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by ferdo 13y ago
> On the whole, it seems like Bitcoin-enthusiasts would be far safer in a more regulated environment. Speaking as a longtime Bitcoin user, I'd disagree. My bitcoins were easier to trade before the government started taking Bitcoin s
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by ferdo 13y ago
There were many private currencies in the 19th century that the government never claimed power over. Here's one example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Bechtler#The_Bechtl... This move with regard to Bit
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by ferdo 13y ago
> We should not trust government, as a general rule. 100% agreement. Just as a personal operating default, I also tend to distrust people that tell me I should put more trust in government. Trust belongs in society and business, not in p
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by ferdo 13y ago
Can...not...resist.... "It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept." -Calvin and Hobbes
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by ferdo 13y ago
I've never trusted the government or the internet. I trust my family and friends. "...the three aims of the tyrant. These are, (1) the humiliation of his subjects; he knows that a mean-spirited man will not conspire against anybod
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by ferdo 13y ago
> "I have no patience for countries that try to treat gays or lesbians or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them," Mr Obama said. But governments that target pot growers and dissident reporters
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Drones to fly over parts of Onondaga, Madison and Oswego counties(syracuse.com)
4 points by ferdo 13y ago|1 comments
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by ferdo 13y ago
> You have to believe some things you are told. That depends on the source. If the source has proven to be wrong, dishonest or malicious more often than not, it would strike me as wise to believe nothing from that source until I can veri
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by ferdo 13y ago
NP!
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by ferdo 13y ago
Read a history of them and decide for yourself. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bilderberg
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by ferdo 13y ago
One Bilderberger sells paper to another Bilderberger. > He is also a member of the Bilderberg Group and attended the Swiss 2011 Bilderberg conference in St. Moritz, Switzerland. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Be
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by ferdo 13y ago
I think that this signals that Bezos is going into the fish and chips business.
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by ferdo 13y ago
They're related in their origin. If 4 different terror operations were coming from Al Qaeda affiliated cells, we'd say they were all Al Qaeda related. If 4 different drug dealers were busted that were all being supplied by one sou
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by ferdo 13y ago
You were never called any names. He said you were an apologist. In reading your postings, your comments do strike me as having an overtone of apology for the surveillance state. In political matters - the power of government vs. the rights
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by ferdo 13y ago
> the war on drugs, civil asset forfeiture, the DEA intelligence program from today, the no-fly list They're all related. They're all policies and actions of overly zealous bureaucrats with too much power and little to no accou
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Geeks.com Ordering Is Being Turned Off...(geeks.com)
2 points by ferdo 13y ago|0 comments
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by ferdo 13y ago
If one is opposed to violence but still depending on a livelihood from an organization that depends on violence to realize its goals - be it a gang, a government or a military - then one might not be as opposed to violence as is thought.
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Prosecutor Stephen Heymann Compared Aaron Swartz To Rapist(news.firedoglake.com)
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by ferdo 13y ago
It's very useful. We're still talking about it.
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by ferdo 13y ago
“Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it.” ― Lysander Spooner
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by ferdo 13y ago
I think one of us is misunderstanding the other's position.
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by ferdo 13y ago
Heckling is one of the oldest forms of political dissent. If one can't handle heckling, one shouldn't be a politician or any kind of public figure.
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by ferdo 13y ago
The man showed up to a civil affair in military garb and most likely, though we don't know, had some kind of muscle with him. His point is already made without firing a shot at the hoi-polloi.
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by ferdo 13y ago
That's not really the point to having an armed escort, is it?
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by ferdo 13y ago
> I have a feeling they believe their own bullshit. Some of them do believe their own bullshit. They're not any less of a threat to us than the ones that don't believe the BS but are down with the program because they're
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by ferdo 13y ago
He most likely had an armed escort, unlike his opponents.
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by ferdo 13y ago
Costumed popinjays have proven far more dangerous in history than those that make fun of them. General Alexander isn't worried about social niceties. I won't worry about them either when expressing my opinions about him and his p
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by ferdo 13y ago
> conspiracy theorists The Gulf of Tonkin being used as a lie to manipulate Americans into the Viet Nam War is historical fact, not a "theory".
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by ferdo 13y ago
I also hate using reductio ad hitlerum, so imagine my confusion in finding it pertinent.
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by ferdo 13y ago
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is a prime example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident#Distort...

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