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President Trump, made headlines as usual, he called African Nations what they are indeed.

DJVJ311 comments on Jan 13, 2018:

You seem angry because "Tribalism, Nepotism, Sectarianism, Theocracy" makes these African countries shitholes and you think we don't get it. You are missing the fact that Trump calling those countries shitholes is tribalism, just like the border wall and Muslim ban. Jared Kushner, Ivanka and the ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 13, 2018:

Excellent response. Now there is no need for me to respond. Plus you articulated it much better than I could have.

What's Going On.... Bernie Sanders

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

It's below zero here right now but damn, I'm Berning up. I love that guy.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

@BeeHappy yes he is

What's Going On.... Bernie Sanders

David1955 comments on Jan 12, 2018:

I'm a big admirer. Many outside the US are. 2016, he was robbed! I only wish he were 20 years younger. I intend nothing ageist about that. I wish him full steam ahead. But there are some realities about ageing that can't be ignored. I wish he had a protege, someone following in his footsteps, ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

Nelson Mandela was 80 when he was president of South Africa. Sure Bernie's hair is completely gray, but have you seen him shoot hoops or run through an airport, or very long days on the campaign trail?His energy level is just fine.

What's Going On.... Bernie Sanders

bingst comments on Jan 12, 2018:

His platform really resonated with me. I voted for him in the primary. I still think he would have won against Trump.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 12, 2018:

Me too

If God was a real being, how would you see him as being?

WTSharpe comments on Jan 11, 2018:

It's pure speculation, but I imagine such a being would be beyond male or female. The Word of God would be written in the universal language of nature. I sometimes imagine God as lonely. Encompassing the entirety of existence, and having no one to share it with, God decides to divide like some ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 11, 2018:

Sounds like God needs a hug

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich." Napoleon Bonaparte LOL :-)

GeorgeRocheleau comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Another thing religion ruins.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 11, 2018:

Best answer

Just a thought...

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

To burn all the people who don't agree with them. Murder and rape your whole life, but accept Jesus as your personal saviour on your death bed, go to heaven. Live a kind and good life, but don't believe what can not be proven, face torture for eternity.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

And warm weather

Why do so many people in the US seek out therapy?

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Part of it is an increased isolation in this country. Connected to that is an ever increasing competitiveness that I believe has been pushed on us by out of control capitalism. Marketing usually plays on people's insecurities, and this is going to damage one's feelings of self worth.. When ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

@Hope4Zoe I read the entire book review. There is a lot there. I can't say there is not a fair amount of truth in Cohen's concerns. I remember when I was working on my counseling degree, one of my friends who was as intelligent as he was a pain in the ass, argued with me that my job as a therapist would be to help keep people following societal norms. That was thirty years ago. To this day I remember that discussion and try to prove him wrong. It is easier to do when working with "voluntary clients".....That could be a very long conversation.

Why do so many people in the US seek out therapy?

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 10, 2018:

Part of it is an increased isolation in this country. Connected to that is an ever increasing competitiveness that I believe has been pushed on us by out of control capitalism. Marketing usually plays on people's insecurities, and this is going to damage one's feelings of self worth.. When ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 10, 2018:

@HeathenFarmer good point. Fear is a factor for sure. With many of my clients it is a great fear of the future, and fear of not being good enough. There has been such a focus on external success and no focus on personal growth, and I believe that has come with a cost. It is why one of our countries nick names is "Prozac Nation". I think that is why more of us therapists are turning to Mindfulness Therapy, to try and counter the ever increasing trend of this country to ignore individual self growth and self understanding. One need not look any further than our current political climate.

Have you all heard of this?

JohnnyThorazine comments on Jan 9, 2018:

With my luck, I would be cut down, turned into paper, and that paper would be imprinted with the mormon bible...hehe

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 9, 2018:

LOL

Have you all heard of this?

buck1977 comments on Jan 9, 2018:

I'd like my corpse to be fed to a pack of lions at a zoo during a 3rd grade field trip...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 9, 2018:

LMAO

Is your idea of love over romanticized?

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 8, 2018:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KCE1Iq3iZA8 ???? Fish Love - YouTube

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 8, 2018:

LOL I just uploaded that video because I've seen it before. Never seen that ending before. Kind of interesting.......At first I didn't know what you were talking about so I had to watch this particular video of "fish love".

Trump's "fake news" is total bullshit.

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 7, 2018:

Being that he settled a law suit for a fraudulent university, a few months before being elected POTUS, should have been a clue that he is a con man. That along with many other past incidents. Give him credit where credit is due. He has moved on to his biggest con of all, the entire country.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 8, 2018:

@Diogenes maybe his father made a significant contribution to the University

Things taken as racist vs.

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 8, 2018:

Sometimes it is hard to know intent. It is strange how much conflict and tension different skin tones cause in humans. I guess it is as simple as some innate tribalism, possibly reinforced over time in various ways. It is proof we are often not rational animals, and products of our evolutionary ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 8, 2018:

I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm trying to understand it. America probably does have more racial problems than most countries. However, it is not unique to us. It is a human problem.

Do you trust easily or do you trust no one?

David1955 comments on Jan 7, 2018:

I regret that I must agree with you. Despite human altruism, we are self-interested and self-protecting beings. It may be part of our evolutionary development; I don't know, I'm not an expert on this. At my age I have few illusions about people, how they will turn on you if tested, and it's best to ...

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

I might have to steal that last sentence

One advantage of getting older is I get less self conscious of sounding stupid.

Jack-of-scythes comments on Jan 7, 2018:

The moon is gravitationally locked with one side always facing the Earth. It is actually orbiting the sun, and has been captured by the Earth's gravity. The planet and the moon do a whacky orbital waltz, with the moon dragging behind. Hence...no 12 hour half day for the moon.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

Now that is an explanation I can totally understand. Thanks

Can we please do away with the compliment button on the site.

MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jan 7, 2018:

I have not been able to register likes on anyone's comments all day. What's with that. Everyone's comments all show zero likes. That can't be right.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

Yah. The administrator is aware of it now. I did get a response when I posted to them about the problem

Trump's "fake news" is total bullshit.

Rudy1962 comments on Jan 7, 2018:

Being that he settled a law suit for a fraudulent university, a few months before being elected POTUS, should have been a clue that he is a con man. That along with many other past incidents. Give him credit where credit is due. He has moved on to his biggest con of all, the entire country.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

@Diogenes yah. He is a national embarrassment. He settled for 25 million due to his Trump University being found by the courts to be scamming students. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/31/judge-approves-25-million-settlement-in-trump-university-cases/?utm_term=.caeb30ee63c1 Judge approves $25 million settlement in Trump University cases ...

Stopped at McDonald’s for breakfast before work.

Mansour comments on Jan 6, 2018:

at least they care for each other and also they care for other, while we are the agnostic the most selfish group in the world.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

@Mansour That is something I'm not familiar with. I'm sorry to hear of your hardships and lack of kindness shown to you.

Trump's "fake news" is total bullshit.

HeathenFarmer comments on Jan 7, 2018:

Can't disagree with you. From the outside looking in it seems your country is screwed.

Rudy1962 replies on Jan 7, 2018:

We will be trying to sneak across your border soon...Help us.

I have known two people who have told me, in different ways, that they need religion to be moral.

AMGT comments on Jan 6, 2018:

I think the latter, “preventing them from developing a higher sense of morality” is most accurate. I read a neuroscience study recently that focused on new evidence showing a lack of impulse control in sociopaths, as opposed to the former understanding that they felt no remorse or empathy....