I have no idea what about this post makes you think I see this as a good thing, but, just to be clear, no it is not. It is, however, unfortunately factual.

@Amzungu

@LenHazell53 Haha, gotcha. I thought for sure the "what in the actual fuck" part made my end pretty clear.

Obama was, across the board, more inclusive than our current administration as well as most that came before him. The last three years have brought us increasingly closer to adopting a Christian fundamentalist based rule of law, and the only ones that seem upset about the obvious impingement on separation of church and state are the minority Agnostic/Atheists. It's quite disturbing.

@LenHazell53 Indeed! In this administration's race to the bottom, there seems to be no depth to which they will not sink.

Indeed! My avatar was among the 'movers and shakers' of philosophy during the late 18th century.

@p-nullifidian He is one of my favorite historical figures. I have the same family name, and though I am not aware of any lineage connection, I claim him based on my love of his philosophy.

@Amzungu Few of us recognize the contribution of Thomas Paine, a man who many wished to be erased from history. I rediscovered him through the writings of Robert Green Ingersoll, that great agnostic of the 19th century. One of Ingersoll's speeches on Thomas Paine is read by Michael Earle on his website, Reasonworks. I commend it to you. Peace.
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@p-nullifidian I will listen to it.

"erased from history" -- but for the mark on the WRONG side of his Bastille prison door he would have been (erased).

@FearlessFly A great story, that few have learned! Through a fate of timing, due in part to Thomas Paine's fever, his door was left open and the chalk mark was later covered when the door was shut! Bravo!