Mulligrubs
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- Comment on Tankie 1 week ago:
Well, that’s just silly.
I didn’t make the definition
tankie noun A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who slavishly followed the Kremlin line, agreeing with the crushing of revolts in Hungary and later Czechoslovakia by Soviet tanks.
This was how the term was first used in the 80s. As of today, the definition has expanded to “authoritarian communists”.
Nothing about peace yet, sorry.
- Comment on Tankie 1 week ago:
Words are defined by common use. If the common use of the word “tankie” is to throw it at people who oppose war, then that’s what it means now. You can say it’s defined as being pro- war, but I’ve never seen it used that way.
Indeed. And the common use of the word tankie is “authoritarian communist”
Why are you using an uncommon definition?
- Comment on Tankie 2 weeks ago:
Yes, really! I’ve been called a tankie and a Nazi and worse. Don’t judge what a tankie or Nazi is by insults on the internet, hyperbole and bullshit rule.
Again, your definition is not the standard definition. Tankies love tanks. And Communism. And Stalin. Which is funny, because Stalin wasn’t much of a communist.
I use the standard definition, that’s it. I am not familiar with the tankies you describe, I haven’t met them… Tankies hating tanks seems wrong to me. Back in the day they loved the T-34 tank and Russia in WW2 and so on.
Where can I find YOUR definition of “tankie”, the peace loving gentle communist? Seriously
- Comment on Tankie 2 weeks ago:
I agree with you! And as we speak, they are selling weapons to the Taliban, and selling weapons to whoever is fighting Taliban at the moment.
After there’s nothing left but smoking rubble, the IMF (controlled by the same concerns) will give the winner a “loan.” The winner won’t be able to pay off those loans, so what will they do? Provide them with more loans to cover those loans. The interest is all profit, and the “loan” is never actual printed money in circulation and is “virtual money”, so it costs them nothing. They collect all of that interest with no cost to themselves.
I’m simplifying, it’s actually much worse than I describe. The more you investigate it, the worse it gets…
- Comment on Tankie 2 weeks ago:
My parents are dead! (runs out of room crying)
- Comment on Tankie 2 weeks ago:
Tankies are “authoritarian communists”, they are not pro peace in any way, they love tanks.
(standard definition, not familiar with the tankies that you describe)
- Comment on Tankie 2 weeks ago:
Those in control of the USA are internationalists, too.
They don’t care who “wins”, they profit off of the war itself.
They love tankies
- Comment on He took it literally 2 weeks ago:
“Credo quia absurdum”, translated “I believe because it is absurd”
After adopting this, a peace will descend upon you
- Comment on you're doing ReSeArCh rong!! 2 weeks ago:
There’s always a conflation. Fundamentalists are impossible without moderate support.
- Comment on you're doing ReSeArCh rong!! 2 weeks ago:
Here’s the rub… those practical moderates FUEL the fanatics (donations and tithing), and they also provide the fundamentalists with a smoke screen of respectability.
They’re a huge part of the problem. The fundies depend on the moderates.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
- They’re not Jewish, even in the majority. Some are. Deutsche bank has been around since the 1800s, for example.
- They are “donating” money to Israel AND Hamas AND everybody else involved in the conflict. They don’t care who wins. They make profit off of the war and off of the rebuilding, when they load up whoever won with loans.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
The banking cartels are a lot older than Israel, you’re putting the cart before the horse
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
My argument is typed out clearly, what a bizarre question.
DNC has something to do with every Democratic office holder. Don’t be silly.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
The counter is always the same. “Get independent voters”. That’s ALWAYS the counter. You CANNOT WIN without it, you don’t have enough members in your party.
What’s easier for Democrats to get, I votes or R votes? I’ll wait.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
Israel is a player, but not bigger than the banks, THEY are number one! Check out the history of, say, Deutsche bank. Older than most governments), and much wealthier than most of them, too. Israel does have their own very powerful “banking families” of course, it’s an international interest, not national.
I don’t think the banking families are concerned about, say, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They will sell to everyone involved, and make sure the winner is financed with many loans from the IMF or elsewhere.
Media? Yeah, US media is probably their biggest international ally after the US government, I think. Not an expert, new information always desired.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
I was surprised he won! Unusual, bigger spender wins as a rule of thumb (90%).
I wonder why they allowed him to win… the old switcheroo? stab in the back, “I had a stroke and now I am a fundamentalist Christian?” We will see.
- Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US? 3 weeks ago:
The USA will undergo spiraling inflation until it collapses in on itself.
Our federal government is far more trouble than they are worth. We should be like individual states, but united. I declare it the… United States of America! Oh, wait.
But really, we will collapse and split into collections of states, some alone, some allied with others, I’m not sure if it’s officially a balkanization, but close enough.
Our state governments will replace the fed automatically and easily (easily as in possible, not easily as in staving off empty shelves, fuel shortages, etc).
Our banking will stay basically the same, because they’re not even the government, the Fed is a collection of bankers representing our various super banks.
- Comment on U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Remains Flat for 16th Straight Year as Billionaires’ Wealth Skyrockets 3 weeks ago:
And if you have a job “with tips”, it’s like two bucks and change minimum wage.
Every year, unions lose a little more. Was at 40% in our heyday (50s), now down to 10% (and most of those are feds and police).
If only we had some kind of labor party, that would be neat
- Comment on Internet picture of a monkey 3 weeks ago:
Why is it not okay to be a scalper? What do you mean by “not ok”, should it be frowned upon by others (like pooping your pants) or do you mean morally wrong (like a sin) or a crime?
- Comment on Internet picture of a monkey 3 weeks ago:
I have a derby! It’s worth a billion dollars
- Comment on It's called traditional medicine sweety, look it up 3 weeks ago:
There’s no reason any of these drugs should be illegal, we managed to survive and flourish for centuries with no “war on drugs”.
Think of the millions imprisoned and murdered over this war, and the drug trade it creates.
Lobotomies seem kind of harsh, I do not support.
- Comment on I’m somewhat of a bad dude myself 🐟 4 weeks ago:
Thank you, I had no idea that reptiles and birds have eyeball rings, too.
- Comment on I’m somewhat of a bad dude myself 🐟 4 weeks ago:
Not arguing with you, but what’s up with that “bone ring” they have in their orbit? We don’t have that.
- Comment on I’m somewhat of a bad dude myself 🐟 4 weeks ago:
I’m not a biologist and this may be a stupid question, but are this monster’s eyes armored? Armored eyeballs?
- Comment on you're doing ReSeArCh rong!! 4 weeks ago:
There are something like 10 million students attending Christian school and the like, and another 5 million or so being home schooled.
They don’t really believe in the scientific method and critical thinking, in general. At least in my experience as a student of a Christian school. I had no idea.
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 4 weeks ago:
Pay attention to this nuance… regardless of who holds office, unions lose membership and power every day in the USA. Democrats can’t stem the tide.
Are they irrevocably incompetent? Are you on the short bus?
- Comment on Speedy Delivery 4 weeks ago:
See? Eheran GOT YOU. He knew that Tyson was joking, so he played it straight and made you look like a dupe!
Oh wait, you’re doing the straight man switcheroo, I’ve been bamboozled again.
- Comment on Speedy Delivery 4 weeks ago:
Probably because he was a Christian.
He’s dead. I’m sorry, son
- Comment on Is there a point we can track down when we stopped caring about doctors, nurses, teacher, etc? And thought it was a great idea to pay atheletes millions and screw everyone else? 4 weeks ago:
Unions have been squashed for decades, they used to be 40% or so, now down to 10%.
People will blame Reagan, but let’s be real they are trying to erase unions every day (and succeeding in USA).
BoTh PaRtIes are anti-union and pro-owner. Because they have the most money to “donate”, there’s no big conspiracy, just math. People who have no money don’t contribute to political campaigns, yet free speech is money, or something.
- Comment on Bruh... 4 weeks ago:
I was young and full of hope when this film was released in theaters.
No longer, Jar Jar taught me I am never cynical enough.
“I’m sure they are just whining, how bad could it be?” I said to myself…