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Forum: USA Politics 10th February 2015, 06:10 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 28,493
Posted By Kopji
It looks like a chef's hat to me. I sometimes...

It looks like a chef's hat to me. I sometimes wonder about Obama though. What's the reason for being religious if you have no moral high ground?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th February 2015, 04:11 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,272
Posted By Kopji
The article has an oddly "feel good" slant to it....

The article has an oddly "feel good" slant to it.
From the original article:

This part does not sound quite true. Does the paper just accept this as fact or did they look into it? According to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th February 2015, 02:37 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 18,978
Posted By Kopji
NBC Journalists deceive themselves and others. ...

NBC Journalists deceive themselves and others.
But not us!
Film at 11 on Fox News.

Oh yeah sure.

I feel a little compassion about these kind of things. We live in a time where every...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th February 2015, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1,020
Views: 141,688
Posted By Kopji
The stated ISIS goal is to establish a Caliphate,...

The stated ISIS goal is to establish a Caliphate, and they've been around before. The goal of a Caliphate is shared by many Muslims and expressed in the idea "Islam should guide social and political...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th February 2015, 01:40 PM
Replies: 1,020
Views: 141,688
Posted By Kopji
The video is indeed terrible to watch but I think...

The video is indeed terrible to watch but I think everyone should. It may help (a little) to turn the volume down. This was a brave death in the face of a circus-like cruelty and I think it deserves...
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2015, 12:02 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 7,330
Posted By Kopji
Oh, they won the election, control both houses of...

Oh, they won the election, control both houses of Congress -and now they're just full of excuses and whining now that the shoe's on the other foot.
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2015, 11:55 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 8,030
Posted By Kopji
My free market idea would be to form a company...

My free market idea would be to form a company whose purpose would be to have a mob show up with pitchforks and torches to take care of restaurants that spread disease.

I agree he was just trying...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st February 2015, 11:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,582
Posted By Kopji
The alarm is only at the exit doors and I'm...

The alarm is only at the exit doors and I'm pretty sure they are ignored unless you are a Navajo.

I've seen them put stickers on things like people's backpacks or maybe items being returned after...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st February 2015, 01:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,582
Posted By Kopji
I've never understood why they pay people to be...

I've never understood why they pay people to be greeters. When I think of all the time and energy they probably spent dealing with this one instance, does not help.

Almost makes me want to respond...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2015, 06:35 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 35,823
Posted By Kopji
Oh please, the Koch's involvement in political...

Oh please, the Koch's involvement in political spending is no secret.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000186&cycle=2014
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lobby.php?id=D000000186
...
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2015, 09:50 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 35,823
Posted By Kopji
Kochs - Low hanging fruit? Soros is sort of...

Kochs - Low hanging fruit?

Soros is sort of like being against the Illuminati. Everyone is against them until you know what they stood for.
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2015, 08:54 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 20,185
Posted By Kopji
Our society must make it right and possible for...

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. Pearl Buck
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2015, 10:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,823
Posted By Kopji
I dunno. I think I live in a pretty typical USA...

I dunno. I think I live in a pretty typical USA place. There are only two kinds of people interested in religion. One kind believes that the Bible is literally true, delivered to us by Almighty God...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th January 2015, 10:25 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 8,946
Posted By Kopji
They need to meet some Bahai's. They essentially...

They need to meet some Bahai's. They essentially teach that Christ came, as advertised, as a thief in the night, at the appointed time in the mid 1800's just as the Mormons and Millerites and many...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th January 2015, 10:13 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 42,096
Posted By Kopji
I always wonder why cameras never seem to cover...

I always wonder why cameras never seem to cover what we are interested in very well. This is sort of a police lobby version of a UFO or Bigfoot film.
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2015, 11:12 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,701
Posted By Kopji
History pretty much shows that one of the best...

History pretty much shows that one of the best ways to improve a president's popularity at home, is to leave the US.

Good for Michelle. I would be ok with Obama just sending her, now THAT would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 28th January 2015, 10:35 PM
Replies: 305
Views: 42,096
Posted By Kopji
http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/police/p...

http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/police/police-teen-fatally-shot-by-longview-officers-had-i-have/article_c6c38680-a73b-11e4-9844-5f5101618070.html

There is an update that includes the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2015, 10:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,349
Posted By Kopji
On the bright side, evidence that hate is just so...

On the bright side, evidence that hate is just so darn unstable and unreliable. You need to keep feeding it and fanning the flames or it just goes out in a puff of girls having a good time.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th January 2015, 09:19 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,559
Posted By Kopji
The maps are just a small part of a larger...

The maps are just a small part of a larger problem that results from teaching your children to hate as part of their education. We could probably say that Harper Collins is contributing to the hate,...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 25th January 2015, 08:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 771
Posted By Kopji
The Tony Hillerman books are actually pretty good...

The Tony Hillerman books are actually pretty good if you like mysteries and wanted to learn something about modern Navajos.

I can recommend 'Coyote Stories of the Navajo People'. This is a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 25th January 2015, 12:02 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,966
Posted By Kopji
New Zealand always seems far too reasonable. ...

New Zealand always seems far too reasonable.
We'd try something like release feral cats to kill the possums.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2015, 12:21 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,774
Posted By Kopji
Imagine what evil could be done if they were a...

Imagine what evil could be done if they were a democracy.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th January 2015, 12:08 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,446
Posted By Kopji
Gorbachev is not unbiased and openly supports the...

Gorbachev is not unbiased and openly supports the Russian takeover of Crimea. Trying to scare us supports his goals.
...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2015, 05:33 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
Oh, I like the sotu addresses. They are not very...

Oh, I like the sotu addresses. They are not very often an accurate prediction, or detailed, or long on substance - but the theater is nice to watch, curled up with a hot cup of Chai. You can love or...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2015, 06:02 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 33,394
Posted By Kopji
Really? Owned by a US company? Well that's cool...

Really? Owned by a US company? Well that's cool then. I thought we might have a jewelry foundry or something somewhere, but real steel?
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2015, 05:35 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 33,394
Posted By Kopji
The pipeline has more political value in not...

The pipeline has more political value in not being built, the value is existing as a threat. It is a useful lever against heavy crude countries like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. It is not even clear...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2015, 04:40 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 33,394
Posted By Kopji
Using American steel (is there a steel industry...

Using American steel (is there a steel industry here anymore?) and prohibiting export of oil just seem like attempts to defeat the pipeline by making it too expensive to build or not worth the...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2015, 09:40 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
Oh, watching live, I took that as more or less...

Oh, watching live, I took that as more or less good natured ribbing rather than outright disrespect. Obama had not intended it to be funny. Once he said it out loud he got the humor.
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2015, 09:33 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
I thought it was a good speech as far as SOTU's...

I thought it was a good speech as far as SOTU's go. The part I think would have gone well in October last year was the more positive spin on the economy and taking credit for some improvements. There...
Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2015, 09:04 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
Sigh, Scarecrow is my favorite too. Perhaps I was...

Sigh, Scarecrow is my favorite too. Perhaps I was unconsciously trying to avoid making a strawman in the politics forum. :)
Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2015, 08:30 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
Yeah, I sorta wish he'd done the speech back in...

Yeah, I sorta wish he'd done the speech back in late October. The Democrats all treated him like a bad cold. MSNBC (TV) featured a little minute by minute Bing ticker that showed viewer approval...
Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2015, 07:11 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
Poor guy, his hair was a lot darker when he...

Poor guy, his hair was a lot darker when he started.
Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2015, 07:03 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,069
Posted By Kopji
State of the Union 2015

A yearly January US ritual where the President is flogged by the media after a speech.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2015, 02:40 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,516
Posted By Kopji
One of the points made by the Charlie Hebdo...

One of the points made by the Charlie Hebdo editor was that he would not want to live in a world where nobody could speak their conscience for fear that it might incite someone, somewhere to violence.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th January 2015, 02:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,752
Posted By Kopji
Oh. Let's suppose it was a roomful of praying...

Oh. Let's suppose it was a roomful of praying monks who were gunned down. We would quickly see the fallacy in suggesting a "If only they'd had some machine guns to defend themselves" sort of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th January 2015, 08:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,752
Posted By Kopji
After all, they were just godless blasphemers so...

After all, they were just godless blasphemers so maybe their deaths can be put to good use.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th January 2015, 11:32 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,968
Posted By Kopji
Well fortunately he read the Bible and saw the...

Well fortunately he read the Bible and saw the error of his lie.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th January 2015, 11:15 PM
Replies: 302
Views: 38,564
Posted By Kopji
I suspect that in this case Muslims are just...

I suspect that in this case Muslims are just proxy for Mexicans, which they can't talk about without sounding racist. Really, everything on Fox about other countries is actually about us or something...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th January 2015, 11:01 PM
Replies: 583
Views: 64,976
Posted By Kopji
A wider context of this is that even religions of...

A wider context of this is that even religions of peace can be an incubator of violent actions and ideas.

Do you believe the cartoonists are better off dead?

The Pope yesterday, with his...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th January 2015, 04:31 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,061
Posted By Kopji
Oh, I'm just kind of angry this week but I'll get...

Oh, I'm just kind of angry this week but I'll get over it. I suppose he needs to adjust his message to the audience. I would not want to be him - leader of a religious audience is a bit like teaching...
Forum: USA Politics 15th January 2015, 07:05 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 10,534
Posted By Kopji
Freedom of speech is a civil right. I...

Freedom of speech is a civil right.


I would also assert as many countries have, that it is a fundamental human right:
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2015, 06:36 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,061
Posted By Kopji
I think I understand pretty well. I'm not...

I think I understand pretty well.

I'm not supposed to be offended that he believes I'll be tortured forever in hell, and his book proclaims it as unquestionable Word - but it is wrong for people...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th January 2015, 07:35 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 11,061
Posted By Kopji
I have a little trouble parsing what his view is,...

I have a little trouble parsing what his view is, seems a bit gooey.

Maybe it is something like that we have freedom of speech, but when used against faith we should expect a violent response -...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 13th January 2015, 11:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,949
Posted By Kopji
From my perspective of Being an atheist 'convert'...

From my perspective of Being an atheist 'convert' for about 20 years now, you sound like you are doing well. "Carry on" - .fun

Nobody ever sent me any books but I had plenty of religious books...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th January 2015, 05:12 PM
Replies: 327
Views: 47,444
Posted By Kopji
My problem with CNN was that they interviewed the...

My problem with CNN was that they interviewed the cartoonist of the latest cover but were unwilling to show his cartoon. That seems wrong when even the generally boring business site...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th January 2015, 09:09 PM
Replies: 1,596
Views: 185,758
Posted By Kopji
While I agree that religion offers violent...

While I agree that religion offers violent extremists a sometimes cozy ideological home that they could find even in atheism - I really think that many of the persistent problems of the world would...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 9th January 2015, 09:27 AM
Replies: 525
Views: 80,096
Posted By Kopji
If religions just limited themselves to kindly...

If religions just limited themselves to kindly teachings that the creator of the universe was an unknowable deity, to be taken on faith with a sense of thankfulness - and did not continue to act and...
Forum: USA Politics 4th November 2014, 11:21 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 12,007
Posted By Kopji
My son got one from Arizona that was probably...

My son got one from Arizona that was probably unintentionally ironic. Two columns. One column showed a typical Arizona voter: only one of four boxes was dark.

Compared against my son's voting...
Forum: USA Politics 4th November 2014, 11:00 PM
Replies: 481
Views: 56,326
Posted By Kopji
I for one decided to tune into Fox News this...

I for one decided to tune into Fox News this evening after it was all over.

I wanted to see if they are busy falling all over themselves in glee, or if they were truly evil as reported, or...
Forum: USA Politics 4th November 2014, 10:50 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,557
Posted By Kopji
Obama Ebola Unrelated? Think again! ...

Obama
Ebola

Unrelated? Think again!

They have the same number of letters!
The l in Ebola is one letter preceding the m in Obama, and holds the same place
The A in Obama is one letter...
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