How safety nazis affect us all

aristotle · Sep 17, 2012

davekc said:
Like I said before, no worries. China would take over long before that happened. They have too much invested.

Believe it or not, China has its own internal struggles, much as we do. Ethnic strife. Tensions among religious minorities. Class envy. Regional disputes. Demands for more individual liberties. The democracy movement quashed in Tianneman Square could resurface.

AMonger · Sep 18, 2012

Turtle said:
As soon as the government starts making lampshades out of human skin, that's when it's time to worry, because the checks and balances are no longer working, and the rest of the world is turning a blind eye.

And blind eyes are turned to indefinite detention, elimination of habeas corpus, executive authority to assassinate anyone, elimination of the right to petition government for redress of grievances, etc. All happening now, and all the work of both Leninists and Nazis. It's not necessary to wait for lampshades made of skin.

layoutshooter · Sep 18, 2012

Turtle said:
As soon as the government starts making lampshades out of human skin, that's when it's time to worry, because the checks and balances are no longer working, and the rest of the world is turning a blind eye.

Well, I don't see TOO much difference between lampshades and professing the belief that live born babies should be left alone in a dark room to die. In fact, the ONLY difference I see is Obama has yet to put the practice into action. He will.

Turtle · Sep 18, 2012

AMonger said:
And blind eyes are turned to indefinite detention, elimination of habeas corpus, executive authority to assassinate anyone, elimination of the right to petition government for redress of grievances, etc. All happening now, and all the work of both Leninists and Nazis. It's not necessary to wait for lampshades made of skin.

All true, which is why we have to be vigilant. But all of those things happened, as well, many times, long before the first Lenninst or Nazi, and nobody called them Nazis or Lenninists then. Referring to every.little.thing as Nazi is no different that the overblown, attention grabbing, sensationalist headlines in the "news".

Turtle · Sep 18, 2012

layoutshooter said:
Well, I don't see TOO much difference between lampshades and professing the belief that live born babies should be left alone in a dark room to die. In fact, the ONLY difference I see is Obama has yet to put the practice into action. He will.

Really? You don't see the difference between an action, and a statement of belief?

How about an action, and a statement of belief that was never actually stated?

skyraider · Sep 19, 2012

aristotle said:
Believe it or not, China has its own internal struggles, much as we do. Ethnic strife. Tensions among religious minorities. Class envy. Regional disputes. Demands for more individual liberties. The democracy movement quashed in Tianneman Square could resurface.

they got trouble brewing with Japan at the moment