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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.” – Christopher Hitchens, born April 13th.

Love this quote, however as I advance towards my end with the realization that the median person is mentally and moral…[Read more]

“Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.” – Christopher Hitchens, born April 13th.

The first sentence if my prior post was a run on disaster, so I thank you—especially Enco—for giving it the intended reading not the literal meaning opposite to my intention.

To wit:

Not many of the people who are asking for the normal rules of warfare to be adhered to by Israel in Gaza so as to stop what seems to be a genocidal campaign are not…[Read more]

Authoritarianism goes so well with the religious societies. A belief in a god or ‘superior’ entity and a belief in Dear Leader are really not all that far apart. If you’re already worshipping a god, it’s not a huge pivot to worshipping a leader.

@Reg

Not many of the people who are asking for the normal rules of warfare to be adhered to by Israel in Gaza so as to stop what seems to be a genocidal campaign are not pro-Hamas. They are not pro-rape or pro-torture. Don’t be absurd.

Israel has become a right-wing authoritarian country which keeps friendlier company with other authoritarian…[Read more]

With respect to the regime without any rights, I am hard pressed to see that as something different than that which the current administration aims for.

I have pretty much ditched all the MAGA supporters from my world. Feels good.

Trump’s lies are not ordinary lies. He lies like Big Brother in 1984. “Don’t believe your lying eyes.” He does not lie to deceive. His lies are a loyalty test.

A guy I used to count as a friend (we were both photographers) is a MAGAhead now. He’s actually a successful attorney, so he’s no idiot. Still, he will not concede that Trump ever…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

TheEncogitationer wrote:
That is possible, although Religious and Crunchy people, both Left and Right, have messed up the word by calling perfectly natural things in the Natural Universe “unnatural”, e.g. “unnatural food” or “unnatural acts.”

If something happens or manages to exist or to be manufactured, it satisfies the laws of…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
That is possible, although Religious and Crunchy people, both Left and Right, have messed up the word by calling perfectly natural things in the Natural Universe “unnatural”, e.g. “unnatural food” or “unnatural acts.”

If something happens or manages to exist or to be manufactured, it satisfies the laws of nature and is …[Read more]

Wow……

She: I am not really religious but I am very spiritual.

Me: But is that enough? Really, is it? Just how not religious are you? How much more is very spiritual to just being regular spiritual? Is there training involved?

She: Huh??

Enco, I’ve always found “unnatural” to suffice.

John Oliver enlightened me on the trans athlete situation.

I feel bad for one of my favorite bloggers who never talks trans issues. So I now really think trans were weaponized by the right.

Unseen wrote:
WHAT IS IT WITH TRUMP AND GOLF?

There has to be some sort of flaw in the homo sapiens brain when it comes to picking leaders. Every once in a while, people get lucky, but for the most part we have been and still are, ruled by the biggest assholes.

WHAT IS IT WITH TRUMP AND GOLF?

Putin never loses at Judo, Kim. who also plays golf, gets holes in one all the time, and Trump has a mysterious talent for winning golf tournaments which are never covered by the sports press, with mysteriously anonymous opponents, and on his own golf coursess.

Would you trust this man with the country’s…[Read more]

_Robert_ wrote:
Just wondering as the US economy grinds to a crawl, if environmentalists will declare The Mango Mussolini an eco-friendly president, LOL. He doesn’t understand why drivers in Tokyo or Paris don’t want to buy a Chevy Silverado.

Would they buy a Honda or Peugeot if it was made in Mississippi or Kentucky?