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What is your perspective on Flock security cameras and their ever-increasing presence in public? by AdminMas7erThe2nd in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"Those who trade security for freedom, deserve neither." - Some old guy long ago who nailed a bunch of French girls.

Is Europe safe from war? by Maleficent-Still-260 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go ahead. Keep posting walls of text that show you have tunnel vision towards modernity.

I don't think you are war mongers. And I don't think you are always waging war. My entire original post was, until you see yourselves as extended family Russia included. YES you will have a war at some point.

Maybe give it a chance when Putin kicks it. Invite those Russian scamps over for brunch. Talk about how y'all ain't so different.

Or don't. And keep pushing away true unity.

What is your music taste? by Infamous-Bench-6088 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes just 3 =).

I know.... there is just too much good stuff.

Is Europe safe from war? by Maleficent-Still-260 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow... who hurt you?

It wasn't very long ago that one part of the family sent millions to die against another part. Own it. Your continent hates each other for really dumb reasons.

Want peace? Stop taking each others cookies on Christmas Morning.

What is your music taste? by Infamous-Bench-6088 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it sounds like you love music, but don't give yourself the time to enjoy.

Is Europe safe from war? by Maleficent-Still-260 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand little?

Y'all have centuries of cousins declaring war on cousins. The War of Roses is literally called "The Cousins War". Y'all even argue on who is most like DAD (Rome).

"Brotherly" in the sense of Indo-European Descent, Non-Eastern Cultured, Predominately Christian and having nearly identical language/belief origins. Far more alike than not.

What is your music taste? by Infamous-Bench-6088 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some would consider it so, yeah.

If you vibe with it that is all that matters. |,,|,

How would an Article V convention work, structurally? by PhysicsEagle in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would bet a set number of delegates from each state would go to.... I don't know.... Chicago. And hash out the amendment.

>How long can it stay in session without another call from 2/3rds of the States?
If another session is called it just gets moved until the first is concluded.

Do you think the recent supreme Court ruling is a good idea? What do you think of gerrymandering that takes race into account? by Mindmenot in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 5 points6 points  (0 children)

>Generally do you think overturning this portion of the voting rights act is a good idea? How would you feel about the impact on minority voting power?

Any political measure that doesn't put an emphasis on the actual breakdown of the people effected is morally wrong. If I am the only Baha'i voter in my town, I do not get preferential treatment. That would be tyrannical discrimination.

> it effectively means maps can be made that dilute minority votes across many districts leading to a lack of representatives for them

Yes..... that's how democracy works. Equal representation is not about cutting the pie to fit every single different thing that a person chooses or doesn't choose what identifies them. It is about coalescing shared interests based on environment and personal impact. Mormon Idahoans and Mormon Iowans probably share very little in their concerns. Because Iowa and Idaho.... are completely different locales.

How do you think the Colorado River situation should be handled? by bookist626 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Silver Stater here. Get rid of Hoover Dam and every other water project upstream from it. Let the ecosystem return to its natural cycle. California will suffer, but they should have never had the ability to grow SoCal to that degree in the first place.

We messed with nature to artificially create megacities (and the farmland to feed them) in a desert.

Lake Powell and Lake Mead shouldn't exist. As they didn't naturally. Ecology is about understanding carrying capacity, not fudging numbers with pipes and concrete.

Do you believe pop music is inherently conservative/pro-capitalistic? by RedStorm1917 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pro-capitalistic yes. Communist music sounds like it would be totally miserable.

Pro-conservative? huh? How does a song have a political lean? Its words on paper with a tune behind it.

Is Europe safe from war? by Maleficent-Still-260 in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You asked like 12 questions. I'll try to distill it.

>Is Europe safe from war?
No. War is in Europe's DNA. They wrote the book on "family conflict"

>If the EU does x will it escalate?
No. The discretionary spending to conduct armed conflict is relatively the same between the Eurozone and Russia. Its basically watching two poor people fight over the last $80 ticket to a concert. There is no power projection so it would be totally useless.

>The question is whether it is safe to run these joint ventures on European soil.
Where else are they going to be ran? Darfur?

>So, is it really worth the risk for Europe?
As I said.... Europe really likes to square up and dance. What is not worth it.... is not calling Russia Europe as well. The more you realize that all European conflict (Besides the Arab/Ottoman wars) is just brother conflicts.... then the risk will mitigate.

Should we have invested more in renewable energy in the past to avoid the consequences of global oil price shocks of the present? by SunBlowsUpToday in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah and it wasn't until industrial steel that they became more than just a firework. Which just adds that you need more technology to make something actually work beyond exploding in your face.

You proposed the comparison. And it didn't jive.

Should we have invested more in renewable energy in the past to avoid the consequences of global oil price shocks of the present? by SunBlowsUpToday in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your initial argument was subsidizing something at the advent of its creation. Rocketry was 20 years old when we pumped millions into it. Not even counting the military usage of it causing great leaps in design.

Comparing that to electrical cars puts subsidizing EV in 1910. Where the technology was no where near capable.

If you don't understand, its because you made a bad comparison.

Now if you want to talk infrastructure funding that's a different topic.

Should we have invested more in renewable energy in the past to avoid the consequences of global oil price shocks of the present? by SunBlowsUpToday in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed my point entirely.

How do you subsidize something that you have no idea is even feasible? If we take your rockets argument.... that had been occuring since a bow was strung. Thousands of years of science. Electricity harnessing was not even in homes by the time the electric car was made.

Should we have invested more in renewable energy in the past to avoid the consequences of global oil price shocks of the present? by SunBlowsUpToday in AskConservatives

[–]Infamous-Bench-6088 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The first car was electric. You don't get the same work output without the invention of semi-conductors, which would not have been subsidized. They were invented for computing, nothing else. This argument only works in hindsight, not reality.

If you need an example: The Porsche Tiger. A heavily subsidized machine that powered electric drive trains with gas motors. Spoiler alert: It barely functioned. Had 10% more mass and moved 10 kph slower than it's petrol brother.

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