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I don't give a rat's arse if it becomes illegal, I'm going to do it anyway. Even so, the government has no right to declare what users can or cannot do with th

by kunai 14y ago

I don't give a rat's arse if it becomes illegal, I'm going to do it anyway. Even so, the government has no right to declare what users can or cannot do with their mobile phones. Another "victimless crime" on the books. How has the war on drugs been working out for you, Congress? So much money and so many resources wasted on a crime that has no direct victims. Seriously, someone needs to keep these loonies that run our country in check, because our masses are so stupid that they keep electing the idiots back into office. Ridiculous.

timeshifter 14y ago
>How has the war on drugs been working out for you, Congress? So much money and so many resources wasted on a crime that has no direct victims. You say that as though the goal is to "win" the war on drugs. It's not. The goal is to get rich by supporting the war on drugs, without doing anything to actually "fight" it. I mean, why would you voluntarily get rid of a huge, risk-free profit center?
n3rdy 14y ago
> Seriously, someone needs to keep these loonies that run our country in check, because our masses are so stupid that they keep electing the idiots back into office. Ridiculous. The electing isn't the problem, the voting is. If nobody voted, these politicians couldn't justify their actions with "we're just representing the people!"
- Zarathust 14y ago
  USA is already rock bottom in voting turnout. See how well it works. http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/soc_glance-2011-en/08/04/g8_co4-01.html?contentType=&itemId=/content/chapter/soc_glance-2011-29-en&containerItemId=/content/serial/19991290&accessItemIds=/content/book/soc_glance-2011-en&mimeType=text/html http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/soc_glance-2011-en/08/04/...
- kunai 14y ago
  It's impossible to say, even THINK that people would stop voting as a form of silent protest. With all the propagandist lies being shoved down our throats -- "Rock the vote!" "Your vote counts!" "If you don't vote, you will be doing your country a disservice! Blahbedyblahbedyblah" And all this propaganda is more bipartisan lies. The root cause of this entire problem is that people think they can only decide between the lesser of two evils because of naivety or misguidedness and delusion. The bipartisan system is corrupt. Third parties, particularly the Libertarian and Green parties, embody the true meaning of Americanism and are perhaps the only way to get this hellhole of a country back on track. The only way to do that is to raise awareness of the lies and evil in our current administration and other administrations of the past, and to increase awareness of a third, even fourth choice. It is difficult, however, with the entertainment industry shamelessly supporting big government and limited rights. The RIAA, anyone?
  - BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
    Blank votes, then? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_vote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_vote
  - n3rdy 14y ago
    As it is today you're absolutely right. If there were a campaign equal to those "rock the vote" campaigns, it could be interesting. I'm also realistic. If voter turnout was even 1%, it would still be considered a legitimate election. It wouldn't matter if any law on the books says otherwise.
    - jiggy2011 14y ago
      What happens in the US if nobody turns out to vote at all? In the UK we would defacto go back to being an actual monarchy.

by kunai 14y ago

timeshifter 14y ago

>How has the war on drugs been working out for you, Congress? So much money and so many resources wasted on a crime that has no direct victims. You say that as though the goal is to "win" the war on drugs. It's not. The goal is to get rich by supporting the war on drugs, without doing anything to actually "fight" it. I mean, why would you voluntarily get rid of a huge, risk-free profit center?

n3rdy 14y ago

> Seriously, someone needs to keep these loonies that run our country in check, because our masses are so stupid that they keep electing the idiots back into office. Ridiculous. The electing isn't the problem, the voting is. If nobody voted, these politicians couldn't justify their actions with "we're just representing the people!"

Zarathust 14y ago
USA is already rock bottom in voting turnout. See how well it works. http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/soc_glance-2011-en/08/04/g8_co4-01.html?contentType=&itemId=/content/chapter/soc_glance-2011-29-en&containerItemId=/content/serial/19991290&accessItemIds=/content/book/soc_glance-2011-en&mimeType=text/html http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/soc_glance-2011-en/08/04/...
kunai 14y ago
It's impossible to say, even THINK that people would stop voting as a form of silent protest. With all the propagandist lies being shoved down our throats -- "Rock the vote!" "Your vote counts!" "If you don't vote, you will be doing your country a disservice! Blahbedyblahbedyblah" And all this propaganda is more bipartisan lies. The root cause of this entire problem is that people think they can only decide between the lesser of two evils because of naivety or misguidedness and delusion. The bipartisan system is corrupt. Third parties, particularly the Libertarian and Green parties, embody the true meaning of Americanism and are perhaps the only way to get this hellhole of a country back on track. The only way to do that is to raise awareness of the lies and evil in our current administration and other administrations of the past, and to increase awareness of a third, even fourth choice. It is difficult, however, with the entertainment industry shamelessly supporting big government and limited rights. The RIAA, anyone?
- BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
  Blank votes, then? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_vote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_vote
- n3rdy 14y ago
  As it is today you're absolutely right. If there were a campaign equal to those "rock the vote" campaigns, it could be interesting. I'm also realistic. If voter turnout was even 1%, it would still be considered a legitimate election. It wouldn't matter if any law on the books says otherwise.
  - jiggy2011 14y ago
    What happens in the US if nobody turns out to vote at all? In the UK we would defacto go back to being an actual monarchy.