Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:The only time an EC worked as "intended".
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by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:41 am
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:The only time an EC worked as "intended".
by Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:02 am
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:The only time an EC worked as "intended".
by The East Marches II » Sun Jan 05, 2020 2:45 am
Farnhamia wrote:Fahran wrote:Iran escalated it by killing Americans and attacking an American embassy in the past few months. We killed the man responsible for coordinating the proxies that carried out those attacks in retaliation. He was one of their more talented and experienced military men and the person who takes his place will likely be less competent. He's also a symbol to the people who have been killing Americans. There was definitely a concrete gain in killing him. Doing nothing as a foreign power kills your people because you don't want them to kill more of your people is the textbook definition of appeasement.
He was one of Iran's most experienced and talented military minds. The replacement will not have the same pedigree or status.
Yes, well ...The guy who wrote the article linked above wrote:One day they may name a street after President Trump in Tehran. Why? Because Trump just ordered the assassination of possibly the dumbest man in Iran and the most overrated strategist in the Middle East: Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
Think of the miscalculations this guy made. In 2015, the United States and the major European powers agreed to lift virtually all their sanctions on Iran, many dating back to 1979, in return for Iran halting its nuclear weapons program for a mere 15 years, but still maintaining the right to have a peaceful nuclear program. It was a great deal for Iran. Its economy grew by over 12 percent the next year. And what did Suleimani do with that windfall?
He and Iran’s supreme leader launched an aggressive regional imperial project that made Iran and its proxies the de facto controlling power in Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad and Sana. This freaked out U.S. allies in the Sunni Arab world and Israel — and they pressed the Trump administration to respond. Trump himself was eager to tear up any treaty forged by President Obama, so he exited the nuclear deal and imposed oil sanctions on Iran that have now shrunk the Iranian economy by almost 10 percent and sent unemployment over 16 percent.
All that for the pleasure of saying that Tehran can call the shots in Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad and Sana. What exactly was second prize?
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:08 am
by Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:25 am
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
Saw it the first time. Boring … is that the point you're trying to make?
When I say the only time an EC system worked as "intended" was when Urho Kekkonen won the Finnish presidency with 259 votes out of 300 vs his main opponent's 25, what does it say about my contempt for the relic of the British gentry class?
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:26 am
Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:When I say the only time an EC system worked as "intended" was when Urho Kekkonen won the Finnish presidency with 259 votes out of 300 vs his main opponent's 25, what does it say about my contempt for the relic of the British gentry class?
The 1980 US Presidential election was a blowout of similar proportions. 489 to 49.
by Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:31 am
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:34 am
by Nobel Hobos 2 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:39 am
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
Perhaps a constitution that can be amended without a miracle?
Perhaps too easy tho. The government can simply pass a bill and it's changed ..?
Or maybe because FPTP EC's as devised by the English gentry are inherently broken in the age of political parties.
by Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States » Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:25 am
by Austria-Bohemia-Hungary » Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:27 am
by Valrifell » Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:46 am
Galloism wrote:Valrifell wrote:
Communication is a natural byproduct of human intelligence, given that many other forms of life can communicate. Language in particular is interesting because there's evidence that it's one of those things that was inevitable, there was no conscious drive to develop language. Just pure evolutionary biology, baby.
"Language is man made" is a gross oversimplification of a poorly understood origin story, at best. It's also terribly misleading.
So, humans have a right to communication since the ability to communicate is an innate, inherit, and direct byproduct of human sentience. Guns are indirectly made from human ingenuity, they aren't in the same category of rights.
Um, making better weapons is an innate, inherit, and direct byproduct of human sentience - of which guns are a part.
Much like posting on the internet is an innate, inherit, and direct byproduct of human sentience which created language, and technology that allowed us to throw it much further.
by Ifreann » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:24 pm
by Gig em Aggies » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:28 pm
Ifreann wrote:Reports on social media that Iranians, regardless of citizenship status, are being detained at length and questioned intensively at US border crossings and ports of entry. Dozens of Iranian-Americans were reportedly detained at the US/Canada border as they returned from an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. This is CBP allegedly acting in accordance with an order from DHS.
by Nakena » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:29 pm
Ifreann wrote:Reports on social media that Iranians, regardless of citizenship status, are being detained at length and questioned intensively at US border crossings and ports of entry. Dozens of Iranian-Americans were reportedly detained at the US/Canada border as they returned from an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. This is CBP allegedly acting in accordance with an order from DHS.
by Fartsniffage » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:30 pm
Gig em Aggies wrote:Ifreann wrote:Reports on social media that Iranians, regardless of citizenship status, are being detained at length and questioned intensively at US border crossings and ports of entry. Dozens of Iranian-Americans were reportedly detained at the US/Canada border as they returned from an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. This is CBP allegedly acting in accordance with an order from DHS.
its not likely true I work for DHS and never heard jack it could also be people trying to spread fear and distrust among the CBP and try to get the people turning against them.
by Gormwood » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:31 pm
Fartsniffage wrote:Gig em Aggies wrote:its not likely true I work for DHS and never heard jack it could also be people trying to spread fear and distrust among the CBP and try to get the people turning against them.
It's being reported by CAIR.
https://www.cair.com/breaking_cair_wa_a ... u_s_border
by Vassenor » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 pm
Nakena wrote:Ifreann wrote:Reports on social media that Iranians, regardless of citizenship status, are being detained at length and questioned intensively at US border crossings and ports of entry. Dozens of Iranian-Americans were reportedly detained at the US/Canada border as they returned from an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. This is CBP allegedly acting in accordance with an order from DHS.
Post sauce.
by Fartsniffage » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 pm
Gormwood wrote:Fartsniffage wrote:
It's being reported by CAIR.
https://www.cair.com/breaking_cair_wa_a ... u_s_border
"LOL CAIR" in 3... 2... 1...
by Nakena » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 pm
Fartsniffage wrote:Gig em Aggies wrote:its not likely true I work for DHS and never heard jack it could also be people trying to spread fear and distrust among the CBP and try to get the people turning against them.
It's being reported by CAIR.
https://www.cair.com/breaking_cair_wa_a ... u_s_border
by Ifreann » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:34 pm
Gig em Aggies wrote:Ifreann wrote:Reports on social media that Iranians, regardless of citizenship status, are being detained at length and questioned intensively at US border crossings and ports of entry. Dozens of Iranian-Americans were reportedly detained at the US/Canada border as they returned from an Iranian pop concert in Vancouver. This is CBP allegedly acting in accordance with an order from DHS.
its not likely true I work for DHS and never heard jack
it could also be people trying to spread fear and distrust among the CBP and try to get the people turning against them.
by Bear Stearns » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:35 pm
by Vassenor » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:35 pm
Nakena wrote:Fartsniffage wrote:
It's being reported by CAIR.
https://www.cair.com/breaking_cair_wa_a ... u_s_border
Yeah not gonna buy it. CAIR is also designated a terrorist organization by the UAE and has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_o ... _Relations
Gormwood wrote:"LOL CAIR" in 3... 2... 1...
by Ifreann » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:36 pm
Nakena wrote:Fartsniffage wrote:
It's being reported by CAIR.
https://www.cair.com/breaking_cair_wa_a ... u_s_border
Yeah not gonna buy it. CAIR is also designated a terrorist organization by the UAE and has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_o ... _Relations
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