James Riley

No, not really. I guess I could guess: I think they are more civilized than we are. I also think they suffered through two world wars on their own tur...

I only think about those countries when it comes to setting examples I agree with, like universal single payor. I don't think about them at all when I...

Do the math and then we can talk about which people we should be thinking about.

That's not free either.

Yes, that right. And I do know what it means. And I think I dumped, in a PM, a lengthy legal analysis of that on you when I first arrived at this site...

LOL! First you say I'm: Then you say I'm making them: Which is it? And you say we are: Uh, no. We aren't happily approaching our target. And we aren't...

You're the one who mentioned FBI snipers having some turd in their sites. My big fucking deal was just a big fucking deal to your big fucking deal. Li...

The private sector insurance industry, for one. You know, that giant sucking sound between the patient and doctor.

I heard a similar story where the government snipers were, after the fact, given vids of them in the scopes of counter snipers at Bundy's place. All o...

We agree it's needed (but maybe not here in the U.S.); We agree it works. We agree it's needed because it works. We agree it works for several reasons...

Okay, we established that it is needed. We established that it works. I'm going out on a limb here and assuming it is needed because it works, and not...

Cool. What do they work for? (Why would you say they are needed? What for?)

:100:

That's obvious moron: Do they work at whatever would compel you to say they are needed. Do they work at that? If they do, I will then ask you what the...

Why? Do they work?

Once upon a time and a long time ago, our military used to do military things. The private sector was relegated to turning out widgets and making huge...

:100: Yeah, it's like the experts were saying early on: The U.S. could distance, mask, vax and wash their hands 100% but it would be all for naught if...

:100: :up:

:ok:

I'm beginning to think, like others have opined, that you might be a troll. At first I understood the inability to use the forum tech. After all, I'm ...

:rofl: From twitter: "I'm not sure there is a non-condescending way to say 'Stop eating horse dewormer.'"

In looking at the title to this thread, and the words "free markets", it brought to mind something I was taught a long time ago as a little boy: Nothi...

Data! Data! I don't need no stinking Data!

As long as all costs are internalized among those who voluntarily agree to assume them, and are paid to do so in good faith and fair dealing, then I'm...

I view Trumpster Republicans as American Taliban.

No, that is Robert De Niro in the movie Taxi Driver.

Who would enforce this? You know, if the Taliban had free range in the U.S., who is going to disarm them?

White privilege. The right of the people to keep and bear arms is sacred, except not "those people." When Ronny thought the blacks were getting uppity...

It works really well, under some circumstances. Like when the rule of law is still held in regard by the gun holder. If a person is afraid to use the ...

They weren't demanding it; they were exercising it.

Yes, that is what I mean. Another example is the armed occupation of the State House in Michigan. You know why those Republicans, and the Republicans ...

But that is not the argument you asked about when you asked me about my risk. Maybe put more context, or more of my argument (like you just did with t...

Another thing I *think* we try to do here is not try and make the other person's argument for them. Our founding father's didn't think drugs were a ri...

We are not talking about civilizations. We are talking about acting civilized. Regardless, I would argue that taking care of one another is apparently...

I toss them out as an "even" argument. Cro-Magnons and others which were our ancestors did likewise. I just think it more demonstrative to say "Even a...

Okay, so the first thing you should do is admit you were wrong. Then we can ask if it's fair to compare 250 years of gun killings with 1 year of Covid...

I do. But I also think it is a part of human nature. Even Neandertals took care of their people. Yes. I'm no expert, but it is my understanding that w...

Hmm? Maybe you are right. Have more than 600,000 people been killed by guns in the same time frame that Covid has killed that number? (U.S.) If your n...

I don't know for sure, but I think every one from around the world is welcome to chime in on equal footing. I *think* (but am not sure) that there mig...

Power to the people. The U.S. does not grant this shooting power. This power is a Constitutional Right. The government is merely prohibited from infri...

I guess I'm confused. I've been both an employer and an employee in my life. As an employee, the $250.00 was never given to me and then taken back; it...

Where is the $250.00 in scenario #1 and #2?

I often wonder if, when people talk in universal, either/or, black/white dichotomies, they know they are doing it? Maybe someone said "100%" or bother...

Use your left mouse button to highlight the text you would like to respond to. Then you should see the word "Quote" immediately to the lower right of ...

Why do you take a word like "Placing" out as a quote in isolation? Either quote the sentence/context or just ask your question or make your point. Ask...

What is wrong with you Isaac? You asked a question and I answered it. Directly. If you wanted me to address the issue of seeking help from an institut...

Placing myself at risk is one thing. Placing others at risk is another. No, I did not just get done saying that. Let me try again by telling you exact...

So, rewriting, it would say: "Isnt it possible that people getting mad at non-vaccinators . . . are getting mad maybe because the vaccinated are afrai...

I can't make heads or tails of that. I need to know who the "they" is. Making some assumptions about what you meant, I suppose that might be a reason ...

Where did you go to school? Just curious. :lol: