Americal Politics III

[Lochdhu]

One thing is the lack of thought police. I can say anything I feel to Argentinians without having to worry about it being politically correct. Heck, usually they not only agree with me, but say "of course". Unbelievable. I love these people. There are many things that are simply off limits for discussion in the USA. There are many things you cannot say no matter how obvious they are. Say something that is not politically correct and the compiled software program in their pre-programmed heads will automatically call you the names they have been pre-programmed to call you. Yet their behavior suggests that they don't at all practice what they preach.

Another reason I feel more free here is that property taxes here are a small fraction of those in my city.

Another reason is that our police in the USA are out to raise money for the state, and not out to protect me. Here, the police are more out to raise money for themselves, but will protect me if I pay a little bit. That works a lot better for me. It saves a lot of time, money, and humiliation too. And I feel protected. And I don't feel like a big money target. I feel like a small money target. That's a lot better.

For example, the other night I was out with a 22 year old law student, and we were in his car. At a red light a security officer pointed to us and suggested we put on our seat belts. He actually seemed to care about our safety. Unbelievable! No fine! Nothing! In the mommy fascist state in Dallas, TX, we would have gotten two tickets and it would have costs $810 pesos. $405 pesos per seat belt. And worse, we would have to listen to a big long speech by the self-righteous asshole cop about how he is helping us. At least a criminal just steals your money. You don't have to be bored with a speech about why he is helping you. We would have also had to do a field sobriety test. It would have taken an hour.

In Dallas, I have gotten 2 seat belt tickets going 20 MPH on a one-way street (impossible to get hurt) each costing $135 U$S per ticket. And then had to listen to a speech each time about how he was helping me. And both times I was given the tickets by a motorcycle cop! WHERE WAS HIS SEATBELT? How can riding a motorcycle possibly be legal if riding in a steel car without a seatbelt is not? Mommy fascist knows no logic. And thinking rationally is not politically correct. You may need sensitivity training. And six months of probation if you argue. Friendly fascism is much scarier than gun toting fascists. Friendly fascism is much harder to defeat.

And that is just the seat belt law. Add to that the DUI searches every night. Going out to a bar, my friend and I feel like Navy Seals doing a mission behind enemy lines. They keep lowering the drinking limit from.12, to.1, to.08. Somewhere, I think in Florida, it is.06.

Hell, in Texas they were even going into bars and arresting people for being drunk in the bar, even if they were not driving. Religious fascists. And socialist fascists. The want to control you and steal your money. They can both eat dog pooh pooh.

In Dallas, the only people I ever see getting pulled over for anything is non-poor people. Gee I wonder why? Follow the money. There are 250,000 outstanding arrest warrants in my city of Dallas. That's like 20% of the people. They can't pull over poor people with warrants. They would have to process them and put them in jail. The jails are already full. But moreover, that COSTS them money. They are trying to MAKE money. It has nothing to do with their supposed mission of "protect and serve". Their real mission is protect their power and serve themselves. They want the guy driving a Lexus. A DUI makes the city a ton of money. A derilect costs them money. They have a budget to balance.

I really dislike the politically correct, mindless, Oprah-style, friendly mommy fascist state. I want freedom from extortion. The system here in Argentina has already self-imploded. Now the only law that is followed here is gravity.

That is why I feel more free here than in the USA. Ironic isn't it.

Your not alone. I am sick of the direction this country is heading, it truly is going down the toilet, and so I have been looking for a new country to live in. And Argentina is on my Radar. Facist State, I agree with you 100% this GW Bush and other's swore to uphold the constitution, Not butcher it. Don't get me wrong, I am proud to be American, and love my country here, but American has done so many things I am not proud of.

The cops are something else, as I worked in Law enforment for 14 years, I had moral issues with the things I have seen. I know what is right, and what is wrong. I've personally seen charges get trumped up, statements and reports falsified, evidenced tampered with, and even planted, just so it's easier to get a conviction.

The Judical system is so corrupt, I am ashamed of what it has become. Even district attorneys can not do the right thing. DA's havent got a clue, or play along to get that conviction, if the DA does not play along, then the cops turn agiasnt the DA, fuck up paper work and evidence, thus making the DA look back and wind up losing his Job. Its all politics and dollars. Please not, I do not work in LE anymore, I was lucky to find a way out of this line of work. And never looked back. And have never been happier.

With what I know, I could have gotten an entire city force of cops indicted. But, I would also be putting my own life on the line, once you turn your back on them, and stop playing ball, it is you agiasn't the world, and they got the balls to set you up and kill you, and make your life a living hell.

You might say I was one of the cooler cops, I could've busted a lot of people, but I also remembered the times when cops gave me breaks or undertood what it was like to be a teenager doing stupid shit. Or out just having innocent fun.

Anyways enough of my rant about our corrupt system here. Just happy to put it behind me, and move on with a better life now. Looking forward to moving down to BA soon.

[Escapee5150]

In Colorado you can be charged with "driving while impaired" with a BAC of.05. It's 8 points out of 12 on your license but your insurance company will go crazy. Mostly that is used as a way to plea-bargain DUIs for first offenders but some people I know have been initially charged with it.

And no, I don't know that from personal experience. I've never been convicted of an alcohol-related offense (unlike George W "Holier Than Thou" Bush)

WOW. And dittos for me too. I have never been pulled over or charged with a DUI. And I always leave with an open beer in my car. As a matter of principal. That was legal until 1990 in Texas. Then it was, well the passenger can still drink. Now that is gone too. It's not like I drive drunk. And I live in a neighborhood that is 100 years old, with tiny streets. My car never gets above 12 miles per hour. But still I am a criminal. They can now even take your blood by force if you refuse a breath test. And by the way, Holy George's daughters have gotten high with Ashton Kutcher (maybe better put as Demi Moore's husband) Ashton was a republican until he decided he wanted to keep working in Hollywood, so he came out and read a statement before the last election. You could tell by the way he read it, that it was like a coerced reading. The people that control Hollywood (now who might that be? And television, have a lot of power and influence over the minds of the masses. The brainwashing did not work on me. I escaped the mental hospital. L. A. Police Code 5150 - Escapee from a mental hospital. And a Van Halen ablum, in reference to Eddie. I am an escapee from sex prison. The can't tax us for dancing. So dance everybody!

Sorry, we are going to get in trouble. This thread is about apartment hunting.

Yes, so as I was saying, I hope to buy and apartment or at least eventually go crazy trying to decide. Even if I had a ton of money, I still have not found the perfect place. I found a nice one today, but it was $470,000. But it is still not perfect. It was newer and more modern. I prefer the old style ricketey manual elevators. That is more sexy. I don't know what El Aleman was thinking about wanting a modern one.

[Escapee5150]

Why do you feel more free in AR, than in USA?

One thing is the lack of thought police. I can say anything I feel to Argentinians without having to worry about it being politically correct. Heck, usually they not only agree with me, but say "of course". Unbelievable. I love these people. There are many things that are simply off limits for discussion in the USA. There are many things you cannot say no matter how obvious they are. Say something that is not politically correct and the compiled software program in their pre-programmed heads will automatically call you the names they have been pre-programmed to call you. Yet their behavior suggests that they don't at all practice what they preach.

Another reason I feel more free here is that property taxes here are a small fraction of those in my city.

Another reason is that our police in the USA are out to raise money for the state, and not out to protect me. Here, the police are more out to raise money for themselves, but will protect me if I pay a little bit. That works a lot better for me. It saves a lot of time, money, and humiliation too. And I feel protected. And I don't feel like a big money target. I feel like a small money target. That's a lot better.

For example, the other night I was out with a 22 year old law student, and we were in his car. At a red light a security officer pointed to us and suggested we put on our seat belts. He actually seemed to care about our safety. Unbelievable! No fine! Nothing! In the mommy fascist state in Dallas, TX, we would have gotten two tickets and it would have costs $810 pesos. $405 pesos per seat belt. And worse, we would have to listen to a big long speech by the self-righteous asshole cop about how he is helping us. At least a criminal just steals your money. You don't have to be bored with a speech about why he is helping you. We would have also had to do a field sobriety test. It would have taken an hour.

In Dallas, I have gotten 2 seat belt tickets going 20 MPH on a one-way street (impossible to get hurt) each costing $135 U$S per ticket. And then had to listen to a speech each time about how he was helping me. And both times I was given the tickets by a motorcycle cop! WHERE WAS HIS SEATBELT? How can riding a motorcycle possibly be legal if riding in a steel car without a seatbelt is not? Mommy fascist knows no logic. And thinking rationally is not politically correct. You may need sensitivity training. And six months of probation if you argue. Friendly fascism is much scarier than gun toting fascists. Friendly fascism is much harder to defeat.

And that is just the seat belt law. Add to that the DUI searches every night. Going out to a bar, my friend and I feel like Navy Seals doing a mission behind enemy lines. They keep lowering the drinking limit from.12, to.1, to.08. Somewhere, I think in Florida, it is.06.

Hell, in Texas they were even going into bars and arresting people for being drunk in the bar, even if they were not driving. Religious fascists. And socialist fascists. The want to control you and steal your money. They can both eat dog pooh pooh.

In Dallas, the only people I ever see getting pulled over for anything is non-poor people. Gee I wonder why? Follow the money. There are 250,000 outstanding arrest warrants in my city of Dallas. That's like 20% of the people. They can't pull over poor people with warrants. They would have to process them and put them in jail. The jails are already full. But moreover, that COSTS them money. They are trying to MAKE money. It has nothing to do with their supposed mission of "protect and serve". Their real mission is protect their power and serve themselves. They want the guy driving a Lexus. A DUI makes the city a ton of money. A derilect costs them money. They have a budget to balance.

I really dislike the politically correct, mindless, Oprah-style, friendly mommy fascist state. I want freedom from extortion. The system here in Argentina has already self-imploded. Now the only law that is followed here is gravity.

That is why I feel more free here than in the USA. Ironic isn't it.

[Moore]

Wellcome to the Land of the Free with Liberty and Justice for All.

I believe that most of the horror stories told by Saint and many others with no potential conflict of interest about property and business here are true.

Ethics are more of a problem than socialism.