Michael Hardner
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5 hours ago, DUI_Offender said:
Unfortunately, there are more wars happening right now, than at any time in human history.
Do you have a cite? I haven't heard that one.
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45 minutes ago, DUI_Offender said:
Taxme seems to be another full blown racist. Soon he is going to be quoting from "Mein Kampf."
You realize that we've already been there in a recent post, right?
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1 hour ago, taxme said:
I know that you have to be one of those Marxist Zionists because it always shows in the many of your Marxist comments and replies that you post here. I just...know! Brother Nathaniel is my source for the real news. 😇
Beats me, you tell me? If i am on their radar, then they must be awfully afraid and terrified of little old me and my freedom of speech outspoken opinions and points of view that they truly do despise. I know that you know that, right? 😁
This guy?
"What I find more disturbing is that this gentlemen, representing himself as a monastic under the Russian >Orthodox Church Outside Russia, operates a website on which he launches some very serious attacks >against the Jewish people. In his website introduction he states, "I wish to warn how Zionist Jews are >destroying Christianity throughout the world." The website is: http://www.realzionistnews.com/"
A mentally ill anti Semite who purports to be an Orthodox cleric...
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Family entertainment on a Wednesday night I'm sure...
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24 minutes ago, taxme said:
If i were using a VPN service, you should not know it, comrade. It is very interesting how you appear to seem to know a bit about me, kosher kid. Do you know one of those nefarious scumbags in the Zionist community by chance? I know that they monitor pretty much every website in Canada and America. I just...know? 🤣
Interesting that you "know" I'm Jewish too
And why would you be on the JDLs radar hmm? 🤔
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52 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
OK...If I've misinterpreted you...please clarify.
I USED TO trust the institutions. Then I realized they are and have been for several years now, full o' sh1t...for the most part. They fully support and advocate for destructive ideas that we all now clearly see.
Okay well I wouldn't go that far.
There's a big space between.... People. Don't trust them, and they must be removed.
I live in that space.
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55 minutes ago, myata said:
Now look who doesn't want to accept the reality. Do you see the numbers? WWI. WWII. Tyrannies: Bolsheviks/Stalin/USSR, Nazi, Stalin again, China, Cambodia. Each had the toll of millions to tens of million human lives plus who knows how many smaller ones: Iran, Cuba, Africa. That means "less violence" or not really - which one?
OK this is off topic, it was explained what was meant in the OP.
Well, I'm not going to defend the thesis of someone as qualified as Steven Pinker. I recommend you search out the articles, but from what I've seen they align from the statistics I've seen. Keep in mind that they're going to use empirical data tracked from several sources over time. They will not just be quoting conflicts. For what it's worth. I do believe there was a spike upwards in World war II.
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2 hours ago, Nationalist said:
I'm disappointed. I had thought you...of all people...would have the "wear-with-all" to actually check to see if I might have a point. Meh...OK.
These Granola hippies (cute term BTW) are evenly split between both of my generalized categories IMO. Take for instance, Pixie-Dust's half-brother Kyle Kemper. I'd bet a bottle o' single malt scotch he was a Granola hippie. Yet he sees Justin for what he is...a failure.
I don't really dispute your definition...per se...I dispute your belief in how you use the term.
Look...if this is all too uncomfortable for you...fine...I understand. But of all the...shall we say...anti-conservative (and I mean what conservatism has morphed into) personalities on this board, you and @Queenmandy85 at least exhibit an ability to use your brains for something more than to keep your skulls from caving in. I value that trait, which is why I will often discuss things with both of you as level-headedly as a chud like me is capable of.
The term "chud" is not really what I want to discuss...although perhaps I've inadvertently put too much emphasis on it. What I really want to discuss is the current social ills we are experiencing...the reasons for them...and what can be done to "fix" this mess. "Chuds" be damned. Perhaps it takes a person who is capable of telling our institutions that "NO! You have gone off the rails and no matter how much you kick and scream, I'm determined to "fix" your mess!"
I'm doing the audiobook of Enlightenment Now! I recommend that to all conservatives.
1 hour ago, Nationalist said:Its a classic case of real cognitive dissonance. @Michael Hardner has admitted he knows the institutions have failed us.
You misunderstanding me is not my cognitive dissonance. It's your misinterpretation
I trust the institutions at heart, and think they all need to be reformed. All of them. That's a far cry from saying, for example, Bush did 9/11. And yes lots of people on here think that.
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51 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
1&2. Oh but you have. I never see you refer to Libbies as "chuds". You side with them because they display that which you covet...belief in "the establishment". Go through your own posts Mike. You'll see this is true.
3. What do you do, when you realize your child is failing math? Well...many parents will blame the math. Or blame the teacher. I've seen this happen many times...so have you I'd expect. We can categorize such folks as "Libbie Chuds". On the other hand, insightful people will realize their child, for whatever reason, is not performing and will take steps to rectify the issue. We can categorize such folks as "Conservative Chuds". Now...I know the categorizations are rather inaccurate, but lets go with it for simplicity's sake. All we "Conservative Chuds" want, is to rectify the issue. Seems rather...level headed...no? And if you find this argument hard to swallow...this next one will choke you...
Which Chud group should we place both Polievre and Trump in? Seems obvious that they fall into the "Conservative Chud" grouping...doesn't it?
Chew on that a bit Mike...and then get back to me.
4. We're not "bad"...we don't want to outright reject the institutions...we just wanna fix what's obviously broken.
1. 2. Ok, so you don't believe me. Don't talk to me if you think that I am a liar. Where do you think anti GMO, anti vax came from? Granola hippies who oppose science somehow migrated the political spheres. But they're still that way. Anti nuclear, anti everything.
3. I define chuds as ignorant people. Period.
4. If you want to use my definition, fine, but you're saying that you are ignorant then. And you want me to use your definition then just post what it is and I'll look at that.
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13 minutes ago, myata said:
For that perspective, let's take some numbers. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to estimate that the total human life cost of wars and tyrannies in the 20th century would be at least 1-2 hundred million, i.e. up to a tenth of overall human population. Physically eliminating twenty to forty million humans would be a formidable challenge in the middle ages - the counts were in thousands. The meaning of this word is quite relative.
Then, what was meant is not humanity progress in any particular sphere, but the evolution of formal social systems: while their decay is often incremental and gradual, it's almost never reversed the same way; the society gets itself into a dead end from which only a disruptive escape is possible.
The trend is towards less violence and fewer wars over time
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27 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
1. You've been forced to choose sides, much to your personal distaste. Unfortunately, you could not choose the side that has lost all trust in "the establishment". Thus you sided with the failing side
2. ... and opposed the "chuds", as you term us.
3. Open your eyes Mike. It may not be a pleasant realization but, the unfortunate truth is...
"The establishment" has failed all of us.
1. Nobody can force me to select between false choices. And I won't
2. Chuds are ignorant people of any political stripe. I personally know more left chuds than right ones.
3. Of course it has, I have never doubted that. But rejecting all institutions isn't going to help us.
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55 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
So the last 4 or 5 years were just a "hic-up" then?
It depends on what you're referring to.
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1 hour ago, myata said:
Just so that we knew. The decay of American political system by any standard: intellectual, professional, competence and transparency is in the full view and accelerating right before our eyes. Today.
And there are no miracles that could reverse it magically and painlessly. Yes, we chose it. And sure, we knew.
Actually, I'm doing the audiobook of Steven Pinker 's Enlightenment Now! and his entire thesis is that there's CONSTANT SLOW IMPROVEMENT in all aspects of human activity and life, and that these things are chronically under-reported.
I don't agree with all of it, but a lot of it is definitely true.
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17 minutes ago, DUI_Offender said:
Trump is getting annoyed with Musk. He recently told him to "sit somewhere else" and Elon was dejected. Could this be the beginning of the end for the trump-Musk bromance?
Maybe, but you still have to cite any of this stuff. Even then, given the drama of the last administration, it's going to be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff
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4 hours ago, DUI_Offender said:
I have always admired your ability to make friends, and influence others.
Wow, it sounds like there's another poster on here who tries to to WIN debates and is TOXIC 😦, DUI...
People who discuss with me, on the other hand, can check to see that I LIKE almost every poster's posts from time to time.
Sounds weird but I actually don't hate anyone, see... 🤔
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30 minutes ago, Nationalist said:
OK so...let's try to clarify.
Will DOGE cut out any redundant or wasteful bureaucratic costs? Apparently.
Will overall military spending be reduced? That depends on a number of factors.
1. Will the US repatriate forces posted in places deemed non-essential to US security?
2. Will the US military refurbish the hardware sent to Ukraine and Israel?
3. Will the US military require an increase of soldiers?
At least you trust me enough to respond. Thanks for the clarity.
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8 minutes ago, User said:
1. Yes, what i said. Are you going to play more games and just repeat the what I just said with a ? mark now?
2. The issue was that you responded to something I did not say...
3. Just more games.
4. Up next, you will threaten to ignore me again.
1. Here, Mr. "Games", is your statement "Are you unable to respond to what is actually being said?"
"What is being said" is an example of the passive voice, in grammar. So my natural question is "what is being said by whom" ? To which you accuse me of playing more games.
You seriously pick apart every single thing I say because you suspect every statement is loaded. It's just not.
As I said, you don't trust me so discussion is at best very difficult.
2. Yes, I make an assumption that your parsing of my every word is because you see some kind of attack laying in wait.
3. In your mind. Since you don't trust me, it's bizarre as to why you continue to engage.
4. I do ignore you a lot of the time, as should you if you don't trust me.Speaking of games, this interaction isn't amounting to much more than a game at this point. Do you trust me any more after these explanations ?
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25 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:
1. I am not warning that the end is near... I am simply observing that the collapse has already happened
2. ...as the Liberals & Red Tories are calling for the guillotines to be brought in the apple carts
3. the rise of a Committee for Public Safety in so called "Canada"... is already the Brave New World ascended...
1. "I am not saying POTATO ... I am simply saying POTAHTO"
2. Huh ?
3. Huh ?
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14 minutes ago, User said:
Are you unable to respond to what is actually being said?
What you said ?
If I respond to the post without addressing a certain point, it means I have nothing to dispute, nothing to add. You can take it as tacit acceptance.4 minutes ago, Nationalist said:Mike...its not a case or "more" or "less". Its a case of "smart" or "wasteful".
Sure but the original context, which I have now forgotten, provided as it's basis a single-dimension spending summary.
If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong.
It sounds like people are saying spending will be going down. So let's put a pin in that. I don't see it, based on history. -
What's Prod ? Prod-estant ? 🤔
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8 minutes ago, User said:
"Pay more or pay less... maybe decide which one is better..."
Yes because I see comments that are ambiguous on that topic. Asking broad questions isn't necessarily an 'attack'.
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That's your post ? A cut/paste of a wiki page ?
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49 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:
Liberals & Red Tories have sowed the wind, now they are reaping the whirlwind
all the King's horses and all the King's men
cannot put the White Supremacist Settler Colonial Post National State back together again
You want scorched earth, though.
You think the system is beyond corrupt. So you use a "discussion" board to post dire warnings as in "The End is Near".
It's puzzling.
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19 minutes ago, User said:
Well, it appears we are at the place where you play silly games again.
The issue is not to just cut military spending to cut military spending, it is to cut the waste and promote a more efficient and lethal military.
In what universe is asking for clarification playing silly games ?
You act as though the views of someone who supports Trump's inscrutable take on militarism are 100% clear.I'm dubious that something as vast as the defense dept budget can be boiled down to some convenient political aphorisms, is all. You don't trust me anyway so maybe don't comment on my discussions with others until you do trust me.
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On 12/8/2024 at 2:43 PM, gatomontes99 said:
I mean, who would make weapons as a nonprofit?
If you'll remember, Obama had gutted the military to the point that they didn't have money to fly training missions or shoot rifles or fix ships or vehicles. It was bad. Trump spent money to fix all of that. But he also worked on pulling our troops out of places that we didn't need to be.
So... where are we then ? Pay more or pay less... maybe decide which one is better...
Erosion and decay can be slow and gradual. The reversal almost never is
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I haven't heard anybody say that something like that is going to happen. Which seems likely is that the Ukraine war will end with some territory being ceded to Russia.
That is a failure though, no doubt. The United Nations and ICC have provisions against it, and it's no longer considered normal for a state to "conquer" another outright.
Sanctions and international opinion should continue to pressure Russia to withdraw.