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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI have very little hope that we will ever come back from the incredibly polarized parties who are far more concerned about getting/staying in power than what's good for America.
And the real sadness comes from the fact that the people in those camps don’t even see themselves as part of the problem.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View Postdo you think they can squirrel out of this?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostI have no problem with this - as long as people understand the meaning of the Constitution based on the knowledge gleaned from the earliest writings, not from modern aberrations seeking to nullify the power of the Constitution.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
And the real sadness comes from the fact that the people in those camps don’t even see themselves as part of the problem.
And, you coulda written your comment as....
And the real sadness comes from the fact that the people in these camps don’t even see ourselves as part of the problem.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostI think things will get better. Trump has done some cleanup of the swamp. We just have to get the rogue politicians out of the system.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post...OR, have a common vision for what actually IS best for the country.
And, you coulda written your comment as....
And the real sadness comes from the fact that the people in these camps don’t even see ourselves as part of the problem.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostInteresting...you perceive me as being unwilling to listen to other points of view?
As my mother used to tell me -- "you'd argue with the Devil and wear him down!"The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostInteresting...you perceive me as being unwilling to listen to other points of view?
You tend to reflexively handwave nearly everything you disagree with as a "right-wing meme" or some such nonsense and simply ignore it thereafter.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostQuite honestly, I think you present yourself as "listening", and I think you might actually believe that, but your mind is so made up it's like you're only here to advance your own ideas.
As my mother used to tell me -- "you'd argue with the Devil and wear him down!"
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostQuite honestly, I think you present yourself as "listening", and I think you might actually believe that, but your mind is so made up it's like you're only here to advance your own ideas.
As my mother used to tell me -- "you'd argue with the Devil and wear him down!"
I definitely would wear the devil down. My wife will attest to that.😁The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostOn this we definitely disagree. Trump has just stirred up the swamp a bit, and then added new players to the muck. I have no idea how anyone can see what he has done as “cleaning.”
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostQuite honestly, I think you present yourself as "listening", and I think you might actually believe that, but your mind is so made up it's like you're only here to advance your own ideas.
As my mother used to tell me -- "you'd argue with the Devil and wear him down!"
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostI see. So that is how you became a country preacher.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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