PTTP

Funny to see this OP at the top of the list.  I was thinking on this topic earlier, guess I may have been dreaming on it (yuck, what types of dreams do I have?)

About debating or arguing right wingers.  We want to think that the conversation will evolve over time.  That new knowledge will build on old and we will progress in the debate.  The…[Read more]

Why the off-topic conversation about bitcoin?

I thought this was about using blockchain technology for secure and verifiable voting?

Those are two completely separate things.  Bitcoin has nothing to do with this topic.

(Note, I think bitcoin’s value is zero, if not negative due to it’s power consumption.)

I agree with you.

“I think most of us agreed that the major advantage of the capitalist system—so long as it isn’t monopolistic—is that it gives people an opportunity to develop new ideas and increase productivity.”

No, having a brain and knowing how to use it gives people an opportunity to develop new ideas and increase productivity.

“We discu…[Read more]

I love the idea.  The fact that the blockchain has a record of every transaction (vote) is a big plus.  Distributed among all registered voters, there is practically no way to defraud the vote.

As far as verification of voter identity from “vote from home” how do they verify mail in ballots in the states they have those currently?

Nice.  I stole the idea with another oldy but goody meme.

We are going to the convention.  Fuck the DNC.

This accusation appears to be originating from Iman Tawhidi.
“Again, I have leaked this document in retaliation to Qatari media targeting me since June 2019 in an attempt to character assassinate me. I am sitting on a pile of documents currently based in the USA concerning Qatar and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar; and will release them at my own…[Read more]

I prefer to see Billionaires vs Guillotines.

Yup.

I don’t either.  But that comment section just blew my mind, more-so than most.  Normally there is some counterbalance, even if outnumbered.  The way they read to me, it just felt fabricated.

It was good in the war-criminal-president days.  As soon as the Dem president started droning civilians, not closing Gitmo, giving billions to wall street, pushing for the TPP, and many other right wing things it started unraveling.  Party over policy became the mantra.  Glad for the places I still have.

We need Bernie to win.

I vote Medicare for All.

It was tongue in cheek about Gere.  There were a plethora of pro neo-liberal ideals style movies in the 80s and 90s.  Gere was just one that acted in a lot of them. Post 2000 movies seem to be more pro-war and nationalism in nature.

We need to look at World Environmental Policy.  After Bernie becomes President we need to re-join the Paris Climate talks.  We can’t do it alone and the world can’t do it without one of it’s currently largest polluters and it’s largest consumer.

Assuming 2 billion at current consumption rate, that would be about 25% reduction in world population.  Assuming 1-1 population to consumption, a 25% reduction in consumption and steady population would be equal.  Now we are getting off topic from the OP of raw materials out of South America.  (though we got off topic right away talking Green New Deal)