SomethingElse

I hope that I'm wrong, but there is a good chance that a Leftist coup / color revolution attempt will launch in the next 2 days to 2 months. We already know the plan. There will be a manufactured crisis of authority & the judges will order the security forces to stand aside 1/

I’m surprised by how many people I respect, in replies here, take seriously the idea that we could in theory build an impartial god-machine that could serve every human’s interest without meaningful trade-offs. I very strongly disagree with this. It’s much more optimistic than even the Christian image of God, where trade-offs abound. In particular, some versions of the response I’m getting come across as what Mormons would describe as an almost verbatim rehash of Satan’s plan in their cosmology: a higher power that spoon-feeds you the exact optimal choice every step of the way, putting you on a pathway to a sort of heaven with no meaningful agency whatsoever. This all comes much closer to theology than I’ve talked much about in a while, and I do actually think that a lot of Christian thought is relevant here, so with any luck I’ll have the chance to sit down and write a proper response sometime. For now, I’ll just register that I’ve suddenly noticed I disagree very strongly with this part of rationalist theology.

The ongoing destruction of CA public schools is multifactorial. Families fleeing the state, lower fertility rates, escape to private schools due to lack of academic rigor in public, a Democratic super majority that green lights whatever ideological nonsense is put before them, and on and on. But don’t underestimate “gender” insanity’s part in the degradation of our once thriving public school system. Teaching 10 year-olds in a state mandated lesson that girls can have penises and boys can have vaginas is not some minor absurdity we can afford to shrug off. It strikes at the most fundamental and basic understanding of a shared reality. Everyone involved in the creation, distribution, teaching of this slide (CA approved and used in Bay Area schools) has not only broken a serious trust with parents, but decided to untether themselves from the pursuit of truth. No one should subject their young children to this harmful, noxious lie that will shake the very foundation of their children’s worldview.

We are not going to tolerate threats to assassinate the president. Allison Albro, 21, Daytona Beach, is learning that the hard way. She posted this last night and got a visit from the @VolusiaSheriff Domestic Security Unit and the @SecretService. She said she was joking with this post, she doesn’t have access to a Glock or any other weapon, and she would never hurt anyone. Today she’s sitting in jail on charges of written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device. I would strongly advise anyone else thinking of posting a “joke” along these lines to think twice. VSO continues to work hand in hand with the Secret Service, FBI and all our law enforcement partners to ensure this presidential visit to Daytona Beach is a safe event for all who attend, and for our whole community.

The net-benefit that our nation receives from Somali immigration is the knowledge that 200,000 people have been saved from famine and needless suffering. If you cannot understand why this is important, you’re missing an important source of meaning in life and deserve some pity

Do conservatives not get that there’s a difference between economic and humanitarian immigration? Are they not well read? Do they not know that helping refugees is morally good, and also that your entire way of life is dependent upon (mainly Hispanic) migrant workers?

Most libertarians are "freedom to" libertarians. They want to be free to invent, build, educate and prosper. Other libertarians are "freedom from" libertarians. They want to be free from all authority or judgement. They hate government, God, and their boss.

Happy birthday to this future president.

“And you’re sure this doesn’t make us sound like pompous arseholes?” “How about I put an exclamation mark at the end to show that we’re still a bunch of wacky funsters?”