Euro rate on Moscow Exchange falls below 100 rubles for first time since February 28 - dollar falls ...

p-nullifidian comments on Mar 25, 2022:

Economic sanctions are not imposed for economic reasons. The objective of the sanctions against Russia is punitive and meant to send a political message. That many oligarchs have had their assets, including real estate, yachts and cash, seized or frozen as part of the sanctions is a positive step.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 25, 2022:

What you are trying to explain requires a much higher level of thinking. It's not for someone who may not have even mastered object permanence yet.

There is no one way to believe in determinism and there is no one way to believe in free will.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Belief does not require choosing. In fact, it completely defies the notion of choice. Could you choose to start believing in God? In Santa Claus? That the sky is pink with orange polka dots? The rest of your post is exactly correct. People cannot choose whether or not to believe any given ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 25, 2022:

@Heraclitus Now you're just being intellectually dishonest. I put "will" in quotes to signify the fact that I do not believe I have said will. To say that it was against my "will" is another way to say such will does not exist as you suggest, for if it did, such conversion *against* that will would not have been possible. This whole thing started with you seeming to suggest that one could choose what to believe as long as it wasn't silly. If you don't/didn't suggest that people can choose what to believe, then we have nothing left to discuss and agree that people can't *choose* to believe stuff.

What if?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@FrayedBear I'm not denying America does fucked up shit. I guess maybe what I'm saying is that two wrongs don't make a right. Like I said, there are a billion things that happened in a casual chain to get us to now, but that's not a valid excuse to blow up maternity wards and schools, and to insinuate it is *is* whataboutism. I do not believe I'm suffering from depression. If you could kill me, I'd appreciate it. You gotta do it when I don't see it coming and you need to guarantee you get me though, because I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to kill someone that was trying to murder me. Unless it was a beautiful woman... and she was trying to kill me with or during sex.

What if?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@FrayedBear You are suffering a serious fuckin' case of whataboutism my man. You can ALWAYS say Y wouldn't have happened if X didn't happen because every single fucking thing that has ever happened on this planet is a result of a prior cause.

There is no one way to believe in determinism and there is no one way to believe in free will.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Belief does not require choosing. In fact, it completely defies the notion of choice. Could you choose to start believing in God? In Santa Claus? That the sky is pink with orange polka dots? The rest of your post is exactly correct. People cannot choose whether or not to believe any given ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@Heraclitus > First of all, you state that "And if you can choose what you believe, it shouldn't matter how silly it is" Exactly. *I'm* the one that's saying silliness is irrelevant *because* you can't control what you find silly. His arguments removed the notion of free will from the plausible category and moved it to the silly category AGAINST MY "WILL". *You're* the one making an unsupportable claim. You're saying one can choose to believe anything they want, *provided it's not silly to them.* But then you can't account for the fact that an individual has zero control over whether or not they find something silly. So in actuality, you've made my point for me. Until you can answer that objection, there's no point in responding to anything else you've said.

What if?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@FrayedBear Do you seriously not know the first fuckin thing about me? I would love an unexpected nuke to detonate right on my doorstep. That aside, no matter who tried to provoke what with whom, you don't get to claim you're in the right when you're bombing fucking maternity wards and schools. That said, I still don't see how that relates to your meme.

I think therefore I am, in the plural "we think therefore we are" Descartes would not approve of my ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Technically *everything* that enters your brain changes you regardless of understanding or acceptance.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@Garban Even if you think something is bullshit and give it no weight, it can still affect you. It may lower your opinion of the person who provided the information, taint other things they've told you to make them less believable by you even if they're in fact 100% true, make you stop listening to them altogether, etc. Also, there are plenty of propositions that while you may think you're "digesting then rejecting" are just instantaneously rejected by your brain based on certain parameters it has set for the realm of possible. The example I like to use is when a movie described a sea creature that can move so fast it can create a vacuum in the ocean which when refilled by the water creates temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and uses this as a weapon to stun or kill its prey. I heard that, and immediately rejected it as nonsense. I imagine a lot of people would. Hell, even a lot of advertising is about making products readily accessible by your brain. You cannot choose that which does not occur to you to choose. It may be more comfortable for you to think as you do, but there's nothing that really supports the notion that your subconscious doesn't impact your thinking.

There is no one way to believe in determinism and there is no one way to believe in free will.

ChestRockfield comments on Jan 29, 2022:

Belief does not require choosing. In fact, it completely defies the notion of choice. Could you choose to start believing in God? In Santa Claus? That the sky is pink with orange polka dots? The rest of your post is exactly correct. People cannot choose whether or not to believe any given ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 24, 2022:

@Heraclitus Hmmm, so we've had vastly different experiences in the types of people we've met and the experiences they've had, that we couldn't have known before we learned about or interacted with them in any way which provided us information that resulted in polar opposite views. Yeah, sounds pretty free to me.

I think therefore I am, in the plural "we think therefore we are" Descartes would not approve of my ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Technically *everything* that enters your brain changes you regardless of understanding or acceptance.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 23, 2022:

@Garban Nope. I'm not saying information can necessarily elicit the response one providing the information wants, *that* would be the Jedi mind trick. I'm saying that information changes you, even if you don't understand what the information actually means, and can cause alterations in what acts like an algorithm in your subconscious mind, and *could* produce different outcomes, all without your knowledge, consent, or conscious thought.

I think therefore I am, in the plural "we think therefore we are" Descartes would not approve of my ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:

Technically *everything* that enters your brain changes you regardless of understanding or acceptance.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 23, 2022:

@Austin-Cambridge That's not what I meant at all. Any information that goes into your brain can affect your decisions subconsciously, all without *any* thinking on your part.

So, I got a package in the mail, which I didn't order.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Why would anyone return anything they are not legally obligated to return?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 23, 2022:

@snytiger6 If said gift is *from* Amazon there *should* be a gift receipt. If I were Amazon, I would never accept returns of things that were not verified Amazon purchases; it opens up too many avenues for scams. Hell, they won't even accept returns of verified purchases of certain products (like Magic cards), so it's not like there isn't precedent to deny returns. They are absolutely trying to scam info. And I'm sure it works enough that it's worth running the scam. I'm just thoroughly confused *how* this is a profitable scam to run because of the fact that people don't have to return anything they didn't ask for. My mom taught me that, so I'm perplexed why it's not a well known thing among the population RainManJr referenced. (She is a pretty smart cookie though.) As for the Chinese company thing, I've wondered for a long time what the angle was on cheap goods from China. My buddy and I used to play this game where we tried to buy things on eBay from a far away in the world as possible for as cheap s we could. We'd get things shipped that we paid a penny for with free shipping. Couldn't figure out what the benefit was for the seller. One of my guesses was that the sellers just wanted a much positive feedback on the account as they could get to be able to sell an established account for way more than they spent building it up so quickly. Another guess was that the government subsidized shipping for any sales to the US in an effort to take as much money out of the US as possible. *I know that companies also try to bribe people to leave positive reviews or change bad ones they've left...*

A Poll: When Trump was President, did you support his withholding of military aid for the Ukraine, ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 22, 2022:

The 3 people who voted for 1 & 4 are fuckin' idiots.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 23, 2022:

@kmaz For sure those are nice thoughts. I would love it if that were true. I honestly don't think it is though. If you could still be on board with that disgusting pile of shit through the 628 things on the list below, I just can't see how #629 changes anything for you. Possible, I guess, as I consider what he did to be a war crime, but I already recognized what a horrible scumbag he was. As for the "people on this website" I made the same mistake. I used to think that if one was atheist, it meant they had at least some heightened reasoning skills or a dedication to rationality and logic, and I think I thought that because of how I personally saw people become atheist, but it's just not the case. There are a number of ways one can be a non-believer. Not having to *become* a non-believer is one that leaves the door open to any other possible combination of traits. Someone could be an incredibly stupid person with no reasoning skills who just happened to be raised without any religious indoctrination. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atrocities-1-1-056

A Poll: When Trump was President, did you support his withholding of military aid for the Ukraine, ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 22, 2022:

The 3 people who voted for 1 & 4 are fuckin' idiots.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 22, 2022:

@kmaz People who are so dumb they were still supporting Trump when he was extorting Ukraine are not smart enough to reflect now and realize they were wrong.

So, I got a package in the mail, which I didn't order.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 21, 2022:

Why would anyone return anything they are not legally obligated to return?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 22, 2022:

@snytiger6 How could you get store credit for returning something you didn't buy? 🤔 You did say Amazon, right? They know what you purchased, so I doubt they'd let you return some random products that weren't in your history.

This is simply an amazing, impressive photo-journalistic view of our Population growth and its' ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 20, 2022:

I tried to sign up to get books. Didn't work. Do you know how?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 20, 2022:

@Robecology The website made it look like it was free... Guess not? It was too small for me to read on my phone. Oh well.

While my LARP group typically battles in the field using soft flexible weapons , we periodically ...

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 20, 2022:

Usually our play group requires 3 boosters...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 20, 2022:

Booster packs that is!

A Very Good Point

SnowyOwl comments on Mar 18, 2022:

All those empty parking spots, you could just park your car, walk inside and place your order, have your name spelled wrong but who really cares if your coffee slinging genius can't spell? Lazy as Fuck.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

@SnowyOwl If there were *some* cars parked I'd agree with you, but there's one. Most likely an employee's. It's just hard for me to imagine that ZERO people in a line of like 25 cars would go in if they had the option.

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha... Where are all the feminist these days?

Matias comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Well, there are some feminists trying to defend women's rights, but they are vilified as TERFs by trans activists The contemporary cult about 'trans' fits very well into the post-factual age, in which subjective sensitivities and beliefs are more important than objective reality (if it is ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

@Matias I, too, was using it as a variable. Saying you're a woman because you say "I'm a woman" is not the same as saying you're 25 years old because you say, "I'm 25 years old" or saying you're a doctor because you say, "I have a PhD." The equivalent of those incorrect statements would be saying you're a female because you say, "I'm a female." You have confused the statements "I'm a woman" and "I'm a female" in your example. *That's* why I said you're conflating sex and gender.

A Very Good Point

SnowyOwl comments on Mar 18, 2022:

All those empty parking spots, you could just park your car, walk inside and place your order, have your name spelled wrong but who really cares if your coffee slinging genius can't spell? Lazy as Fuck.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

Devil's Advocate: that was taken at the height of covid and the inside wasn't open. Hard to imagine no one with 20+ cars in front of them wouldn't take that option on a nice, clear, sunny day if it were available.

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha... Where are all the feminist these days?

Matias comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Well, there are some feminists trying to defend women's rights, but they are vilified as TERFs by trans activists The contemporary cult about 'trans' fits very well into the post-factual age, in which subjective sensitivities and beliefs are more important than objective reality (if it is ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

@Matias Yes. Your last claim about stating you're X so you're X references gender. Age, degrees conferred, and other non-modifiable characteristics would be akin to sex, and in that regard, they are the same. One cannot say 'I am male' and thereby *be* male. You are conflating sex and gender. Furthermore, just because the general population *also* misuses those words doesn't mean your misuse of them isn't incorrect.

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha... Where are all the feminist these days?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 19, 2022:

This may not be the most popular opinion, but hear me out as it seems most logical: EITHER For a given sport there is no genetic advantage one sex has over the other and ALL people should be playing in the same league/games/etc. and the best athletes get the positions OR For a given sport, one ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

@BD66 Yeah, I knew that'd be out there for most people so I italicized it to signify that. It's a dream scenario that could never and would never happen because it requires both tremendous sacrifice and a collective understanding of the actual scope of the problems mankind is facing. What's worse about that combination of necessities is that if a certain (probably high) percentage of people actually *did* understand the reality of our situation, they'd become apathetic with the futility of it all and be just as much or more of the problem than before. That said, for people like me who would raise that objection to my otherwise flawless logic, I like to mention it so they know it wasn't an angle of the situation I failed to contemplate.

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha... Where are all the feminist these days?

Matias comments on Mar 19, 2022:

Well, there are some feminists trying to defend women's rights, but they are vilified as TERFs by trans activists The contemporary cult about 'trans' fits very well into the post-factual age, in which subjective sensitivities and beliefs are more important than objective reality (if it is ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 19, 2022:

You are conflating sex and gender.

In case you want to die

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 14, 2022:

Can that *guarantee* death??

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 14, 2022:

@glennlab Not looking for that...

Whataboutism---The charge is meant to censor the speaker, excuse U.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 10, 2022:

The problem with whataboutism is that even if your reply criticisms are accurate, often times the conclusion the whataboutism user proposes or seems to propose doesn't follow logically. e.g. A: Putin shouldn't be invading a sovereign nation under false pretenses. B: What about Biden? He ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 13, 2022:

@William_Mary You didn't refute anything I said you just keep taking about blame...

24-year-old's sterilization photoshoot sparks conversation about women choosing child-free lives

MizJ comments on Mar 12, 2022:

I chose to have a tubal ligation in mt late twenties. No regrets. Have lost track of how many times I have been criticized for not wanting/having kids, almost as if it's a personality flaw or something. A man making the same choice would not be viewed the same, just as men can be bachelors their ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@MizJ For sure. Actually, *not* having kids was the status quo, *she's* the one that wanted to change the dynamics of our relationship. And it's in a way that makes no sense to me. Why would you be so lucky as to be one of the few people that finds a relationship where the two people love each other more than anything else in the world, then create a thing that you both love more than each other? It's bananas.

24-year-old's sterilization photoshoot sparks conversation about women choosing child-free lives

MizJ comments on Mar 12, 2022:

I chose to have a tubal ligation in mt late twenties. No regrets. Have lost track of how many times I have been criticized for not wanting/having kids, almost as if it's a personality flaw or something. A man making the same choice would not be viewed the same, just as men can be bachelors their ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@MizJ *Aside from the fact that I don't actually believe in "choice" meaning that the degree to which one enjoys the taste of broccoli and whether or not they like/want/would have kids are both equally controllable by the person, they are saying that I could have chosen to have kids to keep her.* But I agree. We were incompatible, sadly.

Whataboutism---The charge is meant to censor the speaker, excuse U.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 10, 2022:

The problem with whataboutism is that even if your reply criticisms are accurate, often times the conclusion the whataboutism user proposes or seems to propose doesn't follow logically. e.g. A: Putin shouldn't be invading a sovereign nation under false pretenses. B: What about Biden? He ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@William_Mary You're the one hung up on blame, dude, not me. It is necessarily true that one can feel a situation is undeserved or have a desire to help someone being harmed without assigning blame. (Disease processes are a perfect example.) So don't ascribe all of your asinine hang ups to me. Blame whoever you want to since you feel the need. I don't.

24-year-old's sterilization photoshoot sparks conversation about women choosing child-free lives

MizJ comments on Mar 12, 2022:

I chose to have a tubal ligation in mt late twenties. No regrets. Have lost track of how many times I have been criticized for not wanting/having kids, almost as if it's a personality flaw or something. A man making the same choice would not be viewed the same, just as men can be bachelors their ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

No, it's not just women. I get criticized for the "stupid" choice I made letting the love of my life go to avoid having kids.

JFC, could we just not let people who don't know a fucking thing propose and make laws?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Why do dirty, disgusting fucking Republicans hate women so much?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@MaryChristmas Another good point! Man I never thought of that. So true.

JFC, could we just not let people who don't know a fucking thing propose and make laws?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Why do dirty, disgusting fucking Republicans hate women so much?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@MaryChristmas That's s good point.

Lonely guy

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 11, 2022:

I can't figure out what the sticker is *supposed* to be.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 12, 2022:

@Buttercup Oh, @TheDoubter and I were under the assumption that it was something else (like possibly guys using field artillery) but comically ended up looking like that.

JFC, could we just not let people who don't know a fucking thing propose and make laws?

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Why do dirty, disgusting fucking Republicans hate women so much?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 11, 2022:

@MaryChristmas The women they "like" could get just as murdered by this as any other woman. Seems like the filthy fuckin' shit bags hate all women.

And the man was handed a 100% energy independent nation on a silver plater the day the he walked ...

CourtJester comments on Mar 11, 2022:

Funny how you never near “USA” chants at democrat rally’s.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 11, 2022:

@AnneWimsey Look, it's the "doctor" that's too fuckin' stupid to know the difference between plural and possessive.

Whataboutism---The charge is meant to censor the speaker, excuse U.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 10, 2022:

The problem with whataboutism is that even if your reply criticisms are accurate, often times the conclusion the whataboutism user proposes or seems to propose doesn't follow logically. e.g. A: Putin shouldn't be invading a sovereign nation under false pretenses. B: What about Biden? He ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 10, 2022:

@Piece2YourPuzzle @William_Mary You both completely missed the point. You can blame the US 100%. I won't even disagree, because it's irrelevant who's fault it is. Hash out the causes and place the blame as you see fit. The question now is, does a sovereign nation deserves to be conquered, have its civilian buildings destroyed, its maternity wards bombed, etc.

Which would you choose? C for me. I mean, if we're going to do this, let's go all in.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 9, 2022:

I'll take any of them because none of them share a wall with any of my fuckin' neighbors and their leaky-ass, kitchen-destroying shit. C does look pretty bad ass. I think you're right; go all in. D is my second choice.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@UrsiMajor I can afford to move. I just loathe moving. -I have several thousand pounds of Magic cards I only want to move once. -I assume the next house I move into will be the house I die in. So I want to find a place I'll love, but in a good location. I've had a realtor looking for months and haven't found a single thing that fits the bill. Serious bank though?? I'm just a nurse.

Unbelievers. Are there any moral flaws in Jesus?

creative51 comments on Mar 9, 2022:

Will you people quit commenting on this turds posts. He is playing you, getting points and moving up levels, but he is still a turd. So quit now.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@creative51 Just fuckin' with you. I feel the exact same way though. Just this morning I wanted to propose everyone block a new super toxic member so they floated around with no one to talk to, except maybe the Trumpers.

Unbelievers. Are there any moral flaws in Jesus?

Garban comments on Mar 9, 2022:

Jesus that you read in the Bible is an amalgamation NOT a person. He was fabricated in the first century as propaganda. Much like Robin Hood, King Arthur, and The 3 Bears. Fictional characters can have whatever morality traits the reader wants to assign. A morality story told to promote an ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@creative51 I think there's only two: the one with the cunt who steals their food and squats in their home, and the one where Republicans made it legal to kill them while they are hibernating.

Unbelievers. Are there any moral flaws in Jesus?

Fernapple comments on Mar 9, 2022:

The question does not seem to be very clearly put, since you list at least five Jesus persons: the biblical, the Roman, the Gnostic, the one who is identical to Yahweh and the possible original one behind the myth. Does the question in the first line refer to all of them, or only one ? As to ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@Garban Yup, that dude is brilliant.

Unbelievers. Are there any moral flaws in Jesus?

creative51 comments on Mar 9, 2022:

Will you people quit commenting on this turds posts. He is playing you, getting points and moving up levels, but he is still a turd. So quit now.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

He said with his second consecutive comment. 😝

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@William_Mary Yeah, we're at an impasse. If you think: -Biden is worse than Trump -Biden's party is the one wanting to ban books -Duverger's Law doesn't exist -They're heroic citizens, not insurrectionists -Blocking Trump's attempts to cover up his crimes isn't doing something to change how the country is then we live in two different realities. You can think I'm ignorant, I can think you're crazy. Just another example of how we live in a post-truth world.

Dishonest - INTENT to mislead or cheat.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 8, 2022:

I think your description of atheists is dishonest. I think you know full well that a vast majority of atheists wouldn't describe either of those situations as dishonest and your blatant bias against them is causing you to make outlandish and unsupportable claims intentionally to make them look bad. ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 9, 2022:

@Word Oh, I remember you now, you're the Kwapelle7 clone. I'm not going to waste any more time on this except to say you're creating a straw man by redefining 'god' to include everything (thereby actually making the word meaningless) and then saying, "But this stuff I said was god, exists, therefore god exists!" It's no more persuasive than me saying, "I'm redefining 'god' to mean 'a square circle,' and since those don't exist, god doesn't exist."

Dishonest - INTENT to mislead or cheat.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 8, 2022:

I think your description of atheists is dishonest. I think you know full well that a vast majority of atheists wouldn't describe either of those situations as dishonest and your blatant bias against them is causing you to make outlandish and unsupportable claims intentionally to make them look bad. ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 8, 2022:

@Word How has Atheism been proved illogical, exactly?? It is a statement of a lack of a belief. It is no more illogical to lack a belief in god than it is to lack a belief is going to rain on the 4th of July or lack a belief that the Browns will win the Super Bowl next year. Also, I did nothing to hadn't already done in your OP, so you don't get to cry foul now. I believe what you're doing here is dishonest, and you've offered no support for the claim you made even after being called out on it. If you weren't being dishonest, you'd have presented the supporting documentation.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 8, 2022:

@William_Mary My only other option was Trump, and that would have been far worse than anything that's happening now.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 7, 2022:

@William_Mary So 177 years ago? Do you really think it's right not to condemn the conquering of a sovereign nation because we most recently did it a quarter century before light bulbs were even invented?

An interesting book.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 6, 2022:

Where are the "A devine being named Jesus didn't exist" and "I couldn't possibly give less of a fuck" options?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@Reignmond You wouldn't like to know the breakdown?

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@William_Mary Yes, we've invaded countries. Do I think they were all "fair"? No, of course not. But I can't recall the last time we conquered a sovereign nation and it became part of our land. If you know off hand you can tell me though. Either way, I hope we never do again, and I'll be just as against it if we do as I am Putin's conquering of Ukraine.

Ok, I know this should be better the the picture viewer.

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 27, 2022:

We only think it's cool because of nostalgia. Imagine going back in time and giving a magic box to 10 year old you that's the size of deck of cards that could somehow get practically any song that had ever been recorded and beam it to your ears wirelessly... that can also show you every picture ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@wolf041 It's all relative. I'm sure our parents thought the same thing about us and their parents about them.

In case you had any doubts about why anyone objects to those who kneel during the national anthem.

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2021:

The Amish that live out here are some of the rudest people ever.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@wolf041 I'd have no problem with that, no. For example, a ton of them get driven to the stores at the same time because their illogical rules allow them to use cars and electricity, but not own them, so they carpool to save money. Because they go infrequently, they buy so much shit their carts are LITERALLY overflowing. Stuff will be falling off the mountain of shit in their cart. And you could be standing behind them with just an item or two which you could check out and be gone before they could even unload a tenth of their cart, and they won't let you in front of them. They won't even look you in the eye because they know they're being rude ass bitches.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@Spongebob While it's true there are 3 sides to every story, once you are conquering another sovereign nation, you've lost the ability to claim you're just protecting your own society.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 6, 2022:

@Spongebob Religion having a *role* in some/most societies still doesn't put it on par with the society itself.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:

Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 5, 2022:

@Spongebob You can claim nations aren't "real" but that still doesn't put them on the same level as religions. The nation society still provides benefits and a way of life that a religion does not. If religion provided those things, you'd never see nations comprised mostly of people of the same religion fighting each other.

Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?

Diaco comments on Mar 5, 2022:

IMO, kinda incomparable and unrelated! as Humans, we NEED Society to survive and make things Done, But Religion is totally useless! ( at least today ). Nation: " a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. " Exactly...

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 5, 2022:

@Spongebob Your response conflates the protection of one's own society with the conquering of others.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 5, 2022:

@Normanbites 1. *Sometimes* 2. I don't really believe in "morally," so no, that's not what I think. Nothing I've said should signal to anyone with decent reading comprehension skills that I'm talking about moral obligations. 3. You are super fuckin' naive if you think we live in a global society. Yes, some problems almost require everyone get on board, but the fact that everyone *isn't* on board for obvious problems like global warming shows how silly your "global society" theory is. And acting alone sometimes *is* how you act with regard for the rest of the world.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 5, 2022:

@Normanbites If you think any of what I said was about *my* wallet, you haven't heard a single fuckin' word I said. And tantrums? That's you, bro. "Waaaaa! I shouldn't have to do the right thing unless EVERYONE else is already doing the right thing!" I was dead on. You, just like Trump, behave like a petulant myopic baby-man.

collateral damage.

Diaco comments on Mar 4, 2022:

AstraZeneca vaccine is Well known for that in rare cases, nothing new! yet its risk isn't even close to the virus death rate. there are so many safer brands available, use another one. btw, your cell phone's battery explosion risk is way higher! :)

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 5, 2022:

@Diaco I hate my life and humanity, and I *still* think societies have the right to mandate vaccinations. And he doesn't understand that the living in the cave wouldn't be the anti-vaxxer doing it because they were afraid, but society kicking them out because they weren't willing to participate in the protection of the society, so they shouldn't get to reap any benefits from living in it.

Just a Male here. Trying to get some tail. Which one of you gorgeous females will it be?

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 20, 2022:

😳

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 4, 2022:

@UrsiMajor Wait, you don't want to give up that fine tail to just a male? I thought that was a sincere and classy offer. Are you not a gorgeous female? The math's right...

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 4, 2022:

@Normanbites First of all, that is a ridiculous comparison as the existence of Jewish people isn't an actual problem. More importantly, that's a self-defeating argument that shows how ridiculous your position is. If no one did anything during WWII that "wasn't their problem" Hitler would have continued to conquer all of Europe and who knows what else. Same is true for Climate Change (or was, it's too late now). If there are some countries that won't take appropriate steps to reign in carbon emissions, does that mean we shouldn't either? No one should? That was Trump's take on global policies like these. Sorry, but that's the thinking of a petulant, myopic child.

Was that turtle flying under its' own power or did somebody toss it in order for it to take flight?

Fernapple comments on Mar 4, 2022:

Birds of prey, especially eagles, have been known to drop turtles from hight, in order to break the shells. Whether that happened in this case it is hard to say, but it is also hard to think of another plausible explanation.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 4, 2022:

I was going to say I assumed it was dropped by a bird, but I didn't know they used that technique.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 3, 2022:

@Normanbites And if no one else did anything about any of the global problems that would ruin shit for us we should just not do anything either?

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 2, 2022:

@Normanbites Did you miss the part where I explained if we allow the conquering of sovereign nations it could very well lead to the launching of nukes by one being conquered? While that would cost us money (unless we all died) I hardly think money is the important part of that equation.

I had one of my illogical atheist friends ask me about my take on a specific verse in biblical text.

ChestRockfield comments on Mar 2, 2022:

Just me or did that go way off the rails?

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 2, 2022:

@Word Dude, you went from a discussion about homophobic Bible passages to Rodney King. If you didn't go off the rails, you weren't on any to begin with...

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 2, 2022:

@Normanbites Not if the alternative is more costly. I know someone who would drive out of her way or make special trips out for gas to save a few pennies a gallon wasting time and probably more money in gas than she saved.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 1, 2022:

@Normanbites Who's saying something can't be done. The US *could* do things differently. Just saying they won't willingly just do the "right thing" according to you if it's against their interests. But even if they eventually would, it's still shitty to not help the country that needs help now because *we need to stop getting involved...*

Very apt now

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I don't know why people got upset with Colbert over the 'Trump's mouth would make a good cock holster for Putin'. It's not homophobic. That doesn't suggest there's anything wrong with a man giving a beej. It simply suggests that Trump is subservient and desires to pleasure the man he loves.

ChestRockfield replies on Mar 1, 2022:

@LucyLoohoo Now you can unmiss it. 😁 https://youtu.be/HaHwlSTqA7s?t=600

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Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 28, 2022:

@Normanbites Don't know if that's idealistic or delusional or a little bit of both. The US is never going to stop doing any of that shit, so it seems like a flimsy excuse to not help a country that desperately needs our help (so not altruistic, because nothing, in the history of forever, has ever been altruistic) because "we simply must stop what we're doing this very instant now that Ukraine needs our help!" I also think, though there are countless examples of it, it's disingenuous to call our potential involvement in *this* 'military aggression'. And it's not like this is for a financial windfall, it's about hopefully preventing future nuclear war and catastrophic loss. Look, I'm arguing against my own interests here because I think protecting Ukraine is the right thing to do, but I'd love a nuclear warhead to donate right on my front doorstep. Instant death, hopefully wouldn't know it was coming, can't regret anything, can't suffer anymore. It would be all good things for me, but I know I'm, inexplicably, in a tiny minority on this, so I try to keep others' mindsets in the forefront when deciding what the best course of action would be.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 28, 2022:

@Normanbites It's not like we're doing this policing shit out of the goodness of our hearts. The status quo has allowed America to become the richest, most powerful country the world has ever seen. We have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, but that comes at a cost. So we can do some policing, maybe go to war if necessary, but doing nothing and letting shit like this go on is going to cost us way more on the back end.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 28, 2022:

@Normanbites I'm pretty sure the preexisting agreement was 'We'll dismantle the third largest stockpile of nukes in the world if our borders are respected'. That's why I'm not clamoring to get involved in *every* situation, but I think it's a necessity we get involved in this one. This will have serious implications on the future of our foreign policy.

I'd say so!

silverotter11 comments on Feb 27, 2022:

I'm not sure they actually understand the concept.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

Of course not. If they *still* support Trump they are a special kind of stupid.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

mischl comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I don't like to call it "Russian" aggression, because not all the Russian people want to conquer Ukraine. Chiefly, this is Putin's mental illness playing out.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@mischl And as soon as he gone, someone else will be Russia. But as long as he controls the military...

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@Normanbites There's plenty we can do without risking our soldiers' lives. I also think this is bigger than Ukraine. You're seeing too small a picture on this. Are you suggesting the global policy be that stronger countries can conquer sovereign nations so long as they aren't a NATO member?

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

CS60 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I stand with Ukraine. It is total BS and bullying that Russia attacked a nearby sovereign country. Hopefully the new stronger sanctions will work and Russia will pull back.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@Reignmond I'm with you. We'll have to take a stand sooner or later. Why let him get more powerful before we do? And if we don't ever stand up to evil, the world is over anyway, so who gives a fuck. Let's see if he's ready to end the world or stay in his lane.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

BD66 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

For everyone who doesn't understand sarcasm, Trump has issued a new statement on the Ukraine invasion: “The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling. It’s an outrage, and an atrocity that should never have been allowed to occur,” he said Saturday night at CPAC. “We are praying for the proud...

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@BD66 Again, he's tried that "I was joking" line a bunch of times. Only idiots bought it before. Only idiots are buying it now. Don't you remember? He doesn't 'kid'. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-kid-aides-argue-joking-slowing-coronavirus-testing/story?id=71404943 When Trump thought we joined Russia in attacking Ukraine with an amphibious assault, his response wasn't, "We should be on Ukraine's side" it was "The US should be doing that secretly". How are you so fuckin' slow that you're *still* being duped by that absolute fucking moron? https://youtu.be/FIwIza7IVqw?t=8m54s

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Spinliesel comments on Feb 26, 2022:

Please realize that we are just continuing the usual, thoughts and prayers. We are not standing with or for the Ukrainians because we are here across the ocean and cannot do anything. We have influence with our elected officials, so get your thoughts together and write to your representatives. And...

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@Spinliesel Oh, I see what you mean. In that case I couldn't agree with you more.

Time for a reality check.

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I understand less and less each day why people think I'm the crazy one for wanting to die. This world and inhabitants are fucking awful.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@Sookiesue It's bigger than us. The powers that be are allowing the world to spiral further and further into evil. Hell, near half the country probably doesn't see right from wrong in this case.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Spinliesel comments on Feb 26, 2022:

Please realize that we are just continuing the usual, thoughts and prayers. We are not standing with or for the Ukrainians because we are here across the ocean and cannot do anything. We have influence with our elected officials, so get your thoughts together and write to your representatives. And...

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

Agree with everything except the "because we are here across the ocean and cannot do anything" part. The US could always do something if they wanted to.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

mischl comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I don't like to call it "Russian" aggression, because not all the Russian people want to conquer Ukraine. Chiefly, this is Putin's mental illness playing out.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

Unfortunately, a country *is* its leader as unfair as that is.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

DenoPenno comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I stand with the Ukrainians and all free people of our world. That does not mean American should go to war over this. Right now a few Russians are demonstrating and being reminded that it is treason to do so. The former Russian president lets it be known that he stands with Putin. The West is lying....

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

We absolutely should be going to war. If it ends the world, then it ends the world. If we are forever too scared to stand up and fight evil, the world will effectively be over anyway. Do we really think the new global policy should be 'If you're powerful enough to take over another country, then you're more than welcome to do it at a financial cost likely less than the value you'll gain taking over said land'?

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

BD66 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

You left out "I'm smart enough to recognize sarcasm and stand with Trump and the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression"

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 27, 2022:

@BD66 When Trump thought we joined Russia in attacking Ukraine with an amphibious assault, his response wasn't, "We should be on Ukraine's side" it was "The US should be doing that secretly". How are you so fuckin' slow that you're *still* being duped by that absolute fucking moron? https://youtu.be/FIwIza7IVqw?t=8m54s

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

BD66 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

You left out "I'm smart enough to recognize sarcasm and stand with Trump and the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression"

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

@BD66 He's tried that "I was joking" line a bunch of times. Only idiots bought it before. Only idiots are buying it now. Don't you remember? He doesn't 'kid'. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-kid-aides-argue-joking-slowing-coronavirus-testing/story?id=71404943

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

BD66 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

You left out "I'm smart enough to recognize sarcasm and stand with Trump and the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression"

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

@BD66 Suuuuuure. Trump never lies. He repeatedly praised Putin for the attack. Think maybe he was walking it back a little in the hopes Colbert didn't call his mouth Putin's cock holster again? Sounds more likely to me.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

BD66 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

You left out "I'm smart enough to recognize sarcasm and stand with Trump and the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression"

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

You can't stand with Trump *and* Ukraine.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

Normanbites comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I think the US is over militarized and should stop trying to govern the rest of the world. If the Ukraine had joined NATO, I might see things differently as we would have a mutual defense agreement. But as it is, the US should literally and figuratively have no skin in this conflict.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

Except the United States has a vested interest in preventing nuclear proliferation. Ukraine dismantled its 3,000 nukes under the condition that its borders were respected. If they can't defend themselves, and those that could don't, what chance do we ever have again trying to get countries to give up their nukes or prevent countries from developing them?? If you were another country that could develop nukes, and you saw no one protected Ukraine, wouldn't you put everything you had into getting your nuclear weapons online? I sure as fuck would. Global "not my circus, not my monkeys" is a terribly stupid, shortsighted policy.

Lets see where the agnostic/atheist community stands.

CS60 comments on Feb 26, 2022:

I stand with Ukraine. It is total BS and bullying that Russia attacked a nearby sovereign country. Hopefully the new stronger sanctions will work and Russia will pull back.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

@Reignmond Agreed. Lame as fuck.

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Reignmond comments on Feb 26, 2022:

The question should be do we care enough to risk a nuclear war over it. I am already down to vote yes. The reason is that if we don't put Putin in his place he will continue his quest for empire and will be a threat to the US eventually anyways, possibly on our doorstep and with him being more of a ...

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 26, 2022:

You don't even need to take it all the way to the US. There are 7 other countries with nuclear weapons (that we know of, I suppose). If we stand by as nations conquer other nations, sooner or later one of them will use any means at their disposal. A tiny angry irrational part of me thought we should give nuclear weapon(s) to Ukraine and tell Russia we did it. That it was no longer up to us if, how, or when they would be used. That their decision to attack Ukraine carried with it the same risk as attacking any other sovereign nation that is a nuclear power. Would he have refrained from invading? If he didn't, would Ukraine have refrained from launching? If they didn't, would Russia retaliate and begin the end of the world? I hate mankind and I'm ready to die, so I know I can't think about that with an unbiased point of view. But I just don't think it's right that countries can just do whatever they want because they're richer or more powerful.

Liberal Version of White Lives Matter?

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 24, 2022:

I forget, which of the "dark countries" agreed to a nuclear deproliferation of 3,000 nuclear weapons on the condition its borders were respected? Also, please list the unprovoked attacks on sovereign nation carried out by the US and Isreal.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 25, 2022:

@Krish55 Between being attacked and being conquered? Dude, if you can't figure out the difference I can't help you at all.

As far as cosmology is concerned, I’m a thoroughgoing materialist.

Fernapple comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Nope. That is just the original sin fallacy, dressed up in fancy clothes.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 25, 2022:

@Fernapple Brilliant, informative response.

As far as cosmology is concerned, I’m a thoroughgoing materialist.

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 24, 2022:

You say you're not an apologist. Then you like to keep everyone on their toes by proving yourself wrong.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 25, 2022:

@skado You don't need to talk to me or answer the question. Either you're denying you're an apologist and this post contradicts you. Or you're not denying it, and this confirms you are.

Liberal Version of White Lives Matter?

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 24, 2022:

I forget, which of the "dark countries" agreed to a nuclear deproliferation of 3,000 nuclear weapons on the condition its borders were respected? Also, please list the unprovoked attacks on sovereign nation carried out by the US and Isreal.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 25, 2022:

@Krish55 Oh, I see what you're saying now. And it makes even less sense. If you can't see the difference between attacks like the ones you're citing and Ukraine, of course you're confused why people are outraged over what's happening.

As far as cosmology is concerned, I’m a thoroughgoing materialist.

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 24, 2022:

You say you're not an apologist. Then you like to keep everyone on their toes by proving yourself wrong.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 24, 2022:

@skado Hostilities? Slander? You need to less offended by shit. Did you or did you not disagree when someone called you an apologist? I think you've even said you weren't in an OP. And now in this post you're saying if we don't do religious practice we will suffer in some way. "Our only real options are to do the religious practice of taming them or suffer..." So are claiming you never disputed being an apologist? Cause this sure makes you look like one...

Just considering the times with a bit of historical context.

CourtJester comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Got an example? The democrats are definitely the racist ones.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 24, 2022:

@AnneWimsey @Garban Truth. I very clearly showed everyone he wasn't a doctor as he claims. He knows so little about the process, anyone who works in a teaching hospital could spot his lying ass from fifty yards. If he was a doctor he could very easily prove it, but he hasn't, and he won't... cause he can't.

Just considering the times with a bit of historical context.

ChestRockfield comments on Feb 24, 2022:

There *were* ???

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 24, 2022:

@Paul4747 Yeah. There *are* self-described Nazis all over the fuckin' county. It makes me sick. Our parents and grandparents traveled the world and gave their lives to literally kill fucking Nazis, and now we just let them chant in our fucking streets.

Just considering the times with a bit of historical context.

CourtJester comments on Feb 24, 2022:

Got an example? The democrats are definitely the racist ones.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 24, 2022:

@Garban Jester is a fucking moron; you can't expect him to connect even two dots.

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

CourtJester comments on Feb 23, 2022:

You should be more concerned with why politicians are going after someone that was previously not a political figure and improved the country so well in just a few years. Gas has only doubled since he left…..

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 24, 2022:

@David1955 I was out when that creepy fuck started talking about rubbing his dick. Figured nothing I could say at that point could make him look worse than he already did. I'll just leave this here for all the people that were smart enough to block his dumb ass already *or in case he edits.*

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

CourtJester comments on Feb 23, 2022:

You should be more concerned with why politicians are going after someone that was previously not a political figure and improved the country so well in just a few years. Gas has only doubled since he left…..

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

@CourtJester In and of itself, no it isn't. There are a million things that could effect gas prices. The fact that you think you could judge a president on a single metric, especially one they don't have complete control of, shows everyone how incredibly fucking stupid you are.

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

David1955 comments on Feb 23, 2022:

You're not the only one around here who keeps saying nothing will ultimately happen to Trump and his scum. Worse scenario for Trump: drag it out until mid terms, US people, in Pavlovian doggy fashion, vote the Republifascists back, they are able to stall and stop, then form the Fascist America ...

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

I've seen you. There are several of us that have been sounding the alarm.

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

CourtJester comments on Feb 23, 2022:

You should be more concerned with why politicians are going after someone that was previously not a political figure and improved the country so well in just a few years. Gas has only doubled since he left…..

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

Yup, that's the only measure of the worth of a country and the health of its democracy: the price of gas... If you're a total fucking idiot.

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

barjoe comments on Feb 23, 2022:

Alvin Bragg is a steaming pile of shit.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

I mean, yes, but I honestly think anyone else in his shoes would ultimately do the same thing.

For all the people that keep telling me I'm wrong when I say I think Trump will get away with ...

Garban comments on Feb 23, 2022:

I don’t think I said you’re wrong. Doesn’t sound like me. I’m sure I said I hope you’re wrong! I agree this is not inspiring news, but not really justification to claim clairvoyance?

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

I don't remember all of the conversations exactly. That was a poor choice of words in haste. Many people over the years have told me *this* situation is different, or that I'm wrong, or that prosecutors just need to get their ducks in a row, among many other variations and levels of disagreement. I am not saying it's guaranteed I'm right. *I still hope everyone gets to see me with egg on my face. That would be the best thing I've ever been wrong about.* And I'm not claiming clairvoyance. I didn't see a vision, this isn't a prophesy. I just looked at past and present events and saw the writing on the wall. People don't just quit underpaid, underappreciated jobs of passion unless they have a really good reason.

Help!

CourtJester comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I have a 1 br 1 bath for rent. 950 sq ft. $450 a month.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

@CourtJester Who the fuck said guns are the cause of 100% of shooting deaths? Enjoy playing around with that straw man you created.

Help!

CourtJester comments on Feb 22, 2022:

I have a 1 br 1 bath for rent. 950 sq ft. $450 a month.

ChestRockfield replies on Feb 23, 2022:

@CourtJester No they don't, drinking does. Only stupid people think correlation implies causation. My point is that Republicans dying makes a state better. Thought I made that pretty clear to anyone with half a brain.