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Satellites will be reigned in by me soon. Excited to play when I get back from Vegas.

Yeah, that seems weird to me because we've had these discussions for years. My big beliefs all line up pretty well with the Libertarian party: 1. Get rid of Patriot Act and its big brother offspring. 2. Stop freaking out about immigration. 3. Gay marriage is cool. Only thing I get nervous about is lack of corporate oversight, but considering they control the government now, I'm not really worried it wil get worse.

Huh. Kind of a waste of time to talk to you about this stuff. You are just going to look for the most negative way to spin it. We've been down that road enough times at this stage in our relationship.

The Libertarian party wants you to be able to opt out of Social Security, and I think you might be surprised about what they say about healthcare: https://www.lp.org/issues/healthcare The goal is to move away from the insane medical costs that we currently have, which have been outpacing inflation for decades. I'm all for that. edit: Most teacher's don't put money into Social Security, btw. The reason behind that is the unions and school districts are supposed to cut a better deal with the state for a pension. Some states are good, some are terrible when it comes to this.

For Hastur's list: 1. Voted in every presidential election. Missed a couple of the other ones. 2 & 3 - The only campaigning I've done, both on the phone and on the streets, has been for parcel taxes to help schools. 4. Never gave money, but this year I'm leaning hard towards helping the libertarian party in some way. I would never donate to the democrats or republicans. They are responsible for driving these campaigns into ludicrous spending sprees, why would I support them continuing that? They don't need my middle class dollars.

Brilliant.

I can't believe you are in your 40's.

Leaving for Vegas tomorrow for a little getaway.

Snowden has to look at the current presidential race and regret giving up his entire life to shine a light on stuff like Prism. Has it made a difference? We all know what Clinton will do, and Trump seems likely to ramp it up.

We get a guy selling bee on the corner right next to where he has all the hives. We also have a local grocery store that lets you pour it into containers. No idea if Costco is cheaper, they probably are, but it's also not going to be the same quality.

Hey, whatever is convenient for your narrative.

And yet the immigration numbers have levelled off... http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/19/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/

Immigration police? So, just a reminder, being in the US without proper documentation is not a criminal offense. It is a civil offense. BEING in the US without proper documentation is a civil offense, true. ENTERING the US illegally is both criminal AND civil. See Title 8, Section 1325 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.), or Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) for the exact statutory language http://www.uscis.gov/laws/immigration-and-nationality-act Yes, but not everyone enters illegally.

Immigration police? So, just a reminder, being in the US without proper documentation is not a criminal offense. It is a civil offense.

I try not to share much political stuff on my Facebook page, but this one made the list. Needs to be a national TV spot, for sure.

I used to think Hoonding was pretty clever, but then I realized he just steal jokes from other places. Lame.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Every election is bought. It just comes down to how much money you have to throw at it and how effectively you use it.

I believe it is more accurate to say the media spins their stories than to say they outright lie. That's why it is so important to develop critical thinking skills in this day. Of course, everyone THINKS they know how to look at a story critically.

-1000 karma points for that joke, Boo. I have no idea what you will be reincarnated as, but it won't be pretty.

Don't ever delete beer talk! I've been thinking about homebrewing, so please do talk more about it. I've even got the equipment, including a kegerator.

Trump is Walder Frey and Hillary is Littlefinger.

Only on Thanksgiving. Gah, Malc beat me to the joke by an hour, and I was daft enough to miss it. Sorry Malc!

There are quite a few examples of mass murderers that were not religious in recent years. Sandy Hook, the Batman movie theater premiere, etc. Of course, trying to pigeonhole any of these people is dumb. There are often numerous factors at play, and focusing on just one (Islam or mental illness) is folly. Also trying to paint large swathes of people with the same brush because of a very small percentage is dangerous.

I think you need to think about the way you post. For example, I agreed with pretty much all of your criticisms about Fallout 4. But when the game came out, you took over the thread we had here about the game. You posted these long essays about all the things Bethesda did wrong. Given that the game had just come out, many of us were making our way through the beginning and still trying to form our own opinions. You kind of drowned out all other discussions, and you were repeating yourself regularly. When I said something about it, you snapped at me. We all repeat stuff here, in fact a lot of threads are cyclical, but if you take a moment to pause and reflect on whether you've made your point already, it will save you a good deal of sanity. Your criticisms may be spot on, but that doesn't mean they need to dominate every thread. Give people space to form their own opinions, try not to repeat yourself too often, and don't forget this is supposed to be fun. I would hope we all come here to relax and enjoy pleasant discussions on games and other interests. It's not a competition and no one is going to win the forum someday.