Completely agree,and Donald Trump despicable and disgusting comments shows how unhinged,unfit and dangerous he is,and should never be allowed to step foot in the White House again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
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Completely agree,and Donald Trump despicable and disgusting comments shows how unhinged,unfit and dangerous he is,and should never be allowed to step foot in the White House again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
If any regular citizen of the United States said cruel,despicable,disgusting comments and making threats against prosecutors,federal judges and their staffs,and intimidating witnesses from corporating like Donald Trump has said and done,they would have been arrested by the FBI and put in a federal prison. IMHO Federal Prosecutors,Judges and District Attorneys needs to send a very strong message that nobody is above the law,by putting him in prison during the trial.
Agreed!Quote:
Originally Posted by KnightHawk 2.0
Plenty of reasons for Blacks, Hispanics, and Jewish Americans to go Independent or another party outside of the Republican and Democrat.
There's already a large constituent of Republican Hispanics (hence why Texas has been hard to flip) and now with a lot of anti-semitism brewing within the Democrat party, what incentive is there for Jewish Americans to continue to vote Democrat?
It was the Democrat Party's President, LBJ who took sides with Israel against the Arabs in 1967, a strategic alliance that has not changed since then. It was a Democrat -Jimmy Carter- who presided over the Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel in 1979, and another, Clinton who brought Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat to the table to sign the 1993 Treaty. I don't know if the membership of the Party has gone rogue, but I doubt it, and anyway the behaviour of Netanyahu over the last few years has caused a lot of dissent among American Jews, many of who are Liberal where Netanyahu is a Nationalist or even a Fascist if you consider some of his policies, even if designed to win the lunatic fringes, but then there was a time when Likud was a party of terrorists and lunatics.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFanti
And where do American Jews stand on social policy ?--probably closer to the DP on issues like climate change and abortion, than the GOP.
The more pertinent question is, why would any Black American vote for a nauseating Racist like Donald Trump? And when he calls Americans 'Vermin', having previously described his 'Fellow Americans' as 'scum', and Hillary Clinton as a 'skank' -why would any American vote for this pathetic, whining loser?
Are Jews Facing the Prospect of Another Holocaust?
I Survived the Holocaust. It's Starting to Feel Like the 1930s Again | Opinion
https://www.newsweek.com/i-survived-...pinion-1843328
Despite Hamas' Best Efforts, the Holocaust Is Not Back | Opinion
https://www.newsweek.com/hamas-attac...pinion-1840337
Number of Israelis murdered by Hamas, 1,200.
Palestinians murdered by Christians protected by the IDF in Sabra and Chatila camps in Lebanon in 1982, 3,500.
If the word used for the first is 'Holocaust' what word describes the second?
Are the Pro-Palestine protests going to get worse - or have they peaked? 🤔💭
Top House Democrats evacuated from DNC headquarters as police clash with protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/15/polit...ted/index.html
And your evidence for this is what? Or are you simply equating concern for the rights and lives of Palestinians with anti-Semitism?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFanti
Fascinating times!
Pro-Palestinian protests evacuated the DNC, stopped traffic on the Bay Bridge and are following Joe Biden around the country
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/16/polit...ers/index.html
This man is clearly nuts, but other than asking how he was invited to speak at a rally for Israel, the real question is how representative of American Christian is he? Not least because one reads in other places that church attendances are in decline, and more Americans are secular than before -perhaps people hear they are in the 'end times' and about to die, and think -yes I like the sound of eternal life, but maybe later?
These Evangelicals Are Cheering the Gaza War as the End of the World (yahoo.com)
Ghana: towards the creation of a reparations fund for slavery
https://www.africanews.com/2023/11/1...d-for-slavery/
Mr Fanti, do you agree with me that Capitalism is a form of slavery, which means that Slavery still exists, and that we are all Slaves?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFanti
And Mr Fanti, why should I give as much as a dime to the corrupt regimes in Africa and the Caribbean which treat their own citizens like dirt, in which same sex relations are illegal, and violence, often fatal, the most common reaction to a transgendered person?
I understand Reparations as an intellectual act that presents the history of slavery with the aim of concluding it was morally wrong then, and remains morally wrong today, but it is a movement of the Present, not the Past, because we cannot today be held responsible for what happened in the past if the aim is to find a mechanism that will right that wrong, be it financial or political.
After the First World War, the British occupied and through the League of Nations created the Mandated Territory of Palestine, denying its population the right to rule themselves and choose their own government, and we see how the consequences of those decisions have evolved since 1917- but can we use the facts of the Past to change the Present?
The Guardian explored Reparations as part of its examination of the links between Manchester and its Cotton Industry and Slavery, though the article on Reparations by Olivette Otele is a useful primer in why so much of the 'debate' on Reparations is insulting garbage, you can find it here-
Cotton Capital | The Guardian
Should the Black population descended from African slaves undo their history, and reclaim their heritage by returning to Africa? What do you say to your fellow Americans who think you should 'go back to Africa'?
The financial computation of slavery for its victims is beyond mathematics, what we have is a shameless exercise by corrupt individuals to transfer large sums of money from Europe and America so a few fat cats can build themselves more villas and hire more servants to do their laundry, buy more fancy goods, send their children to exclusive schools -in Europe and America of course- and park as much of their Reparations cash as they can in offshore bank accounts.
At this level, Reparations really are just a scam. What people want is an equality of opportunity and an equality of outcome, to share in the proceeds of their labour now, and that applies to the Govt of Jamaica and Angola as anywhere else. What can Reparations today possibly mean for the population of Haiti, where surviving from day to day is top of the agenda? The shocking history of Haiti is surely an object lesson in how not to treat human beings -by the owners of the Slaves and the Plantations, by Napoleon and the French, by the inheritors of the State. Reparations as finance cannot make Haiti a place worth living in.
List of 66 countries where homosexuality is illegal (76crimes.com)
Being LGBTI in Jamaica [Final].pdf (undp.org)
2022 Corruption Perceptions Index: Explore the… - Transparency.org
ISRAEL IS A BEACON FOR GAY RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
https://israelforever.org/blog/israe...e_middle_east/
Be honest, Mr Fanti, did you read the article you have linked? While few would deny that half of Israel has no problem with same sex relationships, the other half think it is an abomination. But, aside from the title of the website you have linked, this statement in its opening paragraph stands as a mockery of all it says, suggesting you are either ignorant, or just a troll. And to what end?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFanti
"While no democracy is perfect, Israel is the embodiment of what all those who believe in basic human rights want the Middle East to be."
Some Christian Nationalists headed down to Mar-a-Lago to see the atheist they so admire (Speaker Johnson was also there). One of them justified his belief the USA should be a Christian Theocracy, thus
"“We don’t just ‘preach Jesus.’ We preach what Jesus preached. He preached the Kingdom … What’s the King over? Everything. Everything. Including the governmental and political realm.”
Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence at Mar-a-Lago (rollingstone.com)
And yet, and yet....this is what Jesus has been quoted as saying, in response to questions posed to him by Pontius Pilate
My kingdom is not of this world (The Gospel According to John, 18:36). Oops!
Or, my Kingdom is not the United States of America.
They also missed a few other things that Jesus preached:
"You shall love your neighbour as yourself"
"The meek shall inherit the earth"
"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you"
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of needle that for a rich man to enter God's kingdom"
If Jesus returned would these people deride him as "woke"?
I don't know about 'woke', but my guess is he would not last long before being assassinated, or bumped off by the Church, be it the Catholic, the Anglican or the myriad churches of America, all addicted to money and fancy clothes and fabulous homes -following a man who owned no property, seems to have disliked money and its impact on people, and dressed simply. What, I wonder would he make of 'his priests' parading around in silk hats, embroidered robes, velver slippers and no, he doesn't want private jet or a giant tv set.Quote:
Originally Posted by filghy2
They would never be able to tolerate his humility, his simplicity -as for loving your enemies....isn't that the hardest thing to do?
It looks like Geert Wilders may be the next Prime Minister in the Netherlands, as his party has the largest share of seats in the Dutch Parliament. He has failed to win more than 30% of the vote, I believe his share is around 24%. Also, because he can only form a Govt as part of a Coalition, it is not clear on what he is going to compromise. He has toned down some of the anti-Islam rhetoric he has used in the past, and even if he succeeds in getting Parliament to agree to a referendum on the Netherlands membership of the EU it is unlikely to succeed. That said, as part of the Schengen Zone, if the Dutch are really that bothered by immigration, and other parties in the EU of a similar view dominate the Parliament after next June's elections, immigration may be the hottest topic.
How this translates into policy I don't know. The failure of the UK on leaving the EU to 'take back control' in the sense that immigration from India and other non-EU countries is three times what the Conservative Govt said it should be in 2019, suggests that there is actually a need for immigrant labour, and as Capitalism rules, so I don't see much real action across Europe to change it dramatically.
That said, yet again the Left in Europe is not attracting voters, which does rather beg the question why 'the Left' is being blamed for so many problems.
Geert Wilders’ win in Dutch election is a boon for Europe’s far right (ft.com)
Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins dramatic victory - BBC News
Cheap labor: Are tech giants exploiting Ugandans?
https://www.dw.com/en/cheap-labor-ar...ans/a-67529209
Yes of course, because that is how Capitalism works. You can either take an amoral view as the means by which capital investment makes a profit by exploiting human labour, or you could take the view once posed in an exam question for a Politics degree: Marxism is a form of moral indignation. Discuss.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrFanti
Then there is the other angle, why Americans have been so interested in Uganda -or more particularly, those so-called 'Evangelical Christians' of the kind that went into Eastern Nigeria when the Biafra Secession failed, and the 'new Russia' after the end of the USSR, always looking for more recruits for the End Times, exploiting people who have come close to it.
In Uganda, they have so influenced the Govt that same sex relations are now a capital offence, and at least one man has been arrested for the offence, though not yet executed, which would be an odd position for a Christian to take, but probably not the American/Ugandan kind.
Maybe have a word or two with your African brothers?
Uganda's anti-LGBT laws: Man faces death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' - BBC News
Uganda’s Controversial “Anti-Homosexuality Act” Includes Possibility of Death Sentence | Death Penalty Information Center
Two contrasting aspects of the US Constitution that beg the question: what does the Constitution say, and what does it mean, and are the always the same? It appears to be the case that being 'open to interpretation' means contrary things, but surely you know what the intention was behind the text?
This one suggests there are American who think the rot started with the 14th Amendment, reached a low in the 1960s- but thinks it is being true to the Constitution
‘Archaic’: the Tennessee town that made homosexuality illegal | Tennessee | The Guardian
This one defends the 14th, for what did it intend to do?
‘It has to be done’: can Reconstruction-era laws hold Trump and allies accountable? | Law (US) | The Guardian
Why do right-wing populist types have such a thing for weird hair styles?
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So, Piers Morgan, the Champion of THE TRUTH, has named the Royals who are alleged to have made racist comments about 'Baby Archie', emphasising, of course, that he does not think the author(s) of this smear are telling THE TRUTH.
Could this be Piers Morgan elevating a certain Piers Morgan onto the pedestal of Righteous Indignation, that anyone dare smear the Royal Family of being Racist?
Could this dastardly, anti-British, anti-Royal campaign be led by an American who never understood the Monarchy, who did not get what she wanted, who refused to go on a date with, er, Pier Morgan?
Judge for yourself, as the Prince of Lightness shines a light on the forbidden names, having told you in advance they are innocent without the evidence.
Piers Morgan reveals the alleged 'royal racists' named in Dutch book - YouTube
Republican George Santos expelled from Congress in bipartisan vote | George Santos | The Guardian
Maybe he will make the trip to Florida, kiss the ring of DJT (and he may have lots of experience kissing rings), and be named VP nominee when the time comes, though right now the only way Trump can run is an an independent, given Haley's Comet is blazing, as De Santis sinks into the Atlantic.
Good riddance to that a fraud and imposter George Santos,that's exactly what he'll do and he is very good at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Maybe Mr Johnson will propose re-naming the institution in Ohio 'Trump University' to honour his idol? I can see JD Vance jumping for joy at the news. Scary.
A university made a MAGA congressman its president. Is it a sign of things to come in higher ed? (msn.com)
Indeed it is very scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
The orange menace and sore loser Donald Trump was at it again,making false claims that Joe Biden destroys democracy,when in reality that is exactly what Donald Trump did when he and his enablers in congress and the senate tried to overturn the 2020 Election,and inciting an insurrection in attempt to stay in power all because he lost. When somebody shows you who they are believe them, because he's telling people what he is going to do if he wins a second term. And people shouldn't only be worried about what will happen if win the 2024 election,they should also be worried about what will happen if he loses again,and we saw how he reacted the last time.
EU dealt with 'immediate Swexit' threat as bloc warned not to push 'too far' with powers
https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...eu-exit-swexit
Number of executive orders signed by each U.S. president from 1789 to 2023
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...cutive-orders/
The Washington Post had an article about how the Right is elevating “detransitioners” in an effort to fight against trans rights and legal acceptance.
Remember when Republicans said they were “the party of personal responsibility”? Now it’s apparently okay to blame society when you regret your life choices, at least when it comes to trans people.
File “personal responsibility” in the same dumpster as other core conservative principles that have been trashed in the Trump era, like “family values”, “no judicial activism” “free market economics” “law & order”, “deficit reduction” etc.
Oops, the article is in the NYTimes:
“How a Few Stories of Regret Fuel the Push to Restrict Gender Transition Care”
In the campaign to ban gender therapies for minors, Republicans have amplified a group of activists who no longer identify as transgender, overriding objections from transgender people and medical experts
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/u...sultPosition=1Quote:
When Missouri lawmakers took up bills to ban transition care for minors, Chloe Cole, an activist from California, traveled to Jefferson City to offer her story as Exhibit A.
After living as a transgender boy for years and getting a mastectomy at 15, Ms. Cole says she felt stifled by a male identity and distraught by her body’s changes. She decided to detransition, returning to her female identity.
She also decided to speak out. She has told her story in Florida, and in Idaho, Kansas, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah. Republican lawmakers typically listen attentively, sometimes in tears. In March, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida relayed Ms. Cole’s story in his State of the State address, while she received a standing ovation.
My guess is like Alex Jones he will string the case out with appeals and not pay a dime. The man has nothing but contempt for the truth and the law, in this he is a true Republican leaving dishonour and destruction wherever he goes, and really doesn’t care.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67723332
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...famation-trial
Completely Agree 100%,that is exactly what the right wing loving pile of shit Alex Jones will do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Find a woman- an American citizen- in distress, and make her suffer. When she needs compassion and professional help, be cruel, be merciless as you make her life more distressing and miserable. And then threaten those professionals with the violence of the law as it takes a baseball bat to crush medical opinion and the freedom of doctors to recommend the best treatment for their fellow American.
Ken-Paxton-Pain has no shame in being the standard bearer of American Cruelty, he can do no other when faced with a woman in distress, I guess it is the whole point of being Texas where pregnant women become the slaves of mass murdering Christians who hand out military grade guns and kiddie shredder bullets to any lunatic who wants to slaughter Americans.
Will the US ever become a country where being kind is a virtue, and the basis of health care? I doubt it.
https://time.com/6510970/abortion-texas-case/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/black-ohio...130529225.html
But ... God is good, they say? Attachment 1440199
And so the Christian man skipped another part of a nonsensical book, and sometimes he tried to distract people who pointed it out by making funny faces, and mumbling something about some lord working in mysterious ways.
“…quite obviously surreptitiously passing around USB ports as if they're vials of heroin or cocaine".
So obvious but the man cannot produce a shred of evidence to prove he is right, because what is obvious is Giuliani’s contempt for the Constitution, contempt for the voters of Georgia, contempt for Georgia’s election workers, contempt for the rule of law, and contempt for the Truth.
Obviously a contemptuous liar.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2466244.html
Interesting how the Left slams Christianity and the Right slams Islam...
But neither of them slams them both....
Ah, ‘the left’, a convenient label for those who March on demonstrations and make a lot of noise, mostly emotional mostly devoid of rational argument or historical knowledge.
Marx dismissed religion as the ‘opium of the people’, while some of your Black brothers and sisters have embraced both Islam, and the weird concoction invented by ‘Wallace Fard’ and Elijah Mohammed and re-branded by Louis Farrakhan.
Religion in the US is a multi billion dollar industry, maybe that should prompt your questions and who knows, provide you with some answers.