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Yeah, like that. When told me "You be you" I wondered "Who am I?" So I jumped in my car and drove 125 mph to town without my drivers license (I ran a ...
November 24, 2021 at 15:48
It is, but we should be honest about it. Honest with ourselves. You can know what the U.S. has done and still love her. But there are lessons to be le...
November 24, 2021 at 15:24
Meh. A true rebel wouldn't let a little thing like a border stop him. :wink:
November 24, 2021 at 14:17
Can you help me out here, and provide an example of anything at all that is morally legitimate? Thanks.
November 24, 2021 at 01:19
:rofl: And you are agreeing with and providing support for the state which abides the rhetoric spoken by Mussolini. Does that make you a hypocrite? Or...
November 23, 2021 at 17:19
What part of "allowed to" did you not understand? And: We are experiencing this, now: But it's the 1% and the Libertarians that are the parasites. Can...
November 23, 2021 at 16:53
The quote is that broad. Individualism = good but individualism can't threaten collective. That is literally every single group on earth. If you want ...
November 23, 2021 at 16:42
They were right. It didn't.
November 23, 2021 at 16:36
Like I said, the Mussolini quote is so broad as to be meaningless, hence the "no true Scotsman" reference. I suppose you would want a state to destroy...
November 23, 2021 at 16:34
You have to put your comments in context or they cannot be understood. Who is doing what now, because they offered what to us and I accepted what? I t...
November 23, 2021 at 16:25
By his definition, all states are fascist. What's next, no true Scotsman? What's you're recommendation? No state?
November 23, 2021 at 16:16
Fascism, like white supremacy and Covid, was not wiped out in WWII and the Civil War and now. So yeah, now we have to keep dealing with the variants: ...
November 23, 2021 at 16:10
Yeah, against a virus. And we're losing because so many people support the virus. Good thing we won the war against polio, small pox etc. Or did we? H...
November 23, 2021 at 16:05
What do you mean by "we" and "our"? "Our" epic failure is because "we" didn't do shit. "We" sat around and complained and didn't do anything until som...
November 23, 2021 at 15:51
If government governs effectively, it is oppressive. If government governs ineffectively, it is incompetent. If government does not govern at all, it ...
November 23, 2021 at 15:26
Only because too many people refused to mask and distance when politely asked. It will step up from here, and really get draconian if people don't acc...
November 23, 2021 at 15:20
Look into polio, small pox, etc.
November 23, 2021 at 15:12
Do you have any evidence of that? You know, like a country that accommodated every whim of the children? If no country did that, are you saying the wh...
November 23, 2021 at 05:53
It's apt because it is not an overbearing parent, but a loving parent trying to err on the side of leniency; bending over backwards to accommodate the...
November 23, 2021 at 05:35
I know you will pass. That is the difference between you and Mohammed Ali and you and Socrates. But hey, you can always emulate Rand Paul.
November 22, 2021 at 23:12
I don't remember any remedies being specified, although they may have been. In international law, it is generally assumed that a breach would obviate ...
November 22, 2021 at 23:04
What do you enjoy in life that was not brought to you by the non-human natural environment? That. Anyway, some on TPF argue about the way things shoul...
November 22, 2021 at 22:52
I didn't read that because I don't take my definitions or leadership from fascists. Here's something you could try outside your fascist bubble: "Examp...
November 22, 2021 at 20:38
Yeah, I guess basic civics is authoritarian and statist and fascist. So it goes.
November 22, 2021 at 20:25
I tried to teach you about privileges vs. rights. That was the driving example. You don't have any rights to access privilege. None. So get over your ...
November 22, 2021 at 20:10
They are,if there were any. But you don't have to get vaxxed, you don't have to stay home, you can still gather. That is why we haven't defeated Covid...
November 22, 2021 at 19:47
If he's anything like every single person who works at Fox News, or Donald Trump, then I'm sure he's vaxxed.
November 22, 2021 at 19:41
Apparently that has not happened yet. It was just one of your parade of horribles that I warned you about. That is what could happen if people don't s...
November 22, 2021 at 19:38
I've shown it but you cannot see. I have taught but you have not learned. This thread is full of evidence. Compulsory vaccination is when the state tr...
November 22, 2021 at 19:26
You said: I know you don't see how you just stuck your foot in your mouth, but I'm sure everyone else does. We have taught you two things: 1. The stat...
November 22, 2021 at 19:10
Human population growth.
November 22, 2021 at 18:37
Speaking generally (allow me to repeat that word for those who might have missed it) speaking generally, women are capable of great humility. Unfortun...
November 22, 2021 at 17:04
:100: Exactly. A state that fails to control should be celebrated for failing to control; unless one champions success in state control. An alternativ...
November 21, 2021 at 22:46
So far, all the state has been doing is asking. So, if as you say, the state tendency to fail is a problem, then you should distance, mask, vax, boost...
November 21, 2021 at 21:57
If state control is a failure, then what the hell are you whining about? You aren't even in prison, and yet you complain as if the Covid response is a...
November 21, 2021 at 21:44
I didn't fall for anything, least of all the hole you keep digging for yourself. In response to john27, you said: I refuted your example of state cont...
November 21, 2021 at 21:25
You mean like you did when you said the state prisons don't even count as state control?
November 21, 2021 at 21:17
Emphasis added. Meaning all the other hyperbolic examples are not true examples of state control. They're just examples of rhetorical whining about a ...
November 21, 2021 at 20:52
It is only fair if the child who wants or needs the tutoring is required to pay for it. Otherwise, how are they going to learn about bootstrapping sel...
November 21, 2021 at 20:50
Two ships, passing in the night.
November 21, 2021 at 20:09
They also have better access to injustice. :wink:
November 21, 2021 at 20:07
Of course you are not sure. You don't see anything political in right and left wing politicians having brought fascism upon us. That's okay. We're use...
November 21, 2021 at 19:41
You said: Then you said: I'll just let the record speak for itself. It's not stupid. It is a political thing. It's just that my politicians have scien...
November 21, 2021 at 19:24
You just made no sense. Congratulations. :rofl: "Required" has nothing to do with it. My political distinctions are the same ones you made, yet denied...
November 21, 2021 at 19:15
Huh? First you say: Then you say: :rofl: Anyway, let me help you: Covid 19 brought upon us this Covid 19. Some people decided to give aid and comfort ...
November 21, 2021 at 18:57
I wrote sometime ago: "There is X and there is Y, and the simple fact that neither one matters itself does not matter, so they proceed apace as if the...
November 21, 2021 at 18:41
It's beyond me. On the issue of jurisdiction, I've never been up on that. It does seem convoluted, from what I've seen. Indians on res, but still have...
November 21, 2021 at 18:37
Yeah, it's amazing how emasculated science and civics can be, especially when faced by selfish, inconsiderate, disrespectful, greedy individuals who i...
November 21, 2021 at 18:30
Did the court rule they could have the land, or just some money? The former would be radical and far-reaching. The latter would be more of the same. B...
November 21, 2021 at 17:41
Meh. Your side requires a politician to tell you how to protect yourself; it's just a different politician. My politicians listen to science. Your pol...
November 21, 2021 at 17:35