Just got back a message from the mods who told me to grow up and called me a 'hero'. They also muted me for 28 days so I can't message them any more. My reply to their ban was this "Banned for deleting my own comment in a 10 year old thread? Funny."
There were more deportations from the Obama administration than both the Trump and Bush Admins. Clinton deported more people than any president before him back to Grover Cleveland. Obama had over a million more people deported in the 8 years he was in office than Bush had in his 8 Years. The bs right wing talking points are easily proven false and there is plenty of evidence to prove them false but once the idiots hear something they latch on to it and believe it no matter what. The only difference between right wing immigration policies and left wing immigration policies is the left wing tries to treat immigrants like human beings and is easier on those seeking asylum.
Funny I just reread your comment and saw you mentioned something about treating people like humans I agree and that's my point also.
I never said anything about condoning criminality. I said valuing property higher than life isn't right. I said this in another post a few days ago but I'll say it again. I live in a high crime area and I am sick and tired of people stealing from not only me but my neighbors and from businesses that support the community's needs. That doesn't change the fact I think it's morally repugnant to want to kill someone for property theft.
If we invested more in community building and opportunities along with courts and police departments upholding the law we would have less of these types of crimes. Where I live the police stopped policing because they got mad after several officers were charged with the murder of a kid they arrested. In my eyes that makes them the same as the people stealing from the community. The courts here rarely convict juveniles so the kids know they can get away with just about anything.
While I say I live in a high crime area I also know that overall in the US crime rates have been declining over the years especially violent crime rates.
I have had many arguments with people over the fact you shouldn't want to shoot someone over property. I'm a gun owner but I don't carry a gun and I don't believe a life is worth less than property. The amount of people I know who carry a gun and have said they would shot someone for stealing is incredibly high and troubling.
I don't know if it is a direct result of the daily dehumanization of ethnic groups and criminals we are bombarded with all day long everyday or if it is much more complex but there is a real problem in the US when large groups of people don't value other people's lives.
Man Mandrake brings back some memories. It was my first linux install solely because they had the fastest shipping time for install cd's and at the time I was on dialup so I couldn't just download anything I wanted. I ran it for several years and ended up on a few different distro's and freebsd for a bit.
I can't directly answer most of your questions but as far as I know they have overcome the self destructing engine issues. That said right now I would stay away from Hyundai's right now due to the auto theft issues they are facing. While a new one will most certainly be safe from the USB stick method of starting it you will still be at risk from idiot would be thief's who will break your window and tear apart the steering column just to find out they can't start the car.
My GF's Hyundai was stolen last week along with 3 others in the neighborhood. The kids that stole it broke into many newer Hyundai's not knowing they couldn't start them. Unfortunately my GF's car was found a few hours later and is being repaired. Now we have to live with the fear that the car will be broken into again and again. The police said they suspect it is kids between 11 and 15 years old so they aren't smart enough to tell what models or years are stealable hence the newer ones being broken into and tore apart. For this reason alone I will probably never buy another Hyundai or Kia. I have been a owner of both in the past and would have continued to own them prior to the thefts.
I'd take the car if there wasn't a large sum of money included. I've owned boats most of my life and believe me they cost a lot of money to keep in a slip and maintain each year. Even a "normal" boat will cost you $5k - $10k a year to maintain. A car you just need a secure covered place to keep it.
Slips for luxury boats can run several thousand dollars a month to rent. Add in 10% of the price of the boat per year to just keep it floating and in working order.
I got banned from r/news and talked down to by some mod shortly after editing all of my posts. The reason for the ban was protest bot. That took away any hard feelings I had about leaving reddit.
I was just banned from r/news today for deleting a 10 year old comment then got a snarky message from a mod about being a 'hero' and told to grow up. Reddit is dead to me.
That's fine with me I was deleting it on the 30th anyhow. Plus this should highlight the pathetic atmosphere over there for anyone who is on the fence about leaving.