Makes it sound like he's a professional activist at an NGO or something.

@pratel yeah. How are you?

Annoyed. Everything seems to be going to \*\*\*\* in the world. You?

Also, this server has changed alot since I joined.

I remember when debate was actual conversations and not idiots calling everyone nazis and acting high-and-mighty. Ace has propagated it would seem.

Pratel have you heard of the "Utopia Delusion?"

No, but it sounds familiar somehow.

In short it is the idea that "We can acheive Utopia!" and then everything turns into Death Camps and food shortages.

I mean...yeah? That's like, the whole history of the 20th century.

Pratel are you familiar with the 3 day report requirement for Background Checks on firearm sales?

Not really. But I think the name says enough. Some kind of waiting period?

Google truly has transformed the world

Are you just here to troll?

Google understands reality which is why they are more progressive

They have all the worlds data

Yeah, you're just a troll. It has nothing to do with the fact that when anybody says anything *sllliiiiggghhhhtttllllyyyy* out of line they get canned (see: James Damore). I'll leave it up to the reader to figure out what happens when an organization is run by ideologues who purge all opposition.

They do market research in bulk and you don’t think they wouldn’t have an understanding of reality

I'm sure Gillette has market research too. Social dynamics play at major institutions and the left is very good at bullying people.

Some people get the boot because they suck

@pratel If a background check has something of concern pop up then the FBI has three days to investigate it and either give an all clear or a NO-go. This is done so that there is a "Fire lite under the agents" to make sure they do their job in a timely manor.

Ok. Is there a reason you brought it up?

@RekItRalph Go collect your Soros Bucks Ya troll.

We have people arguing that the government should be given power over people's lives in more direct fashions and this is the kind of black mail the law has to implement to get the government agents to do their job in the first place.

@RekItRalph You aren't even arguing anything. Though you do do a good job of licking Google's Bootheels. What if I told you I know of a faction in Google looking to quietly suppress Sander's bid for the Presidency because the higher ups have an "in" with key figures in the establishment.

@Khanclansith Oh yes, Government largesse. That and corruption are the two biggest constants in government.

Right, That is why I brought up that topic.

Ever heard of Public Choice Economics? Interesting stuff. I'm actually thinking it should be applied to the private sector too.

Very interesting conclusions. Things like "voting doesn't work and people don't bother paying attention, so we should shrink the government so they learn about the stuff that they have to"

Sounds somewhat familiar I will look it up.

It's a very libertarian school. An attempt to apply economics to political science.

Was that tossed around by the Tea Party people?

So many words so few sources

Have you read Alfred's Book of Doom?

Free speech is kind of nice if you like fucking with neanderthals

I love how right wing publications make a bunch of autistic connections

No I haven't. I don't know if public choice was passed around the tea party. I wouldn't be surprised. I heard about it because there was a hit piece written a couple years ago on one of it's main figures.

Alfred had a section of Laws that nominally are still in effect in the UK, and according to the Book of Doom, no one in the UK is a citizen. The Clause Citizens bear arms while slaves are executed for having arms was latter brought into use in the US for the second amendment. The idea isn't unique to King Alfred's Book of Doom.

lol.

Also, does anyone miss the days when you could have a good conversation without lefty trolls interjecting and contradicting themselves every couple posts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB4K0scMysc

Queen just captures the note right in this case.

Found this the other day. This is kinda amusing.
https://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/335

The story of Mastadon and what happened when Japan found refuge on Mastodon for lolicon (it did not go over well).

Can’t wait til free speech allows us to use you guys as our Google fu punching bag