A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking "[w]ho really rules?" researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argue that over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking "[w]ho really rules?" researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argue that over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
So you're saying that the nation that began as a tax revolt led by wealthy landowners and initially only allowed landowners to vote listens to the wealthy more...
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking "[w]ho really rules?" researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argue that over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
So you're saying that the nation that began as a tax revolt led by wealthy landowners and initially only allowed landowners to vote listens to the wealthy more...
I mean, if you do t own land, should you really be allowed to vote? You might just pick up and move to South America if you elect bad people!
Now I want to watch the original Robocop. I only saw a heavily edited for tv version of it when I was really young, and I don't remember too much. Mostly just the beginning, then scene where he is in his old apartment, Kurtwood Smith's character getting his face all bloodied up, and the last scene. Most of everything else is forgotten.
I don't know that I would have a very high tolerance for it though.
Neco on
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Also, we were never a democracy anyway. Representative democracy at best. Republic seems mor accurate. I thought you were supposed to be smart, Princeton.
Now I want to watch the original Robocop. I only saw a heavily edited for tv version of it when I was really young, and I don't remember too much. Mostly just the beginning, then scene where he is in his old apartment, Kurtwood Smith's character getting his face all bloodied up, and the last scene. Most of everything else is forgotten.
I don't know that I would have a very high tolerance for it though.
Best Jesus allegory ever.
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Now I want to watch the original Robocop. I only saw a heavily edited for tv version of it when I was really young, and I don't remember too much. Mostly just the beginning, then scene where he is in his old apartment, Kurtwood Smith's character getting his face all bloodied up, and the last scene. Most of everything else is forgotten.
I don't know that I would have a very high tolerance for it though.
Eats baby food. Twirls gun like a bad ass. Stores it in his thigh. Fights a big robot. That's basically the movie.
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The most impressive thing about adobo op is how accurately it portrays what it is like to live in Detroit. Basically like the Wire of Detroit.
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Now I want to watch the original Robocop. I only saw a heavily edited for tv version of it when I was really young, and I don't remember too much. Mostly just the beginning, then scene where he is in his old apartment, Kurtwood Smith's character getting his face all bloodied up, and the last scene. Most of everything else is forgotten.
I don't know that I would have a very high tolerance for it though.
Eats baby food. Twirls gun like a bad ass. Stores it in his thigh. Fights a big robot. That's basically the movie.
So, an 80's movie then.
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Adobo or Adobar (Spanish: marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of raw food in a stock (or sauce) composed variously of paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar to preserve and enhance its flavor. The Portuguese variant is known as Carne de Vinha d' Alhos.
The practice is native to Iberia, namely Spanish cuisine[1] and Portuguese cuisine. It was widely adopted in Latin America and other Spanish and Portuguese colonies, including the Azores and Madeira.
In the Philippines, the name adobo was given by the Spanish colonists to an indigenous cooking method that also uses vinegar,[2][3] which although superficially similar had developed independent of Spanish influence.
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What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
...but I thought THIS was Detroit?
No?
Oh well. I guess even a working clock is wrong two times a day.
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The Lions still suck
“I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
Has Sarif Industries opened their new offices yet?
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
I made a game! Hotline Maui. Requires mouse and keyboard.
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
...or DID you?
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
Had some outstanding shwarma at Bucharest before going to a Tigers game couple of weeks back
Had the best meal of my life at Roast
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
...or DID you?
Was I the Bruce Willis all along.
I made a game! Hotline Maui. Requires mouse and keyboard.
What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
...but I thought THIS was Detroit?
No?
Oh well. I guess even a working clock is wrong two times a day.
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking "[w]ho really rules?" researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argue that over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking "[w]ho really rules?" researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argue that over the past few decades America's political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
i know the dumb low tire pressure sensor wasn't blinking when i bought the car or for a couple days afterward. then i went in the trunk to find the spare and make sure everything there was in order. it seems like it started immediately after that. thom, can jostling the spare tire upset the TPMS sensor? it's blinking for 30 seconds and then staying solid which allegedly means a problem with the sensor vs actual low pressure.
Also, we were never a democracy anyway. Representative democracy at best. Republic seems mor accurate. I thought you were supposed to be smart, Princeton.
i know the dumb low tire pressure sensor wasn't blinking when i bought the car or for a couple days afterward. then i went in the trunk to find the spare and make sure everything there was in order. it seems like it started immediately after that. thom, can jostling the spare tire upset the TPMS sensor? it's blinking for 30 seconds and then staying solid which allegedly means a problem with the sensor vs actual low pressure.
spare tire is not connected to tpms afaik
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What's Detroit up to these days? They haven't been in the news for awhile.
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
I had a two-hour layover in the airport there and it was the nicest airport I've ever been in
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Connected powerful stakeholders hold more power in democracies.
News at 11.
This is a world gone topsy turvy
So you're saying that the nation that began as a tax revolt led by wealthy landowners and initially only allowed landowners to vote listens to the wealthy more...
I mean, if you do t own land, should you really be allowed to vote? You might just pick up and move to South America if you elect bad people!
I don't know that I would have a very high tolerance for it though.
Doom is comming to MH.
Best Jesus allegory ever.
Eats baby food. Twirls gun like a bad ass. Stores it in his thigh. Fights a big robot. That's basically the movie.
So, an 80's movie then.
You wouldn't know what the fuck to do with yourself if you went to Detroit
Out of bankruptcy and doing fine
Downtown is nice, JP Morgan invested like 100M and is recouping according to schedule, lots of commerce in surrounding suburbs have moved offices back downtown
...but I thought THIS was Detroit?
No?
Oh well. I guess even a working clock is wrong two times a day.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Has Sarif Industries opened their new offices yet?
I ate in downtown Detroit with wazilla and neither of us died.
"At least we're not Detroit"
...or DID you?
Had some outstanding shwarma at Bucharest before going to a Tigers game couple of weeks back
Had the best meal of my life at Roast
It’s not a very important country most of the time
http://steamcommunity.com/id/mortious
Was I the Bruce Willis all along.
That is the farthest east I have been in the US. :-/
Detroit is a smoking crater only some of the time.
It will buff right out.
It is just as good the second time around.
Theater was only about 1/3 full. Fuckin' disgrace.
2nd rate ivy league wannabe at best
spare tire is not connected to tpms afaik
I had a two-hour layover in the airport there and it was the nicest airport I've ever been in
I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
I would put my hands up, put my hands up, put my hands up