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When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

crazycurlz comments on Mar 27, 2018:

You portray yourself as having an 'open mind to politics'. But, I remember you quite well from that original post and your comment was antisemitic. Nothing 'open' about condemning a race/religion in totality. Before you rail against others for not meeting your standards, you need to look inward, my ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 17, 2018:

@crazycurlz nice managed perception reply. I spent my time doing that work for you to provide you a realistic view to think on, and you give me a mirrored cognitive dissonance in an attempt to degrade me. I take that as a complement. Thank you.

Saudi Arabia used chemical weapons in Yemen—who’s going to bomb them? [veteranstoday.com]

WizardBill comments on Apr 16, 2018:

We can’t bomb them! They sell us LOTS of oil!

William_Mary replies on Apr 16, 2018:

@WizardBill I know :-)

Saudi Arabia used chemical weapons in Yemen—who’s going to bomb them? [veteranstoday.com]

WizardBill comments on Apr 16, 2018:

We can’t bomb them! They sell us LOTS of oil!

William_Mary replies on Apr 16, 2018:

In which is used to suppress other countries and manipulate our market.

Who are the Helmets?

Captain_Feelgood comments on Apr 16, 2018:

Yeah,, not a fan of the production of the vid, but the point is valid, to me anyway. l've seen other reports like this and l think the white helmets are a branch of the Syrian regime .

William_Mary replies on Apr 16, 2018:

They are funded by a British foundation and the US. I underscore British.

Anyone have anything to say about our amazing prime minister Thresa May, who decided to bomb Syria ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 15, 2018:

You should be more prone to judge Assad and Putin the what they have done. The Western world had to do something, even if it was just symbolic.

William_Mary replies on Apr 15, 2018:

You have the evidence we're all waiting on!?! Please do share! The rest of the world wants to know!

What is the best single ride you have ever done?

trblemaker comments on Apr 15, 2018:

Monterey, CA to Bridgeport CA on a couple of occasions. Once you get past the slab and out of civilization, you're treated to 150 miles of high alpine scenery, and some of the best twisties that California has to offer. Add a few friends, a five-star meal, and all the shenanigans you'd expect from ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 15, 2018:

That sounds nice. Is it on the coast line? I've been over there a few times as an OTR driver, CA is quite beautiful.

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 14, 2018:

When your presidency is in trouble just start a war. That might be why Bolton is on board, but this is different. You tweet and announce what you are going to do. Before it is done everybody knows just where the strikes are going to be. Does this make supporters happy or just make it look good? ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 15, 2018:

@DenoPenno I hear you Deno. But at the same time I think he knows exactly what he's doing. He's doing exactly what Clinton wanted to do. Because that's what their owners wanted done. He's in the position he's in for going against Clinton on this issue. Yet here we are, in the very issue he claimed he was against, with another broken campaign promise. He was another surprise win over Clinton just as Obama was. Clinton was suppose to be in the chair of all chairs. This not only solidifies that voting can turn the table in DC, but also solidifies that both party establishments do as their oligarchy owners want. We're just not voting in the right party to change it!

Could we spend just a little time hating on FB?

William_Mary comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I reluctantly joined facehack many years ago. Knowing full well what I was getting into. But the trap of keeping up with my family that lives out of my immediate area, and at that time, co-workers, from what seems a completely different life ago, I did so. As far as facehack goes, I'm more worried ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

@itsallgoodman you're well on your way to being erased then :-)

It keeps us from asking provocative questions: Just as we have with the new Syria issue.

rosscann comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Our liberty cannot be guarded but by freedom of the press which cannot be limited without danger of losing it. Thomas Jefferson to John Jay in 1786 i agree with TJ. the mass media largely are responsible for saving our democracy with the notable exceptions of Rush, Fox, Breitbart, AMI and ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

I'm not paranoid. I'm awake. Awake to the managed perception being waged on the world population of an illusion that they want you to believe how the world is. When the coalition of the westernized governments and the MSM they use to sell that illusion bring us an event such as how Iraq went down, based on lies and deceit, knowingly, democracy is dead. When the democratic party and their lawyers go to court and argue they have no obligation to run a fair primary election and can chose their candidate of choice outside of the voters votes, then take the donations we gave to Sanders, democracy is dead. Democracy has been dying since the early 1900's. The democracy you think you live in is dead! By most accounts and pundits, we now live in an oligarchy. The whole westernized coalition is being ran by an oligarchy that's been slowly taking over the planet since the Russian revolution. They just haven't admitted it yet. And your children or their children are going to be trapped in it if we don't wake up and change that. Or when they do admit it, end game. UNEMPIRE!

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

FrayedBear comments on Apr 14, 2018:

First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

When you need a love button!

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

jperlow comments on Apr 14, 2018:

As much as I dislike Trump this was not unilateral, it was done by coalition with the UK and France. Assad’s regime needs to end for a variety of reasons and his use of chemical weapons is completely unacceptable to everyone in the region. Your not so cute comparison to Hitler who systematically ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Feel free to show the evidence. In case you've missed all the real news, obviously, there hasn't been an investigation yet. Nor can there be a proper one now. Remember Iraq? You still believe there were WMD's there? That was all done within a mass coalition also. How did that turn out? It didn't make the false claims true did it? It may have took a few years, but in case you've missed that news also, a large majority of the worlds population now know the invasion of Iraq was based on lies and deceit. And most of the worlds population are not on your side on this one either. We all know it's part of the agenda we've been talking about for the last several years. Gen.Wesley Clark let that cat out of the bag years ago. ketchup

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

DenoPenno comments on Apr 14, 2018:

When your presidency is in trouble just start a war. That might be why Bolton is on board, but this is different. You tweet and announce what you are going to do. Before it is done everybody knows just where the strikes are going to be. Does this make supporters happy or just make it look good? ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

I'd take a moron over what we have. Some people called Jill Stein a moron. I voted for a moron then.

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

MrPKitty comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Are we surprised he wants to start a war? Other presidents got to start wars, he wants to start one too! But his will be better. Biggly, hugely better

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

For fucks sake! Quit it! Don't make me call you Donald!

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

jeffy comments on Apr 14, 2018:

I would not be surprised if Putin and Trump schemed this whole scenario up as a PR campaign to keep Trump Making America Great Again - for Russia.

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Yea, I'm not one to put much faith in Putin either! I'm hesitant on making the claim, but I have suspicions Putin may be there more to keep an eye on Assad, obviously for his own benefit if he is sincere, if not, for the global agenda also. Lets face it. Putin is the Russian equivalent of the Clinton and Bush gangs. He has as many ties to dead body's and criminal acts as they do. I wouldn't know who has more skeletons in their closets. There is a group of people who claim there is a cabal of the most wealthy, criminal drugs lords, politicians, and world leaders who make up a cabal that are actually running the world governments. I've watched some programs on Gaia that support this theory. And they make a quite convincing argument when they toss in the ways our banking systems launder money between the large drug lords, corporations, and banks, along with off shoring money and these foundations they create. Also explaining what can happen to these people when they step out of line or when they have reached their end of potential use.

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

Freethought comments on Apr 14, 2018:

All while the Saudis genocide on Yemen is murdering woman and children by the hundreds daily with US backing and supplied weapons! The hypocrisy is toally unbelievable and of course it's not on the dumbed down Oligarchy controlled western media which 90% believe and are controlled by! The world ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

As bad, restricting food and medical supplies to be allowed in. It's another Clinton like act that was engaged in Iraq in the 90's, forced starvation.

When Syria invites you in for an investigation and you instead send in bombs.

Kojaksmom comments on Apr 14, 2018:

Ban syrians from coming into the country, and then bomb the shit out of them. Humans suck.

William_Mary replies on Apr 14, 2018:

Watch it! Or they'll start calling you Bill. I say humans suck on a daily basis :-) Before that I usually add, society is profoundly sick.

According to reports a few weeks ago, there was an accusation the rebels were bringing in chemical ...

Nickbeee comments on Apr 13, 2018:

This article is interesting! https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2018/04/11/reporter-goes-rogue-and-destroys-tv-pundits-calling-for-the-invasion-of-syria-live-on-air/

William_Mary replies on Apr 13, 2018:

Yea I posted another write up the other day with that clip in it. Wondering if he's trying to get fired :-) I'm fairly certain it was a Caitlin Johnstone article.

According to reports a few weeks ago, there was an accusation the rebels were bringing in chemical ...

indirect76 comments on Apr 13, 2018:

I could be way off on this, but that footage of the attack looked highly suspect.

William_Mary replies on Apr 13, 2018:

The video of the inside of the house? They say that gas is heavy and travels downward. So it's good for killing people trying to hide in basements. My thought was it looked really quite staged. It looked to me like a full house from room to room of people that just laid down together and died side by side throughout the whole house or building. I've seen the videos of the White Helmets that have been caught staging fake rescues. And some clinic videos that were staged. That one took me right to that mindset.

According to reports a few weeks ago, there was an accusation the rebels were bringing in chemical ...

EllenDale comments on Apr 13, 2018:

Countries that benefit from war would be glad to sell some ricin or something to the rebels. Had a guy here in town make his own ricin and smear it on doorknobs in order to try to poison enemies. And we're just a little town!

William_Mary replies on Apr 13, 2018:

wowl, no shit!?! Well we have countries just giddy shit trying to get rid of Assad.

We lost a REAL investigative journalist in January, Robert Parry.

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 9, 2018:

Can't stand MSM.

William_Mary replies on Apr 10, 2018:

Thank you for following!

Steel Trade Tariffs.

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 9, 2018:

This was well stated. A screw job on American workers, and yeah we are falling behind in the technology department. On another note, I've noticed posts about a meme or link gets multiple views, while extended posts such as this one that are informative largely get ignored, what's that about?

William_Mary replies on Apr 10, 2018:

NPR had a report on a wind turbine company yesterday. An employee sold the secret code to a device in the system to the Chinese where 3/4 of their sells were going. It all but destroyed the company. They went from 1000 employees down to a little over 300.

Well NPR is all over the Syrian attack this morning.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Apr 9, 2018:

lt's how they do..

William_Mary replies on Apr 9, 2018:

All morning. They actually started using the word accusation during the afternoon. Still lacking any proper questioning for facts though, still in guilty mode.

Do correct me but I think Anti DP liberals are a necessary creation because the alternatives of ...

McIntyre comments on Apr 8, 2018:

But impoverishing the lower class has gradually trickled up the ladder. As manufacturing jobs have been moved out of the country the line support engineers, accountants and everyone else involved have also suffered cuts and now it is also cutting into the demand for college teachers. So members ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 8, 2018:

Yet they are supporting by remaining in either of the 2 establishment party's.

As a recent NOW member who joined the election committee, I've had the privilege over the past few ...

William_Mary comments on Apr 8, 2018:

With all due respect, when you enter a party as corrupt as this one, you're left with becoming corrupt or your agenda being corrupted and or nulled. Same as the republican party, they already have their agenda, progressive isn't part of it. It doesn't serve those that own the party.

William_Mary replies on Apr 8, 2018:

@TerriCity well good luck to you just the same!

Say What?

ErichZannIII comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Sounds like that system they're making in China to monitor everyone's social and other media in order to build a "social credit" system. Those with high Social Credit, aka those who don't speak out against the government or do or say anything that's frowned upon would be first in line to get loans ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@slinkie59 "Out Of The Illusion Group"

Say What?

Angelface comments on Apr 6, 2018:

Why are we simply standing around and simply accepting these constant rips against us? Is everyone simply apathetic or believes no good comes out of speaking up? This is all the very definition of fascism....I don't understand.

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

@TerriCity if you think it's only a republican thing, you'll never help us change it. Do a search, Obama's war on journalism, and you'll get several hits on him wanting to jail James Risen for not revealing his sources. Obama and our representatives have waged a war on any type of whistle blower during his terms. "Out Of The Illusion Group"

Say What?

nicknotes comments on Apr 6, 2018:

For what purpose? To exile them to a siberian gulag? Destroy the 4th estate? Stamp out free speech?

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

The 4th estate is already working for the establishment. 90% of "the 4th estate" is owned and monopolized for the sole purpose to mange your perception of what they want you to believe is fact. Free speech? You should be worried about free thought! "Out Of The Illusion Group"

Say What?

marga comments on Apr 6, 2018:

I've been saying all along that Trump is following a playbook for dictators.....

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

Trump, or any president at that, or our most of our representatives really have a strong degree of control of what our intelligence agency's are doing. The interaction and or lack of between Trump and the FBI is a clear example that there are other means of control of how they work. Even more so would be the history of John Edgar Hoover as the FBI's director. Nixon was scared of him and Truman accused him of transforming the agency into his own private police force. Quote from Truman. " we want no Gestapo or secret police. The FBI is tending in that direction. They are dabbling in sex-life scandals and plain blackmail. J. Edgar Hoover would give his right eye to take over, and all congressmen and senators are afraid of him. — Harry S. Truman". With Trump's history, I'd imagine he has some degree of fear in the FBI also!

I started a group for independent news sources.

LetzGetReal comments on Apr 6, 2018:

INDEED... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75EhlBy9Sg I think to say she has LOST HER MIND, one is giving this ENTERTAINER a great benefit of the doubt. Perhaps she has gained her true self, a deeper sense of GREED, NOTORIETY, AND POWER. AND, I am not truly a huge Jimmy Dore fan, but when he is ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

Sanders pushed me right to the Green Party. I'll never vote for a democrat or a republican again. Not that I ever voted for a republican. And when people tell me the Green Party can't win, I give how we took Sanders to the top completely on grass root strength.I supported him on social media for the entire time after he declared his candidacy. I shared Clinton's history with many of people who eventually switched to vote for that dam con artist. You may be quite surprised how many republicans switched party's to vote for him, and independents where they had to. I ask you to rethink sitting it out. Giving the Green Party your support helps to get them closer to a place of recognition.

I started a group for independent news sources.

LetzGetReal comments on Apr 6, 2018:

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/04/skri-a04.html

William_Mary replies on Apr 7, 2018:

And they doubled down on that claim yesterday as a "certainly". With nothing more to add, I add, as far as evidence.

Delicate Procedure; Un-Brainwash

William_Mary comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Hypocracy. I'd sit down for a while and make a list of all those you can think of until you have a few to work with. Judgement comes right to mind. How does it work when they tell you not to judge others, that will be gods work in the end. Then as they preach they go through all the life choices one...

William_Mary replies on Apr 4, 2018:

@Barnie2years it will take a moms touch.

Does older paper money have any value other than its face value?

Chefedone comments on Apr 4, 2018:

Yes,Depends on, date, condition, ,star notes,National currency or Gold certificates.Educational notes are rare and highly valued.

William_Mary replies on Apr 4, 2018:

Educational? I have some left to me by my family from WWII Japan.

Lying Is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture [truth-out.org]

Markus comments on Apr 4, 2018:

I don’t know that it’s lying so much as it is “spin“. I can’t open the link above from my cell phone so I haven’t seen it yet. But, in my view, for what it’s worth, I review police reports, supplemental investigation reports, interview room video, body worn camera video as well ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 4, 2018:

From the article (Police officers lie under oath in court so often that they've even given the practice a nickname. "Behind closed doors, we call it testilying," New York City police officer Pedro Serrano told the New York Times.) The article also goes into a Baltimore case where the Gun Trace Task Force stole "including police theft of "more than $300,000, at least three kilos of cocaine, 43 pounds of marijuana, 800 grams of heroin and hundreds of thousands of dollars in watches from suspected drug dealers and civilians," (Among the most sinister revelations was that some cops, on advice from team sergeant Wayne Jenkins, drove around with fake guns in their possession to plant on unarmed suspects they shot.) DA's in Philadelphia creating a cheat list of 66 officers whose well-established track records of falsehoods made them unreliable witnesses. I would consider these and the more within the article as blatant. Then you can add this onto why the public is losing faith in our law enforcement around the county. " Police lying is as old as policing itself, and like all culturally ingrained customs, it will not disappear without the sustained intervention of outside forces. That is especially true in law enforcement, an institution governed by its own insular codes of silence, conduct and reprisal for speaking out. The US government has never been deeply invested in seeing justice done, but the Obama administration had begun taking the most tentative of steps in the right direction by investigating abuses of major police departments around the country. But in his first speech after taking office last year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised to halt those reviews, just one aspect of his Justice Department's complete lack of interest in protecting civil rights, particularly those of marginalized people." What do you call it when an officer is in the chair and gives false testimony, then after the defense shows video contrary to that testimony, he's forced to recant his testimony? I personally believe that awards him a seat with the 66 mentioned above. At the least! How many innocent people are in jail from this around the country? Or dead!?! While nothing is being done to these people, of equal relevance, opening up us to be their next victim.

Do you have some book recommendations on cognitive biases and how to improve rationality?

Donotbelieve comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Please allow me to follow this post in order to glean useful information. Thank you

William_Mary replies on Apr 4, 2018:

@Donotbelieve If you're on any type of computer you can save this page to your favorites.

Are we a superior design?

William_Mary comments on Apr 3, 2018:

As the population grows the height becomes the factor? According to the following articles a lot of it depends on climate, food, racial mixing, and prevalence of disease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height The next article would be a contradiction to the now as to 18th century. As ...

William_Mary replies on Apr 3, 2018:

@BucketlistBob actually got a number of interesting hits on that search.

Are there plans to provide us the ability to search/sort by %?

AntaresRose comments on Apr 1, 2018:

Do you allow racist remarks on your page? I block racists on FB

William_Mary replies on Apr 3, 2018:

I would argue no. Being a reply of mine was removed from a comment of another members post which had a resemblance to a racist tone. His post was removed with all replies.

DHS and FBI detail how Russia is hacking into U.

Druvius comments on Mar 28, 2018:

I read the report, same as the report about the Dem servers. A list of ways to hack, minus any actual evidence. More Cold War propaganda in other words.

William_Mary replies on Mar 31, 2018:

Thank you for saving my time!

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

EdEarl comments on Mar 26, 2018:

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”― Mark Twain I found the Market Watch chart interesting but biased differently than I would do it. Except for PBS, they didn't include my news sources in their chart. I mainly watch news on...

William_Mary replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@EdEarl hopefully one that isn't bought by the same entities as the main 2 parties. :-)

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

crazycurlz comments on Mar 27, 2018:

You portray yourself as having an 'open mind to politics'. But, I remember you quite well from that original post and your comment was antisemitic. Nothing 'open' about condemning a race/religion in totality. Before you rail against others for not meeting your standards, you need to look inward, my ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@crazycurlz Time Warner- Robert Marcus, Chairman, of Jewish decent. Until 2016, bought out by Charter Communications. I can't get a hit on the 2 key people in position today of the company, Bickham and Rutledge, but Bickham is a Jewish name. Robert Allen Iger - Disney -Before Disney, Iger served as the president of ABC Television from 1994 to 1995 and the president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1995 until Disney's acquisition of the company in 1996. Iger was born to a Jewish family in New York City. Viacom CEO - Robert Bakish. Also a Jewish name tied to Bulgaria. CBS Corporation - Leslie Moonves Jewish. Moved to CBS from Viacom mentioned above. NBC - Ron Meyer, also of Jewish decent. That's 5 of the 6 news media monopolies, the other being News Corporation, owned by Rupert Murdoch that control, I underscore control, what the mainstream media feeds the minds of the US population through TV and radio. The only one I have reservations on is Viacom. I wish I would have found more on this guy. It's almost like he doesn't exist. And one or 2 of these companies are trying real hard to grab more control. I've done this work before but did it again to make a point. I don't get on comments boards to spread hate but to offer another outlet for fact. The reason you couldn't find the post is because it was reported, flagged, and removed. I take it personally to have been lumped into someone's racist tone when all I did was provide another way of looking at the situation and I have facts to back up what I said. You might find the following article interesting. http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/who-owns-the-media-the-6-monolithic-corporations-that-control-almost-everything-we-watch-hear-and-read And maybe this video interview by Abby Martin to how the climate of propaganda has taken control of mass thought on many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7HmFH-Wo1s

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

EdEarl comments on Mar 26, 2018:

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”― Mark Twain I found the Market Watch chart interesting but biased differently than I would do it. Except for PBS, they didn't include my news sources in their chart. I mainly watch news on...

William_Mary replies on Mar 31, 2018:

@EdEarl I would argue that what is important, is to stop voting within the 2 party system and vote for a party outside of that system. And the only progressive party with roots to be able to begin this is the green party. Which leads to and even more concerning issue. All those stuck in the illusion a 3rd party can't win who refuse to step out of the other illusion.

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

crazycurlz comments on Mar 27, 2018:

You portray yourself as having an 'open mind to politics'. But, I remember you quite well from that original post and your comment was antisemitic. Nothing 'open' about condemning a race/religion in totality. Before you rail against others for not meeting your standards, you need to look inward, my ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 28, 2018:

@crazycurlz I agreed to someone's comment on the majority of our MSM being owned by Jewish decent. With 6 people, families, or groups owning something like 90% of the MSM content we get on TV, he was right. He may have put a racist way of putting it, I simply agreed with what he said. There are a lot of Jewish people in our country and abroad that don't agree with what Israel is doing today, I support them. You'd be better to call me out on being a Zionist movement hater than a Jewish racist. Which I lump these MSM owners in. All is fine curlz. We'll work it out one way or the other. I'll go back and find it this weekend and give it another look to see if I should have been more diligent in my way of addressing it.

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

EdEarl comments on Mar 26, 2018:

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”― Mark Twain I found the Market Watch chart interesting but biased differently than I would do it. Except for PBS, they didn't include my news sources in their chart. I mainly watch news on...

William_Mary replies on Mar 27, 2018:

Citizens United is only a mere part of the problem. There was a cycle system to work around before it and after it. Voiding it will not change that cycle. They pay lawyers, lobbyist, and our politicians quite well to insure they get what they want.

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

crazycurlz comments on Mar 27, 2018:

You portray yourself as having an 'open mind to politics'. But, I remember you quite well from that original post and your comment was antisemitic. Nothing 'open' about condemning a race/religion in totality. Before you rail against others for not meeting your standards, you need to look inward, my ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 27, 2018:

Feel free to show us what I said that leads you to make that accusation.

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

gater comments on Mar 25, 2018:

The majority of this group are far left Trump hating liberals.

William_Mary replies on Mar 26, 2018:

@btroje I've been thinking of that. Tossing names around in my head. Something more in line with the news sources I follow for actual fact finding world news against empire building.

When I first came here I thought I would find a place with people that had more of an open mind to ...

gater comments on Mar 25, 2018:

The majority of this group are far left Trump hating liberals.

William_Mary replies on Mar 25, 2018:

I haven't seen that here yet. Feel free to explain how you developed that opinion. All interaction I've been a part of or seen are of people who refuse to fall for the hate divisive tactics and have voiced dismay towards both parties. Which those tactics seem to ring loudly in your reply. While we have a degree of dislike for Trump, maybe even hate by some, we can also disprove of the actions of both parties. Maybe you need to take a careful look at the title again! Anti Democrat Party Liberals. I can't speak for everyone in this (particular group) on this site, but I think you might have confused us with the larger body of the main site where I do see a ton of what you mentioned. The founder and I are largely the main posters in this group, and I can fairly assure you the 2 of us haven't made our sole bitch about Trump, but both establishments.

How biased is your news source? You probably won’t agree with this chart - MarketWatch

ChasTurner comments on Mar 25, 2018:

In general, the news has become more and more managed ever since Vietnam, where reporters were too honest, turning a generation against a dishonest reason for fighting. The establishment began not just managing reporters, but buying up the bigger news sources. I don't trust many news sources. The ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 25, 2018:

For a moment there I thought I might actually like a comment on here. I was having a Robert Parry moment while reading your first 3 sentences! Then it all went to hell.

Is humanity in the decline?

Humanity4all comments on Mar 16, 2018:

I believe Humanity is on the rise through a very slow and methodical process. The main problem I see is over population and the steadfast holding onto beliefs that are contrary to science and common sense, reason and logic.

William_Mary replies on Mar 17, 2018:

@Lancer I would argue all the warring going on now is over resources. Ask Russia, Syria, Libya, and Venezuela how that works. There are a number of experts who would also argue there is no food shortage or over population to fear at this time. They would argue that the present management and food distribution is the cause of hunger around the globe. Trade deal have killed small farming communities around the world adding to hunger in their areas, forcing prices up and migration. If there was a water crisis we wouldn't be allowing companies to make billions each year depleting our water sources. There are means to solve the apparent water crisis within technology that are being held back on purpose.

Do believe we live in a culture that promotes fear?

Jnei comments on Mar 11, 2018:

Of course, this being the reason nations tend to swing to the right when the population are afraid. Examples: Bush and Trump in the US, Putin in Russia, the current right wing government in Israel, the Conservative Party in the UK and the rise of the far right in Europe. A very large percentage ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 11, 2018:

While I can to a degree see a point with your opening, I strongly disagree with much of the rest. In the US there is a often a major debate within the establishment party supporters of who the media serves. I would argue that it serves only division of those supporters. MSNBC almost always leans left. And obviously on course to create hatred towards Trump. Fox obviously has almost always leaned right. Obviously on Trumps side. But the other MSM's are a mix this cycle with working against the right for the most part. Who usually go after the left. But even so, MSNBC and NPR are quite involved with spreading the same agenda as the establishment as a whole. When it comes to Iran, Venezuela, N. Korea and falsities of Iraq and Afghanistan, they're toe to toe with the right. So I would argue our establishment media is on course as usual to fulfill the agenda as always. As far as Israel, well they've been Israel for decades. No change there. Murdering innocent people for decades since the early 1900''s. With our help I might add. Putin, same problems Russia has had since the revolution. Combating the westernized world for a piece of placement ever since. Putin is just the Russian mirror image of the Clinton family. I can't really speak a lot on your issues in the UK. I've been under the assumption you're struggling to keep from becoming like us over here. If our forefathers were still alive, they'd probably move back! And taking the brunt of the middle east quagmire hasn't help any I'm sure! At least people in your country want to hold someone, Blair, responsible. While ours have grown to accept and stand silent as our government wishes to widen the chaos.

Fake news versus real news

silverotter11 comments on Mar 10, 2018:

Well, I try to sort out the facts before I post something or mindless share on facebook. snopes or fact checker. If I can't verify I let it be. Then are are some things are just scream fake. The funny thing is the Onion has got me twice!! LOL

William_Mary replies on Mar 11, 2018:

Yea, the onion is horribly nothing but click bait.

Trudeau is an insult to feminism – and to seriousness - The Globe and Mail

birdingnut comments on Mar 10, 2018:

Hmm...we'll give you a great discount if you want to trade Trudeau for Trump!

William_Mary replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@birdingnut no, but he and or their conservative politicians are attempting to turn their country more towards ours. Privatization is beginning to hit the headlines there along with healthcare issues. The conservatives up there have made some gradual, slightly as they may be for now, changes. And it's beginning to raise some eye brows. Pushing these changes towards the healthcare system seems to have been mentioned in some news sources I follow. And the Canadians that follow the same independent news sources I follow aren't taking it lightly. Despite the managed perception here over their healthcare, they don't want anything close to the pos healthcare we have. And they aren't as engulfed in the illusion so many of us are. They know if they get a start on this no matter how gradual, it becomes to late when you least expect it.

A good read as to the history of god worship by human kind.

citronella comments on Mar 10, 2018:

I think that on this site, you will get some derision from super-rationalists who believe that because you cannot prove that any of this happened, then it didn't. I am a great fan of the Ancient Aliens series; a lot of it seems to me to be plausible explanations for many "divine" incidents. But I ...

William_Mary replies on Mar 11, 2018:

@atheist the value of its history is from its history, from many parts of the world. But one would have to actually follow the series, or read the books, which you already admit you took a pass on. So forgive me as I go out on the limb here as I claim ignorance on your part. It's fine if you don't wish to partake in the theory, your right. But debating it with only an attempt to belittle someone else's views in it that has a degree of insight you took a pass on is, quite frankly, completely disrespectful. Let me try to explain. At a time where these societies had no possible means of contact to communicate, yet built structures based off the same relative engineering designs above their understanding of their time. So is the theory. There's not to many experts who will argue this. These same societies also seem to have referred to other worldly beings as gods. Which I'm also attempting to answer another comment you made in another reply. It's not me or citronella claiming they are gods, this is merely the conjecture the archaeologist and ancient alien theorist arrive at. Who I might add, I don't recall any of them actually claiming they were gods either. Often showing how they resemble many Greek gods in some cases though, throughout different periods of societies. In which these societies seemingly explain these gods getting around, ascending, and descending in various ways on animals with fire and smoke. Weapons with great power we only know today. Again, conjecture of inability to know the possible technology they might be using. When you have societies from Australia, South and Central America, India, throughout Asia, Middle East, America, my god the list is like endless! It's not really to dam hard for us to put a thought into wondering what these people were experiencing, or want to. I personally find it highly fascinating that so many pockets of ancient societies had the same experiences while not having been able to know or communicate with each other while giving us almost the same indications of something, well, as they say, out of this world. Through art and various types of writing only each society would understand. Why be so intent on trying to sway another from wondering and exploring this spectacular part of our history? It just might hold an answer to our problems today. We have many as a society my god! Did I just say my god? :-)

Are you in a Detroit yet and don't know it. It's coming everywhere? Charlie says it's here. [rt.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Mar 10, 2018:

Never been to Detroit. What's coming? Who is Charlie? LOL

William_Mary replies on Mar 10, 2018:

@sassygirl3869 the rt.com is a link to the video of Chris Hedges talk with Charlie.

I am in a really torn position right now, myself.

marga comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Give me the first guy. :)

William_Mary replies on Mar 10, 2018:

Yea, ummm, when money becomes the issue and you point your finger at him, do him a favor, go to the republican.

How to Ditch the News Feed Algorithm and Take Back Facebook

bbyrd009 comments on Mar 9, 2018:

Google+ is better for news aggregation anyway imo

William_Mary replies on Mar 10, 2018:

Google is a means to manage ones perception. Good luck back there. Watch out for the snakes!

How to Ditch the News Feed Algorithm and Take Back Facebook

SamKerry comments on Mar 10, 2018:

Never understood how FB became a source of news. I was very surprised to hear news of it.

William_Mary replies on Mar 10, 2018:

When you like a news source it becomes part of you home page. Therefore being a source of news. Many of the sites I get my independent news from have pages on facebook also. Which usually provides me with the most important news coming out during the day while I'm working and only have my tablet with me. I go over those sources during the weekend on their web sites to get the articles I missed during the week.

I just saw the Shape of Water.

MarcIveson comments on Mar 10, 2018:

I couldnt get into it ar all . Three billboards on the other hand was a fantastic film .

William_Mary replies on Mar 10, 2018:

hmmmm :-)

I am guilty of being an 'Atheist Troll'.

William_Mary comments on Feb 24, 2018:

The claim our nation was built on christianity was a propaganda movement started in the late 40's to early 50's. It was an effort put forth with the help of the church. I once had a better article on the birth of this disgrace to our country, but it's locked up in a lap top that went bad on me in ...

William_Mary replies on Feb 26, 2018:

@Vickylyn the cry of communism is a tool to scare the masses. It works. If you had read the article it was clearly stated it was a war against FDR's policies that were working. The term communism was a tool to use on their followers to draw them in out of fear.

I use to be close friends with a woman that I knew since the late 80’s or early 90’s.

PaganMomma comments on Feb 25, 2018:

It’s all about respect. Respecting someone’s beliefs does not mean you agree with them and it takes little effort. It’s upsetting that you let that come between you and a friend of so many years. Do I believe in a Christian god, no. Do I believe in crystals from the earth containing certain ...

William_Mary replies on Feb 25, 2018:

@jlynn37 exactly! The subject is crystals. Not a harming or moral subject, until you call BS on a friend that believes in them to some nature. The morals of that sexual nature have no place in this discussion. IMOHO. When one takes to plainly call BS on an issue without providing material or logical opinion, you get a reaction like her's when it's meaningful to her.

For those without a degree... Do you ever wish that you had one or had finished one?

jlynn37 comments on Feb 25, 2018:

I have an Associates degree but it has benefited me in no way. I have had a successful life as a blue collar worker but I worked in that narrow era in history that jobs were plentiful, wages were good with benefits and a lifetime pension which I am enjoying now. Life is good.

William_Mary replies on Feb 25, 2018:

I'm glad you made it by what many of the kids today will never know. I may barely get through it.

For those without a degree... Do you ever wish that you had one or had finished one?

njoy_life_2 comments on Feb 25, 2018:

, yep... I loved school, when I went back for 2 years..... I'd do that for the rest of my life, if I could.

William_Mary replies on Feb 25, 2018:

That's what they want us all to do. Every time one goes to school for one career they take it away to force you back into school for another one. I'm in the generation where people I know have spent their entire life in and out of schooling. As one comes in then goes out then back to school. Or settle for a lower paid factory job of some type of construction because they're still in debt from the previous career education. It's by design. That's part of the reason school cost so much today. They have many trapped in a cycle of constant schooling.

Is anyone on here also on fetlife? Just curious

William_Mary comments on Feb 17, 2018:

We are on it. Unfortunately, it doesn't serve its purpose well at all. It's basically just another site for good photos and videos to voyeur.

William_Mary replies on Feb 25, 2018:

@AdorkableMe I believe the purpose of the site was to serve the bdsm and alternative life styles community with a means to communicate and find others of like minded activities. It is set up as a dating site to a large degree. But that aspect is largely hampered with the amount of domineering men who often chase off potential females with un-consensual and unwanted rude approaches. It goes against the very grain of both life styles when the amount of these asswipes that do come in with the thought that within bdsm and alt every female is a 24/7 slave into degradation and humiliation. Which hampers any sincere dominants chances of finding a submissive type female. I've been on the site both by myself and with my partners for over a decade, probably close to 2, in which Mary and I have only met one person from the site. Which is a middle we currently share life with. Outside of the Cleveland club membership I've been a member of in a few occasions over the years. That's not an attractive percentage by any means. It works quite well for groups and clubs who especially have their own membership keeping up with their activities though. Right now, off the top of my head, I'd say that is probably its best quality other than for what I mentioned in my initial post. The site is also littered with females on a personal agenda of attracting people to porn sites, their own site accounts of various nature, including social sites, selling panties, etc. I guess maybe you could consider those an alternative life style now? As much flack I hear from females on the site towards males on the call of fakes, I can also call on the females there.

I am guilty of being an 'Atheist Troll'.

pnullifidian comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Those who like to tout the Framers as responsible for the establishment of a 'Christian Nation' would likely not have been comfortable with the philosophy of a number of Founding Fathers, such as Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Madison and Paine, who leaned toward Desim, if not rejecting the ...

William_Mary replies on Feb 24, 2018:

uh huh! They really tend to go into a total hissy fit when you attempt to give them facts on their scientific ideology over their religious views. And by god, don't dare bring up their experiences with unexplained occurrences we know of today as UFO's. You really get put on the troll list there!

Hey there everyone! It drives me crazy when people don't spell correctly or use correct grammar ...

William_Mary comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Devils advocate. it really dryves me knuts when people go on a there illatirary pronunksiasion rants. i offten fond miself cussing spell chech wen it cant find da word im loocing fur. Are they out to prove they're better? Or happy to find someone to insult.

William_Mary replies on Feb 24, 2018:

@Presley1209 I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to have fun with that.

Yea, you all go in and we'll continue to just wait here. Are you fucking serious!?

Akfishlady comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Terrible, and we wonder if having armed teachers will not result in more teachers getting shot when they walk around with their guns drawn. The whole thing is madness.

William_Mary replies on Feb 24, 2018:

I can think of both the good and bad points it would open. But I believe there are better ways to deal with the problem. But it would include spending money on ways to better a system of locking down a school. And we are at a time at the moment where spending money on public schools is under attack!

Gun control?

Sticks48 comments on Feb 23, 2018:

The evidence that gun control works is evident all over the planet, so you are either not paying attention or you are not very bright. I hope it is the former.

William_Mary replies on Feb 24, 2018:

Your insults are such a great way of expressing yourself and fact. Give me some to work with, or I'll just take your reply as you insulting yourself. As you'll find in the following article, if you actually take time to read it, not all places have an over whelming benefit from regulated gun laws as your speaking of. First you have to compare populations and then the cultures of opposing country's. Ours is quite different than any other! In cases such as Australia, it has created a boom in illegal black market guns. As the type I posted about. A means for gangs, criminals and others to get guns, also creating wealth within these groups for all the wrong reasons bad for its society. As bad for society I guess is the question. If the bubble being built pops, I guess we'll find out. http://freebeacon.com/issues/australia-sees-spike-in-gun-crime-despite-outright-ban/

Is anyone on here also on fetlife? Just curious

kiramea comments on Feb 17, 2018:

I preferred Bondage.com and was a member there for years. Then the owners sold it to Hustler and the site went downhill quickly. In fact, from my understanding, Fetlife came into being because of members being fed up with Bondage.com. I think it finally folded a couple of years ago. I was also a ...

William_Mary replies on Feb 19, 2018:

It's worse than Fetlife! As it was and as it is today. It's now called Collarspace.com

Gun control?

AtheistInNC comments on Feb 17, 2018:

As I have posted elsewhere, guns should be treated just like cars. You need to purchase a gun ownership license that is renewable every 5 years. To get this license, you need to take a 40 hour class which includes gun range time (like kids need to have 40 hours of driving before they get their...

William_Mary replies on Feb 19, 2018:

@AtheistInNC then I look forward to you avoiding my post from now on. You rude closed minded bitch.

Ex-CIA Agent Admits US Meddled in Other Countries' Elections When do as I say not as I do, ...

Dwight comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I was in Chile in 1970 when the CIA was tampering with the Allende-Pinochet election.

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@Dwight yes, I read something on them not to long ago. If I remember right it was an article, maybe a video, from Abby Martin. She covers a lot of stories in that region. The banana massacre.

Ex-CIA Agent Admits US Meddled in Other Countries' Elections When do as I say not as I do, ...

Dwight comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I was in Chile in 1970 when the CIA was tampering with the Allende-Pinochet election.

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

1970 to 2018 Venezuela. A country now going through pretty much the same exact attack from the same type of inside forces supported by the US in all aspects. Except the military coup at this point. From Wikipedia: As troops surrounded La Moneda Palace, he gave his last speech vowing not to resign.[5] Later that day, Allende committed suicide with an assault rifle,[6] according to an investigation conducted by a Chilean court with the assistance of international experts in 2011. It took 38 years for the courts to rule it a suicide!?! Go figure.

Gun control?

AtheistInNC comments on Feb 17, 2018:

As I have posted elsewhere, guns should be treated just like cars. You need to purchase a gun ownership license that is renewable every 5 years. To get this license, you need to take a 40 hour class which includes gun range time (like kids need to have 40 hours of driving before they get their...

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@AtheistInNC laugh all you want. Feel free to remain blind as many are waking up to the truth. Your grand children will be the one's effected by the blissful ignorance's of allowing to let these people to go continually unchecked. As funny as you might view me, then I find you sad.

An Ex-Muslim Describes Her Escape from Islam in This Powerful Speech – Friendly Atheist

Trajan61 comments on Feb 17, 2018:

The Islamic idiots are even more dangerous than the Christain’s. Hell they often want to kill you for not believing like they do. I bet it’s extremely hard and very dangerous to break away from those idiots.

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

Times when you need a thumbs down!

Massive study of Australia's gun laws shows one thing: they work

David1955 comments on Feb 18, 2018:

The big difference between the US and the Australia on this are, firstly, we never had the saturation and proliferation of firearms that they have in the US. There are so many guns in the US one wonders how they could ever deal with it, but even then starting with those hideous assault weapons would...

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@Varn could you have found something better than healthcare to use as an example? It's wasn't such a great progress to many people. I was one of them that got screwed over big time.

Gun control?

AtheistInNC comments on Feb 17, 2018:

As I have posted elsewhere, guns should be treated just like cars. You need to purchase a gun ownership license that is renewable every 5 years. To get this license, you need to take a 40 hour class which includes gun range time (like kids need to have 40 hours of driving before they get their...

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@RobAnybody I'm glad it's working for you over there.

Gun control?

LeighShelton comments on Feb 17, 2018:

If you take them all away everyone will have a lot less and throw the book at people with them. england and Australia did it successfully.

William_Mary replies on Feb 18, 2018:

@Taijiguy yea, you're the only bright penny on the site huh. You're rude as fuck. Get over yourself and learn how to control yourself to a means of debating and discussing issues in a civilized manor. Or do us all a favor and keep it on facebook. And good luck meeting any women with a character like yours.

Gun control?

LimeySteve comments on Feb 17, 2018:

I prefer Australia's and England's way of doing things. It works. How many mass shootings have they had in the last 10 years? Fewer than we've had in the last week.