destruction of america

[john510]

23 minutes ago, paradime said:

So we're supposed to believe that removing these 5 cities would lower the entire US 186 positions for highest murder rate in the word? Have you considered this might be cherry picking data to support some BS political rhetoric? 

 

Murder Rates (per 100k citizens) vs total count

 

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/murder-rate-by-country

 

Country	Homicide Rate	Homicide Count	Year
El Salvador	52.02	3,340	2018
Jamaica	43.85	1,287	2018
Lesotho	43.56	897	2015
Honduras	38.93	3,732	2018
Belize	37.79	142	2017
Venezuela	36.69	10,598	2018
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	36.54	40	2016
South Africa	36.40	21,036	2018
Saint Kitts and Nevis	36.09	18	2012
Nigeria	34.52	64,201	2016
Bahamas	31.96	122	2017
Trinidad and Tobago	30.65	420	2015
Mexico	29.07	36,685	2018
Anguilla	28.34	4	2014
Saint Martin	27.73	10	2016
Brazil	27.38	57,358	2018
Dominica	26.59	19	2017
Colombia	25.34	12,586	2018
Guatemala	22.50	3,881	2018
Saint Lucia	21.44	39	2018
Puerto Rico	21.09	641	2018
Montserrat	20.28	1	2012
Central African Republic	20.12	913	2016
Curacao	19.04	26	2007
Tuvalu	18.62	2	2012
Namibia	17.68	388	2012
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	15.77	1	2009
Botswana	15.25	303	2010
South Sudan	14.87	1,504	2012
Guyana	14.25	111	2018
French Guiana	13.18	30	2009
Seychelles	12.54	12	2016
Uruguay	12.06	416	2018
Eswatini	11.56	130	2017
Costa Rica	11.26	563	2018
Palau	11.17	2	2018
Antigua and Barbuda	11.06	10	2012
Grenada	10.82	12	2017
Uganda	10.52	4,497	2018
Iraq	10.07	3,339	2013
Dominican Republic	10.05	1,068	2018
Barbados	9.77	28	2018
Papua New Guinea	9.75	713	2010
Panama	9.39	392	2018
Ethiopia	8.79	8,153	2012
British Virgin Islands	8.33	2	2006
Cayman Islands	8.22	5	2014
Russia	8.21	11,964	2018
Bermuda	8.14	5	2017
Peru	7.91	2,487	2017
Kiribati	7.52	8	2012
Zimbabwe	7.48	981	2012
Nicaragua	7.19	453	2016
Paraguay	7.14	497	2018
Yemen	6.77	1,703	2013
Haiti	6.68	743	2018
Afghanistan	6.66	2,474	2018
Tanzania	6.48	3,439	2016
Philippines	6.46	6,895	2018
Bolivia	6.22	686	2016
Ukraine	6.18	2,751	2017
Mongolia	6.18	196	2018
Burundi	6.05	635	2016
Mayotte	5.93	12	2009
Ecuador	5.80	991	2018
Guadeloupe	5.75	23	2016
Turks and Caicos Islands	5.65	2	2014
Suriname	5.43	31	2017
American Samoa	5.38	3	2016
Zambia	5.37	853	2015
Argentina	5.32	2,362	2018
Greenland	5.32	3	2016
Sudan	5.15	1,702	2008
Kazakhstan	5.06	915	2017
Cuba	5.05	572	2016
*United States*	4.96	16,214	2018
Kenya	4.93	2,533	2018
Angola	4.85	1,217	2012
Lithuania	4.57	128	2018
Niger	4.43	788	2012
Chile	4.40	825	2018
Latvia	4.36	84	2018
Turkmenistan	4.22	203	2006
Moldova	4.10	166	2018
Timor Leste	4.10	49	2015
Marshall Islands	3.98	2	1994
Pakistan	3.88	8,241	2018
Solomon Islands	3.77	19	2008
Mozambique	3.51	849	2011
Cook Islands	3.49	1	2012
Liberia	3.26	135	2012
Sao Tome and Principe	3.25	6	2011
New Caledonia	3.20	8	2009
Samoa	3.15	6	2013
India	3.08	41,651	2018
Tunisia	3.06	332	2012
Gibraltar	2.98	1	2010
Mauritius	2.92	37	2018
Martinique	2.77	11	2009
Liechtenstein	2.64	1	2018
Turkey	2.59	2,133	2018
Thailand	2.58	1,787	2017
Rwanda	2.58	293	2015
Egypt	2.55	2,207	2012
Guam	2.50	4	2011
Iran	2.50	1,936	2014
Lebanon	2.49	171	2018
Hungary	2.49	242	2017
Sri Lanka	2.42	514	2018
Belarus	2.39	226	2018
Bangladesh	2.37	3,830	2018
Fiji	2.31	20	2014
Nepal	2.30	627	2016
Albania	2.29	66	2018
Myanmar	2.26	1,198	2016
Montenegro	2.23	14	2018
Georgia	2.22	89	2018
Azerbaijan	2.20	219	2018
Kyrgyzstan	2.19	138	2018
Malaysia	2.13	627	2013
Estonia	2.12	28	2018
Ghana	2.09	609	2017
Aruba	1.93	2	2014
Cambodia	1.84	268	2011
Kuwait	1.82	61	2012
Reunion	1.82	15	2009
Malawi	1.81	279	2012
Canada	1.76	651	2018
Sierra Leone	1.73	124	2015
Armenia	1.69	50	2018
Belgium	1.69	193	2017
Tajikistan	1.64	126	2011
Finland	1.63	90	2018
Malta	1.59	7	2018
Vietnam	1.53	1,358	2011
Israel	1.49	123	2017
Morocco	1.42	510	2018
Cameroon	1.39	341	2017
Algeria	1.36	542	2015
Jordan	1.36	133	2017
Bulgaria	1.30	92	2018
Romania	1.28	250	2018
Saudi Arabia	1.27	419	2017
Cyprus	1.26	15	2018
Burkina Faso	1.25	240	2017
Serbia	1.23	108	2018
United Kingdom	1.20	809	2018
North Macedonia	1.20	25	2018
France	1.20	779	2018
Bhutan	1.19	9	2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.17	39	2018
Guinea Bissau	1.15	21	2017
Slovakia	1.14	62	2018
Uzbekistan	1.14	363	2017
Benin	1.13	126	2017
Sweden	1.08	108	2018
Denmark	1.01	58	2018
Tonga	0.97	1	2012
Austria	0.97	86	2018
Germany	0.95	788	2018
Greece	0.94	99	2018
Australia	0.89	222	2018
Iceland	0.89	3	2018
Syria	0.88	149	2018
Ireland	0.87	42	2018
Taiwan	0.82	192	2015
Portugal	0.79	81	2018
New Zealand	0.74	35	2017
Poland	0.73	277	2018
Maldives	0.72	3	2013
Hong Kong	0.65	48	2018
Spain	0.62	290	2018
South Korea	0.60	309	2018
Switzerland	0.59	50	2018
Netherlands	0.59	100	2018
Croatia	0.58	24	2018
Italy	0.57	345	2018
China	0.53	7,525	2018
Bahrain	0.52	7	2014
Brunei	0.49	2	2013
Palestine	0.49	24	2018
Slovenia	0.48	10	2018
Norway	0.47	25	2018
United Arab Emirates	0.46	44	2017
Indonesia	0.43	1,150	2017
French Polynesia	0.38	1	2009
Qatar	0.37	9	2014
Luxembourg	0.34	2	2017
Oman	0.27	13	2018
Senegal	0.27	39	2015
Japan	0.26	334	2018
Singapore	0.16	9	2018
Isle of Man			2016
Andorra			2015
Monaco			2015
San Marino			2011

 

 

 

Peru

Have you considered this might be cherry picking data to support some BS political rhetoric /\ ? I found that on the internet by accident.From what I've heard everything on the net is true.It wouldn't surprise me if it was.Take a look at what big cities aren't even included in that list of five.Los Angeles,Oakland,Atlanta etc. we know those cities have a problem.I only posted that because I found it interesting.If true.

[datzenmike]

Aren't we, right now, on the internet? So quoting something that is false makes it true.

[thisismatt]

42 minutes ago, paradime said:

Some would never consider that these are murder rates and not justifiable self defense.

But I don't think they are...?

[a.d._510_n_ok]

https://stapledefense.com/lake-city-plant-commercial-contracts/

[paradime]

35 minutes ago, john510 said:

Have you considered this might be cherry picking data to support some BS political rhetoric /\ ? I found that on the internet by accident.From what I've heard everything on the net is true.It wouldn't surprise me if it was.Take a look at what big cities aren't even included in that list of five.Los Angeles,Oakland,Atlanta etc. we know those cities have a problem.I only posted that because I found it interesting.If true.

 

Most urban centers tend to be liberal, but when it comes to crime, you make a valid point. Mind you, I'm not saying I haven't been guilty of the same, butI think it needs to be said. The internet is filled with baseless claims, miss-quoting studies that sometimes don't even exist, or people just pulling all manner of shit out of their ass. Repeat it online enough and it becomes solid gold truth. In the age of subjective reasoning, critical thinking and qualifying something as reliable is too much darn trouble to bother with. So for today's myopic hamster attention span society, truth is only what validates what they want to believe. Anything challenging that belief is an evil conspiracy, logical conversation becomes a subjective truth stalemate, and intellectual lockdown. 

 

I feel pretty comfortable siting The World Population Review. It's a 60 year old peer reviewed journal compiling global sociological demographic records from thousands of sources. It's also one of the most objectively reliable and widely trusted research organizations I know of. When searching for anything approaching truth, quality matters. When it comes to political rhetoric, all too often, when you scrape off the gold paint you find nothing but shit. When in need, WPR is a great paint scraper.

[flyerdan]

Going on a tangent here, but is it just me, or has the quality of shipping really gone to hell lately?  I ordered some stuff off ebay and everything seemed to be fine when I get an email from the seller stating that they're refunding my order because UPS lost it.  Ok, good on them for being on the ball and catching it before I knew there was an issue.

Another order came by a different outfit, randos just drive around in their own cars delivering stuff, and I had two of three boxes delivered with the wrong name.  The next day the same outfit tried delivering something that I didn't order that had the same name - I flagged her down and sent it back.  Notified the seller and they sent out a replacement item UPS and I was just notified they refunded because UPS lost it again.  They used to be good, hate to think that they've succumbed to the same culture of shitbagdom that's overtaking the country, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.  The startling part of all this is with the rampant retail theft and anti-business rhetoric, soon the only way to buy anything will be online - good luck getting stuff.  That is until the blm assholes realize that it's easier to wait for a truck to leave the distribution center and attack it like piranhas right away rather that following it and porch pirating every stop.

[bananahamuck]

6 hours ago, flyerdan said:

Going on a tangent here, but is it just me, or has the quality of shipping really gone to hell lately?  I ordered some stuff off ebay and everything seemed to be fine when I get an email from the seller stating that they're refunding my order because UPS lost it.  Ok, good on them for being on the ball and catching it before I knew there was an issue.

Another order came by a different outfit, randos just drive around in their own cars delivering stuff, and I had two of three boxes delivered with the wrong name.  The next day the same outfit tried delivering something that I didn't order that had the same name - I flagged her down and sent it back.  Notified the seller and they sent out a replacement item UPS and I was just notified they refunded because UPS lost it again.  They used to be good, hate to think that they've succumbed to the same culture of shitbagdom that's overtaking the country, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.  The startling part of all this is with the rampant retail theft and anti-business rhetoric, soon the only way to buy anything will be online - good luck getting stuff.  That is until the blm assholes realize that it's easier to wait for a truck to leave the distribution center and attack it like piranhas right away rather that following it and porch pirating every stop.

 

 

My neighbor got a Amazon delivery at 1am ,, guy was apparently in a small sedan ,, no markings at all. 

 

weird as shit 

 

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[datzenmike]

My last delivery was this Sunday afternoon. Sunday?????? I ordered it Saturday afternoon.

[KELMO]

7 hours ago, bananahamuck said:

 

 

My neighbor got a Amazon delivery at 1am ,, guy was apparently in a small sedan ,, no markings at all. 

 

weird as shit 

 

.

That could get you shot in my area. Sounds like some poor decision making skills by the delivery driver.

[john510]

I'm getting the best delivery from the USPS believe it or not.I buy a lot of fishing rod components on Ebay and a couple other websites.USPS has been the best at delivering as scheduled and even a day or two early.Not to mention prices.I sold a reel to a guy in Hawaii.UPS wanted 80 bucks for a 6" square box.At that price I was going to refund the buyers money.USPS sent it for 20 bucks and it got there in three days.Go figure,something run by the Government works better than a private company.

[paradime]

For the most part, I've had the same experience as John and Mike, as if they knew I'd be ordering my shit before I did. Last year though, I bought a pricy pair of headphones with my initials engraved on them "free of charge". (don't judge, I can't drive my Datsun). I knew it would take 4 weeks for delivery, so I was patient. That date came and went, so a week later I called to ask WTF. Another week later I got an email saying they never made it to the shipping warehouse and were "lost" at the airport. But, if you can just be even more patient, and wait another month, we'll send you another pair at the same price, with no we're sorry discount. Ah, hell no, F that shit, and give me my money back ass hat so I can buy them at a brick and mortar 40 miles away without your F'n free initials. The only consolation is they sound even better than I could have imagined, and for someone addicted to music, even without the monogram they're worth every penny I spent. So you don't always get what you want, but if you try some times, you get what you need.

[datzenmike]

I ordered some of that liquid windshield crack repair. It showed up in a small plastic envelope obviously crushed and wet inside. I complained that it should have better protection and got instant refund.

[john510]

4 hours ago, datzenmike said:

I ordered some of that liquid windshield crack repair. It showed up in a small plastic envelope obviously crushed and wet inside. I complained that it should have better protection and got instant refund.

Those kits actually work pretty good.I fixed the wife's windshield the day after the chip happened.Still no traveling of the chip.I did two more windshields with the same kit.

[datzenmike]

I had a 'glue' on mirror that I removed and a crack happened that winter and I think only on the inner sheet of the laminate glass and from the old attachment point down to the dash. Next year I will try again. Christ I still have 2020 gas in it.

[yenpit]

On 10/24/2023 at 6:53 PM, a.d._510_n_ok said:

Do you wanna get suicided because this is how you get suicided...... 

 

THIS was spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can not stand that ol bag lying Hillary!!  That woman is nastier than ol Nacy Pelosi!!  Both of them need to be in PRISON!!  This one made my day........................😎🙏

[paradime]

Not that window repair isn't interesting, but who would have guessed the relative unknown Mike Johnson would turn out to be a fundamentalist Christian lawyer with an ax to grind for anyone challenging Trump for the GOP nomination. Dems did the same to  R Kennedy Jr. when he was talking about running against Biden. Is this the open and fair election process we're fighting for, or just a party dictatorship move to protect "special power" interests?  Blinded by the lies of dueling realities, as long as these parties hold tight control over the message, no one gives a shit about making a choice between 2 80 year old babbling sacks of lying excrement. Big US power politics is a complete contradiction to our American constitutional values, that was set up for leaders in service to the people, with an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Instead of doing that with honor and moral integrity for the COMMON good, it's been twisted into the good of their party's interests. Clearly, with our spoon fed digitally hypnotized society, no one gives a flying F about that honor crap any more. Highly unlikely for the generation of self centered mouth breather, but the only way to save this great country is to pull our collective head out of our parties ass, and start thinking for ourselves.

Edited November 2, 2023 by paradime

[yenpit]

On 10/31/2023 at 11:17 AM, john510 said:

I'm getting the best delivery from the USPS believe it or not.I buy a lot of fishing rod components on Ebay and a couple other websites.USPS has been the best at delivering as scheduled and even a day or two early.Not to mention prices.I sold a reel to a guy in Hawaii.UPS wanted 80 bucks for a 6" square box.At that price I was going to refund the buyers money.USPS sent it for 20 bucks and it got there in three days.Go figure,something run by the Government works better than a private company.

 

I believe that is because USPS is Federal.  USPS will deliver to all USA states & countries, like Puerto Rico, Guam etc.  Priority Mail flat rate works great.  USPS has always been good to me.  My new job, we probably use USPS 60++++% of the time & rarely have issues.  UPS & FedEx have gotten too expensive in the Lower 48 for individual users, only good discounts for businesses that ship more.  I found "Pirate Ship" a couple months ago............VERY deep discounts for UPS & FedEx.

[Duncan]

I've been just noticing lately that the campus Pro Palestinian demonstrators are all (mostly) wearing masks.

 

Kinda reminds me of the brave Antifa warriors that seem to gone into hibernation lately.

 

 

 

[tr8er]

On 11/1/2023 at 1:55 PM, paradime said:

Not that window repair isn't interesting, but who would have guessed the relative unknown Mike Johnson would turn out to be a fundamentalist Christian lawyer with an ax to grind for anyone challenging Trump for the GOP nomination. Dems did the same to  R Kennedy Jr. when he was talking about running against Biden. Is this the open and fair election process we're fighting for, or just a party dictatorship move to protect "special power" interests?  Blinded by the lies of dueling realities, as long as these parties hold tight control over the message, no one gives a shit about making a choice between 2 80 year old babbling sacks of lying excrement. Big US power politics is a complete contradiction to our American constitutional values, that was set up for leaders in service to the people, with an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. Instead of doing that with honor and moral integrity for the COMMON good, it's been twisted into the good of their party's interests. Clearly, with our spoon fed digitally hypnotized society, no one gives a flying F about that honor crap any more. Highly unlikely for the generation of self centered mouth breather, but the only way to save this great country is to pull our collective head out of our parties ass, and start thinking for ourselves.

Overturn Citizens United.  

[datzenmike]

22 minutes ago, Duncan said:

I've been just noticing lately that the campus Pro Palestinian demonstrators are all (mostly) wearing masks.

 

Kinda reminds me of the brave Antifa warriors that seem to gone into hibernation lately.

 

 

 

 

They have something to hide. Probably identity.

[paradime]

22 minutes ago, Duncan said:

I've been just noticing lately that the campus Pro Palestinian demonstrators are all (mostly) wearing masks.

 

Kinda reminds me of the brave Antifa warriors that seem to gone into hibernation lately.

 

 

 

 

I'm legally blind, but it's completely unconvincing garbage with all the childishly obvious perfectly straight consistant color text banners added to an image taken during CV-19. 

[Duncan]

1 hour ago, paradime said:

 

I'm legally blind, but it's completely unconvincing garbage with all the childishly obvious perfectly straight consistant color text banners added to an image taken during CV-19. 

 

I didn't notice that at all, and you're more-than-likely correct.  It was included in an online article about college campuses bending over backwards for minorities feeling safe, but they aren't really doing squat about keeping Jewish students safe.  Lots of anti-semantic rhetoric going around.

 

 

[paradime]

1 hour ago, Duncan said:

 

I didn't notice that at all, and you're more-than-likely correct.  It was included in an online article about college campuses bending over backwards for minorities feeling safe, but they aren't really doing squat about keeping Jewish students safe.  Lots of anti-semantic rhetoric going around.

 

 

True dat, and I hope you didn't think I was giving you shit for posting it. I used to teach PhotoShop, so it just looked a little to obvious to me.

 

In light of what actually happened to Israel, all the political blaming going on here is a bit rich for my taste. That said, antisemitism isn't unique to a bunch of poorly educated woke-tards, white supremest groups, or Hamas. Jews have been history's scapegoat for millennia, and even when it was as ugly as Nazi genocide, much of the world looked the other way. That includes the uneducated ignorant AND prominent intellectuals alike right here in the land of the brave, and the greatest generation who fought fascist totalitarianism to promote democratic freedom around the world. That religious indifference shit runs wide and deep though. So call me cynical, but I can't help but think this new found sympathy in modern American politics isn't genuine by any measure other than a tool for more slide of hand blaming tricks. Wether this religious magic show plays out between students on a college campus, the struggles of success for one and not the other, or the policies of differing administrations, it seems it's usually the Jewish scapegoat who catches the blame. 

[Duncan]

8 hours ago, paradime said:

True dat, and I hope you didn't think I was giving you shit for posting it. I used to teach PhotoShop, so it just looked a little to obvious to me.

 

 

I always appreciate your insight.  I didn't feel slighted in the least.  In opinion forums like these, I can appreciate people's different takes on issues.  I've mentioned it before, but I even have Democrats for friends in the real world. 

 

Incidentally, I ran across the same photo, possibly taken from another angle, or possibly another photographer.  I didn't notice as many masks on the wider shot..

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-hamas-war-antisemitism-muslim-threats-college-campuses-cornell-204401691.html

 

 

[john510]

I'm not understanding the hatred for Israel from so many at this time.Wasn't Israel minding their own business when they were attacked ? And the way they were attacked.The terrorists (yes that's what they are) didn't attack the military.They went after civilians.As far as I'm concerned Israel should wipe that Hamas shit off the face of the earth.If you're in the way tough shit.What an ugly situation.