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| Saturday, November 7th, 2009 |
leftfurs
[ cargoweasel ]
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8:17p |
There is no back.
Across the political spectrum, I think a lot of us idealize a given historical era, or at least the myths of those historical eras that have passed down to us. It was a cliche that the doctrinaire conservative favors a return to the 1950s. But I'd say they favor a return to the early Reagan era more than anything. A cold war with a perceived implacable empire. Religion dictating social policy. Sticking it to the liberals - firing unions (the air traffic controllers). Cutting taxes. Not as much visible immigration or multiculturalism. An idealised 1950s is there too - but it's more of the 1950s of Reagan's old movies and Leave it to Beaver than the actual Fifties. The leftish liberal democrat like me favors a return to the mid 20th century, at least the good bits. Robert F Kennedy is my ideal. Or Franklin Roosevelt. FDR gave us a strong middle class, electrified the south, social security, all the things we kind of assume fell out of the sky years later. Strong federal government in the name of social progress, taking care of our poorest members as best we can, and taking on challenges like space exploration and global development. To me that IS America at her best. Part of my idealism is eliding past the unsavory parts of the midcentury era, like atrocious racism, colonialism and the Cold War. The Ron Paul / Ayn Rand breed of conservative, increasingly popular around here, seems to favor a return to around 1850. States' rights uber alles. Return to the gold standard. Dismantle as much federalism as possible. End the federal reserve bank, income taxes, etc. America gets a modest army, a police force and a court system and that's about it. Business is totally laissez faire to do whatever they wish. If you get sick or get old and you can't afford to take care of yourself, tough titties. Might there be slavery in a few states? Well, if that's what they want, maybe. It's not the job of government to decide. America should be a network of loosely affiliated farmers and business owners. To people like Ron Paul, that sort of Jeffersonian ideal in accordance with their particular interpretation of the Constitution represents America at her best. Unfortunately all three of these are myths, all three of these are impossible. They are ideals. We can't go back to 1960 or 1980 and we're damn sure not going back to 1850. Whatever's going to happen is going to depend on events beyond any of our control, and 2010 or 2020 or 2030 will look different than anything we've seen before. It doesn't mean these ideals are valueless or shouldn't be kept alive or striven towards, but it's not going to be like that. We all know this, but it's hard not to take examples from history to support our plans. Just something I've been noticing. |
aethwolf
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8:40p |
Delay pedal reccomendations, anyone?
I want a delay pedal for my guitar. I like the delay in my Digitech pedal, but that pedal doesn't play well with my amp and isn't battery powered. The delay effect in my amp gets the job done, too, but I can't just click it on and off like I could with a pedal (I have to stop playing and hit the bypass button on the amp). Requirements: As cheap as possible Barebones, I don't like a lot of fluff to fiddle about with Small form factor would be nice. I'd like to haul it around with me to cons. Being able to tap it to set the delay time would be nice, too |
jordan179
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1:49p |
The Treason of Major Hasan
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. (article III, section 3, paragraph 1, Constitution of the United States of America). On November 5th, 2009, US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist, committed treason against the United States of America, in the full sense of the Constitutional definition. Major Hasan -- who had openly stated before that he considered America the aggressor in Afghanistan and Iraq, and that he felt that his religious conscience precluded him from participating in a war against Iraqis who were only "trying to defend themselves" (despite the reality that Iraq has been self-governing since 2005, and that it is in fact the guerillas who are attacking Iraq) -- brought two pistols to Fort Hood, for some reason daring to defy the regulations against carrying weapons on base (Seriously! He could have gotten in real trouble for that!). ( What Happened Next )This is a wake-up call. We need to get serious about our own security, we need to begin profiling, and if Arabs and Muslims don't like it, maybe they can do something to clean out the scum from their own communities, because it's the Terrorists who are giving them the PR problem. We -- Americans -- need to look out for our own security primarily, and worry about hurt Muslim pride as a very distinctly secondary consideration. Current Mood:  angry |
leftfurs
[ cargoweasel ]
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5:06p |
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unicoonmoon
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2:06p |
Animal Crossing Wii
Here's my friend code: 2493-4155-5955 Come pillage and plunder! ...er... Drop some fruits or something. |
babsbunny
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12:07p |
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pillowmint
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9:59a |
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cloudchaser_s
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9:19a |
The health care bill and mandatory insurance
As we all know, Congress is voting on the health care bill today. A bill that will include mandating that everyone has to buy health insurance with costly fines and even jail time for those who refuse. I do not have nor do I want health insurance. I've only needed to see a doctor once in the last 20 years and that was for a short lived bout with clinical depression that I'm now cured of. Having to buy health insurance would be a waste for me. A time may come when I'll need it, but I'm a grown adult, not a child, I'm perfectly capable of deciding when I need health insurance. Some would say things along the lines of "what if you suddenly get hurt or sick?" Yeah, there is that possibility, but I'd rather take my chances, however foolish that may seem. My point is that I DON'T WANT IT FORCED ON ME! Even if it wouldn't ruin my credit rating because then I wouldn't be able to pay some of my other bills. Why can't the creators of the bill leave people alone and let people decide for themselves when to get health insurance? Why do they insist on treating us like children who can't make out own decisions? It's no wonder that people are saying things like "Attention congress. Ram health care down our throats and we'll ram it up your ass in 2010!" |
leftfurs
[ cloudchaser_s ]
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9:26a |
The health care bill and mandatory insurance
As we all know, Congress is voting on the health care bill today. A bill that will include mandating that everyone has to buy health insurance with costly fines and even jail time for those who refuse. I do not have nor do I want health insurance. I've only needed to see a doctor once in the last 20 years and that was for a short lived bout with clinical depression that I'm now cured of. Having to buy health insurance would be a waste for me. A time may come when I'll need it, but I'm a grown adult, not a child, I'm perfectly capable of deciding when I need health insurance. Some would say things along the lines of "what if you suddenly get hurt or sick?" Yeah, there is that possibility, but I'd rather take my chances, however foolish that may seem. My point is that I DON'T WANT IT FORCED ON ME! Even if it wouldn't ruin my credit rating because then I wouldn't be able to pay some of my other bills. Why can't the creators of the bill leave people alone and let people decide for themselves when to get health insurance? Why do they insist on treating us like children who can't make out own decisions? It's no wonder that people are saying things like "Attention congress. Ram health care down our throats and we'll ram it up your ass in 2010!" |
rightiefurs
[ cloudchaser_s ]
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9:26a |
The health care bill and mandatory insurance
As we all know, Congress is voting on the health care bill today. A bill that will include mandating that everyone has to buy health insurance with costly fines and even jail time for those who refuse. I do not have nor do I want health insurance. I've only needed to see a doctor once in the last 20 years and that was for a short lived bout with clinical depression that I'm now cured of. Having to buy health insurance would be a waste for me. A time may come when I'll need it, but I'm a grown adult, not a child, I'm perfectly capable of deciding when I need health insurance. Some would say things along the lines of "what if you suddenly get hurt or sick?" Yeah, there is that possibility, but I'd rather take my chances, however foolish that may seem. My point is that I DON'T WANT IT FORCED ON ME! Even if it wouldn't ruin my credit rating because then I wouldn't be able to pay some of my other bills. Why can't the creators of the bill leave people alone and let people decide for themselves when to get health insurance? Why do they insist on treating us like children who can't make out own decisions? It's no wonder that people are saying things like "Attention congress. Ram health care down our throats and we'll ram it up your ass in 2010!" |
cloudchaser_s
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3:01a |
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| Friday, November 6th, 2009 |
rimpala
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10:49p |
Why is the World so Mean and Stupid?
Fucking news websites with comment sections, you really get to see how ignornant and mean-spirited people truely are. Take this entry on AOL News: http://news.aol.com/article/good-samaritan-in-richmond-gang-rape/755514?icid=main|aim|dl1|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fgood-samaritan-in-richmond-gang-rape%2F755514A highschool girl in California gets raped with tons of people watching and it took someone coming home telling their mother and said mother calling the police to get it reported. That's bad enough but here's the comments that followed. People went to town turning the article political and racial: "America is turning into a Third World country. We already have our Third World leader in place." "This is what happens when Democrats have children--anything goes--except of course for being responsible and accountable for one's actions..." "50 years ago Richmond California wasn't a Ghetto. It was White middle class." "Why isn't Shaprton there or Jackson defending this poor woman??? Because she was rapped by brothers and not white college boys who were innocent? The double standard is terrible! They will probably show up at their trail telling sob stories about how they were poor, misunderstood young boys!!!!" "No one sees the oxymoron in calling an 18 year-old mother a "Good Samaratin." She's a skank, at best" "It sounds like the primates got wild again. Not the first time & not the last." "This is what happens when you allow the scum of the earth across your borders. They just breed more scum, and in time, they infiltrate and completely destroy your society and your nation. The same thing happened to Rome." And thus I'm about to give up on not just the United States, but on humanity as well. It's hopeless, the world is never going to be anything other then hateful and stupid. And sure, maybe it's just trolls, but even so... it just shows how "cool" it is to spout hatefull things without thinking. I especially love how everyone is quick to judge the rapists as all blacks and hispanics and quick to call the entirety of both racists wild animals... yet the commenters seem guilty of the same thing. This is what we are, it is why my country is a mess. It's not the recession or any politician out there. It is us, and I am ashamed. Current Mood:  depressed |
digimonfics
[ custom_magnum ]
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11:11p |
Broken Dreams Chapter 34
Title: Broken Dreams Series: Digimon Savers/Mutli Digimon series X-Over Rating: PG13/T Genre: Adventure/Drama, AU WARNINGS: Various degrees of het, slash, femslash, threesome, death, war, angst, digimon partner's existing, warnings listed that only have maybe the vaguest of mentions somewhere in the fic to prevent spoilers, AU, Epic fic, and upset author who has little reviews. Story Summary: Ten years after the fateful the battle against Yggdrasil, rising tensions have led to an all out war between three forces. DATS. Kurata's forces. The Virus Busters. And once again, things aren't going to be the same... Chapter Summary: The moment that Yuka has been waiting for is almost here, but other things in her life are causing her to worry... Chapter 34: The Final NightNew to Broken Dreams? Read it from the beginning here!crossposted to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) digimon, digimon_savers, and dive_fanworks |
rimpala
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1:27p |
My University in Trouble over Shoes
News article I've caught just now:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ys-cnbcjordan110509&prov=yhoo&type=lgnsWord is that UCF is expecting to accept sponcership by Nike and AirJordan since Addidas pulled out, but there is worries that because of this incident - one that the school had no control over - Addidas may sue the school over poor performance. And to that I say Oh yeah that's going to be great PR for Addias, taking money from a school!Canceling the contract is fine but if Addias really does sue tell the judge and jury they're greedy, heartless misers. And why should Michael Jordan's son wear anything other then his father's shoes? This is Machel Jordan we're talking about, who's much more then a shoe company can ever be. Current Mood:  irate |
leftfurs
[ pseudomanitou ]
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11:36a |
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cloudchaser_s
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3:06a |
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furrymedia
[ coyoty ]
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12:08a |
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| Thursday, November 5th, 2009 |
joecifur
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11:01p |
 Here is Greyface. He is on ebay.Started out as a commission for someone who cancelled, and I was going to make a last-minute Halloween costume out of it but I ran out of time and then it poured down raining all night anyway. ::shrug.:: So here is this. Everyone on the planet is selling suits right now BUT OH WELL that just means you get your pick of like ten thousand awesome things in time for MFF.  Oh, and Yarwick is finished, too. |
unicoonmoon
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8:22p |
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shadowfox24
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6:59p |
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kraygern
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5:24p |
Election analysis
Governors and Reps: The Republican gains of the NJ and VA governorships don't come as much of a surprise: the Democrat opposition was blase, and Virginia in particular has always had a governor of the opposite party of the president. I don't see these as any referendum on Obama at this time, however; polls have consistently shown that a majority of voters in both states were not basing their choice for governor on their approval of the president. In fact, Obama's approval rating in Virginia is in line with the percentage of votes he received on election day. What's interesting is NY-23. Far from being a vindication of the far right being the only viable force for the Republican party in the future, it shows that the splintering effect has horrid consequences for the Republicans. The right wing voters went largely to the Conservative candidate while the moderates voted Republican. Consequently, this had the effect of a self-made divide-and-conquer which resulted in the first Democrat representative from that district since the Civil War, and added to the already decent Democratic majority in Congress. If the far right splits off and tries this elsewhere. you can guarantee that both Conservative and Republican camps will have their votes reduced by the split, and the Democrats will continue to mop up. If the Republican party succeeds in purging anyone with a moderate stance, a good deal of those disenfranchised Republicans will likely end up bolstering the Democrat camp anyway. In fact, the Republican governors who won steered clear of people like Sarah Palin while the Conservative candidate in New York embraced her, so the 'teabagging' crowd is not as influential as they would like to believe. Regardless, the best bet for the Republican party to remain a viable force in politics seems to be to encourage more moderation, which will likely draw over more conservative Democrats to bolster their own numbers, in addition to marginalizing the far right from the discussion. And that is a good thing: we need more than one party to check the inevitable excesses of the other, and my support of our efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq mean I can have my own soft spot for the Republicans beneath an otherwise blue streak. Teh ghey: The usual circumstances played out in Washington and Maine on the issue of gay marriage: urban versus rural, money coming in from out of state, the largely religious-backed opposition touting out the same campaign of fear, and the results ending up being close regardless of outcome. That Referendum 71, which enacted gay marriage in all but name, passed makes me wonder if the label 'marriage' affects a certain segment of voters. These would be people who believe in giving gays all the rights of marriage, but balk at granting the name 'marriage' to such a union, as if the word 'marriage' is some sort of platonic form that cannot be touched. These might comprise a small number of the electorate, but perhaps enough to tip the scales in favor of gay unions (that there are more civil union laws out there than gay marriage laws might make this worth investigating further). If so, then perhaps a strategy for gay rights is to pursue more laws like Referendum 71 to create "I can't believe it's not butter" marriages in the short term as a trojan horse of sorts, then simply applying the label later when people realize the sky didn't fall. It's also interesting to see opponents of gay marriage champion the will of the people in these cases over 'activist judges', when conservatives normally tend to point out that the U.S. is not a democracy (that is true: it's a representative republic). But then, procedural arguments tend to be smoke screens to cover agendas on either side of the spectrum. Personally, I am thankful for activist judges and out of touch legislatures (who were duly appointed or elected by the will of the people anyway) to do the right thing and enforce basic rights in the face of the classic tyranny of the majority. Imagine if we had left school integration and such up for popular vote. But I digress. |
news
[ theljstaff ]
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1:15p |
LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest
 The empire strikes backIn recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal. RSS feeds againIf you're addicted to , ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience. Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests! c_s_iIf you're a gamer who loves CSI, have Wii got news for you! c_s_i is sponsoring killer contests. Simply post a question to a member of the CSI crew. The winner will get a free copy of CSI: Deadly Intent for Nintendo Wii (with a retail value of $39.99) and get their question answered by a member of the CSI writing team! There's also a fantastic monthly contest. To enter, join c_s_i, play the online version of CSI: Deadly Intent, and respond to a two-part query for a chance to win a Wii! Entries will be judged on composition and originality. Sorry, but you must be a U.S. resident and over 18 years old to participate. Check out the rules here. Enveloped in postcardsLast week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.  Photos of the weekIf you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too! ( Read more... ) |
virginia_fell
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12:56p |
And here we are, after all this time.
I'm finally getting to the point where enough horrible shit has been done by Christian-identified groups in this country that I'm beginning to reflexively distrust them. Yes, I fully understand as well as any amateur theologian that Christianity is a religion capable of affirming the intrinsic value of human beings, and empowering oppressed people to protect themselves and the people they love. But if you think that's what it generally does in America, you're living in a fantasy that I'd pay good money to enjoy again. The Catholic Church spent half a million dollars lobbying against equal rights for LGBT residents of Maine. Never mind that whole "tax-exempt status means not lobbying" dealie. Never mind that whole "separation of church and state as a protection for both of them" bit. Never mind any of that horseshit in the Bible about service to one's fellow man and whatever is done to the least of us being done to Jesus. No, let's just spend all our money keeping people down. It's what Jesus wants! And you know what? Jesus isn't here to speak for himself. The only voice we have for what Jesus wants--especially if you don't accept the whole "reanimated savior" narrative as unexaggerated fact--is this. And no, you can't tell me those people "aren't real Christians," because you don't get to decide that. Certainly not if your religious leaders disagree with you. What asking to be granted a disassociation from Christianity's spectrum and history that includes ugly things does on a practical level is expect marginalized people to pretend that none of the bad things that have been done to them in the name of Christianity have anything to do with actual Christians. (...)
Frankly, it's hurtful to me when Christians address what happened to me by saying, "Those aren't real Christians," expecting me to salve their discomfort about the baggage of privilege by not disagreeing. People who would never in a million years think to try to console a victim of a hate crime with "All [white/straight/cis/abled] people aren't like that!" nonetheless responded that way to me when I was targeted and threatened by droves of self-identified Christians.
I already know that all Christians aren't like that—and everyone who said it to me knew I was well aware of that fact. But in the wake of large members of a certain segment of Christianity attacking me, most of the Christians I knew felt obliged first and foremost to distance themselves from the group that hurt me, and do it in a way that protected their idea of Christianity, that reasserted their privilege—a privilege that is shared by the very people who attacked me, solely by virtue of their calling themselves Christians.
And they expected me to be comforted by it.
Christianity in this country strongly acts as a force for hate. Mad props to Christians who fight that, but if we're going to look at religion as a cultural system instead of simply a collection of ancient teachings, American Christianity is a cultural system that has become ugly as shit. I can't understand people who continue to identify with it. I'm done saying that this isn't real Christianity. I'm done saying that this isn't what Jesus really wants. I'm done saying that "real" Christianity is so much more beautiful and loving and helpful to us all. Ideal Christianity (to me) is all of those things. It even exists, in small pockets. But I'm tired of letting an entire cultural system be represented by the single sliver that matches my ideology, even if it means seeing them more charitably. Yes, this is a rant. I'm not being particularly considerate right now. I'm not protecting the feelings of Christians on my friends list right now. And right now I don't give a damn. I'm tired of hearing "not all Christians are like that!" I'm tired of hearing, "I may be Catholic/Mormon/whatever, but my church's leadership doesn't reflect my beliefs or speak for me." I'm tired of people who disagree with what Christian groups are doing in this country coming along and responding to me with excuses, responding to the damage Christians are causing by doing their PR cleanup for them. Current Mood:  enraged |
cloudchaser_s
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9:51a |
Comic-Con founder Sheldon Dorf dies
"Founder of San Diego Comic-Con, Sheldon Dorf, dies at 76. Rumored to return next summer in issue #77" Fark headline http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_en_ot/us_obit_sheldon_dorfSAN DIEGO – Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention , has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure . He had diabetes and had been hospitalized for about a year. Dorf, a freelance artist and comic strip letterer, founded Comic-Con in San Diego in 1970 after moving from Detroit. Today, the convention draws 125,000 fans a year and is a major gathering for comic book fans , artists, writers and movie stars. Koudoulian says Dorf was friends with comic greats such as Marvel artist Jack Kirby and "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz . He says Dorf was also instrumental in helping budding artists find audiences. |
wtf_religion
[ bastian ]
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