An excellent once in a lifetime opportunity presented itself. So I said to myself “Oglebee you ain’t getting no younger might as well strike while the toasters hot and the hogs still on the shitter.”
So before I knew it I was mincing words with the dero Ice lords of Seven Eleven at 2 AM about why Holdens are shit cars and have always been shit cars.
I came for knowledge and so far the only thing I’ve seem to have acquired has been a drinking habit and a mood disorder. And chlamydia but after a course of doxy that went away.
I had the opportunity to receive the moderna but politely declined. Don’t want the al-you-min-ee-um fucking up my brain man.
This is a primary reason I (generally) don’t want government doing “everything it can”. It has a strong tendency to make mistakes, and its mistakes aren’t as easily corrected as others.
I think it’s politics… It’s probably supposed to be “symbolistic” of reform or turning the tide on racism or whatever.
Quite frankly, I don’t really have an opinion on this matter in terms of vested ethics/morality. I believe using up resources on publicity stunts like this is a massive waste of time.
I feel for the George Floyd’s family, losing a loved one must be tough; particularly when the footage of said loved ones suffering prior to demise is on readily available for viewing. I see a law is being being pushed through the senate in his name, I suppose this is understandable as it was his death that lit the spark/final straw that sparked riots, protests and eventual ham fisted and irresponsible policy enactments.
This law, the George Floyd policing act appears to be rather interesting. What do you think of it? If passed a registry would be set up recording instances of police misconduct, religious and racial profiling would be effectively banned (as if it isn’t already…) and changes would be adopted to qualified immunity quotas.
I’m all for these reforms aside from the verdict on religious profiling. I’m not well versed on the details, does the law pertaining to religious profiling also factor in regarding counterterrorism operations? That could prove… somewhat problematic
I’m NOT racist or discriminatory for insinuating a very large swath of terrorism worldwide is correlated with religious extremism (most abundantly jihadist philosophy). If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.
It’s equally amusing and disconcerting as to how an alarming portion of Sunni Islamic kids here are in support of Hamas… I wonder if they realise they’re supporting a terrorist organisation?
They tell me the Isreali government are the true ‘terrorists’… Then why hasn’t the rest of the developed world designated the Netanyahu administration as a terrorist organisation/hate group? I’m not a fan of Benjamin Netenyahu, but I’d take him over Hamas/the PLA any given day of the week.
Our cops have way more powers than the ones in the US and Aus but they normally leave the religious stuff to the intelligence agencies/departments. The cops aren’t educated enough on the subject anyway. From a pragmatic standpoint, it would most likely end up counter productive even on their end, with well meaning cops who don’t know what the fuck they’re doing getting into trouble.
I dunno about how the “Islamic World” operates, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that if anyone I know says he/she “supports Hamas”, it’s mostly just lip service if he’s/she’s around Muslims. They mostly don’t give a fuck.
Listen unreal. If you were the byproduct of a culture that practically had enforced consanguinity for millenia you too would struggle to grasp reality.
Consanguinity in small doses probably is a good thing. Its why your people have such superior sphingolipids and make great chest players. It does have its obvious downsides. Tay Sachs. That doesn’t seem fun.
What most people never see is that these “families” only care AFTER the fact. Especially with millions of dollars involved but I appreciate your take. Well stated.
Some mother knows her kid is out till 2am. She sees him with new clothes and jewelry even though he doesn’t have a job. Then she finds out he was killed, by cops or other gang members, and starts crying, “my baby, my baby,” and becomes the star of the show with her histrionics.
This tends to be the case with any demographic that fights for a given cause. Those who lose loved ones to violence, drug abuse/addiction, car accidents etc tend to be more vocal regarding these issues as the topic at hand strikes a nerve with the individual advocating for change.
How bearing the brunt of such trauma influences ones political affiliation differs from person to person. One who loses a brother to a shooting might advocate for conceal carry permits for all whereas another enveloped within an identical scenario might advocate for extremely stringent gun control.
What I do find is those who are the most vocal tend to be those who gravitate towards extremes. I have some views pertaining to social policy that are pretty “far out there” and in direct correlation I’m quite vocal (though not aggressive… I’m not a dick) about what I believe in.
Money talks, but those who are morally egregious at baseline are more prone to corruption in the presence of excess wealth.
Imagine growing up in poverty, now you’ve been granted potential access to MILLIONS of dollars. All you’ve gotta do is put a spin on an already politicised narrative. Rub feathers with the right people, appease to a given demographic and you’ve now accrued a large portion wealth initially stemming from misfortune.
I’m not stating this is the right thing to do, rather I’m stating money seriously talks; I can understand why many would go down the route of appeasing to politicians for financial gain.
Poverty is very subjective. Especially here in America. People tend to imagine shoeless, dirt faced kids with empty bowls held out. Here “poverty” includes smartphones, cars, designer clothes, etc… Poverty of the mind and values indeed
It’s plausible these people are poor, yet they spend what little they earn entirely on materialistic possessions.
If you make 15 grand per year, but pool nearly all of your yearly savings together to purchase a corvette… You’re still poor, and terrible at allocating finances to boot. I’d wholeheartedly agree with you in ones values and priorities are likely misaligned if they’re more focused on getting a new iPhone as opposed to paying for gas, food, electricity, health insurance.
When I think of poverty I think of an individual perhaps living paycheck to paycheck (hey! That’s me!!!). An individual who is reluctant to go to the doctor/check into hospital if sick/injured as they can’t foot the medical bills associated with treatment.
Many prioritise instantaneous gratification over long term prosperity. Severe poverty to my knowledge is somewhat rare in the USA. By severe poverty I refer to living on food stamps, being uncertain as to whether you’ll have a mattress to sleep on every night etc.
Quick question, are you/were you a marine? I’ve always wondered whether your username is indicative of prior millitary service.
It isn’t but your bias and lack of education won’t let you think otherwise. You aren’t even aware of the fact that these injuries would all be a matter of public record as they are government employees.
If it is in a public record, please present it. Unless someone does present a real link to the injured officers, it is a news based an unoficial source and considering how fake are the news, I am not sure the story is real.
To me it is another yada-yada 6th of September. There is a real threat of white supremecy, while ignoring ANTIFA and BLM, who have been terorising the states for over an year.
I think you have some mental issues. The number of cops who reported injuries immediately after the riot was well over 100. The idea that 17 of them are still out injured is not exactly crazy nor would it sound like some conspiracy. You just want to say fake news to anything you disagree with or don’t like because again, you might have mental issues.
This is why not only the lower class is poor. People work decently paying jobs for decades and often have little to show for it as far as wealth. They have a 10K car they paid 40K for (probably two of them), the newest phones, too big of house… The amount of households that make over 150K per year, yet are living pay check to pay check is an amusing thing IMO (it’s about 1/4 of those in that group).
I think if people saved first, that would really help things. To me it would just be depressing to have a high income for 20 years, and have a net worth of 100k, but that is something that happens to many people. For many the only reason they have much net worth is because they bought a house and had to pay a mortgage.