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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 As I explained previously, the kind of toxicity I refer to is manifested more at a systemic level. Individuals who embrace beliefs that conflict with science may be perfectly pleasant, moral, and upright. But the influence of those beliefs on policy and politics may be quite damaging, and un-American. I think that is what we are seeing with the backlash against gay rights, the epidemic of censorship, banning books, draconian anti-abortion laws, assaults on voting rights, anti-woke rhetoric....the whole panoply of right-wing culture war nonsense. And of course they feel justified in refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple because homosexuality is a sin, right? And this sense of justification extends to their calling to stay in power at all costs... including shredding the Constitution.

One storm we could actually halt.

BD66 comments on Sep 2, 2023:

In an average year, 400 people are killed by rifles, and 1500 people are killed by knives. The graphic would make more sense if you had knives instead of rifles.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

Nothing about 2023 is average. There have already been 479 mass shootings this year. The number of gun deaths is almost 30 thousand. Around half of those were suicides.

Apparently Ramaswamy is heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry.

racocn8 comments on Sep 2, 2023:

Trump is 'suspected' of taking positions that benefit Putin because he is in some way under Putin's control. Ramaswamy takes these same positions because... (he supposedly likes Trump's policies??!!). (i.e. Putin owns Ramaswamy too)

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

I admit that I entertained the hypothesis that Trump is a puppet of Putin, that Putin has some kind of power over Trump. But after mulling it over for years I have decided that's not the way to understand their relationship. I think Trump considers himself at least Putin's equal, if not his superior. Trump admires Putin for his brutality and cunning, and ability to stay in power indefinitely, enriching himself along the way. Putin is a model to he emulated. Trump is friendly to Putin because he sees him as a valuable ally in tearing down American democracy and installing himself as the American version of Putin: the head of a criminal gang with sovereign powers. Ramaswamy is just an interloper, riding on Trump's coat tails.

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 What is Democrat foreign policy ideology? Like, nurturing alliances with other democracies around the world? Engaging in trade abroad? Supporting a rules-based world order? Supporting a European country that has been invaded by a neighbor bent on genocide? All that stuff was very much in the Republican wheelhouse, before the Party became a cult of authoritarian personality.

One storm we could actually halt.

racocn8 comments on Sep 2, 2023:

Not with the NRA being funded by Putin... That is a significant means for Russia to compromise GOP members. The bigger question is why aren't the DOJ, DIA, CIA etc. doing their jobs?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 2, 2023:

What makes you think they aren't doing their jobs?

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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 1, 2023:

@skado Evangelical Christians. There are Creation Museums here and there, scattered around the country. There's one in Santee, California, some 30 miles from where I live.

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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 1, 2023:

@skado As a matter of policy? Probably none. They seem to think the propaganda they present in their "museums" and other teachings constitute science, or is consistent with science.

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 1, 2023:

...and holding on to power, by hook or by crook.

One storm we could actually halt.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2023:

That is the most lethal one of all.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 1, 2023:

479 mass shootings so far in 2023 😐

Apparently Ramaswamy is heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2023:

Yeah, we don't need a livable planet.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 1, 2023:

Well, a billionaire might feel like he can ride out the unfolding environmental collapse in comfort, and die of old age before it can catch up with him.

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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 1, 2023:

@skado Hmmm. Was it not clear that I was referring only to sects that reject science?

Trump should be barred from taking office.

silverotter11 comments on Sep 1, 2023:

Not holding those at the top accountable got us where we are today. Justice is brutal for those at the bottom of our social class system. Those at the top have never really been held accountable. I am not optimistic this time around we will see anything really earth shattering. Sadly one ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Sep 1, 2023:

"The very people who would be most harmed by the curtailing of or outright removal of the social safety net programs they have come to rely on wanted trump as their leader." True, true. Here's why: those same programs would also benefit people they view as not only less deserving, but also beneath them in the social pecking order. They would literally rather do without than have the other get any benefit.

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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 1, 2023:

@skado I am not privy to their internal memoranda, but we hear their preachers, see their "museums," lament their members in school board meetings,...

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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 1, 2023:

@skado Any sect that interprets literally an ancient scripture that contradicts science is engaging in de facto rejection of science. Evangelical Christianity is an example that comes to mind.

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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 1, 2023:

@skado I am thinking about this less on an individual level and more on a systemic level. Any creed that rejects science is bound to result in large numbers of people failing to appreciate the gravity of climate change, failing to make adjustments in their own behavior to lower their carbon footprints, and failure to support policies designed to solve the problem. (I'm choosing to use climate change here as my example because it really does pose an existential threat to human civilization, and possibly the very survival of our species. But there are other issues that also can only be addressed intelligently by taking science into account. For instance the controversy around abortion should be considered in the context of biological evolution; not doing so leads to all kinds of harmful policies, and even polarization of communities.) A person could check all the other boxes to appear moral and upright in their behavior, but falling down on climate change has real consequences. Arguably, we are in a more precarious situation today because we have not taken appropriate action, and this torpor was only possible because people who are already disposed to dismiss science are easily swayed by the false propaganda put out by the fossil fuel industry. We shall soon see tens of thousands of people dying from heat in a weekend --- a pretty severe consequence of a belief-driven behavior that may appear benign at first glance.

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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 Aug 31, 2023:

@skado I think the definition of toxic is important too. For me, any rejection of science in favor of religious dogma is toxic. So I suppose, by that standard, ANY sect that goes in for literal interpretations of scripture is toxic.

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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 Aug 30, 2023:

@skado Which ones are not?

[bigthink.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

Whatever the reason, it's a good trend.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 30, 2023:

@FrayedBear It is or it isn't. Belief is (ironically) irrelevant. 😂

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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 Aug 30, 2023:

@skado The sects that embrace literal interpretations are certainly toxic.

[bigthink.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 29, 2023:

Whatever the reason, it's a good trend.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 30, 2023:

@skado Religious belief is not declining?

THE MANY TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF INMATE NUMBER P01135809 Donald Trump claims that all the ...

MyTVC15 comments on Aug 29, 2023:

I think he might be guilty of something.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 29, 2023:

That's probably a good bet 😂

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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 Aug 29, 2023:

@skado That's also true. For instance, I would place Buddhism above any of the Abrahamic belief systems.

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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 Aug 29, 2023:

@skado Oh yes, some political ideologies are inherently superior to others. And conspiracies do occur. Witness Donald Trump's fake elector scheme! 😐

Dig the perp number 😂

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 26, 2023:

of course he does everything bigger and better than anyone else ever has, and this will be no different.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 26, 2023:

He will soon flame out and disappear into obscurity.

Liberty or Death

UrsiMajor comments on Aug 25, 2023:

Thank you. I am so tired of people trashing Biden or saying he is just like Trump.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 25, 2023:

@silverotter11 Yes.

Liberty or Death

MyTVC15 comments on Aug 25, 2023:

The Kubrick stare...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 25, 2023:

Ha! Three good actors affect a look in the creation of art, and one bad actor tries to hide the fact that he's scared shitless and about to pee his pants.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 🎵 An innocent man would be eager to clear his ...

CourtJester comments on Aug 23, 2023:

A criminal would have been charged and jailed long before the elections rolled up.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 25, 2023:

@CourtJester Haven't you read the DC and Georgia indictments? Well, you don't really need to. The trial in Atlanta will be televised. There the evidence will be laid out for all to see. You should tune in.

One must state it plainly.

ml58n2 comments on Aug 23, 2023:

I agree, caveman saw comets and eclipse's or even extraterrestrial visitors from outer space and made them their gods and said what the hell is that thing? I don't believe in ghosts or spirits, but I do believe in UFO'S it is the most logical thing that could happen with the size of our ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 24, 2023:

There have been all kinds of unidentified flying objects, but no evidence that any originated from anywhere but Earth (meteors being an exception).

One must state it plainly.

FrostyJim comments on Aug 24, 2023:

Come-on folks ...I kinda doubt this is not a fake scamner? ...with poor grammar too? It may be a real person - but I kinda doubt these are their real photos? What do Babe selfies have to do with the posts? Guys seem to fall for Babe photos often...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 24, 2023:

That was my thought too. But no harm in commenting. (S)he will either turn out to be real or not. Time will tell.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 🎵 An innocent man would be eager to clear his ...

CourtJester comments on Aug 23, 2023:

A criminal would have been charged and jailed long before the elections rolled up.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 24, 2023:

@CourtJester Trump did his crimes (pressuring state and local officials, marshalling fake electors, breaking into voting machines, etc.) in battleground states where he thought he had a chance of tipping the scales: Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, and New Mexico. 😂

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 🎵 An innocent man would be eager to clear his ...

CourtJester comments on Aug 23, 2023:

A criminal would have been charged and jailed long before the elections rolled up.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 24, 2023:

The criminal conspiracy and acts in furtherance of same continued for months after January 6, 2020. But even if we call that the end date, there are still 2½ years left on the Georgia statute of limitations. 😂

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 🎵 An innocent man would be eager to clear his ...

FrostyJim comments on Aug 24, 2023:

I feel sorry for his cell-mate...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 24, 2023:

Lightweight humanitarian care package: foam ear plugs 🙉

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 🎵 An innocent man would be eager to clear his ...

CourtJester comments on Aug 23, 2023:

A criminal would have been charged and jailed long before the elections rolled up.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 23, 2023:

The wheels of justice turn slowly.

One must state it plainly.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 23, 2023:

Yup, thousands of years before modern science. 😎👍

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 23, 2023:

We still barely know anything 😂

The grift that keeps on grifting:

DenoPenno comments on Aug 22, 2023:

What I see is the grifter who wants his trial put off until he is re-elected. How can his followers even go for this? Most of them think his charges are all made up and phony.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 23, 2023:

It's a cult of personality. They're hypnotized.

I fully understand that no one, when the original laws were written, could possibly have anticipated...

Marionville comments on Aug 21, 2023:

He will pardon himself…isn’t that what is expected to happen? I think if this quite farcical scenario does actually transpire …the jocular expression “the lunatics have been put in charge of running the asylum” will have become a horrifying reality!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

He will not get back into the White House. 🤞

I fully understand that no one, when the original laws were written, could possibly have anticipated...

Garban comments on Aug 21, 2023:

There is an argument that the constitution forbids anyone that has assisted someone convicted of sedition from running for public office. Some lawyers give it credence and others question it because it’s never been used. I don’t know the right answer, I just wish he would die a slow painful ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

It looks like it's going to be a long, slow meltdown. First he got fired. Then he got investigated. Then he was indicted, arrested, arraigned, and fingerprinted. Later today he will have his mug shot taken. Soon he will stand trial. All the while he is becoming more and more desperate and erratic. He can't keep his mouth shut. He knows he's toast.

I fully understand that no one, when the original laws were written, could possibly have anticipated...

RobertNappi2 comments on Aug 21, 2023:

I point to the 14th Amendment, section 3. He is in FACT Ineligible to run!!! LOOK IT UP MY FRIENDS!!!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

I believe he would have to be convicted of sedition.

I fully understand that no one, when the original laws were written, could possibly have anticipated...

LiterateHiker comments on Aug 21, 2023:

I still don't understand why anyone voted for Trump.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

@racocn8 ✔️✔️✔️

The grift that keeps on grifting:

CuddyCruiser comments on Aug 22, 2023:

..

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

What book is held aloft?

Did not know Neil's back story.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 21, 2023:

Upon reading the first few paragraphs, my first thought was, "They want to make the USA into a THIRD-WORLD country!" When I saw, near the end of the article, that the author used the same term to describe this "conservative" project, what would have been a moment of self-congratulation was dashed by...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 22, 2023:

@silverotter11 Where we're heading now is 1930s Germany with social media, AI, nuclear weapons, and climate change. 😐

Did not know Neil's back story.

Sticks48 comments on Aug 21, 2023:

Just as they have for centuries, the "ruling class", also known as the rich, will eventually bring the country down if they don't change their mindset.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

@Organist1 Time to bring out the pitchforks!

The grift that keeps on grifting:

Garban comments on Aug 21, 2023:

The same gullible poverty stricken people that were passing out cash to the televangelist in the 80’s have found a new and much more dangerous grifter to give their cash to.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

I'm glad you pointed out that salient parallel. I think it moves us a little towards understanding why 85% of Evangelical Christians voted for the Done Cheato in in 2016, and 80% repeated the mistake in 2020.

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FrayedBear comments on Aug 20, 2023:

So should every US President who during term of office has seen innocent people incarcerated in gaol. Let's start with those incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay & tortured. How many presidents does that include?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

@FrayedBear Thanks, I'll put it in the queu.

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DenoPenno comments on Aug 21, 2023:

This should happen but it will not. Reasons are seen in my area by the combo Confed/American flags that fly. People might do an uprising that would cause unwanted death. I admit that these flag- flyers are not going to win, but the government is afraid of what might happen.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

As well they should be. The problem is that there are so many of the deluded bastards. Tens of millions! We will just have to let the facts come out in court, and hope this sways a few. Even so, house arrest may be the best we can hope for.

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FrayedBear comments on Aug 20, 2023:

So should every US President who during term of office has seen innocent people incarcerated in gaol. Let's start with those incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay & tortured. How many presidents does that include?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

@FrayedBear I was referring to Putin's genocidal project in Ukraine (and the parallel Trump/MAGA impulse to fascism).

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FrayedBear comments on Aug 20, 2023:

So should every US President who during term of office has seen innocent people incarcerated in gaol. Let's start with those incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay & tortured. How many presidents does that include?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 21, 2023:

@FrayedBear I am not conducting an inquiry. I am commenting on the current emergency.

The cult bubble that wouldn't burst:

racocn8 comments on Aug 20, 2023:

I know most people will get a laugh out of this one, but here goes anyway... The reason the intelligence community betrayed the country and allowed Trump to run and obtain power was because Hillary Clinton would have allowed Disclosure of UAP as aliens. Just as Kennedy was murdered for betraying ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

Why did Comey decide to announce an investigation of Hillary just days before the election? We may never know. Certainly, it was bad judgement. Why did the DOJ not announce the investigation into the Trump Campaign before the election? I think, out of an abundance of caution. I think they thought it would look like the Party in power was abusing its authority.

The cult bubble that wouldn't burst:

racocn8 comments on Aug 20, 2023:

I know most people will get a laugh out of this one, but here goes anyway... The reason the intelligence community betrayed the country and allowed Trump to run and obtain power was because Hillary Clinton would have allowed Disclosure of UAP as aliens. Just as Kennedy was murdered for betraying ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

Hmmm.... I've never been one for conspiracy theories. At least not when there is no evidence to support them. The Trump-Giuliani-Meadows-Eastman-Chesebro-Powell-et al conspiracy is, however, well-documented.

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racocn8 comments on Aug 20, 2023:

One of the problems is that the DOJ has decided not to pursue charges they (believe they) can't prove. Thus, while Trump committed numerous felonies in plain sight, he remains unindicted on those charges because within the protocols of a courtroom, conviction could be in doubt. The DOJ SHOULD be ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

Trump has been charged with violation of 18, U.S.C., Section 242. All that remains is for a jury to see the links, connect the dots, and convict the Done Cheato. I know this is asking a lot...😂

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HippieChick58 comments on Aug 20, 2023:

I think death penalty would make him a martyr. Life in prison won't likely be very long, but once his platform is gone he should fade into oblivion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

I fear that MAGA could outlive him, but at least we can show them that there are consequences for treason.

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FrayedBear comments on Aug 20, 2023:

So should every US President who during term of office has seen innocent people incarcerated in gaol. Let's start with those incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay & tortured. How many presidents does that include?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

I have always maintained that George W. Bush is a war criminal. But his is not the case addressed in this post.

Guess who's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

DenoPenno comments on Aug 19, 2023:

It looks just like him.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

New Marvel super villain: Crater Face 😂

Guess who's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

CuddyCruiser comments on Aug 19, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 20, 2023:

Yeah Trump never met a fascist he didn't like.

The whole heaven and hell concept is really well done.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Yes, heaven and hell exist only in the mind. And when you die, the mind stops functioning. There is nothing "waiting for you." You're just dead. That thing called a soul? It never existed. That was just another figment of the imagination, like heaven and hell.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

@FvckY0u Sure, we can all do better.

Guess who's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

barjoe comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Unfortunately it was destroyed years ago and was replaced in 2021.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

@Organist1 Hopefully it will be permanent next time.

Guess who's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

barjoe comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Unfortunately it was destroyed years ago and was replaced in 2021.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

Vegas odds that it gets hit again 😂

The whole heaven and hell concept is really well done.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Yes, heaven and hell exist only in the mind. And when you die, the mind stops functioning. There is nothing "waiting for you." You're just dead. That thing called a soul? It never existed. That was just another figment of the imagination, like heaven and hell.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

@FvckY0u I just come at it from a non-superstitious, science-based point point of view. Or at least I try to.

The whole heaven and hell concept is really well done.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Yes, heaven and hell exist only in the mind. And when you die, the mind stops functioning. There is nothing "waiting for you." You're just dead. That thing called a soul? It never existed. That was just another figment of the imagination, like heaven and hell.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

@FvckY0u Something is gained in death? Peace, maybe. Reunification with air, water, and soil...

The whole heaven and hell concept is really well done.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Aug 19, 2023:

Yes, heaven and hell exist only in the mind. And when you die, the mind stops functioning. There is nothing "waiting for you." You're just dead. That thing called a soul? It never existed. That was just another figment of the imagination, like heaven and hell.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 19, 2023:

@FvckY0u That's right: the ego is just another mental construct. And when the brain stops functioning, it disappears along with all knowledge, emotion, imagination, dreams, plans, memories, and sensations.

Rate this meme by assigning a score of 1 to 5 in each of the these categories: truth, relevance,...

Garban comments on Aug 14, 2023:

5, 5, 5, 0. Still hurts too much to be humorous. Maybe after he serves 10 years.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 14, 2023:

I feel ya bra 😂

Ya almost feel pity for his lawyers 😂

CourtJester comments on Aug 11, 2023:

Never ending humor

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 13, 2023:

So, what are you trying to say? Because the only reason he's free right now is that he's been granted bail 🤣

Ya almost feel pity for his lawyers 😂

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 10, 2023:

That is the very last place I'd want to be, it must be hell in that vacuous void.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Aug 11, 2023:

Truly, the Done Cheato has never had an original thought in that ugly head of his.

Letters From An American 06/01/2023

jackjr comments on Jun 2, 2023:

My question is why did demos. and especially Sanders vote no? I just read in the Seattle TImes that recently our state legislature voted to, finally, pass a capital gains tax on the ultra-wealthy. Apparently there are over 7,000 residents in the one-tenth percenters (a worth over a quarter billion ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

Fems who voted "no" did so to protest cuts to social programs. Repugnants who voted "no" did so because the cuts were not deep enough.

And so it seems to be truth.

ToakReon comments on Jun 2, 2023:

'May have' Sometimes 'may have' means it happened. Sometimes 'may have' means it didn't. Donald Trump 'may have' incited the January 6th Capitol riots. NASA 'may have' faked Neil Armstrong's moon landing. We don't know. Maybe we will know, some time in the future, but for now we don't - and...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

We saw Trump incite the MAGA mob to attack the Capitol with our own eyes, on national TV. The J6 Select Committee filled in the gaps, and dispelled any lingering doubts. Trump DID incite the J6 insurrection.

And so it seems to be truth.

BufftonBeotch comments on Jun 2, 2023:

No one really doubted that it "could have." My problems with the theory was just that some from the right wing asserted that it was deliberate. (What benefit would there be to release a virus on their own population?) Of course, the racists also found a way to go apoplectic about another culture's ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch He's baaaack! And true to form, still a nit-picking, confrontational, and generally unpleasant being. 😂

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 1, 2023:

To be fair, Biden asked for an increase in defense spending in that debt ceiling negotiation.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

@redbai Yes, $10 billion got cut off the $80 billion. And that $10 billion can be used to fill in where cuts to other programs were made. Or so I heard.

What Are Neanderthals? Meet Humanity's Relative Who Went Extinct 40,000 Years Ago

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jun 1, 2023:

She (Ms. Wright) is a skilled and tenacious debater. She would be truly formidable if her argument were not founded on falsehoods. Dawkins was very patient and gentlemanly, but he did not give a full outline of the evidence for evolution as he was invited to do. Instead, he limited himself to short ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

@barjoe Yes, NDGT could take her apart,...and Bill Nye could too!

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

Petter comments on Jun 2, 2023:

I love the Orwellian semantics of the words "defence spending" because, translated, they mean "I've allocated money to make a bigger, deadlier weapon with which to attack you."

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

Yes! That's how it is with most defense spending. But, to be fair, Patriot missile defense systems are proving to be very effective at shooting down incoming missiles, saving countless lives and preserving infrastructure from destruction. A rare but welcome exception.😎👍

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

yvilletom comments on Jun 1, 2023:

Knock your opening post down to a proposition that can be debated and decided. A nickel says you won’t do it,.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 2, 2023:

Everything can be debated. I just watched a debate on the proposition that darwinian evolution doe/does not explain the origin of all species on Earth. But anyone who is familiar with the evidence from the fields of cell biology, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, molecular biology, paleontology, biogeography, radiometric dating, and plate tectonics would know that evolution is a natural fact and there is really nothing to debate. 😂

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

redbai comments on Jun 1, 2023:

They should not have been negotiating about paying the bills and falling on concessions to get it done. If the Democrats had any balls they would have enforced the 14th Amendment and there would have been no concessions at all.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

@redbai I agree that the 14th Amendment route was a viable option, but it would definitely be litigated. And it would not look good for the USA to be having a constitutional crisis, financially or diplomatically. Negotiation was the thing to do here. And it worked out. Nobody got everything they wanted, but everybody got something.

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 1, 2023:

To be fair, Biden asked for an increase in defense spending in that debt ceiling negotiation.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

@puff The US and many other countries with a stake 8n democracy.

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

redbai comments on Jun 1, 2023:

They should not have been negotiating about paying the bills and falling on concessions to get it done. If the Democrats had any balls they would have enforced the 14th Amendment and there would have been no concessions at all.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch I had to Google "sporkfoot." That's hilarious! 😂

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

BufftonBeotch comments on Jun 1, 2023:

At least it is two years before the filth party can flail about on the floor and pretend they care about the national debt again.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

I think we all should be concerned about the national debt. But we should also be willing to do something about it. We could start by reversing Trump's tax cuts for the rich. Besides, a huge wealth gap is not healthy for any society.

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

redbai comments on Jun 1, 2023:

They should not have been negotiating about paying the bills and falling on concessions to get it done. If the Democrats had any balls they would have enforced the 14th Amendment and there would have been no concessions at all.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

The 14th Amendment option is interesting, but untested. With the current makeup of the Supreme Court, it would be a roll of the dice. And the concessions were not all that drastic. Anyway, our whole system is designed to work through compromise.

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 1, 2023:

To be fair, Biden asked for an increase in defense spending in that debt ceiling negotiation.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

@OldMetalHead You're right! "The United States spends more on national defense than China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, and Ukraine — combined!"

The United States spends more on defense than the next TEN countries COMBINED.

OldMetalHead comments on Jun 1, 2023:

To be fair, Biden asked for an increase in defense spending in that debt ceiling negotiation.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jun 1, 2023:

Yes, that's true. But he also asked for $70 billion for the IRS, so maybe now it won't be so easy for rich tax cheats to get away with it. Hopefully similar oversight will be imposed on defense contractors.

Ringside seats to a clash of morons 🙄

Barnie2years comments on May 31, 2023:

Sadly, if either one wins, democracy as we have know it is probably done. And the people who are cheering them on are equally moronic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 31, 2023:

Let's make sure they don't win. Get out the vote! Encourage good people to run for local offices!

What, in your opinion, is the worst decision of the Roberts Court?

ChestRockfield comments on May 31, 2023:

I don't know if we could ever unfuck everything that happened because of Citizens United, but Dobbs seems much worse to me.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 31, 2023:

To me it seems like Dobbs has immediate adverse effects for people, but Citizens United has the potential for more harm in the long run. And Dobbs is having the beneficial effect of spurring liberals to vote. With Citizens United, on the other hand, money can nullify or head off votes, or change them to favor the rich and their corporations.

Ringside seats to a clash of morons 🙄

Castlepaloma comments on May 31, 2023:

Love the art of not fighting, because alway someone gets hurt.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 31, 2023:

It's good when bad guys beat each other up 😂

Ringside seats to a clash of morons 🙄

HippieChick58 comments on May 31, 2023:

We can only hope that something worse does not rise from those ashes.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 31, 2023:

Good, you're thinking ahead 😂

They're gaining on you, Cheato! 😂😂😂

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2023:

And his golf cart is running out of gas.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 30, 2023:

@MyTVC15 Look at it as confirmation of rule of law.

The Church dismissed sex abuse allegations against a priest. Now there are six more victims.

mischl comments on May 29, 2023:

How many people have learned that celibacy is unnatural. Making priests go without sex will always end up with some of them unable to abstain. It's nature. Duh.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 30, 2023:

Are Catholic priests forced to be celibate? Not really, since no one is forced to be a Catholic priest. If they can't handle celibacy, they should either change Church law or join the laity.