- On 22 May 2013
in
The 9 Most Obese Countries in the World,
Indiana Jones said:
This obesity crisis mainly goes back to our food supply. Thank Monsanto for creating Frankenfoods that our nutritionally ignorant populace eats. Chemicals are now genetically engineered into the plant- fertilizers and pesticides are being eaten in huge quantities not only in processed foods but non-organic fruits and vegetables. Obesity is one way the body deals with the overload of these toxins into our systems. Our food supply has radically changed over the last few decades, especially the last 15 years because of the corporate takeover of agriculture, which is a whole topic in itself. Add to this junk food, couch surfing, video game and Internet addictions, long work hours at desks, car culture, etc. and we have an inactive population which adds to the problem.
One way to fight this is to get educated, and buy only organic foods as much as you can. As a population with little to no control over major policies in our country, this is a way to exert our power as "consumers". We still have so called "purchasing power".
- On 7 May 2013
in
What Happens to the Housing Market When the Investors Leave?,
Indiana Jones said:
so, there you have it. 100% government ownership of all land, by your definition. Patrick should shut this site, since home ownership doesn't exist anyways, why talk about it?
How right you are! There is no true ownership of land in the U.S.A! From Wikipedia:
Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property (land, buildings and fixtures) that is independent of any superior landlord.
Allodial lands are the absolute property of their owner and not subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior.
In the United States, land is subject to eminent domain by federal, state and local government, and subject to the imposition of taxes by state and/or local governments, and there is thus no true allodial land.
- On 1 Apr 2013
in
Home prices still 50% too low in Bay Area - rent STILL cost twice the mortgage.,
Indiana Jones said:
At the same time, almost no one who rents and has a stock portfolio over 1m.
Unrelated, but this reminded me of the poor Enron lady. She was an employee of Enron and was ready to retire I think and had 1 million dollars of Enron in her 401K I think. When the sh*t hit the fan, she couldn't sell , the executives sold and then her 1 million became worthless! Poor lady.
I think the old proverb goes something like this:
Better to have been rich and lost, than to never have been rich at all
; )
- On 28 Feb 2013
in
Women. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not sq,
Indiana Jones said:
Childish assertion without one shred of support.
Here is your support:
Greatest I am saysWomen. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not squeeze. Why do you not and take over the world and solve man’s woes
And yes, we are living longer - but are we living better?
If things were really in the hands of men, do you think women would have any rights at all? Women have far more rights than men do in the western world and it's an atrocity.
This is actually scary that you wrote this.
Women make horrible managers. Every last soul both male and female I've ever discussed this with who has actual experience in business knows this to be an unassailable fact. I spent 6 years working in the AT&T corporate structure back in the 1990's and half of that time I was in management.
Why don't women set up a structure that is made for women to excel in, then put a sprinkling of men into the system, and then bash them when they do not function like women?
- On 28 Feb 2013
in
Women. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not sq,
Indiana Jones said:
It simply would never ever ever EVER cross any woman's mind in her socioeconomic position to deny a rich powerful male like Arnie reproductive sex.
Likewise a man with more money than he could ever use would probably never think twice about having a love child with a discreet and loyal domestic servant.
Both true.
ANY women? Really? How do you know this to be true? Some women, yes, but not all women go for the big powerful guy. Some women tell the big powerful guy to take a hike. I can vouch for it, as I personally know women like that. They don't want to be used as sex objects (!) and aren't interested in status, money or even how big his honker is. They are not trying to have babies to trap a man. And to break the big myth here on Pat.net - they don't even care if he owns a house!! They are actually looking for a mature man, who respects, values and loves himself and by extension respects, values and loves her. Wow, what a concept!
- On 28 Feb 2013
in
Women. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not sq,
Indiana Jones said:
Alpha men are the ones who have messed up the world. Beta men are the ones who are responsible for every single advancement in society and technology until recently, and still are responsible for most of them.
Thank you for being reasonable here. I agree with your assertion that the ills of the world is not the fault of ALL men. Absolutely. Many men understand chauvinism and its repercussions, think of women as their equal, and respect a woman as another actual human being, albeit different in certain ways. Kudos to those men out there. Unfortunately, I don't really see those men on this thread.
women use sex to promote warfare and violence
This is not a reasonable statement. This is part of the blame game. Having sex with a person who kills does not make the sex partner responsible for the act of killing.
- On 28 Feb 2013
in
Women. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not sq,
Indiana Jones said:
Holly Shitsa, I just realized Harrison Ford's character had a girl's name. Was s/he a transgender lesbian in the movies?
Quite the fantasy, eh?
- On 28 Feb 2013
in
Women. You have men by the balls. No one can network like you; yet you do not sq,
Indiana Jones said:
Oh great. This is so messed up I don't even know where to begin. First of all, MEN are the ones who have messed up the world, so why should women come in and save their bottoms? It is one of the typical male games: I destroy and cause chaos out my selfishness and greed, and then I believe woman should come in and clean up my mess and make everything all right again, and if she doesn't, then I can blame her for the mess! Such a win-win for the man!
The big problem is that MEN have control of the world, if you haven't noticed, and are choking it and will not let go until they have every last possible piece of it in their own self-serving little hands.
Women do NOT have control of spending/poverty/war- that is all in men's hands. You think a woman controlled world would let children starve? You think women cause wars? Are you kidding me?
And as far as others comments on women managers and all the infighting among women: When a group is controlled and subjugated, without power of their own, they will start to compete with each other to "win", to gain even a little bit of power. It is a classic case of Divide And Conquer. When men disempower women through a patriarchical society as we have (and then deny they are being controlled or disempowered "well, now you can raise babies AND be a work slave- you aren't disempowered") women are lied to about who is the one who is actually depriving them of their authority, and like caged lions, they can turn on each other.
- On 13 Feb 2013
in
Manifesto of LAPD Hunter,
Indiana Jones said:
A seriously misguided modern day vigilante...looks like he's dead. I hope all the deaths were not in vain, and that whatever changes need to occur, will happen so that others will not feel compelled to do the same.
- On 9 Feb 2013
in
Manifesto of LAPD Hunter,
Indiana Jones said:
Is this guy an idealist or just someone demanding integrity?
He is obviously an idealist and certainly should not have been a Cop.
- On 30 Jan 2013
in
How the Rich Are Destroying the US Economy,
Indiana Jones said:
Wealthy Americans have no reason to uplift the lower or shrunken middle class in America. It is a global game and they have the tools to play the global game. If America goes down, the wealthiest are not going to be stuck here on a sinking ship, in fact, they will be the very first ones off the boat. America (the greatest country) is very much headed on a similar course as the Titanic (the greatest ship ever built) sailing right towards that iceberg.
- On 24 Jan 2013
in
The Dangers of Taurine, Commonly Found in Energy Drinks,
Indiana Jones said:
And I thought I was cynical. :)
Although I stand by what I said, the truth can be said a little more gently. Maybe I should've had my cup of slave-juice before I posted this morning. :)
- On 24 Jan 2013
in
The Dangers of Taurine, Commonly Found in Energy Drinks,
Indiana Jones said:
They will not ban these yummy slave-drinks (unless people start dying in the USA). These drinks, like coffee, are an important tool to get the workers to keep working, even though they are exhausted from overworking just to keep their job or to make ends meet. Or to keep workers from going into paralysis or revolt from the sheer numbness of their monotonous job in order to put money into the old man's wallet.
Only if the costs (death of too many workers-- think mandatory seat belt laws) outweigh the gain for the corporations (higher worker productivity) will they change things.
Free coffee , anyone?
- On 14 Dec 2012
in
27 dead, 20 gradeschool kids,
Indiana Jones said:
Guns are evil when used against innocent beings. In an ideal world, there would be no guns. That being said, guns are one of the only "powers" that the masses of people still have in America. Every other avenue of power is gone- economic, (job loss& foreclosure) political (corruption, lobbying by big $$) religious (hierarchical structure with masses at the bottom tithing the few dollars they have away). Although today is absolutely tragic, the remedy is not to take all the guns away from the people. Unfortunately, in this day and age, the people need guns to be able to defend themselves, just in case.
- On 14 Dec 2012
in
27 dead, 20 gradeschool kids,
Indiana Jones said:
The bullet will strike Bob Arthur the moment you step forward.
Because the assassin, ...
the deranged, obsessed...
tragically paranoid lone gunman...
Is trying to kill you.
Major Marco 's an excellent marksman.
But you must stay very, very still and stand where you are supposed to stand.
What happens to Ben?
The assassin always dies, baby.
It's necessary for the national healing.
~THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, 2004
- On 29 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
You quoted me and responded directly. If you want to play games, please go somewhere else.
This is no game. This is a very public forum. All comments will be read by many others. In some instances I am responding directly to you as you are also directing your comments to me. Other times, it is just general information for anyone to read. I sometimes quote a comment to help others to link the line of thought. Many of the posts on this forum are not directed toward anyone in particular.
- On 29 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
I didn't ask you. Also, if you have a point to make, then make it. I'm not going to "look up" anything for you.
I didn't write that for your benefit.
- On 29 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
Studies have shown that stretching doesn't do any good, and can cause harm if done wrong. What's your basis for your belief that stretching makes you healthier? Because you "feel" that it does? Sounds more like religion than medicine.
How is feeling something in my body religious? This is a very practical matter. Stretching (when I find time to do it), helps my body to feel better. This is based on my own, direct experience and awareness of what makes my body feel better, or worse.
Maybe stretching for you makes your body feel worse. That is your personal experience. This does not mean that for anyone else, stretching in itself is a "waste of time", or that if you stretch, this means you will need to go see a chiropractor.
- On 29 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
Again I will ask you: If not scientific studies, then what? How do you propose people should obtain knowledge about medicine, without using scientific studies?
Look up Model-Based Inquiry as a step in the right direction away from the traditional Scientific Method.
- On 29 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
I don't stretch, and I have never had to visit a chiropractor. You stretch, and you have had to visit chiropractors multiple times. What is your evidence for believing stretching is good?
Stretching is good because if FEELS good to do it. What more "evidence" do you need than what your body is telling you? Have you never stretched in the morning after waking up? It feels great to stretch! It is a natural, human thing to do. Everyone stretches! Animals stretch. You feel less tense after stretching. You feel more relaxed.
This is one of the many issues with Allopathic or western medicine: It promotes the disconnection of the mind from the body, such that you get people who don't stretch, and actually believe that stretching hurts you. Unbelievable.
- On 22 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
Astrology is not a medicine.
Faith Healing is religious.
Acupuncture and chiropractic do not need the individual to believe in them for the treatment to work. Nor does the medicines need validation from western medicine.
The fact that these modalities still exist, that people obtain relief and feel better, is proof they work, at least for part of the population. Especially in light of the fact that both professions have in the past been viciously attacked by the AMA. Chiropractors and acupuncturists thrown in jail for practicing "without a license", (as if pharmaceutical drugs and cutting people up are the only treatments that constitute "medicine"). Attacks continue today, although more subtle. Take their trying to shut down supplements and herbal products.
- On 21 Nov 2012
in
What's your opinion Chiropractors?,
Indiana Jones said:
New comment by robertoaribas in What's your opinion Chiropractors?:
"chiropractic and astrology are roughly the same in terms of their science basis...
The most recent, large scale, scientific study done, showed that pins stuck randomly into you was 90% as effective as when the chiro puts them in the right place... The newspapers ran with it as, "chiro is so effective, it doesn't matter where you put the pins..." horseshit!
[for the scientifically illiterate, it is kind of hard to perform a true double blind study of chiropractic care; people tend to notice things like pins being stuck into their body, and hence the placebo effect is impossible to eliminate]
Ok, so do you want 90% of the effectivity of chiropractic for pennies on the dollar? go buy some needles and sterile swabs at your local Walgreens, and have a friend stick you wherever the f**k he/she wants to... bingo 90% as effective, and it will cost you $5 for a years worth of treatment!"
Er.....I do believe you are speaking about acupuncture, and this topic is about chiropractic. Two totally different modalities. Needles vs. cracking.
Although, since you mention it, Acupuncture has been around for over 3000 years. How do you explain this medicine's longetivity? (Western Medicine has been around for roughly 500 years, and modern medicine since the 19th century)
- On 18 Nov 2012
in
Why the hell is gay sex immoral?,
Indiana Jones said:
This is from http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sodomy
Anal or oral intercourse between human beings, or any sexual relations between a human being and an animal, the act of which may be punishable as a criminal offense.
The word sodomy acquired different meanings over time. Under the Common Law, sodomy consisted of anal intercourse. Traditionally courts and statutes referred to it as a "crime against nature" or as copulation "against the order of nature." In the United States, the term eventually encompassed oral sex as well as anal sex. The crime of sodomy was classified as a felony.
Because homosexual activity involves anal and oral sex, gay men were the primary target of sodomy laws. Culturally and historically, homosexual activity was seen as unnatural or perverse. The term sodomy refers to the homosexual activities of men in the story of the city of Sodom in the Bible. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their residents' immorality became a central part of Western attitudes toward forms of non-procreative sexual activity and same-sex relations.
Beginning with Illinois in 1961, state legislatures reexamined their sodomy statutes. Twenty-seven states repealed these laws, usually as a part of a general revision of the criminal code and with the recognition that heterosexuals engage in oral and anal sex. In addition, state courts in 10 states applied state constitutional provisions to invalidate sodomy laws. As of early 2003, eight states had laws that barred heterosexual and homosexual sodomy. Three other states barred sodomy between homosexuals.
And also:
sodomy n. anal copulation by a man inserting his penis in the anus either of another man or a woman. If accomplished by force, without consent, or with someone incapable of consent, sodomy is a felony in all states in the same way that rape is. Homosexual (male to male) sodomy between consenting adults has also been found a felony, but increasingly is either decriminalized or seldom prosecuted. Sodomy with a consenting adult female is virtually never prosecuted even in those states in which it remains on the books as a criminal offense. However, there have been a few cases, including one in Indiana, in which a now-estranged wife insisted that a husband be charged with sodomy for sexual acts while they were living together. Traditionally sodomy was called "the crime against nature." Sodomy does not include oral copulation or sexual acts with animals (bestiality). (See: rape, bestiality)
And from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodomy
definition of sodomy: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex; also : copulation with an animal
- On 14 Nov 2012
in
Debt slavery in Hong Kong,
Indiana Jones said:
Did anyone put a gun up to these women's heads and forced them to take out those loans?
Have you ever heard of systemic corruption?
Why should people everywhere have to assume that everything is corrupt? This is paralyzing. I believe in personal responsibility, but sometimes anyone can be fooled, scammed or conned.
These women are hard workers, trying to make money for their families back home, and their only "crime" or mistake was to trust others to do what they say they are going to do.
- On 13 Nov 2012
in
Why In The World Are They Spraying?,
Indiana Jones said:
If you want to delve deeper, here is the video created prior to the above: What In The World Are They Spraying?
Thanks Patrick for the clear instructions on how to embed!
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