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Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:11 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 1,326
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Liz Cheney has the disadvantage of reminding...

Liz Cheney has the disadvantage of reminding Republicans of a time they want to forget, just by her name.
And, of course, she is not making enough of an effort to be male.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 03:28 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 1,326
Posted By The Great Zaganza
she has a decent chance of become a Spoiler for...

she has a decent chance of become a Spoiler for the GOP.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 02:13 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 1,326
Posted By The Great Zaganza
So exactly what I said.

So exactly what I said.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 01:15 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 1,326
Posted By The Great Zaganza
sooooo ... doing the Wrong thing instead of...

sooooo ... doing the Wrong thing instead of failing at doing the Right thing is preferable, because at least you would have done something?

that explains a lot about contemporary conservatism.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy Yesterday, 12:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 459
Posted By The Great Zaganza
yes, undoubtedly we could do better than God. ...

yes, undoubtedly we could do better than God.

For Starters, the Bible claims that humanity started out from a PERFECT state of Paradise, and that things can only get worse from there, to a point...
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 11:53 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I can agree with that. But that it the result...

I can agree with that.
But that it the result of trying to stay Centrist in a political landscape that has one side drift into the extreme far Right.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 11:28 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
maybe I'm dense, but i don't see how that...

maybe I'm dense, but i don't see how that contradicts my statement.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 11:14 PM
Replies: 1,900
Views: 96,152
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Unless they report something that you want to...

Unless they report something that you want to hear - then it's God's Honest Truth every time.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 08:58 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
The gut instinct of the average Democrat is to...

The gut instinct of the average Democrat is to seek a buy-in for their policies from Republicans, even at the cost of compromising their politics.
And the post 9/11 years have proven that they are...
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 08:23 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
And your point is ...?

And your point is ...?
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 08:19 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Like a toddler, he knows they are NOT his, but...

Like a toddler, he knows they are NOT his, but that he might get to keep them if he makes enough fuss.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 08:01 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Most Democrats are Centrists.

Most Democrats are Centrists.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 07:56 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
It's 7. Early in the Trump years, Flynn and...

It's 7.
Early in the Trump years, Flynn and others had a plan to sell nuclear secrets to Saudi Arabia. They got blocked by Congress and Flynn had to leave.
But they never abandoned the plan.

My...
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 07:51 PM
Replies: 1,900
Views: 96,152
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Trump will insist on being the issue - it's his...

Trump will insist on being the issue - it's his second to last chance to be of relevance to the outcome.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Trump was told to return the documents - he...

Trump was told to return the documents - he didn't and had his lawyer lie that he did.
Defending Trump after that is just not reasonable.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 01:32 PM
Replies: 413
Views: 12,033
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Armed resistance ... Against whom? Would it...

Armed resistance ... Against whom?
Would it help shoot at those who try to override the election results?
Or maybe a 2nd amendment solution to balance the Supreme Court?

I'm perfectly willing to...
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 12:56 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
No, it's absolutely not. People with phones are...

No, it's absolutely not. People with phones are in there all the time.
And the President doesn't get the classified stuff, he gets a distilled product without sources or methods.

What Trump took...
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 413
Views: 12,033
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Bitch about it all the way to the Supreme Court,...

Bitch about it all the way to the Supreme Court, and then bitch some more when said Court does a rerun of 2000.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 12:22 PM
Replies: 1,900
Views: 96,152
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Burden of proof is on Trump on him not being a...

Burden of proof is on Trump on him not being a Russian asset.
Forum: USA Politics 17th August 2022, 08:48 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Trumpers still don't know what they are supposed...

Trumpers still don't know what they are supposed to think about the FBI search. And Tucker &co are not providing the marching orders as expected.
They are waiting to see if it's time to ditch Trump...
Forum: USA Politics 16th August 2022, 11:51 PM
Replies: 413
Views: 12,033
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I, too, bet that some States will mess with the...

I, too, bet that some States will mess with the votes Post election in order to make the Republican Candidate win.
Forum: USA Politics 16th August 2022, 10:00 PM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
maybe she can join Andrew Yang's new Party - and...

maybe she can join Andrew Yang's new Party - and kick him out.
Forum: USA Politics 16th August 2022, 09:33 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,314
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Nominated

Nominated
Forum: USA Politics 16th August 2022, 12:36 PM
Replies: 1,900
Views: 96,152
Posted By The Great Zaganza
"If they can do it to me, they can do it to you"...

"If they can do it to me, they can do it to you" is a very clever rhetoric: it suggests, contrary to all evidence, that there is no significant difference between the average Republican voter and the...
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2022, 03:21 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 653
Posted By The Great Zaganza
That might be an argument if Conservatives didn't...

That might be an argument if Conservatives didn't use contemporary material like the Federalist Papers like a buffet and potluck, picking only what they want and bringing their own ideas to the...
Forum: USA Politics 15th August 2022, 01:38 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 653
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Conservatives do NOT point at the actual...

Conservatives do NOT point at the actual Constitution, but an imaginary version of it they tell everyone is the REAL TM one.
Their perversion of the Constitution's concept of Separation of Church...
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 09:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 2,185
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Objectively, the DOJ has gone all that far:...

Objectively, the DOJ has gone all that far: Mar-a-Lago is not, as Trump claims now, a private Home: from his tax filings, we can see very clearly that it is not, according to him.

At best, this...
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 09:31 PM
Replies: 2,010
Views: 161,943
Posted By The Great Zaganza
The thing about Trump is that he does care,...

The thing about Trump is that he does care, desperately, what the authority figures in his life think about him.
His life is one big Daddy Issue.
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 08:57 PM
Replies: 2,010
Views: 161,943
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Now that he is out of office, I want him to be as...

Now that he is out of office, I want him to be as sane as possible - for purposes of culpability.
He is without a doubt a sociopath who only functions because he is constantly being enabled by...
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 11:22 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 681
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Biden would be justified to use the Military to...

Biden would be justified to use the Military to disarm many Milita groups and a large number of Sheriff departments.
But that's not how politics work in the US.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th August 2022, 10:23 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,575
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I got a signed copy of Harun and the Sea of...

I got a signed copy of Harun and the Sea of Stories.
I like it.
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
A little note: Mar-a- Lago is very much NOT a...

A little note: Mar-a- Lago is very much NOT a private home.
It's a Semi-Open space that the FBI could have entered any time if they had made a reservation for Brunch.
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 09:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 681
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Never

Never
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 06:01 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,314
Posted By The Great Zaganza
The Wire had a Chekhov's nail gun

The Wire had a Chekhov's nail gun
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 05:16 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Let's agree on 1 month each? You saying that...

Let's agree on 1 month each?

You saying that DOJ will make such a Statement, me saying it won't?

If DOJ makes no relevant statement about Declassification in this case, no one wins/loses.
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 03:41 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
... with the result that that document is now...

... with the result that that document is now legally declassified.


is something I would add.

I would sign up to such a bet.


The problem with your claim on executive power is, that it...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2022, 03:22 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 4,856
Posted By The Great Zaganza
That there is no free will.

That there is no free will.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th August 2022, 03:17 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 2,575
Posted By The Great Zaganza
True, and it suggests that the attacker knows a...

True, and it suggests that the attacker knows a bit about the US legal system.
But it is odd for a Holy Warrior wanting to take credit for his defense of the Faith.
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 03:09 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Sure. Please state the prediction in a...

Sure.

Please state the prediction in a yes/no way so we know exactly what we're betting on.


Note: none of the crimes mentioned in the Search Warrant are contingent on whether or not Trump...
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 03:02 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I bet the DOJ will not.

I bet the DOJ will not.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th August 2022, 02:46 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 4,856
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I strongly disagree. I see the definition of Free...

I strongly disagree. I see the definition of Free Will as the ability to have done differently, given the same circumstances.

But I acknowledge that your POV is different which leads you to a...
Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2022, 12:44 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
According to MAGA nuts, Obama is still running...

According to MAGA nuts, Obama is still running the Deep State.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2022, 09:51 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 4,856
Posted By The Great Zaganza
that seems to be an odd question in the context,...

that seems to be an odd question in the context, and not relevant, IMO.
but let's assume that it you wanted to go vote and chose Party A, and no one forced you to go vote or press button A (because...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2022, 09:39 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 4,856
Posted By The Great Zaganza
psionl0, do you consider this scenario to be a...

psionl0, do you consider this scenario to be a case of use of free will?

You go voting an vote for Party A.
Unbeknownst to you, the voting machine has been rigged to give Party A the vote no...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 09:35 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
My instinct says the "nuclear" documents are...

My instinct says the "nuclear" documents are related to the Cabal in the early Trump administration, consisting of Manafort, Flynn and others, working to provide Saudi Arabia with export-banned...
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 01:36 PM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
The Founding Fathers would have just shot Trump.

The Founding Fathers would have just shot Trump.
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 09:21 AM
Replies: 923
Views: 35,141
Posted By The Great Zaganza
that was the intention, but it got hijack before...

that was the intention, but it got hijack before even the first time it was used.
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 09:19 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,568
Posted By The Great Zaganza
I'll take a ZF-1, please.

I'll take a ZF-1, please.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th August 2022, 05:46 AM
Replies: 277
Views: 4,856
Posted By The Great Zaganza
What about a baby that killed its sibling in the...

What about a baby that killed its sibling in the womb?
Forum: USA Politics 13th August 2022, 05:45 AM
Replies: 1,198
Views: 29,312
Posted By The Great Zaganza
Even if he could - his Oath requires him to...

Even if he could - his Oath requires him to inform the appropriate agencies that the information was declassified, so they can act accordingly.
Trump violated his Oath of Office by taking the...
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