So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

MissKathleen comments on May 27, 2020:

Scum of the earth. I do not personally care about Twitter because I do not use it, but anything that gets trump riled up is okay with me. I keep hoping SOMETHING will send him so far over the edge that the GOP has no choice but to act to rein him in.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

When you talk about injecting Bleach in to people and the GOP don't rein him in, then they never will no matter what he does. Trump talks about injecting bleach and Mike Pence tells us what an amazing leader Trump is. Where do you go from there???

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

freedom41 comments on May 27, 2020:

After spreading his threats, lies,etc. on Twitter, now he wants to shut it down. What is it going to take to get that crazy man out of office?

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

Get out and Vote. Everyone. Not 40% of the population. His base will come out. Everyone else needs to Vote

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

AnneWimsey comments on May 27, 2020:

I think the word "censorship" has too many syllables for him.....

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

I think you are right. Have you heard him trying to say. hy-drox-y-chlor-o-quine. I know 8 year old children that can pronounce it better than he can

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

BitFlipper comments on May 27, 2020:

Trump doesn't want to shut down Twitter. He just wants to bully Twitter into accepting all his lies without question.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

You hit the nail on the head. I agree

So trump wants to shut down twitter.. Why?

RoboGraham comments on May 27, 2020:

I don't trust a corporation such as twitter to handle fact checking responsibly and ubiasedly. If they can censor the president, they sure as shit can censor the rest of us and I highly doubt that Twitter's facts will line up nicely with mine. Far better to allow freedom of speech to function ...

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

Fact checking and its possible relationship to censorship are a slippy slope. If someone want's to lie they can be challenged not banned. But when Trump or anyone for that matter uses twitter to insult a person or Bully someone or threaten someone or use HATE speech then they should be removed, banned and prevented form doing this ever again. Twitter should BAN Trump from twitter on this basis alone

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

indirect76 comments on May 28, 2020:

I see where you are coming from, but I don’t see a lot of value in placing blame on those that are not guilty.

dermot235 replies on May 30, 2020:

Debating if some people out there are racist in the US is really silly. The evidence for racism is everywhere. Over 70% of White Males in the US voted for Trump. Trump says disgusting racist things all the time. If you voted for him, you are a racist. If you are one of the 60% of US citizens that does not bother to vote against a racist like Trump then you are guilty of racism. Being indifferent to a racist when all you have to do is go out and vote once every 4 years. (Not a big Ask) means you are not just complicit, you are racist. There is an indifference to what Trump says and the fact that when he says racist things his approval ratings don't change says a lot about the level of racism in the US. If all you do is focus on the "act of racism" then you will never deal with the racism that's really there. When parts of the Voting rights act were overturned by the supreme court a few years ago, republicans in the south immediately started a campaign of Voter suppression. Its aim was to remove as many black voters for being able to vote. (the republican party has basically decided to completely abandon the black voter in the US). The white populations in these state still overwhelmingly vote republican. They may have done nothing but they are guilty of racism.

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

indirect76 comments on May 28, 2020:

I see where you are coming from, but I don’t see a lot of value in placing blame on those that are not guilty.

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Not about how you feel but what you are

John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

indirect76 comments on May 28, 2020:

I see where you are coming from, but I don’t see a lot of value in placing blame on those that are not guilty.

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

If you don't act out racism but you tolerate people who are racist, you ARE guilty.

The reason women are critiqued for everything...

Geoffrey51 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

All very true, but what if the caption was paired with a picture of an Imam? Would it still have the same effect or does the picture present a bias?

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Anyone out there think there is a CAKE bias going on???

The reason women are critiqued for everything...

Geoffrey51 comments on Sep 15, 2019:

All very true, but what if the caption was paired with a picture of an Imam? Would it still have the same effect or does the picture present a bias?

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

You don't put a picture of a CAR beside a baking recipe. You put a Picture of a CAKE. You put a picture of a woman beside a quote about women because it's a quote about women. It's not Bias. Having said that....thinking there might be a bias in the picture shows there might be a bias in the person looking at it

The reason women are critiqued for everything...

ShadowAmicus comments on Sep 15, 2019:

I don't think that only applies to women ... men challenging the status quo suffer too

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Men do suffer when they challenge the status quo, but it's not because they are men.

The reason women are critiqued for everything...

wordywalt comments on Sep 15, 2019:

The only men who do that are not confident ofheir own masculinity.

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Unfortunately confident men do this too. Control and Power are not things that men give up easily, even if it's in everyones interest that women are given equal access to this power

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Education ranking globally Asian countries dominate the top of the rankings, with Singapore heading the table, followed by Hong Kong in second place and South Korea in third. Ireland ranks 15. The United Kingdom ranks 20th, and the United States comes in at number 28. The more government gets involved in eduction, and properly funds it, the better the ranking. This is a trend that is global and the evidence is there to support this. There are exceptions but the trend is overwhelming.

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

Interesting that you view your government as a parasitic ruling class. So the CDC and the EPA are parasites. Defunding of theses bodies by Trump and the republicans has been extreme in the last 3 years. And look where this has got you. You do have smaller government that other developed nations and then when your government does not work effectively you blame "Big" government. And of course your Public school option if the worst performing school sector. You fund most of it with Local Property Taxes. This leaves poor counties with less funding that wealthy counties. A system like this does not exist in other developed countries. In fact poor areas in most developed countries receive more funding per student than in wealthy areas. Social mobility is something that to a large degree results form a countries ability to give as much equality of opportunity to all of it's citizens. Education being one of the most important parts of this. Education gives everyone a chance to succeed. Ranking highest in social mobility in the world, and holding the number 1 to 4 positions are Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. All of these countries fund their education through exclusively Public school options. And they have BIG government. The US ranks 27. These are just facts. Libertarian ideology does not like these facts. The ideology is more important that the results achieved by a society. Libertarianism has had it's chance. 150 years ago all countries had small government. Government was less than 10% of a countries economic output. And the private sector did not step in to fill needs that were needed. Governments had to get involved to solve theses problems. Even basic needs like electrification. Rural America had an electrification programme in the 1930's. Government did this, not private enterprise. It's not a question of Big or small government. Government needs to be the size it needs to be to get things done. And that is BIGGER than it is is the US. Equality of opportunity, Healthcare, Education, public transport, road infrastructure and the military should be done by government. These are all things that government needs to be involved in and results in better outcomes for it's citizens. Running a restaurant, making cars, computers, building office buildings and so on are things that the private sector does better than any government can and these things need to be left to them. Ideology should play no part in who does what and who runs what. Results and outcomes should determine who does what and how. Government has it's place and the private sector has it's place. Ideology has no place in determining this. Results do.

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 29, 2020:

College education in Ireland cost a maximum of 3,600 Dollars a year and is Free for low income families for students across our country and not upward of 30,000 dollars PLUS a year for most students in the US (the land of opportunity) and you can't make up your mind as to which is best. SERIOUSLY?

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

MissKathleen comments on May 27, 2020:

Any candidate for the office of President of the United States, much like any person who IS President of the United States, SHOULD conduct themself in a civil and respectful manner befitting the office at all times. A candidate shows his class while he campaigns.

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

I hope he can beat Trump by doing that. That would be great if he can

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

OK. You are not reading what I say. You choosing to ignore most of my points. So when the US funds it's public service the ways European government do and the services don't perform, then you can complain about how bad government is. In Europe Public services work and people here are proud of them. And you are now just starting to SPIN things. Private pension funs do not Outperform Social security when it comes to providing income for elder citizens. Social security should not make a profit for people who are paying into it. They should get all the benefits accrued. And without going into every county you mentioned. You are again wrong. Sounds like you just made stuff up. Brazil does not have BIG government. It does not collect taxes as a percentage of GDP in any way that resembles what is done in Europe. And you can't be so stupid to believe that the problems of Cuba and Venezuela and Russia and North Korea is because there government is big or small BIG government. It's for other reasons. Communism (Never works) and what European countries do is not communism. We have wealthy successful people who innovate and fuel a vibrant capitalism. Russia is corrupt and has no manufacturing industry or hi-tech services industry to talk about to talk of. Russia relies on digging things out of the ground for it's wealth. Oil, Gold, Diamonds. Countries that totally rely on this for there economy to thrive never succeed economically in the long term. Venezuela has Oil. Switzerland has no natural resources at all and is wealthy. But I guess looking at the facts is not important. If you can Cherry pick countries just like you cherry Pick Cities to make your point, even when you must know they are not good comparisons for why big government can work really well, then you are only interested in choosing things that support your argument and not the FACTS. And the fact is that the most successful countries economically and socially in the world have BIG Government that is the cause of their success. IT WORKS.

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

You obviously not interested in the FACTS. anyone can Cherry Pick a City or 2. That does no negate the FACTS on states. And Ireland does not have a relationship with the UK the way Puerto Rico has with the US. We are totally independent as a republic. And you keep talking about arming the intended Victim. School Children are the intended Victims a lot and they can Carry Guns. Would you arm a 6 year old. We are talking about disarming the Perpetrator. Lick I said before and you never addressed this. In Ireland we have strict gun control and we have NEVER had a VICTIM of a school shooting. NEVER, Not one in the 98 year history of our republic. We don't arm our potential Victims to help them protect them selves. We have gun control and IT WORKS. NO Victims of school shooting here, EVER

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

Sticks48 comments on May 27, 2020:

He should be very statesman like and Presidential. He should not try to be glib and cute. Look like a leader. He should take his cues from Cuomo. People are looking for adult leadership. Don't be angry like Bernie and don't be flippant like Trump. Be cool, calm, and collected.

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

Cuomo for Vice President or should Biden choose a woman as his running mate?????

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

UrsiMajor comments on May 27, 2020:

I think Obama is the only one that knows how to get to Trump. Obama has a subtle way of dissing him. Trump probably doesn't even realize when he's being dissed.

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

And people will remember how awesome Obama was when he was in the White house

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

bobwjr comments on May 27, 2020:

Do as Obama did absolutely killed trump

dermot235 replies on May 28, 2020:

Obama could be the one to ramp up the attacks on Trump. That would upset Trump more than anything. And Let Biden talk about what he's going to do for the US

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

FearlessFly comments on May 27, 2020:

I"m not advocating "gentleman", but conflict is Trump's wheelhouse. It should be used only when necessary -- especially in the media.

dermot235 replies on May 27, 2020:

I agree. I think Biden has to be careful and know when and where and how to attack Trump, while still showing restraint and not going to the places that Trump goes to all the time. Biden will have to strike a balance. Don't let Trump away with anything but don't take the bait from him as well.

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

St-Sinner comments on May 27, 2020:

If Biden must run and stay in the campaign - He should work to get himself elected but he has a strategy to destroy Trump he better be very very good. Because Trump is very good in retorts and candidacy assassination on stage and campaigns. Trump destroyed 17 seasoned political leaders with strong ...

dermot235 replies on May 27, 2020:

I know where you are coming from when it comes to "old Wood". But to say that Bernie, Biden and Polosi have done nothing of public good is maybe taking that to far. People say that Bernie has taken the Dems to far to the left, But I think Bernie is no more to the left that FDR, one of America's greatest Presidents. Biden did an amazing job getting the Votes in the house to get OBAMA Care done. And Polisi has done some really good oversight on the Trump administration.

Should Biden mock Trump and be disrespectful to him or keep things calm and be a gentleman.

Sticks48 comments on May 27, 2020:

He should be very statesman like and Presidential. He should not try to be glib and cute. Look like a leader. He should take his cues from Cuomo. People are looking for adult leadership. Don't be angry like Bernie and don't be flippant like Trump. Be cool, calm, and collected.

dermot235 replies on May 27, 2020:

Taking his Cues from Cuomo sounds like a good idea. Cuomo was a good example of what great leadership can look like and Trump is an example of really bad leadership.

A president who doesn't know how to hold a glass, close an umbrella or even .

DenoPenno comments on May 26, 2020:

Maybe he has a stick up his ass.

dermot235 replies on May 27, 2020:

I don't think it's a stick up his ass. I think it could be Mike Pence

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 27, 2020:

OK lets start making REAL comparisons about Big Government V small Government. EDUCATION: Countries where the state controls education have more success with educating their population then countries that leave it to the private sector. Take my country, Ireland. Central government funds education for FREE up to second level and 50% of students (30% in the US) go on to third level education (Universities and College. The cost is about 4000 dollars a year and if you are from a family with an income of below 50,000 your college is FREE. Literacy levels and performance in the sciences and maths are way better than the US as they are in other countries where the State funds and controls education with the US falling further behind year after year. Countries Like Japan, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France. In fact the US is shamefully behind most wealthy countries in the World when it comes to education and levels of achievement and exam results. Social security is not suppose to be a profit making enterprise. It's supposed to cost money. People pay taxes and wealth is then transferred to people in old age so they have an income. Taxing people who work and taxing business in order to pay for this is a good thing. The Private sector does not and can not provide this type of safety net for it's workers. And it should not be asked to. It's the Governments job to do this. And we should always remember that social security is not something that is available in a lot of countries around the world. The Private sector does not step in to provide this security. People just work until they die without any retirement income available from anywhere. And Oh BTW, our social security system in Ireland provides very well for our elderly population. It's not a Ponzi scheme. It's a well run government programme that ALL of our citizens are proud of. You claim that health care is more expensive when the sate steps in. Now this is where you are living in Cloud Cuckoo land. The US spends 19% of GDP on health care. (Medicare being the best example of heath care costs being controlled). In Europe we spend on average about 11% of GDP on health care. And before you start telling me how terrible public health care is, theses are some of the facts. Patient outcomes are better in Europe than in the US. By far. Germany, France Scandinavian countries, Ireland, Austria and so on and so on all have better patient outcomes than the US. And we don't leave 70 million people uninsured and underinsured in out population. Medical cost are the number 1 cause of Bankruptcy applications in the US. As for Military intervention. I can make this a short One. Yes, unintended consequences, a phrase I heard Ran Paul Use about Military intervention. I agree with him. ...

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

You said that Gun control states with the strictest laws have the highest crime rates. NOT TRUE. See map attached. The darker the colour the Higher the Murder rate per 100,000 of the population. The South has the highest murder rates and have the most Pro Gun Laws. I have no idea where you are getting you "FACTS: from. Maybe it's the NRA

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

Now you are showing you ignorance. I live in Ireland. Not the UK. So we are still in the EU. We are not leaving. So your brexit comment are misplaced. Get a MAP. IRELAND

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

OK this is going nowhere. You just won't accept that you can kill MORE people with guns than knives. Do you really believe that if someone walked in to columbine with a knife they would have been able to kill all those kids. You have to know how crazy that sounds. So just do yourself a favour and check out Murder rates in School Mass murders. It happens in the US all the time. it DOES NOT happen in the rest of the developed world. You can't escape that FACT.

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Captain_Feelgood comments on May 3, 2020:

What should be the most money you can have?

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

If anyone out there has more than 30 Million and they don't need it give me a call. I'll take it off your hands. lol

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Mare comments on May 3, 2020:

And the other problem we have is the military. The US spends more on the military than the next 7 or 8 countries combined. We buy airplanes that sit and rust in open fields and build jets and tanks that even the military doesn't want. And then the people in the military are given lousy healthcare. ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

So Captain_Feelgood believes that the only jobs that can be created are ones created by spending money on the Military. You can spend money on anything and create jobs. Building Schools, Hospitals, infrastructure, anything works. You could reduce Military spending and employ more teachers for example. Mare is 100% correct in my view. And the US Military does not employ more people that anyone else in the World. It's actually the Chinese Military that do that. And the Indian railway company employs ,more that 1,100,000 people. Three times the amount of soldiers in the US army. The Turkish Army has over 1,000,000 solders. Biggest army by numbers in all of NATO.

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

So the Private sector would meet the demand for free Primary and High school education and Social security would be paid for by corporations. And we would let the private sector run our military. And the markets would sort out health care for the elderly (Medicare). If you want to see what a country looks like without a government then look a Somalia. Is Somalia your idea of a success story?

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

OK First. You don't need to school me on the difference between Automatic weapons and Semi-Automatic Weapons. They are BOTH assault weapons. And Semi-Automatic guns are use in MASS shootings and they kill a lot of people. And your point about if they want to commit murder then they don't care what tool they use. But they will use a tool that is easily available. That's why they use Semi-automatic riffles. If you had BOMB owing rights in the US and you could buy a BOMB in a store, then they would use a bomb, but fortunately you have not got an amendment in your constitution that allows for the ownership of BOMBS. In Ireland where I live we don't sell Semi-automatic weapons in stores and we have had NO School shootings in the 98 year history of out republic. I mean NADA. NONE. Not one. And you can own a gun in Ireland but you have to get a licence that's approved by the police and you have to have a Gun Safe in your home and you can own a hand gun and a hunting rifle and a shotgun for sport shooting but you cant carry it in to a state capital government building like you can in Michigan. And when reasonable rules about gun ownership were introduced in Australia, School shootings disappeared. So if you want to defend the type of gun control or lack of gun control you have in the US on a "our guns are our freedom basis" that's fine. But don't delude yourself that it does not result in gun DEATHS. Gun deaths in the US last year were over 15000. In Ireland it was 3. This gives my children the FREEDOM to go to school without the fear of being shot. I can go to the cinema FREELY and know that nobody is going to shoot the place up. and when I vote and elect a politician to represent me, I know that nobody will turn up to my "state Capital building" to intimidate them with Guns. So I guess to sum up. Banning ONE tool has stopped people murdering each other in most countries, and having reasonable gun control has resulted in deaths from guns in most western developed countries being a tiny fraction of what they are in the US. These are the FACTS Janus. Just plain old facts. FACTS that the NRA know about but are not interested in.

Well, sitting here watching the start of the impeachment probe.

GreenAtheist comments on Nov 13, 2019:

It is so sad people cannot see the difference between Nixon crimes and the Democrats covering up BILLARY and Biden crime families taking mega millions in bribes from many many foreign governments

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

Funny how Trump can't use his own government to investigate theses so called crimes. Has to ask a Ukrainian president to do his dirty work. Has to bribe the Ukrainian President to see can he get an investigation going and fails at that to. Lucky for us the new Ukrainian President is not corrupt like Trump and saw through his bullshit. GreenAtheist says "many many foreign governments". Who are all these Many Many Foreign governments. If you know something maybe you could let us know. Or are the FACTS not important anymore. If you are not interested in FACTS then maybe you should pay for a Trump University diploma. Not sure if you can get theses anymore. Wasn't his so called University investigated right here in the US?? Maybe you could let us all know the FACTS about this?

The attack on gun ownership is HEAVY after these horrible shootings.

Trajan61 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I was surprised also when I first joined. Hell a lot of the left wing, Trump bashing, gun grabbing liberals on here are a lot more extreme and hateful than the religious people.

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

So why don't you debate the facts then. All I see is you insulting people. All that does is reflect badly on you and not the people you insult. I guess you don't see that

The attack on gun ownership is HEAVY after these horrible shootings.

dermot235 comments on May 24, 2020:

It's not an attack on Gun Ownership. It's an attack on lack of background checks and an attack on military grade weapons being available to people who have a driving license. You can buy a gun when you are 18 but you can't drink alcohol until you are 21. HELLO. Gun rights my ass. Wake up. Kids are ...

dermot235 replies on May 26, 2020:

Does Trajan61 have ANY thing to say other than insult people. Obviously you are not interested in debating the issues or the facts

Another mass shooting.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Aug 4, 2019:

It will never stop. Nobody has the backbone to stand up & change the damn NRA control of everything & everyone. Respect for the US is long gone.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Trajan really seems to get off calling people idiots. Someone should do a word count on how many times Trojan61 says the word idiots. Could take some time for that figure to come in. Might even be higher that the number of gun deaths in the US last year. That was over 15,000 BTW

Another mass shooting.

Janus819 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Maybe if the psycho felt "Great Again" he wouldn't have been such a miserable excuse for a human. I wonder how many of those who support victim disarmament realize it's the same issue as banning abortion. People are unhappy, and therefore go down a path that leads to something regrettable. ...

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Banning assalt rifles might stop them taking out their unhappiness by shooting everyone

Another mass shooting.

MojoDave comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Making America great again... one mass shooting at a time. 😡

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Hey Trajan61 Do you ever do anything else other than insult people and name call them. Are you capable of debate??

Here in Kentucky we have coal miners who have not been paid for over a month.

girlwithsmiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Crowd funding? If they’re really struggling with mortgages etc. Sounds dire, sorry to hear that’s happening.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

How about funding for new Green energy Jobs for the Miners. Might be better to work on a roof putting solar panels on than been stuck in a hole 1 mile under the ground digging our coal.

Here in Kentucky we have coal miners who have not been paid for over a month.

ZantiMisfit comments on Aug 4, 2019:

He seems too busy to be bothered by a lot of things.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

He's busy Tweeting

Thoughts and Prayers! Well, another day and yet another nut job with a gun.

Wangobango3 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

This situation is unique to the USA. There appears to be no "tipping Point".

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

The tipping point will be when all the gun nuts shoot each other. lol

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on May 2, 2020:

I despise the rich.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Do you despise Bill Gates who is giving 97% of his money away to do good things with. Don't you think despising EVERYONE who is rich is a bit Rich

the problem isn't the lockdown, the problem is income inequality.

Janus819 comments on May 5, 2020:

Government is the problem, not the solution

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

So no Government means no Public schools, no Social security, no roads, no medicare, No Military, no air traffic control. I guess we could all go back to living in Caves and then we would not have to worry about Government.

Why is it that so many of the people that complained about Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, etc.

dermot235 comments on May 24, 2020:

Nobody is demanding that Big businesses stay open and small businesses close. Where could you possible have gotten you information on that. If you are a SMALL business are are web based or you have a small food store, then you stay open. If you have a small restaurant or are a large multinational ...

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Any you governor never said small business close and big business open. It's the type of business not it's size.

The attack on gun ownership is HEAVY after these horrible shootings.

Dangrenade comments on Aug 15, 2019:

This is why I’m coming to grips with accepting being alone the rest of my life. I’m an atheist, but a libertarian. Most women are leftist, like both my exes, and I’ll never go there again. The remainder are mostly republican, which I could handle, but they are also very likely ...

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Maybe you should try look for a woman you can fall in love with and not one that will agree with everything you believe in. Increase you chances maybe??

The attack on gun ownership is HEAVY after these horrible shootings.

Trajan61 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I was surprised also when I first joined. Hell a lot of the left wing, Trump bashing, gun grabbing liberals on here are a lot more extreme and hateful than the religious people.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Maybe you should debate the facts instead of just labelling and insulting people you don't agree with

Nonedecision 2020: 5 Reasons Secular Americans are Poised to become Major Force in US Politics - ...

Buddha comments on Apr 22, 2020:

Is anyone here voting for biden ? I still haven't been able to talk myself into that. He just really doesn't have my values.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

Really. You can't bring yourself to Vote for Biden in order to stop Trump getting back in. So What are your Values. TRUMP Values...what the hell are they. If the Dems put up a donkey against Trump, you should vote for the donkey. A donkey would do a better job than Trump.

Why is it that so many of the people that complained about Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, etc.

RoboGraham comments on May 22, 2020:

I don't know of anyone who is demanding that.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

RoboGraham is right. It's a Virus, not a big business conspiracy. AND YES, they did put a man on the moon

Too many atheists are hostile to the religious.

snytiger6 comments on May 24, 2020:

If an atheist is hostile towards religion, then most likely they were raised in a religion that did a lot fo psychological damage.

dermot235 replies on May 24, 2020:

You don't have to be Psychologically damaged to be hostile to religion. Supporting human rights, women's rights, gay rights and critical thinking is enough to make you hostile to religion.