The world we live in
The bad is real. The good is real.
World War I
Downtown Portland
Iran
Burn baby burn.....
Our enemies are not omnipotent -- they're barely even competent
posted by Infidel753 at 12:49 AM
23 November 2022
About Me
- Name: Infidel753
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Individualist, pro-technology, pro-democracy, anti-religion. I speak only for myself and not for any ideology, movement, or party. It has been my great good fortune to live my whole life free of "spirituality" of any kind. I believe that evidence and reason are the keys to understanding reality; that technology rather than ideology or politics has been the great liberator of humanity; and that in the long run, human intelligence is the most powerful force in the universe.
Previous Posts
- Video of the day -- land of potential
- Link round-up for 20 November 2022
- Video of the day -- the ghost cities
- Image round-up for 14 November 2022
- Link round-up for 13 November 2022
- Videos of the day -- the madness of 2020
- Immediate post-election observations
- Election eve
- Link round-up for 6 November 2022
- Some final thoughts on the election
God doesn't exist
Evolution happened
Global warming is real
Homosexuality is normal
Aging is a curable disease
The election was not stolen
Everything "spiritual" is a lie
Free speech is for everybody
Humans do not have "souls"
Men can't become women
Fetuses are not persons
Words are not violence
Taiwan is a nation
Pluto is a planet
10 Comments:
Back in '96 I saw a pick-up truck in Atlanta, GA. It had a sticker on the tailgate... This Country was built by White Men with Guns".
As to the forced birth then welfare mom narrative. Very recently a 16 year old was denied an abortion (I think this might have been in FL) because she was deemed not mature enough to make that decision. OK but if she is that immature how the Hell is she mature enough to be a parent?
There was, certainly in England, after the outright slaughter of Jews and non-conformist Christians stopped an interesting unintended consequence resulted. The undesirables were still de-barred from academia and many professions (such as law) so what was a bright lad to do? Banking and industry (this was the time of the first industrial revolution afterall). Many became very wealthy and influential. Particularly Jews and Quakers. It would be scarcely an exageration to state almost the entire British chocolate industry was started by Quakers.
A lot of food for thought here. Especially enjoyed watching crazy Evangelicals and their red wave.
This collection covers just about everything.
I'm stealing and reposting most of these. Thanks for sharing!
I wish more people had the mindset in that Keanu Reeves meme. If someone shows me I'm wrong about something I believe, I will change my mind on the subject. So many people aren't capable of this and that's sad.
The homeless person lying on the sidewalk in his own filth made me sad.
We're so terrible at taking care of each other. I admit that I would cross the street to avoid any contact with that person, I'm not better than anyone else when it comes to actual action, but it's not that I lack compassion, it's more that I have NO IDEA what to do to help.
There is no one solution, of course, there are incremental steps that *might* help.
‘Downtown Portland‘
Crank open that hydrant!
‘Life expectancy in America‘
So you’re saying politically, there’s hope.
And the story about the Toronto pediatric diabetes ward brought a tear to my eye- what a moment that must’ve been to behold
NickM: she was deemed not mature enough to make that decision. OK but if she is that immature how the Hell is she mature enough to be a parent?
Remember, it's all about control. The key word is "decision". So long as they can take away her right to decide, and force her onto a course of their choosing rather than her own, they have achieved their objective.
Lady M: The evangelicals are always good for some foaming at the mouth when God gets pwned by an election. I think we'll be seeing such displays from them on many future occasions.
Ricko: I like to think I'm eclectic.
Voenix: Please do -- they're free.
Mary K: That's the open-minded approach. Unfortunately many people follow some religious or ideological dogma which simply cannot be wrong, so any evidence against it is just grounds to smear and silence the person presenting the evidence.
Ami: No one individual can really do much about a case like that. It's the government's job, and around here they haven't been doing it very well.
Reaganite: It looks like his own muzzle velocity is almost as impressive as the hydrant's.
Those reddish areas on the life expectancy map probably are a pretty close match for the distribution of anti-vaccine beliefs. Natural selection in action.
The diabetes story is an excellent example of what science and technology can accomplish.
The world we live in indeed. Such a wonderful and diverse collection!
Thanks!
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