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Topic	(VIDEO) Brave kids confront police as they arrest members of Antifa
tennisdude818 09/21/19 8:00:25 PM #19	ZMythos posted... coh posted... Imagine siding with Antifa If the alternative is siding with fascists, then this dilemma has a correct answer. In an alternate universe where thats the only choice, the correct answer is to stay the hell out of it and side with neither. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	"The right wing and the left wing belong to the same bird"
tennisdude818 09/21/19 2:51:29 PM #67	There are similarities between the far left and far right. Both are racist, but while the far right hates Jews the far left hates white people. Both also want heavy government involvement in the economy with a big social safety net. The difference is that the far left wants to use violence to tear down any sort of hierarchy and ensure equality of outcomes. The far right wants to use violence to maintain artificial hierarchies. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	White Man who's 4% Black says he DESERVES to have ALL BENEFITS as Black People!!
tennisdude818 09/21/19 12:05:05 PM #47	Obviously black privilege doesnt exist. Everyone knows that black people mark choose not to answer next to race when applying for jobs. And if youre half white? Better mark white! Duh. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	White Man who's 4% Black says he DESERVES to have ALL BENEFITS as Black People!!
tennisdude818 09/21/19 8:31:52 AM #25	Rachel Dolezal and Shaun King were just ahead of their time when coming out as trans black. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Do you believe that hollywood "is still very racist?"
tennisdude818 09/20/19 8:21:58 PM #26	Blue_Inigo posted... It's ran by a bunch of rich old white people so most definitely yes Come on man you really need to lay off the anti semi- wait youre only hating on white people? Sorry, nevermind. Thats totally ok. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	If Donald Trump Wins despite being RACIST, What would that tell us??
tennisdude818 09/20/19 2:11:16 PM #9	That a lot of people dont care who the corporate media says is racist. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Gamespot SJW reviewed Rambo 5 and gave it a 2 out of 10 stars for racism
tennisdude818 09/20/19 2:06:56 PM #48	creativerealms posted... Being triggered over a review. Wow that's sad. Not nearly as sad as being triggered over criticism of a review tbh --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Gamespot SJW reviewed Rambo 5 and gave it a 2 out of 10 stars for racism
tennisdude818 09/20/19 1:57:10 PM #45	Im guessing that Gamespot would score an accurate documentary about Mexican cartels at about -10/10. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	50 years of failed climate predictions
tennisdude818 09/19/19 11:57:18 AM #10	Its like Keynesian Economics. If the conclusions are useful to those in power, the inaccuracy of predictions generated from the model arent important. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Can a cis white male be an SJW?
tennisdude818 09/18/19 7:50:35 PM #21	Vicious_Dios posted... tennisdude818 posted... Im going to venture a guess and say that the guy on the left is an SJW. What in the FUCK is that? A couple of pudgy, white, and woke leftists. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Can a cis white male be an SJW?
tennisdude818 09/18/19 7:17:37 PM #17	Evening_Dragon posted... tennisdude818 posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... SJWs are liberals liberals function from a logic of cooperation rather than competition Not cooperation, but coercion. SJWs want to government to cram down their worldview through the barrel of a gun. As opposed to conservatives, who...? Neocons do the same thing, sure. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Can a cis white male be an SJW?
tennisdude818 09/18/19 6:50:54 PM #13	MedeaLysistrata posted... SJWs are liberals liberals function from a logic of cooperation rather than competition Not cooperation, but coercion. SJWs want to government to cram down their worldview through the barrel of a gun. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Can a cis white male be an SJW?
tennisdude818 09/18/19 3:53:31 PM #6	Im going to venture a guess and say that the guy on the left is an SJW. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Couple refuse to divulge baby's gender to protect it from 'unconscious bias'
tennisdude818 09/18/19 1:45:36 PM #63	UnfairRepresent posted... tennisdude818 posted... A look into the future when this kids becomes a rebellious teen. what business will he start? Maybe hell open a few Chick Fil As to get started. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Couple refuse to divulge baby's gender to protect it from 'unconscious bias'
tennisdude818 09/18/19 11:17:30 AM #61	A look into the future when this kids becomes a rebellious teen. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/17/19 9:36:11 AM #65	Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... I think it's fair to expect libertarians to support a major net decrease in government coercion. Otherwise why not just call yourself a Republican or Democrat with a few policy disagreements? I think it's a very confused person that says that "any government policy is enforced by the barrel of a gun" and then turns around and says "there is now less coercion" when you get a cut in taxes and welfare spending Like, by analogy, that is like saying that a burglar who points a gun at you and demands your underwear is being less coercive than if he points a gun at you and demands your wallet I dont see your point here. Are you saying we should look at it as if its binary? A tax and spending cut reduces the governments role in my life. Of course thats a decrease of coercion. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 9:08:08 PM #55	Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... You for example think that the ends justify the means to force people at gun point to pay other's bills. That's a very common position to hold, but it's counterproductive to pretend that it's not coercion. It's the same kind it coercion that any kind of government action possesses, I agree with you. So Ron Paul and his campaign supported it, meaning libertarians broadly do, right? I'm not saying I don't support any coercion at all. Like I said, unless you restrict your definition to actual ancaps, its just not true that libertarians disagree with government action broadly. They just use natural rights or limited government rhetoric to sidestep the question I think it's fair to expect libertarians to support a major net decrease in government coercion. Otherwise why not just call yourself a Republican or Democrat with a few policy disagreements? --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:59:00 PM #53	KamenRiderBlade posted... tennisdude818 posted... That completely goes against the nature of government. Then government needs to be redone in order to maximize efficiency. Any waste or fat needs to be cut, period. Maybe when it goes bankrupt we can give that a shot. The government 200 years ago was a puny fraction of what it is now. It still evolved into the abomination that we have today. Maybe this is just the cycle of things now. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:48:13 PM #46	TheMikh posted... how about we allocate our existing taxes better and stop trying to take more from our wallets to make up for gross administrative inefficiencies That completely goes against the nature of government. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:47:03 PM #45	Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... Thats not true. Most disagree with part of what the government does, but not the majority of it. Unless you equate libertarianism specifically with an caps its contestable whether this is actually true of libertarians broadly. But actual leftists (not Nordic model supporters) hate this logic as much as you do. tennisdude818 posted... But is your beef really with libertarians who disagree with most of your worldview? Or big spending leftists who want as much coercion in society as you do, but without using current tax receipts to pay for it? I think you framing of the question, which equates taxation with coercion (though i understand you'd insist that you think coercion isn't synonymous with taxation) demonstrates why my position isn't popular with extremists on either side of the spectrum actually I want to regulate a lot less and redistribute a lot more, which satisfies no one The Ron Paul campaign was the most highly visible and unified libertarians have been in a long time. I'd say they disagreed with most of what government does. As for the LP in 2019, I honestly have no idea. Even conservatarians like Ben Shapiro understand that government is coercion when they call it the "gun in the room". He's not an extremist. The disagreement is just around where the ends justify the means. You for example think that the ends justify the means to force people at gun point to pay other's bills. That's a very common position to hold, but it's counterproductive to pretend that it's not coercion. Well, unless you think that hiding the iron hand with a velvet glove will make your position more attractive. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:23:23 PM #36	Ryuko_Chan posted... tennisdude818 posted... Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... I dont know why I should learn to like taxes when I disagree with the overwhelming majority of what the government does anyway. Yeah that's the problem What? The problem is that Im a libertarian? hes saying that if your government wasnt so shit people wouldnt hate tax so much Tough luck then. Thats not changing in our lifetimes. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:21:54 PM #35	Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... What? The problem is that Im a libertarian? Almost no one likes the government or agrees with it, not just libertarians Thats not true. Most disagree with part of what the government does, but not the majority of it. But is your beef really with libertarians who disagree with most of your worldview? Or big spending leftists who want as much coercion in society as you do, but without using current tax receipts to pay for it? --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 8:08:37 PM #27	Balrog0 posted... tennisdude818 posted... I dont know why I should learn to like taxes when I disagree with the overwhelming majority of what the government does anyway. Yeah that's the problem What? The problem is that Im a libertarian? --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	IMO Americans just need to learn to like taxes (not just on the rich)
tennisdude818 09/16/19 7:49:18 PM #14	I dont know why I should learn to like taxes when I disagree with the overwhelming majority of what the government does anyway. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Tulsi: Wasteful foreign policy is the root of all other issues
tennisdude818 09/15/19 5:01:23 PM #10	iPhone_7 posted... She should be telling that to her supporters, rightwingers Everyone who supports her, right or left, is already strongly antiwar. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Republicans care deeply about the life of every child.
tennisdude818 09/15/19 2:22:05 PM #67	EzeDoesIt posted... Great discussion going on in here. To be fair, the boomer take in the OP has already been mentioned here and everywhere else about a million times. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	The National African American Gun Association is growing
tennisdude818 09/15/19 1:53:33 PM #8	Good news --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Trying to get into socialism
tennisdude818 09/15/19 11:48:28 AM #56	REMercsChamp posted... tennisdude818 posted... The best way to get comfortable with socialism is by projecting violence on voluntary, peaceful transactions that others engage in. That way you can feel like you have a moral high ground when you call for stealing their stuff. It also helps to pretend that the economy is a fixed pie. If you want to go full Marxist youll have to grossly oversimplify the complexity of economic calculations that go into resource allocation. Otherwise youll see why market prices are important and why central planning doesnt work. Lastly, be sure to pretend that human attributes like greed are only present in the private sector. Once a group of socialists seize control of assets they magically become a different class of humans that are immune to such temptations. Well where's my free money and video games then Rise up Yang Gang. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Trying to get into socialism
tennisdude818 09/15/19 11:43:43 AM #54	@TheMikh Did you read Hoppes Democracy, The God That Failed? I want to read that. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Trying to get into socialism
tennisdude818 09/15/19 11:31:27 AM #51	The best way to get comfortable with socialism is by projecting violence on voluntary, peaceful transactions that others engage in. That way you can feel like you have a moral high ground when you call for stealing their stuff. It also helps to pretend that the economy is a fixed pie. If you want to go full Marxist youll have to grossly oversimplify the complexity of economic calculations that go into resource allocation. Otherwise youll see why market prices are important and why central planning doesnt work. Lastly, be sure to pretend that human attributes like greed are only present in the private sector. Once a group of socialists seize control of assets they magically become a different class of humans that are immune to such temptations. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Would it be weird taking two laptops through the airport?
tennisdude818 09/15/19 9:21:00 AM #5	I carried around 2 work laptops for a while when I was traveling cross country every week last year. I dont see why anyone in line would care and if they do, Ill never see them again anyway. During a few of those trips I had a Switch as well that also had to be taken out of my bag. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	reminder that jesus was a literal socialist and advocated for social welfare
tennisdude818 09/14/19 12:06:30 PM #85	IShall_Run_Amok posted... TheMikh posted... Shablagoo posted... coh posted... Jesus was able to feed people though. We produce enough resources to feed everyone on the planet, we just need the right people in charge. when the "right people" are in charge, we always end up feeding far less people than we did before This. "The right people" don't thrust themselves into politics, aren't born into authority, and don't seek profit margins as a life goal, by definition. And the people who are in charge will always be from those three camps. Profit margins provide the information the market needs to feed millions of people. Without price, the allocation of resources becomes arbitrary and millions starve. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Are you a bad person if you are against student debt cancellation because you
tennisdude818 09/14/19 10:29:26 AM #9	Just change the law to treat it like all other debt which can be extinguished through bankruptcy, and remove federal backing. That would force schools to adjust prices to economic reality. The student loan bubble is entirely a problem of too much government. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	reminder that jesus was a literal socialist and advocated for social welfare
tennisdude818 09/14/19 7:18:30 AM #69	Humanity would look different in at least 2 ways if God were actually a socialist. 1. Wed have no free will. Whats the point if he wants enforced charity? 2. Socialism would actually work rather than result in mass starvation and death. We would be more like ants than people. That would strip out the economic complexity that causes Marxist economics to implode in practice. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Worst advice that's still passed off as "good" advice.
tennisdude818 09/13/19 7:15:57 PM #60	Spanked kids behave better. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	YouTubing white supremacist: 'Easily beat me in a debate? Not a chance.'
tennisdude818 09/12/19 4:16:16 PM #37	Stewman_Magoo posted... Why does he keep running away from Sam Seder ...and Michael Brooks ...and Destiny ...and Kyle Kulinski ...and David Pakman He already debated Sam Seder and did fine. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Watching Samurai Champloo for the first time >_>
tennisdude818 09/11/19 5:42:24 PM #19	Its good. It takes a bit of time for the characters to grow on you but I enjoyed it. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	reminder that jesus was a literal socialist and advocated for social welfare
tennisdude818 09/11/19 5:39:38 PM #40	--- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	AOC $20,000 in student loan debt. Makes payment during hearing.
tennisdude818 09/11/19 1:53:36 PM #59	Its the governments fault that school is expensive. It backs student loans, so schools can jack up prices to levels that dont make sense for many majors because seats will be filled anyway. If the government does not address its role in creating the student loan bubble, a debt jubilee will be demanded every decade. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Trump: I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed
tennisdude818 09/10/19 12:06:29 PM #8	He should have never hired John, but its fantastic news that he was fired. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Prager U goes full Nazi
tennisdude818 09/10/19 8:35:36 AM #74	scar the 1 posted... tennisdude818 posted... The Hungarians and Poles have the right idea. Take a look at how subsidized migration from the 3rd world is impacting Western Europe. If it turns out as fantastic as advertised, great, they can open their borders if they want. If the benefits dont outweigh the associated increase in welfare use, crime, etc. then keep your policies as they are. There are a few countries like France, Germany, and Sweden who decided that their countries belong to anyone who can get there. That toothpaste isnt going back in the tube, so let them be the test case. And still the quality of life in France, Germany and Sweden is significantly higher than in Hungary and Poland. But hey, if you don't like freedom of speech or autonomous academia then sure, Hungary and Poland might be for you I kind of doubt that a million poor 3rd world migrants would improve Hungary and Polands quality of life. If Germany is anything to go by, it wouldnt increase their freedom of speech either. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
Topic	Who do you think is the greatest men's tennis player of all time?
tennisdude818 09/09/19 9:10:22 PM #16	CedarPointcp posted... tennisdude818 posted... CedarPointcp posted... i remember sampras's serve, one of the best i've seen Yeah I edited just as you posted this. It regularly got him out of jams, even on his 2nd serve. The courts changed over time though so its tough to fully compare serves across eras. what do you mean the courts have changed over time? Hard and grass courts are slower to make points longer. If you want to watch some of the points in the below, look at the speed Agassi and Federer are playing at. Points are short and vicious. --- "Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them." -Michael Malice
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