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Offline Kamikaze

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on: August 22, 2005, 01:14:18 am
http://boingboing.net/profits_of_fear.html

A great article about the neutron bomb and how politicians feed off of our insecurities and the nation's most troubled times.
Science alone of all the subjects contains within itself the lesson of the danger of belief in the infallibility of the greatest teachers in the preceding generation . . .Learn from science that you must doubt the experts. As a matter of fact, I can also define science another way: Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. - Richard Feynman
 

Offline Prophet

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Reply #1 on: August 22, 2005, 01:58:25 am
Another article that makes me happy about where I'm living...
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #2 on: August 22, 2005, 02:26:58 am
ah, the great american tradition, not servicing a need, but creating it
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Offline Ace

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Reply #3 on: August 22, 2005, 02:55:51 am
Well I can say from my brief visits with senators this summer that he's dead on.

Even simple issues such as trade agreements people don't read or understand what is going on beyond blurbs like "trade is good, me support."

They don't look at advantages/disadvantages such as what's their labor laws, does their GDP mean that they'll contribute or be a drain? etc...
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Offline Kosh

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Reply #4 on: August 22, 2005, 01:41:04 pm
The politicians have been feeding off of the insecurities of people in this country for several years now.


Have to keep people good and scared, it makes them easier to control.
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Offline Martinus

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Reply #5 on: August 22, 2005, 04:05:32 pm
[color=66ff00]Probably one of the most interesting things I've read in a while now.

Cheers for the link. :yes:
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Offline EtherShock

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Reply #6 on: August 22, 2005, 07:01:04 pm
Yep, I've said this before (not here though) Cold War all over again, only not so cold.

I don't agree with the Freudian explanation for war, but c'mon, it's obvious people in power have issues. Everyone has issues nowadays and should be in therapy. Bush probably has issues with being the black sheep of the family, besting his father and brother, and who knows what else is wrong in there.
 

Offline Kamikaze

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Reply #7 on: August 22, 2005, 08:03:38 pm
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Originally posted by Kosh
The politicians have been feeding off of the insecurities of people in this country for several years now.


Yes, several being about 60 in this case. :p
Science alone of all the subjects contains within itself the lesson of the danger of belief in the infallibility of the greatest teachers in the preceding generation . . .Learn from science that you must doubt the experts. As a matter of fact, I can also define science another way: Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. - Richard Feynman
 

Offline vyper

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Reply #8 on: August 22, 2005, 08:09:18 pm
More than that, if you want to trace Wilsonian Policy.
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Offline Charismatic

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Reply #9 on: August 22, 2005, 09:04:20 pm
Good old american spirit! Scare the people and take their money! Good hard ol' cash!

Worth it every time..
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Offline Corsair

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Reply #10 on: August 22, 2005, 09:47:03 pm
Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Mal: Define "interesting".
Wash: *shrug* "Oh God, oh God, we're all gonna die"?
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Offline Styxx

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Reply #11 on: August 22, 2005, 10:35:44 pm
Nice article. And I gotta admit that I always loved the concept of the neutron bomb.
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Offline Singh

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Reply #12 on: August 22, 2005, 11:31:06 pm
The concept of the Nuetron bomb always scared me - something that could kill people without damaging technology?
It's still scary....but at least now I know why..... :p

Interesting article, interesting read. Glad I dont live all the way at the west for once. However, the concept of politics being beyond your worst nightmares is all too true regardless of which country you are in.
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Offline Martinus

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Reply #13 on: August 23, 2005, 12:36:11 pm
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Originally posted by Styxx
Nice article. And I gotta admit that I always loved the concept of the neutron bomb.

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Offline Martinus

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Reply #14 on: August 24, 2005, 03:40:49 am
[color=66ff00]Heh, remarkable coincidence: Link
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