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Eriador comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Trying my best figure out what any of that has do with the National Endowment for the Arts. ;)

wordywalt replies on Dec 2, 2018:

Nothing. I did not claim that it did. So, what is your point?

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@darthfaja Why are you still harassing me?

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@darthfaja I will not attempt to even answer such aggressively derogatory stupidity!

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@darthfaja What is weird is anyone defending the modern behavior of the NRA.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@darthfaja Not to me. To me, it is a matter of truth, morality, and defense of our democracy..

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@darthfaja I will be placing two new posts on this site tomorrow on the historical and current facts about the NRA and its behavior. Follow them if you have the guts.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj You would do well to stop exercising defensive and fallacious illogic and to actually seek information.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj You still have not made a valid point.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@darthfaja Your reason could not more logically fallacious or factually incorrect. Of course, the NRA bears much responsibility for gun violence in our country.

Discovery of first genetic variants associated with meaning in life -- ScienceDaily

wordywalt comments on Oct 5, 2018:

That title does not convey an accurate image. What the study really shows is that genetic differences in the neuro-system make a difference in a person's PERCEPTION of meaning in life.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@Sameasis Please tell me what you are trying to say in a simple statement that is clear in and of itself.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj Stop playing silly games to try to defend the NRA. When I pointed out that Japan has no equivalent of the NRA and has a miniscule rate of gun violence, you did not respond to my point, but threw up a lame issues of differences in family life. In effect, you ceded my point, and tried to throw a smokescreen. Similarly, when I pointed out how the NRA is using huge sums of money to put out false propaganda and to buy corrupt political influence, you did not respond to these issues. Again, by failing to respond to my main point, you ceded the points and tried to throw up a lame smokescreen. Who do you think you are fooling? Maybe yourself?

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj Then you have never listened to some of their vicious demagoguery.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj And Japan does not have an NRA pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into propaganda and political influence campaigns to encourage people with a streak of violence in their make-up.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 30, 2018:

@jorj It is my perception that you are totally off base in suggesting that those factors are more significant in causing gun violence than are the greed driven actions of the NTA. Japanese culture is more into violent videogames than is that of the USA, but they have only a miniscule fraction of gun violence that we do.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 29, 2018:

@jorj Typographical errors have nothing to do with grammar. I corrected one typographical error.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 29, 2018:

@darthfaja Please point out any errors in my grammar And, I resent your statement that I am intellectually lazy. That is both false and uncalled for. I criticized your statement validly, as it did not convey the intent you assert. I was criticizing the statement, not you. In turn, your move was not exactly above reproach.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 29, 2018:

@darthfaja I apologize. But, if we did not have the NRA, we would not have the problem of widespread and increasing gun violence. We do have to stand up to the NTA and to the people who support them. If we banned hand guns and assault weapons (weapons intended primarily to kill people), as Australia did, we would not have such a severe problem.

Active shooter drill at my grandkids school.

wordywalt comments on Nov 29, 2018:

It is a shame that we even have to have active shooter drills simply because the NRA promotes an irresponsible arming of people in public places.

wordywalt replies on Nov 29, 2018:

@darthfaja I am a gun owner, and an expert marksman. But, I would NEVER carry a gun in public. The NRA IS promoting a society of armed people in public, which is inevitably promoting gun violence. I am sorry, but you statement is more stupid than you can imagine. .

Majority Leader (this is a leader?

Freedompath comments on Nov 28, 2018:

O my heavenly days! Is this man, beyond the pale! McConnell is a criminal, pure and simple! Mueller is no clown, so I will hold that thought! This has got to be the most dishonest Administration in HISTORY!

wordywalt replies on Nov 28, 2018:

McConnell was corrupt long before Trump ever appeared on the political scene. Thanks to McConnell's false propaganda for over 20 years, our country is now living under the terrible damage of Citizens United and of the court ruling that in political campaigns corporations are people. His huge damage is simply more insidious than that of the idiot Trump.

So after last nights interesting discussion whats everyones opinion on this ?

wordywalt comments on Nov 28, 2018:

I do not understand trans=sexuality , but will not demean it. I simply do understand the desire to be something that we cannot biologically ever be. I am what I am biologically.

wordywalt replies on Nov 28, 2018:

@Simon1 That should never be forced on a child. This is a sick parent.

Yes I'm spiritual .

wordywalt comments on Nov 28, 2018:

If by spirit you mean attitudes, beliefs, values, developed cognitive structures, or developed patterns of meaning, then say so. There is no need to use a term which carries religious connotations.

wordywalt replies on Nov 28, 2018:

@Cutiebeauty I did not misunderstand you. I just dislike use of the term "spirit". I guess that is my own hang-up..

In the absence of any empirical rules that apply to everyone, each person is free to form her or his...

wordywalt comments on Nov 26, 2018:

I find you moral relativism abhorrent. There can be no civil and democratic society with a base of treating all others with full dignity and respect.

wordywalt replies on Nov 26, 2018:

@TheMiddleWay There are no "god given rules." Nevertheless, there must be real limits on the range of definition of "dignity and respect" if a society is to be civil , just, and democratic.

What is the value of life, the value of morality, the value of science, the value of responsibility,...

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Life, in and of itself, has no value. It simply is. Morality, science, responsibility, helping others, and justice all add value to life through the impact of our thoughts and actions -- as does well grounded critical thinking and decision-making (judgment). The only value that attaches to your ...

wordywalt replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@belfodil Huh? I don't get your point. If you mean that we all die, that is true. So?

What is the value of life, the value of morality, the value of science, the value of responsibility,...

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Life, in and of itself, has no value. It simply is. Morality, science, responsibility, helping others, and justice all add value to life through the impact of our thoughts and actions -- as does well grounded critical thinking and decision-making (judgment). The only value that attaches to your ...

wordywalt replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@belfodil Our thoughts and actions influence others, and they -- in turn -- continue that influence over time and space. Those impacts -- positive or negative -- far outlive us. As a retired educator, I am proud to say that I have influenced the lives of thousands of people directly, and many more indirectly.

What is the value of life, the value of morality, the value of science, the value of responsibility,...

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Life, in and of itself, has no value. It simply is. Morality, science, responsibility, helping others, and justice all add value to life through the impact of our thoughts and actions -- as does well grounded critical thinking and decision-making (judgment). The only value that attaches to your ...

wordywalt replies on Nov 24, 2018:

@belfodil You seem to not understand that it is human thought and action that creates value.

The Kalam Cosmological Argument Debunked.

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Why must here be a beginning? I believe that the ig bang was simply the beginning of an expansion phase of the universe, in an endless cycle of expansion and contraction.

wordywalt replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@maturin1919 My point exactly. If there was never a "nothing", then there was no absolute beginning.

The Kalam Cosmological Argument Debunked.

wordywalt comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Why must here be a beginning? I believe that the ig bang was simply the beginning of an expansion phase of the universe, in an endless cycle of expansion and contraction.

wordywalt replies on Nov 23, 2018:

@maturin1919 There are onsets of cycles, not absolute beginnings, prior to which nothing existed.

Today's multiple developments show clearly the Trump has never had even a fleeting relationship with...

powder comments on Nov 21, 2018:

But but he's a stable genius......

wordywalt replies on Nov 21, 2018:

To anyone who believes that: I have some swamp land here in Florida I would like to sell you.

Today's multiple developments show clearly the Trump has never had even a fleeting relationship with...

lerlo comments on Nov 21, 2018:

But the economy!! :):):)

wordywalt replies on Nov 21, 2018:

Given time, he will screw that up, too.

Safe spaces.

wordywalt comments on Nov 19, 2018:

I am a strong advocate for a battle of ideas. A demagogue should be allowed to speak on a college campus only when he or she faces an opposing speaker who can and will truly debate him or her.

wordywalt replies on Nov 19, 2018:

A demagogue is a demagogue -- a person who espouses extreme ideology, using dogmatic and irrational reasoning without substantive proof or grounding real logic. That is far, far more common on the extreme right.

What will $20 (USD) get me in your hobby?

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2018:

You seem to be trying too hard to earn points. Points are not the real point. Meaningful communication is.

wordywalt replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@celticagent I have no agenda. You put your post in public space,. I put my response in public space. I see no problem.

What will $20 (USD) get me in your hobby?

wordywalt comments on Nov 18, 2018:

You seem to be trying too hard to earn points. Points are not the real point. Meaningful communication is.

wordywalt replies on Nov 18, 2018:

@celticagent When you make a post, those of us who read it have the right to respond to what we see. I saw a lot of small, rather insignificant posts that did not add to understanding or communication. That is my honest response. .

In light of developments tonight, I predict that Mueller will issue new indictments on Roger Stone ...

UrsiMajor comments on Nov 16, 2018:

He's been waiting for a bluer Congress. No use indicting if nobody is going to do anything about it.

wordywalt replies on Nov 16, 2018:

You badly underestimate the people of this country. If congress does not act on evidence, our streets will fill with people demonstrating against Trump and the Republicans.

It's time for a different economic system:

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2018:

Capitalism has no dogmatic inherent design. At times, it has shown a social conscience and some sense of social responsibility. Unfortunately , that is not happening today.

wordywalt replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@Bakunin You do not seem to know of how good firms work in the social democracies of Europe.

In light of developments tonight, I predict that Mueller will issue new indictments on Roger Stone ...

LiterateHiker comments on Nov 16, 2018:

What new developments are you talking about?

wordywalt replies on Nov 16, 2018:

(1) the indictment against Assange was accidently revealed in a court action in another case, (2) in Mannefort's case, both Mannefort and Mueller's team asked the judge to delay Mannefort's sentencing until late December so that Mannefort would have time to complete giving highly valuable information in the investigation, and (30 comments in another case indicated that some action was imminent.

Deputy National Supervisor forced out today.

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2018:

This was a second tier national security protegee of John Bolton; known for a closed mind, a sharp tongue, and a mean streak. She is no loss.

wordywalt replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@AntaresRose He will hang himself yet.

Deputy National Supervisor forced out today.

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2018:

This was a second tier national security protegee of John Bolton; known for a closed mind, a sharp tongue, and a mean streak. She is no loss.

wordywalt replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@AntaresRose True.

I am 81 years old, and had not seen my daughters and grandchildren for some time.

HippieChick58 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I am so happy my kids all live within a half an hour of me and I see them fairly often. I am so glad you had this time with your family. They will cherish the memories long after you're gone, and I hope that is a long time coming. Be well.

wordywalt replies on Nov 14, 2018:

Many thanks!

Rick Scott hasn't even been declared the winner of the election in Florida yet, and he's in DC, with...

wordywalt comments on Nov 14, 2018:

Scott is an arrogant, self-absorbed and morally bankrupt crook. He has used a huge golden parachute from being fired from his health insure company (he led over 1.9 BILLION of medicare fraud) to finance his entire political career. It is amazing to me that anyone could vote for th slimy slug.

wordywalt replies on Nov 14, 2018:

@sweetcharlotte A lot of Florida Republicans did know that. But, too many of them value ideology and political power over truth and morality.

I am 81 years old, and had not seen my daughters and grandchildren for some time.

AmiSue comments on Nov 14, 2018:

Because you reference mortality; I feel that the only afterlife consists of the memories we are a part of, the impact we've made, and the love we shared. We only live on in the people we leave behind. I love that you were able to do what you did. You've both strengthened your legacy and made an ...

wordywalt replies on Nov 14, 2018:

I totally agree.

Did you read 1984?

slydr68 comments on Nov 6, 2018:

At the end of WWII, we took Hitler's playbook and began to study, it seems...

wordywalt replies on Nov 7, 2018:

@slydr68 I am sorry that you perceived an admonition as rude.

Did you read 1984?

slydr68 comments on Nov 6, 2018:

At the end of WWII, we took Hitler's playbook and began to study, it seems...

wordywalt replies on Nov 6, 2018:

It really started in the late 1968s, with the influence of Nixon, Fallwell and the "Moral Majority", and the unified southern reaction to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Prior to that time, our country's leadership was moving in the really democratic direction after WW II. Study historical facts more closely.

Ever since the appearance of Lee Atwater as an aggressive, untruthful smear campaign specialist, ...

nvrnuff comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Unfortunately, there are so many that refuse to see through the BS.

wordywalt replies on Nov 6, 2018:

True, many don't, but I do believe that even some Republicans are beginning to reject the vicious tripe.

Conservatives, What is it that you don't like about people that are liberals, progressive or social ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 4, 2018:

The viewpoint you describe is pure false, demagogic bull shit! manufactured by reactionaries trying to con the public.

wordywalt replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@maturin1919 Yes, some demagogic and reactionary ideologues do hold such opinions. But, how they arrive at such erroneous conclusions is NOT irrelevant. It IS the point for reasoning people.

Conservatives, What is it that you don't like about people that are liberals, progressive or social ...

wordywalt comments on Nov 4, 2018:

The viewpoint you describe is pure false, demagogic bull shit! manufactured by reactionaries trying to con the public.

wordywalt replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@maturin1919 To be realisti c, one should never expect a reactionary demagogue to be truthful.

Why are people are so unkind? What are the biological benefits to being horrible to other humans?

rob2691 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

I am reading the book The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. In it he argues that all organisms are simply vehicles for the genes they contain. The objective of the genes/set of genes that coexist (in one body), is to survive and multiply (by having children). This process of survival is often faced ...

wordywalt replies on Nov 3, 2018:

At the level of the individual, vicious selfishness may help that individual and his or her offspring to survive. But, at a species level, social cooperation and compassion are much more important.

Be prepared for some significant developments in the Mueller probe shortly after the election.

gater comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Those that dont realize what a great president we have are just stupid.

wordywalt replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@gater Your senseless comments prove my point. Like the idiot Trump, you, you attempt to attach denigrating false labels to insult and quell people who disagree with you. That is a character flaw you sharewith him. My last retort, as arguing with a fool is senseless. One cannot reason with an irrational person.

Be prepared for some significant developments in the Mueller probe shortly after the election.

gater comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Those that dont realize what a great president we have are just stupid.

wordywalt replies on Nov 1, 2018:

@gater Unlike you, I have studied political science in graduate school and have continued to study political topics and issues over decades. I see no knowledge basis for your remarks or views. Anyone who supports Donald Trump is either a person enthralled with the culture of greed, who admires corruption, is a bigot, and.or or is so lacking in knowledge that he or she is damned gullible.

Be prepared for some significant developments in the Mueller probe shortly after the election.

gater comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Those that dont realize what a great president we have are just stupid.

wordywalt replies on Oct 31, 2018:

Your grammar is almost as bad as your judgment. It should be "those who" and not "those that."

Atheist = Depressed?

wordywalt comments on Oct 23, 2018:

No data exist that link atheism with depression.

wordywalt replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@Stephanie99 Thanks!

Atheist = Depressed?

wordywalt comments on Oct 23, 2018:

No data exist that link atheism with depression.

wordywalt replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Lucignolo The titles of several of the studies appear to be irrelevant to the topic, and I would have to read the others for me to be satisfied of the validity of their methodology and conclusions. Unfortunately, at age 81, I no longer read well. I would opine that religion, itself, leads to more depression than atheism.

Atheist = Depressed?

wordywalt comments on Oct 23, 2018:

No data exist that link atheism with depression.

wordywalt replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@Lucignolo Your arrogant, defensive response is laughable. Cite me significant and scientifically valid studies which link atheism with depre4ssion and give the title of the study and the journal in which it was published, along with the publication date. As an atheist since my 20s, I always found freedom from religion freeing and positive, rather than depressing. I find it difficult to believe those most people feel otherwise.

Even though Fall weather has not quite reached us yet in Florida, Fall is my favorite time of year.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Well, I did until we got snow today :(

wordywalt replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@HippieChick58 My sentiments, exactly!

Even though Fall weather has not quite reached us yet in Florida, Fall is my favorite time of year.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Well, I did until we got snow today :(

wordywalt replies on Oct 14, 2018:

After over 4 months of persistently 90 + degree weather, I would welcome a little snow. As I get older I tolerate cold better than heat.

What is "Compartmentalization" with regard to religion?

wordywalt comments on Oct 11, 2018:

These people are choosing to think differently in regard to different sectors of their lives. Down deep, they know that their ways of thinking about these different sectors are incompatible, but their compartmentialization enables them to avoid the discomfort of having to face the conflict. It is ...

wordywalt replies on Oct 14, 2018:

@Matias Those who compartmentalize will almost always deny that they are doing it.

Is the solution to "hate speech" more speech or less speech?

wordywalt comments on Oct 13, 2018:

It is neither. Instead, it is a demand for civility in speech, backed by an equal demand for responsibility for consequences of your words, and for proof of a factual basis of your assertions.

wordywalt replies on Oct 13, 2018:

So, apparently you are in favor of hate speech and feel that it has something to contribute to dialogue. If that is so, you are not a person I want to know.

What is "Compartmentalization" with regard to religion?

wordywalt comments on Oct 11, 2018:

These people are choosing to think differently in regard to different sectors of their lives. Down deep, they know that their ways of thinking about these different sectors are incompatible, but their compartmentialization enables them to avoid the discomfort of having to face the conflict. It is ...

wordywalt replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@Matias I am saying no such thing. You are putting false words in my mouth.

What is "Compartmentalization" with regard to religion?

wordywalt comments on Oct 11, 2018:

These people are choosing to think differently in regard to different sectors of their lives. Down deep, they know that their ways of thinking about these different sectors are incompatible, but their compartmentialization enables them to avoid the discomfort of having to face the conflict. It is ...

wordywalt replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@Matias As Hermann Hesse pointed out in his STEPPENWOLF, we are all a bundle of contradictions. Most people do not want to recognize -- much less, face -- that fact. To keep from dealing with that fact, they compartmentalize.It is the most aware, intelligent, and truly independent of us who choose to face and deal with the fact of our contradictions..

What is "Compartmentalization" with regard to religion?

wordywalt comments on Oct 11, 2018:

These people are choosing to think differently in regard to different sectors of their lives. Down deep, they know that their ways of thinking about these different sectors are incompatible, but their compartmentialization enables them to avoid the discomfort of having to face the conflict. It is ...

wordywalt replies on Oct 12, 2018:

@Matias Your attempt at an analogy simply does not make sense, and bears no resemblance to reality..

An interesting development concerning Kavanaugh: Forbes: Chief Justice Roberts Requests Tenth ...

wordywalt comments on Oct 11, 2018:

I am gaining some respect for Roberts's ethics, even though I do not often agree with his ideology. At least he is doing what the gutless Republicans in the senate refused to do.

wordywalt replies on Oct 11, 2018:

@of-the-mountain We'll find out.

Will be planting my fall-winter garden this weekend -- cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, ...

Cast1es comments on Oct 10, 2018:

What are bean beans , is this something new ?

wordywalt replies on Oct 10, 2018:

sorry for the typo.

Okay.

wordywalt comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Perhaps you have learned that labeling a person with a disgusting label creates unneeded heat, but no light. If you think a person is wrong and/or deceptive, destroy his argument with logic and facts. Label his deceitfulness for what it is. That is all that is needed. You went too far.

wordywalt replies on Oct 2, 2018:

@onlyduh Your retorts in this exchange are only slightly less ridiculous than your overall demeanor toward others.

Unpopular Opinions I know you got 'em, what are they?

wordywalt comments on Oct 1, 2018:

I have many opinions unpopular among conservatives and among religious people.

wordywalt replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@maturin1919 The differences are too numerous to list.

Do atheists, who find no magic in the world, live drab, boring lives, by comparison?

wordywalt comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Hell, no! We find beauty and joy in the real world and in human relationships.

wordywalt replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@CallMeDave They certainly are not: They are much better and much more.

Fellow group members: Much of the stuff posted here is really great and needs to be seen by ...

RobertNappi2 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Let's hit them with a blue wave come November...I'm Registered to vote R U? Looking forward to the day this group can be disbanded because we got this IDIOT out of office!!!!!

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

Damned straight11

Fellow group members: Much of the stuff posted here is really great and needs to be seen by ...

Our_existence comments on Sep 26, 2018:

I agree, but some groups have no political/religious bans. Some people get very hostile with such posts, and then there are those who think they are Agnostic police and block members or try to get people thrown off the site. Then there are members who get just down right nasty. It's a no win ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

We can act to see that people who act so viciously and inappropriately are banned from the siteve done that before and am willing to tolerate their abuse to do it again.

Fellow group members: Much of the stuff posted here is really great and needs to be seen by ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Thank you @wordywalt!!! I love this group, we have so much fun doing what we do best! I appreciate your thoughts and all that you add to this group. Fellow members, we are having fun, but never forget: WE ARE THE RESISTANCE.

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

Hear, hear dear lady!!

Trump says that the only doctrine that America embraces is patriotism.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Patriotism is eternal vigilance of your government.

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

Agreed!! Patriots take substantial efforts to sweep repugnant scoundrels and treacherous people like Trump out of office ASAP!

Fellow group members: Much of the stuff posted here is really great and needs to be seen by ...

RobertNappi2 comments on Sep 26, 2018:

Let's hit them with a blue wave come November...I'm Registered to vote R U? Looking forward to the day this group can be disbanded because we got this IDIOT out of office!!!!!

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

I will receive my ballot by mail this week and will have voted by mail long before the election date.

I grew up in the Southern conservative (if not reactionary), patriarchal culture, but a lifetime of...

weeman comments on Sep 25, 2018:

stockholm syndrome is a fcking reality for many

wordywalt replies on Sep 26, 2018:

You are too forgiving. You are providing a rationalization when there really is none.

I grew up in the Southern conservative (if not reactionary), patriarchal culture, but a lifetime of...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 25, 2018:

I cannot fathom how any woman today could be part of the Repbulifuck Party, the Gross Old Pricks party. Stepford Wives maybe. I just cannot comprehend.

wordywalt replies on Sep 25, 2018:

I fully agree. No women with any intelligence, sense of independent judgment, courage, and self-respect can consider herself a Republican.

If only they'd open their eyes.

Charlene comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Yes this..not just him, that entire "party" are engaged in this fraudulent economic policy..begun by Ronnie Raygun.

wordywalt replies on Sep 24, 2018:

he "trickle down" myth haws been a part of Republican ideology for over a century. Reagan was simply carrying on the charade.

Okay.

wordywalt comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Perhaps you have learned that labeling a person with a disgusting label creates unneeded heat, but no light. If you think a person is wrong and/or deceptive, destroy his argument with logic and facts. Label his deceitfulness for what it is. That is all that is needed. You went too far.

wordywalt replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@OpposingOpposum I speak German fluently. And, in the context of the discussion, the phrase, "your mileage may vary" is meaningless to me. That is simply a statement of fact.

Okay.

wordywalt comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Perhaps you have learned that labeling a person with a disgusting label creates unneeded heat, but no light. If you think a person is wrong and/or deceptive, destroy his argument with logic and facts. Label his deceitfulness for what it is. That is all that is needed. You went too far.

wordywalt replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@onlyduh That makes about as much sense as four random letters do.

Okay.

wordywalt comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Perhaps you have learned that labeling a person with a disgusting label creates unneeded heat, but no light. If you think a person is wrong and/or deceptive, destroy his argument with logic and facts. Label his deceitfulness for what it is. That is all that is needed. You went too far.

wordywalt replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@onlyduh I don't text. What do those initials mean?

Have faith, fellow patriots.

Rob1948 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Maybe I am a cynic, but I believe there are a significant number of Trump supporters (in or out of Congress) who would never support impeachment. They are willfully ignorant. They are so besotted with power that even the prospect of being labelled treasonous will not deter them. And, it hasn’t ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 18, 2018:

Then we must expose them for the immoral hypocrites that they are and put the spotlight on that fact.

Are You a Voter?

wordywalt comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Your post is incoherent. I have no idea of what you are trying to say.

wordywalt replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Nevermind345 I am an atheist, so have no religious affiliation. I vote for candidates based on their character, intelligence, policy ideas, and ability to get things done that need doing. I occasionally vote for ethical Republicans, but there are damned few of them around.

Admit it, buddy, you're pissed that a popular president popped up (any place/time) and received so ...

wordywalt comments on Sep 9, 2018:

As a student of American history, I have to say that Pence reminds me of Warren Harding. Like Harding, Pence is a distinguished looking man lacking in both intelligence and moral substance.

wordywalt replies on Sep 9, 2018:

@mcgeo52 Both men are associated with corrupt administrations -- Harding as president, and Pence as an odious apologist for a corrupt president.

What is your favorite place you've ever lived?

wordywalt comments on Sep 8, 2018:

No place is perfect. The places I enjoyed most were northwestern Illinois and Berlin Germany.

wordywalt replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Byrdsfan No, I was a soldier stationed at the US Army Hospital on Unter Den Eichen. Then I returned on my own and lived in Tegel. Married a Berlin girl and my oldest daughter was born in Berlin. I was there when JKK gave his famous speech. Yes, much of what was then East Berlin was still in a shambles from World War II.

What is your favorite place you've ever lived?

wordywalt comments on Sep 8, 2018:

No place is perfect. The places I enjoyed most were northwestern Illinois and Berlin Germany.

wordywalt replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Byrdsfan I LOVED BERLIN,TOO. bEING THERE DURING THOSE cOLD wAR YEARS CHANGED MY LIFE IN MORE WAYS THAN I CAN CCOUNT, MOST OF THEM FOR THE BETTER.

True True, the big Truth Regardless of what happens after we die, every second we are alive takes...

KKGator comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Doing exactly what I do every day. I can't spend a single second thinking about "the end". That would do nothing but detract from the NOW.

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

We are in total agreement

True True, the big Truth Regardless of what happens after we die, every second we are alive takes...

KKGator comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Doing exactly what I do every day. I can't spend a single second thinking about "the end". That would do nothing but detract from the NOW.

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@x0lineage0x Huh? I have no idea of what you are saying in response to KKGator.

The rise of post-truth liberalism -

wordywalt comments on Sep 7, 2018:

This article is pure convoluted tripe. It reads like a justification for cynical and aggressive greed and authoritarianism. I would not be surprised if it were written by one of the Russian disinformation agencies. Modern liberal thought has nothing to do with religion. Authoritarianism is ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@jorj Typical of a right-wing reactionary -- make false accusations against people they don't like.

A nationwide poll of the people in Germany indicated that their greatest fear is the irrationality ...

Varn comments on Sep 6, 2018:

***They should know….*** But the ‘refugee crisis’ is likely the main reason trump’s in the white house.. We’ve one, too. An economic refugee situation that’s festered with time. Our US working class continues to notice, and until a ‘progressive’ candidate emerges willing to curb...

wordywalt replies on Sep 6, 2018:

The main reasons that Trump is in the White House are racism and its twin, ethnocentrism; irrational fear, Russian meddling, bad campaign by Hillary. massive campaign funding by the culture of greed. Our workers are suffering because of greedy corporations moving their operations overseas, massive false propaganda funded by right wing groups. Wages have been kept down by the Republican party and by the culture of greed. Heartless corporations have opted by automation instead of concern for workers. You are dead wrong -- as are Tump supporters -- in blaming workers' failure to make gains on immigration. Simply put, it is an outright lie that you have been sold. Wise up, fellow.

A nationwide poll of the people in Germany indicated that their greatest fear is the irrationality ...

Varn comments on Sep 6, 2018:

***They should know….*** But the ‘refugee crisis’ is likely the main reason trump’s in the white house.. We’ve one, too. An economic refugee situation that’s festered with time. Our US working class continues to notice, and until a ‘progressive’ candidate emerges willing to curb...

wordywalt replies on Sep 6, 2018:

We, in the U.S. do not have a refugee crisis in relation to what Europe is experiencing. If we, in the West, had acted as we should have to stop Assad as well as ISIS. Europe would not have a refugee crisis. Trump should have acted almost two years ago to stop Russia from inserting itself into Syria and acting as a serious troublemaker there, there would not be a refugee crisis today. Unfortunately, Trump is in bed with Putin so deeply that Trump does not have the will to act as he should.

Those of us who favor critical thinking and arguments based on scientific evidence should avoid ...

wordywalt comments on Sep 4, 2018:

While I agree with the sentiment of your assertions. I disagree with a number of your assertions, themselves: 1. Religion was invented by common men and women to deal with their feelings of ignorance and powerlessness (see Feuerbach and Fromm). The priests simply took advantage from here. 2. ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 5, 2018:

I misspoke. Please see my correction. @Matias

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Seeker3CO comments on Sep 3, 2018:

We are at an all time low for political discourse... any civil conversation that involves beliefs and opinions, really. And in general we have placed a false equivalence on the efforts of the "two sides" to get along with each other, to understand each other. It is NOT on the blue side to try to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

@Seeker3CO Most of the white supremacists I see are under 50. Similarly, most extreme right wing politicians I see are under 60. The key discriminating factors are education level, and a white ethnocentrist culture in which the right winger lives (cognitive dissonance a la Leon Festinger)..

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

bingst comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I think it isn't so much willful ignorance as it is *prideful* ignorance, and that is much harder to deal with.

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

To me, willful ignorance is prideful ignorance.

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

educatedredneck comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I've read a few articles that lay out why some genuine conservatives would support Trump's actual policies. If people actually care, I'd probably post one of the articles...for the record I'm NOT a conservative but at least I can somewhat comprehend why strong cons like his policies. I strive to...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

We don't need to or lambaste them. We must simply point out to them that those factors are controlling their behavior. When each person admits it and attempt to change, we need to compliment each.

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It is unlikely that the hard-core Trump supporter will engage in the kind of self-analysis or introspection required by the hoped-for change. In the face incontrovertible proof of the President's malfeasance, his supporters simply invoke conspiracy theory (the liberal-controlled deep state) to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

They won't; engage in that kind of analysis voluntarily. That is why we must force the issue and analysis on them. We must make it part of the public discourse so

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Seeker3CO comments on Sep 3, 2018:

We are at an all time low for political discourse... any civil conversation that involves beliefs and opinions, really. And in general we have placed a false equivalence on the efforts of the "two sides" to get along with each other, to understand each other. It is NOT on the blue side to try to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

I am not sure that age is a factor. I am vehemently anti-Trump and I am 81 years old. The culture of ethnocentrism and racism among all age groups is the problem. We are not going to resolve the divide now, but we can and MUST ACT NOW to put a damper on that culture and keep it under control.

In general, and very simply put, do you think people are basically good but are capable of doing ...

AMGT comments on Sep 2, 2018:

We are selfish by nature and quick to indifference. Not much good can come from that. There are so many narcissists, they don’t give a shit how they affect the whole. I think we have the opportunity to be pretty good if we’re nurtured away from our nature and consciously work to do what it...

wordywalt replies on Sep 2, 2018:

We all have the potential for good and evil, as the definition of good and evil depends on both intent and on consequences. We all have done things which are good and which are evil. I like the quote from Reinhold Nieburhr: "It is the good in man that makes democracy possible. It is the evil in man that makes democracy absolutely necessary."

Each week gets progressively (no pun intended) worse for Donald Trump.

jondspen comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Those 35 percent won't realize anything, b/c they are too stupid or too stubborn to admit they are wrong. Maybe when they lose their jobs, and prices go through the roof, they might wake up then. It all depends on how willing they are to believe that all their problems are the illegals, media, ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@jondspen Trump, the culture of greed, the forces of racism and ethnocentrism, and politically, and want to make the rest of y lustful evangelical leaders -- enabled and fostered by Fox "News" -- have already torn us apart and want to render us powerless. It is going to take the painful disruption of impeachment and political disgrace of those forces to make healing possible.

Each week gets progressively (no pun intended) worse for Donald Trump.

jondspen comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Those 35 percent won't realize anything, b/c they are too stupid or too stubborn to admit they are wrong. Maybe when they lose their jobs, and prices go through the roof, they might wake up then. It all depends on how willing they are to believe that all their problems are the illegals, media, ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 1, 2018:

I really believe that if the events and trends continue, another 5 percent can be pulled away from Trump. and that the added number will insure impeachment and criminal trial.

Warrior nation mentality. Anyone else concerned by the jingoism often displayed in this country?

wordywalt comments on Aug 27, 2018:

That jingoism is being perpetrated by Trump and the ethnocentric right wing. Once can always expect demagogues to act in a similar manner in troubled times to draw attention away from their own faults and weaknesses. In the 1940s political scientist Hans Morgenthau stated, "The degree of ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Morganfreeman Certainly you cannot be saying that the cases against Trump and his cabal are a hoax> No thinking person could be so blind and corrupt.

Warrior nation mentality. Anyone else concerned by the jingoism often displayed in this country?

wordywalt comments on Aug 27, 2018:

That jingoism is being perpetrated by Trump and the ethnocentric right wing. Once can always expect demagogues to act in a similar manner in troubled times to draw attention away from their own faults and weaknesses. In the 1940s political scientist Hans Morgenthau stated, "The degree of ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@jlynn37 I disagree. By far the worst cases of jingoism have been perpetrated by presidents in political trouble as a diersion, or during difficult economic and political times, again as a diversion.

Are atheist as racist as religious people?

wordywalt comments on Dec 23, 2017:

Racism is not entirely linked with racism. Some atheists and agnostics are still quite racist.

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@epicurus56 ies. Thank you for pointing out my error.

Will tRump become insane to the point there will be no doubt by any rational person or standard?

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 25, 2018:

I'm afraid he'll just continue to be mentally ill for the remainder of his life. UNLESS he's smarter than I think he is, and then we can just watch him IMPLODE when he realizes he's in an irreparable mess!

wordywalt replies on Aug 25, 2018:

I think that when the4 investigations by Mueller, by two other two other federal judicial districts, and by the state of New York eventually reveal the extent of his crimes. he will implode. But, he will resign, declaring that he is the victim of evil people out to get him, and resign in attempt to avoid (1) jail time, and (2) being labeled the loser that he really is.

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

BeccaVa comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Oh I’m gonna loose my popularity. LOL. 1 Gun control! 2 mental health treatment 3 health care reform/ Medicare for all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@BenCorbinYou were the one who threw the wall in as a diversion in your invalid and illogical argument.

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

BeccaVa comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Oh I’m gonna loose my popularity. LOL. 1 Gun control! 2 mental health treatment 3 health care reform/ Medicare for all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@BenCorbin Your assertion that semi-automatic weapons are rarely used in shootings is either a statement of gross ignorance or an outright lie. It is patently false. Yes, I am for gun control. I am a gun owner and an expert marksman with an assault rifle while in the Army years ago and was a hunter for years.. But, I do not believe that there is any valid reason for private ownership of automatic, or semi-automatic weapons, as their main purpose is killing people.