen to yourself?

Comment Re:Government Funded Outlets (Score 1) 90

Sorry, but with taxes it is the same.

If the government gives you a tax break and doesn't give one to me, and it uses my wealth to benefit all citizens, then it is transferring some of my wealth to you.

No, it's not. What's the reasoning that makes it's different? What makes it different other than you want it to be?

Planned Parenthood does not operate a radio station, which I believe was the item under discussion, please try to keep up.

Congratulations, you've complete the condescension quest for today. Here's your badge.

Churches that get involved in politics should lose their tax exempt status.

Is it only churches that involve themselves in politics should lose tax exempt status?

If that is so, to be consistent should not all nonprofits that engage in politics lose their tax exempt status?

So with everything being political these days, we should get rid of all the 503c and other types nonprofit organizations then? or just the ones you disagree with?

Comment Re:Government Funded Outlets (Score 1) 90

Then I have a point. Those evangelical megachurches have radio stations, you know. And they don't pay taxes, and they get government money. Therefore, the government pays for those radio stations.

Not take someone's money isn't the same as giving them money. If that was the case, you're welcome for all the money I didn't take from you. These churches are no different from Planned Parenthood, ACLU, or other non-profits that don't pay their 'fair share' of taxes. Some of which even only exist because of money taken from others and given to them (Planned Parenthood). You might cry they serve some kind public good or whatnot, but that just your judgement based on your subjective values.

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