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The following is a piece I recently wrote to an old friend turned right-wing and religious:
Jim, ...
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Well written
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Well written
[yahoo.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
I concur. It resembled newsreels of Hitler rallies during the time leading up WWII.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
I concur. It resembled newsreels of Hitler rallies during the time leading up WWII.
toot sweet - quickly, immediately, at once.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Toute de siite:
The song title is a play on words, a humorous Anglicisation of the French expression "tout de suite", meaning "at once" or "right away". During World War I British soldiers serving in France, most of whom could not speak French, adopted the phrase as "toot sweet" to mean "hurry up" or "look smart".[1][2] In the context of the film and stage musical, "Toot Sweets" is about a piece of confectionery ("sweet" being the British term for confectionery) invented by the main character, Caractacus Potts, that has holes in it, making the sweet playable as an edible whistle. Unfortunately for Potts, the toot sweets act like dog whistles, calling all the local canines into the sweet factory, ruining the sanitary conditions of the factory and turning love interest Truly's father against him.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toot_Sweets
Toot sweet candies:
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Toute de siite:
The song title is a play on words, a humorous Anglicisation of the French expression "tout de suite", meaning "at once" or "right away". During World War I British soldiers serving in France, most of whom could not speak French, adopted the phrase as "toot sweet" to mean "hurry up" or "look smart".[1][2] In the context of the film and stage musical, "Toot Sweets" is about a piece of confectionery ("sweet" being the British term for confectionery) invented by the main character, Caractacus Potts, that has holes in it, making the sweet playable as an edible whistle. Unfortunately for Potts, the toot sweets act like dog whistles, calling all the local canines into the sweet factory, ruining the sanitary conditions of the factory and turning love interest Truly's father against him.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toot_Sweets
Toot sweet candies:
The Tea Party and today's right-wing libertarian movements are built on several premises or ...
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
You've done a good job outlining the limitations of Libertarianism. Many in the Liberatarian camp reference Ayn Rand and the Objectivism movement as their guide posts. Most do not understand human nature, or Ayn Rand for that matter.
Ayn Rand was writiing out of her experiences in Soviet Russia. As such she wrote in a polar extreme to the failing Communist system she fled. I did an independent study on her and her philosophies in college many years ago.
The problem lies in the fact most proponents of Objectivism and Libertarianism today are writing or espousing without to benefit of the same experiential base or context. They are grabbing onto a surficial undetstanding of what Rand meant by selfishness.
Todays Libertarianism is primarily a clarion call for superselfishness. It is principally a way to achieve two objectives:
1) Preserve white male (primarily) privilige. The idea that basically says that nobody can tell me who I have to accept, what I can do, or that I need to be accountable to anybody besides myself (they just don't want to called into account for their actions or be responsible for contributing to the larger community):
2) They are generally immature and recoil when they are told they have to contribute to society or provide assistance to anybody besides themselves. They are the type that were continually in trouble in school because they were convinced that nobody could tell them what to do.
Libertarianism is indeed a selfish minor philosophy, but not in the way that is consistent with Ayn Rand's experiences or intent. The above discriptions are indeed generalizations, but are anecdotally consistent with my observations and experiences.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
You've done a good job outlining the limitations of Libertarianism. Many in the Liberatarian camp reference Ayn Rand and the Objectivism movement as their guide posts. Most do not understand human nature, or Ayn Rand for that matter.
Ayn Rand was writiing out of her experiences in Soviet Russia. As such she wrote in a polar extreme to the failing Communist system she fled. I did an independent study on her and her philosophies in college many years ago.
The problem lies in the fact most proponents of Objectivism and Libertarianism today are writing or espousing without to benefit of the same experiential base or context. They are grabbing onto a surficial undetstanding of what Rand meant by selfishness.
Todays Libertarianism is primarily a clarion call for superselfishness. It is principally a way to achieve two objectives:
1) Preserve white male (primarily) privilige. The idea that basically says that nobody can tell me who I have to accept, what I can do, or that I need to be accountable to anybody besides myself (they just don't want to called into account for their actions or be responsible for contributing to the larger community):
2) They are generally immature and recoil when they are told they have to contribute to society or provide assistance to anybody besides themselves. They are the type that were continually in trouble in school because they were convinced that nobody could tell them what to do.
Libertarianism is indeed a selfish minor philosophy, but not in the way that is consistent with Ayn Rand's experiences or intent. The above discriptions are indeed generalizations, but are anecdotally consistent with my observations and experiences.
Republican Governor Thinks $40,000 Is Too Much To Pay Teachers, Vetoes Minimum Salary [labor411.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Rauner was probably one of those people who struggled to graduate high school, so doesn't have a positive relationship with education. Not an excuse, just a speculation. As a teacher. I've encountered many of these people in my career.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Rauner was probably one of those people who struggled to graduate high school, so doesn't have a positive relationship with education. Not an excuse, just a speculation. As a teacher. I've encountered many of these people in my career.
Maybe not so common in other parts of the world, but the first time I came across it was today.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
New word to me
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
New word to me
Who's this guy and gal? Anybody?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Schwarzenegger. Do not know female
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Schwarzenegger. Do not know female
Just spit my drink...
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
I occasionally tell my students to wipe their chin as they seem to have verbal diarrhea.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
I occasionally tell my students to wipe their chin as they seem to have verbal diarrhea.
Do you believe in luck & chance?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
No. Probabilities yes
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
No. Probabilities yes
Hey everybody.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Not all evil. The Republicans are still there. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Not all evil. The Republicans are still there. Lol
Any Trump supporters on here?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
You'll find them huddled in the Conservative Atheists Group. This is their echo chamber.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
You'll find them huddled in the Conservative Atheists Group. This is their echo chamber.
What were you doing on July 20, 1969?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Intetnational Boy Scout Expo in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Intetnational Boy Scout Expo in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Good morning all.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Iced coffee, a good book and air conditioning
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Iced coffee, a good book and air conditioning
Can you name this lady? What was she famous for?
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Diana Rigg (?) - Avengers.
t1nick comments on Jul 19, 2019:
Diana Rigg (?) - Avengers.
This is a letter copied from an article in The Independent.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
So....? A barber in the 19th Century was not only a bsrber, but a dentist, a doctor, and in Friedrich's case, a brothel owner. He wasn't so innocent.
Frederick Trump (born Friedrich Trump; 14 March 1869 – 30 May 1918) was a German–American businessman and the patriarch of the Trump family. Born in Kallstadt, in the Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), he emigrated to the United States at the age of 16 and started working as a barber. Several years later, in 1891, he moved to the Northwest. He allegedly made his fortune by operating restaurants and brothels in Seattle and the mining town Monte Cristo, and brothels in the Klondike Gold Rush.[1][2] He later returned to Kallstadt and married. Bavarian authorities accused him of emigrating when he was young to avoid fulfilling his military service, so he lost his Bavarian citizenship; he and his family returned to the United States.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Trump
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
So....? A barber in the 19th Century was not only a bsrber, but a dentist, a doctor, and in Friedrich's case, a brothel owner. He wasn't so innocent.
Frederick Trump (born Friedrich Trump; 14 March 1869 – 30 May 1918) was a German–American businessman and the patriarch of the Trump family. Born in Kallstadt, in the Kingdom of Bavaria (now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), he emigrated to the United States at the age of 16 and started working as a barber. Several years later, in 1891, he moved to the Northwest. He allegedly made his fortune by operating restaurants and brothels in Seattle and the mining town Monte Cristo, and brothels in the Klondike Gold Rush.[1][2] He later returned to Kallstadt and married. Bavarian authorities accused him of emigrating when he was young to avoid fulfilling his military service, so he lost his Bavarian citizenship; he and his family returned to the United States.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Trump
Would you want to live forever as a disembodied head? (Like Futurama)
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
As long as their is an unending supply of tacos, fig newtons, and black licorice. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
As long as their is an unending supply of tacos, fig newtons, and black licorice. Lol
What he did today is just wrong!
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
This is nothing new for Rand. He is a Libertarian which translates into extreme selfishness.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
This is nothing new for Rand. He is a Libertarian which translates into extreme selfishness.
Were you a good boy today? I think she can handle both good and bad boys... What do you think?
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
I'll gladly submit to a frisk, search, and hand cuff. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
I'll gladly submit to a frisk, search, and hand cuff. Lol
Stay classy, Kentucky.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Go figure, and they're mostlyvwhite and acolytes of Trump. Land of McConnell.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Go figure, and they're mostlyvwhite and acolytes of Trump. Land of McConnell.
And they are serious about their "reporting."
Jerry Springer journalism at its finest.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Yup, leave it to FOX. No integrity or talent.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Yup, leave it to FOX. No integrity or talent.
House votes to set aside impeachment resolution against Trump
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
All those waffling and on the fence are waiting for the Mueller testimony. They are banking on his testimnony providing such incontrovertible evidence and damage, such that they can throw their hands up and say hallelujah, at last. They are going to be potentially disappointed. They waited too long for a subpoena and Mueller resisted too long.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
All those waffling and on the fence are waiting for the Mueller testimony. They are banking on his testimnony providing such incontrovertible evidence and damage, such that they can throw their hands up and say hallelujah, at last. They are going to be potentially disappointed. They waited too long for a subpoena and Mueller resisted too long.
92-year-old Mexican man beaten with a brick, told to 'go back to your own country’ by a pack of ...
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Yes. Many of his followers are mentally unstable like him.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Yes. Many of his followers are mentally unstable like him.
These Democrats are as deplorable as Republicans.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
The expectation is not that they will be successful given the make-up the Senate, but that they went on record as supporting. Whether their support is heartfelt, - well as the Republicans are fond of claiming about Trump's racism: :Don't know what's in his heart" (BS - actions speak louder than words and his actions are clear).
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
The expectation is not that they will be successful given the make-up the Senate, but that they went on record as supporting. Whether their support is heartfelt, - well as the Republicans are fond of claiming about Trump's racism: :Don't know what's in his heart" (BS - actions speak louder than words and his actions are clear).
U.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
It didn't work, McConnell is still there.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
It didn't work, McConnell is still there.
FBI believed Trump was closely involved in hush-money scheme, unsealed documents show
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Campaign finance laws infringements.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Campaign finance laws infringements.
I just realized Ocasio-Cortez is Puerto Rican. So her ancestors immigrated to the US, from the US.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Lol. Thats one way to look at it. I guess we should send her back to the USA. LOL
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Lol. Thats one way to look at it. I guess we should send her back to the USA. LOL
I started out liking this guy.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
I know who you are referring to. He is infuriating. Claims to be a Democrat (even on his bio) but is a Trump supporter and touts a extremely right wing agenda. He may be a troll or agent provocateur for his own enjoyment.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
I know who you are referring to. He is infuriating. Claims to be a Democrat (even on his bio) but is a Trump supporter and touts a extremely right wing agenda. He may be a troll or agent provocateur for his own enjoyment.
Dangerous demigod
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Lets see how long it takes for one of Trump's deranged supporters to make an attempt on Omar's life. Also expect a steep increase in hate crimes following this week's racist demonstration by Trump. He just gave white supremacists fuel and implicit permission.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Lets see how long it takes for one of Trump's deranged supporters to make an attempt on Omar's life. Also expect a steep increase in hate crimes following this week's racist demonstration by Trump. He just gave white supremacists fuel and implicit permission.
What do you suppose she's thinking? Make your own caption...
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Is he going to make his move or isn't he?
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Is he going to make his move or isn't he?
Translation .
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
There are absolutes. But the absolutes that are true are based on evidence, not opinion or superstition
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
There are absolutes. But the absolutes that are true are based on evidence, not opinion or superstition
Capitalist Republiklans vs.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
That's how it's shaping up. Based on lies and misdirection.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
That's how it's shaping up. Based on lies and misdirection.
How a Trojan Horse Project to Rewrite Our Constitution Could Actually Happen if Trump Wins in 2020 ...
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Scary
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Scary
[dailymail.
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Similarities are getting scary
t1nick comments on Jul 18, 2019:
Similarities are getting scary
A Little baby lizard found his way into my house.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
You should take in the British comedy-mystery series, "Murder in Paradise". One of the adjunct characters in the series is a Lizard that lives in the primary character's house. The main character uses the lizard as a comedic foil.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
You should take in the British comedy-mystery series, "Murder in Paradise". One of the adjunct characters in the series is a Lizard that lives in the primary character's house. The main character uses the lizard as a comedic foil.
Posted this on my Facebook page and my Christian friends are up in arms.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
When Trump first came into office and he cuts funds for Meals on Wheels for the elderly, I posted on my fb page a post the equated Evagelicals with ISIS. I said that Evangelicals killed through policy instead with guns. But were essentially the same result.
Needless to say I lost a few friends and acquaintances over that. Lol.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
When Trump first came into office and he cuts funds for Meals on Wheels for the elderly, I posted on my fb page a post the equated Evagelicals with ISIS. I said that Evangelicals killed through policy instead with guns. But were essentially the same result.
Needless to say I lost a few friends and acquaintances over that. Lol.
Finally hit 9.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Congrats. That's quite a feat.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Congrats. That's quite a feat.
Collective Narcissism: Political Consequences of Investing Self‐Worth in the Ingroup’s Image
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
White privilege!!! Specifically white male privilige.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
White privilege!!! Specifically white male privilige.
What's your Superpower?
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
So apt. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
So apt. Lol
Growing up in a secular family, I was not indoctrinated into any religious or theistic beliefs.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Lol. You don't know what your missing out on. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Lol. You don't know what your missing out on. Lol
I am not an atheist.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Atheist without question.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Atheist without question.
Do you listen to music from another country whose language you don’t understand but like the song ...
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Yes, often.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
Yes, often.
Who is your favorite Futurama side character?
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
My physics students began calling me Dr. Zoidberg last year as a sign of affection. In my career I been called Beetlejuice (because they thought I looked like Michael Keaton) and Garth from Wayne's World when I was sporting a mullet. You know when students like you when you are given a moniker based on a popular media personality (as long as its not Beavis or Butthead - lol).
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
My physics students began calling me Dr. Zoidberg last year as a sign of affection. In my career I been called Beetlejuice (because they thought I looked like Michael Keaton) and Garth from Wayne's World when I was sporting a mullet. You know when students like you when you are given a moniker based on a popular media personality (as long as its not Beavis or Butthead - lol).
World's Greatest Gallery of Mushrooms That Look Like Butts
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
I guess I'll just butt out and no comment on this one! Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
I guess I'll just butt out and no comment on this one! Lol
Donald Trump's legacy will now and forever more be plagued by association with racism.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
It's now part of the official Cogressional record and will be forever immorialized as a historical event attached to this Administration.
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
It's now part of the official Cogressional record and will be forever immorialized as a historical event attached to this Administration.
Good news 😍
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
I think I've read this one before. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 17, 2019:
I think I've read this one before. Lol
Are you racist?
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
Biologically and evolutionarily, the concept of race does not exist in humans. Biologically, race implies a geographically isolated population that has evolved independent of its parent population and would under normal conditions not interbreed with the parent population. Not a new species, a subspecies perhaps.
Humans by their mobility has precluded the ability of any human population on this planet to be or remain geographically isolated. Interbreeding, either willingly or forced has occurred between all human populations. Every human carries a little DNA from every group somewhere in their code. There is no such thing as a pure group.
Skin color does not define race. It defines melatonin production as a result of geographic proximity to, or away from the equator or poles. It is a consequence of adaptation and sexual selection.
In humans, "race" remains a cultural construct, not a biological determinant.
For me personally, I am predominantly of northern and western European heritage. But for over 20 years of my teaching career I have lived on various Native reservations or taught in all Native schools. In all these instances I was by and large the minority. I have felt reverse discrimination, but never was deterred by it realizing that as they got to know me better it would disappear. And thats what happened
Now everybody has some area where discrimenation creeps in. Humans are about hierarchy, even if they consciously fight against it. To claim no racism whoatsoever is to dimenish the significance of what racism is according to scholars who study racism. Its to deny the insidiousness of racist behavior.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
Biologically and evolutionarily, the concept of race does not exist in humans. Biologically, race implies a geographically isolated population that has evolved independent of its parent population and would under normal conditions not interbreed with the parent population. Not a new species, a subspecies perhaps.
Humans by their mobility has precluded the ability of any human population on this planet to be or remain geographically isolated. Interbreeding, either willingly or forced has occurred between all human populations. Every human carries a little DNA from every group somewhere in their code. There is no such thing as a pure group.
Skin color does not define race. It defines melatonin production as a result of geographic proximity to, or away from the equator or poles. It is a consequence of adaptation and sexual selection.
In humans, "race" remains a cultural construct, not a biological determinant.
For me personally, I am predominantly of northern and western European heritage. But for over 20 years of my teaching career I have lived on various Native reservations or taught in all Native schools. In all these instances I was by and large the minority. I have felt reverse discrimination, but never was deterred by it realizing that as they got to know me better it would disappear. And thats what happened
Now everybody has some area where discrimenation creeps in. Humans are about hierarchy, even if they consciously fight against it. To claim no racism whoatsoever is to dimenish the significance of what racism is according to scholars who study racism. Its to deny the insidiousness of racist behavior.
This article shows exactly what has happened in America since January 2017.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
You make an astute observation. However how can we stand by and do nothing. That is as counterproductive as challenging it and losing. But, we must stand up to boorish and racist behavior no matter up.
IMO we may be at a racial tipping point. The racial genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in. If Trump and the Republicans want to fuel the fire, ultimately they will get burned.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
You make an astute observation. However how can we stand by and do nothing. That is as counterproductive as challenging it and losing. But, we must stand up to boorish and racist behavior no matter up.
IMO we may be at a racial tipping point. The racial genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in. If Trump and the Republicans want to fuel the fire, ultimately they will get burned.
Trump Is a Racist. If You Still Support Him, So Are You.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
If you disagree with Trump and think his words are racist, but remain quiet, you are complicit. By staying quiet you give implicit permission to the perpetrator, making you just as guilty as the perpetrator.
Just ask the vicitms of Naxi Germany 1933 to 1945
That population was silent too as the Nazi's rose to power and began their atrocities. The populace remained silent, turned a blind eye, then attemted to rationalize it all away, and we observe what happened next.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
If you disagree with Trump and think his words are racist, but remain quiet, you are complicit. By staying quiet you give implicit permission to the perpetrator, making you just as guilty as the perpetrator.
Just ask the vicitms of Naxi Germany 1933 to 1945
That population was silent too as the Nazi's rose to power and began their atrocities. The populace remained silent, turned a blind eye, then attemted to rationalize it all away, and we observe what happened next.
Ive just been outside to watch the lunar eclipse, not visible from most if the usa unfortunately.
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
Stupidity occurs all over the world
t1nick comments on Jul 16, 2019:
Stupidity occurs all over the world
Kung Fu Fighting!!
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Lol. Everybody was Kung Fu fighting! Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Lol. Everybody was Kung Fu fighting! Lol
If you are not actively opposing Donald Trump now, you are part of the problem.
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
In summary: On Saturday, Trump tweeted a post that has been deemed by the majority as racist. In order to capitalize on the recent division in the Democratic Party between Nancy Pelosi and the freshman squad, Trump made a racist declaration against the freshman squad. His intent was to continue to convince his supporters that the ENTIRE Democratic Party has moved incontrovertibly to the far left and are socialists, even were communists.
He demanded that the four freshmen female Congresswomen of color go back to the country they came from. That their countries were the equivalent to "shithole" countries (he didn't actually say that word this time but the description of their "counties" were close enough.
First, three of the Congresswomen were born in the United States, and are therefore US citizens. The fourth, Ihan Omar was born in Somalia, immigrated to the US at age 12 and became naturalized. She is a US citizen, she went through the proper steps, took and passed the Naturalization exam, and was elected by other US citizens.
He claimed that they hated the United States and should leave. Conflating criticism of policy with the hatred for their country is just ignorant. Conflating criticism of Isreali policy with anti-semitism is just ignorant.
The worst part is the use of the racist trope, "go back to where you came from". That trope has been around since before the Chinese Exclusion Act of the 1880's. It was a common trope during Jim Crow for blacks. It was used against Italian and Irish immigrants at the fin de sigle. It's been the clarion call of those who want to exclude immigres from Central America. It was a blatant racial slight, beyond debate. Its a clear overt dog whistle to white supremacy.
He tripled down today from the Rose Garden. No apologies, no clarifications. He is an overt racist, no longer debatable.
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
In summary: On Saturday, Trump tweeted a post that has been deemed by the majority as racist. In order to capitalize on the recent division in the Democratic Party between Nancy Pelosi and the freshman squad, Trump made a racist declaration against the freshman squad. His intent was to continue to convince his supporters that the ENTIRE Democratic Party has moved incontrovertibly to the far left and are socialists, even were communists.
He demanded that the four freshmen female Congresswomen of color go back to the country they came from. That their countries were the equivalent to "shithole" countries (he didn't actually say that word this time but the description of their "counties" were close enough.
First, three of the Congresswomen were born in the United States, and are therefore US citizens. The fourth, Ihan Omar was born in Somalia, immigrated to the US at age 12 and became naturalized. She is a US citizen, she went through the proper steps, took and passed the Naturalization exam, and was elected by other US citizens.
He claimed that they hated the United States and should leave. Conflating criticism of policy with the hatred for their country is just ignorant. Conflating criticism of Isreali policy with anti-semitism is just ignorant.
The worst part is the use of the racist trope, "go back to where you came from". That trope has been around since before the Chinese Exclusion Act of the 1880's. It was a common trope during Jim Crow for blacks. It was used against Italian and Irish immigrants at the fin de sigle. It's been the clarion call of those who want to exclude immigres from Central America. It was a blatant racial slight, beyond debate. Its a clear overt dog whistle to white supremacy.
He tripled down today from the Rose Garden. No apologies, no clarifications. He is an overt racist, no longer debatable.
The Zephod Beblbrox presidency. I keep waiting for him to try and steal an aircraft carrier.
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Sorry, if I'm not mistaken but the Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe doesn't take you near the White House if I remember correctly. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Sorry, if I'm not mistaken but the Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe doesn't take you near the White House if I remember correctly. Lol
How US Policy Created the Refugee Crisis in Central America – Citizen Truth
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
I sent a similar article to PaulMartin twp days ago:
A Century of U.S. Intervention Created the Immigration Crisis
https://medium.com/s/story/timeline-us-intervention-central-america-a9bea9ebc148
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
I sent a similar article to PaulMartin twp days ago:
A Century of U.S. Intervention Created the Immigration Crisis
https://medium.com/s/story/timeline-us-intervention-central-america-a9bea9ebc148
Good news! [metro.co.uk]
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Definitly true. Woo hoo
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Definitly true. Woo hoo
Trump's "RACISTS" twit.
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Trump is the "twit" what he put out was a "tweet". Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Trump is the "twit" what he put out was a "tweet". Lol
Does anyone else have problems with our current meaning of the word "bespoke"?
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Amelie, please submit what specific meaning you are referring to, so I can compare with my own understanding.
t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:
Amelie, please submit what specific meaning you are referring to, so I can compare with my own understanding.
[alternet.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
You have a moral compass first. I fear most of his followers have neither the intellect nor the morals to notice anything wrong.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
You have a moral compass first. I fear most of his followers have neither the intellect nor the morals to notice anything wrong.
from The Jon S.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
What happened to us as a nation. We have indeed lost our way and given into the baser instincts of the human condition. We can exploit without compassion and turn our backs to those who need our help. Shame on us, we are repeating history. Have we not learned?
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
What happened to us as a nation. We have indeed lost our way and given into the baser instincts of the human condition. We can exploit without compassion and turn our backs to those who need our help. Shame on us, we are repeating history. Have we not learned?
My sister died yesterday after being sick for 2-3 years.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Condolences. I declined as well when my mom died. I knew I had her memorirs so didnt ferl compelled to do a eulogy. It was a Christian ceremony and like you zi didnt wantvto ferl like a hypocrite. Enough siblinhs gsve eulogies. They di not need me.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Condolences. I declined as well when my mom died. I knew I had her memorirs so didnt ferl compelled to do a eulogy. It was a Christian ceremony and like you zi didnt wantvto ferl like a hypocrite. Enough siblinhs gsve eulogies. They di not need me.
A beautiful woman is more than her body.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Definitely. Nice smile
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Definitely. Nice smile
Police find URANIUM, a rattlesnake, an open bottle of bourbon and a gun in a 'stolen car'
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Hey this is Oklahoma, nothing unusual here.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Hey this is Oklahoma, nothing unusual here.
It' Bastille Day! Anyone want to celebrate by revolting against the oppressing class? I am stoked!
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Time to roll out the guillotine on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? Kick Administration butt, takes names later. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Time to roll out the guillotine on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? Kick Administration butt, takes names later. Lol
You know, Oklahoma and Kansas are pretty easy to pick on.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Lol. Now you know what the rest of us were already aware of. Lol
If OK and KS is "Merikas" heartland, I think we need a quadruple bypass. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Lol. Now you know what the rest of us were already aware of. Lol
If OK and KS is "Merikas" heartland, I think we need a quadruple bypass. Lol
New leak claims Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal 'to spite Obama' - BBC News
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Is that surprising? He has openly worked to undo anything Obama accomplished. Trump is openly racist, as is his supporters, and they are working overtime to erase Obama's legacy.
Just like McConnell set out to do. McConnell vowed the day after Obama's inauguration that he would actively work to block anything Obama put forward and make sure Obama was a one term president. He failed on the later, and mostly succeeded on the former.
t1nick comments on Jul 14, 2019:
Is that surprising? He has openly worked to undo anything Obama accomplished. Trump is openly racist, as is his supporters, and they are working overtime to erase Obama's legacy.
Just like McConnell set out to do. McConnell vowed the day after Obama's inauguration that he would actively work to block anything Obama put forward and make sure Obama was a one term president. He failed on the later, and mostly succeeded on the former.
Thoughts on Interracial Dating & Marriage
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Sounds good to me. My gf is latina and I'm white.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Sounds good to me. My gf is latina and I'm white.
[yahoo.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
60,000 nominees for the Darwin award.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
60,000 nominees for the Darwin award.
Summer fun try 2
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
☹
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
☹
These are not instructions!
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
We are also at #10.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
We are also at #10.
Huh. Ain't that something
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
The apple doesn't fall far from the family tree.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
The apple doesn't fall far from the family tree.
And some people crying about illegal immigrants conditions.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Of course you don't.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Of course you don't.
Ever since the last Windows 10 update, my PC has been crashing a lot. Anybody else?
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Lots of people are having trouble with Win 10. You are not along. Clean your cache maybe?
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Lots of people are having trouble with Win 10. You are not along. Clean your cache maybe?
Here's a question I've been thinking about.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
No
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
No
Do you believe in law of attraction?
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
You mean "likes repel and opposites attract" lol. Animal magnetism. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
You mean "likes repel and opposites attract" lol. Animal magnetism. Lol
Thanks to everyone for your love and support for me and Dan yesterday.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Glad to hear results were positive.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Glad to hear results were positive.
What is it to be an asshole?
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Sounds like most Trump supporters if you ask me. A lot of the entitlement that we are contending with is white privilege, specifically white male privilege.
t1nick comments on Jul 13, 2019:
Sounds like most Trump supporters if you ask me. A lot of the entitlement that we are contending with is white privilege, specifically white male privilege.
You wanna?
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Definitely. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Definitely. Lol
"Quest For Fire" 1981 adventure film from France that is set in the ice-age.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
I I remember this movie from its first release. I too ran across this folm earlier this year. Rae Dong as most probably know is the daughter of Tommy Ching from Cheech snd Chong fame.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
I I remember this movie from its first release. I too ran across this folm earlier this year. Rae Dong as most probably know is the daughter of Tommy Ching from Cheech snd Chong fame.
ATTENTION - A SURVEY ABOUT AMERICAN WOMEN!
Most US women won't dine alone with opposite sex, ...
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
The two situations which you are attempting to conflate are not necessarily compatible. A dining situation can have implications and pitfalls that are different from thise associated with being a jounalist and doing a job.
Questions of who pays, believe it or not that is a high anxiety question for many women. If you let the guy pay, many immature guys attach expectations to that action. They believe if they pay, they expect something in return. You offer and srmand to pay, and the same other petson is insulted. It many cases it is a no win situation for the women.
In the situation where a woman journalist is doing a job
the lines of expectations and behaviors are more clearly laid out. Not that individuals might not overstep those boundaries, but is less likely.
Given the raising of perceptions over the last couple of decades, the situations outlined above have decreased. But there are still a large number of socially immature men out there.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
The two situations which you are attempting to conflate are not necessarily compatible. A dining situation can have implications and pitfalls that are different from thise associated with being a jounalist and doing a job.
Questions of who pays, believe it or not that is a high anxiety question for many women. If you let the guy pay, many immature guys attach expectations to that action. They believe if they pay, they expect something in return. You offer and srmand to pay, and the same other petson is insulted. It many cases it is a no win situation for the women.
In the situation where a woman journalist is doing a job
the lines of expectations and behaviors are more clearly laid out. Not that individuals might not overstep those boundaries, but is less likely.
Given the raising of perceptions over the last couple of decades, the situations outlined above have decreased. But there are still a large number of socially immature men out there.
Negative personality traits?
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
I'm too demure and withdrawing. NOT! Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
I'm too demure and withdrawing. NOT! Lol
Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong in the US.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Knowlege is nothing without the tools to apply them. What you call technique is really skills. Intellectual content is nothing without the ability to properly evaluate what you see, hear, or read.
Thats why we have Trump followers today. Somewhere along the line they failed to acquire the tools necessary to evaluate the information they were taking in.
Whats missing in elementary school (and it continues throughout all of secondary education) is intellectual disciple. Complex rational thinking is not an innate skill that one is born with (notice I said complex). It is learned and develped by practice.
Schools are no longer making their students be accountable for being intellectually disciplined. We accept sloppy work that fails to meet the mininmum skills standards. We allow inferior thought processes, inferior demonstrations of skill development, and inferior products to be handed in.
However, before you say, "well its the educational systems fault, the schools fault, the teachets fault.", realize teachers and schools are just responding to the level of support they recieve from parents.
Teachers and schools would love to ibcrease the intellectual demand and rigor of the work. But over the last 30 years parents have abandoned education. Now teachers are reprimanded for making the wook "too hard".
When Adminstrators bring this charge against a teacher its usually because of parental pressure. They want little Johnny to get good grades, but Johnny refuses to do the work that is sent home. Instead he goes in his room plays video games. The parents are inept at getting him to cooperate and do his homework, so they give up. Its easier to complain to the Principal or School Board that the teacher expects too much from their kids.
Complex thought processes snd problem solving is far more important in the long run than content. If I have the skills developed for critical thinking, I can take in sny snd all content and be fairly sure that I can effectively evaluate, understand and appropritely question the material.
"Give me a fish today and I eat today, but teach me to fish and I provide for all days going forward"
Give me a fact today and I can repeat it back without understanding its significance, but teach me to think and I can solve the problems that I face going forward.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Knowlege is nothing without the tools to apply them. What you call technique is really skills. Intellectual content is nothing without the ability to properly evaluate what you see, hear, or read.
Thats why we have Trump followers today. Somewhere along the line they failed to acquire the tools necessary to evaluate the information they were taking in.
Whats missing in elementary school (and it continues throughout all of secondary education) is intellectual disciple. Complex rational thinking is not an innate skill that one is born with (notice I said complex). It is learned and develped by practice.
Schools are no longer making their students be accountable for being intellectually disciplined. We accept sloppy work that fails to meet the mininmum skills standards. We allow inferior thought processes, inferior demonstrations of skill development, and inferior products to be handed in.
However, before you say, "well its the educational systems fault, the schools fault, the teachets fault.", realize teachers and schools are just responding to the level of support they recieve from parents.
Teachers and schools would love to ibcrease the intellectual demand and rigor of the work. But over the last 30 years parents have abandoned education. Now teachers are reprimanded for making the wook "too hard".
When Adminstrators bring this charge against a teacher its usually because of parental pressure. They want little Johnny to get good grades, but Johnny refuses to do the work that is sent home. Instead he goes in his room plays video games. The parents are inept at getting him to cooperate and do his homework, so they give up. Its easier to complain to the Principal or School Board that the teacher expects too much from their kids.
Complex thought processes snd problem solving is far more important in the long run than content. If I have the skills developed for critical thinking, I can take in sny snd all content and be fairly sure that I can effectively evaluate, understand and appropritely question the material.
"Give me a fish today and I eat today, but teach me to fish and I provide for all days going forward"
Give me a fact today and I can repeat it back without understanding its significance, but teach me to think and I can solve the problems that I face going forward.
Cutiebeauty, your future!
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Lol. Fits a lot of tennagers as well. Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Lol. Fits a lot of tennagers as well. Lol
As a followup to @FlippantLlama's wonderful sensual black and white.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Very nice collection. Black and white photography is a wonderful way to present these women.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Very nice collection. Black and white photography is a wonderful way to present these women.
I just saw this on facebook.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Shawarma is a tasty dish at any time. Don't forget to have a Turkish coffee and a piece of Baklava for dessert.
t1nick comments on Jul 12, 2019:
Shawarma is a tasty dish at any time. Don't forget to have a Turkish coffee and a piece of Baklava for dessert.
This is why I freak out much more often than I used to, right here.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Time for eviction. They are taking advantage of the fact that need you needed assistance at one time and they offered to assist. That doesn't give them right to abuse their privileges.
Take the trash and put on the boys bed. Take the dirty dishes and put them in their bed.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Time for eviction. They are taking advantage of the fact that need you needed assistance at one time and they offered to assist. That doesn't give them right to abuse their privileges.
Take the trash and put on the boys bed. Take the dirty dishes and put them in their bed.
Barry is no ordinary storm. May become hurricane. The levees may overflow. [thinkprogress.org]
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Things not mentioned in the article:
1. Barry is moving at only 5-10 mph over thr Gulf. At that speed it may stall out once it makes landfall. That means that an overly excesdive amount of rainfall on the state.
2. The Mississippi River is still at partial flood stage. This means that new discharge into the river due to Barry will return it to critical flood stage.
3. The maximum flood level ever reported for New Orleans is 21 ft. Barry is expected to crest at a minimum of 19 ft.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Things not mentioned in the article:
1. Barry is moving at only 5-10 mph over thr Gulf. At that speed it may stall out once it makes landfall. That means that an overly excesdive amount of rainfall on the state.
2. The Mississippi River is still at partial flood stage. This means that new discharge into the river due to Barry will return it to critical flood stage.
3. The maximum flood level ever reported for New Orleans is 21 ft. Barry is expected to crest at a minimum of 19 ft.
The invisible woman attempted modelling for awhile... It didn't work out for her...
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Lol
BBC - Future - Do humans have a ‘religion instinct’?
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Religion falls under the heading of learned behavior. Curiosity falls under the heading of innate. Therefore, religion is a learned response to the innate curiosity response.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Religion falls under the heading of learned behavior. Curiosity falls under the heading of innate. Therefore, religion is a learned response to the innate curiosity response.
I'm in a sensual mood today, and loving the black and whites...
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Nice artistic piece. Engaging
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Nice artistic piece. Engaging
Who's Mustache Is It?
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
10 out 13. Most before being offered the clues. Woo hoo. Unfortunately mine was not offered up on the quiz.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
10 out 13. Most before being offered the clues. Woo hoo. Unfortunately mine was not offered up on the quiz.
Cockys having lunch in Canberra
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Cockatoos. Its funny that you refer them as "cockys". Lol
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Cockatoos. Its funny that you refer them as "cockys". Lol
I know... it's funny though.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Not really. Not because of the political message, just because its not funny.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
Not really. Not because of the political message, just because its not funny.
A Majority Of Evangelicals Feel The U.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
The most Un-Christian group in the " Christian" panacea.
t1nick comments on Jul 11, 2019:
The most Un-Christian group in the " Christian" panacea.
why do I like girls with glasses
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
There's defonitely a story there.
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
There's defonitely a story there.
Front view or back view? Make your opinions known...
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Definitely hour glass figure.
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Definitely hour glass figure.
Okay, something is seriously wrong here.
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Perhaps no one is near their computer today. CB?
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Perhaps no one is near their computer today. CB?
Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says - Scientific ...
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
I concur with him regarding that science and knowledge have limits. I do not agree with his defintion of the limits or the relationship to sprituality.
First off, IMO the limits surrounding science has little to with the ability to advance scientific discovery, invention relating to that discovery (technology) or developing means for advancing either. IMO the limitations comes in the ability to measure the impact or consequences acquired from the new knowledge of our inventions. Yes, we can do it, but should we do it?
Humans, with the exception of the astronauts, are limited in their world view and frame of references. Being confined to this planet, the totality of our experiences from which understanding can be drawn is limited. Our paradigm of existence is therefore limited. Consequently we make decisions based on that paradigm and as history has demonstrated, we make the same errors in judgement repeatedly.
Humans are a relatively young species. We have not been around long enough to have been able to expand our philosophical horizons much beyond our early sapian beginnings. Yes we have substantially more content and knowledge, but like our early sapian bretheren, we are still limited by our world and its experiential limitations. The exception may be the astronauts. We lack the emotional maturity that allows us as a species to comprehend and temper our intellectual capability. It has nothing to do with spirituality unless you want call our naivete spritual.
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
I concur with him regarding that science and knowledge have limits. I do not agree with his defintion of the limits or the relationship to sprituality.
First off, IMO the limits surrounding science has little to with the ability to advance scientific discovery, invention relating to that discovery (technology) or developing means for advancing either. IMO the limitations comes in the ability to measure the impact or consequences acquired from the new knowledge of our inventions. Yes, we can do it, but should we do it?
Humans, with the exception of the astronauts, are limited in their world view and frame of references. Being confined to this planet, the totality of our experiences from which understanding can be drawn is limited. Our paradigm of existence is therefore limited. Consequently we make decisions based on that paradigm and as history has demonstrated, we make the same errors in judgement repeatedly.
Humans are a relatively young species. We have not been around long enough to have been able to expand our philosophical horizons much beyond our early sapian beginnings. Yes we have substantially more content and knowledge, but like our early sapian bretheren, we are still limited by our world and its experiential limitations. The exception may be the astronauts. We lack the emotional maturity that allows us as a species to comprehend and temper our intellectual capability. It has nothing to do with spirituality unless you want call our naivete spritual.
With thanks to @WonderWartHog99 who brought this word to my attention
weisenheimer (In American ...
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
A term I grew up with.
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
A term I grew up with.
Come see about me!
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Very attractive
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Very attractive
It feels a bit nippy in here! No?
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Definitely prominent. Woo hoo lol
t1nick comments on Jul 10, 2019:
Definitely prominent. Woo hoo lol
Are you a fan?
t1nick comments on Jul 9, 2019:
Yellow Submarine- Peter Max(?)
t1nick comments on Jul 9, 2019:
Yellow Submarine- Peter Max(?)
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