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James Riley

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The left has an honorable habit of being magnanimous. But when thou striketh the king, strike not to wound. We struck Trump and it would be a horrible...
May 08, 2021 at 03:01
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One runs out quicker than the other. You just have to wait and see.
May 08, 2021 at 02:51
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My patience.
May 08, 2021 at 02:11
:100: I'm slowly starting to get the lay of the land. :smile:
May 08, 2021 at 02:07
I don't know. I'm not an authority on the average well educated Antenian, but I've a strong suspicion they were smarter than most Americans.
May 07, 2021 at 23:09
You used common sense when you suspected the dismissal was done begrudgingly. I agree. Nevertheless, our common sense does not rise to the level of a ...
May 07, 2021 at 23:07
If you can't answer questions, or admit when you are wrong, you might think you are happy (I'm sure Trump does), but it won't help yourself or anybody...
May 07, 2021 at 22:59
I'm not into little boys, but I could really walk around a Mediterranean climate in robes all day, talking with smart people. When I finally started t...
May 07, 2021 at 22:29
I read James back in the early 80s. By Russel, is that Bertrand? I may have run by him too. I have not tackled Schopenhauer yet. I've seen him mention...
May 07, 2021 at 22:16
The burden of proof that it was "begrudgingly" would be upon you. And, since you believe a presumption of innocence, I know you didn't mean "begrudgin...
May 07, 2021 at 22:12
I wish I had what it took to read like that. It takes an appreciation for time (there is more of it than we think), and an ability to ignore, or get a...
May 07, 2021 at 21:54
I'm working on that. :grin:
May 07, 2021 at 20:37
I agree there is no natural intuition to step back and look at the bigger picture. I don't think it's natural for people (or any animal) to look at th...
May 07, 2021 at 19:50
What do you mean "here we are"? Didn't they drop the charges? The presumption of innocence applies to a finder of fact (jury, or judge in a bench tria...
May 07, 2021 at 19:37
Uh, no. It's a presumption of innocence. That's why we let them go. Remind the right next time someone on the left is accused of something, or walks b...
May 07, 2021 at 19:10
At one time someone asked another: "If we lead a man to knowledge can we make him think?" Philosophy proved that you can't fix stupid. And it proves t...
May 07, 2021 at 18:59
That's how the rich get away with crime: They have minions do their dirty work for them. They can then pretend they didn't know. Notice it was dropped...
May 07, 2021 at 18:56
Are you saying I said that, or not? If I said it, fine. Show me where I said it. If not, then why should I "move on"? Are you saying I should ignore a...
May 07, 2021 at 18:50
Yes, your kind. I don't want to debate with an unreasonable person. I'm vetting the sincerity of your curiosity. Again, can you show me where I said w...
May 07, 2021 at 18:27
?James Riley You think you know me? You're incapable of knowing yourself! Debate me and I'll show you why. Side bar. Not saying I didn't say it, but c...
May 07, 2021 at 18:22
You keep raising the ante. Now you must go forth among your kind and preach, like a disciple, the error of the ways of Trump and his spawn.
May 07, 2021 at 18:19
I've already explained "so what." But since you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'll take another stab at it: It's important the reasonable peopl...
May 07, 2021 at 18:15
I know.
May 07, 2021 at 18:04
Until you confess your sins to the public, no reasonable person would teach you how wrong you are on the merits. Your failure to confess has brought t...
May 07, 2021 at 17:47
The mistake in your reasoning has already been dealt with. It is not the left that can't get over it. It's the right. Hell, they're still whining abou...
May 07, 2021 at 17:42
A digression: If God is the universe, then everywhere you look . . . . But yeah, anyone can prove A = A; but how to prove A does not = -A. It's not my...
May 07, 2021 at 16:49
I wrote a rant but deleted it. It was beneath me. I find there cannot be reasonable debate unless and until the person I would engage with publicly an...
May 07, 2021 at 03:12
I did not, but I found this on Google: https://www.cjr.org/politics/bill-green-ad-susan-collins.php Probably him.
May 07, 2021 at 01:20
The tax rate being high worked it's magic long before the tax shenanigans kicked in in response. The taxes loop holes came along and then we cut taxes...
May 07, 2021 at 00:43
Wise words. Especially about showing them what it means to govern for the people. But it always comes down to shoe leather. My sister, in Maine, said ...
May 07, 2021 at 00:40
Actually, an inefficient economy will produce HUGE profits and things will spiral down and out of control as happens every time some dufus tries trick...
May 06, 2021 at 20:21
That all depends upon whose economic distortions are the few we let in. The radicals are the natural and expected "it is what it is" response to thing...
May 06, 2021 at 19:48
The problem with your analysis is this: If we paid true cost (which free-market capitalism would demand), then the price of every single product and s...
May 06, 2021 at 19:06
:100: It's just that leading by example hasn't worked if those who do are out-done by the government/corporations. One way to lead by example is to pa...
May 06, 2021 at 18:26
Sounds like that's not working out.
May 06, 2021 at 18:13
Some folks (I'm not one of them) learn to lead and get the young un's to do all the hard work. :wink: Kind of like the Plutocracy gets the minions to ...
May 06, 2021 at 16:57
That is certainly true of a true democracy. In the U.S., the founding fathers tried to prevent a tyranny of the majority with a Bill of Rights, repres...
May 06, 2021 at 16:54
We had a little respite, but now Trump is getting oxygen again from mainstream media. Is there something newsworthy, or is this proof they want the is...
May 06, 2021 at 15:58
I don't know what makes some people "empaths" and others not, but I have noticed that those who are not tend to change their tune when the chickens co...
May 06, 2021 at 15:43
Everyone and everything. Now you do have a point there. A=A & -A.
May 06, 2021 at 15:20
Not all shadows are cast by animals. Rocks cast shadows. So do trees. The distinguishing factor is movement; not so much that which is moving (object ...
May 06, 2021 at 13:55
I say corn is grass and you can have too much of a good thing. Check out U.S. individual relationship to corn. Also, grazers spend a large percentage ...
May 06, 2021 at 13:38
Maybe, but you asked: And I responded, talking only about humans in their most basic animal blood/brain/organ simplicity. I know I'm not the most "coh...
May 06, 2021 at 03:26
Your OP talks about brains, and minds, and consciousness, and blood, and the relative importance of other organs. It also suggests than none of that i...
May 06, 2021 at 03:04
We are animals.
May 06, 2021 at 02:29
It's not difficult at all, if they get the hell out of the way. :grin: We used to have a saying in the Marine Corps: "Lead, follow, or get the hell ou...
May 05, 2021 at 17:37
Prefatory to my comments, I found this on a social networking page: "i feel like liberals, who mostly avoid rw media, have no idea of the craziness th...
May 05, 2021 at 17:26
No doubt. :smile:
May 05, 2021 at 16:58
:up: That's where my brain locked up.
May 05, 2021 at 16:55