Political Twelve Monkeys

[smjjames]

More that historically, poor people generally get shafted when it comes to the military stuff.

 

@Guard Dog: Such is the life of forum threads, sudden derails and topic changes happen.

Edited November 14, 2017 by smjjames

[smjjames]

And it would be Apple

What would be Apple? You seem to have inserted a random contextless sentence fragment into the post.

[Gfted1]

"Its good to be the king." -Mel Brooks

[Blodhemn]

 

its great when youa re at the top

Communist pyramid wouldn't look much different - just more poor, less rich, with the we fool you and rule you sectors combined.

[Guard Dog]

Guard Dog, we also endure every rambling of you when it comes to the evil state interference. So do cut us some slack here.

Besides, there’s something to learn. You don’t have to understand anything to support capitalism, you just have to appreciate the status quo. You actually have to understand said status quo to support socialism. Of course, everyone can understand the attractiveness of a world where everyone does what is best for him and everyone wins. But as the prisoners dilemma shows, that doesn’t work.

 

 

And it would be Apple

 

Right so the solution is to take away the things people have worked for all their lives because not everyone enjoyed the same success. That will really incentivize me to work hard. Ah who am I fooling. Whenever communists take over people like me are the first ones to be lined up and shot.

 

But on the extremely remote chance that didn't happen you'd better believe I'll be the one picking apples. Let the carpenter bust his butt!   

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

Turns out mental illness can predict politics.

 

Right so the solution is to take away the things people have worked for all their lives because not everyone enjoyed the same success. That will really incentivize me to work hard.

We agree comrade, why should your boss get 85% of the value you produce? I'll see you at the next IWW meeting. Edited November 15, 2017 by KaineParker

[213374U]

Communist pyramid wouldn't look much different - just more poor, less rich, with the we fool you and rule you sectors combined.

State capitalist*

[Blodhemn]

 

Communist pyramid wouldn't look much different - just more poor, less rich, with the we fool you and rule you sectors combined.

State capitalist*

 

Which is more or less what all systems come down to along a spectrum. The pyramid of power and influence isn't going to change much. It's easy to be a romantic cynic, which is a very 60's French thing to do.

[Guard Dog]

 

 

Guard Dog, we also endure every rambling of you when it comes to the evil state interference. So do cut us some slack here.

Besides, there’s something to learn. You don’t have to understand anything to support capitalism, you just have to appreciate the status quo. You actually have to understand said status quo to support socialism. Of course, everyone can understand the attractiveness of a world where everyone does what is best for him and everyone wins. But as the prisoners dilemma shows, that doesn’t work.

 

 

And it would be Apple

Right so the solution is to take away the things people have worked for all their lives because not everyone enjoyed the same success. That will really incentivize me to work hard. Ah who am I fooling. Whenever communists take over people like me are the first ones to be lined up and shot.

 

But on the extremely remote chance that didn't happen you'd better believe I'll be the one picking apples. Let the carpenter bust his butt!

I’m gonna need your full name, address and any important relatives

 

I'll get right on that!

[Guard Dog]

I have already completely forsworn any association with the Republican Party. Unless Rand Paul gets nominated in 2020, then I'll vote for him. But this whole Roy Moore debacle in Alabama is really distasteful. For those who don't know he's the "Christian" right Senate candidate who it seems has a thing for underage girls. All these girls coming out might be a little suspicious because he's been in public service for 30 years. Why come forward now?  But there are so many of them. Even if a few are fake (one definitely is) with that much smoke there is a fire in there somewhere.

 

It's ironic isn't it? The Democrats are the ones who rail against big business, dirty money in politics, and voter rights. But their people are the ones caught taking bribes, influence pedaling, and voter and campaign fraud. The Republicans are supposed to be the 'moral" party of Judaeo-Christian values and Pro-Family stuff, railing against gay & trans folks. But they are ones caught hunting underage girls and boys, or trying to pick up men in airport restrooms.

 

If you really want to know what a politician is up to listen to what they are against. The louder the are opposed to something the more likely they are doing it.

[aluminiumtrioxid]

If you really want to know what a politician is up to listen to what they are against. The louder the are opposed to something the more likely they are doing it.

 

So libertarians are all about interventionism and state interference. Gotcha.

[Guard Dog]

 

If you really want to know what a politician is up to listen to what they are against. The louder the are opposed to something the more likely they are doing it.

 

So libertarians are all about interventionism and state interference. Gotcha.

 

 

Couldn't say. None of us ever get elected. I'd love to find out though. 

[smjjames]

 

 

If you really want to know what a politician is up to listen to what they are against. The louder the are opposed to something the more likely they are doing it.

 

So libertarians are all about interventionism and state interference. Gotcha.

Couldn't say. None of us ever get elected. I'd love to find out though.

The realities of global geopolitics derailed (partially, for now) Trumps America First doctrine, I'd expect a libertarian to have their ideology derailed just as much. And I don't know if he's 'downsizing' government like a libertarian would.

Edited November 15, 2017 by smjjames

[Chilloutman]

But he (Trump) is not Libertarian ...

Edited November 15, 2017 by Chilloutman

[Gfted1]

Cards Against Humanity Buys Border Land

 

Bwahahaha, stupid is as stupid does. It gives me a warm fuzzy when people fall all over themselves to be sassy. BTW, who pays for this expensive lawsuit, the taxpayers? Hmmm...

[Malcador]

Heard there was a coup in ZImbabwe, seems a bit strange though.

[smjjames]

I know, and even Rand Paul would have more discipline than Trump, but my point is that the realities of global geopolitics will try their best to derail whatever a politicians original plans were. Being all isolationist and noninterventionist was a whole lot easier before WWII, now it's much harder due to the nature of globalism.

[smjjames]

Heard there was a coup in ZImbabwe, seems a bit strange though.

Yeah, though it's kind of a pseudo coup, closer to a power struggle. https://www.vox.com/world/2017/11/15/16654740/zimbabwe-coup-situation-robert-mugabe-house-arrest Mugabe is under house arrest but he is still president and hasn't been replaced.

[ShadySands]

It's his wife that they don't want to take power I thought?

 

I haven't been following it all that closely

[IndiraLightfoot]

As I've mentioned a bit WC qualifier soccer here.

Now, socceroos are through as well. Life is good!

[ShadySands]

Cards Against Humanity Buys Border Land

 

Bwahahaha, stupid is as stupid does. It gives me a warm fuzzy when people fall all over themselves to be sassy. BTW, who pays for this expensive lawsuit, the taxpayers? Hmmm...

As marketing stunts go it's not that bad. They've got us discussing them after all.

[Gfted1]

Agreed. Not a single foot of Trumpwall will be built before he's out of office so any publicity is good publicity. It was also brilliant of them to pass the costs on the their customers. A special cherry on top is them thinking "the government" will pay for the lawsuit.

[Bartimaeus]

Now what they should do is split up that territory by doling out each each square inch to like a million people, so that when the government claims eminent domain, they have they have to deal with a million people all at once. That should take long enough to outlast Trump.

Edited November 15, 2017 by Bartimaeus

[Gfted1]

Um, the costs will be borne by the very taxpayers who bought the parcels (and the rest of us). "We just paid for the land for this other company and now we will bring the "government" to its knees in an expensive lawsuit. F-YEAH!" R00fles!

 

Im more surprised that people can buy land right up to another country border. I figured there was some buffer of space between countries that was owned by the respective governments.

[ShadySands]

Every McDonald's I've been that has the touch screen ordering machines still has people behind the counter taking orders and in the back making the food. I even got table service last time I was in New York. The one closest to my work encourages ordering ahead via their app and they'll bring the food out to your car. I can only speak to what I've personally seen but it hasn't been at all like the doom and gloom "you wanted $15, now meet your replacement" type arguments.