PostsCommentsPayoutsaurora796 (26)in #trump • 7 years agoRE: The summit was just a little propaganda film.It depends on what Trump's goal was in the first place. I don't think he planned that far ahead. Threatening to preemptively use nuclear weapons on a country that is obviously…aurora796 (26)in #news • 7 years agoRE: Media Silent as Israel Exposed for Aiding Saudi Arabia in Developing Nuclear WeaponsThe Saudis have been saying that they don't want a nuclear bomb for years, but it doesn't mean anything. It's even worse than them having nukes they can get at any time from…aurora796 (26)in #trump • 7 years agoRE: The summit was just a little propaganda film.Of course, no one except maybe Trump and his base think this is a step towards peace. It may actually be a step closer to war. If North Korea breaks the deal, some people in the…aurora796 (26)in #trump • 7 years agoRE: The summit was just a little propaganda film.No, but his twitter threats about nuclear warfare escalated the situation to the point where a meeting like this became necessary.aurora796 (26)in #presidency • 7 years agoRE: Leadership incompetency and it's residual effects.It would be even more helpful if Congress actually did their jobs. This absurd idea of a all-powerful president is largely because Congress keeps delegating most of their…aurora796 (26)in #government • 7 years agoRE: Civil Asset Forfeiture: Guilty Until You Prove You're InnocentMakes sense. The amount of money taken through civil asset forfeiture is actually larger than all burglaries combined.aurora796 (26)in #love • 7 years agoRE: Hard-to-Hard will NEVER result in something GOODI'd prefer if you didn't judge the entire society of my country by the clown in the White House. Trump is trying to appeal to his base with this ham-fisted policy. Compared to…aurora796 (26)in #english • 7 years agoRE: They sue to Facebook in SpainAt least someone is holding Facebook accountable. Good for Spain.aurora796 (26)in #artzone • 7 years agoRE: Gun control - it’s getting out of hand nowIt's more than a law. The right to bear arms is in the Constitution so a constitutional amendment would be needed to end that right, which will never happen. That being said…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: Both Idealism and Nationalism in Large Concentrations Promote Dangerous OutcomesIdeologies are heavily influenced by the circumstances. These right and left ideologies will continue to polarize until the overall situation changes. The Overton window (range…aurora796 (26)in #news • 7 years agoRE: Why Are Major American News Websites Now Blocked In Europe In Response To the New Privacy Legislation (GDPR)?My bet is that the companies think they can bully countries to loosen their privacy laws by restricting access like this. These are American companies. They're used to getting…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: Chris Christie blocked the release of his emails with Jared Kushner’s companyI'm pretty sure he was the least popular governor in the country by the end of his term. Apparently he is also an idiot if this turns out to be true. Kushner obviously hates…aurora796 (26)in #informationwar • 7 years agoRE: Discussion: Have the Rich, Powerful and Influential ALWAYS been Afraid of the Truth?Some of these information war posts seem like libertarian paranoia, but they do have some legitimate points. The concern that governments would try to regulate what defines truth…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: What do You Think about Italy?As far as the media here is concerned, the rest of the world doesn't exist unless something blows up or something like that. I don't think the average American knows or cares…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: What do You Think about Italy?Sure. I'm an American. I don't think it's surprising that populists won in Italy. The austerity policies of the EU certainly have not been kind to you guys in southern Europe. I…aurora796 (26)in #news • 7 years agoRE: What should President Trump do about North Korea?His administration should stop talking about Libya. North Korea is obsessed with what happened to Libya and mentioning the Libyan model is setting them off. He should make sure…aurora796 (26)in #news • 7 years agoRE: Gun rights and gun control U.S.A.It's not actually legal to openly carry guns in public everywhere here in the U.S. It depends on the state. To answer your question, it's because of how the U.S. was founded. It…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: Is it Important to Keep Politics out of Business?Corporations, like almost everything else, are political. Of course they don't usually openly pick one side of a political debate. They give money and support to campaigns on…aurora796 (26)in #news • 7 years agoRE: Europe must now show solidarity with an Iranian government which faithfully obeyed all of the rules we drafted.I'm American and I also hope that the EU stands strong against this decision. Honestly, this pulling out of the Iran deal nonsense has to with American domestic politics. It's…aurora796 (26)in #politics • 7 years agoRE: Politically Correct : For Obama's Eyes OnlyActually, Stephen Halper is a spy with connections to the Bush family. This also isn't the first time that he has been caught spying in on presidential elections. When he was in…