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Worry?

CourtJester comments on May 1, 2022:

But gas was 100% lower There weren’t wars in Europe We were 100% energy independent No stagflation No recession Less dear Mexicans at the boarder. But hey. There’s no mean tweets now.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 2, 2022:

🤣🤣🤣 Man, we have been over and over those tired old talking points. But I guess I can debunk them one more time for you. Here goes (sigh): 1. US presidents don't control the price of gas. It's a global market with many, many players, including some very avaricious oil companies that are always looking for an opportunity to gouge their customers. 2. The current US president had no role in Putin's decision-making process, but the former one certainly emboldened Vlad the Invader by bad mouthing NATO and trying to extort a personal favor from Ukraine by withholding the military aid needed to fight off Russia's aggression. 3. The USA is still essentially energy-independent. Moreso every day as our green energy infrastructure continues to develop. 4. US presidents do not have control over interest rates or inflation rates. Those things are set up by market cycles interacting with fiscal and monetary policy over decades. 5. We are not currently experiencing stagnation; the economy is booming. 6. There were LOTS of Mexicans seeking to enter the USA during the reign of his majesty Don Cheato. Remember the huge caravans of migrants coming to our southern border? But credit where credit is due, Donaldo el Cheato did innovate the separation of children from their families and housing kids in cages. Viva Don Cheato! 7. We have indeed enjoyed a welcome respite from libelous, mendacious, mean-spirited, and hateful tweets from the former would-be American dictator. However, as much as I despised every putrid, misspelled word he tweeted, I think it might be just as well to give Don Cheato all the rope he needs to hang himself. With Mr. E. Musk now in charge, we may soon see that happy ending. 🙂

Pictured below is one of three light collection towers at a solar farm on I-15 near the California ...

puff comments on May 1, 2022:

A long time ago on an inventors program, saw a guy who made a cylinder made of prisms which concentrated all light to the centre where there was a black hose filled with oil. He claimed that a 3 meter length of this could super heat the oil, then same idea eg run oil tube through water, boil to ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

Yeah I wonder if Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont really knew what great legs his invention would turn out to have. 😂

Worry?

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Every dang day it is like, "what next?" Has any one president ever fouled things up so bad in ONE term?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

George W. Bush came really close, but I think the Lying Cheato takes the cake. 🤯

As of March 29, 2021, 306 bills restricting voting had been introduced in 43 state legislatures ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 1, 2022:

Oh hayull no. They will blatantly or maybe less blatantly proscribe the rights of more colorful than white and less than affluent to vote.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

Bingo! You nailed it again! 😂

PUBLIC PRAYER The problem with public ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I agree: prayer in a government setting (e.g. a public school or city council meeting) and invoking any god, even if non-denominational, is unconditional. And I would appreciate it if religious folk would refrain from making a show of their piety in public, or erecting religious symbols (e.g. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@rainmanjr zz No offense taken! 🙂

PUBLIC PRAYER The problem with public ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I don't like public prayer, private prayer, group prayer, silent prayer, policemen praying, etc., etc. If you must pray do not call my attention to it. Can we then substitute your prayer habits with my bathroom habits if it makes you happy.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay Bueno, está bien amigo. Haz lo que te de la gana. Yo, por mi parte, prefiero demostrar que soy capáz de comunicar en más de una idioma (y sentirme cómodo dentro de más de una cultura).

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MyTVC15 comments on May 1, 2022:

I think it is fantastic technology. I wish it had been started a long time ago. I am fearful that it is too late.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

It is certainly late, but maybe not too late. In any case, looking back will not help us. We must go forward.

PUBLIC PRAYER The problem with public ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I agree: prayer in a government setting (e.g. a public school or city council meeting) and invoking any god, even if non-denominational, is unconditional. And I would appreciate it if religious folk would refrain from making a show of their piety in public, or erecting religious symbols (e.g. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@rainmanjr As for personal attire, I don't mind what people wear. At least you get a heads-up about where they might be coming from. This could be an advantage in a debate.

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OldGoat43 comments on May 1, 2022:

Only during daytime and good weather. That's why we have diverse methods of storing & creating electricity such as wind, tidal, hydro, etc.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@MyTVC15 Only at temperatures below freezing. And actually most of the water will come out as water vapor, in which case it would not wet the ground. Where ice is a problem, we can deal with it the way we already do, by salting the road.

PUBLIC PRAYER The problem with public ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I agree: prayer in a government setting (e.g. a public school or city council meeting) and invoking any god, even if non-denominational, is unconditional. And I would appreciate it if religious folk would refrain from making a show of their piety in public, or erecting religious symbols (e.g. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@rainmanjr To me seeing a cross hanging from someone's neck is not as jarring as seeing a cross on a hill or mountain top. The former is just a personal expression. The latter is a statement of dominance, announcing Christian hegemony, and woe to anyone who opposes it.

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OldGoat43 comments on May 1, 2022:

Only during daytime and good weather. That's why we have diverse methods of storing & creating electricity such as wind, tidal, hydro, etc.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

One good way to store energy during the day is to use solar energy to perform electrolysis. Electrolysis literally means splitting with electricity. In this case, splitting water molecules. When you split water, you get hydrogen and oxygen gases. The oxygen can be released to the atmosphere, while the hydrogen can be stored in tanks. Tanked hydrogen can be shipped anywhere it is needed, including thousands of filling stations for light and heavy electric vehicles equipped with fuel cells. You can also power a home or business with a hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen has several advantages over lithium batteries. Hydrogen is much more abundant than lithium, and is much lighter. And lithium batteries eventually wear out. The technology for recycling old lithium batteries has yet to be perfected. With hydrogen, recycling is not an issue. As it passes through a fuel cell, hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water. It's pure, clean water that comes out of the tailpipe. No more smog. No more gas tax! 😀

Conservatives Will Use the Fight Over Prayer in Schools to Attack Diversity

Charles1971 comments on May 1, 2022:

See, for conservatives, it's not about "rights as a parent" or "personal choice" for everyone. It's always about them getting their way no matter what. They care nothing about personal choice and rights of people who don't fit into their very narrow world view.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

You got that right bra. They are selfish bullies. Time to stand up to them!

PUBLIC PRAYER The problem with public ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I don't like public prayer, private prayer, group prayer, silent prayer, policemen praying, etc., etc. If you must pray do not call my attention to it. Can we then substitute your prayer habits with my bathroom habits if it makes you happy.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay When that happens you might remind them that English is not the official language of the USA. The USA does not have an official language.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He's a MASSIVE douche bag. Goes from zero to crazy in less comments than @LiterateHiker, and she's a fuckin' lunatic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 1, 2022:

@ChestRockfield Duly noted.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He's a MASSIVE douche bag. Goes from zero to crazy in less comments than @LiterateHiker, and she's a fuckin' lunatic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

I was with you until you started in on @LiterateHiker. I just haven't seen any sign of what you contend about her.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

p-nullifidian comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I have not engaged with @Triphid directly, but I have seen a recent uptick in ‘unhinged’ vitriol over issues that are not directly related to agnosticism or a belief in a deity. Topics like the war in Ukraine, domestic blue vs. red politics and idiotic (if not offensive) memes that should ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

Obviously I'm one of those who posts content of a political nature. In another age I might agree with you that such provocative content is not appropriate for a site like this one, but not in the world we inhabit today. Evangelical Christians practically voted as a single unit to burden us with one of the worst presidents of my lifetime, possibly of all time. Their religious beliefs had everything to do with their preference for the disgusting Cheato who continues to threaten our democracy. And one could argue that the cult of Trump is itself a religion. The war in Europe is also a relevant subject, as it is all about Putin's disbelief in the sovereign state of Ukraine, and his project to make all Russians believe what he wants them to believe. And the Cheato and his minions have deep ties with Putin, and support Putin's genocidal adventure in Ukraine. All these things are intricately related. So yeah, I think certain political content is appropriate here. I hope you enjoy my posts, because they're going to keep coming. 🙂

Today, I learned a little about Mennonites.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Quakers can get conscientious objector status. And the Moslem Mohamed Ali (the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay) was ultimately vindicated in his conscientious objector claim. I bet an atheist could successfully claim it too.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@twill Sadly, yes. I wonder how much that was driven by racism and politics.

He pardoned Bannon for stealing the money meant to fund the wall.

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Oh god no, it was just a smokescreen to rally his minions. He doesn't give a rat's ass about anything except GETTING money.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

You nailed it HippieChick58! 😎👍

Why are so many of the folks who won't get vaccinated, or think Trump won in 2020, Christians?

anglophone comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Religious people prey on those people who lack the ability to think. That lack of ability to think spills over into the other aspects of those people's lives. See also the "Tales of the Evangeloon" by @Triphid.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

I got tired of waiting for @Triphid to say something that wasn't loony, and blocked him.

Why are so many of the folks who won't get vaccinated, or think Trump won in 2020, Christians?

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

We are being conditioned to accept Historical Revisionism. You can be sure Holocaust Denial is coming soon.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

Holocaust denial is already here. It's just not mainstream (yet).

Today, I learned a little about Mennonites.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Quakers can get conscientious objector status. And the Moslem Mohamed Ali (the boxer formerly known as Cassius Clay) was ultimately vindicated in his conscientious objector claim. I bet an atheist could successfully claim it too.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@Jolanta This bears some looking into.

Airing This Sunday May 1

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I look forward to seeing the whole 60 Minutes piece 😂 I wonder how many Republicans will actually think that birds aren't real. 🤔

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@MacStriker I have yet to see it, but I have heard a lot about it (mostly good).

Airing This Sunday May 1

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 30, 2022:

I look forward to seeing the whole 60 Minutes piece 😂 I wonder how many Republicans will actually think that birds aren't real. 🤔

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 30, 2022:

@MacStriker Don't look up! 🙈

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Hell woke Disney needs to be boycotted. They need to concentrate on providing children's programming and stay out of politics!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@Trajan61 Well, to the extent that is true, aren't the teachers just reflecting a general trend in society? One that has been building for decades? In my view, we are in a better place than we were say, thirty years ago, when it was acceptable for privileged white boys to go out and beat up fags on a Saturday night. And if you really think about it, our old gender stereotypes are based on arbitrarily rigid conceptions of masculinity and feminity. Society, or at least a majority slice of society, has come to accept that there is nothing inherently wrong with someone choosing their own gender identity. Can we agree that the majority is not wrong on that issue, independent of educational pegagogy?

"This above all: to thine own self be true,..."

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

He and the rest of the GQP. Utterly afraid of the truth, and devoid of humanity.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

Their self interest outweighs all other considerations.

One of god's mysterious ways

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 29, 2022:

The sun does not "burn." It's a giant ball of hydrogen, so massive that its own gravity causes a series of fusion reactions where atoms combine to form heavier elements. A lot of energy is given off in the process. Do Christians believe something else? 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@Paul4747 Oh my gawd!🤣🤣

Could also be Manafort 🤣

yvilletom comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Yeah, it's Rudy thinking he can wear his NY law license.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

Yeah that ain't happening!😂

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Hell woke Disney needs to be boycotted. They need to concentrate on providing children's programming and stay out of politics!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@Trajan61 Uh, I thought we were talking about Disney...

EU: You can't use our payment system anymore Russia: OK then, if you want something from us, ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Russia is trying to get around the EU's sanctions by trying to force payment in rubles for Russian gas. (Those sanctions are completely justified. Russia invaded a European country, and is carrying out a bloody genocide there.) The EU refused to render its own sanctions toothless, so Putin ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 29, 2022:

@BufftonBeotch Yay! 😍

These 10 "non-commandments" seem reasonable to me. How about you?

KevinMR comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Love the list but I feel powerless over X.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@KevinMR It may very well be futile, but I would rather go down swinging. And who knows, maybe the human race gets its act together before it's too late, and you and I had a little part in making it happen.

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Hell woke Disney needs to be boycotted. They need to concentrate on providing children's programming and stay out of politics!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@Trajan61 What if the kid has a cross-dressing (trans) uncle or aunt? Or they have schoolmates who do, and they meet them through normal social interactions, or become aware of gender fluidity some other way? My point is that it's out there, and avoiding it may not be possible. It seems to me that we have already passed the Rubicon, and there is no turning back the clock.

EU: You can't use our payment system anymore Russia: OK then, if you want something from us, ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Russia is trying to get around the EU's sanctions by trying to force payment in rubles for Russian gas. (Those sanctions are completely justified. Russia invaded a European country, and is carrying out a bloody genocide there.) The EU refused to render its own sanctions toothless, so Putin ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@ChestRockfield Okay, call me an optimist 😂

Around ⅔ of Republicans believe Trump's big lie.

BD66 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Everyone went to bed on the night of 11/2/2022 believing Trump had won re-election. Hundreds of thousands of votes came in for Biden overnight. Those are facts. You aren't going to get Republicans to trust the vote counting in Democratic cities like Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@BD66 By the way, it's pretty damn bold of you to pretend to know what 75 million people thought on one night in November. Just saying.

Around ⅔ of Republicans believe Trump's big lie.

BD66 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Everyone went to bed on the night of 11/2/2022 believing Trump had won re-election. Hundreds of thousands of votes came in for Biden overnight. Those are facts. You aren't going to get Republicans to trust the vote counting in Democratic cities like Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@BD66 Well here's the thing: it is not unusual for ballot counts to be finalized a day or two after the polls have closed. Nobody should form a fixed belief based on the projections of TV pundits on election night. And since the election much analysis and recounting has been done, and it all points to one indisputable outcome: Biden whipped Trump, fair and square. Trump's operatives immediately began to spread lies, but all of those have been thoroughly debunked. And I will repeat what I said above. 1. We don't hear any Republicans who won their down-ballot races saying their victories are suspect. 2. Over sixty frivolous lawsuits Trump's lawyers brought were lost or tossed out of court, many by Republican-appointed judges. Some of those judges who ruled against Trump had even been appointed by Trump himself. 3. Trump's own hand-picked Attorney General said that Trump's claims of fraud were "bullshit." 4. And Trump's own cyber security czar said that the 2020 election was spectacularly clean. 5. Every recount has confirmed Biden's win. Cyber Ninjas spent months poring over the count in Arizona only to find that Biden had won by a greater margin than originally thought. These are meaningful data points. To think that what some TV pundits projected on election night somehow carries more weight than points 1 -5 above is just brain-dead stupidity, or willful ignorance, or a deeply cynical attempt to obtain by force what could not be gotten in a free and fair democratic process. Or it could be some combination of these. It sure ain't an fair and honest take on the 2020 election.

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Hell woke Disney needs to be boycotted. They need to concentrate on providing children's programming and stay out of politics!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@Trajan61 I don't see anything wrong with young kids learning that terms like "boy" and "girl" don't have to have fixed, rigid, narrow meanings that must conform to a outdated, religion-based concepts.

Around ⅔ of Republicans believe Trump's big lie.

BD66 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Everyone went to bed on the night of 11/2/2022 believing Trump had won re-election. Hundreds of thousands of votes came in for Biden overnight. Those are facts. You aren't going to get Republicans to trust the vote counting in Democratic cities like Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

@BD66 You are talking about TV probabilities, but I am talking about what we (my friends and family) hoped, expected, and did. It was just like I described above.

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

Trajan61 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Hell woke Disney needs to be boycotted. They need to concentrate on providing children's programming and stay out of politics!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

People's attitudes towards issues of gender identity and sexual orientation are evolving. And these changes are long overdue. Disney is just reflecting that change. That the changes tend to challenge traditional Christian concepts is another sign that we are headed in the right direction. Religion has had way too much influence for way too long. To the Christian crybabies I say GET OVER IT!

These 10 "non-commandments" seem reasonable to me. How about you?

KevinMR comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Love the list but I feel powerless over X.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

You see some trash on the hiking trail, you pick it up. You see how you can reduce your carbon footprint a little (or a lot), you effect the change. Little things add up. 🙂

Around ⅔ of Republicans believe Trump's big lie.

BD66 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Everyone went to bed on the night of 11/2/2022 believing Trump had won re-election. Hundreds of thousands of votes came in for Biden overnight. Those are facts. You aren't going to get Republicans to trust the vote counting in Democratic cities like Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia. ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 28, 2022:

Wow, that is a total mis-characterization! I remember very well that we all stayed up late expecting to see Trump's early lead evaporate as mail-in ballots began to be counted. And what we hoped and expected would happen did happen. Biden won the popular vote with over seven million more ballots than Trump. And Biden beat Trump resoundingly in the electoral college as well. It was a landslide! Trump's petulant denial that he had lost was, though unprecedented, not surprising, since he had said for years that the only way he could lose was by fraud. Funny how that supposed fraud only affected votes in the presidential race. We don't hear any Republicans who won their down-ballot races saying their victories are suspect. Yeah, its funny alright, but funny weird, not funny ha ha. Equally weird is how many Republicans (not all) refuse to acknowledge the over sixty frivolous lawsuits Trump's lawyers lost or had tossed out of court, many by Republican-appointed judges. Some of those judges who ruled against Trump had even been appointed by Trump himself. And then there was Trump's own hand-picked Attorney General, who said that Trump's claims of fraud were "bullshit." And Trump's own cyber security czar said that the 2020 election was spectacularly clean. And then there are the recounts. Every recount has confirmed Biden's win. Cyber Ninjas spent months poring over the count in Arizona only to find that Biden had won by a greater margin than initially thought. And we are finally getting details on how a rumor of vote switching in one Minnesota county turned out to be nothing more than a simple human error that had been immediately corrected. Even though Trump's operatives were repeatedly told by the experts they hired that there was no fraud, they kept insisting that there was. And so a new religion formed around a pack of lies.

Who agrees?

CuddyCruiser comments on Apr 26, 2022:

Fuck ‘em all. Whimpstagram, Twotter and Disgracebook are nothing special to me. I’ve never, and have absolutely no intention to ever be on ANY of them. It’s the thought police come true.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 27, 2022:

@holdenc98 Not at all.😐

Who would prevail in a snap election? Ron DeSantis, or Mickey Mouse?

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Mickey just for name recognition.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 27, 2022:

...and good character 🤣

Preacher: Teachers "grooming" kids should be beheaded on live TV

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 25, 2022:

There's good Christian values for you! 😵‍💫

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@snytiger6 I was being facetious, but I actually do think there are some good Christian values. Helping the poor, for instance. Or forgiving people who have wronged us. Unfortunately, they often do not live up to those values. Instead, some "Christians" are greedy, or vindictive, or both. Just two examples.

In rejecting death row inmate's case, judge says law enforcement isn't a profession : NPR

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Semantics aside, it sounds like the Board violated its own rules. However, the guy's crime was particularly heinous, so I'm not shedding any tears over him.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@snytiger6 Roger dat. But I still don't feel sorry for him.

Was passing by and couldn't resist 😂

rainmanjr comments on Apr 26, 2022:

I've done that to this very building. In fact, I have also demonstrated in front of it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

Right on bra!

Isn't it time we outlawed gerrymandering? And did away with the electoral college?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 25, 2022:

In terms of Critical Thinking, 'meme' = 'fake news' Do you really think only Rs engage in gerrymandering, or are you hoping/expecting 'echo chamber' response(s). ?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@Sticks48 Tru dat homie! But having it occur in one party is enough to really gum up the works when that party also has advantage of an electoral college and senate that advantages sparsely populated states.

Was passing by and couldn't resist 😂

Lorajay comments on Apr 25, 2022:

Me too

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

You go girl! 😎👍

Isn't it time we outlawed gerrymandering? And did away with the electoral college?

bobwjr comments on Apr 25, 2022:

But the right won't do it

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

Yeah, because with the electoral college they can win even if they lose the popular vote.

Isn't it time we outlawed gerrymandering? And did away with the electoral college?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 25, 2022:

In terms of Critical Thinking, 'meme' = 'fake news' Do you really think only Rs engage in gerrymandering, or are you hoping/expecting 'echo chamber' response(s). ?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 26, 2022:

@Sticks48 The problem with gerrymandering is that it squeezes all moderates out of primary races, leaving only extremists to run in the general election.

Isn't it time we outlawed gerrymandering? And did away with the electoral college?

FearlessFly comments on Apr 25, 2022:

In terms of Critical Thinking, 'meme' = 'fake news' Do you really think only Rs engage in gerrymandering, or are you hoping/expecting 'echo chamber' response(s). ?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 25, 2022:

Oh I know both Parties have engaged 8n gerrymandering. 😎👍

Republican leaders know what a danger he is to the country. Yet...

CourtJester comments on Apr 23, 2022:

He’s only dangerous to their world order dreams and their bank accounts.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 25, 2022:

@Archeus_Lore I know that Moscow wasn't even a village when Kyiv was a great and important city. I know that Ukrainians have their own language, distinct from Russian. I know that for 500 years, before being conquered by Russia, they were closely affiliated with Poland. I know that in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine became a sovereign nation. I know that Vladimir Putin, on his own authority as a bloody dictator has said that Ukrainians are not Ukrainians, that their nation has no right to exist...its a an authoritarian fever dream. I know that Russia invaded Ukraine, not the other way around. I know that Russian soldiers have committed many atrocities against Ukrainians in the last two months. And I repeat, Mad Vlad is a thief and murderer, not a statesman. How does a KGB agent become one of the richest men in the world? By sitting at the apex of a crime syndicate with sovereign borders. And this is not his first round of war crimes. He did it in Syria too, bombing civilian homes, hospitals, and schools. But this time he bit off more than he can chew, and it will he his undoing. Glory to Ukraine!

Where this is headed, it's not good.

rainmanjr comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I'm setting the odds for violent discourse at 83/17 in favor of it. Arresting 45 will be the spark.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 25, 2022:

83:17...how did you come up with that ratio? 🤔

Republican leaders know what a danger he is to the country. Yet...

CourtJester comments on Apr 23, 2022:

He’s only dangerous to their world order dreams and their bank accounts.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 25, 2022:

@Archeus_Lore Excuse me...."democratic republic," or "constitutional federal republic," I'll grant you its not perfect...but are you implying that Putin was elected democratically? He has jailed, shot, poisoned, every journalist and political candidate that has opposed him. Any "popular vote" in Russia is a total sham.

After losing his job for praying on the field, ex-high school football coach brings case to Supreme ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I don't think he should lose his job for praying on the field, and Colin Kaepernick should not have lost his for taking a knee

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 25, 2022:

@TomMcGiverin, MuzJ, Okay, I was thinking in terms of an isolated incident. If it's an ongoing thing, that's different.

After losing his job for praying on the field, ex-high school football coach brings case to Supreme ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I don't think he should lose his job for praying on the field, and Colin Kaepernick should not have lost his for taking a knee

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

@MizJ No one is more in favor of maintaining that separation than I am. But the coach did not try to make others pray. He just expressed himself. I think his actions are protected by the 1st Amendment right of free speech. Where I draw the line is at including the words "under god" in the Pledge of Allegiance, which K-12 students are encouraged to repeat every school day for 13 years.

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

Scott321 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

Trump also engaged in apophasis quite a bit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophasis#Examples

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

Oh yeah, he's always saying "I won't mention any names," right before he mentions names. 🤣

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

Scott321 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

There’s a bit of the liar’s paradox in what Trump says in the cartoon. If he always lies about everything, should we trust that revelatory statement too?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

Exactly. So what does average Joe do? He says "fuck it," throws up his hands, pops another cold one, sits back and enjoys the show. Or, if he's feeling energetic, he might even put some flags on his pickup, or join a militia, or answer the call to strom the Capitol...

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

BD66 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

Trump and Biden are both pathological liars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvOjlfRpXHQ The question for rational people was: Do I want to elect a pathological liar with Trump's policies? OR Do I want to elect a pathological liar with Biden's policies? We can all see how Biden's...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

In the video, Mehdi Hasan painstakingly details half a dozen lies or half-truths that Biden has uttered in half a century in public office. Then at the very end of the clip, Hasan mentions the forty thousand-plus lies Trump told in only four years. To you, 6 lies in 50 years might be equivalent to 40,000 lies in 4 years, but not to me. You (and Hasan) display a total failure to appreciate a huge difference in scale. Your apparent lack of any sense of proportion is also reflected in your blindness to differences in the type of lie. Inflating one's academic achievements is rather workaday....not good, but not really destructive to the country. However, Trump's Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen threatens to tear the country apart. HUGE difference.

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

BD66 comments on Apr 24, 2022:

Trump and Biden are both pathological liars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvOjlfRpXHQ The question for rational people was: Do I want to elect a pathological liar with Trump's policies? OR Do I want to elect a pathological liar with Biden's policies? We can all see how Biden's...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

First of all, Biden did not cause this inflation. It is due to fiscal policy going back decades. Trump's big tax giveaway to the rich did way more to blow up the deficit than Biden ever did. And then there was the Iraq War, totally unnecessary, costing trillions, started as a matter of choice, on false pretenses, by another Republican president. Second, I happen to agree with Biden's policies. Climate change is an existential threat not only to our country, but to all human civilization. Gas prices have been subsidized for way too long. Let fossil fuels compete on a level playing field with green energy, and we will see a cleaner, safer, more productive, more prosperous future. Stick with the status quo, and we descend into a dystopian maelstrom of climate disaster and war over dwindling resources.

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I think this fits. One example is his wall which is a talking point that gets lots of attention. Parts of the wall would have to be on peoples land and other parts in Mexico. Nobody gets this. I work with a man who says we should continue to build Trump's wall.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

The wall is just a talking point, a not-so-subtle dog whistle, clearly audible to disgruntled white folks, that gins up fear around the Great Replacement Theory, which itself rests on a set of mythical propositions.

His appeal rests a twisted logic: everybody lies, but the Donald does it so consistently and so ...

DenoPenno comments on Apr 24, 2022:

I think this fits. One example is his wall which is a talking point that gets lots of attention. Parts of the wall would have to be on peoples land and other parts in Mexico. Nobody gets this. I work with a man who says we should continue to build Trump's wall.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

Right! Remember when Mexico was going to pay for the wall? What happened to that? Poof! And then Steve Bannon collected millions from supporters for a fund to build the wall, STOLE THE MONEY FOR HIMSELF, was convicted of fraud, and WAS PARDONED BY TRUMP, and now fulminates against the United States full time. How is this in any way acceptable? Only in a world where there is no such thing as truth.

Republican leaders know what a danger he is to the country. Yet...

CourtJester comments on Apr 23, 2022:

He’s only dangerous to their world order dreams and their bank accounts.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

@CourtJester Isn't it obvious? He tried to remain in power after legitimately losing an election, he continues to claim the 2020 election was rigged when all evidence points to the contrary, he has convinced a sizeable minority of the electorate that his big lie is truth, and he and his minions are attempting to install stooges in key positions in the nation's election apparatus so that they can effect a more perfect coup in 2024. In attacking the electoral system, Trump is striking at the very heart of democracy.

A while ago, I asked the following question and got an informative answer from a person who lives in...

Garban comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Weird. Such a secular society, but the government still supports a preferred religion. But the US constitution states a lot of ideals that we fail miserably at.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

Considering where we started, with slavery common throughout the colonies, we have come far. Far enough? Of course not. But progress, though halting and jerky, continues to be made. Will we ever achieve true greatness? Who knows? Climate change, along war spawned by conflict over dwindling resources, could very well end human civilization in the next century or two. But we still have to try. It's still worth trying.

Republican leaders know what a danger he is to the country. Yet...

CourtJester comments on Apr 23, 2022:

He’s only dangerous to their world order dreams and their bank accounts.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 24, 2022:

He's a threat to our democracy.

A bad death: the importance of truth-telling at end-of-life

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 23, 2022:

There is all too much of this in America. For too many people, the majority of their medical spending occurs at the very end of life. We have an unhealthy attitude towards death, and a system that can best be described as "sick-care," not healthcare.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@HippieChick58 Hugs not drugs 🙂

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

To the extent that Denmark is a secular country (how can it be, really, if it has an official State religion?), that probably has more to do with their particular religious sect (Lutheranism) being fairly moderate in its credos (as compared with American style Evangelical Christianity).

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@Ryo1 That sounds about right.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

To the extent that Denmark is a secular country (how can it be, really, if it has an official State religion?), that probably has more to do with their particular religious sect (Lutheranism) being fairly moderate in its credos (as compared with American style Evangelical Christianity).

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@Fernapple I don't think it works that way, but no 😂

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holdenc98 comments on Apr 19, 2022:

well each of you who have graced me so far with a comment makes it in part or in its entirely an ad hominum attack. this is par for your course. and none of you. i say, NONE, breaks the agnostic taboo about addressing the 800 pound gorrilla issue that i laid before you................. i quote...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@holdenc98 A gentleman never tells...😉

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HippieChick58 comments on Apr 23, 2022:

That almost makes me a believer.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

Emphasis on "almost," right? 😂

A while ago, I asked the following question and got an informative answer from a person who lives in...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

To the extent that Denmark is a secular country (how can it be, really, if it has an official State religion?), that probably has more to do with their particular religious sect (Lutheranism) being fairly moderate in its credos (as compared with American style Evangelical Christianity).

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@PapPap Except that most of the Nordic people seem to like their governments.

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Zoohome comments on Apr 21, 2022:

Chickens eat each other too, just like fish and many other animals.... I guess cows, sheeps and goats don't participate as they are herbivores. 🤷‍♀️ And I just enjoyed a nice pork ribs dinner. 😋

Flyingsaucesir replies on Apr 23, 2022:

@Zoohome It's one of the more shocking scenes I have ever seen....🤯

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Flyingsaucesir comments on Apr 22, 2022:

Do you absolutely have to live in Alabama? Maybe it's time for a move...