mistercwood

I'd be buying stocks in VPN providers right about now... You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

That's a fair argument, and not one that's lost on me. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

All these years and people STILL keep feeding the troll. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

Since the article didn't specify, it's worth noting that any future roll out will only be as and when existing lights come up for repair/replacement based on normal life-cycle. So in terms of resource and time expenditure it's negligible. Sometimes it's worth taking the little wins, doesn't mean the big targets are being ignored. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

That actually hurt my brain to read. Bravo. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

I could at least meet you halfway on most of what you wrote, except for this one. The EO was poorly written, self-contradictory, rushed and flat-out unconstitutional. As I've posted before, that last part should alarm ANY citizen regardless of political leaning. The EO itself was emotionally based, not the court's ruling. I also disagree that the EO was blown out of proportion. If it hadn't had the backlash that it did, and somehow had been allowed to stand, the precedent it would set for this administration and future ones would be horrifying. My personal litmus test remains: If I like it, is it my guy doing it? If the other guy was doing it, would I still like it? If the answer's no, I need to do more thinking. ETA: Sorry to hear about your friend's wife, that must suck. But to make the obvious point (which I suspect you already know and understand), this EO would do nothing to change what happened. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

By the way you responded to the German dude. He consistently attacks Americans and consistently receives replies along the same lines as your reply. I feared he was getting to you in a manner that would cause you to say something that would cause you to be suspended or banned. I thought you nailed him well. +1 I thought they were being ironic? You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

I would love to see examples of women who got that far in a pregnancy and terminated solely on a whim. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

Either way, it is the message of the quote that is relevant. Someone coined it. A related (and more relevant) quote: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

That's why I left it as a question - figured I'd give you a chance to explain... You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

I don't know which one of use is more confused right now. I hit quote instead of reply when I made that post. It's YOUR link from YOUR thread-starting post. Did you just pull a Rush(tm) and start a thread with an article you hadn't even looked at?? If so I am profoundly disappointed - I disagree with the vast majority of positions you normally take, but I'd never expect that kind of laziness from you. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

Milo's a trolling shitbag, I support peaceful protests against his attendance 100%. Very disappointing that the protesters moved on to property damage though. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

No, I saw that part. The legislation is significantly different - if anything, the use of the exact same countries for such a broad order indicates laziness. Regarding your other assumption, nice try. Probably my biggest disappointment with Obama was his continuation and subsequent expansion of extra-judicial drone strikes. Also "inconvenienced travellers" is really taking the piss. As per my previous posts - these actions are unconstitutional, and should be denounced regardless of political leaning. Always put in your mind - if the "other" guy was doing it, how pissed would I be? Then look up a little thing called precedent... You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

And if you read the comments on the article you'll see others have done my work for me in pointing out the inaccuracies and over-reach in the connections made by the author. I'm aware the words muslim/islam aren't mentioned in the order. They are however muslim-majority countries, and the order does contain provisions to exempt Christians from the ban. I'm sure you can connect the dots there. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

In the presented form, it's unconstitutional. Any citizen - regardless of political leaning - should consider it a non-starter based on that alone. As Ryoder mentions it's also not targeting the countries that produced the terrorists of 9/11, whose actions Trump is stating the law is a reaction to. And lastly, it's a wee bit interesting that the countries that are targeted he doesn't have businesses in. The ones he does have businesses in are not. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

I agree that Melania and Barron should be off limits. And mocking a polyglot for not being perfect at all the languages they speak is pretty ridiculous. As for public figures who were disparaging the Obamas, it took one quick search to find Alex Jones articles questioning Michelle's gender and accusing her of Joan Rivers. Yes he's crazy, but he's publicly crazy and he's popular. That's one example. I think it's good to call out when people are being douchey. Just don't be surprised if people also call out the hypocrisy. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

I'm personally expecting it all to be made up, purely because it doesn't gel with Trump's reputation for being a germaphobe... You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

For someone who makes a living from writing, I'd expect you to be better at reading. Maybe go back and look at addressing what Joe actually wrote. P.S. I am amazed you haven't been given a warning for trolling yet. Top work, keep it up! You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

Obama sent people and money to Isreal to defeat Netenyaho. Did that piss you off? I'm not talking about America's repeated meddlings in other countries affair, which (as per my original statement) would be made in America's interests only. I'm talking about how YOU as an American can be ok with another super-power interfering with YOUR country. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

The bit I really don't get in this thread: let's put aside for a minute the idea that any Russian action actually influenced the outcome of the election, for either candidate. How can anyone not be completely fucking outraged that they even tried??? A foreign superpower is only going to meddle in an attempt to get a favourable outcome for them, not anyone else. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

What I find interesting is that the lady in question and others are all assuming that they latina women were actually living in the US and thus not assimilating. Don't you ever get tourists in your country? You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

That's what people ARE reacting to. His actual words. There's no need to frame the narrative when his statements ARE the narrative. You mean nothing wrong with his total inability to avoid throwing tantrums when he thinks he's been "dissed"? Or are you referring to being ok with the repeated outright fabrications? Of course you don't want the media getting involved and pointing out facts like, "Hey, that thing he said is 100% made up! The details are on public record and completely unbiased, he just decided to say a thing that was totally wrong cos it sounds good! Yay Trump!". The media has not been truthful for thirty years. All right, is that all media? When you refer to networks do you mean TV networks specifically, or can you give some examples of the types of source you believe are fundamentally untrustworthy? "Media" is an incredibly broad term, so it would help to narrow down what you're referring to in clearer terms. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

That's what people ARE reacting to. His actual words. There's no need to frame the narrative when his statements ARE the narrative. You mean nothing wrong with his total inability to avoid throwing tantrums when he thinks he's been "dissed"? Or are you referring to being ok with the repeated outright fabrications? Of course you don't want the media getting involved and pointing out facts like, "Hey, that thing he said is 100% made up! The details are on public record and completely unbiased, he just decided to say a thing that was totally wrong cos it sounds good! Yay Trump!". You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

We had the metadata component enacted here last year. I got a VPN the day after it was announced that the law had passed. The rest of that list though is horrifying. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.

Others have touched on this, but to my mind the issue is that America *was* great. Then everyone took that as an accomplished fact and stopped doing the things that had made it so. You guys still do alright, but the same drive doesn't seem to be there anymore. You are playing chicken with a planet - you can't dodge and planets don't blink. Act accordingly.