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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.
I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.
I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.
I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.
I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.
Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.
Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.
-SoulRiser
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Rebelnerd:
Again, I agree with you. School does teach you things. And once again, you are missing the point entirely. It's not that I disagree with school's mission or the things it teaches. What I object to is that the students are deprived of any choice in the matter. As benign as the intentions may be, any system that forces people into an environment where they have no say in their lives is a situation ripe for abuse of power.
I am Blobthe15, creator of threads that die too quickly.
Hidden stuff:
Weswammy Wrote:
The Desert Fox Wrote:Down with Soulriser! It is time for the God of Gods to become the Fallen God of Fallen Gods!
You'll end up like Prometheus, chained to a rock with a bird eating your internal organs.
Or as close as that can be recreated on an internet forum.
(02-08-2012 01:06 PM)Lunatic Wrote: everyone says emo is like a music style or hair stile or clothing or cutting yourself but i think its like a sexuality just like being gay but a different kind of gay just like transexuals you know
ITS OVER 9000!!!
srsly though. not to mention 46,000 of debt per U.S. citizen. If the U.S. still exists in 50 years, the government will rob us of this money one way or another.
What happened was we didnt plan well for social security it costs us more money than we make BUT WAIT BEFORE YOU RAGE
We had a surplus for that to make changes at a later date but then fox news favorite day 9/11 happened and a big giant 10 year war happened. Also were never going to get anywhere because our politicians are in the backpocket of large oil companies. Everyone cries about how much MC SS WF cost but first we need to make sure everyone is paying taxes and get rid of all loopholes.
What happened was we didnt plan well for social security it costs us more money than we make BUT WAIT BEFORE YOU RAGE
We had a surplus for that to make changes at a later date but then fox news favorite day 9/11 happened and a big giant 10 year war happened. Also were never going to get anywhere because our politicians are in the backpocket of large oil companies. Everyone cries about how much MC SS WF cost but first we need to make sure everyone is paying taxes and get rid of all loopholes.
comrade we've been screwed since the boomers sold us out to nixon and then Reagen.
Nah not really.
We are apart of the lost generation and through this the common man will be fucked hard(if we don't abandon ship).
Z҉A҉L҉G҉O̚̕̚:Thanks for the education but wtf is up with your writing.
It can be read but its a bit of an eyesore.
BRAIN EXPLOSION
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Rebelnerd:
Again, I agree with you. School does teach you things. And once again, you are missing the point entirely. It's not that I disagree with school's mission or the things it teaches. What I object to is that the students are deprived of any choice in the matter. As benign as the intentions may be, any system that forces people into an environment where they have no say in their lives is a situation ripe for abuse of power.
I am Blobthe15, creator of threads that die too quickly.
Hidden stuff:
Weswammy Wrote:
The Desert Fox Wrote:Down with Soulriser! It is time for the God of Gods to become the Fallen God of Fallen Gods!
You'll end up like Prometheus, chained to a rock with a bird eating your internal organs.
Or as close as that can be recreated on an internet forum.
(02-08-2012 01:06 PM)Lunatic Wrote: everyone says emo is like a music style or hair stile or clothing or cutting yourself but i think its like a sexuality just like being gay but a different kind of gay just like transexuals you know
Z҉A҉L҉G҉O̚̕̚ Wrote:The problem with America’s debt is that nobody wants to step up and raise taxes. Republicans are shortsighted shitnecks that will cut the US government’s programs to the bone (Except the Department of Defense of course), so they can (???) about how they’re tackling the debt. Newsflash: the only way of tackling the debt is to raise taxes to fucking insane levels.
Also, who the fuck keeps deregulating the financial industry? Seriously? Seriously, we’ve seen this shit before and if you don’t keep a tight lid on the kinds of crazy shit that the financial industry is likely to get up to your economy gets fucked but stupid politicians continue to deregulate industries on ideological grounds and EVERYONE GETS FUCKED. Yes, sometimes government regulations are too generous? to keep around because they interfere with legitimate business functions, but YOU DON’T FUCKING JUST GET RID OF ALL THE LAWS DUMBASSES. You take a reasoned look at what should go and what should stay.
The real shitstorm started with Reagan’s supply side economics bullshit. Cutting taxes to ridiculously low levels all around means that the US government can’t pay for things it damn well needs to pay for such as infrastructure, education, defense, and social safety nets.
You can see in that second link, that taxes were at a good level for handling the increase in debt brought on by WW1. Then dropped to ridiculously tiny levels during the Roaring twenties. Well guess what, that only lasts so then you get cock slapped by a depression, a Great Depression, in fact.
Also, WHO THE FUCK STARTS A WAR WITHOUT RAISING TAXES? JESUS CHRIST! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
I mean personally being the ?eldritch? horror that I am, I can’t wait to sing the song that ends the Earth, but I don’t want to show up to usher in an era of unending night and see that the world has gone to shit because a bunch of monkeys can’t think a couple decades ahead when making economic decisions.
Z҉A҉L҉G҉O̚̕̚ Wrote:The problem with America’s debt is that nobody wants to step up and raise taxes. Republicans are shortsighted shitnecks that will cut the US government’s programs to the bone (Except the Department of Defense of course), so they can (???) about how they’re tackling the debt. Newsflash: the only way of tackling the debt is to raise taxes to fucking insane levels.
Also, who the fuck keeps deregulating the financial industry? Seriously? Seriously, we’ve seen this shit before and if you don’t keep a tight lid on the kinds of crazy shit that the financial industry is likely to get up to your economy gets fucked but stupid politicians continue to deregulate industries on ideological grounds and EVERYONE GETS FUCKED. Yes, sometimes government regulations are too generous? to keep around because they interfere with legitimate business functions, but YOU DON’T FUCKING JUST GET RID OF ALL THE LAWS DUMBASSES. You take a reasoned look at what should go and what should stay.
The real shitstorm started with Reagan’s supply side economics bullshit. Cutting taxes to ridiculously low levels all around means that the US government can’t pay for things it damn well needs to pay for such as infrastructure, education, defense, and social safety nets.
You can see in that second link, that taxes were at a good level for handling the increase in debt brought on by WW1. Then dropped to ridiculously tiny levels during the Roaring twenties. Well guess what, that only lasts so then you get cock slapped by a depression, a Great Depression, in fact.
Also, WHO THE FUCK STARTS A WAR WITHOUT RAISING TAXES? JESUS CHRIST! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
I mean personally being the ?eldritch? horror that I am, I can’t wait to sing the song that ends the Earth, but I don’t want to show up to usher in an era of unending night and see that the world has gone to shit because a bunch of monkeys can’t think a couple decades ahead when making economic decisions.
Phrozen_Soul Wrote:America is going down. China will be a nice cushy place in 20 years.
They say that Japan was going to be the next economic superpower when the U.S. started declining. That was in the 1980's.
Hmm, good point. Japan was and still is pretty advanced. Not much they can do though unless they go on a militaristic expansion. China has a nice sized country, it could repeat the U.S. easily though.
"Ask them no more questions, never hear them lying"
People say the problem with me is I have psychotic tendencies and care not about other human beings I don't like and or know. So?
07-27-2011 10:05 AM
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Z҉A҉L҉G҉O̚̕̚ Wrote:The problem with America’s debt is that nobody wants to step up and raise taxes. Republicans are shortsighted shitnecks that will cut the US government’s programs to the bone (Except the Department of Defense of course), so they can (???) about how they’re tackling the debt. Newsflash: the only way of tackling the debt is to raise taxes to fucking insane levels.
Also, who the fuck keeps deregulating the financial industry? Seriously? Seriously, we’ve seen this shit before and if you don’t keep a tight lid on the kinds of crazy shit that the financial industry is likely to get up to your economy gets fucked but stupid politicians continue to deregulate industries on ideological grounds and EVERYONE GETS FUCKED. Yes, sometimes government regulations are too generous? to keep around because they interfere with legitimate business functions, but YOU DON’T FUCKING JUST GET RID OF ALL THE LAWS DUMBASSES. You take a reasoned look at what should go and what should stay.
The real shitstorm started with Reagan’s supply side economics bullshit. Cutting taxes to ridiculously low levels all around means that the US government can’t pay for things it damn well needs to pay for such as infrastructure, education, defense, and social safety nets.
You can see in that second link, that taxes were at a good level for handling the increase in debt brought on by WW1. Then dropped to ridiculously tiny levels during the Roaring twenties. Well guess what, that only lasts so then you get cock slapped by a depression, a Great Depression, in fact.
Also, WHO THE FUCK STARTS A WAR WITHOUT RAISING TAXES? JESUS CHRIST! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
I mean personally being the ?eldritch? horror that I am, I can’t wait to sing the song that ends the Earth, but I don’t want to show up to usher in an era of unending night and see that the world has gone to shit because a bunch of monkeys can’t think a couple decades ahead when making economic decisions.
Not interested in the video, but Duquesne University? Hah, whenever you drive into Oakland after merging off 279 South you have to travel basically right next to the campus.
Hidden stuff:
Oakland: An area of the "downtown" part of Pittsburgh.
279 South: A freeway that goes south into the city.
Duquesne: One, I dare you to pronounce this correctly without looking it up online, and two, it's a university located just before Oakland.
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(11-27-2011 01:00 PM)psychopath Wrote:
(11-27-2011 10:52 AM)Efs Wrote: Our Army is more professional than Amerika.
Except ours isn't allowed to have guns
CrayolaColours Wrote:That post owned. TDF wins post of the year.
Faby Wrote:
krissy Wrote:dessert fox
Mmm, flambéed vulpine.
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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07-28-2011 07:59 AM
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Phrozen_Soul Wrote:America is going down. China will be a nice cushy place in 20 years.
In 20 years, probably yes.
In 40 years most likely no.
Due to the one child policy, China faces demographic collapse on a scale not seen before. Bad demographics are hurting Japan, but China's problems dwarf even that of their neighbors. Their workforce will basically halve in size in the 2030s. And unlike western nations they don't have a good system for caring for the elderly.
China's ruling communist party gets its legitimacy from one thing: economic growth. China can't turn back into a North Korea like state. Its people are too smart and worldly for that. Right now the government placates the population by accelerating economic growth. During the recession, China had to launch a massive bailout to reach their growth targets. But the government can only do so much. During the late 2020s or early 2030s China's economic bubble will burst and the government will loose legitimacy. It will either have to liberalize or violence will follow.
Basically, America has a lot of short-term problems, but in the long run we are better off than China.
Phrozen_Soul Wrote:America is going down. China will be a nice cushy place in 20 years.
In 20 years, probably yes.
In 40 years most likely no.
Due to the one child policy, China faces demographic collapse on a scale not seen before. Bad demographics are hurting Japan, but China's problems dwarf even that of their neighbors. Their workforce will basically halve in size in the 2030s. And unlike western nations they don't have a good system for caring for the elderly.
China's ruling communist party gets its legitimacy from one thing: economic growth. China can't turn back into a North Korea like state. Its people are too smart and worldly for that. Right now the government placates the population by accelerating economic growth. During the recession, China had to launch a massive bailout to reach their growth targets. But the government can only do so much. During the late 2020s or early 2030s China's economic bubble will burst and the government will loose legitimacy. It will either have to liberalize or violence will follow.
Basically, America has a lot of short-term problems, but in the long run we are better off than China.
We make a deal with China, we help them economically, and they give us half of their resources.
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