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The most notable characteristic of a fascist country is the separation and persecution or denial of equality to a specific segment of the population based upon superficial qualities or belief systems.
Simply stated, a fascist government always has one class of citizens that is considered superior (good) to another (bad) based upon race, creed or origin. It is possible to be both a republic and a fascist state. The preferred class lives in a republic while the oppressed class lives in a fascist state.
Though a dictatorship is the most common association with fascism, a democracy or republic can also be fascist when it strays away from its Tenets of sovereignty. In the 20th Century, many Fascist countries started out as republics. Through the use of fear, societies gave up their rights under the guise of security.
Fascism dovetails business & government sectors into a single economic unit, while concurrently increasing in-fighting and distrust between the units fostering advancement towards war.
Disdain for
the Recognition of Human Rights -
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc
It lays out fascism very well. The read may be surprising at the scope of what fascism really is, you may even recognize it.
a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
We will look at who the New World Order is. Is it some obscure concept spoken by a long dead politician?
In trying to implement our vision of democracy, we frequently receive criticism about the aim of the United States to utilize the United Nations to fulfill our own foreign policy goals. We actually agree this is our aim, but we neither consider it to be a criticism nor do we feel others should characterize it as such. After all, why would we be such an active participant in the work of the United Nations if we did not see the United Nations as part of our larger strategy to achieve our foreign policy goals? Especially when those foreign policy goals are wholly consistent with a decent and stable world order, and with positive-sum gains by other UN Member States.
As Tony Smith of Tufts University writes in the preeminent book on the subject, aptly titled America's Mission, "The American idea of a world order opposed to imperialism and composed of independent, self-determinating, preferably democratic states bound together through international organizations dedicated to the peaceful handling of conflicts, free trade, and mutual defense has been with us in mature form since the early 1940s."
In fact, Smith continues to say that, "…the ingredients of this world view had been put in place during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921), and its origins in American history lie even further back." Smith brings to light great leaders as Thomas Jefferson, who had been the "first to insist that a peaceful world order in which America could fully participate needed to be one constituted by democratic states."
The Enabling Act was passed in March 1933, with 444 votes, to the 94 of the remaining Social Democrats. The act gave the government (and thus effectively the Nazi Party) legislative powers and also authorized it to deviate from the provisions of the constitution for four years.
The draft legislation, which has been dubbed ""Patriot Act 2,"" would grant sweeping powers to the government, eliminating or weakening many of the checks and balances that remained on government surveillance, wiretapping, detention and criminal prosecution even after passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.
In mid-July each year, Bohemian Grove hosts a three-week encampment of some of the most powerful men in the world.
The Grove motto is "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here", which implies that outside concerns and business deals are to be left outside. However, there is demonstrable evidence of political and business deals having been developed at the Grove. The Grove is particularly famous for a Manhattan Project planning meeting that took place there in September 1942, which subsequently led to the atomic bomb.
The Bohemian Club is a private club; only active members of the Club (known as "Bohos") and their guests may visit the Grove. These guests have been known to include politicians and notable figures from countries outside the US.
Originally posted by intrepid
See the Patriot Acts:
The draft legislation, which has been dubbed ""Patriot Act 2,"" would grant sweeping powers to the government, eliminating or weakening many of the checks and balances that remained on government surveillance, wiretapping, detention and criminal prosecution even after passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.
NPR.org, December 16, 2005 · WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Friday refused to reauthorize major portions of the USA Patriot Act after critics complained they infringed too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.
On March 14th, the House of Representatives voted to reject President Bush's demands that Congress rubberstamp unchecked, unaccountable wiretapping on US soil while letting the telecoms that facilitated years of illegal surveillance off the hook.
My opponent still has faith in the system. "The President has to answer to Congress." Really? Haven't seen that in a while.
The Grove is particularly famous for a Manhattan Project planning meeting that took place there in September 1942, which subsequently led to the atomic bomb.
A fascist "country" pits the middle class against the lower class and those different. For the purpose of this debate we have to think globally. Yesterday's Jews are todays Arabs. Not just Muslims but Arabs.
The first press reference to the phrase came from Russo-Indian talks, 21 November 1988 when Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi used the term in reference to the commitments made by the USSR through the Delhi Declaration of two years previous. The new world order which he describes is characterized by "non-violence and the principles of peaceful coexistence."
Three days later, a Guardian article quotes NATO Secretary General Manfred Wörner as saying that the Soviets have come close to accepting NATO's doctrine of military stability based on a mix of nuclear as well as conventional arms. This, in his opinion, would spur the creation of "a new security framework" and a move towards "a new world order."
NATO, created as a post-World War II balance to the Soviet Union, is grappling with issues at the heart of the Bush agenda: the conflict in Afghanistan and the effort to spread democracy. With the Iraq war, they make up the tightly woven elements at the center of his foreign policy legacy.
Originally posted by intrepid
Socratic Question #1 - Do you think that, because it was the authors clear intent to draw parallels to the US and the method of fascism, perhaps the author's definition would be intentionally loosened and broadened to suit her comparison?
What I think of the persons work is irrelevant, we are here to debate facts, not my thoughts.
George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.
The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.
His business dealings, which continued until his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
The evidence has also prompted one former US Nazi war crimes prosecutor to argue that the late senator's action should have been grounds for prosecution for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
There is no dispute over the fact that the US government seized a string of assets controlled by BBH - including UBC and SAC - in the autumn of 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy act. What is in dispute is if Harriman, Walker and Bush did more than own these companies on paper.
Shortly before the Nazi aerial bombing of British cities began in September 1940, Kennedy sought a personal meeting with Hitler, again without State Department approval, "to bring about a better understanding between the United States and Germany."[8]
Kennedy argued strongly against giving aid to Britain.
"Democracy is finished in England. It may be here," stated Ambassador Kennedy, Boston Sunday Globe of November 10, 1940.
"...I know more about the European situation than anybody else, and it's up to me to see that the country gets it."
The only problem with my opponent's argument is that the Patriot Act 2 never came into existence. Oddly, the US Senate (the same group that my opponent said had no control over the President) did not pass the legislation because of too much criticism from the people.
NPR.org, December 16, 2005 · WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Friday refused to reauthorize major portions of the USA Patriot Act after critics complained they infringed too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.
The First Patriot Act was a mistake. No doubt about it. People were scared as hell after 911 and were willing to pass anything through the legislature. This has happened before in history, notably after the Reichstag burned down and all of the Germans panicked.
It does, however speak to the fact that democracy is still working because the Patriot Act 2 failed. Germany did not have this luxury.
3 different archives have fingered Prescott as helping the Nazis come to and maintain power. It only stopped when the federal government came in and stopped it themselves.
Later in the article it hypothesizes that Bush was just in it for the money, he wasn't a Nazi supporter. How do we know this? We don't. His involvement is not in ANY doubt though.
This is about what was "attempted", not achieved. The Patriot Acts ARE fascist in every way. Pat 1 passed and Pat 2 WAS ATTEMPTED. I am encouraged that my opponent has seen the parallel between Nazi Germany and today himself:
A clear parallel. Not only does my opponent draw this as well as I could but by saying the "Patriot Act 2 failed" proves that it was "ATTEMPTED". THAT is the meat of this argument.
In the aftermath of September 11, the foreign policy dimension of trade has reasserted itself. Expanding trade, especially with and among less developed countries, is once again being recognized as a tool for encouraging democracy and respect for human rights in regions and countries of the world where those commodities have been the exception rather than the rule.
Political scientists have long noted the connection between economic development, political reform, and democracy. Increased trade and economic integration promote civil and political freedoms directly by opening a society to new technology, communications, and democratic ideas. Economic liberalization provides a counterweight to governmental power and creates space for civil society. And by promoting faster growth, trade promotes political freedom indirectly by creating an economically independent and political aware middle class.
John Micklethwait, editor of the London-based weekly news magazine (The Economist), told a Minneapolis audience of 400 people that shuttered U.S. steel plants and antitrade rhetoric resonate more with voters these days than do the inexpensive imported goods that they enjoy thanks to liberal trade policies.
Micklethwait uses what he calls "provocative paranoia" to underscore how a reversal of these free-trade policies would cripple the world economy, with the heaviest burdens falling, as usual, on the poor.
Resentment toward the unpopular Bush administration, stagnant wages for the working class and technology that has replaced some U.S. jobs, Micklethwait said, have been lumped into political attacks against global trade that has precluded a good deal with Colombia and revived protectionist talk in Washington.
But he is no America-basher and this country, Micklethwait said, is about democracy and capitalism, innovation and entrepreneurialism.
"The world needs more of that. And there's a difference between that and pushing around other countries," he said.
Nicaragua has seen many interventions by the United States. It has also experienced long military dictatorships, the longest one being the rule of the Somoza family for much of the 20th century. The Somoza family came to power as part of a US-engineered pact in 1927.
Somoza used the National Guard to force Sacasa to resign, and took control of the country in 1937, destroying any potential armed resistance.
His administration authorized the CIA to begin financing, arming and training rebels, some of whom were the remnants of Somoza's National Guard.
After the U.S. Congress prohibited federal funding of the Contras in 1983, the Reagan administration continued to back the Contras by covertly selling arms to Iran and channeling the proceeds to the Contras.
As Philippine president and strongman, his greatest achievement was in the fields of infrastructure development and international diplomacy. However, his administration was marred by massive government corruption, despotism, nepotism, political repression and human rights violations.
One of the ironies of the neocolonial relationship between
the United States and the Philippines is that leaders in Manila
are as dependent on Washington for their power as they are on
any of the sectors of.the Philippine population. No-ruler of the
Philippines was more aware of this than Ferdinand Marcos
during his more than two decades in power.
The chief means by which Marcos secured the backing of
Washington was by serving U.S. political, economic, and mili
tary interests.
He seized power in 1999 by effecting a military coup d'état and has suspended the constitution of Pakistan twice; since then, after announcing his intention to combat extremists, Western countries (including the United States and the United Kingdom) have switched from sanctions to active support through military and monetary aid.
We will look at who the New World Order is. Is it some obscure concept spoken by a long dead politician or a very real, very adept entity that is guiding policy in todays world?
We will look at the history of global politics. We will see at how different political ideologies evolved and how this has created a backlash that has the power brokers looking for a way to regain the power they once had. After all, it is all about power and control.
What is "fascism" though? Most think of Nazi Germany of Mussillini's Italy. Yes, they were fascist states but there are many types of fascism, like there are many types of democracy. Can fascism and democracy coexist? The answer is yes.
In doing so, however, we must pay close attention to what we actually know about something and what we presume to know about something. For this debate, I ask that you, the reader, leave any preconceived notions that you may have behind in order to truly focus on the arguments of the debate.
A federal Political Action Committee formed to promote an unconditional transition in Cuba to democracy, the rule of law, and the free market.
Originally posted by TruthWithin
My opponent's definition of fascism was incredibly fanciful. You could, by his definition, include ANYONE under the label of "fascist". I rebutted and my opponent did not defend his definition. I can only assume, then, that my opponent concurred that his definition was inaccurate.
In judging this debate, it was necessary to put aside any and all opinions in regards to the NWO in order to effectively evaluate each debater in their efforts. Once this was accomplished, the "meat" of each opponent and the value of their contributions could be assessed, and not an opinion of the topic.
TruthWithin made an initial error in the debate format; he began with a rebuttal in his second post. This must be taken into account as this was a "non-rebuttal" debate. Each debater's submissions should have stood on their own merits without comparison to the other. In doing this, he used a major portion of his post, rebutting intrepids post, which is of no value in a Non-Pro/Con debate. While throughout the debate, both debaters did some of this, TruthWithin spent a large amount of each post discussing intrepids posts.
Intrepid did a good job of inserting the conspiracy angle into the debate early on and was able to use this as a base comparison. He did however fail to take advantage of this to the fullest extent. He seemed to end each post leaving the reader wanting more information.
Intrepid's "Bohemian Grove" angle played out well; however TruthWithin had every chance to dispel this, but missed the mark by only using commentary to argue against his opponents assertions.
TruthWithin had a very good substantive argument going with the League of Nations and the UN, he just simply spent far too much time going back and referencing intrepids material and not capitalizing on these important democratic figures in his own argument. If TruthWithin had spent more time elaborating on the democratic advances of these two organizations, he could have taken effective control of the debate.
In the end, it is intrepid's use of numerous and varied individual references that he was able to tie into a cohesive representation of his contention that the NWO is engineering a fascist state, that wins the day. TruthWithin had several opportunities to "take the field" and "run with the ball" so to speak, yet spent way too much time discussing intrepid's issues.
I give the debate to intrepid by a small margin.
The first thing that struck me when I began sizing up this debate was the huge discrepency in star-count favoring what at first-glance would seem to be the "underdog" position in this debate.
The opening statements shed a little light on this. Truthwithin went right at the historical evidence suggesting that important historical figures from democratic nations played an important role in creating the NWO.
Intrepid took an interesting and nuanced angle, suggesting that his position could in essence be true even if his opponent's was as well. While not necessarily a concession, I could see where this would turn readers off.
It is likely that many were expecting Intrepid to go immediately to the role of the Nazis and Communists in geopolitical events which are commonly associated with the NWO (ie: WWII), and suggest that any advocacy for Democracy is a mere facade.
So after opening statements, despite the seemingly lop-sided reader response, it was very much anybody's fight still.
I was looking for TruthWithin to make a compelling case that any fascist behavior by the NWO is considered a necessary means to a global egalitarian democracy, or that no fascist behavior can be concretely tied to the NWO, or something to address Intrepid's argument, AND also of course to show NWO advancement of Democracy in a reasonably specific way.
I was looking for Intrepid to develop his argument to such a degree that Fascist ends, rather than Democratic ones, were the defining trait of the NWO, even if he continued to argue that fascism and democracy can coexist. In other words, the NWO would have to be less committed to the equality of all members of the chosen group than to the supposed inferiority and oppression of the persecuted group, in order for me to find in Intrepid's favor.
Truthwithin did a good job striking back at Intrepid by challenging where the bar should be set for "fascist", and called attention to the fact that Intrepid really didn't emphasize the defining traits of fascism in his proposed definition so much as he emphasized the general "badness" of scapegoating, which can occur in any system.
He did himself a slight disservice by conceding (i think incorrectly) that Fascism is difficult to distinguish as a specific structure or system of government before going on to select a definition though.
He was firing on all cylinders though for tying the UN to America's pro-democracy agenda.
Intrepid started out by evading the first socratic question. His second answer both helped and hurt him. On the one hand it showed that democracy can be a means to fascism, yet on the other hand the distinction between the Weimar Republic and Third Reich argues against the coexistence of the two concepts. The third answer was fine- the question was fundamentally flawed. Some of his argument was tenuous, ie: the bohemian grove may not have sounded like pure democracy, but it sounded very much like the top-level politics of a Democratic Republic.
Truthwithin's next post was pretty damaging to the idea that democracy in the US is going in the same direction as that in the Weimar Republic.
Intrepid made a good point with the emphasis of "attempted" in response though. He also scored big points by finally going after the Nazi collaborators in US history.
Truthwithin had a harder sell to make after that, and he faltered a bit on it. His argument against the Patriot Act as an attempt at fascism seemed difficult since we'd already seen a bit on the Enabling Acts in Germany. Then there was the issue of Bush only being a shareholder- and yet that is one of the defining traits of fascism- the convergence of business and government.
Preempting the globablization argument, on the other hand, was a good move. Mein Kampf has quite a bit to say on the architecture of fascist trade and foreign relations which could have been VERY good for Intrepid's case, so getting the focus onto the "spreading freedom in the form of dollars" concept was probably good.
Intrepid responded fairly well, though he could have benefited from specifically laying out some of the more nuanced implications. For instance the trade to create freedom thing seems to break down if the US traded with a dictator but stopped after the revolution.
Truthwithin's summation could have been stronger. It should have had a little more to say about a clear picture of a pro-democracy NWO. The criticisms against Intrepids case were alright.
While Intrepid might have done better to preserve shades of pro con by acknowledging the possibility of the two positions being mutually exclusive, he did the right thing by focusing primarily on the case he had built for his own position in the summation.
Ultimately I was convinced of the following points:
1. The United States, which even according to Truthwithin is a primary force within the UN, is not fully committed to global equality and democracy.
2. Entities commonly associated with the NWO have expressed great interest in peace and democracy.
I was NOT convinced of (or necessarily shown) the following points, though they were important:
1. That there is some grand purpose which a clearly structured and evidently existent fascist organization could deliver.
2. That entities commonly associated with the NWO have actually acted to the utmost of their ability to create peace and democracy.
So ultimately it is a very close debate. The preponderence of the evidence does however point to fascism. Intrepid seemed to have saved that point back to the end to avoid a long window of opportunity for TruthWithin to counter it, and although that seemed dirty, it also worked, or rather, was allowed to work.
TruthWithin made an initial error in the debate format; he began with a rebuttal in his second post. This must be taken into account as this was a "non-rebuttal" debate. Each debater's submissions should have stood on their own merits without comparison to the other. In doing this, he used a major portion of his post, rebutting intrepids post, which is of no value in a Non-Pro/Con debate.


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3 Major Catalysts for Cryptocurrencies in 2018 – Time to Buy Now?
Since the highs in December 2017, Bitcoin and most cryptocurrencies have seen a sharp decline, and agile traders/investors have mostly exited to await better buying opportunities. This includes myself, and after cashing out my profits in early 2018 (after the double top reversal), I have been waiting for the past few months for a timely opportunity to get back into the market.
Despite the volatility, I am still optimistic for the long-term potential of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, hence it is important to know which catalysts will likely move the prices for 2018, and when is the optimal time to get into the market.
1. Increased Regulation
At first glance, this might seem like a bad thing, as many countries around the world (China, Australia, Taiwan, Philippines, US, etc) start to clamp down on Crypto-related activities, or impose some kind of restrictions and controls. And prices reacted to such news of regulation negatively as expected, with a prolonged downtrend lasting several months.
However, what most people don't realise is that such regulation is actually a good thing in the long run, and necessary for Cryptocurrencies to become more "mainstream" and widely adopted. Which means that while we can expected prices to fall, it is also a good catalyst to enable us to buy these assets at lower prices in the future. Timing is key.
2. Institutional Funds
Once their is sufficient regulation and prices are low enough, institutional investors (hedge funds, asset managers, etc) are likely to come into the market. This is where the big moves are going to come from, as we saw from the dotcom boom. And recently, we have heard some news/rumours that big names like George Soros, Rothschild, Rockefeller, etc are starting to come into the market.
If we look at the graph below, we can see that a major trend is usually driven by institutional investors, which means that despite the meteoric rise of Cryptocurrencies over the past few months, it is still nowhere near a bubble, since the "real big money" from institutional investors have not started to pour in yet.
Imagine a future where fund managers and pension funds all include Cryptocurrencies as one of the asset classes in their portfolios, together with stocks, bonds, gold, etc. This will definitely create a huge demand for it, and push up prices faster than we have ever seen.
3. Scale & adoption
One major debate is whether Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) can serve its purpose as a global currency with a stable store of value, and cheap & fast transactions. Currently, it is not there yet, and how fast it can get there will depend on how well the product can be improved. The volatility will naturally decrease over time as the market cap increases, but the speed and cost of transactions will depend on innovations and improvements from developers.
Is it a Good Time to Buy Now?
Personally, I have starting accumulating it for the past week or so, as evinced by the recent charts I have been posting. Looking at the chart below, we can see that prices have corrected from $19k+ to around $7k, where there is strong support, forming a potential double bottom.
And if the regulation starts to tone down and more institutional investors start coming it, this will be a pretty good confluence of factors to expect a further increase in prices.
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Dear Mexican, Why do you always resort to calling people names like, piedejo whenever they disagree with you, especially on the matter of illegal immigration? Also, it is not malice that determines whether a crime is a felony or misdemeanor. In addition, just because a crime is not committed with malice does not make it any less a crime.
Dear Mexican, Your argument that it's too expensive and time consuming for Mexicans to legally immigrate to the U.S. has no basis in logic or fact. According to your logic, Mexicans can't afford to pay "a couple thousand dollars," and wait for what could be years to migrate legally, but they are perfectly willing and apparently able to pay "thousands of dollars in smuggling fees and subject themselves to the terrorizing whims of coyotes." This makes no sense. So, let's see if I've got this right. Because they can't afford to "waste years in poverty" or pay what is required to immigrate legally, you think it's alright to break our laws and even steal someone Else's identity which enables them to work here illegally, and possibly obtain government benefits because the conditions in their own country are just too inhumane. In addition, you think, "American jobs for Americans only is creating "an insular, xenophobic economy that keeps away all foreign labor" some how equates to wanting "nothing to do with foreign investors." Well, this is what I think. You sir, and others of your ilk are the very same people who seek open borders and a one world government, and are attempting to destroy this country by turning it into a third-world Marxist, Socialist, Communist, Banana-Republic. Therefore, I feel I must warn you. It will be a cold day in Hell before real Americans let you and your Marxist, Socialist, Progressive, Democrats get away with destroying this country. Oh, and by the way, I am a Libertarian.
First, I feel I need to correct your assertion that "The freedom to practice—or not practice—a particular religion is one of the privileges we enjoy in the United States." Freedom of religion is not a privilege, it is a right guaranteed under the Constitution in the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights, which states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishing of a religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." There's nothing in the Constitution or the 1st Amendment that prohibits the government from establishing "A National Day of Prayer." In addition, the establishment of "A Day of Prayer," either by a state or the federal government does not violate the individuals' right or "freedom to practice—or not practice—a particular religion." We can still "gather at churches, synagogues, mosques or even parks to exercise our beliefs," and we can still "choose whether or not we pray or believe in God."
There's no violation of the "Establishment Clause of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ..."), because Congress is not making a law respecting the establishment of a religion. Rather, what Congress is doing is designating a particular day for individuals to pray, if they choose to pray. It is clear that the "Establishment Clause of the First Amendment" is meant to prohibit Congress from making a law that would establish a religion. It does not prohibit Congress from making a law to honor all religions, which is what a National Day of Prayer does, nor does it prohibit any state from making a law that would either establish a particular religion, prohibit a particular religion or prohibit all religions. Moreover, the "Establishment Clause of the First Amendment" specifically refers only to Congress, or the federal government, not the states.
After all, establishing a "National Day of Prayer" does not force anybody to pray, or to believe in God or anything else. However, according to you and the FFRF it's okay for everyone else to be forced to accept your beliefs, even though what Congress has done clearly does not violate the Constitution.
I suggest Chemerinsky and Kleiner read the Constitution before making such ridiculous claims.
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The key word here is pursuant. In other words, the laws and treaties must first be pursuant to the Constitution. The laws and treaties must be legal under under the Constitution. In other words, the "Supremacy Clause" is effective only when the federal government is acting pursuant to the authority delegated to it by the United States Constitution, and federal laws enacted by Congress are founded on the delegated authority provided by the United States Constitution.
This is in response to chassbass. Regarding your statement about being reminded of MLK and what you termed "Institutional Hateism," as being a more appropriate term than racism. Apparently, you prefer replacing the term "Institutional Racism," which was perpetrated by the government with "Institutional Hateism." However, you obviously are unaware of what is actually being taught in these, so called, "ethnic studies" classes. I'm sure that if you were aware, you would have to agree that, today, these Chicano or "ethnic studies" classes are the real institutions of hate and racism. As to your statement about all Americans being immigrants, well maybe you are an immigrant, but you cannot speak for all Americans. As a matter of fact, we are not all immigrants. Although we may all be descendants of immigrants, the majority of all Americans alive today are not immigrants because they were born here. I for one am not an immigrant. I was born in the United States, therefore I am a Native American. It amazes me how many people will support someting they really know very little about when attempting to be politically correct. I guess it's more important to be politically correct than to investigate the facts, or accept the truth.


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Why is the GOP so soft on terrorism?
To those who think Barack Obama didn't change this country enough for their liking, pay attention to how we as a society have already begun dealing with the Christmas Day terrorist attack differently. ?It is stark, pervasive, even in the air.
There is no fear. ?No panic. ?No alarmism. ?Not coming from this White House, not from any authorities, not from the passengers (who seem almost thrilled to be the heroes) and as a result, not even in the media. ?Republicans started whining from minute one, and got more whiny the less the White House used their preferred language of belligerence.
Under George W. Bush, or John McCain, the media narrative would already be settling on whether or not to invade Yemen. ?Now, the narrative is about soft power – how to reach these wealthy sons of bankers to stop them, how to tighten up our security at airports, how to support reform minded Muslims, how to give alternatives to potential Al Qaeda recruits who are not poor villagers but wealthy intellectuals with an axe to grind.
In other words, Republicans would be doing the terrorists work for them, by spreading more terror. ?Barack Obama is doing America's work, by addressing the problem calmly, quietly, confidently. ?That leadership will translate into confidence in the American public the same way the panicked leadership of the Bush administration translated into fear.
Al Qaeda seems almost miffed that we aren't panicking. ?I can't really recall Al Qaeda so loudly and immediately claiming credit for any attack, not even 9/11. ?And yet, they've done so here, praising testicle toaster as a failed martyr, making him a banner headline, because the American response isn't giving them enough ink.
In fact, there is a growing tinge of mockery of this terrorist for toasting his testicles. ?This dude who can't light a fuse is gonna raise the terror threat level to orange? ?Please. ?It strikes me as practically British – laughing at the Nazis all the way to the rubble pile in the East End. ?We're laughing at Al Qaeda, for the first time, in unison,?as a country. ?Think about that.
Make no mistake – in the Muslim world to which Al Qaeda attempts to speak, this episode is a total humiliation, seen as such, and will hurt Al Qaeda. ?I can't think of a more effective way to scupper Al Qaeda recruitment than to turn one of their attacks into a worldwide joke. ? Yes it will enrage them. ?Yes, they will try harder to hit us again.
But now, we have leadership that can crush them, by turning Al Qaeda's weaknesses into our strength.
That's change. ?Come to think of it….why didn't we try this before?
We didn't try it before because the previous Administration was led almost entirely by cowards.
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I wish this were totally true, but I'd have an easier time believing it if the TSA hadn't immediately launched all sorts of ridiculous restrictions, like no getting up in the last hour of flight. Obama's low-key personal response is appropriate, I think, but he is responsible for the silly decisions of his cabinet as well.
Uh…Because watching people fling themselves out of buildings on 911 wasn't remotely funny or absurd?
Jesus. Two entirely different episodes. You could compare it to the shoe bomber who also got ridiculed.
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Ditto. Well said!
Notice who is at the front of the fear parade. Why is the GOP so afraid?
Why are the GOP such cowards? They're afraid of some punks……..here we go again.
Of course, it just gave them the right pretext for war and turning the US into a police state…..
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You are so right: Our best weapon against the organization which gave us the Pants & Shoe bombers is humor.
McCain & Bush dignified these stone-age cretins by treating them as if they were a credible threat. Sure, they may have got lucky once or twice but on the whole they are ineffective. We are talking about an organization that's run from a cave.
So let's mock them. Lets reveal them for the medievalists the are.
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i say, "amen." more of this, please.
okay, here's one area where obama has clearly trumped shrub, and he's done it by basically… doing nothing. kudos.
And, allegedly, those underpants are available as part of an explosive new range of fashion lingerie.
Now, that is a joke 😉
I wholly support the idea of not turning chicken & laughing at these failures. But one thing I question — is the Muslim world (not a monolith in any event) all that worried about planes that don't explode over Detroit? If I were in Pakistan, I'd worry more about my own life. Ditto for anyone living in Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Iraq, & Afghanistan. Yemen has been engaged in some kind of civil war for quite some time & I am sure their population has more to think about than us. I question whether what al Qaeda fails to do here is on the minds of all Muslims.
As someone who lives in the Detroit area, let's give a special shout out on the coward hit parade to Representative Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), who made sure even more Michiganders (in Standish) lost their jobs when he pushed against sending Guantanamo prisoners there. He made our whole state look like weasels. I notice my fellow Michiganders are managing to accommodate the alleged terrorist without too much angst — it's hard to figure out who is more sphereless — Hoekstra or Abdulmutallab.
While I I also appreciate the calm and orderly response to this incident, I don't think mocking the attack is the right response either.
The explosives made it to the point where the plane could've been brought down. We should be very thankful for the intervention of the citizens who took action, and for a good bit of luck that the attempt failed.
We should not be laughing about the suspect's burned testicles though…it will be seen as the west mocking muslims, and it will be seen as arrogance.
Again, I like the low profile approach to the response for this incident (no panic), but it is serious business.
you're right, this is serious business. and we are lucky that the attack didn't succeed.
however, i think mockery is a very effective weapon, particularly if the attempted attack can legitimately be mocked. the Brits did this very well against the Germans, often without regard to however awful the attack. it's great for morale.
breaking! mvirenicus back on the O-Train! (for a minute, anyway…:)
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Yup! The right wingers were all agast that the President wasn't running in circles, waving his arms and screaming "We're all going to die."
Chicken Dick Cheney is cowed in his bunker wetting his panties right now. I'm sure we'll be hearing from him and his trusty side kick "Liz'ard lips", about how the President doesn't care about us anymore. One talking head conservative was even whining because he didn't use the term "Terrorist" in his address concerning the incident.
Shalom Y'all,
Back in late 2001, maybe early 2002, I had a conversation with an elderly, conservative friend who was dead set upon crushing civil liberties to prevent another attack on the United States.
I kept asking him the same question over and over: what are you afraid of?
I think it was upon the fifth or sixth asking that he stopped and stared at me. He thought for a moment and then said, "I'm not afraid."
I followed up with, "if you're not afraid, why do you want to act as if you are?"
That was the end of the conversation as he hurried away on other urgent business.
Shalom Owen,
The way I understand the process is that the TSA, still living in the Bush Years, reacted in typical Bush fashion: panic! It took a couple of days for the White House to slap the idiots around and tell them that we don't work that way anymore.
NPR reported this afternoon that the idiot restrictions have been shelved and left to the discretion of the airlines, pilots and cabin crews to enforce or ignore.
So the grand old punks had to do it……….
So we can make fun of our own punks as well as the alQ failure.
AlQ wins when we get scared. Leave it to a President who's middle name is Hussein to show them who is the real man.
Infidels dispare! We'll kill you with explosive underware! (assuming they actually go off)
Also, it is good to show composure and not GOP panic.
Also, wasn't Richard Reed the shoe bomber in late 2001 captured, prosecuted and sent to super max. That was a good outcome.
Remember how stuff got jammed thru after 9/11 like my favorites the Patriot act, Warrantless wiretapping retroactively covered, the increasing police state.
Now before you say what do you have to hide……plenty that's why I wear clothes.
The more I think about this, the more I want to laugh.
I thought you gents were very protective of your "private parts" I guess if you think ur going to heaven, you won't miss it, or you will be made whole.
Doesn't anyone think about what these guy might think of next. Maybe it won't be an airplane.
We need to applaud the passengers and ask what are these watch lists good for if no one is using the list,
After Richard Reid everybody had to take their shoes off in US airports. Does Captain Underpants mean I'm going to have to go commando the next time I visit the USA?
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Shalom Y'all,
The humor meme is catching fire. 🙂
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We are very very protective, most of us having been struck at one time or another for one reason or another in said parts. That's why something like this causes such loud and raucous laughter. Nothing peculiarly male in that reaction, I think; just human.


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Fun Facts on China's provinces
Ginseng, sable and deer antlers, the "Three Northeastern Treasures", renowned both in China and overseas, are specialties of Jilin. The yields of ginseng and deer antlers are among the top in China.
Jilin has abundant traditional medicine resources, with approximately 27,000 kinds of wild plants and 9,000 kinds of medicinal herbs.
- Singapore Strengthens Mercury Restrictions in Batteries
- Taiwan Prohibits the Use of Safrole and 14 Other Substances in Cosmetics
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Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes, Inc., FOTO, has added a new tracking feature for surgical procedures. The feature includes a drop down list of common surgical procedures for each body part. It may be entered when a patient episode is created or any time until the patient episode is discharged.
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But, of course, Israel would have to adopt a policy on settlements that credibly ended building outside of the blocs. In addition to Israel stating publicly that it would no longer build beyond the security barrier, we would need several private understandings to be able to fulfill our side of the bargain: First, Israel would not add construction in places on the edge of the security barrier, such as Ariel, which has 20,000 settlers and is likely to be a difficult issue in final negotiations. Second, Israel would not build in Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Third, Israel would accept the principle of territorial exchanges or swaps.
They write that in order
to preserve the possibility of a two-state outcome, particularly with the Palestinians entering a period of uncertain succession.
Of course, if uncertainty is in the succession, why should Israel take a risk now that would place itself in an awkward, no, a very threatening security situation? Would an acceptance of territorial withdrawal lessen Hamas' influence and prohibit support for its terror campaign, or would, gioven the Gaza precedent, increase the possibility and probability of terror?
Are these gentlemen really wise or seeking to fulfill their own outlooks and forcing them on a reality that cannot at all assure not only Israel's existence but the stability of the region?
They do make a correct point:
The administration's inability to differentiate between settlement activity within and outside of those blocs has actually bolstered the Israeli right, because most Israelis draw a distinction between the two. The Obama approach is seen as dismissing Israeli needs.
And they pursue it
A new U.S. approach would acknowledge that building within the blocs does not change the contours of the "peace map." While not formally endorsing settlement activity, it would nonetheless seek to channel it into areas that will likely be part of Israel in any two-state outcome. In 2008, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas implicitly acknowledged the principle of settlement blocs remaining part of Israel, offering 1.9 percent of this territory during negotiations in return for land inside Israel.
Abbas is worthless and unsupported and won't be around soon. And an offer of 1.9%?
Oh, they know that:
That does not mean that Abbas would embrace a U.S. approach that drew a distinction between settlement-building inside and outside the blocs.
And what is their next leap-of-disbelief?
The Obama administration could offer several things that would matter to Netanyahu.First, the president could promise to veto any resolution on settlements (or perceived to be anti-Israeli) at the U.N. Security Council. Second, he could agree not to present to the council a U.S. resolution on parameters for resolving the conflict. Third, he could commit to pressing our European and Arab partners to denounce Palestinian efforts against normalizing Israeli-Palestinian contacts, emphasizing that the Palestinian effort to delegitimize Israel is inconsistent with a two-state outcome.
"Could"? Obama could, would do that?
Are they serious?


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"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill. In their totality and in their interactions these phenomena do constitute a common threat with demands the solidarity of all peoples. But in designating them as the enemy, we fall into the trap about which we have already warned namely mistaking systems for causes. All these dangers are caused by human intervention and it is only through changed attitudes and behaviour that they can be overcome. The real enemy, then, is humanity itself."
- Club of Rome, The First Global Revolution, 1991, "The First Global Revolution", A Report by the Council of the Club of Rome by Alexander King and Bertrand Schneider 1991.
Unfortunately, the very real and pressing environmental concerns of the environmental movement have been hijacked by the elite to serve their own aims. The are now promoting global warming (recently rebranded as climate change since the earth really isn't warming) as a real threat not to solve any real environmental issues but rather to promote a global system of taxation and control.
Get Busy and Research for Yourself!
Sadly the globalist agenda is to make people believe that we are at fault for everything we do and we have to pay for it, taxing us into oblivion in one way or another for things that actually are essential to our survival so some greedy elite can pocket the money.
What else is there to control this days, food is already control, water so now air.
Many are too blind to see the pattern of profit making.
I agree, but the main goal is to control economies and citizens, that is almost achieved, because as long as we humans are kept fighting each other, division will be the end of us vs. them.
Is interesting that I just read the answer to a question been asked to Jesse Ventura here in ATS just now, in which he answer that our two political party system is nothing but a dictatorship, they have soo much control that they do not allow any other parties to have a chance, we vote and vote but the two parties in control are just one and the same.
But most people have not clue, they think that one is better than the other one, because party affiliations that span generations and propaganda, very well promoted and paid for, propaganda.
As part of its plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is targeting the dairy industry to reduce methane emissions in their operations
Yes people!
Them dairy cows are killing the planet!
They must be regulated!
So get ready for higher milk,butter, and bread prices. That is going to make them more expensive.
All regulation makes goods more expensive.
If people really wanted to 'save the planet' they would 'ban' the hot air of the church of climatology.
"Cows emit a massive amount of methane through belching, with a lesser amount through flatulence," according to How Stuff Works. Read more: dailycaller.com...
Is that right ?
They think cows produce more 'methane' than 7 billion people burping, and passing gas ?
Someday soon we are going to be 'regulated' to save the planet.
We already are, but it is only going to get worse.


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As a follow-up to my previous post "Some of the Best Inventions Are Those Developed on the Job!", another thought (actually a series of thoughts only one of which is suitable and appropriate for posting here) came to mind.
About one year ago, at the urging of my Internet consultant, Shahar Boyanan of BuzzBoosters.com, I purchased a Flip Video Camera to make video recordings for the Internet. Well, yesterday I finally decided to unpackage and use the camera.
The camera was packaged in a two-halves, a clam shell type formed plastic container, which is common for electronic devices. The halves are nicely molded with a smooth S-curve and cardboard inserts which conform to and are visible through the clear halves. The halves are heat sealed together at a peripheral seam and a hanging hole is formed at a top end of the packaging.
Well, the packaging looks nice and probably is inexpensive to manufacture. The halves are vacuum formed automatically, the cardboard inserts are machine-inserted into the open packaging, the camera and component parts (prepackaged in a smaller, non-heat sealed hinged packaging) are machine-placed into the halves, and the peripheral seam is formed.
However, as you probably already know, this type of packaging is extremely difficult to open. Scissors are my "weapon of choice" when battling this type of packaging (knives can slip and cut vital body parts). The main problem in opening the packaging is that no room is allowed between the peripheral seam and the remainder of the packaging in which to insert the scissors. Additionally, the peripheral seam forms a channel which further complicates things. I had to cut from both ends of each side towards the middle of the side until the handle of the scissors hit the packaging and then rip the remaining part off. The plastic is somewhat stiff too which hinders the cutting process.
So what is my point… to "bitch" about how hard my life is? No, but rather to point out an opportunity for you independent inventors to improve the existing packaging. This is an example of an "everyday problem" encountered by millions of people. Can you imagine how many man-hours (or woman-hours) are wasted each year using this packaging? It is the type of problem (actually an opportunity for inventors to improve something with a proven large market potential – millions of packages on store shelves) you do not need to be an engineer or have a PhD. to solve the problem.
What improvements would be desirable? Well, the packaging needs to be secure in the stores so nobody can open it and steal the relatively small (easily pocketable) camera yet relatively easy to open after purchasing the product and taking it home. That is the improvement needed. You can think of your needs as a consumer and imagine the needs of the wholesalers/retailers.
However, some current (less obvious) features of the packaging need to be retained. This is where an Internet search can "fill in" some of the details that an engineer like myself is trained to do. The packaging must be made of low cost materials (e.g. clear sheet plastic) that allows manufacture (vacuum forming) on automated package molding equipment. The packaging must be usable with current packaging equipment (with minimal modifications) to automatically package and seal the camera and related parts therein. The packaging must look good to consumers and be both hangable from display hooks and be able to stand up on store shelves. The packaging must also be at least semi-rigid to allow stacking in boxes for shipping and to protect the camera. All of this could be found on the Internet doing some research on packaging of electronics for retail display and sale.
This is a prime opportunity: 1) there appears to be a real need for improved packaging for retail electronic products as is very easily demonstrated (a proven market for the product); 2) you do not need to be an engineer or a PhD. to work on this problem since it is not a complicated product; 3) the necessary background information is easily found doing a little research on the Internet; 4) prototypes can be made inexpensively using wooden molds and a vacuum forming machine; and 5) selling your improved packaging to manufacturers is likely a relatively easy sell if you show the benefits to them (they want to help consumers if it is of little or no additional cost to them).
Well, that is a wrap for today! By the way, the Flip Video Camera really works great! It is compact, easy to use, self-contained, and is reasonably priced (depends on which model you get). It records for one hour on solid-state memory and downloads videos directly through the USB port on your computer. I used it today to record my parrots Alex and Sebastian. They really "hmmed it up" for the camera and I am going to upload the video to my Facebook page. You can check out the various camera models at Amazon.com:
Best regards,
Brian R. Rayve
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