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Suzi Island wrote:If you go to church do you prefer traditional hymns, singing the psalms, or contemporary Christian music?
I like much of it. I like anything from chants and Psalter up through history (folk, baroque, classical hymns, to recent contemporary (even Amazing Grace to heavy metal) as long as it doesn't:

* sound like it was written by a formulaic pop music junkie;

* is blatantly copying the uniqueness of style from a particular band;

* is emotional meaningless fluff (e.g., Girlfriend/Boyfriend can be substituted for God and the song would make better sense)

* is used as a form of entertainment in the service all to itself.

* is doctrinally unsound, basically untrue; or utterly insipid;

* draws attention away from the dignity and worth of the Creator

When attending a church full of cowboys, and they sing the songs with Western flair and throw some Gaither Trio into the mix, I tap my toe and sing along. When attending a Calvary Chapel and they play the songs in modified Folk rock, I raise my arms and sing along. When attending an AME service and they sing Gospel to blues and Jazz, I sway to the beat (as best a guy with no rhythm can) and sing along. Same with Presbyterians/Dutch Reformed who only do Psalms, or Pentecostals that do choreographical calisthenics with their singing, to Friends who sit in serene worshipful silence for the watch night.

The older I get the more I appreciate the Modern (1500AD to present) hymns and gospel. My style preference for listening to worshipful music is to rock, metal, punk, and alternative, but I like nearly every style except arrogant Rap, woebegone Country/Bluegrass, sugary Pop, me-generation Disco. My current congregation is low church (three songs and a breath mint) and moving to a more high church position (invocation, song, Scripture reading, song et al.). The genre of music of the current music team sounds like mid-90s alternative rock mixed with traditional gospel and they sing the old hymns up t the present worship songs. The style isn't my favorite but my duty is to love God and worship him as a service in the congregation in which He has called me to membership regardless.

It is highly unfortunate that music is the "meat sacrificed to idols" in 20th/21st Century American culture.

Suzi Island wrote:If you go to church do you prefer traditional hymns, singing the psalms, or contemporary Christian music?

Traditional chanting.

Narland

Narland wrote:I like much of it. I like anything from chants and Psalter up through history (folk, baroque, classical hymns, to recent contemporary (even Amazing Grace to heavy metal) as long as it doesn't:

* sound like it was written by a formulaic pop music junkie;

* is blatantly copying the uniqueness of style from a particular band;

* is emotional meaningless fluff (e.g., Girlfriend/Boyfriend can be substituted for God and the song would make better sense)

* is used as a form of entertainment in the service all to itself.

* is doctrinally unsound, basically untrue; or utterly insipid;

* draws attention away from the dignity and worth of the Creator

When attending a church full of cowboys, and they sing the songs with Western flair and throw some Gaither Trio into the mix, I tap my toe and sing along. When attending a Calvary Chapel and they play the songs in modified Folk rock, I raise my arms and sing along. When attending an AME service and they sing Gospel to blues and Jazz, I sway to the beat (as best a guy with no rhythm can) and sing along. Same with Presbyterians/Dutch Reformed who only do Psalms, or Pentecostals that do choreographical calisthenics with their singing, to Friends who sit in serene worshipful silence for the watch night.

The older I get the more I appreciate the Modern (1500AD to present) hymns and gospel. My style preference for listening to worshipful music is to rock, metal, punk, and alternative, but I like nearly every style except arrogant Rap, woebegone Country/Bluegrass, sugary Pop, me-generation Disco. My current congregation is low church (three songs and a breath mint) and moving to a more high church position (invocation, song, Scripture reading, song et al.). The genre of music of the current music team sounds like mid-90s alternative rock mixed with traditional gospel and they sing the old hymns up t the present worship songs. The style isn't my favorite but my duty is to love God and worship him as a service in the congregation in which He has called me to membership regardless.

It is highly unfortunate that music is the "meat sacrificed to idols" in 20th/21st Century American culture.

I definitely agree with what you said. I like the psalter and traditional hymns the most though. Contemporary has the issue of often becoming that pop love song trash but there are some great gems in there

Narland

Happy US Presidents Day. My three favorite presidents are Washington, Jefferson, and Eastwood. :)

My least favorite was Wilson, but Biden (his handlers actually) is/are quickly surpassing Carter in sheer anti-American hubris and may even replace Wilson by years end on my Worst list.

My favorite should-have-been Presidents are Ron Paul, Barry Goldwater, and Benjamin F Wade.

Suzi Island wrote:If you go to church do you prefer traditional hymns, singing the psalms, or contemporary Christian music?

We only sing from a hymnal in my church. Hymns >>> "worship music"

The United States Of Patriots wrote:We only sing from a hymnal in my church. Hymns >>> "worship music"

Which hymnal do you guys use?

In the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, everything but the prayer before Communion is chanted/sung, including readings from scripture.

https://youtu.be/H8MUi27Ff2s

We currently use video screens and song sheets. My favorite hymnals are "Hymns of Glorious Praise," the US Armed Forces Hymnal from the 1950s through the 1980s. And "Melodies of Praise" (if I recall the name correctly) from the 1930s.

happy late president's day to everyone except FDR

Miencraft, Narland, The United States Of Patriots, Miri Islands

The States Of Balloon wrote:happy late president's day to everyone except FDR

I don't think FDR is in a happy place.

Miri Islands

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Narland wrote:I don't think FDR is in a happy place.

Our current president is in the White House

The States Of Balloon wrote:happy late president's day to everyone except FDR

I would add Wilson, Carter, and Biden to that list

Miri Islands

Highway Eighty-Eight wrote:Our current president is in the White House

Huh, I thought he was at Mara Lago ;)

Miri Islands

Suzi Island wrote:I would add Wilson, Carter, and Biden to that list

Even after 50 years of Biden being on the wrong side of history (on nearly every single issue), and willingly being a part of the Beltway graft and corruption (that continuously defrauds and deprives the American People of their Heritage and rights), I still pity him for the abuse he is receiving at the hands of his handlers who have deceived him into thinking he is able to fulfill the duties of the office of the Presidency of the United States. Unlike when a family patriarch or matriarch dements and is controlled by some to the detriment of others, this damages more than just the extended family for generations to come. It damages the entire United States so.

I really wish his handlers would do the right thing, and have him resign. But it seems they think so little of him that they are going to use him to squeeze out every bit of power they can before he is totally useless to them. At that point will they still take him out for a scoop of ice cream? I doubt it.

Miencraft, Miri Islands

It makes me wonder when the last time Biden (as a fellow human being) was in a happy place. I forget who said that our worst day on Earth would be like our best day in Hell, and our best day on Earth would be like our worst day in Heaven. Power doesn't guarantee happiness, but instead it offers addiction.

Auxorii

The States Of Balloon wrote:happy late president's day to everyone except FDR

Except LBJ too

Narland

Narland wrote:It makes me wonder when the last time Biden (as a fellow human being) was in a happy place. I forget who said that our worst day on Earth would be like our best day in Hell, and our best day on Earth would be like our worst day in Heaven. Power doesn't guarantee happiness, but instead it offers addiction.

The only time Biden even seems to be playing with a full deck so to speak is when he's talking about his Corvette. He should be in a retirement home talking about the good ole days not napping in the white house as Ukraine gets invaded

Narland

Ukraine Parliament was heading in the right direction despite Obama interference. Putin calling their Libertarian-leaning politicians as Fascist is laughable. Too bad Trump or Jorgansen, or Blankenship, or nearly anyone else didn't get elected instead. Biden's handlers have hurt the People of the US every step of the way in the worst way conceivable deliberately to fulfill their Statist delusions. The lives, liberty, and properties of the Ukrainian people are suffering for it.

Miri Islands

Welcome to the 1970s

The Establishmentarian world of:

domestic policy of crime, stagflation, energy crush, malaise, broken homes, broken dreams while pretending to analyze and study the situation;

foreign policy of watching one country after another fall to one crazed dictatorship after another (from within and without); "America In Decline by Choice" as our Allies sit by idly and watch us waste away so they can take our scraps as soon as we are gone; while the Establishment Elite pretends to care and assures us they will study the situation;

Miri Islands

Narland wrote:Welcome to the 1970s

The Establishmentarian world of:

domestic policy of crime, stagflation, energy crush, malaise, broken homes, broken dreams while pretending to analyze and study the situation;

foreign policy of watching one country after another fall to one crazed dictatorship after another (from within and without); "America In Decline by Choice" as our Allies sit by idly and watch us waste away so they can take our scraps as soon as we are gone; while the Establishment Elite pretends to care and assures us they will study the situation;

At least the 70s had better music

Narland, The United States Of Patriots, Miri Islands

Is anybody going to help Ukraine, or are we going to sit back and watch it happen? If Putin is as evil as the Globalists say he is, it is telling how much they actually care for Ukrainians being oppressed and young Russians with no say being conscripted to their deaths.

Suzi Island wrote:At least the 70s had better music

Yeah. Music was never the same after the Monkees broke up... ;) When I was a kid that phrase would always get a reaction from my invariably teenage babysitters who would bring their lp albums and 45 singles to play on my parents RCA Hi-fi console. They seemed to think that some band called the Beatles had invented music.

One of them would play "Eve of Destruction" over and over and over and over. If I ever hear that song again it will be too soon. Another played the Moody Blues' "Days of Future Passed" over and over, and another liked Jesus People Rock. She played a gospel rock band's version of Hoyt Axton's "Joy To the World" (as sung by 3 Dog Night) so much that I was in Jr. High before realizing the words to did not start with "Jeremiah was a prophet. Moses was a prophet too... " :)

Narland wrote:Is anybody going to help Ukraine, or are we going to sit back and watch it happen? If Putin is as evil as the Globalists say he is, it is telling how much they actually care for Ukrainians being oppressed and young Russians with no say being conscripted to their deaths.

We are giving them weapons but that's like throwing a floatie to someone who's drowning and it certainly doesn't help the Russians that don't want to be there. There are supposedly peace talks happening and I hope they go well

Narland

Post self-deleted by Narland.

Sorry. I must be getting old. I keep repeating myself and sounding like my grandfather. :)

I will try to refrain from voicing my frustration over our Establhismentarians in our State Dept my whole life acting on failed Statist foreign policy antiquated when it was formulated by Rhodes, House, Albright et al, and best left in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lack of self-awareness at how no different than the Russian Oligarchs, organized criminals, and foreign thugs that they decry is flabbergasting. To perpetually front the lie whom no one with a little common sense believes that they are somehow on the side of right would be funny if it wasn't for the fact that they are our public servants dragging the US Constitution and the legacy our country into the dirt.

That is not to say Putin isn't responsible for his actions and needs to be taken out like the Pro-marxist warmonger that he is.

My point is that what Putin has become could have been averted if our State Department wasn't so full of smug self-assured Freudian anal-ness.

Biden's silence on current domestic issues was deafening. Any problem that was mentioned was either Trump's fault or Putin's fault. Another thing I noticed was there was hardly a single mention of any of his accomplishments (probably because there aren't any)

Narland

Miri Islands wrote:Biden's silence on current domestic issues was deafening. Any problem that was mentioned was either Trump's fault or Putin's fault. Another thing I noticed was there was hardly a single mention of any of his accomplishments (probably because there aren't any)

I wish there were something that Biden's handlers have done that would be considered accomplished to the benefit of our Country, the Constitution and the People. But they have abandoned American ideals and principles of life, liberty and property just like they abandoned Americans (among other freedom lovers) in Afghanistan.

No mention of debasing the currency/inflation from wanton spending. No mention of China. No mention of our fellow Americans the Biden Admin abandoned in Afghanistan to our enemies, the Taliban.

Among the dishonarble and most heinous Unamerican acts of cowardice is to abandon fellow Americans to our enemies. We are Americans. We do not leave anyone behind. I do not have the words to describe how despicable loathsome such perfidy is. Biden and his handlers are not Americans. They are evil.

One of the other offensive meanderings was "Buy American" when one of the first things he did as President was to shut down American Oil and everything he has done as a politician from the start was profit from the dismantling of American enterprise to foreign nations against the hard working People of these United States. My whole life I have watched him support travesties like NAFTA suck the productivity out, and profit from rebuilding what had been our workmanship overseas to countries that hate our very way of life.

No call definite call from a position of strength to to Unite against Putin. There is better hope to beg the Russian people for mercy to stop Putin than to rely on the US "leadership" to secure the blessings of liberty to anybody, let alone to us the People of the Constitution they have taken a sacred honor to uphold.

Perfidy everywhere and little courage or conviction (actual honest to God conviction in truth, justice, and goodness) to be found from the effete administrative elite.

I will stop now.

Miri Islands

Biden's only accomplishment so far is to make the Carter Administration look better by comparison.

Miencraft, Auxorii, Miri Islands

Narland wrote:Biden's only accomplishment so far is to make the Carter Administration look better by comparison.

I wish the Republicans got someone more charismatic to do their response, if it was Trump himself it could have been devastating but all the strong talking points fell flat due to monotone delivery

Miencraft, Narland

Narland wrote:Biden's only accomplishment so far is to make the Carter Administration look better by comparison.

Yeah at least Carter is seemingly a good person. Biden? Not so much

Narland

Miri Islands wrote:I wish the Republicans got someone more charismatic to do their response, if it was Trump himself it could have been devastating but all the strong talking points fell flat due to monotone delivery

The National GOPers still do not get it.

Talk talk talk, capitulate capitulate capitulate, oh noes! oh noes! oh noes!, Democrat bad -- Vote GOP. rinse, repeat.

Americans want action not talk. Action on, to, by, for, and with Liberty. Clear and concise return to the principles of Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness (which includes justly gained property), over death, slavery and poverty of Statism.

Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa spoke well enough in response to the mess that was the SUA-2022. But she is not mention specify anything she is doing conducive to Liberty and Equality in opposition to the apparatchik, rally other Americans to same, nor for the restoration of the Rule of Law (that is to say the Law of Liberty) -- which is something that Trump in his idiosyncratic way would have done (for that part of his political understanding that is conducive to Liberty)

Contrarily, the State of the Union is weak. Its Constitutional underpinnings are being deliberately and systematically unwoven by those who hate the dignity of human self-determination. The very foundation of our Republic for Liberty and Equality is rejected by half of the country for ideologies of death, destruction, and ruin.

Miencraft, Auxorii, Miri Islands

Suzi Island wrote:Yeah at least Carter is seemingly a good person. Biden? Not so much

Agreed.

At least Carter publicly acknowledged that that he was ruthless and had character flaws. He doubted his abilities and capabilities and was opinionated and stubborn at the same time. He disliked those elements about himself, and was open to change.

His politics and the ideologies of those with whom he had surrounded himself (basically Marxist Derived Ideologies palatable to the "Free West" -- Rhodesian Foreign Policy, Keynesian Monetary Policy, Incremental Fabiansm, Dewey Public School Transformation) had come to ruinous fruition, almost all at the same time. Americans massively rejected it and with the election of Reagan sent a clear message rejecting it.

Regarding 50 years later, people who reject "don't hurt other people and mess with their stuff" have no business in politics. They never have. It doesn't surprise me that Biden has aligned himself with Neo-Marxists who outright want to destroy the our country.

The failed ideologies from the past (same old bad product, but with new box and updated advertisement jingle) are still in and around DC perpetuated by lobbyists and one of the worst artifacts of the Progressive Era -- the Rational Administrative State (untethered rule by unconstitutional bureaucrats). Those who have and still do seek to transmogrify America "within a generation" into a Socialist State are still there. Far Leftists who think the one of the few things wrong with the Soviet Union is that they didn't kill enough of particular segments of the population need to be called out for their inhumanity.

The future lies in Liberty which incidentally brings prosperity, not Marxism/Statism which can not do anything other than destroy all those who fall under its sway.

Miri Islands

I like that Bryce Mitchell guy in ufc. Called out the fed and donated 40 percent of his winnings to child Healthcare

Narland

Trump is going to have a mess on his hands when/would he regain(s) the presidency.

Miri Islands

I will be playing Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" song on continuous auto-replay to my Democrat family members from Thanksgiving this year to Labor Day of the next year. I don't have any RINOs in the family to play ditties for, but if I did, I would.

I guess bullies in political power in America and Western Europe do not understand how to stand up to bullies in power in other countries.

Lessons not learned from WWII: If it looks like a Marxist/Nazi/Fascist, talks like a Marxist/Nazi/Fascist, and walks into other countries like a Marxist/Nazi/Fascist, it probably should be stopped before they take over enough of Europe to drag the rest of the world into war.

Narland wrote:I will be playing Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" song on continuous auto-replay to my Democrat family members from Thanksgiving this year to Labor Day of the next year. I don't have any RINOs in the family to play ditties for, but if I did, I would.

I saw Weird Al live once on the Mandatory Fun tour. It’s crazy to think it’s been that long already.

Narland

Rateria wrote:I saw Weird Al live once on the Mandatory Fun tour. It’s crazy to think it’s been that long already.

He's done a very good job at hiding his age. The stage wig really helps.

Auxorii, Rateria

My Family knew Frankie Yankovic (I am told that Frankie and Al aren't related -- someone told me they were -- she lied.) Frankie was the king of Polka when Elvis was the King of rock. Some of my grandfathers generation of family were friends. I just assumed as a kid every family knew a musician, actor, or producer or two I didn't realize it was because one grandfather worked with movie studios.

Frankie Yankovic was the inspiration for starting a thrash metal polka band as a teenager. Hymns convert very well. We only had one gig for a week of music at a youth camp. :D For some reason the pastor at the camp pulled the plug after about 15 minutes and showed us to the back door. On a good note, one of the band went on to be a full time studio musician.

One day electric bagpipes and synth accordions will rule the airwaves, but alas today is not that day. :)

Rateria

Narland wrote:He's done a very good job at hiding his age. The stage wig really helps.

The scene in The Naked Gun with Weird Al coming off the plane is still hilarious

Narland

I'm glad the mlb lockout is over

Narland

Listening to the VP cackling at the international delegation looking to US for encouragement, wisdom, resolve and perhaps some actual help (upfront, backdoor, and covert) made me physically ill. God help us when we need the help of the nations, because every bit of goodwill that would give them compassion to make sacrifices for us isn't going to be there. We have been squandering it for decades, but I am sure this is by design and it is what the enemies of liberty want.

Suzi Island wrote:I'm glad the mlb lockout is over

I am not a fan of baseball, but for those who like it, I wish it well.

Auxorii

Narland wrote:My Family knew Frankie Yankovic (I am told that Frankie and Al aren't related -- someone told me they were -- she lied.) Frankie was the king of Polka when Elvis was the King of rock. Some of my grandfathers generation of family were friends. I just assumed as a kid every family knew a musician, actor, or producer or two I didn't realize it was because one grandfather worked with movie studios.

Frankie Yankovic was the inspiration for starting a thrash metal polka band as a teenager. Hymns convert very well. We only had one gig for a week of music at a youth camp. :D For some reason the pastor at the camp pulled the plug after about 15 minutes and showed us to the back door. On a good note, one of the band went on to be a full time studio musician.

One day electric bagpipes and synth accordions will rule the airwaves, but alas today is not that day. :)

I’d listen to thrash metal polka. I didn’t know you actually played music.

Rateria wrote:I’d listen to thrash metal polka. I didn’t know you actually played music.

Before the first tbi i was not good enough with kb for performances unless the bar was already too drunk, adequate with single reed woodwinds (baritone sax mainly), outstanding with trumpet type brass), and horrible with percussion and vocals. So many people were better with bass and guitar that I never really tried to compete with strings. Unfortunately very few people like brass in their rock/punk/metal. :)

I sat in a handful of times during late teens and early twenties at 3rd and 4th trumpet for local symphonies, but didn't want to be tied down to the commitment (plus most were almost always hard leftists and I didn't fit in very well). There was more freedom to travel with freelancing in tech. Eventually I stopped practicing consistently enough to keep up the music skills.

I have kept an ear open for bands that are close to what we tried for as our "sound." We ended up being something between an unrefined Dropkick Murphies, an out of practice Megaraptor, and we were striving to be something akin to a poor man's sped up thrashified folk metal Kansas. The vocalist was more melodic than cookie monster (he hated cookie monster but if he had to he could swallow the mic to growl pretty well). We thought we had a good thing ahead, but the early 80s was not ready for it.

Fankie Yankovic, Frank Zappa, Jerusalem, Steely Dan, Daniel Band (not to be confused with Charlie Daniels Band), Ramones, and Resurrection Band were our biggest inspiration. Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, Daniel Amos/DA/Swirling Eddies, and hymnbooks all over the world were helpful for lyrics. We played in parks and at open stage bars a few times, and our only paid gig shut us down within 15 minuses. :D

Rateria

It would be nice if Congress took some responsibility for itself and shutdown the Forever War bozos before they define the terms of our next "Afghanistan" in eastern Europe. Either make a Declaration of War; enter the fight to win quickly, decisevely, and unconditionally; and make them pay for the cost of it whilst returning home in orderly and valiant manner -- or stay out. It is not that hard of a concept. Just War and Right Action are principles that the Beltway think they are above, but such principles make a difference between corrupt petty despots and the lawful acts of good, (true, and just) statesmanship. These idiotic shenanigans from the Beltway are more of the same since the 1st Korean Forever War, the Second Place Vietnam War, and every fake war (which Congress fully abdicated in its responisblities and the Constitution of which the Chief Ëxecutves have violated) ever since.

***Narland grumbles something about needing some Geritol[tm]***

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Narland, Auxorii, Rateria, The United States Of Patriots, Miri Islands

Last day of winter. Spring is almost here

Narland

Suzi Island wrote:Last day of winter. Spring is almost here

Hotter in the day, cooler in the night, hotter in summer, cooler in winter. All this climate change is making me dizzy. Its like we are going around in circles in more ways than one. :)

A nephew asked me if I liked dad jokes. I said yes, and he replied: "How many dads does it take to change a light bulb? I'll tell you but first, pull my finger."

Rateria, Miri Islands

Narland wrote:Hotter in the day, cooler in the night, hotter in summer, cooler in winter. All this climate change is making me dizzy. Its like we are going around in circles in more ways than one. :)

It's only going to get hotter from here

Narland, Librastan

I'm not a geologist but I know what a rock is.

I'm not a veterinarian but I know what a dog is

I'm not a lawyer but I know what a law is

Narland, The United States Of Patriots

Suzi Island wrote:I'm not a geologist but I know what a rock is.

I'm not a veterinarian but I know what a dog is

I'm not a lawyer but I know what a law is

I'm not a politician, but I know what a lie is

Narland, Suzi Island, Miri Islands

Suzi Island wrote:It's only going to get hotter from here

True. According to current understanding of the NSF (not that I adhere to the specific cosmology as put forth by the NSF, but for the sake of argument) only a few thousands of years ago the Earth was so much cooler globally to the extent that there was miles of ice over northern Europe and the north half of North America. The sea level was 300+ meters lower across the globe than it is now. X millions of years earlier, the ambient mean temperature at one time was 17*C-22*C higher than it is now. Given that the Earth is recently coming out of a Greater ice Age, it will most likely get several degrees (ambient mean temperature-wise) hotter.

But, cosmological conditions (both terrestrial and extraterrestrial) have more to do with crust, ocean and atmospheric temperatures than anything man can do. It can get down to global snowball cold, or hotter than hades and there is nothing mankind (at our current state of tech) could do about it. The deranged hubris of climate alarmists would be humorous if it wasn't for their extremists yelling, ¨Give up your rights as free human beings and submit to our totalitarian agenda of despotism for our grandiose predictions of doom. Submit or die!"

Suzi Island

Regardless of the president and the party they come from when nominating; and regardless of whatever party the lawmaker comes from during confirmation processes - the IQ gap between judges and lawmakers is just sad.

Miri Islands

Auxorii wrote:Regardless of the president and the party they come from when nominating; and regardless of whatever party the lawmaker comes from during confirmation processes - the IQ gap between judges and lawmakers is just sad.

Since when are judges even an atom's width smarter or more sagacious than politicians'?

Auxorii

Librastan wrote:Since when are judges even an atom's width smarter or more sagacious than politicians'?

Just a personal observation that I’ve made - judges definitely tend to be smarter, or at least come off as such, than politicians who are only concerned with winning their personality contests.

Narland, Miri Islands

Auxorii wrote:Just a personal observation that I’ve made - judges definitely tend to be smarter, or at least come off as such, than politicians who are only concerned with winning their personality contests.

... or judges who are elected, needing to win popularity contests, or judges who suck ass their entire lives in order to get appointed. Just because you observe judges being "smart," doesn't mean that they are smart. They're humans, with human biases. All you got to do is find their biases, and you can lie to them all day. All you have to do is target their weaknesses, and they fold just like any other pig of the state.

The point is not to get concerned with this idiots' parade of worshipping the state for the state's sake. The Supreme Court is a husk of what it used to be. Now it's just another political battleground to win. These past few years have really taught me the truth of this country; nobody in government is worthwhile, or interested in making a genuine change. Trumptards only want to play Who Wants to Be America's Biggest Brownnoser? and Democrats are so obsessed with "muh unity" politick that they're terrified of doing anything bold as to gain a single "no" vote in Congress.

Librastan wrote:... or judges who are elected, needing to win popularity contests, or judges who suck ass their entire lives in order to get appointed. Just because you observe judges being "smart," doesn't mean that they are smart. They're humans, with human biases. All you got to do is find their biases, and you can lie to them all day. All you have to do is target their weaknesses, and they fold just like any other pig of the state.

The point is not to get concerned with this idiots' parade of worshipping the state for the state's sake. The Supreme Court is a husk of what it used to be. Now it's just another political battleground to win. These past few years have really taught me the truth of this country; nobody in government is worthwhile, or interested in making a genuine change. Trumptards only want to play Who Wants to Be America's Biggest Brownnoser? and Democrats are so obsessed with "muh unity" politick that they're terrified of doing anything bold as to gain a single "no" vote in Congress.

^ Literally the dumbest thing anyone has written.

Miri Islands

Highway Eighty-Eight wrote:^ Literally the dumbest thing anyone has written.

I just want a justice who loves the constitution

Narland, Miri Islands

Liberals are so stupid, if they only read a book they’d know that global warming is literally scientifically impossible, because the only book worth reading, God’s book, specifically says that there will be no more global floods, and what would global warming cause? Global. Flooding.

Like, global warming is literally scientifically impossible by God’s own words. Atheists are just dumb, and they expect us to listen to the experts, but everybody knows that it’s by scripture alone that man lives off of.

They should cancel Soros for supporting Nazis in Ukraine.

Kumquat Cove, Miri Islands

Suzi Island wrote:I just want a justice who loves the constitution

Why not a justice that loves Jesus?

Kumquat Cove

Highway Eighty-Eight wrote:^ Literally the dumbest thing anyone has written.

Let me guess, you would be happy to let a pedophile teach a group of schoolchildren?

You think everybody is eternally and perfectly good? You take people at their word alone?

And it's funny how u said I wrote the dumbest thing, and then follow up with "muh buk sayz gawd, atheeyyzts r dum, they listen to ExPeRTs, muh buk sayz gawd rote it bekuz it sayz so!!!111"

Highway Eighty-Eight wrote:^ Literally the dumbest thing anyone has written.

Counter point:

The Communist Manifesto

Librastan wrote:Let me guess, you would be happy to let a pedophile teach a group of schoolchildren?

No, I’m in favor of Catholic schools...

Librastan wrote:You think everybody is eternally and perfectly good? You take people at their word alone?

Yep, cuz that’s what the Bible teaches and that why Jesus died and went to Hell and kicked the Devil’s behind.

Librastan wrote:Atheist screeching

Ok

The United States Of Patriots wrote:Counter point:

The Communist Manifesto

Well it was at least interesting to read... unlike this other guy...

I remember when ‘Tatem was filled with Libertarians... look at all this RINO Marxist SoS

Just look at these quotes from leading ‘Tatemites and ‘Tatemite Saints:

“The Protestant Reformation and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.”

~ Auxorii

“I'm not gonna fornicate.”

~ Lib

“Cohabitation is adultery.”

~ United States of Patriots

“F*cking Luther caused all of this sh*t.”

~ Auxorii

“Liberals hate families.”

~ Auxorii

“Cops are stupid”

~ Whoever that Wilhelm prick is on Discord

“I agree Wil”

~ Humpheria

“Seriously though why do we need to ban lynching again?”

~ Meincraft

“California's gun laws are sensible, common sense and protect us from dangerous criminals and school shootings. Nobody *needs* to own an AR-15 machine gun. California also has a progressive tax system that makes sure the rich pay their fair share, and a great state healthcare program that provides for the poor, including undocumented Americans. What's not to love?“

~ Pevvania

“If you look at the original photo, you can see a billboard for a restaurant called perkins. f*ck that place”

~ Jadentopia

Auxorii, Suzi Island, Rateria, The United States Of Patriots, Miri Islands

Auxorii wrote:Regardless of the president and the party they come from when nominating; and regardless of whatever party the lawmaker comes from during confirmation processes - the IQ gap between judges and lawmakers is just sad.

Normally the judges drive mental circles around politicians. All three of the past nominees absolutely destroyed their lawmaker counterparts. This new one folded at the question of what is a woman. I don't think I have ever seen a justice nominee be made to look stupid by lawmakers

can't wait to run drugs across the border in the new event

Rateria, The United States Of Patriots, Miri Islands

The States Of Balloon wrote:can't wait to run drugs across the border in the new event

peak Libertatem

Rateria

The States Of Balloon wrote:can't wait to run drugs across the border in the new event

So that's why your name is "Baloon"

i have no clue what is happening here

The States Of Balloon wrote:i have no clue what is happening here

I was making a joke about drug balloons since you said the thing about trafficking

Suzi Island wrote:I was making a joke about drug balloons since you said the thing about trafficking

no I mean the event. what the hell is any of this?

The States Of Balloon wrote:no I mean the event. what the hell is any of this?

Apparently you steal other people's fiat currency and stash it in your region before someone else steals it from you. Seems buggy as Hell.

Highway Eighty-Eight wrote:Apparently you steal other people's fiat currency and stash it in your region before someone else steals it from you. Seems buggy as Hell.

At least it's not a copy paste of the other events

Auxorii

So after all the hubbub of the confirmation hearings judge Jackson will be confirmed

Narland, Auxorii

The States Of Balloon wrote:can't wait to run drugs across the border in the new event

Drugs are too dangerous.

Small ticket items sought by a reliable customer base, (real vanilla, real ice cream, real beef, (any livestock good really -- lard, lamb, tallow, wool etc), real soda pop, leather goods like boots and belts, and consumables like real vanilla, non-GMO oils, non-GMO maize products and even non-GMO apples (small seasonal window though) are better runs. Avocados are too dangerous since the Obama muscled itself into the game. Just saying, not that anyone who practices their God given right to free enterprise always knows exactly which goods at any time are readily marketable.

You'd be surprised how much people will pay for mayonnaise made from canola/rape seed oil instead of the tax-payer subsidized gmo soy bean oil has been put in nearly all brands since Obama. And don't get me started on all tortillas required to have interestified oils.

Liberty finds a way even when justice is perverted and truth is suppressed.

Note: real means real as in the ice cream is actually made from cream. Chocolate is just 50% cocoa and 50% cocoa butter reconstituted back together (and maybe mixed with various amounts of milk (if any (milk vs dark) to smooth it out, or some malt if it is a bad crop and too bitter). Real soda-pop still has cane sugar and its ingredients haven't been adjusted to hide the taste of the unmetablizable high-fructose corn syrup by recipients of corporate welfare (subsidized by you the taxpayer).

***Rant alert***

The US (being based on Truth, Justice, and Liberty, had most stringent expectations of truth in advertising laws the world has ever known. You could rest assured that your butter was cream (the sweeter the better), ice cream was made from cream, the chocolate part of chocolate was fully equal amounts of cocoa and cocoa butter, hamburger was actually hamburger (beef muscle with varying amounts of fat ground in, and grape nuts... well grape nuts are a trade mark so it doesn't need be be made from grapes or nuts.) If not you (the Citizen) could take the initiative and sue them out of business, and be rewarded for your efforts of ridding society of a lying menace.

Therein lies the rub. When I was a kid, Congress in their infinite stupidity destroyed our legacy and allowed a court ruling to stand that you don't need hamburger in your hamburger to call it a hamburger. They reaffirmed the decision by subsequent revised legislation. Result, in the 1970s Booger King marketed All-Beef [tm] patties that was 2/3 beef and one third filler. They even posted disclaimers in their dining area that "All Beef" was a trademark, and that the fraction of the patty that was beef was indeed made from beef.

Earlier they allowed Kraft to call their poor recipe of mayonnaise "real" mayonnaise concocted in the 20th century (that trademark stupidity again), and those whose families had been making real mayonnaise for over a century (with much better and tastier recipes could no longer do so).

Over 50 years of this crap, results in our food being crap. No offense to real crap (which is an actual grain crop). It is so bad that not even our crap is crap anymore but something worse.

Liars in Congress have destroyed our legacy of truth for lies. You don't have to have hamburger in your hamburger to call it a hamburger, chocolate in your chocolate, cream in you ice cream, cheese can be up to 2/3rds petroleum byproducts and it can still be cheese -- cheese if supposed to be rotten milk -- rotten yet tasty milk, and Congress has made even that worse by allowing petroleum in it.

Congress can't even govern itself and its agencies as a body, why should it be ruining the rest of the country by unlawfully dictating authority that has not been delegated to it by the Constitution, the states, and the people?

TLDR: The Congress, FDA and other unconstitutional agencies have been a perpetual failure. It was created ostensibly to regulate the quality of food and drugs, not regulate people and it has failed. It is time to relegate this abysmal failure to the ash heap of history. The trademark laws need to go back to being brand identity laws, not loopholes for deceptive practices.

***end rant***

Kumquat Cove, Miri Islands

Narland

Narland rants are never too long to read

Kumquat Cove, Auxorii

Miri Islands wrote:Narland

Narland rants are never too long to read

They are a highlight of my week when he posts them

Kumquat Cove, Miri Islands

Gilbert Gottfried has passed away

Narland, Rateria

Happy Good Friday to those who celebrate

Narland, Auxorii, Rateria

Suzi Island wrote:Happy Good Friday to those who celebrate

I'm partial to Doom Slayer Jesus day

Miri Islands wrote:I'm partial to Doom Slayer Jesus day

That's more Easter

That was a pleasure to read Narland.

Also Gilbert truly passed? What a sad thing.

Narland, Auxorii, Suzi Island

Anarran wrote:That was a pleasure to read Narland.

Also Gilbert truly passed? What a sad thing.

A lot of great comedians have died in the past six months

Narland, Auxorii, Rateria

Humour -- the bane of Statists worldwide.

+++

During childhood my mom (who had been free spirited, happy-go-lucky, go-go dancer) went to a local community college to take a "family management" class. It was a den of Communists who taught her how families were oppressive tools of the awful patriarchy. She came back to us a flaming feminazi.

During the time she was still an angry crypto-communist / 3rd wave feminist, an uncle came by to visit. When my mom had left

the room, he asked, "Hey, Narly (not my real name). How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?" To which he stamped down his foot and sternly said, "That's NOT funny!"

My mom had walked in behind him and yelled, "Well IT'S NOT!" To which my uncle chuckled and replied, "No, not to you, but to the rest of us, it's hilarious!"

She was like that for almost a decade. Eventually she got tired of being angry all the time, and transferred over to militant veganism for a few short months -- it seemed like years. Then she got tired of trying so hard to make veggies taste like meat, and took us all out to Sizzler Steakhouse [tm] to officially announce the surrender of her fight against nature. That was a good day.

I hope everyone had a good Easter (for those who celebrated it this weekend). Most in my family commemorate, "Resurrection Day" because... (long story short) they believe that Easter is an evil invention of Babylonians transferred down through the ages and celebrated by King Herod to cover up the true Passover and hide the scandal of his failing to stop (to Herod) the pernicious rumour of Jesus' resurrection witnessed by Peter, James, and John. It is so convoluted, that I am surprised it has traction. Some friends will be celebrating Easter next weekend because "Calendar." For those who celebrated Passover, I hope it went well.

Narland wrote:Humour -- the bane of Statists

During the time she was still an angry crypto-communist / 3rd wave feminist, an uncle came by to visit. When my mom had left

the room, he asked, "Hey, Narly (not my real name). How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?" To which he stamped down his foot and

She was like that for almost a decade. Eventually she got tired of being angry all the time, and transferred over to militant veganism for a few short months -- it seemed like years. Then she got tired of trying so hard to make veggies taste like meat, and took us all out to Sizzler Steakhouse [tm] to officially announce the surrender of her fight against nature. That was a good day.

Unfortunately with the rise of social media more people seem to be in the state of perpetual angst about politics (particularly on the left.) It's a sad way to live always fuming about the latest "sin" of anyone who dares go against even one point of their orthodoxy. Just look at JK Rowling who is far left in most of her politics except on the issue of Trans people and for that she has been canceled, ie excommunicated from the church of the statist

Since the Statist's religion is their politics ever thing has to be made political from sports to entertainment to schooling etc. It's no wonder they took over the culture. The Right kept surrendering ground and not fighting back until Trump just a few years ago. At least now we have some people who are willing to stand for what's good and true and beautiful

Suzi Island wrote:Unfortunately with the rise of social media more people seem to be in the state of perpetual angst about politics (particularly on the left.) It's a sad way to live always fuming about the latest "sin" of anyone who dares go against even one point of their orthodoxy. Just look at JK Rowling who is far left in most of her politics except on the issue of Trans people and for that she has been canceled, ie excommunicated from the church of the statist

Since the Statist's religion is their politics ever thing has to be made political from sports to entertainment to schooling etc. It's no wonder they took over the culture. The Right kept surrendering ground and not fighting back until Trump just a few years ago. At least now we have some people who are willing to stand for what's good and true and beautiful

True. Steve Deace (a radio talk show host) in the Before-Trump-Times, would say that you could count on Republicans to preemptively cave on every Leftists policy presented to Congress. Growing up, Democrats were on the Fast Track to Marxist Neverland while Republicans were on the short bus slowly lollygagging on the scenic route to the same destructination. Progress seems to go by pretty fast at terminal velocity after you've walked off of the cliffs of sanity.

A good thing about Trump is that he gave the Liberty loving Conservatives the spine to actually stand up and fight in the culture war against the dissolution of our American Ideals of a Free and Open Society. He helped create a distaste for mealy-mouthed milque-toasts who never get anything liberty related done. I hope this trend continues.

Politics is supposed to be about getting along charitably and with liberality (liberty type of liberality). not about pushing people around and then seething because they happen to push back.

I am glad for Rowlings rags to riches story. (no pun intended). I couldn't get into the Rowlingverse as much as other family members. Why would any responsible adult let their kid drive a deathtrap like a 60 Anglia, magical or otherwise? I can hear the Prof of Protection Against the Dark Arts teaching kids that as they are lying there trapped in their crumpled up jalopy to say "Mandibulus Vitae, corpora nostra ab dolium stanna sine mora extractemum!" (my latin is atrocious) so the scriptwriters can have the special effects crew get them out of their jamb with spectacular cinematics. :)

How wonderous government efficiency! 10 days to flatten the curve only took two years, all the while knowing that natural immunity and Muller's Ratchet are inexorable. And for what? A return to the horrific malaise of the 1970s that Leftists delusional think was a gilded age before Voodoo Reagonomics made Americans not want big government anymore.

It only cost the deliberate retardation of America's youth, the targeted ruination of countless family businesses, despotic mandates from of Liberty-hating power mongers who wouldn't recognize sound science if it dropped on their heads from atop an apple tree, fascistic face diapers, unconstitutional lockdowns, debauching the currency unlike anything Americans had seen since the Revolutionary War, the wilful destruction of our self-reliance upon our own energy sources, so we have to go begging to Venesuela for oil as gasoline prices skyrocket, the deliberate obfuscation of life-saving therapeutics to hawk proprietary pharmaceuticals of questionable efficacy, and irreparable harm to the reputation of our institutions as models of openness, honesty, and integrity.

Thankfully there is an election coming up soon. Please vote for the most vicious liberty loving scrapper that you can in the upcoming primary or caucus. It is very important to find out who they are and vote them in.

Miencraft

Narland wrote:True. Steve Deace (a radio talk show host) in the Before-Trump-Times, would say that you could count on Republicans to preemptively cave on every Leftists policy presented to Congress. Growing up, Democrats were on the Fast Track to Marxist Neverland while Republicans were on the short bus slowly lollygagging on the scenic route to the same destructination. Progress seems to go by pretty fast at terminal velocity after you've walked off of the cliffs of sanity.

A good thing about Trump is that he gave the Liberty loving Conservatives the spine to actually stand up and fight in the culture war against the dissolution of our American Ideals of a Free and Open Society. He helped create a distaste for mealy-mouthed milque-toasts who never get anything liberty related done. I hope this trend continues.

Politics is supposed to be about getting along charitably and with liberality (liberty type of liberality). not about pushing people around and then seething because they happen to push back.

I like Deaces stuff on Twitter. He seems to have a good mix of humour and smarts to fight the leftist nonsense

Suzi Island wrote:I like Deaces stuff on Twitter. He seems to have a good mix of humour and smarts to fight the leftist nonsense

It is good to know he is still out there committing acts of common sense and wreaking humour on the general public. :) I don't agree with him an some things, but that eventually helps to sharpen my understanding and allow for a more reasoned discourse. I think he would make a good nonjurist pick for an appellate court appointment. He is more than capable but I don't think he would want to put his family through the wringer. The Leftismists would go crazy.

Suzi Island

Narland wrote:It is good to know he is still out there committing acts of common sense and wreaking humour on the general public. :) I don't agree with him an some things, but that eventually helps to sharpen my understanding and allow for a more reasoned discourse. I think he would make a good nonjurist pick for an appellate court appointment. He is more than capable but I don't think he would want to put his family through the wringer. The Leftismists would go crazy.

He would be better than most of the people on the courts that's for sure

I love what DeSantis is doing to Disney. Get them for their woke nonsense

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