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Frank Apisa

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I'm 83...and I still care. I'd say, "We'll see how things go"...but at 83, I most probably will not see how this plays out in the long run. The judici...
May 04, 2020 at 21:29
Okay...stick with that. At one point in our history, there were people who stuck with the notion that kids should be put to work in coal mines...and w...
May 04, 2020 at 18:11
There are lots of ways of gaining money that does not involve productive work, NOS. Marrying into it, inheriting it, swindling others out of it are ju...
May 04, 2020 at 17:07
That ain't no reefer...it is a spliff. I did many of those down in Jamaica, Mon.
May 04, 2020 at 16:35
I guess you are correct...it shouldn't surprise. But it does. I find it incredible that 5 people intelligent enough to want to engage in discussion in...
May 04, 2020 at 15:47
Anyone who cannot be more productive than another human...or a machine, robot, or computer... ...should take up the job of "stay out of the way" speci...
May 04, 2020 at 14:35
As I have mentioned several times...these days, one should be able to EARN one's living by simply staying out of the way. There are people who do more...
May 04, 2020 at 12:57
Do not wonder any longer. IT WILL!
May 03, 2020 at 20:07
BINGO! The UBI is coming...and there will come a day when people will wonder why it took so long to get here. My guess is the UBI will get here within...
May 03, 2020 at 20:07
All that neoliberal/neoconservative/liberal/libertarian/conservative labeling nonsese ought to be outlawed in conversations of this sort. It reminds m...
May 03, 2020 at 15:04
Everything not absolutely needed, essentially is a bullshit product. Anyway...not only should we all have shorter work weeks...some people should NOT ...
May 03, 2020 at 11:28
Okay. But whether the result of PWE or not...the exploitation of labor has got to stop. It has to stop dead in its tracks...and it must stop immediate...
May 02, 2020 at 18:59
We cannot say almost anything with certainty... ...but with regard to etymology and "whether this word preceded this other" can be determined by etymo...
May 02, 2020 at 18:45
MY OPINION: The solution will not be found in lowering the working hours from 8 to 4 or to 2 or to 1. The solution will involve getting rid of the "Pr...
May 02, 2020 at 12:02
The problem IS capitalism. At least "capitalism" as we have managed to mold it. And make no mistake about it...the factor of production that will ALWA...
May 02, 2020 at 11:55
Only an opinion, but we do seem to be spending a lot. The thing that I take into consideration is that every cent the government spends...someone else...
May 01, 2020 at 20:31
Yes I am, Tim. Good catch. I originally wrote $800 billion (with a "b")...and then thought it would be more dramatic with the zero's. Screwed it up. S...
May 01, 2020 at 19:52
We've grown so used to war over the centuries...it is almost a way of life.But what the hell would we want to fight wars for now? Would anyone want to...
May 01, 2020 at 18:46
You are correct...it was long. It seems you are more interested in lecturing than in discussing. If you get around to where you want to discuss instea...
May 01, 2020 at 12:10
Thanks. And thanks for the spoof, too. I got a good, and much needed laugh at it this morning.:smile:
May 01, 2020 at 12:03
Neither do I. And I don't think California is ready for that either.
April 30, 2020 at 16:58
Bierce was a genius. I have written a couple of published op ed pieces that advocate for requiring each state here in the US to send one male senator ...
April 30, 2020 at 16:05
What possible difference does it matter whether "Jesus" ever lived or not? There were some teachings that somebody (or a group of somebodies) develope...
April 30, 2020 at 12:31
Right now, I am wishing you could be a little inconsistent. You ARE being consistent...being a nudge; being a troll; being unnecessarily disagreeable....
April 29, 2020 at 17:06
Okay...start shoveling the other side.
April 29, 2020 at 16:48
By the way...if you would stop digging for a moment and take a look at those two quotes... ...you will see a world of difference in what was being sai...
April 29, 2020 at 16:31
You are digging a hole for yourself, Baden...and I do not mind encouraging you to dig deeper. If you need a sharper spade or shovel...just ask. I'll b...
April 29, 2020 at 16:29
Yes, I imagine for someone who has lived a humdrum life and gotten laid infrequently, that may seem to be "talking badly about women." It is not...and...
April 29, 2020 at 16:27
I have nothing but the greatest of respect for women...and have not said anything a sane person would consider dishonorable to them. Yeah...I've bedde...
April 29, 2020 at 16:25
Projection...on a cosmic scale.
April 29, 2020 at 16:11
I have not morphed into Trump...and although I previously thought you were a decent, intelligent poster with whom I mostly agreed, I see I was wrong. ...
April 29, 2020 at 16:10
Good material. One thing I noted: "Lack of objection is not consent. " Precisely. When I was in my rampage days, I made a deal with myself...and prett...
April 29, 2020 at 16:08
I had a period in my life after a divorce where I was promiscuous...banged any woman willing. I was a lucky guy...and there were MANY willing. I had n...
April 29, 2020 at 15:26
Nothing sick about it. Just something to be considered. The story Tara Reade told may have a seed of truth...but there is no way he just penetrated he...
April 29, 2020 at 15:21
Yeah...with the woman's total cooperation. Ended up on the floor before we got hurt. Anyone who disagrees with me on this has probably never tried it....
April 29, 2020 at 15:19
About the Tara Reade Charge: Here is the charge: Former aide, Tara Reade, who briefly worked as a staff assistant in Mr. Biden’s Senate office, told T...
April 29, 2020 at 14:34
Just wanna say: Great! I love these kinds of things, Hanover. You aced it.
April 28, 2020 at 19:34
Almost any response I want to make to that would probably get me banned...so I'll just say...what you thought a decade ago may have changed significan...
April 28, 2020 at 10:59
No, it definitely isn't...as I explained.
April 28, 2020 at 10:56
It is indeed. And so is the reasoning Baden is using in this argument. He normally makes lots of sense. I have no idea of what kind of bug has gotten ...
April 28, 2020 at 10:52
In November of this year, Baden...unless something catastrophic happens, the choice for Americans will be between the nominee of the Republican party ...
April 28, 2020 at 10:49
Because it is...and for no other reason. Okay...then don't vote. If you want to delude yourself into thinking the difference between Trump and Biden i...
April 27, 2020 at 21:12
I certainly am not saying that insuring that everyone has plenty is going to be easy selling to the people of a country such as ours...where greed see...
April 27, 2020 at 20:42
You seem to think there is some substantive irreconcilable difference between what I said...and the Marx quote. There really isn't. I am just saying t...
April 27, 2020 at 20:34
You can't keep up with me...don't even try. Instead, put some time into actually thinking.
April 27, 2020 at 19:03
He offers them freedom from Trump...and the damage he can do. When I was asked a form of this question during the 2016 run-up, I answered that same wa...
April 27, 2020 at 19:02
I truly wish I could give this a more dignified review, Street...but the most honest comment I can make about this involves just two words: Bull shit....
April 27, 2020 at 18:56
I didn't vote...my choice was not there. I think the American form of capitalism is close to disgusting...and I suspect that "the American form of cap...
April 27, 2020 at 18:51
BINGO! And since earliest time...TAXES have been a bugaboo for people. I once wrote an essay that took aim at many people with whom I was in substanti...
April 27, 2020 at 15:44
Not really sure what you are asking me there, Frank. Would you do some re-working.
April 27, 2020 at 15:06