Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by enjo on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:09PM
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>As a matter of fact, as I write this, I think that may be the single most significant distinction between "conservativism" and "liberalism," as practiced in the US.
Ugh.. no it's not. That's a massive mischaracterization of liberalism. Liberals, by and large, do not think that throwing additional funding at things (for the sake of additional funds) will improve systems. It's an unfounded and cartoonish view of liberal policy.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by TheRealDunkirk on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:56PM
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My point in writing the comment was, in fact, to reduce the argument to one sentence. Don't get me started on who has the absolute stranglehold on political mischaracterization by simplification, when it's the left that screams "racism" every time someone tries to talk about illegal immigration and terrorism, neither of which is a race. That, too, is a "cartoonish" view of the argument. It is the cheapest form of political "debate" to be found today. So I guess oversimplification abounds on both sides.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by enjo on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:27PM
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Well maybe don't be one of the idiots who participates in this nonsense?
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by superuser2 on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:22PM
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Um, no, liberals and conservatives generally fight over whether the spending should be on defense/security or social welfare. People who want to defund both defense and social welfare (libertarians) are an extremely rare fringe group that's vastly overrepresented on HN but gets basically no votes in the real world.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by TheRealDunkirk on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:48PM
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Yeah, well count me as one of those "no" votes. I voted for Barr in '08. Till people get it through their heads to stop "holding their noses" and casting votes on D's and R's, that's all they're ever going to get.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by chillwaves on Monday May 02, 2016 @07:57PM
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Ah yes, the thrifty conservatives that led us into the multi trillion dollar boondoggle of the Iraq War.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by TheRealDunkirk on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:46PM
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Admittedly, it may not have been clear, but I was referring to social issues. I don't consider the TSA a security issue. That's a work program wrapped up in propaganda.
Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security
by themartorana on Monday May 02, 2016 @11:54PM
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If we have to spend money on a work program - and whether I'm for or against that in principal is not relevant here - could it be on something less dehumanizing for everyone paying for it, and less absurdly power-trip-y for the benefactors?
There are 2 kinds of people: those who think that more money will somehow fix everything (them), and those that think more money will only exacerbate the problems that have brought us to the current point of the debate (me). As a matter of fact, as I write this, I think that may be the single most significant distinction between "conservativism" and "liberalism," as practiced in the US.