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Spin Zone / Re: The United Methodist Church Goes Woke
« on: Today at 08:47:27 AM »
In related news, the Boy Scouts are removing the term “boy” from their name.

I’m so sick of this shit.

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Spin Zone / Re: Free speech
« on: May 06, 2024, 04:46:51 AM »
Back in the mid '80 I was reading the Ayn Rand books.  I mentioned them to some of the leftist feminists I worked with as a rebuttal to some of their absurd views.  To my astonishment (see what I did there), they all said they LOVED Ayn Rand.  To this day, that surprises me because almost all of her views were diametrically opposed to those leftists.

They justified it by saying that she was a "strong woman".  But if they thought it through,and they admired her, then they would NOT take the views on society that they did.

There was borderline rape and the “strong woman” loved it.  Lol, leftist feminists.  Although back in the 80s they weren’t like the ones today, who will sue you into oblivion if you try to ask them for sex.

Feminist in the 80s:  I can be a strong woman and still appreciate an even stronger man.

Feminist today:  We don’t need no stinkin man.

The problem with leftist feminists or leftists in general is they don’t understand basic economics. They’ve been indoctrinated to believe in a system of parasitism enforced by authoritarianism. That’s all leftism is: An economic system based on parasitism. A non-leftist understands that voluntary transactions and profit motive in the context of a truly free market result in the highest productivity and richest economy.

As far as I can tell, the biggest problem with a rich free market economy is that it allows people to become so comfortable and complacent that they forget where it all comes from and fail to guard their founding principles, allowing future generations (by taking over education) to be targeted by leftists who then undermine the whole system and here we are.

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Spin Zone / Re: The Pathetic State of the Republican Party
« on: May 03, 2024, 07:08:40 AM »
Why don't those who are fighting hardest for a new communist / socialist America realize that they will be the first ones up against the wall when it happens?

Because they don’t know history.

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Spin Zone / Re: Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Secession of City
« on: May 02, 2024, 03:02:28 PM »
New Orleans.... City of 1000 smells...... most of them bad.

N’awlins

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Spin Zone / Re: 2024 Presidential "Election"
« on: April 30, 2024, 05:06:43 PM »

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Spin Zone / Re: This Land is Mine
« on: April 30, 2024, 03:14:12 PM »
Aww, come on,
Dont ruin the visualization.


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Spin Zone / Re: Trump talks about the hush money trial
« on: April 27, 2024, 06:14:30 AM »

I'm so pissed off about all this.

I am extremely angry about what they’re doing to Trump but on the bright side, it only seems to be increasing his popularity.

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Spin Zone / Re: Joke Thread: Post 'em if ya got 'em
« on: April 26, 2024, 04:44:06 AM »
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Spin Zone / Re: Joke Thread: Post 'em if ya got 'em
« on: April 26, 2024, 04:38:15 AM »
Peter had been in Police work for 25 years.
Finally sick of the stress, he quits his job and buys fifty acres of land in Alaska as far away from humanity as possible...
He sees the postman once a week and gets groceries once a month... Otherwise, it's total peace and quiet.
After six months or so of almost total isolation, someone knocks on his door... He opens it and a huge, bearded man is standing there.
"Name's Cliff, your neighbour from forty miles up the road. Having a party Friday night. Thought you might like to come at about 5:00..."
"Great", says Peter, "after six months out here I'm ready to meet some local folks. Thank you...!"
As Cliff is leaving, he stops. "Gotta warn you. Be some drinking."
"Not a problem," says Peter. "After twenty five years in the business, I can drink with the best of 'em."
Again, the big man starts to leave and stops. "More 'n' likely gonna be some fighting too."
"Well, I get along with people. I'll be all right! I'll be there. Thanks again."
"More'n likely be some wild sex too."
"Now that's really not a problem!" says Peter, warming to the idea. "I've been all alone for six months! I'll definitely be there. By the way, what should I wear?"
"Don't much matter. Just gonna be the two of us."

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Spin Zone / I love this construction guy
« on: April 25, 2024, 01:47:40 PM »

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Spin Zone / Free speech
« on: April 23, 2024, 06:45:06 AM »
Jim called out my "ambiguous" sounding position on the pro-Hamas protests, as if he wants me to come out in full support of the protestors' right to free speech, and I've been holding back just a bit.  Here's why.

For decades now, the major institutions influencing public opinion (media and education), and more importantly, the development of ideology in our children, have been taken over by neo-Marxist anti-Americans.  These protestors are mostly young people, as usual; brains not fully developed, no adult life experience, think they know everything, but have not been exposed to a wide range of ideas.

For years now, ramping up hard recently, these institutions have censored speech, not from these neo-Marxists (aka the left) but from the right and from anything upholding the ideals of our founding fathers (such as the Constitution).  Conservative speakers are banned from campus. Mainstream media is now openly just a propaganda arm for the Democrats, and social media we now know is infiltrated by federal agencies controlling who is allowed to speak freely.  Political speech is not the only speech censored, we have scientists blacklisted and censored for speaking truthfully about climate change or covid.

There IS NO free speech in America anymore.  So now all of a sudden I'm supposed to defend a bunch of brats siding with terrorists and shouting threats at our very nation?  Where's the call to support all the above, censored everywhere except X and a few alternative platforms? 

The issue is not we need to allow pro-Palestinian speech; that is a subset of speech and openly allowed and supported.  Any countering subsets are suppressed, and that is apparently acceptable. We have destroyed free speech in America. Those protests aren't free speech; they are what is allowed to be said by the puppet masters. 

Free speech must apply to everyone and all points of view or it isn't free speech at all.  What is allowed simply becomes the rantings of a properly brainwashed set of minions.

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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« on: April 22, 2024, 05:46:07 AM »
Agree with the last 2 posts. All Trump can do is try to slow the race to the cliff’s edge but we’re going over regardless. Too much momentum to stop completely.

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Spin Zone / Re: Climate Protesters Close Mass. Airport
« on: April 22, 2024, 04:41:43 AM »
Preventing people from taking off and disrupting normal aviation operations needs to come with felony charges.

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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« on: April 21, 2024, 06:44:48 PM »
National guards from several states are already being used. Using US Army troops would likely require modifying the Posse Comitatus Act.

Then modify it.  The intent was not to use them against American civilians; it was never intended to hinder national defense in the event of an invasion.

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I'm not sure how any US legislation can address the internal policies of other countries.

Not legislation. Diplomatic pressure. Good Lord.


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Not without getting really really complicated.The bill was negotiated and written by Sen. James Lankford at the request of Sen. McConnell. You can check the record yourself, but Lankford is as red as they come. According to Lankford:
"I had a popular commentator, four weeks ago that I talked to, that told me flat out... if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you," Lankford said on the Senate floor Wednesday. "By the way, they have been faithful to their promise."
You may consider solving the border crisis as higher priority than sending aid to other countries, but Trump needs a chaotic border he can pin on Biden. To that end Trump has posted:
"Also, I have no doubt that our wonderful Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, will only make a deal that is PERFECT ON THE BORDER."
Requiring "perfect" is enough to keep the problem alive till after the election. Much as I prefer Trump over Biden that political grandstanding means you were never going to see any resolution till after the election.

Are you seriously trying to blame Trump for this?!

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