The initiation of violence against morally innocent humans is by definition immoral.Assertion is not argument, after all.
It's an axiomatic statement.
The initiation of violence against morally innocent humans is by definition immoral.Assertion is not argument, after all.
Corporations are fictions made legal by government and foisted onto the public within the State that it rules. It is one way to organize social interaction, not the only. Oh, and you do understand it was your beloved Central Bank who bailed the worse of them out during the GFC. If I had my way, there'd be no Central Bank, and those companies would be gone. There'd be NO GoldmanSux or GenerousMotors. They'd be things of the past, making way for the newer and better.as your feedstock of corporate capitalist "intellectual" efforts directs your attention in these political times
Firstly, my own family is "unwhite" (although washed). Not to mention many Syrians, Iranians etc... would probably be considered white. I'm not sure what your perception of "White" is.... to you. As for Germany and Sweden, they have their own indigenous populations, each with their own Ethnicity. You know, that whole 'culture' thing in the 'multiculturalism'. Within these populations, it seems to me, that men are fair game for denigration (let's see how that works out for them). And sure, I generalized, many Germans and Swedes are White-ish. But, to be fair, they needn't be, so long as they're male, they're fair game.Because that is your denigrating observation of the great unwashed and unwhite horde whose degradation of Germany and Sweden you await with satisfaction, so far: that they will not keep their end of the bargain with the society they have entered, they will take advantage and not pay their way. Are they, too, innocent? Would it be immoral of Germany to deport them, or jail them if they insist on attempting to mooch and leech?
Nonsense. The German economy was healthy and growing, among the strongest in the world, prior to WWI.michael said:Income Tax and Central Banks destroyed the German economy, ushering in WWI
By people who haven't bothered to consider the cost of slaves, or the benefits of more efficient employment of them, or the uses of machinery. Sounds like one of your sources - does it tell you that slavery was invented by Central Banking and Income Taxes? So the Romans didn't invent even a workable number system and an abacus, let alone a digital computer, because they had slaves around to do their arithmetic for them?michael said:You know, there's an argument that's been made, that the primary reason why the people of the Roman Empire never invented the steam engines that led to the first industrial revolution, is because of the abundance of Slaves.
They predicted the social problems of mechanization? They didn't know how to get rid of excess slaves? Now you're being silly.michael said:There was no need to deal with the social problems that arise, so long as there was a plentiful supply of Slaves.
If nobody has developed those things in five thousand years, it probably isn't because a couple of Western cultures stopped them by figuring out fiat currency recently.michael said:Reliance on Centralized violence (Government) in the form of fiat currency (Central Banks/Income Tax/Bonds) not only eliminates the need to invent new better and fairer currencies, it undermines any attempts to deal with our social problems morally
No, they wouldn't. They would never have existed, nor anything like them.michael said:If I had my way, there'd be no Central Bank, and those companies would be gone. There'd be NO GoldmanSux or GenerousMotors. They'd be things of the past, making way for the newer and better.
LOLNonsense. The German economy was healthy and growing, among the strongest in the world, prior to WWI.
Then war came. And was lost. And then the Treaty of Versailles - reparations, on top of war's destruction in the losing. And then the US stock market crash, unregulated banking and free market capitalism taking down Germany's main economic support. And that was a decade after WWI, not "ushering it in".michael said:I'm sure it was. Then reality set in
You still have no idea what the German economy was like in 1914. You haven't even bothered to check.michael said:Note: In 1929 our Central Bank fueled Roaring 20s looked like a 'healthy and growing economy - hell, strongest in the world'; then reality set in.
It's not involved. There is no such experiment in ideology as your fantasy world would have.michael said:Well, let's see what sort of data our experiment gives us. We can measure economic performance, social trust, violent crime and rape, GDP, depression, theft, happiness, drug abuse, literacy.... all sorts of things ... We'll see where "Democratic" Socialism takes Sweden and Germany across the next couple of decades.
US social programs have been contracting for thirty years now. Why do you think that is going to change all of a sudden?michael said:We have lived with a century of Progressive Socialism (of course there's never enough - always room for more) and I see no reason for Government to do anything other than expand our 'Social' programs.
As a matter of fact, it MUST.
Maybe he didn't get the memo? Magic Thinking Socialists are in charge of Europe now. Anyway, everyone knows cuckolded Europeans are ripe for the picking. Just ask the millions and millions of 20-35 year old men pouring in to get their Rainbow barfing Unicorns.As Europe’s migrant crisis grows far and wide, many are recalling the late Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi’s gloom prophecy made several months before his violent death. “Now, listen you, people of NATO. You’re bombing a wall which stood in the way of African migration to Europe, and in the way of Al-Qaeda terrorists. This wall was Libya. You‘re breaking it. You’re idiots, and you will burn in Hell for thousands of migrants from Africa and for supporting Al-Qaeda. It will be so. I never lie. And I do not lie now,” said Gaddafi in an open letter obtained by the Russian daily Zavtra and published in May 2011, several months before the Lybian leader was killed.
Do MOAR Europe!International NGO Oxfam has slammed world governments for failing to "adequately" deal with the refugee crisis, saying that EU countries should do their fair share instead of shifting the responsibility to poorer nations. Calling on world powers "to do more to help those forced to flee their homes," the UK-based agency launched a new campaign on Wednesday aiming to push European countries to increase their efforts in helping refugees. Having accused the governments of indifference, the organization has warned that instead of finding a proper response to the crisis, European politicians are "turning their backs on the suffering of millions of people and in some instances taking active measures to prevent refugees from reaching their borders." "Oxfam points out that the recent deal between European governments and Turkey which has left thousands of men, women and children detained in Greece in often appalling conditions, goes against the spirit of international law and sets a dangerous precedent," the agency said in its press release.
In Gary, Indiana circa 1972 I walked to school every day starting in kindergarten.Coincidentally, this popped up today: Why Are Japanese Kids Able to Walk to School Alone?
What? Say it ain't so?!Sadly, by third grade a housing project had been built right behind my house and a kid pulled a knife on me on the way to school. Then we got to participate in that proud American tradition: White flight. We moved to another town.
The manner in which Socialism (Democratic, Progressive, or otherwise) destroys society appears to be somewhat particular to time and place. I was told, Chinese visiting Japan in the 1980s would remark: If you want to learn about Communism, go to Japan. The Japanese had it all figured out. Or, thought that had. Luckily, when push came to shove, the ruling elite (unlike those in Europe) weren't willing to sacrifice the entire society on the pyre of "Extend and Pretend". Thank the Gawds too.The press release announced that police intend to equip young women with wristbands with the slogan “don’t touch me”. This will happen over the summer, at festivals and other events for young people. “By wearing these wristbands,” Sweden’s police chief said, “young women will be able to make a stand”. It is unclear how effective the wristbands, which read “don’t touch me” in Swedish, will be in preventing attacks, as the majority of sex attack perpetrators are thought to be recent migrants who are unlikely to be able to read them (or even read).
Mr. Eliasson suggested that by wearing these accessories, women would also be able to “draw attention to the issue [of sexual assault], and urge those affected to report”. A Swedish police report released last month noted that the country had the worst rates of sexual violence against women in Europe. The report acknowledged migrants were responsible for the bulk of the problem but the police were accused of making excuses for the perpetrators.
The manner in which you use the word "socialism", on the other hand, has nothing to do with any aspect of reality except a desire by the funders of the Cato Institute to pay lower income taxes.michael said:The manner in which Socialism (Democratic, Progressive, or otherwise) destroys society appears to be somewhat particular to time and place. I was told, Chinese visiting Japan in the 1980s would remark: If you want to learn about Communism, go to Japan
LOLThe manner in which you use the word "socialism", on the other hand, has nothing to do with any aspect of reality except a desire by the funders of the Cato Institute to pay lower income taxes.
What? Giving up on Democratic Socialist Poster-Child Sweden already?!Ok, maybe racial and immigration stuff, which you seem to use as a trigger to generate the word "socialist". For some reason you seem to think that Sweden's immigration policy is "socialist", for example, and that counts as an aspect of reality.
Interesting observation of theirs, isn't it? Of course Japan wasn't communist - maybe that's the point. Maybe, just maybe, it's not reasonable to employ the Government's special ability to initiate violence against morally innocent people and expect to achieve any sort of 'social good'.Seriously - Japanese communism ? There hasn't been a shadow of communism in Japan in a thousand years.
Those tricks are expensive and inconvenient. They want more direct tax relief. And you are among their tools to get it.michael said:You love your conspiracy theories. Believe me, anyone with enough money to found the Cato Institute or other think tanks, have more than enough resources to legally lower their taxes
Comedy.michael said:What? Giving up on Democratic Socialist Poster-Child Sweden already?!
No. For starters, it's not "theirs" - it's another out of context and unsourced third or fourth hand anecdotal claim from you, and all the ones I've checked you got wrong to some degree.michael said:Interesting observation of theirs, isn't it?
Which is obviously bullshit. In Sweden, rape is broadly defined, victims of rape report the crime to the police in high percentages, and the police keep accurate and thorough records. That doesn't happen in very many places. It's a characteristic of honest and competent government.michael said:The country is now informally known as the rape capital of Europe and has one of the worst rape problems in the world, surpassed only by Lesotho in Southern Africa.
No. An insight into the mind of the American tool. The kind of person who links to Breitbart, still, after all that sewage and lies they ate from that site over the years. An acquired taste, apparently.michael said:An insight into the mind of a Progressive Socialist.
Which never existed. There hasn't been socialism in Japan for a thousand years.michael said:Of course, the Japanese economy was/is still living with the repercussions of Japanese Socialism from the 1980s
If you check, you will find it due to a failure to regulate capitalist banking and a blinkered refusal to act according to the principles of Keynesian economic governance when caught in the consequent liquidity trap. An active rejection of basic socialist principles, in other words, as has been characteristic of Japan throughout the modern era.micheal said:As for Japan, the economy is and will continue to struggle. IMO this is mostly / probably due to the distorted price-mechanism back in the 80s
Try this: they weren't. They don't. Your fantasies, long adrift from history, are losing their mooring in even current day to day reality.michael said:How the Swedes were conned into hating their own culture is beyond me.
Not the monocultural Middle Eastern societies. Or the monocultural Mexican societies. Or the local monocultural American societies.michael said:Not to mention, you can actually let your 7 year old child walk to the train station, ride 40 minutes, get off and walk to wherever without worrying they'll be raped. Just one of those nice little perks of living in a monocultureal society.
Meanwhile in the real world Progressive Socialist paradise Sweden:Your fantasies, long adrift from history, are losing their mooring in even current day to day reality.
Let's just reiterate what the solution to this problem is: 100% total elimination of the Welfare State. That, and only that, is the peaceful solution to this problem. Or, you can continue down this road. At the end of which is posted a sign that reads: Welcome To Amurika B*tches!!!'He grabbed me, then touched my genitals. Girls were crying everywhere': 17-year-old tells of horror after mob of 'foreign youths' sexually assault 35 females as young as 12 at Swedish music festival. ‘I have reported this to the police, but it feels like a drop in the ocean. I saw girls that came crying from the audience, including an old childhood friend who is two years younger. She cried so much that it broke my heart.’