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Not a change of heart, a change of mind. I read more about it and decided my earlier position was wrong. Nothing convenient about it. Actually my change of mind was inconvenient because I still very strongly believe that there is institutionalized racism against young black males in our society, especially by police, and that per federal study Ferguson remains an especially bad place for it. The fact is that most times that these incidents occur, the police are going to be at fault. Not this time, apparently, which makes it inconvenient for me because people like you who are purposefully blind to racism in our society are going to use it to reject what is really happening.

Actually I have. And overestimation happens all the time. 10%, 20%, if it gets above that it’s fraud. Trump tripled and quadrupled values which is why I wrote that it is highly illegal. And by saying the banks weren’t hurt, you miss the point: the taxpayers were hurt because he avoided paying the taxes he should have. This is not a victimless crime. With regard to Biden I’m not OK with any crime anywhere. But you gotta prove it. The supposed charges against Biden appear to be falling apart.

There were some problems with this lawsuit and I agreed with some of the criticism. But overall it was the correct decision to pursue it because Trump’s actions were way over the top. And highly illegal. Not sure what any of this has to do with Costas’ comments which was the post you responded to.

I do. That’s what our legal system determined.

Bob Costas taking lots of criticism from Republicans for ripping Trump: https://www.foxnews.com/media/bob-costas-draws-fire-trump-supporters-toxic-cult-great-look-him.amp Conservatives are embarrassing themselves, and they’re ashamed about it, so they get angry at anyone who tells them the truth.

And before anyone asks me if I truly consider my last post to be a “serious issue” worthy of this thread- it shouldn’t be. Nearly every story related to Trump is so absurd and appalling at the same time that I have trouble believing this is our current reality. Yet it is.

I had no idea that the RNC had already spent over 37 million paying for Trump’s attorneys: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna140348 Now with Trump owing tons of money to the state of New York, the woman he raped, and new legal fees all the time, apparently the plan is to have Republicans pay for all of it: Laura Trump, who is about to be the new RNC co-chair, basically admitted it. Seriously? Apparently Lincoln was wrong. When it comes to Republicans you can fool all of them all of the time.

Trump’s victory in South Carolina tonight is great for him as far as winning the nomination, but of course we already knew he would do that. It’s problematic as far the general election because once again the numbers demonstrate that Trump is just not moving beyond his base. At least some of the 35-40% that voted for Haley tonight are going to vote for Biden, or they’re going to stay home. In South Carolina that won’t matter. In the swing states it will be decisive.

Violence by anyone is not my America. Sorry.

Actually I don’t anymore. The FBI investigated, determined that Brown wasn’t wrongly killed, and I accept their narrative.

Look obviously gender affirming surgery is a new thing. Bur people have been cross dressing and trying to be the other sex for thousands of years. That’s what the history shows. This ain’t something new.

Hey guys gotta run for most of the day: I have a stupid wedding to attend in which I know absolutely nobody. I hate weddings and this one is Catholic so it’s probably going to go on and on endlessly. And the wife has told me she will kill me if I dare to even look at my phone. So any questions or responses I will try to answer tomorrow. Assuming I survive.

Your first sentence is contradicted by human history: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history#:~:text=Accounts of transgender people (including,in the 1950s and 1960s. As old as records of human history.

Using it to make broader statements is certainly subjective.

That’s not going to ever happen because what you refer to in Europe is hardly a consensus opinion. But even if it does happen I’m not going to smile dopily and say my heart is in the right place. Because it isn’t. My head is in the right place, because everything I wrote was based on the strong consensus of the experts in this area that I trust, mostly doctors, psychiatrists, and the highly respected associations they are members of. When and if these folks change their minds about any aspects of this issue then I will too. I rely on them, just as I rely on them if I catch some disease, just as I rely on a pilot to fly a plane, and a climate scientist to tell me what’s happening with climate change, and a IT guy to tell me what to do when my computer breaks down. I am beholden to experts, as are you as is everyone. I see no reason to ignore them on this issue or any other.

Well we’re talking about a variety of subjects. I certainly acknowledge that on issues like police brutality liberals, like conservatives, are going to hear what they want to hear, and there’s going to be suppression of facts contrary to that at times. You offered an example of that, and it’s something we should always take into account. But the problem with that example is that police mistreatment, especially against minorities, is a far more subjective issue than climate change or Covid vaccines. It’s not a question of science but of human behavior. Thus, history, personal experience, and emotion plays a much larger role. I don’t think it should be used even as a comparison. We can discuss the police, and should, but not in reference to rejection/acceptance of scientific fact. Thats why I chose not to respond to that aspect of your post.

All of your posts on this issue have the same message: “transsexual people disgust me.” That’s the whole of your argument. I’m sorry they disgust you. But it’s your problem, not society’s. Deal with your own insecurity and stop trying to use it to restrict other people’s freedom.

Trans is another issue where conservatives rely on fear and disgust. There have been transsexuals among us since time began. The difference now is that we have technology to help them (treatments, gender affirming surgery) and that parts of our society accept them better, so this makes the numbers appear larger especially among youths. The numbers are not larger, they are simply no longer hidden. It’s not a mental illness, the REJECTION by parts of our society creates depression and mental illness. The solution to depression and mental illness is to let these folks, including teenagers, do as they wish, including surgery, and accept them, treat them as they wish to be treated. If we as a society can do this the suicides will stop. These folks don’t hurt you, treat them with love and understanding and you’ll be surprised how much better your life becomes, seriously.

There is some level of fraud and corruption in all human endeavors. No surprise to discover it. But using that fact as a reason to be skeptical of man made climate change (or the Covid vaccine for that matter) seems like quite the stretch. The truth is, with one notable exception, modern day conservatives reject scientific evidence they don’t like. It’s a sad truth of our current age, and it’s terribly frustrating and I just don’t get it. You don’t like the Covid vaccine because the government might force you to take it for public health safety? Too focking bad, facts are facts. You reject the truth of climate change because it might lead to restrictions on the oil industry? Too focking bad, facts are facts. Deal with reality, not what you want. The only notable exception I can think of is nuclear energy. On that issue the roles are reversed: it’s liberals who rely on fear and innuendo and conservatives who turn to science for the answers. Go figure.

Yup. But the problem is, for all too many conservatives, doctors have become radical leftists too. Just like climate scientists. And responsible journalists. The modern definition of radical leftist, to conservatives, is anyone who tells them something they don’t prefer to hear. Conversely. Tucker Carlson and Jesse Waters are now the equal of medical doctors and climate scientists: they speak with just as much if not more expert authority and credibility. We live in a focked up world. I wish I knew how to fix it.

I’m really not interested in watching these kind of videos. I don’t accept them as a reliable source of information, especially when, as I suspect in this case, they contradict the educated medical studies of authorities that I trust. What argument would you like to make regarding Covid vaccines?

You don’t hurt me with this stuff, Brahma. It just makes you look like an immature jerk and an awful person. Sad for you.

Taking a break from spreading hate filled lies about undocumented people? And just for me? I suppose I should be honored.

I’ll accept the possibility that the new influx MAY represent new characteristics- we won’t know the answer to that for years to come. But I remain pretty skeptical that they come here for any kind of government benefits, and that any curtailing of those benefits will deter them. I firmly believe that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants come here for the same reason they always have: desire for a better life made possible by our economic opportunities and safety from violence, which is lacking in the places they come from.

@BrahmaBulls‘ whole purpose for existing in this forum is to post dumb, insipid and crude attacks against liberals. 100% of his posts are moronic, but since that is apparently his goal you’d have to call him a great success.