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...so dog meat is wrong because of the anthropomorphism of the animals? because cows and horses and buffalo and ostrich don't have 'personalities'?

I get that its a cultural issue the west has with the east, but seriously, whats the issue other than they're pets in one hemisphere and a protein source in the other?

I know this is not a hard economics article, but why is it HN worthy?

For one thing, I see the article is fails to mention the effects that the multiple rounds of QE have had on the economy. From the spending that Bush signed into law that Obama dolled out, to the M3 table no longer being published (under Bush). How can the claims be made without at least considering these items.

so if it isn't a economics piece, what is it other than political?

unless they're the ones being bourgeoisie... hence the term "Limousine Liberal"....

I don't see folks like Michael Moore lining up to help these people with all of his money....

I probably should have but I was determined to find another way. As it turned out a BIG part of my problem was sugar. Granted, this is just me and I'm not suggesting thats its a definite substitute, but it may be something you should try first.

you know, if the congress critters put more effort into pushing the fair-tax, this would stop. maybe.

Have you ever looked up the FP-45 Liberator? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator

Small arms are used to take out troops and gain THEIR arms, therefore gaining larger and more powerful weapons. Thats a basic military tactic when facing a larger, better armed force.

What 'regulation' would you suggest that 1.) does not deprive people of their right to own a gun and 2.) can be applied to everyone evenly? and at what point does ANYONE have to deny the right of self-defense?

there is none, because there will ALWAYS be some group of people who would be adversely affected & denied the right by no fault of their own.

wait until people realize that the Dept. of Education has a SWAT team...

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2011/06/beware-t...

so I'll just throw the Bullshit flag right there... It is true that upon adoption, the 2nd did not apply to slaves. It only applied to 'citizens' and as slaves were not considered citizens, it did not apply to them.

however: aside from your slanted attempt to start a racial issue re: the second, there are other, more pressing backing and reasons.

A. The Federalist Papers, No. 28: Alexander Hamilton expressed that when a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.[Halbrook, p. 67]

B. The Federalist Papers, No. 29: Alexander Hamilton explained that an armed citizenry was the best and only real defense against a standing army becoming large and oppressive. [Halbrook, p. 67]

C. The Federalist Papers, No. 46: James Madison contended that ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the people would develop plans of resistance and resort to arms. [Halbrook, p. 67]

E. The Federalists promised that state governments and citizen militias would exist to make sure the federal military never became large or oppressive. To say that the National Guard replaces the notion of the militia runs contrary to what the Founders said and wrote.

F.John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1690) aimed at reforming Britain’s monarchy and parliamentary system and limiting the power of government, and profoundly influenced the Founders and all Western Civilization. John Locke explained that civil government properly exists to more effectively protect the rights that all individuals have in the “state of nature.” The individuals have the rights to life, liberty, and property. They give civil government the power over themselves only to the extent that it better protects those rights. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, specifically declared that the ideas of John Locke’s Second Treatise were “generally approved by the citizens of the United States.”Jefferson mandated that Locke’s Second Treatise be taught in the University of Virginia.

Also, feel free to look at other sites that may not align to your political echo-chamber. You may find it gives you a more complete point of view.

http://rare.us/story/when-black-americans-used-the-second-am...

http://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amend...