What are we going to do?

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Friday March 27, 2015 · 12:09 PM PDT

2015/03/27 · 12:09

To the few who might come across this little diatribe of mine, let me say this. It is likely that you will not actually read this missive. It is long and requires critical thinking skills. It will touch upon subjects that you will likely feel strongly about and even has the potential of making you feel anger. It is not for you that I write this. I write this because it is necessary. If no one listens to this, nothing will change and we will continue to circle the drain that leads to the extinction of the human race. That is not my responsibility. What is my responsibility is that I say what my conscience calls upon me to say. If it resonates with you, so much the better. If it moves you to action, even better. That may yet not be enough, but at least I have tried.

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Worship

Myrddnn

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Friday April 13, 2012 · 1:54 PM PDT

2012/04/13 · 13:54

What exactly does this term mean? In today's age of Wikipedia and online definitions readily available, the most commonly used definitions refer to a state of mind of reference to a deity or deities and the actions taken to demonstrate that state of mind. It is most commonly associated with an acceptance of dogma or doctrines on “faith” as opposed to reason, by both the faithful and the non-believers. Too the faithful, contradictions are meaningless while to the non-believer, it is a sign of mental weakness. Worship has become, to many struggling with these questions, an incorrect term for what they see as their “belief”.

Myrddnn

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Friday November 04, 2011 · 11:45 AM PDT

2011/11/04 · 11:45

All of the individual complaints being aired by the Occupy groups around the country and the world boil down to a simple premise: PROSECUTE THE CHEATERS! Laws have been broken. The few that have been prosecuted are small fry. The system is being rigged by the illegal purchase of influence. It is not simply that some are better off than others. We all want the opportunity to improve our own lots. But we also want the system that allows for our self-improvement to be FAIR. When the only people who are winning are doing so by gaming the system and literally CHEATING, we have to stand up and call it.

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Do those who's activities directly led to the collapse of the various financial markets need to be prosecuted?

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Do those who's activities directly led to the collapse of the various financial markets need to be prosecuted?

Yes, Crimes were commited

4 votes

No, they were only using the Free Market to make a buck. What's wrong with that?

1 vote

But I could be wrong.

Myrddnn

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Monday October 31, 2011 · 12:02 PM PDT

2011/10/31 · 12:02

Well we certainly have a lot of discussion regarding the income inequality in our economy. That is a good thing. What has begun to rankle a bit is that even those in the media who are supportive of the message and the movement have focused upon the peoples anger at this. I need to explain something here that I'm not sure they are getting.

Ya, folks are a tad miffed about how much more these guys get. But most of us aren't exactly upset that they have done better; what sticks in the majority of folks craws here is that they got that way by buying politicians off, getting rid of reasonable regulations meant to protect the rest of us from predatory practices and rigging the system so that only those few who have could benefit to any real degree. All Americans want to have a shot at wealth and success. We do not hold another man (or woman)'s success against them unless we perceive that they have cheated to get it!

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Thursday September 30, 2010 · 2:46 PM PDT

2010/09/30 · 14:46

This is something that I've already blogged/diaried about, but it's still heavy on my mind.

We have heard, in the past, much about the new electronic voting machines and how easily they are tampered with. Yet in the past year, I have seen perhaps only three mentions of it across the internet and they were never really discussed.

This worries me a lot.

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How worried, on a scale of one to five, are you that the elections could be stolen using electronic voting machines?

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How worried, on a scale of one to five, are you that the elections could be stolen using electronic voting machines?

1 - kinda concerned, but it would have little effect

1 vote

2 - might want to keep my eyes opened

1 vote

3 - might use a paper ballot if available just to be sure

0 votes

4 - we should worry about this

11 votes

5 - I'm gonna help form a watchdog committee and make sure it doesn't happen in my district

1 vote

0 - Not worried at all

12 votes

What about those voting machines?

Myrddnn

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Monday September 06, 2010 · 10:54 AM PDT

2010/09/06 · 10:54

In the run up to the November midterms, I have to ask the question: Why aren't we hearing more about the stealth inclusion of easily tampered with Diebold type voting machines around the nation?

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Would you demand a paper ballot?

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Would you demand a paper ballot?

Yes, if it is an option.

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Yes, and I will work towards ensuring a paper trail to verify the votes in my community.

26 votes

No, I trust the machines and the people who maintain them.

8 votes

A lurker comes out.

Myrddnn

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Friday September 03, 2010 · 11:21 AM PDT

2010/09/03 · 11:21

I've been a member of Daily Kos for a while now and have seldom felt moved to reply and so far never to "diary" my thoughts. The main reason is that I am a little intimidated by the intelligence and writing skills of those who do post here. This site has long been one of my main sources for useful info on just what the heck is going on in Congress and with various campaigns around the nation.

That said, I do feel the need to express some of my feeling about our current situation.

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What about those voting machines?

A lurker comes out.