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Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garben Michael Flynn's brother, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn is the motherfucker Army rep in the Pentagon that delayed deploying the National Guard to the Capitol after the seditionists began attacking it. And did so after any number of calls came in asking for help. He was clearly part of the sedition plot, but has not suffered any repercussions. He claimed that he delayed the deployment because he was worried about the 'optics'.
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garben Michael Flynn's brother, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn is the motherfucker Army rep in the Pentagon that delayed deploying the National Guard to the Capitol after the seditionists began attacking it. And did so after any number of calls came in asking for help. He was clearly part of the sedition plot, but has not suffered any repercussions. He claimed that he delayed the deployment because he was worried about the 'optics'.
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban How about Flynn's brother?
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban How about Flynn's brother?
Director of nonprofit behind ‘People’s Convoy’ pleaded guilty to fraud - The Washington Post
dalefvictor comments on Mar 6, 2022:
The peoples convoy was not about the people it was about conservative posturing.
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
It was positively bizarre to see conservative Parliament members take umbrage when Trudeau accused them of wearing swastikas. The conservatives endorsed these Nazi-wannabees, but suddenly get upset when they get called out for their embrace of fascism.
dalefvictor comments on Mar 6, 2022:
The peoples convoy was not about the people it was about conservative posturing.
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
It was positively bizarre to see conservative Parliament members take umbrage when Trudeau accused them of wearing swastikas. The conservatives endorsed these Nazi-wannabees, but suddenly get upset when they get called out for their embrace of fascism.
I am wondering to what extent the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO is Russia's "Cuban Missile ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Although Putin has broad (Trumper-like) support in Russia, the imperialism is more about Putin than it is about Russia (AFAIK).
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr I believe Ukraine is still pretty poor and would do little to add to Russia's account. It would have to have its natural resources exploited. I suspect the war is partly about Putin's legacy, and partly about getting 'assets' to dole out to his oligarchs. Russia's oil would probably enough to keep Russia's people well and happy except most of the money it gets for the oil is getting siphoned off to the crooks. Russia has the capacity for creative industry, but their social/political systems are far too repressive to allow a thriving economy.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Although Putin has broad (Trumper-like) support in Russia, the imperialism is more about Putin than it is about Russia (AFAIK).
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr I believe Ukraine is still pretty poor and would do little to add to Russia's account. It would have to have its natural resources exploited. I suspect the war is partly about Putin's legacy, and partly about getting 'assets' to dole out to his oligarchs. Russia's oil would probably enough to keep Russia's people well and happy except most of the money it gets for the oil is getting siphoned off to the crooks. Russia has the capacity for creative industry, but their social/political systems are far too repressive to allow a thriving economy.
Ex-Fox News Producer Broke Law With Work for Russian Oligarch, U.S. Says
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr You're right about those two, but the parroting of Russian talking points must come from somewhere. Murdoch?
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr You're right about those two, but the parroting of Russian talking points must come from somewhere. Murdoch?
Where did God get the feminine nature to put into women?
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Maybe you should try alcoholism?
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@Ryo1 Shrooms would be wasted on someone who is intrinsically wasted.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Maybe you should try alcoholism?
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@Ryo1 Shrooms would be wasted on someone who is intrinsically wasted.
Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Agreed. Supposedly many Russian soldiers are conscripts. Nations are obviously entirely artificial entities not based on anything real. All opinions are necessarily subjective.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Agreed. Supposedly many Russian soldiers are conscripts. Nations are obviously entirely artificial entities not based on anything real. All opinions are necessarily subjective.
Spring has sprung, Kimbo is playing with his first lizard in a long time.
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
OK. I'm a speciesist. I have minimal tolerance for insects or spiders. If I can capture it easily to put it outside, I might. Otherwise, spray or kinetic destruction. I wish there was some way to be nicer about it. (I would absolutely freak seeing a scorpion. I'm irrational on that.)
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
OK. I'm a speciesist. I have minimal tolerance for insects or spiders. If I can capture it easily to put it outside, I might. Otherwise, spray or kinetic destruction. I wish there was some way to be nicer about it. (I would absolutely freak seeing a scorpion. I'm irrational on that.)
Ex-Fox News Producer Broke Law With Work for Russian Oligarch, U.S. Says
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Might be?
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Might be?
Spring has sprung, Kimbo is playing with his first lizard in a long time.
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
In the south seas, the houses have extended open air verandas and geckos crawl up the walls and even stick to the ceiling. They hang out near the lights waiting for a moth to fly by. Once in a great while, one will lose its grip and flop onto a table or chair. (Some of them even sell auto insurance.)
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
In the south seas, the houses have extended open air verandas and geckos crawl up the walls and even stick to the ceiling. They hang out near the lights waiting for a moth to fly by. Once in a great while, one will lose its grip and flop onto a table or chair. (Some of them even sell auto insurance.)
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly The amount of fallout depends on what happens to the core. Chernobyl mostly leaked as a result of small explosions. If the core suffers a meltdown, more concentrated vapor could be released. If the reactor somehow explodes, more material becomes airborne. Now if the core is vaporized, as from a small nuke, that lofts the whole pile into the air, and that can create a strip of radioactive sterility thousands of miles long.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly The amount of fallout depends on what happens to the core. Chernobyl mostly leaked as a result of small explosions. If the core suffers a meltdown, more concentrated vapor could be released. If the reactor somehow explodes, more material becomes airborne. Now if the core is vaporized, as from a small nuke, that lofts the whole pile into the air, and that can create a strip of radioactive sterility thousands of miles long.
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly OK. How about this: Using the reactor as a military target evokes fear (for propaganda) and hopefully leveraging compliance?
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly OK. How about this: Using the reactor as a military target evokes fear (for propaganda) and hopefully leveraging compliance?
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@dalefvictor The Russians didn't exactly distinguish themselves as nuclear competent with Chernobyl. Nuclear reactors are tricky.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@dalefvictor The Russians didn't exactly distinguish themselves as nuclear competent with Chernobyl. Nuclear reactors are tricky.
MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)—After placing strict bans on journalists’ coverage of Russia’s ...
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 3, 2022:
While one may believe this to be true, especially from Fucker's past dick sucking of Putin it is only satire.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
The edge comes from its realism.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 3, 2022:
While one may believe this to be true, especially from Fucker's past dick sucking of Putin it is only satire.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
The edge comes from its realism.
Biden Does 180-Degree Turn on Black America in SOTU - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai Back at you. Silly.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai Back at you. Silly.
Biden Does 180-Degree Turn on Black America in SOTU - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai I totally agree. but the complaints in the video were silly and pathetic. Biden has failed on so many scores, and should be shamed into doing so much better.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai I totally agree. but the complaints in the video were silly and pathetic. Biden has failed on so many scores, and should be shamed into doing so much better.
Israeli Police Attack Palestinian Muslims Celebrating A Holiday - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Bullshit Islamic propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
Neither
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Bullshit Islamic propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
Neither
Moscow Mitch
racocn8 comments on Mar 2, 2022:
If only that were true. No, they will continue to take money from Russia or anybody, as long as it pays for their campaign to corrupt the country.
racocn8 replies on Mar 2, 2022:
Let's hope that the Putin-Americans are exposed for their treasonous corruption as much as possible. (Whether Republican or Democrat).
racocn8 comments on Mar 2, 2022:
If only that were true. No, they will continue to take money from Russia or anybody, as long as it pays for their campaign to corrupt the country.
racocn8 replies on Mar 2, 2022:
Let's hope that the Putin-Americans are exposed for their treasonous corruption as much as possible. (Whether Republican or Democrat).
The real Republicans
SnowyOwl comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Putin's Stooges
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
Can we add Murdoch to that group?
SnowyOwl comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Putin's Stooges
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
Can we add Murdoch to that group?
Okay my fellow Atheists and Agnostics etc, time for a little fun me thinks,
Question,
Which is a ...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Karloff’s mummy was smarter.
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
That's an extremely low bar...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Karloff’s mummy was smarter.
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
That's an extremely low bar...
Before you trust believe anything. Keep in mind what your government does for fun!
David1955 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
If you actually knew anything about Chomsky, you'd know he's not just talking about government but the class and power structure of America, the manufactured consent, as he calls it, and the ruling class hegemony that power has in a country which is not a real democracy but a plutocracy masquerading...
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
While I agree with many of Chomsky's views, I strongly disagree with some. He mostly preaches to the choir, is singularly non-specific in his complaints, and utterly lacking in solutions. He's an excellent propagandist, but that's about all.
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2004/9/a-disgraceful-career
David1955 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
If you actually knew anything about Chomsky, you'd know he's not just talking about government but the class and power structure of America, the manufactured consent, as he calls it, and the ruling class hegemony that power has in a country which is not a real democracy but a plutocracy masquerading...
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
While I agree with many of Chomsky's views, I strongly disagree with some. He mostly preaches to the choir, is singularly non-specific in his complaints, and utterly lacking in solutions. He's an excellent propagandist, but that's about all.
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2004/9/a-disgraceful-career
Putin has placed his nuclear forces on advanced alert.
racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
What is target in Ukraine could be nukes that would advance Putin's campaign? Nuking anything else would bring reprisals, WWIII and certain death.
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
@glennlab Using nukes, or chemical or biological weapons would incur a level of animus that would be seriously problematic for Putin and his war. It is a matter of bigotry, but gassing Ukrainians would be seen as considerably worse than gassing Syrians. Or not. Maybe it would be another Obama red line to be ignored?
A big problem with nukes is that they destroy and disperse hazardous chemicals which are commonly stored in cities (PCBs, Chlorine, ...) so the chemical fallout can cause problems different from the nuclear fallout (that may be more short-lived).
racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
What is target in Ukraine could be nukes that would advance Putin's campaign? Nuking anything else would bring reprisals, WWIII and certain death.
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
@glennlab Using nukes, or chemical or biological weapons would incur a level of animus that would be seriously problematic for Putin and his war. It is a matter of bigotry, but gassing Ukrainians would be seen as considerably worse than gassing Syrians. Or not. Maybe it would be another Obama red line to be ignored?
A big problem with nukes is that they destroy and disperse hazardous chemicals which are commonly stored in cities (PCBs, Chlorine, ...) so the chemical fallout can cause problems different from the nuclear fallout (that may be more short-lived).
With Putin Putting Defense On High Alert, So Far USA Has Not Raised DEFCON Level.
LovinLarge comments on Feb 27, 2022:
If he has nuclear weapons, and we know that he does, there is a chance he will deploy them. My father used to say to avoid backing people into a corner.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@barjoe What nukes does Ukraine have? Those emplaced by Russia had been dismantled by Russia in exchange for Ukraine's 'protection'.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-when-and-how-did-ukraine-give-up-its-nuclear-arsenal/article65088073.ece
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-russia-invasion/
LovinLarge comments on Feb 27, 2022:
If he has nuclear weapons, and we know that he does, there is a chance he will deploy them. My father used to say to avoid backing people into a corner.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@barjoe What nukes does Ukraine have? Those emplaced by Russia had been dismantled by Russia in exchange for Ukraine's 'protection'.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-when-and-how-did-ukraine-give-up-its-nuclear-arsenal/article65088073.ece
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-russia-invasion/
In order to survive and flourish, a society needs to have either a central authority which everybody...
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The extent of the pandemic was not a matter of people lacking education. Trump and Fox brainwashed people with misinformation, telling them what they should believe if they wanted to remain loyal to the cult. Hundreds of thousands died because of Trump's incompetence. More hundreds of thousands ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@Mcflewster The people who refused the Covid vaccination almost certainty got various vaccines when they were younger. Their need to belong to the cult caused them to reject authoritative medical advice. How can one advise people to do the right thing when they choose not to listen, and instead decide to follow nonsense. I totally support your advocacy of science education. (Tragically, many people really are so stupid that volcano models are as much as they can handle.)
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The extent of the pandemic was not a matter of people lacking education. Trump and Fox brainwashed people with misinformation, telling them what they should believe if they wanted to remain loyal to the cult. Hundreds of thousands died because of Trump's incompetence. More hundreds of thousands ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@Mcflewster The people who refused the Covid vaccination almost certainty got various vaccines when they were younger. Their need to belong to the cult caused them to reject authoritative medical advice. How can one advise people to do the right thing when they choose not to listen, and instead decide to follow nonsense. I totally support your advocacy of science education. (Tragically, many people really are so stupid that volcano models are as much as they can handle.)
Russia interfers in our democracy.
OldGoat43 comments on Feb 27, 2022:
Perhaps these American politicians that so strongly support Putin should be deported to Russia.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
And these are just the a-holes whose vote is worth twice yours.
OldGoat43 comments on Feb 27, 2022:
Perhaps these American politicians that so strongly support Putin should be deported to Russia.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
And these are just the a-holes whose vote is worth twice yours.
Shit's getting real.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
I'm betting a lot of models/actresses come from Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
@MaryChristmas In viewing models, a percentage mention they're from Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
I'm betting a lot of models/actresses come from Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
@MaryChristmas In viewing models, a percentage mention they're from Ukraine.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The egg came first. Wasn't that easy?
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
I'd say the question contains as much thought as "My ass itches."
Which came first? Neither (if referencing chicken eggs and chickens.).
Single celled organisms created more single-celled organisms. Multicellular organisms developed along with sex, and that's when the multicellular organisms started alternating with single cells. You knew all that but asked a bogus question anyway.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The egg came first. Wasn't that easy?
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
I'd say the question contains as much thought as "My ass itches."
Which came first? Neither (if referencing chicken eggs and chickens.).
Single celled organisms created more single-celled organisms. Multicellular organisms developed along with sex, and that's when the multicellular organisms started alternating with single cells. You knew all that but asked a bogus question anyway.
Venezuela Can Bring Putin to his Knees
by Greg Palast
"I’m sure Putin is laughing when he ...
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
The embargo has not been effective in terms of pressuring Maduro to step down. It may have worsened the poverty of Venezuelans, but Maduro is so crooked, it is unclear they would be any better off.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/are-sanctions-working-venezuela
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
The embargo has not been effective in terms of pressuring Maduro to step down. It may have worsened the poverty of Venezuelans, but Maduro is so crooked, it is unclear they would be any better off.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/are-sanctions-working-venezuela
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@barjoe "Gillibrand’s presidential aspirations coincided with a decade-long shift from a more conservative Democrat with an A-rating from the National Rifle Association to supporting progressive policies like a federal jobs guarantee, having an F-rating from the NRA..." (That would be the NRA that the Russians had been funding for years).
"A significant portion of the money Gillibrand has fundraised has come from the securities and investment industry, most of which are Wall Street firms. In the 2018 cycle, Gillibrand received more than $1.84 million from individuals and PACs combined within the industry. The securities and investment PACs which gave the most to her reelection campaign were Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Securities, TIAA and UBS Americas." (Deutsche Bank is well known for laundering money for Russian oligarchs).
MAYBE she isn't a Russian mole, but it's pretty clear she's a whore for wall street. She will change her positions on critical matters in the name of expediency. She certainly has no honor.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/01/kirsten-gillibrand-announces-presidential-bid/
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@barjoe "Gillibrand’s presidential aspirations coincided with a decade-long shift from a more conservative Democrat with an A-rating from the National Rifle Association to supporting progressive policies like a federal jobs guarantee, having an F-rating from the NRA..." (That would be the NRA that the Russians had been funding for years).
"A significant portion of the money Gillibrand has fundraised has come from the securities and investment industry, most of which are Wall Street firms. In the 2018 cycle, Gillibrand received more than $1.84 million from individuals and PACs combined within the industry. The securities and investment PACs which gave the most to her reelection campaign were Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Securities, TIAA and UBS Americas." (Deutsche Bank is well known for laundering money for Russian oligarchs).
MAYBE she isn't a Russian mole, but it's pretty clear she's a whore for wall street. She will change her positions on critical matters in the name of expediency. She certainly has no honor.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/01/kirsten-gillibrand-announces-presidential-bid/
Venezuela Can Bring Putin to his Knees
by Greg Palast
"I’m sure Putin is laughing when he ...
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
Nickolas Maduro is a ruthless dictator which is why the embargo exists.
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
Nickolas Maduro is a ruthless dictator which is why the embargo exists.
I plan on being on the winning side this time
racocn8 comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Red-capped mushrooms usually reference Amanita Muscaria which, while hallucinogenic, are also toxic. (Nobles used to drink the urine of serfs who ate the mushrooms to get high without the toxicity).
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@Garban
"An account of the journeys of Philip von Strahlenberg to Siberia and his descriptions of the use of the mukhomor there was published in English in 1736. The drinking of urine of those who had consumed the mushroom was commented on by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith in his widely read 1762 novel, Citizen of the World."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
One reference suggests they fed it to reindeer for the same reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB5umwbJwE
racocn8 comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Red-capped mushrooms usually reference Amanita Muscaria which, while hallucinogenic, are also toxic. (Nobles used to drink the urine of serfs who ate the mushrooms to get high without the toxicity).
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@Garban
"An account of the journeys of Philip von Strahlenberg to Siberia and his descriptions of the use of the mukhomor there was published in English in 1736. The drinking of urine of those who had consumed the mushroom was commented on by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith in his widely read 1762 novel, Citizen of the World."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
One reference suggests they fed it to reindeer for the same reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB5umwbJwE
75 years if counted in moons.
Willow_Wisp comments on Feb 25, 2022:
When I was a kid our preacher taught us that we're devolving.
The first people almost living a millennium with each generation after being smaller weaker and dumber.
I love how every science proves biblical wisdom fucking stupid as any other mythology.
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
I remember hearing that explanation (for the ages of the early patriarchs).
Willow_Wisp comments on Feb 25, 2022:
When I was a kid our preacher taught us that we're devolving.
The first people almost living a millennium with each generation after being smaller weaker and dumber.
I love how every science proves biblical wisdom fucking stupid as any other mythology.
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
I remember hearing that explanation (for the ages of the early patriarchs).
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand took the lead in hounding Franken from office. I believe the complaints against Cuomo were greatly exaggerated, not unlike the complaints against Biden. Certainly nothing like the behavior reported against Trump, which she tried to leverage quite unsuccessfully.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand took the lead in hounding Franken from office. I believe the complaints against Cuomo were greatly exaggerated, not unlike the complaints against Biden. Certainly nothing like the behavior reported against Trump, which she tried to leverage quite unsuccessfully.
The business of war!
Easy to attack Viet Nam, where the people of that country fought with the ...
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
The Baltic States cannot be defended by Nato and bringing them in to it was a mistake.
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
The Baltic States cannot be defended by Nato and bringing them in to it was a mistake.
America, Russia, and Ukraine's Far-Right Problem - YouTube
Retiredsteve comments on Feb 24, 2022:
The neo Nazis and the far right groups are everywhere. They need to be stopped.
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
Why the hell is the CIA supporting them? The CIA needs housecleaning too.
Retiredsteve comments on Feb 24, 2022:
The neo Nazis and the far right groups are everywhere. They need to be stopped.
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
Why the hell is the CIA supporting them? The CIA needs housecleaning too.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe As I said above: I could be wrong, but that is my assessment. I don't have evidence. She has acted despicably against Franken and Cuomo. That she is corrupted by Putin is pure suspicion on my part; we'll see.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe As I said above: I could be wrong, but that is my assessment. I don't have evidence. She has acted despicably against Franken and Cuomo. That she is corrupted by Putin is pure suspicion on my part; we'll see.
Who will give an objective explanation of the Russia/Ukraine situation to someone who is more ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
As the US teeters on the brink of fascism and minority control, Ukraine is, at best, a distraction from the work we should be doing to undo Putin's influence on the Republican Party.
Putin has been supporting Nazis in the US (besides Trump's encouragement) to polarize US politics, and ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@LovinLarge
Part of Ukraine's gaining of 'independence' was an agreement with Russia wherein Ukraine gave up it's nuclear missiles in exchange for Russian 'protection'. At that point, Ukraine was ruled by a Putin stooge, so 'independence' was not a problem. Ukraine continued within the Russian sphere of corruption. Then in 2014, the stooge was deposed. That new 'independence' still had to deal with extensive corruption, which is partly why Hunter Biden got hired. The US sought to foster Ukraine's independence and movement away from Russian 'protection'.
If the US's 'moral high ground' had more credibility, Ukraine might look like less of a political football. While the US is certainly much better than Russia in so many ways, the rampant corruption, failed justice systems, fascist policing, wealth disparity, all argue against our own interests. Unsurprisingly, the Republicans who side with Putin have been at the forefront of stopping progress on these moral failings.
racocn8 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
As the US teeters on the brink of fascism and minority control, Ukraine is, at best, a distraction from the work we should be doing to undo Putin's influence on the Republican Party.
Putin has been supporting Nazis in the US (besides Trump's encouragement) to polarize US politics, and ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@LovinLarge
Part of Ukraine's gaining of 'independence' was an agreement with Russia wherein Ukraine gave up it's nuclear missiles in exchange for Russian 'protection'. At that point, Ukraine was ruled by a Putin stooge, so 'independence' was not a problem. Ukraine continued within the Russian sphere of corruption. Then in 2014, the stooge was deposed. That new 'independence' still had to deal with extensive corruption, which is partly why Hunter Biden got hired. The US sought to foster Ukraine's independence and movement away from Russian 'protection'.
If the US's 'moral high ground' had more credibility, Ukraine might look like less of a political football. While the US is certainly much better than Russia in so many ways, the rampant corruption, failed justice systems, fascist policing, wealth disparity, all argue against our own interests. Unsurprisingly, the Republicans who side with Putin have been at the forefront of stopping progress on these moral failings.
The business of war!
Easy to attack Viet Nam, where the people of that country fought with the ...
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
So what happens in 4 years when Putin wants to take back the Baltic states?
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
So what happens in 4 years when Putin wants to take back the Baltic states?
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe You're right. The mob would never act to corrupt our public officials. Surely they are all pure of heart and clean as driven snow.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe You're right. The mob would never act to corrupt our public officials. Surely they are all pure of heart and clean as driven snow.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand is a denizen of New York, which hosts the Russian mafia. Guilt by association.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand is a denizen of New York, which hosts the Russian mafia. Guilt by association.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@barjoe Given her behavior, I believe she is. Just not as brazen, but still a self-serving traitor. I could be wrong, but that is my assessment.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@barjoe Given her behavior, I believe she is. Just not as brazen, but still a self-serving traitor. I could be wrong, but that is my assessment.
I did not know that Emily Bronte only ever wrote one novel.
racocn8 comments on Feb 22, 2022:
Perhaps because Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre? Emily Bronte also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne.
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@Jolanta @Marionville Competition? Friendly rivalry? Whether helping or hindering, the creativity is hailed by history. This article goes into it...
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-bront%C3%ABs-love-jealousy-sibling-rivalry/
racocn8 comments on Feb 22, 2022:
Perhaps because Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre? Emily Bronte also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne.
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@Jolanta @Marionville Competition? Friendly rivalry? Whether helping or hindering, the creativity is hailed by history. This article goes into it...
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-bront%C3%ABs-love-jealousy-sibling-rivalry/
Life is what you make it?
racocn8 comments on Feb 20, 2022:
You seriously imagine the cops who stole your loot then gave it to the government?
racocn8 replies on Feb 22, 2022:
@MichaelSanchuk In way too many places, police act as locally sanctioned thugs. The failure to prevent this corruption (Which is commonly focused on non-whites) represents another example of CRT.
racocn8 comments on Feb 20, 2022:
You seriously imagine the cops who stole your loot then gave it to the government?
racocn8 replies on Feb 22, 2022:
@MichaelSanchuk In way too many places, police act as locally sanctioned thugs. The failure to prevent this corruption (Which is commonly focused on non-whites) represents another example of CRT.
Putin Wants the Legitimacy of Ukraine and Russia's Shared Past
FvckY0u comments on Feb 21, 2022:
I'm strongly leaning towards wanting US troops on the ground in Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Having US troops present might put a damper on Putin's intentions. However, the potential to trigger outrage and WWIII is clear enough. Russian won't benefit significantly by occupying Ukraine, and it can never be more than a hostile occupation. Putin has also already lost the argument that Nato is no longer necessary, as suggested by idiots like Trump and other isolationists.
The bigger problem is how Russia transitions away from Putin. As Putin ages, and his projection of authority wanes, the potential to initiate nuclear war decreases. He could well see that as a pyrrhic legacy.
FvckY0u comments on Feb 21, 2022:
I'm strongly leaning towards wanting US troops on the ground in Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Having US troops present might put a damper on Putin's intentions. However, the potential to trigger outrage and WWIII is clear enough. Russian won't benefit significantly by occupying Ukraine, and it can never be more than a hostile occupation. Putin has also already lost the argument that Nato is no longer necessary, as suggested by idiots like Trump and other isolationists.
The bigger problem is how Russia transitions away from Putin. As Putin ages, and his projection of authority wanes, the potential to initiate nuclear war decreases. He could well see that as a pyrrhic legacy.
Cryptocracy
Rule by a concealed cabal or individual controlling a puppet government or monarch such...
Marionville comments on Feb 21, 2022:
What is your take on Cryptocurrency? Obviously the name means hidden currency…but I must admit I never investigated what it was all about, and because I never invest money in the unknown …I didn’t.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Cryptocurrencies are ponzi schemes. They really shouldn't be legal because they contribute to inflation. It used to be that corporations could issue their own currencies and I believe this practice was stopped.
Marionville comments on Feb 21, 2022:
What is your take on Cryptocurrency? Obviously the name means hidden currency…but I must admit I never investigated what it was all about, and because I never invest money in the unknown …I didn’t.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Cryptocurrencies are ponzi schemes. They really shouldn't be legal because they contribute to inflation. It used to be that corporations could issue their own currencies and I believe this practice was stopped.
Would it be fair or reasonable to say that Fascism is similar to Communism with the difference ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 21, 2022:
Both are authoritarian in practice and both are inclined to suppress religion. Historically, a cult of personality has been promoted to displace religion (Stalin, Mao, Hitler). Fascism may allow capitalism, but private property may be seized if those in power choose to take it over.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
@twill Republicans never seem to get that by promoting crooks, those crooked leaders proceed to screw the taxpayers. Less often, it also happens with democrats. The lure of greed is often too much for those in power.
racocn8 comments on Feb 21, 2022:
Both are authoritarian in practice and both are inclined to suppress religion. Historically, a cult of personality has been promoted to displace religion (Stalin, Mao, Hitler). Fascism may allow capitalism, but private property may be seized if those in power choose to take it over.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
@twill Republicans never seem to get that by promoting crooks, those crooked leaders proceed to screw the taxpayers. Less often, it also happens with democrats. The lure of greed is often too much for those in power.
I want one of them.
[youtube.com]
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
On the google search, I believe they indicated between $600 and $5000.
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
On the google search, I believe they indicated between $600 and $5000.
and a few uncommon words
Unfortunately, a truism for us all,...
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Weird (or fully insane) is the new normal. (I wouldn't know how to get back to that post)
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Weird (or fully insane) is the new normal. (I wouldn't know how to get back to that post)
I want one of them.
[youtube.com]
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
https://booteencoins.com/
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
https://booteencoins.com/
and a few uncommon words
Unfortunately, a truism for us all,...
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Be glad you aren't her. Yeah, that was completely absurd.
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Be glad you aren't her. Yeah, that was completely absurd.
[nytimes.
racocn8 comments on Feb 16, 2022:
The more politically correct term is 'Environmental Justice'.
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
@AnonySchmoose One way to reduce the 'kicking down' of racism is to expose it as such. Actually remediating pollution that disproportionately affects non-whites helps every quality of life, physical, mental, and financial. Cold-ironing is a program that has helped.
racocn8 comments on Feb 16, 2022:
The more politically correct term is 'Environmental Justice'.
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
@AnonySchmoose One way to reduce the 'kicking down' of racism is to expose it as such. Actually remediating pollution that disproportionately affects non-whites helps every quality of life, physical, mental, and financial. Cold-ironing is a program that has helped.
What’s the difference between “ misinformation “ and “lie”?
FvckY0u comments on Feb 16, 2022:
misinformation there is no intent to deceive. A lie there is intent to deceive.
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
Except that most misinformation is put out, not to inform, but to persuade others to pass the meme along. Repeating the (false) meme is an expression of loyalty to the cult.
FvckY0u comments on Feb 16, 2022:
misinformation there is no intent to deceive. A lie there is intent to deceive.
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
Except that most misinformation is put out, not to inform, but to persuade others to pass the meme along. Repeating the (false) meme is an expression of loyalty to the cult.
Why the Pentagon’s latest UFO report is a turning point on the issue - YouTube
Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:
Are there Aliens?
Can we travel to stars? Is there another "Earth" out there that we can move to? Should we? Can we expect communication via radio (and/or) Visitation from aliens?
Quick answer; No....no, no, no, and....no.
For several reasons;
#1 - We can go 18.6 miles per second now. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
The world is flat, man cannot possibly fly, and going to the Moon is pure science fiction.
Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:
Are there Aliens?
Can we travel to stars? Is there another "Earth" out there that we can move to? Should we? Can we expect communication via radio (and/or) Visitation from aliens?
Quick answer; No....no, no, no, and....no.
For several reasons;
#1 - We can go 18.6 miles per second now. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
The world is flat, man cannot possibly fly, and going to the Moon is pure science fiction.
Cary Watkins confirms embalmer Richard Hirschman's story about the telltale blood clots
racocn8 comments on Feb 15, 2022:
Very dubious. More partisan propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Feb 15, 2022:
A low level of mortality might be incurred from the vaccines, but the mortality from Covid is 100 times higher with the same sorts of findings. How can one tell them apart? The answer is: It doesn't matter. The protests against vaccination represent the putrid acting-out of juvenile minded partisans. They have no empathy, so their concern over the dead is only more posturing. At this point, everyone knows it, so the only issue is when are they going to shut up. We'd all be happy if the Karens left the store, but we have no police to escort them out.
racocn8 comments on Feb 15, 2022:
Very dubious. More partisan propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Feb 15, 2022:
A low level of mortality might be incurred from the vaccines, but the mortality from Covid is 100 times higher with the same sorts of findings. How can one tell them apart? The answer is: It doesn't matter. The protests against vaccination represent the putrid acting-out of juvenile minded partisans. They have no empathy, so their concern over the dead is only more posturing. At this point, everyone knows it, so the only issue is when are they going to shut up. We'd all be happy if the Karens left the store, but we have no police to escort them out.
Recent headlines : 1.
racocn8 comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Tell us how you really feel, but this time, don't hold back...
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Cast1es Don't hold your breath. You might consider trying to address your own problems. The whole culture is effed-up, so much so that women's issues don't even get mentioned. Frankly, that makes the notion of a discussion a non-starter.
racocn8 comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Tell us how you really feel, but this time, don't hold back...
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Cast1es Don't hold your breath. You might consider trying to address your own problems. The whole culture is effed-up, so much so that women's issues don't even get mentioned. Frankly, that makes the notion of a discussion a non-starter.
Christians hate being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs.
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skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Reignmond I don't know what you're referencing in suggesting any conflation. Science does not use the concept of a god in its descriptions of physics or biology. Physics certainly has its mysteries and elements that resemble philosophy. Often, science presents a reality that discards various philosophies by corollary. Science also presents evolution which negates the foundations of Christianity.
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Reignmond I don't know what you're referencing in suggesting any conflation. Science does not use the concept of a god in its descriptions of physics or biology. Physics certainly has its mysteries and elements that resemble philosophy. Often, science presents a reality that discards various philosophies by corollary. Science also presents evolution which negates the foundations of Christianity.
How strong is the Faith NOW?
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Amazing to see the photo of the crown and realizing every one of those dots is an irredeemable loony tune.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Perhaps no one is irredeemable. But in terms of practicality and expectation, I suspect that far less than 1% of the people in the photo will give up their insanity in their lifetime.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Amazing to see the photo of the crown and realizing every one of those dots is an irredeemable loony tune.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Perhaps no one is irredeemable. But in terms of practicality and expectation, I suspect that far less than 1% of the people in the photo will give up their insanity in their lifetime.
Christians hate being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs.
[link.medium.com]
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is equally about the shortcomings of atheist's beliefs? What beliefs do atheists have? How do the 'shortcomings' in these 'beliefs' have relevance to science?
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is equally about the shortcomings of atheist's beliefs? What beliefs do atheists have? How do the 'shortcomings' in these 'beliefs' have relevance to science?
Letters From An American 02/12/2022
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2022:
And here we are Again, Tettering on the edge of oblivion of our Republic.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@TheoryNumber3 I call them Putin-Americans.
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2022:
And here we are Again, Tettering on the edge of oblivion of our Republic.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@TheoryNumber3 I call them Putin-Americans.
Christians hate being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs.
[link.medium.com]
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is all about the unanswered questions and shortcomings of their beliefs.
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is all about the unanswered questions and shortcomings of their beliefs.
Did religion give an advantage to pre-industrial revolution societies?
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Did religion facilitate or impede the technology that led to the industrial revolution?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@Garban !!! Actually, as you see, I got zapped for not paying attention to your limit designating pre-industrial revolution. But furthermore, I would draw your attention to the role of religion in the 'Dark Ages'. Religion's hostility to knowledge and innovation are well known. If those are the criteria, even before the IR, religion's role is negative. See also Galileo.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Did religion facilitate or impede the technology that led to the industrial revolution?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@Garban !!! Actually, as you see, I got zapped for not paying attention to your limit designating pre-industrial revolution. But furthermore, I would draw your attention to the role of religion in the 'Dark Ages'. Religion's hostility to knowledge and innovation are well known. If those are the criteria, even before the IR, religion's role is negative. See also Galileo.
Toyota is one of the auto manufacturers financially impacted by the anti-vax truck blockade.
ChestRockfield comments on Feb 13, 2022:
I haven't looked into it at all, but I don't understand why they don't start issuing citations, arresting people, and impounding the trucks.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
I believe they are marshalling their resources to deal with them, one way or the other.
ChestRockfield comments on Feb 13, 2022:
I haven't looked into it at all, but I don't understand why they don't start issuing citations, arresting people, and impounding the trucks.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
I believe they are marshalling their resources to deal with them, one way or the other.
Did religion give an advantage to pre-industrial revolution societies?
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Did religion facilitate or impede the technology that led to the industrial revolution?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@NoSheep Pre-historic implies no writing. I am reminded of the oral traditions of some American Indian tribes, and also those in ancient Greece that traveled about singing elaborate and mellifluous poetic songs of their history.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Did religion facilitate or impede the technology that led to the industrial revolution?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@NoSheep Pre-historic implies no writing. I am reminded of the oral traditions of some American Indian tribes, and also those in ancient Greece that traveled about singing elaborate and mellifluous poetic songs of their history.
Religion is Not about God
[agnostic.com]
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racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado I'm not especially keen on asking them given they've never produced anything meaningful before. They may have shreds of wisdom worth contemplating, but those are needles in the haystack, and they're no help finding them. They have grandiose marketing, and once in a while, that could catch one's eye. After a few decades of experience, one can see there's nothing to see.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado I'm not especially keen on asking them given they've never produced anything meaningful before. They may have shreds of wisdom worth contemplating, but those are needles in the haystack, and they're no help finding them. They have grandiose marketing, and once in a while, that could catch one's eye. After a few decades of experience, one can see there's nothing to see.
Religion is Not about God
[agnostic.com]
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racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado They are the ones making the claim. I judge them to be an unreliable source.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado They are the ones making the claim. I judge them to be an unreliable source.
Religion is Not about God
[agnostic.com]
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racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado Why should we turn to anyone espousing god or religion or spirituality or whatever without evidence nor even reasoned argument?
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Maybe it shouldn't be, but if you ask the religionists, what percent say that it is about god?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@skado Why should we turn to anyone espousing god or religion or spirituality or whatever without evidence nor even reasoned argument?
Resurrection
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Norse religion: There is evidence that the Norse believed in reincarnation where one's hugr would pass into the body of a newborn relative while one's hamingja continued on in the family at large and one's fylgja seems to have just ceased to exist at the person's death.
And Scientology...
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@ASTRALMAX Scientology would be the study of 'scient', whatever the fck that is. I'd be surprised if Scientology had any science in it.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Norse religion: There is evidence that the Norse believed in reincarnation where one's hugr would pass into the body of a newborn relative while one's hamingja continued on in the family at large and one's fylgja seems to have just ceased to exist at the person's death.
And Scientology...
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@ASTRALMAX Scientology would be the study of 'scient', whatever the fck that is. I'd be surprised if Scientology had any science in it.
I regard monotheism as the greatest disaster ever to befall the human race.
Julianrpe comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Agree/disagree?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
Agree. Indeed, western religion should be recognized as an impediment, or even a barrier, to moral/ethical development. The resulting retardation of individual character is all too apparent.
Julianrpe comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Agree/disagree?
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
Agree. Indeed, western religion should be recognized as an impediment, or even a barrier, to moral/ethical development. The resulting retardation of individual character is all too apparent.
Education Department dismisses complaint over LGBTQ dating ban at BYU following probe | TheHill
AnneWimsey comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Why oh why oh Why would anyone even slightly sympathetic to LGBTQ people even think about going there? Don't get it, at all......
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
I must admit that I signed up to go to Pepperdine because the company paid 80%. I still detest them and their values. I'll just they there might be worse ways to waste one's time.
AnneWimsey comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Why oh why oh Why would anyone even slightly sympathetic to LGBTQ people even think about going there? Don't get it, at all......
racocn8 replies on Feb 12, 2022:
I must admit that I signed up to go to Pepperdine because the company paid 80%. I still detest them and their values. I'll just they there might be worse ways to waste one's time.
Seriously, who does that?
anglophone comments on Feb 11, 2022:
Answer: a world class mental defective.
As @OldGoat43 observes, it was mental defectives that voted that particular mental defective into office.
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
But I keep hearing how we should give a hearing to these people who, supporting Trump also support Fascism. I thought that discussion ended with WWII. And these same Fascists constantly call us Communists, which we're nowhere close to being. Yes, absolutely, mental defectives. And, not fit to participate in democracy.
anglophone comments on Feb 11, 2022:
Answer: a world class mental defective.
As @OldGoat43 observes, it was mental defectives that voted that particular mental defective into office.
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
But I keep hearing how we should give a hearing to these people who, supporting Trump also support Fascism. I thought that discussion ended with WWII. And these same Fascists constantly call us Communists, which we're nowhere close to being. Yes, absolutely, mental defectives. And, not fit to participate in democracy.
A friend just advised me that his wife has been denied a green card to stay in the country.
Orbit comments on Feb 11, 2022:
She needs an immigration attorney.
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
A good friend gave me a highly recommended attorney that I passed along yesterday.
Orbit comments on Feb 11, 2022:
She needs an immigration attorney.
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
A good friend gave me a highly recommended attorney that I passed along yesterday.
Scientism is defined as the view that science and scientific method are the best or only objective ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 11, 2022:
It depends on one's definition of science and scientism. I believe science to be open-minded as far as willing to entertain all propositionS with the understanding that the reception is proportional to the quantity and quality of evidence. With no evidence for wormholes, time travel or alternate ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@darren316 Look at how the drug war ended all clinical trials of cannabinoids for 80 years even though their efficacy against cancer was well known. The difference being that the Air Force, etc. have been very busy trying to reproduce this technology, even though it is certain to be, what, at least 300 years ahead and possible thousands of years ahead. Some rumors are that it cannot be reproduced with our existing technology. We are indigenous fauna in a nature preserve, but their prime directive apparently has some gaps that allow for very low levels of interaction: messing with our military, retrieving samples from cattle, surveilling humans, and...?
Some interesting clips, some better than others, as always.
https://tw.tv.yahoo.com/ufo-videos/strange-ufo-disappears-over-monument-145504099.html
racocn8 comments on Feb 11, 2022:
It depends on one's definition of science and scientism. I believe science to be open-minded as far as willing to entertain all propositionS with the understanding that the reception is proportional to the quantity and quality of evidence. With no evidence for wormholes, time travel or alternate ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@darren316 Look at how the drug war ended all clinical trials of cannabinoids for 80 years even though their efficacy against cancer was well known. The difference being that the Air Force, etc. have been very busy trying to reproduce this technology, even though it is certain to be, what, at least 300 years ahead and possible thousands of years ahead. Some rumors are that it cannot be reproduced with our existing technology. We are indigenous fauna in a nature preserve, but their prime directive apparently has some gaps that allow for very low levels of interaction: messing with our military, retrieving samples from cattle, surveilling humans, and...?
Some interesting clips, some better than others, as always.
https://tw.tv.yahoo.com/ufo-videos/strange-ufo-disappears-over-monument-145504099.html
Scientism is defined as the view that science and scientific method are the best or only objective ...
Fernapple comments on Feb 11, 2022:
Well if you like to be open minded, then there are other ways of looking at that too.
For example you can take the historical view. That once almost all of human culture was religious. Which is to say that, all culture was received wisdom or folly handed down traditionally and only justified by ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
"...the scientific community has been cowed into disparaging all UAP reports to show their loyalty to the orthodoxy." The scientific community is, necessarily, extremely political. Politics is all about deciding how to allocate sparse resources, and that certainly restrains scientists. As most of that money comes from the government, if the government has a policy where UAP research is classified above Top Secret (as was disclosed to the Canadian Minister, Paul Hellyer), that makes the subject off-limits.
Fernapple comments on Feb 11, 2022:
Well if you like to be open minded, then there are other ways of looking at that too.
For example you can take the historical view. That once almost all of human culture was religious. Which is to say that, all culture was received wisdom or folly handed down traditionally and only justified by ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
"...the scientific community has been cowed into disparaging all UAP reports to show their loyalty to the orthodoxy." The scientific community is, necessarily, extremely political. Politics is all about deciding how to allocate sparse resources, and that certainly restrains scientists. As most of that money comes from the government, if the government has a policy where UAP research is classified above Top Secret (as was disclosed to the Canadian Minister, Paul Hellyer), that makes the subject off-limits.
Scientism is defined as the view that science and scientific method are the best or only objective ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 11, 2022:
It depends on one's definition of science and scientism. I believe science to be open-minded as far as willing to entertain all propositionS with the understanding that the reception is proportional to the quantity and quality of evidence. With no evidence for wormholes, time travel or alternate ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@darren316 Some degree of disclosure seems likely, and that means admitting to at least one species of alien. It is possible one or more species have bases in remote locations. I think people would adapt to that knowledge. If it damaged religions, so much the better.
racocn8 comments on Feb 11, 2022:
It depends on one's definition of science and scientism. I believe science to be open-minded as far as willing to entertain all propositionS with the understanding that the reception is proportional to the quantity and quality of evidence. With no evidence for wormholes, time travel or alternate ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@darren316 Some degree of disclosure seems likely, and that means admitting to at least one species of alien. It is possible one or more species have bases in remote locations. I think people would adapt to that knowledge. If it damaged religions, so much the better.
US consumer prices rise at fastest since 1982
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rainmanjr comments on Feb 10, 2022:
Anyone who won't vote for Dems because our policies have fired up the economy (though not WS) and caused inflation is a stone cold idiot (whatever that means). Economic growth always carries inflation (that's the argument for not growing the economy) so really dumb to punish the nation for it. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
On how stupid is this pathetic nation, it elected Trump and continues to support him. You have to ask?
rainmanjr comments on Feb 10, 2022:
Anyone who won't vote for Dems because our policies have fired up the economy (though not WS) and caused inflation is a stone cold idiot (whatever that means). Economic growth always carries inflation (that's the argument for not growing the economy) so really dumb to punish the nation for it. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
On how stupid is this pathetic nation, it elected Trump and continues to support him. You have to ask?
Once again "I love the poorly educated" defines the GOP
Mooolah comments on Feb 10, 2022:
This is the failure of our educational system. That she & Whoopi could be so uninformed.
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
I'm sure Whoopi knew all about it; she was trying to be cute, and it didn't work.
Mooolah comments on Feb 10, 2022:
This is the failure of our educational system. That she & Whoopi could be so uninformed.
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
I'm sure Whoopi knew all about it; she was trying to be cute, and it didn't work.
Barack Obama has a Grammy, an Emmy, a Nobel Prize, 2 terms as President and a Twitter account.
racocn8 comments on Feb 4, 2022:
Trump's biggest trophy is the end of American democracy.
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
@Moolah I hear what you're saying, but you have to remember, "Lock her up." was his rallying cry, so he's already broken that precedent as far as intent. The GQP might be encouraged if Trump is convicted to pursue prosecutions against dems, but I don't think they want to really set the bar that high. I'm all for putting corrupt officials behind bars. We SHOULD be holding powerful officials to a higher standard, as befits that power. NOT convicting Trump is the dangerous precedent to be set; that having enough power puts one above the law.
racocn8 comments on Feb 4, 2022:
Trump's biggest trophy is the end of American democracy.
racocn8 replies on Feb 10, 2022:
@Moolah I hear what you're saying, but you have to remember, "Lock her up." was his rallying cry, so he's already broken that precedent as far as intent. The GQP might be encouraged if Trump is convicted to pursue prosecutions against dems, but I don't think they want to really set the bar that high. I'm all for putting corrupt officials behind bars. We SHOULD be holding powerful officials to a higher standard, as befits that power. NOT convicting Trump is the dangerous precedent to be set; that having enough power puts one above the law.
I try to be understanding of delusional believers and their whacky ideas on pretty much everything ...
anglophone comments on Feb 7, 2022:
That gets rid of Charles Darwin, geology, cosmology, paleontology and the deciphering of Linear A.
And what is a teacher to do when confronted by a Jew, a Christian, a Muslim and a Shinto all in the same class.
FFRF and ACLU are going to have a field day with those dangerous cretins.
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
Those shitheads should have their court and legal fees subtracted from their pay.
anglophone comments on Feb 7, 2022:
That gets rid of Charles Darwin, geology, cosmology, paleontology and the deciphering of Linear A.
And what is a teacher to do when confronted by a Jew, a Christian, a Muslim and a Shinto all in the same class.
FFRF and ACLU are going to have a field day with those dangerous cretins.
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
Those shitheads should have their court and legal fees subtracted from their pay.
Critical Race Theory
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Redneckliberal comments on Feb 7, 2022:
PRAGER U.....PLEASE...CRT,..TEACHING ACTUAL HISTORY
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
Oh, come-on... Prager U is just as reliable a source as The Epoch Times... (Why not cite something from Bob Jones University?)
Redneckliberal comments on Feb 7, 2022:
PRAGER U.....PLEASE...CRT,..TEACHING ACTUAL HISTORY
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
Oh, come-on... Prager U is just as reliable a source as The Epoch Times... (Why not cite something from Bob Jones University?)
Aliens?
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 Quoting Senator Harry Reid: ""I was told for decades that Lockheed had some of these retrieved materials," Reid, 81, told the New Yorker of defense contractor Lockheed Martin. "And I tried to get, as I recall, a classified approval by the Pentagon to have me go look at the stuff," he said. "They would not approve that. I don’t know what all the numbers were, what kind of classification it was, but they would not give that to me." Reid spoke to the magazine as part of an article regarding government investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/2804790/former-senator-harry-reid-believes-ufo-fragments-pentagon-possession/
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 Quoting Senator Harry Reid: ""I was told for decades that Lockheed had some of these retrieved materials," Reid, 81, told the New Yorker of defense contractor Lockheed Martin. "And I tried to get, as I recall, a classified approval by the Pentagon to have me go look at the stuff," he said. "They would not approve that. I don’t know what all the numbers were, what kind of classification it was, but they would not give that to me." Reid spoke to the magazine as part of an article regarding government investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/2804790/former-senator-harry-reid-believes-ufo-fragments-pentagon-possession/
Aliens?
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 Regardless of denials, some people are closed-minded on this topic as shown by their ignorance. Numerous reports are available detailing UFO surveillance and interference with nuclear and military assets around the world. If you haven't seen this, you might find it interesting:
https://www.narcap.de/dokumente/COMETA-Report-englisch.pdf
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 Regardless of denials, some people are closed-minded on this topic as shown by their ignorance. Numerous reports are available detailing UFO surveillance and interference with nuclear and military assets around the world. If you haven't seen this, you might find it interesting:
https://www.narcap.de/dokumente/COMETA-Report-englisch.pdf
Aliens?
Julie808 comments on Feb 7, 2022:
I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them.
I like the hint in the comment ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/519641/consider-these-eyewitness-accounts-from-children-https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-1w75hzd8vae
Julie808 comments on Feb 7, 2022:
I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them.
I like the hint in the comment ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 7, 2022:
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/519641/consider-these-eyewitness-accounts-from-children-https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-1w75hzd8vae
Ottawa police are making a good case to be defunded
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SnowyOwl comments on Feb 6, 2022:
The Conservatives just got rid of their leader, O'Toole because he didn't cuddle up to the White Supremacists and other hate groups that are behind this convoy of the disillusioned, that speaks volumes to where the Conservatives have gone.
racocn8 replies on Feb 6, 2022:
What can we do with these sickos?
SnowyOwl comments on Feb 6, 2022:
The Conservatives just got rid of their leader, O'Toole because he didn't cuddle up to the White Supremacists and other hate groups that are behind this convoy of the disillusioned, that speaks volumes to where the Conservatives have gone.
racocn8 replies on Feb 6, 2022:
What can we do with these sickos?
Audacious, beautiful performance on multiple levels.
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Organist1 comments on Feb 6, 2022:
This is the best performance I've heard of Rhapsody in Blue. I love the clarinetist too. There just aren't enough good things to say about this!
racocn8 replies on Feb 6, 2022:
I was especially impressed at the emotional jazzy nuances she brought out. I can't imagine it being done better.
Organist1 comments on Feb 6, 2022:
This is the best performance I've heard of Rhapsody in Blue. I love the clarinetist too. There just aren't enough good things to say about this!
racocn8 replies on Feb 6, 2022:
I was especially impressed at the emotional jazzy nuances she brought out. I can't imagine it being done better.
Are homosexual natures created by nurture, nature, or God?
racocn8 comments on Jan 28, 2022:
Yes, by nurture, because crowding increases homosexuality. And that is still a natural process, so nature too. If God existed, then one could claim he caused it as much as anything else. And I believe some studies suggest homosexuality is associated with certain genes.
One cannot answer or ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@Greatest There were experiments conducted on crowding rats way-back... 60's maybe? Scientists inferred homosexuality by observing male-male mounting. Perhaps that is not a suitable analogy to Human homosexuality? Also, rats became depressed, not wanting to fight for access to food, and would cower in corners. That's what I recall.
https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/22514/1/2308Ramadams.pdf
racocn8 comments on Jan 28, 2022:
Yes, by nurture, because crowding increases homosexuality. And that is still a natural process, so nature too. If God existed, then one could claim he caused it as much as anything else. And I believe some studies suggest homosexuality is associated with certain genes.
One cannot answer or ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@Greatest There were experiments conducted on crowding rats way-back... 60's maybe? Scientists inferred homosexuality by observing male-male mounting. Perhaps that is not a suitable analogy to Human homosexuality? Also, rats became depressed, not wanting to fight for access to food, and would cower in corners. That's what I recall.
https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/22514/1/2308Ramadams.pdf
In case you missed the Whoopi Goldberg kerfuffle.
racocn8 comments on Feb 5, 2022:
For Whoopi to say the Holocaust was not about race only demonstrates an unfortunate ignorance of Hitler and Nazism on her part. Hitler and the Nazis hijacked the concept of race and redefined it to justify their anti-Semitism and desire to kill 'undesirables'. Hitler and the Nazis made copious ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@LovinLarge I don't see any disagreement! I suspect she is not ignorant of Nazi propaganda, but was being 'cute' in seeking to focus on the fallacy of so-called Aryans being a different race from Jews (both white). I totally agree that this is a very good time to explore the topic in detail and that The View should invite a few experts who can provide the needed diplomacy and depth.
racocn8 comments on Feb 5, 2022:
For Whoopi to say the Holocaust was not about race only demonstrates an unfortunate ignorance of Hitler and Nazism on her part. Hitler and the Nazis hijacked the concept of race and redefined it to justify their anti-Semitism and desire to kill 'undesirables'. Hitler and the Nazis made copious ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@LovinLarge I don't see any disagreement! I suspect she is not ignorant of Nazi propaganda, but was being 'cute' in seeking to focus on the fallacy of so-called Aryans being a different race from Jews (both white). I totally agree that this is a very good time to explore the topic in detail and that The View should invite a few experts who can provide the needed diplomacy and depth.
In keeping with the standards that have become the norm on this site (if they were ever different) I...
AnneWimsey comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "neither side is interested in....scientific thought"?????
You are stretching the crap outta stuff to make your dubious post/point(s)
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
Yeah, utterly ridiculous false equivalences. "Neither side is better educated or educable." "Neither side is more kind, tolerant, or compassionate." My ass. Seriously? Merely saying shit doesn't make it true. The rest of it... ugh, just silly.
AnneWimsey comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "neither side is interested in....scientific thought"?????
You are stretching the crap outta stuff to make your dubious post/point(s)
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
Yeah, utterly ridiculous false equivalences. "Neither side is better educated or educable." "Neither side is more kind, tolerant, or compassionate." My ass. Seriously? Merely saying shit doesn't make it true. The rest of it... ugh, just silly.
I can accept that there are beings in this Universe that are so advanced compared to humans that ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Prayer = Wishing.
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@Andy4608 I had not heard that people considered 'talking to God' to be a form of prayer, but I can understand that definition. Does that type of prayer have a name? In any case, I would say that:
"Talking to God" = "Talking to yourself" (in the pejorative sense).
Either way, both are expressions of rank ego-based selfishness.
racocn8 comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Prayer = Wishing.
racocn8 replies on Feb 5, 2022:
@Andy4608 I had not heard that people considered 'talking to God' to be a form of prayer, but I can understand that definition. Does that type of prayer have a name? In any case, I would say that:
"Talking to God" = "Talking to yourself" (in the pejorative sense).
Either way, both are expressions of rank ego-based selfishness.
I know a few
St-Sinner comments on Feb 4, 2022:
So first act like a dick and then pretend like a woman who receives it unsolicited?
racocn8 replies on Feb 4, 2022:
So, it's like a hermaphrodite?
St-Sinner comments on Feb 4, 2022:
So first act like a dick and then pretend like a woman who receives it unsolicited?
racocn8 replies on Feb 4, 2022:
So, it's like a hermaphrodite?
Biden starts on his moonshot for ending cancer.
racocn8 comments on Feb 3, 2022:
Hundred of studies have shown that cannabis compounds stop or kill cancer cells in many cases. Clinical trials cannot be conducted because of the cannabis Schedule 1 classification. People have reported thousands of successful anecdotal cases.
1. Cannabinoids act together to cause cancer cells...
racocn8 replies on Feb 3, 2022:
@UrsiMajor Sorry to hear about your Dad. I lost my Mom and favorite aunt to cancer. I get that not all cancers can be cured by cannabis, but some apparently can. The point is that cannabis offers a window into how some cancers can be stopped. If we understood these processes better, cures to the resistant cancers might be found.
racocn8 comments on Feb 3, 2022:
Hundred of studies have shown that cannabis compounds stop or kill cancer cells in many cases. Clinical trials cannot be conducted because of the cannabis Schedule 1 classification. People have reported thousands of successful anecdotal cases.
1. Cannabinoids act together to cause cancer cells...
racocn8 replies on Feb 3, 2022:
@UrsiMajor Sorry to hear about your Dad. I lost my Mom and favorite aunt to cancer. I get that not all cancers can be cured by cannabis, but some apparently can. The point is that cannabis offers a window into how some cancers can be stopped. If we understood these processes better, cures to the resistant cancers might be found.
Four year old shoots self in head in back of car.
racocn8 comments on Feb 2, 2022:
The presence of cannabis is a red herring. The intended implication is that the mother and her friend weren't paying attention. One cannot give children 100% attention. It's a reasonable assumption they didn't know about the gun until it was too late. That should put responsibility back on the ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
@Gwendolyn2018 Yeah. With the wrong cop, say goodbye to the children as they get taken away by 'Protective Services' .
racocn8 comments on Feb 2, 2022:
The presence of cannabis is a red herring. The intended implication is that the mother and her friend weren't paying attention. One cannot give children 100% attention. It's a reasonable assumption they didn't know about the gun until it was too late. That should put responsibility back on the ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
@Gwendolyn2018 Yeah. With the wrong cop, say goodbye to the children as they get taken away by 'Protective Services' .
The cold war, old and new.
LiterateHiker comments on Feb 2, 2022:
What is the animal in the right foreground? And what does it signify?
A bear, pig or dog?
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
The Russian bear.
LiterateHiker comments on Feb 2, 2022:
What is the animal in the right foreground? And what does it signify?
A bear, pig or dog?
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
The Russian bear.
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rainmanjr comments on Feb 2, 2022:
I LOVE IT. Wrong but close enough for an A-. I admire originality while staying in the lines.
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
Which part and why?
rainmanjr comments on Feb 2, 2022:
I LOVE IT. Wrong but close enough for an A-. I admire originality while staying in the lines.
racocn8 replies on Feb 2, 2022:
Which part and why?
We're 1, We're 1.
U.S.A ! U.S.A. !
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jan 30, 2022:
I think this says it all
https://youtu.be/wTjMqda19wk
racocn8 replies on Jan 30, 2022:
(America is not the greatest country) "...but we were..." . Depends on what 'greatest' refers to. Right now, corporate corruption has a stranglehold on the political corruption, and only competes against Putin for that, and the Military-Industrial-Intelligence-Complex. The revered Constitution is bullshit for not dealing with the threat of corruption. The people are assholes for respecting money and power over Truth, integrity and compassion. The prevailing morals are totally upside-down for not insisting on competence, failing to vet candidates, and ignoring people's mental fitness. America's religiousness is a poison of sanctioned scammers. It's a much longer list...
TheoryNumber3 comments on Jan 30, 2022:
I think this says it all
https://youtu.be/wTjMqda19wk
racocn8 replies on Jan 30, 2022:
(America is not the greatest country) "...but we were..." . Depends on what 'greatest' refers to. Right now, corporate corruption has a stranglehold on the political corruption, and only competes against Putin for that, and the Military-Industrial-Intelligence-Complex. The revered Constitution is bullshit for not dealing with the threat of corruption. The people are assholes for respecting money and power over Truth, integrity and compassion. The prevailing morals are totally upside-down for not insisting on competence, failing to vet candidates, and ignoring people's mental fitness. America's religiousness is a poison of sanctioned scammers. It's a much longer list...
Religion is evolution’s protection against ‘extinction-due-to-evolutionary-mismatch’, just as ...
nogod4me comments on Jan 29, 2022:
No, it was borne out of humankind's fears and trying to explain the world around them with the resources they had at the time. Fear causes hatred, that is why religion is filled with violence. It cannot be redeemed. Those fearful that religion will be lost have also become violent.
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racocn8 replies on Jan 29, 2022:
Plenty of animals exhibit compassion to each other and even to other species.
nogod4me comments on Jan 29, 2022:
No, it was borne out of humankind's fears and trying to explain the world around them with the resources they had at the time. Fear causes hatred, that is why religion is filled with violence. It cannot be redeemed. Those fearful that religion will be lost have also become violent.
...
racocn8 replies on Jan 29, 2022:
Plenty of animals exhibit compassion to each other and even to other species.
Russia's Gamble in Ukraine | Center for Strategic and International Studies
racocn8 comments on Jan 28, 2022:
Yeah, in the event of invasion, Ukraine should bomb the reactor in Zaporizhzhia so the downwind fallout of super-hazardous nuclear pile cuts Russia in half.
racocn8 replies on Jan 28, 2022:
@barjoe Perhaps I didn't give clues, but it was meant to be facetious based on its outrageousness. The point being that pursuing war, even just threatening war, should also be understood as outrageous. You don't have to bomb a nuclear reactor to create horrific devastation with all the toxic chemicals stored. Putin assisted Assad with his chemical weapon attacks; will he use those on Ukraine? Along with all their other lunatic values, Republicans are falling in line with Fox/Putin talking points, claiming the dictator is the slighted party in this. Ukraine already has to deal with Chernobyl, and let's not forget how Russia accidentally downed the commercial airliner, Malasia 17. The devastation of war simply can't be conveyed.
racocn8 comments on Jan 28, 2022:
Yeah, in the event of invasion, Ukraine should bomb the reactor in Zaporizhzhia so the downwind fallout of super-hazardous nuclear pile cuts Russia in half.
racocn8 replies on Jan 28, 2022:
@barjoe Perhaps I didn't give clues, but it was meant to be facetious based on its outrageousness. The point being that pursuing war, even just threatening war, should also be understood as outrageous. You don't have to bomb a nuclear reactor to create horrific devastation with all the toxic chemicals stored. Putin assisted Assad with his chemical weapon attacks; will he use those on Ukraine? Along with all their other lunatic values, Republicans are falling in line with Fox/Putin talking points, claiming the dictator is the slighted party in this. Ukraine already has to deal with Chernobyl, and let's not forget how Russia accidentally downed the commercial airliner, Malasia 17. The devastation of war simply can't be conveyed.
Our governments should never be able to force anyone to carry a pregnancy against their will.
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Remember, abortion is just the first step. Then comes outlawing contraception.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@mischi I don't suppose you'd be willing to reveal what country that was. OK if not. Just curious.
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Remember, abortion is just the first step. Then comes outlawing contraception.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@mischi I don't suppose you'd be willing to reveal what country that was. OK if not. Just curious.
It’s literally the worst food!
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Again, we see how impoverishment results in poor food choices, and in turn, become representative of ethnicity.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@killtheskyfairy That would be your response.
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Again, we see how impoverishment results in poor food choices, and in turn, become representative of ethnicity.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@killtheskyfairy That would be your response.
It’s literally the worst food!
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Again, we see how impoverishment results in poor food choices, and in turn, become representative of ethnicity.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Killtheskyfairy Most Brits are not impoverished now, but England is much more prosperous now than when their ethnic dishes were developed. The point is that poor quality food choices continue as a matter of ethnic loyalty.
racocn8 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Again, we see how impoverishment results in poor food choices, and in turn, become representative of ethnicity.
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Killtheskyfairy Most Brits are not impoverished now, but England is much more prosperous now than when their ethnic dishes were developed. The point is that poor quality food choices continue as a matter of ethnic loyalty.
Will it ever end....
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jan 27, 2022:
It likely won't end until the last anti-vaxxer is dead....
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/anti-vaccination-bill-georgia-senate/85-dabc52a2-9af8-464d-835b-ff41651725ef
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
Promise?
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jan 27, 2022:
It likely won't end until the last anti-vaxxer is dead....
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/anti-vaccination-bill-georgia-senate/85-dabc52a2-9af8-464d-835b-ff41651725ef
racocn8 replies on Jan 27, 2022:
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