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Hot Take; Putin needs to just level Ukraine to save us from ourselves

Uhm....no. Farmland is privately owned resource. Capitalism/ supply demand drives crop choices. I don't farm...worked on farms a good bit as a teenager. Prices and water drove crop choices. My land my choice!! Take that government management shit back to Venezuela or China. I need NOTHING from the government. Not safety, not security and certainly not food. Me and mine will take care of ourselves. If the masses can't do that.....too fucking bad
Farmland is privately owned but those “private” farmers sold their soul to the devil, John Deere equipment with proprietary software they lease, and GMO seeds they cannot re-use. The fanasty you have for farmers and Russia/Putin are one in the same. I still can believe how many people love Russia and hate their own country. You may not like what Americans and government officials say but to wish it all comes crashing down because their ideas offend you is pathetic. In a Geopolitical world you sould not covet your enemy.
 
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I might have asked this before..

From what I’ve read crop rotation is very important for soil longevity and yield.

Are there any laws/regulations that farmers have to follow (other than EPA etc), so the soil is maintained.

That’s what I really meant with being told what to plant…poor wording which just so happened to cause a shit show lol
My point has nothing to do with soil maintanence and everything to do individual property rights. If you bought it, inherited it, won it at a poker table, or whatever it is yours to do what you see fit with.

The fact that you openly agree with the government mandating anyone do anything is worrisome.

You seem to enjoy doing what you want with your business, shouldn’t farmers be afforded the same freedom?
 
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My point has nothing to do with soil maintanence and everything to do individual property rights. If you bought it, inherited it, won it at a poker table, or whatever it is yours to do what you see fit with.

The fact that you openly agree with the government mandating anyone do anything is worrisome.
I don’t want the government to get involved at all

To back track I said, farmland is a finite national resource

And as several people have posted there are times where the market dictates what is planted.

Again which is fine

My premise is, are farmers acting in our countries best interest…trying to keep our resource as long as possible.

If there was data showing the abuse of the land which will become a national security issue in the future…should there or is there oversight.

To reiterate, I don’t want government to get involved. I don’t want to tell them what to do.

I want security of our resource so we aren’t dependent as we are with oil
 
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I don’t want the government to get involved at all

To back track I said, farmland is a finite national resource

And as several people have posted there are times where the market dictates what is planted.

Again which is fine

My premise is, are farmers acting in our countries best interest…trying to keep our resource as long as possible.

If there was data showing the abuse of the land which will become a national security issue in the future…should there or is there oversight.

To reiterate, I don’t want government to get involved. I don’t want to tell them what to do.

I want security of our resource so we aren’t dependent as we are with oil
All that matters is that they are able to act in any way they choose with their own property as long as they aren’t damaging someone else’s.

We obviously have differing opinions on individual rights and freedom. You see their property as “our resource” where I see it as “their property”.
 
All that matters is that they are able to act in any way they choose with their own property as long as they aren’t damaging someone else’s.

We obviously have differing opinions on individual rights and freedom. You see their property as “our resource” where I see it as “their property”.
It’s their property 100%, they pay taxes

But it’s a national resource as well, it’s protects sovereignty by making us self sufficient.

It’s just not the same as 1/2 acre with a house and pool.

I consider it the same as fresh water.

There is a limit and it has to be cared for properly.
 
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It’s their property 100%, they pay taxes

But it’s a national resource as well, it’s protects sovereignty by making us self sufficient.

It’s just not the same as 1/2 acre with a house and pool.

I consider it the same as fresh water.

There is a limit and it has to be cared for properly.
This is what has allowed the government to grow into what it is today and why it won’t last.

You’re all too happy to hand someone else’s property rights over to the government to ensure you have food to eat. You applaud the gov for decreeing ownership of my wells, creeks, springs, and mud puddles to ensure you have water to drink. Don’t talk about business minors, international trade, or developing products while depending on the government to mandate your sustenance. If all you own is a half acre, you need a garden instead of a pool.
 
This is what has allowed the government to grow into what it is today and why it won’t last.

You’re all too happy to hand someone else’s property rights over to the government to ensure you have food to eat. You applaud the gov for decreeing ownership of my wells, creeks, springs, and mud puddles to ensure you have water to drink. Don’t talk about business minors, international trade, or developing products while depending on the government to mandate your sustenance. If all you own is a half acre, you need a garden instead of a pool.
Why would I get into a international trade seminar when I was only talking about farmland.

For the 100th time, I’m not for big government or for government take over


Question, do you think we would have the quality of water we do as a whole if the government didn’t have regulations / EPA standards and regulations on what and how chemicals can be disposed of?
 
EPA standards
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"Every time there is more than half an inch of rain there is sewage sent into the Hudson River. Over the course of the year you probably have billions of gallons of sewage going out into the Hudson."Jul 25, 2011
^ THIS HAPPENS EVERYWHERE COAST TI COAST IN AMERICA


 
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Why would I get into a international trade seminar when I was only talking about farmland.

For the 100th time, I’m not for big government or for government take over


Question, do you think we would have the quality of water we do as a whole if the government didn’t have regulations / EPA standards and regulations on what and how chemicals can be disposed of?
I know how I care for what is mine. I don’t think of anyone else other than my family when deciding what I do. It’ll be there for generations to come. I don’t care what anyone does with their property as long as it doesn’t damage anyone else’s.

Do you think your needs outweigh anyone else’s rights?

ETA: Aren’t you the Hoplite Arms guy? You sure stood up for your property rights when someone else was scamming your name/property/company. Guess that was different than a creek or farm land though. If you’re not that guy, my bad.
 
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I know how I care for what is mine. I don’t think of anyone else other than my family when deciding what I do. It’ll be there for generations to come. I don’t care what anyone does with their property as long as it doesn’t damage anyone else’s.

Do you think your needs outweigh anyone else’s rights?
you didnt answer the question

your rights outweigh my needs until your actions infringe on my quality of life
 
That’s not how freedom or rights work
why didnt you correct how freedom and rights work to the post above...its exactly what i said

"I don’t care what anyone does with their property as long as it doesn’t damage anyone else’s."
 
My point has nothing to do with soil maintanence and everything to do individual property rights. If you bought it, inherited it, won it at a poker table, or whatever it is yours to do what you see fit with.

The fact that you openly agree with the government mandating anyone do anything is worrisome.

You seem to enjoy doing what you want with your business, shouldn’t farmers be afforded the same freedom?
actually im regulated up the ass

i have certain licenses that allow for certain products to be produced

each one of the those has specific criteria

but knowing what other manufacturers do and have done

as much as the regulations are a burden if they werent there you wouldnt take or eat anything you didnt grow yourself
 
why didnt you correct how freedom and rights work to the post above...its exactly what i said

"I don’t care what anyone does with their property as long as it doesn’t damage anyone else’s."
If someone poisons groundwater dumping chemicals, that damages others property. They should be sued and held liable for damages to other owners property.

You aren’t guaranteed a quality of life, only the same rights as others. Lol
 
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If someone poisons groundwater dumping chemicals, that damages others property. They should be sued and held liable for damages to other owners property.

You aren’t guaranteed a quality of life, only the same rights as others. Lol
how do you know what poison and chemicals are if there arent govt regulations

how do you decipher property damage from said chemicals and poison if there are no regulations or governing body
 
actually im regulated up the ass

i have certain licenses that allow for certain products to be produced

each one of the those has specific criteria

but knowing what other manufacturers do and have done

as much as the regulations are a burden if they werent there you wouldnt take or eat anything you didnt grow yourself
Don’t the regulations just piss you off?

Allowed…. Lol

Who says others have to produce any goods for you to consume?
 
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how do you know what poison and chemicals are if there arent govt regulations

how do you decipher property damage from said chemicals and poison if there are no regulations or governing body
If you’re getting sick from the water, it’s poisoned. When the fish in the streams die, it’s polluted.

I know what I paid and what market value of my property is.
 
Don’t the regulations just piss you off?

Allowed…. Lol

Who says other have to produce any goods for you to consume?
yes the regulations are insane but when you stand back and look

they are there to make the lowest common denominator function and not kill people

example,

putting vitamins in bottles

you may find a bad count or a bug etc in a bottle...shit happens

but you wont get poisoned because there is enough redundancy in those burdensome regs (if they are followed and not skirted to much)

again im not for big gov but they have their place at times
 
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as much as the regulations are a burden if they werent there you wouldnt take or eat anything you didnt grow yourself
If we weren’t burdened with regulations, we could produce as much or as little as we want of whatever we wanted.
 
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If we weren’t burdened with regulations, we could produce as much or as little as we want of whatever we wanted.
…until the water is poisoned and the fields are destroyed like in southern Russia.

It’s a chicken and egg argument
 
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We don’t have the same core beliefs.

How about we agree not to use the government to force others to do what they don’t want to do and allow individuals to do as they please as long as they aren’t depriving people of their rights or damaging their property?
 
We don’t have the same core beliefs.

How about we agree not to use the government to force others to do what they don’t want to do and allow individuals to do as they please as long as they aren’t depriving people of their rights or damaging their property?
100%

We’re in the same ballpark but I think we just differ on where the line is drawn.
 
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but you wont get poisoned because there is enough redundancy in those burdensome regs (if they are followed and not skirted to much)
Have you not paid attention to all the drugs causing cancers
Sucicdes
Shootings
Etc
 
I personally believe in the need for drawing the line.

The trouble with it is that once the line is drawn the takers insist on moving it again. And again, and again, add infinitum.

A perfect example of that is our 2A rights.

They always ask us to compromise by giving up rights.
A true compromise would mean they have something to offer that benefits us.
Instead, our compromise consists of eroding the 2A until it disappears.

Private property rights face the same take, take, take.

If they can't take it, they tax it or regulate it to death. (Just like the 2A)
 
I personally believe in the need for drawing the line.

The trouble with it is that once the line is drawn the takers insist on moving it again. And again, and again, add infinitum.

A perfect example of that is our 2A rights.

They always ask us to compromise by giving up rights.
A true compromise would mean they have something to offer that benefits us.
Instead, our compromise consists of eroding the 2A until it disappears.

Private property rights face the same take, take, take.

If they can't take it, they tax it or regulate it to death. (Just like the 2A)
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Anyone happen to remember the amount of money the Trump administration had requested to complete the border wall as well as all of the enforcement that went along with it that the democrats said we didn't have enough money for?
Wasn’t it 6 billion or something?
 
Wasn’t it 6 billion or something?

Sounds about right.

But we have 40 billion to send to money launderers and human traffickers in Ukraine.

Give the choice between securing our border to a terrifying degree versus 'save Ukraine' well, good luck Ukraine people. Between Ukraine and Israel, we are basically in the full time country welfare business apparently.

P.S. - Where's my .50/gallon gas we were supposed to have when we invaded Iraq?
 
Sounds about right.

But we have 40 billion to send to money launderers and human traffickers in Ukraine.

Give the choice between securing our border to a terrifying degree versus 'save Ukraine' well, good luck Ukraine people.

P.S. - Where's my .50/gallon gas we were supposed to have when we invaded Iraq?
But how would the left have a border crisis to swoop in victimize them and have more voters? Unfortunately I think It’s good for the left (in their minds) having those poor people dying in the desert so they can turn around and make it a bigger issue.
 
But how would the left have a border crisis to swoop in victimize them and have more voters? Unfortunately I think It’s good for the left (in their minds) having those poor people dying in the desert so they can turn around and make it a bigger issue.

The border was never getting any attention in regards to being fixed, albeit it would be easy to do.

Us sending money to Ukraine has absolutely zero to do with 'save Ukraine' but rather, people over there called their favors in and gave the powers that be a choice of, send us money (which we will launder and enrich ourselves with) or we're going to start leaking info on all of the people who sit on the board of directors here who also seem to all be related to American politicians.

It's a payoff. It's that simple.
 
I thought Mexico was going to pay for the wall. If we just tax fentanyl imports, then... Oh wait, nevermind.
 
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Children are the greatest natural resource any nation has. The indoctrination squads will be along shortly to collect your children. Remember, they are a national resource...
 
@brianf, you mistakenly believe that government knows best, makes better decisions than the individual, and the people that make it up have the moral authority to do what’s best for the rest. This is false in it’s entirety. There are far too many examples that counter each that I just listed. Only the most ardent statists including those on the gov cheese could ever believe otherwise. While a realistic argument may include how little gov’t is truly necessary, we should all be able to agree that the ideal gov’t looks nothing like the behemoth monster we have crushing us today.
100% agreed

I don’t believe they make better decisions

I do believe they force the issue on certain issues that do turn out for the better.

That line is very blurry and like someone else mentioned once their foot is in the door it only a matter of time until they expand.

I don’t think it’s in human nature to totally limit government

Up until 100 years ago there was uncharted land on earth so people like the 13 colonies could start “new”

Or there were population a which we could take the land from.

Since the entire earth is now populated and divided up we are in uncharted waters in human history.
 
Farmland is privately owned but those “private” farmers sold their soul to the devil, John Deere equipment with proprietary software they lease, and GMO seeds they cannot re-use. The fanasty you have for farmers and Russia/Putin are one in the same. I still can believe how many people love Russia and hate their own country. You may not like what Americans and government officials say but to wish it all comes crashing down because their ideas offend you is pathetic. In a Geopolitical world you sould not covet your enemy.
I don't normally get into these antagonistic
debates here but I'm curious. Where in my post did I profess my love of Putin?? Where did I say I hope it all comes crashing down?? I have no love of Putin nor wish that it all comes crashing down. I do however hold our current Potato in the same regard as Putin, Zelensky, Soros and the like. They're all globalist who use us as tax slaves. Who is us you might ask?? The hardworking people of this country who produce and build. The other 30% of Americans who do nothing but take and leach....well...they get used also. They're used as leverage against the rest of us. Cannon fodder for the race war, the Abortion fight, the lgbtqlmnop fight or any other distraction to keep the cash flow in check.
Though I do not wish it, I do believe the only way this country returns to some semblance of its former glory it to rebuild from rock bottom.
Lastly, to come to a place like this and sling comments about people not loving their country is just plain ignorant and offensive. Many here served, many didn't including myself but fuck you for questioning my patriotism. Your judgment of random people on the internet is almost as poor as your reading comprehension.
 
I don't normally get into these antagonistic
debates here but I'm curious. Where in my post did I profess my love of Putin?? Where did I say I hope it all comes crashing down?? I have no love of Putin nor wish that it all comes crashing down. I do however hold our current Potato in the same regard as Putin, Zelensky, Soros and the like. They're all globalist who use us as tax slaves. Who is us you might ask?? The hardworking people of this country who produce and build. The other 30% of Americans who do nothing but take and leach....well...they get used also. They're used as leverage against the rest of us. Cannon fodder for the race war, the Abortion fight, the lgbtqlmnop fight or any other distraction to keep the cash flow in check.
Though I do not wish it, I do believe the only way this country returns to some semblance of its former glory it to rebuild from rock bottom.
Lastly, to come to a place like this and sling comments about people not loving their country is just plain ignorant and offensive. Many here served, many didn't including myself but fuck you for questioning my patriotism. Your judgment of random people on the internet is almost as poor as your reading comprehension.
Settle down Francis