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Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

Wow, this post is 🐂💩 piled on top of 🐎💩. The death rate from SARS CoV-2 among unvaccinated people is far, far higher than it is among people who got the jab. Almost everyone I know has been vaccinated and none suffered adverse effects other than a day or two of fatigue and a transitory ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@1patriot How was that? Did they drag her into a room, tie her to a chair?

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

Wow, this post is 🐂💩 piled on top of 🐎💩. The death rate from SARS CoV-2 among unvaccinated people is far, far higher than it is among people who got the jab. Almost everyone I know has been vaccinated and none suffered adverse effects other than a day or two of fatigue and a transitory ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@1patriot Count on it.

What's the word that describes a person who loudly calls for prosecution of someone who lied on the ...

Tejas comments on Sep 22, 2023:

Gun show loop hole huh? How many gun shows have you been to? Most sellers at a gun show have an FFL. The small minority of private sellers sell mostly antique rifles. If you are going to critize something, could you at least be educated on what it is?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

But if a private seller wanted to sell an AR-15 to some wackjob, he could do it, right?

What's the word that describes a person who loudly calls for prosecution of someone who lied on the ...

silverotter11 comments on Sep 22, 2023:

Just had a fun go 'round with my twin via our younger sister's FB page about guns.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

OK, and...?

What's the word that describes a person who loudly calls for prosecution of someone who lied on the ...

DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 22, 2023:

It's right on the tip of my tongue, but it's not coming to me. Oh yeah ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

Good old Mr. Rogers! 😍

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

Wow, this post is 🐂💩 piled on top of 🐎💩. The death rate from SARS CoV-2 among unvaccinated people is far, far higher than it is among people who got the jab. Almost everyone I know has been vaccinated and none suffered adverse effects other than a day or two of fatigue and a transitory ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@1patriot Sounds like I touched a nerve. So what's your deal? Did you flunk high school biology? (Or earn a C-? Practically the same thing.)

In response to the many hypocrites who decry Russian morality & reporting censorship -

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

The drone attacks that Ukraine has launched at Russian targets inside Russia are only symbolic, designed to let the Russian people know that they are carrying out genocide against their neighbor. How else would they know? A Russian citizen can't even hold up a blank piece of paper in public without ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@FrayedBear First of all, it wasn't stolen; it was freely given. Second, its only 4% of our annual military budget. And the opportunity to shatter Putin's military without any American boots on the ground would be a deal at twice the price. As for the national debt, eh! It's a big economy. If we get serious about paying it down, it will happen pretty quickly. Remember, Trump basically doubled it overnight with his tax cuts for the rich. Just reverse that, and we'll be on the right track.

In response to the many hypocrites who decry Russian morality & reporting censorship -

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

The drone attacks that Ukraine has launched at Russian targets inside Russia are only symbolic, designed to let the Russian people know that they are carrying out genocide against their neighbor. How else would they know? A Russian citizen can't even hold up a blank piece of paper in public without ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@FrayedBear I'll see your Colonel Macgregor and raise you an Admiral John Kirby, a General Mark Milley, and a Secretary Lloyd Austin. 😂

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

Wow, this post is 🐂💩 piled on top of 🐎💩. The death rate from SARS CoV-2 among unvaccinated people is far, far higher than it is among people who got the jab. Almost everyone I know has been vaccinated and none suffered adverse effects other than a day or two of fatigue and a transitory ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 22, 2023:

@1patriot No one has been forced to be vaccinated. Some may have had to make some difficult decisions, given their irrational reluctance to receive a perfectly safe and effective public health measure. The real problem here is that too many people lack science literacy; lack critical thinking skills; are superstitious; are inundated with misinformation; and bombarded with disinformation. People who are racked with irrational fear make all kinds of bad decisions, or struggle unnecessarily to make the right one.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

Wow, this post is 🐂💩 piled on top of 🐎💩. The death rate from SARS CoV-2 among unvaccinated people is far, far higher than it is among people who got the jab. Almost everyone I know has been vaccinated and none suffered adverse effects other than a day or two of fatigue and a transitory ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 21, 2023:

@1patriot Also good for my 85-year-old mother, people with compromised immune systems, pregnant women, and virtually everyone else I might have contact with. Ya see, it's not just about me or you.

In response to the many hypocrites who decry Russian morality & reporting censorship -

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 21, 2023:

The drone attacks that Ukraine has launched at Russian targets inside Russia are only symbolic, designed to let the Russian people know that they are carrying out genocide against their neighbor. How else would they know? A Russian citizen can't even hold up a blank piece of paper in public without ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 21, 2023:

@FrayedBear What you minimize as brouhaha was an attempted self-coup. And we're dealing with it through the judicial system. Ya see, we have rule of law in the USA, unlike Russia. Tucker Carlson is a proven liar. Witness the 780 million dollars Fox "News" had to pay Dominion Voting Systems for repeating Trump's lies about the 2020 election.

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Charles1971 comments on Sep 18, 2023:

I bet the reptilie people from planet Ablomax Prime are behind all of this (with help from cyborg Hitler) in an effort to convince people that the world is round (rather than flat as it truly is) by poisoning us with chemtrails. That's why the moon landing was faked! And they're watching all of us ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 21, 2023:

@Charles1971 "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -- Samuel Johnson

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snytiger6 comments on Sep 19, 2023:

This is the kind of crap you might hear on "Coast To Coast", which is a late night radio show on mostly conservative talk radio stations. The problem with the program is they don't cactually make any claims to the truth of their programs, as their lawyers say it is meant as "entertainment", and not...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 21, 2023:

Very well said, @snytiger6!

From migrant farmworker to astronaut: an incredible true story is now a movie.

Switchcraft comments on Sep 19, 2023:

I want to watch this but have procrastinated due to the consistent fictionalization of "bio-pics". Bohemian Rhapsody must have traumatized me 😒

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 21, 2023:

I thoroughly enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, but I went into the movie as a very casual listener of Queen, never having attended one of their concerts, and knowing almost nothing about their story. Therefore, details like chronology were (and still are), for me, of little import.

Can't count how many times I've thought about it. 😂

Paganpaddy comments on Sep 20, 2023:

I am sure you are not alone. I think a stay in a miserable supermax security in a shared cell would be infinitely more appropriate.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 20, 2023:

@Organist1 ...tar, feathers, and ride him out on a rail.

Can't count how many times I've thought about it. 😂

Paganpaddy comments on Sep 20, 2023:

I am sure you are not alone. I think a stay in a miserable supermax security in a shared cell would be infinitely more appropriate.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 20, 2023:

Yeah, no reason to rush things. We are already enjoying the indictments and runup to his trials. I'm sure the the trials themselves will have great entertainment value as well as inspiring confidence in the rule of law.

Stochastic terrorism: noun; the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement...

LenHazell53 comments on Sep 20, 2023:

He has only managed to go unpunished so far because no judge wants to go down in history as the one who sent a former president to prison. In other words The honorable Justice COWARD

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 20, 2023:

I think that pattern is about to be broken 🤞

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 20, 2023:

@puff The New York Post is a right wing propaganda organ, and it only fit for lining the bottoms of bird cages. Know your sources!

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 19, 2023:

@puff I don't mean for you to take it personally, but I don't know a better way to say it. Vague allusions, baseless conspiracy theories, and innuendo will only carry you so far; without evidence to back them up, that stuff doesn't have much of a shelf life. It get old fast. However, if hard evidence is brought to light, I will be right there with you calling for the laws to be enforced equally. Until then, Joe Biden, or whoever he were to endorse should he drop out of the race, is getting my vote.

High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Sep 17, 2023:

*"High rate of mental health problems and political extremism"* is a perfect description for the modern day Republican. It's a fucked up party full of fucked up people and if they get back into power, they will burn down this country. Vote D or we're doomed.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 19, 2023:

@Daleo Yes I'm a baby boomer, but science denier? Me? Nah bra, I taught biology and Earth science for 20 years. I've been shouting about the existential threat that climate change poses from the rooftops for decades. What was it I wrote that would make you think I am a science denier? I usually have to have a very clear provocation before I say to a stranger, "go fuck yourself." What's your deal? Is there some medication that you should be taking? Or are you high? Or just a nasty piece of work? You have been on this site long enough to comment on exactly ONE post, and right out of the gate you're telling people to go fuck themselves? Really? Wow.

High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 18, 2023:

I am so glad that I live in a country that has stringent gun laws.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@Daleo I thought she was in the USA. My mistake!

High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Sep 17, 2023:

*"High rate of mental health problems and political extremism"* is a perfect description for the modern day Republican. It's a fucked up party full of fucked up people and if they get back into power, they will burn down this country. Vote D or we're doomed.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@Daleo Driving through Colorado a few years back, I could not believe how many dead trees I was seeing. It was only a matter of when they would burn, not if.

Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 18, 2023:

The corporations are always going to try and maximize and privatize profits while shifting the liabilities (cleanup costs) on the public. That is a given. And there is always a cleanup cost, or some kind of negative consequence that they (the corporations) both precipitate and avoid responsibility ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@CuddyCruiser No matter how bad things get, it could always be worse. But yeah, the potential for very shitty is really high.

Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2023:

Ok, I listened to about 20 minutes of this rot. That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. What a stinking pile of 🐂💩! Right out of the gate the guy says he is misunderstood, not a conspiracy theorist. Then he launches into a string of conspiracy theories that he apparently accepts. Then there's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@puff In the days of the Cuban missile crisis, submarine-platformed intercontinental ballistic missiles did not exist. Now they do, and we have learned to live with the nuclear sword of Damocles hanging over our heads 24/7, 365 days a year, decade after decade. (Arguably, the concept of mutually assured destruction has kept the great powers from all-out war with each other. Proxy wars are not exactly a good thing, but better than global thermonuclear Armageddon.) Therefore, there is no justification for anything like the Cuban missile crisis today. And any claim that NATO expansion represents a threat to Russia is just so much hot air. It is, essentially, Russia complaining about having its own opportunities for illegal annexations nipped in the bud. Poor Russia! Thwarted in her fever dreams of reconstituting the Soviet empire! Excuse me for not shedding any tears over Emperor Vlad's lost opportunities for expansion of his kleptocracy. Fuck him and the swaybacked nag he rode in on, the slimy little viper. 😂😂😂

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@puff There is little doubt that Hunter set himself up as an influence peddler. The question is, is there any evidence that any US policy decisions were made that would not have been made anyway? So far, after much digging, no such evidence has come to light. Yes, Joe Biden pressured the Ukrainian government to oust a corrupt, Russian puppet prosecutor. But that was perfectly in line with US interests and the promoting of our democratic values abroad. In this country, we do not condemn people without evidence (in stark contrast to what happens in Putin's Russia). So if you have evidence, let's see it. If not, fuck off.

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@puff If his last name wasn't Biden, Hunter would have already paid his fines and be putting this behind him by now. The tax violation is a misdemeanor, and they aren't giving jail time to first-time offenders for that kind of gun charge. He lied on an application. It's just paperwork. He didn't brandish the weapon, didn't discharge it in the City limits, didn't hold up the stagecoach, didn't shoot out the street lights,...🤠

High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms ...

Sgt_Spanky comments on Sep 17, 2023:

*"High rate of mental health problems and political extremism"* is a perfect description for the modern day Republican. It's a fucked up party full of fucked up people and if they get back into power, they will burn down this country. Vote D or we're doomed.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@Tejas Against all reason and contrary to all evidence, a majority of Republicans claim to believe that the 2020 election was stolen and Trump is an innocent victim of political persecution. That sure sounds like mass mental illness to me.

High rate of mental health problems and political extremism found in those who bought firearms ...

Jolanta comments on Sep 18, 2023:

I am so glad that I live in a country that has stringent gun laws.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

...she said, with tongue firmly in cheek...😂

Women's Rights, Pro-Choice, Life & Death.

jackjr comments on Sep 16, 2023:

To too many the words matter more than the facts on the ground.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@anglophone Apparently.

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@puff The investigation of Hunter began during the Trump administration, and was led by a prosecutor appointed by Trump. And what they find? There are many words for it. In alphabetical order: buggar all, bupkis, fuck all, jack, jack shit, nada, nil, squat, zilch, zip. 😂😂😂

Women's Rights, Pro-Choice, Life & Death.

jackjr comments on Sep 16, 2023:

To too many the words matter more than the facts on the ground.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@anglophone An old, old friend of mine tells me that her step father, a MAGA hatter, actually said that to her when they were having a discussion about the current state of affairs.

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 18, 2023:

@puff Dang, dat some heavy envydense you got der big boy! Bwahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣

Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2023:

Ok, I listened to about 20 minutes of this rot. That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. What a stinking pile of 🐂💩! Right out of the gate the guy says he is misunderstood, not a conspiracy theorist. Then he launches into a string of conspiracy theories that he apparently accepts. Then there's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@puff Every dictator is, by definition, a "strong leader." And like so many others before him, Putin has run his kleptocracy well, if the measure of success is enriching himself and his cronies while the rest of the population languishes in poverty. The average Russian income is less than that of the average Indian! Yep, mighty strong smelling leader that bad lad Vlad! The rest of your screed is pure what-about-ism. If you have been paying attention at all you know that I have consistently advocated for trying George W. Bush as a war criminal. The second US invasion of Iraq was ill conceived, immoral, and illegal. But two wrongs do not make a right. Putin is a war criminal too. And the US-European alliance is, happily, in a position to help Ukraine do something about it. All Putin has to do to spare his country more loss of blood and treasure is to quit Ukraine. The more destruction Putin wreaks on Ukraine, the steeper the bill for reparations will be.

A simple very explicit irrefutable plea to be human?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

We must never give in to the pro-Russian propaganda that would have us abandon Ukrainians in their hour of need, and allow Putin to devour a sovereign European nation.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@FrayedBear Bwahahaha! 😂 You'll have to try selling that horse shit somewhere else. We are not buying it here. 😂

This is tied up with indoctrination into a doctrine.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 17, 2023:

This video explains why MAGA cult members slavishly swallow every lie that Trump tells. To them, their continued membership in the group is far more important than objective truth. Hence Trump can do no wrong. He really could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and lose no supporters. Trump is Jim Jones, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@puff House Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden (and, by extension, Joe) for years and have come up with no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the father. Meanwhile, President Biden has been quietly doing a spectacular job as chief executive. Yes, he is advanced in age, but he is mentally sharp and effective in his job. I will definitely vote for him again.

Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2023:

Ok, I listened to about 20 minutes of this rot. That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. What a stinking pile of 🐂💩! Right out of the gate the guy says he is misunderstood, not a conspiracy theorist. Then he launches into a string of conspiracy theories that he apparently accepts. Then there's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@puff Speaking for myself, Russiagate has influenced me not one iota. Zero. The Steele dossier was nothing but a flash in the pan. My antipathy for Putin stems from many years of watching him jail or murder anyone who crosses him, all the while greatly enriching himself as the head of a criminal gang with sovereign powers. He is a classic dictator, a vicious thug, and a lying piece of shit. And he definitely meddled in the 2016 presidential election, tilting it in favor of Trump. But we don't even have to know all that about Putin the man to understand that Russia is the aggressor in Ukraine. I mean, Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around. And Russia's ongoing genocidal campaign speaks for itself: daily missile barrages on civilians, bombing schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, people on a train platform trying to flee the carnage. There is no doubt that Ukraine's cause is just. And we, with our European allies, are doing the world a service by supporting Ukraine. As long as Ukrainians are willing to fight, we should continue to provide them with everything they need to win. And they are winning. There is no better evidence of that than the fact that Putin had to go begging North Korea for ammunition. As many as 500 thousand Russian men of military age have fled the country in order to avoid conscription. We have got Putin on the ropes. Keep the pressure on him and he will fold up his tent and quit Ukraine. (Joe Biden deserves a lot of credit for helping to keep the alliance together; this is why Putin so desperately wants him gone and Trump back in the White House. But we actually have rule of law in this country, and the Done Cheato is going down. Soon the trial of two of his co-conspirators will begin, and it will be televised nationally. We are going to see and hear, in granular detail, how the Orange Foolius attempted to nullify the votes 81 million American citizens.)

Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2023:

Ok, I listened to about 20 minutes of this rot. That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. What a stinking pile of 🐂💩! Right out of the gate the guy says he is misunderstood, not a conspiracy theorist. Then he launches into a string of conspiracy theories that he apparently accepts. Then there's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@puff As for the value of hearing both sides, I admit that I know a little bit more about the Q Anon Shamman than I did before. Not that I had given him a thought in months, and then it was only for the 15 seconds his image was featured in the J6 news piece. Unfortunately, the experience is a lot like hitting another pothole on a long and winding road. They all blend together and then you forget about them before you even reach your destination.

Here's an interview with the Shaman from the Jan 6th events at the Capital in Washington.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2023:

Ok, I listened to about 20 minutes of this rot. That's 20 minutes I'll never get back. What a stinking pile of 🐂💩! Right out of the gate the guy says he is misunderstood, not a conspiracy theorist. Then he launches into a string of conspiracy theories that he apparently accepts. Then there's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 17, 2023:

@puff Yes he's articulate, but the thoughts he expresses are either wacko or self-serving. And dossiers, the Russians, laptops, spooks, it's just too cute by half. Lots of innuendo but not much in the way of hard evidence. Certainly, none of that justifies his behavior on January 6. And now that I think about it, I don't buy his story about why he did it. He gives us a laundry list of reasons, the magnetic field of the Earth being a prominent part, but mixed in with all this other fuzzy stuff too, and even a nod to the supposed stealing of an election, though he tosses that in as if it was an afterthought. Well, I don't buy it. "Stop the Steal" was the whole shebang, why everybody showed up. He's definitely lying.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 12, 2023:

One reason I have heard is that the Founding Fathers wanted to give us weapons we might need to take back our government if needed. A bombs and tanks fall right into that nonsense too.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 15, 2023:

@Tejas technically, a tank is a self-propelled gun.

Dip-shit Quadriptych

Unity comments on Sep 15, 2023:

Until now I would have never imagined how much evil and hatred is in our country. The entire Republican Party is no longer what it once was.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 15, 2023:

Yup, it's hard to believe, but the Republican Party has morphed into an anti-democracy, authoritarian personality cult. 😐

Here's the deal with truth.

nogod4me comments on Sep 14, 2023:

Many years ago my cousin, after watching Superman, thought she could fly by "accepting" the idea that she just needed a cape. She tied a towel around her neck and jumped off the roof. She didn't fly, her "truth" was nonsense and she paid a painful price. Just because you believe something doesn't...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 14, 2023:

@nogod4me I did see that. I don't know what he was thinking. 🤔

Here's the deal with truth.

nogod4me comments on Sep 14, 2023:

Many years ago my cousin, after watching Superman, thought she could fly by "accepting" the idea that she just needed a cape. She tied a towel around her neck and jumped off the roof. She didn't fly, her "truth" was nonsense and she paid a painful price. Just because you believe something doesn't...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 14, 2023:

@FvckY0u What is utter nonsense? Here are an few examples: "Truth is nothing more than your acceptance." "The truth is nothing more than what you accept." "What you accept is what is true."

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 14, 2023:

@ChestRockfield Frankly, in my last comment I was really just looking for an offramp from the conversation. I definitely didn't want to go back to the text of the post and dissect it, pore over it, analyze it, research a counter argument, etc., etc. Discussions about god, whatever god, are, to me, like trying to determine how many angels can dance in the head of a pin: pretty much a waste of time. There are much more pressing things in the world that we have to worry about: climate change, MAGA, genocide in Ukraine, coups and famine in Africa, to name a few. Anyway thanks for affirming my original impression. Now I definitely will not ever feel tempted to go back for another bite if the proverbial apple! 🍎 😂

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@Heraclitus Roger that; the similarity only goes so far.

Climate triptych + 1:

273kelvin comments on Sep 13, 2023:

They say all political careers end in failure (we don't have term limits) I recall the most successful politician ever Denis Howell. It was 1976, Denis was a former football referee and the type of guy who was well-liked on both sides of the house. So he got the job of Minister of Sport, a soft spot...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

I hear that the climate is becoming more conducive to grape growing (and wine making) in England than it is in France. Instead of a Bordeaux, I think next time I'll try a nice, dry Dover! 😂

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u You are so good to me...😍

Do you get into fights?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Soooo, is that what Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Leticia James, and Alvin Bragg should do? In the interest of peace, not insist that they are right in indicting Orange Foolius and his co-conspirators? That would be a lot easier for them. No need to worry about Trump's stochastic terrorism. Just let it ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u Best of luck 😃🤞

Ran into this in my online travels.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

You might consider calling them something other than "aliens." How about extraterrestrials? After all, where they live, they're not alien. And they have never been here. And probably never will be. 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u So you're not suggesting I piss off? Cool. 😎👍

Do you get into fights?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Soooo, is that what Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Leticia James, and Alvin Bragg should do? In the interest of peace, not insist that they are right in indicting Orange Foolius and his co-conspirators? That would be a lot easier for them. No need to worry about Trump's stochastic terrorism. Just let it ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u I just call them as I see them. ⚾

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u Really? Oh, thank you! 😂

Ran into this in my online travels.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

You might consider calling them something other than "aliens." How about extraterrestrials? After all, where they live, they're not alien. And they have never been here. And probably never will be. 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u Hooo-weee, nice side-step! 🦀 Look, you're welcome to block me, if you can't handle my 2 cent's worth. But you are not giving me the bum's rush from this site. Who the Fvck do Y0u think you are?

Do you get into fights?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Soooo, is that what Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Leticia James, and Alvin Bragg should do? In the interest of peace, not insist that they are right in indicting Orange Foolius and his co-conspirators? That would be a lot easier for them. No need to worry about Trump's stochastic terrorism. Just let it ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u Sounds like you are trying hard to be right 😂

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u I'm glad that's settled 😂

Ran into this in my online travels.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

You might consider calling them something other than "aliens." How about extraterrestrials? After all, where they live, they're not alien. And they have never been here. And probably never will be. 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u It may appear to you that I know everything, but I assure you, I do not. Nevertheless, at least 850 members have valued my input here at one time or another. (I am perhaps more surprised [and gratified] by that than even you.) 😂

Do you get into fights?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Soooo, is that what Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Leticia James, and Alvin Bragg should do? In the interest of peace, not insist that they are right in indicting Orange Foolius and his co-conspirators? That would be a lot easier for them. No need to worry about Trump's stochastic terrorism. Just let it ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u Did I miss something? Where exactly did you say this was only to be applied to individuals? Or that backing down for peace should only occur when the issue is unimportant? Where? If you deal in blanket, unqualified pronouncements, expect pushback.

So what is God?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Hmmm. The concept of God in Yoga as described above is not very different from the sky daddy of the Abrahamic religions. A singular, supreme soul (whatever that is), an omniscient being, above all tribulations, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yeah, and one more very important characteristic: so inscrutable as...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@FvckY0u No worries; I don't miss what isn't and never was.

Do you get into fights?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 13, 2023:

Soooo, is that what Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Leticia James, and Alvin Bragg should do? In the interest of peace, not insist that they are right in indicting Orange Foolius and his co-conspirators? That would be a lot easier for them. No need to worry about Trump's stochastic terrorism. Just let it ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 13, 2023:

@Zealandia I can see how one might interpret his writing that way, but that message is not made explicit. Instead, he implies that we must always mute ourselves, in the interest of peace. Sounds like some New Age claptrap to me.

DeSantis triptych:

CourtJester comments on Sep 11, 2023:

Not true. The KKK was/still is an arm of the Democrat party.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 11, 2023:

In the middle of the 20th century, the Republican and Democratic parties switched positions vis-a-vis race relations and civil rights. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-democratic-party-did-not-found-kkk-start-civil-war/3253803001/

Trump triptych no. 2:

DenoPenno comments on Sep 11, 2023:

Trump held his support rallies all during his term as president. In any normal world he would have been removed for not doing his job. Think on that.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 11, 2023:

Dereliction of duty is the Donald's daily drill.

Trump triptych no. 1:

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 10, 2023:

Good ones!!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 10, 2023:

What will the Trump library contain? Subpoenas, indictments, , fingerprints, mug shots, court records, cancelled hush money checks, recordings and contemporaneous notes of phone calls, transcripts of witness testimony, text messages, falsified business records, empty folders marked "classified,"...

Climate triptych + 1:

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 10, 2023:

Sadly true and likely prescient.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 10, 2023:

Everything the scientists said would happen is happening, only faster than expected. And this is only the beginning.

Trump triptych no. 2:

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 10, 2023:

Good ones!!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 10, 2023:

The man has distinguished himself in so many ways, and none of them are good 😂

DeSantis triptych:

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 10, 2023:

Good ones!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 10, 2023:

He's such an easy target, you almost feel sorry for the slimy SOB 😂

Boy Scout whistleblower: Mormon church swayed abuse policy -- Axios

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 9, 2023:

There is nothing wrong with the basic idea of teaching boys how to tie knots, set up tents, and build campfires. But the organization has to be a lot more circumspect in its recruitment of leadership. And they need to address issues quickly and forthrightly. No covering for bad apples!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 10, 2023:

@snytiger6 Yeah, they could definitely jettison the religious bits and be better for it.

Why did NATO refuse to not threaten Russia by continuing encroaching on its borders?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 9, 2023:

I read Stoltenburg's comments as merely him quoting Putin (or Putin's stated position vis-a-vis NATO) and then very accurately pointing out that Putin's actions have brought about exactly what Putin said he didn't want: expansion of NATO. As for why Russia invaded Ukraine, that has less to do ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 9, 2023:

@FrayedBear As for BRICS, I'll just quote @Garban: "BRICS is a financial agreement, not a security agreement. Putin has demonstrated that a security agreement with him is useless."

Why did NATO refuse to not threaten Russia by continuing encroaching on its borders?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 9, 2023:

I read Stoltenburg's comments as merely him quoting Putin (or Putin's stated position vis-a-vis NATO) and then very accurately pointing out that Putin's actions have brought about exactly what Putin said he didn't want: expansion of NATO. As for why Russia invaded Ukraine, that has less to do ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 9, 2023:

@FrayedBear Blah blah blah what-about-ism. Yes, trying to rid Iraq of its tyrant and set up a democratic government was not only illegal, it was stupid. Afghanistan was a little different; in that case there was a clear provocation (the Taliban hosting the authors of 9/11). Does that make what Putin is doing in Ukraine, trying to erase another country's sovereign identity annex their land, OK? No. Two wrongs have never made a right.

Joe Kennedy, the praying football coach, quit because the athletes never mattered to him

fnaf12 comments on Sep 8, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 9, 2023:

Sounds rather nightmarish.

Why did NATO refuse to not threaten Russia by continuing encroaching on its borders?

Scott321 comments on Sep 9, 2023:

Yeah, there’s no Russian propaganda. RT is not a Putin mouthpiece. Multiple people haven’t been poisoned or defenestrated. Former Iron Curtain members weren’t acting as free agents in choosing NATO membership over the years, they were duped or coerced by the bully US. Sweden and Finland better...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 9, 2023:

Love the dripping sarcasm 💖

The "stable genius" plots and strategizes...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 8, 2023:

stable genius, belongs out there with the horses and goats.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 8, 2023:

Lock him up!

A dinosaur denier interviewed a dinosaur liar. Now my head hurts.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 7, 2023:

Allie Beth Stuckey is an idiot. Ken Ham is also an idiot. They are two idiots, mutually reinforcing each other's idiocy. 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 8, 2023:

@Fernapple You have a point there. So he's either an idiot or a pathological liar, maybe even a sociopath. Either way, not good.

26 min - Polly - THE GLOBAL CABAL USES ADL TO SILENCE, EXTORT AND CONTROL - SOROS UKRAINE VINDMAN ...

CuddyCruiser comments on Sep 7, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 8, 2023:

@CuddyCruiser I'd say high probability

26 min - Polly - THE GLOBAL CABAL USES ADL TO SILENCE, EXTORT AND CONTROL - SOROS UKRAINE VINDMAN ...

CuddyCruiser comments on Sep 7, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 7, 2023:

Poor blighter doesn't seem to realize there's a difference. 😐

It's down to us.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 7, 2023:

Sadly way toooo accurate.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 7, 2023:

A lot of people appear way more willing to suffer the effects of climate change (and bellyache about it, blame others for it, and scream for relief or indemnification), than make any changes in their own behavior. So they keep buying Earth-destroying SUVs and pickup trucks, keep driving them to the 5-and-dime, keep flying jet planes to wherever on a whim, just because they can... it's disgusting!

I've always been fascinated by those who are predisposed to conspiracy theories and pseudoscience.

skado comments on Sep 7, 2023:

It would be interesting to read the unredacted study but I get the gist. A big piece of the puzzle may just be garden variety ignorance, but I’m pretty sure paranoia plays a role. A couple of minor nits I would pick are “9/11” and “religious/spiritual”. By any legal definition, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 7, 2023:

@skado 9/11 and J6 seem pretty cut-and-dried to me. But I have never been satisfied with the explanation of JFK's assassination.

I've always been fascinated by those who are predisposed to conspiracy theories and pseudoscience.

skado comments on Sep 7, 2023:

It would be interesting to read the unredacted study but I get the gist. A big piece of the puzzle may just be garden variety ignorance, but I’m pretty sure paranoia plays a role. A couple of minor nits I would pick are “9/11” and “religious/spiritual”. By any legal definition, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 7, 2023:

Well yeah, 911 was a conspiracy among a bunch of mostly Saudi nationals including Osama Bin Laden. And that is not merely hypothetical. The identities of the hijackers were all confirmed. That's conspiracy fact. The conspiracy theory is that it was a false flag operation, engineered by the CIA or FBI to get the US into a war. There isn't any evidence to support that hypothesis; it's just pure 🐂 💩.

I do not think it is too far a stretch of a conclusion that agnosticism and/or Atheism are generally...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 5, 2023:

I have had many go-rounds with alt-right trolls, made many good arguments, articulated the facts, exposed falsehoods, shredded conspiracy theories, and, to the best of my knowledge, have changed no minds. Going forward, my policy will be not to comment on their posts, and only add supportive replies...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 6, 2023:

@skado Some people are more flexible than others.

So what are everyone's thoughts on changing God's pronouns to "They" and "Them" since in the ...

jackjr comments on Aug 30, 2023:

So yet once again this so called higher entity has to have another human construct - gender.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 6, 2023:

@jackjr But people sure have made up a lot of shit, haven't they? 😂

No sooner had the Fulton County Sheriff released Donald J.

FvckY0u comments on Sep 5, 2023:

What a great point! Yes, totally! Makes me laugh even harder. The mug shot, after having seen it many times now and thought about it this is how I see it. He's trying to give that "I'm a badass, I'm gonna get you" look. It's lost all meaning. You see how a mighty narcissist turns to dust right...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 5, 2023:

Yes! His aura of invincibility is wearing thin. The curtain jas been drawn aside to reveal a cheap crook.

No sooner had the Fulton County Sheriff released Donald J.

MyTVC15 comments on Sep 5, 2023:

I have a confession...I kinda secretly want a mug shot bobble head .

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 5, 2023:

Me too! 😂

No sooner had the Fulton County Sheriff released Donald J.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2023:

He's such a shyster, I hope this is another nail in his freedom coffin.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 5, 2023:

You and me both sistah!🤞

I do not think it is too far a stretch of a conclusion that agnosticism and/or Atheism are generally...

DenoPenno comments on Sep 5, 2023:

Yes, this is happening. I have seen new names and idiotic conservative posts. Another thing that has returned is a conservative post that you cannot post in. When you click on it you are not allowed to comment. Banned I suppose coz it pops up that the group is not available. We had that before and ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 5, 2023:

They won't allow comments because they can't handle being corrected.

I do not think it is too far a stretch of a conclusion that agnosticism and/or Atheism are generally...

racocn8 comments on Sep 5, 2023:

Putin is desperate to reinstall Trump and is deploying an extremely extensive campaign as in 2016. Data from Manafort and Cambridge Analytica were used to target people and may well have put Trump in. All of these new posters should be suspected as being members of a Moscow troll farm or brainwashed...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 5, 2023:

Wish I could give you double points for that comment. 🎯

Why does Trump relentlessly attack the free press?

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 4, 2023:

Dachau, the first Concentration Camp, was built soon after Hitler took office specifically for journalists, publishers, letter-to-the-editor writers and other dissenters....he understood the necessity of silencing dissent.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 4, 2023:

Exactly my point! Thank you!

So what are everyone's thoughts on changing God's pronouns to "They" and "Them" since in the ...

jackjr comments on Aug 30, 2023:

So yet once again this so called higher entity has to have another human construct - gender.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 4, 2023:

@Julie808 It all started with a big bang, and things have been getting more complex and interesting ever since. There is absolutely no evidence of intelligence or intention behind any of it.

So what are everyone's thoughts on changing God's pronouns to "They" and "Them" since in the ...

MacStriker comments on Aug 30, 2023:

Anytime i'm in discussion with a believer, i say, "Your god" and deflect the ownership to them. i don't recall using a pronoun for god. Always wondered, if god is a "he" (male) doesn't he want a mate? or he just gets off watching and manipulating?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 4, 2023:

I also like, "your hypothetical god," or "that supposed deity."

Why does Trump relentlessly attack the free press?

Thibaud70 comments on Sep 4, 2023:

Just being curious: is there such a thing as *free press* in the USA today? All seem to be more or less puppets of some ideology or "community" or pressure group or lobbyists.... Example: the noble NYTimes used to be the epitome of independence, but now it's been taken over by a vocal but ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 4, 2023:

Journalism is a human endeavor, and therefore not perfect. But it's mostly done right by institutions like NY Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour, Reuter's, Associated Press, the New Yorker, Harpers, and others. It's hacks like Brightbart, OAN, Newsmax, and Fox "News" that you really have to be careful with. Is there a lot more lying and propaganda on the right than there used to be? Absolutely! So much so that just telling the straight facts will get you labelled a libtard, commie, pinko progressive.

Why does Trump relentlessly attack the free press?

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2023:

Trump is a wanna be dictator with a small pr_ck and limited brain power. He wants to control stuff to compensate for his lack of endowment.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 4, 2023:

And he was raised by vampires.

Dawk Richard Dawkins finds a circumstance for which he can recommend Christianity, and speaks ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

The thing about religion, or conspiracy theory, or tribal affiliation to a political ideology, is that these things provide easy answers to difficult questions. You don't really have to think, or work hard for your answers. Science, on the other hand, requires years of arduous study, after which...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 3, 2023:

@skado I never said religion is the sole culprit in our current predicament. It's a contributing factor. I do like your analysis from an evolutionary biology standpoint. What is it EO Wilson said? "...the problem with humanity is that we have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology."

Dawk Richard Dawkins finds a circumstance for which he can recommend Christianity, and speaks ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

The thing about religion, or conspiracy theory, or tribal affiliation to a political ideology, is that these things provide easy answers to difficult questions. You don't really have to think, or work hard for your answers. Science, on the other hand, requires years of arduous study, after which...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 3, 2023:

@skado You wrote, "All of those people ride in cars. Maybe it’s the cars’ fault?" That's why the paragraph on transportation. 😂

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 3, 2023:

@Tejas You're overlooking the gun show and private sale loopholes. The fact that many different methods are employed for killing is both well understood and irrelevant. To stack up bodies with knives or boots takes time, and a lot of isolated incidents (of which there can be many in a country of 350 million people). For those intent on killing a lot of people quickly, the AR-15 is the weapon of choice. The idea that civilians should have military rifles today because they did 250 years ago...now that's nonsensical.

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Tejas Well the thing is, we do NOT have universal background checks. That's a problem. And if you look at these mass shootings, a handgun is usually only a backup to an AR-15. You know, a highly proficient minuteman could maybe get off 3 shots from his muzzle loader in a minute, two if he aimed carefully. And the muzzle velocity from that smooth bore was only a fraction of that from a modern assault rifle. Yeah, things have changed a lot. And the laws have not kept pace.

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Tejas Still got the hat 🤠

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Tejas There's a lot to unpack here. First. About 1,100 of the 15k were accidental shootings. About 800 were police shootings. 60 years ago there was no internet, no social media, no torrent of disinformation and wacko conspiracy theories, no Russian meddling in our elections. The world has changed. Our laws have to change with it, just to keep up. I think you miss the mark by saying "most people say ban rifles or ban all guns." (I certainly don't say that. I have been a gun owner since way before I could legally buy one.) The legislation I see being called for is a ban on military-style assault rifles, not on handguns, hunting rifles or shotguns. And universal background checks. Close the gun show loophole. Institute red flag laws, so when someone is unstable we can take their guns away. Have safe storage laws. Disallow conversion kits to make semi-autos into machine guns. No bump stocks. No untraceable ghost guns.That's all sensible, straightforward stuff. Not at all an infringement on the 2nd Amendment. It's what the NRA used to advocate, back in the day (when I was a member).

One storm we could actually halt.

Druvius comments on Sep 1, 2023:

There's tons that could be done to reduce gun violence without any law abiding citizens losing their rights. The Republicans though are almost a purely ideological party these days, they aren't interested in solving problems, just defending their ideology.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Druvius We obviously have very different views on the origins and meaning of the Ukraine conflict. Yes, I do see it as a struggle against autocracy. That's the big picture. But on the smaller scale, it's people who were living peacefully in cities and villages being bombed into oblivion. Ukraine did not invade Russia; Russia invaded Ukraine --- an undeniable fact. And one of the two main political parties in America has abandoned it traditional embrace of the rule of law and the Constitution to become a cult of authoritarian personality (one that is aligned with Russia). That's why the CPAC held its annual conference in authoritarian Hungary this year, why the authoritarian leader Victor Orban was a featured speaker. Come on, man! Russia's meddling in our elections to elect the would-be authoritarian strong man Trumpty Dumpty did not take place in a vacuum. There is a larger game afoot. Putin saw a chance to sweep the board, and he went for it. Now he is on his back foot, very much taken aback and surprised by the manifest will and resolve of free people not to be ruled by tyrants.

Dawk Richard Dawkins finds a circumstance for which he can recommend Christianity, and speaks ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

The thing about religion, or conspiracy theory, or tribal affiliation to a political ideology, is that these things provide easy answers to difficult questions. You don't really have to think, or work hard for your answers. Science, on the other hand, requires years of arduous study, after which...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@skado I never said science is the only source of wisdom or the holder of all answers. But in this technological world where humans have the ability to change the planet (for the worse), we cannot afford to ignore what science has to tell us. Religious instruction that conflicts with science does not only teach harmless myths; it also teaches a habit of mind where the indoctrinated feel free to believe whatever they want to believe, with or without evidence to back it up. I think that's why 85% of Evangelical Christians voted for Trump in 2016, and 80% repeated the mistake in 2020, even after seeing the chaos and wreckage left in the wake of only 4 years of a Trump administration. And it helps explain why so many have drunk the conspiracy theory kool-aide, swallowing a whole pack of lies that would otherwise never get off the ground for lack of evidence. And where has all this flabby thinking brought us? To the brink of civil war! I call that toxic.

Dawk Richard Dawkins finds a circumstance for which he can recommend Christianity, and speaks ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

The thing about religion, or conspiracy theory, or tribal affiliation to a political ideology, is that these things provide easy answers to difficult questions. You don't really have to think, or work hard for your answers. Science, on the other hand, requires years of arduous study, after which...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@skado You can't expect individual people to solve the transportation problem on their own. First, there isn't enough lithium to make the whole fleet battery EVs. Hydrogen fuel cells will probably be a big part of the solution in the future, but do you see a lot of hydrogen-powered cars today? No. Second, the price of EVs is still out of range for most people. 3rd, many changes in urban planning and sustained investments in infrastructure must be made over a long period of time. We should have started sooner, but the fossil fuel industry launched a disinformation campaign that puzzled the will to act. And let's be frank: most people still don't see flying as the horrible carbon emitter that it is. We're still behind the 8 ball in terms of basic education, thanks to the fossil fuel industry, its think tanks, lobbyists, and bought politicians.

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Tejas Yes, a large portion of the gun deaths are suicides. @273kelvin adequately addressed that so I won't say more than to point out that the raw number of non-suicide the gun deaths in America is around 15 thousand so far this year. Please don't tell me that's an acceptable number.

Qualified tutor urgently needed.

DenoPenno comments on Sep 2, 2023:

But of course. We need to change history. They are doing it now.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

They're trying, yes.

One storm we could actually halt.

Druvius comments on Sep 1, 2023:

There's tons that could be done to reduce gun violence without any law abiding citizens losing their rights. The Republicans though are almost a purely ideological party these days, they aren't interested in solving problems, just defending their ideology.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

@Druvius You mean the USA and the 11 other European countries that are contributing significantly to the defense of Ukraine? Yeah, we are the good guys in this thing. (The USA ranks 12th in terms of percentage of GDP spent helpng to Ukraine, btw.)

One storm we could actually halt.

Tejas comments on Sep 2, 2023:

How can you prevent a criminal from committing crime?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

Heh heh, I knew I was letting myself in for questions like that by using the word "halt." I'm more than happy to amend it. How does "slow" work for you? I mean, other countries with stricter gun laws have far less gun violence. It can be done here. I don't think American exceptionalism extends so far as to preclude it.