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Well NOS is just a simpleminded person. Barely coherent. If you want someone much more serious and infinitely more influential, look to Friedman. Stil...
May 07, 2022 at 03:51
Let me see if I can anticipate: it’s the State’s fault. Never mind that the “state” is an abstract entity and doesn’t “do” anything at all. It doesn’t...
May 07, 2022 at 03:19
A fun game for this thread: take a shot every time NOS says “fruits of one’s labor.”
May 07, 2022 at 02:02
Yes…States are bad seeds. I once saw a State rob a convenient store downtown. Can’t say I ever saw a wealthy guy do that. Germany killed lots of peopl...
May 07, 2022 at 01:52
So the wealthy individuals who make up the government, who pass laws that favor their class or their donors, are to blame. True. It’s also the greed a...
May 07, 2022 at 01:45
States do not control corporations. There’s no law telling boards of directors to distribute 90% of profits to shareholders. Corporations are gifts fr...
May 07, 2022 at 01:37
I think I get it: Abolish the state. Why? Because they allow the corporate sector to own and run it. No state, no plutocracy. It's democracy's fault, ...
May 05, 2022 at 21:42
You mean a sillier straw man, which is all this is. "As soon as he hits a certain net-worth"? What kind of idiocy is this? Is this truly where your mi...
May 05, 2022 at 21:30
Anyone sane is in favor of abolishing nuclear weapons.
May 05, 2022 at 14:31
NY times today. Just thought I’d drop it in this thread to remind ourselves what’s really going on here. Plenty of money to use on things that matter ...
May 05, 2022 at 13:53
For the hundredth time: they OWN THE STATE. They also ARE the state. More than half of those in congress are millionaires. The rest have to go through...
May 04, 2022 at 21:00
This shouldn’t be the least bit surprising. There will be plenty of other decisions to come. Watch EPA v. West Virginia, for example, which WILL limit...
May 04, 2022 at 03:11
90% of profits go back to shareholders, in the form of dividends and buybacks. Who decides this? The shareholders (through their boards of directors) ...
May 03, 2022 at 20:55
Yes. Laissez faire is nonsense because "free markets" don't exist and cannot exist. Period. So the very idea is nonsense. So to is trying to separate ...
May 03, 2022 at 15:03
:lol: No -- you struggle to find reason.
May 02, 2022 at 20:43
The freedom to pay workers $15 an hour, rake in billions in profits on their backs, and distribute 90% of those profits to major shareholders— while g...
May 02, 2022 at 03:31
What principle? The pure fabrication of laissez-faire? Can individuals choose to "mind their own business"? Sure. Can individuals choose to work coope...
May 01, 2022 at 20:03
Could you link me your source for this? I didn’t think it was so low. Not surprised.
May 01, 2022 at 18:32
Bingo.
May 01, 2022 at 18:20
Like the liberty to produce toxic waste…or accelerate climate change…or allocate 90% of profits to shareholders…or bribe politicians. So goes this con...
May 01, 2022 at 18:19
Here again you’re separating that which cannot be separated. Without government — without laws, regulations, patents, even the corporation itself (a l...
May 01, 2022 at 18:15
“No positions of power” is essentially meaningless. Plutocracy is power in the hands of the wealthy. If by the state you mean the government, which I ...
May 01, 2022 at 03:43
You're nothing if not predictable. You could say the same vague thing in the 50s and 60s too. Better economy in those days, however. Odd that the same...
April 30, 2022 at 22:47
The “state” has never, and will never, be separated from an “economy.” So: how does that fantasy goal lead to plutocracy? Well, look around. Then comp...
April 30, 2022 at 22:07
Do you get tired of being utterly vacuous? 10.7 thousand posts…95% fatuous. Spend less time on Twitter.
April 30, 2022 at 21:43
Yes indeed. But since “laissez faire” is just a bullshit excuse for plutocracy and is completely anti-democracy, don’t expect anything more than “Gove...
April 30, 2022 at 21:36
Laissez-faire: not only hasn’t existed but cannot exist. An idiotic ideal fabricated to justify plutocracy. What believers in laissez-faire ultimately...
April 30, 2022 at 21:30
I think you can both be right, depending on whether we believe the world exists -- or beings exist -- even without human beings. Provided I'm understa...
April 28, 2022 at 00:28
:up:
April 24, 2022 at 20:17
No— you repeatedly bringing the topic up is. Pretty obvious, actually. But nevermind. Continue on with your pet culture war issue.
April 24, 2022 at 14:15
Yeah, exactly. Because those videos don’t exist. Nor do those idiot claims that you fabricated. So not just a climate denier and transphobe, but a lia...
April 24, 2022 at 14:12
:rofl: Oh? Like what, specifically? I won’t hold my breath. Quite obsessed with that issue, aren’t you. As I said before, I’m not interested in your t...
April 24, 2022 at 14:09
No, that’s just your idiotic claim. A claim repeated from whatever denialist bullshit you’ve gorged yourself on. Which is why you offer no references,...
April 24, 2022 at 14:06
Or, if you want to stay a climate denier like you, just ignore everything that doesn’t fit that belief. That easy. Bam! “Science.” Don’t worry your li...
April 24, 2022 at 14:03
Climate change is a fact, not a “theory” (a term you don’t understand). There’s a mountain of evidence that supports the idea that the rate of change ...
April 24, 2022 at 14:00
And predictions have been spot on. Despite those who repeat denial propaganda want to claim. https://amp.onlineathens.com/amp/2014160007
April 24, 2022 at 13:55
Yes— it’s all a big hoax. Overblown. Thankfully we have experts on here like up to lead us down the right path with your intuitions. “small number no ...
April 24, 2022 at 13:51
Translation: How can 1 degree (such a small number) be such a BIG deal (not a small number)? It took 50 years and thousands of scientists, and now fin...
April 24, 2022 at 13:45
:rofl: :ok:
April 23, 2022 at 22:01
For anyone serious about learning about sea level rise: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level
April 23, 2022 at 15:08
No, it’s a group of experts with overwhelming evidence that can be verified by anyone who wants to know about it. They can explain it to me and answer...
April 23, 2022 at 15:05
Actually, it has. Sea level has risen, and extreme weather events happen every year — breaking records. Not to mention average global temperatures are...
April 23, 2022 at 14:28
https://youtu.be/QAAbcNl4Lb8 Interesting stuff.
April 23, 2022 at 14:18
Don’t bother with trolls. Climate deniers don’t know about science or care about science. They’re as interested in “science” as creationists are. 50 y...
April 23, 2022 at 14:11
It is science. Your own ramblings notwithstanding. Feel free to take your Republican talking points elsewhere. “Optimal CO2 level.” :lol:
April 23, 2022 at 13:42
Would I agree with the random musings of an Internet troll with no understanding whatever of climatology? That’s an easy “no.”
April 23, 2022 at 13:27
Coming from someone actively denying US involvement. Rich.
April 21, 2022 at 16:24
US involvement in this war is beyond question. You’re welcome to continue on with delusions.
April 21, 2022 at 16:20
Yes, they are. Your delusions are your own.
April 20, 2022 at 22:52
If you want to be clear, then specify what you mean. You didn’t saying “directly fighting the war.” Yes, we’re all aware that the US does not have boo...
April 20, 2022 at 18:47