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Progressive gun owners - What are your thoughts on calls to ban certain firearms or firearm types ...

Rustee comments on Mar 21, 2019:

As soon as we start limiting the types and number of guns our citizenry can have, the anti-gun people will use that to tighten the proverbial noose until there are no guns in private hands left to protect. I do not *like* many types of firearms, but I believe we need to honor our right to have them.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

I recall early issues that the courts ruled on. Ships could have mini-canons iirc, but not the general public.

Hey it's my birthday today and this song came to mind, Old Folks Boogie by Little Feat! [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Sincere birthday wishes. Here is my favorite birthday song of all time, from a local kids show host of my childhood. Put Another Candle on My Birthday Cake - Sheriff John Birthday Song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZRsEo85NI

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

And the original as played on the show. Birthday Cake Polka (Put Another Candle On My Birthday Cake) Sheriff John Rovick https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=goLsL9dWfnA

"After 9/11, people were so outraged by thousands of innocent people being killed over a political ...

1of5 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, but our political belief is the right one, so naturally we get to kill more of them than they do of us. At least that's what I've been told.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, and it's not terrorism when we do it because [reasons].

Progressive gun owners - What are your thoughts on calls to ban certain firearms or firearm types ...

mzbehavin comments on Mar 21, 2019:

There are lots of things we can't have. Just because we have guns does not mean we should be able to have every gun. I love to shoot, targets, clays though I no longer hunt but I also want to be reasonable about what people need to actually hunt and need to have to be able to enjoy guns. Having ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Thanks for the input. It's exactly why I asked. I've never hunted, or shot skeet, but I do enjoy target shooting. I don't sleep with weapons under my pillow or anything, and most are in the gun safe, but having them available should SHTF is reassuring as well.

Whatever it is indeed.

Matias comments on Mar 21, 2019:

A rather meaningless aphorism, because it can be applied to *anything*

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Or maybe that's its beauty. I know it speaks to me.

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 21, 2019:

To this point I've had some respectable interaction (the site creator and a couple others), but my overall take is that they just want the reinforcement of the echo chamber. @Renickulous tried to engage, but in such a pissy manner and unable to even address the topic, I just felt embarrassed for ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Renickulous Human

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

What comes to mind when I see someone try to put this all on the Arabs.

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Some actually have a problem with this. ?

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@missgi This comes to mind when I see conservatives argue that the costs in mitigating the harm would be prohibitive.

Bizarre Paintings Of Mecha Robots And Werewolves Attacking East European Peasants Of The Early 20th ...

CaroleKay comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Super trippy.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

The images of the mechanized giants strike me at a truly primal level, I'm telling you.

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man ed - YouTube

think-beyond comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Read his book. Everyone should read it today. It is so pertinent. The corporate take over has gotten worse. We need to see the truth.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

I've seen several of his YouTube talks. They're quite fascinating, and he comes across as a remarkably caring human being. His repentance is genuine.

Too many lefters continue to reject the evil of islam.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

People are =/= to their religion I am most definitely an infidel in that I have no belief in any god or gods. A person’s individual godview is the most basic right possible that a human being can have. I personally reject Islam, Judaism, and Christianity (among others)…but do not reject ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Justjoni :--------------: "I see a pattern where the randomness of human actions can be directed through probability for an overall cumulative and positive effect. All throughout our society there is a butterfly effect that we are most always oblivious to…I guess my message is to go boldly forth and increase the peace and love and know you are not alone. You may not always be aware of the others choosing to follow this same path as you, but they’re out there, and they’re making a difference.” ~ LanceThruster [from Debbie Mitchell's book "Growing Up Godless" - Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.]

Too many lefters continue to reject the evil of islam.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

People are =/= to their religion I am most definitely an infidel in that I have no belief in any god or gods. A person’s individual godview is the most basic right possible that a human being can have. I personally reject Islam, Judaism, and Christianity (among others)…but do not reject ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

@Justjoni - Thank you. It is my online *nom de plume.* I actually have one of my quotes published in a friends book.

Global Looter: US To Take Afghanistan's Minerals To Defray Costs | PopularResistance.Org

Elganned comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Remember when W and Rumsfeld assured us the second Iraq war would pay for itself out of their oil revenue? Yeah.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Yeah... good times. Seems as if the word of war criminals turns out to be less than trustworthy.

Global Looter: US To Take Afghanistan's Minerals To Defray Costs | PopularResistance.Org

gsiamne comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Your cell phone needs the cobalt that is in Afghanistan.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Yes, it does. The impoverished people of Afghanistan could surely use the funds that the sale of some of their nations valuable resources might generate, no? Given an opportunity for a fair deal, they might even choose to sell some mineral and mining rights.

Yeah... what if?!?

Merseyman1 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Excellent meme!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 21, 2019:

IKR?

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

"The trick of declaring war against the armed resistance and then attacking the resisters’ unarmed kin as well as the surrounding population with the most gruesome products of Death-Science”; this trick is not new. American Pioneers were pioneers in this too; they made it standard practice to declare war on indigenous warriors and then to murder and burn villages with only women and children in them. This is already modern war, what we know as war against civilian populations; it has also been called, more candidly, mass murder or genocide. Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that the perpetrators of a Pogrom portray themselves as the victims, in the present case as victims of the Holocaust. Herman Melville noticed over a century ago, in his analysis of the metaphysics of Indian-hating, that those who made a full-time profession of hunting and murdering indigenous people of this continent always made themselves appear, even in their own eyes, as the victims of manhunts. The use the Nazis made of the International Jewish Conspiracy is better known: during all the years of atrocities defying belief, the Nazis considered themselves the victimized. It’s as if the experience of being a victim gave exemption from human solidarity, as if it gave special powers, as if it gave a license to kill." Fredy Perlman from his essay, “Anti-Semitism and the Beirut Pogrom” – http://libcom.org/library/anti-semitism-beirut-program-fredy-perlman

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner ...

DenoPenno comments on Mar 20, 2019:

H. L. Mencken really got that one right. This meme isn't bad either.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Couldn't agree more.

Too many lefters continue to reject the evil of islam.

dan325 comments on Mar 20, 2019:

All Muslims are not alike. Many (most, in the USA) are peaceable citizens who live honorably and don't bother anyone. So, the "evil of Islam" is a ridiculous generalization. Islamic terrorists are evil, as are Christian terrorists, Jewish terrorists, Hindu terrorists, and Buddhist terrorists (and...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

I got to hang out with him a bit for drinks after a conference in DC (AU 50th Anniversary). Gulf War II had just began and he felt pretty sure it would help bring about a wave of secularism to the region. He still defended the invasion up to his death.

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Bertrand Russell saw things with a rationalist's eye.

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

"I grew up with the conventional wisdom believing that the Israelis were the "white hats" and that the Palestinians/Arabs/Muslims were the "black hats." After 9/11, I wanted to know more about the conflict in the ME. I came to the realization that the narrative was totally one-sided. I largely credit many outstanding Jewish voices (my close friend Bernie the Attorney for one) for opening my eyes. I see on a daily basis the efforts by Zionists and their stooges to dismiss truth-tellers in the most reprehensible manner, up to and including threats of violence. Truth needs no army of thugs to establish it; only lies need enforcers." ~ LanceThruster

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Eminently achievable, with the right mindset and focus.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Most of us at least?

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

This brings to mind an element of working for our mutual benefit that has always concerned me. Using the analogy of a commune, how would/should we deal with those "freeloaders" (essentially) whose actions (or often inaction) threatens the health of the group as a whole. I have often argued that ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

"Be aware of this truth that the people on this earth could be joyous, if only they would live rationally and if they would contribute mutually to each others' welfare. This world is not a vale of sorrows if you will recognize discriminatingly what is truly excellent in it; and if you will avail yourself of it for mutual happiness and well-being. Therefore, let us explain as often as possible, and particularly at the departure of life, that we base our faith on firm foundations, on Truth for putting into action our ideas which do not depend on fables and ideas which Science has long ago proven to be false.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage Kurt is quoting his great grandfather Clemens Vonnegut.

My dissertation proposal was approved by my committee this morning.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Props! Something to keep in mind. :------------------------------------------: "Still, in the universities or in any other institution, you can often find some dissidents hanging around in the woodwork—and they can survive in one fashion or another, particularly if they get community ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@DoctoralZombie like the music business. ? :-------------------------------------------------------------------: "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." ~ Hunter S. Thompson

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Heh.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Sofabeast "I'm just some guy." ~ Zaphod Beeblebrox

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

"Palestine is a small and very poor country, about the size of your state of Vermont. Its Arab population is only about 1,200,000. Already we have had forced on us, against our will, some 600,000 Zionist Jews. We are threatened with many hundreds of thousands more. Our position is so simple and natural that we are amazed it should even be questioned. It is exactly the same position you in America take in regard to the unhappy European Jews. You are sorry for them, but you do not want them in your country. We do not want them in ours, either. Not because they are Jews, but because they are foreigners. We would not want hundreds of thousands of foreigners in our country, be they Englishmen or Norwegians or Brazilians or whatever. Think for a moment: In the last 25 years we have had one third of our entire population forced upon us. In America that would be the equivalent of 45,000,000 complete strangers admitted to your country, over your violent protest, since 1921. How would you have reacted to that? Because of our perfectly natural dislike of being overwhelmed in our own homeland, we are called blind nationalists and heartless anti-Semites. This charge would be ludicrous were it not so dangerous." http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/kabd_eng.html

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Grecio comments on Mar 20, 2019:

I don't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less 1967. Give us something more recent if you can.How about "Should the USA allow Israel to conquer all of Pallistine and run the indigenous people out"? I think Israel would have agreed to split the country by now but the Muslims hate them so ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

War criminals bankrolled by the US.

I Have A Dream: What if we (Atheist / Agnostics / Freethinkers / Humanist and Free People of All ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Heh.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

In all seriousness... "Today the societies and peoples of the developed countries are tragically experiencing the capitalist crisis created by its own market. Capitalist governments think that it is more important to save the banks than to save human beings, and it is more important to save the companies than to save people. In the capitalist system the banks have priority economic rights and enjoy first-class citizenship, which is why we can say that the banks are worth more than life. In this unfettered capitalism, individuals and peoples are not brothers and sisters, they are not citizens, they are not human beings; individuals and peoples are debt defaulters, borrowers, tenants and clients; in short, if people do not have money, they are nothing." https://climateandcapitalism.com/2013/01/15/evo-morales-ten-commandments-against-capitalism-for-life-and-humanity/

Blues for Tammuz: This is not the Age of Defeat - Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque - High Crimes and ...

mordant comments on Mar 20, 2019:

This is a reminder we all need in these dark times. Unfortunately if you carefully unpack what the article says, it's not saying that you'll never have a present moment where all hope seems lost and everything that's good *seems* destroyed. That it won't hurt you. Only that hatred and greed and ...

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

Thoughtful analysis. Thanks for the deconstruction.

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 19, 2019:

This group seems to have an opinion on everything, but they sure seem reticent to weigh in on this. I wonder why that is?

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Renickulous you're a mind reader too? Wow, is there nothing you can't do?!? Wanting to know what someone else thinks is a starting point for a lot of things. If you ever demonstrate that you do think yourself, I might be interested in that as well. Instead, you seem to want to fling poo because of whatever bug has crawled up your ass. The topic is the attack on the USS Liberty and what people think is the truth about it. I'll have to scroll back and see what precious gems of wisdom you have offered. Someone voted "Don't know." That might be as far as they take it. I think it applies to our current relationship as much as it did back them. One rationale was it was a false flag to draw the US into the conflict on the Israeli side. Another was that it was an attempt to hide the fact they were murdering captured Egyption soldiers (which did happen). Regardless of the motivation, the Israelis committed war crimes against Amaerican naval personnel... and got away with it. The history of the event and the contortions in covering it up speaks volumes about the exceptionalism granted Chosanistan. But please, continue with your amateurish attempts at oneupsmanship. The comic relief provided is worth it alone.

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 19, 2019:

This group seems to have an opinion on everything, but they sure seem reticent to weigh in on this. I wonder why that is?

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Renickulous they had an option to vote that they didn't know. I already stated in the post you came from saying I was going to participate here and that I'd limit my input in order to try to learn more about their views. Now you're saying it's somehow dismissive not to try to educate them out of the starting gate. My examples were a tidbit from participants on both sides. The fact that you've got a chip on your shoulder for some reason is not my concern. You're welcome to share any info/argument you feel pertains to the subject at hand... if you have anything to offer in the first place that is. Did you vote in the poll?

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 19, 2019:

This group seems to have an opinion on everything, but they sure seem reticent to weigh in on this. I wonder why that is?

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@Renickulous I'm sorry you feel that way. Maybe you could point out the childish parts. Not trying to swamp anyone with info, but first hand accounts are generally thought of as useful. Don't know what burr got under your saddle, but also know I don't really care.

The Jet Tones - Twangy - Plaid - Rockabilly Instrumental 45 New find (for me at least).

TrailRider comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Cool twang.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

IKR?

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Trajan61 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don’t think Israel would intentionally attack the US. Hell we are their best ally and that would be suicide.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

"More proof has recently come to light from the Israeli side. A few years after Attack on the Liberty was originally published, Ennes got a call from Evan Toni, an Israeli pilot. Toni told Ennes that he had just read his book and wanted to tell him his story. Toni said that he was the pilot in the first Israeli Mirage fighter to reach the Liberty. He immediately recognized the ship to be a US Navy vessel. He radioed Israeli air command with this information and asked for instructions. Toni said he was ordered to “attack.” He refused and flew back to the air base at Ashdod. When he arrived he was summarily arrested for disobeying orders." https://www.counterpunch.org/2003/10/24/israel-s-attack-on-the-liberty-revisited/

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Trajan61 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don’t think Israel would intentionally attack the US. Hell we are their best ally and that would be suicide.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

So you're basing your assessment on your feeling that Israel wouldn't do that to an ally?

Republicans/conservatives tend to pride themselves on their clear-eyed take on the world around ...

Trajan61 comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I don’t think Israel would intentionally attack the US. Hell we are their best ally and that would be suicide.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

I'm online friends with an officer from the Liberty. He begs to differ. Wrote a book on it no less. Please register your vote in the poll if you don't mind/haven't already. Thx. James Ennes - Assault on the Liberty http://ussliberty.com/jimsbook.htm

How soon before the Yam-in-Chief starts muttering about who took the strawberries?

patchoullijulie comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Yam in Chief! ?????

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Brigadier Bone Spur <-- mine

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

Aryn comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I’ve only been here a couple of weeks but the Republican/conservative/gun rights groups here appear to be using this website as a kind of internet camouflage and as a means to gaslight the legitimate non-religious population. They’re domain parasites.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Welcome, btw. Glad to make your acquaintance. Hope you find plenty of interesting topics/people/diversions.

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

Aryn comments on Mar 19, 2019:

I’ve only been here a couple of weeks but the Republican/conservative/gun rights groups here appear to be using this website as a kind of internet camouflage and as a means to gaslight the legitimate non-religious population. They’re domain parasites.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Your assessment seems to have support by their actions from what I can see. As I stated here, my interest was to see whatever rationalist arguments they might make for their respective positions. From my perspective, it is pretty incongruous to align yourself with the party of god-botherers. Instead, I see the typical howler monkey collective ready to start poo flinging at a moment's notice. While the opposing views expressed here (this thread) are at least putting forth a defensible argument, I've seen little to none expressed over there. Maybe some of the champions of conservative thought here can venture there in order to provide some discussion of substance in the arena of ideas.

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

have there been any prosecutions of American soldiers for their actions in Vietnam ?. I ask because an ex British paratrooper has just been charged with manslaughter for his part in the "bloody sunday" killing of 13 unarmed civilians in Derry in NI in 1972.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

"On October 19, 2003, Michael D. Sallah, a reporter at The Blade (Toledo) newspaper, obtained unreleased, confidential records of U.S. Army commander Henry Tufts. One file in these records referred to a previously unpublished war crimes investigation known as the Coy Allegation. [...] The investigators concluded that many of the war crimes indeed took place.[17] This included the murder of former-ARVN personnel, the murder of two blind brothers, the crippled and old and the routine murder of women and children[18]. Despite this, the Army decided not to pursue any prosecutions.[19]" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Force

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

Moravian comments on Mar 19, 2019:

have there been any prosecutions of American soldiers for their actions in Vietnam ?. I ask because an ex British paratrooper has just been charged with manslaughter for his part in the "bloody sunday" killing of 13 unarmed civilians in Derry in NI in 1972.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

William Calley was. Not many/any others as far as I know. I believe there was a unit called Tiger Force that committed many of the same atrocities with impunity. Though there is no statute of limitations on murder, we tend to sweep war crimes under the rug.

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

avron comments on Mar 19, 2019:

A book that documents our war crimes in Vietnam in detail is Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse. It’s difficult to read because My Lai was not an exception it was the norm. Millions of innocent Vietnamese died or were wounded.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Hearts and Minds 1974 HD - legendado (br) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zdJcOWVLmmU&t=2215s

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

avron comments on Mar 19, 2019:

A book that documents our war crimes in Vietnam in detail is Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse. It’s difficult to read because My Lai was not an exception it was the norm. Millions of innocent Vietnamese died or were wounded.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Clip from Vietnam War Documentary "Hearts and Minds" 1974 This is that pilot I mentioned. Full documentary on YouTube. Will link below. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JGeAPzFbSMQ&t=177s

Huevos Rancheros - The Lonely Bull [m.youtube.com]

rockarol comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Good stuff to start the day. Thanks for sharing!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Glad you enjoy it.

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today - Los Angeles Times

avron comments on Mar 19, 2019:

A book that documents our war crimes in Vietnam in detail is Kill Anything That Moves by Nick Turse. It’s difficult to read because My Lai was not an exception it was the norm. Millions of innocent Vietnamese died or were wounded.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

I was quite moved by the documentary Hearts and Minds. The realization of that jet pilot of the death and destruction he was unleashing, and the Vietnamese farmer at the other side of the target bridge was hard to bear.

How soon before the Yam-in-Chief starts muttering about who took the strawberries?

patchoullijulie comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Yam in Chief! ?????

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

"Will no one rid us of this Mendacious Marmalade Mountebank?" <--- mine

How soon before the Yam-in-Chief starts muttering about who took the strawberries?

patchoullijulie comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Yam in Chief! ?????

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Thank you. My own creation. Also Mango Manchild as far as I know. The Cheeto Benito, Cheetolini... and a few others (though many already listed so I can't claim credit). I'm quite fond of Dolt 45. I've not seen my "The Madness of King Orange" (they have King Gorge) https://medium.com/@allanishac/50-nicknames-for-donald-trump-you-wont-be-hearing-on-fox-news-7b7a5ca1b1b1 http://www.thehypertexts.com/Donald%20Trump%20Nicknames.htm

Megumi Mesaku (missmegoo) playing wonderful reggae!! Here, have some happy. [m.youtube.com]

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Fun!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

https://www.acronymfinder.com/I-Know-Right-(IKR).html

Lost on you lp ( cover violin) [m.youtube.com]

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Love this!!!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

This is also quite spectacular. Lost On You - LP (electric violin cover) - The Red Violin https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NZi4NX7qmEk

Megumi Mesaku (missmegoo) playing wonderful reggae!! Here, have some happy. [m.youtube.com]

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Fun!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 19, 2019:

IKR?

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it.

Jolanta comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I am on the same side as him.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Which means we are on each other's side, Jolanta.

Having a baby VS having a cat - The Oatmeal

mzbehavin comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Well, I have a problem because my cat acts like a baby... only louder. lol

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@mzbehavin

Having a baby VS having a cat - The Oatmeal

mzbehavin comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Well, I have a problem because my cat acts like a baby... only louder. lol

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@mzbehavin part of the innate wisdom of the predator is to cherry pick the "easy prey" lol.

Having a baby VS having a cat - The Oatmeal

mzbehavin comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Well, I have a problem because my cat acts like a baby... only louder. lol

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@mzbehavin the blood of the predator still courses through their veins. Every once in awhile they feel the need to open the throttle up to keep everything in good working order.

How soon before the Yam-in-Chief starts muttering about who took the strawberries?

callmedubious comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Bogie was great in that movie. as he was in all his movies. no one of his calibre these days. spellcheck or whatever they have here is a pain in the butt. i was sure i spelled calibre right but it showed it misspelled. i was right.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

That pic actually shows his ability to elicit sympathy for the characrer as he was unraveling. Quite the masterful performance.

Having a baby VS having a cat - The Oatmeal

mzbehavin comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Well, I have a problem because my cat acts like a baby... only louder. lol

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

I'm being soothed by the sweet refrain of my own's snoring as we speak.

The Center for Inquiry's Director of Government Affairs, Jason Lemieux, is a veteran of the US ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 17, 2019:

I love CFI (though I still feel they're dropping the ball re: 9/11)!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Just like Penn and Teller in their Bullsh&t episode. They only gave it 15 minutes (half an episode) and their focus was the guy who thought aliens did it. Yeah, *that's* some real hard hitting investigative debunking. More like fucking controlled opposition. WTF?!?

And you can also put the shards at the bottom of a flower pot for drainage if you happen to break ...

CallMeDave comments on Mar 18, 2019:

When I think about how people fought and so many died back then, and still are. What was the life expectancy of a guy like that? Life is rare.

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot." ~ Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot

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bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Whoa! Fix bayonets! Give them a taste of cold steel!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Just sayin'.

Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2014 - Scotland the Brave Bagpipe and Drum Procession - End Performance...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Whoa! Fix bayonets! Give them a taste of cold steel!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

"Onward Muppet soldiers... "???

Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2014 - Scotland the Brave Bagpipe and Drum Procession - End Performance...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Whoa! Fix bayonets! Give them a taste of cold steel!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Grrr.

Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2014 - Scotland the Brave Bagpipe and Drum Procession - End Performance...

bigpawbullets comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Whoa! Fix bayonets! Give them a taste of cold steel!

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Ummm... maybe I'll just stay in the rear with the gear after all. ?

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bookofmorons comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Maybe an apology is in order

WilliamCharles replies on Mar 18, 2019:

As long as no real effort is made to unring the bell. Mitt Romney famously declared he would never apologize for America, as did George H.W. Bush.

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 17, 2019:

"Sometimes a cigar is just s cigar." ~ Sigmund Freud While your 13 year old is correct, it seems an innocent enough activity. My motto is, "All things in moderation, including excess." I find it one of the many delightful things about you. I'm sure you were "good" when you were with ...