Syun

Yeah, there's enough posted on the open web that one might, if unfortunate, encounter it. I've seen it randomly put up on FB once, by some spam account.

Then there was this creep running for office in Virginia on a platform of enslaving women and getting rid of age of consent laws... I unwisely went to his campaign site to see just how nuts he was, and the guy actually posted CP on there, with a "If elected, I'll legalize THIS" rant underneath. It was pretty appalling. He was promptly thrown out of the Libertarian party, and soon afterward went to prison for exactly what you'd expect... and he thankfully killed himself pretty quickly.

It was relatively recently when I learned how prevalent it is on twitter. What I've learned about CP on the internet is that it's all over the open web, but the platforms it's shared on don't seem to be very interested in cracking down. If the EU wanted to do something about it, they'd light a fire under some asses to regulate their own sites rather than roll out nonsense like this law.

Good idea.

No, a guarantee of citizenship without actually going through the process of vetting people? Just "we casually tossed you, not having done our job, so this time we'll not do our job a second time" is a pretty terrible policy, not to mention horribly unjust to everyone waiting in line. I worked with a guy who'd spent 17 years on the process to get his sister over to the US. Hearing about all the troubles he had, even as a citizen, trying to sponsor her and do things the right way and his frustration at the politicians wanting to just let people in ahead of her gave me a little more perspective on the whole process and what's just.

Besides, if they go through the process and become citizens, there's no revoking it anyway.

You know, if republicans responded to the elmo sign with a Caillou sign saying "No money for PBS if they show this little asshole", they'd have a point.

I figure that if you can drink and smoke while you play it without any real impairment of performance, it's not a sport. It's a game.

I thought that up to annoy golfers, but honestly I think it's a fair yardstick.

I mean, raising kids in the Elmo days, after growing up on a Sesame Street without him? Damn right Elmo hurt me. He's not quite Caillou bad... but he nuked the show's enjoyability.

Let's be honest, of all the characters on that show, Elmo absolutely IS the one who's the enemy of the people. That little turd totally ruined that show.

If they used Big Bird, or the count, or maybe Snuffy as an example...

It's why I say it's a dangerous game to play. I think we all have some notion of the odds.

Several states, including Texas, have upheld the citizen's right to self defense against cops who are in the wrong.

Since they always go in with guns drawn, proportionality means deadly force is fair game against a deadly threat. People have been acquitted for killing cops who busted into the wrong house.

Dangerous game to play, but I'd imagine that you're right, and that we'll start seeing some out of control cops get put in the ground before this madness ends.

It ain't US lobbyists' fault. Plenty of homegrown toadies in the EU, and having a non-elected and pretty unaccountable EU government isn't doing Europe any favors.

"Most Americans sound so freaking DUMB", says the guy who doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about, and shows his rank ignorance so very confidently.

And? I know all that. OP clearly didnt. And none of that contradicts what I said.