We could fix small-l libertarianism tomorrow if we would just admit that Anglo-Saxon common law cannot and will not apply to people incapable of living by that standard. Those who exist outside have none of the obligations but none of the rights. Closed society. Sorry, Popper.
@ill_Scholar@Wild_Horse Truth. DD's are reserved for cases that make international headlines. BDE legal will do anything it takes to make the paperwork simple. They'd push for a "pattern of misconduct" OTH discharge.
@EMichaelJones1 Whether it's Communist Spain, the USSR, or any other bolshevist take-over, it always starts with rewriting history to convince people it's always been like this.
@Wild_Horse It's all a looting operation for the orcs over there. The Ukrainian military is composed of mercenaries. Mercenaries tend not to behave well.
@philthatremains What she's calling for is straight out of the playbook of the NKVD when they were punishing the "kulaks" when the Bolsheviks were in the early stages of genocide in the USSR. Not surprising given she's probably related to the commissars doing the genocide.
@Wild_Horse@EchoesofWarYT The initial settlers of Jamestown didn't believe in walls. The Powhaten "educated" them on that folly pretty quickly. The red man and the white man spent a century teaching one another how fragile life is.
@GreeneMan6 No, Dave. We need to engage in bad math and import net-tax-drains to fix the budget deficit. If we keep pouring gasoline on this dumpsterfire, we'll put it out. Trust me.
@_jburden Blade Trinity is one of those "so bad it's good" movies. Parker Posey, despite being a serious actress, committed to having a good time and embracing the movie for what it was. It's like watching Michael Caine in the Muppets Christmas Carol and I love it.
@NormanDodd_knew Ah, yes, make it impossible to safely and legally play by the rules. This surely won't convince an entire generation of men with their backs against the wall that they have nothing left to lose.
@MorgothsReview@VampireKreiss They have zero concept of "the sacred." They can't explain why it's morally wrong to vandalize a tombstone. Everything is about material existence to them. I'd say they're animals, but even dogs have an abstract sense of loyalty and devotion.
@CulperTheThird The practical effects were what made the original version of Star Wars so great. A team of spergs spent the better part of a week loading firecrackers into meticulously painted crafted sets and hanging models from fishing wire. It still holds up.