Politics Random, Random

[ashkor87]

The priest who delivered the invocation at DNC today is from the temple in Udupi that houses the sect my family belongs to ..pleasant surprise...

[ashkor87]

It is an ancient Vedic shloka that says ' let us go from darkness to light, from death to life...may there be peace peace peace'

[ponchi101]

These conventions turn a serious matter (politics) into a popularity contest and a show.
This old man shouting at clouds would like to hear about the policies. What are the plans. What is wrong, what needs to be fixed.
I remember when Gordon Brown was asked, in a rather stern form, why he was so serious and boring. Boringly and seriously he said: "Because running a country is a s serious business, ma'am".
He promptly lost the election.

End of rant. Incoming clouds coming, to be yelled at.

[ponchi101]

Disclaimer. I really dislike this woman.
Nicaragua is NOT a communist country. People can own property, and the government does not own everything.
Nicaragua, as is Venezuela, is simply a typical Latin America caudillo state. People travel in and out, and, again, the government is not in control of everything. Ortega and his cronies simply want a piece of every pie, and get it.
It is a dictatorship, as is Venezuela, but it is not a Gulag, like Cuba (which IS communist).

[ti-amie]

Thanks for the clarification Ponchi. I've always found her shady but never knew why.

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[skatingfan]

Making fun of a teenager - talk about weird.

[ti-amie]

Making fun of a teenager - talk about weird.

Disgusting is the word that came to my mind. What kind of person would say such a thing?

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[ti-amie]

The streets are saying either Beyonce or Taylor Swift are going to appear at the DNC tonight. Some say both women will.
There are also people saying that George Bush is going to rap the Jay-z parts of "Crazy in Love" but they're just clowning.

If your internet crashes you now know why.

[ashkor87]

These conventions turn a serious matter (politics) into a popularity contest and a show.
This old man shouting at clouds would like to hear about the policies. What are the plans. What is wrong, what needs to be fixed.
I remember when Gordon Brown was asked, in a rather stern form, why he was so serious and boring. Boringly and seriously he said: "Because running a country is a s serious business, ma'am".
He promptly lost the election.

End of rant. Incoming clouds coming, to be yelled at.

Politics never was about rational things like policies..Trump proved that, and Obama before him. It is all about a visceral appeal to your reptilian brain..It is absurd to exhort Trump to focus on policy, he never did..why would he start now?!

[ashkor87]

For a detailed exposition, I found Jonathan Haidt 'the righteous mind' very instructive..once we understand how people really behave, and which side they line up on and why, we won't ask people about policies!

[Owendonovan]

Coulter's death will be one I celebrate.

[dryrunguy]

I just received a text from a spam account. It reads at follows:

"25 babies have been killed at the DNC.

This story will break your heart."

I don't plan to click on the link.