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[Meds]

You say that you judge a faith based on the actions or inaction of it's followers.

I'm responding by saying I'm judging the ethics and morality of any scientist based on the fact that some scientists created things that were horribly misappropriated.....but the scientists didn't stop them (inaction).

I'm not actually judging scientists btw.

Jesus created Christianity. People come along and use it as a tool to control populations and rally masses to evil causes (the crusades, the holocaust?, Jesuit inquisitions, residential schools, etc.). Yet you elect to judge the faith rather than the individuals and the actions of said individuals.

Fair enough, but then let's judge BLM based on its' "doctrine" rather than the actions of any individuals.

https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/

We acknowledge, respect, and celebrate differences and commonalities.

We work vigorously for freedom and justice for Black people and, by extension, all people.

We intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting.

We are unapologetically Black in our positioning. In affirming that Black Lives Matter, we need not qualify our position. To love and desire freedom and justice for ourselves is a prerequisite for wanting the same for others.

We see ourselves as part of the global Black family, and we are aware of the different ways we are impacted or privileged as Black people who exist in different parts of the world.

We are guided by the fact that all Black lives matter, regardless of actual or perceived sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, economic status, ability, disability, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, immigration status, or location.

We make space for transgender brothers and sisters to participate and lead.

We are self-reflexive and do the work required to dismantle cisgender privilege and uplift Black trans folk, especially Black trans women who continue to be disproportionately impacted by trans-antagonistic violence.

We build a space that affirms Black women and is free from sexism, misogyny, and environments in which men are centered.

We practice empathy. We engage comrades with the intent to learn about and connect with their contexts.

We make our spaces family-friendly and enable parents to fully participate with their children. We dismantle the patriarchal practice that requires mothers to work “double shifts” so that they can mother in private even as they participate in public justice work.

We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.

We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise).

We cultivate an intergenerational and communal network free from ageism. We believe that all people, regardless of age, show up with the capacity to lead and learn.

We embody and practice justice, liberation, and peace in our engagements with one another.

I agree with you but don't understand why you are bringing that up. I've never had a problem with black lives matter in terms of the original mission statement of the organization.

[Meds]

I don't know who that is, but yes, televangelists are as embarrassing as hell.

Seriously, gotta wonder how many of those mammyrammers are actually in league with the devil...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Osteen

Has a 27 million dollar house.... go figure

Well Per, #5, Mëds, and I have been talking lately about folks "using, misusing, abusing" Christianity.

Well, yeah, a lot of what that Jesus guy said made pretty good sense, but when you look at what has been done in his name - sheesh!

And go figure, he said it would happen.

[Cornuck]

Trump Supporters Banned by Walmart for Wearing Nazi Flag Masks While Shopping.

LINK

[Per]

This is pretty hilarious!

Here is a Trump election ad...



... using footage from pro-democracy protests in the Ukraine in 2014!



You can’t make this shit up!

[Strangelove]

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^ C'mon Per, everyone uses stock photos, no one wants to get sued...

Trump Supporters Banned by Walmart for Wearing Nazi Flag Masks While Shopping.

LINK

This couple wore the masks to make a statement about about how the Democrat Party has gone full Nazi.

From your article:

"If you vote for Biden, you're going to be in Nazi Germany. That's what it's going to be like," the woman then says.

She later insists that she is not a Nazi, but is wearing the mask to protest socialism in America.


But I guess you liked the sound of the headline eh?

[Cornuck]

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^ C'mon Per, everyone uses stock photos, no one wants to get sued...

Trump Supporters Banned by Walmart for Wearing Nazi Flag Masks While Shopping.

LINK

This couple wore the masks to make a statement about about how the Democrat Party has gone full Nazi.

From your article:

"If you vote for Biden, you're going to be in Nazi Germany. That's what it's going to be like," the woman then says.

She later insists that she is not a Nazi, but is wearing the mask to protest socialism in America.


But I guess you liked the sound of the headline eh?

No - I read the article - and fully understood their misguided attempt at a political statement. They failed miserably. Yes, wear a swastika to protest nazis. How fucking stupid do you have to be? Oh wait... I think I know...

Do you protest the klan by wearing white robes and a hood? Do you burn crosses on your way to Walmart?

[Strangelove]

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Well at least they are smart enough to know the Democrat Party has gone full Nazi.

Also they managed to get that fact some free publicity (thanks for the link ) so hey...

[Per]

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Well at least they are smart enough to know the Democrat Party has gone full Nazi.

Also they managed to get that fact some free publicity (thanks for the link ) so hey...

So, they think the Dems want to lock up union leaders and communists and pass laws discriminating against thosek that are not of Germanic or Nordic descent? And then invade neighbouring countries?

Can you lose an election on account of Godwin’s law?

[Strangelove]

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Well at least they are smart enough to know the Democrat Party has gone full Nazi.

Also they managed to get that fact some free publicity (thanks for the link ) so hey...

So, they think the Dems want to lock up union leaders and communists and pass laws discriminating against thosek that are not of Germanic or Nordic descent? And then invade neighbouring countries?

Maybe.

BTW the only communists in Germany that the commie Nazis fought against were those that wanted Germany to become a state in the USSR.

So yeah...

Russia-loving commies (Communist Party of Germany) VS Germany-loving commies (National Socialist German Workers' Party - Nazis).

Can you lose an election on account of Godwin’s law?

Maybe.

But it was the people who mentioned this couple's masks that brought up the Nazis.

Per posting at 2:30 AM on a weeknight... buddy, you've gotta get up in four hours!

Whatsamatta, can't sleep? Guilty conscience?

[Meds]

This is pretty hilarious!

Here is a Trump election ad...

pic

... using footage from pro-democracy protests in the Ukraine in 2014!

pic

You can’t make this shit up!

LMAO!!!! That's too funny. And not at all unsurprising considering the state of current media and marketing. Did you see the video that showed footage from an Italian hospital ward during Covid that was then shared again as a hospital in NYC a few weeks later?

I don't care which side of the political equation a news media outlet lands on, you simply can't trust anything they tell you anymore.

[Per]

Per posting at 2:30 AM on a weeknight... buddy, you've gotta get up in four hours!

Whatsamatta, can't sleep? Guilty conscience?

Woke up shortly fter 2 am with a stuffed nose. Got up and took some nasal spray, as I don’t like sleeping with my mouth open. Then spent some time on the interwebs waiting for my sinuses to clear up before going back to bed.

And no worries, I’m on vacation, Just started on my fourth week. Only using five now, as I like to keep some vacation days for fall and xmas, but that means I still have almost two weeks before going back to work, that face it, I probably still will be doing from home.

Good thing we got a pool installed in the yard last summer. That and the climate change means I don’t miss the Mediterranean all that much. We will get plenty of grapes this year.

[Strangelove]

Per posting at 2:30 AM on a weeknight... buddy, you've gotta get up in four hours!

Whatsamatta, can't sleep? Guilty conscience?

Woke up shortly fter 2 am with a stuffed nose. Got up and took some nasal spray, as I don’t like sleeping with my mouth open. Then spent some time on the interwebs waiting for my sinuses to clear up before going back to bed.

And no worries, I’m on vacation, Just started on my fourth week. Only using five now, as I like to keep some vacation days for fall and xmas, but that means I still have almost two weeks before going back to work, that face it, I probably still will be doing from home.

Good thing we got a pool installed in the yard last summer. That and the climate change means I don’t miss the Mediterranean all that much. We will get plenty of grapes this year.

Happy holidays Per, get better and enjoy!

Wifey and I have been getting plenty of grapes here in Abby for years.

(even though sometimes the deer or raccoons have a bit of a feast)

[5thhorseman]

So the "Wall of Moms" are now supplanted by the "Leaf Blower Dads", dispersing the tear gas. Crazy anarchists!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... rs-nurses/

Leaf-blower wars: How Portland protesters are fighting back against tear gas and forming ‘walls’ of veterans, lawyers, nurses

“Hey guys, don’t panic, don’t panic,” the man said from the steps of the Multnomah County Justice Center, one block over from the federal courthouse in downtown Portland. “All you first-timers out here, it’s just tear gas. Everybody just relax.”

As if on cue, a brigade of orange-shirted men with leaf blowers descended on the cloud, revved their engines and blew the tear gas away. The crowd cheered.

“Thank you leaf-blower dads!” shouted a young woman.

[Cornuck]

And the wall of vets is the newest addition.

[Cousin Strawberry]

“Thank you leaf-blower dads!” shouted a young woman

-said nobody...ever