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by aww_dang 5y ago
I'm not convinced the biosecurity state will go away anymore than the TSA will disappear tomorrow. Government agencies rarely cede power back to the citizenry.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Thanks for your response. >It was not controversial 50, 100, or 150+ years ago to quarantine people However there are unprecedented measures taken today. We're nearly 2 years into lockdowns. Moratoriums on rent, unemployment subsidi
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Please also consider the incentives for vaccine passports and "verified digital identities".
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by aww_dang 5y ago
>the actual goal is: to end the pandemic while minimizing death and suffering We can all agree we want less death and suffering. However, it isn't difficult to imagine that other goals may exist. "The pandemic represents a rare
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I'm not sure the specific rationalizations are as relevant as the moral questions. Do individuals have a right to their own body? Does a collective or a technocrat have a right to coerce an individual into a medical procedure? If we an
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by aww_dang 5y ago
"Damn the downvotes, full speed ahead" I appreciate posters who are willing to go ahead in these scenarios instead of self-censoring. When these individuals give up on this site, what will we be left with?
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by aww_dang 5y ago
If I had to guess, it would depend on how those historical figures relate to contemporary partisan politics.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
There are most likely other posters who see things from the opposite perspective.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Judging the past by the standards of the present is problematic at best and regressive in the worst case. The best examples of the human condition represent a desire to improve on our mistakes. Because we are imperfect, those with the will
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by aww_dang 5y ago
> Either we need, say USA, to coercively... Carbon credits will be enforced with coercion, just as the petrodollar has been. At the end of the day they are both schemes where technocrats print permission slips to consume energy. Putting
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Your comment would be more interesting if you could provide supporting arguments instead of mere accusations, imagined motives and insults.
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Coronavirus: Finding Answers with Philip D. Zelikow, Head of 9/11 Commission(washingtonpost.com)
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I've observed this frequently on this site and elsewhere. Dissent is pejoratively associated with flat-earth, antisemitism and other nonsense. As a mainstream narrative, it is an effective way to shut down the discussion. Perhaps some
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by aww_dang 5y ago
>So, who benefits when Americans lose faith in their government? The public at large if it results in more critical thinking, greater liberty or accountability.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I think that's an odious and disgusting way to mischaracterize all concerns as nonsense.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Unless those wage increases were the result of productivity increases.
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Blinded by Scientism(thepublicdiscourse.com)
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by aww_dang 5y ago
As long as we are discussing potential incentives, it seems reasonable to have a modicum of curiosity concerning the incentives for a biosecurity state. Simply blaming one state actor over another appears as a set of false alternatives. A c
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by aww_dang 5y ago
As I recall, they were temporarily removed from Twitter for covering that story. If there is a meaningful distinction here, it may be a partisan one.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
https://mycitypaper.com/fumbling-toward-portland/ >Megaloping has only three simple rules. One: All vehicles used must be operated by a public transit company. Two: Using regional or long-distance transit systems is
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Are There Limits to Growth?(corbettreport.com)
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Capitol Police Are Negotiating with Man Who Claims to Have Bomb Near the Capitol(npr.org)
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Are there any mainstream sources willing to dissent from the Fed's easy money policies? The gymnastics start early in this article: >“Cooling off” the economy sounds prudent, innocuous even. Yet, in practice, this monetary policy ma
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Fortune: Biometric solutions, digital ID, are helping streamline pandemic travel(twitter.com)
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Can you say who held the contract?
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I believe cruise ships provide access. There maybe access via other ships as well.
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by aww_dang 5y ago
The UK was actually considering giving the Falklands to Argentina before the war. The invasion ruined whatever goodwill was there, justified the costs of maintenance, further legitimized those opposing a potential handover and rationalized
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by aww_dang 5y ago
Are satellite phones an option for privacy?
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Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009)(slate.com)
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by aww_dang 5y ago
I can imagine the conservationists condemning this series already. Let's start the series before they exterminated the reindeer.

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