Quote from: CNCAppsJames on April 22, 2026, 05:59 PMFun fact, the nannies in The People's Republik of Kommieforniastan banned those tobacco pouch things not sure exactly what they are... but we have to smuggle a certain brand and flavor from Utah for my oldest son in the PRK.And that is why bans are both ineffective and dangerous. Now you 've been roped into the illicit trades. And you are armed to the teeth and paranoid, proving my point exactly.We usually take like 3 logs to him every few months. He probably sells them to his buddies at 4x the price.
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Quote from: jstell on April 22, 2026, 03:44 PMUh, isn't that supposed to be the deal with democracy?Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò told everyone what's what.
I think Doug's point is made in frustration that the democracy has slid to corporate oligarchy to kleptocracy, and the winner-take-all spoils of unregulated capitalism just leads to more of the same. If the democracy can be bought, so that it further lines the pockets of the buyers, it's not much of a democracy after all.
Just living with the lies of meritocracy, watching the world work by who you know not what you know, and by how much money you start with rather than how hard you work.
No surprise - they call it capitalism because it works for capital.
We need to add a little humanism, so it works better for people.
Quote from: Newbeeee™ on April 22, 2026, 12:52 AMHere in Cyprus, "they" have decimated the early holiday crowds by "unsafe to travel warnings" leading to cancelling flights because we're "in a war zone" baaaalah blah blah.
Meanwhile, the reality v the BS is it's beautiful and everything is normal except a lot of restaurants and hotels are currently struggling.
Plus side, is there's more space for us....
Have a great holiday!
Quote from: Elmer Fudd on April 22, 2026, 04:18 PMSin tax. U pay plenty in Utah.I'll bet we do... none of us smoke and we don't drink much so we probably don't notice it. Maybe a case of beer between 5 adults over the course of a year. Maybe.
We usually take like 3 logs to him every few months. He probably sells them to his buddies at 4x the price.
Quote from: CNCAppsJames on March 26, 2026, 07:52 AMWe don't get to pick and choose how an economic system functions in the world at large.Uh, isn't that supposed to be the deal with democracy?