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What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Surfpirate comments on Jul 6, 2018:

I think Orwell put it quite succinctly when he wrote "We are all equal but some of us are more equal than others.' It's very rare that the top brass take the fall for their crimes, that's what middle management is for, probably why there was so much outrage when the Jewish survivors started ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

Very good points. Also, remember what I said about the genocide in Rouanda (The fastest extermination of a group in history.) The entire world tried them and it ended up like Nuremburg with a handfull being held accountable. It's really an impossible question with too many answers!

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Mooolah comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Simon Weisenthal, the Mosad, the Klarsfelds Serge & Beate were instrumental in realizing justice when others were occupied with Soviet expansionism. The Pope assisted the escape of many as the opposition to Communism overshadowed even the most horrific behavior imaginable exhibited by the 3rd ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

This is probably the best response I have heard, but does that put you firmly on the side of the Mosad, etc.?

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

btroje comments on Jul 6, 2018:

There is a certain irony to expect victims of genocide to behave in a correct fashion when such massive crimes are overlooked

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

I agree, but what is the rest of your statement? Do you mean their lack of the "Rule of Law" justifies retribution. But you still, as in Capital punishment, have the possibility of mistakes!

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Marionville comments on Jul 6, 2018:

We are full of contradictions when it comes to deciding who to condemn for crimes and who to condone. I would have no problem saying the nazi hunters were justified in hunting down and killing these mass murderers but on the other hand I believe in due process and the rule of law. I think in ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

If you read the book which inspired the question (Sam Bourne, The Final Reaconing), your answer addresses the main conflict of the story. Of course almost everybody has no sympathy for the scumbag Nazis but does that excuse what I call "The Charles Bronson (or Liam Neeson, if you prefer) syndrome, ie. one atrocity justifies another. You probably know that many of these retributions were carried out by the Israeli Secret Service (as with Mengele). Does that make it OK? A country, (or a People, if you will) instead of several individuals? It is a question with so many implications as to be almost impossible to answer.

What do you think of the work of the underground Nazi Hunters travelling the world post WW2 hunting ...

Rugglesby comments on Jul 6, 2018:

Very good question. These war criminals are entitled to nothing in my opinion, however, the possibility that a mistake has been made, would hate to see an innocent taken out. I am a very very harsh person. I want to exceptions made for elder abuse in cases where he oldies abused the offenders when ...

fishline79 replies on Jul 7, 2018:

I don't quite follow your response. It seems ambiguous. On the one hand you mention the possibility of a mistake (the heart of the question), then you go on to say you are harsh on "elder abuse". ?? I was only interested in the under-cover assasinations of perpetrators of the Nazi Holocaust.

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fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

So we should make it illegal for people to hold reprehensible beliefs? Sounds a bit like 1984 to me. Of course, we're way past 1984 !

fishline79 replies on Jul 4, 2018:

@Fanburger The "Thought Police" could probably tell you, but I won't!

I went to see Pa Art of the State today.

fishline79 comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I paid $35.00 to submit two works to the exibit and was turned down. I didn't get the $35.00 back either. The same people who coordinate this exibit also do the Artsfest and I was turned down for that too! I am the oldest and most prolific songwriter and recording artist in the Harrisburg area! Been...

fishline79 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@novoxguy And the same goes for the music industry.

I went to see Pa Art of the State today.

fishline79 comments on Jun 30, 2018:

I paid $35.00 to submit two works to the exibit and was turned down. I didn't get the $35.00 back either. The same people who coordinate this exibit also do the Artsfest and I was turned down for that too! I am the oldest and most prolific songwriter and recording artist in the Harrisburg area! Been...

fishline79 replies on Jul 1, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse It's not really about Art of the State. I'm not really a media artist, anyway, but I used to play at Artsfest years ago (although it was always so "slipshod" that it was difficult to talk to anybody with regard to playing.) But, lately they have some new outfit booking acts and they don't know me from Adam. The most insulting thing is that it's all commercial anyway, and you don't get paid for playing. The only way you can make any money is to sell CDs, of which I have many. So I can't think of any reason why I would not be allowed to participate. Harrisburg has always been a difficult place for performers. Nobody wants to pay. I used to work for WITF and have asked several times to play on their local Open Stage program and they don't even offer me the courtesy of replying to my request! Listen to the samples on my website and tell me if you can hear any reason I might not qualify as well as a guy who does a "One Man Band' street act !

Found this laying on the ground how interesting.

zorialoki comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Brand new key https://youtu.be/p02DgHeGdyI

fishline79 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

OMG! Isn't You Tube great! You can find anything! "Those were the days, my friend. Oh yes, those were the days"!

Found this laying on the ground how interesting.

btroje comments on Jun 25, 2018:

sardines or spam

fishline79 replies on Jun 27, 2018:

@Sheannutt Well, if you ever see a beer/soda can "pop top" with a ring attached which separates from the can when opened you'll know it was made before about 1975 (just a guess at the date). They are the bane of metal detector users since they give a reading higher than a gold ring and are ubiquitous! (not to mention bottle caps)

I've lived too long.

mordant comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Well yes it reflects a mix of things including ignorance of what certain "looks" meant to previous generations, indifference to what it meant, and new meanings being invented. It's the nature of the beast. I'm 61 and personally am not offended to be attempting to adapt to these changes. I notice ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@mordant I totally agree with the Boy Scouts statement. It is a para-military training org. We have Scouts here in Spain but they combine boys and girls and are totally different from U.S. As for facial hair, the same applies to long hair if you are looking for a job. You can apply for work with a shaved head and tatoos (which, in my day were sported by prisoners and sailors) and have no problem, but long natural hair was always a detrement to getting a job in the U.S. The only thing the "establishment cares about is if you wear a tie! BTW, the swastica most often used in primitive societies (Native Americans, etc.) was usually with the angles going to the left, but you are right about that, but I will never change my mind that hair styles are the most revealing indicators of one's political and social attitudes.

I inherited my Mother's cat Bandit.

fishline79 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

What's a cat Bandit? Seriously, it's a nice sentimental photo, with or without a comma!

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@RawLuv I believe that was quite obvious to CarolKay!

I've lived too long.

Novelty comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Weird, this is something I never gave a damn about. If your hair is down to your shoulders and then you shave it all off it's still you. More often than not I will not even notice. Someone once asked me at work, didn't you wear that shirt earlier this week? One I don't know, two why should you ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@Mortal My motto is "Question authority". I never accept anything at face value. I analyze and make decisions based on research and analysis. I think for myself and don't do what I am told just because Social Media or television tells me to. I like to know what things mean and why. I guess you also never associated the current "Short back and sides, long on top" style that kids currently admire. Did you ever see Katie Kurrick's chilling documentary on "Hitler Youth"? Probably not because there was a basketball game on that night. They don't know it but their is a history behind that style"

Boston Pier. I just love the gigantic chains

fishline79 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

So I guess that means they are "chains of love".

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@nochains Actually it was a bad word play. I was thinking of the song "Chains" from the late fifties that was also recorded by the Beatles.

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fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

So we should make it illegal for people to hold reprehensible beliefs? Sounds a bit like 1984 to me. Of course, we're way past 1984 !

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@RawLuv Nyeeh! Nyeeh! I said it first!

I've lived too long.

mordant comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Well yes it reflects a mix of things including ignorance of what certain "looks" meant to previous generations, indifference to what it meant, and new meanings being invented. It's the nature of the beast. I'm 61 and personally am not offended to be attempting to adapt to these changes. I notice ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

I hear you. Parents don't teach social skills to their kids. They are afraid (or too busy) to teach them much of anything. You would be amazed at how many young people think it's "gross" to wipe their arse! Your parents can't teach you something like that for fear they'll be arrested for abuse!. They're being too personal! Jeezus, who else is going to teach you? As far as things like opening the door or holding a chair or allowing somebody (male or female) to go through the door first, I did (and still do) all that. If it offends women, that's their problem and not my intention but I still say all this has nothing to do with hairstyles. Have you noticed the latest trends in young people, The hair is virtually cut off on the sides and long and combed back on top ("short back and sides" ca. 1930s and 40s). Look at pictures of Hitler Youth sometime! (or Hitler, for that matter.) It is a Fascist hairstyle. The kids have no idea of that but that's what it is, and I fear for these generations who don't even know why they do what they do because they don't know history.

I've lived too long.

KissedbySun comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I'm a very early Gen X (1965) and I never had any associations between bald and any particular group, message or political stance. I've always had a thing for bald guys, Yul Brynner was one of my first celeb crushes as a young child. I also had a naturally bald uncle who was a great guy. It's ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 26, 2018:

@KissedbySun I guess it's just me. Thanks for the comment.

I've lived too long.

BlueWave comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I like the look of 100% bald. I also like partially bald when the rest of the hair is very short. The look holds zero connotations to me.

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

And I'll bet you voted for Donald Trump, too. You can not possibly understand what I'm saying.

I've lived too long.

Besalbub comments on Jun 25, 2018:

If I had a full head of hair I'd let it grow out . I'd rather buzz it all off than comb over , Anyone that knows me knows that I;m far from being a skin head . Far more comfortable and easy to care for . I don't get the stubble beard so popular nowadays , I remember when Yassar Arafat was the only ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

Yeah, that's another one! Totally style. Everybody tries to make a statement of individuality and ends up being just one more sheep! It is all about television and Social Media.

I've lived too long.

Novelty comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Weird, this is something I never gave a damn about. If your hair is down to your shoulders and then you shave it all off it's still you. More often than not I will not even notice. Someone once asked me at work, didn't you wear that shirt earlier this week? One I don't know, two why should you ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

"If your hair is down to your shoulders and then you shave it all off it's still you?".... To that, I would say that it never was. You were (with long hair) probably affecting a style that did not reflect your true self. I still say, people shave their head for a reason. It has to be more trouble shaving your head every day than just combing it.

I've lived too long.

arnies comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Not everyone can have a full head of hair. Aside from that who cares what something so superficial of a trait as your haircut even is? I don't really care how people dress either... Girls can wear whatever they want, as well as guys!

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

You totally miss my point. Of course if you lose your hair, you can't help it. And don't wear a wig! I'm talking about a trend that is (in my opinion) inspired by right-wing political atitudes.So much so that most people who project that style voted for a fascist who has a big orange fake head of hair! Even Yul Brenner usually was type-cast as a "heavy". By the way, I am partially bald. Modern day Americans

I've lived too long.

Alvinsmama comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I think it is mostly a fad. Men start losing their hair and the first thing they do is shave it all off. I prefer a man with hair on his head, the longer the better. But, I admit, there are a lot of men who are partially bald that are very handsome, ie. Patrick Stewart.

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

I'll agree there are men for whom it is attractive but I don't agree that that is the reason they do it. Maybe they don't even know!

I've lived too long.

Bigwavedave comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Yea I'm 61 . I dont get it either

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

Looks like we're the only ones!

I've lived too long.

KissedbySun comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I'm a very early Gen X (1965) and I never had any associations between bald and any particular group, message or political stance. I've always had a thing for bald guys, Yul Brynner was one of my first celeb crushes as a young child. I also had a naturally bald uncle who was a great guy. It's ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

That's what I said. You don't have the association. But why do you think it is the preferred look of groups like Arian Nation etc? Can't you see that they are making a statement? It's not an accident that they have shaved heads with swastikas tattoed on them! I think it's a reaction to my generation having long hair. We represented pacifism, tolerance, acceptance, anti- establishment Liberalism Today thats weakness.

I've lived too long.

EMC2 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

well as a man , I Do see the convenience of shaving and have no thought one way or the other. However I do get the attraction thing for admirers. Such as with women, when I see a woman with a load of make up, I am immediately turned off. she can be drop dead beautiful but I remain so turned ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

I agree, and another aspect of todays "fashions" that totally confounds me. Why is it OK for young women to dress (even in High School) in incredibly revealing and tight-fitting clothes (even if they are disgustingly obese!) but men aren't allowed to reveal any skin between the crotch and the ankles?! And, in their attempts to look as slovenly and grungy as possible, these same women I just mentioned fawn all over them? Modern Americans are complete slobs, but apparently that's what the opposite sex wants!

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fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

So we should make it illegal for people to hold reprehensible beliefs? Sounds a bit like 1984 to me. Of course, we're way past 1984 !

fishline79 replies on Jun 25, 2018:

@RawLuv ?????????????

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fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

So we should make it illegal for people to hold reprehensible beliefs? Sounds a bit like 1984 to me. Of course, we're way past 1984 !

fishline79 replies on Jun 23, 2018:

@Lalo I'll buy that.

You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to | Aeon Ideas

fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

So we should make it illegal for people to hold reprehensible beliefs? Sounds a bit like 1984 to me. Of course, we're way past 1984 !

fishline79 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

@EdWilson But the premise was that one doesn't have the right. Who's to stop them from believing?

Too late to a tow truck. Try a shovel!

SACatWalker comments on Jun 21, 2018:

There's my car. Oh wow.

fishline79 replies on Jun 22, 2018:

I'll tell you where you left it but it'll cost you.

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DavidLaDeau comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Tim is so talented!

fishline79 replies on Jun 21, 2018:

Seems everybody has heard him but I. Actually, in the Puritan country I come from it is no surprise the he is virtually unknown!

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DavidLaDeau comments on Jun 20, 2018:

Tim is so talented!

fishline79 replies on Jun 20, 2018:

Somebody on Agnostic sent me a link to him. I had never seen him and I'm blown away! Plays with a Philharmonic! Yikes!

I'm thinking about having a coming out party! Being atheist after so many years as a born again ...

fishline79 comments on Jun 19, 2018:

Mozzletoff!

fishline79 replies on Jun 20, 2018:

@Jewels Yep!

Two drummers playing dunduns at a marriage celebration in Conakry, Guinea.

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Great photo. I'll have to look up the others

fishline79 replies on Jun 19, 2018:

Sorry. My mistake. I thought it read New Guinea!

Fox Glacier, New Zealand. (A while back.)

fishline79 comments on Jun 18, 2018:

Well, at least it doesn't appear to be shrinking yet! (Or does it?)

fishline79 replies on Jun 19, 2018:

@Coffeo Have you compared it with more recent pictures? I take it you have.

How do you deal with Door-knockers?

Demonica29 comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Back in the early '80s, when I was a crackhead, I had a couple of JWs that used to come by on Saturday mornings. I got tired of it and answered the door naked. Problem solved. In all fairness, almost everything in my apartment was done naked at that time. Fun fact; in the early '90s, when I ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 19, 2018:

I'd love to have seen their reaction!

Found this cutie on a walk.

fishline79 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

One of my favorite critters, although it amazes me how many people hate them. But then I'm not a gardener!

fishline79 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@Hereticinme This was taken at Camp Canadensus, in the Poconos aat a musical retreat. They are virtually tame and ubiquitous! I should have got closer.

A couple of new attempts to catch the swallows.

Pook comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Hope you're open to jokes..... This is not racist. A black bird has black babies, A white bird has white babies, What kind of bird has no babies?

fishline79 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@Pook Yeah, I know. That was real classless of me. Thanks anyway.

I found this little fellow next to my home.

fishline79 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

Very nice. How did you drop-out the background?

fishline79 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@LB67 No, that's OK. I like the one with the "blackground"!

Close to my parents' house, there is this wonderful woodsy park.

fishline79 comments on Jun 17, 2018:

That robin egg was probably broken by a cowbird. What a beautiful place.

fishline79 replies on Jun 18, 2018:

@graceylou They usually hang out at the edges of wooded areas and raid the nests of the birds further in.

A couple of new attempts to catch the swallows.

Pook comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Hope you're open to jokes..... This is not racist. A black bird has black babies, A white bird has white babies, What kind of bird has no babies?

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@Pook me an idiot, but I don't get it. Swallowing birth control pils??? Or is it something "naughty"?

A couple of new attempts to catch the swallows.

Happyatheist comments on Jun 16, 2018:

We have a breeding pair in our barn. Their nest fell 10 ft and landed on a bale of hay. 4/5 of the babies survived and fledged three days later, but now have two bales ruined. Those swallows are cute but they wreak havoc with their poop. When they come back next year, they better have $20 for this ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

If they fledged, how did they get off the ground? Some of the people in my village take down the nests because of the mess underneath, but I think it's a small price to for freedom from mosquitos!

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PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Right?

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@PeterDvorak Perhaps Cheryl is a bit strident on the subject but people tend to listen to hyperbole. She is an extreme liberal and holds strongly to her beliefs. And she's a damned fine songwriter too.

"Trump’s pardon of Jack Johnson is not insignificant.

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

This is called Divide and Conquer. Fuel the divisions in as many ways and places as possible so as to become the "Order in the Midst of Chaos."

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@PeterDvorak Isn't it here here? You know I never saw it written!

Hi guys, can you give me any agnostic/atheist songs which are cool ?

pixiedust comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I really like Hozier's rendition of "Take Me to Church" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI Tim Minchin sings much satire, e.g. Come Home Cardinal Pell and Thank You God (watch to the end as it's not what it seems it's going to be) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI This site ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

@pixiedust I intend to check it out. Thanks

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Varn comments on Jun 16, 2018:

The USA is perhaps the only nation that came out of WW2 stronger than it went in.. With military bases around the world and the CIA making sure cheap resources were headed our way - we thrived! We also over-produced & over-consumed… For decades now, we’re again competing with the world ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

As I said to others, We know all this. does it continue? Are the House (and Senate) Republicans under some kind of spell, or threat, or collective insanity? What happened to integrity? All rhetorical questions, I'm afraid. I'm only thankful at the moment that I'm currently in a bastian of sanity called Menorca and don't have to watch the madness on TV 8 hours per day. Spain has just done something very admirable. They have replaced a corrupt President with a coalition of two formerly competing parties with a vote of no confidence. Too bad we can't do that in our very Un-Democratic system.

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Wisewoman3 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

My conservative friends get very angry when I make comparisons of Trump's methods to Hitler's. They don't seem to care how vile he is, they won't see the risk of Trump muzzling the press, using evangelical, radical Christian's, inflaming hatred and division, empowering white supremacists, leading ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

But do you suppose this is something so obvious to most of us and yet the reprobate "enablers" that we to enforce "checks and balances" continue to give their tacit approval? Is that seat in Congress THAT important to them?

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

jwd45244 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Hitler needed the burning of the Reichstag to coalese his power. Anyone think that Trump isn't looking for his burning Reichstag moment?

fishline79 replies on Jun 17, 2018:

Yeah. Burn Trump Tower!

do you list the NRA with the KKK? Do you really equate gun ownership with racial discrimination??

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

No.

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@PeterDvorak That's OK. That's what were here for. (isnt it?)

A couple of new attempts to catch the swallows.

Pook comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Hope you're open to jokes..... This is not racist. A black bird has black babies, A white bird has white babies, What kind of bird has no babies?

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

I give up! Is it "They don't have babies, they lay eggs"?

Former Neighborhood

fishline79 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Sure looks a lot like where I live in Central PA. Where is it?

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@MrTallman Same dif! Just colder.

America: Do you believe Canada is a socialist country?

fishline79 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

It sure is a hell of a lot more Socialistic than we are, but Socialism is, sadly, threatened in Europe these days and I believe it has a lot to do with Russia. I am sure they were behind the Trump victory but also were instrumental in "Brexit" and are working hard to influence other European ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@SACatWalker You're quite welcome (if you're not being sarcastic). The problem with Social Media is that you can't see peoples face and eyes when they "talk". L.O.L.

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PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Right?

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

I take it you aren't sure about this one. That's OK. Thanks for joining. I'm no radical, mearly a pacifist who wants to try to enlighten some people on some points. I may be an athiest but most of my actions are goverened by the "Golden Rule".

To understand the reasons behind the growing gap between two political and social philosophies in ...

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I like this. The ruling party owes it's allegiance not to the leader but to the restoration of the great American schism, one which resulted in so much chaos that civil war broke out. Very interesting!

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

My point exactly. You may laugh but I seriously believe this. The South IS rising again. Make no mistake about it!

He NRA and its Republican allies have passed laws to choke off research into guns and gun deaths.

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

We have two things here. One, the NRA is an organization that represents not more than ten percent of gun owners in the United States yet makes so much money through large-scale corporate donations and bank trickery that it can hold an entire political party hostage to it's whims-it spreads so much ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Yes, I'm surprised Trump hasn't assigned Blackwater as his official "Pretorian Guard". In a way, he has. Didn't he shuffle the Secret Service around, putting one of his bodyguards in charge? And wasn't he an X Marine "Soldier of Fortune". Maybe I'm just buying into conspiracy theories!

"Trump’s pardon of Jack Johnson is not insignificant.

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

This is called Divide and Conquer. Fuel the divisions in as many ways and places as possible so as to become the "Order in the Midst of Chaos."

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Trump is the current master of that ploy, for sure. He should call his next book "The Art of the Double Deal"!

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

fishline79 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I've been saying this for years but nobody takes it seriously. The trouble with US is that everybody has been conditioned for so long to believe they are living in the greatest country in the world. They have never been anywhere else so they believe it. I have lived out of the country for many years...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@Countrywoman I think you suggested that before and you may be right, but it is partly about guns and the initials NRA are suggestive of that. I'm kind of big on double meanings. It doesn't say Nazism shall rise again, but Nazism rises again.

A couple of new attempts to catch the swallows.

Insectra comments on Jun 16, 2018:

Again, it's easier with slower birds, but here's an okay shot of a raven chasing a bald eagle. I like the way they're in silhouette.

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

They're very nice. I had the one with the pigeon, too. It was easier. The swallows are a challenge but I love them. You may not like them so much as an entamologist but they are why our village is virtually mosquito free! (and the bats, of course)

do you list the NRA with the KKK? Do you really equate gun ownership with racial discrimination??

PeterDvorak comments on Jun 16, 2018:

No.

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

To which comment is the "NO" directed?

Hi guys, can you give me any agnostic/atheist songs which are cool ?

pixiedust comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I really like Hozier's rendition of "Take Me to Church" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI Tim Minchin sings much satire, e.g. Come Home Cardinal Pell and Thank You God (watch to the end as it's not what it seems it's going to be) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI This site ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@pixiedust Is he always having a "Bad hair day"? I recorded an Album with that title. It should have been his! Seriously, I'll look him up. I love great lyricists. And, does he always get Philharmonic orchestras to accompayn him?

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Livia comments on Jun 16, 2018:

My mum is old enough that she lived through WW2. She was evacuated but her dad brought her back to London, just before the Blitz. She was traumatized. Parts of London looked like Aleppo. Not saying this was right in terms of parenting, these days, but when I was 7 she taught me about the holocaust, ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

BillF comments on Jun 16, 2018:

We all need to read Fascism by Madeleine Albright. She lays out the case and describes the state were in very well. And if your tough, read Fascism by Mussolini He started it all.

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Yeah, I saw her plugging the book on MSNBC or CNN. I'll have to get a copy.

I'm concerned about the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

fishline79 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I've been saying this for years but nobody takes it seriously. The trouble with US is that everybody has been conditioned for so long to believe they are living in the greatest country in the world. They have never been anywhere else so they believe it. I have lived out of the country for many years...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@PeterDvorak Yes, it's a group I started. I think it has 3 or 4 members! Frankly, I'm not even sure how one goes about joining these "auxilliary" groups. I am fairly new to Agnostic and ham-handed when it comes to manipulating Social Media.

Hi guys, can you give me any agnostic/atheist songs which are cool ?

pixiedust comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I really like Hozier's rendition of "Take Me to Church" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI Tim Minchin sings much satire, e.g. Come Home Cardinal Pell and Thank You God (watch to the end as it's not what it seems it's going to be) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI This site ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@pixiedust Amazing! Thank you Pixie for introducing me to Tim. How could I have not heard him before?

Morning coffee at Capital Joe's looking out onto the state capitol

fishline79 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

So you work for the state? Labor and Industry or something like that?

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse Oh. I couldn't make out where that was taken from. Nice work.

When did you realize you were an atheist?

Geoffrey51 comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I've never realised that I was Agnostic. Just had the same 'what is that all about mentality' Didn't realise it had a name. Then I had to ask why it had to be called anything. Always was a peculiar child!

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

Sorry, I hadn't seen your comment, and posted the same reply.

When did you realize you were an atheist?

Dancing comments on Jun 16, 2018:

I never believed in a God but I remember when I realized Santa wasn't real. I overheard my older cousins and quietly thought about it all day.

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

They're the same thing, anyway!

TESTIMONIAL FOR FRUSTATED AGNOSTICS: I'm surrounded by people who bore me They just don't ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 16, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 As they say, "All dogs go to heaven" (metaphorically) We're the only beings on the planet who have "original sin"! Why the hell did we invent it?

Anybody ever wonder why the calendars in the US all begin with Sunday?

magicwatch comments on Jun 13, 2018:

Here in the UK we start the week on a Monday, i guess you know that its Roman right ?

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@magicwatch Yes, of course you are correct. I believe I was thinking of the Ceasar who tried to return Rome to Helenism after Constantine recognized Christianity. Gore Vidal wrote a great book about him called "Julian" I'm pretty sure there were a number of Pope Julius'.

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

pokerboss77 comments on Jun 14, 2018:

"On the wing" may be a little off the mark, but I love watching my little friends. And I got a surprise when I looked at a picture of an old west Texas church.

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

That's a beautiful photo. I assume the surprise is the (hawk, Eagle, Buzzard?) in the background. Nice touch.

TESTIMONIAL FOR FRUSTATED AGNOSTICS: I'm surrounded by people who bore me They just don't ...

nicknotes comments on Jun 10, 2018:

So do you want to talk to people? What is your purpose in communicating? Speech has to have a purpose or else it is boring and irrelevant. I suggest you a group that has a particular agenda...maybe political. maybe environmental...maybe free speech...civil rights...gun rights...etc... People will...

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@Geoffrey51 Good guage. I'n not sure who wrote the often used platitude. "The more I know of people, the more I like my dogs." (Or something like that) Also, how can anybody adhere to a religion that thinks dogs are unclean, and their saliva, poisionous?! If there's any book crazier than the Bible, it must be the Koran!

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Wow! I stopped using my 35 MM when I could no longer get it repaired. I've not invested in a high-tech digital yet.

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

@AmelieMatisse AMEN!

Is life meaningless if we can live forever?

IAMGROOT comments on Jun 9, 2018:

Human life, in and of itself has no meaning. It just exists, like everything else just exists. Life's "meaning" is individually subjective. As others have said here; people give their own meaning to life. I don't see the length of a human life as being connected to any meaning (also echoing ...

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

Dreamer!

Too late to a tow truck. Try a shovel!

OpposingOpposum comments on Jun 14, 2018:

I find this an accurate depiction of the state of my life ?

fishline79 replies on Jun 15, 2018:

I hear you! I even did a pastel drawing of it.

I'd like to propose a little exercise for you camera buffs out there who have cameras sophisticated ...

AmelieMatisse comments on Jun 12, 2018:

Wow! I stopped using my 35 MM when I could no longer get it repaired. I've not invested in a high-tech digital yet.