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  • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
    Just for the record, I think Trump declaring a national emergency to get his way to pay for a border wall that he promised Mexico was going to pay for, was the wrong move.
    I concur - right from the gitgo. I actually think it would have been better to keep as a campaign issue - and point out the many times democrats were FOR the wall....
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
      But, in general, I have found that most people here have made-up minds and are immune to any outside ideas, even when they are accompanied by information. ....
      Not ME! I change my mind more often than Sparko changes underwear!
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
        Just for the record, I think Trump declaring a national emergency to get his way to pay for a border wall that he promised Mexico was going to pay for, was the wrong move.
        Likewise.
        The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

        I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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        • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
          Not ME! I change my mind more often than Sparko changes underwear!
          Given that he hasn't done that for the last decade... you're not saying much...
          The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

          I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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          • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
            Given that he hasn't done that for the last decade... you're not saying much...
            Yeah, I know.

            But, seriously, having been on Tweb has caused me to change some ideas and beliefs about Mormons, and about Climate Change. And Orthodoxy. And a number of other issues.
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
              I concur - right from the gitgo. I actually think it would have been better to keep as a campaign issue - and point out the many times democrats were FOR the wall....
              Oxmix, Tassman and especially JimL... Please take note that CP and I both disagree and have criticized Trump since you guys keep saying we never do. Mark it on your calendar. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

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              • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post
                Given that he hasn't done that for the last decade... you're not saying much...
                Look who's talking!

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                • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                  Yeah, I know.

                  But, seriously, having been on Tweb has caused me to change some ideas and beliefs about Mormons, and about Climate Change. And Orthodoxy. And a number of other issues.
                  Despite my apparent reputation for NOT changing my mind, I too have changed my views here in several places as a result of arguments made here. When the data supports the position, I try to pay attention. When someone here accuses me of being "close minded," my habit is to take the thread to someone outside of here to validate/refute my thinking. I primarily turn to my wife (strongly liberal) and sister (strongly conservative) and my best friend (a fellow moderate) for that purpose.

                  Despite what some people have voiced, introspection is actually part of my daily diet.
                  The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                  I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                  • Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post


                    But, in general, I have found that most people here have made-up minds and are immune to any outside ideas, even when they are accompanied by information.

                    I'm always still in trouble again

                    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                    • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                      Just for the record, I think Trump declaring a national emergency to get his way to pay for a border wall that he promised Mexico was going to pay for, was the wrong move.
                      Agreed, but not because it will set a precedent that the Democrats will take advantage of in the future since I honestly don't think they need any excuse.

                      I'm always still in trouble again

                      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                      • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                        Agreed, but not because it will set a precedent that the Democrats will take advantage of in the future since I honestly don't think they need any excuse.
                        Oh no. 3 of us have criticized Trump!!! The world will end promptly if MM does too.

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                        • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
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                          (I'm assuming it's some sort of attempt at an insult?)


                          NVM - "iron-E"?

                          Guess I was right.
                          The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                          I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                          • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                            Oh no. 3 of us have criticized Trump!!! The world will end promptly if MM does too.
                            Speaking of unrelenting Trump Supporters, where's JimL?
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              Speaking of unrelenting Trump Supporters, where's JimL?
                              If he starts supporting Trump's decision I am heading for the hills ASAP.

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                              • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                                Agreed, but not because it will set a precedent that the Democrats will take advantage of in the future since I honestly don't think they need any excuse.
                                https://townhall.com/tipsheet/connor...gency-n2541854

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