CILONE/SK

She’s another one I lost when I stopped using Facebook.

I have no problem with that, except for it is easily corrupted when one person uses their money to overpower other people, which is what happened and is happening now. Billionaires are reaping all the benefits and have made it impossible for the large majority of the world to pursue anything other than helping the billionaires make more money. I do not think giving them the ability of more freedom in the markets, will change this from continuing to happen. It will make it worse.

Where’s symbols? I wonder where her travels have brought her.

I think the world is way past traditional definitions of what is going on. Those definitions could not foresee what is happening on such a massive scale. And I do not think more power to the government is the answer. I am not sure there is an answer. I just do not think that giving corporations or billionaires more money or the ability to make more more is the answer. In my opinion, that have shown that checks and balances do not work and are easily bought out.

I used to stay up with her on Facebook, but that ended when I turned my Facebook off. Last I heard she was staying clean and doing some nanny thing in Austin.

For real, I do not support the taking over of everything that commercial entities have done. I think they have moved way past government control and become worldwide. No amount of government is likely to stop them in their pursuit of profits. The unseen hand of the markets do nothing to stop them, since the financial markets are not being tied to the will of the people. This is why I blame capitalism. I see and understand why people are worried about the reach of the government, but I think that time has long gone, since the money from capitalism has disrupted all aspects of our life’s, to include the government. Billionaires control media and for the most part pick who is elected at all levels. In my mind capitalism bought our government and is using it as a tool for their own profit and control. The government is just a tool for capitalism and is not able to force its own will anymore.

Haha. I just got too old to get into it like I used to in Crossfire.

Homework Went to local music fest. Tone Loc was one of the acts. He sucked, and I was disappointed. Pit bull was there too. Not my scene. Tickets were free.

Maybe because you weren’t in Ch 0 back then, but Tease was around regularly. I remember posting some old school gif of him, or at least what we all thought he looked like. Could have been him, not really sure. In early days, the interwebz was still young and sometimes people posted their real pics. Definitely wasn’t DAO.

Mercer, can you show us on this anatomically correct doll where the government touched you?

I didn’t lose an argument. I am just choosing not to engage with someone that doesn't come to the table with an open mind. Even in this short exchange, you only reply to things you think you have a valid response to. Except you never actually address anything except for Socialism is bad. Government is bad. Capitalism is good. But you will never address how corporations are literally ruining the world for profit. Do do you own a MAGA hat?

It’s not that I am not smart enough, it is that you will never change anything you think based on anything from someone on here. What I find is funny is that you link to an article that you knew nothing about, just because you thought it proved your point. Thanks for for reminding me what a pretentious hipster you are. I haven’t been around a lot and forgot, but you definitely reminded me of that.

What about corporate corruption that screws people over for the highest money they can get? Sounds again like capitalism.

I didn’t say you were right. This is why I hate talking to libertarians, it is always an all or nothing situation for them. I also didn’t say I was offended. I said you lost credibility. Do you know what you are talking about, since you do not even know who you are linking from and the biases that they have, which are blatantly out there for all to see? Or do you just look for things that support your viewpoint, and ignore anything else?

Venezuela got screwed by outside interests in their oil. They got their hooks into corrupt leadership, which then juiced it for all the money they could get. Sounds like capitalism to me.

I do think you are wrong in thinking that socialism and government control are what brought Venezuela down. I think corruption and capitalism in the world are what did that. The same as it has done for anyplace that has oil, and won’t give it to the rich elite in the world. Glenn Beck is the father of the tea party, which were the fore runners of this current form of the Republican Party. He used fear and propaganda to push his nonsense on Fox News until they pushed him out. He stated blaze news after that. Yes too too much government can be bad and restricting, but if you think that any government is bad, there really is no talking to you about it. I have found that Libertarians can be quite delusional in their beliefs. So you do you. I really don’t feel like getting into it with a libertarian.

Not because of different view, but because him and people like him, twist and change facts to suite their point of view, to the point that you never know what is truth or not. His attacks on Obama and tea party nonsense are why we are stuck with a Republican Party that has gone insane. But feel free to believe anything they say. I gave up long time ago trying to change the minds of people that refuse to think rationally.

Not saying your wrong, but any link to anything from Glenn Beck or his news page (The Blaze) loses credibility to me. But you do you.

I’ve seen the commercial for these frequently, but never seen one in real life. A ton of mountain bikers here, so that might be why no one I know has one.

It always amazes me at the stupid shit some people deceive themselves into believing. My state seems to draw a lot of people that believe one stupid thing or another. Yesterday I met a guy sitting next to me and my wife at a bar. Seemed cool. He just moved here from South Dakota. After talking to him for a little bit, I asked him what made him move here. He said his church sent him to homestead. Fucking cults.

One of these days, I’m going to get up to where you are at. Not too long of a drive for me. But life happens. I was just talking to someone about taking a camping trip up there. If if you get down to where I’m at, let me know.

Just dropped a deuce. Went back to ipad on bed.

Protester told me about this and I had to check it out. I will definitely get one.

I joined right after that screenshot. I was home on leave from the Army, and visiting a wall in Bridgeport CT. A writer Sket told me about here. Been here ever since.