praxis

Nothing I’ve written in this topic contradicts any of that, or rather, conflicts with their definition of religion. To reiterate, I claim: 1) Buddha i...

I don’t know what this means. I’m not religious but I could say that I value the same kinds of ethics that many religions do. Plato could certainly be...

Is it that you don’t believe your own words? A mandate (necessarily authoritative) to accept or reject that authority. Is this not superfluous? What r...

It’s just words, don’t be such a snowflake. I think you deserve to make sensible claims, and thinking through your senselessness is a good first step ...

Religion, and this absolutely includes Buddhism, has a hierarchical authority structure and is primarily concerned with meaning and social cohesion.

The general claim that I object to is that Trump supporters are crystal clear about what’s important. Could the typical Trump supporter reasonably exp...

The broader the better, and clearly facts don’t get in the way.

Trump supporters believe that ‘big government’ is bad (don’t ask them why), so any move towards privatization or deregulation is good.

An example: earlier StreetlightX suggested it was a good thing that the Right was demonizing (Venezuela, anyone?) progress proposals like the Green Ne...

If nothing else, you lack imagination. I would ask why you believe an uncooperative society is preferable but... that would require an explanation.

Right, I was trying to suggest that it’s cohesive by nature, and therefore resistant to alteration.

The “conservative” party is by nature less receptive to change, is un-progressive, so how can it be that they appreciate “altering the landscape” bett...

Cooperation for mutual benefit would not require force in a truly unified society, so all you appear to saying is that you either don’t believe such u...

Purple and red is a romantic color scheme. Someone must be in love.

I would ask how Trumps divisiveness has proved to be a successful strategy, given the significant failures his administration has had, such as with he...

The kettle calling the pot black is now officially presidential?

Of the little Raymond Geuss that I read today, the notion that there’s such a stark duality between being ‘eagle-eyed clear’ and being ‘hoodwinked’ se...

Turns out I’m the one without a sense of humor. Color me embarrassed.

I was attempting to be funny. :confused: Purple and green are complementary colors, diametrically opposed on the color wheel. I suppose that 'anti' ma...

My least favorite color is purple. I hate it more than red and blue combined.

Thanks. I've started reading some Geuss and like it a lot. So far, the gist seems to be that 'politics is not applied ethics' because there is no univ...

This doesn’t help, and saying this isn’t the place is no excuse. Who’s the writer you mention? I’ll look it up myself. A search for “morality is dead ...

Policy proposals “that will actually have an effect on people's lives.” Hmm, and more effectively than gaining a majority in the house, no less. Conse...

The midterms proved to be a significant and effective opposition, and it even seemed reactive to the ‘personality’ of the Trump administration, with a...

Sure, but something halfway reasonable must come to mind, no?

It’s relatively easy to modify the css code of your browser and override the color, should the red remain and be unpleasant for you, FYI.

So you got nothing, in other words.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1179179573541511176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1179179573541511176&ref_url=https%...

What exactly does Trump uniquely allow them to get away with? Something that they couldn’t get away with when Bush was in office, for example.

We’re not lab rats. I demand more respect. :nerd:

Apparently, the color chooser is envious. https://www.verywellmind.com/thmb/8Sj7ItIq9HJ-cqK_cpqO0hwG8_M=/1725x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000)...

The more I look at this the more nonsensical it appears. You say that the shit's gonna hit the fan, presumably because of the Trump administration, ye...

Would you care to substantiate this claim in some way?

Do I have a brain tumor or has the forum colors turned green?

You don’t need to be a snob to laugh at buffoonery, and his level of buffoonery in not normal.

If he survives and is re-elected, it might make impeachment much harder in his second term, and consequently allow for even more egregious transgressi...

It’s fucked up to be sure, but it doesn’t seem like nearly enough.

I’m pointing out that you don’t know whether or not it was a racist comment. The impression that it was comes from the facts that I’ve already mention...

I suppose the evidence is that the disparaged counties are predominantly black and Norway is predominantly white. Do you know that it wasn’t a racist ...

I don’t recall the media claiming it wasn’t true in the sense that these countries have serious problems. Also, it was said in an Oval Office meeting,...

Enjoyable reading, in the sense of being interesting and well expressed. While reading, it occurred to me that I typically don’t enjoy reading long po...

How was Trump’s “Sh*thole” comment not as bad as it was portrayed in the media? And there are all sorts of frivolous daily headlines that capture our ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9x8sZyWwAAcEIf.jpg https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TRADE-Dave-Granlund-PoliticalCartoons.com_.jpg?...

None of which is designed to last. It’s only designed to gain power. We are already beginning to see the signs of decline. True, we’re the laughing st...

Reduced taxes for the rich, deregulation, increased military spending, more border fencing... yeah, real groundbreaking stuff. Like the typical Trump ...

As an apparent libertarian your political views align with the current administration to a large degree. Trump is not truly conservative, liberal, or ...

Don’t worry, there’s unemployment insurance.

Oh yeah, it’s great PR to be accused of a crime and then found innocent. :roll:

https://twitter.com/ida_skibenes/status/1176875031953059840

No need to state the obvious.