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First, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

Second, nothing like all the rats off a sinking ship.

For sure. And believe me when I say that I honor what you believe to be the truth, even if I do not understand it fully.

I admit that my interest in the Bible — and religion in general — is...

I’m sorry if it offends you, but I’d ask that you view my description as the truth — at least the truth as I see it.

To me the New Testament is historical fiction (as is much of the Old...

While I am not sure the worldwide numbers are accurate, the point remains that the US has done an outstanding job fubarring its response to the threat.

That said, it looks like western Europe has...

Strikes me as an easy way to do whatever you want because the heavy lifting has already been done for you and on your behalf.

I think its power comes via the vicarious experience, which is,...

The analogy was intended to reflect the need for accountibility for all parties, not to compare Manson’s position or leadership with Trump’s. That said, I still have little sympathy for the rabid...

Like Merriam-Webster

Definition of multisyllabic
: having more than one and usually more than three syllables :
a multisyllabic word

First Known Use of multisyllabic
1847, in the meaning...

Hunt’s Point is a section of the Bronx in NYC, and the produce workers there were on strike. Ocasio-Cortez joined them in their effort to raise their hourly starting wage from $20 to $21.
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Nice.

I am absolutely not questioning the influence a president can have, and the president should be held accountable for that influence (sadly that is rarely the case). My point, however, remains. ...

The way you phrased it seemed self-righteous (which was odd because I know that while you are fervent in your faith, you never been condescending).

So, with an insider’s vision, what is...

Perhaps you could attempt to enlighten rather than mock.

There is something called personal accountibility.

Given what Trump and his followers showed us, if such things as blatant racism and economic inequality are not addressed now that we see them even more in focus, then I apologize. For I am wrong on...

Especially given the news coming out of Great Britain:

While the research is very much in the preliminary stages and much more needs to be done, nonetheless Boris Johson issued a potentially grim...

Nm

All that foul crap was already there — simmering — but still just a bit out of the spotlight.

Sure, Trump helped it boil over, and guess what? I think that’s a good thing. Now it’s not...

Good job on expanding your vocabulary. Keep using those multisyllabic words, and soon you, too, can join the ranks of the elite.

Please, not this journey back to the dark ages.



When I am sick I generally seek advice from my doctor, not my auto mechanic. And when my car breaks down, I usually seek the advice of my auto...

I learned — in an academic setting — that western religions view sin as a state of being, not as an individual act (despite the tendency even among the religious to misconstrue it, such as “Father, I...

The social unrest is a symptom, not a cause.

The reason for the social unrest is that it is a reaction to the domestic and international policies that this country has pursued since Reagan. ...

Same with me and my dog. The good thing is that my dog almost never replies.

You’re joking right?

Good post which echoes my original sentiments.

I notice that some posts here suggest that Bush’s negative impact can be mitigated by virtue of the fact that it was simply the extension of standard...

I hope you know I was being sarcastic (hard to make it clear in writing, I admit).