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Autumn, props, well thought out, well expressed. Was that at god’s behest?

Pope, if i come across as idealistic that is not my intention. It has been said many times that cynics are frustrated idealists. Long ago I lost hope for civilization.

USA is tubular and i have no answers to what seems/feels the inexorable march of history towards our doom.

Apparently a good number of Trump cultists think he is their savior.…[Read more]

Pope, i love that you analyze shit instead of taking an ideological and cookie cutter stance.

Where i differ is in the conception of the US constitution. First off we are in agreement that the future was in many ways unforeseeable. If we accept that premise what are the implications? Originalism or the idea we treat the constitution as a timeless…[Read more]

Enco, are you similarly inclined towards unchecked power of mega corporations?

Autumn, please no nuance or analysis for Enco. He is resistant to any attempt to make him question his assumptions.

Reg, that is some scary shit tracking menstrual cycles. That would be big brother on steroids.

You bring up Rwanda. It is kind of amazing the apparent reconciliation between Hutus and Tutsis. That genocide was not so long ago. I…[Read more]

Yeah Unseen it is a horrible idea. I am drawing on history in my thinking.

“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party?” “I saw her stroking a black cat. Then she genuflected to Satan. Witch! Witch! Hang the bitch! No burn her! In Spain in the 14th and 15th century during the reconquista a sense of nationhood was fostered…[Read more]

Unseen, i am in agreement.

Easier to deconvert? Fundamentalist Muslim, fundamentalist Christian, Fundamentalist Enco?

I am good with religion. Really it is all the same to me. As long as they don’t try to proselytize me it is ok. Live and let live. That is how the religious folks are, right?

The anti-theist in me says that theism represents wishing not thinking, hoping not reasoning, stories not facts, authority not empiricism. The universal human adoption of…[Read more]

Woops and i neglected to indicate that all of this damage, volatility, risk and uncertainty will result in freedom for Ukraine? Russia will be forever chastened and keep its nose out of Ukraine? And if it fails in spite of support from so many nations other super powers will be discouraged from invading if they don’t get their demands met?

I get…[Read more]

Whooaaa…the unintended consequences.

Ridiculous gas prices and inflation in general will make a republican takeover of congress and the executive quite probable unless the abortion issue takes precedence. Typically it is the pocket book that is paramount.

How many have died already? How many traumatized? How much more unstable is the globe?…[Read more]

Belle, ya got me good!

I admit to lacking a great deal of knowledge about the war. Haven’t stayed abreast to the degree that you may have.

I was opposed from the first. I reject the notion of humanitarian motivation. Historically the west has little to none until recently in the case of migrants needing succor. There have been so many genocides and humanitarian crises…[Read more]

Belle i get your sentiments but it is not a great idea imo.

It is involuntary servitude. It is unfair to kids whose development will be hindered in a home where they are not wanted. It is unfair to foster parents who do not want kids. It is unfair to adults who are all for women having Roe-like abortion rights.

Yesterday Unseen breaks news to me. This is even more disturbing. Religion is fucking evil.

Stare decisis is great when it suits the political leanings of the justices. Majesty of the law?
What a joke.

*or expanding the state’s limited role in regulating weapons owned by citizens by taking a literalist approach.

limiting the state’s role in regulating weapons…

And Reg the holding is specifically handguns.

Reg the Federal Farmer (a distant relation) wants to know if his AR-15 will improve the efficiency of a well-regulated militia and insists that he will carry it down town if they ever try to put their Government Hands on his Medicare. They better stay hidden in plain sight.

Why stop at AR-15s? That…[Read more]