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The Corrosion of Conservatism
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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 Mountain Man View PostYou mean put more thought into it than you did?
(hint: I'm generally of the opinion that, if the person who is the butt of a joke doesn't think it's funny, then it's really not funny.)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 PostI'm generally of the opinion that, if the person who is the butt of a joke doesn't think it's funny, then it's really not funny.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI don't have any general opinion about it one way or another.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 shunyadragon View PostNo, that is not case, but the conservatives sold out their moral and ethical base to support Donald tRump foe a religious agenda.Last edited by Charles; 02-01-2019, 02:25 PM.
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Originally posted by Charles View PostAnd some of them still don't understand that they have bought something of limited worth at the of values of unlimited worth. Pretty bad deal.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 Charles View PostEdited the text a bit. Hope it is better now.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Charles View PostAnd some of them still don't understand that they have bought something of limited worth at the price of something (moral values and moral integrity among others) of unlimited worth. Pretty bad deal.
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostI'm not particularly surprised...
And now this is starting to remind me of a Marx Bros. routine where Chico is playing an annoyingly repetitive song on the piano and says, "I can't think of the ending." Groucho says, "That's funny, that's all I can think of."Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostNo. the other choice (Hillary) was even more immoral and had less integrity.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostNo. the other choice (Hillary) was even more immoral and had less integrity.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostI'm not surprised that you're not surprised...
And now this is starting to remind me of a Marx Bros. routine where Chico is playing an annoyingly repetitive song on the piano and says, "I can't think of the ending." Groucho says, "That's funny, that's all I can think of."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 PostThis is what amazes me - that these ... um... people... can't seem to fathom that the choice was rather binary, and given the information we had at the time, Hillary and her culture of death was a much WORSE choice for us. I think they're just so anit-Trump that their thinking is corrupt on this.
What I don't understand is the blind, accepting, cheering, ongoing support from so much of his base. I would think the moral approach would be, "accept the least of two evils, then hold the 'evil' you accepted to account."
The second half doesn't seem to be happening.
This is why I say what I say about citizenship. I understand it happening once - as a consequence of circumstance and even knee-jerk anger. But if we re-elect the same vile man twice, when there are so many possible alternatives, then this is no longer the country I grew up in.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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