Everything posted by BruceVC
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Oh, thats a good point. It would reveal his true wealth...but I do think he is telling the truth about this because this is the type of comment that eventually comes back to you
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
I see some forum members assumed this was about whether Trump had broken the law and this was a legal issue For me I didnt think Trump had broken the law but his tax returns are a very telling story around his integrity. He claims to have the business acumen to fix the economic woes of the USA because the USA under Obama has become inefficient and weak He is also a billionaire and even though he can find legal tax loopholes to avoid pay his fair share of tax if his tax returns revealed he was paying less tax than he should this would be a serious criticism of everything he claims to stand for ....again he would be revealed to be a hypocrite but this would be a much more serious accusation...." Trump isnt even paying his full tax and uses his business empire to pay less "
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
what they "don't talk about" is not same as multiple instances o' obama calling for the creation o' a national police force. it simple ain't. again, Gromnir has concerns 'bout a national police force, and such a thing is unconstitutional regardless, but the claim you made is simple untrue. the issues you raise is valid. am even agreeing with some o' what you say. no need to muck up the water with mischaracterization o' obama statements. HA! Good Fun! I do sometimes take the liberty of boiling a topic to it's simplest terms. But I have to say you are one of the few members on this forum who will recognize you may be wrong or at least your comments may be misplaced due to emotion. This is a positive character trait
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
That's a very elegantly phrased idea, but I think it's more of a two-way street. You can make laws forbidding discriminatory behavior, and maybe people won't hate the protected groups any less, but it will nonetheless result in less discrimination - which may make little difference from a philosophical standpoint, but I'm pretty sure that members of the group that is being discriminated against will appreciate the increase in their overall quality of life. Which is a worthy goal in itself. Moreover, when you codify the idea of discriminatory behavior as socially unacceptable (such as by making laws against it), that will shape the attitude of future generations in a fairly fundamental manner. It may not change minds in the now, but it will probably have an impact decades down the line. This is very true, we must legislate certain laws to prevent bigotry or rather it becomes one way to combat it It makes a difference, I see this in SA . I dont care about people who are homophobic...most of the time you cannot change there minds because there view is based on religious interpretation, I just dont want to hear them on radio stations or associate with them
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Unfortunately every Western country has had to ensure things like " sexual orientation " or " the rights of the LGBT community " are legislated because we still grapple with real homophobia in many countries and cultures I am very supportive of the rights of the LGBT community and the way the supreme court in the USA legalised gay marriage was long overdue and had to be done because some of the states in the USA would always have pushed back on this Gay rights do matter but not to everyone. But for example I would never personally support a politician who was homophobic
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
He may not be a racist, but he's perfectly willing to exacerbate and exploit racial divisions if it helps to advance his and the left's agenda. Same goes for Hilzilla. Edit: Btw, did anyone notice how she lectured to not jump to conclusions after the latest terrorist attack, but immediately jumped to conclusions after the latest police shooting? You know every now and then you do say something I completely agree with. Since before he took office Obama has been floating the idea of a "national" police force to replace city, county, and state police. His exact words were that it would be as "well armed and well trained as the military". And since it would be an arm of the Federal Government and a law enforcement agency it would be under the control of the President. City, County, and State police do not answer to the Federal Government in any way. The answer only to the people and leaders of their community, county & State. That won't do for the left's vision of the future. So to advance his goal is is necessary for him to undermine and destroy credibility in local law enforcement whenever possible. And he has certainly done so a number of times in the last seven years. It's not racism which is a reactionary response. It's nihilism. There have been more than a few leaders in the history of the world who shared this trait with him. They are not remembered as good people by and large. Are you suggesting Obama is involved in a surreptitious and orchestrated campaign to undermine the police in the USA so he can replace them with a Federal police force....that doesn't exist ?
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Its also very subjective....but here is something accurate. If I just change one or two things with WOD post "Trump may not be a racist, but he's perfectly willing to exacerbate and exploit racial divisions if it helps to advance his and the rights agenda. "
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Volo you really dont understand much about Obama do you? This post is a very myopic view of what Obama stands for....how can you say " Obama is racist " ? I have never felt he was racist ?
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Imagine how depressing the future of the USA would be if what you saying was true
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
we would be mighty amused if trump suggested such a thing. HA! Good Fun! ps tax returns. still no tax returns? Probably already has. If not, CNN will quote him as such. I can't quite get my mind around why the press feel the need to doctor his statements when the statements he makes are usually worse than what they concoct. yeah, trump does get ill-treatment from msnbc and cnn and elsewhere... though not near as much as trump claims. misleading headlines n' such from cnn and msnbc is common. such media behavior is strange given just how frequent trump actual says something complete idiotic or offensive. is even more strange 'cause it should be obvious at this point that those ardent trump supporters is not gonna be the least bit discouraged by being presented with yet another example o' trump ridiculousness. HA! Good Fun! ps http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/15/new-evidence-donald-trump-didn-t-pay-taxes.html so, tax returns? He wont release his tax returns, it should be seen as a serious indictment of Trump....what is he hiding? His supporters dont seem to care
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Angelina Jolie Pitt Files for Divorce From Brad Pitt !
Yes, they must be the most famous celebrity couple in the world?
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
I can understand how you can see this as hubris but he means it a positive way. Its not about him, its about his legacy...thats what matters. So yes African American should vote for Hilary Clinton because she plans to continue with the momentum of his legacy which benefits many minorities but its not at the expense of white people as Trump positions it
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Obsidian US Presidential Poll
Glad we elected him. yaaaaaaaaaaaaay......what a....... victory
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Angelina Jolie Pitt Files for Divorce From Brad Pitt !
Well there may be some real relevance because as you know Angelina is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and since there is this humanitarian crisis is Aleppo maybe this is her way of raising attention Yes the divorce is real but the announcement may be strategic
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Angelina Jolie Pitt Files for Divorce From Brad Pitt !
http://www.tmz.com/2016/09/20/angelina-joile-files-for-divorce-brad-pitt/ Anyone interested in this one...come on !!! It is relevant on some levels
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
But even the article clearly says " someone who appears to be Hillary Clinton’s former private computer specialist " and " so while it’s impossible to know if it's definitely him, a number of breadcrumbs point in Combetta's direction " You guys are basing your view on speculation and hearsay that this person who asked this question is in fact Hilary Clinton's previous "computer specialist " There is no real evidence the person who asked the question on reddit is who he says he is. Does this not concern you that you making assumptions around his identity ?
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hillary-clinton-tech-guy-asked-reddit-for-email-advice The sheer ineptitude is mind boggling. Guy goes to public forum to ask how to screw emails with an account that can be linked to his real name. And he's their "IT guy". This link is illogical and doesn't make sense The whole point of having an archive system for Ediscovery is you cannot strip an email address and then expect the data to be seen as consistent or not tampered with. You can edit a previously sent email but then when you resave it will reflect a completely different modified date. And even if somehow are able to do this on the backend server you cannot change the copy that is stored on the archive system. This is the point of " chain of custody " around email archiving/Ediscovery I dont believe this reddit story for one second, it makes no technical sense and I would encourage people to ignore this as the people propagating this as a " valid concern " dont understand much of how archive systems work or how the Electronic Discovery Reference model – EDRM is designed
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What are you playing right now
Sorry I know nothing about this game, what was that video? It was very captivating and evocative
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
This appears to be linked to Islamic Extremism http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/ahmed-khan-rahami-wanted-poster-chelsea-23rd-street-bombing-explosion-suspect-name-photos-facebook-page-terrorist-tannerite/
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Obsidian US Presidential Poll
You raise some interesting points, we agree on some things but disagree on most things Anyway we are so far divided on our views on certain topics there is no way we would convince each other so it seems pointless to continue this particular debate Until next time
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What You Did Today
Look we all hate our jobs but that doesn't mean we start philosophizing over the internet. Keep it together I think Barti should ask Volo what he thinks
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Obsidian US Presidential Poll
Its no surprise to me, there are many Trump supporters on this forum. Most of them live outside the USA Hilary seems to have the least amount of support on these forums, I am surprised she got so much support
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What's on the idiot box?
Awesome, I didnt know it had been released
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What you having for dinner tonight?
Thats a very good story, I felt a real vicarious connection to what you said ....I'm hungary now and I want Jamaican ribs I also love cooking, it relaxes me and I find it therapeutic on several levels. I also enjoy shopping for ingredients specific to a meal and I love farmers markets that sell local products like cheese and pâté de foie gras The UK must have some of the best farmers markets in the world ?
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The US Election 2016, Part VII
Your capacity for self-delusion never fails to amaze me. Meshugger are you seriously comparing the musical genius of Hendrix with the demagoguery, pandering, hyperbole and offensive strategies and comments of Trump....is that your comparison to the current rise of Trump? oh you poor sweet, innocent thing. Why does life have to be so cruel to you? ...