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You still haven't even answered that question. Why do you think Comey would lie about his emotional state? Do you really think that he has some ulteri...

You scary.

Dangerous people you are much very.

What are you smoking?

So much for truth.

Great movie, should watch it again. Someone pass me whatever they're smoking.

I better take my drugs, since everyone else seems high.

Maybe I need a reality check or am hallucinating... Did Comey not just tell the whole American public in broad daylight that without the help of the R...

Please enlighten me. Now, is it Comey *working* for the Ruskies?

Comey you're one awesome guy. I don't know what else to say about the man. Exceptional for not cowing down to an illegitimate Prez.

Yes, while at my brief stint at college for a degree in economics I encountered a rather high amount of engagement and enthusiasm in the political eco...

Strangely enough, it was originally an 'is' instead of an 'are', but Grammarly corrected it to 'are' from 'is', and for whatever reason, 'are' sounds ...

Well, that would only apply to a solipsist, wouldn't you say? Therefore, everything a solipsist says is a truism...

Yes, I agree. But, then why is neo/liberalism still in its heyday? What's keeping the bloody thing alive and well?

Are you two related, x) @Terrapin Station & @T Clark? It seems to me that the only things in life worth valuing are biological. Therefore, can anythin...

I mean, visit any post-Soviet country and ask their citizens (appropriate age group) if it was better back when communism was the socio-economic domin...

In regards to my previous post, I often view China as an exemption to the doctrine of neo-liberalism. Mercantilist states can be effective and prosper...

It's a strongly held belief or even 'doctrine' in economics (Western economics) that the market is the most efficient agent at allocating resources, w...

Terror in Resonance is a good one. Just saw it a while ago and was impressed.

I have a lot of respect for the FBI, much much more than the current deep state organizations like the CIA and NSA. It's my opinion that what power th...

I'm just going to openly say that I was happy when Trump got elected. The reason why is because deep down I hoped that the American public would becom...

Because Hume appeals to emotions and feelings, which can't be disputed unlike philosophical arguments presented through reason and logic. I'd just cal...

Regarding renewable energy. Do you guys and gals think that government intervention is needed to guide the economy towards renewables or would that ha...

I'm humble about being humble. Beat that.

I honestly don't even know what we're arguing over. Is it the subjective, objective, or something in between?

I have long been interested in virtue ethics; but, I had my issues with it. Let me present the case with the near perfect ethical theory made by Rawls...

Hmm, that's interesting. Though, I am sure you see the paradox in taking that stance?

I don't quite get the second quoted text. Are you say that to have a mentality is not subjective? If so, then yes, I would agree that in that aspect o...

I'll pull a Hanover and quote myself: Knowledge of logical fallacies are more often than not used to defend one's own views instead of entertaining ne...

Relevant, really really relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edicDsSwYpk

*Voices Chomsky* I just don't think the pendulum swings that hard in the US, at least never to the left that much. Since Reagan, we've been having pre...

At least the last four administrations, yes, including Obama too, which many regard as a continuation of Bush Jr in foreign policy at least.

How many do you mean by not all?

In saying that neoconservatives are not conservative in policymaking and reduction of the size of government.

I have yet to see a neocon acting like a conservative.

No, I think the current 'conservatives' are wolves in sheep clothing... I'll let that sink in.

And here ladies and gentlemen is the wolf in sheep's clothing. That we assume that we have the right answer and are self-infatuated enough to claim th...

Clearly, no discussion can be had with that sort of attitude...

Yes, I do have something to say and I can be concise about it if understanding me is an issue. More conservatives dislike Muslims and Islam than do li...

So, you're blurring the line here with what is subjective and objective, I'm assuming? So, what is it that you are disagreeing with here? I can say th...

About conservativism. What do you think about it?

Well, what's there to say? It just seems to me that conservatives live in a different sort of world or rather world-view. It's hard to explain adequat...

I was just being sarcastic about conservativism, which really should be the main talking point in regards to the talk about Islam here.

Here are some nails and a cross. People have to crucify themselves nowadays. You know, not being a drag and all the jazz about self reliance?

Well, I think normatively is the only answer. So, if everyone likes oranges, then it's a property of us humans that we like oranges. But, since there ...

From what I've read, Iraq was paradoxically the safety valve in the region. Hussain did maintain order in the region through force and fear; but, it w...

No, that's distinct from (I like oranges) and whether (good for you!).

Not really. As of recent, I started valuing 'nihilism' for being so elegant and exact. It's hard to value anything when you realize that truth is the ...

This is relatively trivial compared to what happened when the CIA radicalized farmers and peasants (the predominant background of a Taliban/Mujahideen...

It seems there are different categories of 'value'. One can value certain things while disregarding others. To value the material, one becomes a slave...