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Reg,

China and India would still be the biggest Carbon belchers on the Planet just by sheer dint of their numbers and the resources needed to support them. I remember a CNN report in the late Nineties of a black cloud on the Sino-Indian border that killed hundreds of thousands in a single sweep. I seriously doubt they’ve got rid of that much…[Read more]

Just about everyone outside China underestimates China.  They added about 357GW of wind and solar capacity in 2024. The total in the EU was about 80GW and the USA, a maximum of 60GW. China will probably be further ahead this year, around the 500GW mark. Yes, they are still investing in coal but have defined targets to phase it out in the long…[Read more]

Unseen,

Lucky for him he was shot dead and not his wife or one of his children. I’m trying to imagine him defending his position that some deaths, like his wife or child, are okay as long as people get to have any old gun they want whenever they want one.

You’re saying Charlie Kirk was lucky to get shot and killed???

You might have just o…[Read more]

@Enco

The only explicit position of mine you quoted was “Zero gun violence is not the goal. Reducing the amount of gun violence is the goal.”

The point of that quote was only to note the irony that his tough guy, unempatheric approach brushed aside the human cost of a country swimming in guns. Lucky for him he was shot dead and not his wife or…[Read more]

Reg,

Environment: Will China save the world from climate change?

Three words: Belt And Road.

All of which involve fossil fuels. Not to mention all of the “ghost cities” China has built.

OnlySky is about as loopy as The Watchtower.

Reg and Fellow Unbelievers,

Last night, Armin Navabi of Atheist Republic had an episode after they caught Charlie Kirk’s murderer where Armin was going through Internet postings about the murder and fact-checking claims about it. Very instructive for dealing with any issue where facts are in question:

Charlie Kirk’s Killer EXPOSED As A…[Read more]

Have a great week Everyone!

“Compassion isn’t divine—it’s human. We had kindness long before we had commandments.” -me.

Unseen,

You quoted this about Charlie Kirk’s position on gun control:

“I think it’s worth it. I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.” — Charlie Kirk

Well, I think we can feel a little bit more secure now, can’t we?

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
Unseen,

What do you think my position is/was?

I’m sure it’s a moving goal post, since you’re not holding yourself to the standard you held with Charlie Kirk’s position.

You’re always referring to something offscreen, Enco.

Something I said (not quoted), something I believe (no evidence). It’s kinda hard to respond…[Read more]

Robert,

OK, I did I say USAID is the only market or did I say it was buying their surplus? Their main buyer was China. That market dried up. Can you figure out why?

You were making out like it was a disaster for farmers if USAID was abolished.

And while it is true that Trump’s tariffs, which I’ve never supported, have messed up global…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert,

It is is an endless source of poetic justice to have the red states suffer the most by their own christian nationalist agenda. They are glad to self-inflict misery as long as the believe they own the libs. However, they never have a problem accepting subsidies and bailouts. They voted to end USAID, who purchased…

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Robert,

It is is an endless source of poetic justice to have the red states suffer the most by their own christian nationalist agenda. They are glad to self-inflict misery as long as the believe they own the libs. However, they never have a problem accepting subsidies and bailouts. They voted to end USAID, who purchased U.S.-grown surplus crops,…

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Unseen,

What do you think my position is/was?

I’m sure it’s a moving goal post, since you’re not holding yourself to the standard you held with Charlie Kirk’s position.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Unseen,

Zero gun violence is not the goal. Reducing the amount of gun violence is the goal. If one instituted an efficient and convenient public transportation system taking half the cars off the road, road deaths would go down somewhat proportionally.

Funny, you did not allow such nuance with the…

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Since Antisemites, Antizionists, and Holocaust Revisionists were praising Charlie Kirk’s murder, I doubt that Joe Goebbels and company would have considered Kirk a martyr. See Armin Navabi’s video from my other thread on Charlie Kirk.

You completely missed the point there enco. I am saying that political martyry’s are a hallmark of aut…[Read more]

Robert,

Joe Goebbels and company had themselves some useful martyrs back in 1930s Germany. Maybe we will repurpose 9/11 as MAGA martyr day.

Since Antisemites, Antizionists, and Holocaust Revisionists were praising Charlie Kirk’s murder, I doubt that Joe Goebbels and company would have considered Kirk a martyr. See Armin Navabi’s video from my…[Read more]

Joe Goebbels and company had themselves some useful martyrs back in 1930s Germany. Maybe we will repurpose 9/11 as MAGA martyr day.

I see MAGA farmers are crying for govt bailouts again as they are burning their Chinese soybeans and corn crops. What a bunch of pansy socialists.

I doubt Trump has the health to finish his term. Then we will  get…[Read more]

Unseen,

Zero gun violence is not the goal. Reducing the amount of gun violence is the goal. If one instituted an efficient and convenient public transportation system taking half the cars off the road, road deaths would go down somewhat proportionally.

Funny, you did not allow such nuance with the pro-right-to-keep-and-bear-arms position earlier.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
So did New York’s stringent weapons laws stop Salman Rushdie from getting stabbed by Shia’ lunatic Hadi Matar?

Zero gun violence is not the goal. Reducing the amount of gun violence is the goal. If one instituted an efficient and convenient public transportation system taking half the cars off the road, road deaths wou…[Read more]