Posts by Jason Wells4

Scott Hall39 said:That's just Marxist labor theory of value. Pure nonsense.

And you think you're some kind of genius, do you?🙄

slydrifter39 said:Hey Dana Hill73, what's the damage? 😁
Hey Jason Wells4, I'm still not budging 😁

....hehe, keep at it... don't let them get to you, Ines... 👍

slydrifter39 said:Send pics of those boobs.

...now that's the real deal... you always knew how to cut straight to the point.😂...straight to the heart of it.

Dana Hill73 said:And who actually are these weirdos obsessed with Kim Kardashian? I've never seen them in the American Diaspora, honestly...🤷

And don't hold your breath waiting for Kim Kardashian to reply to you. In times like this, she usually hides behind the admins...🤣

Hey slydrifter39, what's up? 😁

....former fans.... pssst, just between us..... 😲

slydrifter39 said:Man, I haven't been around here in six years, but I saw the headline and had to wonder: did a user from Canada really start a thread like this? 😍

...GOOD GRIEF!!!... long time no see.... what have you been up to all this time... 😁

frozenseal55 said:I'm really not going to sit here and recount my whole experience at the Photography convention... 🤔

I’ll head over there, drop in like a paratrooper, and leave a quick comment about how Steven Ruiz handles the moderation. Fair enough?

...but that's what I meant, you know, when people say "just write how it felt"... more of a figure of speech... don't worry... 😛

frozenseal55 said:That’s actually the saddest part of all... but hey, "democracy" always seems to be in overdrive when things like this pop up...

I think I'll head over to the Photography section (which I barely even read) just to see if they're debating about Steven Ruiz there. Might drop my two cents on lighting, shadows, and the moderator... 😁

... or maybe drift over to Politics... because that's where all the lost sheep seem to wander from anyway... 😁

...good idea... 👍 tell us how it goes, maybe I'll join you. I love Photography, and politics isn't really my thing, but whatever... people always find something to argue about... 👍

frozenseal55 said:Classic.

Now we’ll get a massive wave of users flooding in to offer their "support" for Steven Ruiz’s moderation on the Diaspora boards—people who haven't even bothered to glance at this PDF once. 🙄

... man, as far as I'm concerned, I've been a member since Space 1999... you know, just like that show...

I guess, everyone is welcome... whatever the occasion might be.

shadowdrifter34 said:Did Kim Kardashian send you here to defend her? 😉

I mean, you really do pop up on the Diaspora forums quite often. No doubt about it!
Last post (before this one) March 18, 2009

Are you trying to say I'm irrelevant or something??

Or whatever way you're implying Kim Kardashian sent me...

Just because I don't post doesn't mean I'm not reading... 😍

Steven Ruiz is honestly so cool; I’ve really missed her moderation all these years. She’s always fair and keeps things straight...

goldengull3 said:Look, if Americans actually wanted to mandate maternity leave, pension contributions, and universal healthcare, they’d just do it. They don't. It's that simple. Their whole system is built on economic liberalism—that's how you win elections over there. If anyone tried proposing that kind of stuff in Europe, they'd be voted out of office instantly. Period.

I honestly don't know how you can believe a word of what you're writing.

Look, we’ve already seen what the future looks like because we're living in it. We know exactly what's coming for America.

See, right now in the States, they're building this hyper-aggressive version of American capitalism—the worst kind—and acting like it’s some huge win.
I don't see things looking nearly as bright as you do... I mean, really???
Why aren't we aiming for that European style of capitalism? It actually feels more human.
It’s like we jumped straight into 19th-century capitalism instead of the 21st-century version.
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Spot on. Years ago, I could easily predict what would happen here in two or three years.
You weren't predicting it; you were just describing the reality we already had.
Anyway, the Americanization and liberalization of Europe is definitely underway. There isn't a force on earth that can stop it now. There's no longer that Eastern counterbalance that forced Western nations to "improve" their social safety nets over the last 50 years.
Haven't you heard? Their social programs have been struggling lately...

goldengull3 said:Law can be written however the citizens want, as long as their representatives in Congress decide to write it that way...

Look, goldengull3, you seriously need to head back to school and brush up on the basics of Marxism.

I won’t even get started on the massive waste of energy and cash poured into completely useless things within these relationships. We're talking about an endless army of lawyers, godforsaken consultants, and all sorts of parasites just sucking the life out of everyday Americans—salespeople peddling smoke and mirrors for products nobody actually needs in their lives.

If even a tiny fraction of that wasted energy went toward raising the general standard of living, we might actually build a society worthy of being called civilized...

Instead, in a society like this, human potential and natural resources are ruthlessly squandered on sheer nonsense. I guess because some people have the money, they can afford to be reckless, and frankly, they couldn't care less about the struggling idiots who can't even land a decent-paying job.😁

Linda Morales said:Exactly. Once you’ve paid off your mortgage, you’re financially independent. They can't touch you. And that’s what scares them, because if you don't owe anyone a dime, you're a free man by their standards.

And truly free people aren't useful to any government in this world, because then there’s nobody left to enslave. A person without debt is like a serf who finally broke free and gave the middle finger to his former feudal lord.

So naturally, they try to skin you alive—that 40% tax hit is basically revenge because they can't force you to work for them through credit or some other shady scheme.

But look, if we realize the trap exists—if we see that the ultimate goal is to have most of your working life spent paying someone else off—then there has to be a way to screw this SHIT SLAVE SYSTEM. There is, but it’s some complicated, ancient Voodoo-hoodoo science. That's why lawyers make bank while the rich just get richer. But if they can pull it off, damn it, then so can I. I wasn't born yesterday...

🙏 Very good Matt!! 👍 👍

Spot on, and it works that way on a much larger scale too. If you've already managed to put an albatross around the neck of the US, you don't just let it go until you get what you want and serve your own interests.

It's crystal clear how things work. An individual business might thrive here and there, but to expect the US to become a major global player through these kinds of methods? Don't give me a joke!

I don't know if anyone here is old enough to have studied Marxism or TiPS in school.
I don't mean Marxism in the communist sense, but rather the reality behind the curtain regarding production relations in "liberal capitalist" societies.

Folks, every single word was the honest truth. Whoever owns the means of production dictates your destiny. Otherwise, you're just a peasant for the rest of your life!
(Hehehe, of course I didn't realize that until I moved out West, but like Linda Morales said, I have enough common sense to dig myself out of that mess. As for others... well, I try to tell them, but everyone thinks they know best... 😁

News outlets and media companies just chase whatever stories pull in the most profit.

I had this ringing in my ear for like two years... 🙂

The music is killer—I actually have the soundtrack from the stage show, but I’ll probably need to grab the one from the movie too. Honestly, just listening to it would be more than enough... 😁

What’s the English term for this?

Honestly, you can't really compare the Russian Federation to the old America when it comes to language dynamics.

Back then, everyone—and I mean absolutely everyone—spoke Russian. It’s still widely understood today, mostly because it was the official language used everywhere... it was just part of life.

Look at Turkmenistan for instance. They tried to kick Russian out of official use, but once everything turned into total chaos in government communications, they had to bring it right back.

I'm rooting for the Russians.