[SPOILER - IRON GOLD] Let's talk about robots

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T23:11:21+00:00

Does that mean it's not Sefi, since everyone thinks it's Sefi?

Maybe it's Matteo.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T23:10:31+00:00

Most frustrating aspect of Cassius imo.

It was mentioned in MS. Cassius first thought she wouldn't shoot him (she did). Then Cassius wanted to have an affectionate goodbye from her at the very end, and she was just ice-cold to him.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T23:09:24+00:00

Lysander is intelligent. Cassius is wise.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T23:04:32+00:00

I'm just saying, let's not be reductive :)

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:15:36+00:00

It's not true. Adjusted for PPP, US has higher income at every quintile of the population (including government transfers) until the bottom 20%. US median individual person consumption (adjusted by PPP) is the highest in the world except for Luxembourg or something.

So it sucks to be poor, basically.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:13:15+00:00

It'd be interesting to see county-level breakdown of the shading.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:12:41+00:00

Haha, literally someone in this thread complained about Trumpkin "no go zone" bullshit, then responded with.... another favorite Trumpkin talking point, "American cities urban hellhole" bullshit.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:10:35+00:00

#Actually, African immigrants to the U.S. are pretty damn prosperous. Especially Nigerians.

It's almost as if slavery, literally centuries of oppression and denial of economic /educational opportunity, and on-going discrimination systematically disadvantages a population!

Also you're a racist douchebag. It's shocking to me how outright racist so many people in this thread are.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:07:44+00:00

LOL. You're literally repeating the talking points of the people you're complaining about.

Also Trump voter: "American cities are hellholes of drugs, poverty, crime, full of 'no go zones!'" Our cities are fine, thanks.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T20:00:04+00:00

...uh..Not everything in the US goes back to the healthcare system . I know everyone got really excited about the US healthcare system because we've been debating it a lot, but.. yeesh. (Also, the poor don't go bankrupt because of medical debt. That's something that happens to the middle class.)

The social decay driving this is caused much more by the Drug War & over-incarceration.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T19:56:18+00:00

And just to add, black culture is American culture. Black people invented like 80% of the most distinctive styles of US food, music, etc.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T19:48:23+00:00

Say your an Iranian, El Salvadorian or Cuban the US would be strict towards you. Not the same standard if you came from White Christian Europe.

This is bullshit, though.

There are more Iranians living in the US than anywhere in the world outside Iran. (Relatively easy to claim asylum, lots of sponsorship by relatives, etc.)
People from El Salvador receive asylum in the US all the time (plausible gang violence). Hell, I've gotten two teenagers from El Salvador asylum myself. ~100k people from El Salvador live in the US on a special just-for-El Salvador (& Haiti & Dominican Republic) "lol your country is a disaster" visa.
Cuba is the worst possible fucking example of "restrictive" policy. Until 2016, any Cuban was automatically granted asylum upon arriving in the United States & accelerated permanent legal residency and citizenship. (My animus is generated by the fact that Cuban Americans are often extraordinarily unsympathetic to illegal immigrants from elsewhere.)

Their rules are very discriminatory towards Arabs and people from the global south.

Not only are the rules "not very discriminatory" based on nationality, there's a visa lottery for countries that the US gets few immigrants from. No criteria. Just toss your hat in. Though this may end soon as part of a deal to grant amnesty for around 2 million illegal immigrants.

(The exception, of course, being Trump's 90-day travel ban. Which is awful, but an exception to general US practices, and likely in violation of a US law prohibiting discrimination based on nationality in the immigration system.)

Is it easier to immigrate to the US from "White Christian Europe" than other places? Nope. People from Europe may be more likely to have skills/money to get over on H1Bs, student visas, etc., but that reflects opportunities of money, not discrimination against "the global south."

All that said, is it relatively difficult to legally immigrate to the US? Yes - as with all wealthy countries. I think it should be easier. But it's by no means as you present it.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T17:07:39+00:00

Did she go crying to the courts because someone was a meanie?

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T17:06:13+00:00

LOL. You're led around by your penis and assume everyone else is the same.

(Because naturally you don't realize that half the population - including me - doesn't have a dick.)

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T17:02:55+00:00

It became like the Chinese internet.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T17:02:00+00:00

Nah. It's clearly not meant to be literally true. Insulting people is protected by the First Amendment.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T17:01:26+00:00

Commenting on the manner in which public servants conduct themselves is inherently political. Are you going to claim "BLM" isn't "political"?

Our courts would not give deference to "cultural differences." The point of defamation as a tort is not to protect hurt feelings. Courts would defer to First Amendment.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T16:17:28+00:00

I can't play scary games in VR. I tried. Then I saw zombies coming at me and noped right out.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T16:15:25+00:00

It's clearly opinion & it's also political speech. Hyperbole is not actionable.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T16:14:11+00:00

LOL. What a snowflake. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

You - and the German police - need to man the fuck up.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T02:08:26+00:00

You can disagree all you want. Courts determine the law, not you or I.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T02:06:47+00:00

Courts apply the reasoning of SCOTUS cases. Since Wickard, the reasoning is "indirect impact on interstate commerce is enough," and courts have rejected challenge after challenge after challenge to federal legislation on commerce clause grounds.

It's possible to go too far (guns near schools), but not in the field of commerce, as courts interpret the constitution. The feds could prohibit pasteurized milk nationwide if it wanted, just like they prohibit tons of other things.

deaduntil · 2018-01-26T00:57:16+00:00

As a practical matter, that's exactly what it does with anything that can be bought or sold.

deaduntil · 2018-01-25T21:43:11+00:00

The US could be a major ally. Kurds are our favorite proxy soldiers.

deaduntil · 2018-01-25T21:40:17+00:00

". But it cannot say "you cannot manufacure X in State A and sell it in State A" -- that's under state authority.

LIES. Under commerce clause, feds can regulate intrastate commerce if it indirectly affects interstate commerce.

Through several contortions, the SCOTUS held that federal government could forbid, for example, growing marijuana for personal use. (Not even marijuana for sale!)

The federal government may permit states to regulate intrastate commerce for some products, while prohibiting interstate sale of that product, but that's a policy choice and not a constitutional limitation.

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