In America the aspirational goal is wealth hoarding. You have to start somewhere.Originally Posted by spellbound
In America the aspirational goal is wealth hoarding. You have to start somewhere.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
I was born and raised here. I know that greed is taught to the susceptible from an early age.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
I would support a 50% "restocking fee" for packages of TP. Then at least others who have none could get some
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Brothels?
The Ice Cream Lady Wet her drawers........To see you in the Passion Playyyy eeee - I. Anderson
"It's kind of like deciding not to date a beautiful blonde anymore because she farted." - Top Cat
I was expecting to be kinda meh, but it made my nips stiffen - Jerjo
(Zamran) "that fucking thing man . . . it sits there on my wall like a broken clock " - Helix
Social Media is the "Toilet" of the Internet - Lady Gaga
It's hard to guess when we will lift this and start having public gatherings. You've probably seen what an interesting guy we have for a Governor so it's hard telling. He claimed (in the last couple weeks) he just heard it was spreadable without symptoms.
Last edited by Poisoned Youth; 04-16-2020 at 02:59 AM. Reason: Thank me later. ;)
^^ Yeah, he's a real bright one, isn't he?
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
^^^ Here's a pic of more geniuses protesting unprotected outside the Ohio statehouse against stay-at-home orders:
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... the usual suspects (of course). We really are in Orwell/Kafka territory here as evidenced by yesterday's task force briefing. Am I losing my mind or is this un-freaking-believable? These idiots are pressed against each other without any kind of protection. There were similar moronic gatherings in Michigan and North Carolina.
^^^
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
In a move that is all too Florida, the governor has declared the WWE an essential industry.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
^^^ I guess the lunatics are running the asylum. Oh Lord, grant me patience...
How much longer until widespread lawlessness begins? I hope not but there is a building frustration of many people who don't understand or don't care that so many lives are at stake and they want their life to be what THEY want it to be.
This is what brainwashed cults do.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Yeah, a life with an income. People are getting desperate. And many people who are getting infected are being turned away and being denied testing. And from what I've read the vultures in the financial sector along with their expensive lawyers are working to swipe relief funds meant for small businesses that actually make a product or offer a service to their communities.
So much to discuss here, but impossible to do so with, figuratively speaking, zipped lips.
Everyone else seems to be doing ok. Politics is only a hard topic to discuss because invariably some people can't present an idea or platform without insinuating that "only the blind or myopic can't see things my way" "those people" and other insults. Besides, what purpose does discussing political philosophies serve in an echo chamber.
I’m gonna steal this quote and use it on a few other message boards. Great synopsis.
It is not mandatory to dwell into politics,
This thread is much more interesting for the personal points of views of people around here regarding the day to day life-
It will be a shame if this thread gets locked over the topics which are beaten to death elsewhere.
When one takes an unbiased look, it really has nothing to do with politics. It has everything to do with science, medicine and morality. The problem is that we allow moral issues to be framed as political ones, which plays right into the hands of the politicians and special interests.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
I agree completely, however remarks like "This is what brainwashed cults do." are not really needed -
They are not giving any new information to those who think it true, and they only raise antagonism for those who don`t.
So really, whats the point?
Call it culling the herd.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
It's tempting to post an essay or two here that address this sort of antagonism and suggests solutions, but I'm sure it would be deemed political despite attempting to be balanced.
I'm tempted to say many things here lately, but I'm also probably remaining more sane by not doing so.
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This is not the forum in which to do so, but the point would be to learn from history and to analyze current events in a fact-based, informed way including the psychological aspects of how cults and propaganda works. Without analyzing and understanding this, in my view, it is not possible to understand the dynamics of what is tragically happening in this country, including its impacts on the response to the current crisis, the near and long-term implications, and what possible solutions can be brought to bear to ameliorate these issues. To think that that is it fringe-thinking to view the irrational actions and responses to date as not involving elements of propaganda and cult-behavior is not only naive but it ignores history and psychology. This is of course only my opinion and I certainly don't mean to speak for Ronmac.
and there it is
politics is an insidious system of divide and conquer
a broken system doomed to utter failure
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Like I said, you think I don't have anything to say about it? But I simply don't because I appreciate the personal stories unfolded here, and I feel that the politics just sidetrack the discussion and honesty, there are better platforms for this.It's tempting to post an essay or two here that address this sort of antagonism and suggests solutions, but I'm sure it would be deemed political despite attempting to be balanced.
I'm tempted to say many things here lately, but I'm also probably remaining more sane by not doing so.
Unfortunately, I need look no further than my own FB feed to see that in action. Good observation
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