Politics & Government - 27 August 2007

2007-08-27 22:39:17 · 6 answers · asked by alphabetsoup2 5 in Politics

Hi there, I am off to the RAF soon, having just passed pre-selection. Whilst there the CO told us that:

'From the first day you put on that blue uniform until the day you get put in the ground, every member of HM Armed Forces, regardless of Service, Rank, or Role, is your sibling. There is cheerful banter and ribbing but when the sun goes down we're all here to do a job, and we all stick together through thick and thin, no matter what colour your uniform, no matter whether you're a recruit or an Air Marshal,'

This is more or less what he said- is it true? Do we really help each other out, for all life, on base and off? If it is, I can't wait!

2007-08-27 22:36:52 · 16 answers · asked by Gregory 1 in Military

I mean Like Me? I am sucking off the government getting checks paid for by working folks. Yet Here i sit daily Munching on doritos and pushing a Liberal agenda to make sure my supply of Bon Bons never run dry! I want More and I want you to have less! You make me sick By having Nice cars and Homes when I live on a farm collecting welfare.

2007-08-27 22:21:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-27 22:15:53 · 7 answers · asked by Morpheus 1 in Politics

All this talk about Bush, Iraq and America has brought me to one conclusion. It is a conspiracy by other world leaders to cover up their own problems by blaming another country and its leader. So name some world leaders and the scandals they have been involved in over the last couple years. For starters I remember hearing Putin having some female journalist shot.

2007-08-27 22:12:35 · 3 answers · asked by usaisthebestest 3 in Politics

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarceration of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists; terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military are glamorized.

5. Rampant sexism - The government of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are intertwined - Government in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation are often the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated, or are severely restricted.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassinations of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

2007-08-27 21:56:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Can you join the army if your fat is there something you can do or do you have to be skinney to join the army?

2007-08-27 21:47:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Mostly would you say?

George is #1 machismo walking tough-guy tarzan, lone ranger through the world-jungle full of bad people?

Everything's "law of the jungle"
as it should be
and he's Jesus on a mission carrying all the shining God-given answers in his pack?

That's not my question of course.

What I'm really looking to hear, if you happen to see Bush as having some real grasp of a sense of America, I'd like to hear more about what that is.

2007-08-27 21:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by roostershine 4 in Politics

http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=18660461&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569380&rfi=8

2007-08-27 21:34:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

If Hilllary is unelectable, would it really make any difference if Nader split the liberal vote?

2007-08-27 21:24:17 · 16 answers · asked by Belzetot 5 in Elections

I am concerned about identity theft and misuse of my personal deatils. My company wants to photocopy my passport is this legal. I know it is illegal to photocopy money and some legal documents.

2007-08-27 21:04:32 · 26 answers · asked by Andrew H 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-27 20:56:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

FOR IT IS WRITE TO ISSUE SHOT & FIRE ORDERS

2007-08-27 20:56:16 · 11 answers · asked by TEJA 1122 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-27 20:42:22 · 5 answers · asked by Desert Sienna 4 in Military

2007-08-27 20:41:05 · 9 answers · asked by ILoveGreen ZipZapZop 4 in Immigration

2007-08-27 20:38:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Is the 'court-appointed-council' expected to 'play ball' with the prosecutor... or, make no waves... at the expense of and to the detriment of their entrusted clients? How does such a travisty of 'justice' continue generation after generation with no correction?

2007-08-27 20:25:54 · 7 answers · asked by punk bitch piece of shit 3 in Law & Ethics

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2007-08-27 20:23:35 · 12 answers · asked by suhas b 1 in Immigration

First: If you immigrate to our country, you have to speak the native language. You have to be a professional or an investor; no unskilled workers allowed. Also, there will be no special bilingual programs in the schools with the Limbaugh Laws. No special ballots for elections. No government business will be conducted in your language. Foreigners will not have the right to vote — or hold political office.

If you’re in our country, you cannot be a burden to taxpayers. You are not entitled to welfare, food stamps, or other government goodies. You can come if you invest here: an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. If not, stay home. But if you want to buy land, it'll be restricted. No waterfront, for instance. As a foreigner, you must relinquish individual rights to the property.

And another thing. You don’t have the right to protest. You're allowed no demonstrations, no foreign flag waving, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our President or his policies. Y

2007-08-27 20:20:19 · 10 answers · asked by blktan23 3 in Immigration

A co-worker has, on several occasions, used the 'n' word, made anti Semitic slurs, and other racist and sexist remarks. The remarks are never directed at me but it is still offensive and unprofessional. I have told him but he keeps doing it. Is the company liable for tolerating such behavior?

2007-08-27 20:19:38 · 10 answers · asked by Wanderlust 2 in Law & Ethics

most people think it will be the war in iraq, but

do you know that it will really be the upcoming nominations to the supream court

Chief Justice
John Roberts January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27) (age 52)George W. Bush con
Associate Justices
John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 (1920-04-20) (age 87) Gerald_Ford lib

Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 15, 1933 (1933-03-15) (age 74)Bill Clinton lib

Antonin Scalia March 11, 1936 (1936-03-11) (age 71)Ronald Reagan con

Anthony Kennedy July 23, 1936 (1936-07-23) (age 71)Ronald Reagan mod

Stephen Breyer August 15, 1938 (1938-08-15) (age 69)Bill Clinton lib

David Souter September 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) (age 67)George H. W. Bush lib

Clarence Thomas June 23, 1948 (1948-06-23) (age 59) George H. W. Bush con

Samuel Alito April 1, 1950 (1950-04-01) (age 57) George W. Bush con
2 liberal justices and the moderate swing vote are all in there 70 and one is in his late 80,
just fyi 4all

2007-08-27 20:17:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

1993 was the first attempt to attack the trade centers, 8 years later they attacked again. To me it doesn’t seem like anyone has the right to blame the president unless they know 100% that he knew it was going to happen.

2007-08-27 20:16:40 · 13 answers · asked by paul b 2 in Government

2007-08-27 20:05:28 · 16 answers · asked by honeytree 3 in Politics

about the filipino offensive againts the terrorists

2007-08-27 20:04:39 · 6 answers · asked by lark13 1 in Military

**Hopefully this question wont get deleted like some others ive had (let me voice my views please...i have as much right to voice my views as anybody who is pro illegal)

in short, ive been thinking about contributing something good in this immigration issue. and by coincidence,when i was having fun at the state fair this past Wednesday, i saw a booth of the Border Patrol agents. they were recruiting. i was very surprised. i wasnt expecting that. but i didnt go up to them and ask any questions. it would have felt weird if i did. but i am wondering if i can actually join. im only worried about my body size. i am a girl, im only 5'4. does size matter??? or would i be better off working for immigration in another type of job??

2007-08-27 20:02:54 · 6 answers · asked by ILoveGreen ZipZapZop 4 in Immigration

What is the wakeup trumpet in the military? What is the name of that song. It is actually in the beginning of salute you shorts that old TV show. And I am not talking about TAPS

2007-08-27 20:02:30 · 5 answers · asked by Johansson Johanssonberg 1 in Military

A man impersinating himself to be the head of a state assistance program who also claims to be a pastor got me into an apartment where I have a legitamate lease in my name only. I am disabled and he is giving me documents that he will throw me out of my apartment in 3 days if I do not work for him cleaning which i never agreed to because I am disabled. He also made it clear he had keys to my place for my safty when i moved in but is now telling me he will eneter my apartment anytime he likes for inspection even when im not home. He only has a licence for a nonprofit orginanization to assist the needy but nothing else he is not the landlord or manager where I live . There are currently 80 othere people scared to death like me. They will not speak because I am the example of his power he is throwing me out for contacting the leasing company to verify his authority to terminate my lease. They will call me tomorrow and let me know whats going on. what charges should I file

2007-08-27 19:59:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

So basically right now the US is being pressured by the world to intervene in Darfur with the genocide and all. But the real question is should we? I mean won't it just turn out to be another Somalia? Were fighting a civil war again like we did in Vietnam and most recently Iraq and sooner or later it will just turn into another money pit and we will be once again the object of criticism and be called "Warmongers". So should the US just say no to Darfur and calm down for a bit and let the Europeans take care of it?

2007-08-27 19:58:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

he went to his house and started screaming and yelling at his sister and she called the police .but he had left already and they arrested him down the street from my house and he went to jail.his sister made up a lie saying that he hit her and put her baby in criticle conditions. but basically shes lieing and shes gonna go to court and press false charges on him.but my boyfriend has a witness .and the witness saw that he didnt touch her.so who do you think will win the case?

2007-08-27 19:52:25 · 12 answers · asked by hazeleyes 1 in Law & Ethics

I was pulled over in NY for 'obstruction of rearview mirror.' I had the typical rosary of the Virgin Mary on my rearview mirror. This is a common item placed on many rearview mirrors belonging to Christians! Is this right? Is there anyone who can help me fight this?! The officer handed me 15 tickets and I did nothing wrong! I was polite and I did not show any attitude! I think cops who take advantage of their power do not deserve their position. I may be Christian but i definitly believe in karma!

2007-08-27 19:49:17 · 12 answers · asked by dennis 1 in Law & Ethics