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Your posting history suggests to me that you know the answer already. At the very least, you have a much more intimate knowledge of US laws and politics than yo
by dalke 11y ago
Your posting history suggests to me that you know the answer already. At the very least, you have a much more intimate knowledge of US laws and politics than your question, which is posed as a complete outsider, implies.
For example, you post about political "ponerology (study of evil in politics)" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10548272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10548272 ), and bring up economics often. You also have a non-trivial knowledge of US political history, as with this comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10404379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10404379 :
> That's false, because the Democratic party today encapsulates both the old Republican and the old Democratic party. Hillary Clinton is essentially an Eisenhower Republican (if you place her into any European country she's in their conservative party), and Warren/Sanders are the left wing group.
> The republican party of today is essentially a business lobby masquerading as a party. Place it into any European country, and it will be a far right extremist group.
Did you learn American political history from going to school at Dartmouth? I think it's odd you didn't learn about any of the pollution laws during that time.
You also have pretty firm ideas on the topic already, based on your comments at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10142290 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10142290:
> The US is a dystopia, no surprises there. What a shame that all humans are anymore are an outpost of corporate greed.
and at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10440304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10440304 :
> The more I think about it, the more I believe that the United States is the worst place to live if you are poor.
> There are places that are poorer, hell I'm from a third world country. But I've never seen anyone in the third world show utter contempt for the poor. No one keeps reminding the poor that it's their fault. We call them "unfortunate", Americans call them "losers".
(I'll note that two people, one with experience from India - where you are from - and Bangladesh, and the other with experience from Islamabad, disagree.)
I see you are familiar with being downvoted, such as like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10411502 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10411502 where you propose "We should engage in a culling of humans." Then again, perhaps I am simply part of the "political-myopia of tech culture" that you bemoaned about at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10516056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10516056 .
- littletimmy 11y agoWell, no. I do not know anything about US laws. I do know stuff about US politics and history, however. I also know stuff about British history, but not British laws. What's the point of this long list you've compiled?
- dalke 11y agoI don't think it takes an Ivy League education to understand the point. I start with the observation that your question here expresses an outsider naïveté which does not match your historical comments. I give evidence. I demonstrate that you have close knowledge of American culture - enough to have made firm statements on the topic. Indeed, you have made statements which already answer the question you've asked. I also commented that others have disagreed with your views, including through downvotes and personal experience. I also gave details so that others might be able to answer your question while taking your views in mind.
- littletimmy 11y agoYou're being ridiculous. My question was about US laws, which is non-general information and also constantly changing. I claimed I have no knowledge about it, and asked if someone else did. What is your problem with that? You aren't even contributing to the conversation. Do you honestly have nothing better to do than to attack random people on the internet? Please get a life.
- dalke 11y agoI cannot seriously believe that you think the US doesn't "have pollution laws that say you cannot pollute near where people live." The existence of those laws is general information, including https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_environmental_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_environmental_la... , and relatively constant. Your comment history shows that you think the US is a distopia, and "the worst place to live if you are poor." If you really believe that, then why are you asking the question when you know the answer? The WaPo article title even includes "Poor communities across the country live with ‘extreme’ polluters", which is in line with your understanding of the US. I do not see how I can contribute to the conversation when there appears to be a strong dichotomy between your question and your background understanding. But another way to contribute is to help other commenters understand where you're coming from. And of course, some conversations are not worth pursing. Why would I think you are attacking random people? I never said that, nor is it something I believe. Though telling me to "Please get a life" does come close to being an attack, no?