quade

Read a fascinating book lately called, "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History" by Kurt Andersen.

The premise of the book are the lies we tell ourselves about various aspects of American life and religion is a huge part of it. Specifically, religion as practiced in America and how people are encouraged to "believe" virtually anything they want to, which opens up the floodgates for charlatans and hucksters.

I have LONG maintained that the US is a country where virtually everyone has their thumb on the scale in one way or another.

I have no problem with "small" religion. Hey, whatever gets you through your pain probably is helpful.

What I intensely HATE with every fiber of my being is "big" religion which preys on those who pray.

Televangelists can properly go fuck themselves. EVERY DAMN ONE OF THEM.

Politicians who use religion as both a shield and weapon can go fuck themselves.

Criminals who use religion to justify their actions can go fuck themselves.

Busybodies who want to tell me what to do with my life because of their religion can go fuck themselves.

Idiots who deny science and progress because they believe god will sort it out can go fuck themselves.

It's not religion I have a problem with, it's mostly the people.

billvon

>(yes, a change in velocity is called jerk).

A change in velocity is called acceleration. A change in acceleration is called jerk.

Fair enough.

davenuk

half a second inflation...

brisk..

Understand the atmosphere on Mars (and being simulated here) is -very- thin. What that means is, even though the inflation rate is rapid by Earth standards, it's not particularly jerky (yes, a change in velocity is called jerk).

3331

I use Malwearbytes and it's worked well.

When I ran Malwearbytes again the Virus was still there.

Might I suggest these two sentences are mutually exclusive?

How much do you trust your malware removal tool?

Why do you keep surfing porn sites?

http://deletepcinfection.com/how-can-i-remove-pup-optional-trovi-a-virus-from-my-pc/

Please explain the photo of Trump and Duterte.

Since when does the US president go out of his way to dress like the leader of the country he's visiting like they're some creepy couple on their honeymoon to Disneyworld?

nolhtairt

About the only thing I can think of to counter shooters who come into churches and starts spraying bullets, is to have a person trained in firearms on guard inside near the entrance, off to the side.

Which is a fucking ridiculous state of affairs.

Where do we live; the Middle East?

RonD1120

We carry our weapons to church.

Walter Fucking Mitty will not save your life.

piisfish

when going to church I don’t expect it to turn into a Tarantino movie

Kill Bill Vol. 1

Will be interesting to see who the first person charges are filed against.

1. It's not like he left NPR on exactly amicable terms (he was forced out so might have a bit of a grudge).

2. He has a book to sell.

3. Most of the article doesn't come close to reflecting the tone of the headline.

Well, one thing this ought to do is get the ultra-right wingnuts to shut up about Hollywood and Weinstein.

Oh, who am I kidding?

My two cents.

If a grieving mother wants to say ANYTHING about you because you put her son in harm's way and he subsequently died, for whatever reason, even the noblest on the planet, you STFU and take it.

You STFU and TAKE IT.

You don't send another grieving man who lost his son to cover for you.

You STFU and TAKE IT.

Look, I realize Trump probably originally meant no disrespect, but he could have been more eloquent. After his inability to do that, he should have at least personally apologized. But no.

What an asshole.

Colin is definitely the guy you want to have on your side when the Mad Max dystopian hellscape civilization needs something built.

Pfft.

That's not a buzz bike.
THIS is a buzz bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHz7wOjb9w

ryoder

I didn't realize who he was until 2 days ago.

Yeah, there really needs to be a paternity test with him. Reasonably certain his real dad isn't the one on his birth certificate.

RonD1120

I honestly believe President Trump's supporters simply do not care.

Which says enough about them to wonder why they participate.

yoink

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PollingReport.com

Would you say that Donald Trump is honest?

Yes 40%
No 56%

(Quinnipiac U., RV, 10/5-10)

Source:
https://twitter.com/pollreport/status/919338655939887104
Data:
http://www.pollingreport.com/trump_ad.htm

I can understand how some people may still support Trump. Okay, root for your team no matter what, but how the hell does anyone believe Trump is honest? Seriously. How the hell is that even possible?

Not only is Trump a liar. I believe he enjoys it. I also believe he's freakin' HORRIBLE at it. I have never seen any conman in my life who was so blatantly bad at outright lies.

It's not lying. It's LEADERSHIP. This is how real men run stuff. Not pussy liberals.

You really do need to put little winky faces after you write things like that. Somebody might take you seriously.

Phil1111

In some ways, we have always lived in a post-truth era

Have you read "Fantasyland" yet?

https://www.amazon.com/Fantasyland-America-Haywire-500-Year-History/dp/1400067219?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-osx-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=1400067219

That said, there is a difference (I think so anyway) between believing in a lie about subjective things like a god, and believing lies in objective facts. Many of the things Trump says are lies which can be proven to be lies simply by looking at objective facts.

Which is a ludicrous concept.

Hey, I'm more than willing for people to tell me they'll go along with him and ignore his lies because they want their; tax break, guns, Omaba erasure from history, whatever, but if they honestly believe Trump is honest, which is what the poll indicates, they're suffering from some sort of delusion.

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PollingReport.com

Would you say that Donald Trump is honest?

Yes 40%
No 56%

(Quinnipiac U., RV, 10/5-10)

Source:
https://twitter.com/pollreport/status/919338655939887104
Data:
http://www.pollingreport.com/trump_ad.htm

I can understand how some people may still support Trump. Okay, root for your team no matter what, but how the hell does anyone believe Trump is honest? Seriously. How the hell is that even possible?

Not only is Trump a liar. I believe he enjoys it. I also believe he's freakin' HORRIBLE at it. I have never seen any conman in my life who was so blatantly bad at outright lies.

Bob_Church

Does he risk losing the massive PR Republican voting base?

Which is exactly the way a tyrant would think rather than the President of the US should.

Bob_Church

******And ushers. Those people who would walk around with a flashlight and whack loudmouths upside the head with it if they didn't shut the hell up.

You just need to go to a better class of theater. Either that or demand the theater management BE better.

A couple of problems with that. One is that I'd rather watch the movie that I paid for than go find some management. And at our local theater management is three kids at the counter.

I guarantee the three minimum wage workers report to somebody.

There's no law that says you can't contact that person at your leisure. Hell, make a phone call tomorrow and ask to talk to the owner. Tell him you'd love to visit more often, but every time you do the place is filled with loudmouth assholes. Tell him, you've been warning people to NOT go to his theater until he cleans up the shenanigans.

Bob_Church

And ushers. Those people who would walk around with a flashlight and whack loudmouths upside the head with it if they didn't shut the hell up.

You just need to go to a better class of theater. Either that or demand the theater management BE better.