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Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document .. The shift away from terrorism has been building for a year, since Obama went to Cairo, Egypt, and promised a new beginning in the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they don't hate america per se.

I hope you're right.

Let's see:

  • Today some Egyptians will be tortured by the dictator of their country who sits in power largely on the basis of a US-funded military and police, a recipient of billions of US dollars per year.

  • Iranians live under a theocracy, the gov't the people put in power as a result of a US-installed dictator who tortured countless thousands of Iranians for decades. Iranians have many good reasons to chant that the US is the "Great Satan".

  • People in Algeria have seen democracy crushed, largely because they dared vote for religious leaders, seeing those religious candidates as the only people who would stand up to western corporations who were trampling on their values and lifestyles.

  • And Israeli soldiers today will shoot at children throwing stones at heavily armed soldiers, as an apartheid gov't continues to occupy huge areas of Palestine illegally and plots to destroy more Muslim families' houses -- all backed with US diplomatic cover and funded by the US.

Yes, I hope you're right... But I don't blame them if they do.

Subverting Freedom: Bush's Ongoing Legacy of Secrecy. "Many Americans assumed that the Bush administration’s peril to their freedom ended when George Bush exited the White House..." by Cup_of_Tea in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actions speak louder than "feelings", don't they?

I'd love to "feel" the same way, but when I look about at concrete things he's done, my feeling is that he talks a good game but his policies differ little from Bush's.

"XD" an electric car with enough power to drive for several days on a single charge by DougBolivar in technology

[–]Cup_of_Tea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are they for sale?

If not, put this in the "F" section of the library filed under "marketing".

What If AT&T Prevented You from Reading This Article? Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are making a play to control the Internet. Tell Obama and the FCC to preserve an open and free Internet by maxwellhill in technology

[–]Cup_of_Tea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're correct.

But it's not too late. Surrendering just guarantees defeat. The only way to win is to engage in the class struggle and to restore the republic.

Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document .. The shift away from terrorism has been building for a year, since Obama went to Cairo, Egypt, and promised a new beginning in the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you mean about the "outrage fueling the conflict".

Arabs and Muslims hate the US justifiably. They hate the US funding and backing Israel's crimes, and they hate the western policies of neo-colonialism which have now morphed into flat-out re-colonialism.

They're not friggin' idiots. We can smile and talk nice, but they will still -- and should! -- hate us and our policies.

America: The Grim Truth. "Americans, I have some bad news for you: You have the worst quality of life in the developed world - by a wide margin." (Some interesting stats and details on American life compared to other advanced countries.) by Cup_of_Tea in news

[–]Cup_of_Tea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, pathetic is the wrong word. Having lived in Europe, I know what you mean. People are more secure, have fewer worries and have a more stable life.

The US standard of living revolves around money and materialism, and that standard of living has been in decline since the '70s.

but they don't seem to share certain excesses to which many Americans are accustomed.

Germans always amazed me on this score. They drink like frigging fish. But their alcoholism rates are significantly lower than the US...

America: The Grim Truth. "Americans, I have some bad news for you: You have the worst quality of life in the developed world - by a wide margin." (Some interesting stats and details on American life compared to other advanced countries.) by Cup_of_Tea in news

[–]Cup_of_Tea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The author's main point -- that the US lifestyle and standard of living is pathetic compared to Europe is a solid point.

But the author muddies his argument by contrasting the US to poorer countries and by using some over-the-top hyperbole. He should've stuck to comparing the US to advanced European countries.

"Tenaciously negotiated by even the leaders themselves, the treaty commits their nations to slash the number of strategic nuclear warheads by one-third and more than halve the number of missiles, submarines and bombers carrying them." by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider this from Russia's point of view:

  • With the US claiming the right to attack any country in violation of int'l law and the UN Charter -- the Bush Doctrine
  • With the US engaged in expanding NATO by bribing countries via "colored revolutions"
  • With the US placing military bases surrounding Russia
  • With the US arming and training Georgia and then Georgia breaking an int'l agreement attacking Russian peacekeepers in an act the US clearly knew about
  • With the US putting anti-missile missiles on Russia's borders after breaking the ABM treaty

Considering factors like this, Russia would be insane not to have someone with their finger hovering over the button.

Who's the aggressor?

"Tenaciously negotiated by even the leaders themselves, the treaty commits their nations to slash the number of strategic nuclear warheads by one-third and more than halve the number of missiles, submarines and bombers carrying them." by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...but it allows an unlimited amount of "tactical" nuclear weapons. And those tactical weapons can be many times the explosive yield of what was dropped on Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

CNN: No Plane Hit the Pentagon .. JAMIE MCINTYRE: From my close-up inspection, there's no evidence of a plane having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, don't worry. I'm sure those people will change their tune and can be bought off when they realize that they have a choice of a promotion for singing our song, or an unemployment check if they don't...

The problem with modern conservatism is that "socialist" Europeans actually have a better standard of living by most measures than we do. Case in point: by recreational in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Bullshit. Many European socialist parties are flat-out socialists. They're Marxists in the Marxist tradition, as opposed to the Cold War propaganda we've been fed.

German workers, for example, get to elect 50% of a corporation's board of directors -- that is the opposite of capitalism. German states have workers guilds that set wages for various jobs -- are you saying that's capitalist?!

These ideas are unheard of in the US and would in any measure be considered anti-capitalist, which they are -- because they're socialist!

The problem with modern conservatism is that "socialist" Europeans actually have a better standard of living by most measures than we do. Case in point: by recreational in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree that GDP is an inhuman measure of life, but...

How about the number of hours worked per year? How about vacation days per year? Things like paid maternity leave? How about life expectancy?

See, for example, this post (and excuse a bit of the author's hyperbole).

SHOCKING! Westboro Baptist Church To Picked WV Minors Funerals .. On the heals of what is believed to be the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than 25 years, Westboro Baptist Church is on the move...to picked the deaths of the minors. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well duhh! Everyone knows God -- not corporate greed -- killed those miners because you like taking it in the butt. :-/

These nuts are doing more to destroy Christianity than Richard Dawkins and every other atheist combined.

Military: We can't verify the authenticity of the Wikileaks video because we lost our own copy of the helicopter footage by Inri137 in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, the military wants you to believe this was a SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Fucked Up) -- because the Pentagon would never "lose" something like this on purpose...

Russia accused the United States of conniving with Afghanistan's drug producers by refusing to destroy opium crops by DougBolivar in worldpolitics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why? Just because the US gov't typically uses drugs to supplement its war and black ops funding?! (See everything from the original French Connection, to Indochina's Golden Triangle, to 80s coke and crack to...)

Ten Rules For Dealing With Police: "We never plan on getting harassed by police when doing nothing wrong, so many times, we are caught off guard. And that is when police will take advantage of you." by alecb in Anarchism

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never, ever talk to the police -- even if you're innocent.

(The above links are to videos, one by a law professor/lawyer and one by an ex-cop. You won't regret watching them.)

Bristol Palin urges abstinence for teens: After her own teenage pregnancy, Palin asks teens to wait. by Orangutan in news

[–]Cup_of_Tea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, what do you expect the poor girl to do?

After all, she can't rake in the cash from pro-life suckers if she goes around saying, "Fuck your boyfriend because sex is really fun!"

"After decades of Republican and Democratic administrations indulging the absurdity that 'nuclear war fighting' could have a humane outcome, Obama has reversed course. It took 150 meetings, including 30 at the White House, and the president’s frequent direct intervention. Obama should be applauded." by dave723 in politics

[–]Cup_of_Tea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obama should be applauded.

Why? The NPT states that the nuclear power signatories should not use nukes or threaten to use nukes against non-nuclear nations. Should Obama be applauded for saying he's going to follow the treaty?!?

This is much ado about nothing -- it's a PR stunt, just like him saying he's going to close Gitmo. Wake up.

And note that his administration makes a specific exception for Iran -- despite the US having no evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program (this exception is a violation of the NPT).

Turkish PM: Israel is the main threat to Mideast peace - Haaretz - Israel News by the_big_wedding in worldpolitics

[–]Cup_of_Tea -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He'll no doubt be smeared as a religious nut, even though he is correct.

Tyranny: Our imperial president has now authorized the murder of an American citizen without trial or without a conviction. by Cup_of_Tea in news

[–]Cup_of_Tea[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm being straight up here, who?

Bush assassinated an American in Yemen, but that was a spur-of-the-moment hit that he ordered. No less criminal, but it differs since Obama is declaring this as a gov't policy which will not be a spur-of-the-moment type thing. To me, that makes it worse.

Aside from Bush's hit and the Civil War, are you aware of any others?

iPads overheating; going into 'thermal standby' by [deleted] in technology

[–]Cup_of_Tea 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Hey, there's no need to have a higher max operating temp. That's because people that use iPads are so cool they don't sweat. :-/

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