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Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
yvilletom comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Spike, you wrote “ I'm just a renegade Libertarian, that's all you need to know.”
It’s a heap less than I want to know about people who want me to share my power with them.
Take out “renegade” and it’s still a heap less than I want to know.
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
Well... I could have left the bio description part totally blank, and I'm sure someone out there still would have found reason to complain about that too. Only gave an accurate as possible and brief description about myself, and figured if someone wanted to know additional details they would surely ask. Not sure what you meant by sharing your power with others there.
yvilletom comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Spike, you wrote “ I'm just a renegade Libertarian, that's all you need to know.”
It’s a heap less than I want to know about people who want me to share my power with them.
Take out “renegade” and it’s still a heap less than I want to know.
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
Well... I could have left the bio description part totally blank, and I'm sure someone out there still would have found reason to complain about that too. Only gave an accurate as possible and brief description about myself, and figured if someone wanted to know additional details they would surely ask. Not sure what you meant by sharing your power with others there.
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
@Castlepaloma The late comedian George Carlin once stated something to that extent, that you have to be asleep in order to experience the American dream, and he was a pretty intelligent guy. Far too many are so reliant on and feel a part of the current system that they will fight tooth and nail to make sure they never have to part ways with the system, at any and all cost, and over the years I've actually found that some of them are afraid of certain concepts that propose more individual freedoms. If it's not religion that human beings are dependent on, then it's something else and in particular political or social constructs that produce dependency. The only problem with a perceived lesser evil is that it's still an evil. Like you, I try to pursue my dreams, regardless of what others may think.
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
@Castlepaloma The late comedian George Carlin once stated something to that extent, that you have to be asleep in order to experience the American dream, and he was a pretty intelligent guy. Far too many are so reliant on and feel a part of the current system that they will fight tooth and nail to make sure they never have to part ways with the system, at any and all cost, and over the years I've actually found that some of them are afraid of certain concepts that propose more individual freedoms. If it's not religion that human beings are dependent on, then it's something else and in particular political or social constructs that produce dependency. The only problem with a perceived lesser evil is that it's still an evil. Like you, I try to pursue my dreams, regardless of what others may think.
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
twill comments on Aug 1, 2022:
I dunno.......I like consumer protection laws. I don't really want to end up fucked outta my 401 & Roth
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
It's not that I don't like such laws either, it's just when I still witness said laws getting violated regardless I question just how much protection such truly affords? Despite the laws, who's to say some day down the road you won't somehow get cheated out of those you mentioned? I hope that's never the case for you, but these days you never know. As they say, laws/rules were meant to be broken.
twill comments on Aug 1, 2022:
I dunno.......I like consumer protection laws. I don't really want to end up fucked outta my 401 & Roth
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
It's not that I don't like such laws either, it's just when I still witness said laws getting violated regardless I question just how much protection such truly affords? Despite the laws, who's to say some day down the road you won't somehow get cheated out of those you mentioned? I hope that's never the case for you, but these days you never know. As they say, laws/rules were meant to be broken.
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
yvilletom comments on Aug 1, 2022:
I like the Truth in Labeling Law, the Child Labor law, the Pure Food and Drug Law and other laws -the Libertarians won’t tell us they want to repeal.
And BTW, your post is too long and your motives too suspect to read.
Be happy that the less ideological parties steal some of your ...
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
As for it being long, sometimes going into deeper detail is necessary to fully communicate my points. Not sure what was suspect about it.
yvilletom comments on Aug 1, 2022:
I like the Truth in Labeling Law, the Child Labor law, the Pure Food and Drug Law and other laws -the Libertarians won’t tell us they want to repeal.
And BTW, your post is too long and your motives too suspect to read.
Be happy that the less ideological parties steal some of your ...
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
As for it being long, sometimes going into deeper detail is necessary to fully communicate my points. Not sure what was suspect about it.
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
@Diaco If you can keep it, that's the trick. Too many Americans have lost sight of that.
Hhmn, not sure about that, at times it sure feels like I'm living under a dictatorship based on some of the things I've witnessed over the last ten or so years now. Makes me leery...
Maybe perhaps I'm a bit too liberal when it comes to considering alternatives for when the current system is not working out as intended, and my dreams or visions might be a bit too much. That said, can't help but think that once we stop dreaming big, we lose sight of our humanity. Many things that now exist in the world were at one point mere dreams, but eventually became reality due to hard work and determination, and a will to not ever give up. If we can send someone up into outer space, then I think we could find a way to resolve the political issues.
I'm on a mission, and can't rest until some serious changes are made. That wouldn't be the first time I got called a dreamer. Back in 2016 most of my friends thought I was totally off my rocker when I started investing in Bitcoin, but in a few short years I proved them wrong when the value of Btc skyrocketed after which I cashed-out on some decent profits.
Hope springs eternal, and I sure hope our Republic can hang in there. The suspense though...
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
@Diaco If you can keep it, that's the trick. Too many Americans have lost sight of that.
Hhmn, not sure about that, at times it sure feels like I'm living under a dictatorship based on some of the things I've witnessed over the last ten or so years now. Makes me leery...
Maybe perhaps I'm a bit too liberal when it comes to considering alternatives for when the current system is not working out as intended, and my dreams or visions might be a bit too much. That said, can't help but think that once we stop dreaming big, we lose sight of our humanity. Many things that now exist in the world were at one point mere dreams, but eventually became reality due to hard work and determination, and a will to not ever give up. If we can send someone up into outer space, then I think we could find a way to resolve the political issues.
I'm on a mission, and can't rest until some serious changes are made. That wouldn't be the first time I got called a dreamer. Back in 2016 most of my friends thought I was totally off my rocker when I started investing in Bitcoin, but in a few short years I proved them wrong when the value of Btc skyrocketed after which I cashed-out on some decent profits.
Hope springs eternal, and I sure hope our Republic can hang in there. The suspense though...
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
Trajan61 comments on Aug 1, 2022:
We need to clean house in Washington Spike and we likely will need term limits to get it done. And it’s not
Just elected officials who need to be removed it a whole host of government employees. The FBI in particular has become very corrupt.
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
From the politicians all the way to certain Government agencies, the corruption is split thick, and yes something does need to be done about that before it's too late.
Trajan61 comments on Aug 1, 2022:
We need to clean house in Washington Spike and we likely will need term limits to get it done. And it’s not
Just elected officials who need to be removed it a whole host of government employees. The FBI in particular has become very corrupt.
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
From the politicians all the way to certain Government agencies, the corruption is split thick, and yes something does need to be done about that before it's too late.
Questions posed by a left-leaning progressive for Libertarians, answered by a Libertarian:
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
Neither of those were ever fully implemented in the USA, so no one can say for sure both would fail as they've yet to be given a chance.
On the other hand, I do know this much... our democratic system sure is failing us, from totally crooked politicians to Government agencies violating our rights to rogue Court justices to police brutality to a steep increase in violent crime to increasing cases of various addictions etc and the list goes on. We are more divided now than ever, some of the most well known cities in the country (most of which run by Democrats) see a disturbing level of violent crime and very unhappy citizens who feel they've nothing positive to look forward to. I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture.
I've no qualms with you believing libertarianism is just a dream, but I could easily make a case that our current system of politics has so far failed miserably, and that the goals of our democracy as it stands is also nothing more than a mere dream. In the meantime, the cultural divide is growing larger, and that's what worries me.
Diaco comments on Aug 1, 2022:
Hmmm, a Mixture of Libertarian and Anarchism! both are failed plans to Run a Modern Country
SpikeTalon replies on Aug 1, 2022:
Neither of those were ever fully implemented in the USA, so no one can say for sure both would fail as they've yet to be given a chance.
On the other hand, I do know this much... our democratic system sure is failing us, from totally crooked politicians to Government agencies violating our rights to rogue Court justices to police brutality to a steep increase in violent crime to increasing cases of various addictions etc and the list goes on. We are more divided now than ever, some of the most well known cities in the country (most of which run by Democrats) see a disturbing level of violent crime and very unhappy citizens who feel they've nothing positive to look forward to. I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture.
I've no qualms with you believing libertarianism is just a dream, but I could easily make a case that our current system of politics has so far failed miserably, and that the goals of our democracy as it stands is also nothing more than a mere dream. In the meantime, the cultural divide is growing larger, and that's what worries me.
I would like to address the issues of moderators who block people from groups.
Zealandia comments on Jul 30, 2022:
Hey everyone on The Senate
Seems like a pretty grand title, not a term used in my flavour of democracy….
How’s it going. Dipping my toe in here…I usually keep a pretty low profile.
I was blocked from a group, even though I’d been very polite and neutral to provocative comments by ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 31, 2022:
Welcome to the Senate group.
Zealandia comments on Jul 30, 2022:
Hey everyone on The Senate
Seems like a pretty grand title, not a term used in my flavour of democracy….
How’s it going. Dipping my toe in here…I usually keep a pretty low profile.
I was blocked from a group, even though I’d been very polite and neutral to provocative comments by ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 31, 2022:
Welcome to the Senate group.
I would like to address the issues of moderators who block people from groups.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Is such a scenario really any more childish than say blocking someone who posted on topics/issues that of which you disagreed on? I'd say not, neither scenario is childish per se, and when it comes to groups on here the hosts and mods make the rules, and they are no more wrong for banning someone ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin As I mentioned to Redheadedgammy in my previous reply, regarding the childish acts that occur all too frequently on here, there's no shortage of blame to go around, and at this point I'm fairly convinced that at least some of those complaining about the childish drama are also engaged in similar drama. These days I seldom ever bother with the politics section, too much dehumanizing coming from both political extremes to suit me. To each his/her own though, as I have a tendency to simply tune-out the drama stuff.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Is such a scenario really any more childish than say blocking someone who posted on topics/issues that of which you disagreed on? I'd say not, neither scenario is childish per se, and when it comes to groups on here the hosts and mods make the rules, and they are no more wrong for banning someone ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@TomMcGiverin As I mentioned to Redheadedgammy in my previous reply, regarding the childish acts that occur all too frequently on here, there's no shortage of blame to go around, and at this point I'm fairly convinced that at least some of those complaining about the childish drama are also engaged in similar drama. These days I seldom ever bother with the politics section, too much dehumanizing coming from both political extremes to suit me. To each his/her own though, as I have a tendency to simply tune-out the drama stuff.
I would like to address the issues of moderators who block people from groups.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Is such a scenario really any more childish than say blocking someone who posted on topics/issues that of which you disagreed on? I'd say not, neither scenario is childish per se, and when it comes to groups on here the hosts and mods make the rules, and they are no more wrong for banning someone ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@Redheadedgammy The more I think about it and based on what both sides have had to say on the matter now, I'm fairly convinced there's enough blame to go around. If you openly say you intend to block someone for whatever personal reasons, then them retaliating in some way whether it being a reciprocal block or a group ban could be rationally expected, which from the looks of it is what happened in your case. How does one define censorship? Someone merely banning another from a group or blocking in my humble opinion does not constitute censorship, as the individual in question who was on the receiving end of the ban is still free to post on the rest of the site. True censorship occurs when those who host the site begin to either edit or delete posts for "clarity", especially when said site hosts claim to respect everyone's opinions in their posts.
As for the number of groups I've been banned from, most of which I've not the slightest clue as to who the hosts or mods are of said groups, I could only conclude it must have been due to personal grudges. One could argue such behavior is also childish, but I'm not bothered by that though, I have no exclusive right to be in any group and no group host has any obligation to permit me into their groups without question.
A good portion of the membership on this site would have us believe that humanist progressivism is morally superior to that of say, conservatives, and that progressives are not whiny like the conservatives are, but that's not true. In reality both extremes can act like whiny snowflakes, and I found it ironic that despite claims that progressives don't act in ways like that apparently is not the case. That by the way is from an independent perspective and from neither political extreme, from someone who has and continues to debate with both progressives and conservatives. You said above- "I was addressing how some people step outside their supposed beliefs when they can’t force others to see things their way, and then shut another person out of a group." True I suppose, but then again I'm sure Krish felt that way about you in return, so I must ask who exactly is right and wrong there? That question most likely will not receive an answer anytime soon I imagine.
You are mostly correct on that, Admin felt things have gone far too south on this site, and after awhile the frequent dehumanizing became too much for him to take, so he started looking for a replacement site moderator, and here we are today...
Again true, and certainly no shortage of drama present on this site. I usually take issue with said drama when the argument becomes one-sided, as there's no shortage of blame to go around.
Surely, and thank you for the civil and structured reply.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Is such a scenario really any more childish than say blocking someone who posted on topics/issues that of which you disagreed on? I'd say not, neither scenario is childish per se, and when it comes to groups on here the hosts and mods make the rules, and they are no more wrong for banning someone ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@Redheadedgammy The more I think about it and based on what both sides have had to say on the matter now, I'm fairly convinced there's enough blame to go around. If you openly say you intend to block someone for whatever personal reasons, then them retaliating in some way whether it being a reciprocal block or a group ban could be rationally expected, which from the looks of it is what happened in your case. How does one define censorship? Someone merely banning another from a group or blocking in my humble opinion does not constitute censorship, as the individual in question who was on the receiving end of the ban is still free to post on the rest of the site. True censorship occurs when those who host the site begin to either edit or delete posts for "clarity", especially when said site hosts claim to respect everyone's opinions in their posts.
As for the number of groups I've been banned from, most of which I've not the slightest clue as to who the hosts or mods are of said groups, I could only conclude it must have been due to personal grudges. One could argue such behavior is also childish, but I'm not bothered by that though, I have no exclusive right to be in any group and no group host has any obligation to permit me into their groups without question.
A good portion of the membership on this site would have us believe that humanist progressivism is morally superior to that of say, conservatives, and that progressives are not whiny like the conservatives are, but that's not true. In reality both extremes can act like whiny snowflakes, and I found it ironic that despite claims that progressives don't act in ways like that apparently is not the case. That by the way is from an independent perspective and from neither political extreme, from someone who has and continues to debate with both progressives and conservatives. You said above- "I was addressing how some people step outside their supposed beliefs when they can’t force others to see things their way, and then shut another person out of a group." True I suppose, but then again I'm sure Krish felt that way about you in return, so I must ask who exactly is right and wrong there? That question most likely will not receive an answer anytime soon I imagine.
You are mostly correct on that, Admin felt things have gone far too south on this site, and after awhile the frequent dehumanizing became too much for him to take, so he started looking for a replacement site moderator, and here we are today...
Again true, and certainly no shortage of drama present on this site. I usually take issue with said drama when the argument becomes one-sided, as there's no shortage of blame to go around.
Surely, and thank you for the civil and structured reply.
Following discussion elsewhere I have learnt of an American political party hitherto not known to ...
FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2022:
. . . questions for libertarians : :P
https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2014/04/10-questions-libertarians-cant-answer-and-hope-you-wont-ask/
https://www.salon.com/2013/09/12/11_questions_to_see_if_libertarians_are_hypocrites/
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
Now Mister Fly, I think you already know that Salon is not exactly the most reliable source out there and thus should not be taken too seriously-
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/salon/
Here is a source that's rated as more factually reliable-
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/libertarianism-org/
As for the other link, I read that as being satire.
As time allows me, I plan to do a post that would answer all of those questions put forth by that Salon writer. On a side note, generally speaking, those these days who self-identify as being fiscally conservative while being socially liberal are pretty much Libertarians, even if they don't actively realize such. That said, do you know of anyone who mentioned in their profile bio about being fiscally conservative and socially liberal (besides me of course)? I do, but for the life of me now I just can't remember the name(s), darn it!
FearlessFly comments on Jul 29, 2022:
. . . questions for libertarians : :P
https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2014/04/10-questions-libertarians-cant-answer-and-hope-you-wont-ask/
https://www.salon.com/2013/09/12/11_questions_to_see_if_libertarians_are_hypocrites/
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
Now Mister Fly, I think you already know that Salon is not exactly the most reliable source out there and thus should not be taken too seriously-
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/salon/
Here is a source that's rated as more factually reliable-
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/libertarianism-org/
As for the other link, I read that as being satire.
As time allows me, I plan to do a post that would answer all of those questions put forth by that Salon writer. On a side note, generally speaking, those these days who self-identify as being fiscally conservative while being socially liberal are pretty much Libertarians, even if they don't actively realize such. That said, do you know of anyone who mentioned in their profile bio about being fiscally conservative and socially liberal (besides me of course)? I do, but for the life of me now I just can't remember the name(s), darn it!
Following discussion elsewhere I have learnt of an American political party hitherto not known to ...
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
So, you think fiscal responsibility and social liberalism equates to lunacy and narcissism? If so, I'd have to disagree.
Governmental laws/rules have been ineffective, despite laws against rape and murder for example there have and continues to be far too many cases of such, which must beg the ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@FrayedBear You are certainly entitled to your opinion on the matter, all I'm saying is that if you truly believe that all Libertarians are selfish and psychotic, your opinions may be misguided.
As for Assange, I think he should go free, as there was nothing technically criminal about divulging such intel. The US Government is indeed corrupt, and most of my fellow Libertarians would readily agree on that.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
So, you think fiscal responsibility and social liberalism equates to lunacy and narcissism? If so, I'd have to disagree.
Governmental laws/rules have been ineffective, despite laws against rape and murder for example there have and continues to be far too many cases of such, which must beg the ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 30, 2022:
@FrayedBear You are certainly entitled to your opinion on the matter, all I'm saying is that if you truly believe that all Libertarians are selfish and psychotic, your opinions may be misguided.
As for Assange, I think he should go free, as there was nothing technically criminal about divulging such intel. The US Government is indeed corrupt, and most of my fellow Libertarians would readily agree on that.
Got my first political solicitation of 2022 just now via text; oddly from the democrats.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban Ah yeah, my current avatar. Thought it looked cool so used it for my avatar. Supposedly alot of the puritanical types are offended by Blucifer's appearance. That much is true, a part of the statue had fallen on its creator and killed him. Also using a fake location too at the moment, Area 51, a nod to the video game Deus Ex.
A Republican like that in the state of Florida?? Me thinks you are out of luck on that one...
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban Ah yeah, my current avatar. Thought it looked cool so used it for my avatar. Supposedly alot of the puritanical types are offended by Blucifer's appearance. That much is true, a part of the statue had fallen on its creator and killed him. Also using a fake location too at the moment, Area 51, a nod to the video game Deus Ex.
A Republican like that in the state of Florida?? Me thinks you are out of luck on that one...
Got my first political solicitation of 2022 just now via text; oddly from the democrats.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban Hhmm, the capital Ds and Rs were replaced with emojis... The toast glass stands for D Democrat and the rainbow for Republican there.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban Hhmm, the capital Ds and Rs were replaced with emojis... The toast glass stands for D Democrat and the rainbow for Republican there.
Got my first political solicitation of 2022 just now via text; oddly from the democrats.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban My positions summed up:
Free speech/expression advocate
Gun rights advocate
Privacy rights
Individualist
Laissez-faire capitalist/fiscal responsibility-conservative
Limited Government intervention in personal life
Lesser taxes
Generally against any sort of bans
Constitutional conservative, to name a few of my right-leaning stances.
As for the left-leaning stances-
Separation of State and any organized religion(s)/social liberal
Pro reproductive rights/bodily autonomy
Gay/bi/trans rights
Legalize recreational drugs
I question the practice known as capital punishment
De-criminalize sex work and public nudity (in my 20s had a side gig as an erotic male performer)
Do away with qualified immunity/limit police power
Regarding the coming Election, conflicted indeed. The Pennsylvania Governor's race choices are poor picks, between Shapiro (D) and Mastriano (R), with the latter probably being the worst choice being he's a QAnon puppet. Don't care for Shapiro either, but he reminds me a bit more of the liberal type than that progressive nonsense, and he would protect bodily autonomy rights for women. Not yet sure on who the third-Party candidates are. The Senate race is no better, between Fetterman (D) and Oz (R). Leaning more towards Oz as I suspect he would probably be overall liberal, as opposed to Fetterman who has some extreme views plus recently questionable health concerns. No real decent choices there from the two major political Parties. I like some views from each side, and dislike others from both sides as well, hard to settle on either one of them, for me anyways.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban My positions summed up:
Free speech/expression advocate
Gun rights advocate
Privacy rights
Individualist
Laissez-faire capitalist/fiscal responsibility-conservative
Limited Government intervention in personal life
Lesser taxes
Generally against any sort of bans
Constitutional conservative, to name a few of my right-leaning stances.
As for the left-leaning stances-
Separation of State and any organized religion(s)/social liberal
Pro reproductive rights/bodily autonomy
Gay/bi/trans rights
Legalize recreational drugs
I question the practice known as capital punishment
De-criminalize sex work and public nudity (in my 20s had a side gig as an erotic male performer)
Do away with qualified immunity/limit police power
Regarding the coming Election, conflicted indeed. The Pennsylvania Governor's race choices are poor picks, between Shapiro (D) and Mastriano (R), with the latter probably being the worst choice being he's a QAnon puppet. Don't care for Shapiro either, but he reminds me a bit more of the liberal type than that progressive nonsense, and he would protect bodily autonomy rights for women. Not yet sure on who the third-Party candidates are. The Senate race is no better, between Fetterman (D) and Oz (R). Leaning more towards Oz as I suspect he would probably be overall liberal, as opposed to Fetterman who has some extreme views plus recently questionable health concerns. No real decent choices there from the two major political Parties. I like some views from each side, and dislike others from both sides as well, hard to settle on either one of them, for me anyways.
Got my first political solicitation of 2022 just now via text; oddly from the democrats.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban That's fine to question local politicians, and not only do I disdain the same Republicans as you do, I also disdain the ones that you favor as well. No arguments from me on the last part there regarding loyalty to country over political parties, although most of the Democratic politicians would also fall into the category of loyalty to the Party over the country as a whole.
In 2016 the Democrats cried foul over Trump winning and claimed his win was illegitimate, and in 2020 the Republicans pulled the same stunt with the stolen Election claim, and both of those claims irritate me.
I admire your honesty as to who you had voted for in the past. Not to divulge any secrets here, but while I did not cast a vote for him I was hoping Obama would beat McCain, which he did, but did not feel the same way about Obama in 2012 regardless of the fact I had disdained Romney too. In 2016 I voted for Johnson, as neither Clinton or Trump were decent or moral choices.
Again, I'm not questioning your claim as to being a registered Independent, I believe that much, but stand behind my original query based on what you had shared above, and looks like I had voted more along the lines of independent/third-Party than you had, in recent times anyways. Not criticizing you either for that, a person needs to be free to vote their conscience, only making an honest observation there is all.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban That's fine to question local politicians, and not only do I disdain the same Republicans as you do, I also disdain the ones that you favor as well. No arguments from me on the last part there regarding loyalty to country over political parties, although most of the Democratic politicians would also fall into the category of loyalty to the Party over the country as a whole.
In 2016 the Democrats cried foul over Trump winning and claimed his win was illegitimate, and in 2020 the Republicans pulled the same stunt with the stolen Election claim, and both of those claims irritate me.
I admire your honesty as to who you had voted for in the past. Not to divulge any secrets here, but while I did not cast a vote for him I was hoping Obama would beat McCain, which he did, but did not feel the same way about Obama in 2012 regardless of the fact I had disdained Romney too. In 2016 I voted for Johnson, as neither Clinton or Trump were decent or moral choices.
Again, I'm not questioning your claim as to being a registered Independent, I believe that much, but stand behind my original query based on what you had shared above, and looks like I had voted more along the lines of independent/third-Party than you had, in recent times anyways. Not criticizing you either for that, a person needs to be free to vote their conscience, only making an honest observation there is all.
Got my first political solicitation of 2022 just now via text; oddly from the democrats.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban I doubt you're lying about being a registered Independent (same thing I am by the way). What I am skeptical about is if that term honestly describes your overall stance, based on my interactions with you in the past and that you almost always side with one political side, and generally Independents can easily find fault in both extremes. Unless of course that is I missed something there otherwise (you criticizing both extremes that is), which certainly is a possibility.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 29, 2022:
I know I'm gonna catch flak for this one, but the skeptic in me questions the independent claim above, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
@Garban I doubt you're lying about being a registered Independent (same thing I am by the way). What I am skeptical about is if that term honestly describes your overall stance, based on my interactions with you in the past and that you almost always side with one political side, and generally Independents can easily find fault in both extremes. Unless of course that is I missed something there otherwise (you criticizing both extremes that is), which certainly is a possibility.
Taking a dead spider's lifeless body and reanimating it as a robot is an idea that would be the ...
Betty comments on Jul 29, 2022:
No thank you. 😳😱😳
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
Okie dokie, no Frankenspiders for you, duly noted.
Betty comments on Jul 29, 2022:
No thank you. 😳😱😳
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
Okie dokie, no Frankenspiders for you, duly noted.
For any fellow Android users out there.
puff comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Just assume nothing online is secure.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
Sound assumption.
puff comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Just assume nothing online is secure.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
Sound assumption.
For any fellow Android users out there.
Matias comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Maybe I'd download more malware by clicking on your link ?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
SeraphicLevel8IceBreakerHackWare@**//+&-://tiltedvirus**××>>>!SominX.com
Too late, I just attached a computer virus in my reply here, by the time you read this it will be too late and the virus will take over your device in due course.
Just kidding. Joking aside, that's totally up to you though whether or not you want to chance clicking the link in the OP.
Matias comments on Jul 29, 2022:
Maybe I'd download more malware by clicking on your link ?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 29, 2022:
SeraphicLevel8IceBreakerHackWare@**//+&-://tiltedvirus**××>>>!SominX.com
Too late, I just attached a computer virus in my reply here, by the time you read this it will be too late and the virus will take over your device in due course.
Just kidding. Joking aside, that's totally up to you though whether or not you want to chance clicking the link in the OP.
Can you imagine if Republicans wanted to air a pro gun rights ad on Hulu, and Hulu denied them, the ...
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 27, 2022:
I had not heard about this. I just gained respect for Hulu.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 27, 2022:
I'm now just hearing that Hulu is going to backtrack on their ad policy, not that I'm surprised.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 27, 2022:
I had not heard about this. I just gained respect for Hulu.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 27, 2022:
I'm now just hearing that Hulu is going to backtrack on their ad policy, not that I'm surprised.
Yeah, top one is just a cartoon, bottom one is very real...
richiegtt comments on Jul 25, 2022:
The top one is a cartoon the bottom one is a puppet
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Good point.
richiegtt comments on Jul 25, 2022:
The top one is a cartoon the bottom one is a puppet
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Good point.
What do you ladies think about breakaway g-strings?
UrsiMajor comments on Jul 26, 2022:
I admire all of the work u put into your body. How old are u in these shots?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Thank you, and glad you enjoy the pics. I'll be turning 38 on August 8th, and the pics below were from a few weeks ago, taken specifically for this post.
Nowadays, since the invention of the Manscaped line of male grooming products, it's a bit easier to maintain that body profile. Sure wish such products had existed back when I had entertained, would have saved time for sure. Used to take nearly 2 hours to prep for gigs that lasted about 3-4 hours.
UrsiMajor comments on Jul 26, 2022:
I admire all of the work u put into your body. How old are u in these shots?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Thank you, and glad you enjoy the pics. I'll be turning 38 on August 8th, and the pics below were from a few weeks ago, taken specifically for this post.
Nowadays, since the invention of the Manscaped line of male grooming products, it's a bit easier to maintain that body profile. Sure wish such products had existed back when I had entertained, would have saved time for sure. Used to take nearly 2 hours to prep for gigs that lasted about 3-4 hours.
Another epic god fail.
Fernapple comments on Jul 26, 2022:
How do you know that god did not send the gunmen ? LOL (Just thinking out loud.)
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Well... that's another possible scenario, lol.
Fernapple comments on Jul 26, 2022:
How do you know that god did not send the gunmen ? LOL (Just thinking out loud.)
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
Well... that's another possible scenario, lol.
Is enough enough? Time to ban assault rifles?
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 25, 2022:
Fully automatic rifles have been made illegal for private ownership in the US since 1986, and a ban on all privately owned firearms would be nowhere near enforceable given the millions of them currently in circulation. While I do not believe anything is sacred in this world, I was forced to go with ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
@Tejas I figured the timeframe probably factored in there somehow, so all good. Once upon a time I myself was a raging gun control fanatic, until I grew up and started reading more books on history.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 25, 2022:
Fully automatic rifles have been made illegal for private ownership in the US since 1986, and a ban on all privately owned firearms would be nowhere near enforceable given the millions of them currently in circulation. While I do not believe anything is sacred in this world, I was forced to go with ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 26, 2022:
@Tejas I figured the timeframe probably factored in there somehow, so all good. Once upon a time I myself was a raging gun control fanatic, until I grew up and started reading more books on history.
Is enough enough? Time to ban assault rifles?
paul1967 comments on Oct 2, 2017:
I hate with a passion weapons of all types. I hate that we live in a world where it's a necessary means of defence. I couldn't believe I was voting no. The 2nd amendment is sacred. I don't trust our government won't ever become so corrupt that we lose all our civil liberties. I don't believe we're ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
You're a brave man for voting that way. I too would prefer to live in violent free and weapon free world, but that is merely wishful thinking and does not represent reality though, so in the meantime I shall hang onto my guns.
paul1967 comments on Oct 2, 2017:
I hate with a passion weapons of all types. I hate that we live in a world where it's a necessary means of defence. I couldn't believe I was voting no. The 2nd amendment is sacred. I don't trust our government won't ever become so corrupt that we lose all our civil liberties. I don't believe we're ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
You're a brave man for voting that way. I too would prefer to live in violent free and weapon free world, but that is merely wishful thinking and does not represent reality though, so in the meantime I shall hang onto my guns.
Is enough enough? Time to ban assault rifles?
Redlegdex comments on Oct 2, 2017:
I came a long way from a young idealistic blue Mohawk anti gun teen in the 90s, to a trained gun carrying fed. This will always be a hard topic, but based on my own experiences and living abroad in several countries, I will ALWAYS side with our 2 amendment. Always.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
Sound choice friend.
Redlegdex comments on Oct 2, 2017:
I came a long way from a young idealistic blue Mohawk anti gun teen in the 90s, to a trained gun carrying fed. This will always be a hard topic, but based on my own experiences and living abroad in several countries, I will ALWAYS side with our 2 amendment. Always.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
Sound choice friend.
What do you ladies think about breakaway g-strings?
MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 25, 2022:
I don't know if it's this post that you tagged me in, there's no tag and I never received a notification.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Well that's good to know at least, would have only wanted that to be a group post. Guess alot of non group members were curious was all. Still waiting to see if the group host got a notification or not.
MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 25, 2022:
I don't know if it's this post that you tagged me in, there's no tag and I never received a notification.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Well that's good to know at least, would have only wanted that to be a group post. Guess alot of non group members were curious was all. Still waiting to see if the group host got a notification or not.
What do you ladies think about breakaway g-strings?
MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 25, 2022:
I don't know if it's this post that you tagged me in, there's no tag and I never received a notification.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
Must have been the way I posted it. Used the post option at top and sent it to this group, unlike the previous time I posted directly in the group. Strange. Thanks for the feedback, had wondered why so many non group members had viewed the post?
MichelleGar1 comments on Jul 25, 2022:
I don't know if it's this post that you tagged me in, there's no tag and I never received a notification.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 25, 2022:
Must have been the way I posted it. Used the post option at top and sent it to this group, unlike the previous time I posted directly in the group. Strange. Thanks for the feedback, had wondered why so many non group members had viewed the post?
Wasn't sure which group to put this in. Settled on this one.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Not bad, looks like that was from the 1980's, which was a fun decade. I don't have a black bikini like the one the guy above was modeling, but I do have an orange colored one though that's similar style.
Rather than post this again on one of your pages, I'll just tag you here @MichelleGar1
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Had done another post in this group and invited you to comment on it, not sure if you got it. For some reason mostly non-members of this group saw the post in question (most of which were men oddly enough), hope I didn't accidentally send it to the general feeds? Looks like the group host didn't see it (yet) either.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Not bad, looks like that was from the 1980's, which was a fun decade. I don't have a black bikini like the one the guy above was modeling, but I do have an orange colored one though that's similar style.
Rather than post this again on one of your pages, I'll just tag you here @MichelleGar1
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Had done another post in this group and invited you to comment on it, not sure if you got it. For some reason mostly non-members of this group saw the post in question (most of which were men oddly enough), hope I didn't accidentally send it to the general feeds? Looks like the group host didn't see it (yet) either.
Sex work in the USA. Should it be fully decriminalized?
richiegtt comments on Jul 24, 2022:
Just think of the taxpayers money that would be saved in not having to arrest and prosecute these individuals .
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Another good point, and indeed such would save alot of tax dollars.
richiegtt comments on Jul 24, 2022:
Just think of the taxpayers money that would be saved in not having to arrest and prosecute these individuals .
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Another good point, and indeed such would save alot of tax dollars.
Sex work in the USA. Should it be fully decriminalized?
TheInterlooper comments on Jul 24, 2022:
If there is no victim, there is no crime.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Good way of putting it.
TheInterlooper comments on Jul 24, 2022:
If there is no victim, there is no crime.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Good way of putting it.
As a heads up, the following question/post in question is about a sexual topic, so if such topics ...
Petter comments on Jul 24, 2022:
The crucial word is "work". Why not simply tax it?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
That would be a solution, but those damn puritans though...
Petter comments on Jul 24, 2022:
The crucial word is "work". Why not simply tax it?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
That would be a solution, but those damn puritans though...
I smoked so much weed I watched this twice.
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SpikeTalon comments on Jul 23, 2022:
Did someone say smoke?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zWw0Ru28w
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
@TheInterlooper Motley Crue had their version in the 1980s, but Brownsville Station originally performed the song in 1974 (think that was the year).
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 23, 2022:
Did someone say smoke?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zWw0Ru28w
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
@TheInterlooper Motley Crue had their version in the 1980s, but Brownsville Station originally performed the song in 1974 (think that was the year).
Sex work in the USA. Should it be fully decriminalized?
puff comments on Jul 24, 2022:
"My body my choice" applies.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Good answer.
puff comments on Jul 24, 2022:
"My body my choice" applies.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Good answer.
For crying out loud folks, do you think for a moment you could maybe set aside your own personal ...
Pralina1 comments on Jul 24, 2022:
I don’t give a fuck about the mall rules , yeah , y ?
He stoped an asshole from killing more people , y what’s the problem ? Is he in trouble ??
I sure wish the coward cops in texas school shooting were half present as he was at the mall 🙁🙄
U know , I don’t like guns, I don’t like ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Yup, the police response in Uvalde was horrendous, every one of those officers/authorities involved in that fiasco should lose their jobs and face some jail time.
As for the hero armed citizen at the Indiana mall, glad to hear you feel that way and you are right for feeling that way, but unfortunately there are some folks out there who just have to find something bad in an otherwise best case scenario in which lives were spared, which is appalling to me. I too am thankful for citizens like Mr Dicken.
Pralina1 comments on Jul 24, 2022:
I don’t give a fuck about the mall rules , yeah , y ?
He stoped an asshole from killing more people , y what’s the problem ? Is he in trouble ??
I sure wish the coward cops in texas school shooting were half present as he was at the mall 🙁🙄
U know , I don’t like guns, I don’t like ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 24, 2022:
Yup, the police response in Uvalde was horrendous, every one of those officers/authorities involved in that fiasco should lose their jobs and face some jail time.
As for the hero armed citizen at the Indiana mall, glad to hear you feel that way and you are right for feeling that way, but unfortunately there are some folks out there who just have to find something bad in an otherwise best case scenario in which lives were spared, which is appalling to me. I too am thankful for citizens like Mr Dicken.
The Dance
Many atheists’ interest in science and critical thinking appears to extend only far ...
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 22, 2022:
I must commend your honesty on the matter, and keen observations at that. That said, best be prepared to don your flak jacket, I get the feeling this post is going to... rub some folks the wrong way, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@skado Joking aside, wish I was wrong about that, as it's not exactly a good feeling to know that alot of my fellow secular citizens can be just as unreasonable and irrational as the next anti-abortion fundamentalist Christian zealot.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 22, 2022:
I must commend your honesty on the matter, and keen observations at that. That said, best be prepared to don your flak jacket, I get the feeling this post is going to... rub some folks the wrong way, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@skado Joking aside, wish I was wrong about that, as it's not exactly a good feeling to know that alot of my fellow secular citizens can be just as unreasonable and irrational as the next anti-abortion fundamentalist Christian zealot.
Since there are some folks on this site who for reasons unknown cannot take some dark humor well and...
Davekp comments on Jul 16, 2022:
Try posting your dark humour on threads designed for humour. Armchair philosophers take themselves far too seriously.. Imma thinking. 😁
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 21, 2022:
@Davekp I know what you said, and I deliberately used the term wandering. I hear ya.
Davekp comments on Jul 16, 2022:
Try posting your dark humour on threads designed for humour. Armchair philosophers take themselves far too seriously.. Imma thinking. 😁
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 21, 2022:
@Davekp I know what you said, and I deliberately used the term wandering. I hear ya.
Congress moves to establish a right to birth control.
Marionville comments on Jul 21, 2022:
Seems incredible that these bills are needed in the 21st century…to safeguard fundamental human rights.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 21, 2022:
Indeed, and authoritarians (from both political extremes) run amok these days here in the US, threatening individual rights. Those who believe in said rights aren't about to give up without a fight though.
Marionville comments on Jul 21, 2022:
Seems incredible that these bills are needed in the 21st century…to safeguard fundamental human rights.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 21, 2022:
Indeed, and authoritarians (from both political extremes) run amok these days here in the US, threatening individual rights. Those who believe in said rights aren't about to give up without a fight though.
One heroic civilian with a gun at an Indiana mall offered better protection than 376 cops in Uvalde.
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 20, 2022:
Personal responsibility has always been, and should ever be, more important than any reliance upon the state.
I just have this one nagging thought: what happens when a significant number of civilians are packing? Appropriate restraint and accurate target identification may not be as easy in a ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 20, 2022:
The more conceal carry licenses are issued, sounds reasonable for more safety training. I don't see why a balance can't be struck between safety training and honoring everyone's rights.
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 20, 2022:
Personal responsibility has always been, and should ever be, more important than any reliance upon the state.
I just have this one nagging thought: what happens when a significant number of civilians are packing? Appropriate restraint and accurate target identification may not be as easy in a ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 20, 2022:
The more conceal carry licenses are issued, sounds reasonable for more safety training. I don't see why a balance can't be struck between safety training and honoring everyone's rights.
Once again, gun prohibition lobbying groups are locked in silence after a legally-armed 22-year-old ...
Tejas comments on Jul 20, 2022:
Funny how the media claims "the good guy with a gun" scenario never happens, probably because when it does its under reported or still seen as a bad thing by gun control groups. Colin Noir made a video about this exact thing. I'm glad someone killed that bastard before he got more people, I'm also ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 20, 2022:
Same here.
Tejas comments on Jul 20, 2022:
Funny how the media claims "the good guy with a gun" scenario never happens, probably because when it does its under reported or still seen as a bad thing by gun control groups. Colin Noir made a video about this exact thing. I'm glad someone killed that bastard before he got more people, I'm also ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 20, 2022:
Same here.
Once again, gun prohibition lobbying groups are locked in silence after a legally-armed 22-year-old ...
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 19, 2022:
I would be more scared of the cops showing up and mistaking the hero for the shooter.
https://apple.news/AX3cdwxpeQJa175dDd45eNQ
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 19, 2022:
That's certainly happened before, which is concerning, but thankfully that didn't happen this time.
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 19, 2022:
I would be more scared of the cops showing up and mistaking the hero for the shooter.
https://apple.news/AX3cdwxpeQJa175dDd45eNQ
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 19, 2022:
That's certainly happened before, which is concerning, but thankfully that didn't happen this time.
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between ...
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 19, 2022:
Hhmm... replace the word heart with brain, and I'd pretty much agree with that premise. Having "heart" is of no consequence, if one decides to go along with evil it is not heart that person lacks, but rather they lack empathy (for a start anyways). That said, the above is an interesting albeit more ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 19, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Astute observation there. I wondered if anyone else had connected the dots on that one?
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 19, 2022:
Hhmm... replace the word heart with brain, and I'd pretty much agree with that premise. Having "heart" is of no consequence, if one decides to go along with evil it is not heart that person lacks, but rather they lack empathy (for a start anyways). That said, the above is an interesting albeit more ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 19, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Astute observation there. I wondered if anyone else had connected the dots on that one?
"This is a man's world, but it would be nothing without a woman or a girl"
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SpikeTalon comments on Jul 17, 2022:
I've often wondered if it's really anyone's world? Human beings always try to maintain control in the world, but nature usually gets the final say regardless.
On a side note, didn't James Brown get in trouble with the law once for assaulting a woman/spousal abuse??
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@Marionville I didn't miss the point of the song, I was wondering something else altogether. Speaking of which, who says all men feel that way (that they are in charge), I don't, and to be fair men and women need each other because without one life would be meaningless for the other one (works both ways). That said, I should have gone into more detail as to why I mentioned what I did, so as to not confuse others with what sounded like a philosophical statement, but I certainly got the point of the song itself and thought it was good.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 17, 2022:
I've often wondered if it's really anyone's world? Human beings always try to maintain control in the world, but nature usually gets the final say regardless.
On a side note, didn't James Brown get in trouble with the law once for assaulting a woman/spousal abuse??
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@Marionville I didn't miss the point of the song, I was wondering something else altogether. Speaking of which, who says all men feel that way (that they are in charge), I don't, and to be fair men and women need each other because without one life would be meaningless for the other one (works both ways). That said, I should have gone into more detail as to why I mentioned what I did, so as to not confuse others with what sounded like a philosophical statement, but I certainly got the point of the song itself and thought it was good.
"This is a man's world, but it would be nothing without a woman or a girl"
[youtu.be]
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 17, 2022:
I've often wondered if it's really anyone's world? Human beings always try to maintain control in the world, but nature usually gets the final say regardless.
On a side note, didn't James Brown get in trouble with the law once for assaulting a woman/spousal abuse??
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@Unity Same here, he was a talented singer, despite his personal woes.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 17, 2022:
I've often wondered if it's really anyone's world? Human beings always try to maintain control in the world, but nature usually gets the final say regardless.
On a side note, didn't James Brown get in trouble with the law once for assaulting a woman/spousal abuse??
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@Unity Same here, he was a talented singer, despite his personal woes.
Since there are some folks on this site who for reasons unknown cannot take some dark humor well and...
Davekp comments on Jul 16, 2022:
Try posting your dark humour on threads designed for humour. Armchair philosophers take themselves far too seriously.. Imma thinking. 😁
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
I reposted the above image not to be humorous, but rather so others would know what it was I was referring to. No shortage of folks these days who are quick to play the offended card. The meme in question was shared in an appropriate group, and someone who wasn't even a member in that group experienced an emotional meltdown when he came across that meme.
I don't take anyone (including myself) or anything that seriously as you claimed above, but the OP does have merit if one stops to think about it and are willing to set aside their biases for a moment. I'm no wandering philosopher either. As for the last part of your comment, color me skeptical on that, although I hope that truly be the case.
Davekp comments on Jul 16, 2022:
Try posting your dark humour on threads designed for humour. Armchair philosophers take themselves far too seriously.. Imma thinking. 😁
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
I reposted the above image not to be humorous, but rather so others would know what it was I was referring to. No shortage of folks these days who are quick to play the offended card. The meme in question was shared in an appropriate group, and someone who wasn't even a member in that group experienced an emotional meltdown when he came across that meme.
I don't take anyone (including myself) or anything that seriously as you claimed above, but the OP does have merit if one stops to think about it and are willing to set aside their biases for a moment. I'm no wandering philosopher either. As for the last part of your comment, color me skeptical on that, although I hope that truly be the case.
So funny and on point
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood If you follow me, should have received a notification.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood If you follow me, should have received a notification.
Since there are some folks on this site who for reasons unknown cannot take some dark humor well and...
Matias comments on Jul 16, 2022:
I guess I am one of the few people who are able to laugh at jokes from both sides of the political divide. That's sad, because everybody, except some fundamentalists, should be able to do the same.
Remember: there are no "sacred cows", and if you belief there are, you must be a believer.
If you ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
I try to take other's jokes and views in good stride regardless of the targeted audience and whether or not if I agree with their jokes or viewpoints. Getting offended is a choice, and like I mentioned above life is too short to be constantly bickering over such. That aside, as a general rule I prefer to avoid cracking jokes etc that could be considered personal, and prefer to focus on general topics that we just about all could relate to, but that of course strictly be my choice on that, to each his/her own.
Matias comments on Jul 16, 2022:
I guess I am one of the few people who are able to laugh at jokes from both sides of the political divide. That's sad, because everybody, except some fundamentalists, should be able to do the same.
Remember: there are no "sacred cows", and if you belief there are, you must be a believer.
If you ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
I try to take other's jokes and views in good stride regardless of the targeted audience and whether or not if I agree with their jokes or viewpoints. Getting offended is a choice, and like I mentioned above life is too short to be constantly bickering over such. That aside, as a general rule I prefer to avoid cracking jokes etc that could be considered personal, and prefer to focus on general topics that we just about all could relate to, but that of course strictly be my choice on that, to each his/her own.
So funny and on point
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@tiredofthis1 I just did a counter post to his, and assuming it doesn't get censored, should be interesting to see what kind of responses I get.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@tiredofthis1 I just did a counter post to his, and assuming it doesn't get censored, should be interesting to see what kind of responses I get.
So funny and on point
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 15, 2022:
@tiredofthis1 Haha, right you are. Invisible and devoid of humor.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 15, 2022:
Someone on the main thread apparently got offended by you posting the above, and they did a whole post just to complain about it, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 15, 2022:
@tiredofthis1 Haha, right you are. Invisible and devoid of humor.
What TV and film get right (and very wrong) about Diabetes-
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FrayedBear comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Sadly it isn't just the entertainment media that doesn't know what it's talking about. Many GP's don't either. Here in Australia it is frequently woeful. Locally there is a dedicated diabetes unit in the hospital health service. They do not however maintain ongoing monitoring or advices. It's up to ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 15, 2022:
@FrayedBear To my understanding, yes.
FrayedBear comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Sadly it isn't just the entertainment media that doesn't know what it's talking about. Many GP's don't either. Here in Australia it is frequently woeful. Locally there is a dedicated diabetes unit in the hospital health service. They do not however maintain ongoing monitoring or advices. It's up to ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 15, 2022:
@FrayedBear To my understanding, yes.
What TV and film get right (and very wrong) about Diabetes-
[diatribe.org]
FrayedBear comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Sadly it isn't just the entertainment media that doesn't know what it's talking about. Many GP's don't either. Here in Australia it is frequently woeful. Locally there is a dedicated diabetes unit in the hospital health service. They do not however maintain ongoing monitoring or advices. It's up to ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
@FrayedBear True, but Type 1 (which is what I have) is not reversible.
FrayedBear comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Sadly it isn't just the entertainment media that doesn't know what it's talking about. Many GP's don't either. Here in Australia it is frequently woeful. Locally there is a dedicated diabetes unit in the hospital health service. They do not however maintain ongoing monitoring or advices. It's up to ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
@FrayedBear True, but Type 1 (which is what I have) is not reversible.
Ivana Trump, the Czech American ex-wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Eric ...
richiegtt comments on Jul 14, 2022:
Take notice of the despicable and vile comments from the cretins on the main site in regards to a similar post. Transferring their sick and obsessed hatred of Trump to an ex wife of 30 years ago is incomprehensible and moronic .
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
Haven't come across any such posts yet, maybe I have them blocked or they have me blocked. That's beyond despicable, then again I've come to expect such posts on this site.
richiegtt comments on Jul 14, 2022:
Take notice of the despicable and vile comments from the cretins on the main site in regards to a similar post. Transferring their sick and obsessed hatred of Trump to an ex wife of 30 years ago is incomprehensible and moronic .
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
Haven't come across any such posts yet, maybe I have them blocked or they have me blocked. That's beyond despicable, then again I've come to expect such posts on this site.
You can't make stuff like this up.
yvilletom comments on Jul 14, 2022:
I’d figured that Donald Trump had found all the suckers. Guess not.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
I reckon not.
yvilletom comments on Jul 14, 2022:
I’d figured that Donald Trump had found all the suckers. Guess not.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 14, 2022:
I reckon not.
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@duchessa1 Oh well, that's the religious fanatics for you, and the Catholics in particular can be venomous towards differing views than their own. Sorry to hear that, then again sounds like she may never have truly been your friend in the first place if that's how she really feels. People like that make me wonder too.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@duchessa1 Oh well, that's the religious fanatics for you, and the Catholics in particular can be venomous towards differing views than their own. Sorry to hear that, then again sounds like she may never have truly been your friend in the first place if that's how she really feels. People like that make me wonder too.
Wasn't sure which group to put this in. Settled on this one.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Not bad, looks like that was from the 1980's, which was a fun decade. I don't have a black bikini like the one the guy above was modeling, but I do have an orange colored one though that's similar style.
Rather than post this again on one of your pages, I'll just tag you here @MichelleGar1
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Much thanks. Now if only there was an easy way to put some of these pics behind some sort of a donation wall benefitting either one of the following causes, breast cancer research/victims of rape-women's self defense courses/or reproductive rights.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Not bad, looks like that was from the 1980's, which was a fun decade. I don't have a black bikini like the one the guy above was modeling, but I do have an orange colored one though that's similar style.
Rather than post this again on one of your pages, I'll just tag you here @MichelleGar1
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Much thanks. Now if only there was an easy way to put some of these pics behind some sort of a donation wall benefitting either one of the following causes, breast cancer research/victims of rape-women's self defense courses/or reproductive rights.
Anyone else hear about this one from a few weeks back?
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Save a horse, ladies, and ride a cowboy instead...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@UrsiMajor Thank you for compliment, and glad to hear you enjoyed it. Surely, current weight at 172 lbs and 6' tall. Not too bad considering just a few years ago (summer 2019) I came close to dying from diabetic ketoacidosis (type 1 diabetic, you can see the continuous blood glucose monitor on my right arm), and my weight dropped down to 119 lbs because of it. Will be turning 38 beginning of August. Would like to get up to 190 lbs like I used to be (weight in previous photos I had shared in this group in the past).
Going to do another post soon as time allows me, found another piece I had worn to another party, a break-away thong with an interesting story behind it. Had taken another pic that went along with the one above, a backside view, don't mind sharing that one too but would like to ask first before sharing any of the more daring photos to make sure that's okay with everyone @MichelleGar1.
Thank you again for compliment, much appreciated.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 11, 2022:
Save a horse, ladies, and ride a cowboy instead...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@UrsiMajor Thank you for compliment, and glad to hear you enjoyed it. Surely, current weight at 172 lbs and 6' tall. Not too bad considering just a few years ago (summer 2019) I came close to dying from diabetic ketoacidosis (type 1 diabetic, you can see the continuous blood glucose monitor on my right arm), and my weight dropped down to 119 lbs because of it. Will be turning 38 beginning of August. Would like to get up to 190 lbs like I used to be (weight in previous photos I had shared in this group in the past).
Going to do another post soon as time allows me, found another piece I had worn to another party, a break-away thong with an interesting story behind it. Had taken another pic that went along with the one above, a backside view, don't mind sharing that one too but would like to ask first before sharing any of the more daring photos to make sure that's okay with everyone @MichelleGar1.
Thank you again for compliment, much appreciated.
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I am loving it 😂
Of course . “ I am dead inside “
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 9, 2022:
Skinny dip in a flood???
A sunset skinny dip sounds relaxing, but think I'd rather "rock it" in a jacuzzi than in a flood, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Pralina1 Well... I'm sure some would think I'm wrong for ever considering to do what I mentioned above, while others would be more than willing to condone such, lol. Right or wrong, it's gotta be this or that...
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 9, 2022:
Skinny dip in a flood???
A sunset skinny dip sounds relaxing, but think I'd rather "rock it" in a jacuzzi than in a flood, lol.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Pralina1 Well... I'm sure some would think I'm wrong for ever considering to do what I mentioned above, while others would be more than willing to condone such, lol. Right or wrong, it's gotta be this or that...
For when someone tells you 'but they didn't have rifles that could shoot so many bullets so quickly ...
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 9, 2022:
HAAHAHAHAHA... Looks like that piss-ant anti-gun nut from Canada didn't like my reply to his Straw-man response and he blocked me, so now you can't see how embarrassed he is... 😂 What a loser! I wish I had gotten a page photo of what he posted..
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Looks like he either deleted his comment or it was removed by Admin.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jul 9, 2022:
HAAHAHAHAHA... Looks like that piss-ant anti-gun nut from Canada didn't like my reply to his Straw-man response and he blocked me, so now you can't see how embarrassed he is... 😂 What a loser! I wish I had gotten a page photo of what he posted..
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Looks like he either deleted his comment or it was removed by Admin.
I bet Highland Park would have had a different Independence Day!
Barnie2years comments on Jul 9, 2022:
I would be happy if even half of these were implemented. But not one will with the makeup of the current SCOTUS and the 50% Senate.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
At least half of them or versions of them already exist and have for years now, where have you been? Oh that's right I forgot, it's all about the emotions now isn't it, both the anti abortion zealots and the anti gun rights fanatics are overly emotional, small wonder why we can't agree on anything in society...
Barnie2years comments on Jul 9, 2022:
I would be happy if even half of these were implemented. But not one will with the makeup of the current SCOTUS and the 50% Senate.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
At least half of them or versions of them already exist and have for years now, where have you been? Oh that's right I forgot, it's all about the emotions now isn't it, both the anti abortion zealots and the anti gun rights fanatics are overly emotional, small wonder why we can't agree on anything in society...
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@duchessa1 Right you are on that.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@duchessa1 Right you are on that.
For when someone tells you 'but they didn't have rifles that could shoot so many bullets so quickly ...
ChestRockfield comments on Jul 9, 2022:
Yes, I believe 20 rounds in 27 seconds and then a reload of ammo, then 10 more shots in 14 seconds, then an air reload via 1,500 pumps on a hand pump is about the same speed and deadliness as 100 rounds in one minute forty seconds with a 5 second reload time.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Stopping power wasn't the point, multi-shot weapons existing back in the times the Constitution was drafted was the point, and of course that fact made you uncomfortable so you had to deflect from the OP.
ChestRockfield comments on Jul 9, 2022:
Yes, I believe 20 rounds in 27 seconds and then a reload of ammo, then 10 more shots in 14 seconds, then an air reload via 1,500 pumps on a hand pump is about the same speed and deadliness as 100 rounds in one minute forty seconds with a 5 second reload time.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Stopping power wasn't the point, multi-shot weapons existing back in the times the Constitution was drafted was the point, and of course that fact made you uncomfortable so you had to deflect from the OP.
Teens beat 72-year-old man to death with a traffic cone, Pennsylvania police say.
azzow2 comments on Jul 9, 2022:
What is the percentage of the violence of these types that happen in Europe compared to the violence in America?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Not sure, but I suspect lower in those countries than the US. I might be wrong about that though.
azzow2 comments on Jul 9, 2022:
What is the percentage of the violence of these types that happen in Europe compared to the violence in America?
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 9, 2022:
Not sure, but I suspect lower in those countries than the US. I might be wrong about that though.
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 8, 2022:
I've often wondered the same? Rather doubt anything there will change as long as the religious zealots have a voice in the matter.
duchessa1 comments on Jul 8, 2022:
**When, when, when...people will understand -and accept- they don;'t have the right to impose their ideas, opinions and beliefs on others? **
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 8, 2022:
I've often wondered the same? Rather doubt anything there will change as long as the religious zealots have a voice in the matter.
Sad day...
Legendary actor James Caan dead at age 82-
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Trajan61 comments on Jul 7, 2022:
Sorry to hear that. He was a good actor and made a lot of movies.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 7, 2022:
He will be missed, for sure.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 7, 2022:
Sorry to hear that. He was a good actor and made a lot of movies.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 7, 2022:
He will be missed, for sure.
Sad day...
Legendary actor James Caan dead at age 82-
[cbsnews.com]
Pralina1 comments on Jul 7, 2022:
https://youtu.be/435mkg6_eGQ
I woke up tonight ( yeah I know , just morning for me 🦇) to a text from my sister w this video .
There is absolutely nobody else that could had play that role so great as he did .
To understand the true depth of that character , what it means to hot temper ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 7, 2022:
Yeah, he played that role stellar, and the Godfather movies are iconic. And now I want to binge watch the Godfather movies suddenly...
On the hot temper part, I agree, and admittedly I can get like that at times, lol.
Pralina1 comments on Jul 7, 2022:
https://youtu.be/435mkg6_eGQ
I woke up tonight ( yeah I know , just morning for me 🦇) to a text from my sister w this video .
There is absolutely nobody else that could had play that role so great as he did .
To understand the true depth of that character , what it means to hot temper ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 7, 2022:
Yeah, he played that role stellar, and the Godfather movies are iconic. And now I want to binge watch the Godfather movies suddenly...
On the hot temper part, I agree, and admittedly I can get like that at times, lol.
Stop making killers famous.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban Yeah... as if your initial response on this post wasn't emotionally-driven, and then you feign surprise when you receive responses that you consider to be questionable??
Limit killing capacity? That right there is an example of an emotional-based argument. How do you think the potential outcome would be any different if the magazine size was say, ten? It generally doesn't take long to reload drop-mag style guns, and smaller magazine size would mean a gunman could still carry multiple mags on their person, and still do the same amount of damage as with a few thirty-round magazines. Also, how would your magazine capacity laws like that answer to the many high-capacity mags already in the hands of gun owners across the US? What are you going to do... make a visit to each household of every known gun owner in order to do an inspection? Sounds irrational and not feasible to me, not to mention such a scenario gives a creepy Gestapo feeling. Please note my restraint on how 3D printing technology could be used in an effort to circumvent such laws, and yet another reason why gun control laws are doomed to fail.
Never before in my life have I witnessed so many of my fellow men display such an irrational fear towards a gun, cripes that's a disturbing trend. Based on previous interactions with you, I'd like to think you're more rational and intelligent than that, but I could always be wrong about such a conclusion though.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban Yeah... as if your initial response on this post wasn't emotionally-driven, and then you feign surprise when you receive responses that you consider to be questionable??
Limit killing capacity? That right there is an example of an emotional-based argument. How do you think the potential outcome would be any different if the magazine size was say, ten? It generally doesn't take long to reload drop-mag style guns, and smaller magazine size would mean a gunman could still carry multiple mags on their person, and still do the same amount of damage as with a few thirty-round magazines. Also, how would your magazine capacity laws like that answer to the many high-capacity mags already in the hands of gun owners across the US? What are you going to do... make a visit to each household of every known gun owner in order to do an inspection? Sounds irrational and not feasible to me, not to mention such a scenario gives a creepy Gestapo feeling. Please note my restraint on how 3D printing technology could be used in an effort to circumvent such laws, and yet another reason why gun control laws are doomed to fail.
Never before in my life have I witnessed so many of my fellow men display such an irrational fear towards a gun, cripes that's a disturbing trend. Based on previous interactions with you, I'd like to think you're more rational and intelligent than that, but I could always be wrong about such a conclusion though.
Stop making killers famous.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@NostraDumbass What constitutes outrage? I wasn't outraged in the least, speak for yourself. I said the truth, too bad if you didn't like what I had to say, and need I remind you that one time I was a staunch gun control fanatic, so I know first hand how emotional those folks can get. So who's the truly outraged individual here, the one who did the post raising a valid point, or the one who left an emotionally-driven response? Think real hard on that one Ace...
If you're so tired of us in this group, why do you stay here? That makes no bit of rational sense. Once again, I'm only giving you my fair observation, and I'm sure you'll turn around and try to claim there is "outrage" against you because of that. It's not my desire to get personal with anyone, but since you insist on acting like a jackass instead of debating in a civil manner, you force me to poke fun of you. Happy now? You're a damned emotional cripple, anyone who doesn't see eye to eye with you is automatically wrong, neverminding the obvious fact that you totally ignored the point made in the OP, not surprisingly.
I take issue with authoritarianism of any kind, and the gun control fanatics of the world are no less authoritarian in their approach than the religious zealots are, as both seek to control others. You want to live like that, good for you, I don't. I will fight for any and all individual right(s) regardless of whether or not I may personally agree with such. Am I the only one here who thinks it more than a mere little coincidence that a majority of the pro choice individuals here in the US are also alot of those who are in favor of gun control legislation, which means most of them aren't gun owners, and they're precisely the ones who have recently lost their rights? I know I know... I'm just exaggerating all of that right, reproductive rights getting seriously restricted now is just a by-product of my imagination? How freaking stupid can you be, not to realize that? That's not outrage, but rather just an honest observation. Your gun-free zones are a joke, and a lethal one at that, and all of your authoritarian laws are equally a joke. Criminals care not about your civic-minded laws, which is why they are criminals. Laws restricting or banning certain types of guns does not in any way resolve the problems with mental illness depression and addictions.
I repeat, your username on here is a self-fulfilling prophecy of the sorts, and quite fitting at that, a dumbass indeed. See, I could give you damn good reason to cry outrage, lol. On the contrary, one cannot logically reason with those who are emotionally charged, which your type are emotionally charged. If by chance you get offended by what I just mentioned above, by all means leave the group then, but to do otherwise and stay ...
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@NostraDumbass What constitutes outrage? I wasn't outraged in the least, speak for yourself. I said the truth, too bad if you didn't like what I had to say, and need I remind you that one time I was a staunch gun control fanatic, so I know first hand how emotional those folks can get. So who's the truly outraged individual here, the one who did the post raising a valid point, or the one who left an emotionally-driven response? Think real hard on that one Ace...
If you're so tired of us in this group, why do you stay here? That makes no bit of rational sense. Once again, I'm only giving you my fair observation, and I'm sure you'll turn around and try to claim there is "outrage" against you because of that. It's not my desire to get personal with anyone, but since you insist on acting like a jackass instead of debating in a civil manner, you force me to poke fun of you. Happy now? You're a damned emotional cripple, anyone who doesn't see eye to eye with you is automatically wrong, neverminding the obvious fact that you totally ignored the point made in the OP, not surprisingly.
I take issue with authoritarianism of any kind, and the gun control fanatics of the world are no less authoritarian in their approach than the religious zealots are, as both seek to control others. You want to live like that, good for you, I don't. I will fight for any and all individual right(s) regardless of whether or not I may personally agree with such. Am I the only one here who thinks it more than a mere little coincidence that a majority of the pro choice individuals here in the US are also alot of those who are in favor of gun control legislation, which means most of them aren't gun owners, and they're precisely the ones who have recently lost their rights? I know I know... I'm just exaggerating all of that right, reproductive rights getting seriously restricted now is just a by-product of my imagination? How freaking stupid can you be, not to realize that? That's not outrage, but rather just an honest observation. Your gun-free zones are a joke, and a lethal one at that, and all of your authoritarian laws are equally a joke. Criminals care not about your civic-minded laws, which is why they are criminals. Laws restricting or banning certain types of guns does not in any way resolve the problems with mental illness depression and addictions.
I repeat, your username on here is a self-fulfilling prophecy of the sorts, and quite fitting at that, a dumbass indeed. See, I could give you damn good reason to cry outrage, lol. On the contrary, one cannot logically reason with those who are emotionally charged, which your type are emotionally charged. If by chance you get offended by what I just mentioned above, by all means leave the group then, but to do otherwise and stay ...
Stop making killers famous.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Tejas Already happened and could conceivably happen again in the future. While McVeigh didn't actually drive the truck into the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, he still used a vehicle (loaded with explosives) to carry-out his act of violence.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Tejas Already happened and could conceivably happen again in the future. While McVeigh didn't actually drive the truck into the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, he still used a vehicle (loaded with explosives) to carry-out his act of violence.
Stop making killers famous.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban And one other thing... did Timothy McVeigh need a gun in order to kill 168 people? Point is, there are plenty of other methods out there to commit random acts of violence and murder, even if guns were removed from the equation the problem that is the driving force behind these senseless acts of violence would still remain a threat in our society. I think you are intelligent enough to realize that much...
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban And one other thing... did Timothy McVeigh need a gun in order to kill 168 people? Point is, there are plenty of other methods out there to commit random acts of violence and murder, even if guns were removed from the equation the problem that is the driving force behind these senseless acts of violence would still remain a threat in our society. I think you are intelligent enough to realize that much...
Stop making killers famous.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban How do you account for black market weapons being used in crimes, in particular gang related? As if violent thugs wouldn't have any other alternatives besides guns to help carry-out their violent actions. What about the point made in the OP, do you agree with mainstream medias consistently pushing stories of violence like that, which in turn encourage copycat screwballs to violent actions? How is that responsible, and still you want to blame the guns? By the way, maybe you should be the one more often to "change the channel", your wonderful mainstream media sources (including FOX) are exaggerating the number/frequency of these mass shootings. Since I know you like quoting from Statista, here's a good one from them, and they say so far in 2022 there have actually only been seven mass shootings as of July 4th, a far cry from the over 200 incidents the gun control crowd would have us believe occured so far this year-https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
I'm sure what Statista says however would go against the narrative you wish to be true, so you'll conveniently dismiss what Statista has to say on the matter.
Your response is emotional-based, and I'll ask yet again... how exactly am I making mass murders easy? No firearm I own was ever used in a crime let alone any murder, and law-abiding gun owners aren't the problem either. How's about the authorities actually doing their jobs like they're supposed to be doing, eh? I heard the lunatic who recently shot-up that parade was on the police's radar a few years back for making threats of violence against his parents with multiple knives he owned, and yet that derelict wasn't locked away after making such threats? Sounds like the failure in society on that one were the police, the guns could hardly be blamed for all that. Mental health issues combined with the authorities not properly doing their jobs has so far proven to be a lethal combo, maybe the focus should be more towards keeping mentally disturbed individuals off of the streets and hire police officers who will fully do their jobs under any circumstance.
Garban comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Stop making mass murders so easy.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
@Garban How do you account for black market weapons being used in crimes, in particular gang related? As if violent thugs wouldn't have any other alternatives besides guns to help carry-out their violent actions. What about the point made in the OP, do you agree with mainstream medias consistently pushing stories of violence like that, which in turn encourage copycat screwballs to violent actions? How is that responsible, and still you want to blame the guns? By the way, maybe you should be the one more often to "change the channel", your wonderful mainstream media sources (including FOX) are exaggerating the number/frequency of these mass shootings. Since I know you like quoting from Statista, here's a good one from them, and they say so far in 2022 there have actually only been seven mass shootings as of July 4th, a far cry from the over 200 incidents the gun control crowd would have us believe occured so far this year-https://www.statista.com/statistics/811487/number-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us/
I'm sure what Statista says however would go against the narrative you wish to be true, so you'll conveniently dismiss what Statista has to say on the matter.
Your response is emotional-based, and I'll ask yet again... how exactly am I making mass murders easy? No firearm I own was ever used in a crime let alone any murder, and law-abiding gun owners aren't the problem either. How's about the authorities actually doing their jobs like they're supposed to be doing, eh? I heard the lunatic who recently shot-up that parade was on the police's radar a few years back for making threats of violence against his parents with multiple knives he owned, and yet that derelict wasn't locked away after making such threats? Sounds like the failure in society on that one were the police, the guns could hardly be blamed for all that. Mental health issues combined with the authorities not properly doing their jobs has so far proven to be a lethal combo, maybe the focus should be more towards keeping mentally disturbed individuals off of the streets and hire police officers who will fully do their jobs under any circumstance.
On this day in history.
Pralina1 comments on Jul 6, 2022:
French my eye 🙄. That’s an italian name 😂💪
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
Curse those French for stealing that name!
Pralina1 comments on Jul 6, 2022:
French my eye 🙄. That’s an italian name 😂💪
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
Curse those French for stealing that name!
I'm active on a few other social media platforms, and recently one thing I've observed that both ...
CourtJester comments on Jul 5, 2022:
Think it has anything to do with the millions that the Ukrainian and Russia paid to Hunter Biden???
Maybe a little….
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
More like alot perhaps...
CourtJester comments on Jul 5, 2022:
Think it has anything to do with the millions that the Ukrainian and Russia paid to Hunter Biden???
Maybe a little….
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 6, 2022:
More like alot perhaps...
I buy all my guns from a guy named T-Rex...
He's a small arms dealer.
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 9, 2020:
Thought his name was Rhino, my bad...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@TheInterlooper Just curious, you into body armor? I heard some Dems in NY are pushing for a ban on the private ownership of body armor, only a matter of time before bad ideas like that spread to other states. Did a post on Minds about an armor vest I bought a few months ago, you might find it interesting-
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1390889971337924625
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 9, 2020:
Thought his name was Rhino, my bad...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@TheInterlooper Just curious, you into body armor? I heard some Dems in NY are pushing for a ban on the private ownership of body armor, only a matter of time before bad ideas like that spread to other states. Did a post on Minds about an armor vest I bought a few months ago, you might find it interesting-
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1390889971337924625
On July 4, 1826, former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who were once fellow Patriots ...
yvilletom comments on Jul 4, 2022:
They also, for years, wrote letters.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
About fourteen or so years, I think.
yvilletom comments on Jul 4, 2022:
They also, for years, wrote letters.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
About fourteen or so years, I think.
Bahar has got to be one of the most racist, brainless idiots on TV.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 3, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood @Trajan61 @TheInterlooper Anyone care to give it a go as I did?
"Shooting at a mall in Denmark."
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@TheInterlooper He goes by the name Fvcky0u now, think his previous name was something like Darren316.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 3, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood @Trajan61 @TheInterlooper Anyone care to give it a go as I did?
"Shooting at a mall in Denmark."
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@TheInterlooper He goes by the name Fvcky0u now, think his previous name was something like Darren316.
Bahar has got to be one of the most racist, brainless idiots on TV.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 3, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood @Trajan61 @TheInterlooper Anyone care to give it a go as I did?
"Shooting at a mall in Denmark."
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@TheInterlooper You must have hit him with too many truth bombs. It's the guy who has the most recent post in this group. Was not aware he had you blocked, and me thinks that's grounds for bannin', anyone who joins a group I host and has either me or one of my mods blocked gets hit with the ban hammer.
SpikeTalon comments on Jul 3, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood @Trajan61 @TheInterlooper Anyone care to give it a go as I did?
"Shooting at a mall in Denmark."
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@TheInterlooper You must have hit him with too many truth bombs. It's the guy who has the most recent post in this group. Was not aware he had you blocked, and me thinks that's grounds for bannin', anyone who joins a group I host and has either me or one of my mods blocked gets hit with the ban hammer.
Well it looks like Matias has blocked me again, and I was not even remotely rude this time.
Diaco comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Hmmm, he seems to be a good guy, but sometimes looks like a Lost man! recently more than before!
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 2, 2022:
@Pralina1 Bwahaha, she called him a critter, that's hilarious! Never heard that one before.
Diaco comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Hmmm, he seems to be a good guy, but sometimes looks like a Lost man! recently more than before!
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 2, 2022:
@Pralina1 Bwahaha, she called him a critter, that's hilarious! Never heard that one before.
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 2, 2022:
@Rignor That one works too.
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 2, 2022:
@Rignor That one works too.
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@Rignor Hope you're right about that, and a solid case could be made that the Astros really don't have much competition in their division this year, which the same could not be said for the Yankees. Yeah, Judge should have gotten the MVP that year. Haven't liked Verlander since the 2012 ALCS, wish he would retire now. The Astros should change their team name, and a more appropriate name that comes to mind would be the Houston Garbage Can Bangers...
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@Rignor Hope you're right about that, and a solid case could be made that the Astros really don't have much competition in their division this year, which the same could not be said for the Yankees. Yeah, Judge should have gotten the MVP that year. Haven't liked Verlander since the 2012 ALCS, wish he would retire now. The Astros should change their team name, and a more appropriate name that comes to mind would be the Houston Garbage Can Bangers...
Brace yourselves, this crap is only going to get worse.
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
You are correct, no state actually has the power to ban interstate travel regardless of the reason for doing so, and even the current SC most likely would not agree with any state that tried to pull off such a stunt. The following is from HotAir, a known rightwing source, and any state seeking to prosecute a woman for obtaining an abortion procedure out of her home state should seriously take into deeper consideration what Kavanaugh had to say on the matter- https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2022/06/30/red-states-move-to-stop-women-from-leaving-to-get-abortions-after-kavanaugh-warned-them-not-to-n479904
While you are right about that, pays to keep in mind who we're dealing with here, determined morons who are trying to see how much they can get away with now, including actions on their part that are pretty much illegal, anything to achieve more power. Hell, the Oklahoma Governor went so far as to say he would do anything in his power to prevent women from getting an abortion on tribal lands, even though he would have no legal authority to do so.
As for your hypothetical situation, should you decide on ever visiting Houston Texas in which to confront Mr Altuve, rest assured knowing that I won't snitch on you for doing so, and don't forget about Bregman and Verlander and perhaps a few other suspect Astros players who were on the 2017 team. I know some would call me a sore loser for saying this, but I suspect the Astros are still stealing signs from opposing teams somehow, especially after what I saw over the past week and in particular last night. Two more games yet for the Yankees against the Astros later this month, should be interesting to see what comes of that. That and the four interleague games against the Mets, and I'm still hoping against all hopes for a subway series World Series matchup like back in 2000.
Rignor comments on Jul 1, 2022:
I'm not sure exactly how they think they would be able to get this past the SC (even this court...) I believe that there is precedent that no state may restrict the travel of anyone between states. And the issue of charging someone with a crime for obtaining an an abortion in another state is mute ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
You are correct, no state actually has the power to ban interstate travel regardless of the reason for doing so, and even the current SC most likely would not agree with any state that tried to pull off such a stunt. The following is from HotAir, a known rightwing source, and any state seeking to prosecute a woman for obtaining an abortion procedure out of her home state should seriously take into deeper consideration what Kavanaugh had to say on the matter- https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2022/06/30/red-states-move-to-stop-women-from-leaving-to-get-abortions-after-kavanaugh-warned-them-not-to-n479904
While you are right about that, pays to keep in mind who we're dealing with here, determined morons who are trying to see how much they can get away with now, including actions on their part that are pretty much illegal, anything to achieve more power. Hell, the Oklahoma Governor went so far as to say he would do anything in his power to prevent women from getting an abortion on tribal lands, even though he would have no legal authority to do so.
As for your hypothetical situation, should you decide on ever visiting Houston Texas in which to confront Mr Altuve, rest assured knowing that I won't snitch on you for doing so, and don't forget about Bregman and Verlander and perhaps a few other suspect Astros players who were on the 2017 team. I know some would call me a sore loser for saying this, but I suspect the Astros are still stealing signs from opposing teams somehow, especially after what I saw over the past week and in particular last night. Two more games yet for the Yankees against the Astros later this month, should be interesting to see what comes of that. That and the four interleague games against the Mets, and I'm still hoping against all hopes for a subway series World Series matchup like back in 2000.
The color of the Republican Party is red.
yvilletom comments on Jul 1, 2022:
When both political parties annoy me, which they often do, I say Democrats are dumb and Republicans are cruel.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
Sounds reasonable to me.
yvilletom comments on Jul 1, 2022:
When both political parties annoy me, which they often do, I say Democrats are dumb and Republicans are cruel.
SpikeTalon replies on Jul 1, 2022:
Sounds reasonable to me.
While this may be painful for some to hear, think the following article raises a legit ...
BD66 comments on Jun 30, 2022:
Unfortunately this seems to be true for both Democrats and Republicans:
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 30, 2022:
Valid point.
BD66 comments on Jun 30, 2022:
Unfortunately this seems to be true for both Democrats and Republicans:
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 30, 2022:
Valid point.
Go for the gold and become a legend!
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 29, 2022:
Kinda hard to play the game when you don’t believe in the concept of sin. 😂
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 29, 2022:
Well... since most radicalized Christians out there like to claim guys like us are actually "devil worshippers", figured I'd entertain that thought for a moment and in turn give them something to consider, lol.
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 29, 2022:
Kinda hard to play the game when you don’t believe in the concept of sin. 😂
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 29, 2022:
Well... since most radicalized Christians out there like to claim guys like us are actually "devil worshippers", figured I'd entertain that thought for a moment and in turn give them something to consider, lol.
I think this is a fantastic idea, and could bring much needed revenue to the participating tribes.
silverotter11 comments on Jun 25, 2022:
What a marvelous idea! While WA State is still a haven for women Idaho is so racism and backwards the east part of the state is swamped with people from Idaho seeking medical attention during COVID and with little time to recover now abortions and womens health care. Yes, WA State resident are NOT ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 29, 2022:
@KKGator Please help get the word out about the site WeTestify, they have some really useful info on there-
https://www.wetestify.org/self-managed-abortion
silverotter11 comments on Jun 25, 2022:
What a marvelous idea! While WA State is still a haven for women Idaho is so racism and backwards the east part of the state is swamped with people from Idaho seeking medical attention during COVID and with little time to recover now abortions and womens health care. Yes, WA State resident are NOT ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 29, 2022:
@KKGator Please help get the word out about the site WeTestify, they have some really useful info on there-
https://www.wetestify.org/self-managed-abortion
Atheism is not as rare or as rational as you think
[bigthink.com]
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 26, 2022:
For sure, but I suspect a good number of members on this site would vehemently deny such a conclusion. I found out the hard way, having stumbled across this site by chance and giving it a go thinking I would mostly be in the company of rational and reasonable individuals... I was wrong.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@skado Agreed on the last part there, and concerning that is.
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 26, 2022:
For sure, but I suspect a good number of members on this site would vehemently deny such a conclusion. I found out the hard way, having stumbled across this site by chance and giving it a go thinking I would mostly be in the company of rational and reasonable individuals... I was wrong.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@skado Agreed on the last part there, and concerning that is.
Beware of how you are being tracked via your online presence.
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Get ready for the post-Roe sex police!
https://reason.com/2022/06/24/get-ready-for-the-post-roe-sex-police/
This shit is real, and something like that could surely become a reality. I feel bad for any woman who suffers a miscarriage, can you imagine the scrutiny she would face living in an anti-abortion state?
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 Get ready for the post-Roe sex police!
https://reason.com/2022/06/24/get-ready-for-the-post-roe-sex-police/
This shit is real, and something like that could surely become a reality. I feel bad for any woman who suffers a miscarriage, can you imagine the scrutiny she would face living in an anti-abortion state?
Beware of how you are being tracked via your online presence.
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 My neighbor friend mentioned above is known to be a man about town sort of guy, and when he says stuff like what he said to me yesterday I take notice, and what he talked about was a bit too descriptive and detailed to simply dismiss. Radicalized anti-abortion activist groups across the country are more than prepared to spend loads of money and time in seeing to that any "underground" abortion rights networks are exposed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law per state basis. At this point I think it's far worse than most realize.
I too feel sorry for any pregnant-aged women now. Don't know what to say on the getting medical care across the border part, that can be risky business, absolutely no laws in place to protect a woman in those circumstances should a medical malpractice arise, and she certainly couldn't complain in the state she's from if said state has outlawed abortion procedures. Underground support networks of the sort are probably the best way to go and will probably become popular among abortion rights advocates I predict. Matrix Protocol-enabled online groups are probably the best bet for communication needs, and I also get the feeling that digital wallets like PayPal are going to become the preferred method for transferring funds/donations to those in need of such. That way, at least advocates could stay connected to their contacts and preserve most of their privacy. I used to work with someone who now works at the Allentown PA Planned Parenthood, and I messaged her about the privacy concerns and steps taken to preserve anonymity, so waiting to hear back from her, all clinics that offer abortion procedures should know about the encrypted communications platforms.
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 My neighbor friend mentioned above is known to be a man about town sort of guy, and when he says stuff like what he said to me yesterday I take notice, and what he talked about was a bit too descriptive and detailed to simply dismiss. Radicalized anti-abortion activist groups across the country are more than prepared to spend loads of money and time in seeing to that any "underground" abortion rights networks are exposed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law per state basis. At this point I think it's far worse than most realize.
I too feel sorry for any pregnant-aged women now. Don't know what to say on the getting medical care across the border part, that can be risky business, absolutely no laws in place to protect a woman in those circumstances should a medical malpractice arise, and she certainly couldn't complain in the state she's from if said state has outlawed abortion procedures. Underground support networks of the sort are probably the best way to go and will probably become popular among abortion rights advocates I predict. Matrix Protocol-enabled online groups are probably the best bet for communication needs, and I also get the feeling that digital wallets like PayPal are going to become the preferred method for transferring funds/donations to those in need of such. That way, at least advocates could stay connected to their contacts and preserve most of their privacy. I used to work with someone who now works at the Allentown PA Planned Parenthood, and I messaged her about the privacy concerns and steps taken to preserve anonymity, so waiting to hear back from her, all clinics that offer abortion procedures should know about the encrypted communications platforms.
Beware of how you are being tracked via your online presence.
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 @Pralina1 Decided to comment here on this older post as there are some anti abortion zealots on this site who I wouldn't want to come across what I'm about to share here, and messenger hasn't been working for me recently. Also going to tag that medic guy @Rignor here too, as anyone working in the healthcare profession could conceivably be a big help on this matter. Not alot of time at the moment so will try to keep this brief as possible. Two points of interest that concern me...
First being the privacy issue. Think most pro-choicers out there are well aware of the fact that once Roe was overturned there would be many anti-abortion activists out there instigating for local/state authorities to monitor social media feeds of known abortion rights activists and the internet searches of certain individuals. The former is a given, the latter however may be far worse (more organized that is) than initially thought. Long story short, earlier today had a chat with a neighbor friend who was excited about Roe getting overturned, and he divulged to me quite a bit of info regarding how local church groups are actively organizing on social media etc to locate and report any individual or group expressing pro-choice thoughts, and that for months now these church groups all around the country have been pooling donation money/resources into achieving their goals on abortion rights censorship, including actively pressuring the internet search engines like Yahoo and Google to remove abortion DIYs sources and finding new ways to carefully monitor specific search queries. I've no reason to think he was just making that stuff up, and some of these anti-abortion organizations aren't even attempting to hide their plans. Such invasions of privacy should not be taken lightly. Might be a good idea to collect and download any informative sources regarding abortion DIYs and similar content so as to avoid excess internet searches later on when the situation might get worse. Maybe going to a local library would be a safer bet for some, download/print the resources to keep for later and to share with others who might be in need of such info. I'm tempted to share some things on here in this group, but I get the feeling a site like this is going to attract the wrong kind of attention given enough time, and being there is no sort of encryption offered there's no telling for sure just who all is monitoring this site. On a mobile device it wouldn't be hard to copy and store sources for sharing later on.
Second is the communications part. Given the recent developments I know abortion rights groups out there are seeking to establish safe communication groups online (underground groups so to speak), which might not be easy in the sense of finding a reasonably secure source...
SpikeTalon comments on May 24, 2022:
@MichelleGar1
@Pralina1
Thought you might be interested in this, in case you had not yet heard about location tracking techniques that are being used to stalk and harass women seeking reproductive care.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@MichelleGar1 @Pralina1 Decided to comment here on this older post as there are some anti abortion zealots on this site who I wouldn't want to come across what I'm about to share here, and messenger hasn't been working for me recently. Also going to tag that medic guy @Rignor here too, as anyone working in the healthcare profession could conceivably be a big help on this matter. Not alot of time at the moment so will try to keep this brief as possible. Two points of interest that concern me...
First being the privacy issue. Think most pro-choicers out there are well aware of the fact that once Roe was overturned there would be many anti-abortion activists out there instigating for local/state authorities to monitor social media feeds of known abortion rights activists and the internet searches of certain individuals. The former is a given, the latter however may be far worse (more organized that is) than initially thought. Long story short, earlier today had a chat with a neighbor friend who was excited about Roe getting overturned, and he divulged to me quite a bit of info regarding how local church groups are actively organizing on social media etc to locate and report any individual or group expressing pro-choice thoughts, and that for months now these church groups all around the country have been pooling donation money/resources into achieving their goals on abortion rights censorship, including actively pressuring the internet search engines like Yahoo and Google to remove abortion DIYs sources and finding new ways to carefully monitor specific search queries. I've no reason to think he was just making that stuff up, and some of these anti-abortion organizations aren't even attempting to hide their plans. Such invasions of privacy should not be taken lightly. Might be a good idea to collect and download any informative sources regarding abortion DIYs and similar content so as to avoid excess internet searches later on when the situation might get worse. Maybe going to a local library would be a safer bet for some, download/print the resources to keep for later and to share with others who might be in need of such info. I'm tempted to share some things on here in this group, but I get the feeling a site like this is going to attract the wrong kind of attention given enough time, and being there is no sort of encryption offered there's no telling for sure just who all is monitoring this site. On a mobile device it wouldn't be hard to copy and store sources for sharing later on.
Second is the communications part. Given the recent developments I know abortion rights groups out there are seeking to establish safe communication groups online (underground groups so to speak), which might not be easy in the sense of finding a reasonably secure source...
Tweet from Kyle Rittenhouse that apparently received 74,000 up votes-
[twitter.com]
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Looks like it's up to 82.8k likes now. 😁 If I was a tweeter, I'd upvote it too.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 24, 2022:
Ditto.
Captain_Feelgood comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Looks like it's up to 82.8k likes now. 😁 If I was a tweeter, I'd upvote it too.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 24, 2022:
Ditto.
Why the Lack of Religion Breeds Mental Illness
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SpikeTalon comments on Jun 23, 2022:
Hi Mister Skado, mostly joined here to ask a few questions regarding some of the topics you post about. Just curious, do you think political views/philosophies could qualify as religion, being most political views have similar structures to that of religions, and most of the times sets of rules and ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@skado Although there are shared mannerisms between the two, I too tend to lean towards them being distinct.
Some on here may consider the point behind this post to be absurd, but considering the fact that over the last ten years there has been a marked decline of membership in organized religion in the US along with a steady increase in various addictions and mental illness, you may very well be right about that assertion. Not saying I fully agree on all that, but what I am saying is that further consideration and research on the matter is warranted.
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 23, 2022:
Hi Mister Skado, mostly joined here to ask a few questions regarding some of the topics you post about. Just curious, do you think political views/philosophies could qualify as religion, being most political views have similar structures to that of religions, and most of the times sets of rules and ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@skado Although there are shared mannerisms between the two, I too tend to lean towards them being distinct.
Some on here may consider the point behind this post to be absurd, but considering the fact that over the last ten years there has been a marked decline of membership in organized religion in the US along with a steady increase in various addictions and mental illness, you may very well be right about that assertion. Not saying I fully agree on all that, but what I am saying is that further consideration and research on the matter is warranted.
Civil trial jurors have found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy ...
richiegtt comments on Jun 22, 2022:
It’s hard to believe but there are still a lot of people in the black community that think this SOB is still innocent of everything he has been charged with past and present as evidenced on social media etc.But what do you expect from these same type of racist punks who still think O.J. Simpson ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Aggravating, I know how you feel.
richiegtt comments on Jun 22, 2022:
It’s hard to believe but there are still a lot of people in the black community that think this SOB is still innocent of everything he has been charged with past and present as evidenced on social media etc.But what do you expect from these same type of racist punks who still think O.J. Simpson ...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Aggravating, I know how you feel.
Civil trial jurors have found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy ...
juli15 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
He should have went to jail for this when the assault occurred
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Agreed, the scuzbag got away with too much.
juli15 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
He should have went to jail for this when the assault occurred
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Agreed, the scuzbag got away with too much.
Civil trial jurors have found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy ...
tiredofthis1 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
I am tired of this degenerate scumbag the constant smug look on his ugly face and the idiots that still admire him
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Same here.
tiredofthis1 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
I am tired of this degenerate scumbag the constant smug look on his ugly face and the idiots that still admire him
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Same here.
Civil trial jurors have found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy ...
biguy12 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
This putrid animal got away with to much for to long .
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
For sure.
biguy12 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
This putrid animal got away with to much for to long .
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
For sure.
Ban on transgender swimmers competing in major woman’s events has been celebrated by athletes to ...
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 21, 2022:
And that's a transgender individual (Jenner) saying that no less...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
@thexter Being Jenner is a trans individual, I'd venture to say she could qualify as an example of the trans community then, one voice of many so to speak.
That be your choice there, and I cannot verify your claim on that beyond any and all doubt, but I do know that other trans individuals out there love Jenner. That's your opinion on what I mentioned above being in bad taste, and all it implied was that a well known trans individual actually spoke out in favor of such a ban and that should be pause for further consideration on the matter. What I mentioned wasn't an excuse either, but rather an observation, so not sure where you got that one from.
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 21, 2022:
And that's a transgender individual (Jenner) saying that no less...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
@thexter Being Jenner is a trans individual, I'd venture to say she could qualify as an example of the trans community then, one voice of many so to speak.
That be your choice there, and I cannot verify your claim on that beyond any and all doubt, but I do know that other trans individuals out there love Jenner. That's your opinion on what I mentioned above being in bad taste, and all it implied was that a well known trans individual actually spoke out in favor of such a ban and that should be pause for further consideration on the matter. What I mentioned wasn't an excuse either, but rather an observation, so not sure where you got that one from.
A sound example as to why it's not wise to rely on the police to keep you safe.
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 21, 2022:
Historically, and even today, relying entirely on law-enforcement to keep you safe is both misplaced and misguided.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Indeed so, and especially nowadays.
p-nullifidian comments on Jun 21, 2022:
Historically, and even today, relying entirely on law-enforcement to keep you safe is both misplaced and misguided.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 22, 2022:
Indeed so, and especially nowadays.
Ban on transgender swimmers competing in major woman’s events has been celebrated by athletes to ...
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 21, 2022:
And that's a transgender individual (Jenner) saying that no less...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 21, 2022:
@thexter Well good for them then.
SpikeTalon comments on Jun 21, 2022:
And that's a transgender individual (Jenner) saying that no less...
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 21, 2022:
@thexter Well good for them then.
To go along with a previous post of mine in this group.
Alienbeing comments on Jun 21, 2022:
The "Progressive Left" will never find a Justice who is "Progressive" enough.
I always put "Progressive" in quotation marks because I have yet to figure out what about their agenda is progressive.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 21, 2022:
Good point, and regressive would probably be a more fitting term for that crowd. As for me, I've yet to figure out how that crowd simultaneously associates with liberalism, as progressivism and liberalism are clearly two different things with the former being a form of authoritarianism. I've asked some of the resident progressives on here to rationally explain that stance, and have yet to receive a reasonable explanation to justify such a stance.
Alienbeing comments on Jun 21, 2022:
The "Progressive Left" will never find a Justice who is "Progressive" enough.
I always put "Progressive" in quotation marks because I have yet to figure out what about their agenda is progressive.
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 21, 2022:
Good point, and regressive would probably be a more fitting term for that crowd. As for me, I've yet to figure out how that crowd simultaneously associates with liberalism, as progressivism and liberalism are clearly two different things with the former being a form of authoritarianism. I've asked some of the resident progressives on here to rationally explain that stance, and have yet to receive a reasonable explanation to justify such a stance.
How to tell a 'crisis pregnancy center' from a legitimate abortion clinic-
[lifehacker.com]
glennlab comments on Jun 20, 2022:
good article
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 20, 2022:
Thank you. Given recent events, I suspect these CPCs will become more emboldened to lie and deceive women even more so. Their dirt tactics should be exposed for all to see.
glennlab comments on Jun 20, 2022:
good article
SpikeTalon replies on Jun 20, 2022:
Thank you. Given recent events, I suspect these CPCs will become more emboldened to lie and deceive women even more so. Their dirt tactics should be exposed for all to see.
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