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JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq nah, I'm not mad. I laugh at trolls like you.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq at least you admit you're full of shit.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 the "other side" has done something similar. There are documented cases of voter fraud on both sides, though Republicans are way more responsible for voter suppression tactics and corrupt gerrymandering. Just be aware that you fit every bit of the description you put above. And yes, Trump's DHS is biased, because Trump only installed loyalists, so they would have been more compelled to back up his lies. Since you only care about the website that reported it, because of your unmitigated bias, here's one of "your" sites reporting the same: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2020-election-secure-history-federal-security

El Paso: black babysitter, 24, 'killed one-year-old white boy with wrestling moves' after becoming ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq yep, there you go strawmanning again.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 https://www.vox.com/2020/11/13/21563825/2020-elections-most-secure-dhs-cisa-krebs > The 2020 US election was the most secure in American history, according to US elections officials. > > “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. Right now, across the country, election officials are reviewing and double-checking the entire election process prior to finalizing the result,” the coordinating bodies on election infrastructure and security said in a joint statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

El Paso: black babysitter, 24, 'killed one-year-old white boy with wrestling moves' after becoming ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq so you are the dictionary definition of the strawman fallacy, eh?

Outcomes of a presidential term: Retired 11 Won reelection 22 Lost reelection 10 Lost in ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 that the election was stolen. That he won "easily" and "in a landslide". Those are all lies. Biden won in one of the most secure and fair elections in history. Trump lost. Those are the facts.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq did you completely ignore what I said?

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 this would carry a lot more weight if you didn't believe the lie that Trump sold you.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 21, 2021:

> Marvin Rex Lake has been charged with capital murder following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull. > > Marvin Rex Lake, 24, was arrested following the death of Ahren Joshua DeHart who suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@sqeptiq who is saying murder is okay? What I see is a lot of people saying "murder is okay when it is done by cops". There's a lot of victim blaming, especially when the victim is black, and most times the cops suffer limited-to-no consequences. But then those same people see random occurrences of violence committed by black people, cases in which justice is served and they are arrested and charged accordingly, and they have conniptions that somehow there isn't the same level of coverage / outraged as extrajudicial murder by state authorities. And they also try to use these examples to justify their "black people are violent thugs" narrative to continue victim blaming.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 nah, I just seem to know better than you. You throw out the words Socialism, Marxism, and Communism without even knowing what they mean.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 21, 2021:

@Tom81 I don't think you know what words mean.

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JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 20, 2021:

@Tom81 again, when?

Maxine Waters is GUILTY of inciting VIOLENCE - again We demand a GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY verdict!

JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump first 🤣

JacksonNought replies on Apr 20, 2021:

@w0tn0t sure, after Trump.

Outcomes of a presidential term: Retired 11 Won reelection 22 Lost reelection 10 Lost in ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump lost. Biden won. The election wasn't stolen. There was no widespread voter fraud. Come back to reality.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 20, 2021:

@Tom81 when have I defended socialism?

Maxine Waters is GUILTY of inciting VIOLENCE - again We demand a GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY verdict!

JacksonNought comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Trump first 🤣

JacksonNought replies on Apr 20, 2021:

@w0tn0t sure, but only after Trump.

Are you familiar with 8chan?

wolfhnd comments on Apr 20, 2021:

Are the QAnon conspiracists really any worse than mainstream media that pushed the Trump-Russia hoax? I would say the latter is the cause of the former.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 20, 2021:

Yes. Yes they are.

The Satan Shoes: A Conversation About the Controversy with Lucien Greaves

A1fredo comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Real Satanists don't give a shit about pop culture's bs.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

@A1fredo I am sorry if that is how you feel. The Christian Dominionists have done a good job fearmongering and distracting from what they are doing behind the scenes (though more like right in front of our faces).

The Satan Shoes: A Conversation About the Controversy with Lucien Greaves

A1fredo comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Real Satanists don't give a shit about pop culture's bs.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

@A1fredo not in the slightest.

The Satan Shoes: A Conversation About the Controversy with Lucien Greaves

A1fredo comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Real Satanists don't give a shit about pop culture's bs.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

@A1fredo the ones in power are Christian Evangelicals, Nationalists, and Dominionists. They are easily susceptible to Satanic Panic, much like they were in the 70s 80s and 90s. Never pass up a moral panic when it can give you more power.

The Satan Shoes: A Conversation About the Controversy with Lucien Greaves

A1fredo comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Real Satanists don't give a shit about pop culture's bs.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

@A1fredo ones in power?

The Satan Shoes: A Conversation About the Controversy with Lucien Greaves

A1fredo comments on Apr 19, 2021:

Real Satanists don't give a shit about pop culture's bs.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

That is true. But we do care about excuses people use for a Satanic Panic resurgence. Q Anon was one.

When people refer to the “oligarchs” who are behind the scenes and who are ultimately ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Nazi

JacksonNought replies on Apr 19, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk there have been Nazis on this site before. Also, Nazis are not Socialists. They are Fascists. Don't let "national socialism" fool you.

When people refer to the “oligarchs” who are behind the scenes and who are ultimately ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Nazi

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk how would he not be here if he was a Nazi? Does this site ban Nazis?

Kamala Harris So Black. kamalaharris democrats mememagic mememagicisreal kek

JacksonNought comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Recycling old jokes? Have you run out of material?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

One Joke (TM)

Thoughts and Prayers

wolfhnd comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Oh you mean virtue signaling over the death of a career criminal while 10,000 black kids kill each other.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

@wolfhnd hard disagree there.

Thoughts and Prayers

Penrodster comments on Apr 18, 2021:

You have no idea how much fear and trepidation is generated by a mob of idiots saying we have to "Do Something!" Patriot Act, ACA. Yes, we can "do something" but considering the problem first is actually a good plan.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

No argument there. No one says you need to rush to action. But "thoughts and prayers" are useless and condescending.

Thoughts and Prayers

wolfhnd comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Oh you mean virtue signaling over the death of a career criminal while 10,000 black kids kill each other.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

Seems like you are assigning a narrative to this? Are you triggered by this image? It's merely showing that sending "thoughts and prayers" is not actually doing anything. Any other insinuations you take away from it are your own assumptions.

Thoughts and Prayers

Poncho69 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Should we give to charity or straight to poor

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

@Poncho69 that is true, you need to find charities which aren't scum. Susan G Komen barely gives any money to cancer research. The Trump charity used donations for personal expenses.

Thoughts and Prayers

Poncho69 comments on Apr 18, 2021:

Should we give to charity or straight to poor

JacksonNought replies on Apr 18, 2021:

Giving to charity is doing something. Why do you feel attacked by this?

When people refer to the “oligarchs” who are behind the scenes and who are ultimately ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Nazi

JacksonNought replies on Apr 17, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk what else should I call someone who is throwing out a list of Jews and blaming them for the "disintegration of the United States"? Sounds pretty Nazi-like to me. Maybe you can join MTG's new "Anglo-Saxon" party. I'd blame people like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Donald Trump, Sean Hannity, Karl Rove, Rudy Giuliani, Alex Jones, Jeanine Pirro, Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, Jim Jordan, Bill O'Reilly, Matt Gaetz, Laura Ingraham, and Mitch McConnell guy the disintegration of the US. Guess what they all have in common?

When people refer to the “oligarchs” who are behind the scenes and who are ultimately ...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Nazi

JacksonNought replies on Apr 17, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk are you on drugs?

MyPillow CEO's Free Speech Social Network Will Ban Posts That Take Lord's Name in Vain

FrankZeleniuk comments on Apr 16, 2021:

Is there any difference between free speech and being polite? I think Mike just wants you to be polite, respectful and civil in your discourse. If you wish to use free speech to claim your right to bully, harass, introvert, and create mayhem or simply troll then you have to stay on Slug. I don't...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 17, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk you seem to be seeing an argument in my words which is not there. Never once have I tried to call this a First Amendment issues. No, you cannot be put in jail for saying "goddamn" or opining that gay people should be killed. Although the FCC, a government institution, can fine you for cursing on TV or radio in the middle of the day, but that's a different subject. The purpose of the post is to point at the absurdity and hypocrisy of Lindell - one of the people crying "First Amendment violation" for being banned from Twitter or being dropped as a sponsor, trying to create his own platform to combat "censorship", but then turning around and imposing speech rules that will get you banned. Of course it is his right to do so, but it's funny how people will defend his choice while crying that Twitter will ban someone for the same. "Cancel Culture" is just a buzzword Right-Wingers like to throw out to to play the victim, acting like they were somehow silenced by the government or thrown in jail treated just like Jews in the Holocaust just because they were banned from Facebook or not given their own TV show or because some people decided to boycott them. We should really call it "Accountability Culture" or "Consequence Culture". Like in your Mennonite example, if you decide to talk about your sexual conquests at work, you might get fired for being inappropriate - this is not you being "canceled". That can go equally for creating a hostile work environment by sharing your opinions that Gay or Black people are inferior, when you work with Gay or Black people. Gina Carano was espousing anti-trans opinions, and even spreading COVID-hoax conspiracies, and none of this was a problem. It wasn't until she came out saying that Conservatives being criticized was the same as Jews being massacred in the Holocaust that Disney decided they didn't want to continue their relationship with her. Again, they didn't fire her or replace her or anything. Her contract was up. There were thoughts of a spinoff series for her, but they made a business decision to not do that, and did not renew her contract. It doesn't matter what the reason for this was, they were not obligated to give her a show. She was not "canceled".

Lil Nas X Drops New T-shirts Inspired by Controversial 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' Video

Poncho69 comments on Apr 16, 2021:

Yeshua

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

@Poncho69 oh, what about Elohim?

Lil Nas X Drops New T-shirts Inspired by Controversial 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' Video

Poncho69 comments on Apr 16, 2021:

Yeshua

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

@Poncho69 Adonai

Lil Nas X Drops New T-shirts Inspired by Controversial 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' Video

Poncho69 comments on Apr 16, 2021:

Yeshua

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

Allah

MyPillow CEO's Free Speech Social Network Will Ban Posts That Take Lord's Name in Vain

FrankZeleniuk comments on Apr 16, 2021:

Is there any difference between free speech and being polite? I think Mike just wants you to be polite, respectful and civil in your discourse. If you wish to use free speech to claim your right to bully, harass, introvert, and create mayhem or simply troll then you have to stay on Slug. I don't...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

What is politeness? Is it impolite to say "goddamn" but polite to say that gay people should all be sent to an island to die off? What is your opinion of people being banned from Facebook or Twitter for denying the severity of a virus that killed over 500k Americans, or encouraging violence against political opponents, or sharing dangerous conspiracy theories? Did you speak out against the platforms, as people like Mike Lindell and Trump and Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro and other "free speech warriors" have done? How is it that they should be denied setting rules based on their opinion of "politeness" but Lindell gets a pass? You seem to mistakenly believe the "Progressives" are the one confusing the First Amendment. As I see it, the Conservatives are the ones who see social media bannings or choosing not to renew a TV show contract as First Amendment violations. Conservatives believe that having consequences for their actions is anti-American, and they should be guaranteed a megaphone to get their opinions out to as many people as possible.

21.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

What are you even talking about? Socialism is a political ideology. It has nothing to do with religion, nothing to do with theistic belief or lack thereof. There are Christian Socialists, many who claim Jesus was categorically Socialist and purported Socialist ideals. Also what does evolution ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

@Beachslim right, because theocracies like in the Middle East are so great...

21.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

What are you even talking about? Socialism is a political ideology. It has nothing to do with religion, nothing to do with theistic belief or lack thereof. There are Christian Socialists, many who claim Jesus was categorically Socialist and purported Socialist ideals. Also what does evolution ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 16, 2021:

@1914wizard so you have no argument. Figures.

A Proud Boy

ZuzecaSape comments on Apr 15, 2021:

Why does #Cruz get so much hate? There's probably 250 Republicans in Congress I hate more than Cruz.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbTcHpPDCu8

“So, a criminal with a warrant who resists arrest meets up with an incompetent government employee...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

End qualified immunity now. How about that solution?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@ZuzecaSape you make a key point there - the taxpayer will be penalized and have to foot the bill for the careless or potentially malicious actions of an individual.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@rway well Conservatives think it was wrong to change laws to allow for abortion or mixed-race marriages or same-sex marriages, and so they effortless try to reverse those decisions back to how things were in 1776. They are also mostly Christian, and have a desire to make the country a Christian Theocracy, while at the same time hiding behind the First Amendment. That is my definition of a Conservative. Now, you may disagree with my assessment. And I am sure I disagree with your definition of a Progressive. Like I said, we will disagree on the facts, and I doubt we can come to an understanding.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@rway Conservatism is a push for keeping rules as-is, no matter how draconian or harmful they are.

“So, a criminal with a warrant who resists arrest meets up with an incompetent government employee...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

End qualified immunity now. How about that solution?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@ZuzecaSape doctors are required to have malpractice insurance. If a surgeon is operating on you and accidentally leaves a rubber glove inside you, you can sue for damages. Most of the time this is because of actual harm, and you need help paying off expenses accrued as a result. If a cop sees you walking in your own backyard and thinks you are a trespasser and shoots you, you cannot sue. The officer may be suspended or fired, but you are shit out of luck. Maybe if police didn't have qualified immunity, and were required to have insurance, or even have it taken out of their pensions, they'd be less inclined to act with such carelessness. Also we need to end civil asset forfeiture.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@rway yes, that is what a Progressive is. Your definition of Conservative is "self-licking". I guess we will forever disagree on the facts regarding this.

“So, a criminal with a warrant who resists arrest meets up with an incompetent government employee...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

End qualified immunity now. How about that solution?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@Edgework coming from a Q-quack who still believes Trump will be sworn in as the president and Biden is on a sound stage, forgive me if it doesn't keep me up at night what you think is worthwhile.

“So, a criminal with a warrant who resists arrest meets up with an incompetent government employee...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

End qualified immunity now. How about that solution?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@ZuzecaSape imagine you are a gun carrier. You are walking down the street and see what you think is someone breaking into a house. You pull your gun on them and shout for them to stop, hoping they will be afraid of your threat and run away. But in your haste, you accidentally fire the gun, and it hits and kills them. Maybe they were the homeowner just having trouble with their key. Maybe they didn't hear your warning. Maybe they really were a criminal trying to break in. In any case, do you think you will be given the benefit of the doubt? Will you be allowed to resign from your job or be put on paid leave as your only punishment? Or, as a regular citizen with no qualified immunity, will you get the same leniency as a cop would for the same mistake?

“So, a criminal with a warrant who resists arrest meets up with an incompetent government employee...

JacksonNought comments on Apr 15, 2021:

End qualified immunity now. How about that solution?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@Edgework wow excellent retort. You aren't a troll at all!

" You are a racist", "No you are a liar".

Edgework comments on Apr 14, 2021:

Absolutely. Never defend against accusations based on lies. Attack the accuser.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

Didn't you lie constantly and claim Trump would be sworn in as the president?

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 15, 2021:

@rway sorry, the facts speak for themselves. Progressives fight against social injustice - that means slavery, marriage inequality, stripping away of civil rights, etc. The Conservatives do not, and were the defenders of slavery. Continuing to use "Democrat" is just trying to pettifog the issue and paint a false narrative to win your argument.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 13, 2021:

@rway > You didn't use the word "Democrat" when you introduced Democrat policies Because we are talking Progressive vs Conservative. And they were Conservative policies.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 13, 2021:

@rway I introduced Conservative examples, of Democrats-at-the-time (Conservatives) using the acceptance of slavery during the time of the Constitution as an example of "conserving American culture" by arguing against freeing the slaves, most of the time also using a Bible as their justification. Republicans-at-the-time (Progressives) saw society changing and realized they could no longer support slavery, and the Constitution needed to be amended. I never used the words Democrat or Republican before you. So, again, let's get rid of them and only talk Progressive vs Conservative.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 13, 2021:

@rway do you do yoga to be able to twist yourself into these knots to justify your narrative? 1 - You are switching to Democrat now, when we were talking about Progressive vs Conservative before. You said, "The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it." And now you are saying "well Democrats did this..." Sorry, we aren't talking about them, we are talking about Progressives. Why even bring Democrats up? The question is, who defended slavery and fought against civil rights - was it Progressives or Conservatives? And no, the realignment is not mythology. Look at the whole Confederacy controversy today - it certainly isn't the Democrats crying about Confederate statues and flags being removed, whining "my heritage". In fact, the deniers of a realignment are the Right-Wingers who want to call out "Democrats were the KKK, Lincoln was a Republican" so they can sleep at night and ignore the absolute atrocities being committed by the Republican party. 2 - So you agree that things like anti-miscegenation and segregation and DOMA were unconstitutional? Ok, well those were all things most Conservatives defended. Progressives helped to strike them down, as Progressives recognized they were un-Constitutional. In your description, Conservatives wouldn't try to "twist" the Constitution to strike them down. 3 - "The Constitution is the yardstick... the 'standard'. It is neither 'flexible', nor a 'living document'." Yet you recognize the Amendment process, no? If the Constitution is the standard, and not "flexible" then there would be no need for Amendments - just recognize the current laws were unconstitutional and wrong, and move on. But no, we need Amendments to make sure people don't try and re-interpret it later on to try and reverse it because of some agenda. You may call that original intent, just poor interpretation... okay, sure. Well, look at the 3/5ths Compromise in Article 1, which had to be amended out in the 14th Amendment, so that Black people were counted as full people. That made an actual change to the Constitution, editing it because of a change in society. That was literally a case of principles changing with the times. When you only include "shall not be infringed" you present it out of context. Same as the NRA removing one of the commas when they present the Second Amendment. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-nra-rewrote-second-amendment And just like with every right, there are limits. If you take it literally, arms doesn't say guns. Do you think it is un-Constitutional that you cannot own a nuclear weapon? Voting is a Constitutional right as well, yet Conservatives want to regulate it throw up more barriers to vote than to own weapons. "Things can't...

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 13, 2021:

@rway > Segregation was a "Democrat thing", just like slavery. Yes, but was it a *Progressive* thing? Notice how you said Democrat, not Liberal or Progressive or Left-Wing. We are talking Conservative vs Progressive, not Republican vs Democrat. It is common knowledge that the parties had a "realignment" in the 1920s and 30s, and today's Democrats were yesteryear's Republicans. https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/BAIC/Historical-Essays/Keeping-the-Faith/Party-Realignment--New-Deal/ So, let's remove political party from the equation altogether, and speak in ideology instead. Was segregation a Conservative / Right-Wing thing, or a Progressive / Left-Wing thing? > If it doesn't, such as in the case of each of your examples... then it's not legitimate. So you are saying anti-miscegenation laws were Constitutional? Segregation was Constitutional? Slavery was Constitutional? That's some pretty backwards way of thinking. Especially when the First Amendment guarantees Freedom of Religion, and most people defended segregation / slavery based on their personal religion (which was always Christianity). > It is neither "flexible", nor a "living document". Then what is the point of the Amendment process? The Founders realized that there were scenarios they could not anticipate in the far-off future, which is why there is a process to add Amendments to update and clarify rights. It's funny that people whine about a "living document" and "reinterpreting" when people are asking for basic human rights, but you never hear a peep out of those same people when they are presented with the original intent of the Second Amendment. Because, you know, if the Second Amendment wasn't re-interpreted and twisted, we wouldn't have the crazy gun country we live in today.

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rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 13, 2021:

@rway they are there to determine if something is Constitutional or not. Both Conservatives and Progressive can do that, as long as they do not succumb to their ideologies over impartiality. If Conservatives were only on the court, we'd never overturn anti-miscegenation, and mixed-race couples could never marry. We'd have never allowed for marriage equality with Obergefell v. Hodges. Heck, a hard-line Conservative might have dismissed the civil rights movement, and black people would still be segregated. Conservatives trend towards saying "what is already in place is fine, no need to change it" whereas a Progressive would trend towards saying "the Constitution says 'all men are created equal' and that means black people are equal". Why do we have 7 out of 9 justices as Catholic?

Biden orders study of Supreme Court Changes By Ken Thomas and Jess Bravin The Wall Street ...

rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 12, 2021:

@Beachslim tell that to the one saying "There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it."

Biden orders study of Supreme Court Changes By Ken Thomas and Jess Bravin The Wall Street ...

rway comments on Apr 12, 2021:

It would just destroy whatever credibility the Court has left. The SCOTUS is a conservative institution, by its very nature. There shouldn't be a single Progressive on it. They only corrupt it and make it less effective, even *counterproductive*. Which, given the importance of their role, is ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 12, 2021:

Can you explain your reasoning? The country is pretty evenly divided, why not have accurate representation? Only Conservatives should get to decide the rules? How is that fair? Although there are no Progressives on the court. There are Far-Right, Center-Right, and Center-Left justices.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 11, 2021:

@rway once again you are building up a strawman to argue with, rather than actually listening to what I, an Atheist, am telling you. Yes, you acknowledge that Agnostic and Atheist are two different things. But they are still both able to be espoused at the same time by someone. Christianity and Theism are two different things, but no one would argue that Christians aren't Theists. You keep telling me what Atheism is, and I keep trying to tell you that you are wrong. No, Atheism is not the "belief that there is no god" - it is the *lack of belief* in a god. There is a distinct difference you keep missing. Yes, "we don't believe" is an Atheist answer, but that isn't positively asserting anything. There is no faith required to lack a belief in an un-proven claim. Deny it all you want, but it is no different than claiming you have a faith-based system claiming that Russell's Teapot isn't out there floating in space. Again, you are trying to tell me what I believe, and I am correcting you and showing you are just plain wrong. Denying the existence of Thor does not deny a cause of lightning - it merely says that Thor isn't the cause. Denying the Biblical interpretation of God and creation doesn't deny that female humans had an origin - it merely says that the origin wasn't being fashioned from one man's rib. "Atheism is not a rejection of any of them in particular, it is a rejection of all of them categorically." - Yes, this is true, because Atheism doesn't accept that some personified supernatural being is the cause of everything. But no, it doesn't abandon the quest to "get it right" - in fact, it tries to find the true answer 1000x more than someone who would accept the "god answer" and not need any more information. Again, I am telling you this, straight up. If you deny it or tell me I am wrong, you are no different than a Christian who says "there are no Atheists, because God said everyone knows he is real". In your final statements, you grossly mischaracterize Atheism again. Atheism doesn't believe in supernaturalism. The definition of a god is pretty clear, so no, you can't just throw the word "god" out to describe anything, and then say Atheists are wrong. You could say the sun is a god, as it provides life for every being on Earth and keeps us in orbit - but that doesn't mean it is one. In the Marvel Universe, Thor and other Asgardians are considered gods - but then it is explained that their technology is just so far advanced that it is only seen as magic by lesser-advanced societies; so, does this actually make them gods? If someone from right now traveled back in time to some BC year, and showed off the technology of today, they might be seen as a god - but that doesn't make it so. Gods are supernatural beings - if it can be explained how ...

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 9, 2021:

@rway not mutually exclusive. I say this all the time. Theism and Atheism address belief. Gnosticism and Agnosticism address knowledge. You can be either combination of the two. Most Atheists are Agnostic Atheists. Most Theists are Gnostic Theists.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 9, 2021:

@rway I have to disagree, and you seem to be creating a strawman - whether you know it or not. You are projecting beliefs and ideology on Atheists, without actually listening to what an Atheist is telling you. Atheism is a lack of theism. That's it. You are trying to discuss Anti-Theism, actively claiming there are no gods, or no stamps, or whatever. There is a difference. Once more, Atheism is lacking a belief in gods, because no sufficient evidence has been presented. Atheism does not believe "nothing caused the Big Bang". Atheists are able to admit something important: we don't know. And we will not just accept "well a god did it, case closed" as the answer. I have the opposite outlook regarding the pursuit of knowledge. You say if "you stopped looking for the cause of lightning, because the 'Thor answer' is ridiculous... then you'd obviously never discover the real cause" and I agree, that would be foolish. But that is rarely the case, as I see it. Instead, people who accept the "Thor answer" will usually stop pursuing the mechanics and nuances - why would you question the story of Thor and try to disprove it, you already have the answer. I see the people rejecting the "Thor answer" as the ones who would dig deeper and try to understand the actual cause of lightning. Saying Thor is ridiculous is not denying the existence of lightning, it is rejecting Thor as the cause, saying "I don't know the cause", and then trying to find the actual cause. Why would a Bible literalist want to research the Big Bang and try to understand the science behind the origin of the universe and animals evolving from single celled organisms over billions of years, when their belief is that God just created everything - interestingly, out of nothing. Words mean something. Calling something a god is a very specific label - it gives supreme power to something, the end-all be-all. It usually denotes some degree of sentience. The Moon's gravitational pull is what causes the ocean tides - but no ones is going to call the Moon a god for being the cause of tides. Being the cause of something does not a god make. A mother and father create their offspring, but that doesn't make them gods. If the theory of evolution was that Gil Gerard used a time machine, went back to the beginning of time, and ejaculated into the primordial ooze - does that make Gil Gerard a god? Did you ever see Men In Black, where it turned out our entire universe was inside some marble that creature was playing with? Does that make the creature a god, even if they were no different than some random Joe Schmoe in their community? You say you have no reason to believe in Russell's Teapot. Okay, what if I told you that all falling stars are the result of Russell's Teapot bumping into meteorites and ...

Ive been vaccinated, still find this funny though and will save the picture lol.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 8, 2021:

Can you explain the soy comment?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@CookieMonster not denying left-wing reliance on different buzzwords, but I am specifically talking about the soy thing right now. One single study does not prove anything, and "masculinity" is not something I would use to characterize many on the right.

Ive been vaccinated, still find this funny though and will save the picture lol.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 8, 2021:

Can you explain the soy comment?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@CookieMonster glycoestrogen has nothing to do with actual estrogen, and drinking soy does nothing to testosterone levels or masculinity. What you really mean to say is it has become synonymous with low-intelligence right-wingers who like to throw out buzzwords like soy boy or cuck or simp as some sort of insult, thinking they are alpha males while they are most likely overweight incels, while worshipping at the altar of one of the least-masculine presidents in history.

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@Andyman we already concluded you are willfully ignorant. No need to double down.

Separating Science from Religion and Mythology [wrongspeak.net]

angelo comments on Apr 8, 2021:

Religion and mythology have no right to be mentioned in the same breath as science.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@toronto_Georgia "Ancient texts and stories were designed to transcend time and are just as applicable in this cyberage." I am showing that no, not all of it was or is. Sure, some parables are fine, when specifically taken as parables or insight into the culture of the time. But calling parts of these ancient texts still applicable is also cherry picking - just the parts that look good. I am just providing the counter point, that there is plenty which is no longer applicable, and can be seen as mistakes.

Separating Science from Religion and Mythology [wrongspeak.net]

angelo comments on Apr 8, 2021:

Religion and mythology have no right to be mentioned in the same breath as science.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@toronto_Georgia but ancient texts have specific rules and stories which do not change or evolve with societal change, and does not change based on new discoveries and information. Based on ancient texts, you shouldn't eat shellfish or wear mixed fabrics. Women should not speak up or tell a man what to do. Liars should be stoned. Women should be forced to marry their rapist. Slavery, incest, and pedophilia are all okay. These are absolutely *not* applicable in the modern age.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@rway I have to disagree again. Atheism isn't a religion. It is a lack of belief, based on insufficient evidence. Back to Russell's Teapot, it is like saying your religion is not believing in Russell's Teapot. I'm sure you've heard it before, but Atheism is as much a religion as not-collecting stamps is a hobby, or not-believing in leprechauns is a religion. Atheism tells you literally nothing about a person other than they do not believe in gods: they can be Conservative or Liberal, pro-life or pro-choice, they can believe in climate change or deny it, they can believe in wearing masks or reject them, they can be flat-earthers, etc... Now I don't particularly think Monotheism and Polytheism are technically religions either. Definitely *more* of a religion, based on an active belief in a god or gods, but it still doesn't tell you much about a person other than their theistic belief. It would be a religion once you see what extra beliefs come along. Yes, we can agree on your last statements. Thor and Zeus are wrong, therefore there is no god, is not a strong argument. But that isn't the argument that Atheists make - it may be an example when bringing up how man creates gods, but not the main argument. At the base of it, you may disagree, but the "default" position is that something doesn't exist until evidence is provided to prove otherwise. Since there is no sufficient evidence for any god, the default / Atheist position is to not believe in any. And no, saying "how can something come from nothing" or "look at the complexity of the universe" or other philosophical questions do not count as evidence, no more than "how else does lightning occur" is evidence of Thor.

This should sum up Atheists' thinking process. It also makes God sound a little narcissistic. 😅

rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

ATHEIST - Because when you don't understand something, just Strawman it and ridicule your own man of straw. You're the smartest person in your own head... after all. 😄

JacksonNought replies on Apr 8, 2021:

@rway nah, I understood, which is why my response was also a gross simplification / strawman. Thomasina just has an axe to grind.

This should sum up Atheists' thinking process. It also makes God sound a little narcissistic. 😅

rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

ATHEIST - Because when you don't understand something, just Strawman it and ridicule your own man of straw. You're the smartest person in your own head... after all. 😄

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@ThomasinaPaine uh huh, and of course you completely skip over rway's gross simplification of Atheists, just so you can focus on my in-kind simplification retort. Typical. You use the Ben Shapiro method of trying to sound smart and logical while really saying nothing at all.

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Andyman ok, so willful ignorance it is then. Got it.

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Andyman oh so the Republicans ended slavery? Democrats were the KKK and Confederacy? Ok, so why are Republicans the ones so upset about removing Confederate statues and the flag? You are ignorant, possibly willfully, of the party shift / swap. Today's Republicans were yesteryear's Democrats, and vice versa. The Republicans of Lincoln were Progressives and Left-Wing.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Hanno most likely.

Not a fairytale

JacksonNought comments on Apr 7, 2021:

515 ft is less than a mile, actually it is just under a 10th of a mile. There are around 9 million unique species on earth - if we take away the ocean-dwelling ones, which would survive a flood, it's about 6.5 million unique land animals. Ok, so maybe back then there weren't 6 million, but it ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Poncho69 so then you admit evolution is real then? What about non-aquatic plants that died from lack of sunlight under the water, or oversaturation? Did Noah have seeds too?

82 year old lady in a Logan aged care facility died hours after getting vaccine in Australia.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 7, 2021:

Source?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Poncho69 who is insulting who? I am pointing out how you come across with your posting behavior.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@rway I still don't understand your resistance to a logical statement. It doesn't matter if you disagree with Atheism, that doesn't make the statement false. Christians (and other Abrahamic religions) believe in one god - they reject the existence of all other gods from all other religions. Hindus believe in multiple gods, and they reject the existence of all other gods not part of their religion. Atheists do not believe in any of them. So it is a factual, logical statement to say that Atheists believe in one less god than Christians - that doesn't make a claim as to whether you agree with either viewpoint, or the "correctness" of either viewpoint - the statement is still true. I am not literally saying a Christian is an "Atheist" to all other gods, that is an analogy from the original statement. It is just saying Theists don't believe in any god except their own, Atheists do not believe in any god, period. As for your definitions of Atheists, sorry but you are just plain wrong. Ask any Atheist, like myself - Atheism is simple a lack in belief of any god or gods. There is no "active" disbelief or positive claim such as "there is no god". Now there are Gnostic and Agnostic Atheists, where Gnostic Atheists could make the active claim, but that isn't what Atheism is at its base. Now that isn't to say people can't make claims about *specific* gods. For example, I am as sure as I can be that there is no actual Flying Spaghetti Monster, based context - that doesn't mean it is 100% not possible, but I am as sure as I can actually be without knowing for sure. On a somewhat lesser degree, I am fairly confident that the god as defined in the Bible is not real, based on different translations, self fulfilling prophecies, contradictions, parablism vs literalism, the many many different sects with many many different interpretations, etc... that doesn't mean it is 100% not possible, but I am fairly confident if there were a god it wouldn't be as defined in the Bible. I guess that would make me A-Christian or A-Abrahamic, but then so are every other non-Abrahamic religion. But still, an important distinction, I don't go around actively preaching and believing there are no gods (or god of the Bible) - I just reject the evidence presented. You are right, the probability of a "creator" is much higher than a specific creator with specific characteristics and demands as defined by the major religions of the world. That is why I made my statement above, where I can at least rule out (to myself) specific interpretations. There could be a creator. There could be multiple creators. There could be a different more powerful creator that created the creator. There could be an ever-going daisy chain of creators creating other creators. The universe could have been created by...

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Andyman as a Satanist / Atheist, who is friends with many others in the same camp, trust me - plenty of Right-Wingers stealing our property, keying our cars, vandalizing our holiday displays, defacing our sponsored highways and parks... all because they don't agree with it. How about Conservatives burning Black churches? KKK storming in and killing Black Americans? How about Jan 6th, when Conservatives destroyed and stole and defaced a building and murdered people because they disagreed with the election results? And you also seem to just shrug off centuries of slavery and subjugation and second-class citizenship.

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Andyman ... wait, so Conservatives setting fire to and destroying records and Keurigs and jerseys and shoes and socks and newspapers and cereal is *not* "destroying things they don’t agree with". Huh, coulda fooled me.

82 year old lady in a Logan aged care facility died hours after getting vaccine in Australia.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 7, 2021:

Source?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Poncho69 well just so you know, doing so without any context or commentary comes across as trolling.

82 year old lady in a Logan aged care facility died hours after getting vaccine in Australia.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 7, 2021:

Source?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Poncho69 well what would you call it when you just post single-statement "facts" with no proof or context, with no accompanying commentary, potentially to stir up controversy?

Explaining Words to Kevin Sorbo

Andyman comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have no idea who Kevin Sorbo is but the left doesn’t boycott anything. They try to destroy everything they don’t agree with which is pretty much everything that’s decent and good.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

He's just one of the latest washed-up has-been celebrities hitching his wagon to Trump and Q paranoia. But let's not forget the "fun" boycotts of the Right. https://theoutline.com/post/6140/a-brief-history-of-batshit-conservative-protests https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/group-wants-jc-penney-dump-ellen-degeneres-because-shes-gay-flna1c7742795 https://www.thedailybeast.com/from-nike-to-keurig-conservatives-keep-blowing-up-things-they-bought-to-own-libs https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/2/18052550/starbucks-holiday-cup-explained-2018-controversies And let's also not ignore Conservatives justifying denying of civil rights to people because they didn't agree with them - see marriage equality, miscegenation, Jim Crow, the Butler Act (Scopes Monkey Trial)...

82 year old lady in a Logan aged care facility died hours after getting vaccine in Australia.

JacksonNought comments on Apr 7, 2021:

Source?

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Poncho69 as Alysandir said, "you've GOT to start including links in the posts you make". It is on you to provide sources or some sort of context to your posts, otherwise you are just incoherently rambling, trolling, and providing nothing to the discourse.

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wolfhnd comments on Apr 7, 2021:

I have more or less been an Atheist since I was a small child despite a religious upbringing. Their is nothing particularly insightful about not believing in something. It's what you believe in that defines you. Have lived and worked with both atheist and non atheist I can't really say that one ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

Just to correct your information, the "National Socialist Party", or Nazis, were not actually socialist, and Nazis were not Atheists.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@rway Atheist is "one step further" in reference to my statement. It is "one step further" of Atheism. Christians are "Atheists" when it comes to the gods of any other religion but the Abrahamic faiths - they don't believe in Zeus or Thor or Anubis or Quetzalcoatl. Hindus are "Atheists" when it comes to the gods of any other religion - they do not believe in the god of Abrahamic faiths or Pagan gods. Atheists are merely "one step further" in their Atheism, as they just don't believe in one more god (or one more set of gods). So yes, they are one more step to zero. This is just a statement of fact / logic, it has nothing to do with universal truth or endorsement of one vs the other. Though I will disagree when you claim Atheism is a faith-based belief system. It isn't really a belief system at all - more of a lack of belief. It requires no faith, as it doesn't make an active claim, it just is a position of non-belief without sufficient evidence. Ever hear of Russell's Teapot? It says that a teapot, too small to be seen by telescopes, orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars. Now, if someone said that to you, would you believe them automatically, without any proof? If not, is it "faith-based" that you don't believe it? Should we make up a term for you for not believing in Russell's Teapot theory, maybe call you an Ateapotter?

This should sum up Atheists' thinking process. It also makes God sound a little narcissistic. 😅

rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

ATHEIST - Because when you don't understand something, just Strawman it and ridicule your own man of straw. You're the smartest person in your own head... after all. 😄

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

THEIST - Because when you don't understand something, just say "God did it" and move on :D

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@rway that is true. Usually Theists are Atheists when it comes to every god but their own. Atheists just take it one step further.

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rway comments on Apr 7, 2021:

...just drop the "A" at the beginning. Done.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

Theists are skeptical?

This just in

Alysandir comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Because wine causes bleeding out from several puncture wounds and asphyxiation? Whereas the primary dangerous side effect of fentanyl is hypoxia? And Floyd had a more than a lethal dose detected in his bloodstream? But I guess reasonable doubt is just another conservative talking point. Damn ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Alysandir again I refer you to my cancer analogy. That removes the guaranteed reasonable doubt, especially when there are conflicting (potentially due to specific motives) autopsies and toxicology reports and analyses. The biggest part of "reasonable doubt" is the "reasonable" part.

This just in

Alysandir comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Because wine causes bleeding out from several puncture wounds and asphyxiation? Whereas the primary dangerous side effect of fentanyl is hypoxia? And Floyd had a more than a lethal dose detected in his bloodstream? But I guess reasonable doubt is just another conservative talking point. Damn ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 7, 2021:

@Alysandir and all the prosecution has to do is show video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes while he begged and pleaded for his life. Again, I point you to my cancer comparison.

This just in

Alysandir comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Because wine causes bleeding out from several puncture wounds and asphyxiation? Whereas the primary dangerous side effect of fentanyl is hypoxia? And Floyd had a more than a lethal dose detected in his bloodstream? But I guess reasonable doubt is just another conservative talking point. Damn ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

@Alysandir it was, glad you picked up on that. As for the Fentanyl claims, the coroners have made it clear he did not die from the drugs: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/30/facebook-posts/no-autopsy-doesnt-say-george-floyd-died-overdose/ That is like saying you are have cancer and are potentially dying from it, and I shoot you and kill you, I should be acquitted from murder because the cancer was going to kill you anyway.

This just in

Alysandir comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Because wine causes bleeding out from several puncture wounds and asphyxiation? Whereas the primary dangerous side effect of fentanyl is hypoxia? And Floyd had a more than a lethal dose detected in his bloodstream? But I guess reasonable doubt is just another conservative talking point. Damn ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

@Alysandir well I guess a second part of the joke is that the victim-blamers also never quite know what they are talking about.

This just in

wolfhnd comments on Apr 6, 2021:

The law is based on what a reasonable person would believe, when there are no reasonable people there is no justice. As much as possible the madness of crowds is left on the streets. When people enter a court room they are reminded that they are not there to judge the person but the facts by an...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

If you believe in the Ten Commandments and Judaism, Jesus went to hell for eternal punishment because he broke God's top rules about blasphemy and false idols and other gods, as he was a fraud and not the Messiah.

This just in

Alysandir comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Because wine causes bleeding out from several puncture wounds and asphyxiation? Whereas the primary dangerous side effect of fentanyl is hypoxia? And Floyd had a more than a lethal dose detected in his bloodstream? But I guess reasonable doubt is just another conservative talking point. Damn ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

The joke is that Jesus' blood is wine... from transubstantiation.

This just in

Sensrhim4hizvewz comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Comparing George Floyd to Jesus Christ is quite the Liberal stretch. This is a ludicrous Liberal post and shows the insanity of the left to compare Ricky's hero Georgie boy...to Jesus Christ. This is why we can't talk to the left

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

@CvBannister so the solution is what? Lower corporate taxes? You realize tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations has *never* worked, trickle down just doesn't happen. The wealthy just use tax cuts to give themselves bigger bonuses and buy back stock.

My "Joseph Stealin'" meme is making ShutterStock big dollars.

scrabo22 comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Can you sue for copyright infringement or something like that ? I agree if thats your image you should absolutely share in the profits, good one BTW!

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

I sure up Greg never profits from his Pepe content.

Outsourcing Cruelty. [youtu.be]

Obbop comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Give a Negress even a wee bit of power and you can expect these instances to regularly occur. Except when the Negress is dealing with fellow Negroes and THEN the rules are consistently bent. Open your eyes and observe reality to ascertain the veracity of my statement.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

Wow. Just wow.

Why are we threatened by tradition? [wrongspeak.net]

jaymaron comments on Apr 6, 2021:

Does the tradition produce a good party? The super bowl yields great parties, so let's keep this tradition. If a tradition doesn't make for a good party, drop it, or change it so that it does. War isn't a party. The American Civil War wasn't a party. But students at Vanderbilt made it into ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 6, 2021:

> Leftists events aren't fun. You apparently haven't been to any. Satanic events are super fun. Pride events are fun. Sideshows and variety shows and drag shows and burlesque. We don't have the same Conservative (typically Christian) prudishness, and are able to have more fun and be less puritanical.

Judeo-Christian Morality and Societal Health by Laura Hollis

SpikeTalon comments on Apr 5, 2021:

Not downplaying examples like the one above, but personally speaking over the years it has been Democrats who have condemned my views on the matter far more than Republicans. All of my immediate family members are diehard Democrats, and extremely religious too. In comparison, the few I'm friends ...

JacksonNought replies on Apr 5, 2021:

Interesting perspective. Of course I have the exact opposite experience, but anecdotal evidence doesn't account for much.

Were we lied to?

FrankZeleniuk comments on Apr 5, 2021:

Read the fine print "...data for 2015-2019 are final. Data for 2020 is provisional." You can put any number there you want. Another "truth" brought to you by JacksonNought. Elizabeth Jacobs should have her PhD rescinded for posting that.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 5, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk so you pick and choose what experts to listen to based on your narrative? Pandemic is dangerous and you should wear a mask and social distance - Marxism and Tyranny. People are killing themselves we need to end lockdowns - well that checks out.

Were we lied to?

FrankZeleniuk comments on Apr 5, 2021:

Read the fine print "...data for 2015-2019 are final. Data for 2020 is provisional." You can put any number there you want. Another "truth" brought to you by JacksonNought. Elizabeth Jacobs should have her PhD rescinded for posting that.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 5, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk oh, so what you are saying is that this data is "provisional" and cannot be accepted as the "final" data. Is that right? Ok, got it. So... where is the "provisional" data source that all of the Right-Wingers used to claim non-stop that people where committing suicide at an alarming rate much deadlier than the virus, all due to lockdowns? Surely there must be some "provisional" study they used to base their talking points on... they weren't just making up stories to support their narratives, now were they?

Critical race theory is the left's QAnon, and it's lucratively taxpayer funded- [thefederalist.com]

JacksonNought comments on Apr 5, 2021:

I see your point, but I would say they aren't comparable.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 5, 2021:

@SpikeTalon maybe, but CRT has degrees of logic and evidence of actual racism is our country's history, and the goal is to ease the plight of minority races and provide introspection into how our system could perhaps still be stacked against them - at least that is how I see it. Whereas Q uses baseless paranoia and Satanic Panic where there is absolutely zero evidence of their theories. They also hijack real efforts to combat child abuse (it has been proven that they actually hinder real investigations) and turn a blind eye to actual child abuse happening which doesn't fit their narrative (notice how they never spoke out about the Catholic Church, and are currently silent about the Gaetz accusations). I may be biased on the matter, but that is how I see it. Not to mention documented cases of Q supporters committing assault, kidnapping, murder, etc, in the name of Q.

I hope I don't crash the system lol

JacksonNought comments on Apr 4, 2021:

Way better than the guy before him.

JacksonNought replies on Apr 5, 2021:

@FrankZeleniuk who says I ever listen to CNN? What do you watch? Fox News? Newsmax? OANN? InfoWars? Also, no, Trump didn't suffer during office: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/09/11/trumps-businesses-raked-in-19-billion-of-revenue-during-his-first-three-years-in-office/?sh=3992b75e1e13 And donating his salary was to avoid taxes, so he could continue exploiting the system and paying only $750. You claim you call out corruption, but then dismiss any examples of Trump's as "mostly BS" and then pivot to standard Right-Wing talking points of Democrats. Did Bill Clinton rape anyone? Probably. Did Donald Trump rape anyone? Also probably. Did Hillary make a deal with uranium to Russia? I don't know, but she wasn't the sole person responsible, and only the president (Obama) could have blocked it. Did Trump collude with Russia and have his admin meet with officials to try and win the election? I also don't know, but the evidence points to highly likely. Did Obama make a promise about the ACA which didn't pan out? Yeah, but keep in mind the Republicans kept blocking the ACA and gutted it and made a ton of changes until they were okay approving it, so that "lie" could have been caused by Republican meddling. Did Trump lie constantly and promise Mexico would pay for a wall and COVID would magically disappear and he'd release his tax returns and thousands of other lies? Yep, definitely.