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3201  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Europe, you reap what you sow... on: March 25, 2016, 11:58:46 AM
It is surprising how brainwashed these Germans are. During the recent state elections, the only anti-immigrant party (AfD) received a huge surge in support (scoring 24.5% in Sachsen-Anhalt, 15.0% in Baden-Württemberg, and 12.6% in Rheinland-Pfalz), but still the pro-immigrant ones (SPD, CDU, Greens.etc) received enough support to form state governments in all the three states. Low IQ people deserve extermination. No sympathies.

Cause you know they have a low IQ? It seems to me that you don't even know what your talking about...
3202  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Women beating men; is it common? on: March 25, 2016, 11:53:07 AM
In a lot of places if you call the police for a woman assaulting you as a man, you go to jail. You could be drenched in blood and swollen with a knife sticking out of you some times and it makes no difference.

Whaou, something on which I agree with Tecshare! I guess shit happens ^^

But yeah, problem is that men raped/beaten can't even go to the police! If they call the police, at best the woman will never be taken to court, most of the time the police officer will simply laugh and sometimes he will be the one in trouble for violence or rape...
3203  Other / Politics & Society / Re: France Arrests Citizen Tied to Terrorist Plot in ‘Advanced Stages’ on: March 25, 2016, 11:50:19 AM
Yeah, it's exactly like the "person of interest" series.

Police comes, arrest everyone, then go. You got no information and no rights. But it's for "the safety of the nation" so it's all cool right? Roll Eyes
3204  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Greek priest Nectarios: "The jewish lobbies bring muslims to Europe" on: March 25, 2016, 11:48:34 AM
Guy, your article is in greek and you put no comment... Your thread should be moved in local.
3205  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Trump Wall on: March 25, 2016, 11:47:20 AM
As most of us know, Donald Trump has made many points about this wall we wants to build on the mexican border. Although he states the wall could cost between $8-$15 Billion, current research has suggested it could cost around $80 Billion. Thoughts?
Current RESEARCH?

this is a construction project and it's not that complicated.

Seven hundred miles, assuming 15B is $3750 PER FOOT....

Who counts with foot? Don't even know how much it does... Please start evolving to modern science...

So after research it makes 10 000$ per meter. Doesn't seem incredible to me. Especially considering the price of defending the wall :/
3206  Other / Politics & Society / Re: people care for Brussels more than Ankara ! on: March 25, 2016, 11:42:21 AM
turkey is the #1 sponsor of terrorism and deserves everything it gets

No, #1 sponsor is USA, first weapons seller and first country to create and train terrorists. Which would mean, by your logic, that Americans deserve 100% the 9/11 attacks. Especially considering they're the one who trained Sadam...
3207  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Do you hate muslems? on: March 25, 2016, 11:37:28 AM
I hate the ancestor of muslims not the present one. No one is born evil you know.

Except ginger people - they have no souls  Cheesy

Which makes them not evil cause you can't be evil if he doesn't have a soul Wink

Anyway, the question in itself is stupid, you can't justify the hate of a general population.
3208  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The Trump Wall on: March 25, 2016, 11:32:07 AM
We already have a wall with Mexico... They bore holes through, under and over the wall every day...

The problem with building a wall is defending the wall...

Unless you use armed guards and shoot anyone who crosses, it is only a bluff...

The question is, should we turn into nazi Germany by shooting anyone who tries crossing the wall?
you fire warning shots into the air then shoot at the invaders if the warnings go unheeded, doing harm to a wrongdoer before he can do harm to you is called defending yourself. this is what the israelis do and their wall is 99% effective at keeping illegal african muslim infiltrators out of the country. same for bulgaria and its border with turkey.

Yeah sure, could you just stop spreading your lies here?

And shooting at desperate population, hungry women and children that only want to live is not acceptable in any way. It cannot. It means you're actually ready to kill innocents people simply because you can't share the basic minimum to live... It says a lot on your mentality though.
3209  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became racist on: March 25, 2016, 11:28:55 AM
Ahahahahah!!! xD

Now that would be extremely interesting to analyze the data of this experiment. Maybe it's just an attack on the AI, which would prove that you gotta check security Wink

But maybe the analyzing of the data would show us that blacks/feminists/jews keep complaining and are meant to be hated :3
3210  Other / Politics & Society / Re: people care for Brussels more than Ankara ! on: March 25, 2016, 11:26:08 AM
I don't know, and nobody knows, what's happening in Turkey. Nobody can be 100% sure about their link with terrorists.
But we can be sure it's shady as fuck. And that the current president is an Islamic extremist moving Turkey closer and closer to dictatorship...

Add to that that Belgium is the heart of Europe. It was an attack not only to Bruxels but also to whole Europe.
How could we not feel more affected by an attack to the symbol of European alliance than by a far away attack in a shady Islamic country?
3211  Other / Politics & Society / Re: 10 THINGS 'IDIOCRACY' PREDICTED WOULD HAPPEN, AND SADLY ALREADY HAVE on: March 25, 2016, 11:21:14 AM
Emory's student newspaper, The Wheel, said Wagner outlined four steps that administrators plan to take in order to address the issues raised by the protesters who said they were in pain in a campus-wide email.

Wagner added that the Freedom of Expression Committee is meeting to address whether the person or people responsible for the chalking were in compliance with Emory’s policy.
 
He said that they would debate technical issues, such as whether or not the chalkings were done on an appropriate surface.
 
However, he believes that the broader concern motivating the protests had to do more with the ideas the chalkings stood for than how they were done.
 
The Wheel also reported that the students this week chanted, 'You are not listening! Come speak to us, we are in pain!' shortly before Wagner agreed to meet with them.

Poor babies. Social media responded...

'The crybaby students forfeited any expectation of an open discussion with their demands that any talk or chalk of Trump should be banished from their fantasyland.'
 
 'I have no idea how you kids will survive once you get out into the real world. People have different opinions than you. You need to grow up, and fast.'
 
One person also wrote: 'Within a year I am ashamed of both my undergraduate college (Yale) and my graduate university (Emory Law, '77).
 
'I am a liberal supporter of Clinton and Sanders (the former by a shade) and I want to shout at the thin-skinned crybabies on these campuses who are so obsessed with 'safe spaces' and so dismissive of free speech values: "GROW THE F*** UP !"
As we summed up recently, no matter where you go in life, someone will be there to offend you. Maybe it’s a joke you overheard on vacation, a spat at the office, or a difference of opinion with someone in line at the grocery store. Inevitably, someone will offend you and your values. If you cannot handle that without losing control of your emotions and reverting back to your “safe space” away from the harmful words of others, then you’re best to just stay put at home.



"We're pain"? It's a bit weird for sure. Though I perfectly understand they protest the poitical use of universities, that's not something acepted in USA no?

Which is already a bit strange. Universities should be the first place discussing and fighting over politics.
3212  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Up Like Trump on: March 25, 2016, 11:18:07 AM

You know between Trump and Hilary...

It's, like choosing between plague and cholera. There is no good choice. You've got the dumb crazy guy and the filthy crazy woman. Take whatever you want.
3213  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Up Like Trump on: March 02, 2016, 05:55:31 PM
I wonder what they´ll come up with to stop the guy. A lone gunman seems unlikely, he must have extremely tight security and besides nobody at all would believe the lone nut story. Which would mean a conspiracy, so that´s out of the question. Some third candidate that would take votes off Trump? But that would put Hillary in. Maybe that´s what they really want. She´s the big darling of Wall Street, the war industry, garbage media, psychopaths, retards and useful idiots on the internet.

Lol, the idiots believed the "magic bullet" of Kennedy. Why couldn't it work for him?

Anyway why killing him? He'll do a wonderful job getting money out of the hand of the people (which he's already doing by paying less his workers than anybody else) and give it back to the bank. He loves money as much as Wall Street does, he won't be a pain in the ass for them.
3214  Economy / Services / Re: ❃❃ ▶▷ BETCOIN.ag ◁◀ ❃❃#Signature Campaign-High Pay, Monthly Bonus, Special Award on: March 02, 2016, 05:49:38 PM
i (and most of the other supporters) would not support that guy if it is proven that he is a paid shill.

Thanks.

If you (or any other supporters/members of this campaign) take ethics into consideration when deciding to wear a signature or not, please look into the following:



Here is proof of Betcoin.ag paying a player to write a good review, show it to them for approval, and then post i in their own thread.  They later claimed this kind of thing was not unethical, it was generous and common sense to do this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1370893.msg13945299#msg13945299


Here is proof of ftwbtc (member of this campaign) acting as a shill:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?


Here is proof that noobtc (recently requested to join this campaign) is an alt of ftwbtc created to attack me and also fool people into thinking he was a new Betcoin player that was thrilled with the service:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=281850.msg13918663#msg13918663


Here is a thread explaining why I believe that Betcoin.ag management is behind ftwbtc:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1365849.0


Here is a long list of allegations with evidence of them stealing 10's of Bitcoins (possibly over 100), blatantly lying and other scummy behavior on their part:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1322261.0
(they have not disputed any of this)
 


These are serious accusations.

I like Betcoin.ag and I seriously want to support them.

I'm a bit skeptical about your accusations. What's wrong about paying for reviews? It's something every company does and it's incredibly common on the web. You want to refuse services of every company who bought views/reviews/trafic or things like this? Your choice but it's going to be tough.

For the stealing of 10's of btc... I'll look into it but I seriously doubt you. They're a huge casino with excellent reputation. Why exchanging their reputation for 100 btc?
3215  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 02, 2016, 07:29:28 AM
--snip--

I was just pointing out some common facts that any University educated person in the US already understands. I have no opinion on the subject....

And, as far as the social programs that the rich put in place: they put them there for they're own protection!  Do you think that police are hired to protect the poor?  Or, welfare programs are in place because the poor get paid well?  Or, prisons are built to house investment bankers?  Police are hired to stop the poor from slapping the shit out of the rich and taking back their money!  Welfare programs are in place to appease the unemployed so as to maintain a larger labor pool!  And, prisons are built to house those who disagree with the system!

Don't agree with the tax system?....don't use the highways, don't bitch when your water is polluted, don't call the cops when a hood rat threatens to take your stuff, and don't complain when you're city is bombed!

I'm not directing any of this at you specifically....I'm just trying to illustrate a situation that I think we're over simplifying.  Believe me, I have no opinion....I have more than I will ever need thanks to the free market.  I just think it's important to point out facts rather than chase delusions.  The world is constantly at war!  There is a huge global wealth disparity.  And, there is a controlling population of over privileged people who are too distant from global reality, too caught up in there baser daily activities, and too arrogant to listen to facts.

There are no easy questions, no perfect solutions, and no reasonable expectations that people will begin to be fair with one another within the context of our current global economy.

Why was bitcoin conceived? Was it conceived to concentrate wealth or redistribute wealth? How does it fit into our current global economy?  Things are getting BIG!  We need to  start thinking on a macro-scale rather than confine our thinking to our micro-realities! You want to turn a profit off of bitcoin? Embrace its global potential!

Interesting to see you having such a good understanding of our current system but still not being a convinced socialist Smiley

I do hope though that this thread interested you, and made you consider the alliance of direct democracy and socialism which would be, for me at least, the best solution I can come up with.

Even if as you said there is no perfect solution, that's for sure. And I've got no doubt someone one day will come up with something even better!
3216  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 02, 2016, 07:26:15 AM

1) Why would a venture capitalist pay a laborer to create a product that the capitalist is going to sell for the same amount it cost to produce it?


People can't sell things for less than they cost, or they quickly end up with nothing.
If they don't make money, they can't keep working.



....


You think rich people get their money from poor people.

If that doesn't sound like a joke to you, then you have serious problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, I consider my point as proven. As you can see this fellow seems to believe rich people get there money from some where else than poor people (probably from their own assholes who know?) and he doesn't seem to be aware that people are actually ending up with nothing but survival food all around the world.

If you think the same please just pass through and vote for Trump. You've been brainwashed already.
3217  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 01, 2016, 09:30:35 AM
And take a look at Gini index of the USA, one of the most free market of the world:
http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/rich-and-rest-us-united-states

Yeah it gonna reach 0.5 one of the highest it ever was.

You still think free market is giving everyone his chance?
3218  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 01, 2016, 09:27:46 AM
I would like to introduce all of you an important thing which is not famous enough. You probably all know what growth is, what GDP is...

But have you heard of the Gini index?

The gini index is extremely important. It goes from 0 to 1 and describes inequality of wealth. At 0 everybody in a country owns exactly the same amount of wealth. At 1 one person owns everything.

In France the gini index steadily decreased years after years under a true socialist government. It stabilized around 0.27; which seemed to be a good end point as you don't want EVERYONE to have exactly the same thing, that would make no sense.
For the last 15 years, we had liberals only, they could be left or right wings but they were not socialist that's for sure. What happened? They got rid of regulations, taxes, work laws... They slowly turned French economy into a free economy. Direct consequence? A rise of unemployment and poverty but also a rise of Gini index which came back again to 0.3 and will grow steadily...

http://www.inegalites.fr/spip.php?article632

Socialism is about helping each other. It's about one being successful and help the whole society. It's about EVERYONE having the chance to success if you work hard enough.

It's not possible in a free market simply because those who already have power and money will not let you try.
3219  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 01, 2016, 09:15:58 AM
First, you might want to consider the fact that corporations as they currently exist are actually a product created by Government regulations.

But let's examine what a business is. A business typically produces goods or service. Those products must necessarily be in line with market demand or they would not make money and go bankrupt. People voluntarily exchange the products of their own labor (money) for the products that the business is selling. In a free market this a voluntary exchange of value for mutual benefit.

Here's the funny thing. In free markets the price is determined by supply and demand. In Communism this "price" must be arbitrarily determined by the central authority. Socialism must attempt to set prices by mimicking the pricing of private business. In any socialist country, without some private business, they wouldn't have a clue how to determine prices for government services. Socialism and Communism lack the pricing mechanism of free markets and that is why it eventually results in huge shortages or excesses. Read about what is happening in Venezuela right now. Venezuela is a heavily socialist country.

In a free market a business will grow only if they are providing good value to their customers. Yes, they can cheat their way to profits for a while perhaps, but if people feel they are getting screwed then anybody can use that as an opportunity to enter the market as a competing business. Competition is the natural limit to excessive greed and corruption. Think about your logic here. Without government interference please tell us again how a business would "rule the world".

If a business is doing such an exceptional job that nobody can compete with them, then honestly why is that so bad?  

Let me point out something else completely ridiculous in your thinking. You seem to be terrified of free market monopolies, yet have you considered what the government actually is? A government is by definition a monopoly! They are using legal authority to tax you and provide you services of which you have absolutely no choice.

Try not paying your school taxes because you chose to send your child to private school. Try hiring a private security company to protect your property because the city police are completely useless and would rather hand out speeding tickets. In both cases you'll probably get thrown in jail.

Let's say I came to your house when you weren't home and cut your grass without your permission. Then later I sent you bill demanding payment. You didn't pay, so I came to your house and threatened you with a gun. Would that be moral thing for me to do? Of course not, yet that is exactly what government services are.

You need to understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary interactions. Socialism is a system that must implemented and enforced through law (aka force). Free markets are not a system. They are simply what happens when people interact voluntarily for mutual benefit.



Seems to me that you're already lost and brainwashed by capitalism and that's a sad thing.

You look like you actually believe that you have an equal will than companies. That you can actually chose what to do in a free market.
That would mean that a homeless man has as much power than a DG or than a whole company. That's not true.

You want free market? Well let me tell you what would happen in a free market! In a free market the internet supplyer (sorry don't know the correct word for that) would start filtering which content they would send you, and only the big websites like amazon that accept to pay the internet supplyer will be seen. In a free market what forbids brands to actually put advertising in schools? In a free market what prevents companies from putting people in need of work against each other in order to have the lowest possible salary? Ever read the grapes of wrath of Steinbeck?

It seems you believe that in a free market, the strong will not take advantage of the weak. Well experience and nature tend to prove you wrong here.
3220  Economy / Economics / Re: Why Socialism is the key on: March 01, 2016, 09:08:56 AM

Okay, I'm neither agreeing, nor disagreeing with your reasoning here.  However, I am curious about how you would explain the observation that wealth in capitalist countries is being concentrated into the portfolios of a small percentage of people. If there is an increasing income disparity between the very rich and the very poor, why is that so?



Well if you think my logic is reasonable than how would you answer that question?

I don't know for sure, but I'd suspect it's precisely for the reason that they are becoming increasingly Socialist.

You could probably say that an increasing wealth disparity is the same thing as a decreasing or shrinking middle class, correct? Just like you could say that a lessening of wealth disparity would indicate a growing middle class. It's always been seen as a great success of the USA and similar western societies that they've had a large middle class where anyone could earn a decent living at a job.

To me it seems to make sense that in an environment with the most economic freedom you'd have a lesser wealth disparity. 100 or 200 years ago there was next to nothing for regulation, income tax did not exist, people understood that nobody had the right to steal their productive output. Liberty was just common sense! Fast forward and we've seen increasing regulations, increasing taxes, welfare state, war on drugs, and an overall decrease in individual freedom. It costs a TON of money to police the world, incarcerate people, wage perpetual wars, and promise everybody free shit under the illusion of "rights". The problem is it's extremely wasteful and so resources that should be in the hands of the poor and middle class are being taken to administer this monstrosity called the US government. Huge wealth disparity is the price we pay for bureaucracy!

There is a difference between productive work and unproductive work. Production and wealth come from growing food, building things, and saving! Whereas what government (socialism) does is pays people to dig ditches all day and then somebody else to fill them back in every night.
 


This is wrong you seem to have 0 notions of proportions. I advice you to look at any state budget then compare it to, for example, the income of companies like Apple and then realize that one is without any doubt much higher than the other.
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