Godammed SDN

[F.J. Prefect, Esq]

Not NASA's definition of an astronaut.

Do you mean the totally arbitrary US definition which has never been settled between the Air Force and NASA and never made any sense? The definition which didn't even exist when they made up the term 'astronaut'? The definition which only matters to head-up-their-own-ass pedants who need to disparage the achievements of another person because they've never achieved anything in their life and never will?

That definition?

[Flagg]

Not NASA's definition of an astronaut.

Do you mean the totally arbitrary US definition which has never been settled between the Air Force and NASA and never made any sense? The definition which didn't even exist when they made up the term 'astronaut'? The definition which only matters to head-up-their-own-ass pedants who need to disparage the achievements of another person because they've never achieved anything in their life and never will?

That definition?

No, the one not entirely agreed upon but most liberally defines it as someone who has gotten at least 50 miles of altitude.But I love how bent out of shape you are about it.

[Questor]

ADR -

What do you think about the new CA primary system (State legislature only, right now, I think)?

EDIT: In case you don't know, it's an automatic runoff for everything but the presidential primary and non-partisan office (which is straight plurality) (I was wrong), and California votes so late we're irrelevant in the presidential primary anyway.

As for the way the US primary system was designed? I really can't excuse it. It's not like a lot of other stuff where at least you can say that it MIGHT have made some sense when it was designed. The primary's only 100 years old, and the modern system was developed in '72.

[starku]

when i heard about it as a kid i was like

guys that is not democracy

then i found out about electoral colleges and it was lolololololololol

[Dooey Jo]

democracy is something you spread to others not something you want for yourself

[Flagg]

Man if America had real democracy it would be even more fucked up than it already is.

[Veef]

yeah we'd get taken over by monster faced old guys right quick

[Stofsk]

no if you had democracy religious extremists would take over therefore you don't deserve democracy

have a really shitty day,
-some asshole

[Shroom Man 777]

murcaaaaaaaa

[adr-admin]

EDIT: In case you don't know, it's an automatic runoff for everything but the presidential primary and non-partisan office (which is straight plurality) (I was wrong), and California votes so late we're irrelevant in the presidential primary anyway.

this is all i've heard about it, but it sounds much better

there's so many good ideas spread around the states

there's oregon's amazing vote by mail system too that i envy


alas most of us are buried in bullshit




it is weird watching all these foreign news where they get voter turnouts in the 80%+ and that's kinda normal for them

people are enthusaiastic about their purple thumbs and stuff

americans are often "meh"

but i say blame the system not the individuals

[Zod]

EDIT: In case you don't know, it's an automatic runoff for everything but the presidential primary and non-partisan office (which is straight plurality) (I was wrong), and California votes so late we're irrelevant in the presidential primary anyway.

this is all i've heard about it, but it sounds much better

there's so many good ideas spread around the states

there's oregon's amazing vote by mail system too that i envy


alas most of us are buried in bullshit




it is weird watching all these foreign news where they get voter turnouts in the 80%+ and that's kinda normal for them

people are enthusaiastic about their purple thumbs and stuff

americans are often "meh"

but i say blame the system not the individuals

a lot of these foreign countries also have compulsory voting

[uraniun235]

Not NASA's definition of an astronaut.

Astronaut

a person trained to travel and work in space

heh. sure looks like NASA's definition to me.

[uraniun235]

But I love how bent out of shape you are about it.

oh wait i know it's b/c you're a petty asshole

[Director of Celestial Intelligence]

No, see letting banks and companies waste billions of dollars by appropriating them to ever higher executive bonuses is conservatism.

conservatism is neo-liberalism

(seriously, check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism )

[Dooey Jo]

in soviet europe conservatives are liberals

[starku]

a lot of these foreign countries also have compulsory voting

you mean that primary safeguard of political mandate

[Zod]

whatever you want to call it

[starku]

democracy reflecting popular attitudes = not in america pal

[Flagg]

Not NASA's definition of an astronaut.

Astronaut

a person trained to travel and work in space

heh. sure looks like NASA's definition to me.

You can take your facts somewhere else mister.

[Aaron]

Wonder if HMS will start quoting Rand.

[Veef]

well, America is that shining house on the hill

with the landscaping done by Mexican immigrants or uh

me

[starku]

NEW CARTHAGE

[F.J. Prefect, Esq]

Then who is Hannibal?

[Director of Celestial Intelligence]

well, America is that shining house on the hill

with the landscaping done by Mexican immigrants or uh

me

[Veef]

but they make all of our stuff

and they do it cheap and sans unions