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Satan doesn't require a temple, a priest, goat leggings, and all the theatre of religion. He knows that's counterproductive and unnecessary. He just wants you to worship the world. Worshiping the world IS Satanism. No Devil is required. In fact, it's preferable you don't believe in anything.
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist."
Charles Baudelaire
 

You got space for 200 million campers?

Yes.
They do.

I dont have to tell you, you know.
A time is coming where 3 billion people will die in a span of a handful of years.
200 million is a tiny fraction of that.
 
LOL. You can no more "enslave" a lab grown brain than you can a dog. It's enslaved by the fundamental nature of what it is.

This is the next step in computers (as theorized by hundreds of Sci-Fi writers) that could actually lead to a real AI (not a machine learning algorithm that mimics a consciousness).

There are lines that are being crossed, and as with all science there have to be ethical standards. I disagree with the article that any bright lines are crossed here. The organiods are oceans apart from a clone or anything you could call a human being. Maybe one day there will be and the ethical questions it raises will be real..., but they aren't today.
I've seen this Star Trek episode; made back in the 70s
 
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You are the minority now.
You do not have a voice, unless those of color agree to give you one.
 

I always thought if I had found someone had voted in my name I would assume it was identity theft and try to work it from that end. Would probably have to be in a red state and have local law enforcement backing the idea to get anywhere with it. It's a problem that needs a solution. A lot of people are not having their votes counted in multiple ways
 
You probably want to put the slowdown on the brother talk.
This^^^^
And also.....
Hey @UKDslayer

I just finished up a PM to you before I saw this. I get it man, I really do. Up is down, left is right and we're stuck in the middle shouting directions to someone that isn't listening. I figured you were just having an off day and didn't want to play Bear Pit shenanigans and kick you while you were feeling down. I wasn't having that great of a day myself and just got off the phone with a fellow vet that I called to vent about similar day's nonsense but I'm feeling much better myself and hope you are as well.

I don't mean to belittle your post- but feel like my next comment is going to do just that and I'm sorry. But- even if you think I glow- just PM me back man, I think you and I are likely 90+% in agreement of everything you outlined here and we can have a sidebar on the same topics privately if that'd work for you.

It's an election year and tempers are running short- you/we are good brother.

-LD

You glow like a muffuccah.
 

And then there is this.

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says​



I'm not so sure public funding of private religious schools is a good thing. Once that's done the hooks for regulation are in and could be used to deny funds if certain agendas are not put in place.
 
 
And then there is this.

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says​



I'm not so sure public funding of private religious schools is a good thing. Once that's done the hooks for regulation are in and could be used to deny funds if certain agendas are not put in place.

depends on how its done. lets say me, a tax paying american, wants to send my kid to a private religious school then i should be able to use the tax money that is stolen from me to go to the public schools, of which my kids do not attend.
 
You glow like a muffuccah.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that see's it that way.


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depends on how its done. lets say me, a tax paying american, wants to send my kid to a private religious school then i should be able to use the tax money that is stolen from me to go to the public schools, of which my kids do not attend.
Yup. That's a different animal. In Texas that's the school voucher movement that would allow private schools to receive the funding of the students they have enrolled instead of the money going to the public schools anyway.

 
IWe're now at a point where many of us look down on the 'gas station' employees and believe they don't deserve to own a house. "they can always live with roommates" right? What about the factory workers that produce the steel to make the barrels, the woodworkers & plastic/aluminum engineers who make the stocks/chassis we rely on for our hobby? What about the seamstress that makes the rest bags we argue about, makes the condora pouches we post pictures of to hold our high tech gear.

I don't remember seeing pics of your set-up, please share a couple photos so we can relate. (You 've seen ours, so show yours.)

There are ways to even pursue PR on a budget - and this has been discussed here ad nauseum since I joined here 2005. People blame poor shooting skills on their kit, when its more about mastering fundamentals and putting in the work. LL has gone above and beyond to make online training here affordable, as long as you are willing to put in the effort. Where did you learn to shoot LD? Which range do you use now for LR?

Reloading can save a lot on ammo. expense, it can also be very relaxing.

Back to topic: And those people that make the chassises, the actions - the better a product they make, the more effort that is put in, the higher the quality of the materials, the more innovation, the more they will have a good reputation that WILL spread, the higher the demand will be for your product, the more they can charge and suddenly there is a huge waitlist and for their stuff that you can't even keep up with demand.I remember when I wanted a specific set-up - I was looking at a six month wait!! That is called capitalism! It actually works! (Unlike socialism, which has never worked other than to depopulate and spread misery, anarchy, pestilence, and death).

You want a socialist society where you slap together a piece of crap and all it a precision rifle, throw a high price tag on it and call it all good? I was a victim of that when I bought an AI when it was the company was in receivership after filing bankruptcy: everything was dolled out to subcontractors who made no effort to maintain specs because they had no incentive to put an effort into their work the result was a rifle that jammed every fourth or fifth round right before a big match. Do you have any idea how much it cost me - just in time, gas, loss of my productive work hours just to FedEx the Rifle to a competent gunsmith half-way across the country who could figure out what the problem was? Yah socialism!!

Seamstress? Tony Burkes makes a hell of a rear bag - he is quite the seamstress. Quality can be worth the price, but if you can't afford it, you can learn yourself how to sew if you take the initiative! I was blown away how reasonable a really good automatic sewing machine is these days - and there is nothing you can't learn from the internet. And so many people are generous in sharing their knowlege on how to be productive! Guess what? That's called capitalism too!! It actually works.

At least in the past, their used to be a phrase "you get what you pay for". Quality workmanship was rewarded by allowing to be able to charge more. But gee, with what limited large scale manufacturing exists in the US, (which isn't much as more companies flee i.e.Tupperware just left for Mexico), workers that needed those jobs have been replaced by illegal migrant kids - some of which aren't even paid. That's called human trafficking and is a consequence of this open border run by cartels - but vote for more of it! Matter of fact many of the once good jobs - let take customer service, are now filled by illegal people that don't speak English or share similar social values but do share their communicable diseases affecting our weakest members of society, suck as treatment resistant lice and scabies, multidrug resistant TB etc. to name a few - just to make a cheaper product or hang up on your faster without accountability. And I mean cheaper in quality, not in price. That's why new home construction in the past ten years has dropped so much in quality too. But we aren't supposed to notice or say anything.

Now, I have lived below the poverty line at several times in my life. Several times I have lived in apartments with twice more occupants than tiny bedrooms. I've rented in apartments complexes where I was the only melanin-deprived. I can honestly say, I have never looked down at anyone based on socioeconomic factors or race- ever. I have always been very generous to a fault but its gets old, and when I really needed help there wasn't any. I don't look down on anyone who makes an attempt to work. Period. God gave us all gifts - everyone needs to search their passions and personal skills to find the occupation that suits them. No, you can't always work these lower paying jobs, buy a new Iphone every time it comes out, wear designer clothes and expensive jewelry,get your nails done every week, order Ubereats regular, and expect to obtain and keep a mortgage.

Also, I do have an issue with some people that have delusional fantasies about what they want to be and feel entitled to be in a given occupation because it looks cool, lucrative etc.when they don't have the mental capacity for it (including public office were the bar is set pretty low) or don't want to putting the work in for it, just to make or satisfy DEI quotas.

Take a good look, LD, at what has destroyed the US dollar and make homebuying out of reach. This is all a plan about redistribution of wealth and reducing expectations of quality of life. It was a plan hatched by globalists fulfilled by many of so called "elected" leaders to blow budgets with 300+% with extraneous, unnecessary programs that involve massive money laundering and grifting. It is an intentional destruction of the middle class, not just in the US, but in Europe and Canada. Anyone who support those individuals, either in ideological theory, voting, or occupation, deserves to be homeless. At least you, LD, know the special handshake right?
 
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Require fingerprint or retinal scan if somebody doesn't have an ID. Let anybody that doesn't have hands and eyes to skip requirement.
Dems can't say blacks are too stupid to bring their body to vote.
one day voting, paper ballot, and pink or purple ink on the finger..
free state issued IDs are accepted. everyone has a fk'n ID.. A person needs one to get an EBT card. If you can get an EBT card, you can get one to vote.
 
one day voting, paper ballot, and pink or purple ink on the finger..
free state issued IDs are accepted. everyone has a fk'n ID.. A person needs one to get an EBT card. If you can get an EBT card, you can get one to vote.

Yes, but EVERYONE is getting an ID now - thats a big part of the problem!
 
I've offered this (unpopular) opinion here before but it's a bit personal to me so I'll state it again. When it comes to people complaining about housing costs- if you hold the opinion that they should (a) go to college (b) learn to code (c) pull themselves up 'by their bootstraps, I still wonder things like- who is going to work at McDonald's, who is going to ring you up at Walmart, who is going to sell you your steaks & pork loins as the local butcher?
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We're now at a point where many of us look down on the 'gas station' employees and believe they don't deserve to own a house. "they can always live with roommates" right? What about the factory workers that produce the steel to make the barrels, the woodworkers & plastic/aluminum engineers who make the stocks/chassis we rely on for our hobby? What about the seamstress that makes the rest bags we argue about, makes the condora pouches we post pictures of to hold our high tech gear?

Lord knows I hope some of our older folks (yes "Boomers") will chime in on this. Something got seriously broken along the path to 'progress'. Place your blame where you want to but I'd suggest it's not worth anyone's effort blaming any "Boomer" or "Gen X'r" or "Millennial" either for that matter. It's long since time we all take a pause, recognize we're being played, and instead of fighting amongst each other, it's long since past time we "look behind the curtain" of OUR government and question how we got to this point and start holding our elected officials accountable for this nonsense.
It seems you are oversimplifying opinions as well as causes.

Regarding housing and housing costs, entry level jobs at McDonalds, WalMart, etc. are simply that. They are low skill entry level jobs that pay accordingly.

Jobs that parallel those have existed for the last century including during the post WWII boom years. Even during those times, similar jobs were NEVER expected to allow the employee to pay for a house. They are entry level jobs that are viewed as stepping stones into the higher employment market.

You learn how to show up on time, work with people, follow instructions, be responsible for your results, learn to pay taxes and learn to compete for advancements.

Current norms incubated by over-reaching government have fostered the mindset of equal outcome rather than equal opportunity. Now there are many that are demanding such. It doesn't help that the U.S. has exported the vast majority of its high paying/high security manufacturing jobs and is devolving our workforce into a service economy.

The mechanisms for equal opportunity still exist, are still available and are still being used by young people to succeed and build wealth up to and including purchasing a house.

The entire structure of Capitalism is a flow from entry level beginning through high skill/high expertise and finally retiring out of the system with financial security. The speed at which you move through the flow is up to the individual. Recognizing that there will always be exceptions like professional connections, etc., the ones that work the hardest and smartest will succeed accordingly.

Since there is a continuous stream of new people entering the workforce, there will ALWAYS be labor to fill the entry level jobs at the gas station, WalMart and McDonalds. Those employees are not to be looked down on as Poors or second rate since they are transitory by choice. Those entering those jobs should always have their sights set on higher paying positions within or outside where they start.

Is somebody being played?
Most likely, both on a micro scale as well as a national and societal scale.
It is still going to boil down to taking responsibility for your own future outcome as much as possible then taking the actions and sacrifices (time and hard work) to see it to fruition.

A true meritocracy-based system will always produce the most innovation, peace and prosperity. Every time.
Only those that want individual power will argue otherwise as they prefer to be the ones to dictate who gets what and hand out available resources.
With that type of power, what could possibly go wrong? . . .

Lots and lots of variables not the least of which include that .gov is the largest and least accountable employer in the system.

One way that I can see citizens are being “played” is that the unelected ruling elite want to pit us against each other.
Breed hatred and discontent amongst the easily led, based on political differences, racial differences, religious differences, economic/income differences and EVEN AGE differences.

Super easy to capitalize on obvious frustrations and bait the responses and energy into actions that will have absolutely no positive outcome for the frustrated person. A lot of it can be very overt and obvious while other manipulations are subversive and camouflaged.

It only takes carefully planned “nudges” to make a large change in future outcomes.
Some nudges are most assuredly subtly in play even in internet forums.
Surely this is not a sustainable model, and hopefully the fallacy in this belief isn't lost on at least some of the SH folks. They can always "go be poor somewhere else" after all, but who's going to staff the libraries, Wendy's, and local grocery stores? Just an opinion but we need to fix this.

The original model is still functional and can still be a path to success for every employable person.

The issue is with people re-defining the model into something that has little resemblance to the original/intended model.
The framework is being deconstructed and manipulated into something that can be exploited by those that want to replace it with equal outcomes regardless of effort.
 
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