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5 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

As suggested, photoshopped.

RIGHT?

Just now, Jose said:

The worst are the immigrants that are anti-illegal immigration like many in my larger family. Enjoy that citizenship broskies because youd be illegal today under current laws.

It's actually crazy how many "legal" "well-to-do" immigrants I know who hate "illegal" immigrants. It's nuts.

A friend and my wife, both immigrants, looked at me and said: "do it legal". I explained asylum seeking IS legal, and they didn't know what to say other than: "yeah, but others are illegal". I explained that for many they are coming illegally because they are running from gang or drug violence, etc. They again didn't know what to say, but doubted that was the case with most illegal immigrants, like I'd lie about it. 

These are otherwise very liberal and progressive people. Fucking bizarre. My parents, also immigrants, are the same way. They should all be mandated to go to the border and deal with real illegal immigrants. See if their hearts soften or harden. I promise a good person's will soften. 

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

 

Damnit, I didn't know this joke!! I am ashamed. 

2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Probably not. I'm not a fan of any sort of corporate personhood. If you have something political to say, you shouldn't hide behind an army of anonymous donors. For this purpose, I consider political speech a wholly separate idea than commercial speech.

This is the right answer. Corporations as people is a laughable concept invented by big money to protect itself from us. Law school basically teaches this as if it's a given at this point but rightly teaches that the distinction was given to help corporations and no one else.

Just now, GeneticBlueprint said:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2018/07/11/utah-movie-theater/

 

Some Parkland shooting survivors, who are at this very moment on their way to Salt Lake City, have had their public discussion canceled by the event host due to "escalating tensions". El oh el.

Those scary kids!!

Adults afraid of children who have suffered and want their marginalized voice heard about real experiences they had. Hoo boy. Adults are pathetic.

21 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said:

 

 

He didn't go far enough. Organized religion was a mistake. 

22 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Says who?

Me, I'm saying it! I was with some . . . let's say . . . stupid and/or sleazy people who were going to law school to get away with things or purely for money/power/prestige rather than be a real attorney who believes in the civic mandate of the profession. As a result, knowing the actual law wasn't high up on their list of priorities.  

23 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I said it first Ronan!

5 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

Non fibeous asbestos is plenty safe.  And as long as you have adequate ventilation you won't die for many decades from the asbestosis.

You really have to stop pushing for things based on the assumption people, particularly governments, are rational actors with the peoples' humane interests in mind, just because you are smart and rational and responsible (which you are!).

I'm not outing you, but I have noticed a pattern. In this specific case (as the case with the DIY guns) you're technically correct but it's potential abuses outweigh its potentially benign nature in this case, and elsewhere where you've argued a more moderate or conservative viewpoint. 

To be clear, I agree with you, but its ignoring context and how people work and are. I learned this the hard way, where I thought objectivity was more important than context. This election and this era has taught me . . . it isn't. It just isn't, because the world isn't objective. So why would we be? We need to bend things to how they should be when one side is actively doing the opposite, but using the veneer of objectivity to push their agendas. It's insidious. Just my .02 not trying to hate, I respect your opinions as they are often very informed and I learn a lot. 

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Paul Manafort Keeps Admitting to Stuff On Monitored Prison Calls

I would say this was surprising, but I went to law school. Some people should not have become attorneys, I can tell you first hand . . . 

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I love when Christians talk about Jesus like they know what happened back then better than what they ate yesterday for breakfast.

"Jesus was definitely in Egypt for 3.5 years! Didn't you see his lease on his apartment in Cairo in 29 CE? It's all right there!"

These people, seriously. The Bible is just stories, not historical documents peer-reviewed and checked. 

4 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Nearly, but not quite, as stupid as the voters that ushered in this new chapter of American History! 

Preach.

6 minutes ago, 2user1cup said:

 

@SaysWho? - this is why abolish ice is important. Trump's wins are mostly symbolic and lead to the acceptance of other wins. It's a strategy where he is shaking everything in his direction. If the left won't shake shit, they only keep some pieces in place as broken remnants.

Edited my previous post and added a good bit haha.

8 minutes ago, 2user1cup said:

 

@SaysWho? - this is why abolish ice is important. Trump's wins are mostly symbolic and lead to the acceptance of other wins. It's a strategy where he is shaking everything in his direction. If the left won't shake shit, they only keep some pieces in place as broken remnants.

Precisely. Abolishing ICE is an incredibly important move.

If not abolish ICE, at least separate the two branches of it from each other so everyone knows which branch to really hate (Investigations vs. Immigration Detentions & Deportations).

http://thehill.com/latino/394757-more-than-a-dozen-ice-agents-call-to-abolish-agency

That would help so much. Because ICE has clearly gone way past its mandate at this point and separating the two bureaus under ICE would so clearly indicate how bad the one bureau is for the people. Trump uses the existence of the "Investigations" branch to justify all the bad things the "Immigration Detentions & Deportations" branch does and it confuses people.

Separate them, Trump has no leg to stand on, and the Immigration Detentions bureau will be abolished, I guarantee you. The Investigations side is actually important and I do not think that should be dissolved but I'll take the entire dissolution of ICE if they can't be separated. ICE being under the Department of Homeland Security is also a labeling nightmare because immigration generally shouldn't inherently be under "Security" because it implies that all immigration requires security which implies threats. Immigration, as an idea, is not inherently threatening, but the government wants us to think it is by doing it this way. 

You see the marketing now? It's ridiculous. 

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

 

Well, if I could have double-italicized the word something in my previous post, I would have.

Not too surprised, but sad all the same. 

18 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Well these two things are something at least. 

4 minutes ago, Engel said:

I'm not getting what's so hard to follow here.

 

Ort states they need someone to kill off.

 

I reply with they have already have Leia [to kill off].

I think Leia doesn't really count as "someone to kill off" in terms of drama for the film,  which is what Ort is getting at, I would think. 

11 minutes ago, Jason said:

SOOOOOOOO simple

 

 

He's just saying things now. Of course he forgets to mention that the Democrats (who aren't obstructing - laughable - I WISH they obstructed more) are/would only obstruct because they want to go back to at least Obama-level era immigration. Trump wants it even harsher - he wants to make his illegal immigration policies and executive orders legal by turning them into law through legislation, and he's annoyed Democrats won't vote for draconian immigration laws.

Of course they are obstructing! That's like being angry that someone is obstructing your ability to murder people, while you ask them to help make murder legal. 

Like, WTF?

12 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I don't mind this at all, to some degree, I understand the point.

He should be 3x as harsh on Russia though, yet . . . 

Weird. He chastises Germany for doing a deal with Russia, but then doesn't ever chastise Russia directly? It's like, hate your friends for working with your enemies but don't hate your enemies? 

19 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Fake news = doing investigative journalism to make sure whether alleged claims are real or alleged. Okayyyyyyy then . . . 

It's weird actual adults in important positions resort so quickly to name calling and "fake news" outrage. Like, it feels so childish now I'm taken aback these days that 50+ year olds are screaming things like this. 

50 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Gun people continue to be fucking weird

My first reaction as well. No judgment so long as it remains benign, but definitely weird in a potentially bad way. 

Like, DIY an anime girl pillow or some hentai stuff is also weird, but to me this is weirder than that because one is much more inherently benign. Both should be legal (in this case) but yeah.  

59 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said:

While 60% of germany's natural gas comes from Russia only 20%of its total energy is natural gas, and that comes out to around 9% of its energy coming from Russia, Trump of course claimed it was 70%.

Trump doesn't understand how percentages within percentages works with regard to subsets and the overall set. 

28 minutes ago, Engel said:

No, they have to kill her off unless they are going to CGI her. 

Right, they'll kill her off offscreen, likely between films during a time jump or at the very start of the film. So how is it they "have" Leia for Episode IX?

3 minutes ago, Nokra said:

Putin is laughing his ass off at how well this is all going.  

Either Trump colluded with Russia, or Putin is the luckiest guy in the world. 

"Hey, totally by accident the American president is doing literally everything I wish he would do."

I mean, that's so highly suspect I wonder why that's not what everyone is talking about. 

7 hours ago, JVC920 said:

I know they talked about it but didn't know 2202 was released yet.  Might have to go check on that.

Just make sure you watch the connecting film Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark as it helps understand season 2. It's meant to be watched after season 1 but before season 2. It's not available in the US (may never be) but I'm sure you can find a way to watch it as I did. :p