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2017-07-07 at 9:11 PM UTC in bias and magical beliefs
Originally posted by greenplastic yea, i really meant technology
So did I. You know stuff like flint knives, spears, arrows, swords and clubs... that's all technology. Technology is a tool, how it is used is up to us. It can be used to save and it can be used to kill. What we do with technology says more about us than it does about the technology. -
2017-07-07 at 8:45 PM UTC in bias and magical beliefs
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2017-07-07 at 7:04 PM UTC in bias and magical beliefs
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2017-07-07 at 6:32 PM UTC in bias and magical beliefs
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2017-07-07 at 6:26 PM UTC in I lost my SAP gloves.
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2017-07-07 at 6:25 PM UTC in Serious Question: Should I undergo MAPS Assisted MDMA Therapy?
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2017-07-07 at 3:06 PM UTC in Car or Truck, or Van?Truck.
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2017-07-07 at 11:55 AM UTC in I lost my SAP gloves.
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2017-07-06 at 3:15 PM UTC in Serious Question: Should I undergo MAPS Assisted MDMA Therapy?I don't this MDMA has any effect on HIV.
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2017-07-06 at 3:10 PM UTC in DeterminismIt's not just the keyboard, the actual computer is not working. I think the video card is overheating or something. I dunno. My friend who built the computer is going to look at it this weekend.
That's also why I haven't been on the Minecraft server. -
2017-07-06 at 3:07 PM UTC in Communism
Originally posted by Captain Falcon First of all, /r/thathappened tier $100% true story.
Second of all, you have to literally be 5 years old to seriously use the taxation-is-theft line of argument, and think it can be replaced with charity. The fact is that you live in a fucking society. Nothing you do is in a vacuum. Every single penny you've made has come off the back of public infrastructure. For every generous person like me, there will be a greedy jedi like you, who isn't willing to pay back in. You didn't magically pull the spirit of industry out of your asshole.
Third I already do a fuck load of charity, but the point of taxation and social programs isn't "charity". This is just a fundamentally retarded statement that displays the silly mindset you are in. The point of social programs is to establish a baseline for the standard of living in a fucking country so you can't starve and go homeless in the US of A in 2017.
And finally, I am also talking long term; when hundreds of unemployed niggers who lost their jobs due to automation are going hungry and the greedy jedis aren't paying in, and then they break down the golden estate gates and rape their wives and daughters and steal their bread, we'll see how much charity can be relied on, and how much sympathy they have for their estates.
I watched a video that suggested jobs like mine (skilled trades) will be among the last to become automated. Do you think that will be good or bad for me? On one hand, I will be among the last of the schmucks who works an actual job... but on the other hand I will be earning more than the average pleb. What are your thoughts on that? -
2017-07-02 at 4:09 PM UTC in Which poster do you miss the most?Rizzo in a Box
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2017-07-02 at 12:41 AM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)
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2017-07-02 at 12:29 AM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)Once you have removed the major functions of the government and bureaucracy from the Loyalist government, you will not yet be in solid control of them yourself. You will want to retain your control, and thus prevent a counter-coup from ensuing. Your new regime will be weakest at this time, and many times some other group seizes the reins of government hours after a coup d'etat-- and this group is not necessarily the old loyalists. The military, political forces within the nation, and the public must all be satisfied to some extent in order for you to continue your rule. This can be attained either by a show of force, or by concessions made to any of these groups, such as a democratically elected government in the near future, or granting the military more influence over political decisions, and perhaps quickly promoting a number of young officers that proved faithful during the crisis. "Promote" those officers who have clout but you suspect might try to take more power for themselves to desk jobs, or remote outposts. And give them all pay raises, if at all possible.
The goal of the new regime is to "shear" off the top layer of government, and more or less retain the old bureaucracy. Lower officials should be made to feel as if little or no change has taken place, and whatever change that has occurred is for the better. After a short while these people will realize that the new government is fully in control, and all will be calm and orderly.
Mass media will act as a Vehicle to assert your control. Write the first communique as a positive, necessary step for a long-needed change. Reassure the people that the coup is a revolt for the masses-- not inspired by communists, or an extremist group, but by the public in general. Display the national symbols, and inspire the feeling of patriotism and unity. These techniques were used quite successfully so recently in the 1985 coup d'etat in the Sudan. People poured into the streets, waving the old flag of the country, and having an all-around good time. A popular general was instated as the new chief of state, and a democratic government was promised.
Lastly, your new regime has to be made to look legitimate in the eyes of the international community. Show evidence of atrocities made by the former government, witnesses, etc. Take positive steps in the direction of popular democracy, promise elections, and invite the foreign (especially American) press into the country to see these steps. Soon the world will forget about your coup, but whenever your country is in the news, they will remember this.
You will probably realize now that the fast, simple coup was actually the result of much swift planning and hard work. The coup is not an easy thing to accomplish-- should you be planning one of your own, know what you are doing and be sure to succeed. Hopefully I have been of some help. -
2017-07-02 at 12:28 AM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)The totse text file archives.
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2017-07-02 at 12:20 AM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)The first thing that should be done is the neutralization of all relevent political forces, including the general infrastructure of the state. This includes, among other things, highways, telecommunications facilities (including radio, TV, etc.), airports, and so on. The reason these are political forces is that they are controlled by nonmilitary portions of the state (in the event you were wondering). Unfortunately, these are a large and spread apart group of targets, so if you have no tactical or popular support your attemps will be fruitless.
Undoubtedly the absolute first thing you should do is to cut all forms of communcations with the outside world off at once. Be sure to include: Telephone, Telex, Wireless, Radio, etc. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT. It will prevent the present government from mobilizing its forces, deploying their forces in strategic locations that are not normally guarded, etc. It will also prevent them from calling outside for emergency help, jeopardizing your hard work, not to mention your life. Soon the rest of the world will know something has happened, but they will not know who has taken the government, how the coup is progressing, and so forth. Make sure all forms of communications are completely cut.
One other important thing to do is remove air facilities from the use of the loyalist forces. It is not necessary to seize control of the airports; all that is needed to be done is to close the airports. A bomb or two in the middle of the runways will do nicely, or perhaps a couple of cars parked there, with snipers preventing their removal. You should not rely on airfields for your coup; if you rely on them and they are shut down, you will encounter problems. The old government will probably rely on them, and you will easily be able to prevent their usage of them. At an early time during the coup it should be evident as to its success.
Government officials and employees of higher rank have a choice to make-- whether to remain loyal to the old government, or to join the new attempt at government. If they stay loyal, they may be richly rewarded; if they defect, and the coup fails, they will be out of a job mighty quick. The success of your coup depends much on whether many of these officials decide to join the coup.
In addition to those people who remain loyal and those who join your cause, there is a "wait and see" element involved. Often this is the majority of the population, especially if the present regime is somewhat repressive. They don't want to show too much enthusiasm for either side, until it is more or less decided who will gain control. It's best to plan a sudden, abrupt seizure of all facilities to make the coup seem a smashing success; if this is done, the undecided will know to whom to turn.
When you take power from the original government, it is best to know who actually runs it. In most of the world (but not in the U.S.) there are two governments: 1- a largely ceremonial government, the part that people see on television and at most public events. They are, for the most part, what is known as a "figurehead", set off to the side to keep the government's "alter- ego" working on policy. 2- the "real" government, the government that formulates domestic and foreign policy, makes all executive decisions, and basically controls the infrastructure of the nation. The part of the government you will need to take is (obviously) the latter. It is composed of the executive head (called by whatever title he may hold- Prime Minister, President, General Secretary, etc.), ministers, and various deputy and second ministers who make small yet influential decisions.
The people you are most interested in detaining (or bumping off) are the Minister of the Interior (he normally supervises the police forces), the party leaders (of the ruling party, or of the only party, if a one-party state), the Minister of Defense, and the central figure of the "real" government. Once these people are neutralized, in one way or another, the basic functions of the state will be under your command, at least temporarily.
What is often done is to detain (under house arrest, of course) the aforementioned officials, and leave the ceremonial portion of the government alone. This is done to give an aire of legitimacy and continuity after such an abrupt turn of events. Later, these may be kept or allowed/forced to leave, as need arises.
You will not stay in power for long if you do not exert some sort of influence over the armed forces. The military has the ability to remove virtually any threat if perceives from within the boundaries of the nation-- especially YOU. If you are a foreigner, and do not have (or used to have but have now lost) support of the militia, prepare to die. You as a person will cease to exist, unless you leave the country. And, always have several prepared escape routes planned out in advance-- even the perfect coup d'etat will have its complicatons, and there will be things that you have overlooked. That is why it is best to have thoroughly studied the past and recent history of that state. Do your homework! If you do you will be richly rewarded. -
2017-07-02 at 12:06 AM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)Subjugation of a nation is a tremendous undertaking requiring foresight, ingenuity, and careful thought. The first task of many is to decide whether the country is a suitable candidate for a drastic and sudden change in government. The degree of difficulty varies with size, population, political awareness, and literacy.
The large state, tending to contain a greater number of persons, differs substantially from the small state in that the body politic is much more complex and hence more difficult to seize control of. It is generally advisable to tackle a smaller, unimportant regime rather than a country that, if seized, might draw a foreign power into the coup hence rendering it a failure.
One thing to do before attempting anything of this kind is to make sure who your friends and allies are. With a little effort, it is possible to gain a mass of supporters such that it is quite difficult to quell your actions. A way to do this is to select (if possible) a nation whose government does not have support of all of its classes (poor, rich, middle). Or, if neccessary, lure to your cause a religious minority, or ethnic minority, that already has grievances against the current regime. Perhaps you might form a coalition. Summarizing, it is a requisite to get at least some support besides from soldiers of fortune, who are generally "gung-ho" incompetents anyway.
Ideally, you should be part of some branch of the armed forces, police, national guard, or some government agency equipped with personnel trained in the use of weoponry. In the public's eye, you already have some sort of authority, so a little more authority couldn't hurt, could it?
So, now what kind of government should we tackle? A democratic? Maybe. They are usually fragile, anyway. But much of the international community will frown on your taking a small, helpless, struggling democracy, and perhaps take actions that are unfavorable. How about a Marxist dictatorship? Now, that's a good idea. Most of the time these are anti-communist, even though they receive aid from the U.S.S.R., so it is a very good probability that Russia will not jump to help them. The Soviet Union waits to see if the new government will be pro-Soviet, not pro-Marxist, so you will be safe for the first few days. Also, not much of the world likes Marxist dictatorships.
If you have a choice of which nation to put down (you usually don't), do not select a NATO country, or some other nation that receives $4 billion annually, because superpowers do not like to see their money to go down the drain so suddenly. Pick Martinique, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, or Surinam. If you're white, don't go in an African dump unless you have a deathwish. Plus, if the country has low literacy levels, good, for the people there won't know what is happening.
Things to avoid:
- High literacy rate
- Large per capita income
- Voter participation
- An "established" nation
- Countries with allies
Things to look for:
- Civilian unrest
- Minority in control
- Centralized government
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2017-07-01 at 7:43 PM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)STEP 3
You should now have the ideal idea for how to fuck with your enemy, the third step is execution. Think it through, plan it, then think it through again. People say I’m paranoid and there is some medical evidence to support this but one rule holds firm: if your so fucking careful that you become borderline obsessive about it you will never ever, ever be caught. Wearing gloves, sneaking about at night and making up alibis for when your out carrying out the sort of plans detailed above may seem excessive, because it is but take my word for it you won’t get caught. If you would rather do things quicker and with less hassle then feel free but sooner or later your gonna get nailed…
STEP 4
Gloating is great, but having a similarly fucked up plan executed on your dumbass by the guy you just fucked with isn’t. Chances are if you hate someone bad enough to fuck em like this they probably know you hate them. Depending on the type of revenge you have chosen, use it to your advantage to prove it wasn’t you. If you have humiliated them or incriminated them then speak to anyone who will listen in a preachy manner “I’ll make no secret of the fact I never liked him, now look at him, I’m sorry to say I’ve been proved the right..” etc etc. If the revenge was more obviously a work of destruction its time to go round and be the bigger man “Look, I know we’ve had our differences but that stuff with your house being burned down was well out of order, I wanted to shake your hand and say if I ever catch the fucking kids who did it i’ll kill them”.
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2017-07-01 at 7:36 PM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)Step 1 calls for abstract empathetic thinking, step 2 calls for pure evil creativity. Having identified what your target is within your enemy’s life you must work out how to destroy it. To help I will use two common examples:
Fucking with someone who is either very close to their parents (and lives at home) or who values there partner or spouse highly is very easy. Subscribing (yes I know its gonna cost you but the best things in life don’t come cheap and this is a guide for real revenge not idle pranks) to a magazine with a subject matter such as Fisting, watersports or any particularly unpleasant fetish in your enemies name is always good. Picture the scene a plain A4 brown paper envelope arrives addressed to your target, “whats that?” enquires mom\sis\dad\wife, “don’t know” replies the target eagerly tearing it open (no one can resist a parcel)…. Well look at that its Fisters Monthly with a 23 page anal sex special, its kind of embarassing to explain to mom that “I honestly didn’t order this” and even harder to make her believe you. Especially when a shiny new magazine arrives on the 5th of every month, before long its divorce if the target is married or counselling if still living at home: “we believe you that its not your magazine we just want you to talk to Dr Kauffman, tell him how you feel……”
Another great trick that is especially effective against people who consider themselves very respectable is burying a 1 ounce bag of weed (money again – but hey nothings free) in there back garden then phoning the proper authorities, advanced pupils may wish to try and collect a reward for shopping the guy who you saw “talking to all the kids outside the school and taking money from them”. Spending time in prison for drug trafficking when they have never so much as smoked a cigarette in their life really gets to some people. Even if the case is so flimsy that there is no conviction a professional “respectable” person like say a school teacher is unlikely to ever recover in terms of career of even being suspected of being a drug dealer. Remember mud sticks: a poster campaign denouncing a local man as a child molester is easily proved the sick lie of some begrudged individual (that’s you) but I guarantee you even 10 years down the line parents will tell their kids not to play near his house because “he’s not a nice man”. -
2017-07-01 at 7:23 PM UTC in ways i could go out and stir up some shit irl? (without the potential of getting arrested/beaten)Fucking with people is an artform, while giving someone a good kicking or destroying their property is upsetting to your target it lacks one important factor: psychology. Think about your target long and hard then ask yourself these three questions:
What is most important to them?
What is the thing they take greatest pride in?
What is their greatest fear?
When you have thought out reasonably intelligent and informed answers to these questions you are ready to move on to step 2. Example answers could be along the lines of, their religion, their family, their looks, their popularity, their material possessions, their partner or spouse etc etc. If u don’t know your enemy that well, then you probably don’t hate them enough, or at the very least you should do them the courtesy of getting to know them better before you try to ruin their life.
