tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post6124028667901821837..comments2024-03-04T04:09:01.839-06:00Comments on And Doctor Biobrain's Response Is...: Delusions of an Obama HaterDoctor Biobrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-74056537767731662812009-10-19T08:33:37.675-05:002009-10-19T08:33:37.675-05:00Alright, dude, well, I'll leave you to your op...Alright, dude, well, I'll leave you to your opinions.<br /><br />We both agree that using the No-Fly List to bar people from carrying guns would be a bad thing, yet you apparently don't think it's that big of a deal. I view it as part of an on-going trend that's been present for <i>at least</i> the last eight years of growing centralization of government. Think about it: all that power would be centralized in the Executive Branch. I don't see that just as an honest mistake. I see it as part of a deliberate pattern, one that has been present in the Obama admin as well as the Bush.<br /><br />One of the points of this aid to Pakistan has been because its supposedly served as a bulwark against Afghanistan. By minimizing the threat in Afghanistan, it eliminates a commonly given reason for supporting Pakistan. <br /><br />If you say, "how is fractional reserve banking to be prevented in a perfect world," it makes me think you don't know what fractional reserve banking is. It has to be instituted by laws.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC720Cl3N-0<br /><br />The rest of it would be there would be no private Federal Reserve, and the government would print the money itself. Laws could be enacted to make every dollar of the budget, with the possible exception of top secret projects, transparent (no "miscellaneous expenses") to the public. And allow for a petition signed by 25% of all the voting population within a district to allow for a popular vote on an issue.<br /><br />It's simple. Decentralization and transparency, yet it's presented as impossible.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-62993235058089998262009-10-19T05:19:28.050-05:002009-10-19T05:19:28.050-05:00As for Rahm's use of the no-fly list, I unders...As for Rahm's use of the no-fly list, I understood why his idea was bad. I told you that I didn't agree with it. Why is this a problem? It's a difference of opinion, ok? Rahm has a different opinion than you have. Why is that a punishable offense? And as a reminder, according to the only numbers we have, he would have only been denying guns to 20,000 citizens; at most. And seeing as how it's quite likely that many of those citizens wouldn't even have tried to acquire firearms, so the number is probably lower than that.<br /><br />And to recap: Yes, I understand why you don't agree with him, but no, I don't understand why hiring someone who said such a thing should be a punishable offense on the level of denying someone a Nobel Peace Prize. Because again, that was the "forest for the trees." You imagined that Rahm's gun ban was so horrible that Obama should have been denied the peace prize for having hired him. And yes, I'm laughing at you.<br /><br />As for the number of Al Qaeda in Pakistan, your point makes no sense. The article said it was giving money to Pakistan to fight Al Qaeda and similar groups in Pakistan. And you cite an article suggesting that there are less than one hundred Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. How do these correspond? Al Queda is in Pakistan; not Afghanistan. And the Obama Administration is the one who told you that. This isn't a secret.<br /><br />And no, I didn't nitpit. I completely demolished your main points, and you've failed to respond to any of that. Or perhaps you'd finally like to show me the link of the protester who was definitely being held by the military for weeks after it was reported that he was in a regular jail. Or explain how the one civilian spy working for local police is proof that Obama is spying on peace groups? Any chance of that? No, I didn't think so.Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-22153753733028052062009-10-19T05:04:35.038-05:002009-10-19T05:04:35.038-05:00learning about those things helped me imagine what...<i>learning about those things helped me imagine what a state without them, you know, a state without its fundamental banking system rigged for the elite.</i><br /><br />But how do you ever insure that such people can't do this again? How do you prevent this from happening in an ideal state, with limited regulations to prevent such things from happening? <br /><br />Unless you can explain how your left-libertarian utopia would prevent me and my buddies from running Ponzi schemes on you and your buddies, you don't know what you're talking about. But please, prove me wrong by explaining how your limited government could prevent the jerks who keep screwing things up now from screwing things up in your society? How do you prevent fractional reserve banking in your utopia?Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-61311448101027989172009-10-18T20:53:13.389-05:002009-10-18T20:53:13.389-05:00Ah, I forgot where I am. It's classical left/...Ah, I forgot where I am. It's classical left/right paradigm land. Well, I suppose Noam Chomsky also must be deluded because he also calls himself a left libertarian.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Left-libertarians<br /><br />But it's a nice try.<br /><br />And the reason I became a Libertarian (and I'm not into all these labels really anyway) from being a Socialist (or at least trying to be a Socialist) is because I started learning about fractional reserve banking and the Fed, and yes, learning about those things helped me imagine what a state without them, you know, a state without its fundamental banking system rigged for the elite.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-60811487696664575422009-10-18T20:28:41.761-05:002009-10-18T20:28:41.761-05:00Josh sez: I don't think there's anything ...Josh sez: <i>I don't think there's anything wrong with genuine liberals aside from the fact that they don't really seem to know enough that in the ideal state of the world there would be limited government involvement.</i><br /><br />Let me see if I can understand this. Liberals don't KNOW that in the IDEAL state there WOULD BE limited government, and that's what's wrong with liberals. Uh, Josh ... nobody KNOWS what govt. would look like in the ideal state -- least of all you -- because <b>there's no such thing.</b> I can, however, state with some certainty that anybody calling himself a "left libertarian" is ... um ... what's the kindest way to put this? oh yes -- deluded. Libertarians are mostly people who don't give a shit about their fellow human beings, while being convinced that those fellow beings are as motivated by wanting their own way as they are. Ain't nothing "left" about that.Tehanunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-53253056208500478422009-10-18T09:39:26.887-05:002009-10-18T09:39:26.887-05:00Haven't been here in a while Doc. It's go...Haven't been here in a while Doc. It's good to see you have a new friend in Mr. Fulton. How long before he starts calling himself "Professor" Fulton?Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-74063299460700766862009-10-18T05:57:54.805-05:002009-10-18T05:57:54.805-05:00I just saw your comments on my blog. You're s...I just saw your comments on my blog. You're so amusing! It's nice to know you're so obsessed with finding something wrong with what I write that you can completely ignore facts and imagine what I say! I'm sure you'd have a great career as a stand-up comedian! *Rolls eyes and looks away out of nervousness that Dr. Biobrain will take his comment seriously*<br /><br />Oh, and the reason I put how many Al Qaeda there are in Afghanistan is because the whole reason we're interested in Pakistan is because it's supposed to help us deal with Afghanistan. How their border is being flooded with Al Qaeda fighters. You know, you would know these things if you actually read the nnnneewwws, and not just whatever propaganda entrenches you in this left/right paradigm.<br /><br />Oh, and I just re-looked at the rest of my Obama list that you initially responded to, and it's overwhelming. If you choose only to nitpick minor details, you can't see the forest for the trees.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-35506267599433265302009-10-18T05:27:33.726-05:002009-10-18T05:27:33.726-05:00Jesus.
The one good point you have is about the n...Jesus.<br /><br />The one good point you have is about the no-fly list, which yeah, I'll change it, from names to entries.<br /><br />Besides, the actual no-fly list isn't even the point, you moron. It's that Rahm was going to use it to strip people of gun rights. Way to totally miss the forest for the trees again.<br /><br />a.) "Holder doesn't show his principles by defending Chiquita?" Junk.<br /><br />2.) "This guy was a 'vandal' so it's ok for him to be abducted by people in military uniforms?" Honestly, I don't even know if this is your point, because I don't know what your point is. I mean, you seem to be using one totally unclear and unrevealing picture to say that everything was ok. This also totally ignores the fact that there are other examples of military involvement on US soil, but you seem incapbable of reaching out and seeing them, or probably even watch the Democracy Now story I linked to.<br /><br />Good luck.<br /><br />Oh, and I would consider myself a left-leaning Libertarian, not a Liberal, although I don't think there's anything wrong with genuine liberals aside from the fact that they don't really seem to know enough that in the ideal state of the world there would be limited government involvement.JoshFulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558837914798698661noreply@blogger.com