dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsThe country actually operated for a very long time (more than a century) with no IRS. The income tax was a form of…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsIf you can and have not already checked out G. Edward Griffith's " The Creature From Jekyll Island " as it…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsI am looking through 1871. A lot of different things happened. I'll list a few. You can let us know which…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsI'll have to look up 1871 as what you are likely hinting at does not spring to mind. Civil War era stuff comes to…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsCan't flip a switch to change it. It is here. Pretending it is not is suicide. Do I think it should be changed…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsThis is true. There are other solutions with regard to the nation and walls. If the benefits of trespassing…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsYes there is. I do not recognize YOUR authority to decide what analogy exists or does not exist. There may be…dwinblood (73)in #walls • 5 years agoRE: Walls Don't Work: AKA A World Without WallsA wall would not be necessary if the consequences of trespassing and invading were severe enough to deter…dwinblood (73)in #steemit • 5 years agoRE: Announcing Steemit's New Delegation Application ProcessSorry for the late reply. I don't use steem that often anymore. Delegation is a problem for a couple of reasons.…dwinblood (73)in #steemit • 5 years agoRE: Announcing Steemit's New Delegation Application ProcessIs that sarcasm? I truly cannot tell.dwinblood (73)in #steemit • 5 years agoRE: Announcing Steemit's New Delegation Application ProcessYou could essentially do that by powering down or using steem earnings and giving them to someone you want to…dwinblood (73)in #informationwar • 5 years agoRE: Globalism and the Hegelian Dialectic: Create the problem that encourages people to embrace the idea you want implemented.Disagreeing with your plan is not chaos. Nice try though. I don't advocate chaos at all. I advocate a more…dwinblood (73)in #steem • 5 years agoRE: Downvote Pool Deep DiveThe likely result for free speech would be people using some concentrator other than steemit.com to view the…dwinblood (73)in #steem • 5 years agoRE: Downvote Pool Deep DiveIt should be noted that iflagtrash just follows you and automatically downvotes you so it is not curating at all. It is just attacking.dwinblood (73)in #informationwar • 5 years agoRE: Globalism and the Hegelian Dialectic: Create the problem that encourages people to embrace the idea you want implemented.False dichotomy. Many more choices than that. Globalism does not mean people will get the rulers and the…dwinblood (73)in #poll • 5 years agoRE: Poll: Flags or Downvotes?That would work... though it would remove some incentive to invest and accumulate more steem power. Though it may…dwinblood (73)in #poll • 5 years agoRE: Poll: Flags or Downvotes?I was an advocate for no downvote for a long time. The problem is that opens the door to gaming the system worse than…dwinblood (73)in #poll • 5 years agoRE: Poll: Flags or Downvotes?Many times. Very negative user experience. Especially since not all participants are equal in such a war.dwinblood (73)in #poll • 5 years agoRE: Poll: Flags or Downvotes?Yes This a good response. Disagreement and not liking something should not effectively censor it from view. The…dwinblood (73)in #informationwar • 5 years agoRE: I no longer consider peak stupidity as a fixed location. The current pacing of growth in stupidity seems to be outpacing Moore's Law.And a lot of the food we eat.