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What are your thoughts on this? [nbcnews.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 24, 2020:

I don't know what them having Covid has to do with anything.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@AmyTheBruce Cohorts in the hospital wouldn't have low oxygen levels. Really any patient in the hospital wouldn't have a low oxygen level. If a patient has an insufficient oxygen level, there would be caregivers in the room trying to stabilize them. Covid is not the only reason patients are confined to their rooms. Right now, even non-Covid patients are not allow to "roam around". They're not even allow to leave their rooms for any test or procedure that can be done in the room. I think it's sensationalism. Just more click-bait in this click-bait world we live in now.

Merry Everyone on Earth Eve.

Holysocks comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Happy Friday! May it not be 'Freezing your ass off temperatures there'!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 25, 2020:

@Willow_Wisp From everyone in Ohio, a very loving fuck you very much.

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

StarvingArtist comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I've been blocked from their group, but I can still see their posts and comments. Although I can't make comments, I can still give emojis!!!! 😡😂

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@StarvingArtist No 😝 But some women here have complained about it. I have never done it and don't know a single person who has, so I don't know how prevalent it is, but I'm sure it happens.

How true is this opinion?

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Not true at all. I commented on the exact same post of this you made.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@DangerDave I don't think this will be fruitful. You have to have a common language and agree upon base assumptions to be able to have a conversation or debate worth anything. Claiming "a square has 4 90° angles and 4 equal sides" may not hold true for reasons X, Y, Z is pure nonsense. The qualities you gave are literally the definition of the thing; if those parameters don't hold true you're taking about a new/changed object, not a failure of the definition.

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

StarvingArtist comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I've been blocked from their group, but I can still see their posts and comments. Although I can't make comments, I can still give emojis!!!! 😡😂

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@StarvingArtist If you ask someone to stop messaging you and they don't, I would consider that to be a violation worthy of banning. We are adults and should be trusted to behave appropriately. If you can't, you're not adult enough to be part of this community in my opinion. (That goes double for unsolicited dick pics. 🤮)

How true is this opinion?

girlwithsmiles comments on Dec 24, 2020:

Thinking differently is the only way to move forwards. New hypothseses are required for progress. There will always be people wanting to maintain the status quo and probably none as passionately as the older people with money invested in it 😉 some say it’s human to fear change; but that ...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@DangerDave Speaking of Newsmax... https://youtu.be/GP_K5czbny4

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

Sticks48 comments on Dec 24, 2020:

I have been blocked by them twice. It took a couple of weeks the first time. The second time it took only one of my replies. I loved that.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

I think it took two comments and I was permanently banned. They are the snowflakeiest, echo chamberiest bitches ever.

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

StarvingArtist comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I've been blocked from their group, but I can still see their posts and comments. Although I can't make comments, I can still give emojis!!!! 😡😂

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 24, 2020:

@StarvingArtist Personally I don't believe we should have the option to block. Either someone is behaving against guidelines and should be banned so no one has to deal with them (including an IP ban) or they're not. Blocking allows people to continue to say whatever they want about you or your argument without you being able to see or respond. I just don't think that's right.

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

YOU DON't have to see them : :O :P Go to the (any) Groups' 'home' page. Hover/click on the 3-bar icon (upper right). Select/click on "Hide Group".

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 23, 2020:

Oh, wait, you have to go into their group first to be able to hide it? I can't because those snowflake bitches blocked me.

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

YOU DON't have to see them : :O :P Go to the (any) Groups' 'home' page. Hover/click on the 3-bar icon (upper right). Select/click on "Hide Group".

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 23, 2020:

THANK YOU!!

I’ve seen quite a few posts on here where something is deemed to be “unknowable”.

Fernapple comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Good point. If it is unknown, then you can not know it properties, including if it is unknowable. For if you know it is unknowable then you know something about it. Wonderfully silly.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Fernapple I was thinking about 'knowing the temperature outside'. You can know things * about * the temperature, but that doesn't mean you * know * the temperature. I think about the unknowable kinda the same way. Knowing it is unknowable is not the essence of 'knowing it', thus, it doesn't invalidate the unknowableness of it.

I’ve seen quite a few posts on here where something is deemed to be “unknowable”.

Fernapple comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Good point. If it is unknown, then you can not know it properties, including if it is unknowable. For if you know it is unknowable then you know something about it. Wonderfully silly.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 23, 2020:

@Fernapple I don't think my point is coming across. There is a paradox in your original statement. If you know something is unknowable, then you know something about it. If you know something about it, then it's not unknowable. Except the thing you supposed you knew was that it was unknowable, but since you are saying that was wrong then you didn't actually know it, and it's possible it is unknowable, but then... This is why I asked what constitutes 'knowledge of' something. Does knowing even a single thing about something constitute knowledge of it? Your answer started with, "No, but" which I didn't really notice at first and do not understand. It brings us back to the paradox again. "I think therefore I am" I thought supposedly addresses existence, not knowledge. I wondering, knowing what we know now, if it even addresses that.

I’ve seen quite a few posts on here where something is deemed to be “unknowable”.

Fernapple comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Good point. If it is unknown, then you can not know it properties, including if it is unknowable. For if you know it is unknowable then you know something about it. Wonderfully silly.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@Fernapple Well, if the thing that you know doesn't constitute the knowing, why wouldn't it be possible for the thing(s) that you don't know that do constitute the knowing be unknowable?

I’ve seen quite a few posts on here where something is deemed to be “unknowable”.

Fernapple comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Good point. If it is unknown, then you can not know it properties, including if it is unknowable. For if you know it is unknowable then you know something about it. Wonderfully silly.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 22, 2020:

Does knowing even a single thing about something mean you know it? Interesting question.

See the usatoday link.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Agreed, except the exception for Mccain. Fuck that dude. He had an atrocious voting record. Glad he's gone. Sorry, doing one or two right things just before you know you're going to die is not enough to redeem a lifetime of wickedness.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 22, 2020:

@praytothemilkjug I guess that's mostly true, but I think there are some that are in it for the right reasons and consistently fight for what's right. I'm not telling anyone else they * have * to like McCain, I'm just saying I don't think any of the good you can attribute to him makes up for the bad.

See the usatoday link.

EMC2 comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Nothing is too late, it has been late since the moment it was needed, like a complete package. Oh my thank you Biden for winning, Holy Shit the other thought is just not an option.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

Did anyone else think, "That Barr motherfucker * is * a complete package" when reading this comment? 😝

See the usatoday link.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Agreed, except the exception for Mccain. Fuck that dude. He had an atrocious voting record. Glad he's gone. Sorry, doing one or two right things just before you know you're going to die is not enough to redeem a lifetime of wickedness.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Freedompath I'm not telling you you're wrong. For me, personally, I think he's a pile of trash. Maybe voting against equal pay for women isn't that bad. I think if I made the argument that women don't deserve equal pay because men are expected to pay for everything during courtship or that women leave the workforce to have babies or whatever dumb reason I have to support that ideology, women (and hopefully men, too) would jump all over me and tear me apart. I'm sure he had an actual good reason though or maybe it was just a tiny fault he made up for with that super cool stuff he did.

See the usatoday link.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Agreed, except the exception for Mccain. Fuck that dude. He had an atrocious voting record. Glad he's gone. Sorry, doing one or two right things just before you know you're going to die is not enough to redeem a lifetime of wickedness.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Wisterious I mean, you'll find a few good things I imagine, but if I can Spiderman this: with great power... Senators have a tremendous amount of power and should be held to an extremely high standard. Let me know from what you find if you believe he lived up to those standards.

See the usatoday link.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Agreed, except the exception for Mccain. Fuck that dude. He had an atrocious voting record. Glad he's gone. Sorry, doing one or two right things just before you know you're going to die is not enough to redeem a lifetime of wickedness.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Freedompath Sorry, voting your beliefs can only excuse so much. If someone believed white people were better than all others, would that excuse voting for/with a white supremacist? If someone believed women are inferior to men, would that excuse them voting against equal rights legislation? That pile of shit voted with Trump 83% of the time. Is it really plausible that only 17% of the shit Trump supported was awful and 83% was just good conservative values. I'd say I wouldn't buy it, but I don't need to: I've seen enough in his voting record.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Flowerwall Figuratively. They use it to mean figuratively e.g. "I scared him so bad he figuratively pissed his pants." It's a completely different sentence if you use literally there. Carelessness begets carelessness. Help protect language.

How many of you have filled out jury duty questionnaires?

Wisterious comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Law is state specific. Have no idea. Seems reasonable that some states allow early 'voir dire,' my guess is if both sides agree on the topic, wording, etc.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Wisterious 😝

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Flowerwall I'm sorry, I want my words to mean something. Language is one of the most amazing advancements in evolutionary history, and it's a shame to treat it so carelessly. The stupidity of people misusing 'literally' has rendered it a useless word. The few times I use it anymore, I have to spend extra time explaining that I wasn't misusing it and that I actually meant literally. How dumb is that?

How many of you have filled out jury duty questionnaires?

Wisterious comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Law is state specific. Have no idea. Seems reasonable that some states allow early 'voir dire,' my guess is if both sides agree on the topic, wording, etc.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Wisterious When they asked me my favorite shows/movies I think I said Breaking Bad, Shawshank Redemption, and The Life of David Gale.

How many of you have filled out jury duty questionnaires?

Wisterious comments on Dec 21, 2020:

Law is state specific. Have no idea. Seems reasonable that some states allow early 'voir dire,' my guess is if both sides agree on the topic, wording, etc.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

That's the weird thing, it wasn't for a specific case, just to get into the pool, so these questions were posed just by the county.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Flowerwall No, you putting all the blame on the Dems means you assume it's their responsibility. The fact that you can say that so blithly goes to show that the Dems have been the party concerned with caring for the citizens, just like if someone said, "the party that cares about corporations" everyone would assume they meant the Republicans. That, alone, gives me reason to say they are scum. Yes language evolves, but it's supposed to be new words for new things (like the word 'internet' was) or new uses for words (like 'gay' meant happy then homosexual). Adding in definitions for 'irregardless' or 'literally' (to mean the exact opposite of literally) is a necessary evil because people are stupid.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 21, 2020:

@Flowerwall Your claim that the Dems are solely at fault for not taking the initiative to move forward with direct payments is a tacit admission that the Republicans don't care about the well-being of the citizens. Why? Because they are fucking scum. The reason the dictionary puts "nonstandard" entries in is so that when people say things that aren't words other people can look them up to see what the fuck they're talking about.

I think I've posted this before; but it's so funny - I have to share it again! [youtube.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 20, 2020:

Man, when you hate babies and you hate Trump, that's a tough video to get through.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Freedompath I know what you meant. 😉 I almost regret having been a child. All that work and for what? To become an adult that hates how awful the world is around him, wishing nightly for the sweet release of death. Either way, I don't understand why anyone is still having those things with what we're all staring down the barrel of...

I think I've posted this before; but it's so funny - I have to share it again! [youtube.com]

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 20, 2020:

Man, when you hate babies and you hate Trump, that's a tough video to get through.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Freedompath I know I'm fat, but I don't think I was ever as big as Trump. 😝

Michael Flynn and Roger Stone, while pardoned for past indiscretions, are not protected from present...

Theresa_N comments on Dec 20, 2020:

I think they passed that point a while ago.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Theresa_N They were successful. But you are right, he owns that party. He lost the election and those bitches still can't grow a backbone because they're too worried he'll tweet about them. And people don't think our democracy is fucked? Please.

Michael Flynn and Roger Stone, while pardoned for past indiscretions, are not protected from present...

Theresa_N comments on Dec 20, 2020:

I think they passed that point a while ago.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@t1nick The Dems tried. They impeached his ass, but the scumbag Republicans are willing to let him get away with anything.

I'm conducting a survey to look into the possibility of a link between negative childhood ...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Took it. My questions/comments from the bottom of the survey: You should be allowed to select agnostic along with other choices. I am both agnostic and atheist. Question 9 is hiding information from the surveyor. It asks if you identified after 18, but doesn't question if you identified prior. If...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Ian_Newton I understand the time issue, but it seems like sacrificing valuable data like this would mostly invalidate any conclusions one could draw. If readers could easily poke holes in those conclusions and disregard entirely, wouldn't that be the waste of time? If you read a study that collected vague enough data to draw a conclusion that prayers cure cancer, wouldn't your thoughts be about how the study was flawed instead of praying for people you know that have cancer? "Maybe more people become Catholic in Ireland after D.A.D exerienc(es)." But you won't really know that because of the way the questions are asked. I don't recall the exact questions, but does the survey ask about religiosity prior to DAD events? But this is also why I would be interested in the religious affiliation of * both * parents. A vast majority of people are of the religion or non-religion of one or both of their parents. An religious or atheistic mother, regardless of a father's involvement or DAD issue, may influence a child to leave or join a religion. If for instance a high percentage of children that have at least one atheistic parent become atheist themselves, wouldn't you want to try to eliminate that from the equation? What if you happen to survey a higher than normal percentage of atheists, many of whom have atheist parents who raised them without religion, say by posting the link to the survey on an atheist website? Not trying to argue, just trying to help. If I start to annoy you, just ignore me.

Michael Flynn and Roger Stone, while pardoned for past indiscretions, are not protected from present...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 20, 2020:

People have been making fun of people like me who have been saying our democracy is ending. They still are. They are idiots.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@DangerDave You can make the argument that 22nd Amendment did, but other than that no president or Congress has ever legally restricted their own power. And that's not even the most important part. Half of what our government does is based on precedent, not law, and A LOT of crazy fuckin' precedent has been set in the last 4 years. Plus there's more executive orders then ever, more signing statements than ever, and it's all both a symptom of and cause for more partisanship.

Michael Flynn and Roger Stone, while pardoned for past indiscretions, are not protected from present...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 20, 2020:

People have been making fun of people like me who have been saying our democracy is ending. They still are. They are idiots.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@t1nick See that's the thing, I think the damage is already done. You think any of the boundaries that have been stretched without repercussion will suddenly spring back into place? That's not how things work.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Flowerwall You can distrust the Dems all you want, it doesn't change facts. Look it up yourself if you don't believe me. And I agree there are people I'd rather have in charge, but I'll take Biden and his ilk a million times over before I'd support a racist rapist like Trump. Also, "irregardless" isn't a word. You can just use 'regardless' or 'irrespective'. Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.

I'm conducting a survey to look into the possibility of a link between negative childhood ...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Took it. My questions/comments from the bottom of the survey: You should be allowed to select agnostic along with other choices. I am both agnostic and atheist. Question 9 is hiding information from the surveyor. It asks if you identified after 18, but doesn't question if you identified prior. If...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 20, 2020:

@Ian_Newton But if the theistic and DAD responses fall in the same block, how will you know which came first to know if drawn conclusions/correlations mean anything? Also curious why you aren't interested if the mother is/was religious?

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Flowerwall Dem controlled House passed their bill. They were done. Republicans didn't vote to pass the bill that would actually help people because they are disgusting scum puddles of Santorum.com

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Flowerwall Wrong again. The Dem controlled House passed a bill that the Rep controller Senate wouldn't vote on. Instead they voted on their own bullshit propaganda bill. "Why a Senate vote on stimulus bill has failed, again - Vox" https://www.vox.com/2020/10/21/21525735/mitch-mcconnell-stimulus-senate-vote And just like the last time Congress tried to pass a bill that had money for people instead of protections for businesses, this one failed for the same reason. Republicans don't want to help people because they are all fucking scum.

I'm conducting a survey to look into the possibility of a link between negative childhood ...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Took it. My questions/comments from the bottom of the survey: You should be allowed to select agnostic along with other choices. I am both agnostic and atheist. Question 9 is hiding information from the surveyor. It asks if you identified after 18, but doesn't question if you identified prior. If...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Ian_Newton How much does that do to determine whether the atheism predated the DAD stuff?

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Flowerwall The bill put up for a vote DIDN'T CONTAIN MONEY FOR INDIVIDUALS. What the fuck is so hard to understand? Voting for that pile of shit that almost 100% of Republicans voted for wouldn't be helping people it would have hurt them. Why? Because Republicans are scummy fucking assholes.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Flowerwall Because the Republicans weren't interested in helping * people * they were interested in helping corporations/donors/private schools, just like they always are. Why? Because they're fucking scum.

'I'm Not Heartless': GOP Senator Defends Blocking Stimulus Checks Twice in One Day

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Republicans are scum.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Flowerwall You don't know what you're talking about. "The measure DID NOT include a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks for individual Americans, even though that’s something the White House supports. It also excluded any new money for cities and states, a top Democratic priority as municipal governments face the prospect of mass layoffs because of plunging tax revenue. And it contained some conservative priorities that Democrats dismissed as unacceptable “poison pills,” including liability protections for businesses and a tax credit aimed at helping students attend private schools."

Girls. Always keep this in mind when you're searching for that particular, elusive male. ....

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Speak for yourself. Sometimes I can't even fall asleep because I can't shut my brain down.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Alienbeing Maybe some would call it that? I feel that term doesn't fit because my thoughts are not disorganized or spanning many topics at once. Just sometimes get thinking about something and my brain just keeps trying to work it out. Many times it happens when I'm working on an opinion that I haven't tackled yet. I basically debate myself nonstop until I have the best grasp on it I can. I'll even need to get back up and research a question I can't answer or write stuff down sometimes. Sometimes it happens when I'm learning something new and my brain is all, "We're not done here." Basically, there are numerous scenarios, none of which I would consider clutter.

Girls. Always keep this in mind when you're searching for that particular, elusive male. ....

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Speak for yourself. Sometimes I can't even fall asleep because I can't shut my brain down.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@Petter I don't do too much worrying.

Grillin and chillin

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Sweet Baby Ray's is the business!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@mistymoon77 This is going to sound like crazy talk. I thought it was when someone told me, but Aldi's fake SBR is incredible and it's only $.99

@JeffMurray welcome! g

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Thanks. I wish * all * liberals didn't hate each other and could learn to be a cohesive group like the conservatives apparently are.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@genessa They do not consider themselves to "be on our team" because it is their way or the highway. One attacked me by saying I wasn't picking my candidate, it was picked for me and I went along with it. Thing is, unless you're writing in a candidate, * all * candidates on the ballot are picked for us. He claimed I wasn't progressive of I didn't strictly vote my ideals. But if EVERYONE did that, there would be hundreds of thousands if not millions of different people with votes. To consolidate votes, voters necessarily must make concessions. That's something they simply have no ability to grasp. Duverger's Law has held true in American politics for hundreds of years, and it's not going to change now. If you want your candidate in one of the only two slots that can possibly win, you need to show up during the primary. I mean, by protest voting in generals, they're going to end up with something further from what they want than the moderate Dems they vilify will. I just don't understand any of it.

@JeffMurray welcome! g

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Thanks. I wish * all * liberals didn't hate each other and could learn to be a cohesive group like the conservatives apparently are.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@genessa The progressive thing is kind of maddening. I was arguing with progressives here and in real life, and they make wild claims that they can't ever back up. If they really had as many people supporting their cause as they do, they should show up in the primaries and get their pick as a major party nominee for the general. I'm extremely in favor of all progressive policies except one: throw away or protest vote no matter what will happen as a result. They claim I'm not progressive because I'm voting for the lesser of two evils, I ask how progressive it is to vote for someone who won't win increasing the odds that someone who wants to take away healthcare from millions of people will. Meanwhile, the left continues to fracture and the Republicans secure more power.

It's just a theory...

Wisterious comments on Dec 19, 2020:

Several thoughts: 1. OMGosh who ordered those? Fire him! 2. How did they get all the way to the point of installation without anyone noticing or caring enough to stop it? 3. Who designed them? Was it a joke? If so, I bet they were shocked when they actually received orders for them.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

3. His name is Larry Hentworth. Of course, when he was in school he had the unfortunate nickname Larry Candledick on account of, well, you know. Kids can be mean, but he got the ultimate revenge by tricking millions into marveling every year at the decorative equivalent of a glowing dick pic.

I never thought of it quite like this, but it makes sense

BirdMan1 comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Fits perfectly!

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 19, 2020:

@HumanistJohn I would tend to disagree with this. Though they do believe in their own amount of bullshit, they have that built-in excuse that often protects them from needing to develop a conspiracy-theory answer, or from really being asked in the first place. e.g. Knowledge that theoretical questions like, "Hey, Christian person, how do you square your ideas about god with this innocent, cancer-ridden child?" would be met with, "The Lord works in mysterious ways" often precludes them from being asked in the first place. That said, some members of Q seem to be starting to go down that path. "You can't really understand why Trump did that, but that's because you don't know what he's doing behind the scenes to take down the cabal of liberal pedophiles. Also 'covfefe' wasn't an error, it was secret code to those of us that understand how amazing he is."

I've always thought it should be... [babylonbee.com]

girlwithsmiles comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Quite amusing and feeling it as I’m currently ‘having to’ listen to Elvis Christmas songs 🙂

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 18, 2020:

Weird, Elvis X-mas is on the radio here right now, too.

About time.

bobwjr comments on Dec 17, 2020:

That will eliminate many

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 18, 2020:

It's sad that it eliminates a lot. Sadder still that it doesn't eliminate all.

States Say Trump Administration is Reducing Vaccine Shipments Officials in multiple states say ...

dalefvictor comments on Dec 18, 2020:

Perhaps trump thinks that he can get these drug companies o pay him directly for distributing the medicine to the population. He always works faster and better if he is going to get paid.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 18, 2020:

Or spanked by a prostitute with a picture of his own face. Remember that? Sounds quaint now and like it was a hundred years ago. I just like to remind everyone from time to time of some of the batshit things we were able to forget about because of the sheer volume and absurdity of what he's done since. God I want that man to suffer.

Alrighty, then!

p-nullifidian comments on Dec 18, 2020:

The anti-vaxxers belong with the flat-earthers, anti-GMO people and stolen election conspiracy theorists. Their unfounded, anti-scientific lies and urgings are not without consequences. At some point, society may be forced to reexamine the full range of the First Amendment. Could it be that the ...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 18, 2020:

Absolutely agree. The reason yelling "Fire" in a crowded building isn't protected is because the subsequent panic * could * result in injury or death. It is guaranteed that the misinformation that Trump spewed (that he admitted he knew wasn't true to Bob Woodward) and subsequent spread by his lemming followers caused injury and death. If there was any kind of justice in America, he'd face consequences, but there's not.

Alrighty, then!

TheGreatShadow comments on Dec 18, 2020:

The second reminds me of the Penn And Teller episode on vaccinations. They did a good job. The first is just a ding-dong. If you are standing there for an hour or whatever and don't even bother to check it is locked... they don't deserve the vaccine.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 18, 2020:

They were just trolling the anti-vaxxer group...

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DenoPenno comments on Dec 16, 2020:

As a business owner you have the right to refuse to reserve service for anyone. :)

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 17, 2020:

That's not technically true.

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Beowulfsfriend comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Her boss should have stepped in and threw the customers out. Illinois has strict rules - I hope she sues her boss for breaking the law at her expense.

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 17, 2020:

He did. Didn't you watch the video?

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raymetcalfe comments on Dec 17, 2020:

A religious exemption ok what wacky religious belief says that you shall not waer a mask buring a pandemic? I work in a supermarket in the uk and i know how she feels we are not allowed to ask anyone to wear a mask. Most people do but some will not and clail medical exemptions they can get a special...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 17, 2020:

There is no such medical condition that necessitates not wearing a mask, especially not one that means you can walk around a store, unaided, without supplemental oxygen. We should be allowed to choke to death anyone who uses that excuse, if only so they can know what it actually feels like to not be able to breathe just before they die.

A local description of a huntsman 🙂

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2020:

I read somewhere once if spiders all vanished tomorrow, humanity would soon follow. They are an incredibly beneficial arthropod like bees, but with bad PR. :)

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 17, 2020:

@dalefvictor Mosquitos are the worst. They have the technology to eradicate them, but they're apparently not using it.

A local description of a huntsman 🙂

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2020:

I read somewhere once if spiders all vanished tomorrow, humanity would soon follow. They are an incredibly beneficial arthropod like bees, but with bad PR. :)

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 17, 2020:

I guess I wouldn't wish all spiders to disappear of I had the power, but mosquitos, that's another story. I heard it probably wouldn't be a big deal, but I'd still risk it even if there was a chance it would end all life in Earth.

This is just one of the many insane posts floating around the Internet right now.

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 16, 2020:

What dumb motherfuckers. They ask if you want to do some Googling and Googling the very first line brings you to a Snopes article about an early iteration of that post that disproves it. 🤦‍♂️

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@admin why does the facepalm emoji also always add a male symbol?

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ChestRockfield comments on Dec 9, 2020:

Oh, and that wouldn't have affected Trump? How much would people have believed Trump's promise to "drain the swamp" if they knew he was going to instill billionaires to head departments in charge of policing and regulating industries they used to work in?

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@William_Mary Also, you said, "I'm fairly certain there are few to [sic] many in this group who identify as progressive." How is that helpful? Not only is it a No True Scotsman Fallacy, but you have people that self-identify as members of a group * you * NEED more members in, and you discount them as disingenuous/fake/not progressive enough/what have you. Instead of looking past what minor differences you have, you have to create more infighting in an already politically weak electorate. Yet another reason Dems and especially progressives cede/fail to win power so much.

The Odd Way a New US President Picks a Cabinet {Requiring a center-right Democrat like Biden to...

ChestRockfield comments on Dec 9, 2020:

Oh, and that wouldn't have affected Trump? How much would people have believed Trump's promise to "drain the swamp" if they knew he was going to instill billionaires to head departments in charge of policing and regulating industries they used to work in?

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@Piece2YourPuzzle And progressive to you is not voting against a party who promises to take away or reduce health care coverage from tens of millions of people because you didn't get your way in the primary. That you don't get that speaks volumes. This is a difference of opinion how to reach the goal, and I'm the only one that offered an actual suggestion of what to do to help get there. You just resort to name calling that only hurts your cause.

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ChestRockfield comments on Dec 9, 2020:

Oh, and that wouldn't have affected Trump? How much would people have believed Trump's promise to "drain the swamp" if they knew he was going to instill billionaires to head departments in charge of policing and regulating industries they used to work in?

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@William_Mary When did * I * attack * you * ?! Over the course of this thread alone in your collective comments you called me an ignorant, egotistical bully that betrays his own ideals and is a waste of time, plus made other disparaging remarks about me. I never attacked you like that. I've simply been posting my point of view, not even an argument really, because I'm on your side. I think we only differ on what to do when there isn't a progressive enough candidate in a major party to vote for. I even tried to help with what I thought was a really good suggestion and you both basically told me to pound salt. The reason I thought it was a good idea is because I don't want to sign up for normal updates and info; I'm already fully sold on the progressive movement, and the only reason I don't vote for them currently is because I have no assurance it isn't a wasted vote. If there was a database that was ONLY used when there was enough people in a particular race I could vote in that would vote with me for the progressive, that would give me the push I needed to vote 3rd party. But what do you guys do? Attack me again, and I don't need that. I do want you to be successful, though, which is why I've continued to respond.

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ChestRockfield comments on Dec 15, 2020:

I see only two possible outcomes: civil war & authoritarian rule. I expect one or both in the next couple decades. How can you bridge a gap if the other side doesn't just not believe in your evidence, but that there aren't even facts to be had? It's all opinion and theirs is always right, even when ...

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@libraryman Sanctions against part of your own country? We fought the war to stay united. The only mistake we made was not slaughtering the fuck out of every last treasonous, racist motherfucker in the South. Their hatred and animosity never went away and has been festering ever since. Maybe we wouldn't be in the position we're in now if we had started fresh. For fuck's sake, there are billboards along highways in the South that read "The South Will Rise Again" and refer to it as "The War of Northern Aggression". The war has never been over to them, it's just halftime, because we never finished the job. Maybe Civil War 2 will have one side finally finish this.

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bobwjr comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Their reign is ending

ChestRockfield replies on Dec 16, 2020:

@Freedompath I do not think myself a great enough mind to tackle any of those problems let alone all of them. I have ideas for solutions to some smaller problems, but I doubt the powers that be, and most of society, would ever let them take hold. Primarily, however, I believe the solvable problems can only be solved if the people tasked with it have a dedication to logic and truth and a desire to actually fix things.

Went to visit my dad this past weekend and stopped at a rest area along the way.

zeuser comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Dumbasses can be very persistent. Dumbass Nazi jerkoffs though, that's another dimension of stubborn.