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Well of course they are diseases of the brain. That is axiomatic, and even allopaths admit this tacitly. If they aren't diseases of the brain then the drugs they prescribe to treat them stand no chance of working. They could be (and IMO definitely are) as wrong in their approach to treating mental illness as they are in their identical approach to treating everything else from psoriasis to planar fasciitis. The fact that they're using the same low-brow witchcraft of throwing pills at the wall and seeing if anything sticks is proof that they are diseases like any other. To be honest, I think the group that I credit for blurring that disease line more than any other is Alcoholics Anonymous. My recollection is that they were really the ones to champion the idea that alcoholism is a disease. Well as soon as you throw a condition in the disease category where we have thousands of examples of people who simply willed themselves out of having the disease anymore, or they simply grew out of it, it destroys the definition. My uninformed opinion is that even though both professions are largely staffed by mountebanks, there is still an important distinction between psychiatry and psychology. I suppose the former is the study of objectively abnormal function of the brain while the latter is the study of destructive results produced by normal function. Psychoses would be in the same category as alcoholism in my opinion. Lots of people are going to get mentally scarred. Some are going to allow those scars to drive them to drink. Others are going to allow their scars to drive them to drink poisoned Flavor Aid. I think the distinction between those disciplines is apt. I think the distinction between archaeology and anthropology is equally apt and those two are equally staffed by sheisters, too. I think the tragedy of living in the 21st century is that scientific disciplines have voluntarily fractured to the point where cross discipline communication isn't just impossible, but actively attacked. 500 years ago mankind started making its greatest leaps forward and all through the efforts of cross-disciplinarians. That all stopped 100 years ago. And I think I know why - it's because if you include all the disciplines together, you have to let theology back at the table. And they're not going to do that. They'd rather just let alcoholics and schizophrenics die.

This is starting to get embarrassing. His family should be ashamed of themselves.

Just when I think I might take a break Gunny on F.B turned me on to a group called Anchor Ridge. As if things couldn't get worse cold weather might even bring snow. I've reached out. Thinking of getting a run of propane tanks and heaters together based on their needs.

So....I went further down the rabbit hole and I updated the original thread but I should have reposted it here. Apparently Tennessee has a law that violating quarantine is a misdemeanor. So....why did they charge this guy with violating quarantine instead of escaping a penal institution? I'm really scratching my head here. See: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?546198-Nashville-COVID-19-FEMA-camp-confirmed&p=7258967&viewfull=1#post7258967 And this state law gives all kinds of power to unelected health officials. Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) HEALTH (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-6-201) Chapter 5 - PREVENTION OF DISEASES (§§ 68-5-101 — 68-5-906)

Timing is everything. Philando Castille died in 2016 which was the final year of the Obama presidency. The BLM movement, which kicked off in 2014 with the death of Michael Brown, got the memo to not rock the boat further while a democrat was in the Whitehouse. The same thing is happening again with the murder of Sonya Massey. Why wasn't her family invited to speak at the DNC? There were calls for Kamala to address Sonya Massey at the DNC but I can't find any evidence that happened.

So....going further down the rabbit hole I found this: https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-68/health/chapter-5/part-1/section-68-5-104/ 2023 Tennessee Code Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319) HEALTH (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-6-201) Chapter 5 - PREVENTION OF DISEASES (§§ 68-5-101 — 68-5-906) Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 68-5-101 — 68-5-117) Section 68-5-104 - Quarantine - Penalty for escape Universal Citation:

I looked up the case but doing a google search on Randle Kirkley. It looks like his case was closed in 2022 because they were unable to indict hin they decided not to prosecute the case. The "no true bill" was for a separate tresspassing charge. https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov/Search/NameSearchDetails/RANDLE%5EKIRKLEY%5E08251980%5E596477 The fact that this was even a thing is what is most concerning. We came close to losing whatever freedoms we have left in 2020. Edit: I looked up the actual statute. It's baffling to me still how they justified arresting him for this so called "crime." Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-16-605

That is true. But it's in a very Republican controlled state. I looked up the case but doing a google search on Randle Kirkley. It looks like his case was closed in 2022 because they were unable to indict hin they decided not to prosecute the case. The "no true bill" was for a separate tresspassing charge. https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov/Search/NameSearchDetails/RANDLE%5EKIRKLEY%5E08251980%5E596477 The fact that this was even a thing is what is most concerning. We came close to losing whatever freedoms we have left in 2020. Edit: I looked up the actual statute. It's baffling to me still how they justified arresting him for this so called "crime." Tennessee Code Title 39. Criminal Offenses § 39-16-605

After what happened to Philando Castille I agree with you. But maybe this guy is just a little slow.

I found this: https://nypost.com/2024/10/15/us-news/kamala-harris-book-publisher-directing-very-sensitive-plagiarism-questions-to-higher-ups/ Kamala Harris’ book publisher directing ‘very sensitive’ plagiarism questions to higher-ups By Josh Christenson Published Oct. 15, 2024, 10:22 a.m. ET The publisher of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2009 book on criminal justice reform is redirecting “very sensitive” inquiries about apparently plagiarized passages to the highest levels, according to the conservative activist who revealed the copying. Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo — who first unveiled the plagiarism allegations on Monday — posted screenshots of leaked internal emails ordering publicity reps at Chronicle Books not to immediately respond to press inquiries about “Smart on Crime.”

Is it outside the realm of possibility that the police might frame an innocent, gun loving, Trump supporting American? And I haven't yet heard what was "illegal" about his guns or seen any pictures of these "multiple fake passports." Just saying.

Timing is everything. Perception is reality. And the court of public opinion is different from the court of law. Do I expect Kamala to face any legal consequences over this? No. Of course not. Not even any from a legal ethics point of view. But is it possible that there are people on the fence looking for a reason not to vote for her that might be swayed by this? Absolutely. There was a reason the Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed even though there's no chance that he and / or his dad will ever face the full reprecussions of its contents.

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In 2009 police in Lee County FL tied a mentally ill grandfather to a chair, stripped his shirt off, and pepper sprayed him to death. None of them faced consequences. During the Afghan war US tax dollars were used by military contractor DynCorp to fund boy rape parties. Nobody was held accountable. From 2010 to 2013 Khalief Browder was held for long stretches in solitary confinement in Riker's Island on a minor offense for which he was never given a trial. After release he never mentally adjusted and killed himself. Nobody was held accountable. I'm not making any particular study of these sorts of thing but I could go on, and on, and on, and on about things that are literally billions of times more important to us directly and our society in general than Kamala fucking Harris and her bush league cheating scandals. Everyone knows she is the most uniquely unqualified person ever to run for the office of president in this country. Everyone. Even her supporters.

Hmmmm....what happened after World War 2 that destablized the entire region including Lebanon? I wonder.... Meanwhile from a more balanced account of how the Lebanese civil war started... https://www.britannica.com/event/Lebanese-Civil-War Background The causes of the war were multifaceted and deeply rooted but can be generalized as a growing crisis of insecurity. After he played a key role as commander of the army in resolving the crisis of a 1958 rebellion, the newly elected president Fuad Chehab made a valiant attempt to address the disproportionate development of the country and to centralize the state’s security apparatus. By the late 1960s, however, the development program he initiated proved politically unsatisfactory and had become a destabilizing force. The strengthened security apparatus, meanwhile, gained a reputation for suppression and corruption. The situation grew more precarious as the government negotiated the presence and operation of PLO guerrillas inside Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, which had attracted Israeli raids on Lebanon, most notably on the airport in Beirut in 1968. As the state proved increasingly unable to maintain a monopoly of force, patronage networks, both existing and new, began arming and organizing their own security.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to TheTexan again.

So far there haven't even been any accusations of Haitians eating humans in America. Zero dividing by anything is still zero. But that's the funny thing about racism. It requires people to look at other people in terms of a group identity while allowing their own group the benefit of being individuals. Looking "per capita" the Haitians you're concerned about are less likely to be on drugs and more likely to show up to work on time than the white people around them "per capita." The white MAGA hat wearing Trump supporters in Springfiled Ohio were complaining that the Haitians had more welfare on their EBT cards than they did. I don't think refugees should be given welfare. But considering that they got it, this is what most likely happened. One person or more people in the household were getting EBT while others were working factory jobs. Since they didn't need the EBT and it rolls over each month that's how they were able to stack up $3,000. Trump was correct that people who were upset about him not paying taxes should change the law rather than bitching about him for taking advantage of it. Same with the migrants who stack up EBT. Maybe EBT payments shouldn't roll over for anybody. Certainly it shouldn't be given to migrants. But these white MAGA hat wearing Trump supporters could get off drugs and go get a job and get to work on time. That's what you would say if they were black and complaining about not getting enough welfare. And even people arguing against the Haitians haven't brought forward evidence that they aren't being paid above minimum wage. Example: https://www.newsweek.com/springfield-emblematic-americas-immigration-death-spiral-opinion-1953366 But today, a new threat is endangering the livelihood of Springfield's citizens: Employers are actively displacing the domestic workforce by hiring newly-arrived immigrants from Haiti. All this at a time when 7 million American men between the ages of 25 and 55 are unemployed, and almost three quarters of the U.S.'s employment growth has come from immigrants since 2019. And not everyone is embarrassed to admit it. "I wish I had 30 more

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8x8vw4gwpo Georgia court dismisses two more charges against Trump A court in Georgia has dismissed two of the 10 criminal charges against Donald Trump and one other charge against his allies for alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled on Thursday that the southern state did not have the authority to bring the specific charges related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court. Judge McAfee allowed the rest of the case to move forward, including eight charges against Trump, out of the original 13.

Looks like Trump is about to win again.

Do you remember this story? http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?546198-Nashville-COVID-19-FEMA-camp-confirmed&highlight=homeless+arrested+covid

Remember this? Not too long after that debate, Kamala dropped out because her support, especially among black people, had cratered. Obama putting his support behind Biden helped Biden make it through the primary and that carried on into the general election. But people have not forgotten. There are a lot of left wing black people who can't stand Kamala. They don't like her stance on the Ukraine and Gaza wars. They don't like her wishy washy stance on the things they want like medicare for all. (I know that's not popular here. I'm explaining what others are saying). They see her as a war hawk and as an overzealous prosecutor. Some are upset about Biden / Harris prosecuting black people over going to the U.N. to talk about police brutality. (Very odd considering that the BLM hype train is part of what took Biden into the Whitehouse). And nobody thinks she's doing a good job on the border. The smartest thing that Governors Abbott and Desantis did was bus migrants to Democratic cities like Chicago and New York. Black people are seeing recent migrants taking resources that they feel should have gone to the community. For example a high school that had been closed was renovated at a cost of 1.5 million dollars to be used to house migrants. Some of these problems were surfacing back when Biden was the de facto nominee, but swapping horses with Kamala hasn't worked when her hooves are just as lame. See:

Thanks brother for offering. I'm suspending relief aid for the time being. I plan on revisiting some of the groups I met a bit farther down the line when need might be out of the public eye. Bless you!

Yes, it is. I've contacted some other groups in the area, Christian Rangers etc. They've all expressed thanks and have said they too are at capacity. Seems supplies have flowed in and are continuing to flow in. The big dogs like Samaritans Purse are loading up Chinooks. So I'm gonna take a break on supplies this weekend. Let things rest for a while and keep some powder dry. My guess is by the time winds blow cold, and the nations forgotten, there will be a need again. God bless all you that helped with this small endeavor.

"Bless your heart."

Well, I can't speak for a large organization like this, but I've been president of a Church before, which sounds similar, if microcosmic by comparison. There's a legal structure, and there are rules to follow, and there are people who literally can't operate without making sure those rules are being followed, and there are others who couldn't give a shit about the rules if they were force fed ex-lax for a month. And having played my share of D&D in the past, I have to say her analogy is really spot on. Except for one thing. In D&D the word of the DM is law. If he says we're ignoring that rule and moving on, that's what is happening, and he has the power to turn your character into a duck for the rest of the adventure if you don't like it. In a church parish, if you were wise and chose one with a priest who has final say, then the priest has final say and you STFU and go with it or you risk excommunication. A good DM / priest won't arbitrarily do stuff like that though. And if he does, then there are mechanisms in both scenarios for a groundswell of rejection to manifest in a replacement of that authority. But the point remains: the authority is there. On the other hand, I've been involved in legal proceedings in churches that don't have final say... and TBH the current LP sounds way more like that. If you don't have a final authority apart from the law, then the law is your authority. And the law does what it does: it creates a godawful mess. Especially at a church... I mean you're supposed to be there with good intentions and you're supposed to be listening to stories every week about how you have to try to get along with each other and work things out without fighting or malice... but if the guy saying all that is just a mouth with no teeth, then it gets ignored, and people get really shitty really fast. Particularly about rules-lawyering and trying to force other people into their desires without trying to work things out at all. But in the LP you have a whole lot of people who have zero exposure to, and often complete rejection of, the need to try to be nice to others and work out win-win scenarios. In those cases you definitely see good-old-boys clubs forming. Or mafias, or the oligarchy, the in crowd, or whatever you want to call them. There's always a core of people who all see eye-to-eye and think it's their club and theirs alone, and who really only use the rules as an excuse to get their way. Some of them might be in positions to work toward getting their way but often they aren't in the actual positions needed to push things. And the oligarchy never prioritizes new ideas and never welcomes new members who aren't 100% in lock-step. They would rather the organization die. They may not say it, but that's a fact.

Well, maybe if your candidate wasn't the worst possible candidate you could have come up with and maybe if that didn't seem entirely intentional to everyone even marginally following this, then maybe Harlos would have a point.

He can speak for himself. I for one find this ad to be total bullshyt because you have some non manly men running around talking about what "real men" are supposed to be doing. I would say they should got screw themselves but that would be redundant.

So some of them aren't rich but could take advantage of ending double taxation.