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What side of history do you want to be on?

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2022:

@Druvius It's always difficult to get bills passed if you only have a razor-thin majority, as the Dems have right now. And, of course, the Republicans are dedicated to obstructing progress at all turns. The answer: elect a bigger majority of Dems.

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Druvius BIG "if."

Small Step for Man, Giant Step for the Mankind

Beachslim7 comments on May 23, 2022:

Some people here actually believe a woman can be the father of a child. That's stupid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Beachslim7 Like I said at the beginning, don't get too hung up on semantics. Our language for gender is not as advanced as the Eskimo language is for snow.

Small Step for Man, Giant Step for the Mankind

Beachslim7 comments on May 23, 2022:

Some people here actually believe a woman can be the father of a child. That's stupid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Beachslim7 You have not understood a thing either I or @TheMiddleWay have said. Sigh.

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Druvius BTW, there are Nazis in the US Military. That doesn't mean Canada and/or Mexico have a right to invade.

As absurd as the whole concept of the "Trinity" appears, I thought one way to maybe make it somewhat...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 23, 2022:

I'm sure that Tyson and Nye are honored to be in company with Sagan, but I doubt that any of them would approve of their deification, even in jest.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@KKGator We can speculate all day....

What side of history do you want to be on?

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

To return to another point you raised, I agree that "vote for us because we are not the GOP" is a piss-poor strategy. Happily, it is not necessary for the Dems to use it. They have real accomplishments they can run on. Take the massive infrastructure bill they recently passed. It will do real good for the country. Under Trump it was always "infrastructure week," and what did they actually get done? Zip. Nada. Zilch. Nothing! Instead, the GOP tried to take healthcare away from millions of Americans, with absolutely no viable plan to replace it. Not a winning strategy. The GOP is about to take away a constitutional right. It's a very unpopular move and I think they will pay for it at the polls. All the Republicans really have right now is their brain-dead replacement theory, and their equally weak and malignant assertions of voter fraud. They are not really FOR anything except staying in power at all costs. I repeat, all costs. Even the cost of turning this country into a theocratic autocracy.

What side of history do you want to be on?

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Druvius I have no doubt that there are people who would/will see Trump's conviction, no matter how compelling the evidence, as just another "witch hunt." However, fear of backlash is not a reason to let criminals go unpunished.

Small Step for Man, Giant Step for the Mankind

Beachslim7 comments on May 23, 2022:

Some people here actually believe a woman can be the father of a child. That's stupid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Beachslim7 @TheMiddleWay You know, the Eskimos have like 50 different words for "snow." We have only...one? Yet all the different types of snow that you can find in the Arctic also occur in the temperate latitudes (though you might have to climb a mountain to see some of them). Eskimos have a very rich and nuanced conception of snow. We, by comparison, have a very brutish and obtuse conception of snow. You could say the same thing about our culture's conception of gender, or at least the language we use to describe it. Our culture is currently undergoing an awakening of sorts, vis-a-vis the diversity that exists in gender identities. But our language has not kept pace with the change. So we are left with old terms like "man," "woman," "father," and "mother," each of which can stand for more than one thing, even things that seem contradictory. Yes, a female cannot father a child in the reproductive/biological sense, but she can give advice that, if it came from a male, might be called fatherly. Just because a person has the genitalia of a man does not mean they have the mind of the most macho example of manhood. Masculinity and feminity are not fixed, narrowly-defined states. Rather, they are characteristics that exist on a continuum. Unfortunately, we have not developed the language needed to adequately address that nuance, that diversity. (Parenthetically, I think that the death grip that the Bible has had on people's thought processes for the last 2000 years has a lot to do with that lack of linguistic development.)

As absurd as the whole concept of the "Trinity" appears, I thought one way to maybe make it somewhat...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 23, 2022:

I'm sure that Tyson and Nye are honored to be in company with Sagan, but I doubt that any of them would approve of their deification, even in jest.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@KKGator No doubt they all have or had good senses of humor. But as for approving of their depiction as the Holy Trinity, I would have to hear it from them. Frankly, I doubt it. If for no other reason than that they would not want to see themselves put on a pedestal above so many other great scientists. NDT, CS, and BN would be the first to say that their achievements were only possible because they were standing on the shoulders of giants.

Small Step for Man, Giant Step for the Mankind

Beachslim7 comments on May 23, 2022:

Some people here actually believe a woman can be the father of a child. That's stupid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@Beachslim7 Thank you for reinforcing my point.

Now they say science and religion are the same

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 23, 2022:

Who says science and religion are the same?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

@St-Sinner All things? Wow, that's rich.

Small Step for Man, Giant Step for the Mankind

Beachslim7 comments on May 23, 2022:

Some people here actually believe a woman can be the father of a child. That's stupid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

It sounds like you are hung up on semantics.

What side of history do you want to be on?

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

The Select Committee has uncovered evidence that Trump and his minions committed crimes in order to try and stay in power after they lost a fair elevtion. The committee will begin to hold public hearings next month. Stay tuned. For months the DOJ has had a grand jury empaneled and has been quietly issuing subpoenas and hearing testimony from people who were in the room while Trump and his minions plotted to overthrow the government. Last I heard, you can't occupy the Oval Office and a jail cell at the same time.

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:

Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

Oh yeah, Putin's propaganda has it that Volodomir Zelensky, a Jew who lost many family members to Nazi genocide in WWII, is a Nazi. Come on! We have some who openly embrace Nazism here in the USA. Yet we are still a democratic republic. You do know that a free press is one of the cornerstones of democracy, right? Why do you suppose Putin has shut down all independent news outlets in Russia? How does an ex KGB operative become the richest man in the world? By sitting at the apex of a crime syndicate with lots of oil and gas within its sovereign borders. Putin is not only a cheap crook, he's also a murders thug who has journalists and political opponents either jailed on trumped up charges, or shot, or poisoned. Hence his 20+ years in power.

What was Newton's 1st law?

Fernapple comments on May 23, 2022:

Every action causes an equal and opposite reaction. Not sure if that was the first, but it was certainly one of them.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2022:

That's the one that fits here 🙂👍

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Last I heard, the 40% of die-hard Trumpers are evenly split between which side they support. Failing to indict Trump on his treason has only solidified Putin's purchase on the Republican Party. Shame on the Dems and DOJ for letting that slide.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

@racocn8 Oh I totally agree that Trump should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. That is if they can prove corrupt intent. If not, then it's probably better to hold back. Failure to obtain a conviction would only put wind in Don Cheato's sails by feeding into his constant whining about "witch hunts" and allowing him to play the martyr. (Corrupt intent can be hard to prove. Especially in Trump's case, because he can always hide behind his very real ignorance.)

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

racocn8 comments on May 22, 2022:

Last I heard, the 40% of die-hard Trumpers are evenly split between which side they support. Failing to indict Trump on his treason has only solidified Putin's purchase on the Republican Party. Shame on the Dems and DOJ for letting that slide.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

The DOJ has had a grand jury empaneled for months, and they have been very quietly issuing subpoenas and taking testimony from people who were "in the room" while Trump and his minions conspired and acted to execute a coup. The fact that we have heard so little about this investigation is rather extraordinary in the modern age, but this is really how it is supposed to be. There shouldn't be any leaks.

Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).

CourtJester comments on May 22, 2022:

You’re comical

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

High praise, considering the source!😂😂😂

What side of history do you want to be on?

Tejas comments on May 22, 2022:

Why the false dichotomy?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

@Tejas @Garban Winston Churchill famously said democracy is a terrible form of government, but it's the best we have. When push comes to shove, when the choice is between democracy and fascism, are you going just sit on the fence? Who was it that said don't let perfection be the enemy of good?

What side of history do you want to be on?

Tejas comments on May 22, 2022:

Why the false dichotomy?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

@Tejas I think the cartoonist's point is that we face a pretty stark choice: democracy, or fascism.

What side of history do you want to be on?

ChestRockfield comments on May 22, 2022:

The fucked up part is that the other side has "democrat" and "anyone else" and those motherfuckers are so fuckin' stupid they're voting anyone else.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

Huh? Not sure what you mean.

What side of history do you want to be on?

Tejas comments on May 22, 2022:

Why the false dichotomy?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2022:

You don't see a difference?

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester My arguments are right there in front of you if you care to read them.

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester PS I do hope you understand that I take no pleasure in crushing you. But you just keep coming back for more. Sigh.

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester When you wrote "boarder" in your original comment, I gave you the benefit of the doubt. I figured it was just a typo, (even though the "a" on the keyboard is not really close to the "r"). I figured you knew the difference between a person who eats at someone elses table and a boundary line dividing states or countries. But here you do it again, so I guess I was wrong. FYI, the word you are trying to write is "border." 😂

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester The CDC and other American health authorities are not giving up their authority to take action to protect Americans from pathogens. They are simply agreeing to collaborate with the WHO. Again, this should be viewed as a good thing. International collaboration is called for. Mind you, we went (had to go) searching abroad for personal protective gear in the early days of the pandemic. It's good to have relationships with foreign partners. And you should notice that there have been no shortages of vaccines for Americans. In fact, the problem is on the demand side, not the supply side. Too many Americans are in the thrall of wacko conspiracy theories, and their stupidity has in many, many cases been their undoing. I refer you to the fact that since we have had vaccines, the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths have occurred among people who REFUSED VACCINATION. You can lead a horse to water...

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester The FDA's job is to monitor the SAFETY of the food supply. It was not created to smooth out short-term ups and downs in the food supply. This is a market-based economy. The private sector is supposed to respond to demand by upping supply. Corporations have consistently and relentlessly lobbied Congress to keep its hands off business matters. "Let the market decide" they cry. Now it sounds like you would like to expand the role of government. Well which is it?

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester Of course every president has control of their own fiscal policy! But that does not mean they have control over the inflation rate. Again, it has to do with many factors. In the present instance, a major factor is the backup in the supply chain, which caused shortages of goods, which translated into higher prices. That's kind of how it works in a market economy. If supply goes down and demand remains steady, then the price goes up. There is evidence that some of the rise in gasoline prices is due to price gouging. Oil company profits are skyrocketing. It looks like they saw the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to raise prices (and their own profits) way beyond what a reasonable market adjustment might have warranted. Obviously if their profits are skyrocketing, the oil companies are not merely passing along an increased cost. They're gouging the consumer.

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester Once again you have oversimplified the immigration issue. Read this article for the full story: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/rising-border-encounters-in-2021

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

@CourtJester I will give you this: you have one of the best, most fitting screen names I have come across. Kudos for the apt nom de guerre!

Trumpism has taken on a life of its own inside the body of the GOP. This will probably not end well.

CourtJester comments on May 21, 2022:

Given that the democrats are opening the boarder, causing record fuel prices, causing the highest inflation in 40+ years, baby formula and other food shortages, and currently planning to sign a treaty handing over “pandemic response” responsibilities to the world health organization; I would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2022:

Well, nothing new here from you CJ. Same old litany of BS. You are so funny! Okay so now I'm going to demolish your childish assertions, one by one. Ready? Here goes. 1. Democrats are not "opening the boarder" [sic]. That is a falsehood that Republicans and Fox News have repeated over and over, but there is no basis for it. In fact, the Biden Administration deported over 74,000 people in 2021. It is a lower number than in previous years, but it includes a much higher proportion of felons than under Trump. In other words, Biden's is a smarter, more targeted approach. Biden has also righted a terrible wrong by successfully reuniting over 180 children with their families. This was no easy task, as the Trump Administration had completely lost track of those kids. They had no idea where they were. 2. The inflation rate is a function of monetary and fiscal policies over many years, even decades. It is not something that any president or administration has direct control over in the short term. Through its ability to control the money supply and to set certain interest rates, the Federal Reserve Board has has some power to influence the inflation rate, but even their actions cannot change anything in the very short term. 3. The baby formula shortage is the result of supply chain issues brought about by a global pandemic and by the shutting down of a major production facility due to bacterial contamination. These things are beyond the control of any president or administration. 4. The USA is not "handing over pandemic response responsibilities" to the WHO. But we are, rightly, renewing our commitment to work with that organization on global health matters. It makes sense to do so, because the pathogen that raises its ugly head on the other side of the world can very quickly make its way to our shores. Unlike Trump, who rejected science in favor of wacko conspiracy theories, Biden embraces science and uses it to our advantage Your accusatory finger-pointing is so simplistic, so childish, so blind to complexity and nuance, that one is apt to think that you are either very stupid or that you have a hidden agenda. Which is it CJ?

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

@Trajan61 Exactly. He should not have been able to buy the gun. But he was.

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

JacarC comments on May 20, 2022:

Yo! Flyingsaucesir:::: stop drinking the kool-aid..... Nearly all your comments below are totally without context, and definitely without reasonable comparison.. 330 MILLION people in the US.. 9000 black people were killed last year by black people. White people killed 280, or so, black ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

The head of the FBI says that white nationalism/white supremacy poses the greatest threat to our security. All other indications tell me he is right. In the Orlando massacre, it was LGBTQ people of all races who were targeted. You are conflating killings that were crimes of passion with hate crimes. Neither is good, of course, but mass shootings of a group of people just because their ethnicity deserves its own special category. I think black folks have every reason to be sensitive about police killing unarmed civilians of color. What happened to George Floyd simply would not happen to a white guy. And there have been many other cases recently. And going back further, there is that whole ugly history of lynching. And massacres of blacks, and razing of entire towns. Hey JacarC, stop watching Fox News!

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

@Trajan61 Would you at least agree to tightening up the gun laws, so that assholes who shouldn't have them don't?

WV school district finally settles case involving Bible indoctrination classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2022:

West Virginia: the state that gave us that fossil-fuel magnate, the Republican Senator who calls himself a Democrat, Mr. Joe Manchin!

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy You're right about that. It's an uphill climb.

WV school district finally settles case involving Bible indoctrination classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2022:

West Virginia: the state that gave us that fossil-fuel magnate, the Republican Senator who calls himself a Democrat, Mr. Joe Manchin!

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy They're just doing what they need to do to stay in office. The real question is, how do we change the minds of Arizona and West Virginia voters?

WV school district finally settles case involving Bible indoctrination classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 19, 2022:

West Virginia: the state that gave us that fossil-fuel magnate, the Republican Senator who calls himself a Democrat, Mr. Joe Manchin!

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy They're no worse than the rest of their Republican colleagues. Yeah, that's setting the bar pretty low.

Notice the assault rifles slung on the shoulders.

p-nullifidian comments on May 20, 2022:

Personally, I’ve never understood this fear of being replaced by people of color. I mean, after all, who cares who replaces you when you’re retiring? 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2022:

I have never seen any evidence that it (white replacement) is a real thing. A gradual change in demographics by itself is not something to be concerned about.

How do we hold them accountable for the damage they cause?

BD66 comments on May 18, 2022:

Ask Nick Sandman: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/12/17/covington-catholic-grad-nick-sandmann-reaches-settlement-nbc/8946470002/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/media/washington-post-sandmann-settlement-lawsuit/index.html ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@BD66 Trump outdoes them all

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Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan61 Heh heh, we got a little off track here. The issue is not really what kind of rifle you use to shoot wild pigs. (However, if you don't eat them, why would you shoot them? That sounds wasteful to me.) The question is, should military style assault rifles be readily available to citizens in a civil society? There is no question that AR15 rounds, whether .223 in. or 5.56 mm, cause horrific wounds. And the AR15, being a spin-off of the M16, is capable of accepting large magazines holding high numbers of cartridges. I am arguing that neither of these characteristics is appropriate for availability on the open market. They are all about killing people. The AR15 is an offensive weapon, not for home or personal defense. That's what is meant by the term ASSAULT RIFLE. Assault is offense, not defense. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/health/parkland-shooting-victims-ar15.html

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan61 Remember who you're talking to: country boy, longtime gun owner. You never answered my question: why would you want to shoot a pig with an AR15? Don't you eat what you kill? AR15 bullets tumble and fragment, and cause massive tissue damage. That is by design, because the weapon is meant for killing people. You could do a much cleaner job with a bolt-action hunting rifle. So what's the deal?

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan61 The thing is, there should be NONE! Now we have multiple mass shootings every week in the USA. Compare that to other developed countries, where there are almost none, and they have sensible gun laws.

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan61 Tell that to all the families of the people who have been murdered with AR15s.

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan 61 On a different subject (one that we have discussed at length in the past), what kind of gun did the Buffalo shooter use to kill 10 people at the Tops market? AR-15!!!

Apparently he also has control over gas prices, inflation rates, crime rates, immigration, crop ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2022:

Hell Biden declared war on oil and gas his first day in office. For that reason you can sure blame higher fuel prices on Biden. And excessive government spending has contributed greatly to high inflation, the worse we’ve seen since Jimmy Carter was president.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@Trajan61 The higher fuel prices are not due any shortage. It is price gouging. The evidence is the record-breaking profits the oil companies are raking in. Spending has been out of control for decades. We pissed away trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Fed practiced quantitative easing all through the Trump Administration. So don't try to lay it all on sleepy Joe.

There is a serious possibility that the US will have to face this question if not now, sometime in ...

Reignmond comments on Mar 11, 2022:

For those that voted No, What will you do when Putin/Russia attacks America? Because it is coming.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

Russia has already practiced information warfare by infiltrating social media to sow division and sway our elections. And they have been hacking the computers that run our physical infrastructure. We already are at war.

In the middle of a severe baby formula shortage, many have suggested mothers should simply switch to...

bobwjr comments on May 18, 2022:

Breastfeeding is the best way

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2022:

@bobwjr The antibodies are mostly in the first milk, known as the colostrum. After that, it's just milk.

Mrs Betty Bowers on abortion, God & Jesus.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 17, 2022:

A 40% miscarriage rate may be a low estimate.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2022:

@BDair I did not explain myself very well. What I meant was that the human genome is incredibly complex, with over 3 billion base pairs, forming both coding and non-coding sequences. The coding sequences number about 25 thousand genes, with many of those having regulatory roles controlling the expression of other genes. For individual genes, multiple variations may exist. During sexual reproduction, the variations get randomly shuffled, and each parent donates a unique set of genes to the offspring. The two sets of genes we inherit from our parents have to form a harmonious union or the resulting embryo will not be viable. And with so many gene pairs, there is a lot of potential for things to go wrong. A couple might have to try many times before a fortuitous combination is formed. There are some couples (about 0.1% of the population) who cannot conceive at all because their genes simply cannot form a harmonious union. Each of the people, the man and the woman, can have perfectly healthy children with other people, just not with each other. Another factor to consider is genetic defects. Some genes are particularly prone to mutations, and the incident rates of a host of genetic diseases gives us an insight into these mutation rates, which are generally predictable in number year after year. Genetic diseases often do not harm viability until after birth. Sometimes the genetic disease does not express itself until adulthood. So we have genes that work perfectly well some of variations but not with others. And then we have gene variations that cause fatal disease. It all adds up to life being a pretty iffy proposition.

How do we hold them accountable for the damage they cause?

BD66 comments on May 18, 2022:

Ask Nick Sandman: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/12/17/covington-catholic-grad-nick-sandmann-reaches-settlement-nbc/8946470002/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/media/washington-post-sandmann-settlement-lawsuit/index.html ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2022:

The lesson we should all take from that case is to not let ourselves be triggered to react disproportionately to trolls. To the extent that the media, or anyone, is biased against Trump, that is a good thing. We should all he biased against liars, cheats, frauds, and scumbags.

Mrs Betty Bowers on abortion, God & Jesus.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 17, 2022:

A 40% miscarriage rate may be a low estimate.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2022:

@FrayedBear The rate is high globally. It is an indication of just how precariously human life clings to existence.

Any guess how no longer being able to take privacy rights for granted will affect liberal voter ...

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2022:

The usual suspects will stay home in droves and then cry about being victims. Why ruin a good sob story? The republicans will have jury-rigged the election for nothing.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 17, 2022:

Oh man I hope you're wrong (but I fear you may be right. Nevertheless, fingers crossed 🤞 )

Rogues' gallery

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2022:

Rogue has some positive connotations. These assholes are criminal seditionists and likely to be traitors as well: not even pond scum.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 17, 2022:

You're right, they are less than pond scum. At least algae does not lie.

A couple of years ago I totaled out a company truck.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 17, 2022:

The fact is, what happened (a near miss) was a pretty common occurrence, and requires no supernatural explanation. Glad you made it through unscathed!

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 17, 2022:

@JonnaBononna The standard Christian answer to your question is that "God has a plan, but He has not revealed it to us." In other words, they try to explain away an inconvenient flaw in their thinking with another imagined thing for which there is absolutely no supporting evidence. Christians love to climb out on slender limbs.

"Your st-hole country is that way.

HippieChick58 comments on May 17, 2022:

The GOP are takers, not builders.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 17, 2022:

As far as I can tell, they are not FOR anything (except holding on to power).

GOP ABCs

rainmanjr comments on May 17, 2022:

It's the same haircut. No?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 17, 2022:

Variations on the same theme.

Buffalo shooting: Police on the scene of "active multiple shooting" at supermarket - CNN

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 14, 2022:

Apparently there was a good guy with a gun, and he was not able to stop the bad guy with a gun. So much for well-dressed Wayne's wacko theory.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 15, 2022:

@Beowulfsfriend How many average citizens are mentally prepared to participate in a gunfight?

The happiest nations on Earth are strongly secular

Garban comments on May 15, 2022:

I’m jealously happy for them. I’m surprised by Israel?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 15, 2022:

@Garban The Israeli Jews are unified by a common enemy. That sense of cohesion is very satisfying. Never mind that their position vis-a-vis ownership of the land is highly problematic, to say the least. When it comes to the questionable ways in which they came into possession of the land, they conveniently put on blinders. So it's all good!

Did the Court give the mid-terms to the Democrats?

CourtJester comments on May 15, 2022:

The vast vast majority favor restrictions on abortion after the first few months. 99.9% are in favor of restrictions at nine months. I’m guessing the democrats have shot themselves in the foot trying to make this an issue.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 15, 2022:

Roe is right in line with what people think should be allowed or not allowed. I think the Dems have an issue to run on.

Buffalo shooting: Police on the scene of "active multiple shooting" at supermarket - CNN

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 14, 2022:

Apparently there was a good guy with a gun, and he was not able to stop the bad guy with a gun. So much for well-dressed Wayne's wacko theory.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

@Beowulfsfriend In a shootout, even trained police officers miss most of their shots. The higher number of errant bullets flying only increases the danger to innocent passersby.

The GOP used to at least try to be a "big tent" institution.

Julie808 comments on May 14, 2022:

I think it's the mentality that they simply need someone to look down on. If it wasn't "everyone else but them" then what? Would they go after hair color, eye color, body types, height, people smarter than them, dumber than them... Diversity makes life far more interesting... How dull would ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

Yes it would be pretty boring. But I'm sure people would find something to fight about.

The GOP used to at least try to be a "big tent" institution.

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2022:

I recall during the Trump presidency that a black reporter interviewed a white supremacist man who said openly he would rather kill her as look at her. This seemed to be accepted and nobody did anything. OK, she got the story but I pity this man. How can he watch TV or movies of any kind? This ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

That rings a bell. Well, maybe a gong. Foghorn?

Mad Vlad is sad his rad plan went really BAD 😂

Aaron70 comments on May 14, 2022:

Funny how that worked out for him….🤷🏻‍♂️

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

Karma's a bitch 😂

The GOP used to at least try to be a "big tent" institution.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

I don't understand why people are afraid of people who aren't like them.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

@HippieChick58 I wonder in what century the first person to say "This is the modern world" lived. Not the 21st. Not the 20th. Not the 19th....😂

No shit: in his opinion Alito actually cited jurisprudence from a guy (Sir Matthew Hale) who ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

Alito is "only" 72, but that doesn't mean he hasn't lost his marbles.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

That's assuming he ever had them.

The GOP used to at least try to be a "big tent" institution.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

I don't understand why people are afraid of people who aren't like them.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

Right? It's not like any two people are alike. There are even differences between "identical" twins.

Plessy v Ferguson deserved to be overturned. So did Dredd Scott v Sanford. Roe v Wade does not.

HippieChick58 comments on May 14, 2022:

Roe V Wade may be a turning point in American politics. I hope it is a turning point in the right direction.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

From your lips to gawd's (dawgs) ear!😂

No shit: in his opinion Alito actually cited jurisprudence from a guy (Sir Matthew Hale) who ...

KKGator comments on May 14, 2022:

Alito's opinion should demonstrate, quite clearly, he has lost his faculties. It also makes me wonder if it was one of his clerks who may have leaked the draft. Using his faulty historical references as "rationale", perhaps a clerk was signaling to opposing factions how they might be able to ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

You can bet they will sanitize it before the final draft comes out.

Pilgrims on the road to Moscow.

CourtJester comments on May 13, 2022:

It’s not like that. We just hate liberals equally. That’s really it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

@CourtJester Uh, that's not a rebuttal, it's a nonsequiter. Your avoiding the issue (that to embrace MAGA ideology is to embrace authoritarianism) is a tacit admission that you agree with the premise. Thank you! Your surrender is accepted! 🙂

That special moment of converging symbologies:

DenoPenno comments on May 14, 2022:

The suggestion here is very strong and just might be right. In case I am wrong, did Jill Biden not visit the Zelenskyy's recently? Internet says she did and this makes me wonder why Putin cannot find them as well.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 14, 2022:

I guess Zelensky's people are good at telling friend from foe, and keeping the latter at bay.

Newsflash! Black hole at center of Milky Way photographed for first time!

HippieChick58 comments on May 13, 2022:

I am afraid that might be entirely too true.