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Before you say something stupid about climate change, check this list. "If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. " Karl Popper, The Open Society and Its Enemies Vol. 1 |
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12th June 2018, 02:23 AM | #47 |
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Speaking of sanctions... looks like there's some more action on that front, finally. Greatly, greatly delayed and conveniently right after Trump's G7 rant about how they should just let Russia back in (I had actually been wondering what at least seemingly anti-Russia thing the Administration would pull out after that, really). Whether they'll actually be enforced or be meaningful is yet another uncertainty.
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For anybody keeping score,
http://www.internationalskeptics.com...7#post12322287 We're still waiting with baited breath on what we're missing in our assessment of the dossier. |
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I'm guessing it has to do with the Deep State running an underground pizza parlor inside a child trafficking ring. On Mars.
But don't hold your breath. Zig doesn't support his claims. Not worth his time. |
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Say, by the way, how is Mueller's case going against the "Russians"?
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D'OH!!! I assume it never occurred to them that one of the defendants would appear and contest the charges, let alone mock them while doing so: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-co...e-8-Filing.pdf see footnote 5 |
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12th June 2018, 02:48 PM | #53 |
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I've never seen anything like this. An investigator working to stop foreign meddling in our election, and right wing supporters are happy that the investigation is being mocked? This is mind blowing. I guess we really get to see who the party of traitors is and it's been the GOP all along. Not really surprised though. Those that are usually the most traitorous wrap themselves in the flag.
Thank you for this, seriously. Mind blowing how pathetic politics in the US has become, and this is a specific example. |
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"So"..... oy vey.
No it shows that the indictments were a silly stunt and Mueller is going to end up with egg on his face when he finally dismisses the indictment against Concord. Take a gander for a bit more flavor. https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2...e-delay-570627 |
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As cultural anthropologists have always said "human culture" = "human nature". You might as well put a fish on the moon to test how it "swims naturally" without the "influence of water". -Earthborn |
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I don't think anyone expected much from the Russian indictments, but feel free to spike the ball anyway.
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As cultural anthropologists have always said "human culture" = "human nature". You might as well put a fish on the moon to test how it "swims naturally" without the "influence of water". -Earthborn |
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Anyone who opposes The Fuhrer must be attacked no matter the facts, and no matter that he is guilty of far worse transgressions. Such is the cult following of the Imbecile-in-Chief, who at least was right on one point: His cult will remain loyal no matter what.
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How many mistakes has Mueller made with regards to the law? How many mistakes have you made with regards to the law? I am going to side with Mueller until someone with any education, knowledge, or experience handling this form of law can get me an intelligent breakdown. Nothing that I have seen here has persuaded me.
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Trump uses this same arguing style, as do a lot of his supporters (or not supporters as it seems ). Isolate an incident as if it never happens outside of this one time, then be like, "What the? How come I do this one thing and all of a sudden I'm a Trump supporter?!?!?"
So far you've attacked anyone that's gone after Trump, in one case on almost an obsessive level. All of your arguments that you make in the threads I see you in seem to be oddly void of any comment at all when it comes to Trump, pro or con. Yet, they are extremely aggressive towards anyone that's hunting him. Is there any other explanation? This event notwithstanding. |
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Correct. I have no skepticism that Mueller is claiming to have such evidence .
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The investigation and court cases are going to proceed, so jumping on not having access to information that is specifically not publicly available to somehow argue that such information doesn't exist is a ridiculously short-sighted and nonsensical strategy. Except for Trump's team and Republican propagandists, where undermining Mueller in the court of public opinion while he is investigating in necessary silence allows for a few outs. The first that the Special Counsel's conclusion can be weathered by the Republicans in Congress if it can be sufficiently discounted as partisan, witch-hunt, etc. The second that interfering (via firings or other means) can be excused for those reasons. |
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Literally everything written above is wrong.
While I appreciate people taking an interest in the subject, one quickly realizes that perhaps this is the first time one has considered the issues? Mueller is acting like McCarthy The defendants are entitled to the information Mueller has. Mueller and his team do not want to give it to them. Mueller and his team are way over their skis and are going to have make a hard decision to dismiss the indictment. |
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What's wrong with acting like McCarthy? Your cult leader counts McCarthy as a hero. His buddy Cohn is definitively a major mentor of trump. That's fact.
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Are defendants legally entitled to information that the prosecution has?
Would innocent defendants care? |
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