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@Dr.Franklin
China is on the Courage stage of that cycle, so it has about another 150 years of life left for its society.
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@Dr.Franklin
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.
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@Dr.Franklin
Check out this chart.
America right now is in between the Apathy and dependence stages.
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Do you have an issue with the mouse experiment regarding utopian societies and genetics?
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China isn't short-sighted enough to ignore genetics and pursue a self-extinction event by chasing a utopian society.
America most certainly is with consumer culture.
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@Dr.Franklin
Washington DC has uncontested monopoly power.
The Best way to fix the country at this point is to vote for the most incompetent crony politician possible so that the fall of DC will be fast enough to recover from.
A slow death of DC will probably mean a foreign invasion or civil war.
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@MisterChris
You know Supa is still pissed about losing that mime game when he had so many chances to win.
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VTL SUPADUDZ
for killing Luna as revenge for last mime game
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rather it means he is self-scrutinising well enough for now.
This statement seems to indicate Biden is dodging exposure more likely because his constituency isn't nitpicky rather than any actual dementia.
Trust in governmental authority inevitably extends to Biden.
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@Athias
Challenges encountered in these early trials included the instability of free RNA in the body, unintended inflammatory outcomes, and modest immune responses. Recent technological advancements in RNA biology and chemistry, as well as delivery systems, have mitigated these challenges and improved their stability, safety, and effectiveness.
Well, at least it's nice to see the CDC admits nothing is foolproof.
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@Unpopular
Lots of nuggets of wisdom from cultures all over the world, that are not necessarily superior.
Some cultures embrace wisdom more than others.
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@3RU7AL
In a few thousand years, MAYBE fit Humans can be selected to exist in a Utopian world. The current genes will NOT allow it though. Not without an extinction event as shown with the mice experiment.
Good video though about how genes change over a million years.
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@n8nrgmi
you've stretched being anti government beyond reason. the government helped us to get a safe and effective vaccine. so the government isn't inherently incompetent in everything that it does. greyparrot? more like anti government parrot
I guess I can take that as a yes answer on your part.
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@n8nrgmi
your point is that a person's immune system might not work properly to stop the disease. but the thing is, unless a person has reason to think otherwise, they should act as if their immune system works properly. that's the reasonable thing to do.
Should the government be the only one to decide the state of your immune system? How authoritarian are you willing to go on this one?
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@MisterChris
But I honestly think Lunatic is scum here.
Likely, but we can still get info if he flips town.
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@FLRW
The vaccine makes sense for people who have fucked up lifestyle choices doing things like eating fast food and not exercising. The vaccine makes sense for people who choose a hyper-sanitation lifestyle, which also lowers the immune system.
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@Danielle
Yeah, I also know you're nothing like your persona on here.
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@Danielle
Eh the links are for other people, don't take it personally.
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@Danielle
(WAAAAH CHINA)
I thought you enjoyed China slapping Biden around with a BLM sausage?
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@Danielle
They champion free trade; you seem to despise it.
Just like you "seem" to be a radical leftist.
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@FLRW
Smallpox isn't the same virus as the multi-strain Flu. There isn't a vaccine that can eradicate all strains of the flu.
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Libertarians do not support public subsidies for nuclear energy.
The best subsidy for nuclear energy is to lift all regulations and lawsuit protections from nuclear startups.
-Milton Freidman
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@n8nrgmi
Why do you feel the need to question what the government says is an imminent risk?
The government has told us over and over what your personal risk for Covid is. And they say it is a lot higher than what the banned scientists claim.
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@n8nrgmi
even if you take precautions you still stand a significant chance of dying.
How do you know Athias is elderly with co-morbidities?
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@Lunatic
Thanks for the fantastic contribution.
Not my fault town chooses not to pressure you.
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"protective role" means only one of a few things and no matter what, it's extremely bad for town.
What the hell is this supposed to mean?
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@Danielle
when Republicans control government
Every establishment Republican is set for life in Washington DC. They don't want the responsibility of control. Nobody does.
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@zedvictor4
I really enjoyed China using BLM at the most recent gathering to unite the world against America.
Smug satisfaction!
Longer version of Americabad party
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China has 3 famous curses to warn their children.
- May you live in interesting times.
- May you be recognized by people in high places (sometimes also reported as: May you attract the attention of the government)
- May you find what you’re looking for.
Americans are continuously beset with problems from not heeding these curses.
Most Americans want to live in a world where all their needs and wants are fulfilled, not understanding that it would inevitably lead to mass suicide and violence from purposeless lives.
Consider this experiment in a Utopian society void of any meaningful purpose for life.
This experiment was repeated with many other species of animals always with the same result.
A society that has everything is populated with people that have no hope for a better future.
A population with no hope has no reason to procreate and make a family.
Something to consider as America continues to struggle with drug addiction, obesity, and a lack of ambition, creating conflict just to stave off the inevitable mass suicides.
And it's already known from Darwin's studies that species need stressors to learn and grow and evolve. The reason why humans became smarter than chimps is because the chimps kicked humans out of the forest.
The unintended consequence of Utopia...is extinction.
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communism is about trying to maximize social good for everyone.
No, it's about setting A maximum social good for everyone. If you are born with talent or ambition, you have to find another place to live and be happy.
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@ILikePie5
Why do you want a fence? That’s racist
Defund wall.
Defund fence.
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@Double_R
Unlike on the right, democrats actually believe that the pursuit of the best ideas and not fealty to one man or one party is how the government is supposed to work.
You misspelled "lobbies"
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@ILikePie5
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@TheUnderdog
I would want to tell Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and any other advocate of the wealth tax that a wealth tax will make the rich less rich, but it will make every stock holder less rich as well, and it would cause the American economy to collapse if companies become worthless.
The ultra-rich all live in states run by these politicians. You don't have to worry about the rich under their rule.
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Sorry, I am busy watching fake news on CNN attacking Biden.
"A video like this is normally only distributed in right-wing media, not mainstream outlets like CNN."
“They got smarter this time,” she said. “They either duped Ed Lavandera into doing this or he’s so desperate for ratings he went along with it.”
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@3RU7AL
There is no such thing as "private property" in the united states.
Only for the ultra-rich.
Peons like you and me are fucked.
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@3RU7AL
French Revolution: 1789Karl Heinrich Marx: 1818
France is an example that Marx had it bassackwards.
You need a Marxist-type revolt as a precursor to a Napoleonic type code that establishes universal property rights.
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@3RU7AL
But when unions stage a protest that lasts for a day at some random farm
You misspelled "on"
"At and on" are the fundamental differences between Marxism and Capitalism and universal property rights.
The "protest" was funded by elite farmholders exploiting loopholes in the law that give no property rights to their competition. California is riddled with laws that have exemptions instead of universal property rights. The elites in California have the strongest property rights of all. Why do you think they are there?
Why do you think the Middle -Class with no access to equal property rights are fleeing California?
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Do you understand that "your property" can be seized at any time and for any reason?
In a Marxist society, sure.
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@3RU7AL
If anything, France is an example that Marx had it bassackwards.
You need a Marxist revolt as a precursor to a Napoleonic type code that establishes universal property rights.
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@3RU7AL
Do you understand the definition of "peasant" is basically "NOT-a-land-owner"?
So it was a Marxist revolt?
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@3RU7AL
Modern Marxism.
If you are labeled "rich" by a Marxist government, you have no property rights.
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@3RU7AL
Blaming the ideas of Marx for the actions of Pol Pot is like blaming the ideas of Jesus Christ for actions of Tomás de Torquemada.
I blame Jesus for assigning a head of his Church. Theocracies are brutal.
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@3RU7AL
Did French peasants seize the property of the rich?
Or were they just protecting their own land and own property?
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@3RU7AL
Marx told the oppressed to eat the rich.
Khmer Rouge literally did that.
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@3RU7AL
The purposeless massacres perpetrated since the June and October events, the tedious offering of sacrifices since February and March, the very cannibalism of the counterrevolution will convince the nations that there is only one way in which the murderous death agonies of the old society and the bloody birth throes of the new society can be shortened, simplified and concentrated, and that way is revolutionary terror.
Vae victis!
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