howtheworldworks Bias of Omission

[samuils]

Vets being targeted in what sence?

[pfarabee]

Be advised that violent extremist animal rights activists are known to target recruitment among vegetarians, particularly those of the vegan population.

Be honest with yourself, what is a statement like that meant to do? It serves one purpose in the long run, and accomplishes just that one thing.

The purpose is to heap added suspicion on the group singled out in the report. The end result is that an officer is on "alert" when they see a "Meat is dead" sticker. It is political in nature.

[j0hnwi11iams]

I am so sure those groups have been infiltrated already.

[vidmanx0]

You are simply not informed about the Tea-Bag events. They were started by Libertarians and were co-opted by Fox News and the Neo-cons.

You sound like Garofalo, Limbaugh etc - helplessly enslaved in the left-right paradigm.

[j0hnwi11iams]

You are simply enslaved to the free market ideal. How many times do I have to tell you libertarians that I do not BELIEVE in the free market? I think it is a vast oversimplification of very complex economic processes and that I think it is a mistake to force fit simple solutions (do nothing) on to complex problems (market crash).

[vidmanx0]

I'm sure you probably believe the talking heads when they tell you that the "free market" is to blame for the current crisis. You seem heavily invested in left-wing ideology and oblivious to corporate, government and media corruption so it's going to be difficult for you to see multiple angles on any issue.

[vidmanx0]

In a true free market, the government can't create money out of thin air and banks can't freely lend money that they don't have.

Regardless of whether you're in a socialist, communist or so-called free market system, history shows that it's centalization of power that ultimately deprives the people of prosperity.

[vidmanx0]

I'd highly recommend watching Zeitgeist Addendum on Google video.

It comes from a left-wing angle and breaks down what MSNBC won't tell you. I enjoyed it and I think you will too. I disagree with much of it but it's tremendous food for thought.

[j0hnwi11iams]

I've seen Zeitgeist. May I recommend,

"Money as Debt".

[j0hnwi11iams]

Money is created by whatever means people decide to use as a means of common exchange. The problem with commodity backed exchange is:

1) It is highly vulnerable to deflation during market downturns, which can be quite catastrophic.

2) It does not represent the value of labor, money is useless if it can not buy labor.

[j0hnwi11iams]

Do you seriously think I haven't heard and understood the libertarian viewpoint a zillion times already? I do not have an ideology. I follow the math. Period. It is very pretentious of you to assume anything about how I arrived at my conclusions. The standard disclaimer is always how the market isn't really free. It's just that when we try to make it more free BAD SHIT HAPPENS. You can't get there from here.

[Objectivist91]

You mention Limbaugh, and while i think hes wrong on a lot of issues, the term "The Magic Negro" was coined by the LA Times before the election

[sisforshayla]

O91, i don't think it matters who coined the phrase.

[Objectivist91]

I m just pointing out that its not as if Rush in his racist scheming thought of it. A very liberal paper thought of it, and i m just letting those who care to know that. But i understand what you mean.

[j0hnwi11iams]

You mean you actually think the LA times is "liberal"? Hell, I used to think the NY Times was liberal before Judith Miller because a journalistic laughing stock for being Cheney's sock puppet.

[Objectivist91]

I m not saying it's Air America or anything, but I still think compared to Rush, the LA times looks socialist.

[j0hnwi11iams]

Compared to Rush, just about everything is socialist. He is a black hole that is going to swallow the party. Good luck to the GOP escaping his gravitational field.

[embracedestruction]

HTWW thinks reality has a liberal bias so he blocks it out. He doesn't deserve the attention and is too stupid to be getting 20,000+ views per video. I wish TheAmazingAtheist had never made a pwnage video about him. He should have remained in obscurity, not running his mouth about shit he knows nothing about while raking in the cash via his YT partner arrangement.

[whippoorwillss]

wheres the proof of right wing radical groups targeting returning vets? Plus the "teabaging" comments by news casters is unprofessional and lacks journalistic integrity.

[Mahoivlich]

And foxes cheerleading does?...It sure isn't liberals attacking vets with ptsd. It wasn't democrats that cut VA hospital funding. The Gop had no problem dropping multi-million dollar smart weapons that couldn't hit their targets but forgot to buy enough body armor. There is tons of information out there if you cared to read rather than listening to fools like howtheworldworks.

[whippoorwillss]

I read and listing to a lot. In fact I read what you had to say. I listen to j0hnwi11iams here and I listen to howtheworldworks...I listen to Gore Vidal..I read Howard Zinn...Suetonius...Lorance Summers...Zapata...Marc Faber. And yes watched DemocracyNow at the DNC and the RNC. so my question stands unanswers wheres the proof of right wing radical groups targeting returning vets? Plus the "teabaging" comments by news casters is unprofessional and lacks journalistic integrity.

[nailo1]

just saying you listen to those poeple mean nothing i've you want to know where the DHS got that then read the fucking document in question im sure they would explain

[Mahoivlich]

Bush cut the veterans affairs budget by one billion. Go to google and type Bush vs Veterans and see what comes up for starters. This info is very easy to find if you care to look for it.

The teabagging thing as well can be found...dig deep enough and you will find out it was hijacked at least or started by the Republicans and fixed news.

[whippoorwillss]

dude I am no supporter of Bush. I voted for Al Gore. And this go around I voted for Nader. I'm am just saying there is no proof right wing radical groups targeting returning vets. In fact name me one right wing radical group that is doing this.

[Mahoivlich]

The republican party? If you cannot use google we have a problem as I cannot list them all 250 characters at a time.

[j0hnwi11iams]

There is a historical record of this occurring. Timothy McVeigh was a returning gulf war veteran.

[whippoorwillss]

McVeigh was never a member of any militia or any other group. Gore Vidal peace in Vanity Fair September 2001 titled 'The Meaning of Timothy McVeigh' goes deep into this.

[j0hnwi11iams]

But he WAS a disgruntled veteran who sympathized with right wing causes, specifically the ATF raid at Waco.

[j0hnwi11iams]

I added a link to the document in question.