The ONLY consistent factor in ALL of recent years’ mass shootings is the widespread accessibility ...

Sticks48 comments on Sep 1, 2019:

It is unfathomable, and they are always white guys. No Black men, no Hispanic men, and no women.

wordywalt replies on Sep 2, 2019:

@Sticks48 Sadly, true. But, the white population would be blaming he ethnic group, not the proliferation of guns.

If our economy begins to sag in comparison with that of other nations, we can thank Republican ...

Varn comments on Aug 30, 2019:

I’ve long viewed the Republican Party as split between two entities: The Wealthy & the Wannabes… The wealthy have off-shored production to the point I doubt they care about R & D. They’ll let the universities do it, if at all, reap the benefits (as usual), then haul the technology to China ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 30, 2019:

You are on the right track, but it is a bit more complex than that. You need to include the white supremacists -- even the dirt poor ones -- in the wannabees, and the religious right.

It is hard to stand by and let a person for whom you care live their own life when it is going wrong...

MissKathleen comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Sorry you have to watch this happen. The most you can do with an adult is say, I love you and am concerned.” I have a daughter who is similarly inclined and feel helpless.

wordywalt replies on Aug 29, 2019:

I empathize with you, as well.

It is hard to stand by and let a person for whom you care live their own life when it is going wrong...

RavenCT comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Can you suggest therapy to him or AA? It might just be the step that would help him. If he's that miserable he might be looking for a way out and just not able to see one. https://www.aa-intergroup.org/

wordywalt replies on Aug 29, 2019:

All of my family has tried to get him to seek help..

It is hard to stand by and let a person for whom you care live their own life when it is going wrong...

bobwjr comments on Aug 29, 2019:

Get him help

wordywalt replies on Aug 29, 2019:

The only way to get him help is to force him into it. Even then, he thinks that he is so intelligent that he may well reject the efforts to hep him as efforts of incompetent people.

If a person who showed the same kind of erratic, narcissistic, unreliable, constantly lying, ...

1of5 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

And yet, as a capitalist, all of that is apparently acceptable behavior. What's that tell you?

wordywalt replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@1of5 When you said in your bio that you are a jerk, you meant it.

If a person who showed the same kind of erratic, narcissistic, unreliable, constantly lying, ...

1of5 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

And yet, as a capitalist, all of that is apparently acceptable behavior. What's that tell you?

wordywalt replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@1of5 I don't put words in yorr mouth. You say enough very questionable things all by yourself. And, I rely on data, not ideology..

If a person who showed the same kind of erratic, narcissistic, unreliable, constantly lying, ...

1of5 comments on Aug 25, 2019:

And yet, as a capitalist, all of that is apparently acceptable behavior. What's that tell you?

wordywalt replies on Aug 25, 2019:

It is NOT acceptable to the majority of the American people. Please do not portray it as though it is.

If a person who showed the same kind of erratic, narcissistic, unreliable, constantly lying, ...

SimplyJaneen comments on Aug 25, 2019:

Any different though than what the priest in the Catholic church have been doing for decades?

wordywalt replies on Aug 25, 2019:

Oh, yes. Trump is evil personified.

Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Never interrupt the enemy when he is in the process of destroying ...

bobwjr comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Going to take a while to undo this mess

wordywalt replies on Aug 24, 2019:

All too true.

From today’s Republican politicians, both at state and national levels, those who will be ...

Trajan61 comments on Aug 22, 2019:

You left wing people are only interested in a big powerful socialist government to take care of you. To bad you don’t have enough intelligence and ambition to make it in your own. Always looking for a chance to take something away from someone who has worked harder than you. If you would study ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2019:

those are words I would expect from a lying, irrational reactionary idiot. They do not show even one word of fact or truth. Kiss off, sucker.

Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written.

wordywalt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Unless you have lived in the southern bible belt, you really have no idea of how crippling white supremacy is to both Blacks and whites is in the south. Blacks have to live with it every day of their lives. It takes painful learning and "soul-searching:" for a white person who grew up in it to ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2019:

@silverotter11 I am 16 years older than you.

Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written.

wordywalt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Unless you have lived in the southern bible belt, you really have no idea of how crippling white supremacy is to both Blacks and whites is in the south. Blacks have to live with it every day of their lives. It takes painful learning and "soul-searching:" for a white person who grew up in it to ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@silverotter11 I was never a pathological racist, but, as a young man, still had substantial traces of cultural racism. Then, in my mid-twenties, I was living in Berlin Germany, cut off from contact with Americans. My German friends often asked me penetrating questions about racism in the south. At first, I tried to rationalize or explain away the situation. But, after a while, I ran out of excuses and was forced to see the situation as it really was. Most southerners have never had to face such a probing situation.

A National Retirement System, Part II Now, what are workable elements of a national retirement ...

jlynn37 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

The capitalist oligarch does not use the same reason and logic the working population use.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@jlynn37 It is time for us to stir up some bowels with righteous indignation and make the apathetic feel that they are alive.

A National Retirement System, Part II Now, what are workable elements of a national retirement ...

jlynn37 comments on Aug 21, 2019:

The capitalist oligarch does not use the same reason and logic the working population use.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@avron That is because too many working people did not vote, and too many voted for the wrong people. If we work at it, we can correct both.

No need to add funny pic, no need to generate anger but Trump just said at the press huddle that "He...

wordywalt comments on Aug 21, 2019:

If there were a god, Trump would burn in hell.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2019:

@EMC2 He has a crazy ego big enough to think that he could.

Kamala Harris Plummets in Recent Poll She now trends at 5% [cnn.com]

wordywalt comments on Aug 20, 2019:

Kamala is a very capable person. But, her personality does not make her a genuinely likeable person. I think she would make a good U.S. Attorney General.

wordywalt replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@St-Sinner I could buy that.

This hits way to close to home.

wordywalt comments on Aug 19, 2019:

To a big degree, he was describing me. In graduate school, I would do the reading and academic research I needed to do for a paper all along. Then I would spend weeks both wasting time and mentally digesting the information I had accumulated. Then, when the last few days were there I would start...

wordywalt replies on Aug 19, 2019:

@avron Good question.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

callmedubious comments on Aug 17, 2019:

your population is probably still too brainwashed to accept UHC. by the time the avg citizen realizes it would work better for them, incredibly high deficits/debt will make it impossible to pay for. the best way to pay for it is with a value added tax which most progressive countries have. it ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 18, 2019:

Good idea, but opposed by Repuvlicans and big money.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

Al-Bundy_59 comments on Aug 16, 2019:

The issue for the ruling class will be the lost jobs from insurance companys, hospitals Doctors offices who deal with insurance. And there will be some lost jobs, but overall it would be better for Amrrica.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@Al-Bundy_59 Many industries come and go over time as society and technologies change.

Hi! Im new here.

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

My advice is to keep both religion and love affairs out of the workplace. I never discuss religion with people who are not family or close friends.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@woodstar So?

"As he has made very clear, Richard Dawkins would far rather have dealings with an honest-to-God ...

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

I do not see why some atheist see the need to refer to gurus like Dawkins and others. I do not see the need to look to others to tell me what to do. That is what happens in most religions. To me, my atheist is a personal matter, and I have no need to try to escape my freedom.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@dare2dream I have read widely on many topics and issues and have studied multiple disciplines. I admire some thinkers and writers and have incorporated some of their thoughts into my own. But, I do not consider any of them to be my "leader."

"As he has made very clear, Richard Dawkins would far rather have dealings with an honest-to-God ...

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2019:

I do not see why some atheist see the need to refer to gurus like Dawkins and others. I do not see the need to look to others to tell me what to do. That is what happens in most religions. To me, my atheist is a personal matter, and I have no need to try to escape my freedom.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@DenoPenno I agree. That is why I do not need to look to gurus for justification for my personal decisions.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

Varn comments on Aug 17, 2019:

You’d have my vote ...but your competition from the ***opposing party*** would be smothered in money from the medical industry and it’s mega-wealthy benefactors..

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

But, if the real word gets out and if we in the middle and working class get out and vote, we can make it happen.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

davknight comments on Aug 17, 2019:

Plus dis-licensure,forfeiture of assets, imprisonment, and deportation of any medical "professional" who fails to comply with the Peoples' will?

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2019:

You are out of your gourd, and trying to spread false propaganda.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

Al-Bundy_59 comments on Aug 16, 2019:

The issue for the ruling class will be the lost jobs from insurance companys, hospitals Doctors offices who deal with insurance. And there will be some lost jobs, but overall it would be better for Amrrica.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose It is much more than that. It means better healthcare for everyone, especially those with middle and low income, much less stress on families, better mental health due to decreased stress and should mean higher wages and salaries for employees. And, positive results for the whole country and its people.

The reason that Trump is constantly unleashing attacks on others, and strange thoughts (like ...

callmedubious comments on Aug 16, 2019:

well, the US bought alaska, which worked out pretty well. maybe buying greenland is not so crazy after all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2019:

This is over a century later and no one wants to sell Greenland.

The following are the details of a highly workable universal healthcare program.

Al-Bundy_59 comments on Aug 16, 2019:

The issue for the ruling class will be the lost jobs from insurance companys, hospitals Doctors offices who deal with insurance. And there will be some lost jobs, but overall it would be better for Amrrica.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2019:

Not as many lost jobs as you might think. Many health care management workers would be needed in a universal healthcare program. The bit losers would be the investors in and managers of private health insurance firms.

I am a retired educator who taught at the high school and junior high levels, was a college ...

Deb57 comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Your assessment sounds feasible to me, uneducated as I am. Many of us are wondering how we could have become snagged in such a snafu as this.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2019:

It was a strange confluence of events that we must make sure NEVER happens again

The reason that Trump is constantly unleashing attacks on others, and strange thoughts (like ...

NoPlanetB comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Not enough are realizing it. I watched a clip of him shaming that guy and in it the supporters were going wild over him. I cannot explain the the utter disgust I felt for my own species.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2019:

Even Fox "News" polls show only 38 percent of voters probably voting for Trump when paired against the top 4 Democratic presidential candidates. That is a significant drop in support for Trump.

Two programs could dramatically increase the quality of life for almost all Americans: universal ...

Sofabeast comments on Aug 15, 2019:

What they fear, is Canadianism or Europeanism. I have watched many programmes about health in the USA and you pay similar tax to the EU, but without the benefits and a generally lower standard of education by class comparison.

wordywalt replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@Bobby9 That is correct, because that is what matters.

Two programs could dramatically increase the quality of life for almost all Americans: universal ...

Sofabeast comments on Aug 15, 2019:

What they fear, is Canadianism or Europeanism. I have watched many programmes about health in the USA and you pay similar tax to the EU, but without the benefits and a generally lower standard of education by class comparison.

wordywalt replies on Aug 15, 2019:

@Veteran229 Not accurate. As a veteran of both the Cold War and the Berlin Crisis, I know the facts to be different. We have always contributed to the defense or Europe, not out of the goodness of our national hear, but because we NEED European allies, and because in would make life for the USA very difficult if Russian had control over all of Europe. We have always wanted to face Russia in Europe, not at our own shores. Get it straight, fellow.

I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks.

wordywalt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I consider it a Republican inflicted travesty that we have to even consider such purchases.

wordywalt replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@jorj When you compare me with Alex Jones, that makes me legitimately angry. Jones is a vicious, greed, lying demagogue who makes up conspiracy theories, not because he believes them, but because he makes money off of them by drawing in gullible people. I am an intelligent, well educated, critical thinking person with a lifetime of experience in many social and cultural contexts and with a very strong personal moral code. When you compare me with Jones you are casually and carelessly attempting to demean and defame me simply because I disagree with you. That is despicable!!. I can't help it if you cannot recognize facts.

I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks.

wordywalt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I consider it a Republican inflicted travesty that we have to even consider such purchases.

wordywalt replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@jorj I have provided facts. You only offer idle conjecture.

I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks.

wordywalt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I consider it a Republican inflicted travesty that we have to even consider such purchases.

wordywalt replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@jorj The NRA is inextricably linked with the Republican party and with laundered Russian money. Unfortunately, a few Democrats may be taking money from that morally bankrupt organization, but almost ALL of national level Republican politicians are. Again, get your facts straight before beating your gums.

I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks.

wordywalt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I consider it a Republican inflicted travesty that we have to even consider such purchases.

wordywalt replies on Aug 13, 2019:

@jorj Neither of the Columbine shooters were from a broken home. Get your facts straight. Still, every word that I stated is true, and you cannot refute them.

I bought my boys bulletproof backpacks.

wordywalt comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I consider it a Republican inflicted travesty that we have to even consider such purchases.

wordywalt replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@jorj Many mass shooters come from two parent homes. You say that guns have always been here. Yes, but, NEVER before has gun ownership been so widespread. Not since the 1880s in the American west have there been widespread "open carry." . I grew up in the rural south "where most households had guns for hunting and for getting rid of dangerous and predatory varmints, but most people did not own pistols and NO ONE owned assault rifles. They did not struct around with ""open carry." The idea that we needed guns to protect ourselves from other people seldom entered our minds, and NO ONE thought that we needed guns to protect ourselves from a predatory government, or to rebel from that government. Those ideas are the result of the vicious ideology of the reactionary right, and the fear and loathing of the white supremacist right. The NRA has added fuel to the fire. Place the blame where it belongs and stop trying to promote a false narrative.

Isn’t there clear evidence that the supreme something that created the universe is an unjust ...

genessa comments on Aug 10, 2019:

well, no, there is no evidence that the creator was twisted, because there is no evidence that there was a creator at all. the fictional creators, of whom there are many, tend to be portrayed as twisted by our standards. it doesn't matter because they ARE fictional. many have made note of their ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@Dreamrider You are assuming that there has to be a beginning. Why?

If anyone has the slightest inclination that all this BS will end on 01/20/21.

wordywalt comments on Aug 9, 2019:

You are dead wrong! We WILL beat the sociopath Trump!!!

wordywalt replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@Appleriver He will be forced to, whether he likes it or not. It would take a full fledged violent revolution backed by the Republican party and our military to keep him in power. I cannot see that happening.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@zesty Again, your conduct is uncivil, offensive, and derogatory. Your turn things around and accuse me of the very things you are doing. You insult and attempt to vilify. Your behavior is nothing short of despicable. Through it, you show just what kind of a person you are. I feel sorry for you. But, I still will not let you get away with it. Every time I see you do it, I will rebuke such conduct and label it for what it is. .

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@zesty Anyone looking at our exchanges will know that I was just either providing the experiential and knowledge basis for my position, or providing the information that refuted your vicious and false attacks and insults. Who in the hell do you think you are fooling, besides yourself? You must assume that anyone disagreeing with you is either stupid, or that you can intimidate him or her and make them go away. Ain't going to work with me! No way, no how! Keep up your crap, and you are going to get a valid comeback EVERY timer.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty No. Your are simply lying. I have just simply made my case throughout. You have been consistently , aggressive, derogatory, and hostile. You have consistently and deliberately avoided providing any informational, factual, or reasoning support for any assertion you have made., but have consistently tried to play unethical and irrational games. Your behavior is nothing short of despicable. It is obvious that anyone who disagrees with you on political issues will never be able to engage you in productive dialogue. I am glad that you do not characterize most women.

There can be only two real reasons why Republican politicians fail to label violent white ...

JacarC comments on Aug 8, 2019:

A great example of the ignorance of the regressive left-polers. More guns than in the 90s and far fewer homicides. Facts are not the left's strong-point.

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

The reactionary right will never learn or admit that it is wrong. It lacks both the intelligence and character.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty As usual, you are insulting and uncivil. Why are you afraid to reveal your purported area of expertise? For your information, I have an IQ of 145 , had a successful professional career, and published numerous articles and sets of skill-training materials. I also created programs which received state and national recognition. So, I am not intelligent, huh? I find it remarkable that a professor can be so uncivil, biased, and politically naïve.

Trump says that it is hate and mental illness "that pulled the trigger, not the gun.

norealgod comments on Aug 7, 2019:

This comment is a comment on the original and all the 4 that followed. The hatred is actually yours. You hate so much that it actually blinds you to reality. The real divider is not Trump, the real dividers are those who speak about division and who promote identity politics. Division is the essence...

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@Veteran229 According to the site, the term is a garbage phrase created by the irrational right to create another piece of conspiracy theory crap. Anyone who believes in and spreads that crap has a real problem.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty You stated in your bio that you enjoy intellectual discussions. Oh, really, I wouldn't say so. I asked you to provide me with the learning, knowledge and reasoning basis for the crap you are espousing. So,far, you have refused by avoiding the question. I provided me with my learning and experience background for my assertions. Why are you unwilling to do the same? With you last words, you are trying to label me as a communist. That is a damnable, despicable lie which shows how vicious you can get when challenged. And you like intellectual discussions? There is ample reason to doubt that.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty You are rabidly irrational and aggressive. You are the one who fails to my questions about what basis you use to ground such absurd and aggressive demagoguery. People like always dodge real questions and try to use distractive tactics. I will be following you to refute your crap. I will never let such behavior go unnoticed.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty No, I will not, as long as you make such absurd and false statements. You claim to be a college professor. In what field? I have to ask, because your knowledge of politics, political ideology, history and government is abysmal. I get angry at the irrational right wing nuts. I stood against Communism in West Berlin at the time of the Berlin Crisis and was more than willing to act for my country under overwhelming odds. Because I wanted to understand what attracted anyone to communism, I studied Marxism, communism, the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Mao among others. And, it became abundantly clear that communism is a totalitarian total system ideology that was evil and unworkable. But,. through study at the graduate level, and from first hand experience in Germany, I came to see the huge difference between Marxism and social democracy, unlike you. I am a veteran, a gun owner and an was an expert marksman, but Having fired assault weapons and machine guns, I know that the only real purpose of automatic weapons and semi-automatic weapons with large, replaceable clips is killing people. Your irrational positions at the extreme right makes it appear that you are an Ayn Rand extreme libertarian. Rand believed that greed is good, that she had the right to do anything she wanted to and others be damned, and that all government is bad. I know because I read all of her works. I find your positions irrational, selfish, destructive, and disgusting. I will fight such positions at every opportunity. It is my right and my patriotic duty to do so.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty You continue to rant in a delusional manner.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 8, 2019:

@zesty The only people in the USA creating concentration camps are Trump and his agents. Other than that, it will never happen in our country. Only Trump and his supporters are capable of such vicious action. Why can't you realize how delusional your words are?

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

sassygirl3869 comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I can't imagine unless they are so militant which scares the shit out of me. We don't need white supremists plotting against us!

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@AmelieMatisse National data says that over 65 percent of Americans want a ban on assault weapons. That means that you are in the minority.

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

AmelieMatisse comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I'm waiting to see how long it takes one of the gun rights people on this site to give you a lecture because "those guns are not assault weapons" and also "they aren't automatic weapons" So therefore there should not be a ban. There are a lot of people out there who do not want a ban on anything....

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

Yo are playing stupid word games and you know it. Any semi-automatic or automatic weapon with a high capacity magazine can be used as an assault weapon. Now who is stupid?

Are there still those out there that don't want a ban on assault weapons?

zesty comments on Aug 7, 2019:

To fight socialists if they take over!

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

There are always a few loony-bin reactionaries.

Several of the pundits on daytime news were legitimately highly critical of Trump for issuing tweets...

Varn comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I hope even our republican-leaning citizens (here in the USA for you foreign sticklers) realize how ‘we’ve been protected’ from his insanity by the few around him with a semblance of responsibility.. But they’re disappearing. Given a second term … may as well begin digging our graves ~

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

There must not be a second term. We must make sure of it.

Trump says that it is hate and mental illness "that pulled the trigger, not the gun.

norealgod comments on Aug 7, 2019:

This comment is a comment on the original and all the 4 that followed. The hatred is actually yours. You hate so much that it actually blinds you to reality. The real divider is not Trump, the real dividers are those who speak about division and who promote identity politics. Division is the essence...

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Veteran229 I have never read such irrational, twisted, false garbage before. How you come up with this crap is beyond belief. What in the hell is "intersectionalism"? I have never heard the phrase before and I do not find it in my two large dictionaries. It is a manufactured false word to prop up fallacious reasoning. .

Trump says that it is hate and mental illness "that pulled the trigger, not the gun.

sassygirl3869 comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Totally agree. Joe Biden fought back vs Trump today.

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

He gave a great speech!

There is a surge of scientific denial in America.

wordywalt comments on Aug 7, 2019:

Evolution is not just a "theory". It is established scientific fact. To assert otherwise is to embrace irrationality, superstition, and ignorance. We must make that more than abundantly clear.

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Fretherne1 What; you do nolt mention is that a theory is not just a random set of conjectures without a basis in fact. Instead, a scientific theory is built on proven valid concepts, principles and laws which indicate a great likelihood that the :theory: is largely correct. Please note the difference between what a theory actually is and how the religious true believers falsely use the word.

Trump says that it is hate and mental illness "that pulled the trigger, not the gun.

norealgod comments on Aug 7, 2019:

This comment is a comment on the original and all the 4 that followed. The hatred is actually yours. You hate so much that it actually blinds you to reality. The real divider is not Trump, the real dividers are those who speak about division and who promote identity politics. Division is the essence...

wordywalt replies on Aug 7, 2019:

Your retort is false, derogatory, and absurd.

This speaks for itself: Four powerful incumbent Senators.

Rghurst comments on Aug 6, 2019:

As Stalin famously said, one death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic. These turds know that we are becoming desensitized to mass murder. The more that happen, the less we react. And the more guns their employers sell.

wordywalt replies on Aug 6, 2019:

It is time for all of us to do something -- and to crucify the Republicans politically if they do not.

There can be only two real reasons why Republican politicians fail to label violent white ...

jlynn37 comments on Aug 6, 2019:

All that you say is true but means absolutely nothing to those who subscribe to white supremacist and nationalist movements as that is their defining dogma and who they are.

wordywalt replies on Aug 6, 2019:

The Second Amendment does not prevent sensible gun control. Political dogma does.

Let's make it more than abundantly clear to Congress and to the violent gun rights extremists: ...

davknight comments on Aug 6, 2019:

If guns are so dangerous, how come the overwhelming majority of gun owners don't commit mass shootings? And how come the safest places you can be are at gun shows???

wordywalt replies on Aug 6, 2019:

There is no doubt that the proliferation of guns in the USA is responsible for the fact that the USA has the highest rate of gun deaths in the industrialized world.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood You do not have a right to own any specific type of weapon. BY LAW you cannlot own a machine gun, a mortar, a rocket launcher, a flame thrower, or a tank. Congress can and should limit the weapons what are legal for a private citizen can own. Come off that crap about your unrestricted weapon rights.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@Bobby9 Either your math is terrible, or your mind id addle4d. I was in the Army in 1959-1962 and the M-1 was in use by the Army at the time. I was born in 1937 and that makes me 82. That al matches. What does not match is your addled garbage.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Bobby9 I alreacdy said that I was in the Army from 1959 to 1962. You need to read more closely.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood Australia has passed such gun control measures and they are certainly not communist. Please don't equate sensible gun control with communism. There are many democratic countires that have sensible gun control.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

zesty comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Great! If all this is done we are ready for a communist takeover!

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@zesty The fact is that Putin was a Communist KGB operative stationed in Leipzig at the time of the collapse of the USSR. He is still a communist at heart who believes in absolute control over the actions and words of an entire nation. As usual, you are ill-informed.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood Thank you for that information.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Trajan61 No, turkey. I am a gun owner, a well-informed student of history and political science in graduate school and beyond, a patriot and veteran, and a person who cares more about people than about nacho gun use. Your word and actions show who you really are. .

Many examples of Trumps influence on mass shooters.

RobertNappi2 comments on Aug 5, 2019:

It is a HIGH CRIME to incite a mass shooting...WTF R we waiting for????

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

Let's not impeach him. Let's defeat him , then put his vile ass in jail, where he belongs.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Bobby9 My words are true, unlike yours. I am 82 years old, and was in the Army from 1959 through 1962.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

@Captain_Feelgood I understand guns more than you do. It is possible to modify any assault weapon to make it reload a round into the chamber only with a bolt. It did not say that it would be easy or cheap.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Allamanda comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Sounds very sensible to me but I don't have the knowledge of the mechanisms to back it up, coming from a country that doesn't use guns on the whole. Is this a blueprint taken from somewhere specific? (ie. a country, or an interest group?)

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

This comes strictly from me, an expert marksman, an owner of 2 rifles and a shotgun, and a thinker and responsible patriot.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I'm just not sure which is more crazy; You thinking all the crooks and other nare do wells out there would consider following any of your guidelines, or you thinking anyone would (or want to) modify a semi-auto to a lever or bolt action. 😂🤣 Sorry,,, but that shit there just cracks me up.. ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 5, 2019:

Just the kind of crap I would expect from a gun nut. For your information I fired expert with the M-1 in the Army, and own 2 rifles and a shotgun. I will never own a pistol or assault weapon. I have a conscience and a sense of responsibility.

It is time for comprehensive gun control, not mini-steps in that direction.

zesty comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Great! If all this is done we are ready for a communist takeover!

wordywalt replies on Aug 4, 2019:

I stood with our country against the communists in Berlin in 1959 - 1961. When you try to associate anything I say with communism, you are d damnable liar and an incorrigible reactionary nut who doe not understand much of anything. I find your words absolutely lacking in truth, reason, concern for people, or concern for our constitutional democracy. With people like you, our country's enemies do not need much help. What in the hell have you ever done for your country?

disturbing is that we appear to be approaching "White Christian Sharia Law"

wordywalt comments on Aug 4, 2019:

The religious right is trying their utmost. We must stop them!

wordywalt replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@EMC2 Taking up arms is not the way. We must discredit them, shame them, and mount our political forces against them.

It’s easier to get a gun than a psychiatrist in America

wordywalt comments on Aug 4, 2019:

After two mass shootings in one day, we have to ask Republican politicians: you BEAR GUILT FOR THESE DEATHS in fyour persistent choice of greed and politics over the well-being of our people. Damn you!!!

wordywalt replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@bigpawbullets Too many Americans did vote for them. I have not voted for a Republican in 30 years.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 The problem with your statement is that you never had a logical case. Your entire case is irrational and lacking in veracity.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 4, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I cannot help it if you choose to be an ignorant bigot who willfully and consistently twists he truth.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 3, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 I am a retired educator who devoted his career to improving teaching and learning in our schools -- and made a difference. I know what I am talking about. You do not.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 3, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 Your statement is absolutely false, whether out of ignorance or of deliberate distortion. I would advise you not to continue embarrassing yourself.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 3, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 As a retired educator who devoted his career to improving teaching and learning, I can say with authority that your comments about "no child left behind" are ignorant of the real facts.

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@WonderWartHog99 Of course I tag Jerry Falwell and his effects. He started the modern right-wing co-mingling of religion and politics which now supports Trump and the extreme right. What you describe is the result of Republican ideology and practices. We can, and must defeat it

I have avoided political comment for a few months.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Aug 2, 2019:

There is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states that has become a cliché. America hasn't been so politically polarized since the civil war.

wordywalt replies on Aug 2, 2019:

We need to analyze ourselves why this is the case. Go back to Go back to Jerry Falwell and his "moral majority" in 1972, then add in Next Gingrich, Tom Delay, and Dick Armee and their political ideologies and tactics and you will see most of the answer. Then add in Grover Norquist and Mitch McConnel with his push to ideologically give control of politics to the rich and to obstruct any constructive action, and then you will have 95 percent of the reasons.

What the hell has happened to this man?[theunitedstatesblues.com]

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2019:

He has gone from a noted civil rights lawyer to a real scumbag. How or why is a real question.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@Freedompath Tht may be part of the answer, but it does not explain why he supports Trump.

Motive and the ability to hurt multiple people in less than a minute.

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2019:

I agree. It simply would not happen if assault weapons, all semi-automatic weapons and pistols were not available to the public. That is the compelling, pure and simple fact.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Your do not play games very well. Your attempt to divert is too obvious.

Motive and the ability to hurt multiple people in less than a minute.

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2019:

I agree. It simply would not happen if assault weapons, all semi-automatic weapons and pistols were not available to the public. That is the compelling, pure and simple fact.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@WilliamFleming Your question does not address anything about mass shootings. It is simply a deflection that is irrelevant.

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MarkiusMahamius comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Every business or leader thinks they are right and principled. They just don't believe the same as you. Below that, businesses select for and reward yes-men who will support the company culture. It's not going to change.

wordywalt replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@MarkiusMahamius I do not understand how you can say that.

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MarkiusMahamius comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Every business or leader thinks they are right and principled. They just don't believe the same as you. Below that, businesses select for and reward yes-men who will support the company culture. It's not going to change.

wordywalt replies on Jul 29, 2019:

That is not true. There have been and continue to be more than a few businesses that knowingly undertake illegal actions,knowingly produce products that hurt people, and deceive customers in many ways, conduct fraud and other totally immoral actions. Still others produce products and services which they use in destructive ways, rather than in ways that truly benefit people. The leadership of too many businesses is knowingly immoral or amoral. Their aim is simply to maximize profits in ways that benefit them and the public be damned. ,

Do you think that it has ever occurred to Trump supporters that if Trump were not president and were...

Varn comments on Jul 28, 2019:

I’ve noticed **Religious Republicans** have become expert at ***selective morality*** … while they’ve accused *us* of ‘situational ethics.’ There now remains no question - in their world - the ends justify the means..

wordywalt replies on Jul 28, 2019:

I would onlyu modify your statement to read "evangelical or fundamentalistic" Christians ...

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Stilltrying1964 comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Speaking from personal experience, doing the right thing brings little reward. Looking back, if I'd zigged when I zagged, things would be so different. But I have followed my conscience and my heart and i go to sleep quickly at night. I ain't hiding from nobody, nobody's hiding from me! That's the ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 27, 2019:

Sometimes you win; sometimes you lose. That is the nature of the game. I am proud to have played it, and played it with honor and integrity.

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Flowerwall comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Was James Comey one of those people? I know the President has nicknamed him "Lyin' Comey".

wordywalt replies on Jul 27, 2019:

I think that he tried to do what he thought was right. I'll stand by him.

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Seeker3CO comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Because it is their CAREER - and that means their INCOME - very few in public service will take principled stands. It is far too risky. Principled stands in a generally unprincipled nation mean you will be out of a job very quickly. American capitalist culture and its purchased political system are ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@Seeker3CO It did not kill mine. If I were faced with those decisions today, I would still make the ones I did. Abd, I do not think that I have either notable courage or notable stupidity -- merely the will to do the right thing when called upon to stand up.. ,.

We, as a country, need many more women and men who, in their careers in both public service and in ...

Seeker3CO comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Because it is their CAREER - and that means their INCOME - very few in public service will take principled stands. It is far too risky. Principled stands in a generally unprincipled nation mean you will be out of a job very quickly. American capitalist culture and its purchased political system are ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Of course, it is risky. Anyone choosing to take a principled stand knows that. But, it does not have to be a wild risk, One can plan strategy carefully in two senses (1) prove that he or she has an idea or value worth pursuing, (2build allies and support systems, and act in ways what provide cover and build support. But, things of value are worth taking risks for, and a person with a real sense of integrity and honor sometimes feels compelled to act, or admit that he or she is less of a human being than he or she believes that he or she should be.

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RobertMartin comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Like many people, I am conflicted on this topic. On the one hand, see something say something is technically the right thing to do. On the other hand, nobody likes a snitch. Snitches can't be trusted, they'll go out of their way to rat somebody out for potentially their own benefit.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

If it means that I have acted in a way which benefits people and organization affected, I don't give a damn if someone calls me a snitch.

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Happy_Killbot comments on Jul 26, 2019:

There is no objective standard for moral choices. One of the benefits of having a hierarchical society is that you don't need to worry about the different types of things everyone finds morraly acceptable and you can focus on moving society forward.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@Happy_Killbot In the first case, I was a high school teacher and wanted our school to be a better school, but the principal's leadership was so ineffective that he was hurting the school and its students. In the second case, my actions were based on both informed experience and thorough knowledge of current educational research, and a better awareness of the nature of the school districts I served. My board overruled my boss and approved the directions I wanted m program to move. Actual positive results which received both state and national recognition, proved that I was right. The third case was based on the observed function and structure of a state organization, on that same knowledge of educational research, and on research on effective organizations. The fourth action was based on that same body of knowledge and experience, contrasted with what the organization was actually doing, and on clearly fraudulent and illegal action by the larger organization. I am certain that I was right in all four cases.

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nastynifty comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Personally, I can't stand virtue signalling.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@bigpawbullets I know what you intended and I appreciate it. What I was trying to say is those (virtue signaling) are the tactics of the political and religious right.

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Happy_Killbot comments on Jul 26, 2019:

There is no objective standard for moral choices. One of the benefits of having a hierarchical society is that you don't need to worry about the different types of things everyone finds morraly acceptable and you can focus on moving society forward.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Let us not allow the idea of moral relativity to immobilize us in doing what we need to.

We, as a country, need many more women and men who, in their careers in both public service and in ...

nastynifty comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Personally, I can't stand virtue signalling.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@bigpawbullets Typical vicious horse manure tactics of the religious right.

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Normanbites comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I think there are many, if not most employees with such principles. Unfortunately, taking a principled stand often costs the individual taking the stand. When you are working to survive and support your family with no margin for loss of income, such stands are more of a luxury than a necessity. ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

Yes. We need laws against non-disclosure agreements and firings for any actions except documentedpoor performance, incompetence, or illegality.

Impeachment fizzles against Trump Trump wins again against weak democrats.

piphirho comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Unfortunately, this is quite true.If Trump were a Democrat the Republicans would have already impeached him by now. The Democrats believe he will lose the next election. He won't, and when he is elected to a second term the Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2019:

@OldMetalHead It is up to EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US to do our damnedest to make sure that he is not re=elected. Don't despair. DO SOMETHING!