Guard Dog
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This show is freaking FUNNY! Two thumbs up
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The laugh wasn't what you said, it was that is was YOU saying it. Also, you are wrong in thinking I don't draw distinctions between different levels of villainy. One being better than another doesn't make them good however.
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11 hours ago, Gromnir said:
racism were an official part o' the democrat national platform post civil war (andrew johnson arguable being our most racist President evar) 'til fdr, who himself were a running mate o' the venomously racist james cox, initiated japanese internment by executive order, and ignored jim crow laws. and let's not forget how truman, lbj and jimmy carter all at least flirted with the kkk during their political careers.
'course most (all?) republicans were racist, but the party platform were at least offering a nod to a paternalistic view o' post civil war racial inclusivity.
have also mentioned more than once how american eugenics inspired euro fascists and not the other way around. it is not hard to find advocates o' eugenics from both sides o' the aisle for that sin as well, particular 'mongst the so-called intellectuals o' the late 19th and early 20th century.
HA! Good Fun!
So, in other words they were all bad?
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The image on the left is the Magellenic Cloud taken by the now retired Spitzer Space Telescope. The one on the right is the same thing captured by the James Webb telescope:
Webb telescope's sharp views of the universe will change astronomy
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3 minutes ago, KP wants Blue Velvet said:
Perhaps this is a controversial statement, but those are two incredibly ****ty things that kind of make you a bad guy regardless.
That was supposed to be sarcastic. It DID make him a bad guy even by the standards of the time.
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1 hour ago, Gromnir said:
bad math. bill clinton only left office in 2001.
'course for @Guard Dog, woodrow wilson would be the most likely bearer o' the potus antichrist
HA! Good Fun!
Well, he did completely ruin the 20th Century. No small feat considering it was fewer than 20 years old at that point. Of course I could just as well blame Roosevelt because if he'd stayed out of it Taft would have bee re-elected and Wilson would have f----d back off to New Jersey and never be heard from again. The US doesn't (probably) enter WW1. The war (probably) ends in a more equitable peace deal that doesn't completely destroy the Central Powers, and the conditions for the ascension of the Nazi Party (possibly) don't exist. Hard to say on that last one because the Great Depression was pretty much inevitable. But no Nazis means (possibly) no holocaust. No WW2 as we know it so no Israel in the post war years. THAT is a game changer in the ME and the different culturally Arab regimes will fight each other more than the traditional Sunni/Shia rivalries we had in our timeline. The British would exploit regional rivalries and likely still have a lot more influence in the ME than they did in reality. Possibly even into modern times.
Would all that be better? Who knows.
Wilson wasn't a bad guy other than being a eugenics believer and more than a little racist. But his intentions were not bad. I guess. He also couldn't predict the future.
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Probably a bad idea. But, by the time the radio messages actual get where they are going and if there are aliens there, and if they are able to receive it and decide to do something about it it will be at LEAST 20k years and that is assuming they can travel FTL.
Y'know that was a pretty neat problem from the novel Forever War. Two races of roughly equal technology fighting an interstellar war. Because of time dilation the ships that travelled less time were more technologically advanced.
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49 minutes ago, Gfted1 said: @religousnutters.
Meh, I'm still holding out hope the anti-Christ is actually a giant meteor rather than a man. I'd rather the whole 1k years of darkness thing to be literal rather than figurative.
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18 hours ago, Malcador said:
The Antichrist is in a primary election, somewhere.
Oh good, this s--t has to come to an end sooner or later. Might as well be sooner.
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This was a very good (if long) read: What did Medieval peasants know
As I written here a hundred time I get annoyed when actual history is subverted or outright misrepresented for modern political ends. The "dark ages" following the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the beginning of the "high Middle Ages" period are good fodder for that because there is very little in the way of preserved history or writing.
Also I've had a subscription to The Atlantic about 10 years ago and let it lapse. But it seems like they have upped their game in the past decade and are doing some interesting writing again. I may have to buy back in.
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I've always loved cast iron cook wear. I have a full set in my storage back in TN. But it is definitely maintenance intensive.
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20 hours ago, Gromnir said:
This one looks interesting
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3 hours ago, BruceVC said:
Don't hold your breath on "the people" correcting any bad management by their political leaders. God help us all the day "the people" do more than elect the same types of candidates and bitching about why things never change.
As for the rest of your point regarding the "defund" movement (and this also applies equally well to any question where "the people" are led into rabbit holes by politicians) I'll quote you an answer from a man far wiser than I will ever be:
“The reason so many people misunderstand so many issues is not that these issues are so complex, but that people do not want a factual or analytical explanation that leaves them emotionally unsatisfied. They want villains to hate and heroes to cheer - and they don't want explanations that fail to give them that.”
Thomas Sowell
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Now reading:
I have always been a big fan of memoirs, diaries, and eye witness accounts of historical actions. They offer an invaluable account of what life was like for the people doing the writing. But it must be understood they are not great references for actual history. A perfect example was one I finished a little while ago; Blood Red Snows. It was written by a man who fought in the Wehrmacht as a machine gunner at Stalingrad. You will learn nothing about the battle from him. Most of the time he didn't know where they were or what was going on. But if you want to get an insight on what life was like for a low ranking German soldier on the Eastern Front it's a great read. So far this book is in the same vein.
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how cool is this?
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1 hour ago, Gromnir said:
vegas has excellent restaurant options, arguable challenging new york, san francisco, chicago and new orleans for the title o' best US food city. we don't gamble and most vegas shows ain't our thing, but am admitting vegas is worth the trip for culinary adventurers.
HA! Good Fun!
ps our actual favorite destination for dining experiences in the western hemisphere is mexico city which also turns out to be one o' the cheaper options for high-end dining. typical we go to ixtapa when we visit mexico, but from there we inevitable make the trip to mexico city (a full day's drive) to indulge our gastronomical needs.
As long as you are in Mexico Hermasillo and Monterrey are also great places for great food
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36 minutes ago, Amentep said:
Not familiar with it - its not the cover for the Kickstartered Florida Man comic from Mike Baron that is going to be distributed by American Mythology, so I'm guessing its either a parody or a different book entirely.
It’s not real it’s just funny. Or at least I thought so.
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I bet @Amentep never read THIS one!
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G is working at Westby's today. They have a really nice restaurant there so I'm going to surprise her there with a nice lunch.
She really needs to live a little!
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1 hour ago, Chilloutman said:
its more like 'Everyone in the world except Americans be lie'
Obstinance is part of our charm!
Actually in the wonderful world of engineering all measurements are metric.
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I think I've shared this one before but who cares, it's worth a repeat:
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What are you Playing Now? Who needs a life anyway?...
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I have been a huge fan of Stellaris and have bought all the DLC on the day of release. They have all been worth the cost. Overlord is no exception but it is a bug infested mess. Nothing that crashes the game or anything terrible. More like features that don't work right or petty annoyances. It's still worth buying but I'd advise waiting for a patch. Paradox is pretty good about post release fixes so I doubt it will be long