tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post5912079774864575198..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: The "Genes" of Culture In Civilizations - 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-83306391209125319062018-02-20T05:12:02.197-06:002018-02-20T05:12:02.197-06:00... my point is that the saying seems to be weapon...... my point is that the saying seems to be weapon specific rather than principle specific ...Randyhttps://www.smokeandfumes.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-45964961235871635502018-02-19T17:43:30.566-06:002018-02-19T17:43:30.566-06:00Randy: if WE do and Israel, Pakistan, India, Russi...Randy: if WE do and Israel, Pakistan, India, Russia and China all have nukes, why can't N. Korea? Do you still think we're the "good" cops of the world?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-8421745405189480272018-02-19T12:02:20.156-06:002018-02-19T12:02:20.156-06:00"Guns don't kill people, people kill peop..."Guns don't kill people, people kill people"<br />...<br />"Nuclear weapons don't kill people, people kill people"<br /><br />Hmmmm ... sounds similar ... so N. Korea has a right to keep and bear nukes?Randyhttps://www.smokeandfumes.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-17729244907210903202018-02-19T06:42:45.149-06:002018-02-19T06:42:45.149-06:00It's not the guns, it's the people using t...It's not the guns, it's the people using them to kill other people that's the problem.<br /><br />It would be nice if we didn't even NEED a military, guns, bombs or missiles, or police - but that's not the case for humanity, who can't seem to control themselves or raise their collective consciousness to the point where that kind of negative behavior is eradicated. Unfortunately, we're a violent species (and apparently proud of it). We're also totally messed up by our consumerist culture, unhappy, uncooperative,with no real direction, no idea what we're doing or why, and it's leading us to a violent end. The "human condition" is appalling.<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-66095812694075819062018-02-18T04:20:49.263-06:002018-02-18T04:20:49.263-06:00"After Parkland school shooting, hundreds att..."After Parkland school shooting, hundreds attend nearby gun show in Miami" (<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-parkland-school-shooting-hundreds-attend-nearby-gun-show-miami-n849066" rel="nofollow">link</a>)Randyhttps://www.smokeandfumes.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-68003143568808814902018-02-17T13:33:50.274-06:002018-02-17T13:33:50.274-06:00The Canadian professor who wrote most of this year...The Canadian professor who wrote most of this years ago died late last year.<br /><br />Thanks for the note of adjustment.<br /><br />Readers, please take note.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629960642482064127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-19614329124368123452018-02-17T13:26:00.707-06:002018-02-17T13:26:00.707-06:00There are also over 153 known torture bases and se...There are also over 153 known torture bases and secret holding facilities operated by the United States. This is no small number and has an enormous influence upon how Empire is perceived and feared. <br /><br />This figure is also highly inaccurate: "In total, there are 255,065 US military personnel deployed Worldwide."<br /><br />The actual number 1.2 million, which makes a lot more sense when you compute the sum total of all the different facilities, locations and bases in the world - and how the Empire has managed to stay more or less successful. You could not do that with a quarter million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com