What is everyone's opinion on the word "Retard"

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Better than being called a leftist. The ones I know lead and enjoy a productive life.

Why are people, such as Ben Shapiro, calling Michael Jackson a pedophile without one shred of actual...

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

And OJ is looking for the person who killed his wife. Having served on a jury, one quickly recognizes that convicting criminals is extremely difficult. Especially when the alleged homosexual pedophile pays off one of the witnesses who can describe abnormalities on his appendage. I'm not saying go Kavanaugh on everybody, but we don't have convince all 12 voices in our head that someone is guilty before we can come to a reasonable conclusion.

No way this will pass the Federal Supreme Court.

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/06/446348616/fact-check-are-gun-makers-totally-free-of-liability-for-their-behavior Bernie Sanders voted for the law that says no to this. The product, in this case, is not defective and worked as advertised. The CT Supreme Court is leading these poor parents falsely.

What I wrote in voters pamphlet last election.

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Do you feel the urge to polish the "Vote Yes" button every now then just to give it the same shine as the "Vote No" button?

So, I wonder what I would be considered politically.

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

You are in a very small group. The very smallest possible. You are a minority of one. As a minority of one, you are joined by absolutely everyone else here. Welcome!

Why is it the IDW is only worried about free speech when it comes to college kids with blue hair ?

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

"Advocates" who coach illegal immigrants how to abuse the asylum system should be prosecuted and thrown in jail. Real asylum seekers will be paying the penalty for this corruption. Passing legislation is what elected officials get to do. If you have a specific bill and position, please post. Verbal attacks against people who buy ink by the barrel should be foolish. The idea that the leftist media needs protection from verbal assaults is a weak argument. Now if the president were seizing phone records from reporters or investigating them as co-conspirators in news leaks...

Who in this group are avid readers and what are you currently reading.

RobBlair comments on Mar 14, 2019:

Avid but slow - so far this year: "The Rational Bible: Exodus" Dennis Prager, "Human Errors" Nathan Lents, and just finished "The Silmarillion" JRR Tolkien.

The Kalergi Plan: A plan to eliminate nation-states, the white race, family, and Christianity ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Modern day tower of Babel architect. Interesting guy. Multiculturalism is so obviously wrong though.

At the intersection of the four following trends: (a) price of college education skyrocketing, (b) ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Employers who require a liberal arts degree from prospective employees really need to think again. On the other hand, as an engineer, I still support college as an appropriate filter to the field (although I'd be happy to entertain other options).

What are your views on the claim that AOC auditioned for the roll of Congress? [youtu.be]

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Don't all politicians audition for their roll?

The persistent attack on conservative-leaning individual's free speech... [reason.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Children with delusions of adequacy. "Students of color should not be forced to resort to racist white professors in order to have access to their own history. It is crucial that the College offer courses taught about people of color by people of color so that students may engage in and produce meaningful work that represents them authentically." - This is racism (for those who have trouble seeing it, just replace black with white and v v) and is followed by more racist and sexist demands. Of course it's preceded by someone's Santa Claus list ("and for Christmas I want detergent for the washer machines, and free housing, free food, .... " they still believe!). This liberal arts "college" has clearly failed to teach even the basics. Clearly this is a boarding school that parents send kids they want to get rid of.

In a dream world, the most direct route to reducing the populations healthcare costs overall would ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

I like being able to fire someone who is doing a bad job.

Jordan Peterson. A closet agnostic?

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Maybe a closet without a door? Hard to say. I consider agnosticism an intellectually honest position. God says "seek and you will find."

I can't trust socialists when they keep lying to me- [ammoland.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 13, 2019:

They lie to themselves, why should you be different?

AOC is a fraud

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

It wasn't stolen - more like a dumb person's tax (and benefit)

In recent days I have heard it said that Trumps Bible signing in Alabama is blasphemous.

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I think both of these articles sum up my view on this: https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-being-treated-for-third-degree-burns-after-signing-several-bibles https://babylonbee.com/news/sacrilege-ocasio-cortez-seen-signing-economic-textbooks

Regarding the fear of CO2 levels: 100 years ago, atmospheric CO2 was at 300 ppm, and it is now at...

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

If CO2 is the boogeyman than nukes are the current answer. Until the radical greenies push legislation to legalize more nukes in this country, I am happy to wait for innovation in wind power, battery technology and fusion. More tests on seeding the ocean would also be informative and potentially helpful. As long as the radical greenies continue to push for central planning solutions, I'll continue to look for their red undershirts.

There is a coalition of 50 countries that are attempting to get the Venezuelan socialist dictator ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Ah! Another lead for the Mueller investigation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA5PFcAYxss

I am to the point where I believe we have been living in a false reality, our schools lied to us, ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Quid est veritas? No more Info wars for you. If you are looking at news and history, go to prime sources (actual quotes) and consider motives. Then back away to opposing conjecture. Familiar with shaky ground. Went to a cult for 2 weeks during college. Never read my Bible more than then. Love is good but doesn't feel good sometimes. I'd say spirituality is something we aspire to (maybe?) but doesn't provide a foundation. That's why religions have ceremony, holidays, stories and customs. When I hear people say spiritual I think - wavy haired woman holding a crystal saying ummmmm.

Give us your (short) opinions on God 1) Does God exist?

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Indefinable. How does a fish in an aquarium mark out the bounds of the sea. Can't get my head around infinite (but I keep inflating it to try). Seems preposterous that an infinite being would be interested in us. But, if you have all the time since forever ...

So much ado over toy guns- [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 12, 2019:

OK, got the message. Toy guns for birthdays and Christmas until they're 13.

Looking at the responses to my posted questions and others it appears to me that many believe that ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

I had no problems excoriating my congressman after he voted for TARP 1. Now I have a leftist congresswoman I doubt will even try to be fiscal. The misconception is that we think the general public wants to limit government. It doesn't. Do they want to cut government spending? Yes except all of the programs that give out money.

Is the Right actually individualist and the Left collective?

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

I'll go one further. The left doesn't have a collectivist mentality. If you are a conservative black, they hate you more. If you are a conservative woman, they hate you more. Non-leftist gay, Dave Reuben, you are the enemy. They are not collectivists. They are divide and conquerors. They aren't for anything except their agenda. If you like their agenda, ok lets talk about it. But this division is damaging.

Does a high or low, in the historical past, constitute president for today's legislation?

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

The US is the oldest current national government in the world. Its economic success has forwarded much of the human race out of hunger and poverty. In battle our enemies fear us and our allies depend on us. Those who ridicule us are mostly children crying for their milk. The progressives have changed this country in some fundamentally good ways like racial equality and de-legislate consensual behavior. Progressives have also experimented on many failed projects (some of which we've learned from, others not so much). The trans movement right now seems mostly void of intelligence but I might be wrong. Killing children continues to be a blindside, I couldn't tell you why. Trying to shut down free speech is a definite no no and needs to be responded to whenever allowed. Things are good - here, try an infusion of this - https://www.humanprogress.org/

Is Nationalism More Harmful Than Helpful?

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Begs the question - What is the national identity? If the national identity is "We hold that all people are created equal and are endowed with rights" then tying your identity to that nation is good. If the national identity is "Our race is superior and we should rule the world" then not good. If national identity is "God commands us to subjugate or kill the unbelievers" again not good. If national identity is "God commands us to keep his laws and provide food and water to our enemy" - this identity seems like its working out well. If national identity is "The state knows best and tells us what to do" - I'm sure this could work if only implemented properly. Conflating these identities seems like shorthand stupid.

The somewhat hysterical attempted erasure of Michael Jackson.

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

I still enjoy the music and videos of this homosexual pedophile. It definitely detracts from the enjoyment though. If he were still alive I would avoid purchasing and promoting him and his behavior. No, definitely do not rewrite history. As I understand it, HBO is doing a good job showing the darkness that can happen when we worship these icons. We need to remember this lesson. Robert E Lee's statue at Gettysburg is a good opportunity to talk about why 3/4 million soldiers died and to understand that even a somewhat noble person can be enmeshed in the mechanisms of a failed power system. Black and white history is boring and wrong. There are a lot of grays.

Initiative 1639 is unconstitutional... [ammoland.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

"The buyers have to have taken classes in basic firearm safety, secure gun storage, the safety of children and firearms, suicide prevention, safe handling, and state and federal firearm law." - These classes should be provided in every public school. Why shouldn't children know how to be responsible?

Divides in the Democrat Party... [ammoland.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Encourage millions of peasant culture immigrants into the country because they will vote for Robin Hood and Santa Claus. Did the old Democrats really think they could hang onto that tiger's tail for long?

Democrats like AOC concern me to no end... [thelibertarianrepublic.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

"...where we are [as Americans amounts to] garbage." - clearly she has no perspective. In the right hand she holds the greatest country ever (but she only sees the negative side). In the left hand she holds the promised Nirvana of socialism (but she only sees the cartoon 'good' side of government slavery). The real concern is the publics desire for these false gods.

Indeed so, and I never believed the collusion narrative... [thelibertarianrepublic.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

That might be wishful thinking. They've already pivoted to tax fraud allegations in the house.

That's a disturbing story.

RobBlair comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Bad cop - no donut

I'm Canadian, I grew up with and have internalized the cultural presupposition that health care is a...

RobBlair comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Health providers are not your slaves. You have no right to their services.

Who else is concerned by the demise of the US news reporting media?

RobBlair comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Listened to journalist Lara Logan's 3 hour interview. I get the impression that she's fairly liberal (and courageous), but I also get that she'd tell it to us straight. The filter that is placed between real journalists like her and us needs to go. We don't need to listen to 15 second snipes on TV when we can get full interviews. We can and do choose what filter we want on our news. The leftist media is quickly becoming obsolete and I'm cheering its demise on. Part of the solution - podcasts

I hope I'm welcome

RobBlair comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Be salty

Hello from England! I would like to post the following article.

RobBlair comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Not sure about gender identity, but didn't Monty Python cover orientation pretty well in "The Meaning of Life"? I figured the British had it all worked out since then.

After living in Sweden and USA for a very long time I firmly believe USA needs healthcare like the ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

As long as your honest about raising the poor people's tax rate to 60% instead of pretending that rich people will pay for it. Should also recognize that there will be a huge hit to global medical technology development. The medical developments of tomorrow will never happen.

Does success in school mean success in life?

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

High IQ correlates with good grades in school and a higher standard of living. The lie is that a good school produces good students. In truth, when finding a place to live, you look for a school district that performs well. These districts are usually affluent. IQ is mostly genetic and does not improve from an early age. Therefore, the more affluent families produce higher IQ kids that perform well in school and move on to do well. High end colleges do a very good job at sorting through available candidates to enroll high IQ students. Alright, I'll look at Matt Walsh's video (I usually stick to Shapiro and Klavan). Einstein received the highest marks in math and science in school and performed well in other studies. Einstein was only bad at politics and dealing with his wife.

Democrats plan to overhaul healthcare.

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I bet the plan is already written and is the same for every leftist candidate. Would be nice to have a conservative option but its considered political suicide.

Politician qualification

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

The only test should be whether idiots like us vote for them. Asking our government to do something that we should be doing ourselves is a bad idea. If we want tax returns or college transcripts, demand them and vote for the one that provides it.

When it comes to the US Constitution and laws passed, do you believe interpretation should be based ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Thank God for Clarence Thomas

Ok what is your opinion on the current abortion debate.

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00sXs-ibjM Dr. Levanto testimony in front of Congress - It's not the woman's body. Let's re-humanize these little people.

When progressiveism eventually eats it's own [quillette.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

That is shocking...people in Quebec work?!

Leave it to the Democrats to come up with yet another bad idea... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Thats a joke. They want to lower the voting age because children vote for socialism. It takes at least a couple April 15th before the indoctrination is able to leak out.

Just got handed a 30 day ban from Farsebook. Cannot upload my photo.

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Good job! What did you do?

If you hadn't yet heard about red flag laws, do educate yourself on the topic, you won't be sorry.

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

https://www.atf.gov/file/58791/download Due process for mental health and then take the guns away. If someone is confiding in you about depression ask them if they'd mind surrendering their weapons for a while. If this is the "we called the FBI and told them that he was making specific threats with pictures of him holding guns" where the FBI then apologized for their failure to investigate routine, giving government more power to fail us is not the answer. https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-the-shooting-in-parkland-florida

The following incident took place last summer I think, but it's still worth sharing here- ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I blame the mayor and ultimately the people of Portland. Vote for stupid, get stupid. (San Fran, LA, Charlottesville, etc...) It'd be nice if there was some mechanism to sue a city for failing to provide basic services.

What's one of the most pressing problems you want to see solved?

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

How about pressing with a trivial solution Number 1 - Vitamins for children https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/publication/third-copenhagen-consensus-hunger-and-malnutrition-assessment-hoddinott-rosegrant-torero "Hoddinott, Rosegrant and Torero note that for about $100 per child, a bundle of interventions including micronutrients , improvements in diet quality and better care behaviours, chronic undernutrition could be reduced by 36 percent in developing countries. Chronic undernutrition has significant neurological consequences, adversely affecting the hippocampus, damaging chemical processes associated with spatial navigation, memory formation and reducing myelination of axon fibers. This damage leads to loss of cognitive abilities and hence lower incomes. Even in very poor countries such as Ethiopia and using very conservative assumptions, each dollar spent reducing chronic undernutrition has a $30 payoff. " list of global problems ranked by Return on Investment - 2. Malaria 3. Immunization 4. Deworming of School Children 5. Tuberculosis 6. R and D farm tech to reduce effect of Global Warming on production 7. Disaster warning systems 8. Hospitals, etc... https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/copenhagen-consensus-iii/outcome

Now I understand that it's not feasible to put a Sherman tank and every driveway.

RobBlair comments on Mar 8, 2019:

I think we're there right now. If a power structure in DC openly flaunts tyranny against the people (no free elections with a gun grab) they would have a difficult time if even 30% of the country decided to reimpose freedom. A lot of death on both sides with only an outside chance of reestablishing freedom so yeah MAD.

I am curious to know people’s feelings concerning the state of education in America.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Not just your perception. College % readiness is falling while college enrollment is increasing. College admissions are also pushing policies that aren't merit based (downward pressure on readiness).

Do women realize abortion makes men hate them even more??

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I am against men, women and the industry that supports abortion. There also must be a way for redemption and forgiveness. The past is not mine to judge except in how I move into the future. The canard that only women have a say is put to flight when pro-life women say something. Groupthink is not for the IDW. Feminism is sucking the joy out of women as well as men. Find and cherish a woman who respects you.

Questionable college courses... [thefederalist.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

https://www.yaf.org/news/yafs-2018-2019-comedy-tragedy-report/ Added my own description - Gender in Gaming ( Coding in Binary ) Eco/Queer/Feminist Art Practices ( Panhandling for Dummies ) Marx for Today ( F ) Unsettling Whiteness ( Swedish Tanning ) Queering God: Feminist and Queer Theology ( Satan? ) American Misogyny - ( Micro management ) Latinx Sexual Dissidence and Guerrilla Translation ( Uho/a, Uho/a, Me not wanto/a Banano/a ) Marx in the 21st Century ( Still F ) Queering Childhood ( Legal Child Abuse and How ) Cuba from Emancipation to Revolution ( Active Historical Island Museum Monument ) Global Capitalism and Racism ( keeping the Koreans Down ) Humanity or Nah? Blackness, Gender, Resistance, and Memory in Monuments, Maps, and Archives ( There are Good People on Both Sides )

Why ‘agree to disagree’ is such a horrible thing to say.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Could mean - We've exhausted available data and both conclusions are available. What a complex and wonderful world. Conversations can just be about a relationship and are not always about knowledge. I'd probably say "I appreciate your perspective."

I'm not sold on the name Intellectual Dark Web.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

I'm not changing your mind, that's exactly what this is, Pinky. We do need a logo and business cards though.

Oh now this is interesting... [beinglibertarian.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Yeah I was looking at this yesterday on open secrets. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/expenditures.php?cmte=C00613810=2018 Brand New Congress - $250k for consulting on top of $200k for salaries and wages. The top 2 names for the company have arrest records. So weird. Brand New Campaign LLC has no records. Fishy - I hope this is properly pursued. I like knowing who is buying off my representatives. This intentional obfuscation needs to be punished.

Concerning the definition of Human Rights.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

https://opinionfront.com/list-of-human-rights So just take a big Marks-a-lot to everything after 21?

I'm firmly opposed to the idea of a universal basic income- [beinglibertarian.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Further weakening the connection between productive work and is the wrong direction. We need to work. Short of work, we should suffer to change ourselves so that we become employable. Without that suffering, few of us would make the necessary changes. Suffering, as with work, provides meaning. Per Victor Frankl - "Man's Search for Meaning" We can discover this meaning of life in three different ways: (1) by creating a work or doing a deed; (2) by experiencing something or encountering someone; and (3) by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering.

I hope that high school gets sued- [americanlookout.

RobBlair comments on Mar 7, 2019:

We have too many lawyers and yet not enough. Unless it distracts from another student's ability to learn or violates a pre-established dress code, the student is allowed to express their "Freedom of Speech" in what they wear. At least couch it as an argument about distracting other students. Not a valid claim in this case, but at least you tried.

Does it piss you off when people post a point whore question/post?

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

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Climate change: It could turn out much worse than we think Climate and weather are considered to...

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Climate - It is already way better than what they predicted - I'll just pull out a couple of things - "Interactions are non-linear, meaning that small changes in inputs, physical interactions or stimuli can cause large effects or very significant changes in outputs." is wishy washy language. It is just as correct to say non-linear means large inputs could cause very insignificant outputs. I bring this up because increasing changes in CO2 concentrations cause diminishing changes in the greenhouse warming effect. "Predictions of future states of climate are impossible." - ? No. The models are getting more sophisticated. Hopefully the inputs are more accurate. They are definitely predicting the future state of climate. Whether they are accurate or not will be discovered. Actions if one wants to minimize risk: - OK, no. This presumes too much. The goal of anything and everything is not to minimize risk (stay home in bed under a blanket). The best way I've seen to approach the global warming issue is economically. What approach should be used to maximize wealth over the next 100 years? This can account for future losses due to global warming, sea rising, more storms, etc... The great thing about this approach is that someone has already done it and ranked it against other global economic issues. https://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/ I don't know much about global warming, but I know with great confidence that giving more power to a bunch of lawyers in DC, who think they know anything about the environment, is an epic fail. This is based on very sophisticated models using very accurate inputs showing our government is filled with a bunch of smart idiots who are happy to ruin this country for political votes [sarcasm intended].

The Trace is a leftist propaganda outlet... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

I'm gonna agree with the Trace a little on this one. If you are in a domestic abuse relationship the first step is to end the relationship and hopefully get a restraining order. Only after proper boundaries have been reestablished should a fire arm be introduced into the mix. Further, I am against brandishing a firearm. IMO, the first time a perpetrator recognizes that there is a firearm, should be the last thing they remember. Of course the Trace quoting, “there is no clear evidence that in the hands of victims, firearms are protective.” is hilarious. A firearm in the hands of a woman prevents her from being the victim. This is the goal, right?

What a nightmare a social credit system is- [beinglibertarian.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

1984 scary. Those poor people

Transgender sports

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Or we could reintroduce conservative thought into the social sciences and stop beating ourselves with the stupid stick. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/conservative-psychologists_b_1818538.html

I can understand in theory what happens in a closed microeconomy.

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Democratically - I like something then I engage in a trade. If I don't like something after the trade then I tell you what I don't like. You make it right or tell us that you don't think you are responsible for making it right. The next person reads the reviews and decides if that will please them. If so they engage in a trade and it continues. No government required. Of course dishonest reviews will cause dissatisfaction but that dissatisfaction will devalue everything in that market. So it is in the longterm interest of that market to police the reviews.

The conviction of Count Dankula sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech | The Independent

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Except for decency issues in front of minors, I want reprehensible things spoken. It tells me who you are. Lets me challenge those reprehensible ideas. And, maybe even allows you to change your position. If we push those ideas into the darkness then we give it a place to fester unchallenged. Point in case, just look at the success Daryl Davis had with listening and then challenging a bad philosophy https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes

What are your thoughts about homeschooling?

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

"The right to mold the political, moral, and religious opinions of ... children is a right exclusively and jealously reserved by our laws to every parent; and for the government to attempt, directly or indirectly, as to these matters, to stand in the parent's place, is an undertaking of very questionable policy. Such an attempt cannot fail to excite a feeling of jealousy, with respect to our public schools, the results of which could not but be disastrous." - Massachusetts Special Legislative Committee, 1840 We will be sending our kids to public school but I am preparing myself to teaching them logical questioning, philosophy, religion and dealing with people who are wrong but in authority. Makes me think of "The Magic Engineer," LE Modesitt - where the order engineers are sent into exile among the chaos magicians.

Anyone else looking forward to the new Dune movie?

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

So they are going to try again. I'm skeptical. It's a great story and it parallels with the idea of limited oil (spice) being pumped out of the Muslim states (Fremen) to power airplanes and cars (space travel). But good luck conveying that in a 3 hour movie. In today's foolishness, we'll probably get some quasi-environmental message mixed in with the evil make Dune Great Again (Harkonnens) failing against the noble leftist freedom fighters (Atreides) with some obligatory intersectionality and tokenism thrown in.

Now why am I not surprised by this... [americanlookout.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 6, 2019:

To be fair, I always try to equate the current tensions with how I felt about Clinton being impeached.

Marxism vs Fascism... discuss

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Marxism usually pertains to an international movement of workers rising up against the man where fascism is a national movement that incorporates some sense of national identity. Both involve state control over the markets and businesses and minimizes the individual. History shows that Marxism continues to spread where fascism dies with the failure of the country. I'd compare the 2 to malignant and benign cancer respectively. Marxism seems less evil because we don't see it. We see the concentration camps from Hitler. I've met gentlemen with bar-codes tattooed on their arm. We are kept almost completely ignorant of the Marxist failures in Venezuela, North Korea, Eastern Europe and the USSR. Remember all those videos in school showing Mao killing his own people? Yeah I don't either. Venezuela just happened. Did you see all those videos of poor starving people? Nope.

Interesting solution to rising healthcare costs for employers.

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Yup - We have a green, yellow, red light system for medical providers. If we use a green light provider we get money back. Of course the free market works. Freer and less obfuscated would be better.

What are your daily reads?

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Drudge Report - then I dive into my echo chambers at the Blaze and Daily Wire. If any of them misinform me without apology, they will be removed from my list.

I propose an amendment that when the census is taken illegal residents are counted as -1.

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Once an illegal alien is identified, they should be removed. It isn't necessarily the states fault for the Federal Government failing it's duty. I agree that illegal aliens shouldn't be counted in the census. If we're passing an amendment, I'd propose removing immigration from judicial purview unless the individual has been provided a claim status (asylum hearing, green card, etc...). Come here illegally you go into a work camp for 1 year and then are removed excepting executive pardon. No trial, no appeal.

My university is doing a voluntary Campus Culture Survey to all students, faculty, and ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

I believe one of the marginalized groups today are white supremacists. Does your college really want to "deeply integrate inclusivity" with them? What about other racist groups? If you treat each other based on group identity, aren't you marginalizing self identity? We should all "reaffirm a commitment to support inclusivity" (or just "support inclusivity") of individuals by denying the validity of group identity.

H.R. 8, another pointless bill... [bearingarms.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Parkland - FBI / government failed to do their job (as well as many others) - Sheriff fired, superintendent may be fired today, security guard fired. https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-the-shooting-in-parkland-florida San Bernadino - Monster radicalized neighbor who illegally straw purchased weapons and planned terrorist attack - HR8 wouldn't help Sutherland Springs - Air Force did not properly report monster's gun ownership ineligibility - nobody has been fired yet. Las Vegas - Shooter was legally able to own guns - HR8 wouldn't help Sandy Hook - I so wish I could go back in time and give Lauren Rousseau and the other teachers handguns. She gave her life for her students. I'd prefer she took the monster's life instead. Schools need to harden and monsters need to fear for their lives from every teacher and school employee.

Critical thinking on abortion

RobBlair comments on Mar 4, 2019:

First establish that life begins before birth. Then ask - if its OK to kill a baby's life what protection do you have from the state killing you?

Do you agree with Trump building this wall? Why/ why not?

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Congressman Dan Crenshaw had a talk on this on Shapiro's Sunday special. According to Border Patrol Agents we catch 400,000 illegals every year. Border Patrol estimate they catch 1 out of 3. I don't want an illegal underclass in this nation.

My friend works in a joke shop.

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Totally missed an opportunity. Should've said that they could remove the offending outfit by paying for it. Currently on sale for twice its price. Then he could badger them for being all talk. I guess he can the Nazi party with Ben Shapiro. Just what will we call real nazis?

In the USA the Education behemoth has been run by progressives for decades.

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Don't send your kids to a garbage college for a liberal arts degree.

I am a true patriat who is prepared to fight to take my country back x

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Did you vote? Have you written your politicians? Do you engage with your neighbors? If so then keep up the battle.

I am not against SJW.

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

No of course not against people. I am firmly against their philosophy.

Do South African minority white people deserve Human Rights support from the U.

RobBlair comments on Mar 3, 2019:

How about security cameras, guns, ammo and NRA signs. Maybe I'm fooling myself, but I don't see this as a racial problem. This is just thugs wanting to steal from the farmers and a permissive government that looks the other way. I'd imagine that black farmers and black farmhands would be happy to support law and order against these thugs. Please tell what I'm missing.

Too many choices make people unhappy. What do you think? Have an example from your life?

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

I could see being overwhelmed by choices but what comes to mind: A supermarket with 12 different kinds of apples from other parts of the world next to products and produce a king from 50 years ago couldn't acquire. Home Depot with plywood in 1/ inch thickness increments. All different bolts and screws with different finishes and lengths. I think of these things and feel blessed.

Do you think children should be vaccinated? Why/ why not?

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

The standard vaccines for children have benefits that far outweigh the risks.

Time to do the test, are you a dirty oppressor, Get you intersectionality score today:

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

This makes me laugh every time I take it! I know it doesn't change but this is like an interactive Babylon Bee article. How about "...you can make some improvement to your score by getting more involved with Islam or Judaism,..." - Oh really? "You may award yourself up to 5 points depending on the level of your activism." And if you land on "Free Parking" well nobody really knows that either.

It seems that American liberalism (not classic liberalism) -- including the Democratic Party, the ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Well now that you've arrived at Galts Gulch, have a seat, take a breath and watch them desperately tear themselves apart. No host at the Oscars because a black man joked about wanting to be a grandfather someday. The trans movement undermines the gays. The Greenies now want to eliminate PETA's cows. And they've lost all pretense about defending the value of life. Another fine mess they've gotten themselves in.

Which industries can raise prices regardless of the quality or improvements of their products?

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Monopolies - Local utilities, governments, unions...

In Australia, around 90% (my estimate) of the population have little or no interest in politics or ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Everyone has an interest in politics and philosophy. Sex - Did you know the leftists want us to agree that having sex with a transgender man .... Cars - think of the innovation and work that goes into a car. Those people should be rewarded more. Football - Good players are not equal but everyone has a chance.

It's no wonder the latter would constantly shift negative focus on the former.

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

"We have met the enemy and the enemy is us"

Meanwhile in Canada... [thefederalist.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Hahahahah.... Oh wait, this isn't a joke?! This is so square tires.

how do we go about establishing a connection to people who are so emotionally invested in their ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 2, 2019:

As a husband, my first job is to listen. If we're hashing out a way forward, I'll talk about how I would approach it. And, if I see something that I think needs work, I'll question it and make an observation. Of course step 1 is to have a relationship.

What's your opinion on teacher's unions?

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

I like good teachers being paid well and bad teachers being fired. I also despise the idea that the unions and the politicians can get together to spend taxpayer money on each other. Government unions should be prohibited.

Is it time for the states to invoke Article V?

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

"Here's a quick preview. The Convention passed amendment proposals on the following six ideas: 1. The public debt shall not be increased except upon a recorded vote of two-thirds of each house of Congress. 2. Term limits on Congress 3. Limiting federal overreach by returning the Commerce Clause to its original meaning 4. Limiting the power of federal regulations by giving an easy congressional override 5. Require a super majority for federal taxes and repeal the 16th Amendment 6. Give the states (by a 3/5ths vote) the power to abrogate any federal law, regulation or executive order." Love item 3. Might be time to sign up.

There are a few good podcast channels that I follow, I would be interested in learning of more if ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Stefan Molyneux https://freedomainradio.com/ Ben Shapiro - Sunday Special https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/series/sunday-special Glenn Beck - Podcast https://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/the-glenn-beck-podcast Dan Carlins Hardcore History https://www.dancarlin.com/ Thank you for the list!

Does failing to buy health insurance create externalities?

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Failing to pay for a service is called theft and it does create externalities. There are situations where we, as a society, would want to provide treatment for health conditions for those who can't afford them and I could see a mandate as appropriate given: for emergency care only, charged at the market rate. Beyond that I do not want to decouple the authority to use a service with the responsibility for paying for the service as it creates economic moral hazards and will eventually fail the system. Unfortunately, opening the door even a crack allows bureaucrats to purchase votes by giving away other people's money.

Social justice warriors are such fragile people.

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Not social, not justice, not warriors. Solid 1984.

What is Trump to a Trump fan? (poll:What do you think THEY think?)

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Cruz was too young and Trump said he'd build the wall. Currently, considering the lunacy on the left (infanticide, slavery to the state and no economic reality), its hard to moderate my support for him, although I do try.

Is God supernatural?

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

http://edu-observatory.org/olli/tobbc/CMB_Timeline300.jpg Our observable, natural domain is inside the big bang "cone." God's supernatural domain is at least the entire page.

Extreme socialist policies could backfire on Democrats in 2020... [americanlookout.com]

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Demographically, conservatives have an uphill climb. Trump won the election because the lazy left didn't bother to vote. 2018, where both sides were activated, ushered in a wave against conservatives mostly because of Trump. I'd think it difficult for someone who gets their news from the MSM to even consider Trump palatable. This is why they fear Schultz. He's palatable to the left and his policies aren't to the left of Hitler, Mao and Stalin.

August, 1946: The citizens of Athens, Tennessee stage an armed revolt against their corrupt local ...

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Illegal activity was engaged in by the local authorities (poll watchers were arrested and a man casting his ballot was shot). Petition of redress to the governor was ignored. Local Sheriff militarized by hiring 200 outside deputies. Yes, a clear failure of government. Very disappointed in the lack of legal retribution against the machine after the event. At the least, the "sheriff" should have been charged and tried for breaking the law.

What's people's thoughts on Tommy Robinson being banned from all social media????

RobBlair comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Facebook stated “Tommy Robinson’s Facebook Page has repeatedly broken these standards, posting material that uses dehumanizing language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims. He has also behaved in ways that violate our policies around organized hate,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/02/26/facebook-bans-far-right-activist-tommy-robinson/?utm_term=.c0e0b7e88de5 Does anyone have any knowledge of TR posting calls for violence targeted at Muslims? If he did then good for Facebook for holding up their standards. As one would expect, it is more likely that TR did not make such an amateur mistake and this is just Facebook trying to avoid conflict from people who practice freedom of speech in a violent way - https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/02/facebook-bans-tommy-robinson-falsely-claiming-he-calls-for-violence-against-muslims

My proposed amendment to the preamble of the Constitution: "Even though it's painfully ...

RobBlair comments on Feb 27, 2019:

This idea/experiment that every human has equally inherent dignity and worth has, for our nation, eventually brought the end of slavery and much of racism. It has pushed us to fringes of sexual equality and argues against the historically normal "powerful having control over the powerless" type governments. I vote nay to the suggested amendment. As for rationality, I'd argue that only someone who can demonstrate that they have more inherent value or worth is allowed to modify this statement. The obvious problem, of course, is figuring out what gives you inherent worth.