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on: August 06, 2014, 07:43:40 PM
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In other news, not all Americans think that they can fix the world by bombing it. However, it seems a lot of people on this forum are convinced otherwise. As I said in my first reply, Sunnis in Iraq have been killing the rest for a long time and there is no reason to think that it makes sense to start bombing the place again.
I would be one of those Americans. There are some people in this world who would love the opportunity to torture or kill me or anyone else that falls into the category of "American" despite the fact that quite a few of us oppose indiscriminate bombing. People tend to say that America is killing innocent people and I object to that because the people in power that are ordering those bombings don't represent me. Those individuals are responsible for their actions, not me, and they are the ones that should be held accountable for their actions, not me. I think Sunnis that do not support the violence of ISIS should be afforded the same consideration. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 07:05:00 PM
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Why do you categorize these murderers with the label "Sunnis"? Do you think all Sunnis approve of or are responsible for these crimes?
I sympathize with your comment 100%. One will never find a category of human behavior for which "all" approve, will you? However, since this is a self proclaimed Caliphate, isn't it odd that no FATWAs exist to kill these murderers and blasphemers, that do such things in the name of Allah? Now show me some news reporting, does not matter what the language is, where Muslims are outraged or even reporting this event. Exactly. Just because a group of Sunnis is going around and murdering non-Sunnis doesn't make it okay to condemn Sunnis as a whole. I don't know if any Sunnis are speaking out about it or not, but if they aren't that could be a result of living in fear of retaliation. The members of ISIS that are committing these crimes obviously don't believe in the right to life or a fair trial, I think it's safe to say they also don't believe that the people living in the territory they control have a right to speak freely either. If those Sunnis that have the ability to speak freely and condemn these senseless killings choose not to do so then yes, their morals should certainly be questioned. Have any Sunnis been directly asked if they are okay with the actions of ISIS? I invite them to speak out here, on this forum. Any language they want to use is fine. Really, isn't the argument that some people "can't speak out because of fear of retaliation" essentially an argument of the past? Can't anyone, one way or another, speak out? I just don't assume that all Sunnis feel that ISIS represents them. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 07:00:14 PM
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Not at all. I didn't say anything about Americans or American power. Not sure how you came to that conclusion. I'm simply pointing out that it's not the fact that they're Sunnis that makes them evil. It's the fact that they are murderers that makes them evil and they don't speak on behalf of or represent all Sunnis.
You amaze me. You really refuse to accept that they say what they mean and mean what they say: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=efe_1403037495They are not murderers. Its a war and the best you can say is that they are war criminals. In terms of that war, they are defined by being Sunni Islamists and they say very clearly they will capture Baghdad and kill its Shia inhabitants. Watch the video - they make their views very clear. I realize this is a really difficult concept for you, but all Sunnis do not belong to ISIS. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 06:42:12 PM
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Because of the ethnic make-up of Iraq. Sunni Arabs are less than 20% of the population but were made the rulers in colonial times. That's why they have a history of savage violence - its the only way for a small minority to retain absolute power.
Same logic applies in reverse in Syria where the Sunnis are the majority and the Alawite minority retains absolute power through savage violence.
But doesn't that just help perpetuate the nonsense that a particular religion or ethnic group should be in control of a particular area on the map? The less we refer to their ethnicity then the less relevant ethnicity will become. Wow! You really are into American power aren't you? You think that if Americans stop referring to a problem, the problem ceases to exist?? The Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria say that they are killing people because of their religion, so how you refer to them doesn't matter - they have set their own terms of reference. Not at all. I didn't say anything about Americans or American power. Not sure how you came to that conclusion. I'm simply pointing out that it's not the fact that they're Sunnis that makes them evil. It's the fact that they are murderers that makes them evil and they don't speak on behalf of or represent all Sunnis. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 06:19:02 PM
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Why do people on this forum care about ISIS and want the US to get involved with drones or whatever? Iraq is a very violent place. The Sunnis have been slaughtering everyone else there for a long long time. Just because its being recorded on cellphones now doesn't mean its new or worse - Saddam Hussein had several years in which over 100,000 prisoners were killed.
Why do you categorize these murderers with the label "Sunnis"? Do you think all Sunnis approve of or are responsible for these crimes? Because of the ethnic make-up of Iraq. Sunni Arabs are less than 20% of the population but were made the rulers in colonial times. That's why they have a history of savage violence - its the only way for a small minority to retain absolute power. Same logic applies in reverse in Syria where the Sunnis are the majority and the Alawite minority retains absolute power through savage violence. But doesn't that just help perpetuate the nonsense that a particular religion or ethnic group should be in control of a particular area on the map? The less we refer to their ethnicity then the less relevant ethnicity will become. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: bitcoin changing my ideology from socialism to libertarianism! What about you?
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on: August 06, 2014, 06:01:01 PM
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I'm totally cool with socialism if it lacks coercion.
Agreed, but in practice this is difficult or almost impossible to achieve. The closest models I have seen that respect the Non-aggression principle are certain variations of anarcho-collectivism. Most people that call themselves socialists are just looking for an excuse to justify using force to steal and plunder the property of others. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 05:47:01 PM
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Why do you categorize these murderers with the label "Sunnis"? Do you think all Sunnis approve of or are responsible for these crimes?
I sympathize with your comment 100%. One will never find a category of human behavior for which "all" approve, will you? However, since this is a self proclaimed Caliphate, isn't it odd that no FATWAs exist to kill these murderers and blasphemers, that do such things in the name of Allah? Now show me some news reporting, does not matter what the language is, where Muslims are outraged or even reporting this event. Exactly. Just because a group of Sunnis is going around and murdering non-Sunnis doesn't make it okay to condemn Sunnis as a whole. I don't know if any Sunnis are speaking out about it or not, but if they aren't that could be a result of living in fear of retaliation. The members of ISIS that are committing these crimes obviously don't believe in the right to life or a fair trial, I think it's safe to say they also don't believe that the people living in the territory they control have a right to speak freely either. If those Sunnis that have the ability to speak freely and condemn these senseless killings choose not to do so then yes, their morals should certainly be questioned. Have any Sunnis been directly asked if they are okay with the actions of ISIS? |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: bitcoin changing my ideology from socialism to libertarianism! What about you?
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on: August 06, 2014, 05:08:49 PM
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Ever heard of WAGE SLAVERY?
What corporation is forcing someone to work for them against their will? One can hardly be considered a slave while working for a corporation if they are free to quit. How can someone be free to quit, when even one month without job will severely create problem from paying bank student loan interest, house interest, vehicle loan interest and much more... This fear that is present in this crony capitalistic world makes people not to leave job even if they wish.. Working for a corporation or taking out a loan are both voluntary agreements. Freely choosing to take out loans doesn't make you a slave. If you don't like paying off loans, don't borrow money. |
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on: August 06, 2014, 04:47:11 PM
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Why do people on this forum care about ISIS and want the US to get involved with drones or whatever? Iraq is a very violent place. The Sunnis have been slaughtering everyone else there for a long long time. Just because its being recorded on cellphones now doesn't mean its new or worse - Saddam Hussein had several years in which over 100,000 prisoners were killed.
Why do you categorize these murderers with the label "Sunnis"? Do you think all Sunnis approve of or are responsible for these crimes? |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How would you store >100 Bitcoins?
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on: August 06, 2014, 11:46:33 AM
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Then again, maybe I'd just use a brain wallet. I'm good at remembering very long, quite random, passwords. Why not just store my wallet in my brain and maybe have a backup in a safety deposit box for my attorney to access in case of death.
Because people overestimate how random their passwords really are. How about a deterministic/brain wallet that is seeded with a combination of passwords/phrases as well as a randomly generated series of bits with high entropy? A randomly generated portion of the seed to protect you from brute force attacks by hackers and a series of passwords or phrases portion of the seed to protect you from a thief gaining physical access to your private keys? |
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Economy / Securities / Re: ASICMINER: Entering the Future of ASIC Mining by Inventing It
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on: August 05, 2014, 11:40:36 PM
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If that is their share/div address then that is not AM money, that is Bitfountain's personal money. Then they would have no obligation to use any of that money for AM right?
Right. Those are dividends that were paid to AM shareholders. They are not part of AM's assets. That's why those funds don't appear on AM's latest financial statements. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: bitcoin is slowly changing my ideology from socialism to libertarianism!
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on: August 05, 2014, 08:05:26 PM
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Nations don't have wealth. Individuals do. It's that collectivist "we" nonsense that libertarians don't buy into. "We" are not a family that needs to equally share our wealth amongst ourselves. If you want to be part of a collective and share your wealth with the other members of that collective, then by all means go for it, but don't try to force people to be a part of it.
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: bitcoin is slowly changing my ideology from socialism to libertarianism!
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on: August 04, 2014, 08:49:20 PM
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I think that definition of socialism and libertarianism vary between different parts of the world.
In USA socialism is very bade word but in Europe is somehow positive because it means social care by the government for the people.
So, when someone use such strong words like socialism and libertarianism we should first check from where this person coming in order to understand what socialism and libertarianism mean for him/her.
In the USA a lot of us consider socialism to be "robbing Peter to pay Paul". Politicians over here like to buy Paul's vote with Peter's money. They like to force socialism on those that don't want to have anything to do with it. If people were free to opt in or out of a socialist system the same way people can opt in or out of Bitcoin then some of us wouldn't consider socialism to be so evil. |
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Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How would you store >100 Bitcoins?
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on: August 04, 2014, 04:05:18 AM
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Honestly, please someone tell me how wrong this is: I would create an electrum wallet. Memorize the seed. Repeat it to myself everyday. and ALSO keep it on a piece of paper in two different locations in a safe or so.
I don't think I would record the entire seed in plain text on paper anywhere. Maybe write down questions that only you and those you trust (heirs) would know the anwsers to, which would make up the seed. I didn't think about that, sounds like a nice extra layer of security. But make sure the questions are easily answerable with the same answer every single time. Yeah, you could include the proper format for the answers with the questions. Something like, "What was the color, year, make, and model of the automobile dad used to keep in the garage? (colorYYYYMakeModel)" with the correct response being "red1965ChevroletCamaro". |
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