@jakelafort – Yahoos? Yeah quite so Swift. They might take that comment as an ad Houyhnhnm.   ..read more

Hi! The political and religious world is screaming out to be made fun of as the late Comedian Robin Williams would’ve said if he were alive today ..read more

Funniest part of that tik tok was the last line…”before we were even civilized” Meanwhile our clock goes tik tok, tik tok as we approach extinction and continue to argue about Ukraine and the various issues of the moment without trying something new. Yahoos? Yeah quite so Swift ..read more

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRvU9pnJ/ Angels? “Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.” This reply was modified 1 hour, 11 minutes ago by  michael17. This reply was modified 59 minutes ago by  michael17 ..read more

TheEncogitationer wrote: And so-called “Realists” in foreign policy are the most unreal school of thought. For one thing, they don’t acknowledge the reality of individual human rights and that world leaders are bound by the same moral and ethical strictures as anyone else. You think Mearsheimer talks nonsense? He talks perfect sense. For example (and this covers your “moral and ethical strictures”) he points out that governments act in their country’s interest before they consider international law. In other words, the only way a country can preserve its own safety and security (in theory, a ..read more

Unseen, I mentioned before that I read John Meersheimer’s Wikipedia page and I’m simply not wow-ed by his CV. Talking nonsense and dishonesty is not made any less nonsense and dishonesty by credentials. And so-called “Realists” in foreign policy are the most unreal school of thought. For one thing, they don’t acknowledge the reality of individual human rights and that world leaders are bound by the same moral and ethical strictures as anyone else. This reply was modified 54 minutes ago by  TheEncogitationer. Reason: Putting a name to the modifier ..read more

Who’s going to be less likely to go out and kill people? Boys in a prayer circle or boys in a circle jerk ..read more

RichRaelian wrote: Hi! May there be humor in everything as we unlearn what we’ve learned about being funny and growing up serious we must undo this programming and become humorous and happy as well as playful for no reason at all. Here, here ..read more

Simon, But the world is interdependent. The US can’t survive alone, with a busted-up Europe. It would fuck up the world even worse than it already is. Ackshuyally, it might be a better avenue of defense if Russia had to contend against several mini-superpowers with resolve than one big superpower without resolve. The U.S. arms industry could still supply arms on a cash-and-carry basis, but the financing would still be the responsibility of individual nations. Mind you, it would mean that the governments of Europe would have to choose between guns and butter. It may mean the French may have t ..read more

michael17 wrote: jakelafort wrote: michael17, i read a book or two by Kaku. Later i heard him say some shit that made me lose respect for his intellectual integrity and acuity. And now this shit. Kaku speaks caca poopoo. https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2022/07/06/michio_kakus_embarrassing_stance_on_ufos_840226.htm <li style=”list-style-type: none;”> <li style=”text-align: center;”>Certainly in the realm of possibilities white haired Michio is on the deep end. Watch another respected gentleman go on the deep end by virtue of his white hair.When your hair turns white, quick ..read more