otherone
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Not to give the U.S. or Israel a pass for anything, but I'm pretty sure there are quite a large number of people in North Korea and China with grievances about jackboot thuggery that are at least as legitimate (and quite possibly more so). Of course, it's the jackboot that happens to be on your own neck that's always the most troublesome - but even so, of the four, I know which boot I would prefer (at least, so far).

Release the Chappaquiddick files!

So then ... it's not okay for you to say or imply things that are not empirically factual (such as that someone else said or implied that New York is in the Midwest) in service to your "emotional truth"? (Or is it okay, but only if the first person who said it was not a "literal neo-nazi" ... ?)

Ah, I see ... So it's okay for you to go around saying or implying things that are not empirically factual (such as that someone else said or implied that New York is in the Midwest) in service to your "emotional truth" - but when people you disagree with do that sort of thing, they're "neo-nazis". Got it. :up: I am curious about one thing, though: do you actually consider their "neo-nazism" to be empirically factual - or is it just something that is "emotionally truthful" for you?

The "confusion" you previously expressed - and to which I previously replied - was your pretense that anyone had somehow said or suggested that "New York is in the Midwest". So this is a nice attempt at a goalpost-moving bait-and-switch. I'll give it a 6.5 out of 10. Unfortunately, as to your present "confusion" (wink-wink), I have to go back to being disappointed again. I mean, "undocumented migrants" don't "seem to have anything to do wit Haitians, refugees, or immigrants"? Really? Come on!

Understood. But from a historical POV, you understand the friction? My last question: " you, being an intelligent individual, can understand the pitfalls of introducing an alien culture upon an established one, in a short period of time, at such a grand scale?"

I've been enjoying Chat GPT: "The argument fallacy of rejecting an argument based on one point or a trivial point is called the "Cherry Picking" fallacy. "Cherry Picking occurs when someone selects specific evidence or points that support their position while ignoring other relevant information that could contradict it. This selective use of information can lead to an unbalanced or misleading argument. The fallacy often involves focusing on one minor or less significant point to undermine the entire argument, rather than addressing the argument as a whole." I don't think this explanation fully describes your argument...my younger, more sober self could suss it out...but you, being an intelligent individual, can understand the pitfalls of introducing an alien culture upon an established one, in a short period of time, at such a grand scale?

I agree. Also, "narcissistic" doesn't mean "not charismatic". Beyond gratifying his own ego, Trump has no principles (as I've mentioned more than once elsewhere). And that still puts him ahead of much of his political opposition, who have bad principles.

Cenk is really just a performance artist - sort of like a left-progressive version of Alex Jones. I can't take him seriously enough to hate him. In fact, I don't even dislike him that much. He's too entertaining - especially when he goes off on one of his rants (and the more unhinged those are, the better - just like with Alex Jones).

Maybe. But when it gets right down to it, the machine doesn't really care about it's own easily-replaceable cogs any more than it cares about the meat those cogs grind. This particular cog might end up being reprimanded, demoted, or even fired - if only for PR "damage control" purposes - if the furor over this incident is great enough. (It all depends on how steadfast the local machine operators are in their "pig-mindedness".) He really ought to be criminally charged with burglary and assault/battery (with his having acted under "color of law" being an aggravating factor), but that's probably way too much to hope for. "The process is the punishment."

Most politicians are as narcissistic and full of themselves as Trump is. He just wears it on his sleeve. And if you really think most politicians lie significantly less frequently (or severely) than Trump does, then I don't know what to tell you. But in any case, none of that has anything to do with why Trump was being subjected to on-the-spot "fact checks" while Harris was not. (Unless you're going to tell us that Trump's lies are somehow "extra-special" ones in urgent need of immediate correction, while Harris' lies are somehow not even worth bothering about at all, so she should get a pass). If they're going to put on a show of calling one of these clowns out for his lies, then they should call the other clown out for her lies, too. But they didn't, and they won't - and you know why as well as I and everyone else does.

I ‘Own Your House Now’ Says Cop Who Entered House Without a Warrant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhjdpHAGmjk {Steve Lehto | 10 September 2024}

Cop Enters Home, Arrests Mom, After Neighbor’s Noise Complaint https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2024/09/09/cop-enters-home-arrests-mom-after-neighbors-noise-complaint/ {John H. Bryan | 09 September 2024} In Riverside, California, a police officer shows up at a woman’s home after a neighbor made a noise complaint. Initially a juvenile inside the home opened the door, and then quickly closed it after seeing the officer. The officer then begins to barge in. But he’s confronted by the mom, who demands that he leave. Instead, the officer defies the Fourth Amendment, enters the home and arrests the mom, all without a warrant. Cop Enters Home, Arrests Mom, After Neighbor's Noise Complaint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSNsCUifLDo {The Civil Rights Lawyer | 09 September 2024}

Ana Kasparian DESTROYS MSNBC LIES https://odysee.com/@actualjusticewarrior:2/ana-kasparian-destroys-msnbc-lies:f {Actual Justice Warrior | 11 September 2024} In this video I discuss this takedown of MSNBC from Ana Kasparian at TYT. I explain how MSNBC hosts are demanding journalists lie for Kamala & how Ana isn't having it. Sources: TYT Video: https://youtu.be/Q7VrHQtz7U

Presidential Debate Reaction: Glenn Reacts to ABC News Debate Between Kamala and Trump https://rumble.com/v5ejj1e-unlocked-presidential-debate-reaction-glenn-reacts-to-abc-news-debate-betwe.html {Glenn Greenwald | 11 September 2024} This is a clip from System Update's LOCALS page. Become part of our Locals community: https://greenwald.locals.com/ v5c8ei2

CLIPS from SYSTEM UPDATE #330: Presidential Debate in Philly: Behind the Scenes of the "Spin Room" with Michael Tracey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md52pfLkJZg {Glenn Greenwald | 11 September 2024} Presidential Debate in Philly: Kamala Sought Hillary's Advice, Remembering Biden's Fiasco, and More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwfhqOw0erU {Glenn Greenwald | 11 September 2024}

Well, that's one way of putting it, I guess ... LOL

Harris won - by not losing. She didn't screw up in any major way. Compared to Biden's performance in the previous "debate" (not a high bar), she was smooth, glib, and well-practiced - she didn't cackle even once (though several times she looked like she was on the verge of doing so).

As distinct from whom?

Sure, okay - but that just makes the "cultism" metaphor even more apt and applicable. You do see how it makes the "cultism" metaphor more apt and applicable, don't you?

Well, that was disappointing. :(

That is correct. https://x.com/dumbbitchcap/status/1833339170200092871 {Dumb Bitch Capital, LLC @dumbbitchcap | 10 September 2024} They can say *technically* the lady who ate a cat on camera in Ohio wasn’t a Haitian migrant They can say there are *no police reports* of missing pets in Springfield, Ohio They can say the photo of the guy carrying the goose by it’s neck *wasn’t a migrant* and was in *Columbus*

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https://x.com/cliftonaduncan/status/1833675297079636086

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