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Dr.
Garban comments on Oct 8, 2022:
“We have several theories about how and why this happened. One, Oz’s team is extremely bad at their jobs. Two, they hate their boss. Three, this was an intentional wink to the fascist elements of the Republican party.”
Or all of the above?
racocn8 replies on Oct 8, 2022:
Sorry, but it has to be #3, unfortunately.
Let no one mistake the GQP embrace of fascism over democracy. It's 1939 all over again.
Garban comments on Oct 8, 2022:
“We have several theories about how and why this happened. One, Oz’s team is extremely bad at their jobs. Two, they hate their boss. Three, this was an intentional wink to the fascist elements of the Republican party.”
Or all of the above?
racocn8 replies on Oct 8, 2022:
Sorry, but it has to be #3, unfortunately.
Let no one mistake the GQP embrace of fascism over democracy. It's 1939 all over again.
Types of philosophy
racocn8 comments on Oct 5, 2022:
Per Wiki:
In an old controversy, rationalism was opposed to empiricism, where the rationalists believed that reality has an intrinsically logical structure...
Empiricism is an epistemological theory that holds that knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
...
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
What, no hedonism?....
racocn8 comments on Oct 5, 2022:
Per Wiki:
In an old controversy, rationalism was opposed to empiricism, where the rationalists believed that reality has an intrinsically logical structure...
Empiricism is an epistemological theory that holds that knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
...
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
What, no hedonism?....
Dang, it's so hard to keep this all sorted!
EricJones comments on Oct 5, 2022:
Ship all the illegals who came here looking for work to better themselves back to Florida to help rebuild the place and see the welcome they get....
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
And the disaster relief should be contingent on it.
EricJones comments on Oct 5, 2022:
Ship all the illegals who came here looking for work to better themselves back to Florida to help rebuild the place and see the welcome they get....
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
And the disaster relief should be contingent on it.
Rethuglicans are now talking openly about starting a Second American Civil War: [bbc.
MizJ comments on Oct 5, 2022:
I fear for this country.
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
We do not have a country anymore. It ceased when Republicans replaced their loyalty to Constitutional process with loyalty to power via corrupting those processes. The ' country ' is in a state of ongoing Constitutional crisis where only half the population supports the Constitution and the democratic processes employed to sustain it.
The broken clock is right twice a day: Gospel of Matthew 12:25: "Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto him, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"
We'll see. Germany recovered somewhat from it's 'flirtation' with fascism.
MizJ comments on Oct 5, 2022:
I fear for this country.
racocn8 replies on Oct 5, 2022:
We do not have a country anymore. It ceased when Republicans replaced their loyalty to Constitutional process with loyalty to power via corrupting those processes. The ' country ' is in a state of ongoing Constitutional crisis where only half the population supports the Constitution and the democratic processes employed to sustain it.
The broken clock is right twice a day: Gospel of Matthew 12:25: "Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto him, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"
We'll see. Germany recovered somewhat from it's 'flirtation' with fascism.
APISTEVIST -
Extracts:
Someone who rejects using faith as a legitimate method to reach ...
273kelvin comments on Oct 4, 2022:
It is a good word but not really applicable here. To say that we never make a decision based on faith is not accurate. For example, I have faith that the aeroplane I fly on is airworthy. This is not "blind faith" but faith based on the airlines' safety records and the regulations imposed on them.
racocn8 replies on Oct 4, 2022:
That is the argument that the theists make, that all decisions are based on faith. However, there is a huge difference between faith based on myth that has no evidence nor any other basis and all the other matters of life that have evidence, experience and logic.
273kelvin comments on Oct 4, 2022:
It is a good word but not really applicable here. To say that we never make a decision based on faith is not accurate. For example, I have faith that the aeroplane I fly on is airworthy. This is not "blind faith" but faith based on the airlines' safety records and the regulations imposed on them.
racocn8 replies on Oct 4, 2022:
That is the argument that the theists make, that all decisions are based on faith. However, there is a huge difference between faith based on myth that has no evidence nor any other basis and all the other matters of life that have evidence, experience and logic.
How do all the pro vaccine takers reconcile the fact that doctors and scientists who have merit ...
Charles1971 comments on Oct 3, 2022:
12,75 billion doses of the Covid vaccine have been given to 68% of the world's population. There have been about 6.5 million deaths from Covid or from complications brought on by Covid. There have been about 1000 deaths that were caused by the Covid vaccine.
I'm not good at math but I think 6.5 ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
@Marionville
"Reports of adverse events to VAERS following vaccination, including deaths, do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem. More than 619 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 28, 2022. During this time, VAERS received 16,727 preliminary reports of death (0.0027%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine."
I recall seeing that VAERS reported from placebo was above 30%, indicating the numbers are imprecise. (not to argue, but 16727 is somewhat more than 1000 deaths.)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
Charles1971 comments on Oct 3, 2022:
12,75 billion doses of the Covid vaccine have been given to 68% of the world's population. There have been about 6.5 million deaths from Covid or from complications brought on by Covid. There have been about 1000 deaths that were caused by the Covid vaccine.
I'm not good at math but I think 6.5 ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
@Marionville
"Reports of adverse events to VAERS following vaccination, including deaths, do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem. More than 619 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 28, 2022. During this time, VAERS received 16,727 preliminary reports of death (0.0027%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine."
I recall seeing that VAERS reported from placebo was above 30%, indicating the numbers are imprecise. (not to argue, but 16727 is somewhat more than 1000 deaths.)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
Yessiree Bob..gots ta giv'em that Ol'timey indocterazation..
[dailykos.com]
Organist1 comments on Oct 3, 2022:
Sounds like a great lawsuit in the making.
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Financially crippling these psychos is what Robert Reich (and I) recommends.
Organist1 comments on Oct 3, 2022:
Sounds like a great lawsuit in the making.
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Financially crippling these psychos is what Robert Reich (and I) recommends.
Letters From An American 10/02/2022
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Once upon a time, politicians were more circumspect. Trump destroyed whatever was left after Newt Gingrich. Votes don't matter anymore either now that GQP have fully embraced fascist techniques of overturning elections. That also argues against anything that resembles false equivalences.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Once upon a time, politicians were more circumspect. Trump destroyed whatever was left after Newt Gingrich. Votes don't matter anymore either now that GQP have fully embraced fascist techniques of overturning elections. That also argues against anything that resembles false equivalences.
Letters From An American 10/02/2022
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
When did Trump ever say to "Hang Mike Pence"? That's the whole point of using mafia jargon.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
When did Trump ever say to "Hang Mike Pence"? That's the whole point of using mafia jargon.
Letters From An American 10/02/2022
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Trump said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a “death wish” for supporting Democrat-sponsored bills. Inviting his followers to kill McConnell was what was interpreted as encouraging violence.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 3, 2022:
> Trump’s inflammatory statement about Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which seemed to encourage violence against him
It did include a racist comment but I don't see where it encourage violence. I'll stick to the crimes since 1/5/21 as topics concerning 45's wrongdoing. He is ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
Trump said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a “death wish” for supporting Democrat-sponsored bills. Inviting his followers to kill McConnell was what was interpreted as encouraging violence.
I don't have any confidence in the DOJ.
JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2022:
In the meantime the DOJ can milk the case for all it's worth.
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
What is the DOJ getting out of it?
JackPedigo comments on Oct 3, 2022:
In the meantime the DOJ can milk the case for all it's worth.
racocn8 replies on Oct 3, 2022:
What is the DOJ getting out of it?
Chevron cares about you.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked eight years for Chevron and this is absolutely true.
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked for Arco starting as a chemist. I had a Chem E and managed to become an engineer. I worked on various units (sulfur, crude, reformers and FCC) and they reorganized, and put me in design engineering, and then into utilities. Another reorg and I was set up with the QA lab to troubleshoot on-line analyzers, work at the gasoline blender and LIMS DBA (Laboratory Information Management System Data Base Administrator) on the side. Some shit happened and I actually managed to get some revenge before the BP takeover forcibly retired me. Typical shitty conservative corporation; more fond of reorganizations than productivity. I am ashamed to have spent my best years helping destroy the planet. Actually, the planet will survive, but I don't think we should. Que sera.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked eight years for Chevron and this is absolutely true.
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked for Arco starting as a chemist. I had a Chem E and managed to become an engineer. I worked on various units (sulfur, crude, reformers and FCC) and they reorganized, and put me in design engineering, and then into utilities. Another reorg and I was set up with the QA lab to troubleshoot on-line analyzers, work at the gasoline blender and LIMS DBA (Laboratory Information Management System Data Base Administrator) on the side. Some shit happened and I actually managed to get some revenge before the BP takeover forcibly retired me. Typical shitty conservative corporation; more fond of reorganizations than productivity. I am ashamed to have spent my best years helping destroy the planet. Actually, the planet will survive, but I don't think we should. Que sera.
Chevron cares about you.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked eight years for Chevron and this is absolutely true.
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
If you tell me what you did, I'll reciprocate...
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I worked eight years for Chevron and this is absolutely true.
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
If you tell me what you did, I'll reciprocate...
Marco Rubio, Rick Scott call for Hurricane Ian relief as Florida GOP votes against FEMA funding
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
FOTFLMAO! Give them nothing, I say. Not a damn penny. Then let's see how well FL likes these two do-nothing swollen heads. Of course, Dems won't do that so we get their petulant and whiny complaints. I would compromise at paying for relocation out of FL, since the entire state will soon be ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
No one should not approve money to rebuild what will soon be underwater and/or destroyed again. Much of Florida should be abandoned. But also, I have a hard time feeling sympathy for people who made a scumbag like DeSantis governor.
rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:
FOTFLMAO! Give them nothing, I say. Not a damn penny. Then let's see how well FL likes these two do-nothing swollen heads. Of course, Dems won't do that so we get their petulant and whiny complaints. I would compromise at paying for relocation out of FL, since the entire state will soon be ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
No one should not approve money to rebuild what will soon be underwater and/or destroyed again. Much of Florida should be abandoned. But also, I have a hard time feeling sympathy for people who made a scumbag like DeSantis governor.
Now blocked by TheoryNumber3, after I commented on a post she made about how dating and a bottle of ...
racocn8 comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I can't comment on the evolution of the community because the increasing political polarization (and offensive dementia) has forced me to block the conservatives (as they have blocked me).
Regarding your discussions (paragraph 1), try to consider that winning an argument doesn't necessarily move ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
I haven't retreated from my views, but it does no good to point out people's shortcomings if they aren't open to other perspectives. Truth is, very few people have much introspection.
If you want to address your level of anger, you may need a different therapist and/or a psychiatrist, and maybe a medication to moderate your mood swings.
You do not need to respond to attacks. Work on letting such things go. It may hurt for a couple of days, but after that, you probably won't remember it. Build some discipline to not be so reactive. Is it worth the aggravation because it's a sure bet the 'defending' yourself will only create more alienation/hostility/frustration.
racocn8 comments on Oct 2, 2022:
I can't comment on the evolution of the community because the increasing political polarization (and offensive dementia) has forced me to block the conservatives (as they have blocked me).
Regarding your discussions (paragraph 1), try to consider that winning an argument doesn't necessarily move ...
racocn8 replies on Oct 2, 2022:
I haven't retreated from my views, but it does no good to point out people's shortcomings if they aren't open to other perspectives. Truth is, very few people have much introspection.
If you want to address your level of anger, you may need a different therapist and/or a psychiatrist, and maybe a medication to moderate your mood swings.
You do not need to respond to attacks. Work on letting such things go. It may hurt for a couple of days, but after that, you probably won't remember it. Build some discipline to not be so reactive. Is it worth the aggravation because it's a sure bet the 'defending' yourself will only create more alienation/hostility/frustration.
Stole this from Jim Wright's Stonekettle Station. This is what we usually get anymore.
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
I've been compelled to give up on PBS for exactly that reason. Just being an opposing point of view does not confer that view as having any legitimacy, and most of the time, they just spray their fire-hose of lies.
racocn8 replies on Oct 1, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz I appreciate that they try to be even-handed and thoughtful while other MSM show unabashed propaganda with minimal depth. While PBS may not be entirely corporately owned, they get a lot of money from Koch which is pure pro-fascism, and it shows. Just saying I had a lot more respect for PBS in the past, and they still won't tell the whole truth as a matter of ecumenism.
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
I've been compelled to give up on PBS for exactly that reason. Just being an opposing point of view does not confer that view as having any legitimacy, and most of the time, they just spray their fire-hose of lies.
racocn8 replies on Oct 1, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz I appreciate that they try to be even-handed and thoughtful while other MSM show unabashed propaganda with minimal depth. While PBS may not be entirely corporately owned, they get a lot of money from Koch which is pure pro-fascism, and it shows. Just saying I had a lot more respect for PBS in the past, and they still won't tell the whole truth as a matter of ecumenism.
So, I've apparently come across the second most significant trigger for my depression that I've ...
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
Given that this is where you work, it is unwise to push it. Just enjoy your time together.
I had a coworker that I really felt like we were a team, and we were. I wasn't sexually attracted, but we spent a lot of time together. People at work can be family, and even friends. I felt bad when I ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
I discussed this and received the comment that if you did contemplate discussing your feelings, you should be prepared to find another job (because of the possible repercussions). I would add that given the latter proposition, if you enjoy her presence, going further would almost guarantee that you would lose the contact that you now enjoy. So, you are caught in a paradox. Try to enjoy your relationship for what it is. And, maybe renew your efforts to find a lady you CAN call your own.
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
Given that this is where you work, it is unwise to push it. Just enjoy your time together.
I had a coworker that I really felt like we were a team, and we were. I wasn't sexually attracted, but we spent a lot of time together. People at work can be family, and even friends. I felt bad when I ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
I discussed this and received the comment that if you did contemplate discussing your feelings, you should be prepared to find another job (because of the possible repercussions). I would add that given the latter proposition, if you enjoy her presence, going further would almost guarantee that you would lose the contact that you now enjoy. So, you are caught in a paradox. Try to enjoy your relationship for what it is. And, maybe renew your efforts to find a lady you CAN call your own.
I wonder how many of our members are pentagon propaganda bots?
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
For sure a significant percent are dupes of Putin/Saudis. I haven't seen any that match your description. Who do you suspect?
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
Strawman argument: the logical fallacy of distorting an opposing position into an extreme version of itself and then arguing against that extreme version.
You could learn what the term actually means (though I doubt it - speaking of not having any brains; hilarious irony).
What did you think was extreme? (I didn't argue against anything.)
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
For sure a significant percent are dupes of Putin/Saudis. I haven't seen any that match your description. Who do you suspect?
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
Strawman argument: the logical fallacy of distorting an opposing position into an extreme version of itself and then arguing against that extreme version.
You could learn what the term actually means (though I doubt it - speaking of not having any brains; hilarious irony).
What did you think was extreme? (I didn't argue against anything.)
I wonder how many of our members are pentagon propaganda bots?
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
For sure a significant percent are dupes of Putin/Saudis. I haven't seen any that match your description. Who do you suspect?
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
Yes, it's terrible that they make up all that stuff about the helpless Russians shooting rockets into civilian apartment blocks and digging up fake bodies that have supposedly been tortured and/or raped. All fake, just like how the Russians supposedly shot down Malaysia 17. They just made all that up, right. The Nazis did it if it happened at all.
racocn8 comments on Sep 30, 2022:
For sure a significant percent are dupes of Putin/Saudis. I haven't seen any that match your description. Who do you suspect?
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
Yes, it's terrible that they make up all that stuff about the helpless Russians shooting rockets into civilian apartment blocks and digging up fake bodies that have supposedly been tortured and/or raped. All fake, just like how the Russians supposedly shot down Malaysia 17. They just made all that up, right. The Nazis did it if it happened at all.
Kind of ironic that Putin is claiming Ukraine are the Nazis
OldGoat43 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, ... when Nazis had their coming out party.
Stay clear for when the Russians start breaking windows.
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
@OldGoat43 Christian bigotry knows no bounds. Russians may pride themselves on their brutality, but it still comes off as insecure and infantile bullying. And a complete absence of honor.
OldGoat43 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, ... when Nazis had their coming out party.
Stay clear for when the Russians start breaking windows.
racocn8 replies on Sep 30, 2022:
@OldGoat43 Christian bigotry knows no bounds. Russians may pride themselves on their brutality, but it still comes off as insecure and infantile bullying. And a complete absence of honor.
See my post over in Liberal Progressive Party group, about how glennlab blocked me today after he ...
racocn8 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
False equivalences have consequences...
racocn8 replies on Sep 29, 2022:
While we may all seem closed-minded these days, that is, again, a false equivalence. Plainly, the Republicans have moved to fully embrace fascism and to work against democratic processes. The list goes far beyond mere 'culture war stuff' and certainly includes Republican disavowing climate change. You can call all that " merely distractions," "differences, " etc., but that demonstrates you aren't open to what is going on. Too bad.
Maybe that has something to do with the people blocking you?
"...distractions to get voters to ignore how they are the same on everything else. " Seriously??? Yeah, I am not interested in debating with you... (but I'll block you if you like...)
racocn8 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
False equivalences have consequences...
racocn8 replies on Sep 29, 2022:
While we may all seem closed-minded these days, that is, again, a false equivalence. Plainly, the Republicans have moved to fully embrace fascism and to work against democratic processes. The list goes far beyond mere 'culture war stuff' and certainly includes Republican disavowing climate change. You can call all that " merely distractions," "differences, " etc., but that demonstrates you aren't open to what is going on. Too bad.
Maybe that has something to do with the people blocking you?
"...distractions to get voters to ignore how they are the same on everything else. " Seriously??? Yeah, I am not interested in debating with you... (but I'll block you if you like...)
Kind of ironic that Putin is claiming Ukraine are the Nazis
OldGoat43 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, ... when Nazis had their coming out party.
Stay clear for when the Russians start breaking windows.
racocn8 replies on Sep 29, 2022:
Hopefully not many Jews remain in Russia, which has always been very anti-Semitic.
OldGoat43 comments on Sep 29, 2022:
Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, ... when Nazis had their coming out party.
Stay clear for when the Russians start breaking windows.
racocn8 replies on Sep 29, 2022:
Hopefully not many Jews remain in Russia, which has always been very anti-Semitic.
Mars may not have the water some people had hoped to use for hydrogen production and human ...
barjoe comments on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk wants the population to be 20 billion so we run out of space on this planet. Earth is it. That's all we get. Any pipedream of extra terrestrial mining won't take place in your grandchildren's great-grandchildren's lifetime.
racocn8 replies on Sep 28, 2022:
Why so pessimistic?
barjoe comments on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk wants the population to be 20 billion so we run out of space on this planet. Earth is it. That's all we get. Any pipedream of extra terrestrial mining won't take place in your grandchildren's great-grandchildren's lifetime.
racocn8 replies on Sep 28, 2022:
Why so pessimistic?
Mars may not have the water some people had hoped to use for hydrogen production and human ...
barjoe comments on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk wants the population to be 20 billion so we run out of space on this planet. Earth is it. That's all we get. Any pipedream of extra terrestrial mining won't take place in your grandchildren's great-grandchildren's lifetime.
racocn8 replies on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk? Is he the genius that is worried Earth doesn't have enough people?
As for extraterrestrial mining, I suspect it will be here sooner than you suggest, but we'll never know...
barjoe comments on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk wants the population to be 20 billion so we run out of space on this planet. Earth is it. That's all we get. Any pipedream of extra terrestrial mining won't take place in your grandchildren's great-grandchildren's lifetime.
racocn8 replies on Sep 28, 2022:
Elon Musk? Is he the genius that is worried Earth doesn't have enough people?
As for extraterrestrial mining, I suspect it will be here sooner than you suggest, but we'll never know...
The Oath Keepers accuse prosecutors of twisting their words
and insist there was never any plan to...
LucyLoohoo comments on Sep 24, 2022:
Where did these loons come from???
racocn8 replies on Sep 24, 2022:
The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks these groups. Check out their site if you want to ruin your day.
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/oath-keepers
LucyLoohoo comments on Sep 24, 2022:
Where did these loons come from???
racocn8 replies on Sep 24, 2022:
The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks these groups. Check out their site if you want to ruin your day.
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/oath-keepers
Upon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her ...
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Sep 23, 2022:
Stories like that can melt your heart.....
racocn8 replies on Sep 23, 2022:
Or your popsicle...
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Sep 23, 2022:
Stories like that can melt your heart.....
racocn8 replies on Sep 23, 2022:
Or your popsicle...
'Says the Quiet Part Out Loud': Derek Chauvin Asks Court to Reconsider Verdict, Says ‘Putting Your...
racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2022:
Except that he was putting his knee on his NECK, and they are told that KILLS. He knew Floyd, had some reason to murder him, and took the occasion to do it. Moving Floyd into the street to be blocked by the car proves it was premeditated. Refusing to heed calls from Floyd and bystanders to stop ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 22, 2022:
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865803157/george-floyd-and-derek-chauvin-were-co-workers-says-former-club-owner
https://www.newsweek.com/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-worked-together-relationship-1579431
racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2022:
Except that he was putting his knee on his NECK, and they are told that KILLS. He knew Floyd, had some reason to murder him, and took the occasion to do it. Moving Floyd into the street to be blocked by the car proves it was premeditated. Refusing to heed calls from Floyd and bystanders to stop ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 22, 2022:
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865803157/george-floyd-and-derek-chauvin-were-co-workers-says-former-club-owner
https://www.newsweek.com/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-worked-together-relationship-1579431
They are coming out of the woodwork.
p-nullifidian comments on Sep 19, 2022:
Sieg heil! ???
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
@Glennlab They never hid it that much, at least not on the radio.
p-nullifidian comments on Sep 19, 2022:
Sieg heil! ???
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
@Glennlab They never hid it that much, at least not on the radio.
Just when you thought she could not possibly be more ignorant and then let's her stupid shine.
rogerbenham comments on Sep 19, 2022:
As long as Heart Aerospace can figure out how to charge those batteries without causing greenhouse gases. I believe that coal fired electricity is the main source in the USA. But coal companies are good at lying.
One needs no qualifications to be elected to the senate or congress or many other ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
An essentially untapped source of energy is the Yellowstone Caldera. The heat energy could probably provide energy for much of the US, but we'd lose much of Yellowstone...
rogerbenham comments on Sep 19, 2022:
As long as Heart Aerospace can figure out how to charge those batteries without causing greenhouse gases. I believe that coal fired electricity is the main source in the USA. But coal companies are good at lying.
One needs no qualifications to be elected to the senate or congress or many other ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
An essentially untapped source of energy is the Yellowstone Caldera. The heat energy could probably provide energy for much of the US, but we'd lose much of Yellowstone...
Bald eagle drops house cat into nest for eaglets to chow down on . [whiskeyriff.com]
Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 19, 2022:
Domestic cats are a plague upon the land, driving native bird species to extinction.
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
And lizards.
Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 19, 2022:
Domestic cats are a plague upon the land, driving native bird species to extinction.
racocn8 replies on Sep 19, 2022:
And lizards.
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glennlab comments on Sep 18, 2022:
What is it with these people that want to deny historical facts?
racocn8 replies on Sep 18, 2022:
Deep insecurity. Looking at a non-white, they secretly realize that they could have just as easily been born non-white. They don't have the self-confidence to function without a racist safety net. And maybe they couldn't.
glennlab comments on Sep 18, 2022:
What is it with these people that want to deny historical facts?
racocn8 replies on Sep 18, 2022:
Deep insecurity. Looking at a non-white, they secretly realize that they could have just as easily been born non-white. They don't have the self-confidence to function without a racist safety net. And maybe they couldn't.
In the last three polls Herschel Walker has been beating Rafael Warnock.
Hilarious.
nogod4me comments on Sep 15, 2022:
If that is the case, it does not make Herschel Walker a better choice, it just means that there are people who have been deluded into thinking that a ridiculously stupid football player, who is a Trump supporter, will actually represent them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLEL2GpNofE
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# ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 15, 2022:
I'm sure he could do something to make money. However, his ignorance and stupidity should preclude his running for anything above dog catcher. He is a manipulated token. Sucks to be him.
nogod4me comments on Sep 15, 2022:
If that is the case, it does not make Herschel Walker a better choice, it just means that there are people who have been deluded into thinking that a ridiculously stupid football player, who is a Trump supporter, will actually represent them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLEL2GpNofE
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# ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 15, 2022:
I'm sure he could do something to make money. However, his ignorance and stupidity should preclude his running for anything above dog catcher. He is a manipulated token. Sucks to be him.
Ole 3 toes is finally adding class somewhere.
Garban comments on Sep 14, 2022:
I hear she’s undefeated in the dog fights. Scares the pit bulls right out of the pit.
racocn8 replies on Sep 14, 2022:
Yeah, mud wrestling would be a bore.
Garban comments on Sep 14, 2022:
I hear she’s undefeated in the dog fights. Scares the pit bulls right out of the pit.
racocn8 replies on Sep 14, 2022:
Yeah, mud wrestling would be a bore.
So who was offended exactly?
Ryo1 comments on Sep 14, 2022:
That look on his face... 😆
racocn8 replies on Sep 14, 2022:
Those that have been body-shamed for being over-weight may be hyper-sensitive to other women who have a figure that they can display. Surely guilt and envy enter into it and the criticism of sexual displays is ridiculously overdone. You'd think someone who had been shamed would have enough presence of mind not to go shaming others. But no. Sucks to be them.
Ryo1 comments on Sep 14, 2022:
That look on his face... 😆
racocn8 replies on Sep 14, 2022:
Those that have been body-shamed for being over-weight may be hyper-sensitive to other women who have a figure that they can display. Surely guilt and envy enter into it and the criticism of sexual displays is ridiculously overdone. You'd think someone who had been shamed would have enough presence of mind not to go shaming others. But no. Sucks to be them.
Michigan man 'snapped' after Trump's loss and shot his family after going down 'Q rabbit hole': ...
racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2022:
From article "One QAnon believer shot and killed a Gambino crime boss in Staten Island. Another in California murdered his children with a spearfishing gun because he believed they had reptilian DNA."
The victims of these Q-cultists should file a class action suit against Fox for repeating the ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 13, 2022:
@mcgeo52 I thought that failing everything elsewhere, everyone with the means should file suit against Trump (as he has betrayed us all). Generating double-digit or more lawsuits could act like a denial-of-service attack on a computer system. Overwhelming Trump's legal capacity might be one way to bring him down. An unconventional counterattack against an unconventional adversary.
racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2022:
From article "One QAnon believer shot and killed a Gambino crime boss in Staten Island. Another in California murdered his children with a spearfishing gun because he believed they had reptilian DNA."
The victims of these Q-cultists should file a class action suit against Fox for repeating the ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 13, 2022:
@mcgeo52 I thought that failing everything elsewhere, everyone with the means should file suit against Trump (as he has betrayed us all). Generating double-digit or more lawsuits could act like a denial-of-service attack on a computer system. Overwhelming Trump's legal capacity might be one way to bring him down. An unconventional counterattack against an unconventional adversary.
"A verbal encounter with police at a Black Lives Matter protest led pregnant activist to 4-year ...
dkp93 comments on Sep 11, 2022:
The link goes to an opinion piece about how the government failed the country in regards to 9/11 and the pandemic.
racocn8 replies on Sep 11, 2022:
Thanks. Fixed...
dkp93 comments on Sep 11, 2022:
The link goes to an opinion piece about how the government failed the country in regards to 9/11 and the pandemic.
racocn8 replies on Sep 11, 2022:
Thanks. Fixed...
SDPD Mid-City Officer Involved Shooting (Critical Incident)
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racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2022:
So what was it? 1) Murder by cop; 2) Suicide by cop; 3) Unnecessary use of deadly force; 4) Use of K9 to excuse use of deadly force; 5) other ??
racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2022:
@FvckY0u Exactly. They did almost everything right up until the end. The guy may have been scum, but the death penalty was not appropriate. Use of the k-9 at that point was an escalation the predictably resulted in murder.
racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2022:
So what was it? 1) Murder by cop; 2) Suicide by cop; 3) Unnecessary use of deadly force; 4) Use of K9 to excuse use of deadly force; 5) other ??
racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2022:
@FvckY0u Exactly. They did almost everything right up until the end. The guy may have been scum, but the death penalty was not appropriate. Use of the k-9 at that point was an escalation the predictably resulted in murder.
Physical Attraction
TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 9, 2022:
Sorry, not sorry... Sex is not important enough to me to date someone whose values are diametrically opposed to mine, and, while sexual attraction is important to me in choosing who to date, it's never been enough for me to keep seeing someone that I am otherwise not compatible with and who does not...
racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2022:
To be sure, one meets bizarre people dating. One lady went with me to an art show. I told her of my interests and projects, and I could see her withdrawing. She then mentioned 12-step in glowing terms. 12-step is Baptist skullduggery masquerading as a means to counter alcoholism via religious propaganda. Leaving, she aggressively French kissed me. Calling back, she said our values didn't match. OK by me.
TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 9, 2022:
Sorry, not sorry... Sex is not important enough to me to date someone whose values are diametrically opposed to mine, and, while sexual attraction is important to me in choosing who to date, it's never been enough for me to keep seeing someone that I am otherwise not compatible with and who does not...
racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2022:
To be sure, one meets bizarre people dating. One lady went with me to an art show. I told her of my interests and projects, and I could see her withdrawing. She then mentioned 12-step in glowing terms. 12-step is Baptist skullduggery masquerading as a means to counter alcoholism via religious propaganda. Leaving, she aggressively French kissed me. Calling back, she said our values didn't match. OK by me.
Faux news is not a reliable source or a fact checking source.
glennlab comments on Sep 8, 2022:
You're giving Faux Noise too much credit.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
...and too little credit to Sponge Bob.
glennlab comments on Sep 8, 2022:
You're giving Faux Noise too much credit.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
...and too little credit to Sponge Bob.
Bloody religious fanatics in Texas, putting thousands at risk of HIV.
Charles1971 comments on Sep 8, 2022:
When it comes to Christian zealots in the U.S. it seems they're more driven by what they can do to harm others than anything else.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
It's all about cruelty when it comes from white fragility...
Charles1971 comments on Sep 8, 2022:
When it comes to Christian zealots in the U.S. it seems they're more driven by what they can do to harm others than anything else.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
It's all about cruelty when it comes from white fragility...
42 year old widower.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
@Deb57 We should all strive to improve. Putting on blinkers to avoid criticism impedes growth. I've earned my attitude the hard way, and being held back or not doesn't matter at this point. I'm doing fine.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2022:
@Deb57 We should all strive to improve. Putting on blinkers to avoid criticism impedes growth. I've earned my attitude the hard way, and being held back or not doesn't matter at this point. I'm doing fine.
Sen.
FvckY0u comments on Sep 7, 2022:
Appreciate his rather higher level critique of judicial philosophy and orginalism. I put it more bluntly. Judicial philosophy is just another way of a judge being a political player but calling it something else that sounds impartial or somehow above politics. It's ridiculous. As for ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
Looking at Article 14, section 3, we have ONE person deemed to have participated in the insurrection and removed from public service. We have ZERO 20-year sentences for the attempted coup.
FvckY0u comments on Sep 7, 2022:
Appreciate his rather higher level critique of judicial philosophy and orginalism. I put it more bluntly. Judicial philosophy is just another way of a judge being a political player but calling it something else that sounds impartial or somehow above politics. It's ridiculous. As for ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
Looking at Article 14, section 3, we have ONE person deemed to have participated in the insurrection and removed from public service. We have ZERO 20-year sentences for the attempted coup.
Analysis: Sterling returns to the 1980s, and it may get cheaper still | Reuters
Barnie2years comments on Sep 7, 2022:
Now would be the time to go finance wise. Of course they are having inflation the same as us.
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
I have a somewhat similar situation. I don't have that much money coming in, but we had to submit essentially fraudulent documents in order to get the last refinance. It is nothing less than ageism where the requirements are written to make seniors ineligible. Fucking banks...
Barnie2years comments on Sep 7, 2022:
Now would be the time to go finance wise. Of course they are having inflation the same as us.
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
I have a somewhat similar situation. I don't have that much money coming in, but we had to submit essentially fraudulent documents in order to get the last refinance. It is nothing less than ageism where the requirements are written to make seniors ineligible. Fucking banks...
This was the only class that a teacher ever advised me to drop.
racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2022:
I took that class and I was glad I did. That was one class that I thought should have been mandatory. Also, Statistics. Also, those typewriters look to be electric. I think they were all still mechanical, and when I inherited my brother's electric typewriter, I was thrilled.
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
Those with disabilities could be excused, and maybe just making an effort should be enough to pass. Statistics are so widely used and underused that making it mandatory still seems appropriate, even if the subject matter is diluted to 5th grade comprehension.
racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2022:
I took that class and I was glad I did. That was one class that I thought should have been mandatory. Also, Statistics. Also, those typewriters look to be electric. I think they were all still mechanical, and when I inherited my brother's electric typewriter, I was thrilled.
racocn8 replies on Sep 7, 2022:
Those with disabilities could be excused, and maybe just making an effort should be enough to pass. Statistics are so widely used and underused that making it mandatory still seems appropriate, even if the subject matter is diluted to 5th grade comprehension.
Out of curiousity, how many different people do you, personally, think is the AVERAGE number of ...
Petter comments on Sep 5, 2022:
Here's a couple of websites on the subject.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/n-keystat.htm
https://consumer.healthday.com/sexual-health-information-32/sex-health-news-603/do-men-really-hook-up-more-than-women-736116.html
racocn8 replies on Sep 6, 2022:
@BudFrank She was like extremely frustrating and unsatisfying!!!
Petter comments on Sep 5, 2022:
Here's a couple of websites on the subject.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/n-keystat.htm
https://consumer.healthday.com/sexual-health-information-32/sex-health-news-603/do-men-really-hook-up-more-than-women-736116.html
racocn8 replies on Sep 6, 2022:
@BudFrank She was like extremely frustrating and unsatisfying!!!
Out of curiousity, how many different people do you, personally, think is the AVERAGE number of ...
Petter comments on Sep 5, 2022:
Here's a couple of websites on the subject.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/n-keystat.htm
https://consumer.healthday.com/sexual-health-information-32/sex-health-news-603/do-men-really-hook-up-more-than-women-736116.html
racocn8 replies on Sep 5, 2022:
@Garban "Researchers in Scotland analyzed the responses of more than 15,000 men and women in a survey that found the average number of lifetime sexual partners among men was 14, compared with seven among women." Averaging 14 & 7 yields 10.5, so Garben and I were spot on, for Scots.
Petter comments on Sep 5, 2022:
Here's a couple of websites on the subject.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/n-keystat.htm
https://consumer.healthday.com/sexual-health-information-32/sex-health-news-603/do-men-really-hook-up-more-than-women-736116.html
racocn8 replies on Sep 5, 2022:
@Garban "Researchers in Scotland analyzed the responses of more than 15,000 men and women in a survey that found the average number of lifetime sexual partners among men was 14, compared with seven among women." Averaging 14 & 7 yields 10.5, so Garben and I were spot on, for Scots.
All together, and a one, and a two...
glennlab comments on Sep 4, 2022:
For anyone that wondered how Hitler came to power when there were so many good Germans.
racocn8 replies on Sep 4, 2022:
Where is Rommel when we really need him?...
glennlab comments on Sep 4, 2022:
For anyone that wondered how Hitler came to power when there were so many good Germans.
racocn8 replies on Sep 4, 2022:
Where is Rommel when we really need him?...
Huh.
skado comments on Sep 3, 2022:
Question for all viewers of this post: Can you access @Matias profile?
Second question: Can you access any comment you've made on a Matias post?
racocn8 replies on Sep 3, 2022:
I could have sworn I had blocked him, but when I looked, he wasn't there. I believe he blocked me too. No loss. I saw one post from Matias, but when I clicked on it, it said it was unavailable.
skado comments on Sep 3, 2022:
Question for all viewers of this post: Can you access @Matias profile?
Second question: Can you access any comment you've made on a Matias post?
racocn8 replies on Sep 3, 2022:
I could have sworn I had blocked him, but when I looked, he wasn't there. I believe he blocked me too. No loss. I saw one post from Matias, but when I clicked on it, it said it was unavailable.
THEM: Some of us are upset about this Trump raid and document thing enough to where we might take ...
DenoPenno comments on Aug 17, 2022:
Here we go.
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
To start, Trump's punishment should be to share her cell.
DenoPenno comments on Aug 17, 2022:
Here we go.
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
To start, Trump's punishment should be to share her cell.
Let's throw their words back at them on the ballot.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 2, 2022:
I have heard men say this, how can you respond, it's breathtakingly stupid.
No awareness of basic human reproductive biology at all.
It's worse because it's willful ignorance hence malicious.
Then again I was raised in an area where people that occasionally slaughter livestock or deer have told ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
It is a war on those with empathy by those who lack both empathy and shame. Religion damages the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Only tryptamines can possibly bring it back.
Willow_Wisp comments on Sep 2, 2022:
I have heard men say this, how can you respond, it's breathtakingly stupid.
No awareness of basic human reproductive biology at all.
It's worse because it's willful ignorance hence malicious.
Then again I was raised in an area where people that occasionally slaughter livestock or deer have told ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
It is a war on those with empathy by those who lack both empathy and shame. Religion damages the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Only tryptamines can possibly bring it back.
Good morning all
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Sep 2, 2022:
Morning my ass in another hour it will just be bedtime for me...
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
Find some really old pot and eat it. Or, gummies with CBN and CBD. My spouse likes these:
https://viiahemp.com/product/dreams-delta-8-cbn-gummies/
Maybe try 5-HTP...
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Sep 2, 2022:
Morning my ass in another hour it will just be bedtime for me...
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
Find some really old pot and eat it. Or, gummies with CBN and CBD. My spouse likes these:
https://viiahemp.com/product/dreams-delta-8-cbn-gummies/
Maybe try 5-HTP...
I'm getting a new dog very soon.
racocn8 comments on Sep 2, 2022:
So you've settled on getting a chihuahua...(?)
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
I love dogs, but my last one had a thing about small dogs (trying to kill them). I suggest you check to see how the prospect gets along with other dogs (friendly or predatory).
racocn8 comments on Sep 2, 2022:
So you've settled on getting a chihuahua...(?)
racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2022:
I love dogs, but my last one had a thing about small dogs (trying to kill them). I suggest you check to see how the prospect gets along with other dogs (friendly or predatory).
How does this sit with you?
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Sep 1, 2022:
Deepak Chopra has his own reality too. Stringing together undefined words to create fun-sounding prose that has no actual meaning wastes your time and the time of your audience. And, it is fundamentally dishonest, implying that one has deeper knowledge where there is none. It begins by lying to oneself and goes downhill from there.
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Sep 1, 2022:
Deepak Chopra has his own reality too. Stringing together undefined words to create fun-sounding prose that has no actual meaning wastes your time and the time of your audience. And, it is fundamentally dishonest, implying that one has deeper knowledge where there is none. It begins by lying to oneself and goes downhill from there.
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights ...
rainmanjr comments on Sep 1, 2022:
I hate all dogmatic or cultist religions. All includes Islam, which commits horrendous human rights violations whenever it gains power (look any any M.E. nation). While I'm very big on all nations following egalitarian human rights' laws I don't know how to eliminate religion from a society. But I ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 1, 2022:
@Ryo1 @rainmanjr Do religious believers deserve fewer human rights than non-believers? Given the likelihood of violence in the name of religion, and how the delusional state of these people blocks their reasoning, a strong argument may be made. Iceland considers belief to be a form of mental illness, and many people would consider institutionalization of the mentally ill to be a charitable act. Ideally, believers should be re-educated and deprogrammed. As inculcating religion is child abuse, removing the child is a foreseeable remedy.
The truth is that the Christian racists in the US have designed laws to imprison those with differing views, and to leave them in prison indefinitely, subject to whatever tortures the prison system allows.
The US is currently at major risk of being overcome by fascism at the hands of white Christian Nationalists, led by the SUPREME COURT!!! Given the danger posed by this psychotic minority, I'm strongly inclined to give China a complete pass (not that anyone has any leverage anyway).
In the specific case of China, torturing people achieves nothing, but that is what frequently develops in prison systems. Our own prison systems currently have many reports of abuse, and a report on our prison systems would likely be much worse that what was reported about China.
China's Communist Party functions as a political religion with ruthless totalitarianism as standard. While they may have amazing wealth, that condition puts them entirely on par with Saudi Arabia, and the US.
rainmanjr comments on Sep 1, 2022:
I hate all dogmatic or cultist religions. All includes Islam, which commits horrendous human rights violations whenever it gains power (look any any M.E. nation). While I'm very big on all nations following egalitarian human rights' laws I don't know how to eliminate religion from a society. But I ...
racocn8 replies on Sep 1, 2022:
@Ryo1 @rainmanjr Do religious believers deserve fewer human rights than non-believers? Given the likelihood of violence in the name of religion, and how the delusional state of these people blocks their reasoning, a strong argument may be made. Iceland considers belief to be a form of mental illness, and many people would consider institutionalization of the mentally ill to be a charitable act. Ideally, believers should be re-educated and deprogrammed. As inculcating religion is child abuse, removing the child is a foreseeable remedy.
The truth is that the Christian racists in the US have designed laws to imprison those with differing views, and to leave them in prison indefinitely, subject to whatever tortures the prison system allows.
The US is currently at major risk of being overcome by fascism at the hands of white Christian Nationalists, led by the SUPREME COURT!!! Given the danger posed by this psychotic minority, I'm strongly inclined to give China a complete pass (not that anyone has any leverage anyway).
In the specific case of China, torturing people achieves nothing, but that is what frequently develops in prison systems. Our own prison systems currently have many reports of abuse, and a report on our prison systems would likely be much worse that what was reported about China.
China's Communist Party functions as a political religion with ruthless totalitarianism as standard. While they may have amazing wealth, that condition puts them entirely on par with Saudi Arabia, and the US.
How does this sit with you?
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
One can only meaningfully develop and invent new useful things if one is dedicated to having an accurate picture of reality. Your statements demonstrate you do not abide by that standard. Thus, I can no more meaningfully converse with you than my dog. As Yoda once said: "You must unlearn what you have learned..." I'm sorry reality is so hard. It's hard for me, but I am still motivated. I encourage you to learn about the subjects that interest you, and replace the horseshit with the truth.
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
One can only meaningfully develop and invent new useful things if one is dedicated to having an accurate picture of reality. Your statements demonstrate you do not abide by that standard. Thus, I can no more meaningfully converse with you than my dog. As Yoda once said: "You must unlearn what you have learned..." I'm sorry reality is so hard. It's hard for me, but I am still motivated. I encourage you to learn about the subjects that interest you, and replace the horseshit with the truth.
We live to learn.
LiterateHiker comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Instead of getting upset and blaming myself:
Two days ago, I stayed calm and ended a relationship with a longstanding friend. At 74, Don is addicted to oxycodone and marijuana for back pain. The drugs changed his personality for the worse.
I invited Don over to pick up banana bread I had made....
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
Women need a cheater to turn some valves, use of which is forbidden.
Supposedly, the bell curve for IQ is narrower, so fewer women geniuses and fewer with the horsepower for extreme academics.
You'll only elect a women when the prospect can overwhelm the bigoted patriarchal American electorate. It's more likely that AI will provide alternative forms of human organization and a path to transition away from where we're at.
LiterateHiker comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Instead of getting upset and blaming myself:
Two days ago, I stayed calm and ended a relationship with a longstanding friend. At 74, Don is addicted to oxycodone and marijuana for back pain. The drugs changed his personality for the worse.
I invited Don over to pick up banana bread I had made....
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
Women need a cheater to turn some valves, use of which is forbidden.
Supposedly, the bell curve for IQ is narrower, so fewer women geniuses and fewer with the horsepower for extreme academics.
You'll only elect a women when the prospect can overwhelm the bigoted patriarchal American electorate. It's more likely that AI will provide alternative forms of human organization and a path to transition away from where we're at.
I read time and again of more suicides.
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Suicidal thoughts may be brought about by the sudden cessation of using SSRIs. A Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor increases serotonin levels by inhibiting the removal of serotonin by serotonin-specific transporter protein in the synaptic cleft. This may result in the cells trying to compensate...
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
On Williams: "An examination of his brain tissue suggested Williams had "diffuse Lewy body dementia"
"...his widow Susan Schneider Williams said that "however you look at it—the presence of Lewy bodies took his life", referring to his previous diagnosis of Parkinson's. She also revealed that in the year before his death, Williams had experienced a sudden and prolonged spike in fear and anxiety, depression, and insomnia, which worsened in severity to include memory loss, paranoia, and delusions."
I'd say a lot of people have sympathy with the idea of committing suicide rather than waste away in a progressive degeneration. We put our beloved pets to sleep, and we consider that humane.
After a lifetime of use, our bodies and brains suffer wear that degrades the experience of living. What had been a delight becomes a torture chamber with no other way out. Here's a quote from the Wiki entry:
She noted "how we as a culture don't have the vocabulary to discuss brain disease in the way we do about depression. Depression is a symptom of LBD (Lewy body dementia) and it's not about psychology – it's rooted in neurology. His brain was falling apart."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Suicidal thoughts may be brought about by the sudden cessation of using SSRIs. A Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor increases serotonin levels by inhibiting the removal of serotonin by serotonin-specific transporter protein in the synaptic cleft. This may result in the cells trying to compensate...
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
On Williams: "An examination of his brain tissue suggested Williams had "diffuse Lewy body dementia"
"...his widow Susan Schneider Williams said that "however you look at it—the presence of Lewy bodies took his life", referring to his previous diagnosis of Parkinson's. She also revealed that in the year before his death, Williams had experienced a sudden and prolonged spike in fear and anxiety, depression, and insomnia, which worsened in severity to include memory loss, paranoia, and delusions."
I'd say a lot of people have sympathy with the idea of committing suicide rather than waste away in a progressive degeneration. We put our beloved pets to sleep, and we consider that humane.
After a lifetime of use, our bodies and brains suffer wear that degrades the experience of living. What had been a delight becomes a torture chamber with no other way out. Here's a quote from the Wiki entry:
She noted "how we as a culture don't have the vocabulary to discuss brain disease in the way we do about depression. Depression is a symptom of LBD (Lewy body dementia) and it's not about psychology – it's rooted in neurology. His brain was falling apart."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams
How does this sit with you?
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
Where do predilections come from? Operant conditioning.
Neurons are not wires conducting electricity. The membranes have ion pumps to maintain polarization and then depolarize as a wave (or like dominoes falling). Thus, they are not normally triggered by electromagnetic fields.
racocn8 comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Fine. Yes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
Where do predilections come from? Operant conditioning.
Neurons are not wires conducting electricity. The membranes have ion pumps to maintain polarization and then depolarize as a wave (or like dominoes falling). Thus, they are not normally triggered by electromagnetic fields.
We live to learn.
LiterateHiker comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Instead of getting upset and blaming myself:
Two days ago, I stayed calm and ended a relationship with a longstanding friend. At 74, Don is addicted to oxycodone and marijuana for back pain. The drugs changed his personality for the worse.
I invited Don over to pick up banana bread I had made....
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
I broke of a friendship of +50 years because my friend has degenerated into parroting Fox BS, and had lost touch with reality. It is stunning how people know what propaganda is but allow themselves to be changed anyway. We had a lot of fun history. I'm sorry we can't share it anymore.
LiterateHiker comments on Aug 31, 2022:
Instead of getting upset and blaming myself:
Two days ago, I stayed calm and ended a relationship with a longstanding friend. At 74, Don is addicted to oxycodone and marijuana for back pain. The drugs changed his personality for the worse.
I invited Don over to pick up banana bread I had made....
racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2022:
I broke of a friendship of +50 years because my friend has degenerated into parroting Fox BS, and had lost touch with reality. It is stunning how people know what propaganda is but allow themselves to be changed anyway. We had a lot of fun history. I'm sorry we can't share it anymore.
The Greatest Generation 1942 sent military equipment and weapons to Russia to help defeat Nazis in ...
racocn8 comments on Aug 30, 2022:
1. Most of the Nazis you reference were killed in the Azovstal steel plant or in the fighting prior to that.
2. The Russians are at least as racist as any of the Ukraine Nazis, and act like the Nazis as far as routinely committing war crimes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
It totally makes sense that you side with the Russians who also fire on civilian populations, use them as human shields, and have openly embraced genocide.
racocn8 comments on Aug 30, 2022:
1. Most of the Nazis you reference were killed in the Azovstal steel plant or in the fighting prior to that.
2. The Russians are at least as racist as any of the Ukraine Nazis, and act like the Nazis as far as routinely committing war crimes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
It totally makes sense that you side with the Russians who also fire on civilian populations, use them as human shields, and have openly embraced genocide.
Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies - CNN
Charlene comments on Aug 30, 2022:
Yeah, it Wasn't Gorbachev that ended the Soviet Union, it was Saint Ronny Raygun, right?
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
That is the asinine lie the GOP has been promulgating since the USSR dissolved. (Taking credit for what happened entirely in Russia)
Charlene comments on Aug 30, 2022:
Yeah, it Wasn't Gorbachev that ended the Soviet Union, it was Saint Ronny Raygun, right?
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
That is the asinine lie the GOP has been promulgating since the USSR dissolved. (Taking credit for what happened entirely in Russia)
Republican Heads Spinning As Biden Calls MAGA Thugs ‘Semi-Fascist’
Prominent Republicans ...
TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 30, 2022:
Wish he had the balls to call them the fascists they are, without qualification....and not just the MAGA followers, but the Repubs in congress that support them.
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
Adding 'semi' gives him plausible deniability.
TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 30, 2022:
Wish he had the balls to call them the fascists they are, without qualification....and not just the MAGA followers, but the Repubs in congress that support them.
racocn8 replies on Aug 30, 2022:
Adding 'semi' gives him plausible deniability.
Lookin' at you, shorty.
glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2022:
All spot on, especially the spy one.
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
James Bond is a spy. Donald Trump is an anti-American traitor. (along with the GQP that support him)
glennlab comments on Aug 28, 2022:
All spot on, especially the spy one.
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
James Bond is a spy. Donald Trump is an anti-American traitor. (along with the GQP that support him)
A feeling came upon me.
racocn8 comments on Aug 27, 2022:
My beliefs are not dogmatic, and may be changed if new information develops. My lifestyle depends on what behaviors have sanction within my circle. When the circle changes, so does behavior.
Is God a placeholder for beliefs? Do God-fearing Christians behave in such ways that God would be honored?...
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
@SunshineEast It would be so much better if religions consisted of values rather than fealty to this or that god. It is the identification and worship of specific gods that causes most of the problems. When an outsider says they don't worship a particular god, that is when the hate and murder begins.
racocn8 comments on Aug 27, 2022:
My beliefs are not dogmatic, and may be changed if new information develops. My lifestyle depends on what behaviors have sanction within my circle. When the circle changes, so does behavior.
Is God a placeholder for beliefs? Do God-fearing Christians behave in such ways that God would be honored?...
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
@SunshineEast It would be so much better if religions consisted of values rather than fealty to this or that god. It is the identification and worship of specific gods that causes most of the problems. When an outsider says they don't worship a particular god, that is when the hate and murder begins.
42 year old widower.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin Because of their second-class status, physical vulnerability, and frequent insecurity, the culture of women almost totally evades review and criticism. They can be assholes, clownish or otherwise inappropriate and it all gets a pass. The result is a social gender that is silly, immature, feigns ignorance or is ignorant, AND politically apathetic/irresponsible. So yeah, criticizing each other doesn't happen, at least not meaningfully. Men's faults are at least or more manifold, but because their bad behavior is more consequential, the criticism is warranted and does happen.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin Because of their second-class status, physical vulnerability, and frequent insecurity, the culture of women almost totally evades review and criticism. They can be assholes, clownish or otherwise inappropriate and it all gets a pass. The result is a social gender that is silly, immature, feigns ignorance or is ignorant, AND politically apathetic/irresponsible. So yeah, criticizing each other doesn't happen, at least not meaningfully. Men's faults are at least or more manifold, but because their bad behavior is more consequential, the criticism is warranted and does happen.
(Extract from the link below)
"Make no mistake: One branch of the American government implying that...
PondartIncbendog comments on Aug 27, 2022:
When there is a political activity, it seems UFO's are brought out of the drawer again. Misdirection?
racocn8 replies on Aug 27, 2022:
No one is bringing this out. The media haven't covered it except for that video and Beau's video that took a derisive attitude. It's probably not so much misdirection as part of the chaos.
PondartIncbendog comments on Aug 27, 2022:
When there is a political activity, it seems UFO's are brought out of the drawer again. Misdirection?
racocn8 replies on Aug 27, 2022:
No one is bringing this out. The media haven't covered it except for that video and Beau's video that took a derisive attitude. It's probably not so much misdirection as part of the chaos.
42 year old widower.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
@Lorajay Studies I've seen indicate that men reject women due to looks at a significantly lower rate than women do. Google it.
racocn8 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
That is one of the main problems on dating sites. Most women reject most men on looks. That is part of why I hate Disney, which inculcated that value in all the princess movies.
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
@Lorajay Studies I've seen indicate that men reject women due to looks at a significantly lower rate than women do. Google it.
Right wing lunatic accidentally makes a sexual reference while spewing hatred
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Wangobango3 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
There's no cure for this kind of mental illness. I pity his children
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
Lobotomy
Wangobango3 comments on Aug 26, 2022:
There's no cure for this kind of mental illness. I pity his children
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
Lobotomy
There is a difference between the parties, and it's pretty plain to see.
racocn8 comments on Aug 25, 2022:
(Except that Paul Pelosi's punishment is an uncharacteristic slap on the wrist compared to most DUI sentences)
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
@BitFlipper That Pelosi's husband should be the beneficiary of an absurdly light sentence highlights the disparity in justice between the privileged and the rest of us. The toleration of that corruption certainly happens on both sides of aisle, but, yes, those on the right are far more hypocritical and willing to defend criminality and corruption.
racocn8 comments on Aug 25, 2022:
(Except that Paul Pelosi's punishment is an uncharacteristic slap on the wrist compared to most DUI sentences)
racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:
@BitFlipper That Pelosi's husband should be the beneficiary of an absurdly light sentence highlights the disparity in justice between the privileged and the rest of us. The toleration of that corruption certainly happens on both sides of aisle, but, yes, those on the right are far more hypocritical and willing to defend criminality and corruption.
The Road to Legalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level - Beyond the Scenes | The Daily Show
FvckY0u comments on Aug 24, 2022:
While I'm on board with legalizing cannabis nationally that's not my primary concern. Frankly psychedelics show a lot of promise for helping with a lot of mental illnesses far beyond that of cannabis. I'd like to see psychedelics legalized nationally for therapeutic purposes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 24, 2022:
Cannabis contains a variety of molecules that have a corresponding variety of medicinal effects. The effectiveness on cancer could save millions. Tryptamines (psychedelics) should also be decriminalized because the medical establishment doesn't have the integrity needed to be the exclusive owners of this technology. I support developing the therapeutic/clinical wherewithal to treat people within the conventional context. Putting people in jail solves nothing except to demonstrate how cruel the fascists are willing to be (and to intimidate the rest of us).
FvckY0u comments on Aug 24, 2022:
While I'm on board with legalizing cannabis nationally that's not my primary concern. Frankly psychedelics show a lot of promise for helping with a lot of mental illnesses far beyond that of cannabis. I'd like to see psychedelics legalized nationally for therapeutic purposes.
racocn8 replies on Aug 24, 2022:
Cannabis contains a variety of molecules that have a corresponding variety of medicinal effects. The effectiveness on cancer could save millions. Tryptamines (psychedelics) should also be decriminalized because the medical establishment doesn't have the integrity needed to be the exclusive owners of this technology. I support developing the therapeutic/clinical wherewithal to treat people within the conventional context. Putting people in jail solves nothing except to demonstrate how cruel the fascists are willing to be (and to intimidate the rest of us).
US National Archives says 700 pages of classified records were seized at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago ...
racocn8 comments on Aug 23, 2022:
Who were the people moving boxes around at Mar-a-Lago? Any of them foreign agents or just exactly what were they doing. They need to depose every one, including the Secret Service agents, who betrayed their oaths if they knew anything about this (Not that anyone in Trump's circle ISN'T a traitor).
racocn8 replies on Aug 23, 2022:
Trump only missed a few of the items on Putin's shopping list...
racocn8 comments on Aug 23, 2022:
Who were the people moving boxes around at Mar-a-Lago? Any of them foreign agents or just exactly what were they doing. They need to depose every one, including the Secret Service agents, who betrayed their oaths if they knew anything about this (Not that anyone in Trump's circle ISN'T a traitor).
racocn8 replies on Aug 23, 2022:
Trump only missed a few of the items on Putin's shopping list...
I had an echo stress/ultrasound test today, from which I am still awaiting results.
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
The Fox brainwashing has really destroyed much of the country. The lies people believe are at once, disgusting and destructive. This is the US in a nosedive.
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
I am very sorry to hear about your son. I lost a close friend, but that can't compare. I hope you are holding up.
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
The Fox brainwashing has really destroyed much of the country. The lies people believe are at once, disgusting and destructive. This is the US in a nosedive.
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
I am very sorry to hear about your son. I lost a close friend, but that can't compare. I hope you are holding up.
Ok... maybe the guys can answer this. What's the deal with the dead fish?
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities?
I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
@LiterateHiker My dad would drag the family out on the ocean where I consistently became sea-sick and spent half the trip drugged with dramamine in the bow bunk. What fun....
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities?
I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
@LiterateHiker My dad would drag the family out on the ocean where I consistently became sea-sick and spent half the trip drugged with dramamine in the bow bunk. What fun....
Ok... maybe the guys can answer this. What's the deal with the dead fish?
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities?
I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin I fished when I was a teen at summer camp, and my friend would fish on our backpack trips. My dad fished for his hobby. (Ugh. PTSD setting in.) I believe fishing is a very common activity enjoyed by urban folk on vacation.
racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:
Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities?
I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin I fished when I was a teen at summer camp, and my friend would fish on our backpack trips. My dad fished for his hobby. (Ugh. PTSD setting in.) I believe fishing is a very common activity enjoyed by urban folk on vacation.
Enough with the book banning, I don't care if it's Marx, Engels, Hitler, Stalin, Moses, Mohamed, or...
Betty comments on Aug 21, 2022:
Abandoned, exploited, abused, and unwanted children. Poverty, unattainable basic health care, decent education, and crimes against women. These are some of the problems that are ignored in favor of **their** interpretation of their so called god.
Anyone who doesn't see something wrong with that...
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
It is a cult of the brain-damaged. (...but aren't they all?)
Betty comments on Aug 21, 2022:
Abandoned, exploited, abused, and unwanted children. Poverty, unattainable basic health care, decent education, and crimes against women. These are some of the problems that are ignored in favor of **their** interpretation of their so called god.
Anyone who doesn't see something wrong with that...
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
It is a cult of the brain-damaged. (...but aren't they all?)
I note that Triphid has not posted in more than 10 days.
Normanbites comments on Aug 21, 2022:
It's hard to imagine the crusty old guy could get hurt. But it is Australia where even the koala's try to kill you .... so .... let me know what you find out.
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
It's been a month. I fear the worst...
Normanbites comments on Aug 21, 2022:
It's hard to imagine the crusty old guy could get hurt. But it is Australia where even the koala's try to kill you .... so .... let me know what you find out.
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
It's been a month. I fear the worst...
Yet another scientific study on the use of hemp cannabinoids on Covid:
Abstract: "The rapid ...
blaDers comments on Aug 21, 2022:
Tbh, I’ve never had an experience of using CBD to cure covid, but once, I was prescribed CBD gummies to cure my bad sleep. Actually, it helped me a lot. I’ve tried many kinds of treatment, and CBD gummies turned out to be the most effective treatment. Btw, my friend used CBD to cure covid. ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
As CBD is anti-inflammatory, its use can reduce the inflammation and pain from arthritis. I am in the process of marketing CBDA which efficiently shuts down nausea for people getting chemo, PMS or anything that causes nausea. When it takes effect, it is a phenomenal experience.
blaDers comments on Aug 21, 2022:
Tbh, I’ve never had an experience of using CBD to cure covid, but once, I was prescribed CBD gummies to cure my bad sleep. Actually, it helped me a lot. I’ve tried many kinds of treatment, and CBD gummies turned out to be the most effective treatment. Btw, my friend used CBD to cure covid. ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:
As CBD is anti-inflammatory, its use can reduce the inflammation and pain from arthritis. I am in the process of marketing CBDA which efficiently shuts down nausea for people getting chemo, PMS or anything that causes nausea. When it takes effect, it is a phenomenal experience.
I remember...
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 20, 2022:
4 comics at 15 cents each = 60 cents
3 candy bars at 10 cents each is another 30 cents
trading cards with gum 5 cents each
bag of chips was 5 cents and soda was another 15 cents...
All that work for $1.20....
racocn8 replies on Aug 20, 2022:
You forgot the 5-finger discount...
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 20, 2022:
4 comics at 15 cents each = 60 cents
3 candy bars at 10 cents each is another 30 cents
trading cards with gum 5 cents each
bag of chips was 5 cents and soda was another 15 cents...
All that work for $1.20....
racocn8 replies on Aug 20, 2022:
You forgot the 5-finger discount...
Some More News, for some more freethinking!
How Rich People Keep Screwing Up Global Health
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racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2021:
Can you cite something from the video that is not BS?
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
Your reply contains the fragment: "The current so-called covid vaccine...." . Given the proven effectiveness of the vaccines, you betray your fact-free bias. I don't see a meaningful suggestion that answers my challenge.
racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2021:
Can you cite something from the video that is not BS?
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
Your reply contains the fragment: "The current so-called covid vaccine...." . Given the proven effectiveness of the vaccines, you betray your fact-free bias. I don't see a meaningful suggestion that answers my challenge.
Today, I got cornered by an old woman in a thrift store who admired the vintage bean pot I was ...
Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 19, 2022:
She is confused. One can catch Covid from someone with Covid, and, yes, some vaxxed people get Covid. I had a mild case a month ago. No one catches it from a vaxxed person who doesn't have the disease.
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
This is a subtle issue the wingnuts have seized on as a talking point to bash the non-MAGA. I am certain that any trained specialist at the CDC would explain the issue as you did. However, that message may have gotten mangled by a poorly informed politician, but I haven't seen any actual quotations. Thus, I'm betting the wingnut claim was fabricated from the start and endlessly repeated on Fox.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 19, 2022:
She is confused. One can catch Covid from someone with Covid, and, yes, some vaxxed people get Covid. I had a mild case a month ago. No one catches it from a vaxxed person who doesn't have the disease.
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
This is a subtle issue the wingnuts have seized on as a talking point to bash the non-MAGA. I am certain that any trained specialist at the CDC would explain the issue as you did. However, that message may have gotten mangled by a poorly informed politician, but I haven't seen any actual quotations. Thus, I'm betting the wingnut claim was fabricated from the start and endlessly repeated on Fox.
What if President Obama had tried to issue a blanket declassification order?
Organist1 comments on Aug 19, 2022:
Republicans and republican extremism are the worst plague this country has ever seen.
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
It shows to all the young people that they are unfit to be citizens, and their embrace of corruption and immorality shows their true values.
Organist1 comments on Aug 19, 2022:
Republicans and republican extremism are the worst plague this country has ever seen.
racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:
It shows to all the young people that they are unfit to be citizens, and their embrace of corruption and immorality shows their true values.
Men would not understand, Lol
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Pretty sure she has had larger....
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I'd be curious to know which sex has more mass devoted to the purpose. It's far from being obvious.
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Pretty sure she has had larger....
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I'd be curious to know which sex has more mass devoted to the purpose. It's far from being obvious.
I wanted to relate a story.
racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Your situation reads extremely similar to mine. I did not identify my ex as a narcissist. She did have an extreme manic-depressive problem. The loss of my relationship with my daughter has been extremely painful. I know some kids that rebel with estrangement seek reconciliation when they mature. I ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I honestly don't know her anymore. She has shunned be for 9 years. She had a difficult personality growing up and it didn't really improve. She showed some depression, but also some arrogance, sense of entitlement, and indifference to the feelings of others (low or no empathy). Some of that fits... While I wish I could have a relationship with her, I suspect that she is now seriously toxic so that it may be better that I not know.
racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Your situation reads extremely similar to mine. I did not identify my ex as a narcissist. She did have an extreme manic-depressive problem. The loss of my relationship with my daughter has been extremely painful. I know some kids that rebel with estrangement seek reconciliation when they mature. I ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I honestly don't know her anymore. She has shunned be for 9 years. She had a difficult personality growing up and it didn't really improve. She showed some depression, but also some arrogance, sense of entitlement, and indifference to the feelings of others (low or no empathy). Some of that fits... While I wish I could have a relationship with her, I suspect that she is now seriously toxic so that it may be better that I not know.
Why do men like beer?
racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Yeah, I had a girl change her mind right at penetration... My mind was raped.
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I can't say. I strongly doubt it.
racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:
Yeah, I had a girl change her mind right at penetration... My mind was raped.
racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:
I can't say. I strongly doubt it.
Whiplash!
Redheadedgammy comments on Aug 16, 2022:
What a joke all the people at Faux noise are! 🤣🤣🤣
racocn8 replies on Aug 16, 2022:
I had a recent discussion with a couple of Fox-Trumpers. And they weren't stupid people (exactly). But you'd never know it to talk with them. They don't know what MSM is lying about, but they know it does. And Hillary's emails are so much worse than anything Trump did. And the Jan 6 Committee hearing aren't legit because they aren't allowing an alternative point of view. I told the a-hole there wasn't another point of view, but he should certainly put it on the table if he thought there was one. I take it back. They are stupid.
Redheadedgammy comments on Aug 16, 2022:
What a joke all the people at Faux noise are! 🤣🤣🤣
racocn8 replies on Aug 16, 2022:
I had a recent discussion with a couple of Fox-Trumpers. And they weren't stupid people (exactly). But you'd never know it to talk with them. They don't know what MSM is lying about, but they know it does. And Hillary's emails are so much worse than anything Trump did. And the Jan 6 Committee hearing aren't legit because they aren't allowing an alternative point of view. I told the a-hole there wasn't another point of view, but he should certainly put it on the table if he thought there was one. I take it back. They are stupid.
Regarding proposals to bring lower Mississippi river water west to Colorado and beyond:
I'm ...
racocn8 comments on Aug 14, 2022:
Building large pumps is off-the-shelf technology. They cost more than rain, but if you don't have rain, what choice do you have?
racocn8 replies on Aug 15, 2022:
When California was victimized by Enron's natural gas manipulations, then Governor Grey Davis tasked experts to report on measures to avoid similar fiascos. California was at the end of two NG pipelines where upstream states retained dibs. Among the measures were 1) building another pipeline and 2) purchasing costly futures contracts. The GQP seized on the latter despite it being merely the enactment of the best available advice. The GQP used this issue to unseat Davis and replace him with Schwarzenegger.
Another cautionary tale is how San Francisco built the Hetch Hetchy dam in the next valley up from Yosemite. Yes, the dam submerged some of the valley, but at the same time, the impassible reservoir protected the upstream valley from millions of visitors that would have impacted Yosemite Valley. Thus, the upstream Hetch Hetchy Valley is nearly unspoiled. That hasn't stopped so-called environmentalists from continuing to petition for the destruction of the dam.
racocn8 comments on Aug 14, 2022:
Building large pumps is off-the-shelf technology. They cost more than rain, but if you don't have rain, what choice do you have?
racocn8 replies on Aug 15, 2022:
When California was victimized by Enron's natural gas manipulations, then Governor Grey Davis tasked experts to report on measures to avoid similar fiascos. California was at the end of two NG pipelines where upstream states retained dibs. Among the measures were 1) building another pipeline and 2) purchasing costly futures contracts. The GQP seized on the latter despite it being merely the enactment of the best available advice. The GQP used this issue to unseat Davis and replace him with Schwarzenegger.
Another cautionary tale is how San Francisco built the Hetch Hetchy dam in the next valley up from Yosemite. Yes, the dam submerged some of the valley, but at the same time, the impassible reservoir protected the upstream valley from millions of visitors that would have impacted Yosemite Valley. Thus, the upstream Hetch Hetchy Valley is nearly unspoiled. That hasn't stopped so-called environmentalists from continuing to petition for the destruction of the dam.
Russian Republicons
racocn8 comments on Aug 12, 2022:
If only...
A black hood would definitely be an improvement.
Disposing of that much hazardous waste could be costly.
racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2022:
@hankHunter13 Perhaps a rotary kiln?...
racocn8 comments on Aug 12, 2022:
If only...
A black hood would definitely be an improvement.
Disposing of that much hazardous waste could be costly.
racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2022:
@hankHunter13 Perhaps a rotary kiln?...
Tonight, I am greatly troubled.
anglophone comments on Aug 12, 2022:
If the Tangerine Turd is tried and found guilt of violating such a statute, then I see a risk that his stormtroopers (QAnon, the Proud Boys, etc) will drag the USA into another civil war.
racocn8 replies on Aug 12, 2022:
They could try, but they're on the same level as Charlie Manson.
anglophone comments on Aug 12, 2022:
If the Tangerine Turd is tried and found guilt of violating such a statute, then I see a risk that his stormtroopers (QAnon, the Proud Boys, etc) will drag the USA into another civil war.
racocn8 replies on Aug 12, 2022:
They could try, but they're on the same level as Charlie Manson.
So smart too
JackPedigo comments on Aug 11, 2022:
And if you do teach your child about jesus this is what will be the result (a clueless, nitwit).
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
I once wrote a letter that the OC Register published suggesting that Evangelicals should lobotomize their children so that when they grow up, they'll be just like their parents...
JackPedigo comments on Aug 11, 2022:
And if you do teach your child about jesus this is what will be the result (a clueless, nitwit).
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
I once wrote a letter that the OC Register published suggesting that Evangelicals should lobotomize their children so that when they grow up, they'll be just like their parents...
Letters From An American 08/10/2022
Charlene comments on Aug 11, 2022:
And Trumpys world is crumbling..finally.
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
Trump still has all the resources needed to draw this out forever.
Charlene comments on Aug 11, 2022:
And Trumpys world is crumbling..finally.
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
Trump still has all the resources needed to draw this out forever.
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Lots of info from Heather Cox Richardson
racocn8 comments on Aug 11, 2022:
It couldn't be just one informant at Mar-a-Lago. To convince a judge to raid a president the FBI would need at least one informant and second insider (ie USSS) to verify it. And seeing a transcript of a call where Trump references the materials...
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
I don't know it to be true. Again, would or even could the FBI go to a judge with a single sworn affidavit of information merely claiming that one person had seen classified documents at Mar-a-Lago??? The FBI could not possibly consider getting a search warrant on a popular ex-president relying on a single claim of wrongdoing. They had been working on how to orchestrate this raid for two weeks before it happened. It wasn't spontaneous, but the culmination of careful planning. Elsewhere, supposedly reliable rumors claim that a tapped phone call figured into the warrant application.
racocn8 comments on Aug 11, 2022:
It couldn't be just one informant at Mar-a-Lago. To convince a judge to raid a president the FBI would need at least one informant and second insider (ie USSS) to verify it. And seeing a transcript of a call where Trump references the materials...
racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:
I don't know it to be true. Again, would or even could the FBI go to a judge with a single sworn affidavit of information merely claiming that one person had seen classified documents at Mar-a-Lago??? The FBI could not possibly consider getting a search warrant on a popular ex-president relying on a single claim of wrongdoing. They had been working on how to orchestrate this raid for two weeks before it happened. It wasn't spontaneous, but the culmination of careful planning. Elsewhere, supposedly reliable rumors claim that a tapped phone call figured into the warrant application.
Does anyone have any doubt that Trump is an overt/grandiose malignant narcissist?
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
They love drama. Not unlike some of the trolls here. They thrive on pissing people off and manipulating them. They are toxic bullies, and they pervade our society traumatizing everyone they encounter. I'm betting this is a major expression of the brain damage found in the ultra-religious. Is any ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
The only way to get them any help is if the therapist has leverage on the narc, such as desire to preserve a relationship with a company or children. Therapists who do that work know that treatment is a long haul. If they ever make a 'breakthrough', they have to be ready to marshal family to keep the narc from committing suicide. The breakthrough can result in draining the narc of all the grandiosity they deploy to manipulate others. Even so, it's near impossible to manifest even a shred of empathy in them. And that lack of empathy jibes with the disordered personalities noted from religious brain damage.
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
They love drama. Not unlike some of the trolls here. They thrive on pissing people off and manipulating them. They are toxic bullies, and they pervade our society traumatizing everyone they encounter. I'm betting this is a major expression of the brain damage found in the ultra-religious. Is any ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
The only way to get them any help is if the therapist has leverage on the narc, such as desire to preserve a relationship with a company or children. Therapists who do that work know that treatment is a long haul. If they ever make a 'breakthrough', they have to be ready to marshal family to keep the narc from committing suicide. The breakthrough can result in draining the narc of all the grandiosity they deploy to manipulate others. Even so, it's near impossible to manifest even a shred of empathy in them. And that lack of empathy jibes with the disordered personalities noted from religious brain damage.
“There is one irrefutable law of the universe.
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
That is far from being an irrefutable law of the universe. It might be true for Oprah. We have responsibility TO each other as a matter of humanity. While we are responsible for our own life, it is a non sequitur for her next statement. It is certainly unwise to hold someone else accountable for ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
I read the buildup phrase to her supposed wisdom as absurd. I respect the sentiment she's voicing, albeit unclearly. To be certain, one should not wait for people to 'come around' and show love and respect if they have always behaved badly. Letting them hold your feelings hostage is stupid. If that's what kind of person they are, it's past time to move on.
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
That is far from being an irrefutable law of the universe. It might be true for Oprah. We have responsibility TO each other as a matter of humanity. While we are responsible for our own life, it is a non sequitur for her next statement. It is certainly unwise to hold someone else accountable for ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
I read the buildup phrase to her supposed wisdom as absurd. I respect the sentiment she's voicing, albeit unclearly. To be certain, one should not wait for people to 'come around' and show love and respect if they have always behaved badly. Letting them hold your feelings hostage is stupid. If that's what kind of person they are, it's past time to move on.
This is no joke to some of us so I thought I would post it here! :-D
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
Do you play chess...?
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
Knight: (Adjusts cloak and 'accidentally' knocks over board...)
Death: (something like) Don't worry my friend. I remember where we were... (Resets board)
racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:
Do you play chess...?
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
Knight: (Adjusts cloak and 'accidentally' knocks over board...)
Death: (something like) Don't worry my friend. I remember where we were... (Resets board)
Does anyone know of present or former Trump supporters on this site or elsewhere who have had the ...
racocn8 comments on Aug 9, 2022:
You ask that after CPAC hosts Orban ? (Who is another Putin stooge)
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
Putin has established a major beachhead of influence in the US. All of the crazy team that met in Dec 2020 to develop the capitol assault have Russia connections. Mueller documented 100 contacts with Trump's 2016 election team. Moscow Mitch. Maria Buttina. And NUMBER 1: The Koch Brothers. Yeah, who on the Republican team has the balls to call out the traitors in their midst? A google search reveals nothing and nobody. Try it.
racocn8 comments on Aug 9, 2022:
You ask that after CPAC hosts Orban ? (Who is another Putin stooge)
racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:
Putin has established a major beachhead of influence in the US. All of the crazy team that met in Dec 2020 to develop the capitol assault have Russia connections. Mueller documented 100 contacts with Trump's 2016 election team. Moscow Mitch. Maria Buttina. And NUMBER 1: The Koch Brothers. Yeah, who on the Republican team has the balls to call out the traitors in their midst? A google search reveals nothing and nobody. Try it.
I've been single for seven years.
racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:
Good luck. Don't worry about your age. Just be open, whether it's on-line or in the supermarket. I met a lady at the latter, and it was good until she started drinking. Keep trying; what else can one do?
racocn8 replies on Aug 9, 2022:
That lady and I had the most wondrous sex. I'd put up with a lot for that, but the situation kept getting worse. I have fabulous memories, if mixed with not so fabulous ones.
racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:
Good luck. Don't worry about your age. Just be open, whether it's on-line or in the supermarket. I met a lady at the latter, and it was good until she started drinking. Keep trying; what else can one do?
racocn8 replies on Aug 9, 2022:
That lady and I had the most wondrous sex. I'd put up with a lot for that, but the situation kept getting worse. I have fabulous memories, if mixed with not so fabulous ones.
Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...
racocn8 comments on Aug 3, 2022:
60 females since the beginning of 2020? US firearm deaths in 2020 alone were around 45,000. I guess Iran is much more civilized than the US.
racocn8 replies on Aug 8, 2022:
@laidback1 Those that love guns to the point of making guns their religion don't deserve much. As they prevent addressing the slaughter of innocents, they have blood on their hands without ever pulling a trigger. And it gets so much worse. Gun nuts are psychopaths, dreaming of the day they can murder dozens or hundreds. No one should miss them if society ever gets serious about eliminating the threat they pose.
racocn8 comments on Aug 3, 2022:
60 females since the beginning of 2020? US firearm deaths in 2020 alone were around 45,000. I guess Iran is much more civilized than the US.
racocn8 replies on Aug 8, 2022:
@laidback1 Those that love guns to the point of making guns their religion don't deserve much. As they prevent addressing the slaughter of innocents, they have blood on their hands without ever pulling a trigger. And it gets so much worse. Gun nuts are psychopaths, dreaming of the day they can murder dozens or hundreds. No one should miss them if society ever gets serious about eliminating the threat they pose.
“Trust is the glue of life.
anglophone comments on Aug 7, 2022:
How to destroy a personal relationship that was built up over 15 years: give somebody a tirade lasting 20 minutes that is full of untruths.
racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:
That is precisely what happened to me. Along with the triggering event being utterly trivial, the shouted lies were followed by the declaration: "I'll never apologize".
Sadly, the tantrum and subsequent shunning revealed the absence of basic honesty, that being replaced by severe sociopathy.
anglophone comments on Aug 7, 2022:
How to destroy a personal relationship that was built up over 15 years: give somebody a tirade lasting 20 minutes that is full of untruths.
racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:
That is precisely what happened to me. Along with the triggering event being utterly trivial, the shouted lies were followed by the declaration: "I'll never apologize".
Sadly, the tantrum and subsequent shunning revealed the absence of basic honesty, that being replaced by severe sociopathy.
Not sure what to make of the latest from Gaza/Israel.
racocn8 comments on Aug 7, 2022:
Israel won't ethnically cleanse the Palestinians like all other countries do in such situations. The Palestinians won't give up their dreams of genocide/ethnically cleansing the Jews into the sea. Stalemate.
racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:
"Not all Palestinians strive to wipe out Israel." Perhaps, but Gazans continue to re-elect Hamas which dictates the policy of genocide, and the education teaching it. On the other hand, the Israeli maintain their policy of stealing land as punishment for intransigence. This ethnic cleansing, while small in scale, is both criminal and provocative, but also unstoppable, and supported by new generations of Israelis eager for their own land (at the cost of their integrity & honor).
Neither group is about to change, nor are there incentives for change (beyond the carnage). Also, malign actors like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. benefit from stirring the pot and keeping it going. That's not about to change either.
Negotiated peace is a lovely idea, but the reality is that ALL the parties are SATISFIED with the status quo. It is the cost of embracing a rancid belief system and being recognized as immoral by the rest of the world.
racocn8 comments on Aug 7, 2022:
Israel won't ethnically cleanse the Palestinians like all other countries do in such situations. The Palestinians won't give up their dreams of genocide/ethnically cleansing the Jews into the sea. Stalemate.
racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:
"Not all Palestinians strive to wipe out Israel." Perhaps, but Gazans continue to re-elect Hamas which dictates the policy of genocide, and the education teaching it. On the other hand, the Israeli maintain their policy of stealing land as punishment for intransigence. This ethnic cleansing, while small in scale, is both criminal and provocative, but also unstoppable, and supported by new generations of Israelis eager for their own land (at the cost of their integrity & honor).
Neither group is about to change, nor are there incentives for change (beyond the carnage). Also, malign actors like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. benefit from stirring the pot and keeping it going. That's not about to change either.
Negotiated peace is a lovely idea, but the reality is that ALL the parties are SATISFIED with the status quo. It is the cost of embracing a rancid belief system and being recognized as immoral by the rest of the world.
Scenes from CPAC | Reuters.com
dalefvictor comments on Aug 6, 2022:
Just for grims I went into a gun store the other day. While there this guy walked in demanding a particular rifle which they did not have. They said they could order on and he went into a tirade about how he had money and wanted to buy, cash. I know gun stores can be a little strange, but this was ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 6, 2022:
Sounds like you want to be "the good guy with a gun". How could you forgive yourself if you weren't prepared and you could have been? But, having a gun invites trouble. And so often, guns are misused, and if one's own gun were misused on a loved one (or by a loved one), how do you forgive yourself? Suppose the gun you buy were stolen? We all have some paranoia, but do we go down that road, knowing it up's the odds? Good luck. Let us know what you decide.
dalefvictor comments on Aug 6, 2022:
Just for grims I went into a gun store the other day. While there this guy walked in demanding a particular rifle which they did not have. They said they could order on and he went into a tirade about how he had money and wanted to buy, cash. I know gun stores can be a little strange, but this was ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 6, 2022:
Sounds like you want to be "the good guy with a gun". How could you forgive yourself if you weren't prepared and you could have been? But, having a gun invites trouble. And so often, guns are misused, and if one's own gun were misused on a loved one (or by a loved one), how do you forgive yourself? Suppose the gun you buy were stolen? We all have some paranoia, but do we go down that road, knowing it up's the odds? Good luck. Let us know what you decide.
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