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Is that any good? I've always wanted to see the show but could never justify spending several hundred dollars for it.

I remember being told that Boston was being burned to the ground by protesters/rioters in 2020. This came as quite a shock to me, since I live in downtown Boston and as far as I can tell that never happened.

I just started reading a book that reminds me that the church of the 'prosperity gospel' and its belief of output being a sign of approval from G-d are both strong in this country. There's a feeling, whether on the surface or somewhere close to it, that CEOs are deities, and that financial success is automatically deserved by a chosen few.

Time to look at the books thread.

He's being turned into a martyr. Is there such a term as "Wesseled?"

Especially since, in my experience certain people believe that those who don't agree with them 100% on everything are far left lunatics. I'd call most of those on here labeled 'far left' as either just to the left or to the right of moderate.

There was a court case within the past 10 years in which it was determined that states can require online merchants to collect income tax based on where the buyer lives.

Tempting.... although I'd rather donate something that's truly meaningful to an organization I actually care about.

A 'meaningful' donation to TPUSA???? I guess I would continue to be suspended, because that organization is pretty much in direct opposition to what I believe.

And he wonders why people call him and Drumpf Nazis?

Also a lot of low wage workers died of COVID or are still dealing with the after effects... a lot of people are looking at these jobs and thinking it's not worth the risk.

This is heartbreaking. It's also infuriating in that the shelter has to ask for donations from the public for basic supplies. Shouldn't whoever caused them to be exposed to the meth be providing these things?? I suspect there will be no consequences for anybody except the victims.

I saw that. I'm not surprised but I'm still disgusted.

One thing that's sad to me is that the many people who should have been remembered yesterday, those who died on 9/11, barely got a mention.

While I'm far from being a scholar of the Bible, my reading of it led me to believe that you need to live the teachings: feed the hungry, visit the sick and jailed, to name a couple. And, to go forward and sin no more. And, while I'm sure that there can be cases of people sincerely repenting at the end of their lives, I would hope that it takes more than 'yikes, I'm dying so I better become born again' in which one is only saying the words to avoid punishment. And.... if I were to find myself in 'Heaven' with people who are as hateful as certain of his followers are, then that frankly would not be my idea of Heaven.

Clearly Obama is to blame.

Good grief, you'd think he was Franz Ferdinand the way they're talking. I believe somebody mentioned that he's getting the Horst Wessel treatment? Sounds about right.

..and they tried to blame it on a Communist plot, which was disproven. I'm pretty sure that the real culprit(s) was never definitely proved.

I'm guessing my decision to not watch the video was the best one for me, from the sounds of it.

Unfortunately I feel like this is where we're headed. People are going to be dying already, or at least losing everything they have. As the old song goes, "when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose."

I figured he was either a liar or an idiot, if he's saying that 'doesn't sound like Drumpf.'

Yes-Spain's reign of totalitarianism lasted longer than the Axis powers.

Operation Paperclip did result in a lot of German scientists being allowed into the US, and some of them had been doing work for the Nazis so.... yeah. It's definitely something to remember.

I have a feeling Drumpf is not a supporter of Amtrak.

That's the one, yes. At least Kraft is saying the 'right' things, though I still don't trust him.