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[quote who="Chasbo" reply="5" id="3813505"] I wish they would take all these anti vaccine people and put them in a place where they could all just infect each other and leave sensible people alone. I'm sick of this bullshit. [/quote] Thank you for making my point. Cults are hateful things. Some things to consider: 1. Some of us have had Rona and already have a natural immunity. 2. People aren't anti-vax because they want to wait until the

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[quote who="JanOscar" reply="3" id="3813469"] Not only in your country, I'm afraid. This has become a global disease, for sure. [/quote] My family gave up main stream media awhile back. We watch Israel's Channel 7, Wion (out of India), and Sky news out of Australia to try and get a sense of the rest of the world, and unfortunately our own country as well. It's how we learned about the horrible floods in Europe for instance. We've watched as mandated vaccines have tak

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[quote who="Avatar137" reply="1" id="3813461"] Well said and I share your feelings. [/quote] Thanks :)

The Coming Crucible in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Many years ago, I came to Joeuser out of loneliness. My husband was on yet another deployment and I was in a strange new city with two young children. I needed adult interaction online while building RL relationships in our new community. I stayed for the varied viewpoints, interesting topics and people. I don’t know if it is just me, but I tend to associate in real life with people who share the same values I do. We don’t agree on everything. Who does? But, there

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I also listened to it. I wasn't sure if he was being serious. He admits he is a child sex abuse survivor and that having sex with children is reprehensible. I think he wanted to be shocking. It worked. He's not a pedophile.

Reply to Women Marching in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="9" id="3666793"] How to demonstrate what is meant by the phrase "an exercise in futility". [/quote] Speaking of which, all these protests. I'm not clear on what the end goal there is? Seems futile to protest Trump. I can see protesting congressional leaders on specific laws wanted or changed, but it seems like some of these people are just doing it for the sake of doing it. Their right of course, but it doesn't make a

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Good article :)

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Borg I just shared that on my FB page :) I likey!

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[quote who="Nitro Cruiser" reply="6" id="3666378"] What was even stranger, were the number of minorities marching with Margret Sanger photos interspersed among them. For those that are unaware, Sanger is a progressive movement superstar one of Hillary Clinton's heroines) who advocated for abortion to keep minority populations in check. IMO it could be why many abortion clinics are in minority neighborhoods. Anyway, it was the equivalent to a black person marching with the kkk, waving

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[quote who="Anthony R" reply="3" id="3664552"] I just can't take these people seriously [/quote] This has been the most abundant reaction from the men I know IRL. :/ [quote who="Daiwa" reply="4" id="3664554"] Selfishness is often counter to self-interest, as manifestly demonstrated in the so-called Women's March. [/quote] One of the reasons I missed JU. There

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[quote who="Borg999" reply="10" id="3664536"] Do you guys seriously believe that a billionaire has your genuine interest at heart? [/quote] I don't believe his financial status determines one way or another if he has my best interests at heart. His actions will determine his heart for the country. I think it's important to watch the government, Democrat or Republican, bec

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[quote who="Borg999" reply="1" id="3664531"] Ever action a person takes can be boiled down to self interest when you peel away the layers...regardless of their political affiliation. [/quote] There is truth to that. The measure then isn't in the ultimate outcome (personal gain) but in the benefit done on the journey. :)

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That is the best sequential stages I've ever read. Hope you don't mind but I'm going to use that!

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I think arguing over the size of the crowd is dumb. Can I ask something about the NYT reference? The NYT has admitted they were biased and not great at reporting on politics, so why are people still going to that trough? It's like they have admitted to poisoning the water and yet people still go there to drink and swear it's pure. I

Women Marching in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Today, strangely, the need to express the present reality in longer sentences than tweets or Facebook posts, won’t stop gnawing. This is due in part to the division in our country, but also in my personal life over politics. It’s naive to believe our generation, our time, is somehow imm

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[quote who="Daiwa" reply="8" id="3664458"] the amplified Mohu Leaf works great [/quote] Awesome! Thank you. It's pretty boggling all the options out there.

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[quote who="Daiwa" reply="7" id="3664462"] In the dependent, narcotic use is motivated by the avoidance of or minimization of pain. In the addicted, it's motivated by the avoidance of withdrawal. [/quote] This is brilliant, so well said. May I use it? [e digicons]:grin:[/e] As an aside, this kinda addresses a question I find myself asking a lot when talking with an addict who has been sober fo

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[quote who="Daiwa" reply="5" id="3664460"] You have a perspective and experiential knowledge I don't possess, so I don't presume to be 'right' in this regard. I just find the subject interesting (for obvious reasons). And important. [/quote] No no, I don't see us as disagreeing. I'm learning from you. I've talked with Drs but I felt they were holding back. I see the exact thing you are saying here with people sufferin

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[quote who="Daiwa" reply="6" id="3664454"] I've chosen to live without cable TV (don't miss it in the least ) so C-SPAN wasn't an option. [/quote] Gotchya! We are cutting the cable soon too. Once I figure out what size antenna to get for the tv. Just signed up for Slingtv but it seems a little clunky. Still, we hate our cable! So we're getting rid of it. For future reference,

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Dayton Ohio is ground zero for heroin in the US right now. We have more ODs per capita than any other place in the country. It's strangling our community, all available resources. The team I work with at the Sheriff's Office is on the front lines. Showtime just finished taping a series on the team, it should be out this fall. You know things are bad when multiple news and pay per view stations from all over the country com

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[quote who="Anthony R" reply="1" id="3664390"] I've been put on heavy doses of Demerol and morphine. Every time when it was time to quit, I did it. [/quote] This is somewhat the heart of my post :) You quit because you felt you "had" to quit. The consequences of continuing were too high. You have a REASON to quit. Many of the addicts I work with have not discovered their reason. I can look at their lives and

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Daiwa, A lot of my friends watched as much as possible on CSPAN to skip the commentary....The parade last night was especially well covered by CSPAN. We had children of friends marching in the Tupelo Mississippi Group so were happy they could be seen well on CSPAN. Anthony, I too am feeling hopeful! :)</spa

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I watched it all via Facebook live. What a difference it is to watch something without media commentary. I even turned off the comments after awhile. I watched it and was able to "think my own thoughts" about it, lol. Here they are: Was it just me or did Hillary seem seriously off her game?

Reply to John Lewis... hack and demagogue in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I wasn't on the Trump train at first. No need to go into all the why, but once it came down between Trump and Clinton, well there is NO WAY I could vote for her. She was so stinking dishonest. I like that Trump tweets. lol I love that he cuts through the media and goes straight to the public. Ultimately though I voted for Mike Pence. Don't get me wrong. I have more hope now than I have at any point