slamdance

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by slamdance 9y ago
why are you "split" on having a "complete free speech zone"?
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by slamdance 9y ago
if your mother has a PhD and only makes $17k/year, Its because she WANTS to in that She would rather do her job where she is at than move (geographically or career orientation-ally). People working fast food can make more than that.
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by slamdance 9y ago
no - war and politics are always going to be intermingled. The issue is that people (especially in today's climate) are polarized, emotionally blaming one 'side' or 'the other' when both are equally culpable. My poi
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by slamdance 9y ago
a decent article until it went political at the end - almost as a "BTW..." It failed to bring most of the wars (or "police actions") into the picture. Maybe because all of the 'major' conflicts prior to desert
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by slamdance 9y ago
yes. But they also have credit card accounts, hardware wallets as well as paper wallets. If you keep your coins offline (if you're holding), they won't get hacked.
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by slamdance 9y ago
The best way (IMO) to counteract the WoD propaganda is through facts, education, medical studies, etc... and through these issues, the people that pushed the illogical conclusions will be exposed, embarrassed and hopefully come away more en
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by slamdance 9y ago
the vast majority of the politicians responsible for the 'war of drugs' are dead. The ones that continue to perpetuate it are not being held accountable for anything , let alone the WoD. So by continuing to point fingers (at po
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by slamdance 9y ago
'lifetime use' could have also increased due to people not being afraid to admit past use after decriminalization. Was there a control for that?
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by slamdance 9y ago
why does it have to about who we 'blame'? Why not go back to the CIA and how they wanted to undermine the social & political revolutions of the 60s & 70s? why not go back to 'reefer madness' and the how it was ba
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by slamdance 9y ago
Yeah, it will take a lawsuit, and that, I am told will take ~18 months +/-. I'm on the hook until then. So far, with lost work, PT and imaging, I'm already out almost $20k
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by slamdance 9y ago
I apologize for the rabbit hole. But I must ask: the "democratic public" of North Korea? or just "mob rule" in general? the "authoritarian power brokers" of the US? or Russia (i.e. Ukraine, Odessa, etc...)?,
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by slamdance 9y ago
the word "deserve" is very subjective... who gets to decide who is "deserving"?
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by slamdance 9y ago
It started under Obama, but keep up the Left-Right narrative. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150418/11370530715/motel...
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by slamdance 9y ago
I am neither, but I have family who is a JW. Their viewpoint on anything remotely close to 'prepping' is that it shows a complete 'lack of faith' in the assumption that god will provide & protect. Now, this person do
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by slamdance 9y ago
Medicare & Medicaid has always been an option for everyone - its just that if you made too much money, then you didn't qualify. It was a safety net for the poorest people. It was not meant for students just out of school (who presu
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by slamdance 9y ago
That is the underlying problem though. There is no "shopping around". Either your plan allows it, or does not. If you need a procedure, your choices are effectively limited to who is on your coverage list. FWIW, I live in an area
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by slamdance 9y ago
so are you talking about the Mormons (LDS) or Jehovah's Witnesses? they have two very different views on how the 'world ends' and what to do about it.
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by slamdance 9y ago
Also - the book One Second After is based on the premise of an EMP attack. https://www.amazon.com/Second-After-John-Matherson-Novel/dp/...
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by slamdance 9y ago
1. "any" disaster is "plausible", some just more probable than not. 2. Looking forward to a disaster? Do you mean like a firefighter "looks forward to" fires or EMS "looks forward to" MVAs? While I c