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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[LarryBnDC]

Good analysis.  As the country grows more polarized, that sweet spot in the center has been gutted.  "Centrist" has come to mean "thinks oligarchy should be caring and nice."

Yep.

[josh]

https://www.facebook.com/thescoop.us/videos/474587196435523/

"People who are online making fun of members of Congress" ... should be "prosecuted."

[josh]

https://news.yahoo.com/honeymoon-over-north-korea-says-182507724.html?ncid=facebook_yahoonewsf_akfmevaatca

US Hell-Bent on Hostile Acts (says NK)

[josh]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/flint-water-crisis-thousands-face-losing-homes-taxes-bills-a7716311.html?fbclid=IwAR1nKbT1x-cYMXZnyV0vOnTbZmw5JbDe-v7PWVjeH_603BDEnd3JtWZkCdE

[REDSTATEWARD]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/flint-water-crisis-thousands-face-losing-homes-taxes-bills-a7716311.html?fbclid=IwAR1nKbT1x-cYMXZnyV0vOnTbZmw5JbDe-v7PWVjeH_603BDEnd3JtWZkCdE

Dateline on Josh’s Flint Michigan crisis:


Clark MindockNew York  @ClarkMindock
Wednesday 3 May 2017

[FlyingVProd]

It is important for the good people to be at the top in the world, when good people rule then everyone is blessed, but when we have evil people ruling then it sucks.

When good Christians are strong then everyone is fed, safe, and loved.

But when evil, selfish, greedy, power-hungry, fucked up, people get power and rise to the top then it sucks, it is all bad.

We need for more good Christian leaders to rise to the top.

And on the issue of Israel, they would not exist if they were not strong, and they take care of their own, the Jews live very well in Israel. It is better to be strong, and to show mercy, than to be weak and to beg for mercy. And the Jews rule in Beverly Hills, which is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, a Persian Jew rose all the way to Mayor. They hire others, instead of begging for a job. They are strong.

Salute,

Tony V.

[bambu.]

Anne Frank had no choice.
Asylum-seekers/illegal immigrants/economic immigrants have a choice.

The children had no choice.

I was asked why I’m so angry?
I wonder when did children in cages dull your own anger and humanity?
When did you succumb to your hatred of someone’s skin?
Don’t worry about my anger.
Worry about your apathy.

Happy 4th.

Children have no choice...their parents make the choices for them.
Kids wind up dead...parents' fault.
Safe in Mexico, parents chose to risk the lives of the children.
Exactly the same as the babies, children and their parents...safe in Indonesia, they perished at sea.
Sea, desert, rivers...same 'deal'.

Now that the trickle has become a flood, as it was always going to be...US has to find somewhere to house them all until their identities, backgrounds, and health etc can be established.
Whose fault is it that they now find themselves in cages?
The parents' fault.
They were safe in Mexico, should've stayed there.

_______________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i40bw-uQM2I
Australia 15 Dec 2010 Iranian Asylum Seekers boat crashes

[barton]

Whose fault is it that they now find themselves in cages?
The parents' fault.
They were safe in Mexico, should've stayed there.   

Many families are refugees from very unsafe countries like El Salvador and Honduras, and their parents saw no better option than fleeing and seeking asylum here.  They have been told the USA provides humanitarian asylum, and came up, based on that information.   Neither they, nor their children, deserve to be treated worse than criminals and prisoners of war, in cruel and sometimes life-threatening conditions of captivity.   

As for laying blame on the parents, the logic is weak.  Your comment is  like saying it's okay to be cruel to innocent children if they happened to be born to foolish parents.   Imagine if social workers or elementary school teachers adopted your logic.   

Get those synapses firing.

[bambu.]

68% of White Evangelicals say America has no responsibility to house refugees fleeing famine and war. That’s 25% over the national average

"Christians"

True...America only has responsibility for its own people.
Not America's fault people in Africa, Asia, Middle East, South America, Central America etc are always fighting amongst themselves in civil wars.
America, although having no responsibility to house refugees from overpopulated, often corrupt places, has a very generous resettlement program for refugees, and a very generous foreign aid program.
Homeless, poor, hungry people in America eating out of trash bins and living in filthy conditions on the streets might say "too generous a foreign aid budget, charity begins at home."

[bambu.]

Whose fault is it that they now find themselves in cages?
The parents' fault.
They were safe in Mexico, should've stayed there.   

Many families are refugees from very unsafe countries like El Salvador and Honduras, and their parents saw no better option than fleeing and seeking asylum here.  They have been told the USA provides humanitarian asylum, and came up, based on that information.   Neither they, nor their children, deserve to be treated worse than criminals and prisoners of war, in cruel and sometimes life-threatening conditions of captivity.   

As for laying blame on the parents, the logic is weak.  Your comment is  like saying it's okay to be cruel to innocent children if they happened to be born to foolish parents.   Imagine if social workers or elementary school teachers adopted your logic.   

Get those synapses firing.

The conditions are being improved?
More detention housing is being built?
If there are life-threatening conditions, tent cities should be built [in rural areas if need be] to eliminate that threat.
But the principle remains the same...US govt can't/shouldn't be releasing people from detention into the community without proper checks.
Americans are being murdered etc, killed on the roads by illegal immigrants.

The families were safe in Mexico?
Many stayed there and applied for asylum from there?
They were told in Mexico not to try to enter America? [if they weren't, they should've been...flyers etc].

[bambu.]

Ah yes, "the Jews".

Seems to me that, after what happened to "the Jews" in WW2, they decided that nothing like that was ever going to happen to them again.
That they decided to get themselves some big guns, big planes, big missiles, and big attitude. "F with us and you'll be sorry you did".

Seems to me that "the Jews" signed up for my first boss' policy:

"Look after yourself first in this world, son...because nobody else will"

and "Whatever it takes."

[FlyingVProd]

The Jews look out for each other, they do not believe in "Rugged Individualism." If they believed in Rugged Individualism then they would be gone.

The Jews are a team. Just like a Native American Indian Tribe.

And the Jews have the Christians on their team, we helped to stop Hitler, and the USA is allied with Israel strongly.

The Jews look after other Jews, and they are strongly allied with the USA, and Jews helped to build the USA.

And Jews help to run industry in the USA today, and we have many Jews in our government.

Salute,

Tony V.

[bambu.]

The Jews look out for each other, they do not believe in "Rugged Individualism." If they believed in Rugged Individualism then they would be gone.

The Jews are a team. Just like a Native American Indian Tribe.

And the Jews have the Christians on their team, we helped to stop Hitler, and the USA is allied with Israel strongly.

The Jews look after other Jews, and they are strongly allied with the USA, and Jews helped to build the USA.

And Jews help to run industry in the USA today, and we have many Jews in our government.

Salute,

Tony V.

"Team Jew"...I like it.
Now the Christians of the world should have "Team Christian", and all band together to fight those who hate and despise them.

Atm, downunder, we have a war, a war over The Holy Bible and some of its passages.

"Izzy" [Israel Folau]...Rugby football 'Wallabies" biggest star, quoted the Bible in a sermon at his church...and posted it online.

Big drama, Rugby Australia sacked him from his $5m contract.
bambu-ilk and no 1 radio host are screaming "Free speech", "Religious Freedom".

Izzy is suing Rugby Australia.
$2m has been raised from public donations [in 2 days]...via The Christian Lobby [who is holding the money in trust to only spend it on lawyers for his case.]
$2m could be enough...so the fundraising has been paused for now.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/if-this-is-rugby-boss-view-of-the-bible-folau-had-no-chance/news-story/29953d2d2f1342667ef1ed4acea72aaf

Rugby Australia boss Raelene ­Castle effectively damned the Bible as hate speech in astonishing unreported testimony at Israel Folau’s code of conduct hearing in May.

She declared it is the Bible itself which is offensive when she testified before a panel of three judges who went on to find Folau guilty of a “high level breach” for posting a biblical quote calling on “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters” to repent or face hell.

[facilitatorn]

Thanks all the same Bambi, we’ll accept the immigrants (barring Australian white savages) and eat the rich. Much healthier that way.

[bambu.]

Thanks all the same Bambi, we’ll accept the immigrants (barring Australian white savages) and eat the rich. Much healthier that way.

Rich people employ poor people.
Ever been employed by a poor man?

Rich people donate to charities which help poor, sick, and homeless people.

Whom ya gonna tax more to pay for welfare to all the immigrants [I assume you mean illegal/asylum-seeking, poor, immigrants].
No good trying to tax poor people more, they simply don't have it.

Rich people consume...keep the poor/middle class in jobs.

Mrs rich person;
"Darling, I'd like a new kitchen, a new car and a new boat".

"No worries, babe...order them all...my stocks rose sharply in value recently."

Many people directly/indirectly employed providing and servicing those 3 things.
. Sales people
. Trades people
. Boat washers/polishers, cabinet makers, etc
. Tyres, mechanics etc.

I am not a rich person.