Have faith, fellow patriots.

Rob1948 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Maybe I am a cynic, but I believe there are a significant number of Trump supporters (in or out of Congress) who would never support impeachment. They are willfully ignorant. They are so besotted with power that even the prospect of being labelled treasonous will not deter them. And, it hasn’t ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 18, 2018:

Then we must expose them for the immoral hypocrites that they are and put the spotlight on that fact.

Are You a Voter?

wordywalt comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Your post is incoherent. I have no idea of what you are trying to say.

wordywalt replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Nevermind345 I am an atheist, so have no religious affiliation. I vote for candidates based on their character, intelligence, policy ideas, and ability to get things done that need doing. I occasionally vote for ethical Republicans, but there are damned few of them around.

Admit it, buddy, you're pissed that a popular president popped up (any place/time) and received so ...

wordywalt comments on Sep 9, 2018:

As a student of American history, I have to say that Pence reminds me of Warren Harding. Like Harding, Pence is a distinguished looking man lacking in both intelligence and moral substance.

wordywalt replies on Sep 9, 2018:

@mcgeo52 Both men are associated with corrupt administrations -- Harding as president, and Pence as an odious apologist for a corrupt president.

What is your favorite place you've ever lived?

wordywalt comments on Sep 8, 2018:

No place is perfect. The places I enjoyed most were northwestern Illinois and Berlin Germany.

wordywalt replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Byrdsfan No, I was a soldier stationed at the US Army Hospital on Unter Den Eichen. Then I returned on my own and lived in Tegel. Married a Berlin girl and my oldest daughter was born in Berlin. I was there when JKK gave his famous speech. Yes, much of what was then East Berlin was still in a shambles from World War II.

What is your favorite place you've ever lived?

wordywalt comments on Sep 8, 2018:

No place is perfect. The places I enjoyed most were northwestern Illinois and Berlin Germany.

wordywalt replies on Sep 8, 2018:

@Byrdsfan I LOVED BERLIN,TOO. bEING THERE DURING THOSE cOLD wAR YEARS CHANGED MY LIFE IN MORE WAYS THAN I CAN CCOUNT, MOST OF THEM FOR THE BETTER.

True True, the big Truth Regardless of what happens after we die, every second we are alive takes...

KKGator comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Doing exactly what I do every day. I can't spend a single second thinking about "the end". That would do nothing but detract from the NOW.

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

We are in total agreement

True True, the big Truth Regardless of what happens after we die, every second we are alive takes...

KKGator comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Doing exactly what I do every day. I can't spend a single second thinking about "the end". That would do nothing but detract from the NOW.

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@x0lineage0x Huh? I have no idea of what you are saying in response to KKGator.

The rise of post-truth liberalism -

wordywalt comments on Sep 7, 2018:

This article is pure convoluted tripe. It reads like a justification for cynical and aggressive greed and authoritarianism. I would not be surprised if it were written by one of the Russian disinformation agencies. Modern liberal thought has nothing to do with religion. Authoritarianism is ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 7, 2018:

@jorj Typical of a right-wing reactionary -- make false accusations against people they don't like.

A nationwide poll of the people in Germany indicated that their greatest fear is the irrationality ...

Varn comments on Sep 6, 2018:

***They should know….*** But the ‘refugee crisis’ is likely the main reason trump’s in the white house.. We’ve one, too. An economic refugee situation that’s festered with time. Our US working class continues to notice, and until a ‘progressive’ candidate emerges willing to curb...

wordywalt replies on Sep 6, 2018:

The main reasons that Trump is in the White House are racism and its twin, ethnocentrism; irrational fear, Russian meddling, bad campaign by Hillary. massive campaign funding by the culture of greed. Our workers are suffering because of greedy corporations moving their operations overseas, massive false propaganda funded by right wing groups. Wages have been kept down by the Republican party and by the culture of greed. Heartless corporations have opted by automation instead of concern for workers. You are dead wrong -- as are Tump supporters -- in blaming workers' failure to make gains on immigration. Simply put, it is an outright lie that you have been sold. Wise up, fellow.

A nationwide poll of the people in Germany indicated that their greatest fear is the irrationality ...

Varn comments on Sep 6, 2018:

***They should know….*** But the ‘refugee crisis’ is likely the main reason trump’s in the white house.. We’ve one, too. An economic refugee situation that’s festered with time. Our US working class continues to notice, and until a ‘progressive’ candidate emerges willing to curb...

wordywalt replies on Sep 6, 2018:

We, in the U.S. do not have a refugee crisis in relation to what Europe is experiencing. If we, in the West, had acted as we should have to stop Assad as well as ISIS. Europe would not have a refugee crisis. Trump should have acted almost two years ago to stop Russia from inserting itself into Syria and acting as a serious troublemaker there, there would not be a refugee crisis today. Unfortunately, Trump is in bed with Putin so deeply that Trump does not have the will to act as he should.

Those of us who favor critical thinking and arguments based on scientific evidence should avoid ...

wordywalt comments on Sep 4, 2018:

While I agree with the sentiment of your assertions. I disagree with a number of your assertions, themselves: 1. Religion was invented by common men and women to deal with their feelings of ignorance and powerlessness (see Feuerbach and Fromm). The priests simply took advantage from here. 2. ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 5, 2018:

I misspoke. Please see my correction. @Matias

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Seeker3CO comments on Sep 3, 2018:

We are at an all time low for political discourse... any civil conversation that involves beliefs and opinions, really. And in general we have placed a false equivalence on the efforts of the "two sides" to get along with each other, to understand each other. It is NOT on the blue side to try to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

@Seeker3CO Most of the white supremacists I see are under 50. Similarly, most extreme right wing politicians I see are under 60. The key discriminating factors are education level, and a white ethnocentrist culture in which the right winger lives (cognitive dissonance a la Leon Festinger)..

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

bingst comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I think it isn't so much willful ignorance as it is *prideful* ignorance, and that is much harder to deal with.

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

To me, willful ignorance is prideful ignorance.

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

educatedredneck comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I've read a few articles that lay out why some genuine conservatives would support Trump's actual policies. If people actually care, I'd probably post one of the articles...for the record I'm NOT a conservative but at least I can somewhat comprehend why strong cons like his policies. I strive to...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

We don't need to or lambaste them. We must simply point out to them that those factors are controlling their behavior. When each person admits it and attempt to change, we need to compliment each.

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 3, 2018:

It is unlikely that the hard-core Trump supporter will engage in the kind of self-analysis or introspection required by the hoped-for change. In the face incontrovertible proof of the President's malfeasance, his supporters simply invoke conspiracy theory (the liberal-controlled deep state) to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

They won't; engage in that kind of analysis voluntarily. That is why we must force the issue and analysis on them. We must make it part of the public discourse so

Donald Trump shows an unparalleled bent for shameless self-promotion.

Seeker3CO comments on Sep 3, 2018:

We are at an all time low for political discourse... any civil conversation that involves beliefs and opinions, really. And in general we have placed a false equivalence on the efforts of the "two sides" to get along with each other, to understand each other. It is NOT on the blue side to try to ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 3, 2018:

I am not sure that age is a factor. I am vehemently anti-Trump and I am 81 years old. The culture of ethnocentrism and racism among all age groups is the problem. We are not going to resolve the divide now, but we can and MUST ACT NOW to put a damper on that culture and keep it under control.

In general, and very simply put, do you think people are basically good but are capable of doing ...

AMGT comments on Sep 2, 2018:

We are selfish by nature and quick to indifference. Not much good can come from that. There are so many narcissists, they don’t give a shit how they affect the whole. I think we have the opportunity to be pretty good if we’re nurtured away from our nature and consciously work to do what it...

wordywalt replies on Sep 2, 2018:

We all have the potential for good and evil, as the definition of good and evil depends on both intent and on consequences. We all have done things which are good and which are evil. I like the quote from Reinhold Nieburhr: "It is the good in man that makes democracy possible. It is the evil in man that makes democracy absolutely necessary."

Each week gets progressively (no pun intended) worse for Donald Trump.

jondspen comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Those 35 percent won't realize anything, b/c they are too stupid or too stubborn to admit they are wrong. Maybe when they lose their jobs, and prices go through the roof, they might wake up then. It all depends on how willing they are to believe that all their problems are the illegals, media, ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 1, 2018:

@jondspen Trump, the culture of greed, the forces of racism and ethnocentrism, and politically, and want to make the rest of y lustful evangelical leaders -- enabled and fostered by Fox "News" -- have already torn us apart and want to render us powerless. It is going to take the painful disruption of impeachment and political disgrace of those forces to make healing possible.

Each week gets progressively (no pun intended) worse for Donald Trump.

jondspen comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Those 35 percent won't realize anything, b/c they are too stupid or too stubborn to admit they are wrong. Maybe when they lose their jobs, and prices go through the roof, they might wake up then. It all depends on how willing they are to believe that all their problems are the illegals, media, ...

wordywalt replies on Sep 1, 2018:

I really believe that if the events and trends continue, another 5 percent can be pulled away from Trump. and that the added number will insure impeachment and criminal trial.

Warrior nation mentality. Anyone else concerned by the jingoism often displayed in this country?

wordywalt comments on Aug 27, 2018:

That jingoism is being perpetrated by Trump and the ethnocentric right wing. Once can always expect demagogues to act in a similar manner in troubled times to draw attention away from their own faults and weaknesses. In the 1940s political scientist Hans Morgenthau stated, "The degree of ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@Morganfreeman Certainly you cannot be saying that the cases against Trump and his cabal are a hoax> No thinking person could be so blind and corrupt.

Warrior nation mentality. Anyone else concerned by the jingoism often displayed in this country?

wordywalt comments on Aug 27, 2018:

That jingoism is being perpetrated by Trump and the ethnocentric right wing. Once can always expect demagogues to act in a similar manner in troubled times to draw attention away from their own faults and weaknesses. In the 1940s political scientist Hans Morgenthau stated, "The degree of ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@jlynn37 I disagree. By far the worst cases of jingoism have been perpetrated by presidents in political trouble as a diersion, or during difficult economic and political times, again as a diversion.

Are atheist as racist as religious people?

wordywalt comments on Dec 23, 2017:

Racism is not entirely linked with racism. Some atheists and agnostics are still quite racist.

wordywalt replies on Aug 27, 2018:

@epicurus56 ies. Thank you for pointing out my error.

Will tRump become insane to the point there will be no doubt by any rational person or standard?

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 25, 2018:

I'm afraid he'll just continue to be mentally ill for the remainder of his life. UNLESS he's smarter than I think he is, and then we can just watch him IMPLODE when he realizes he's in an irreparable mess!

wordywalt replies on Aug 25, 2018:

I think that when the4 investigations by Mueller, by two other two other federal judicial districts, and by the state of New York eventually reveal the extent of his crimes. he will implode. But, he will resign, declaring that he is the victim of evil people out to get him, and resign in attempt to avoid (1) jail time, and (2) being labeled the loser that he really is.

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

BeccaVa comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Oh I’m gonna loose my popularity. LOL. 1 Gun control! 2 mental health treatment 3 health care reform/ Medicare for all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@BenCorbinYou were the one who threw the wall in as a diversion in your invalid and illogical argument.

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

BeccaVa comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Oh I’m gonna loose my popularity. LOL. 1 Gun control! 2 mental health treatment 3 health care reform/ Medicare for all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 22, 2018:

@BenCorbin Your assertion that semi-automatic weapons are rarely used in shootings is either a statement of gross ignorance or an outright lie. It is patently false. Yes, I am for gun control. I am a gun owner and an expert marksman with an assault rifle while in the Army years ago and was a hunter for years.. But, I do not believe that there is any valid reason for private ownership of automatic, or semi-automatic weapons, as their main purpose is killing people.

Today is a great day for our country.

Wisewoman3 comments on Aug 21, 2018:

This is finally, a good day. Since the day I woke up to find that Trump was elected, I have felt like a dark period of history has returned. It seemed like America was doomed. Today, there is a sliver of hope. I just hope it starts growing. And now.....kudos to Stormy Daniels for opening up this can...

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2018:

In 1974, I can remember rushing home from work early, excited to catch what I could of the Watergate hearings, waiting for the next shoe to drop. I never dreamed that I would be in a very similar situation again in my lifetime, excitedly watching the triumph of constitutional democracy against political corruption and autocracy play itself out for a second time. We wILL triumph!!

Today is a great day for our country.

Secretguy comments on Aug 21, 2018:

It will take come doing to surpass the Reagan administration for corruption, but they are giving it all they've got.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2018:

They are already way past Reagan. Historically, the two worst administrations were Grant's and Harding's.. The corruption of the Grant administration was simply due that Grant did not understand political leadership. Harding's problem was both some corruption mixed with gross incompetence. The Trump administration is characterized by abject corruption, so9ciopathy, and gross stupidity. It is already the worst ever.

Today is a great day for our country.

RobLawrence comments on Aug 21, 2018:

Not so fast. You're underestimating the slime bags who are in control at the moment.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2018:

I'll lay 2 to 1 odds that this is the beginning of the end for Trump and his cabal. Still, we need to keep the pressure on Congress and make them afraid not to act to get rid of Trump.

Contemplate this.

silverotter11 comments on Aug 21, 2018:

The really sad part is the gop is doing NOTHING to stop his behavior.

wordywalt replies on Aug 21, 2018:

That is why we must rise up with righteous anger and sweep out the morally bankrupt GOP!

What's your favorite way to celebrate your birthday?

wordywalt comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Going fishing, and a nice dinner out.

wordywalt replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@pepperjones I hold some great fish fries -- fish either deep fried, blackened, or sauteed in butter with a marinade and bread crumbs, my own hushpuppy recipe including beer and tomatoes, and cole slaw.

Should secularism be taught in high school as a part of a civics class or social studies.

msimpson9agn comments on Aug 19, 2018:

In my opinion, nothing but scientifically verifiable facts should be taught in any school, parochial or otherwise; especially during the early grades. There is enough inevitable confusion for children to deal with and we should not compound the problems by asking them to believe things that don't ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 20, 2018:

Scientific knowledge is not enough. Schools in a democratic society must also teach sound reasoning processes and critical thinking. People without those tools can be duped far too easily.

Should secularism be taught in high school as a part of a civics class or social studies.

wordywalt comments on Aug 19, 2018:

As a former social studies teacher, I would say no. Civics and government classes should be secular only in the sense that they do not deal with religion or rejection of religion at all, except for freedom of religion (including freedom from religion) as a constitutional freedom included in the ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@Marine Totally agree. To me, critical thinking is a part of the resources and responsibilities of citizenship.

The Enlightenment and the origins of racism

wordywalt comments on Aug 18, 2018:

All slavery going far back in human history is based on the idea that a group is inferior to a more dominant culture. The inferior group, always based on color or ethnicity, were always considered to be lesser beings. Those are the real origins of racism. All that these enlightenment figures was...

wordywalt replies on Aug 20, 2018:

@Bull! Slavery has always been ethnically based, if not racially. Those cultures which have been defeated in conflict have always been considered inferior,. Otherwise, the conquerers would say, they would not have lost.

In support of the intelligence community that is challenging Trump's action and of the retired ...

AstralSmoke comments on Aug 18, 2018:

I agree with your thought pattern. I don't think Trump, his family, or associates will take notice though. I just hope the US can survive until after the midterm elections when we'll finally be able to get him and his cronies out of office. They should all go to jail, but I doubt that will happen.

wordywalt replies on Aug 18, 2018:

Trump is a coward to the core. If we had such a massive response, he would be likely to resign the presidency, declaring that such evil and treacherous people made it impossible for him to succeed as president. That way, he could claim not of be a loser, but to have been sabotaged.

Politics and the US November Election

wordywalt comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Absolutely right! Protection of our rights, our democracy, the moral character of our nation depends on US. We must act!

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@icolan Then, let's fight like hell to make it what we want!

Best concerts?

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2018:

The two best concerts I have ever attended were in Berlin, Germany in 1960 or 1951 -- Ella Fitzgerald and Dave Brubeck.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@shebaloney Thank you. In so many ways the 2 and 1/2 years I spent in Berlin changed my life and gave me memories to last a lifetime. I am 81 now, and there have been ups and downs. But, overall it has been a great ride.

Politics and the US November Election

wordywalt comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Absolutely right! Protection of our rights, our democracy, the moral character of our nation depends on US. We must act!

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@icolan You sound as though you have given up. If so, you are part of the problem.

Best concerts?

wordywalt comments on Aug 17, 2018:

The two best concerts I have ever attended were in Berlin, Germany in 1960 or 1951 -- Ella Fitzgerald and Dave Brubeck.

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@shebaloney At that time, Berlin was a jazz Mecca. Almost everybody who was anybody in jazz appeared there in the late 50s and early 60s. Would you believe that I also saw Miles Davis, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Satchmo there? All true! It was a great place to be in many senses.

Politics and the US November Election

wordywalt comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Absolutely right! Protection of our rights, our democracy, the moral character of our nation depends on US. We must act!

wordywalt replies on Aug 17, 2018:

@icolan We, the people, ARE the nation.

I may not go to what is currently recognized as a religious institution (Church, Mosque, Synagogue, ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Your question belittles people. I am not an unquestioning "true believer" in any ideology (religious, political, or economic) or institution. Humans do not have an innate need to be the captive of any irrational belief system.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@Yanis That we are multifaceted, contradictory biological creatures who have a great capacity for acquiring and integrating data or information if we do not ourselves become fixated on the need for certainty.

As a non theist, what are your top 3 political issues you would like to see addressed in the ...

BeccaVa comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Oh I’m gonna loose my popularity. LOL. 1 Gun control! 2 mental health treatment 3 health care reform/ Medicare for all.

wordywalt replies on Aug 16, 2018:

@BenCorbin I strongly dislike the way that you falsely attempt to discredit another person's point of view by switching topics. What in the hell does concern for controlling gun violence have to do with Trump's damnable wall?

Politics and the US November Election

wordywalt comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Absolutely right! Protection of our rights, our democracy, the moral character of our nation depends on US. We must act!

wordywalt replies on Aug 15, 2018:

@icolan Do NOT imply that your description applies to me! I happen to believe that there are many , many people like me who are willing and able to fight the culture of greed and corruption.

Many of us have gone through early stages of our childhood and early adult life letting ourselves be...

Freedompath comments on Aug 13, 2018:

Mine was a gradual process...almost like peeling an onion! I would find out that an ex expected me to be...what I never was. Jobs, where I was expected to ‘sell out’ and I discovered that was against my nature! I made some really hard choices that cut me to the bone...but not to, was against my...

wordywalt replies on Aug 13, 2018:

It does feel good to assert one's freedom. We are all glad that we did.

Many of us have gone through early stages of our childhood and early adult life letting ourselves be...

PerbeMayhaps comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Living in China helped me be assertive. To be a minority for the first time in my life was a good lesson for me as an American white man. I got a taste of prejudice, racism, stereotyping, etc, and how people try to box you in based solely on how you look and where you come from. The cultural ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 12, 2018:

I agree completely that living in a different culture teaches one more about his own culture then most other experiences can. I lived in Berlin, Germany for over 2 years. That experience enabled me to break away from the political, moral, and social ideology of the deep South, where I was raised.

Many of us have gone through early stages of our childhood and early adult life letting ourselves be...

KKGator comments on Aug 12, 2018:

Walt, the only reason I'm responding to this is because YOU asked. I grew up in a very violent and dysfunctional household. I'd gotten beaten regularly, and was constantly told that I was worthless, and wouldn't live to see 30. There was other stuff, but there isn't any need to expound upon ...

wordywalt replies on Aug 12, 2018:

Thank you for sharing. Some of our lessons are hard. I am glad that you had the will to survive and prosper.

"The modern age has witnessed the rise of a number of new natural-law religions, such as liberalism,...

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Religion and communism are both examples of total system ideologies -- ideological systems which purport (falsely) to explain and include everything. Fascism and nazism were evil political ideologies, but not total system ideologies. Nationalism arises when a society moves from a tribal one to...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Beach_slim You still have no clue of what you are talking about. Keep trying. You will eventually get something right.

"The modern age has witnessed the rise of a number of new natural-law religions, such as liberalism,...

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Religion and communism are both examples of total system ideologies -- ideological systems which purport (falsely) to explain and include everything. Fascism and nazism were evil political ideologies, but not total system ideologies. Nationalism arises when a society moves from a tribal one to...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Beach_slim Your assertions are as bad as your games. The price of real estate in Japan is simply due to the fact that the geographically small nations is home to 200 million people -- not to socialism. The real estate crash in Japan several years ago, was due to speculation gone wild -- nothing else. A simple case of too much money chasing too little land. It is amazing at the false crap that ideologues manufacture to blame on "socialism." Keep trying: You may yet get something right.

Have faith, fellow patriots.

Arizonajerry comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I just hope that you are wrong. To lose the best president since Kennedy would be death sentence for America. Liberals would destroy the country and get entrenched that they would no longer be shakeable into exile. I believe that opposite will take place. People are scared. I no longer wear "make ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

I do not see a single intelligent or truthful comment in your response.

Have faith, fellow patriots.

Xena comments on Jul 31, 2018:

Based on what trump has done, said and gotten clean away with all of his rotten life...I am not hopeful

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

This time he does not have a Roy Cohn and he is facing an adversary better than he has ever seen. Guillani is doing him no favors.

Have faith, fellow patriots.

starwatcher-al comments on Jul 31, 2018:

I hope you are right. Can Mueller start an impeachment himself? I don't know about that. Plus with all the shit tRUMP has gotten away with and the repubs do nothing about it, even if evidence is overwhelming will they act on it. This republican congress has no interest in serving the people of ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

No. He submits his report to Congress and it is made public. That is the key point -- it is made public.

"The modern age has witnessed the rise of a number of new natural-law religions, such as liberalism,...

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Religion and communism are both examples of total system ideologies -- ideological systems which purport (falsely) to explain and include everything. Fascism and nazism were evil political ideologies, but not total system ideologies. Nationalism arises when a society moves from a tribal one to...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Beach_slim Stop playing stupid and deceptive games.

"The modern age has witnessed the rise of a number of new natural-law religions, such as liberalism,...

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Religion and communism are both examples of total system ideologies -- ideological systems which purport (falsely) to explain and include everything. Fascism and nazism were evil political ideologies, but not total system ideologies. Nationalism arises when a society moves from a tribal one to...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Beach_slim You are back at your usual tricks -- hurling false insults at someone when you cannot respond with logic and facts.

"The modern age has witnessed the rise of a number of new natural-law religions, such as liberalism,...

wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Religion and communism are both examples of total system ideologies -- ideological systems which purport (falsely) to explain and include everything. Fascism and nazism were evil political ideologies, but not total system ideologies. Nationalism arises when a society moves from a tribal one to...

wordywalt replies on Jul 31, 2018:

@Beach_slim What in the hell does your comment have to do with the previous discussion? Your comment is extraneous, irrelevant, and ill-informed.

How much time, how many disasters for our people and country will it take before Trump supporters ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Sadly, if they haven't noticed by now (I mean, really blind!) they are not going to notice because they are just like him & therefore think he's just peachy........

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2018:

Maybe they won't change. But, I cannot let their word and actions supporting Trump stand as having the slightest semblance of truth. If they face no resistance, they are emboldened to go farther toward the dark side -- and could destroy our democracy. I will fight that to my dying breath.

How much time, how many disasters for our people and country will it take before Trump supporters ...

KissedbySun comments on Jul 30, 2018:

the people I know who follow him will follow him anywhere he goes. Even as they lose more and more of what they claim to value. They blame it on people who don't agree with him, never on the man himself.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2018:

How true.

How much time, how many disasters for our people and country will it take before Trump supporters ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Pick a policy you dont like for people to discuss. Trying to make people not like him because you dont like him doesnt help anyone.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2018:

@Beach_slim Unlike Trump, I was educated to be a thoughtful and articulate person. I am not trying to impress anyone. That is how I talk and write. You are back at your game of trying to put people down because you can't refute what they say. You belittle yourself.

How much time, how many disasters for our people and country will it take before Trump supporters ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Pick a policy you dont like for people to discuss. Trying to make people not like him because you dont like him doesnt help anyone.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2018:

The problem is that he does not really have any policies except low taxes for the rich, eliminate regulations so frauds like him can abuse others right and left and so that immoral businessmen can deliberate pollute our air, water and earth, hate and abused immigrants. He has no policies on education, on healthcare, on real economic development, on international relations, or defense (except throw money at the military without a clear sense of purpose, and abuse anyone who disagrees with him. He is already damaging agriculture, education, manufacturing, healthcare, and any other sector he touches. People who can't see that have their heads in the sand, of not where the sun don't shine.

How much time, how many disasters for our people and country will it take before Trump supporters ...

Untamedshrew comments on Jul 30, 2018:

Sadly, it won’t happen.

wordywalt replies on Jul 30, 2018:

For the sake of our country, it Damned well better!!

A woman changing her surname 2 her husband's after marriage; is it constitutional, religious, ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 27, 2018:

In thoise cultures in which this occurs, it is simply a cultural norm -- nothing more, nothing less.

wordywalt replies on Jul 27, 2018:

@PalacinkyPDX I hope that you are not suggesting that there is any relationship between the two. IN my 57 years of marriage, I have never hit my wife and did not victimize either wife with verbal or psychological abuse (in spite of my first wife heaping verbal abuse on me and playing mind fuck games constantly. In fact, I have never hit a woman in my l entire rife. I do not see any connection between the post and your comment.

Hello I am new so please be gentle.

wordywalt comments on Jul 26, 2018:

Your post is a disconnected collection of poorly written bits and pieces that makes not sense.

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@BettyColeman Betty, I I wrote this response to another post -- not this one. Someone is playing strange games.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@Renickulous You try to deceive and take advantage of others by spreading misinformation. When someone catches you at it, you try to quickly change the subject and start a new attack on truth. When someone points out what you are doing and how unethical it is, you cry foul, and play the victim. Give me a break. I hope that the only sympathy you get is when you admit what you are doing and apologize for it.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@Renickulous Ha! Ha! Ha! All of your comments are so ridiculous that YOU are a very bad joke.! You just keep digging a deeper hole. You are at a point where you can't even get out of your hole and are trying to double down. Typical Trumpian move.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@Renickulous A repeat of your typical irrational and immoral tactic. The fact is that, as to Lincoln, you are still lying.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@AnneWimsey, @Renickulous I have a rapidly growing suspicion that you are a Russian internet plant trying to sow misinformation and stir up discord. I simply do not believe that most Americans could be so ignorant of real American history and also full of attempts to misinform, distort and lie for nefarious ends -- and so full of attempts to quickly change the subject when he gets nailed in a false statement. There certainly are no patriotic or honorable reasons for your behavior.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 26, 2018:

@AnneWimsey Renickulous shows a dishonest and deliberately immoral tendency to try to quickly shift the topic when someone nails him in a clear falsehood or deliberate misrepresentation.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous Why do you insist on twisting reality so much that you make it untrue? That is exactly what Trump does. Is that why you admire him?

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous Your statement was a total misrepresentation, ergo an outright lie. Lincoln was not trying to hold on to power, but to hold the Union together for the sake of our country, and to prevent the senseless loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. You keep showing that your statements lack accuracy, validity, and honest intent. I will not stand still for an ignorant loudmouth trying to rewrite history to benefit his support of a lying, corrupt, morally bankrupt sociopath. Every time you continue your lies and distortions on this site, I will act to show them for the falsehoods and moral lapses they are. You can count on that. We must counter the lies of Trump and his vocal supporters at EVERY turn, otherwise gullible people will start to believe them.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous You seem to lack the ability understand that Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, but that his first priority was saving the union and preventing huge loss of human life. All of us,face choices every day, not between absolute goods and absolute evils, but between comparative goods or comparative evils. All intelligent people, real leaders, and truly moral people understand that.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous Even your attempts at insults show a lack of intelligence or style.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous Lmc0lm's comments were make, not in a racist manner, but in a desire to h the country together without the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. Trump is trying to tear us apart and is deeply racist and has always been. Again, you simply do not know your history. either of Lincoln or of Trump. Keep trying, you may get something right yet. As my father ( country man) used to say, :Even a blind hog roots out a few acorns."

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Do these morons even hear themselves?

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

Oh, yes. Gingrich has such an inflated ego that he thinks he is the most brilliant political figure in the USA, if not the world. If you don't believe it, just ask him.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous An ignorant loser's ridiculous response. Keep trying. You might eventually get something right.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous That is an outright falsehood, just like your other statement. He knew that for their entire lives in this country slaves had been stripped of their African cultures, had a false subservient culture imposed on them, and had been denied all education to pre4vent them from becoming politically and educationally aware. He knew that this would cause problems in a democratic society, and he was not sure how to deal with it. And, he was right: This cultural deprivation has caused Blacks in this country huge problems for two centuries -- and we have yet to deal with it well. Try again, turkey. So far, you are zero for three, and digging a deeper hole.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

@Renickulous Your false and devious attempt to insult doesn't work, turkey. I studied American history and political science in graduate school and made As. What is your claim to knowledge? All you are doing is trying to draw attention away from the absurd falsity of your original statement. Anyone can see that. Your whole attempt is devious and dishonest. You are literally painting yourself into a dark and unethical corner.

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

You are evidently not aware of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Lincoln constantly focused on n anti-slavery point of view in those senatorial campaigns. For your information, Lincoln grew up poor in a family which could not afford slaves, even if it had wanted to (and there is no record indicating that they wanted to. As a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois Lincoln and as president NEVER owned any slaves. The absolute falsity of your post really rankles me!

Today, Newt Gingrich shoed his utter lack of honesty and moral integrity by very positively ...

Renickulous comments on Jul 25, 2018:

Lol Lincoln owned actual slaves.....and did tons of evil things. He wasnt honest abe back then

wordywalt replies on Jul 25, 2018:

Your statement is either ignorant or a deliberate lie. Lincoln NEVER owned any slaves!!! He, was onne of the most moral presidents in our history. Your statement must be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to slur his heritage, or to falsely boost Trumps. You should be DAMNED ashamed!!

Is the universe amoral?

wordywalt comments on Jul 23, 2018:

The unverse does not have a conscious mind. Therefore, it has no concept such as morality.

wordywalt replies on Jul 24, 2018:

@WilliamFleming Let me reverse your question: What evidence do you have that the universe has a conscious mind"

Picked my first pineapple of he year.

MissKathleen comments on Jul 22, 2018:

Um, may I have your address, please? And the anticipated ripening dates? (Lucky & Clever you...growing pineapples!)

wordywalt replies on Jul 22, 2018:

Rwo will be ripe by mid to late August. Two more by late September. The 5th is just forming, so will be a while. Pineapples are easy to grow her in central Florida. I love the taste.

Trump said in a tweet, .

racocn8 comments on Jul 22, 2018:

If Trump was referring to Truman, I don't know of any democrats that regard Truman as a favorite president. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. This "reorganization" of the intelligence agencies is regarded in some circles as being the causative policy that created the Deep State. ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 22, 2018:

I am a lifelong Democrat and I do consider Truman to be one of our greatest presidents. And, there is no such thing as the "deep state."

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

Beach_slim comments on Jul 21, 2018:

The Donald! A wordy Walt, who did nothing worth noting with his life. Don't think the Donald even knows you exist,and here you are sweating your balls over him.

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@Beach_slim List your accomplishments and provide proof. If you can't. your behavior provides all the proof I need that you are incapable of either recognizing or speaking the truth. I don't want to brag, but would be glad to compare mine with yours. That would show what kind of person you really are. You do not have the guts to do that comparison, because you know what it would show. All you can do is shoot off your mouth in an insulting manner. I have stood up to a damned sight more intelligent and powerful men than you will ever be.

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

bingst comments on Jul 21, 2018:

He has earned my deep disrespect and contempt. He should be impeached. I'd like to come up with a name that demonstrates that. (6)

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Totally agree -- a name which is not crude or obscene -- but which expresses utter contempt" !

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

geist171 comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Up until this administration, even if I greatly disliked the person in office, I would at least acknowledge they hold their position, though I prefer to only use last names without honorifics for brevity. I liked Obama personally and politically, and I almost never referred to him as President ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

@geist171 It is far, far worse now than it ever has been. And, corrupt big money and the Christian" right have played a huge role.

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

Beach_slim comments on Jul 21, 2018:

The Donald! A wordy Walt, who did nothing worth noting with his life. Don't think the Donald even knows you exist,and here you are sweating your balls over him.

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

What makes you need to be an insulting SOB? And, fellow, I accomplished more in 10 years than you ever will in your entire lifetime. So that makes you a mean-spirited liar, too.

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

geist171 comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Up until this administration, even if I greatly disliked the person in office, I would at least acknowledge they hold their position, though I prefer to only use last names without honorifics for brevity. I liked Obama personally and politically, and I almost never referred to him as President ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

I agree with you in part. Hillary was not a likeable candidate, and she goofed in her campaign. But, she still would have won, had it not ben for the Russians and corrupt big money. I did not want her to be the Democratic candidate.

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

schwinnrider comments on Jul 21, 2018:

I think this is a great idea. It's slightly demeaning without being nasty.Just "Don." No "The" Something tells me it would bug the piss out of him.

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Oh, year!

Trump said in a tweet, .

JustKip comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Truman??? I was thinking Teddy Roosevelt

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Good choice, too!

In my professional life, I dealt with many political figures, governmental agency upper staff, and ...

ProudMary comments on Jul 21, 2018:

Some of them really, really hate it when you do that.

wordywalt replies on Jul 21, 2018:

Yes, but it gets their attention and let's them know that you are not going to "kow tow" to them and that they are going to deal with you head on. If it irritates them, it gives you an edge in dealing with them.

A Majority of White Evangelicals Don’t Like How America Is Becoming Less White – Friendly ...

dokala comments on Jul 20, 2018:

It's a silly fear. They need to turn off Fox News and the others to let that fear disappear. If they visited an urban center for about a week and then went back to their area, they'd realize how white 'merica truly is.

wordywalt replies on Jul 20, 2018:

It pre-dates Fox. Many of them voted for George Wallace 8n 1968.

Who are some famous people you wish would just go away?

PBuck0145 comments on Jul 19, 2018:

George Soros, Theresa May, Justin Turdeau, Sadiq Khan, Angela Merkel

wordywalt replies on Jul 20, 2018:

@PBuck0145 I am no facilitator of any religious or political ideology, except for the idea of treating all people with dignity and respect, and for the idea and practice of true democracy. I detest all the "iisms", including ethnocentrism.

Who are some famous people you wish would just go away?

PBuck0145 comments on Jul 19, 2018:

George Soros, Theresa May, Justin Turdeau, Sadiq Khan, Angela Merkel

wordywalt replies on Jul 20, 2018:

@PBuck0145 I do not believe in any religion. But, you hatred, bigotry, and intellectual dishonesty disturb me deeply.

Who are some famous people you wish would just go away?

PBuck0145 comments on Jul 19, 2018:

George Soros, Theresa May, Justin Turdeau, Sadiq Khan, Angela Merkel

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

So you want to kill off the good ones who show intelligence, morality, and character?

What do you think of parents who home school their children?

wordywalt comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I am suspicious of the most of them. Most lack the knowledge and skills to provide a good education. Others want to indoctrinate their children into a single,total system ideology or world view (possibly religious,r political, and a combination.

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@JustLynnie I agree that some are highly capable, but I do not think that most are. I did not say that I am suspicious of all, but of many.

It has become more than abundantly clear that Donald Trump is a lying, corrupt, morally bankrupt ...

gater comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I support Trump - so does every American that has a clue - have you no clue?

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@gater Who is morally and patriotically clueless? The comments by negative and hostile people reveal more about themselves than about others.

It has become more than abundantly clear that Donald Trump is a lying, corrupt, morally bankrupt ...

gater comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I support Trump - so does every American that has a clue - have you no clue?

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

By the way, I thank you for giving me the perfect lead-in for my response. You could not have helped me and my point of view more.

It has become more than abundantly clear that Donald Trump is a lying, corrupt, morally bankrupt ...

gater comments on Jul 19, 2018:

I support Trump - so does every American that has a clue - have you no clue?

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

I have lots of clues -- leading all the way to the Kremlin. No person with any moral integrity or patriotism can support Trump! I served my country and faced the Russians head-on. The only things Trump has EVER served are his own greed and ego.

I may not go to what is currently recognized as a religious institution (Church, Mosque, Synagogue, ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Your question belittles people. I am not an unquestioning "true believer" in any ideology (religious, political, or economic) or institution. Humans do not have an innate need to be the captive of any irrational belief system.

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

@Yanis I believe that your question suggests that people have an innate need to be or become captive "true believers" total system ideologies. That, I do believe, belittles the true nature of the human being.

Tonight's New York Times report proves that Trump was shown copies of Russian e=mails and documents ...

chalupacabre comments on Jul 19, 2018:

As much as that sounds good, it also sounds naive. Trump is like a bartender who found a bad batch of beer, long past its sell-by date. He so badly wants to get rid of it, but can't, in good conscience, just dump it, so he invites over a bunch of locals. At first, they complain about how bad the ...

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

Too many Republicans are too morally compromised to shut Trump down. But, we must make decent people ashamed to be affiliated with a party so compromised, and we must then act together to dump all of the corrupt Republican politicians. That is not niave. It is true democracy in action. The key word is action -- not idle words or apathy.

Tonight's New York Times report proves that Trump was shown copies of Russian e=mails and documents ...

Anonbene comments on Jul 19, 2018:

The Republicans knew this too. So now PROOF is to be ignored. Protect the tribe at all costs.

wordywalt replies on Jul 19, 2018:

The Republican Party has lost all semblance of honor and patriotism. It has become the party of corruption, greed, and treachery.

I may not go to what is currently recognized as a religious institution (Church, Mosque, Synagogue, ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Your question belittles people. I am not an unquestioning "true believer" in any ideology (religious, political, or economic) or institution. Humans do not have an innate need to be the captive of any irrational belief system.

wordywalt replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Beach_slim You continue to prove my point. Keep on digging your own hole. And, by the way, I served my country in Berlin and personally stood up to the Russians. And, you dare question to question my patriotism and character?

I may not go to what is currently recognized as a religious institution (Church, Mosque, Synagogue, ...

wordywalt comments on Jul 18, 2018:

Your question belittles people. I am not an unquestioning "true believer" in any ideology (religious, political, or economic) or institution. Humans do not have an innate need to be the captive of any irrational belief system.

wordywalt replies on Jul 18, 2018:

@Beach_slim Why do you choose to mischaracterize, label, and insult people? You seem to be revealing something of your own character.