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  • On the post: Twitter Removes Nickelback Meme Trump Tweets, But Leaves All The Others Up

    John Snape ( profile ), 04 Oct, 2019 @ 06:46pm

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    If I vote for one of them it will not be one that promises to add trillions more to the debt and simultaneously dismantle the large companies that make the US competitive abroad. Our national debt is more than 100% of GDP and a lot of the democrats keep promising to borrow and spend as much as they can as fast as they can in office. It will start devaluing the currency and then the entire economy may follow.
    If I tell you I'll pay you cold, hard cash to vote for me, that's illegal and called vote buying. If I tell you I'll take, through force, the money your neighbor has and pay you (through government handouts) to vote for me, that's legal, and called electioneering. Just say "no" to both.

  • On the post: California Police Department Wants Five Days Notice And The Personal Info Of Requesters Before Turning Over Misconduct Records

    John Snape ( profile ), 03 Oct, 2019 @ 07:28pm

    If someone telling true facts about your actions causes you grief or embarrassment, maybe the messenger isn't the problem.

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 04:38pm

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    I was going to cast Riddikulus on you
    I see you have a problem separating reality from fantasy.

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 03:53pm

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    Let's look at this claim that the Republicans are the party of racists. Here's the list of Dixiecrat Senators (the racist ones) who became Democrats when the Civil Rights Act was passed: (D) VA Harry F. Byrd, 1933-1965
    (D) VA A. Willis Robertson, 1946-1966
    (D) WV Robert C. Byrd, 1959-2010
    (D) MS John C. Stennis, 1947-1989
    (D) MS James O. Eastland, 1941-1941, 1943-1978
    (D) LA Allen J. Ellender, 1937-1972
    (D) LA Russell B. Long, 1948-1987
    (D) NC Sam Ervin, 1954-1974
    (D) NC Everett Jordan, 1958-1973
    (D) OK Thomas Pryor Gore, 1906-1921, 1931-1937
    (D) AL J. Lister Hill, 1938-1969
    (D) AL John J. Sparkman, 1946-1979
    (D) FL Spessard Holland, 1946-1971
    (D) FL George Smathers, 1951-1969
    (D) SC Olin D. Johnston, 1945-1965
    (D) AR John McClellan, 1943-1977
    (D) GA Richard B. Russell, Jr., 1933-1971
    (D) GA Herman E. Talmadge, 1957-1981
    (D) TN Herbert S. Walters, 1963-1964 And here's the list of Dixiecrat Senators who became Republicans: (R) NC Jesse Helms, 1973-2003
    (D,R) SC Strom Thurmond, 1954-1956, 1956-2003 According to Congressional Quarterly, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    passed the House 290-130, and Republican support for the bill was much stronger than Democratic: 61 percent (152-96) of the Democrats supported the legislation while 80 percent (138-34) of the Republicans backed it. These numbers were similar in the Senate: 69 percent of Democrats (46-21), backed the bill along with 82 percent of Republicans (27-6). To say the Republicans are the party of racists is misguided at best. Nice try, though. Also, we're not the party who says minorities are too stupid to get an ID (needed for any meaningful access to society), too stupid to take care of themselves (need affirmative action to get ahead), too stupid to take care of their families (need government handouts to survive) and are too stupid to have children (necessitating a much higher abortion rate than whites). Everything about the Democratic Party is turning out disgusting, and yet, here you are, proclaiming your fealty to such a racist, misogynist, and brutal party.

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 01:02pm

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    Yes, it could be a month from now, a year from now, or a century from now, but bad things will happen! You have to give government complete control over the internet to protect you from those evil companies that have to serve customers properly or their customers will give their business to some other company that treats them better!

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 12:58pm

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    "I know the two of you (you and Stone) tag-team to attack anyone who doesn't agree" You might "know" this but you do appear to be wrong...
    And yet, here you are. Imagine that.
    Come on you don't dehumani[z]e people but you use a word that describes automations [sic] to address them? Think about it for a moment...
    Sorry, but someone who is in the throes of mental illness (an NPC) isn't less-than-human. If they received treatment for their delusions, many of them can live productive lives free of destructive thinking.

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 12:52pm

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    So, you call them "NPCs" and then say you don't see anyone as less than human. You contradicted yourself immediately.
    No, not really. Just as I can see people programmed in cults being able to be de-programmed and returned to sanity and society, so can NPCs who've swallowed the programming that makes them see anything right of Stalin as bad. They're still human, they just need mental health treatment.
    I'm gonna need some evidence to back up this assertion.
    You need evidence that Democrats supported slavery and now communism? Are you really that detached from reality?

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 11:04am

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    All of the 'sky is falling!' claims that we need net neutrality right now! or bad things will happen! haven't come true. Maybe try using false claims that can't be so easily refuted, like the climate change alarmists? Oh, and on that note: https://clintel.nl/brief-clintel-aan-vn-baas-guterres/

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 11:01am

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    He did mention concentration camps, which by the actual definition of the term is absolutely applicable. His did mention people dying in those camps, which has already happened. He did imply that this stuff is going to be getting worse before it gets better, and that people like you will just accept it because you're being trained to accept those people as less than human. All of this is documented as fact.
    I know the two of you (you and Stone) tag-team to attack anyone who doesn't agree completely with the echo chamber on this site, but I'll attempt to break through your NPC programming: I don't see anyone as less than human; you're projecting. It's the left that has a history of seeing people as less-than-human, e.g., slavery, communism, etc. When he says "well, it doesn’t take a genius to see where that shit is headed," along with his view that Trump is another Hitler, it's obvious he is thinking ovens are coming and about to be used. Maybe Stone could have a tiny amount of courage and own up to his delusions instead of shrinking away from his outrageous claims?

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 01 Oct, 2019 @ 12:34am

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    All you have is a "I know you are but what am I?" response. Are you seven years old?

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2019 @ 12:41pm

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    But considering how his administration is putting “undesirables” (read: asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants) in concentration camps and Trump himself is doing everything he can to dehumanize those Repugnant Cultural Others so fewer people will care about those Others dying…well, it doesn’t take a genius to see where that shit is headed.
    Yeah, I'm putting words in your mouth... Also, if you're delusional in this regard, that should make anyone weary that you're delusional in your other opinions.

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2019 @ 09:22am

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    Sure, I'll listen to the guy who says Trump is setting up ovens on the border and will, any day now, start executing millions of illegal immigrants. Both are bound to happen any day now, right? Right?

  • On the post: Massive Study Proves Once And For All That No, Net Neutrality Did Not Hurt Broadband Investment

    John Snape ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2019 @ 07:46am

    We were told that we would not be able to access sites that whoever-my-internet-service-provider is doesn't like if we don't have government-controlled internet access.

    We haven't had 'net neutrality' for a while now, yet somehow, I can still access any site I want.

  • On the post: Being Designated A 'Hate Group' By The SPLC Isn't Defamation, Says Federal Court

    John Snape ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2019 @ 08:31pm

    Tell Leonardo Johnson how innocuous SPLC's "hate group" designation is...

  • On the post: Another Day, Another Major Disinformation Effort Facebook Thinks Is Ok

    John Snape ( profile ), 24 Sep, 2019 @ 11:16am

    I wonder how many people who were going to vote for Hillary Clinton saw these memes and decide to vote for the guy they think is literally Hitler...

  • On the post: Should The Media Voluntarily Embrace A 'Right To Be Forgotten'?

    John Snape ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52pm

    A couple of decades ago, unless you were a newspaper hoarder or spent a lot of time browsing the microfiche of old newspapers at the library, most stories would be effectively "memory-holed" to oblivion.

    Now, with massive databases online, you can find out the smallest minutia about almost everyone, going back decades, even if that information is outdated or just plain false.

    I would support a "right to be forgotten" if it only removed information online, and someone could still go down to the library (for newspaper stories) or the courthouse (for legal information) and read the information.

    There are a lot of people who made stupid mistakes as young adults, and, years ago, it would be forgotten a few weeks later and not come back to haunt people decades later. With the internet, you can have a minor mistake from twenty years ago continue to destroy your life without recourse.

  • On the post: Billy Mitchell Threatens To Sue The Guinness World Record Folks For Removing His Records

    John Snape ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2019 @ 08:01pm

    I wonder if there's a record for "most times killed by weak, worthless enemies in video games?"

    I think I'm currently at ten million or so...

  • On the post: Enough With The Myth That Big Tech Is 'Censoring' Conservatives AND That The Law Requires Them To Be Neutral

    John Snape ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2019 @ 10:42am

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    The CEO of Reddit admits that sub-reddit "The Donald" doesn't violate any of the rules: https://i.redd.it/vd9kxl5mqme31.jpg “I wish there was a solution as simple as banning the community- certainly it would make some things easier- but the reality is that banning a large political community THAT ISN’T IN VIOLATION OF OUR POLICIES would be a hugely problematic.”

  • On the post: 'Free Speech Defender' Devin Nunes Sues More Critics, Promises More Such Lawsuits Are Coming

    John Snape ( profile ), 05 Aug, 2019 @ 10:36am

    Is there a limit?

    How much can you libel someone before they have actionable cause?

    How many falsehoods can I say about Mike Masnick before he files suit for slander or libel?

    How many fake quotes can I attribute to Stephen T. Stone before I'm held accountable?

  • On the post: Enough With The Myth That Big Tech Is 'Censoring' Conservatives AND That The Law Requires Them To Be Neutral

    John Snape ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2019 @ 04:15pm

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    If you can see it with your own eyes, then provide us THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE of anyone being censored for their "conservative" views, and not for violating terms of service. I'll wait.
    Even though you'll dismiss it as anecdotal, here's a compilation of left-wing violent statements on Reddit that haven't resulted in either quarantine or ban of the affected sub-reddits, yet a single violent statement on "the Donald" caused it to be 'quarantined', even though the single statement was quickly removed (and on the morning of the first Democratic debates, too! Imagine that!). And, yes, Reddit management has acknowledged that the single statement, since deleted, was the impetus for the quarantine. https://www.scribd.com/document/417306903/Reddit-s-Left-Wing-Violence-Problem-and-How-T-D-Got-Punished-for-It-Copy I don't expect any sort of introspection or realization of the point, since whenever anyone gives data points showing the bias, they're quickly dismissed as solely anecdotal on this website, even though the plural of anecdote is data: https://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2011/04/the-plural-of-anecdote-is-data-after-all.html

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