Fail Quotes

[Travis Retriever]

My question: why was the "F" part even put in to begin with?

Indeed. A petition against "Genital Mutilation" (GM) would be better.  Or at least an "I" or two:  Involuntary Genital Mutilation, Infant Genital Mutilation, or at least Involuntary Infant Genital Mutilation.  Why the fuck does gender matter for this?  Fuck you Shermer for saying they aren't morally equivalent!

#no genital mutilation!

[Travis Retriever]

Speaking of the net neutrality bullshit going around:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5490683/
/sigh
Of course.  And one commenter talking about the "competitive nature of American ISPs" being able to prevent this.  Which is total bullshit.  ISPs have monopolies granted by local governments.  Hence why they are able to pull the shit they do (well among other government related bullshit).

[AnCap Dave]

My question: why was the "F" part even put in to begin with?

Because according to Shermer, that is somehow worse.

[dallen68]

Speaking of the net neutrality bullshit going around:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5490683/
/sigh
Of course.  And one commenter talking about the "competitive nature of American ISPs" being able to prevent this.  Which is total bullshit.  ISPs have monopolies granted by local governments.  Hence why they are able to pull the shit they do (well among other government related bullshit).

I didn't see any content at that link   . Well, unless "save the internet, save the internet, save the internet" is what you meant)

The second part is a situation where the person is technically correct, but actually wrong. You can get Netzero, or an independent, or something for "internet service",(it's been about forever since I checked, so I'm not sure if AOL or MSN still offer their ISP or not) but you still have to connect to them through the telephone, the cable, or the satellite - which means, for practical purposes, you only have one or two choices in each area.

To put it another way, yeah, I can get Netzero instead of, let's say Windstream, but the actual connection is still on Windstream which is still going to manage their through put like always. All Netzero does is give me another bill on top of the Windstream bill. I suppose if you live in a large metro area, it's conceivable there might be 3 or 4 actual choices; but usually when you get down to a specific neighborhood, it's still one or two just like anywhere else.

And finally, the one commenter - the one who actually said something - had a good point about the water/electric/gas company not being allowed to cut your shit once you used a certain amount in a day, or whatever.

[Travis Retriever]

I didn't see any content at that link   . Well, unless "save the internet, save the internet, save the internet" is what you meant)

The journal has a link to it crying about net neutrality being no longer a thing, and it was what prompted me to post the entry itself in fail quotes.

[Travis Retriever]

Goddamn it C0nc0rdance.
His comments on this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQp_cO2RNZU
The huge 27+ sized thread starting with him and ending with Shane.  All of C0nc0dance's comments are epic fail.
I love how he tries to pass off his fear mongering bogosity and bogus questions like, "Why hasn't there been a working libertarian society that we would have already emulated?" or some equally stupid bullshit as reasonable and scholarly.  Get off your high horse C0nc0dance.

[Ibrahim90]

Goddamn it C0nc0rdance.
His comments on this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQp_cO2RNZU
The huge 27+ sized thread starting with him and ending with Shane.  All of C0nc0dance's comments are epic fail.
I love how he tries to pass off his fear mongering bogus and bogus questions like, "Why hasn't there been a working libertarian society that we would have already emulated?" or some equally stupid bullshit as reasonable and scholarly.  Get off your high horse C0nc0dance.

I'll answer that question when he tells me why there has been no society based off of his specific values of "rationalism" and "skepticism" (well, as he clearly thinks of them)....

[MrBogosity]

I'll answer that question when he tells me why there has been no society based off of his specific values of "rationalism" and "skepticism" (well, as he clearly thinks of them)....

I've always thought it was a pretty obvious trap myself. So, we can't have any libertarian countries until we have a libertarian country and see how it works? Then how do you ever get the first libertarian country?

[dallen68]

I've always thought it was a pretty obvious trap myself. So, we can't have any libertarian countries until we have a libertarian country and see how it works? Then how do you ever get the first libertarian country?

I guess we could start a libertarian suburb and expand from there.

[Travis Retriever]

I've always thought it was a pretty obvious trap myself. So, we can't have any libertarian countries until we have a libertarian country and see how it works? Then how do you ever get the first libertarian country?

Also, didn't we already HAVE a libertarian country with 19th century America (slavery notwithstanding)?  I though the USA was where you do move and live if you wanted to be free!  Talk about not just a catch-22, but also flat out denial?  And I thought many countries DID emulate it with the American Revolution inspiring many other countries populations to rebel!

[Ibrahim90]

Also, didn't we already HAVE a relatively ibertarian country with 19th century America (slavery notwithstanding)?  I though the USA was where you do move and live if you wanted to be free!  Talk about not just a catch-22, but also flat out denial?  And I thought many countries DID emulate it with the American Revolution inspiring many other countries populations to rebel!

better. But your point still stands.

the same historically could be said for other parts of the world that were freer than elsewhere: many of the greatest empires actually expanded because their people were freer than elsewhere, or from before, and therefore had greater energy, vitality and a need for expansion. Consider the strong tradition of rights and due process in Rome during its Republican days, the accepting nature of the Ancient Persians, or Britain's curtailment of royal authority in the latter half of the 17th century, the Han taking over the Qin etc. Heck, One secret to the blitzkrieg that was the Caliphate was that even for non-Muslims, conditions were better than before (though obviously far from perfect).

the point is, the freer the society, the better the place, and the stronger the people. So doubtless a truly free society would be the strongest, most stable, and capable place, economically and socially (and as it was truly free and prosperous, and enforced the NAP principle, it would attract others to emulate or join it). And you know what corrupted all the above? Government. It would always bloat, become corrupt and inefficient, and eventually devolve into Tyrannies and fragment: every last one of them did.

[tnu]

Your confusing 'violence' with 'enforcement'. If you don't pay your taxes, then through law enforcement, there will be penalties. Unless your advocating that no one should have to pay taxes, I don't see how you can uphold that practice without enforcement. That has to do with going delinquent on your taxes, and facing penalties from the federal government for not doing so. That's has nothing specifically to do with TSA, nor does it prove them specifically to be 'violent'.

Yes "enforcement" that's totally different!

[R.E.H.W.R.]

This comment (attachment) to this article.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-japans-bbc-is-rewriting-its-role-in-second-world-war-9115827.html
Although fail is here too.

[Travis Retriever]

This comment (attachment) to this article.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-japans-bbc-is-rewriting-its-role-in-second-world-war-9115827.html
Although fail is here too.

>> State Capitalist.
That is an oxymoron if ever there was one.  Just like "Libertarian Socialist."

[R.E.H.W.R.]

So not only is AlfonZo stupid about drug policy, but he thinks punches and kicks are "ballistics"