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October 13, 2021 12:59 AM Forum: Politics

Just because you're not sitting in a Gulag somewhere, for speaking out against your gov't....

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

The "highly effective social measures" as you portray were nothing of the sort.

There is ZERO evidence that masks had ANY measurable effects on the containment of the virus.  Virtually NIL. 

They changed the social distancing DURING their dictates from 6 feet to 3 feet, and then afterwards there were studies made that said social distancing did NOTHING to curb the spread.

They initially said "don't touch surfaces", it will spread the disease.  Then that even changed.

All of these gov't instituted top down ORDERS by these bureaucrats didn't amount to a hill of beans and only served to destroy the economy. 

And my guess is that you're just fine with that.  I'm not.  I never was.  

So you're free to submit your BS with authority and conviction of your words, but there is ZERO evidence to prove that masks and distancing did one damned thing to curb the spread.  

And just for the record, you and the leftists here don't believe in "the science", you and they Believe in "Scien-tists who agree with you".

Other scien-tists who don't agree with your presupposed outcomes or the efficacy of (for example) mask wearing will necessarily receive your scorn, belittlement, and your mockery of them.

Let's just get some clarity here, That's how it works in your "world of science", which indicates that everything is political.

And since I'll read your mind here and beat you to the punch, before you mention my belittlement of Fauci?  

I base my commentary of him on his history of statements, his inconsistency in his statements, his admitted LIES about his statements, and that's how I judge him.

I don't judge it based upon his writing in the WaPo or the NY, etc....

I've seen some of his nonsense and I've seen his lies, the ones he gave to the WORLD with a straight face, knowing he is/was lying, which informs me on his future commentary, and his arrogance, like many of the leftists here on this forum, precedes him by miles.  wink

P.S. Go ahead and provide everyone here with your numbers as to just how many lives were saved because of YOUR GOV'T DICTATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SAFETY MEASURES.

Put a number on it.  
Speaking of inconcise writing, tizzies and the like...

October 13, 2021 01:14 AM Forum: Politics

Just because you're not sitting in a Gulag somewhere, for speaking out against your gov't....

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I type fast.  Funny how you avoided any of those facts I posted.

Your diversion is noted counselor, err... I mean Doctor Brown.  wink

P.S. Those highly effective safety measures you touted? 

There is no evidence they did one thing, aside from destroy the American economy, and ruin the lives of hundreds of thousands of American Business owners..

However those business owners didn't include yourself, so it was OK with you.  
My stance on the business closures is well documented here.  You are misstating my position, but that is expected.  Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for your impassioned proof that the US is a totalitarian state.  Check out your thread title while you are at it.  Jim

October 13, 2021 01:24 AM Forum: Politics

Remember,... Its 2 weeks folks.

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Because he's perpetuating it now.  Virtually everything that comes out of that man's mouth is a lie in one form or another.

So then are you happy with your choice for President?  Think he's doing a good job do ya'?  
Non sequitur.  One thing is certain.  You tried to pin statements made in March-May 2020 on President Biden, which is pretty weak.

October 13, 2021 01:30 AM Forum: Politics

Just because you're not sitting in a Gulag somewhere, for speaking out against your gov't....

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

And my opinion of you is that you could see your neighbor taken away in shackles for speaking his mind, with gov't authorities removing him and your thought would be "Gosh, I'm sure glad that isn't happening to me"..

Then you would go on with your daily life. 

Preposterous.  


"We are no longer living in a free republic.  We are living under totalitarian Biden administration rule."  Rich Davis

October 13, 2021 02:06 AM Forum: Politics

Just because you're not sitting in a Gulag somewhere, for speaking out against your gov't....

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

It is what I truly believe about you.  I believe you are apathetic to what is occurring in this nation all around you, and you excuse it because it doesn't affect your life, or the lives of your family.  

You were happy to permit the gov't to shut down all restaurants no matter the consequences to the American who was the owner of that business.

Your flippant remark at the time was "another one will take its place".

 I'll just ask you this simple question: 

If the gov't told you that you have 12 employees and that the gov't decided that they needed to be vaccinated, and several of your employees refused the vaccination, would you fire them as the gov't ordered you to do?

Yes or No. 

I'll answer.  Hell no. I would tell the gov't to go pound sand.  

And a Free Republic IMO means freein all aspects of my life that the US Constitution describes.

If Biden takes away ONE of my freedoms/rights, the freedom to peaceably assemble, I am no longer living in a FREE Republic.

If Biden takes away ONE of my freedoms/rights, to worship as I see fit, where my worship doesn't infringe on someone else's freedoms, then YES I am no longer living in a FREE Republic.  

If Biden takes away ONE of my freedoms/rights, to keep and bear arms, then I am no longer living in a FREE Republic.

I am to have the right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  

When the gov't incrementally takes away my rights including my right to make a living, I have a HUGE problem with that. 

You obviously do not.  

NOW I'm going back to work.  
Explain to us how Biden has taken away your right to assemble, speak, worship, or bear arms?  To the extent you work, explain how your right to work has been restricted by Biden?  Seriously, if Biden has taken away one of your liberties Rich, I'd love to hear about it.  As it stands, you are just ranting about nothing.  Jim

p.s.  My partners and I have more than 12 employees.  No one has been fired.

October 13, 2021 11:35 PM Forum: Politics

We warned you, it would happen, and the psycho leftists here and the RINOs here said it wouldn't happen.

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis
Well guess what?  It did:   https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says

Gender fluid kid rapes ninth grade female student in the bathroom.  He anally sodomized her, sexually assaulted her, and apparently made her perform fellatio on him.

And the School covered it up.

So where are the assholes here who told us we were making a mountain out of a molehill to comment on it?

Any particular RINOs here want to address the story, or any other leftist assholes want to say anything? 

We were told by you politically correct clowns, "no big deal, because they're already in the bathrooms and you just don't know it".

Yeah, this is what it gets you. 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says

Minutes before Smith’s arrest, the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) superintendent lectured the public that concerns about the transgender policy were misplaced because the school system had no record of any assault occurring in any bathroom.
I think I'm the only person you call a RINO who posts here.  Is that a fair assumption?

You know what is weird in the context of the above post Rich?  You and I almost certainly agree on the impropriety of biological boys who present as girls using the girls facilities.  We both think it is a bad idea.  No RINO that I know has ever posted anything like; "no big deal, because they're already in the bathrooms and you just don't know it..."  I doubt anyone who is a Democrat, who posts here on the forum, has ever said anything like that.  The above statement and more importantly, the implications of your post, up to and including that me or any of my D friends would condone or facilitate rape is at best a figment of your imagination.   

I personally am not sure what Rod, James, Brian, Jim M., Greg, Mel, or anyone else who posts here, thinks about trans-girls using the girls restroom or locker in high schools.  This is a contentious issue.  I can guarantee you that none of these folks, no matter how left wing they might be, condone rape.  Most of these guys, being middle-aged men, are probably as strongly opposed to having most biological boys in the girls locker rooms as you or I are.  (I say most, because I'm OK with a surgically altered trans-girl being in the girl's locker room, if there are only two choices.  Where else would she be safe?)

Nonetheless, you post this issue with strong language directed as an indictment to all of us who are RINOS or at least moderately left wing... as if rape is something we condone or something we facilitated with our political positions.  Your post is insulting and dishonest to the core of course, but also it pretty much squelches any discussion.  I guess shutting off conversation is your prerogative, but seriously - this is a discussion forum.  Do you ever want to discuss anything?  

Jim 

October 13, 2021 11:44 PM Forum: Politics

We warned you, it would happen, and the psycho leftists here and the RINOs here said it wouldn't happen.

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by James Brown

I think I'm the only person you call a RINO who posts here.  Is that a fair assumption?

You know what is weird in the context of the above post Rich?  You and I almost certainly agree on the impropriety of biological boys who present as girls using the girls facilities.  We both think it is a bad idea.  No RINO that I know has ever posted anything like; "no big deal, because they're already in the bathrooms and you just don't know it..."  I doubt anyone who is a Democrat, who posts here on the forum, has ever said anything like that.  The above statement and more importantly, the implications of your post, up to and including that me or any of my D friends would condone or facilitate rape is at best a figment of your imagination.   

I personally am not sure what Rod, James, Brian, Jim M., Greg, Mel, or anyone else who posts here, thinks about trans-girls using the girls restroom or locker in high schools.  This is a contentious issue.  I can guarantee you that none of these folks, no matter how left wing they might be, condone rape.  Most of these guys, being middle-aged men, are probably as strongly opposed to having most biological boys in the girls locker rooms as you or I are.  (I say most, because I'm OK with a surgically altered trans-girl being in the girl's locker room, if there are only two choices.  Where else would she be safe?)

Nonetheless, you post this issue with strong language directed as an indictment to all of us who are RINOS or at least moderately left wing... as if rape is something we condone or something that we facilitated with our political positions.  Your post is insulting and dishonest to the core of course, but also it pretty much squelches any discussion.  I guess shutting off conversation is your prerogative, but seriously - this is a discussion forum.  Do you ever want to discuss anything?  

Jim 
p.s.  I think  my commentary above about the horribly dishonest way you structure your posts is valid and important.  But in this instance, someone ought to point out to you that the criminal perpetrator was apparently a boy wearing a skirt.  He has a boy's name and is referred to with male pronouns.  I could not read the whole article without signing up for an account, which I will not do.  

The male criminal may claim to be "gender fluid" but there is nothing in the story indicating that he was authorized to use the girl's room for any reason.   Obviously, he is a criminally twisted boy who will now face the full force of the law.  This particular story has nothing to do with the difficult issue of what locker room trans-girls should be using.

Jim

October 15, 2021 10:48 PM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

And the GOP just follows him like the spineless idiots they are.
Seriously Jim?  This is a line worthy of you know who, not you.  

Obviously there are a lot of Trumpsters out there who really think the election was stolen and who possibly would follow him again or even not vote through slavish devotion to the personality cult of DJT.  I'm hoping this is a tiny minority.  

The Rs and conservatives in my circle of friends might have voted for Trump, at least once, but they sure are glad he's off the stage and hope he stays that way.  We're all looking forward to the opportunity to vote for traditional Rs in '22 and '24.  Incidentally, if Biden does not right the ship on many issues in a hurry, the midterms 13 months from now are looking like a blood-bath for the Democrats.  Trump will have nothing to do with this, it is all going to be on Biden, Pelosi, Schumer etc. if the midterms go bad.  There have been many articles about this. 

Obviously it is too soon to tell, but history is not kind to the party of the president in a midterm when he is seriously underwater in his approval ratings. 

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/

Jim

October 15, 2021 10:52 PM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by James Lacey


This is also interesting:

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/trump-lost-republican-led-group-launches-billboard-campaign-calling-for-end-to-election-audits/

Trump lost’: Republican-led group launches billboard campaign calling for end to election audits

I'm guessing you will see more and more of this sort of action, which at it's core is an attempt to re-mainstream the GOP by distancing Trump.  It will be interesting to see who prevails, these sort of folks or the Trump backers.  Notwithstanding the obvious and understandable glee on the left (talking to you Rod) when Trump shoots his mouth off, I'm betting on Trump staying predominately offstage.

Could be very wrong about that....  Sure hope not.

Jim

October 15, 2021 10:55 PM Forum: Politics

Trump Unites Democrats and Republicans!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by James Brown

I'm guessing you will see more and more of this sort of action, which at it's core is an attempt to re-mainstream the GOP by distancing Trump.  It will be interesting to see who prevails, these sort of folks or the Trump backers.  Notwithstanding the obvious and understandable glee on the left (talking to you Rod) when Trump shoots his mouth off, I'm betting on Trump staying predominately offstage.

Could be very wrong about that....  Sure hope not.

Jim
One thing is 100% certain, the Democrats will target all of their ads and messaging as if they were running against "Trump" no matter who the R's nominate for whatever office.  This is a tried and true strategy of course.  I suppose at the end of the day though, people will vote their pocketbook and values, as they always do.  If there is a bloodbath for the D's in '22 it will be because of a combination of election cycle stuff and Biden's record.  Not because of Trump.

Jim