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2019-08-28 16:28:00 UTC

I meant to say it is all over! Parliament is shut- he has progued parliament

2019-08-28 16:28:11 UTC

Hallilujah!

2019-08-28 16:33:18 UTC

Parliament is not prorogued until sometime between the 9th and 12th Sept.

2019-08-28 16:34:44 UTC

Stop posting in funny languages love

2019-08-28 16:34:58 UTC

We didn't build an empire to read bloody gibberish

2019-08-28 16:55:28 UTC

I am actually not Norwegian but almost there. I believe in you lot though. I just love my king

2019-08-29 04:06:18 UTC

September Eleventh Massages?

2019-08-29 05:23:26 UTC

How do yโ€™all feel about this?

Nice article, though a bit abstract I would say. I do not reallly have any points to make on it. Maybe that I thought this was common knowlege about the nature of liberal education, but maybe that has indeed been starting to get lost in United States? I would not know, I am not an American.

Intresting video, I only really have three points on it: First, Myth #4 is simply not adressed. He doesnt give any reason why the US government could go bankrupt, which he doesnt do because it cant, the US is monetary sovereign and could simply decide not to pay its debts or print the money that she owes in dollars to her lenders. After all 1000 dollar debt is just 1000 dollar bills, not the value of said 1000 dollars. Second, the statement about government created inflation is a gross oversimplication and the entire part about how inflation is a 'tax on your savings' is just wrong. Inflation is a natural part of how modern economies grow. After all, inflation 'happens' every time a loan is extended by a bank, which then has to cover her increased liabilities by borrowing money from the central bank or others at a certain intrest rate (this is the federal intrest rate). Generally speaking inflation rates around 2% are normal. The fact that this man calls inflation a 'tax' is just wrong, the government doesnt recieve any of your lost savings nor does it set a law to collect that revenue.. Inflation is just the increase in prices of goods over time, the fact that your income is not increasing is a completly different issue.

The second part on Taxation too contains errors. The point about how governments can't raise tax income but only tax rates is wrong, after all, there are many first world countries that collect far more than the 19% gdp in taxes. The graph that he uses to illustrate the American governments 'tax ceiling' is very intresting, it is called 'Hauser's law' and he simplifies it to '17%' overall, completly ignoring the significant shifts in percentages on raised revenue that have happend through the year, often between 1 and 2 percent points (16 to 19,5 percent). He also uses a single example of high-low taxes, top marginal income taxes, to illustrate this discrepancy, but this tax is very 'flexible' for reasons that are similar to the graphs he presents after that. In those graphs we can see how collected tax per capita is actually lower or does not change much as tax rate increases. (continue this later)

2019-08-29 22:41:18 UTC

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/613769462633463808/616764339445170209/b21.png

is it wrong to think that the world needs a disaster or a outbreak of some sort

maybe one day the progression of our species will be too much and it will backfire.

make sure the progression doesn't get that far, whatever it is.

Why break the world in a time where we have everything or enough. It will just be eternal madness.

2019-08-30 15:47:17 UTC

I dunno about disaster but we could use a minor ice age

unless of course everyone could get along, which is bullshit.

2019-08-30 15:48:33 UTC

but since actual ice age is soon due, we might get more than that

2019-08-30 15:50:12 UTC

I do believe that no regulation, petition or ridiculous UN rules could stop the inevitable, late stage technology. Where anyone could use any weapon, extremely lethal. Why go that way? why let us go that far and then somehow think we can live together at that point.

2019-08-30 15:52:48 UTC

Nah. You can control the material that's needed.

2019-08-30 15:53:11 UTC

(needed for weapons of mass destruction)

2019-08-30 15:54:28 UTC

The issue for would-be terrorists is, when there are no easy to follow tutorials, you need to be really smart to put things together.

*cough* CIA *cough*

2019-08-30 15:55:26 UTC

If a government is involved, it's not really terorism.

2019-08-30 15:55:31 UTC

that's just warefare.

2019-08-30 15:56:11 UTC

Like, there was that guy that was building a cruise missile in his garage.

2019-08-30 15:56:38 UTC

So some stuff is already quite doable.

To be honest, it's when shit becomes widely available, like apple products.

2019-08-30 15:57:22 UTC

Yep. And that can be largely controlled.

Don't believe many foresaw social media.

and its addicting features etc

2019-08-30 15:58:41 UTC

Maybe if something like replicator were doable, I'd more afraid.

2019-08-30 15:58:53 UTC

But I don't think anything approaching that can be done.

make sure the progression doesn't get that far, **whatever it is.**

depletion of resources, overpopulation?

2019-08-30 15:59:44 UTC

I really doubt that 3d printing steel is cheaply doable.

I mean there are tons of things that needs to be stopped before we reach that phase.

2019-08-30 16:00:44 UTC

and w/o affordable 3d printing of high quality specific steel alloys, many things are not doable

2019-08-30 16:01:05 UTC

Resources are not a problem

ehhhhhhhhh

2019-08-30 16:02:10 UTC

Maybe water, in the grand scheme, because that's more rare in our solar system than on earth. At least I think it was water.

2019-08-30 16:02:28 UTC

Or maybe it was nitrogen

2019-08-30 16:03:42 UTC

carbohydrates are quite common, as are metals

2019-08-30 23:41:37 UTC
2019-08-30 23:42:52 UTC

*"The color should be yellow, bright against the revolutionary red backdrop. Yellow, he says, also implied New China belongs to the Chinese people, a "**yellow race**"."*

2019-08-30 23:43:04 UTC

<:hyperthink:462282519883284480>

2019-08-30 23:45:00 UTC

are they racist against themselves

2019-08-30 23:45:31 UTC

It's ok if the ching-chongy people say it

2019-08-30 23:46:03 UTC

understandable

2019-08-30 23:46:36 UTC

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/613769462633463808/617143157586526229/wall_of_china_racist.jpg

2019-08-31 02:20:02 UTC

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/613769462633463808/617181770932158465/Cult_Behavior.jpg

2019-08-31 02:21:47 UTC

Religion doesnt have 1. & 2. & 3. & 4.?

2019-08-31 02:23:35 UTC

/sigh
-_-

2019-08-31 02:24:06 UTC

"Religion "

*which* religion?

2019-08-31 02:24:39 UTC

um... all of them pretty much? lets go with catholic church for a specific example

2019-08-31 02:24:44 UTC

look, we're arguing in circles & the convo has moved on

2019-08-31 02:26:22 UTC

so complaince with group... is why people rush to rome when the pope is dying... the pope is the 'living' leader.. tho GOD is the real leader... if you arent catholic your less likely to go to heaven in their version... thus devaluing outsiders... and they excommunicate dissenters

2019-08-31 02:27:22 UTC

so is this a cult or a religion if your using those 4 as definition of a cult

2019-08-31 03:20:46 UTC
2019-08-31 03:44:20 UTC

what's ur MOS?

2019-08-31 03:49:07 UTC

@Goodwood of Dankโ„ข 11B but im in a ceramonial unit atm

2019-08-31 03:49:09 UTC

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/613769462633463808/617204200325251086/9k.png

2019-08-31 03:49:20 UTC

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2019-08-31 03:49:32 UTC

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2019-08-31 03:51:11 UTC
2019-08-31 03:51:43 UTC

Yeah im also pretty new and only got in the army round march

2019-08-31 03:51:53 UTC

So i still need to go through ROP

2019-08-31 03:52:25 UTC

ROP?

2019-08-31 03:52:48 UTC

Its how they train us to do cerimonial duties

2019-08-31 03:53:14 UTC

So then, you're at least 5'10".

2019-08-31 03:54:10 UTC

Yeah 5,11 ive seen smaller guys here but thats because army was just sendin us failures everywhere they could fit us

2019-08-31 03:54:32 UTC

Uhhh...

2019-08-31 03:54:56 UTC

Thats a talk for another day

2019-08-31 06:17:04 UTC

Hullo.

2019-08-31 18:36:36 UTC

**RACE WAR NOW**

2019-08-31 18:49:06 UTC

Now ***this*** is a good political platform!

2019-08-31 18:49:21 UTC
2019-08-31 18:49:37 UTC

You think I should leave that in the manifesto?

2019-08-31 20:19:30 UTC

Imply it

2019-08-31 20:19:42 UTC

make it clear to the ppl in the know

2019-08-31 20:39:33 UTC

Okay.

2019-08-31 20:39:41 UTC

Coded language. Good idea.

2019-09-01 06:32:15 UTC

@โ˜ฉ โœ  Valka โœ  โ˜ฉ#9579 ```I do belive that no regulation, petition or ridiculous UN rules could stop the inevitable, late stage technology. Where anyone would use any weapon, extremely leathal . Why go that way?```


Europe will do it because look how peaceful it is on the Irish border. They will get an army and test weapons right there.

Apparently, 58% of Irish people are frightened Europe are going to make a hard border.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/brexit/brexit-and-the-border-all-hell-is-going-to-break-loose-1.4002947?mode=amp

2019-09-01 06:38:03 UTC

I mean, I think that's why people don't want to be in Europe because of the army they want to build . It's not a joke.

The UK , have expressed on several occasions they won't because they are devolving parliament. Meaning giving more powers to Northern Ireland. This includes their own security. But the money will come from Westminster. The constitution will come from Westminster.

It's better than waiting your turn in a pool of 28 other countries, for state money.

2019-09-01 06:39:53 UTC

The EU has done the old fashioned thing and created austerity. Even in Ireland. I think the UK have paid enough and I have seen how things have manifested in Macedonia and the Greek border. Europe will also use their army and weapons there.

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