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> I fail to see how ruminant poop would improve the situation. Contrast: Headline: Blah Blah Government Agents Blah Boring Blah Torture Blah More Big Words Bl

> I fail to see how ruminant poop would improve the situation. Contrast: Headline: Blah Blah Government Agents Blah Boring Blah Torture Blah More Big Words Blah Blah with: Headline: Protesting Citizens Dump Tons of Manure at White House for Blah Blah Government Agents Blah Boring... I can tell you from experience that the second one raises global awareness of the issue in a heartbeat and would put a lot more pressure onto slimy government accomplices to clean up their act. And that's how poop would help the situation. I'm sure you knew that and was just trying to be funny, though. EDIT: Oh yeah, forgot this great point: > [The US Government] committed these crimes > [The US Government] investigated and published their findings > [The US Government] are in the process of getting more agents [...] to act on that report This is hilarious. Corporations needs regulation because we don't trust the free market with all its different agents to regulate themselves, but you trust this one monolithic organization called the US Government to police and prosecute itself when the very crimes it committed are evidence enough that it can't? You should do stand-up.

dangerlibrary 12y ago
My point was fairly clear, and the phrasing you omitted turned my argument into a straw man. The US Government is not a monolith. It is a collection of individuals and organizations acting independently and at odds with one another. This is by design.
- innguest 12y ago
  Government passes laws to regulate themselves. People who work for the government pass laws to regulate what they can and can't do in the role of government worker. It is a monolith in the sense that there is no non-government entity helping them in this endeavor. They make the rules, they enforce the rules, they investigate misdeeds and they decide if people are criminals or not. That's why bankers rarely go to jail. I did not make a strawman - read what I said again and wake up.

dangerlibrary 12y ago

My point was fairly clear, and the phrasing you omitted turned my argument into a straw man. The US Government is not a monolith. It is a collection of individuals and organizations acting independently and at odds with one another. This is by design.

innguest 12y ago
Government passes laws to regulate themselves. People who work for the government pass laws to regulate what they can and can't do in the role of government worker. It is a monolith in the sense that there is no non-government entity helping them in this endeavor. They make the rules, they enforce the rules, they investigate misdeeds and they decide if people are criminals or not. That's why bankers rarely go to jail. I did not make a strawman - read what I said again and wake up.