PostsCommentsPayoutsbrinkerbd (50)in #story • 8 years agoRE: Too Big To Jail: A Case Study In How Goldman Sachs And The Justice Department Colluded To Avoid Criminal Prosecution After The 2008 Financial CollapseThis was an excellent article, the type of stuff that should make Steem go round.brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)@bmwrider LOL, yes you certainly are done. You were done the moment you tried to throw a term back in my face that you don't understand. Go look up the word "partisan".brinkerbd (50)in #philosophy • 8 years agoRE: No, Appealing Government Abuses to the Government Doesn't WorkI don't know, I think you're going to have to work a lot harder to prove that something is "coincidence" when it functions the way it is supposed to repeatedly and on countless…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)@bmwrider your "links" are from highly suspect, partisan sources. Sorry, I'm not going to trust random Steemer typing behind random name, linking random partisan people who…brinkerbd (50)in #philosophy • 8 years agoRE: No, Appealing Government Abuses to the Government Doesn't WorkOf course there can be impartiality within a government. Between individuals there can be impartiality, perhaps never perfect 100%, but to some degree. This comes down to…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)@bmwrider Hmmm... Evidence of war crimes have been found by numerous neutral authorities. Whether or not it was a genocide or acts of genocide with a different goal in mine (i.e.…brinkerbd (50)in #philosophy • 8 years agoRE: No, Appealing Government Abuses to the Government Doesn't WorkHmmm....... Thousands of cases go against the United States government every year. Yes, thousands. There is plenty of recourse, and if you happen to be wealthy, your chances of…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)Kosovo was with the backing of the international community, and in response to clear acts of genocide. So no. Libya was going to collapse either way, probably best for us to stay…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)Definitely, the gap between democrat and republican is pretty narrow, but there is a gap. I don't think democrats would have gone to war in Iraq, I don't think republicans would…brinkerbd (50)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Prosperity, Success and GrowthI always wonder about people who have 50,000 square foot houses. Like, do they honestly use all of that space? I bet if we tracked their movements, we'd find that they using only…brinkerbd (50)in #freedom • 8 years agoRE: How donating to human rights and civil liberties orgs can backfireI don't get why companies still bother with drug tests.brinkerbd (50)in #silver • 8 years agoRE: USD DOLLAR TO SILVER RATIO = $946.22oz..!!Upvoted. How do you feel about other commodities, i.e. platinum, gold? Would love to learn a bit more about the M2 money supply, only vaguely familiar with it.brinkerbd (50)in #philosophy • 8 years agoRE: No, Appealing Government Abuses to the Government Doesn't WorkInteresting, and I upvoted, but a few things to consider: The government is not a single person, entity, or branch. Occasionally, government branches will police each other. Of…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama (CNN)Interesting, but I wouldn't over state this. I can look up dozens of photographs of Obama and family standing and smiling with dictators. Doesn't mean that they necessary support…brinkerbd (50)in #politics • 8 years agoRE: United Nations Warns of Potential $25 Trillion Dollar Debt Bubble, World Media Largely Ignores Reportit's surprisingly hard to find pieces of other steemit authors. Please share the link, and I'd be happy to read.brinkerbd (50)in #life • 8 years agoRE: The Consciousness Awakening Will Continue Regardless Of The Outcome To The 2016 ElectionObama definitely wasn't a part of the same "camp", IMHO, he was a political outsider, as far as Washington goes. This isn't about quibbling, but instead digging deeper, Obama was…brinkerbd (50)in #politics • 8 years agoRE: United Nations Warns of Potential $25 Trillion Dollar Debt Bubble, World Media Largely Ignores Report@brinkerbd ;) don't know if that will help me get alerts or what. Definitely, the situation is changing in regards to political will, but as of yet, there are only a few minor…brinkerbd (50)in #politics • 8 years agoRE: United Nations Warns of Potential $25 Trillion Dollar Debt Bubble, World Media Largely Ignores Reportthank you for the compliments, as I writer, I greatly appreciate them. Problem is, the ability of policy makers and others to regulate markets has been destroyed. Since the Great…brinkerbd (50)in #life • 8 years agoRE: The Consciousness Awakening Will Continue Regardless Of The Outcome To The 2016 Electiongreat article. Thinking of the Obama administration, I believe that he really did want to "change" things (whether you agree with what he wanted to change is a different…brinkerbd (50)in #news • 8 years agoRE: Did police plant a gun on Keith Lamont Scott after realizing they killed the wrong man? Probably not... Updated: Police release dashcam footage.good points, and you're spot on with the "lower" standards bit. Sickening, because cops should be held to a higher standard.