**** Elections thread *****

[JKDS]

Nah. There's tons of problematic behavior. Look at at-will employment. Half the reason people get fired over stupid shit is because they're allowed to be. Companies are permitted to do so, and do in fact do so by an overwhelming margin. Why bother risking bad publicity when you can just fire them?

What else. BP oil spill, in fact any time a company has done something to justify having an EPA. The Jungle. Ecoli scares at taco bell. The shop that refused to make a gay wedding cake. The college that suspended kids for black face.

Both companies and governments are heavily scrutinized, but governments are still more so. Hell, half our laws are to facilitate such scrutiny! There is no reason to have public records or open courts but for challenging the gov.

As far as criminal profiling being the only thing they're aware of...it's got nothing to do with hate for the government's use of it. Some director somewhere makes a movie, a bunch of tv shows follow. You can't go two episodes into law and order or the wire without hearing about profiling. It's incredibly widespread, and often is attached specifically to racial profiling...something sjw are quick to spread animosity towards.

But, while this is the most common type of profiling and the most well known by far (due to media coverage, nothing more), I can think of one other type thay ppl may know. And that is advertising profiling. But as to your point that criminal profiling is the only one ppl hate... I disagree. Loads of people can't stand the idea of ads catering to them and learning and storing info about them.

[wufwugy]

Nah. There's tons of problematic behavior. Look at at-will employment. Half the reason people get fired over stupid shit is because they're allowed to be. Companies are permitted to do so, and do in fact do so by an overwhelming margin. Why bother risking bad publicity when you can just fire them?

What else. BP oil spill, in fact any time a company has done something to justify having an EPA. The Jungle. Ecoli scares at taco bell. The shop that refused to make a gay wedding cake. The college that suspended kids for black face.

Both companies and governments are heavily scrutinized, but governments are still more so. Hell, half our laws are to facilitate such scrutiny! There is no reason to have public records or open courts but for challenging the gov.

As far as criminal profiling being the only thing they're aware of...it's got nothing to do with hate for the government's use of it. Some director somewhere makes a movie, a bunch of tv shows follow. You can't go two episodes into law and order or the wire without hearing about profiling. It's incredibly widespread, and often is attached specifically to racial profiling...something sjw are quick to spread animosity towards.

But, while this is the most common type of profiling and the most well known by far (due to media coverage, nothing more), I can think of one other type thay ppl may know. And that is advertising profiling. But as to your point that criminal profiling is the only one ppl hate... I disagree. Loads of people can't stand the idea of ads catering to them and learning and storing info about them.

you're looking at outliers and calling them trend. you're arguing for why monopolies do not behave like monopolies behave.

[JKDS]

you're looking at outliers and calling them trend. you're arguing for why monopolies do not behave like monopolies behave.

Outliers, sure. You are way to deep into the Kool aid to have any real discussion about this.

[wufwugy]

Outliers, sure. You are way to deep into the Kool aid to have any real discussion about this.

the view that when people say anti-government things they're drinking kool-aid seems to stem from a misunderstanding of the arguments. government is not a unique entity. it is a monopoly. science and academia have a lot to say about monopolies. i ask that we understand these things and apply them appropriately.

the drinking of kool-aid transpires when the fact that government is a monopoly and should be assessed as one is disregarded.

[spoonitnow]

the view that when people say anti-government things they're drinking kool-aid seems to stem from a misunderstanding of the arguments. government is not a unique entity. it is a monopoly. science and academia have a lot to say about monopolies. i ask that we understand these things and apply them appropriately.

the drinking of kool-aid transpires when the fact that government is a monopoly and should be assessed as one is disregarded.

You didn't hear him the first time: YOU DRANK THE KOOL AID SO YOUR OPINION DOESN'T MATTER. AKA FUCK LOGIC.