Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, ...

genessa comments on Apr 27, 2019:

side note that doesn't really answer your question (but i thought i should mention it): the disorder you wish to mention is not schizophrenia but dissociative identity disorder, once called multiple personality disorder and probably due for another name change in the future because for some reason ...

genessa replies on Apr 27, 2019:

@m16566 true enough. of course you won't find many such here lol. that is why we are here. i only have one true believer with whom i must occasionally interact, but that's only a couple times a year, and she will not be invited to my guy's birthday party in june if she prays jesusly over him like she did last year (my guy is neither atheist nor agnostic he is a mostly secular jew and he is hard of hearing, and i think she counted on his not realizing what she was saying, but i made sure he DID realize!) g

i hope it is okay that i am not naming any names just now but instead have a question about ...

bobwjr comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Use your common sense honey

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

well, i think i did lol. i blocked him. i was just wondering if anyone had any other ideas about the line between someone's being delusional, or just wrong, or just cranky, and that someone's being an actual troll. g

i hope it is okay that i am not naming any names just now but instead have a question about ...

Amisja comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Who?

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty sure. g

i hope it is okay that i am not naming any names just now but instead have a question about ...

WaywardAtheist comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Follow your gut. We can’t block all the losers.

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

nope we can't. (we can try rofl rofl!) and i bend over backwards to give people a chance -- and they don't have to (nor do they usually) end up agreeing with me to avoid being blocked. all they have to do is not be scammers, gaslighters or other trolls. it's a low bar.... g

Birth Of A Nation (Movie) on You Tube is outstanding and will guarantee your anger.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

since when i there another version anyway? outstandingly what? it's wonderfully produced and directed and acted and it's horrible. i am not going to purvey that racist horror. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@dkp93 it is baffling. thanks for letting me know about it. i may even check it out some time. g

i hope it is okay that i am not naming any names just now but instead have a question about ...

Amisja comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Who?

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty nope. and trust me, i thought about blocking him! he's been extraordinarily polite in that particular thread. i was surprised. i still think he's a deliberately provocative idiot but i don't (yet?) think he is trolling. i think he actually believes what he is saying, at least in that thread. that's sad in its way but he's entitled to believe those things, horrible as we may find them. g

i hope it is okay that i am not naming any names just now but instead have a question about ...

Amisja comments on Apr 26, 2019:

Who?

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

i appreciate your curiosity but because i don't know whether to label him a troll in the wider sense (maybe he was just trolling ME lol) i don't want to publicize him here (yet). would it be okay if i told you privately and let you make your own judgment? g

Birth Of A Nation (Movie) on You Tube is outstanding and will guarantee your anger.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

since when i there another version anyway? outstandingly what? it's wonderfully produced and directed and acted and it's horrible. i am not going to purvey that racist horror. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@dkp93 oh okay. any relation or just named the same with no other similarity? g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles your goal is a t-shirt. mine is to separate facts from fiction. this offends you. you want a reaction, good or bad; that makes you a troll. here is your reaction. thanks for revealing your trollness. i was considering blocking you but i don't block people just for disagreeing with me, or even for being dead wrong about everything, or even for being stupid. i do block trolls. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles no, it means you don't know that she is. i DO give up. it's past my bedtime and this is becoming frustrating because i can't argue with someone who has his facts so VERY wrong. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles so... yiou're saying this because you think trump is okay, because you think pelosi is not okay, because you believe anything trump says when he changes his tune from instant to instant, or... some other reason? i give up. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles and you are laboring under the delusion that trump likes her? hahahahahahahahahaha! g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles nothing at all since i have no idea what you're talking about. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

by the way, i am not by any means a biden booster. i am a GET A DEM INTO OFFICE AND GET TRUMP INTO PRISON booster. g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles whatever. who does trump campaign for? g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

oh so not being perfect or being too centrist isn't better than having a nazi in the white house? biden is not even close to being my first choice and he won't get my vote in the primary but i'll be damned if i let trump stay put! get REAL! g

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles i cannot agree with your statement because i don't agree with any of its underlying "facts." g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 25, 2019:

But I don't want *any* centrism!

genessa replies on Apr 26, 2019:

@WilliamCharles i have made no such choice and quite frankly i perceive the opposite to be happening. i will agree to disagree but i will not agree that i have chosen to be contentious, that i have targeted you in some way or even that i have been contentious with you. disagreeing does not mean being contentious. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 25, 2019:

But I don't want *any* centrism!

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@WilliamCharles so who is endorsing it? do you understand ANYTHING i have said? g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot okay we have hit a wall here because i can't even begin to argue with everything you've said with which i disagree, which is almost all of it, because it is based on stuff i do not think is true, and THAT stuff is based on stuff that isn't true. we will have to agree to disagree. g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot i disagree totally about how to calculate how much people should be paid. if a person cannot keep a roof over his/her head and stay fed, then the wage is not fair, no matter what the work is. besides, again, who decides the contribution's value? anyone willing to work honestly should be paid enough to live, not to drive a mercedes, not to eat caviar, but also not to be afraid to take a sick day because that will mean his/her child has no lunch money for a while. as for coverage, triage for medical attention the family cannot afford and which will not automatically be provided is meaningless. g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot giving everyone a test doesn't give ANYONE coverage, in and of itself. maybe i should have said living wage and not minimum wage. the average salary you mentioned is a hair under the minimum LIVING wage in most states, and more than a hair under in some. living wage means enough to support two adults and a child. how DO we qualify guidance counselors these days? i'd be curious to know that. i know when i was in high school, my guidance counselor was something of an idiot, and didn't respect my privacy one iota either. (a friend of mine overheard him gossiping about my iq with another counselor, in the hallway, where anyone could hear!) g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot they already have tests and they're not working. let them use their eyes and ears. that means hiring guidance counselors with some skill and compassion and empathy. that means paying them (and teachers) enough to live. that means passing some minimum wage laws. g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot i would not count on its being written properly because the best-intentioned folkswill not predoict the ways ill-intentioned folks use this. better to train guidance counselors in how to spot mental problems than to force everyone to take a standardized test. g

Would anyone be opposed to mandatory psychological evaluation for all citizens?

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

unfortunately, psychiatric evaluation really isn't one-size-fits-all. if it became institutionalized in the way you describe, people who were stable but quirky might be excluded unfairly from... whatever. creative people, gone. i don't like this idea. i think that more attention needs to be paid...

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot however, putting quirky people away and/or just discriminating against them WOULD be a natural and i think inevitable consequence of this practice. and if there were no consequences, what would it be for, anyway? what would be its purpose? regardless of purpose, though, whom do we trust to decide who needs help, and what kind of help? this would not help anyone except those who use their power unjustly to make these decisions. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 25, 2019:

But I don't want *any* centrism!

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@WilliamCharles so what? and who asked you to cheerlead for biden (unless he becomes the candidate) anyway? cheerlead for whom you like! i will -- and it won't be biden. but i'm not going to refuse to vote for him of the majority of democrats in the country decide that's who they want as the candidate and make him the candidate. trump must GO. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

St-Sinner comments on Apr 25, 2019:

Is Biden - the hold your nose candidate or Trump?

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

if you really don't know, you have not been paying attention. biden would be disappointing. trump will get is all killed, and is already killing democracy. you can't see the difference? g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

WilliamCharles comments on Apr 25, 2019:

But I don't want *any* centrism!

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

so vote for your fave in the primaries! i don't want centrism either. but i will take whatever i can get in the end to get rid of trump and his corrupt gang. i'd MUCH rather it be progressives taking over. so push progressives instead of playing the negative card, which gets people to stay home. biden as candidate can't do HALF as much damage as negativity can in terms of keeping people from the polls. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

oh so not being perfect or being too centrist isn't better than having a nazi in the white house? biden is not even close to being my first choice and he won't get my vote in the primary but i'll be damned if i let trump stay put! get REAL! g

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@Larry-new no. if we stick together we won't let it depress turnout. but vote your heart in the primaries and get everyone ELSE to do so too and we won't have this problem! advocate strongly for whoever it is you like, NOT against someone but FOR someone! it isn't helpful to diss someone who MIGHT be the candidate; you think the right won't use our gripes against us? promote your fave instead of knocking your unfave. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

oh so not being perfect or being too centrist isn't better than having a nazi in the white house? biden is not even close to being my first choice and he won't get my vote in the primary but i'll be damned if i let trump stay put! get REAL! g

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@WilliamCharles well, you and i do not agree on that. bernie says hillary won the '26 primaries fair and square and asked everyone to support her. i guess those who really want him to be president still don't think him capable of making such decisions. i like bernie. he is not my first choice in these primaries either, though i would vote for him before voting for biden. but the trolls and gaslighters ARE out in force and they're pushing "if my pet candidate doesn't win i'm taking my ball and going home because it's not FAIR." that's bullshit. g

Biden boosters telling me another "hold your nose" candidate is the path to victory.

genessa comments on Apr 25, 2019:

oh so not being perfect or being too centrist isn't better than having a nazi in the white house? biden is not even close to being my first choice and he won't get my vote in the primary but i'll be damned if i let trump stay put! get REAL! g

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@WilliamCharles so don't vote for him in the primaries. the general election is different and no matter WHAT you think of biden, if he is the candidate, even a DEAD albatross is better than trump! of course i would rather see a progressive! i have only only vote in the primaries, just like you. we can make that count but we can only advocate to influence others; we can't control them. if the majority picks biden i'll be disappointed as hell but i will indeed vote blue no matter who. g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

snytiger6 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I wouldonly go so far as to say that any democrat is better than Trump... or Pence or... There may be a few republican politicians that are beter than one or two democrats.

genessa replies on Apr 25, 2019:

@snytiger6 name one democrat other than joe manchin and maybe donnelly who falls on the far right. i can't think of one, and i do pay attention. and i do not think most democrats fall around the middle of the continuum either. that is not what i have been observing. there are rumors spread about some but they're not always, not even usually, true. any large group will have a few bad apples but they do not define the group. the republican platform itself is corrupt; the party is corrupt. that's not the same thing as having a few bad apples. look how quiet they are about trump. that's not all, but as ONE point, look at that. g

If Election Day were today

OldGoat43 comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Voting for a dead skunk?

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

any democrat. period. yes that includes bernie. the fact that he is not at the moment my first choice is not a reflection of anything negative i feel about him; i like him. i always have. but right now (and it's early days, folks) i like warren best and booker second best. that's just me and that's just now. i'll vote for the dead skunk if that's the candidate... as long as it turns the white house blue. (besides, skunks are cute, albeit cuter when alive). g

Have you ever been overcome by emotion in a professional setting?

genessa comments on Apr 24, 2019:

emotions are good. if you've been avoiding them, this was a good chance to stop doing that destructive thing. you don't have to emote all over the place; floods cause mudslides! but a little boohoo now and again is a damned good thing. g

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@AJimboShep82 which novelty did, not me lol. but yeah. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

thinktwice comments on Apr 24, 2019:

She is certainly making a case for patience and letting the attrition happen naturally...a sign of her wisdom, age and experience...and yet, emotionally, it is not satisfying for many who just can't abide having him do further damage and degrading everything we know and love about our country and ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM lol thank you. i am sorry i missed it. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

thinktwice comments on Apr 24, 2019:

She is certainly making a case for patience and letting the attrition happen naturally...a sign of her wisdom, age and experience...and yet, emotionally, it is not satisfying for many who just can't abide having him do further damage and degrading everything we know and love about our country and ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM cc? are you talking about c-span, as i was? i am speaking specifically about unnarrated, un-commented-on straight broadcast from the capitol, when congress is in session. reps are gone? they're hardly gone! i WISH! i did not used to feel this way. i despised nixon and i never liked anything about the republican platform but i never thought they were corrupt as an entity. they are now, for sure. they have been for some time. there are corrupt people in any large group, but that doesn't make the group corrupt. the republican party is corrupt AS A GROUP, BY DESIGN. that is very different from just not believing the same things i believe, or having a few corrupt members. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

TCorCM comments on Apr 24, 2019:

There is a bigger picture then the petty squabbles of the two major political parties. Really, it be great not to have either anymore.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM she is a democrat, and i am counting from before i was born (1952) but eisenhower, who had his good and bad points, at least as far as i can tell was honest, and the next republican in office was as bad as they come... or at least i could say that until now.... g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

TCorCM comments on Apr 24, 2019:

There is a bigger picture then the petty squabbles of the two major political parties. Really, it be great not to have either anymore.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM yes, pretty much. the dems do have maybe three bad members... make that two; one got voted out last year. joe manchin votes with the republicans. his usefulness is simply to keep his seat blue so maybe we can have the majority and write some useful legislation, not in secret, and actually let senators read it before voting on it. the other is joe donnelly, who isn't as bad as manchin. otherwise, yeah, even the less liberal dems are pretty damned good all told. and the republicans.... i have not found ONE yet, and i've been looking, not ONE i can trust, and that goes for weld too, though he isn't as awful as some. he's still not someone i would want to see in power. there was a funny movement just before the 2018 elections in which conservatives tried to convince liberals that everyone was actually leaving the democratic party. maybe they managed to convince themselves; you can see their real goal was not reached. anyway, i've been reading about random republican elected officials reregistering as democrats. i don't know if i trust them but it is funny since it's the opposite of what we were told was happening. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

TCorCM comments on Apr 24, 2019:

There is a bigger picture then the petty squabbles of the two major political parties. Really, it be great not to have either anymore.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM there is nothing good about the republican criminal organization posing as a party. here is a short meme with a summary of the difference between that organization and the democratic party, but i find it hard to believe you don't already know this. (this is not by any means comprehensive but it should give you a picture. if you watch c-span when it shows actual congressional sessions and look stuff up on the nonpartisan library of congress' congress.gov you will see more for yourself.) g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

thinktwice comments on Apr 24, 2019:

She is certainly making a case for patience and letting the attrition happen naturally...a sign of her wisdom, age and experience...and yet, emotionally, it is not satisfying for many who just can't abide having him do further damage and degrading everything we know and love about our country and ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM sources? holy moley, where've you BEEN? it's at the point where all you have to do is listen to a republican or a democrat speak. turn on c-span and watch a congressional session. the source is the horses' mouths. but if you'd rather read what someone else says about it, read wapo, nyt, salon, rolling stone, axios.... if you think everyone but fox and drudge are fake news, then c-span is the only thing that will change your mind. wait, there is one more source. the library of congress has a website, NONPARTISAN of course, that lists every bill in every status, who has written/sponsored/voted for/voted against it, what its status is (in committee, voted down, passed and signed into law, whatever). look up a person or a topic or a bill number and see who is doing what. g

Yes, we removed the general forum.

genessa comments on Apr 24, 2019:

so we all have to join groups, whether we want to or not, to make our voices heard, be it through our original posting or through responses to others' posts? this is quite disappointing. i understand your point of view and i am not savvy enough to offer a solution, but i can't help how i feel, and...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@MissKathleen i think i shall :-)) g

IS THIS THE MEANING OF FATE

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

now i am going to ask you a question mostly (not totally) unrelated to your post, but i don't want to engage in a private message with you, so forgive me. i can't help noticing that you say in your profile that you are religious and are 100 percent sure of (presumably the divinity of) jesus. ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@Nicolas100 oh, i see, you put my name in your original post as "do not enter" so i would know you didn't want to hear from ME. you didn't post for people to judge or question. well, guess what? you post, we respond, and there are no guarantees that everyone will agree with you, or even approve of you. you take your chances like all of us when you post. but on the other hand, i asked you a QUESTION. if you take offense to it, maybe that kind of answers my question, doesn't it? and who is digging into your private life? we commented on what you POSTED, either here or on your profile. if it's private, why did you make it public? you can't have it both ways. as for facing the REALITY of what you post, i beg your pardon but i do not accept you as the arbiter of reality. no one has to take your word as gospel! and by the way, you don't get to dictate why we are here, or how people may respond to you. you are not god, right? respect: what you have to give to get. my post was polite. your response wasn't. respect is therefore not what you get in return. you want it? it doesn't take much to earn it but you have definitely missed the mark. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 24, 2019:

We can only hope.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

actually we can hope but pressuring our elected representatives sounds more useful than hoping. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

TCorCM comments on Apr 24, 2019:

There is a bigger picture then the petty squabbles of the two major political parties. Really, it be great not to have either anymore.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

no it wouldn't. see my comment below responding to tcorcm's dig about the dems not looking too great. g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

thinktwice comments on Apr 24, 2019:

She is certainly making a case for patience and letting the attrition happen naturally...a sign of her wisdom, age and experience...and yet, emotionally, it is not satisfying for many who just can't abide having him do further damage and degrading everything we know and love about our country and ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM the democrats aren't looking too great? REALLY? i don't mean to set a low bar but are they, as a party, stealing our tax dollars to reward donors, writing legislation to take away our health care, women's reproductive rights, protections for minorities, funding for public schools and the postal service (for two of many), destroying regulations that protect us from poisoned air, water and food, and using the goebbels playbook to discredit a free press? are they alienating our allies and sucking up to dictators, spending all their time watching fox tv or playing golf, benefiting personally from their own legislation.... need i go on? okay that's the LOW bar. now the higher bar is they're actually working to do the opposite of those things. not looking too great? they look like heroes to me! g

There is a good political reason to not impeach trump.

genessa comments on Apr 24, 2019:

i understand that theory and there is some validity to it, and yet i don't agree that this is the right course to follow. leaving trump in office another two years won't just finish off the republican party (maybe); it will endanger us for those two years, and it may also have the reverse effect ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@TCorCM it is my initial. g

[friendlyatheist.patheos.com] This is discrimintation

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

here. this is the article: Missouri Bill Banning Anonymity of Atheist Plaintiffs in Lawsuits Passes House BY HEMANT MEHTA APRIL 10, 2019 A bill that will paint a giant target on atheists’ backs for any Christian vigilante who wants to attack them has just passed the Missouri State House....

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@Vladivosta no problem. i am glad when people do that for me when i've run out of free reads, for example in wapo or nyt (i would subscribe if i could afford it). g

Rant: As a society, we have socialized women to be in constant competition with other women.

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

i am a curvy older woman and i have never done such a thing, nor experienced such a thing, frankly. i see it on tv, where it appears to be a myth perpetuated to make us think this is how women not only do but should behave. in real life i have never seen it. moreover, when curvy women say that ...

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@demifeministgal okay, you say you see it, but i can't say i see it when i really don't. i mean, i DO... but as i say, only in fiction. in real life i have not encountered it, either as a recipient or an observer, and i certain am not a perpetrator. in defense of real women have curves, i have ONLY seen it used in self-defense, even in fiction, not randomly attacking some skinny woman but defending oneself when someone (be s/he male or female) attacks the curvy woman. g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

snytiger6 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I wouldonly go so far as to say that any democrat is better than Trump... or Pence or... There may be a few republican politicians that are beter than one or two democrats.

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@snytiger6 lol open-minded is good when combined with observational ability, which i will assume you also have. i have been paying a LOT of attention and DO know not all but many, many, MANY, and you'd think i'd have stumbled across a good one by now. nope. g

[friendlyatheist.patheos.com] This is discrimintation

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

i like patheos well enough to click but many people are shy about clicking various links. could you summarize for those at least trying to decide whether or not to go to the article? g

genessa replies on Apr 24, 2019:

@LetzGetReal and obviously i was able to do that too, and i said i liked patheos. not everyone is familiar with it and not everyone feels comfortable clicking strange links. posting links without a comment that gives a clue what is IN the article would give me pause were i not already familiar with that site; i still would have appreciated knowing in advance whether the topic was of interest to me (it was, as it happens). i cannot be alone in feeling that way. g

Nothing in my feed

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

click the NEWEST heading; it defaults to GROUPS. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@dan325 it is in smallish print, which is annoying lol, right above the feed. or what used to be the feed, on the righthand side of the main page. now there are headings. it defaults to groups but the leftmost heading, again, in its little bitty print, says newest. i am on a laptop. if you're on your phone, you're on your own -- it may be all upside down there. g

To those who whine about being blocked:

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

i don't know who is whining about my blocking them because i blocked them. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

who says it's about me? duh. you posted something. you only like comments that... what? end in "day"? i didn't realize i could only respond if your post was about me. g

Law says Mnuchin must turn over Trump’s taxes or face 5 years in prison | Salon.com

Robecology comments on Apr 23, 2019:

When the police are knocking at his door he'll make the right moves. It will take the threat of being locked up for him to act... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixdTHhayvw

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

the police won't necessarily knock on his door. look who the attorney general is. g

Does being amoral give you an advantage in some situations?

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

it is a bit suspicious to be asking this on a site for agnostics and atheists, since so many believers mistakenly think of us as amoral. however, setting that aside, the question itself is weird even without that context because it has not been established that there is a moral or immoral quality ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot i am suspicious of people who say i'm not supposed to ask something. g

Rant: As a society, we have socialized women to be in constant competition with other women.

BD66 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I saw a great line from a comedian. Two guys dress exactly the same, they will give each other the thumbs up, then high-fives. Two women dress up exactly the same, they think "That Bitch!" then pretend not to see the other all night long. :-)

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

yeah but you know what? that only happens on tv and in movies and from the mouths of comedians. in real life, if two women meet and find they're wearing the same dress, they laugh and maybe hang out together. tv and movies and comedians have given us a blueprint we don't necessarily follow. g

Does being amoral give you an advantage in some situations?

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

it is a bit suspicious to be asking this on a site for agnostics and atheists, since so many believers mistakenly think of us as amoral. however, setting that aside, the question itself is weird even without that context because it has not been established that there is a moral or immoral quality ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot that was not the question's effect. g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

snytiger6 comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I wouldonly go so far as to say that any democrat is better than Trump... or Pence or... There may be a few republican politicians that are beter than one or two democrats.

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

i can't think of a single one. not a one. not even better than joe manchin, who i am happy to say is not running because he's about the worst democrat i can think of. i'd still take him over any republican, and that's saying a lot, and i'd have to hold my nose. g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

LucyLoohoo comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Thanks for the reminder! That's the ''song'' I've been singing for days now, on FB. It's so obvious when you see it...blatant, even!

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@LucyLoohoo snopes it! snopes it! google it and if the daily caller and the drudge report are joining fox in trumpeting it but everyone else is leaving it alone, you haven't yet found a real source. and if giuliani is saying it, forget it! g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

DenoPenno comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I certainly agree. Democrats manufacture ideas. Conservatives manufacture their own facts. That is more true today than it ever was.

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

the saving grace is that republicans pay such poor wages that they can't get good help and the facts they manufacture fall apart :-)) okay that metaphor doesn't work because they hire crooks and they pay themselves very well. but it sounded good for a minute! g

what is an atheist? what do they believe?

genessa comments on Apr 23, 2019:

cute. (to answer the sober question we all thought you were going to ask: atheists believe there are no gods. that's all. we may or may not have anything else in common. some people ask, can atheists eat meat, can atheists listen to christian music, do atheists this, can atheists that. it's ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@WilliamPegg1 likewise! g

A meme that says what i said in 2016 and it's true NOW

LucyLoohoo comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Thanks for the reminder! That's the ''song'' I've been singing for days now, on FB. It's so obvious when you see it...blatant, even!

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

but the trolls are clever and persistent, like an old anacin commercial designed to give you the headache it purports to cure. we must resist the drone! g

Is it correct that Atheists are smarter than religious?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Education and intelligence are separate entities. Yes, there may often be a correlation. I also like to think there is a difference in intelligence and being knowledgeable. I'm still looking for the right term elsewhere as well - someone can be intelligent, like Ben Carsin a brilliant brain ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend lol i knew who you meant :-)) g

Is it correct that Atheists are smarter than religious?

MattHardy comments on Apr 23, 2019:

I think Gervais is exaggerating for comic effect but it's while since I looked at the numbers. An inverse correlation between academic achievement and religiosity has been noted. Though causation could run either way. Could be argued that a many forms of religious upbringing deters academic or ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Dicaron they refer to it as finding god. it tends not to happen to atheists, as you note. it is almost always, maybe ALWAYS always, a christian god they find, too. that fellow keeps wandering off and needing to be found, eh? g

Is it correct that Atheists are smarter than religious?

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 23, 2019:

Education and intelligence are separate entities. Yes, there may often be a correlation. I also like to think there is a difference in intelligence and being knowledgeable. I'm still looking for the right term elsewhere as well - someone can be intelligent, like Ben Carsin a brilliant brain ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

pretty sure you mean ben carson... but your points are, nonetheless, well made. g

Could swimming in cold water treat depression? [bigthink.com]

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

this is the second post i've seen in the last hour that links to bigthink dot com. the premises of both articles made me distrust that site so i'm not going there. but the short answer is: no, i don't think so. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Lutherzme you KNOW it! g

Could swimming in cold water treat depression? [bigthink.com]

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

this is the second post i've seen in the last hour that links to bigthink dot com. the premises of both articles made me distrust that site so i'm not going there. but the short answer is: no, i don't think so. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Lutherzme well... maybe a quarter lol and most of THAT is anticipating how my guy will react when he sees i made a pie. he has no idea i did that! g

Could swimming in cold water treat depression? [bigthink.com]

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

this is the second post i've seen in the last hour that links to bigthink dot com. the premises of both articles made me distrust that site so i'm not going there. but the short answer is: no, i don't think so. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Lutherzme i had a good time on march 14 lol (but i have to wait for this pie to cool, as the chocolate candy i melted onto the top of it has to firm back up.) g

Point system?!

phoenixlives comments on Apr 22, 2019:

It certainly encourages participation without penalizing anyone who's just here to watch. I don't participate to win points; I participate to participate, and may hit a wall because of that.

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@OHJim it doesn't penalize them. it makes them participate more in order to be able to participate more. that's not punishment for anyone. it is incentive to participate. g

Could swimming in cold water treat depression? [bigthink.com]

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

this is the second post i've seen in the last hour that links to bigthink dot com. the premises of both articles made me distrust that site so i'm not going there. but the short answer is: no, i don't think so. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Lutherzme i don't know what webloes is but congratulations, i guess! and it is not necessarily my loss. one cannot do EVERYTHING. the time i might have spent reading it, i may have spent reading something else... or making the peanut butter chocolate pie i just made. g

I decided to take some time and dissect the definition of God: all powerful, all knowing, all good.

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

since there is no god, you may as well be discussing oliver twist. all the points you made have been made in various forms by an awful lot of folks over the past couple/few thousands of years. they're useless, of course, unless you think there might be some kind of god or gods. most of us here ...

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Atlas89 you wouldn't describe him as a man. christians would. and in what WAY does it sound as if i am making ANY characterization of this site with regard to atheists, or ganging up, or intimidation? excuse me, but are you hallucinating? i intimidate NO ONE, nor recommend, nor believe in, intimidation, not have i anything against agnostics, despite my not being one. no, honey, you do NOT get it. you very much do not get it if THAT is what you took from my post. g

Could swimming in cold water treat depression? [bigthink.com]

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

this is the second post i've seen in the last hour that links to bigthink dot com. the premises of both articles made me distrust that site so i'm not going there. but the short answer is: no, i don't think so. g

genessa replies on Apr 23, 2019:

@Lutherzme not worried about danger. just don't want to waste my time. and as for the scouts.... well, the girl scouts appear to be okay. the boy scouts.... not so much. g

Over 20% of Sanders supporters say they’ll vote for Trump if Buttigieg or Warren win

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

i bet over 20 percent of actual sanders supporters haven't even been polled. you just added to the negative print about sanders, by the way. g

genessa replies on Apr 22, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend lol! g

How long does it take English speakers to really learn another language?

genessa comments on Apr 22, 2019:

it depends on the person him/herself, since not everyone is equally attuned to languages including his/her own; it depends on the method of learning, be it immersion or a wobbly old tape or a class or a tutor; it depends on what you mean by "really" learn, since no one knows EVERYTHING about a ...

genessa replies on Apr 22, 2019:

@Allamanda no, sorry, i had no interest in the article. i don't know that site. i just wanted to answer the question. it was a question, right? it was okay to answer it? g

Over 20% of Sanders supporters say they’ll vote for Trump if Buttigieg or Warren win

1of5 comments on Apr 22, 2019:

The hell? Why are people so fucking stupid?

genessa replies on Apr 22, 2019:

more like why are the folks who write articles like this so stupid. don't believe everything you read. g

Is there an easy way to view the post you just made?

t1nick comments on Apr 21, 2019:

Go to the Posts page and click on the tabs that say Newest. (Phone verdion).

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

new thing: suddenly it works that way on the computer too. i rather wish it didn't. g

Someone meme with me

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

meme is not a verb. g

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Aryn i don't take that as an insult rofl! g

Fearless is not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it Fearless, not stupid it sharpens my ...

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

fearlessness literally IS the absence of fear. the word that should be there is COURAGE. courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to overcome it or the act of overcoming it. even overcoming is tricky -- you can fail at overcoming it and yet press on as if it's not there, which is a kind...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Castlepaloma you need a new auto edit. it chose a spelling that doesn't exist. sorry about your girlfriend. i wish her well. g

Did anyone else here do festive holiday baking this weekend?

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

funny. but no, my holiday cooking did not include baking. i slathered a rock cornish hen with maple syrup and stuffed it with matza and onions, stuck it in a slow cooker with sweet potato and carrot slices, and make charoseth (apples, walnuts, a touch of wine, and in my case a touch of hazelnut ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@pnwSkeptic it came out great! i wished i had made two instead of sharing one with my guy. g

Someone meme with me

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

meme is not a verb. g

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Aryn i don't live or hang out in meme world. g

why should we use social Justus in our government?

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

seriously? maybe you don't know what social justice is. your question is like asking "what's so good about not being an asshole." someone who asks that is either an asshole or doesn't understand the term. so... can you explain what YOU mean by social justice before i attempt to give you a ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@jeron what belief? i don't remember seeing any mention of the free market in your original post but i do not see an edited label on it either. social justice, by the way, isn't all about the free market, though certainly there is injustice in a market that calls itself free but is in fact dominated and manipulated by corporations and the very rich. g

Someone meme with me

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

meme is not a verb. g

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Aryn uh, don't believe everything you read (even in a meme). g

Franklin Graham Cites Death-to-Gays Bible Verse in Post About Pete Buttigieg | Hemant Mehta | ...

Healthydoc70 comments on Apr 21, 2019:

Love it when anyone cites the bible as the default arbiter for anything, once again reminding people that the bible was written thousands of years ago by stupendously ignorance flat earth men, probably sheep herders. We are supposed to listen to them? LMAO

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

but you can't argue with people outside of their bubble. the only way to get them to listen is to argue inside of that bubble. if they use the bible to make a point, only the bible will unmake it. they're THAT solipsistic. g

Franklin Graham Cites Death-to-Gays Bible Verse in Post About Pete Buttigieg | Hemant Mehta | ...

david75090 comments on Apr 21, 2019:

Graham offers a quote about keeping God's commandments in his condemnation of Mayor Pete, yet Graham supports Trump who, off the top of my head, regularly violates "thou shalt not bear false witness" and "thou shalt not commit adultery" which are not just commandments but Top Ten Commandments.

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

i bet graham wears mixed fabrics too. g

How do you stay or get more disciplined as an atheist?

genessa comments on Apr 20, 2019:

your troubles do not stem from atheism. self-discipline is not nurtured by outside discipline -- it could work the opposite way, in fact. but you seem to be rather hard on yourself. you don't have to change your life suddenly in every aspect all at once. set small goals for yourself (or just one...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@ClaytonE83 exercise is a good start and believe it or not that will help you with the drinking thing too. there is no last-resortness about ssris, though. if your brain is drinking up its neurotransmitters before they can transmit, you need an ssri. it's pretty clear-cut even if which one, if any, will actually work is not as clear-cut. but if you are still drinking you can't do the ssri thing. g

Someone meme with me

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

meme is not a verb. g

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Aryn adult is, lately, a verb. dog has a verbal meaning unrelated (at least directly) to caninity. cat i'll have to ask my felines. g

Did anyone else here do festive holiday baking this weekend?

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

funny. but no, my holiday cooking did not include baking. i slathered a rock cornish hen with maple syrup and stuffed it with matza and onions, stuck it in a slow cooker with sweet potato and carrot slices, and make charoseth (apples, walnuts, a touch of wine, and in my case a touch of hazelnut ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

i forgot -- mazta, onions and PRUNES. i knew i was leaving something out. g

Franklin Graham Cites Death-to-Gays Bible Verse in Post About Pete Buttigieg | Hemant Mehta | ...

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

sodom and gomorrah, just so y'all know, is a story (yes, a STORY!) about how the mythical character god punished the mythical sinners of sodom for being INHOSPITABLE. it had nothing to do with homosexuality. curiously this god did not punish the mythical characters, lot's daughters, for getting ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@snytiger6 i think i just said that... about hospitality lol. changing the story of lot and the daughters presumes the actual existence of lot. like it or not, the book says what the book says. we can understand it as myth but have to admit our creativity if we go full-revisionist about it. more likely, someone concocted the story after finding a vaguely human-shaped salt pillar in the general area (it's a very salty area). i've never read any christian texts. i have never been christian. if i need to refer to the bible i go to mechom-mamre (which i am probably misspelling but i have it bookmarked, so i do find it lol) and read the translation from hebrew. g

IS THIS THE MEANING OF FATE

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

now i am going to ask you a question mostly (not totally) unrelated to your post, but i don't want to engage in a private message with you, so forgive me. i can't help noticing that you say in your profile that you are religious and are 100 percent sure of (presumably the divinity of) jesus. ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@jerry99 i know. i try to be kind. g

Fearless is not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it Fearless, not stupid it sharpens my ...

genessa comments on Apr 21, 2019:

fearlessness literally IS the absence of fear. the word that should be there is COURAGE. courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to overcome it or the act of overcoming it. even overcoming is tricky -- you can fail at overcoming it and yet press on as if it's not there, which is a kind...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Castlepaloma the heart is not a mussle (no such thing) or a mussel (shellfish). and you do not have to explain the poem to me. i am a poet, myself. i know what a poem is. making line breaks does not innoculate a poem from any form of criticizm. i stand by every single word i wrote and i will add that being defensive does not earn you any additional respect (i was already respectful; i am feeling less respectful after reading your whine). g

I've had no alerts all day.

DonaldHRoberts comments on Apr 21, 2019:

Agnostic does not exactly mean unbleliever. Agnosyics are doubters but some remain curious. Recently I have become a complete non believer through education and research (partly into the bible which has proven itself to me that it is so full of holes and contradictions I can hardly believe anyone ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

not all of us ARE agnostics. me -- i'm a good atheist! also a jew, so easter means nothing to me except the annoying annual laying of bunny eggs. went to a nice seder last night, though. g p.s. i am getting alerts just fine!

When I think of rules (especially for breaking) it's usually cultural, religiously influenced rules.

genessa comments on Apr 20, 2019:

that is not how i was (barely) brought up. cultural identity was strong in my family but not religion itself. now that i am an adult and free to decide whether or not i want to go to shul (we didn't) i find that the emphasis is not on rules, and there is no shaming or fire and brimstone (well, i ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Allamanda literalists baffle me. they truly do. g

When I think of rules (especially for breaking) it's usually cultural, religiously influenced rules.

genessa comments on Apr 20, 2019:

that is not how i was (barely) brought up. cultural identity was strong in my family but not religion itself. now that i am an adult and free to decide whether or not i want to go to shul (we didn't) i find that the emphasis is not on rules, and there is no shaming or fire and brimstone (well, i ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@Lincoln55 the tooth fairy did it! g

When I think of rules (especially for breaking) it's usually cultural, religiously influenced rules.

genessa comments on Apr 20, 2019:

that is not how i was (barely) brought up. cultural identity was strong in my family but not religion itself. now that i am an adult and free to decide whether or not i want to go to shul (we didn't) i find that the emphasis is not on rules, and there is no shaming or fire and brimstone (well, i ...

genessa replies on Apr 21, 2019:

@BeeHappy indeed. g

Starting with Clinton; we went from a guy that liked to fuck.

genessa comments on Apr 14, 2019:

just a side issue, but liking to fuck certainly didn't start with clinton. fdr had a longterm mistress and so did eleanor. eisenhower had an affair with his chauffeur. jfk screwed anything that walked with a wiggle. bush the elder had an affair. what started with clinton was the political use ...

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@Diogenes if you are so tired of it and it is so boring, why are you still engaging in it? no one is forcing you to do so, and i suspect no one is especially enjoying your part in it. as for eleanor, yes, you could say she had a position; she was instrumental in getting the united nations off the ground, drumming up international votes for and membership in it. that was more than just a position. she was a wonderful person and this was just one of the wonderful things she did, during and after her marriage. but is this somehow related to the issue of marital fidelity, sexuality, or anything at ALL this conversation is about? did someone say anything bad about her? as far as i can tell, you are the only person who used a rude word about her (NOT in quotes). sorry if this question is boring. consider it rhetorical if you like. g

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Leave No Palestinian or Arab Alive | Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 19, 2019:

For a people who have experienced genocide, it is sad to see them resort to similar actions.

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@altschmerz they may not be uncommon but analagous behavior and attitudes are not uncommon here in the states either and that doesn't mean most americans support trump. it means most trumpkins are noisy and active enough to make themselves seem, even to themselves, like the majority. i believe that this is true of israelis as well. the majority do NOT support bibi or racist policies, but one certainly hears from and about the ones who do. g

The meaning of life.

Marionville comments on Apr 18, 2019:

This question is unanswerable, and frankly not worth the brain power in trying to do so. We are all individuals, none of us think the same way, neither atheist nor believer.....I think “the meaning of life” is a nebulous concept at best. As you seem to be giving us a binary choice between ...

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@Marionville agreed, for sure! g

The meaning of life.

Marionville comments on Apr 18, 2019:

This question is unanswerable, and frankly not worth the brain power in trying to do so. We are all individuals, none of us think the same way, neither atheist nor believer.....I think “the meaning of life” is a nebulous concept at best. As you seem to be giving us a binary choice between ...

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@dinoid i do not think marionville is confused. how can you understand her confusion when she is not confused? that means you do NOT understand. g

So what should an atheist do if being sworn in for a testimony in court?

genessa comments on Apr 20, 2019:

i do not know of any legitimate court that requires people to swear on a bible without the option to affirm, biblelessly, instead. if you are a defendant, you have a lawyer, and if you have a lawyer, you can discuss this beforehand and be prepared to ask for a mistrial if you find yourself in a ...

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@TheGreatShadow maybe. maybe not. if you're in the kind of court that won't let you affirm instead of swearing you have nothing much to lose already and maybe a stunt is the only hand you've got left to play! g

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Leave No Palestinian or Arab Alive | Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 19, 2019:

For a people who have experienced genocide, it is sad to see them resort to similar actions.

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@altschmerz i don't know the details. i can tell you a lot about russia and trump and all that but i cannot give you proof or details about israel's elections. i just really think he stole it. i can't expect you to take my word for it because my word is not backed by anything solid. there is no mueller report about it lol. so it's okay if you are doubtful. but everything i've seen and heard leads me to think bibi stole it. sorry. when i'm sure of stuff i say so, and when i have facts i offer them, but here i have nothing solid to give you. it's more like a build-up of everything i've heard and observed and the charges against him and how close it was and... more, but i can't pinpoint it. again, sorry. g

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Leave No Palestinian or Arab Alive | Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Apr 19, 2019:

For a people who have experienced genocide, it is sad to see them resort to similar actions.

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@altschmerz think trump. that kind of stole. g

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Leave No Palestinian or Arab Alive | Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs...

bigpawbullets comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Holy shit! Do Jews believe the stuff in that article?

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@Redheadedgammy i don't think they did. i think he stole it. i'm not there so i can't prove it. but it was really close and i think the victory was not earned. i keep thinking about trump.... g

Eat fish or red meat in the holy friday

genessa comments on Apr 19, 2019:

i'll be making seder tonight. i'll be using the social justice haggadah. it's not about a fictional deity (is there any other kind?) it's about the fact that if one person isn't free, no one is free. i can get behind that, and every year, i do. ritual can help as reminders of real-life ideas. ...

genessa replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@RaquelSantos didn't you just SAY that? g