The difference between socialism and capitalism …
Socialism is, and always will be, a failure, which slowly crushes the life, and vibrancy out of any peoples subjected to it. The second thing to realize is one should never hire Ralph Kramden as ones President. And Maduro is Ralph Kramden. It appears the learning curve here will be deep. And if South American history teaches anything, the lessons will be unlearned. The wonders of Socialism photographed:
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Ten 'Italian' dishes that don't actually exist in Italy
As far as I can tell, all of us knew, it's the Italians who are nonplussed. More after the break. http://www.aei.org/publication/blog/carpe-diem/
No not Mark Perry, but a comment to this post. Lots more below the fold. Leaked ‘Secrecy Pact’ document shows #ExxonKnew Attorneys General colluded to obstruct FOIA requests
They colluded to keep us from knowing what they were doing, so they could act to restrict our rights. This is the real meaning of Star Chamber, a secret legal administrative cabal which slowly eliminates Human Rights. The new heavily armed face of counter terror policing is revealed Don't dress up police officer men, like the SAS and think anyone will be fooled. I updated the lede because I felt the original was inappropriate. Those aren't police officers, those are SAS wanna be's. This is a police officer. This is the SAS. Houston we have a problem, that problem is the militarization of police forces. In America, crime, especially violent crime has dropped to levels approximately similar to the early 1960s, the exact time when the Andy Griffith Show was filmed. Yet our police look more like the cabbage head on the right than Barney Fife. Why? Bill Whittle makes a fine point. We need to stop the madness, de-escalate the militarization of the police, and return to more professional looking policing uniforms. We don't need tactical vest, or paramilitary looking uniforms, we need simple, straightforward police uniforms. US Government Pays $475,000 For Illegally Searching Woman's Vagina
"It happened to a Jane Doe (the name has been withheld to protect what little remains of her dignity), a 54-year old US citizen who had recently been on a trip to Mexico. As she was returning home via the Cordova Bridge border crossing in El Paso, she was randomly selected for extra special screening and escorted to a private area. I’ve been there. It’s not fun. They don’t tell you anything, and they don’t say why. They act very aggressively and start barking orders at you as if you’re already a prison inmate. Quite frequently you can sit there wasting away for hours. Fortunately for me, nothing particularly sinister ever happened. For Ms. Doe, it was quite the opposite. According to the published case files, she was frisked, and then ordered to squat so that a drug-sniffing dog could check out her nether regions. Apparently the dog liked what he smelled, because Ms. Doe was then taken to yet another room, ordered to pull down her pants, and crouch. At that point an agent from Customs and Border Protection “inspected her anus with a flashlight.” She was then ordered to lean backwards in a crouched position, after which another agent inserted a speculum into her vagina to search for drugs. Another agent then “parted Ms. Doe’s vulva with her hand, pressed her fingers into Ms. Doe’s vagina, and visually examined her genitalia with a flashlight.” They then took her to a hospital for a further 6 hours of involuntary testing, which included forcing her to have a bowel movement as they all watched, plus X-rays, CT scans, and more. I know what you’re thinking– they probably found a treasure trove of cocaine and methamphetamine shoved deep inside Ms. Doe’s womanhood. Except they didn’t. Ms. Doe was “brutally probed against her will” for hours and hours without judicial oversight, due process, or even reasonable suspicion. And they found nothing. Here’s the really disgusting part: at the end of this ordeal, they released her without charge… with one catch. They told her that if she signed a consent form, retroactively giving her permission to be abused and violated, that the government would pay for all the tests and various medical expenses. But if she didn’t sign the consent form, she’d have to pay for them all herself. Ms. Doe refused to sign, and the United States government sent her a bill for more than $5,000, essentially demanding that she pay for her own sexual assault. Emotionally shattered she went home feeling like a rape victim. She sued. And, as the pitiful justice system in the Land of the Free is far from swift, it took over three years for the case to gain any traction. Finally, as of a few days ago, the case has been settled. And the US government agreed to pay Ms. Doe $475,000. But as you can imagine, there were strings attached, specifically that the settlement should “not be taken as an admission of liability or fault.” I guess it’s Ms. Doe’s fault. She must have been asking for it. It’s like a classic rape story from the 1950s. Absolutely appalling. But just think about what this means– Gun-toting government thugs are running around committing sexual assault on US citizens so they can continue waging a costly and utterly ridiculous war on plants. Apparently doing so is quite typical. So typical, in fact, that they have a consent form ready to be signed by their gang rape victims in the hopes of keeping it quiet." An unintended consequence of minimum wage hikes: more crime - AEI
If it generates more unemployment it will generate more crime. More below the fold. Welsh schoolgirl was 'kept prisoner in a cage, starved and abused because of her un-Islamic lifestyle'
She was a caged prisoner, and the House of Saud is paying to keep her in this condition?! More after the break. Danish comedian slams prayer and religion in viral video
Yet he believes in many, many things, regardless of his protestations. More after the break. America’s Biofuel Boondoggle rife with Fraud
It creates the ground work for crony socialism where businesses more interested in sucking at the government tit can expend a small amount of money focused at a few politicians, and reap huge rewards when those politicians grant the company largesse. More after the break. |
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