Do you approve capital punishment?

lerlo comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Yes it should exist because otherwise inmates can kill guards and other inmates with impunity if they're already doing a life sentence.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@lerlo If you believe that the purpose of justice is to reap vengeance, I'm happy not to know you.

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@sandrarocks83 You are entitled to your opinion.

Do you approve capital punishment?

bobwjr comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Not against but it must be sure that they are guilty

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@bobwjr Witnesses can lie, videos can be edited, confessions can be coerced, and DNA can be planted by crooked cops.

A little something from the Libertarian party

1of5 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

*For believing that people will help each other without being forced too* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA <snort> <chortle> <guffaw> *wipes tears from eyes* Have you ever met people?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood People certainly are willing to help each other. But the amount of help needed far exceeds the amount that people are willing to give out of the kindness of their hearts. And there are massive disparages in who we are willing to lend a hand to. Most of us are naturally inclined to help cute innocent little children in need while elderly suffering seniors are largely ignored.

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@sandrarocks83 We have the right to a fair and speedy trial so that accused people are not kept in cages indefinitely without an opportunity to confront the accuser. If you can live with the risk of the state putting people to death who don't deserve it, that says a lot about your morality. Most of the rest of the world has advanced past this barbaric practice. Even Russia and most of Africa has ceased to use capital punishment.

Do you approve capital punishment?

lerlo comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Yes it should exist because otherwise inmates can kill guards and other inmates with impunity if they're already doing a life sentence.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

No. If inmates kill in prison, they are put in segregation where they are unable to harm anyone anymore. The way I see it, spending your life in solitary is a worse fate than death.

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@sandrarocks83 Would you prefer a process that expedites executions? Innocent people are killed now even with the long drawn out expensive process we use currently.

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@LiterateHiker I can understand your anger, it's only natural. And it is why the justice system must be blind and unbiased. The justice system failed your daughter. They often get it wrong. And that is why it's unwise to trust them with the life of a human being.

Do you approve capital punishment?

sandrarocks83 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Totally for it! Some people do NOT deserve to live.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

What does execution accomplish? Other than a colossal waste of money and the risk of having taken an innocent life?

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@LiterateHiker Well that's horrible. I'm very sorry that happened to her. What would you like me to get over?

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@sandrarocks83 Good point. That's $20 on top of the hundreds of thousands it takes to get an execution through the courts.

Awoken this morning by an active shooter alert.

moosepucky comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Anything that you can suggest that is not already a current law that would have prevented this? I have advocated for full searches of all students as they enter schools. No one wants this but without it, the student sitting next to your child could be the next internet sensation mass murderer and...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@moosepucky School shootings began happening before social media. When I was in high school, I had a pacemaker. So, if these kinds of security measures were in place, I would have had to be pat down by hand everyday just to get through the door. That's a bridge too far. The solution to this will be inclusivity, not security.

Do you approve capital punishment?

bobwjr comments on Dec 22, 2019:

Not against but it must be sure that they are guilty

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

How can we ever be totally certain the accused is guilty? Execution is final, if new evidence comes to light, well too late.

Do you approve capital punishment?

RoboGraham comments on Dec 22, 2019:

The death penalty is hypocritical. Killing is wrong, a perpetrator kills a person, society kills the perpetrator. It's the use of the crime to punish the crime. An eye for an eye is barbaric. We don't sentence rapists to be raped, why kill killers? It's more expensive to execute prisoners than it...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@NoPlanetB No, they are given the same prison sentence as any other type of criminal. What the other prisoners do to them for vengeance is not determined by the justice system and therefore not passed onto them by society. For prisoners at risk of being victimized, segregation is, theoretically, an option.

Do you approve capital punishment?

LiterateHiker comments on Dec 22, 2019:

I have no mercy for pedophiles and guys who rape and abuse women. In prison, pedophiles are hated by other inmates and raped repeatedly. They deserve it. Murderers? Serial killers? Give them the electric chair. I don't want to support them with my tax dollars.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

You are advocating vengeance, not justice. Executions are more expensive than life in prison sentences.

Dear Nancy; You need to win this....

RoboGraham comments on Dec 22, 2019:

What good will that do? Two wrongs don't make a right.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@Robecology Actions can be legal but still wrong. It would be wrong of me to sleep with your wife, for example, nothing illegal about it though. What's the point in holding up the trial? If she believes in her impeachment case, send it over. If the republicans refuse to remove him, that's on them. If it's political theater, on the other hand, well that's a different story.

Awoken this morning by an active shooter alert.

moosepucky comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Anything that you can suggest that is not already a current law that would have prevented this? I have advocated for full searches of all students as they enter schools. No one wants this but without it, the student sitting next to your child could be the next internet sensation mass murderer and...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@moosepucky Prohibition is a horrible idea. I make that argument all the time. It didn't work for drug abuse, it won't work for this. All it will do is take away guns from responsible people and put the industry in the hands of criminals as you stated. I'm not at all in favor of monitoring everyone. I'm arguing that, if we make mental healthcare more accessable and create a more fair and supportive society, fewer people will become do desperate and angry that they decide to commit suicide by going on a rampage. It won't completely stop it of course but there is no solution that will. I think you are right that less damage will be done if the shooting starts at the door. Still I believe that putting those sorts of security masseurs in place will be time consuming and will create an environment that will be detrimental to the learning process. I'd rather schools function as best as possible than sacrifice the quality of education for security.

This is what you vote in vain for .

David1955 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

One of my areas of interest over recent years has been researching the links, connections and control between the US military-industrial-corporate-security agencies complex (which it now is) and government levels, news organizations, entertainment industry -- tv, Hollywood, all forms -- education, ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

@Archeus_Lore I think of the deep state as being composed of people in government, the military, intelligence agencies, and the media who work to perpetuate the power of the ruling class, not the ruling class themselves.

This is what you vote in vain for .

David1955 comments on Dec 22, 2019:

One of my areas of interest over recent years has been researching the links, connections and control between the US military-industrial-corporate-security agencies complex (which it now is) and government levels, news organizations, entertainment industry -- tv, Hollywood, all forms -- education, ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 22, 2019:

Yeah that's an accurate assessment. The two neoliberal parties bicker vigorously in public but privately cooperate to satisfy the military industrial complex and the corporations that fund their campaigns. The media is controlled by these corporations and design their content to favor the ruling elite and the status quo at the expense of us all. This is why Sanders is mostly ignored in the news even though he is a front runner with massive support.

Awoken this morning by an active shooter alert.

moosepucky comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Anything that you can suggest that is not already a current law that would have prevented this? I have advocated for full searches of all students as they enter schools. No one wants this but without it, the student sitting next to your child could be the next internet sensation mass murderer and...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

@moosepucky What? No. Why would you do any of that? What's to stop the shooter from shooting the person doing the checking and entering the school anyway?

Gender pay gap 2019: Equal wages expected in 257 years, report says

ToolGuy comments on Dec 21, 2019:

So-called free markets will never do that.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

Right. If the economy counted the sort of work that women typically do more often than men like child rearing as actual work, things would be more even between the sexes.

AR-15 Inventor's Family: This Was Meant to Be a Military Weapon But you got to keep in mind some ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Nobody ever invented a gun for hunting or marksmanship... always been the Military Use.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

@GipsyOfNewSpain You are not looking for sensible reforms because you are not sensible. You think that prohibition will solve this. How well has prohibition worked for drug abuse? What got us here is the domination of the gun debate by right wingers. They are able to dominate because, in comparison to clueless people like you, they seem like the sensible ones. They are able to get moderates on their side because your advocacy for a total gun ban forces us lawful responsible gun owners onto their side. Their is a reasonable middle ground and you are making it more difficult to get to it. If you don't want a gun, don't own one. I'd advise you not to try and straggle me because I have made the opposite choice.

AR-15 Inventor's Family: This Was Meant to Be a Military Weapon But you got to keep in mind some ...

DenoPenno comments on Oct 14, 2019:

I'm not so sure the average person needs to own an AR-15. For some reason idiot people think a weapon like this is needed to fight off tyranny. In the movies there is always some guy who opens a secret door and reveals an arsenal. In real life you would take the weapons of the oppressor as you went ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

Wouldn't you rather be armed in the first place? How do you take the weapons from the oppressors if they are armed and you are not? I think guerilla fighters all around the world would beg to differ about the usefulness of a light intermediate semi-auto rifle in fighting tyranny.

AR-15 Inventor's Family: This Was Meant to Be a Military Weapon But you got to keep in mind some ...

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Oct 14, 2019:

Nobody ever invented a gun for hunting or marksmanship... always been the Military Use.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

You are way out of your element. This is why people who know nothing about fire arms need to stay out of the gun rights/regulation debate. Your ignorant outrage only serves to harm the cause of implementing sensible reforms.

A Reminder to the ammosexuals... Slave Owners used to had the same Argument you use today....

RoboGraham comments on Dec 21, 2019:

That was also the same convention where they decided to give the free speech needed to express this opinion. The 2nd Amendment has been reexamined by the Supreme Court and they confirmed it. Sensible regulation is one thing but when you advocate repealing the 2nd Amendment, that's where we split ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

@GipsyOfNewSpain That's a very clever remark, straight out of the trumpian playbook. If you can't refute someones argument logically, just call them a nasty name. Lazy and intellectually negligent.

Awoken this morning by an active shooter alert.

moosepucky comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Anything that you can suggest that is not already a current law that would have prevented this? I have advocated for full searches of all students as they enter schools. No one wants this but without it, the student sitting next to your child could be the next internet sensation mass murderer and...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

I think security that tight will interfere with the education process. Seems to me that the way to handle this crisis is to get at the root of it, attack the motive of it. If we did a better job of providing support and treatment for people in emotional turmoil, fewer people would reach a state of mind so dark that they feel the only solution is to end it with an eruption of violence. If society were more egalitarian, fewer people would get to that extreme level of anger and depression. Security and regulation are important but I think the way to truly tackle this problem will be to focus on improving mental health.

Awoken this morning by an active shooter alert.

GipsyOfNewSpain comments on Nov 14, 2019:

Govt will do nothing.... in the pocket of the nra. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE "SO CALLED RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS AMMOSEXUALS". There will always be a work around, a loophole, an another means to obtain possession of a gun. Legal or not Legal Way... not relevant. Remove guns from all CIVILIANS

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

"There will always be a work around, a loophole, an another means to obtain possession of a gun. Legal or not Legal Way..." If there will always be a way to get a gun, legal or not, what good will confiscating all the guns from citizens do? The vast majority of whom are peaceful law abiding folks.

‪67 percent of Americans say their financial situation hasn't improved under Trump ...

ThinkingFree comments on Dec 21, 2019:

What the hell has improved since he took office?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

Amazon now pays it's employees a living wage. But that's thanks to Senator Sanders.

If this is true then conservatives are going after him. That seems interesting.

rogueflyer comments on Dec 20, 2019:

The Graham family still supports trump. I believe the definition of a whore is someone who will do something they know is morally wrong for something of perceived value. Evangelicals get their religious rights and vote for trump. They are whores.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 21, 2019:

My Graham family does not support Trump.

These Male Candidates Couldn't Answer A Simple Debate Question On Women In Power

bingst comments on Dec 20, 2019:

I don't think Sanders sidestepped this. "Here is the issue. The issue is where power resides in America, and it's not white or black or male or female. We are living in a nation increasingly becoming an oligarchy, where you have a handful of billionaires who spend hundreds of millions of dollars ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 20, 2019:

Right on. The true struggle is between the elites and the commoners. I'm all for equalizing things between the sexes but a female oligarch is just as likely to screw you as a male oligarch.

It takes more than an Atheist to over throw over obiedience authority of Religion.

RoboGraham comments on Dec 19, 2019:

If so few people are capable of ruling their own lives, why would you be on favor of a system that at it's core is dependent on people governing themselves without oversight from a higher authority?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 19, 2019:

@Castlepaloma I agree with you. Religious people running things in government, pushing their values on us is terrible. People ought to be able to run their own lives as they see fit. But you got to admit, when you are arguing that the vast majority of people aren't wise enough to rule themselves, while simultaneously advocating a social system featuring complete autonomy for individuals is a bit oxymoronic. I happen to believe that most people are capable of running their own lives very well, especially when they organize themselves in close knit communities that are supportive and egalitarian.

How can we stop shootings?

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

First target research on the most prolific areas of gun crime. Then ascertain the demographic of the offenders in the area. With this information it is possible to assess the risk factors for the demographic in play and address these. Is it a specific gun culture? Is there a preponderance of ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 19, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 They should have started doing that a couple of decades ago.

How can we stop shootings?

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

First target research on the most prolific areas of gun crime. Then ascertain the demographic of the offenders in the area. With this information it is possible to assess the risk factors for the demographic in play and address these. Is it a specific gun culture? Is there a preponderance of ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 19, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 What sort of interventions do you recommend?

How can we stop shootings?

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

First target research on the most prolific areas of gun crime. Then ascertain the demographic of the offenders in the area. With this information it is possible to assess the risk factors for the demographic in play and address these. Is it a specific gun culture? Is there a preponderance of ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 19, 2019:

@Bushshaker How can we take away the freedom of people who haven't committed any crimes?

How can we stop shootings?

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 18, 2019:

First target research on the most prolific areas of gun crime. Then ascertain the demographic of the offenders in the area. With this information it is possible to assess the risk factors for the demographic in play and address these. Is it a specific gun culture? Is there a preponderance of ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 18, 2019:

What do we do with the people who have been identified as potential perpetrators?

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 16, 2019:

The issue is not how bad the enemy is. The issue is what our generals are doing, why they are so meek and toothless? Why are we taking a beating from bad guys for years? Why are bad guys winning?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@St-Sinner Stacy Abrams perhaps?

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 16, 2019:

The issue is not how bad the enemy is. The issue is what our generals are doing, why they are so meek and toothless? Why are we taking a beating from bad guys for years? Why are bad guys winning?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@St-Sinner yeah that must never happen. You said Bernie should be king maker, who did you have in mind?

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

European colonialism , French Revolution, Hitler, Khmer Rouge, America’s Middle East. These are all precedents that inform and seem to be playing out in America today. It doesn’t look as though it will end well . A once great country going to the dogs because of one bumbling, paranoid, ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@St-Sinner you got that right. There are ups and downs but over all things mive toward progress. The fact that someone who calls himself a democratic socialist is a contender for the presidency is very encouraging.

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 16, 2019:

The issue is not how bad the enemy is. The issue is what our generals are doing, why they are so meek and toothless? Why are we taking a beating from bad guys for years? Why are bad guys winning?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 18, 2019:

@St-Sinner who do you suggest he make King?

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

Geoffrey51 comments on Dec 16, 2019:

European colonialism , French Revolution, Hitler, Khmer Rouge, America’s Middle East. These are all precedents that inform and seem to be playing out in America today. It doesn’t look as though it will end well . A once great country going to the dogs because of one bumbling, paranoid, ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 17, 2019:

Unfortunately, the problem is much more extensive than that one buffoon. Is it difficult to immigrate to Australia?

(LINK) Charles Blow: "This is the new America, one in which all the old rules have been wiped ...

St-Sinner comments on Dec 16, 2019:

The issue is not how bad the enemy is. The issue is what our generals are doing, why they are so meek and toothless? Why are we taking a beating from bad guys for years? Why are bad guys winning?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 17, 2019:

Now that is the true question here. My theory is that for establishment democrats, Trump is great for fundraising. He's also a useful distraction. They can use the outrage that Trump creates to rile the base while avoiding attempts to solve real world issues that progressives are always going on about like healthcare, homelessness, and ending the wars. They can appear to be resisting him by putting on this impeachment show while mostly caving to his demands on the issues which is agreeable for them because they really arne't that much different from him.

How can we stop shootings?

Grecio comments on Dec 17, 2019:

This is not new but could we get retired military to go and patrol?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 17, 2019:

I don't see how that would be any more effective than placing police officers in schools, which we already do.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Grahame You're right about that. All the corporate media is terrible but Murdoch is on a higher level of evil.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@rogueflyer I mean the rational national, secular talk, and Jimmy Dore show.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Bobby9 Sounds good. See ya around

Impeachment Predictions.

bingst comments on Dec 15, 2019:

I think it's also possible that Trump could be impeached again.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

I hope the democrats will learn this time around that this impeachment strategy is detrimental to the cause.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Grahame Not just Murdoch but all of the mainstream media. They are giant corporation with major biases. Profit is their bottom line, not informing the public of what is happening in the world. Their loyalty lies with the advertisers who buy add space on their networks and politicians who grant them access and interviews. They design their programming to encourage you to think as they want you to think and get outraged about the things that they want you outraged about. This is why it is of critical importance that we all get our news from independent sources.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@Triphid You called him out by name and told him to stop believing catholic propaganda. On this site, that is a major insult.

So I'm stuck in the bible belt and, in my opinion, one of the very small number of things the church...

Marionville comments on Dec 15, 2019:

“Atheist minister”....”Ordained”....on what atheist site? Are you talking about Humanism or Atheism?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

I got ordained with the Cherokee Nation church of the internet so I could marry my best friend to my other best friend.

Impeachment Predictions.

Daco2007 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

There'll be no trial, if #MscowMitchMcPutrin has HIS way. He's already admitted that his oath of office is meaningless, and has declared his solidarity with #DearLeader. HOWEVER, having said all that, DUMP seems INSISTENT on a trial. This #Dumbass LOVES to shoot himself in the foot, and it COULD be ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

McConnell will definitely hold the trial. He knows the republicans can use it for their political advantage. They will use the trial as a platform to continue the witch hunt narrative, play the victim, and go on and on about how it's the democrats and Biden who are really the corrupt ones. They will take their time and draw the trial out so that it will be in the news for weeks and at the end, Trump can say that he is totally vindicated and that the democrats did a failed coup. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will have to do their duty as Senators and sit as jurors which will take them off the campaign trail for weeks. The democrats have created a disaster for themselves.

Great conversation about real history .

RoboGraham comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Prostitutes- Trail blazers of freedom.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

@AnneWimsey Things were much better for them before the prohibition. Now they are at the mercy of pimps, johns, and cops.

Great conversation about real history .

Mofo1953 comments on Dec 15, 2019:

this dude was expelled from Columbia and has a very big axe to grind, I shudder to think that just because you espouse subversive thoughts and actions, some people find this somehow as "real," and I for one don't buy the shit he's trying to sell.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 15, 2019:

Which parts of what he said do you disagree with?

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Shawappa44820 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

You lost me at "Catholic"... I don't know how the Catholic church got to be the world's moral leaders but until they stop covering up child abuse and sexual assault, they should just shut up!

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

They became moral leaders by using threats of everlasting torture.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid Oh wow, I stand corrected. You included it, you just didn't consider the meaning of the words. You decided to smear the guy having no understanding of what he said. That was a low blow and totally undeserved.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid You left out the critical part- "that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant". We are all in agreement on that point. So where did that tirade about him believing the propaganda of the catholics come from?

I pray that my first post on this website is a success and that it helps me level up to eventually ...

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Isn't your opening sentence sort of a contradiction in terms?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

I interpreted it as sarcasm.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Paul4747 comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If I ever see troops in rainbow uniforms with AK-47s rounding people up for re-education... then I would concede he has a point. Until then, not so much.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Grahame It's called manufacturing consent.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Jolanta comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Well, that just shows how some people are so frightfully uneducated.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@motrubl4u Your response shows that you are ignorant of what Grahame said in his response.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid Which part of his comment led you to think that he is "believing all the total false, radical, fundamentalist, discriminatory hype and propaganda that organisations like Catholicism, etc, keep spewing out."? The only thing he said he agrees with the archbishop on is that pc culture has gone too far, and all three of us are in agreement there.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

DenoPenno comments on Dec 14, 2019:

Why would anyone print this man's opinion? What would LGBT have to do with communism? The world is going insane.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

Labeling something as communist is a convenient way to delegitimize it. A lot of people don't actually know what the word means but they do know that it is bad so associating something else with communism is a dishonest way to get people to consider it to be a bad thing.

Catholic archbishop claims LGBT activism is the new communism

Grahame comments on Dec 14, 2019:

If you read the article then you will better understand. To put it into perspective this man lived through a regime of being told what to think. The basis of his argument is that the new spirit of progress and tolerance is actually intolerant. I agree with this part of his argument. There is huge ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Triphid He didn't say that homosexuals are attempting to convert anyone or force their way of life on others. He said that he dislikes flamboyant behavior but is tolerant of it because love is good wherever it can be found and it's wrong to discriminate. He is in agreement that they should have equal rights. Though I am progressive myself, I agree with Grahame that PC culture has gone too far. All this forced tolerance is intolerant.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Bobby9 Since is a synonym of because. It means the same thing. You have resorted to repeating the same illogical claim you said in the first place and still have not answered the question of where rights are derived from. I'll take this as admission that you have no answer. I don't see any contradiction in my words. As I've been saying all along, rights are ethical principals recognized by a society. Once a principal is recognized as a right, it is guaranteed, it cannot legitimately be taken away, unlike an entitlement which can be rescinded. Just because rights that are recognized now were not recognized previously doesn't mean that they were taken away. It means they didn't exist before they were created, by man. I don't believe that I said that I want to make healthcare a right, not a logic. Rights are created in laws, constitutions, international accords and treaties... they are man made. And yes rights can be infringed upon by removing the laws that put them in place or creating new laws that restrict them. Take freedom of speech for example, it was created in the 1st amendment of the bill of rights. Later a law was passed called the patriot act which limits the right to free speech. This is why, in Bob Marley's words, we must "stand up for our rights." Rights are meant to be guarantees but in practice, in the real world, they do come under attack. But once a right is enshrined as a right, the people fighting for that right have the moral high ground. When rights are infringed upon, it is a tyrannical act, while entitlements can be revoked legitimately. I think our difference of opinion here is that you see rights as things that simply exist. They are intangible concepts that come about naturally whereas I see them as subjective and man made. Sorry if I'm putting words in your mouth, just trying to understand your viewpoint.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Bobby9 You gave no answer at all. All you said is that because they are free, they are human guarantees. Human guarantees are rights guaranteed to all humans regardless of race, nationality, gender ets.. This provides no insight as to where the rights actually come from. The right to life protects humans from having their lives taken away by other humans. Grief and death by natural causes have nothing to do with it. If there are no laws prohibiting people from killing other people, there is no right to life. Do you think there was right to life long ago before murder was outlawed and justice was obtained through blood feud? Rights are whatever a given society decides to classify as rights and entitlements are whatever a given society decides to classify as entitlements. It's subjective. Rights are not decreed to us by a higher power. I think we can agree on that. I say that rights are created by man. Once again I'll ask you, where do rights come from?

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 14, 2019:

@Bobby9 The question was, where do rights come from? You seen to be having difficulty answering that one.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 13, 2019:

@Bobby9 Lol, I must have missed that blowing out of the water that you did. Would you reiterate?

Michael Bloomberg Is Donating $10 Million To House Democrats Under Fire From GOP

Sticks48 comments on Dec 12, 2019:

Lord knows they could use some hemp, but who couldn't?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Sticks48 If I'm not mistaken, it's the oldest known material used for rope making.

Michael Bloomberg Is Donating $10 Million To House Democrats Under Fire From GOP

Sticks48 comments on Dec 12, 2019:

Lord knows they could use some hemp, but who couldn't?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

Hemp is a very valuable commodity.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@1of5 The price we pay meaning the price we pay as a society which is a hefty one with so many thousands of people thrown out of the workforce. Sure it's a heavier price for them than the rest of us and I'm not assuming that they'd be happier or just as well off. It will be turmoil for them but I do think that, in the grand scheme of things, a rational healthcare system will be well worth it. There are many economic factors that are constantly putting people out of work, at least this one will save money in healthcare cost for all of us and will literally save lives and reduce the suffering of a large number of people. If you want to label that as the ends justifies the means, fine. But you could say that about any positive thing that has a down side. So basically, you could say that about anything. You are right, I don't know all the nitty gritty details of how health insurance works. My understanding of med4all is that it will be a single payer system. Everyone pays in and it covers all the costs. The way it's run now doesn't necessarily mean that's the way it will be after the overhaul. I'm pretty sure that plastic surgery for burn victims and the sufferers of other nasty injuries would be considered medically necessary. At least I hope so, it should be. I'm talking about people getting it done just because they want to look better or reverse the effects of aging. In that case, it's on you. No it's not required that all medical professionals work for the government to get rid of private insurance. None of them would have to work for the government for that to happen. They would just all have to be paid by a government run single payer system. The only argument I can see for private insurance continuing to be necessary in a single payer system would be for athletes and other people who need to be extremely physically fit and therefore need specialized medical care that goes above and beyond what the average person would need. In that case, sure buy some insurance to cover that stuff. As long as regular healthcare is guaranteed to everyone, I'm cool with people buying insurance on top of what is already covered as long as what is already covered is everything that the average person would need to get by in life including dental and hearing aids.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Bobby9 Well you clearly didn't attempt to learn anything from the information I provided to you. Your assumption that it can go only one way, that only I could possibly have something to learn from you and not the other way around makes you seem like a pompous know it all. I notice that you didn't attempt to refute my argument that rights are created by man. They certainly don't just appear out of nowhere and that easy answer you had about them being human guarantees didn't hold up so I ask you again, where do rights come from? Fun fact- if you google human guarantees, the first result that appears is the wikipedia page on human rights. And on that page you will find the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which oversees the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which lists access to adequate healthcare as an international human right.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Bobby9 In internet speak, typing in all caps is synonymous with emotional outbursts. You want me to go hunting for philosophers who argue that rights can be economic while not providing any examples yourself. No thanks, I'll not take that challenge, I'm not going to spend anymore time on this. Rights are not guaranteed because they are free. The right's granted by the Bill of Rights didn't exist before they were created by man. Rights come into existence when people create them. The right to life didn't exist until murder was outlawed. Your argument is illogical.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 12, 2019:

@Bobby9 Well I assure you that you are not capable of making me upset. In fact, if you go back and look over what has been said, judging by all the capitalized words and condescending language you have used, you seem to be the one who has become upset during this discussion. So some political philosophers have said that rights cannot be economic, fine. The opposite opinion is held by many people in important positions around the world. Again, it is subjective and this discussion is going nowhere. Agree to disagree. That's the best we can do here. Free healthcare isn't paid by any particular other person. Society pools it's resources and provides it to ever member of the society. It's not one person having a right unavailable to another because everyone gets it. I've said this over and over and this will be the last time I discuss this with you. So entitlements are entitlements because society says so but that same logic doesn't apply to rights? Where do rights come from then?

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius Yeah, you're right. I admitted as much in my comment to 1of5. I don't think many doctors would be willingly to give approval for the things you listed but sure, someone has to keep an eye on it.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius Right, plastic surgery won't be covered. Why would mutilation, cancer treatments for the cancerless, surgeries for people who don't need them, and unlimited drugs be provided by any doctor? Of course there must be a method to ensure that these frivolous expenditures don't occur. Govt, meaning us, should not pay, yes question. Everything will be covered that is medically necessary and not ridiculous, meaning,things that are covered now plus dental and hearing aids.

Young people (and a couple of geezers like me).

St-Sinner comments on Dec 11, 2019:

Convenient facts. The silent white men majority in the heartland elected Trump last time because Bernie supporters sat that one out.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

And that's why we must make sure that Bernie is the nominee this time around.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@1of5 First off, touche in regard to the claims adjusters. My line of thinking was that, if everyone is fully covered, no need for the insurance company to have people who work out what's covered and what's not because everything is covered for everyone. But you're right, there will need to be people making sure that the prices being charged are fair. You asked me who runs it, not you pays for it. "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency that runs Medicare." That is from Medicareinteractive.org. Med4All will be medicare expanded. Of course the 6,000 or whatever CMS employees can't replace them all, it will be expanded meaning more people will work there, some of which will be from the private insurers as I said originally. Yeah it sucks that these people will be out of work, including the billing specialists in all the hospitals and doctors offices but that's the price we pay for a rational healthcare system. If it will be expensive to provide them with jobs on Bernie's plan fine. Paying them to work on something else will be more worth while than paying the insurance companies to pay them to do redundant unnecessary work. The current proposal of Med4All does cover everything. Only plastic surgery is not covered. I don't consider getting work done to be healthcare. It's an optional improvement of appearance like getting a tattoo and ought not be covered. If you want that, you can pay for it. This doesn't mean that the actual thing, once it gets through Congress will be that way so okay, there probably will be some room for private insurers. However, I'm arguing about Med4all in it's purest form. The current proposal would eliminate all private insurers. Yes of course I mentioned fat cats. Don't care how droll you think it is. There are people getting filthy rich taking money that ought to be used for care. If that is unimportant to you, well that says a lot about you. I do think that medicare for all will fix many of the issues in healthcare. If done right. I hope you are right and that it will be just a start. What do you think needs to be done beyond med4all?

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@Bobby9 This solid argument of yours is based on nothing but your own words. You've said that rights have to be equal. Okay healthcare can be equal. You've said that rights can't be economic. I don't know where that came from other than out of your own head. I suppose you could cite a source to back up that claim but by your own logic, it wouldn't do any good because I could cite a source that says otherwise. This is a difference of opinion and we will have to agree to disagree. In my mind, you are wrong and in your mind, I am wrong, and that's okay. Here is my lucid argument. A right is a right because society decides to make it so. The rights to free speech, press, assembly etc... are rights because the founding fathers made that decision and wrote it down in the Constitution. Healthcare is a right if we decide it is. It is not a right in the USA, yet, but it is considered a basic human right in Canada and other parts of the world. What is and is not a right is subjective and determined by the laws of a given society. Whether or not the right has something to do with economics is irrelevant.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 11, 2019:

@Bobby9 My original question was whether or not you consider education to be a right. Turns out, it is considered to be a right by the ACLU, f the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Education and healthcare are similar in that everyone gets it and it is funded by taxation. So if you can accept that education is a right, maybe you can view healthcare as a right as well. The reason that I am determined to label healthcare as a right rather than an entitlement is because rights are guaranteed while entitlements can be taken away. I think that healthcare is important enough to earn the label of right. You can call it an entitlement, I will call it a right. Ultimately, what really matters is that we need to implement a system in which everyone gets it and this for profit and stupidly inefficient way we do it now gets eliminated.

Is Reich correct?

RoboGraham comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Judging by Clinton's colossal failure last time around, I'd say no centrist can win against Trump. The establishment is not in favor of the people and so the people lack enthusiasm for the establishment. The only candidate who can win is one who is promising, and can deliver on, substantial positive...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@ToolGuy For sure. I'd say Sanders more than Warren.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius You make some good points. I would add that some other jobs in the current health insurance industry that will not have a place in medicare for all would include Advertisers- no need for marketing when everyone is covered under one system. CEOs- no more fat cats pocketing millions that ought to be spent on care for patients. Claims Adjusters/Clerks- no need to analyze claims when everyone is fully covered. This is why med4all will bring down the enormous costs of healthcare in America.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@1of5 Medicare is run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 650,000 people working in the health insurance industry shows you how bloated and inefficient that system is. Likely, some of those people will work for the expanded CMS. The rest can be more productive elsewhere in the economy. For those struggling to transition, Bernie is also planning to implement a jobs guarantee.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

1of5 comments on Dec 10, 2019:

Not a Biden supporter, but how does Medicare for all eliminate insurance companiess?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

It is a single payer system funded through taxation. There is no place for insurers in a system in which everyone is already fully covered.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

St-Sinner comments on Dec 10, 2019:

He just wants to die in office. It is not about you.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@St-Sinner I don't think that voting with the other party to the detriment of your own is necessarily a bad thing. It shows that you can be pragmatic and are able to put country over party. Unless you are doing it for selfish reasons.

Krystal Ball: Media turns on Pete, will this end him? - YouTube

RoboGraham comments on Dec 10, 2019:

He can no longer hide his true colors. He is a corporatist, bought by the elites.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@EdEarl True that, Biden is corrupt.

Joe Biden's healthcare plan seems to have some issues.

St-Sinner comments on Dec 10, 2019:

He just wants to die in office. It is not about you.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

It's not about me, it's about us.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@Bobby9 Free healthcare meaning, free at the point of service. No cost to the patient. Healthcare funded through taxation rather than forcing people to pay for profit insurance middle men. "Therefore is one person had the right to free healthcare, then evryone would have the same right to free health care." You said it yourself, THE RIGHT TO FREE HEALTHCARE. By your own words, it can be a right if everyone gets it. No I don't think anyone has more rights. I think everyone should get the same quality of healthcare and no one should be left out. You are stuck on this question of whether or not it is a right. If that is all you are able to discuss, I'm starting to think your education has totally failed you.

Pete Buttigieg tops new Iowa pool of Democrat presidential hopefuls

Mitch07102 comments on Nov 17, 2019:

Extreme left-wingers? They favor health care as a human right, fair taxation, reform election finance laws, etc., and you call this extreme? Hello? LH, did you actually write this or were you hacked?

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@Bobby9 "A "Right" is something everyone can enjoy equally. NO ONE has more rights than another, that would defy the very basis of a right. Therefore is one person had the right to free healthcare, then evryone would have the same right to free health care." These are your words. So by your logic, if everyone gets free healthcare, it can be a right. So let's create a universal healthcare system that provides everyone with free healthcare and healthcare will be a human right. Enough of this discussion of what can be a right, it's going no where. If you like we can discuss something substantive like what sort of healthcare system we ought to have. I say medicare for all is best. Your thoughts?

Medicare for all seems like the best plan. Why not? [facebook.com]

Flowerwall comments on Nov 20, 2019:

Putting the federal government in charge of what is currently one-fifth of our national domestic expenditures. The federal government CAN take a role that makes health insurance accessible to all and affordable, but do we want the federal government to have THAT MUCH control of the entire sector of ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@Flowerwall Have you thought it over? Anything else to add to this discussion?

Bernie outlines how he differs from the other candidates. [facebook.com]

RoboGraham comments on Dec 10, 2019:

He also differs in that he is the only candidate truly devoted to funding his campaign without taking corporate bribes.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 10, 2019:

@ToolGuy She has stated that she will utilize all means of fund raising in the general election. Including taking money from big corporate donors.

Creepy incoherent uncle Joe strikes again. [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 2, 2019:

. . . this is a dupe -- from less-than an hour earlier : "Creepy incoherent uncle Joe strikes again. [youtube.com]"

RoboGraham replies on Dec 3, 2019:

So nice we had to post it twice.

Do you think it is about ABB?

1of5 comments on Dec 1, 2019:

No. Not everything is about Bernie.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 2, 2019:

@1of5 Yeah Trump is weak politically and maybe he can be beaten by some of the others. I'm saying that the BEST chance we have of beating him is with a populist. We can't be reckless about this, everyone thought Clinton would win 100% fo sho but that didn't happen. And the dems aren't helping the situation with this impeachment distraction. I couldn't disagree with you more about the 3rd party idea. The 2 party system is too firmly entrenched. If he did manage to get some people from his own party elected, big deal, they would be a tiny ignorable minority. By becoming the leader of the democratic party, he and his ideas become mainstream and if he were president, they wouldn't be able to ignore him anymore. Even if he couldn't get Congress to cooperate, there is a lot of power the president wields and much could be done. But I believe he will get Congress to get on board with his agenda because his policies are wildly popular and when the president is pushing for policies that the people actually want, Congress will get in line.

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius Oh sure the rich white guy power structure certainly does exist. Doesn't make them all bad though.

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@ToolGuy Oh snap, she said you are behaving like the believers do. That's about the worst insult you can get on here. -_-

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@KKGator Which point did he prove? That you have a negative bias toward old white men?

The only practical solution to school shootings. [oann.com]

azzow2 comments on Nov 28, 2019:

I half heartedly agree with this the down side is not all that have a weapon are confident enough to actually employ it when necessary.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@Trajan61 Most mass shootings occur in gun free zones because most schools are in gun free zones. That's just a matter of probability and doesn't prove that guns in schools is a deterrent. If schools can't afford to even hire guards, ain't no way they will be able to afford to provide teachers with what they will need to make this work. It will be up to the teachers themselves and they are already stretched thin, financially, and in regard to time and patience. It will distract from the education process which is the whole point of sending the kids there in the first place and I can't see it actually working very well. I think that this arming teachers thing is a good idea until you think about it, then you realize, it not.

I don't care who you are, this shit is funny.

RoboGraham comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Imagine if a US city became dominated by communists and then went into revolt. And China began passing laws and sanctions in order to support the rogue city. We would see it as an act of war. I'd prefer to see our government stay out of internal conflicts of other sovereign nations.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood If a foreign country were providing aid to one of our cities in revolt, you bet your ass that our military would respond with bombs.

A weird thing has been happening and I wonder if it happens to any of you guys.

Athena comments on Dec 1, 2019:

It wouldn't surprise me. Bernie is Washington's biggest nightmare, on both the DNC and RNC sides of the establishment. They know that with him in office, the bullshit will be over, which also means it could be the end of some careers. They make Bernie out to be "crazy" and "too old" which is ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

Did you here about his latest scandal? His forehead was more wrinkly in previous debates than it was in the last one. He may have had some work done on his face or wore a lot of makeup or something. You know you have a good one when after 60 years of political action, the best they got against him is "He looks better now than he did before!"

According to Fareed Zakaria this Sunday morning, the inability of the US to pass any effective gun ...

RoboGraham comments on Dec 1, 2019:

Too many people fall for that slippery slope argument that any tiny restriction will lead to outright prohibition. Most people are in favor of the 2nd Amendment and most people are also in favor of sensible restrictions. This shouldn't be so hard.

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@t1nick So true. I actually sometimes here them label their arguments as slippery slopes themselves. They be like" You know, legalizing cannabis is a slippery slope to everybodies kids being high on hard drugs all the time" or "allowing same sex marriage is a slippery slope to men wedding their pigs" or "Implementing any policy with a hint of socialism is a slippery slope to a communist hellscape." So convenient when they point out their own logical fallacies.

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@KKGator So who's your pick? If you were able to vote for one, who would it be?

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@KKGator That's true. taking old age into consideration is reasonable when choosing a leader. That's one really good reason to cast aside Joe Biden. His mental state is clearly in decline. Bernie is sharp as a tack though.

Do you think it is about ABB?

KKGator comments on Dec 1, 2019:

I am completely sick to death of old, white men. Especially the uber-weathly ones. They can ALL go the fuck away. Including Bernie. I have no use for any of them, I don't care which party they're representing. They do NOT represent the people. Not even a little bit, regardless of what they ...

RoboGraham replies on Dec 1, 2019:

@KKGator Well I'm glad you are aware of his efforts fighting for good and that you are keeping an open mind. I'm just curious, other than his old white manishness, what have you got against him?