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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Uncle View Post
    Debatable.
    Hallucination.
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    Quote Originally Posted by katzgar View Post
    The Republican positions have all been dealt with by the American electorate. you got kicked out of the house you got kicked out of the Senate and you got kicked out of the White House. You need to go on retreat somewhere and figure out why you guys are such losers.
    Denial of history.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello Jarod,



    I did not give this OP a 'Thanks' because true forgiveness doesn't come with conditions.
    You do not forgive. How would you know?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello CASPER,



    I also want nothing to do with people whose only purpose here seems to be to unload on liberals in a very nasty way. Had my fill of that years ago. And it really just gets sad and boring. What a total downer.

    But I still wish them well. I hold no animus. No, I don't want anything bad to happen to them or anyone. I instead wish they would wise up and open their eyes and learn how to relate to others with whom they may disagree in a more positive way. That would really be the best thing for America.

    The interesting thing is that this notion of wishing well to one's adversaries is usually seen as a Christian value, (although many self-proclaimed Christians never seem to grasp the concept,) but to me as a non-Christian it is simply logical. The whole world would be better off if everyone had benevolent feelings towards others.

    Conversely, wishing ill will toward others is bad karma. What goes around comes around. So the best way to treat the matter is to distance oneself from abrasive individuals while also wishing them well. It is the most logical approach to build a better life, a better America and a better world.
    You do not forgive. Hypocrisy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello CASPER,



    I originally stumbled onto the idea of wishing one's adversaries well when a college buddy and I embarked on a habit of playing chess. We quickly found out that he was a much better player than I was, easily winning game after game.

    Then he did something that I considered strange. He began to give me pointers and tips. My playing improved and eventually I was able to beat him sometimes.

    I asked him why he would help me when it ended up causing him to lose.

    He said that by helping me it also helped him. If I made a better opponent, it challenged him more and caused him to consider strategies that he had never thought of.

    By continually challenging one another, we both improved.

    btw, the first thing to know about playing better chess is to immediately go after the center 4 squares. If you control those 4 squares in the center of the board you control the whole board.

    And the next thing to know is that if you get an advantage in having more pieces on the board, then begin sacrificing your own trading them for you opponents pieces of equal value. That way you can go from a 16-15 advantage down to 2-1.

    Just those two concepts makes anybody a far better player.

    All I did was apply that approach to life.

    Basic logic.

    And that is why it is fruitless to wish ill will towards nasty chat room posters.
    Hypocrisy.,
    "The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
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    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
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    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Unity = "I will be better if you are better."

    And, scaling that up to the we/they theory, WE will be better if THEY are better.

    After that, all we have to do is work out national policy based on the input of liberals and conservatives.

    Creating a more perfect union is a snap!

    Let's get to it, shall we?
    Ignore lists are not a perfect union. Censorship is not a unity. Hypocrisy.
    "The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
    "Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
    "Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoliTalker View Post
    Hello Jarod,



    Makes sense.

    But then how could there be true unity without forgiveness?

    Unity means everyone has some skin in the game. Making demands but being unwilling to make concessions does not lead to unity.

    Do you want unity or not?
    You do not forgive. Hypocrisy.
    "The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
    "Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
    "Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    "Evs are much safer from fires" -- Nordberg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bull&Terrier View Post
    please to esplain this shit:
    He's a quack, imaging himself to be some 'expert' in psychiatry, itself quackery and junk science. Unfortunately, such people have caused a LOT of damage to many individuals.
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    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
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    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    50 GOP Senators means nothing to me.

    We don't need them at all to recover the economy.

    We can leave them behind.
    Denial of the Constitution of the United States.
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    "Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
    "Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Uncle View Post
    What do 51 or more Republican Senators do for ya?

    Anyone who's been in a successful relationship knows nobody likes being taken for granted. There's an old business saying about being careful of the toes you are stepping on today because they might be attached to the ass you're kissing tomorrow.

    Diplomacy has a part here...although I prefer my definition of the dog and the rock.

    If the Democratic party is serious about unity, like in a successful relationship, they'll show it. Protecting the nation from ever seeing again their own Capitol overrun by fantacial insurrectionists, much less them having been sent their by a sitting President, should be a top bipartisan priority behind COVID and it's economic impact on the nation.
    Hallucinations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Uncle View Post
    Zero. All the insurrectionists believed their leader Trump and thought they were saving the nation. This was fanaticism pure and simple with Trump as the Cult leader handing out the Kool-Aid.
    Hallucinations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    Nothing.

    Literally nothing.

    That's what they did the last time they had 51+ seats...nothing.

    So I'm not concerned or worried that I'm missing out on wonderful ideas from the same people who tried to insurrect against our government, and did absolutely nothing for us when they had control.
    Denial of history. Denial of the Constitution of the United States.
    "The atmosphere is among the factors that determines the Earth's atmosphere." --ZenMode
    "Donald has failed in almost every endeavor he has attempted. " --floridafan
    "Abortion is not a moral issue. " --BidenPresident
    "Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
    "Even after being vaccinated, you shed virus particles." --Jerome
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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    I'm 100% on board with Republicans compromising for unity's sake.

    But they aren't.
    I won't compromise with an oligarchy implementing fascism.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    They have. Biden showed it yesterday in his speech. Then McConnell went on the floor of the Senate and made threats.

    So much for unity.
    Issuing proclamations and implement fascism is not unity. Your 'unity' is censorship, forced beliefs, government by thumbscrew. Fuck you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LV426 View Post
    Here's the thing, though, Dutch...the Republicans supported that insurrection.

    So how do you unify with that?
    Inversion fallacy.
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