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Politics & Religion / Re: Paul Ryan
« on: September 05, 2012, 08:02:48 AM »
I will just say that 3 things:

1.  Mitt Romney has experience as an executive and it would be unwise to pretend that he is a totally different guy, now.

2.  Ryan has a voting record.  Some of what is there is difficult to justify.

3.  Lesser of 2 evils voting is why we have to have conversations like this.

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Science, Culture, & Humanities / Re: The Art of Dying
« on: May 28, 2012, 03:13:11 PM »
I shared that story for my friends on FB.

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Science, Culture, & Humanities / Re: The Art of Dying
« on: May 28, 2012, 03:11:08 PM »
Very interesting stuff.  I'm not a Dr but as a medic (civilian), I see death all the time and I also see and participate in the application of futile and torturous care.  I hope to die without all that rigmarole, myself.  I hope that "How Doctors Die" has been widely read.

I like the DNR tat idea.  I should get one myself.

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Science, Culture, & Humanities / Re: Privacy, Big Brother (State and Corporate) & the 4th Amendment
« on: May 28, 2012, 01:09:46 PM »
Here is something that is causing me some internet difficulty:  What are some good search terms or sites to where one can track the actually incidences of direct police action stopping a violent crime.  I know that it does happen but, for me, it is not quantifiable. 

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/05/23/groups-concerned-over-arming-of-domestic-drones/

Also, I think we should all carefully watch how drones are deployed in the US.  First we start with police intel missions.  Then what?  Using drones for SWAT type actions?  And then what?  Remember, this is the same country where law enforcement bombed a city block in Philly.

I am concerned that, for law and order types, there is an overdependence on the assumption that people in power will do the right thing.  The more the balance of power shifts in favor of those that want to control society, the more opportunity there is for something outlandish to happen.

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