Posts by ÁrbolesdeArabia

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Rich people don't create jobs

by slimboyfat in

just when i was thinking i don't like ted talks, this is an excellent take on job creation and wealth distribution.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckcvf8e7v1g.

I agree that Rich people as a percentage do not create jobs, they have a tendancy to bleed the companies of all the wealth and intellectual capital and humanity from the "once great" companies that created good products.

Slim, why do people who work with a Union contract vote Republi-Con and speak bad of Unions when their pay is distorted because of the Unions paying the averege worker a high wage than the companies without a Union contract.

Take the Prison system in California, I know many lopheads who work for the prison system, prison guards who are staunch republicans. One company I researched who runs a "for profit" prison, their pay-package has been slammed down to one-third of pay, benefits and vacation and sick days than the Unions in California. When I researched Wackenhut, Correctional Corps and especially "Cornells Companies" out of Texas, I noticed the Prison guards were making $13 a hour while the California Union Prison Guard made $32 for the same pay grade.

I know there are some prison guards and public employees who learned with Arnold how ugly the rich people can be when they take power, but there are still crap4brains who believe the Republicans and Rich People will share the wealth and create more jobs. How can we reason with low level brain power like them?

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Is This Site As Active As It Was In The Past?

by minimus in

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i'm just curious if jwn is as busy as it was even a year or two ago?

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sometimes it seems this place buzzes and other times, not so much....but maybe it's all in my head..

ÁrbolesdeArabia

Your still here asking questions after ten years, you tell us!

Min, you know almost every other ex-jw or jw-relief site is virtually dead when compared to the metrics of JWN, this site is up and running great! Simon has provided us with annonominity, privacy and a safe place to vent and discuss rational topics. It's the only site I know most of my friends on the Central Coast will visit, I know of ten other exjws here who will not visit any other site, even using "ISP Spoofing Software" and web admin blockware. I still have not joined Facebook, maybe my exposure is too limited but I feel safe this way. Thanks Simon!

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The CO and his wife have no home

by not bitter in

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i know some have a flat or apartment that they can go to on the odd week off but i believe that the majority have no base to call home.. my parents have the co and wife stayng this week again and i asked my mum about it.

she says that if they do get the any time off they go to her mothers to stay but thats only every few months.

i just can't imagine having to live out of a suitcase in someone elses home constantly.. how to they not crack up.

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My Mum use to invite them to stay with us, the Organization built two homes in Southern San Luis Obispo County by asking all the pubs to kick in $50 a month extra. I wish I had a picture to show you how they are using the kind Pubs money to build homes for COs and DOs while they spend money on their Branch Davidian Complex in Waco, New York!

When she died she left them $150,000, what a waste of money but it was Mums money to spend! Where did that money go and where did they use the money? My hag of a sister wrote the check and sent it to Wasteland, New York. She wrote herself a few checks and bleed my Mum like a good hypocrite she was. I loved how righteous she pretends to be while she celebrates all the holidays, steals, filed bankruptcy because her husband was too busy doing elder things to work. Now the people she and her husband milked are sick, she stay's away from them like a plague. How do I expose her?

Paula Deen suffers from 'Type 2 racism,' says 'The Daily Show' Jon Oliver and Jessica Williams are cool!

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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watch "fried and prejudice!.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-20-2013/fried---prejudice.

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Watch "Fried and Prejudice!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-20-2013/fried---prejudice

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I am so proud of Wendy Williams for calling Paula Deen to the carpet for her racist remarks

by booker-t in

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i was cheering wendy williams on when i saw her on et calling paula deen to the carpet for her use of racial slurs.

i use to work for a woman that reminds me of paula deen.

she was s caucasian woman her mid 60s and she was raised in georgia and she constantly would make racial jokes and do racial jestures in front of me.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

Paula is a closet racist, glad to see her get fired by Food-Network!

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Price gouging after natural disasters ... where should capitalism end?

by Simon in

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i'm sure you're all getting bored by my discussion of the recent 2013 flooding in southern alberta and flood insurance but as you can imagine it's on everyone's mind here right now.. the latest issue in the news now is price gouging and overcharging after a natural disaster.. some claim to have been overcharged by people profiteering after the floods.. some of the cases seem like misunderstandings - if you go to a 7/11 that normally sells bottled water individually and you want to buy a whole flat of it, i don't think you should suddenly expect costco prices for it.. but others do seem like they are taking advantage ... or are they?.

one could argue that high prices will smooth out demand and prevent greedy people from stockpiling more than they need that they may otherwise buy and hoard.. isn't it the ultimate manifestation of free-market economics, sullply and demand to set the price?

capitalism at work?.

ÁrbolesdeArabia

Simon, price gouging is obvious to everyone and in a situation like this where supply is disrupted temporary there is no need for the shopkeepers to double the price of common goods. Those prices in the news article were obscene, there is no good reason for them to demand this type of price distortion. There was no "Supply Shocks" nor limited goods that deemed this hyperinflation, they are parasites taking advantage of a horrible situation and consumer affairs of Canada plus your politicians will bring the sledge hammer down on them!

I think you have us mistaken for people who do not care Simon, please keep us all informed of what is happening to our family in Canada. Price gougers got their ass handed to them after the Twin Towers came crumbling down. Assholes were selling bottled water for $5-$10 a gallon, gas shot up to $7.00 with greedy little shops taking advantage of that nightmare. I can't believe these parasites are charging $50 for a fruit plate, $50 for a 24pk of water we buy for $3.99 at Costco here. Please tell us how we can help Simon!

You need a man like Mayor Rudy Giuliani (I think you have plenty of great people who are trying to weed out these sewer-dwelling-profiteers, thanks to Twitter and Facebook!) who made it a criminal offense and told the shop owners he would personally shut their greedy stores down and hammer them! I hate this part of humanity, the need to profit off the demise and misfortune of others after loosing so much! For what it's worth, you are in our prayers and those afflicted by this nasty disaster! Some people suck and others shine like the Sun by displaying altruism and great acts of compassion and mercy.

They will get theirs according to the Emergency Act of Calvary, I hope they go to jail and loose their license! Is it mini-marts or big chains doing this to our Canadian Brothers and Sisters?

Please keep us informed and what we can do to help, which organization do you think uses the most donated money to bring relief?

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Why is there Evil? Atheist why has Evolution not eliminated it?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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satanus, i though i did a double post on this same thread, sorry i tried to delete the wrong one!.

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I can understand on a small or local scale how the benefits of altruism would help, but what about a larger scale when members of one country come together to help a famine strichen country or the hurricanes that tore up New York and New Jersey and the South?

There is no benefit for the local people to receive anything or compensation other than feeling good. We are not selfish beings, we are actually creatures who can attain great things when we pull together. There is no real reason why altruism is part of our make up, we both are speculating and do not know why that quality exists for a certianty.

There are animals who exibit this quality, if we were as selfish as Dr. Dawkins said we are, we would have left the sick and elderly behind to die more often than not. I read were there are bats that regurgitate food or blood into the mouths of sick and older bats that have not eaten for some time. It makes no sense for animals to exibit a quality that is going to slow down their species and take away food that could be given to the stronger animals or bats in this case.

You all have a good night, it's about Three AM and I best head to bed, peace to all you and sleep good or have a good day if your waking up for work. Hope you all stay safe, take care!

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Evolution is Crap, there I said it!

by Crazyguy in

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ok i started another thread and every one jumped on me because i was trying to take the theory of evolution out of the mix and most here seem to believe in it so i will just say it.

the theory of major evolution is crap!

the theory is falling apart.

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Behe's arguments started out good but if I remember correctly, he left out some information and created a mess for himself. Stephen Meyer has mellowed out kinda, he is not the same man I remember years ago with that zealous "Six Day Creationism" people wanted him to preach. Recently he gave a interview on the Late Night Radio and I enjoyed his new mannerism and very rational thinking.

I would enjoy to have a nice exchange of ideas without all the anger and emotion so many of these threads end up in. Do you remember the issue with Behe's IRC that started a little firestorm for this scientist? I was reading through some of the graduate students rebuttals of his ideas during a speaking engagement he and another Christian scientist were doing at a college. My brain is blank right now and I would like to get my mind right with the issues Behe was having, I don't think he was trying to be intellectually dishonest, oh it's hard to remember the problems he was dealing with.

It would be nice to brush off some of those books and have some threads on JWN that are more civil and help everyone learn something new or old. We can all be friends what ever we believe, we need to get away from that Watchtower mind that kept so many of us prisoners of a concept! I think there are many smart people here who keep their mouths silent on various topics for fear of being excoriated. Maybe we can change that Coft? Let's create a more kinder "Evolution Discussion Forums" on JWN where ideas can be shared without insults and hurt feelings, what do you think?

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Why is there Evil? Atheist why has Evolution not eliminated it?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

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satanus, i though i did a double post on this same thread, sorry i tried to delete the wrong one!.

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J. Hofer, you are not correct to say "Evolution does not care" why did Evolution put Altrusism into humanity? It served a great purpose to help the human race continue to grow. Evolution does care or we would not have people doing things to help humanity grow in knowledge and power.

If not evolution, what put Altruism into our brains or does it not exists? To push human beings towards a high form of being, some guiding force (Evolution, Invisible Hand, Something giving humans a kick in the pants to move forward) has added a few odd qualities to our minds that show we are not truly selfish beings looking to get our DNA into as many women as possible to further our own personal agenda. Where do qualities like Love and Altruism come from? They help the human race grow while "Evil" sets us back and might end up killing off all of us if some whacko creates some virus or other weapon to reduce our population to enable the elites to a planet with less people.

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Evolution is Crap, there I said it!

by Crazyguy in

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ok i started another thread and every one jumped on me because i was trying to take the theory of evolution out of the mix and most here seem to believe in it so i will just say it.

the theory of major evolution is crap!

the theory is falling apart.

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cofty, I think our friend has finely read "Signature in the Cell" by Dr. Stephen Mayer because many of his points are in that book. I read a lot of books, Mayer's book was very good and has some great arguments that are not easily explained. People brush him off for his I.D. and working for the Discovery Institute. He is not a easy person to win a argument against, not some back-watered dumbo but a man who loves to study and do tons of research and lots of late hour reading. Cofty, if you get a chance, his book is very good and so is "Darwins Black Box" and Dr. Francisis Collins book to. I use to enjoy debating this subject, it gets too emotional for my nerves, I enjoy good topics with mostly happy things.

Dover vs Kitz.... was a disaster that set back the I.D. movement in the school system back many years. Stephen Meyer mentioned how badly that case was botched, you can't force teachers to do things they do not want to do. Emotional issues like this usually get ugly and that court case was a giant blunder, they handled things like nut crackers!