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TrackerNeil replied to IheartIheartTesla's topic in General Chatter
I'd been a member of the ACLU since the 80s, but no longer, and this is one reason why. There are others as well; suffice to say that the American Civil Liberties Union is not what it once was. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
And of course the Trumpanzees are celebrating this as a victory, but really what they won was the right for an insurrectionist to be on the ballot unless Congress removes him. That's like saying that since Woody Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn isn't technically criminal it can't still be weird as hell. -
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US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
Like any other goddamn defendant in a criminal matter, Trump's trial should be held as soon as possible, and not according to his convenience. If we have to try that asshole November 1, fine. -
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TrackerNeil reacted to a post in a topic: US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
And neither one excludes humility! -
TrackerNeil reacted to a post in a topic: US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
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TrackerNeil reacted to a post in a topic: US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
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US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I've never before heard humility compared to "dithering", so that's new. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I didn't see the original comment to which you responded, but, yes, you have the right of it. I am not arguing against forgiveness. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I don't know what went on in the Ukranian thread, so I will decline to address that. However, if you are in general arguing in favor of a more morally arrogant approach to life, and less humility, there we have to disagree. I don't think the main or even a major problem with the world is that people are too humble. If only. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
Sure, we all have to decide what we think is right and wrong, and act accordingly--I don't know anyone who denies that. I think we also need to be careful about becoming so certain of our judgments that we can no longer consider the possibility that we are wrong, which of course we always can be. In particular, I caution against taking extreme actions based on these judgments. If you vote for a bad candidate, you can always learn from your mistake and vote differently next time, right? If you kill an abortion doctor...well, no amount of learning and growing will fix that. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I think you are overstraining the word "wicked"; I'm not talking about Snidely Whiplash here. Let me restate my point in terms that I hope won't be overstrained: People who are 100% certain they are right do more damage than those who are less certain. Cue cries of "But you didn't say that!" -
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US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I don't know how to answer that question, except to say that I have seen more harm done by those who were convinced they were righteous, than by those who know they are wicked. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
Depends what that radicalism prompts one to do, I suppose. Some radicals start valuable social movements with widespread, positive outcomes; others fly planes into buildings. Hopefully, radicalism does not supplant humility, which teaches us that no matter how certain we may feel about this or that cause, we can always be wrong. -
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US Politics: The sides have gotten… weird
TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
It's weird that my statement "this situation is complicated' is "overly simplistic." But whatever blows your skirt up. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
I think this "from the river to the sea" folks fail to understand that most Americans really don't know much about this issue--hell, I'd argue that most of the protestors don't know, either. I remember going cross-eyed reading a summary of Israeli history, and it was then I realized that nothing about that situation is simple. But if you are of a certain mindset, you think it's all cut and dried, and you cannot understand how anyone could think otherwise. Well, lots of people do...if they think about it at all. Biden is trying to walk a tightrope here, and pretending that rope isn't there doesn't mean Biden can't fall from it. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
So Republican dedication to an eminently corrupt proto-fascist is the fault of Democrats, and not the Republicans who support him or the voters who chose him? I don't know how one gets to that conclusion. -
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TrackerNeil replied to Ser Scot A Ellison's topic in General Chatter
There seems to be a lot of "Oh, Chatywin, you said this two weeks ago and now you are a hypocrite" stuff going on in this thread, and I don't understand where it's going. Do you want to address the points he's making, or just tee off on him? The former is interesting; the latter isn't. A person can be hypocritical and still be right. Isn't that the more valuable discussion?