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September 22, 2016 at 1:56 pm in reply to: Scientific American asks Stein, 2 bozos and a no show questions #53561
wvParticipantCapitalism has failed both Trump and Clinton are clear evidence of that.
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I believe Marx said something about Capitalism making citizens ‘stupid’.I believe that to be true.
1. Little cute babies are born into corporate-capitalism.
2. Corporate-capitalism makes them stupid by pouring misinformation, disinformation, propaganda and fear into their heads while omitting critical questions, issues and information. It also ‘distracts’ voters with all the usual media bullshit, as well as stressing the poor to a point where they are unable to think critically cause they are just trying to survive everyday. So you end up with a ‘bewildered Herd’ of voters.
3. Thus Corpporate-capitalism wins cause the masses cant vote in their own interests cause they are too damaged by corporate-capitalism to know their own interests and too stressed to care. The poor are left with choices like Trump/Clinton and they vote for Trump/clinton and the game continues.
4. And the Corporations, and Banks and Billionaires live happily ever after. Until the biosphere finally becomes too toxic to support even the rich, and all life withers and dies. Except for the crows and cockroaches. And Jesus looks down, and smiles, and says “It is good.”
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v“…Marx once wrote that one of the principle products of capitalism was stupidity. The shit that has regularly cascaded from New York in the last twenty years has performed admirably its task of keeping people stupid. What pride can be taken in a line which has given us Moral Fiction, Minimalism, the Literary Brat Pack and now Generation X? Commercial publishing has perhaps, not been as single-minded in this task as television, but books have offered no solace for, let alone an alternative to the egregious cretinism of mass culture.” Curtis White
September 22, 2016 at 1:42 pm in reply to: Rams lineman: 'We're going to make it easier' on Todd Gurley #53560wvParticipantWell the defense is about tenth or so, so, if the O can just move up eight or ten notches they will be challenging for a wildcard playoff spot.
I am somewhat optimistic that the O is gonna gradually start to figure out how to attack these over-stacked lines they are facing. And i think spruce and cooper will help.
I’m optimistic long-term. Just not sure they can evolve fast enough to make the wildcard round ‘this’ year. They might.
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vwvParticipantWell, i think its mainly the OLine, but i also
think the talent at the TE/WR positions have been mediocre.
Not terrible, but hardly scary to a good nfl defense.
And this year, Keenum is part of the problem. Is he or is he not one of the worst starting QBs in the NFL? Yes. He is.Next year, i assume, a priority will be a talented WR.
Unless Spruce and/or Cooper really become a force.edit: heres the list of starting QBs, btw. Where would we rank Keenum?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_starting_quarterbacks_in_the_National_Football_LeagueNFC West Arizona Cardinals (list) Carson Palmer USC
NFC South Atlanta Falcons (list) Matt Ryan Boston College
AFC North Baltimore Ravens (list) Joe Flacco Delaware
AFC East Buffalo Bills (list) Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech
NFC South Carolina Panthers (list) Cam Newton Auburn
NFC North Chicago Bears (list) Jay Cutler Vanderbilt
AFC North Cincinnati Bengals (list) Andy Dalton TCU
AFC North Cleveland Browns (list) Josh McCown SamHouston
NFC East Dallas Cowboys (list) Dak Prescott Mississippi
AFC West Denver Broncos (list) Trevor Siemian Northwestern
NFC North Detroit Lions (list) Matthew Stafford Georgia
NFC North Green Bay Packers (list) Aaron Rodgers Cal
AFC South Houston Texans (list) Brock Osweiler Arizona State
AFC South Indianapolis Colts (list) Andrew Luck Stanford
AFC South Jacksonville Jaguars (list) Blake Bortles UCF
AFC West Kansas City Chiefs (list) Alex Smith Utah
NFC West Los Angeles Rams (list) Case Keenum Houston
AFC East Miami Dolphins (list) Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M
NFC North Minnesota Vikings (list) Sam Bradford Oklahoma
AFC East New England Patriots (list) Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Ill
NFC South New Orleans Saints (list) Drew Brees Purdue
NFC East New York Giants (list) Eli Manning Ole Miss
AFC East New York Jets (list) Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard
AFC West Oakland Raiders (list) Derek Carr Fresno State
NFC East Philadelphia Eagles (list) Carson Wentz North Dakota St
AFC North Pittsburgh Steelers (list) Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Ohi
AFC West San Diego Chargers (list) Philip Rivers NC State
NFC West San Francisco 49ers (list) Blaine Gabbert Missouri
NFC West Seattle Seahawks (list) Russell Wilson Wisconsin
NFC South Tampa Bay Buccaneers (list) Jameis Winston Florida St
AFC South Tennessee Titans (list) Marcus Mariota Oregon
NFC East Washington Redskins (list) Kirk Cousins Michigan St
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vwvParticipantMost people in the US that buy swordfish steaks are actually buying shark.
Well that explains the polar bear teeth and the license plate
i found in my swordfish steak.w
vwvParticipantThe word “attack” is usually a misnomer when it comes to sharks and people.
They are really just encounters. In most cases, the shark bites and lets go. And usually disappears. It is rare when they attempt another bite. The reason for this is the shark isn’t actually trying to eat the person. Usually it’s not even aggressive. It is investigating the person. Trying to figure out what the person is. Sharks investigate unusual objects by mouthing them. They get a sense of what an object is through taste. The shark tastes a person, the person doesn’t taste like food, so the shark moves on. Unfortunately, even a gentle shark bite can be catastrophic to a person but think about how the vast majority of people survive ‘attacks’.
If the shark really wanted to eat the person, the person would be eaten and there’s little the person could do to prevent it. The fact that so many people survive these encounters is proof in and of itself that sharks typically aren’t interested in eating them.
Calling these encounters “attacks” contributes to the false but widespread perception that sharks are simply savage killing machines. That perception is an obstacle in the race to protect them from extinction and they are being slaughtered at a rate of 75 – 100 million per year.
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Well, I dont agree or disagree with that.
But my question would be, whats wrong with the way we taste?
I mean, why dont we taste good to sharks? Do we not bleed the same way seals do? Do we not have bones and guts the same as other creatures?
Maybe sharks dont like all those Genetically modified foods in us. Ever think of THAT.
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vSeptember 21, 2016 at 3:43 pm in reply to: The Los Angeles Rams fan experience doesn't seem to be too great #53518wvParticipantCertain aspects of fan-culture are pretty universal, so some aspects of St.Louis fans and LA fans are the same. And then certain aspects of fan-culture are distinct to certain geographic areas and socio-economic spots.
I have no idea if there will be more fights in LA than in St.Louis. Maybe
there will be. And maybe the Coliseum crowds will be different from the new-stadium crowds. Dunno.It would be nice if the Rams Organization tried to be classy in every way, including safety issues, water, prices, handicap accessibility, etc, etc etc.
I dunno if that is likely though 🙂w
vwvParticipantWhoa, whoa there, cowboy. Let’s not start making bold predictions about the Rams putting up double digits on offense. We dare not fill ourselves with that sort of hope.
A 3-2 win will do the trick just as well.
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I lost my head.
But i was thinking the Defense would score on a pick-6.
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vYeah, I think this is the game where the defense snaps out of its slump, and scores a touchdown. So the Rams could easily hit double digits, and put up a 10-spot. Maybe even 13.
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Whoa, whoa there California boy. Let’s not go putting raisins in the salad just yet. Nobody said anything about THIRTEEN points. Whadda-you-think this is?..the heady days of Sam Bradford dinking and dunking in the great Spagnolo offense ? You think its easy to put up a 13 spot ?
Really?! Put down the salad tongs and get real.Maybe Ten points if the D gets a pick-6, on the road. Maybe.
Pa Ram, somebody, talk to this dreamer.
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vwvParticipantWhoa, whoa there, cowboy. Let’s not start making bold predictions about the Rams putting up double digits on offense. We dare not fill ourselves with that sort of hope.
A 3-2 win will do the trick just as well.
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I lost my head.
But i was thinking the Defense would score on a pick-6.
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vSeptember 21, 2016 at 2:12 pm in reply to: Wentz looks pretty good & other gameday observations #53512wvParticipantI keep hearing the word: Wentzylvania.
I’m serious.
He’s a hit.
Hopefully we’ll hear Goffafornia one day. Or even Goff Angeles.
Okay–maybe not–but hopefully he plays well when he gets the job.
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Well for this month, i would settle for Keenumania.Keenumania will break out all over the internetz
should Case Keenum throw ONE f’ing TD pass. One.w
vwvParticipantI get the impression most of us have no idea whats going to happen.
Tampa is a mystery with a losing history and the Rams are a bit of a mystery. Also with a losing history.Is there a number system or string theory where both teams could lose?
I mean if its, say, negative-ten to negative-ten would both teams lose,
or would that be a tie?…oh piss on it — Rams 10 Bucs 5. Gurley gets over 100 total yards. Spruce adds a spark. Keenum doesnt do anything stupid all day.
And there’s a Parade.w
vwvParticipantThe coaching staff should get some credit for Joyner’s positive attitude. I mean we read that he was thinking about walking out a while back. Now he seems to be an inspired leader type — so, the coaches must have pushed the right buttons.
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vwvParticipantGoodell has no power to change it. It’s done according to a rigorous formula. He can’t violate that just to show favoritism toward one team.
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Goodell was responsible for 9/11. And the faking of the moon-landing.
Deny it all you want.He hates the Rams. He’s always hated the Rams, and…..wait….he loves the Rams now, doesn’t he. Goodell LOVES the LA Rams. He’s always loved the Rams, and thats why he made the refs cheat in the 49er game and….wait. Damn him. Why didnt he do a better job fixing the 49er game?! What the hell is wrong with him. Rams should be 2-0.
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vwvParticipantGood. Rams have needed to spruce up a bit.
I think he could give us two or three more
first downs per game.w
vwvParticipantI was going to add more, but I got blocked out.
Not sure what you mean there? Blocked from where?
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Well the site blocked ‘me’ after I looked at three cartoons.(i only copied and pasted one) Not this site. The site at the link.w
vSeptember 20, 2016 at 2:09 pm in reply to: "if Fisher had his way Goff wouldn't play in 2016"… & other Fisher/Goff rumors #53418wvParticipanti’ve seen the highlights. i’ve also read articles saying that defenses are daring him to throw.
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Yeah, if the hi-lites are meant to show he can throw long, I dunno.
Only two of those passes were what “I” would call long bombs.
The rest were short passes and medium-long passes.I wont quibble about labels to describe his arm, but i would say
his arm is indeed a liability. He ‘can’ set himself if he has time
and with a lot of effort launch one, but in general, his arm is one of the weakest arms of the 32 starting QBs in the NFL. I mean, go down the list. Where does he rank?His arm is one of the reasons he’s a ‘placeholder’ imho.
Given his moxy, experience and other abilities, He’s the best they have today, though.
Sure wish he had more help in the receiving corps. A Larry Fitzgerald would help.
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vwvParticipantTo turn that around this team needs to beat a team like Tampa Bay this week. If they can’t, I’m not so sure they will turn things around this year. I’ll be getting a deja vu vibe. And I’d like to change that.
I don’t want to feel like Bill Murray:
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Well, so far the Tampa Defense has allowed this:“…Keenum should have a chance to thrive this week against Tampa Bay’s defense. In the first week, Atlanta’s Matt Ryan passed for 334 yards and two touchdowns. On Sunday, Arizona’s Carson Palmer passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns. Neither quarterback threw an interception.”
Seems like even Bill Murray could pass on this defense.
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wvParticipantSo I call that the QB/OL syndrome, in honor of The China Syndrome, and see that as the primary cause. I routinely ask if anyone can think of teams that played well under that combined set of conditions and I have never gotten an answer, in any of the 24 corners of rams-online-nation.
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Well, I’d say 90 percent of average football fans dont follow other teams enough to know anything about their OLines. So, it has never meant much to me that no answers are forthcoming to that question.
Having said that, i dont disagree with the thrust of your post.
Still, I’m open the notion there may be more to it, than the injuries. I dunno. I’m just wondering if Fisher will do anything different to motivate them this week.
wvParticipantI’ll begin to believe if they can win 3 in a row.
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Man, three in a row would be a spectacle wouldn’t it.
Remember when three in a row would be a Yawn, around here?
Remember when they could actually convert a third and five ?
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vwvParticipanthttp://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/fennelly-as-crucial-stretch-approaches-we-wonder-which-are-the-real-bucs/2294253
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Back to Arizona.What, you really expected the Bucs to beat the Cardinals?
On the road, against a veteran team with better players?
Forget it.
Granted, it would have been nice not to have lost by 33 …
But losing Sunday to the Rams, now that would be a disaster.
The Rams will be flying across the country, like the Bucs did, and can’t possibly bring the energy they did against hated Seattle in that first game back in L.A in front of 91,000. The Rams have a good defense, especially against the run. They also have scored just three field goals in two games.
Games like this, against the teams the Bucs can beat (and that can beat the Bucs), are more important indicators of whether these Bucs are developing more than any trip to Arizona.
Translation: You don’t lose this game.
Not if you’re serious about this season.
Win it and it will be time for 2-1 crazy.
And the Broncos will look beatable.
But that’s next Monday.
Or is it?
wvParticipantNot all that likely.
But if he wins Pennsylvania, then he really could do it.—–
Seems to have gotten close again, so sure he could win. So, i should probly stop calling him ‘toast.’
But most polls still show him behind, so, yes, its still ‘unlikely’
he will win.w
vwvParticipantDoug Martin is hurting, i see:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000704775/article/doug-martin-hurts-hamstring-in-bucs-blowout-lossw
vwvParticipantIt will be Tavon, next week, on a short pass.
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vSeptember 19, 2016 at 11:30 am in reply to: No such thing as an exclusively herbivorous animal… #53318wvParticipantI dont think nature should do things like that.
Nature should be a vegetarian.
Nature should be nice.
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vwvParticipantRobert has not forgotten, i see. He knows it will cost him a lot of money from the corporate-sponsers. Interesting.
“….EXTRA POINTS
For the second week in a row, defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist during the pregame national anthem – part of the movement that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has sparked to protest the oppression of black Americans and other people of color. However, he was not joined this time by receiver Kenny Britt, who had also raised his fist during the season opener. ”—————-
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vwvParticipantI think most of what happened had to do with SEATTLE more than it did the Rams. I get the feeling Seattle may not score any points the rest of the month. Every defense is gonna look great against them for a while.
So, great win and all, but I dunno what the rams are yet.
For me, the Tampa game is very big. Will the offense improve? Can the Defense be consistently good? Are they ever gonna break out of “7-9 bullshit mode” ?
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vwvParticipantThe offense is still terrible. 2 games, haven’t scored a TD.
An ugly win, but a win monetheless. And I’ll take any win over Seattle.9 penalties for 78 yards. No running game.
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There is some room for improvement on offense 🙂
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vwvParticipantRams are in first place.
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vwvParticipant<And, of course, their go to scold/scapegoat move is “Nader gave us Bush!!” Um, no he didn’t. It’s physically and logically impossible for a third party candidate in one state to do that, not to mention the fact that 308,000 Democrats voted for Bush in Florida. And I tell them this. And I also tell them you’re not going to get people to switch if you blame them for all the evils of the world, etc. Expecting them to ignore that tongue lashing you just gave them isn’t very realistic.
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Thats a lot of Dems voting for Bush. I didn’t realize that many Dems had gone Rep.Anyway, I am smiling thinking of you posting on Democrat sites. I could never do it. My head would explode. Or worse, it wouldn’t explode and I’d have to suffer longer.
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vwvParticipantWell I’ll tell ya, this trait you are talking about — ie, “ability to be effective behind a bad OLine” — that is a damn important and rare trait.
I’d say any QB that can do THAT is at least ‘near-elite’. Ya know.
I mean that is a helluva trait.Other than the ability to play well in the clutch or in the redzone,
I cant think of a more important trait.w
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