galieos_ghost

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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Do you consider all the great scientists who helped the US military during WWII evil? Would you have preferred they sat on the sideline for moral reasons and allowed Germany to win?
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Idealists on the left would apparently prefer China getting a complete monopoly on military AI and expanding their dictatorship globally instead of being pragmatic. Reminder, if you work in tech you are collecting blood money because everyt
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_death_rates_in_the_Uni... Midwest states have lower gun homicide rates than the many European countries despite having the highest gun ownership rates in the US. The mass shootings
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
You apparently ignored when I said control for demographics. Compare midwest gun stats to Europe
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
That includes suicides, so take off around 70% of the US gun deaths.
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
London just passed New York in Homicide rate for the first time ever, doesn't seem to have worked too well.
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
You're falling for the media hysteria. Control for population and demographics and the US has lower gun homicide rates than many European countries. In fact the lowest gun homicide rates are in the midwest where gun ownership is highes
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Jeff Dean memes
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
What's amazing to me is how the media can stir the public into a fever pitch with such ease. I've told people about FB and Google data collection for years and nobody cared, at least not until the talking heads told them to care.
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Pretty much, they lose money on every ride. They raised money on the vision that they would be able to cut out the labor cost with self-driving.
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Trump tariffed the EU and Canada because they allow China to buy companies in their countries to avoid direct tariffs from the US. It wouldn't have been necessary if our 'allies' valued our relationship more than making billi
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
He literally made a company for the sole purpose of getting her elected. https://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-workin...
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
They weren't forced out, they just didn't want to comply because they would have to report incidents which would show how far behind competitors they are, which would kill their valuation
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
The promise of cheaper goods is a lie. Corporations outsourced labor and then kept the difference as profit instead of passing the savings onto consumers. Hence why corporate profits are at record highs while the average American's buy
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Mass shootings are a drop in the bucket in terms of gun deaths, vast majority are either suicides or inner city gang violence. Majority of homicides are committed with handguns rather than assault rifles. If you account for demographics the
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
All it really takes is awareness. There's a lot of untapped talent in these states where for most most kids CS isn't even on the map as a career path, where I'm from smart kids get told to be doctors or lawyers. I didn't
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
yet when the US practices protectionism it's the end of the world. Reality is that our 'allies' get rich by abusing trade agreements to act as middlemen for China
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
It's probably the least shocking statement ever if you know basic history, socialism/communism always fails. Putting all power into the hands of the government will always be inefficient and prone to corruption. Coincidentally com
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Yes? Why does the US have to fight in the global economy with one armed tied behind our back? And how are trade policy and China's human rights abuses in any way related?
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Workforce participation remains low, wages are stagnant, buying power accounting for inflation is much lower than it was in decades past, all while corporate profits are at record highs. The promise that outsourcing didn't matter becau
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Good for apple, good for the Chinese people working those jobs, bad for American citizens who would have been working those jobs. What is so wrong about using our leverage as the world's largest economy to protect the interests of our
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Germany has been called out many times for boosting trade by manipulating the Euro. They also have stronger unions which plays a roll. They also don't have millions of illegal immigrants with no federal labor protection driving wages d
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Not sure why people are shocked by this, it's just the basic principle of diffusion. As long as america continue to allow free trade our wealth and jobs will flow out of the country as countries seek cheaper labor and sell it right bac
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
It's supply and demand 101. We've allowed 15-20 million illegal immigrants into our country who have no labor protection under federal law because they don't exist. End result is depressed wages up the chain.
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Russia is a meme, the only legit threat to the US is China. The fact nobody talks about them shows how deeply they have infiltrated our media and government. Also interesting that Steele wasn't indicted, the guy is a foreign actor who
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
illegal immigrants drive down wages in low skill jobs which depresses wages up the chain because natives have to find more skilled jobs to retain their previous standard of living. At the same time their children, whether "dreamers&quo
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
so you'd be alright with someone stealing something you spent billions to discover through R&D? Who would invest money into R&D if a competitor could just steal it for free?
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
I'm fine with that, as long as they can positively contribute. I'm not fine with bringing in millions of people who immediately go on benefits while US citizens can't afford health care, college, and military vets are living
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
The point is that millions of people made sacrifices for themselves and their families which cumulatively created the greatest civilization in history. Why should we feel guilty about reaping the benefits of those sacrifices? Why should we
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by galieos_ghost 9y ago
Someone in my family has fought for the US in every war since the civil war. They have fought, bled, and died for this country, paid taxes, and helped build it from a weak country to the most powerful civilization in human history. They did

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