I hate this guy and his channel passionately. He's making tons of youtube bux torturing and killing various animals, primarily rodents. He's one of those "survivalist" wackjobs who has somehow found a enormous audience of people who seem to like watching videos of animals in pain.

And before anyone replies with something utterly moronic like, "dood relax their jus mice okey", I know what they are and I know that they struggle against losing their lives just as earnestly as humans do.

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Are we supposed to be surprised? When the shit hits the fan and the world economy implodes, of course they'll be ready. The 1% and the crazy survivalists with their gun stockpiles, that is.

bareboards2, your arguments all, may be condensed into one barrel of the same bilge.
Inflammatory rhetoric tinctured with convenient appeals to some idyllic world where assholes don't exist.

How bout some wake-up news from June of this year?? Hugo (Penn's best buddy) Chavez, cocksucking "president" of Venezuela, did what all great "leaders" do when they want no dissent and a country full of obedient and easy-to-control automatons:
-Outlawed all private ownership of guns, except of course for the military, the police, and certain private security monkeys. Their judicial system is total shiet, do some reading-up on how completely fucked it really is-

He's been in office since 99', "elected" once again by "popular" vote (give me a break), and if cancer doesn't kill him he'll probably die in office.

Guns are not the problem, society in decline, culture in decline, morality, ethics out windows, retarded ego-maniacal control-freak paranoids asshole douchebags in power..THIS is a much more pressing problem that mentally-retarded idgits raised by the developmentally-disabled twisting-off and going on killing sprees. If this recent shit happened in Inglewood or South-Centra-LA, there would not be a national uproar. It happened in a hamlet in Connecticut and the kid was living in his out-to-lunch, survivalist mother's home that was loaded with a massive collection of guns.

Didn't some Chinese guy twist \-off a few months ago and walk into a school and kill about 30 kids....WITH A FUCKING KNIFE!!?? Crazy fucks are the problem sir, firearms in their hands simply let's them reach-out and touch someone else with crazy. SO, keep guns in the hands of citizens with judgement and restraint and sound minds...Or go live in some shit-hole where only cops, soldiers, and officers of the King have weapons...How about Vatican City?? Bet that place is safe enough for ya??

Sorry Maynard, keeping my guns until I expatriate to a country without retarded fuckers being bred like tadpoles!

A common sense video that says that real life is better than online. Meh.

Check the link for the really silly stuff. The video on the link claims that the economy will collapse and the dollar will be worth nothing. Maybe so. The real value, then, will be the commodities of fuel, food, and precious metals (according to videos). Sounds like Glen Beck's push to buy gold for survivalist value.

I heard the the U of Texas recently bought a ton of gold to prepare for any financial collapse. This gold needs to be guarded, vaulted, transferred with special measures as it is heavy as hell. All that excess expense would offset any interest it may generate.

If it all goes post-apocalypse, what value would precious metals have? They have some unique physical properties that would give them manufacturing value, but with no factories, who would want to trade for them? Post-apocalypse value of gold and silver implies that factories would still be intact, but mining would not be.

I for one would think fuel and food would be infinitely more valuable than shiny metals.

Forgive me if I'm not as optimistic as I used to be (not that I ever leaned strongly that way). My financial life has been pretty much destroyed in this Wall-Street-caused economic collapse, yet the only people I see getting any help are those very same bastards who are already back to collecting multi-million dollar bonuses again. If there -were- any justice in this country, those folks would be heading into prison about now...but no, we haven't even managed to put some basic common-sense regulation back in place.

It makes it more than a little difficult to look on the bright side. I'm actually starting to consider what would be involved in going survivalist. Things could, of course, change virtually overnight...but then again, I've been telling myself that for seven months now, and things still keep going downhill.

It's difficult to roast you, thesnipe. You have been here quite some time and, as in the real world, you have found it hard to develop a personality recognized by average social mores-This may be the direct result of having stayed indoors to recapture some childhood you never want to abandon(coaching the mighty Ducks), your fetish for doe-eyed Japanamation babes (androgynous males with swords for cocks), or perhaps due to some horrible birth defect (assinchairitis). Nevertheless, here you are to burden our minds with the reality that Jersey is still going strong, cranking out the best of the best-falling close to the nest.

I had a roommate from Jersey once (can't recall which exit) He was a dedicated worker, paid his rent on time, very tolerant of most of my vices (except for unsolicited critiques of his music) and a girlfriend that had multiple orgasms , each and every time she thought of sex, which he did not deserve, I might add. He worked all day, 9-5, I was off 3 off 4 alternating weeks, and yadda yadda-ANYHOW, I remember one thing about him and most New Joisians......cheesy. Cheesy tastes in just about everything.
Speaking of which, thanks for the 2-3 hrs of mixing last night, kept up some groovy sounds fro the evening's activities,...... get a day job.

Neighborhood watch can get exciting-thesnipe tells me that from his bedroom window in the burbs, he has spotted all manner of nefarious activity, usually involving minorities, and children of adjacent homes. Survivalist that he is, he keeps his replicas locked, loaded, chambered and bored-

All seriousness here, my advise to you my friend, if you really want a hot Japanese goddess, is to get yer white(FABRIC-EMBOSSED)ass to the mainland....they are hungry for men that treat their women like princesses, you should be able to find one the minute you step off a train in Osaka-they are waiting for you, ripe for the pikkin's, what the FuCK!!, are you doing in Jersey???!!!
What a nice fella, thesnipe has been a great pal for me here on the sift, hope to meet ya someday-sooner than you imagine, perhaps.

Cheers guido.....isn't it about time to spring for some cornrows or dreads-or maybe Whal or Oster can help you break out. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz

Next thing you know, you guys will want a “hair channel.”

Hmmm . . . our roastee is a master, of several computer brands, who actually manages to pry himself away from several keyboards to ref hockey, run for the Red Cross, hike, camp and street race. He even describes himself as a “survivalist buff.” Um, it might be wise of us to vote him off the island now.

Thesnipe is a one-avatar-kind-of-guy. I guess he help brings balance to the Sift. Of course, at the other end of the spectrum we have The Avatar Chameleon Himself, choggie.

>>Whipped cream for various purposes.>>I imagine a number of us saw “Varsity Blues.”


>> List your five most cherished possessions.>> You put “Friends” first.

>>I've developed my own sense or religion though, no churches and that crap.>>
>> I'm a mix of Christian and Buddhist if you had to pin it down.>>
So now we’re talking “cult” maybe?

>>horror movies score some close intimate time.>> You use horror films to create intimate moments.

Note to Self: maybe marking thesnipe as a friend isn’t such a good idea after all.


>>What is your favorite memory? Let's call it college experimentation.>> Yep, lots of mental visuals you generated for this motley crew – right Mr. Stripper Dust?

Here are snipes's responses to the survey:

1. What do you do when you are not at the computer?
I'm a hockey ref so I'm basically at the rink or running on call for the Red Cross. Last week was 16 games so I haven't had much online time.
2. What is your favorite of your posted videos?
It has to be The Myth of the Liberal Media since I have a republican family or The Award Winning Boondocks Gas Station Robbery for it's reference to Iraq.
3. How many avatars have you had since being a member? What were (are) they?
Just the one of Inuyasha, I love anime.
4. What non-self-involved site do you visit most often?
Most likely CNN or Flickr.
5. If you had a time machine would you keep it clean?
What the hell? No I'd just let it sit and collect dust like most of my electronics.
6. What is your ratio of pairs of shoes to underwear?
1:20
7. Is that underwear boxer, brief, or birthday?
Only really boxers, but since I'm overdue on laundry I went commando today.
8. Do you run a Mac OS, Windows, or Linux?
All 3, an OSX emulator, XP and Ubuntu
9. Would you most prefer to be involved in a monumental one-of-a-kind hiking expedition, working on a breakthrough cure for a debilitating illness , or presenting the discovery of a revolutionary new way to parse data?
Hiking, I love the outdoors and camping, I'm a survivalist buff.
10. What is your favorite ice cream topping? Favorite (non-ice-cream-related) spice?
Whipped cream for various purposes.
11. Are you a tits, ass, or legs man?
Face really, if you haven't noticed I'm obsessed with Scottish girls like KT Tunstall.
12. What kind of pet(s) do you have? Include name(s).
Goldie, my pooch from '99 who's a mix of husky, lab and chow.
13. What kind of pelt(s) do you have? Include name(s).
Rabbit, from some weird Indian chick.
14. What is your favorite kind of soup?
None
15. What is your most frequented source of news?
Usually CNN or <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.app.com> my local news paper
16. What is your beverage (poison) of choice?
Rootbeer schnapps, cream and vanilla vodka, yeah yeah it's a chick drink.
17. Have you ever been arrested?
Detained, yes, for street racing.
18. What’s your go-to move for making a good first impression?
I skip movies, I'd rather have a dinner to talk about, however horror movies score some close intimate time.
19. How would you describe your coif: bangs, balding or rug?
Bangs with long ass hair, you've probably seen it.
20. Is your face clean-shaven or do you have a beard, a goatee or a mustache?
goatee, although most people hate it.
21. List your five most cherished possessions.
Friends, Computers, my Tiburon, cell phone and does videosift count?
22. What religion, if any, did you practice as a child?
As a kid I was grown up Catholic, I've developed my own sense or religion though, no churches and that crap.
23. What about now?
I'm a mix of Christian and Buddhist if you had to pin it down.
24. What is your favorite memory?
Let's call it college experimentation.
25. What was your favorite childhood television show?
Fraggle Rock!!!!!!!!!!
26. How would you describe your personal style/sense of fashion/taste for life/artistic flair?
More a mix of Punk Dressy type stuff and H&M fashion.
27. What is a reason not to go to Burning Man?
Airfare
28. Who is your favorite Sift Hero?
Hero? Dag and lucky, the champions of the sift.
29. Do you have any image(s) of yourself online that you're willing to share?
Sure, you've seen it, working and rocking videosift.
30. What goal to you have while a Videosift member?
Add new members!!!
31. Do you upvote comments more for their originality, sense of humor, or self-deprecation?
Most likely if it makes me laugh or hits on a huge point.

The scary thing is there are summer camps kind of like this. When I was 7 or 8, I went to the John Birch Society summer camp in North Carolina, which is kind of amusing considering I turned out agnostic and slightly left of center. In case you don't know what JBS is, they're very libertarian/right and religious. There were bible studies and prayer meetings almost every day along with extremely pro-America radically patriotic sessions talking about how the country needs to go back to Revolutionary War ideals. Every other day or so we'd go out to shooting ranges too and fire everything from small caliber handguns to fully automatic assault rifles.

I was 7 years old and I vividly recall firing a .22 Luger handgun, .22 bolt-action rifle, 9mm handgun, .45, and a semi-automatic Kalashnikov. It was a lot like what they show in this video here. They'd even prompt us by saying "Imagine it's Castro out there!" or some other leftist figure from history.

I only went for one summer. I actually quite enjoyed learning how to properly and safely use a firearm and some of the principles of 2nd amendment protections and SAFETY with guns has stuck with me. The rest was far too radical for me, it was like a survivalist militia training camp.

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Are you a survivalist Choggie? What cataclysm are you expecting? Honest question - no snarkiness intended.

I don't see the racism (theres no evidence of any race unless you count muppet; the guy looks like an American survivalist to me)

but I think its stupid - why in the world is it "cool" to pick on Elmo? It's a KIDS thing. Elmo is representative of innocence and curiousity. If you find Elmo annoying, quit listening/watching him, fer cripessake.

The lyrics, if you can't keep up Talib's flow:

[Talib]
Yeah...my Lord...yeah.

[Verse 1: Talib]
We sell crack to our own out the back of our homes
We smell the musk at the dusk in the crack of the dawn
We go through "Episodes II," like "Attack of the Clones"
Work 'til we break our back and you hear the crack of the bone
To get by, just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
We commute to computers
Spirits stay mute while you eagles spread rumors
We survivalists, turned to consumers
To get by, just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
Ask Him why some people got to live in a trailer, cuss like a sailor
I paint a picture with the pen like Norman Mailer
Mi abuela raised three daughters all by herself, with no help
I think about a struggle and I find the strength in myself
These words, melt in my mouth
They hot, like the jail cell in the South
Before my nigga Core bailed me out
To get by, just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
We do or die like Bed-Stuy through the red sky
With the window of the red eye
Let the lead fly, some G. Rap shit, "Livin' to Let Die"

[Chorus: Background singers]
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new and I jumped up
Feeling my highs, and my lows
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smokin', and stop drinkin'
And I've been thinkin' - I've got my reasons
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by), just to get (by)

[Talib and background singers]
(ba ba ba, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da badahh
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by by by by by by)
(ba ba ba, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da bada, ba da badahh
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by by by by by by)

[Verse 2: Talib]
We keeping it gangster say "fo shizzle", "fo sheezy" and "stayin crunk"
It's easy to pull a breezy, smoke trees, and we stay drunk
Yo, our activism attackin' the system, the blacks and latins in prison
Numbers of prison they victim black in the vision
Shit and all they got is rappin' to listen to
I let them know we missin' you, the love is unconditional
Even when the condition is critical, when the livin' is miserable
Your position is pivotal, I ain't bullshittin' you
Now, why would I lie? Just to get by?
Just to get by, we get fly
The TV got us reachin' for stars
Not the ones between Venus and Mars, the ones that be readin' for parts
Some people get breast enhancements and penis enlargers
Saturday sinners, Sunday morning at the feet of the Father
They need somethin' to rely on, we get high on all types of drug
When, all you really need is love
To get by, just to get by
Just to get by, just to get by
Our parents sing like John Lennon, "Imagine all the people watch"
We rock like Paul McCartney from now until the last Beatle drop

[Chorus: Background singers]
This morning, I woke up
Feeling brand new and I jumped up
Feeling my highs, and my lows
In my soul, and my goals
Just to stop smoking, and stop drinking
And I've been thinking - I've got my reasons
Just to get (by), just to get (by)
Just to get (by), just to get (by)

[Talib: repeat 2x - with background singers]
Yoyoyo, yo
Some people cry, and some people try
Just to get by, for a piece of the pie
You love to eat and get high
We deceive when we lie, and we keepin' it fly

Yoyoyo, yo
When, the people decide, to keep a disguise
Can't see they eyes, see the evil inside
But there's people you find
Strong or feeble in mind, I stay readin' the signs