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Should We Resist Trump?
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RE: Should We Resist Trump?
(November 13, 2016 at 11:51 am)abaris Wrote:
(November 13, 2016 at 11:43 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Rational fear good, irrational fear bad.

You know, there's one thing sticking in my memory as if written on stone. It was in 1983 when it got my physicals for military service for the second time. I was still going to law school at the time, but decided to change to history later that same year.

The pschologist working there told me he could get me off the hook at a moment's notice. But then he added something that I will never forget: "But you know how it is with data protection. There may be difficulties when you apply for some official position."

That was still in the pen and paper days, so try to imagine how things look now where a simple mouse click is sufficient to look up all the trails any person ever left. Our surveillance systems are largely depending on the intent of the ones having access. That's what I always warned against. As long as there's a largely democratic force in power, it's probably not a problem. But if that ever changes, the tools are already in place. They just need to be used.
When you consider that it was the military who created the internet to begin with, that's no idle warning.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.

I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire

Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
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Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 12, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Should We Fight? - by vorlon13 - November 12, 2016 at 8:33 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by downbeatplumb - November 13, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by downbeatplumb - November 13, 2016 at 8:01 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 8:10 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 12:02 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 12:55 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 1:41 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 1:45 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Pat Mustard - November 13, 2016 at 2:06 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 2:13 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Pat Mustard - November 13, 2016 at 2:19 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 2:24 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by brewer - November 13, 2016 at 8:41 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 8:46 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 11:06 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by brewer - November 13, 2016 at 11:43 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 11:51 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 8:52 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 11:46 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Minimalist - November 13, 2016 at 6:55 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Homeless Nutter - November 13, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by ukatheist - November 13, 2016 at 9:09 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 11:10 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 11:53 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 13, 2016 at 12:07 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Chad32 - November 13, 2016 at 1:13 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 1:16 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Opoponax - November 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 2:25 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Chad32 - November 13, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 2:36 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Opoponax - November 13, 2016 at 3:30 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Chad32 - November 13, 2016 at 3:43 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 4:01 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Opoponax - November 13, 2016 at 4:40 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by ScienceAf - November 13, 2016 at 2:35 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 2:35 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 2:47 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Arkilogue - November 13, 2016 at 3:01 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 4:42 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 7:16 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Jackalope - November 13, 2016 at 6:29 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by account_inactive - November 13, 2016 at 6:36 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 6:40 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by account_inactive - November 13, 2016 at 6:44 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 6:45 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by account_inactive - November 13, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 6:53 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 13, 2016 at 7:53 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 7:56 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Bob Kelso - November 14, 2016 at 1:15 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by 8BitAtheist - November 14, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Drich - November 14, 2016 at 12:09 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 15, 2016 at 3:07 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Drich - November 15, 2016 at 4:41 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 15, 2016 at 8:15 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Drich - November 16, 2016 at 9:48 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 16, 2016 at 6:57 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by The Grand Nudger - November 14, 2016 at 12:42 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Tiberius - November 14, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by account_inactive - November 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Autumnlicious - November 14, 2016 at 12:57 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Drich - November 14, 2016 at 2:29 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by The Grand Nudger - November 14, 2016 at 1:01 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Minimalist - November 14, 2016 at 4:59 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Tonus - November 14, 2016 at 5:22 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 14, 2016 at 8:28 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Jackalope - November 14, 2016 at 8:34 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Gawdzilla Sama - November 15, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 15, 2016 at 4:45 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 15, 2016 at 5:14 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Pat Mustard - November 15, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Should We Resist Trump? - by KUSA - November 15, 2016 at 9:22 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 16, 2016 at 6:40 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by vorlon13 - November 16, 2016 at 10:20 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Tonus - November 16, 2016 at 11:14 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Kingpin - November 16, 2016 at 11:33 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 16, 2016 at 7:04 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by I_am_not_mafia - November 16, 2016 at 10:23 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by The Grand Nudger - November 16, 2016 at 11:55 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Doubting Thomas - November 16, 2016 at 1:45 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 16, 2016 at 7:54 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by downbeatplumb - November 16, 2016 at 1:48 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by vorlon13 - November 16, 2016 at 6:59 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by vorlon13 - November 16, 2016 at 7:00 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 16, 2016 at 8:06 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by vorlon13 - November 16, 2016 at 8:23 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 17, 2016 at 8:01 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by abaris - November 17, 2016 at 8:52 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Rhondazvous - November 17, 2016 at 4:11 pm
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by Tonus - November 17, 2016 at 8:55 am
RE: Should We Resist Trump? - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2016 at 9:11 am

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