Mike Long

At any given time, I’d say 20% of daters get about 80% of the action. The people everyone wants to be with. They will ghost you and not even think about.

I ghosted a few girls early on, but the town was too small, and it came back to me. So better just to give them the good news, LOL.

Fellow Unbelievers,

If it’s just incompatibility about goals, itenerary, chemistry, or styles, then, yes, courtesy and forthright communication is a good way to deal with breaking up and going separate ways.

However, if someome does something that wrecklessly or deliberately deceives and harms you, you have no obligation to “telegraph your…[Read more]

Davis wrote:
In this scenario, are you maybe doing something rude but not morally wrong? Or is it wrong?

I don’t think you can extricate the answer to that question from the context. Let’s see what I mean with a few examples. How would you analyze these hypotheticals if I behaved in these ways?

I come in contact with a woman through a dating…[Read more]

Davis wrote:
In this scenario, are you maybe doing something rude but not morally wrong? Or is it wrong?

It’s reasonable to politely ask to be treated as a human being, and not an ant or a fly.  If nothing else, it might improve the other person’s behaviour in the future.

In my version of evolutionary ethics, ghosting would come under the category of “unnecessary harm”.  Most of the time, people could take the time to let someone down gently and using words rather than ghosting.  So they don’t need to be causing this harm by ghosting.  They are able to give benefit rather than harm, and what’s more, they have a re…[Read more]

PopeBeanie wrote:
Do you believe that enough people trying to listen to that mess of overlapping dialog could actually understand most of the questions and answers? Vivek does that all the time, and I wonder if fast talking while looking more confident than a used car salesman might actually prove to be an effective campaign strategy.

All I know…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Speaking of Vivek Ramaswamy, his campaign died in one interview by Mehdi Hasan.

Do you believe that enough people trying to listen to that mess of overlapping dialog could actually understand most of the questions and answers? Vivek does that all the time, and I wonder if fast talking while looking more confident than a used car…[Read more]

Speaking of Vivek Ramaswamy, his campaign died in one interview by Mehdi Hasan. You rarely see anyone so thoroughly and successfully (though not to his benefit) avoid answering a simple question:

almost as devastating as when Chris Wallace (while on Fox!) destroyed Trump attorney Jay…[Read more]

This should become an interesting states’ rights vs their political parties’ issue. I haven’t researched the possibilities yet, but I wonder if the only meaningful judgement in constitutionality might come from SCOTUS. While Trump hasn’t been convicted, what powers DO a state’s executive branch have over political party behaviors?

Isn’t such…[Read more]

Vivek Ramaswamy isn’t just Trump’s mini-me. He’s way worse

A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll provides some bad news for Trump: Even as he remains the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination, the cascading indictments are likely to take a toll on his general election prospects. 
 
The survey results suggest Americans are taking the cases seriously — particularly the Justice Department’s 2020 elect…[Read more]

Former Trump admin officials are arguing that they can’t be prosecuted if they were working under color of their job. This is an accepted legal principle. However, they are essentially arguing that it can be part of their job to conspire to overturn an election. I’d be surprised if they make any headway in court with that argument.

Arguing that…[Read more]

What a clown-show. The logic of supporting the guy who will easily beat you while arguing that he is being unfairly prosecuted is beyond me. Talk about ass-kissing simps.

Christie’s belt size makes him seem like a guy with no self-control, but at least he makes some sense. Can the Indian guy ever win the hearts of all those racist MAGATs? Good…[Read more]

Before I read your post, I decided to watch a 12-1.2 minute PBS Newhour summary after all, and found it more interesting than expected. Watch how many hands went up when asked if they would vote for Trump if he was convicted, around 3:55.

Yeah, Trump has to work on his “I’m innocent” look. I’m sure this look appeals to those thirsting for blood in the streets, however.

As for the debate, the ones who made the best showing were Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie. Note that two of those three are Indian-Americans.

Ron DiSantis’s slide continues. He’s turned into a…[Read more]

I didn’t watch the debate, because I don’t care. Still, for what it’s worth, here’s the current field, sans the Trump, for posterity.

Aug 24 2023 mug shot, Georgia. This pic is precious. His hair as perfect as it can be, and his facial expression is iconic, for a wannabee autocrat.