Posts by Kyle Nelson2

I guess you have to wonder, what was the actual turnout requirement for that referendum to be considered valid under the laws passed by the California State Legislature?

So, in about two years, Austria is going to have to scrap those hiring restrictions on American citizens. Basically, no more quotas, period.

"Disruptive technology" is just the latest buzzword people toss around when they haven't actually bothered to read up on Schumpeterian creative destruction...

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Interesting enough:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/0...131559685.html

It even mentions restricting job market access for people coming from Eastern Europe. I guess.

Honestly, articles like this just rub me the wrong way.

I mean, look, when people pick up a newspaper, they’re doing it to get the facts. Creating some fake version of reality might help promote someone, sure, but that isn't journalism. I remember sitting in a coffee shop near the New York Times Company headquarters once, and I overheard an editor explaining to two new reporters exactly how to write their pieces...
And no, he wasn't giving them tips on grammar, or how to structure a story, or how to develop a critical eye, or even how to win a Pulitzer...
He was literally teaching them how to manipulate the reader. It was actually pretty sickening to listen to...

Having traveled around, I've picked up all sorts of different papers, and I've seen what actual, serious journalism looks like. I mean, anyone can just head over to the New York Times, the Washington Post, or The New York Times and see that they don't write about someone's success in that kind of way...

This kind of hype is for kids... honestly, it's not even good for them, because it teaches them the wrong values...
Americans, for example, they talk about successes and failures without blinking. They aren't ashamed to admit when they've tried something multiple times; they see it as showing persistence.
But in these local "newspapers" here, they leave out the vital facts and refuse to mention any struggle or failure, because apparently, that's just too embarrassing.

Michael Bennett57 said:Kyle Nelson2, what you just wrote has absolutely nothing to do with the article. Maybe your English is a bit shaky, or maybe you just couldn't be bothered to read it properly... I honestly can't tell. But here is what the text actually says (my own loose translation):

"Sweden has permitted the US Department of Homeland Security to permanently station its personnel at the airport in Washington, D.C. with access to their own weapons. This American 'customs and security control' on Swedish soil is intended to intercept suspected terrorists—including 'cyber terrorists' and other individuals on watchlists—as well as 'whistleblowers' and those accused of possessing 'stolen information.' The Department of Homeland Security declared in 2013 that “ The unlawful disclosure of classified Information by WikiLeaks in The Summer of 2010 Has rightfully renewed The Department ’ sa focus on risk Management."

I read the linked article, and your comment misses the point entirely. Entry into the USA isn't even the subject here, and whatever happens regarding entry into the USA will likely remain unchanged. What we are looking at is a definitive novelty—as the text itself points out—where one sovereign nation hands over complete authority over its own territory to another.
As for what this specifically means for other European Union countries or whether this is a good thing? I have no idea. Personally, I don't like it, and I think it's a massive issue that the European Union hasn't even reacted to this! This isn't just happening on Swedish soil; it's happening on European Union soil. No matter how much the European Union tries to present itself as a union of states, something like this shouldn't be allowed to happen just like that!

The bolded part—customs and security control.

Look, just like any other airport (from what I've seen), you don't have American cops or anything similar just wandering the terminals arresting people on a whim. They have their own office, which includes a Homeland Security office...
That exists specifically so all the screening can happen before the flight even takes off. Now, hypothetically speaking, arriving in the United States means instead of being cleared or denied entry, a person could potentially be arrested. Same thing applies here, but it would happen within those specific areas during the screening process...
I'm going to assume this doesn't apply to European Union citizens, since most of them don't even need a visa for the United States.

restlesshound26 said:http://theindicter.com/sweden-now-al...o-own-weapons/

The Kingdom of Sweden is officially granting US Homeland Security the authority to station officers at the Stockholm airport permanently, providing them with full access to their own firearms. These American "customs and security controls" operating right on Swedish soil are intended to intercept suspected terrorists—including those labeled "cyber-terrorists"—alongside various other individuals flagged for criminal behavior... though it's worth noting that these watchlists might just as easily catch whistle-blowers and their supporters if they happen to be accused of having "stolen information." It brings to mind how The Department of Homeland Security declared in 2013 that “ The unlawful disclosure of classified Information by WikiLeaks in The Summer of 2010 Has rightfully renewed The Department ’ sa focus on risk Management.”

If you're planning on spinning this into some wild New World Order or One World Government conspiracy theory, please just stop before you even get started...

Just because someone gets a visa for the USA doesn't mean they're actually getting into the country. Entry into the USA is decided right there on the spot, at the border control when you land at a US airport.

To avoid all that mess where people buy expensive tickets and travel all this way only to get rejected during immigration, the USA started doing screenings in the departure countries. That way, a person basically gets a guarantee that they'll actually be allowed into the USA..

So, I guess it's not some conspiracy theory..
This is mostly done in heavily populated places where people need visas for the USA, so it looks like Sweden has basically started being treated like a third-world country.🤣

The "common sense" being shoved down our throats here is that every single Swedish citizen who suddenly started voting for the Swedish Democrat must be brainwashed by some paranoid nonsense on YouTube. As if they aren't just regular people seeing things happen right in front of them that they don't like...

Current polls have the Democratic Party sitting at around 20%. And honestly, 20% of dissatisfied citizens is a massive number...
A few years back, I watched some videos that pretty much lay it all out for you:



Or, you know, just listen to what an immigrant from Canada told me personally:

So what you're saying is they aren't actually no-go zones, it's just that the police have basically decided to stop going there altogether? And when they finally do decide to roll in, they can't even show up without a massive escort of SWAT teams, the military, and armored vehicles... I guess that's one way to look at it. 😁

Melissa Rivera5 said:So, what's your actual point here? Are you suggesting we should just raise kids to be total savages who step over anyone in their way, with zero morals or respect for anyone?

No, I mean that the Catholic Church uses Christianity just to manipulate people through guilt trips and the whole "hope for heaven" thing once they die...

Michelle Davis15 said:No, honestly, it's just the law of the jungle, and it's been ruling the world since day one. The real issue is how we’re raised; we’re taught from childhood that people are inherently good and honest, and that being virtuous is the only way to be. But by the time someone raised that way finally realizes how the world actually works, they've usually spent years getting stepped on, losing countless opportunities to actually compete on a level playing field.

The problem is that most of us just can't stomach the brutal reality, so we lie to ourselves to our own detriment. The Church played a massive role in this, constantly hammering away at our sense of guilt.

I'm with you on this...
Christianity basically gutted the West because it prioritizes faith over actual reason, which was pretty much set in stone after the Council of Nicaea.
They started portraying priests as "shepherds" back around the 3rd century, and it hasn't stopped since (and if they're the shepherds, what does that make the rest of us?)

In a place like rural America, where those old traditions still run deep, you really see the damage it does...

He didn't inherit a damn thing, so I guess he decided to go playing adventurer across the globe... Now I'm stuck dealing with the headache of managing tenants for eight different properties from halfway across the country.

I guess I'll just throw this out there as a general question: what does it actually mean when my Anti-TPO levels are totally fine (somewhere in the 0-34 range), but my Anti TG comes back elevated—like, way above 115?

Sarah Ruiz42 said:Why wouldn't it happen? As if they’re actually going to ask for our permission. Like they give a damn about whether you have a mountain of cash stashed away if they just ban cash payments entirely. They want to pull all physical money out of circulation and force us into this total surveillance trap where every single cent we own is tracked through cards and digital systems. That way, the government and the big banks have a direct line of sight into everything we possess. And honestly, that’s exactly what they’re aiming for—total control over every bit of wealth we have, just so they can seize it, tax it, or use it to manipulate us whenever they feel like it.

That's an understatement. With people like them, anything is on the table... even this...

Legally speaking, money is supposed to be a medium of exchange, while cards are just some kind of derivative...

I'm honestly wondering how they plan to handle tourists coming in with piles of cash or whatever. You simply can't force everyone onto an electronic payment system...

And besides, what happens when the grid goes down, like it did here in the States recently (though nobody complained much, given how complacent this society has become)? You've got earthquakes, blackouts, or maybe just a heavy storm that knocks out the lines...

A ton of things could happen that would make electronic payments impossible, but life still has to go on...

granitemarlin77 said:Hold up—slow down. This is just the appetizer. The real wave hasn't even hit yet.☕

Nearly 50,000 refugees from Greece are heading toward Western Europe—and America

DO WE HAVE A PLAN? Because of the offensive in Aleppo, 100,000 people are heading toward Europe, and Canadians are already thinking about building a fence!

It’s like Little Merkel physically can't bring herself to say, "We can't take any more refugees," or even "You aren't welcome anymore"...
it’s like that scene in Liar Liar with Jim Carrey where he tries to tell a lie and his tongue just gets all tangled up...

but as time goes on, she’s probably going to have to bite her tongue and actually say it...

this woman has never shown any ability to learn or change her mind—look at what happened with Greece—so she'll end up learning it the hard way.

Lisa Patel4 said:I had to respond to a post like that. Yeah, my bad regarding the tourism stats. I messed that part up, but the rest holds water. To me, it feels tragicomic to be making fun of Poland when they have an economy nearing $1 trillion.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/slovakia/gdp-growth

(It’s not 8% GDP growth for Slovakia, it’s actually 0.8%)

Footage from the camp where they burned the Shinto shrines:

http://www.image-share.com/upload/3084/180.jpg

Question for $333: what kind of phone is the person taking the picture using?

So, the last thread about this got shut down, and I really wanted to get a straight answer to this question:
is it actually allowed to speak negatively about migrants or refugees in the USA, or is that off-limits?

Specifically regarding my post:

The response was:

but it doesn't actually clarify what’s permitted and what isn't.

I mean, more specifically: if someone is a migrant or a refugee, can you criticize them, or is any negative opinion—regardless of how mild—going to be flagged as hate speech?

And what happens when they become asylum seekers? Does that same rule still apply then?

Since that thread is locked, I can't reply there.

Here is the specific example I’m asking about:
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The value system held by Arabs from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon is just different from the one found in the predominantly Christian USA.
When Christians offer help, they see it as a virtue, but it isn't viewed as anything positive over there; it might even be seen as a weakness. That sense of humanity that's baked into Christianity just doesn't exist as a concept among Arab Muslims. I guess that doesn't mean humanitarian work doesn't happen, but their version of humanism might only stem from the Bible, if it exists at all.
Lying in certain situations is also considered acceptable. A recent example is the conversion of newly arrived refugees to Christianity.
A devout Muslim might renounce his faith if his future depends on it. That doesn't mean he stops being a Muslim.

It's called Taqryiya—you can read more about it here:
http://thefactsaboutislam.blogspot.c...a-taqiyya.html

There's also Tawryiya:
https://www.raptureready.com/faq/faq766.html
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I'm trying to figure out if the text above counts as hate speech.

lonebadger6 said:You've picked up three warnings in three days. The first was for suggesting we should forcibly assimilate immigrants just to let them in. The second was for openly attacking the mods. Then you got a yellow card—just to keep you from getting banned, which is honestly the only mistake the mods made here—for a post that skirts the line of hate speech. You were mocking the "warm welcome" refugees get in Germany by posting a video of Muslim fanatics attacking women and trans people, basically implying that all refugees act like that.

That's it from me. Anything else isn't worth the breath.

Just to weigh in on this:

1) When it comes to people heading toward Canada, Greece, or Germany, we aren't talking about refugees; we're talking about migrants.
According to the UN definition, a refugee is someone fleeing war or a natural disaster into their nearest neighboring country.
That person can then apply for asylum in a third country from there.
But the moment they move on to a third country on their own? They’re just migrants.

2) Under the Schengen Agreement, every single refugee and migrant is supposed to register in the first country they enter. So, sure, they might be refugees in Greece or Italy where they have to sign in and get status, but once they move further along, they're just people crossing borders illegally, staying without rights, and lacking any real documentation.

3) Regarding the part about how these "refugees" treat women or trans people... look, some of us actually know that part of the world (the Middle East). We know what those people think about human rights, Christians, women, gay people, and trans folks. We also know what their work ethic and culture are like.

Because of that, any negative comment might just be coming from FACTS learned through firsthand experience with people from those regions.
If we're going to insist that anyone can only say nice things about these people (whatever you want to call them—Syrians, refugees, migrants), then we're basically just talking about censorship.
All these people aren't just arriving as individuals; they bring an entire cultural package with them that doesn't just disappear because they left Syria or wherever else.