[thechat] Fighter plane's laser may blind civilians

[rudy]

> some people would rather see funds diverted from
> self-perpetuating money pits

troll

although i happen to be on your side on this one

here in canada, redistribution of wealth is explicit government policy

the arts, the lazy, the favoured industries, the social services, the
lawyers...

not to mention paying farmers not to farm and similar idiocies


> we keep our place in the world by holding everyone else to second-
> and third-world status until they figure out who's boss, who's language
> we'll use, who's currency, and who not to blow up as a hobby...

sure, like that's gonna work

language?  isn't spanish semi-official over there?  french is fully equal in
canada, and in toronto the really important messages are in half a dozen
languages

currency? it'll be a while yet before the dollar is the last one standing

good luck getting the rest of the world to drop the metric system, too


but when it comes to blowing things up, you may have a point

your enemies are really stupid if they keep doing that

what they'll do next, therefore, will be something even more insidious

but i cannot tell you what it is, or i'd have to kill you


rudy