Great conversation with economist and professor Richard Wolff on China and Socialism

RobBlair comments on Aug 7, 2019:

"People with the most money get the scarce material." An economist should recognize that the people who provide the scarce material then get the money which then means they become people with money. In socialism, the government gets the scarce material and the people with the scarce material get whatever the government wants to give them "Run them for the benefit of everybody" sure because everybody are the only ones who are still alive. "The first thing the [soviet leadership] did was to distribute land to the peasants" - no, the first thing they did was steal the land from the owners. Same thing with the Chinese. In both cases killing 10s of millions. Yes, the Chinese, as with the soviets, recognized that central control over markets caused Bernie's bread lines (for the benefit of everybody). "The Chinese have been pretty careful about taking their pollution problem seriously" - nope. Compare the Post Office to UPS and FedEx - fantastic! Then he follows it up with railroads - hilarious! Government brings the cost down! https://informationstation.org/kitchen_table_econ/subsidies-drive-costs-up-not-down-2/ The Japanese, not China, prior to WW2, is the best example of a country that accelerated through the Industrial Age.

The racially motivated attack the national mainstream media is ignoring- [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I trust my media and I think it is our duty to hold them accountable. https://www.theblaze.com/news/man-in-viral-video-accused-of-firing-shots-at-four-people-while-yelling-i-dont-like-white-people-in-my-hood

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I always think of the people who encourage these illegal aliens to attempt a crossing into a desert region as the dehumanizers. These are precious lives being left to rot in the desert because of some cynical ploy for political dominance. If you don't like the immigration policies on the books forward the legislation to change them. Creating an underclass in America so that one party and the rich can manipulate them is very evil.

ever since I put up my current avatar (ain't she gorgeous?

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

https://cdn.acidcow.com/pics/20130718/lead_user_girls_guns_acme_08.jpg I prefer a more sophisticated line of defense (and the rifle's not too bad either) - https://www.paulstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dana-loesch-guns-ammo-magazine-cover.jpg

Can Christianity Survive Its Cathedrals? - Religious Socialism

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

"Now I understand the Reformation" my brother stated as we walked into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Under the immense vaulted ceiling, marked in seemingly random increments along the floor are the names of other cathedrals from around the world that would easily fit within the cavern of St Peters. There is only one Christian Church and the Pope is not in charge of it. If a structure were to represent all of Christendom one would have to think that that building would be in Jerusalem and not Rome. But "Then they said come let us make a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens so that we can make a name for ourselves." That plan didn't and still doesn't work. As for Socialism - https://www.prageru.com/video/was-jesus-a-socialist/ The Good Samaritan didn't wait for the government to help his neighbor, he pulled out his own wallet and paid for the care of his injured neighbor himself.

When did free speech become radical? FreeSpeech

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Quick point of privilege - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRs7G7uLGa8 If the socialists don't consider your free speech radical, then you are doing something wrong.

A friend in Japan reminded me that the 74th Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony was held today.

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Proverbs 30:17 NIV The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures The idea that we sit in judgement over those who came before us is hubris. We should work to build on the foundation we have been given and not on unearthing where we stand.

They're calling the TAPS Act "like the red flag laws on steroids".

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Not sure what we need this for, we already have the FBI and ATF. Remember Waco? This bill needs to have a sunset. If the assessment is garbage then we should get rid of it. In my mind, some money needs to go to the NSA for machine surveillance of public posting sites (don't they already do this?) Anyone who publicly posts a specific actionable threat of violence against a person or group should be flagged ASAP. This is against the law and should be prosecuted (Hi NSA bot!). Racial profiling is a sensitive issue and has been deemed illegal. But profiling, because we aren't stupid, is what we all do. With limited resources, I fully expect our police force to do the same. What could go wrong? - Assessments could be used against individuals in civil trials (divorce). - Police could use the assessments to harass civilians (Ruby Ridge) - Political opportunists could use assessments for political means (ex. give us your tax records) - Profiling could encourage police to neglect other groups of bad entities (ex. ignore Antifa but focus on proud boys) Looking at the recent failures of the Feds regarding Stoneman Douglas and Sutherland Springs, I think there is enough the Feds are already bad at. Adding "assessments" will probably not help and does offer harm.

I got into a car accident a couple of years ago, and do not remember blaming the car.

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Well I hope you get your memory back, the Left needs you to vote with them against those evil car companies.

More google censoring conservative content.

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Townh - autocompletes to townhall.com for me on google. Use Duckduckgo.com. Tow - goes to townhall with townhall.com right underneath it. Besides, Duckduckgo is based in my hometown. Everything form there is better!

After viewing Blair White .

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

War cry of the left - "Wax my balls bigot!"

Texas Lt. Gov. Orders Antifa to ‘Stay Out of El Paso’ After Walmart Shooting

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

They have a right to assemble and peaceably protest. Texas has plenty of desert and if they need any tents to provide prison space for anyone that needs to vent a little illegal activity in the good state of Texas, I'm sure they will get them. What's Arpaio doing these days?

Neil DeGrasse Tyson lambasted for mass shooting perspective Tweet- [thelibertarianrepublic.

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Klavan compares Twitter to what Hell must be like. LOL!

I stumbled on a video on YouTube where a right-wing Jewish vlogger accuses a left-wing Christian of...

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

If we can't talk about ideas without resorting to ad hominems, then we have lost the key to western culture. Criticizing Israel is not anti-semitic. Treating Israel in a way different than the treatment given to any other country is probably anti-semitic. The ADL is specifically tasked with tracking anti-semitism and, has at times, been a bit zealous in their definition. We should also be careful not to be anti-muslim. Having real discussions about the Islamic doctrine is fully appropriate and I encourage it (same with Christian doctrine). People are us and not one of us hasn't made a mistake.

Angelo Carusone on Twitter: "1/ Fox News uses the "invasion" language frequently, across the entire ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Infested with Invasion rhetoric - I wonder if this is a real concern or just a political issue Democrats feel they can get some traction on - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2019/08/05/mika-mass-shootings-political-issue-dems-can-get-traction

How do we prove mental illness?

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

There is already a judicial process for declaring someone incompetent. There are also state laws that prohibit people with drug dependencies from obtaining conceal carry permits. The lack of respect for life is emblematic of our social moral decline.

Nature: Klaus Fuchs: the spy who betrayed the Manhattan Project [nature.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Makes me think of some interesting questions: What would the world be like if the US had the only nuclear weapons? Would that power have corrupted us?

The Republicans’ 50-State Strategy | The Nation

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Public union employees get paid by the state. They collectively finance and vote for the politician that will provide them better benefits and salaries. With those better benefits and salaries they can better finance the politicians of their choosing. Rinse and repeat until you have Detroit, Las Angeles, San Francisco, even Baltimore... The idea that Democrats depend on this inherently corrupt system is a tragedy.

[youtu.be] The diary of a right wing NRA bigot...

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

"The US has the safest mass shootings" "Governments never become tyrannical" and "Trump is Hitler and if he wins our government will become tyrannical"

Is this true... [shadolsonshow.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Exactly why the loss of Snopes is so devastating - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/el-paso-suspect-mylife/ I think we can believe some of this, but who knows now that snopes has sold its reputation.

John James is the future of the GOP [realclearpolitics.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Its not our game, but it is theirs. Black conservatives are nationally targeted by the enemies of freedom. I look forward to hearing more from this rising star.

For those who still cling to the idea that Justin Trudeau has any depth.

RobBlair comments on Aug 4, 2019:

Yes, Peterson is a very generous man.

Nashville rideshare driver defends lives, may lose job... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Wow! Who wants to make several million suing Lyft or Uber for the first wrongful death of one of their drivers? Shouldn't their contractors have a presumption that these companies will physically protect them since they require them to be defenseless?

It’s ALL about the money folks.

RobBlair comments on Aug 3, 2019:

These numbers seem high, but I don't know. Maybe a village managers needs to be at the top of their game in order to ... well whatever. At least the state can't print its own money. Competition keeps prices honest. Dump the junior college onto the free market, contract out correctional facility management. Who knows how much better our education system would be if the teachers union hadn't locked us into a 1960s model? Slim government to elected positions as best as possible. Contractor doesn't perform, they get replaced. Government unions - so dumb with results so predictable.

I love my Corps, but... [thewarhorse.org]

RobBlair comments on Aug 3, 2019:

Who let Clinton into the Corps? Definitely a challenge. If he was indeed sober than that is at the least, sexual assault. If he was also drunk (he was just buying drinks for her? All night until last call?) it becomes necessary to parse victim from perpetrator. He was her instructor so I would lean to her being the victim. No scream, no struggle, no skin under the nails, no bit lip - yeah this ones a challenge.

NRO: Snopes fact checking the Babylon Bee [nationalreview.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 3, 2019:

fact check - MISLEADING - "...and [the Babylon Bee]'s obviously, clearly satire." No, the insanity of the left has made obvious lunacy seem true. The Bee is at the top of my favorites list. If it weren't for the Bee, Klavan and White House Brief I'd have to resort to being a cynical, sarcastic.... scratch that... angry person. Thank Tr_mp for the Bee!

The viral video of Lindsey Graham silencing Senate Democrats, explained - Vox

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Democrats working hard for the human traffickers, smugglers and cartel votes

With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back Manar Waheed, ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

The bill is congressional virtue signaling with a purpose. In this case the purpose is to highlight bad actors who will have to be reelected at some point. The bill has no teeth. It has no enforcement. It defines those who support the "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" movement as anti-semitic. Perhaps its more appropriately labeled as a pro-terrorist movement. In either case, it effectively promotes the people who are routinely launching rockets into Israel over the Israeli's interests.

Even Snopes agrees.

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

FACT CHECK - Mostly True - fact checkers are the exception

More right-wing violence

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

He seems too stupid to be right-wing. Absolutely, lock him up.

Say good bye to fiscal conservativism: [dailywire.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Hammer neglects to mention Nancy Pelosi as an author. 2018 was a bad year for the budget. My "Republican" - grow the economy out of the budget crisis - congressman is out and he's been replaced with a party line democratic congresswoman. If we want a sensible budget, this is the wrong direction. Trump ran on building a wall ($) and not touching Social Security, and Medicare. Promises kept. The fiscal crisis needs to be won at home before we should expect our representatives to toe the line. If your answer isn't "everything" to what the federal government should cut to balance the budget, then you are part of the problem.

Your thoughts.

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

The witness for God's existence must be God. There is no witness to non-existence.

Nate Silver: Updated Dem Candidate Brackets [fivethirtyeight.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Weird. Every time I hear one of them say something based in reality I wonder what they are doing in the democratic party. So I'm thinking we are looking at Biden (because we prefer wrong over a meanie president) and Gabbard as the VP/kneecapper.

Barone: The Virtues of Nationalism [realclearpolitics.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

If the national identity is "all men are created equal" then Nationalism is a very good thing. The article makes a distinction between good nationalism = nationalism and bad nationalism = imperialism. I find this definition to be self-justifying. When our nation goes wrong, and it has, we need to rally around the ideal and not the nation.

More Left Wing Violence

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Where is Jussie Smollett?

Might be time to watch The Social Network one more time and ask ourselves if we really want that ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

"...Libra would comply with money laundering, terrorism financing, and trade sanctions laws." I've always considered the lack of this compliance as an advantage for cryptos. Not that I'd want to promote illegal activity, but cutting the "cops and robbers" overhead out of the currency system seems appropriate for an uninsured non-government sponsored currency. Buyer beware.

Democratic debate

RobBlair comments on Aug 2, 2019:

"Question of the day - we've now had 4 opportunities to hear from democratic presidential candidates. So, question, knowing that one of these people will be running against president Trump: what do you think he will be serving at his victory party?" - Crowder is back.

Well this seems about right.

RobBlair comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Queue Gillete commercial

It seems like a long time ago when John Edwards ran for president.

RobBlair comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Louder with Crowder usually continues the tradition. Unfortunately, someone let him go on vacation or something so I don't know what the phrases are currently. I'm sure Bernie's are still the same since he's still living in the early 1900s.

Taxpayers lose when the government gives out 'free' stuff- [reason.com]

RobBlair comments on Aug 1, 2019:

If you think healthcare, college, etc... is expensive now, wait until government gives it away for free.

Coulter exposes the mainstream media ... South Africa - YouTube

RobBlair comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Lauren Southern brought this to prominence for me. I doubt it would take more than 1 generation for them to assimilate to the US culture and I have no doubt that these entrepreneurs would be a net gain. But, if we take all of the farmers out of South Africa, South Africa will fail. It may be time though.

White Democrats resigning because they're WHITE. [youtu.be]

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Looks like we should invest in coconut oils and tanning salons

Vox News Caught Literally Lying -- Claiming the Exact Opposite of What Trump Actually Said.

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Water is wet?

Public Service Announcement - UK Warns Women, Do Not Put Popcicles In Your Vagina. [summit.news]

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Their body, their choice

FL College doubles down on suspending student due to range pic... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

First rule in list of 10 - "Always Keep the Muzzle Pointed in a Safe Direction" - https://www.nssf.org/safety/rules-firearms-safety/ Here's Dai'mon showing poor muzzle discipline - https://cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dalls-pic-feat.jpg What could go wrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfONckOPyaI School should lose millions in this lawsuit.

How the UAE and Saudi Arabia wrote part of a Trump campaign speech on energy policy

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

"We will become, and stay, totally independent of any need to import energy from the OPEC cartel..." - good President.

You might find this amusing. [spiked-online.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Slander lawsuit must show 4 points: - Statement must be false (Peterson is not Hitler and definitely not Milo) - Statement must be available/published to a third party (you can listen to the recording online) - Statements against public figures must show malice of intent (in the USA only - Canada and other commonwealth states do not enjoy this freedom and must be careful when insulting their lordly stupid politicians - in Quebec just bring a bagette and bottle of wine for compensation) - Statement must cause damage (Peterson's reputation presumably)

[npr.

RobBlair comments on Jul 29, 2019:

A sticky problem. Local governments need to provide services for their denizens with mental health issues. At the same time, they need to discourage outsiders from moving into an accommodating system. Is stigmatization a key problem for people with that level of MH?

Will Climate Hysterics Ever Tire of Being Wrong? [issuesinsights.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 29, 2019:

If you gave these people a button and told them that pressing it would kill someone but would also end global warming, these people would press it.

The President Is Right About Baltimore - The Resurgent

RobBlair comments on Jul 29, 2019:

Conversely, liking the President doesn't mean you have to agree with everything he says. Calling out a congressman because his district is poorly managed is, on it's face, inappropriate. Of course I am not immune to recognizing the pragmatic purposes of this tweet: 1. Links democrats to the poor management of cities 2. Gets free press because the MSM thinks that them talking about Trump being racist means something. 3. Calls attention to the extra judicial kangaroo court that congress is trying to ramp up now that the Mueller Burger has gone sour.

Dan Coats, Who Challenged President Trump, Is Ousted From Top Intelligence Job [n.

RobBlair comments on Jul 28, 2019:

How does this compare to other presidents? How many checks and balances should there be between an Executive and his staff? Are you concerned with the almost complete lack of dissent with our current president (yes I'm laughing)? So if someone has tolerated negative views or criticisms, that person is not a narcissist? Has Trump's executive branch labeled anyone in the press a "criminal Co-conspirator" or issued search warrants to journalists in order to find news leaks in the government (I would consider these as "not tolerating criticism")?

Avert your eyes

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

These hairy women are clearly not from British Columbia

The Importance of Hong Kong's Resistance [realcleardefense.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Borders must be controlled in order to maintain a slave state. If Hong Kong remains at liberty it will focus attention on the chaffing of the chains that bind the Chinese.

Okay, let's give this group a jump start for a day or two.

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Wow - congratulations! What safety measures did you take when you first started the diet? My understanding is that there is a significant concern for diabetics.

[infowars.

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Round trip is not mentioned.

Dem's supporting White Supremacist

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

I think we'd do ourselves a service if we focused more on the people and the lives that were stolen then on the criminals that murdered them. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7285981/Justice-Department-says-RESUME-capital-punishment-two-decade-break.html

Uncommon Knowledge The fate of Darwinism hangs in the balance.

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

An interesting discussion. I don't believe that the Theory of Intelligent Design brings anything scientific to the table other than highlight the immense challenge/failure of natural selection to address the improbability of more advanced life from the simpler. While watching I was thinking that as our understanding of genetic mutation advances we may find simpler paths that might close the probability from 1 out of 1 trillionth trillionth up to 2 out of 1 trillionth trillionth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noj4phMT9OE

Different views on Boris Johnson [politico.eu] [news.yahoo.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

If you tell the car salesman that you absolutely have to have that car then you deserve the cashectomy. If you have other options and can walk away then you can negotiate a fair price

QAnon Supporting Republican aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar charged with felony theft | US news | The ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

So Minnesotans will have a choice between a conspiracy believing, thieving, reprobate and Danielle Stella

Back in the Clinton Administration, every time he'd been caught in some imbroglio, President Clinton...

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Well that question is outside my purview so I won't speak to that. But, ahhh, could you repeat that?

This school district threatened to take kids away from parents over lunch debt, then it refused a ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Wow, wasn't sure that Bob Casey was still alive. Way to stick your neck out on this one Senator [sarcasm]. The CEO of La Columbe Coffee stated he remembers what it felt like to be poor and ashamed. Well if a little shame during childhood creates an entrepreneur who now pays other people to work then I'm all for it. (How do I plant that hunger for my kids?) On the other hand, if a parent can't at least provide meals for their children, then they should give their children up for adoption. Of course most of them are probably just neglecting the payment since government is allowing it.

CNN Photo Editor Resigns Over Anti-Semitic Tweets

RobBlair comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Pro-terrorist, anti-Jewish Muslim. Who would have thought?

UN Singles Out Israel as World's Only Violator of Women's Rights; Iran, Saudi Arabia & Yemen Among ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

black light, freezer burn and Civil War

Is it time to stop using the word "Racist"?

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Racism Merriam Webster - racial prejudice or discrimination https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism Lexico/Oxford - Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/racism Bing - prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, **typically one that is a minority or marginalized.** - promotion of the minority class over the majority within it's own definition seems prejudicial. Prejudice - preconceived opinion that is **not based on reason** or actual experience. - I highlight this because there is group going around saying that people who support the results of IQ data as it pertains to race are committing "scientific racism" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_racism (ex. Stephan Molyneux, Charles Murray, ...) Further from MW - "Racism appears to be a word of recent origin, with no citations currently known that would suggest the word was in use prior to the early 20th century... Dictionaries are often treated as the final arbiter in arguments over a word’s meaning, but they are not always well suited for settling disputes." First, I move to erase discrimination as part of the definition. If I was making an accurate historical drama based on ancient Japan, I would categorically discriminate against non-Japanese for the cast. I would not consider that racism. So I would support a modified Oxford definition of - Prejudice, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. I think having discussions on racism is healthy. And, the misuse of the label identifies people who are tools.

What is it you suppose was meant by “let it be”?

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me... And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me... And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree... For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see... And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me... Shine until tomorrow, let it be I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Be at peace in the present

Morning glory and a coffee.

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

"Would you disagree that your report excludes no collusion?" and other similar questions that I would refuse to directly answer based on it's failure to follow proper English etiquette. My answer would be to request the page number the questioner is referencing and then read that page. In what world do you base a trial (impeachment) on a popularity contest? We saw this during the Kavanaugh hearing. This is why democracies don't work. We have a report on a full investigation (except fusion GPS apparently) that states a recommended course of action. Why do we need the clown show too?

One of the Times Michael Moore got it spot on... [youtu.be]

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

It disappoints me that the slow and steady success of capitalism can't be sold to the voting public anymore. Instead we need shiny healthcare, free college, a comfy safety net or, in this case, threatened retribution on a company that is acting in its best interest. All of these diminish the slow and steady success of capitalism.

Your take on this one?

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

To my fellow free people - Do you want to make a choice to use Facebook or do you want to use government to make that choice for you? If you are upset with "big tech" do you still use Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon...? Alternatives - IDW, Duckduckgo, Samsung (android-google), go to the store. So bitchute needs help over youtube and the phone tech is locked in to Apple, Microsoft and Google. I think government needs to butt out. Yes, Google, I'm sure, has a strategy to make sure Republicans don't get elected, but we've all heard of CNN - they have the same strategy. Yes, keep reporting on the bias but use the free market in the free market.

What the Democrats stand for in 20 Quotes.

RobBlair comments on Jul 25, 2019:

Foster division between groups Promote an underclass beyond what they have earned thereby tyeing them to the authority Highlight petty disagreements among the opposition Distract the population with meaningless and time consuming pursuits "So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities, that where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts." - Federalist Paper #10 - Publius (James Madison) http://constitution.org/fed/federa10.htm

Blandland - YouTube

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Swedenistan? Malmoabad

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RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

As law makers, it is appropriate for them to discuss the ramifications of immigration policies: how things should be funded, determining where public opinion is, etc... However, it is fully appropriate to tie this aiding and abetting behavior to the consequences. Every child who dies at the border crossing illegally, every murder, every rape should be laid at the feet of those who encourage this illegal behavior. And, this aiding and abetting does not stop with just our politicians. It includes our News personalities, our celebrities and many religious leaders. This is not occupied India. We have a vote on these policies. We should discuss these policies and definitely consider changing them. But encouraging the breaking of the law is evil.

For the IDW to be so against so called identitarianism its acolytes seem awfully fond of political ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

1 - IDW includes you 2 - constructive statement could be stated "Why do Trump supporters ignore his white supremacist and racist tendencies?" Confirmation bias - once a person decides that Trump is not a racist/white supremacist, news items that support that claim - low black unemployment, black people in his cabinet, actual statements, Kanye West support, etc... are used to confirm that position. On the other hand, confirmation bias - once a person decides that Trump is a racist - Charlottesville, shithole countries, go back where you came from, etc... are used to confirm that position. In any case I think we can all agree that Trump is the worst racist ever.

Bernie Sanders campaign accused of illegal employee interrogation, retaliation against staffers.

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

Usually takes socialism 40 years to burn through the existing prosperity before fully failing. Bernie has accelerated the program.

U.S. attorney general says encryption on digital devices creates security risk | PBS NewsHour

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

What could go wrong? "I now have the global access code, 007. And with it, I will control the world!"

NJ Governor wants "smart guns" to be the only guns for sale- [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

No need to make a law governor, you just don't buy a gun. Didn't Matt Helm have a smart gun?

Black on cop violence on display in Harlem - and its unlikely anyone will be arrested and charged ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 24, 2019:

"Iceberg" people

[nytimes.

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Compounded interest - 11%, Social Security - 26%, Medicare/ aid - 26%, Defense - 18% the rest - 19% - What programs are you willing to cut?

For me it would be the perfect way to get to work

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlZh9-NQEyI

Just unreal the sickness spreading...at least Gervais is fighting back. [summit.news]?

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Any society that can't recognize that this person is sick, is a failed society.

[youtube.com] It's spelled K-L-A-V-A-N

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

He makes it look easy. "America has been taken over by a fascist dictator so we are forced to go into hiding - on CNN - where no one will see us."

Listened to an interesting podcast between Ben Sapiro and Ravi Zacharias.

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

That's a misread - everyone is wrong. Didn't Ravi mention the terrible mis steps the church has made? All evil comes from people believing that they are their own god - something like superseding their own knowledge with reality. We have the option to hear challenges to our perception of reality and either change ourselves to fit reality or be our own god and further separate ourselves from how things actually are. I'd suggest the Sam Harris interview but he's also full of presuppositions. What intellectual food do you enjoy in Australia?

NRO: Progressives Think Trump Is Toast [nationalreview.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Not toast but even these crazy people are polling better. This election will be Trump vs Trump. I hope he doesn't lose.

UNDERCOVER VIDEO of UK Islamic school teacher telling students that gays must be killed for being ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

Apply sunlight

Kicking the can way on down the road.

RobBlair comments on Jul 23, 2019:

"Yes, I 've asked everyone around here and we all agree - you need to give us more money"

Partisan politics,  is a dangerous and counterproductive endeavor.

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Partisan politics - can be dangerous if you allow the mass opinion to misrepresent you in immoral ways. Two party system has "worked" for a long time. I think it's important to baseline the comparison against another real system, such as the parliamentary system in European countries. The US is currently the longest living constitutional republic. Our current stalemate is mostly due to an uninterested congress coupled with judicial activism. This is enabled by a disinterested public. We are currently fat, dumb and happy. This will change when things start going south (the politically inclined, like us, are a minority). We are ignorant at our choosing. The mass of information that is available provides little excuse for ignorance. Except for a few political items, what is important, how priorities are arranged, etc... should be handled by the free market (a 100% democracy). As for the poor, sick, homeless and the elderly - the US has always been one of the most charitable countries in the world. As for "the media" you get a say in that every time you read an article or watch a news show. You can be part of a large donor. Like the 2nd amendment? Then support the NRA or something similar. Romney isn't a sociopath and he just ran for Senate. Nudge him a little and I'm sure he's going to run for president again. He's burned that bridge as far as the primary but who knows. There will be lots of Republicans who want to "restore" the conservative image by losing to the next cynical machiavellian the Democrats produce.

RealClearInvestigations Trump,Comey,Murller, and IG investigations ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Spring cleaning was months ago. Step up the pace.

Buzz Aldrin still packs quite a wallop... Do you think the punk got what he deserves?

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

"You're a coward and a liar and a thief..." Them there's fighting words. Hard to think that this slander wouldn't adequately provide a defense for this 72 year old. Apparently, Bart Sibrel also made physical contact with the bible he was carrying which had the lawsuit thrown out.

Farm Attack 18/7/2019: Frankfort District, Free State.

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

So unnecessary.

Jordan Calls out Witness for Claiming Russia Collusion - YouTube

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

This is what happens when "my truth" is not the truth.

Meanwhile here in Canada it gets crazier by the day: [nationalpost.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

This makes me laugh! The dude wants his balls waxed shiny while pretending he's a girl. Mockery indeed. Couldn't find the gofundme to support the defenders of sanity. The left coast must have something in the water.

Does India deserve foreign aid when they can afford this kind of project...?

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

Should recharacterize foreign aid as "mutual foreign trade purchases." Of course that highlights the fact that we have no idea what is being purchased which is a long standing problem with "foreign aid."

Stephen Miller said he 'would be happy if not a single refugee' came to the US

RobBlair comments on Jul 22, 2019:

If your ethnic group is "illegal" ... You know what else is called a "zero tolerance policy?" Upholding the law. You know what else separates children from their parents? Breaking the law. You know who is complicit in the human trafficking across our borders? Every damn Democrat that would rather score political points than fix an obvious problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRKjwEVb2o

Is this true, American folks?

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Looks like sanity is being excluded from their inclusivity.

There seems to be so much garbage in the Russia investigation, that we may never find out what ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Was Mueller prevented from completing his report? Did Mueller not do a good job (dishonest illegitimate)? What other garbage are we talking about?

Those protesting Muslim parents are in the right - spiked

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

"the programme’s purpose is to teach that ‘you can be who you want to be; you can be yourself’" - actually you are born with inherent properties so no - no one should tell the next Jeffrey Dahmer to "...be yourself." Hey school, how about reading, writing, arithmetic? Since when are schools responsible for the "tide of history"? "re-educate children morally" - Yes the moral arbiters of government are here to tell us how to live. Islamaphobia is a "type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness" - also completely stupid. What race are muslims? Is it Islamaphobic when people react to Muslims expressing their (Koranically dictated) Muslimness in violent, often lethal ways? Maybe an honest dialog would be more appropriate instead of mischaracterizing people's motives?

When you start looking at matters objectively... Dave Rubin and Yaron Brook Live at UCF - YouTube

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Happy to listen to the lot of them. There is so much to learn and so much life to enjoy. Recently heard someone say (probably Klavan) that the quick, argumentative format of discussion that we get on News shows "..makes us feel stupid."

Yahoo retracts story of Chris Pratt's Gadsden Flag shirt... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

Correction is a good thing

Are poor black Americans already receiving "slavery reparations" in the form of receiving more from ...

RobBlair comments on Jul 20, 2019:

"These objections are often urged with a show of sincere solicitude for the welfare of the slaves themselves. It is said, what will you do with them? they can't take care of themselves; they would all come to the North; they would not work; they would become a burden upon the State, and a blot upon society;" "What shall be done with them? Our answer is, do nothing with them; mind your business, and let them mind theirs. Your doing with them is their greatest misfortune. They have been undone by your doings, and all they now ask, and really have need of at your hands, is just to let them alone. They suffer by every interference, and succeed best by being let alone." "As colored men, we only ask to be allowed to do with ourselves, subject only to the same great laws for the welfare of human society which apply to other men, Jews, Gentiles, Barbarian, Sythian. Let us stand upon our own legs, work with our own hands, and eat bread in the sweat of our own brows. When you, our white fellow countrymen, have attempted to do anything for us, it has generally been to deprive us of some right, power or privilege which you yourself would die before you would submit to have taken from you." "The great majority of human duties are of this negative character. If men were born in need of crutches, instead of having legs, the fact would be otherwise. We should then be in need of help, and would require outside aid; but according to the wiser and better arrangement of nature, our duty is done better by not hindering than by helping our fellowmen; or, in other words, the best way to help them is just to let them help themselves." https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/4386 Asked and answered by the best person to respond, Frederick Douglass, Former Slave, Intrepid Spokesman for Emancipation, Great American Treasure

This is just messed up man

RobBlair comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Oh, ba ba black sheep on you

[nypost.com] The New York Times’ obscene attacks on the Apollo space program

RobBlair comments on Jul 19, 2019:

Well at least somebody is still slogging through the garbage to report on the opposition's (lack of) intelligence