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Ever been to Congo? Either one? It's fine. And this is coming from a white man who spent a week hitchhiking and walking around with zero security. I get hassle

by madaxe 13y ago

Ever been to Congo? Either one? It's fine. And this is coming from a white man who spent a week hitchhiking and walking around with zero security. I get hassled a lot more by LE in the US on trips there than anywhere else. Hell, I made it across eurasia with a grand total of one brush with the law, which went away with a bribe. I feel unsafe in the US. Not because of "the terrorists", but because of the jackbooted thugs that you call your government and her agencies.

powertower 13y ago
> And this is coming from a white man who spent a week hitchhiking and walking around with zero security. Survivor bias. Your experience in Congo does not in any way discredit events of genocide, rape, catabolism, and all the other crazy things happening in those parts of the world. > but because of the jackbooted thugs that you call your government and her agencies. Someone asked to see your ID? For most people, living in the USA is a simple and non-violent experience as far as the government goes. You can post your outliners, but that's all they are.
- madaxe 13y ago
  > Survivor bias. 1) So if you went to disney and came home safe, that's survivor bias? 2) You don't have rape in the US? Way to go! > Someone asked to see your ID? 1) Yes, and they didn't like it ("what state is this from?" "England" "but what state?") so I spent a night in a cell. 2) At the tender age of 13 while living in Chicago, I was threatened with spending the rest of my youth in juvie... for throwing a bit of gravel at a closed window to get someone's attention. This went as far as court. > For most people Ah, you're William Hague, right? Nothing to fear if you've nothing to hide? You'd be there in 1938 shuffling into a cattle car believing that your benevolent government was sending you to a holiday camp. Oh, and finally... But instead the majority of people here sit in their comfortable chair in front of the computer fantasizing about how bad things are outside of their glorious america, having never left their home city, never mind state.

by madaxe 13y ago

powertower 13y ago

> And this is coming from a white man who spent a week hitchhiking and walking around with zero security. Survivor bias. Your experience in Congo does not in any way discredit events of genocide, rape, catabolism, and all the other crazy things happening in those parts of the world. > but because of the jackbooted thugs that you call your government and her agencies. Someone asked to see your ID? For most people, living in the USA is a simple and non-violent experience as far as the government goes. You can post your outliners, but that's all they are.

madaxe 13y ago
> Survivor bias. 1) So if you went to disney and came home safe, that's survivor bias? 2) You don't have rape in the US? Way to go! > Someone asked to see your ID? 1) Yes, and they didn't like it ("what state is this from?" "England" "but what state?") so I spent a night in a cell. 2) At the tender age of 13 while living in Chicago, I was threatened with spending the rest of my youth in juvie... for throwing a bit of gravel at a closed window to get someone's attention. This went as far as court. > For most people Ah, you're William Hague, right? Nothing to fear if you've nothing to hide? You'd be there in 1938 shuffling into a cattle car believing that your benevolent government was sending you to a holiday camp. Oh, and finally... But instead the majority of people here sit in their comfortable chair in front of the computer fantasizing about how bad things are outside of their glorious america, having never left their home city, never mind state.