I don't follow politics as closely as some of you, but I've read enough here to know a few of you think Biden is a great president and that Democrats are perfect people. But...
- Transgenderism: Common sense, logic and facts tell us this is a serious mental illness of delusion, yet we are told by Democrats it's perfectly normal. And no, I don't care what the APA or the AMA and their "experts" say. Also, this weird push to force biological women to compete against biological males is, frankly, bizarre.
- Race relations: I'm sick and tired of Democrats claiming if you're not a straight white male then you're an oppressed victim in this country. Get real. Go see some real oppression in, say, North Korea and get back to me.
- Illegal immigration: Biden openly told people before he was elected they would be welcome at the southern border. Look what we have now. And no, Republicans are not to blame. Biden could enforce the laws on the books and use executive power to cut this off...if he really wanted to.
- Climate change: When Dr. Judith Curry and Dr. Richard Lindzen, who know the science extremely well, give ample evidence that the Earth is not nearly as sensitive to CO2 as the current consensus alleges, and when virtually every climate prediction the past five decades is laughably wrong, it's apparent this isn't the "crisis" the corrupt IPCC says it is.
- Overall piousness: Liberal radio talk show host Michaelangelo Signorili said it out loud: "We're just better people than they are." So, when your whole belief system is based on emotion and not reason, what do you do? You get emotional: mad, angry and violent because "we know better."
- BaronVonZemo: His rules for liberals are pure gold and 100% true. Who wants to be associated with people like that? I'll pass.
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However the politics around the things you brought up are not that simple
And yes, some of these issues are that simple, but in efforts to justify their insane beliefs, liberals/Democrats have to use all sorts of twisted logic that overcomplicates these issues, i.e., therefore making them "not that simple."
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Having said that, another reason I'm not a Democrat is they believe in authoritarian ways, such as we saw with Covid lockdowns and other anti-democracy measures.
political issue...it's medical.
btw, if done well, school closures can be successful (see attached study).
Link: https://docs.iza.org/dp14094.pdf
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He's a lot of hot air. That's about it.
made before in appointing adults who then acted as guardrails on his worst instincts. You support a horrible person. End of story.
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Think about all the issues you raised. And add in the government giving so much to the Dem base. The Dems are the cling to mommy party.
And given the increases in children being raised in single parent households they probably represent our future decadence as a nation.
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Easy to research. There is lots of money to be made by jumping aboard the "climate change is real" bandwagon...not so much if you disagree.
But Dr. Judith Curry does make money off this...by businesses who pay her for her expertise in climate science, rather than just listening to what the normal consensus spouts. Why is that? They are convinced she knows her stuff and they don't.
And when dire climate predictions actually start coming true, maybe then I'll believe there is a crisis.
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them and does nothing...
>Gender Dysphoria...it's not a mental illness, like Bipolar Disease, but like BPD it is often treated medically (drugs...or surgeries for adults) due to biologic abnormalities... if counseling doesn't resolve the patient's issue. The exact same organizations of trained Psychologists and Psychiatrists that treat all other mental diseases and maladies have developed a protocol for GD. If millions of Americans rely on them for all those problems, why shouldn't they trust them to apply the best of the knowledge and training on GD?...trust them.
>Racism exists...I shouldn't have to tell you that...and without government assistance we'd still have segregated schools, red-lining, etc....but as the Bruce Hornsby song says 'Laws don't change another's mind'...so, Dems, since the 60's have made it a priority to rectify the problem...no apologies for that.
>Immigration...I just posted DJT's 2019 call for Congress to pass legislation that provides the resources needed to fix the problem...now he's blocking a hard fought bipartisan bill that does exactly that...why?...'Political Games' by him to rile folks like you up and vote for him.
>Climate Change...you refuse to listen...both the people you mention acknowledge the Physics of Global Warming...they just don't agree on the magnitude and urgency..they are outnumbered...dramatically...even China and Russia are taking steps to provide Fossil Fuel alternatives for heat and power.
>Piousness...your words not Dems...ignorance and inaction on the foregoing issues by the GOP is reprehensible...by definition, the Democratic Party approach is "superior", if only for the focus and effort being employed...again, no apologies.
As for Baron, he continues to write checks his M.D. can't cash...he's not a specialist in Infectious Diseases, nor Psychiatry...and he proves it with each post he opines on...never mind his self made rules that belie his "projections".
You've made poor choices, Mark...time to do some Critical Thinking and learn how to make better ones. Dropping Baron as a Muse would be a good start.
Most of what you cite simply doesn't pass the basic logic/reasoning test. And you rely too much on "experts" whom I've demonstrated lack the capacity to know how to use their knowledge.
and judgements...which is what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic...Dr. Fauci and all others like him around the world were constantly in search of new data to guide them...e.g. how to deal with the mutations and variants that emerged. When people are dying and filling up refrigerated semi-trailers across the nation, action is required with the best available scientific knowledge...can't wait for the hoped for ultimate "answer"...just keep on applying the "Scientific Process".
She clearly states Science is not absolute. It is self-correcting, and therefore naturally imperfect and admittedly flawed.
You're twisted lies cannot change that.
E does not equal MC squared.
Have a day.
Process (Method) must continue...ad infinitum...and that's what was and is being done wrt to Infectious diseases (e.g. COVID-19) and all other scientific investigations.
Do you have a science background or professional career in science?...btw...I do.
So you claim you have a science background and had a "professional career in science"
I seriously doubt that. Prove it.
I'll take your word for it...just as you need to take mine.
Now is this the part where you call me Aragoto for the millionth time?
Another claim you cannot prove.
Ty, honestly, you are pathetic.
I'm done posting with you for today.
My focus is on the Ascension Thursday Mass I will be going to.
I will be in a gorgeous church and it will be pouring down rain.
After that I have a mini-feast prepared. Followed with a Cohiba Behike 56 and a World Spirits Gold Medal Whiskey.
Match that.
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come to grips with how medical...and most other scientific...decisions are made...hard work and objective testing/evaluation, reviewed by peers.
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They can buy my vote if they want it, and pay me back all the money my wife and I spent on our own tuitions and the tuitions of our kids, including paying my ROTC scholarship money they paid to Notre Dame directly back to me to compensate me for the time spent training when I could have been a normal student.
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Thus, once again, you're post is a fabulous example of Liberalism Rule #1: Accuse others of that which you yourself do/are.
Mark is a critical thinker with a LOT more ability for honest analysis and introspection that you. Sorry, it is simply a fact, and no, there are no Magic Pills to help you out there.
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