Official White House response to Death Star petition

Started by Tenzhi, January 12, 2013, 08:21:34 AM

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Tenzhi

January 12, 2013, 08:21:34 AM
When you insult someone by calling them a "pig" or a "dog" you aren't maligning pigs and dogs everywhere.  The same is true of any term used as an insult.

The Fifth Horseman

#2
January 12, 2013, 03:19:14 PM
Goveernment and sense of humor.
*BZZZT*
Are we on Bizarro Earth?
We were heroes. We were villains. At the end of the world we all fought as one. It's what we did that defines us.
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Mister Bison

#3
January 12, 2013, 05:02:00 PM
I sense the humor is strong in these ones ;)

Makes me wish I was American.
Yeeessss....

JaguarX

#4
January 12, 2013, 06:39:48 PM
I think they would have had a better shot at it being a reality if they asked when D. Cheney was VP. He probably would of had a heart attack falling over himself to get it built and find his Darth Vader outfit.

JWBullfrog

#5
January 13, 2013, 02:11:43 AM
Big round of applause here. It has just the right balance of nerd humor and actual fact to be worth the read.
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eabrace

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January 16, 2013, 02:21:09 AM
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Septipheran

#7
January 17, 2013, 11:42:09 PM
I posted this on Facebook the other day. Very funny stuff. I am not a fan of this administration or its ideology but this was legitimately entertaining to me.

FatherXmas

#8
January 17, 2013, 11:44:01 PM
Quote from: Septipheran on January 17, 2013, 11:42:09 PM
I posted this on Facebook the other day. Very funny stuff. I am not a fan of this administration or its ideology but this was legitimately entertaining to me.

If anything it shows that those who grew up watching Star Wars when it first came out are now in positions of power and there are likely some who really like Star Wars and have a sense of humor to boot.
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Septipheran

#9
January 18, 2013, 12:07:04 AM
Quote from: FatherXmas on January 17, 2013, 11:44:01 PM
If anything it shows that those who grew up watching Star Wars when it first came out are now in positions of power and there are likely some who really like Star Wars and have a sense of humor to boot.

Yeah, I try to stay positive when I can.. Unfortunately, I'm also wrestling with the cynical side of me that sees this and can only be reminded of the best scene of the prequel trilogy.

"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." :/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FblQR8ZeUpQ

TimtheEnchanter

#10
January 18, 2013, 12:37:01 AM
Quote from: Septipheran on January 18, 2013, 12:07:04 AM"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." :/

I think ALL of us are wondering when that moment is going to happen in our reality.

Mister Bison

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January 26, 2013, 11:09:06 PM
Quote from: TimtheEnchanter on January 18, 2013, 12:37:01 AM
I think ALL of us are wondering when that moment is going to happen in our reality.
Because it happened in a film, I think there will be great difficulties before it happens here. Look at what we do now with AI development due to nearly (but not totally) all science fiction work beginning with a premise about android/robot/AI programmation error led to them being banned (or dystopia-creating).

Though that didn't stop a company from calling itself Skynet...

(and a salute to my Belgian friends ;-))
Yeeessss....

TimtheEnchanter

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January 27, 2013, 12:07:43 AM Last Edit: January 27, 2013, 02:31:14 AM by TimtheEnchanter
Quote from: Mister Bison on January 26, 2013, 11:09:06 PMBecause it happened in a film, I think there will be great difficulties before it happens here. Look at what we do now with AI development due to nearly (but not totally) all science fiction work beginning with a premise about android/robot/AI programmation error led to them being banned (or dystopia-creating).

Well... there's a lot more involved in that. Most of those robot revolutions were demonstrations of free-will that got misconstrued as malfunctions. We don't have the programming knowledge to create a truly free-thinking machine. 'Maybe' quantum computing will change that.

The Bill of Rights is already being decimated, and has been for a while now.

On a lighter note, after the Death Star idea being shot down, they're onto plan B. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/sacrificing-all-republicans-order-summon-mothra/J22NkfPF
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