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The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

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Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

There is no bottom to this barrel... RL October 19, 2025 5:40 pm (CurrentEvents)

John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole" RL October 16, 2025 10:00 pm (Space/Science)

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Wealth redistribution by TB October 18, 2011 9:03 am

Ya gotta love it. Pickpockets as agents of "Wealth redistribution". And finding them among a group such as ... by bowser 2011-10-19 12:57:14
- There is no difference, in essentials, between someone who takes someone else's "kitchen money" because he wants to buy something ... by TB 2011-10-19 17:21:02
On a related note, by TB 2011-10-18 09:11:27

And for those who missed it, The Warrior Song by FrankC October 17, 2011 2:43 pm

Now I'm ready to go out and kick ass, kill, kill, kill! Those type of songs are designed to hype people ... by Eri 2011-10-18 00:46:45

Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by FrankC October 17, 2011 1:52 pm

Remembering the past by TB October 17, 2011 11:32 am

Juxtaposition by TB October 16, 2011 5:32 pm

Which type do you think spearheaded the American Revolution? by bowser 2011-10-17 00:57:36
- In Tom's universe, all conservatives are noble, virtuous heroes, the liberals are all low-life scumbags. There are no exceptions. ... by ER 2011-10-17 09:35:06
  - As usual, that doesn't actually address anything I said, does it? (edited) by TB 2011-10-17 11:03:39
    - You didn't say anything, Tom. You posted some rant by a lawyer bad mouthing-people he, and you don't like. ... by ER 2011-10-17 11:09:37
      - Yeah, I said something quite specific. by TB 2011-10-17 11:19:37
        
        "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." - Goethe From the public comments to the ... by ER 2011-10-17 11:37:53
        
        And the context? by TB 2011-10-17 12:03:08
        
        I havee no idea who Goethe was referring to, but applying the comment to you was effortless. by ER 2011-10-17 13:00:09
        
        “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” For me this means that I will always ... by Jody 2011-10-17 13:40:02
- The ones with intelligence, consistent and rational principles, and a sense of personal responsibility for their own futures. by TB 2011-10-17 07:28:18
  - This is what makes a great parent as well. This is what I aspire to and also what I hopefully ... by Jody 2011-10-17 11:17:53

Dynamics of despotism by TB October 16, 2011 4:07 pm

Funny you should mention this. Here's an example of the GWB White House and a coup de etat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500864.html More ... by bowser 2011-10-17 00:56:32
- So... by TB 2011-10-17 07:44:18

We are the 53% by Jody October 15, 2011 8:14 am

It's easy for those "who have" to feel superior, pat themselves on the back and look down on those "who ... by Eri 2011-10-15 21:25:28
- Go look at the pictures. by TB 2011-10-16 07:52:51
  - A lot of the people in the protests no longer work because they lost their jobs due to the financial ... by Eri 2011-10-16 09:37:57
    - Yeah, I'm looking for a way to make some income. But you might note that I'm not spending my ... by TB 2011-10-16 09:51:44
      - Tom, very few of those people are doing the nasty things you're accusing them of. Most are just average ... by Eri 2011-10-16 22:01:42
        
        Actually, it's quite a few doing nasty things. by TB 2011-10-17 07:21:44
        
        Bullshit but you're going to believe the shit your conservative rags are posting so I'm not going to bother. ... by Eri 2011-10-17 14:37:03
        
        I told you what I tell everyone. by TB 2011-10-17 14:39:52
These are the best of times, the worst of times. by ER 2011-10-15 09:52:01
- I spent a little time using the information in that article to look up the people running this show. ... by TB 2011-10-15 10:24:58
  - Tom, all the shows are run by someone. Do you really think the Tea Party, or the Republican Party, for that ... by ER 2011-10-15 11:42:53
1 percenter: by TB 2011-10-15 08:31:18

The scapegoat strategy by TB October 15, 2011 7:33 am

Another story in a similar vein. by TB 2011-10-15 09:17:00
- Geez. by TB 2011-10-15 09:17:51
We don't have to listen to Krauthammer any more. by ER 2011-10-15 07:41:19
- Can't beat him on the facts, so shoot the messenger. by TB 2011-10-15 08:00:52
  - Hey, that's MY line! by ER 2011-10-15 09:08:37
    - That's why I used it. by TB 2011-10-15 09:16:01

One thing we forgot. by bowser October 14, 2011 1:35 pm

There went "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." by Eri 2011-10-14 15:36:36
- "There went?" by TB 2011-10-14 15:40:21
  - Cops are inciting to violence so they can put down the protests. The powers that be are getting scared ... by Eri 2011-10-15 21:27:13
    - No, the cops aren't. by TB 2011-10-16 07:49:09
Now You're talking. We might even bring in some South African mercenaries, Executive Solutions I believe they go by. Non-lethals will ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:08:47
- And then... by TB 2011-10-14 15:24:01
I like "Bandana Republic" better. by ER 2011-10-14 14:00:38
- You get a pretty wide view of "typical American" living where I live. by TB 2011-10-14 14:53:08
  - Is the "Cuban International" in San Jose still in business? If so, I highly recommend the lechón asado with ... by ER 2011-10-14 15:54:00

MSNBC: What the Occupy movement needs right now by TB October 14, 2011 10:50 am

You are being watched by FrankC October 13, 2011 8:10 pm

I figured since the forum is going lunatic, I would jump in with both feet by FrankC 2011-10-14 12:23:25
- You been watching Person of Interest. You stop that! by Eri 2011-10-14 15:37:41
  - Dammit...I wondered about that...I have only seen it one time!!!! by Jody 2011-10-14 16:20:55
  - Busted !! :) by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:40:43
- I am not a looneetick... I started refining our zombie survival strategy. Figure it should be boat-based with an island the ... by Jody 2011-10-14 14:49:14
  - Sounds good, I just hope they will be the slow zombies. I hate those damn fast zombies. Personally, I doubt ... by FrankC 2011-10-14 15:21:56
Well then...HELLO!!! by Jody 2011-10-14 06:40:29
- You can't see me...na ne nan nee boo boo! by Jody 2011-10-14 06:56:12
So, what are YOU wearing? by ER 2011-10-14 05:14:57
- I have a drinking problem.....I am wearing a shirt that has spilled coffee on it. by Jody 2011-10-14 07:21:58
Really? by TB 2011-10-13 21:49:53

Learning your twinkles by TB October 12, 2011 9:09 am

These ne'er-do-wells are what all the fuss is about? by Lee 2011-10-13 03:29:46
My understanding of this is by podrock 2011-10-12 18:52:33
- We're also pretty ingenious at finding ways to prevent them from communicating. That's a lot of what this thread ... by ER 2011-10-13 04:41:29
Damn, I spewed coffee all over my computer by FrankC 2011-10-12 11:26:54
Okay....I would be up the creek then...I would never remember that. I was singing Star Spangled Banner last night to Ava ... by Jody 2011-10-12 09:52:33
- As the guy was finishing with all the hand signs, I was wondering what was wrong with the old-fashioned raised ... by Eri 2011-10-13 11:54:42
That's three. And I'm not keeping track any more. Y'know, you guys are obsessed with this, or you wouldn't keep ... by ER 2011-10-12 09:30:35
- Seriously ER by FrankC 2011-10-12 12:25:16
  - I don't know. I've never been in a demonstration. I smelled tear gas once and that was enough ... by ER 2011-10-12 12:31:02
    - I've been at a couple of demonstrations back in the "Cambodia bombing" days at the university. I was there ... by TB 2011-10-12 13:58:06
    - Maybe I am wrong but I saw nothing to imply any sort of crowd control. Each signal seemed to be ... by FrankC 2011-10-12 13:02:18
      - I disagree with the protestor's methods, but I sympathize with their cause. Many of them are young, who see ... by ER 2011-10-12 13:44:26
    - Yep...first thing I thought of actually was signals used by umpires in baseball. by Jody 2011-10-12 12:33:43
- By the way, I'd be interested in hearing your reasons for putting that picture up. by TB 2011-10-12 12:04:25
  - I was actually looking for villagers with torches and pitchforks chasing the Frankenstein monster, but when I spotted that guillotine, ... by ER 2011-10-12 12:34:54
- If it wasn't for the fact that this board has erased its history a few times, it might be educational ... by TB 2011-10-12 12:02:39
  - Do you actually admit that if you had the means of determining that, you might actually go to the trouble ... by ER 2011-10-12 12:53:27
    - Would he? by FrankC 2011-10-12 13:10:37
- It is becoming silly now ER...they are losing validity. But that is only my opinion. It feels like the Pied ... by Jody 2011-10-12 09:55:43
  - It seems to me like they are geting a briefing on crowd control, or in communicating to speakers from the ... by ER 2011-10-12 11:21:14
    - That is true ER (about picking out just the right moments to catch on tape)...and I hesitated before I wrote ... by Jody 2011-10-12 12:30:59
    - What is really "silly" is that some people need to try and inflate these people into some vanguard of the ... by TB 2011-10-12 11:57:04
      - That's a pretty long and passionate post, isn't it Tom? If they are that silly, how can they inspire ... by ER 2011-10-12 12:14:08
        
        Irony. Conservatives say they believe that capitalism is a superior economic system, generates innovation and promotes the economic well-being ... by bowser 2011-10-12 14:03:39
        
        If the Jews were such inferior sub-humans, why were the superior, Nordic, Aryan master race Nazis so terrified of them? Fascism ... by ER 2011-10-12 14:21:52
        
        Oh come on ER by FrankC 2011-10-12 15:01:59
        
        Rubbish, Frank. For the Nazis, the Jews were seen as the Banking and financial class, the big property holders, ... by ER 2011-10-12 18:11:08
        
        Whatever ER, I won't whine like a little girl when you say I'm a fascist and you don't whine like ... by FrankC 2011-10-12 19:11:30
        
        Are you even listening to yourself? by TB 2011-10-12 18:37:41
        
        It just hit me, somewhere, right about here... by FrankC 2011-10-12 20:27:07
        
        Frank, if you really think I'm "too far left", then you'd better hope you never run into someone who actually ... by ER 2011-10-13 05:07:49
        
        I have never thought of you as too far left. I just realized you were a bit much into the grape ... by FrankC 2011-10-13 12:47:47
        
        The grape? Well, I'm no teetotaler, or recovering abuser, but I haven't been intoxicated since the last time I ... by ER 2011-10-13 17:19:52
        
        Tommy, I'm just getting started. by ER 2011-10-12 19:13:54
        
        I didn't think so. by TB 2011-10-12 20:28:50
        
        Think of it as political poetry. Free verse for a free people. And what's with the black armpit ... by ER 2011-10-13 05:02:22
        
        So who's marching in the streets today declaring that the Enemies of the People are those damn rich bankers? ... by TB 2011-10-12 14:38:27
        
        Conservative is Sanskrit for Fascism. by ER 2011-10-12 14:52:24
        
        When you see a friend making a mistake it often evokes a long and passionate post. For me it is ... by FrankC 2011-10-12 12:45:29
        
        Curses! Foiled again! by ER 2011-10-12 13:00:01

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