Gonna be a mess - got an excuse to agitate

[clodhopper]

So the American Revolution was a bunch of entitled, whiny brats who should've followed the rules. Got it.

Are you thinking that colonists were not landowners?

[Aloha_Shooter]

So the American Revolution was a bunch of entitled, whiny brats who should've followed the rules. Got it.

You keep jumping to these non-sequiturs. Property owners naming things they own is a far cry from impressing sailors or taking over homes to house soldiers. FWIW, when the Brits took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York, the residents didn't have a say in the matter. Now, at least one of the key revolutionaries was a "whiny entitled brat who should've followed the rules" since he was a known bootlegger and smuggler who didn't like paying legitimate taxes -- but there were other more important reasons for the Revolution (including for him).

[CS1983]

I'm interested in principles. I'm curious why it's OK to do something drastic but then when that principle is applied to something less drastic, people start calling foul.

In the example 00tec gave, a corporation, which has far more buying power than individuals, could theoretically do whatever it wants contra the people. I'm not OK with that. But I'm curious as to why we have gone so far down the "muh capitalism!", "muh constitution-be-damned,-SCOTUS-says" rabbit hole, that we literally have warped ourselves into what is actually a far worse situation as a society than the Founding Fathers faced.

[Gman]

It's so silly that a month ago a business owner would be arrested for opening up their business, but then now a looter wouldn't be arrested for looting that same business.

9th post in this thread:

People have been cooped up for months, cops empowered to arrest citizens with a heavy hand for not following arbitrary rules made up by state executives, criminals released from jails 'cuz the 'Rona, our governments have created a powder keg.

Open your family store get arrested. You can loot a family store with impunity. I'm not sure how looting a liquor store helps solve the problem, but the government has declared alcohol and weed as "essential", so there you go.

We're a long way from coming out of this mess.

[00tec]

To clarify, I dont necessarily care that an HOA puts a different name on their pretty brick signs. Another reason that I will never own property inside a HOA.
However, if this voting model were to be extended to municipalities, it's a completely different issue.

The Carl's Jr reference was to a 2006 movie, where Carl's Jr is running most of the show. It was supposed to be a sci-fi comedy, but has turned into more of a prophecy.

[Great-Kazoo]

To clarify, I dont necessarily care that an HOA puts a different name on their pretty brick signs. Another reason that I will never own property inside a HOA.
However, if this voting model were to be extended to municipalities, it's a completely different issue.

The Carl's Jr reference was to a 2006 movie, where Carl's Jr is running most of the show. It was supposed to be a sci-fi comedy, but has turned into more of a prophecy.

The original Roller Ball, comes to mind.

[Irving]

Maybe this will be like the agitate cycle on my washer and in the end everything will come out cleaner.

I doubt it though.

[FoxtArt]

We need a fix from all the fixing by fixers. Every time people in our country tries to fix something, they utilize a 2000+ page bill to do it. It's like trying to fix a totaled car with a bent frame with 2,000 rolls of duck tape.

[Gman]

Maybe this will be like the agitate cycle on my washer and in the end everything will come out cleaner.

I doubt it though.

That's not usually what happens when you roll around in shit.

[MrPrena]

So. Any of you with pink house going to repaint.