Where have all the Conservatives gone on this site?

AnneWimsey comments on Apr 8, 2020:

St-Sinner is still here, and Jacar, and etc....... I actually prefer them to the "holier than thou: crowd we have had lately, that tell us how we should feel....... Do you know you are a bad person if you express fear/rage?

David1955 replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@St-Sinner is one I had in mind. After months of railing against government and the Left. What does he have to say now? They'll be some justification, just like back during the GFC.

What a bloody travesty of Justice in Australia and a Judicial "Up Yours" to ALL Victims and ...

Cyklone comments on Apr 6, 2020:

It wouldn't have anything to do with our god bothering wanker of a pm would it.

David1955 replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Triphid you know, that's true, but I like to think the judges try to rule above politics, but maybe that's a blindspot of naivete I hang on to.

What a bloody travesty of Justice in Australia and a Judicial "Up Yours" to ALL Victims and ...

Cyklone comments on Apr 6, 2020:

It wouldn't have anything to do with our god bothering wanker of a pm would it.

David1955 replies on Apr 6, 2020:

I like to think our SC is not corrupted, unlike the US joke of a SC. But who knows these days.

spread agnosticism

Storm1752 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Agnosticism is just being honest with oneself and, unlike atheism, it allows one to freely speculate because although one cannot claim knowledge, one cannot rule OUT a lot of things, either.

David1955 replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Storm1752 my views are very open, very clear, and open to review based on EVIDENCE. I believe I outed you as a pseudo religionist, that's all. I've been debating religionists and agnostics for a very long time, and pick up on the signals and euthymistic language. I'm afraid your attempt to take the high moral ground here cannot succeed. Agnostics are like other people: some are insightful and have arguable positions, though I have a problem with the agnostic position. Others, less so. They cannot be generalized as "gentle people with inquiring minds". What could such a generalization be based on. (Statement, not question)

spread agnosticism

Storm1752 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Agnosticism is just being honest with oneself and, unlike atheism, it allows one to freely speculate because although one cannot claim knowledge, one cannot rule OUT a lot of things, either.

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Storm1752 rereading your last reply, I think you are a pseudo-religionist 'wolf' mascarading in agnostic 'sheep' clothing. Reincarnation, ETs, paranormal.. really? You are right about one thing. We atheists do believe in science, and throw in evidence and logic while you are at it. We don't do paranormal, ET neighbours who live next door, or reincarnated flees. Guilty.

spread agnosticism

Storm1752 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Agnosticism is just being honest with oneself and, unlike atheism, it allows one to freely speculate because although one cannot claim knowledge, one cannot rule OUT a lot of things, either.

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Storm1752 yeah yeah, heard all that and better expressed before. False assumptions combined with self - righteousness. I have just one question. Which God are you agnostic about? You might like to think carefully before you reply.

spread agnosticism

Storm1752 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Agnosticism is just being honest with oneself and, unlike atheism, it allows one to freely speculate because although one cannot claim knowledge, one cannot rule OUT a lot of things, either.

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Storm1752 false false false false and false. Fight religion, not atheists, please. You only thing you are spreading is division between non religious people.

spread agnosticism

Storm1752 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Agnosticism is just being honest with oneself and, unlike atheism, it allows one to freely speculate because although one cannot claim knowledge, one cannot rule OUT a lot of things, either.

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

So, atheists can't freely speculate. Well, that's your view.

spread agnosticism

David1955 comments on Mar 31, 2020:

While you are at it, spread atheism.

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@ravimalyal well, I guess we know where you stand.

Scott Morrison prays for Australia and commits nation to God amid coronavirus crisis | Australia ...

FrayedBear comments on Apr 1, 2020:

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 We haven't got a snowball in the hot oven's chance!

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@FrayedBear I thought Turnbull was as atheist, but I think I am mistaken. He used to go to church -- a phoney believer. But at least he wasn't like Fr. Tony Abbott and Scum Mo.

Scott Morrison prays for Australia and commits nation to God amid coronavirus crisis | Australia ...

FrayedBear comments on Apr 1, 2020:

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 We haven't got a snowball in the hot oven's chance!

David1955 replies on Apr 1, 2020:

How can an Australian PM, in a secular country, "commit" the nation to God, I ask? Which God? Oh, HIS God, I suppose. Such presumption. As awful as he was, I miss Turnbull.

Trump, Corona Virus, and Manslaughter

AnneWimsey comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Maybe after a bunch of Senators & their families die.......

David1955 replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Well, Mr 'I'm wealthy but not part of the ruling class' Bobby, some might say that calling someone a "Joke" is an insult, but let's not quibble further about definitions. It would take someone immeasurably more perceptive and impressive than you for me to cry "poor me". :-)

Okay Fellow Aussies and Aussie sceptics, I read through the Stimulus Proposals of the ScumMo ...

David1955 comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Of course. Right wingers are right wingers. Like the US, just like here. Give fortunes to business and crumbs to everyday people. Trickle down bullshit. Right wingers cannot bear the thought of giving anything to the 'undeserving' populace. But businesses and the wealthy, well they are always ...

David1955 replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@Triphid all my ancestors came mid 19th century from England, Wales and Ireland, and at one time I taught Australian history at University, and you really don't want to confuse the mythologized pop 'larrikin' Australian history, peddled by mainstream Australia, with the real history of Australian sycophancy in international affairs and Australian passivity domestically, with rare exceptions, like the opposition to conscription and eventually the war during WW1, and opposition and protest against the Vietnam war ( I was one of the demonstrators). Our larrikin myths apart, like Rum and Eureka, we are a passive people, who bend to authority, suck up to our 'betters' and go along with the exercise of power against us. We are not a country with a revolutionary history, like the US and France, and that submission to authority has allowed political parties Right and allegedly 'Left' to screw us over and force us to take it politically, and every other way, up the ass with barely a whimper. In other words, like I said, we are push overs.

Anti-theism

Heavykevy1985 comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Also, as a corollary to this question, why do many atheists vociferously criticize but when it comes to Islam, that is verboten?

David1955 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

Not me. I don't do religious political correctness.

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Lorajay comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I'm looking for comedies.

David1955 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Lorajay Haven't seen that one for a long time. Thanks.

On my favourite download site it now says the following: "We have noticed surge in searches for ...

Lorajay comments on Mar 27, 2020:

I'm looking for comedies.

David1955 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

I'm watching classic TV from the 50s and 60s, what time I have. Takes my mind off.

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VictoriaNotes comments on Mar 27, 2020:

*"For decades, these films have thrilled theatergoers with an invisible enemy, the stark reality of an apocalyptic human vs. nature, us vs. it conflict. But the actual conflict in all of these films is actually something different: It’s us vs. the bureaucracy. These are not so much films about ...

David1955 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

Yeah, like watching the daily news catastrophe of our leaders and systems isn't enough, but you're probably right.

On my favourite download site it now says the following: "We have noticed surge in searches for ...

Bierbasstard comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Hey now, I brought my machete in from the shed. You know, just in case.

David1955 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

You can never be too careful, Jason, er Bierbasstard :-)

Is this true and if so can we arrest him?

David1955 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Your Republican Party is pure evil. I never use that term usually, but I cannot think of a more appropriate word. Why are so many Americans incapable of understanding that this party does not care about them, does not care if they live or die. Even cult thinking, which I've researched a lot in my ...

David1955 replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@LimitedLight G.W. Bush mishandled Katrina and his polls sank. Trump has bungled Corona in a way that could cost a huge number of lives, and is still bungling it, and his polls rise. What on earth has happened to America?

Is this true and if so can we arrest him?

David1955 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Your Republican Party is pure evil. I never use that term usually, but I cannot think of a more appropriate word. Why are so many Americans incapable of understanding that this party does not care about them, does not care if they live or die. Even cult thinking, which I've researched a lot in my ...

David1955 replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@Varn Yes, just like Capitalism destroys itself, as it has done or come close to several times over the past century when unchecked, the Republicans, by undermining the very system of structures and values that underpins it, is destroying itself. It seems to think it can remain dominant in a collapsed country, but that's a fool's errand. I don't know if the medical analogy here is with a cancer, or a bacteria, or a virus, but there definitely is one.

I have a theory about karma.

David1955 comments on Mar 20, 2020:

I'm still waiting for Karma to strike Rupert Murdoch. By your theory that should have happened by now, given the a-holes who surround him 24/7. He's 80++++ No sign. He'll die in his bed (assuming he hasn't bought tech to keep him alive forever); not a karma in site. I read about little kids dying...

David1955 replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Cyklone too often they win, but I suppose this is not unexpected in an universe where there is no god, no saviors, and no karmic retribution, but just the realities of life, which only we can address by fairer societies.

I have a theory about karma.

Novelty comments on Mar 20, 2020:

The only karma that exist is the instant kind, like I get groped by you and I slam my knee into your crotch so hard it hurts your ancestors. 👄

David1955 replies on Mar 20, 2020:

I think that called women's self-defense.

I see this as knee jerk, up there with Nancy Regan's "Just say no".

Triphid comments on Mar 19, 2020:

So chances possibly are that infected Yankee Troops are going to be landed on OUR shores simply to satisfy the whims and wants of the U.S. War-Mongering Government and our arse-kissing Puppet Politicians. I have a better idea, Send the ones here home NOW and don't let any more come back EVER.

David1955 replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@powder Morrison doesn't need our input. He has God. What else do you need?

Happy days will be here again.

David1955 comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Yes, Trump will be reelected. Happy Times, Comrade Sinner in Moscow. You can stop crowing. Why don't you just piss off now and give us a break.

David1955 replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@St-Sinner you just keep saying when Biden is mumbling and drooling not sure where he is and what he is saying, and Trump is making mince meat out of him, and you'll find some way to blame the evil socialists and Bernie.

Happy days will be here again.

David1955 comments on Mar 18, 2020:

Yes, Trump will be reelected. Happy Times, Comrade Sinner in Moscow. You can stop crowing. Why don't you just piss off now and give us a break.

David1955 replies on Mar 18, 2020:

@St-Sinner bullshit. That party is utterly corrupt and the young and progressives have abandoned it. Why, smart ass didn't they win in 2016? Bernie wasn't the nominee. Biden won't win. Prryic victory, but you want Trump anyway.

The following is sinister from an Australian doctor - [m.facebook.com]

David1955 comments on Mar 17, 2020:

I don't understand the contradiction of buying food only a week ahead, but self isolating. Buying only a week ahead means going to supermarkets when things get worse. What is the best thing to do now?

David1955 replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@Allamanda Exactly. I've stocked up but not ridiculously if I have to stay confined for a couple of weeks. The basics, tins, frozen, etc. But beyond that it's a different situation.Who knows? Here's a twist: I'm scheduled to have elective surgery in mid April for hernia repair, home that day. I got the call this week, but by mid April who knows what might be happening. Wait and see, I guess.

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

RoadGoddess comments on Mar 15, 2020:

There isn’t a shred of logic or verifiable evidence anywhere in the claim you just made. This is a site for agnostics, not idiots.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner just the 'evils' of socialism for working people, you know, the poor sods who work their assets off and create the wealth; now the evils of corporate socialism, wall street socialism, military socialism, well, now that's just fine with you, right, my corporate socialist friend?

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

DavidLaDeau comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Socialism has had a bad record in many instances. It has had some successes. If you are suggesting that Bernie as President would make our country socialist that is simply not the case.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner Errrrrrrrrr.. How? "I am against redistribution of wealth by the government of any kind."

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

DavidLaDeau comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Socialism has had a bad record in many instances. It has had some successes. If you are suggesting that Bernie as President would make our country socialist that is simply not the case.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner yes, you often rave here against government bail outs of wall street and other subsidies given to the wealthy and the corporate sector --- oh, WAIT, you don't!

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

RoadGoddess comments on Mar 15, 2020:

There isn’t a shred of logic or verifiable evidence anywhere in the claim you just made. This is a site for agnostics, not idiots.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner non responsive reply, as usual. Who do you think you are dealing with?

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

RoadGoddess comments on Mar 15, 2020:

There isn’t a shred of logic or verifiable evidence anywhere in the claim you just made. This is a site for agnostics, not idiots.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner you've already got socialism in America -- corporate socialism, and public sector services, including the military etc. These facts you REFUSE to acknowledge or respond to because you cannot and you have no reply. Have a good day, my socialist friend.

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

RoadGoddess comments on Mar 15, 2020:

There isn’t a shred of logic or verifiable evidence anywhere in the claim you just made. This is a site for agnostics, not idiots.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner I know you think you're the fool on the hill who knows that others are the fools, but actually, you are just a fool, so stop fooling yourself because you not fooling anyone here. Honestly.

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

Dancing comments on Mar 15, 2020:

How is this proof that socialism doesn't work? This is just proof that there are too many stupid people.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner no, they are not. You can't get away with tripe like that around me.

Empty Store Shelves, Shortages, High Anxiety Make no mistake.

Dancing comments on Mar 15, 2020:

How is this proof that socialism doesn't work? This is just proof that there are too many stupid people.

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@St-Sinner news flash. In the USSR they had COMMUNISM.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

Doubting comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Morrison is not a leader. He is incapable of taking sensible initiatives for the common good. He is adept only at obfuscating when held to account. He is fond of shady salesman-like one liners to try to make us all feel he's doing something useful when the fact is he's doing nothing. He ...

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

I think he missed his true calling: shonk Tele-evangelist shyster. You could imagine him, couldnt you?

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I think Rudd's hand out during the GFC (Gross Fuckup in Capitalism) at least did help to ameliorate the effects, but Christo Scotty's puff up for business and morsels for the "lower orders" will, as you suggest, do not much. They love to give money to business, don't they? Right Wing DNA is the same...

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@MsDemeanour I agree. I voted for Labor at the last election. I hoped that despite, not because of, Shorten the ALP might do something good. Never voted Liberal in my life, so, no option there. I liked the Greens in the past, but they've turned into the 'People's Front of Judea' squabbling scene from Monty Python. I don't blame people for their lack of enthusiasm for Labor, but voting for St Scott the Morrison was just inexcusable.

I won't attack everyone with a religious or "spiritual" view.

DavidLaDeau comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Please define "Rabid militant atheist".

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

Indeed!

I won't attack everyone with a religious or "spiritual" view.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

So, any atheist who criticises religion is rabid and militant? Do you also equate "attack" with "criticise"? Your 'agnostic skeptic" position seems like the typical 20th Century agnosticism and atheism. Don't know if you noticed, but that tolerance was rewarded by Islamic fanaticism, religious ...

David1955 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@Doubting Your either or question is a bit limiting. I would say I hope Atheism and the rise of secularism helps to eradicate religion over time. I would also say that cogent criticisms of religions, as you put it, helps expose existing religious fraudulence and falsehoods, and, linking back to my first sentence, may help prevent such falsehoods taking hold in people, going forward. Bertrand Russell described the struggle against religion as not just going back to The Enlightenment, but all the way to the ancient Greeks. I agree with him, and it is a struggle. For a thousand years we lost; we call it the Dark Ages. No one criticised religion then.

Picard: episode 8.

Infoguy211 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

Like I said on Facebook: Star Trek: Picard is the best Trek since The Next Generation

David1955 replies on Mar 14, 2020:

I don't think you can compare them. STTNG was 20th Century ST episodic tv, like it used it be. Picard is 21st Century one continuing narrative week to week dark grim story telling, like it is now. Old ST used to deal with a multitude of themes, set against a better species and future. It reflected that optimism. New ST is personal story telling set against a grim dark future. It reflects our pessimism, or at least the pessimism that Power wants us to wallow in, as it makes it easier to manipulate us. I keep a critical distance from it.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I think Rudd's hand out during the GFC (Gross Fuckup in Capitalism) at least did help to ameliorate the effects, but Christo Scotty's puff up for business and morsels for the "lower orders" will, as you suggest, do not much. They love to give money to business, don't they? Right Wing DNA is the same...

David1955 replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear nor mine, or anyone here, but elected he was. Funny, I saw that result coming, even predicted on this site that Shorten would fail, but even now I cannot forgive Australians for the result. I never will. I think it was the last straw for me.

As Covid19 continues on its merry way, Mr.

David1955 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I think Rudd's hand out during the GFC (Gross Fuckup in Capitalism) at least did help to ameliorate the effects, but Christo Scotty's puff up for business and morsels for the "lower orders" will, as you suggest, do not much. They love to give money to business, don't they? Right Wing DNA is the same...

David1955 replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@FrayedBear yes, we Aussies understand irony. Just look who we elected PM last year.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 12, 2020:

@RobinGray excuse me? That's uncalled for. Goodbye Madam.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 12, 2020:

@Bobby9 do you ever use a spell checker? Your grammar and writing are as uninspiring as your attempts at sarcasm.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@RobinGray I just tell it like it is. Last year, during the Mueller Investigation, I posted here that the outcomes would be a nothing; that a few scapegoats would be sacrificed (like Cohen and Manafort), that Trump and Co would walk away unscathed, and that Mr (Republican) Mueller would do as little as possible and anyone thinking otherwise can not see the corruption that is the ruling class of America. I got dumped on by many, the usual "you foreigners don't know anything... not your business... Mueller is a great "Institutionalist" and so on and so on and so on. Yeah fine. So, I was right and I knew I would be. Same thing here. Come November when Biden is political road kill, if you recall this thread, you may be gracious enough to admit I was right. And, by the way, there are a lot of "like minded people", both here and in your country and around the world.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I know it must be disappointing to you as it was for me, but we need Trump out, Bernie gave it a good try and Biden won the votes, this is no Hillary trap by the DNC like 2016 and we all knew Bernie was going to be attacked by the corporate media and the establishment, so that's not new. I was not a...

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@RobinGray Trump is proto fascist populism from the Right. What is needed is populism from the Left. Bernie's movement was that. What was needed was support behind that. The media are spinning that Biden has created a movement with momentum. I predict that this will not be the case. He will not stand up to scrutiny. His minders can't hide his declining mental condition, as they have over past weeks. Krystal Ball the journalist in a video put it perfectly yesterday: Biden is an empty vessel into which corporate media are pouring their projections for a do nothing President. All of this will become so obvious well before November. It is like putting all your money on Dragon Fly on the 2pm race, though he's lame, and likely won't finish the race. We know who will win the race. The American tradegy will be complete.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Bobby9 so is the recipe 2 possums, 3 cups of water, 2 pinches of salt, or 1 possum, and 2 cups of water and 2 pinches of salt?

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I know it must be disappointing to you as it was for me, but we need Trump out, Bernie gave it a good try and Biden won the votes, this is no Hillary trap by the DNC like 2016 and we all knew Bernie was going to be attacked by the corporate media and the establishment, so that's not new. I was not a...

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Mofo1953 I'll try to admire your optimism.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Mar 11, 2020:

Have you seen the short list of Biden's likely appointments to his cabinet and economic advisors? Another bunch of Wall Street folks, including plenty of Goldman Sucks figures, same as Obama's bunch. No wonder they were scared of Bernie. He would have appointed only allies of the bottom 90%.

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Obama did exactly the same thing. Wall Street flunkies and left over Clinton hacks. Democratic Party ground hog day. Bernie's appointments would have been very interesting.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I know it must be disappointing to you as it was for me, but we need Trump out, Bernie gave it a good try and Biden won the votes, this is no Hillary trap by the DNC like 2016 and we all knew Bernie was going to be attacked by the corporate media and the establishment, so that's not new. I was not a...

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@david75090 that is the orthodox view of it, I acknowledge. But i believe Sanders could deal with head on the socialism thing, because that's all Trump and co had on him. They had nothing personal or corrupt on him. Biden, on the other hand, is a minefield of exploitable baggage, Ukraine and all, and believe you me they will pummel him like an old punch drunk boxer 25 years too late for the ring. Anyone think his Kumbaya politics will take that? Well, not me.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

david75090 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

The opposite of what you're saying is true. In 2016, Trump got the anti-Hillary vote. Millions didn't trust her. She still got almost 3 million more votes than Your Boy. That won't happen this time. America has seen Trump for 3 years. It will be 4 by election day. They've caught his act. He will...

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin yes, I have said before that black voters have nothing to lose from a Sanders Presidency, and nothing to gain from a Biden Presidency. It is a pity that African American voters have sided too much with Obama nostalgia, and too little with the Sanders progressivism.

The Biden Train Wreck That's On Its Way The US pro Biden corporate media and the Democratic Party...

RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@Bobby9 how is that possum stew coming along?

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RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@RobinGray you are "ridding" yourselves of Trump?! Just wait until the virus subsides, hopefully, and then the Trump Biden debates come. Then tell me how well you are doing on the ridding.

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prometheus comments on Mar 11, 2020:

If Sanders is such a great candidate why didn't he win?

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

@TomMcGiverin exactly. Ever watched MSNBC. These people live in rich la la land.

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Mofo1953 comments on Mar 11, 2020:

I know it must be disappointing to you as it was for me, but we need Trump out, Bernie gave it a good try and Biden won the votes, this is no Hillary trap by the DNC like 2016 and we all knew Bernie was going to be attacked by the corporate media and the establishment, so that's not new. I was not a...

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Surely you see the Established campaign that was mobilized against Bernie, beginning with that first vote, designed to undermine Bernie, the Obama and the rest in a concerted effort to sandbag Biden last week. Were Biden an outstanding candidate it might be arguable. He's hardly that. This concerted use of power, to lead to a disastrous outcome, unless some miracle occurs.

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RobinGray comments on Mar 11, 2020:

You’re not even American. Stay out of it!

David1955 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

It's OUR world you are ruining. It's our soldiers you drag into your brain dead fucking wars. It's our economies you collapse through right wing brain dead policies. Oh, yeah, lady, we have a stake.

To all y'all that voted status quo joe toniggt, enjoy 4 more years of Trump..you deserve it..

BitFlipper comments on Mar 4, 2020:

As confirmed by responses here: I'm afraid that Bernie supporters would boycott the general election out of spite if Biden is the nominee, thus confirming their dire predictions. Their hostility is so rabid.

David1955 replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Biden will lose all by himself once the debates start and his mental lameness is evident. He won't need non voting Bernie supporters to help him do that, though the pro Biden media and their Democratic party droogies will no doubt blame Bernie, again, for their own stupidity and lack of vision.

Biden surges into lead nationally after Buttigieg, Klobuchar exits: poll

David1955 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Despite the spin about Trump 'fearing' Biden, Trump will make mince meat out of him. He will 'Ukraine Joe' him into the ground, and Joe will stand there recycling half-baked feel-good Obamaisms and look like the old out of touch do nothing Democrat he is. Bernie has done a great job, but he is ...

David1955 replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@twshield I have an excellent memory, and I will remember you and remind you of this exchange on election night in November. We Sir are done.

Biden surges into lead nationally after Buttigieg, Klobuchar exits: poll

David1955 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Despite the spin about Trump 'fearing' Biden, Trump will make mince meat out of him. He will 'Ukraine Joe' him into the ground, and Joe will stand there recycling half-baked feel-good Obamaisms and look like the old out of touch do nothing Democrat he is. Bernie has done a great job, but he is ...

David1955 replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@twshield oh enough with your false assumptions about me. Here's the main point: Trump will pummel Biden into the ground. He's waiting to do that. It's Bernie he's truly scared of. On election night in November when Trump is triumphant against Biden, and he will be, remember I said so. So much for restoring the dignity of the Presidency. The one opportunity to build a great populist movement under Sanders, lost. And so will be America.

Biden surges into lead nationally after Buttigieg, Klobuchar exits: poll

David1955 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Despite the spin about Trump 'fearing' Biden, Trump will make mince meat out of him. He will 'Ukraine Joe' him into the ground, and Joe will stand there recycling half-baked feel-good Obamaisms and look like the old out of touch do nothing Democrat he is. Bernie has done a great job, but he is ...

David1955 replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@twshield no, I'm not doing that, that diversity is acknowledged, and you yourself used the term "the black vote" so by your own words be judged.

The Stop Sanders movement has gone public [cnn.

David1955 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I observe the Establishment campaign to stop Bernie. I fear we are watching the final nail in America's coffin. The casket will close when Trump wins in November, and dottery old Joe is little more than political road kill. As a non American it is awful to watch this slow motion train wreck unfold.

David1955 replies on Mar 4, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau I don't agree. They don't just need a candidate. They need a populist movement. Bernie has that. But he can't fight the US Ruling Class, the republicans, the mainstream media, and the Democratic Party Establishment. So, they, particularly the last, will destroy him, and in so doing destroy themselves. On the night of the November elections, when Biden is road kill, Trump is victorious, and the path towards American autocracy becomes inexorable, the Democratic Party and their media hacks will realise what they have done, but it will too late.

Biden surges into lead nationally after Buttigieg, Klobuchar exits: poll

David1955 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Despite the spin about Trump 'fearing' Biden, Trump will make mince meat out of him. He will 'Ukraine Joe' him into the ground, and Joe will stand there recycling half-baked feel-good Obamaisms and look like the old out of touch do nothing Democrat he is. Bernie has done a great job, but he is ...

David1955 replies on Mar 3, 2020:

@twshield while I agree that you are right in that assessment, I cannot for the life of me understand why black voters would think corporate mainstream democrats would ever do anything for them. Ever. They have nothing to lose with a Bernie Presidency, and very little to gain from a Biden Presidency. It seems to me.

My atheist family was appalled when I converted to Catholicism – but it’s given me great peace |...

Desertcactus comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I think this may be a definition issue. If you see god as demanding of religion then its repulsive. I see god as being defined as whichever energy is the most powerful, or most powerful group of energies. If I focused on that and kept seeking answers to what that is, I could fall for ...

David1955 replies on Mar 2, 2020:

The problem here is the use of words like "energies". New age religions tend to throw around words like this, never feeling obliged to define them. Are we talking physics, or are talking about another supernatural thing using pseudo science? I myself scrupulously avoid using such language, as I feel it's just religion with other euphemistic terms.

Ok so i am giving Star Trek Picard a try and so far at episode 6 i am not loving it.

Remowill comments on Feb 29, 2020:

I still like second gen the best.

David1955 replies on Feb 29, 2020:

Yes, but they should have put Wesley Crusher in an airlock in series 1 and blown him out into space, don't you think? Less Wesley and more Q would have helped that series, IMHO.

I went away for a few hours and returned to having made level 8! I'm confused though because all of ...

DavidLaDeau comments on Feb 24, 2020:

It is evidence you are more than you think! And thank you for being an active part of the community! BTW how does one actually get sent the t-shirt? I should be level 8 within the week.

David1955 replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau We're all rooting for you David. In Australia 'rooting' is a old vulgarism which means having sex, but of course that's not what I mean, but rather supporting you. (Of course, some might be rooting in the other sense... lucky them! :-) )

Bernie's message has always been consistent.

David1955 comments on Feb 23, 2020:

He's a lesson to the Left everywhere. Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Don't listen to 'political consultants'. Ignore corporate media. Don't do 'focus group' research. Change the debate. Raise consciousness. Create momentum and build on it.

David1955 replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau no, we are learning from you. Our labor party is so bereft of policy, principle and ideology, if it were an animal you'd put it to sleep as an act of mercy. The point is that the failure of the Left in the west over the 40 years to due to idealogical and principle failure.

Bernie's winning in Nevada.

St-Sinner comments on Feb 23, 2020:

Just hold on there... Pragmatic is my middle name. Candidates who won Nevada primary but lost presidency..... 1. Hillary Clinton 2. Mitt Romney 3. John McCain 4. John Kerry 5. Al Gore 6. Bob Dole 7. Mike Dukakis 8. Walter Mondale Conclusion.... Hold your horses. Be real. Nevada ...

David1955 replies on Feb 23, 2020:

Pragmatic? Yes, you adapt between loathing progressive politics and really loathing progressive politics. Funny.

Bernie's winning in Nevada.

David1955 comments on Feb 23, 2020:

If Bernie can win fighting against the corrupt Democratic Party, the anti- progressive corporate media, the US Ruling Class and its military-industrial-corporate-security agency complex, and the Republican Party, then I might just start believing in miracles. I fear what they might do to stop him. ...

David1955 replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Killtheskyfairy oh i think they didn't want him to run an Independent but as an unsuccessful democratic runner. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer, you see. But dang it, he's winning. Time for plan B: dirty tricks.

Bernie's winning in Nevada.

David1955 comments on Feb 23, 2020:

If Bernie can win fighting against the corrupt Democratic Party, the anti- progressive corporate media, the US Ruling Class and its military-industrial-corporate-security agency complex, and the Republican Party, then I might just start believing in miracles. I fear what they might do to stop him. ...

David1955 replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty really? Ever heard Bernie on the Democratic party? Or progressives generally. The 2016 election corruptly skewing it for Hillary. The billionaires who have it behind the scenes. Allowing Bloomberg to compete, changing the rules. On it goes. Progressives are waiting to see what dirty tricks the party powerbrokers will use to stop Bernie. I don't know what your definition of corrupt is, but it fits mine. And Bernie is not even really part of this party, but an independent. These aren't Trump talking points but progressive talking points.

Dear Voters, This is what Bernie and others are not telling you! What Bernie Sanders and other ...

David1955 comments on Feb 11, 2020:

This is a paid political message from the American Ruling Class. "Hi. I'm from the American Military Industrial Corporate Political Complex, and I approved this message." "Remember, never trust anyone who wants a fairer more just society. Wealth is for those who are deserving. That is to say,...

David1955 replies on Feb 12, 2020:

@OwlInASack Yes, this gentleman definitely has form on these subjects. I put him in the Troll-ish category, and don't take him all that seriously. I've met so many people like this. This exaggerated fear of the extravagant Left, while the Right drags us towards oblivion with every passing day with their corporate greed and elitism. @St-Sinner

Get Fucken Used to it.

EdEarl comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Some of us don't FB.

David1955 replies on Feb 12, 2020:

@ToolGuy If you want to give your details to a 21st century techno Robber Barron with no ethnics, scruples or appreciation of the truth, like Mark Zuckerberg, then you are welcome.

Get Fucken Used to it.

EdEarl comments on Feb 11, 2020:

Some of us don't FB.

David1955 replies on Feb 11, 2020:

Indeed we don't. Never will.

Television Star Robert Conrad Dies at 84 | PEOPLE.com | PEOPLE.com

bobwjr comments on Feb 8, 2020:

Very sad was a fan

David1955 replies on Feb 8, 2020:

Me too. As I've been re watching the series recently, it seems even sadder to me.

Television Star Robert Conrad Dies at 84 | PEOPLE.com | PEOPLE.com

Lorajay comments on Feb 8, 2020:

He was also gorgeous.

David1955 replies on Feb 8, 2020:

Yes indeed. Very good looking man. And I say that as a 100% heterosexual guy who knows a good looking man when he sees one. :-)

Food for thought "The end of the Roman Republic: senators gave their power to Julius Caesar, ...

DavidLaDeau comments on Feb 2, 2020:

Im sorry but i lost faith completely before Trump ever came into office. I wonder why I should vote when they do what they want anyway reguardless of the law. One can not vote out a culture od abuse. It has to be irradiated. Unfortunately, revolution ia the only thing historically that makes change...

David1955 replies on Feb 3, 2020:

What your country needs is a kind of people's power mobilization. Yes, I know how cliche that sounds. A mass mobilization of votes against the elites would be a start. Your ruling class are terrified of it. They would use every dirty trick, just like they did back in the late 60s when a consciousness of change and challenge to authority occurred. I'm not sanguine either. Even if Bernie got elected they would mobilize. I still hope he does, and that he goes for broke with a strong personal power base.

Bernie is the opponent Trump wants.

mordant comments on Jan 29, 2020:

The opponent Trump wants is Biden, who he'll dispense with easily. The one he fears is Bernie. He's been obsessed with him in the past week or so as he realizes Bernie is more likely the presumptive nominee. He's been privately fretting about Sander's student debt forgiveness among other things. And...

David1955 replies on Jan 29, 2020:

Yes. Biden in the ring with Trump would be a blood bath, for Biden. Biden can barely hold his own around other Democrats. Trump is a street fighter; Biden is some old sot still playing Queensberry rules. Trump would excoriate him. I think Bernie would give him measure to measure, like you do to a coward bully.

Bernie is the opponent Trump wants.

David1955 comments on Jan 29, 2020:

Yes. A nice safe, moderate, corporate loving, status quo believing, rich liking, steady as she goes, candidate would be much much better. .. like Hillary Clinton in 2016. ... Oh, wait a minute......

David1955 replies on Jan 29, 2020:

@Paul4747 here's the thing. Clinton won the popular vote, but not because she was popular. She was the candidate. What you should think about, is all the people who didn't vote for her, or didn't vote at all, because they didn't like her, to put it mildly.

The reason I answered that there's a 50% God exists is that I really don't think it matters.

David1955 comments on Jan 27, 2020:

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god? God this, god that, god the other. We live on a planet that has huge numbers of gods that people believe in, past and present. Believers talk about the god they believe in. That's one out of 3,000 +. Forget the others. Agnostics...

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

@Oscar_C well, my reading of it you say god singular, you don't mention gods plural. Nor do you use a determiner like 'any' to refer the existence of any god that might exist. Unless, you mean your particular culture god, which is kind of the point of my reply.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

ElusiveMoby comments on Jan 27, 2020:

There is nothing that requires me to discuss all gods equally.

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

@ElusiveMoby not discussing them equally, but acknowledging that they are all fictitious and that all are rejected equally. That is exactly what I say: I am an atheist about ALL gods. The impact you refer to is purely cultural, and is irrelevant to the position statement.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

MsDemeanour comments on Jan 27, 2020:

Well the judeo-christian god is the one most of us relate to. I wish there more ex-muslims, hindu, Sikhs etc here but there aren't. Most people are here are from USA where Christianity is an insidious problem. In fact I'd say it is Christianity that is the main cause for alarm in our own country ...

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

Not suggesting that people post about other gods, but when they announce they believe in God, or are agnostic about or god, or atheist about God, that there is an illusion at work here, namely that they are arguing about one god, when in fact that are just choosing one out of thousands, and due to cultural bias are ignoring the absurdity of that.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

ElusiveMoby comments on Jan 27, 2020:

There is nothing that requires me to discuss all gods equally.

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

Only logic and consistency.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

mordant comments on Jan 27, 2020:

Mostly because everyone's concept of "god" is *their* god. The one they know and worship(ped). Even I have this tendency. I am only intellectually up on what liberal Christians, much less people of other religions, think about god. As as former fundie, I tend to think about god in terms of the god ...

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

I think we should thinker at a higher abstract level than that. Personally, I give no more credence to Jesus and his "father" god than I do to Apollo. Had I been born 2,500 years ago the Christian god wouldn't have applied. I did not choose to be born in the 20th century now living in the 21st.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

VictoriaNotes comments on Jan 27, 2020:

People here are not oblivious to the construct of other gods. Most here live in a culture that believes in one particular god. This belief significantly impacts the culture. It's a discussion forum.

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

Well, as an atheist I strive not to do that, and treat all gods, past and present the same -- folly.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

Geoffrey51 comments on Jan 27, 2020:

I’m a bit partial to Ganesh and Shiva. If some of the Hindu gods are put into a psychological context they are very useful tools for focussing on.

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

Good to know, I think. :-)

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 27, 2020:

I aknowledge that there are many non-existant gods out there. I am stuck speaking about the Christian god as that is the most prevelent god belief with the people that I interact with. It is annoying that god only seems to apply to one god as it discounts the possiblity of other gods that people ...

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

I'm surprised by your comment, actually David. As atheists we should, in my opinion, not be distracted by the most prevalent god around us, but be equally dismissive of all unproven gods and refuse to be drawn into single god focused debates. Now, if one wants to tackle a specific part of that religion, like the absurd Jesus story under a Christian god, well then indeed focus on that.

Why do people continue to have arguments here about a singular god?

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 27, 2020:

Some people are still working out personal issues about something they grew up with regarding religion.. They are looking for support or feedback... Thanks for another post about god lol

David1955 replies on Jan 27, 2020:

But not a post about a singular god, but about the subject of! :-)

"It just makes sense that god exist"`is an argument that annoys me to no end.

David1955 comments on Jan 25, 2020:

For thousands of years everyone said the sun went around the earth. Everyday it went around the earth. Day after day. Of course the sun went around the earth. It just made sense. Trouble is, they were wrong. Millions of them. Just plain wrong.

David1955 replies on Jan 25, 2020:

@DavidLaDeau is this the same William Lane Craig who said in a debate with Lawrence Krause that there were historical accounts of Jesus written within 5 years of his death, until the social media world jumped on him? I dare say. His reply, by the way, was that it is believed there were accounts, but they didn't survive. Yes, that's right, the dog ate Jesus's homework. That made sense too, of course. Anything does, to a fool.

Agnostic.

Bierbasstard comments on Jan 24, 2020:

I found the app to be weaker than the web connection and quickly deleted it. I haven't linked my Google account to any type of log in. I prefer to keep these things segregated.

David1955 replies on Jan 24, 2020:

Good to know. Admin announced the App with a lot of fanfare way back when, but I think has lost interest. Browser log on is fine.

Agnostic.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jan 24, 2020:

I just Google search "agnostic.com" and click on the link.. I'm using an Android... Sometimes I use chrome browser and it works fine.. I don't use the app...

David1955 replies on Jan 24, 2020:

I have no problem using a browser, but the App doesn't not work,

Agnostic.

DavidLaDeau comments on Jan 24, 2020:

I use a samsung and have no problem.

David1955 replies on Jan 24, 2020:

Are you using the App? I can connect with a browser, but not the App.

[yahoo.

David1955 comments on Jan 20, 2020:

The weakness of US government systems revealed during the Trump years has been a revelation to the world. It won't be soon forgotten. The US looks powerful, but its government structures are weak, brittle and corrupt. A fish rotting from the head.

David1955 replies on Jan 20, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 I've been on this site since almost the beginning. Never blocked anyone. Never thought I would. But this character keeps doing this to my comments. Others make comments on the US and that's ok with him. But he's got a beef about me. Recently he made repeated poor taste comments about the bushfires here in Australia in reply to me. So, I'm going to break my rule about never blocking anyone. Ignoring him doesn't work, it seems.

[yahoo.

David1955 comments on Jan 20, 2020:

The weakness of US government systems revealed during the Trump years has been a revelation to the world. It won't be soon forgotten. The US looks powerful, but its government structures are weak, brittle and corrupt. A fish rotting from the head.

David1955 replies on Jan 20, 2020:

@Bobby9 oh go away, boring man.

Depressed Agnostics?

David1955 comments on Jan 16, 2020:

Fortunately I'm an atheist, not an agnostic, so depression isn't a problem. :-) The article sounds like another a religionist BS talking point, like non believers can't be trusted, have no morals, and kill themselves more than believers.

David1955 replies on Jan 16, 2020:

@Grecio why don't you blame Dawkins for the killing of JFK, climate change, Aids, and earthquakes, why you're at it. I'm sure conservapedia.com would back you up.

While I like the Utopian future of Star Trek, I have to assume that Artificial Intelligence will ...

David1955 comments on Jan 16, 2020:

So, according to the pic, robots will kill all the men and ravish all the women. They used to use this sort of thing about our enemies during war time. Some things never change.

David1955 replies on Jan 16, 2020:

@Surfpirate the state of undress of the woman would suggest a sexual assault or the threat of one, it seems to me.

God is not necessary for religion.

David1955 comments on Jan 12, 2020:

A very obvious point, really. There's a whole swag of new age type religions that waffle on about the universe or whatever, and although they really use quasi gods, like "energy" and "the universe", technically they don't have a god or gods. Also, Buddism is not religion based on gods. Some might ...

David1955 replies on Jan 12, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez well, I've never heard that. Sounds more like Hinduism. Buddha supposedly said not to worship him. Even if he did say that, his followers took no notice.

My atheist family was appalled when I converted to Catholicism – but it’s given me great peace |...

CatherineHP comments on Jan 11, 2020:

I have long felt that many people are born with a need to worship, whether it be a god or a celebrity.

David1955 replies on Jan 12, 2020:

Me too. Like all addictions, however, it can be managed and beaten.

My atheist family was appalled when I converted to Catholicism – but it’s given me great peace |...

RavenBlack comments on Jan 11, 2020:

So basically fuck truth it makes me feel good to believe the woo-schtick.

David1955 replies on Jan 12, 2020:

That's the primary addiction of religion: feeling good and loved from above.

Obviously we will be served the same propaganda as the yanks since they have murdoch as well but are...

Sticks48 comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I hope all of your countries refuse to support or get involved in what could become a real mess.

David1955 replies on Jan 11, 2020:

@FrayedBear oh, there's a place for colourful speech. :-)

Obviously we will be served the same propaganda as the yanks since they have murdoch as well but are...

Sticks48 comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I hope all of your countries refuse to support or get involved in what could become a real mess.

David1955 replies on Jan 10, 2020:

Truth is, Australia never had anyone else's war that we didn't like, or at least our leaders, and I use that term loosely.

Obviously we will be served the same propaganda as the yanks since they have murdoch as well but are...

Sticks48 comments on Jan 7, 2020:

I hope all of your countries refuse to support or get involved in what could become a real mess.

David1955 replies on Jan 10, 2020:

@FrayedBear are you suggesting our pollies are sycophantic toadying ass kissing yes men when it comes to America, or am I over-reading your comment? :-)

My atheist family was appalled when I converted to Catholicism – but it’s given me great peace |...

altschmerz comments on Jan 9, 2020:

"I was fascinated by all the coordinated standing, sitting, kneeling, responding, reciting and praying. I wanted to be part of it." Maybe he's impressed with pomp and circumstance, and a church does provide a ready-made support community (though how good it actually is depends on the church). ...

David1955 replies on Jan 9, 2020:

True True. For a lot of people religion isn't about actual beliefs, but the pomp and ceremony, the theatre and performance of religion, which gives them that warm fuzzy feeling in their silly hearts and bellies. All of which I find pathetic. The number of religious people who are seriously informed and knowledgeable about their religion, in my experience, is quite low.