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  1. Michael Hardner
    Yes, that monitoring process was used in the Green Zone, as reported in the Podcast. As I said, personal violence is a good reason to use this. Evidence should be inadmissible otherwise. But American Libertarians freaked. We should also note crime continues to decline, I would say due to social factors versus tougher laws etc. The government is as reluctant to build prisons as schools and hospitals.
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    I think that they could be used for a limited domain of law enforcement functions. Prevention and investigation of personal violence, terrorism etc. seems like a useful thing. There was a Freakonomics episode about how an 'eye in the sky' SATELLITE was used to squelch crime in the Green Zone in Baghdad. An American city pushed back on having it above them, recording everything.
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    No I am bad at arithmetic. We never spoke French at home. I remember my grandfather voted Unioniste, or at least that's what they said. The Church controlled everything. It was a different time.
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    Yes. Two Quebecois from the 18th century. Old great uncle also.
  5. Michael Hardner
    You're comparing apples and oranges here. Powell gets no personal benefit from the Fed building. And subpoena over a project assessment statement seems pretty ridiculous. I have never heard of that. And nobody significant thinks that the Whitehouse renovation is illegal. I think calling Democrats 'leftists' is a tell here, as you're using the language of the partisan...
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    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/fed-jerome-powell-doj-investigation-rcna253517 To the point, it IS hard to get to the core reason for this indictment
  7. Michael Hardner
    White might makes right, right? I guess this means pro-DEI folks no longer have to justify their objectives on moral, or any other grounds. "That's how the country started" isn't really a rationale so... "Whites out now" doesn't have to be one either. It's just culture war... And the reasons for our actions are just myths we tell ourselves.
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    Possibly
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  10. Michael Hardner
    Comfort as a vice. A world that elevates the sins of gluttony and sloth to virtues.
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    It IS the question of the ages. "Do things change" ? I have posted that comparisons of the USA to Nazis (Negative) or to victorious Allies (Positive) or to slave-era, Monroe-era, Spanish civil war, remember the alamo etc. etc. are always overstated. As you say, Economics trumps virtue and it also trumps nationalism and religion and history, even if they still exist... There's a gift shop at the Alamo and Auchwitz has a twitter account. The utility of the present trumps the sentimentality of the past. Yes, as I just posted... we are our grandparents' children. What does it mean when tested ? Could we measure up ? I'm sure we'd be surprised to see that ... like the Ukranians ... we could. And that speaks to the point you're making, I think.
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    Absolutely stunning achievements by the Allies in WW2 in the face of anhiliation. But as I have explained this was a different world... "America" of that era, "Russia" of that era, "Canada" of that era.... they are as relevant to today's country as our grandparents are to us.
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    This reads as a resonant statement of spirit, from a patriot. Thank you. That said, I am going to nitpick to say that nothing is what it has always been. The essence might be there but for the US and Canada also, the sand shifts under our feet. There's no frontier, death is not a constant companion, and the cornerstone of religion is gone...... Instead we have The enslavement and corruption of COMFORT. But these comments are about the world, not America.
  14. Michael Hardner
    It's good to hear that there is one. Comparisons to Nazi Germany aren't accurate IMO. The USA is still a Democratic Nation with strong checks and balances within the system.
  15. Michael Hardner
    The recurring theme from you is that this happened in the past. No intelligent person is unaware of that. Is there a bridge too far or not? If the US is just Texas and Montana.... With a 10-ft wide path between them.... Is that okay with you? Hypothetical of course
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    Why are you even trying to embark on a journey that starts with a completely vague premise as to what it means... Except that you can tell it's an insult against some stereotype? How much time do you have exactly?
  17. Michael Hardner
    If we only had some kind of North Atlantic Treaty to do that....
  18. Michael Hardner
    It's not Greenland, it's the times. You are citing events that happened over 200 years ago. America's greatness culminated in its leadership of forging a new global order, headquartered in New York. With that came a set of rules that ensured it would be at the center of everything. Economic, military, political. Does the current leadership measure up, In terms of character and intelligence, to the decades of American leaders that built that world order? Only a minority of Americans, and almost no one in the domain of allies think so. I'm not saying anything about the morality of this play, just that it seems utterly unachievable without more support.... And as such it seems like a reckless effort.
  19. Michael Hardner
    1. He was a crazy Leftist hater is why. 2. Huh ?
  20. Michael Hardner
    Yeah why not go back and include JFK? You don't understand what anecdotal means to you.? Very.
  21. Michael Hardner
    1. I don't LIKE online pixels and bots. Also: If you associate me with online people, just because we're on the same board then you're associated with me. No, picking a set of events and using that as evidence is pretty clearly flawed logic.
  22. Michael Hardner
    Just state your opinions without any cites or support...
  23. Michael Hardner
    Who would buy US-built weapons if they pulled out of NATO ? This is 100s of billions to the US economy. What cards does the US intend to play here, if any ?
  24. Michael Hardner
    1. If I was a true leftist I would more likely be a "B0MB the courts and blow up the system kind of guy". I'm not. 2. I personally think being prejudiced, racist etc. is "bad" however I am a Christian, and I live in the real world so I don't hold it against people for their flaws. My elderly parents can't relate to the social justice landscape of today, so do you expect me to apply my morality and condemn them ? No. We're people. 3. Then they should all be arrested and the ideology should be banned, if that's true. 4. I don't think countries are inherently moral or holy... nor is any individual country moral or holy... 5. Ok, so you say.
  25. Michael Hardner
    Oh... I don't know... maybe to be a key player in a fight that is actually important to millions of people and the whole world then retire to a quiet public life ? Or maybe load her pockets with kickback money before and during the current war ? My point is: why speculate about the important chess pieces when we are just pawns ? You will never know the truth in your lifetime nor will I. This also applies to people who believe so strongly in a Trump OR a Biden that they make characterizations of their good beyond anything useful...
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