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ZRod

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  1. Or just Teach's life in general.
  2. Who could have possibly seen this coming? No one!
  3. Roberts's legacy is not going to be a good one. Especially if this goes sideways, which it very well could with the way things have been stacked. We know Alito and Thomas for sure will vote in favor of Trump. Roberts could end up being the swing vote as 2 of the 3 Trump appointees will probably vote in his favor. Then again Trump's lawyers have a way of f#&%ing everything up... No big deal. Only the fate of the country's future hangs in the balance.
  4. Because we think we're better than those people over there who aren't us.
  5. It was also literally the nicest day ever in February for Michigan and most people probably didn't want to spend part of it in a voting booth
  6. I'll take it they haven't heard of the Kennedys...
  7. It's a common occurrence throughout Europe to find ordinance when you're digging. To this day there are still no-man-lands from WWI. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_rouge
  8. Or the fact that you don't have to agree with everything but you can respect a decent politician. A complete piece of s#!t, not so much.
  9. It doesn't legalize anything, someone continues to twist facts to fit their agenda.
  10. Nevermind the fact that we continue to praise sensible Republicans like Romney, Cheney, Kinzinger, etc. And long for a McCain to take hold again. None of us are happy with the Democratic party, but it's miles better than the alternative.
  11. You're continuing to argue with someone who never bother to read the report. It's useless.
  12. Living in Oakland county my primary vote doesn't mean much. Everyone voted Biden last time, except me.
  13. I don't think (at least for Ukraine) they have been deploying much armor to the front lines, it's been used more defensively. As you said there are drones everywhere, and man portable systems that could take them out easily. The only advantage for tanks is that no one has air superiority. Also, they're probably higher risk for getting stuck in the winter/early spring with the mud from thawing.
  14. It was inevitable. Hopefully the crew survived. Survivability was one of the biggest advantage of the Abrams over the Soviet made tanks. It's easier to get a new tank than it is to train a new crew.
  15. Guys and idiot. Also, do you really need to pull a gun on a guy who self immolated for over a minute?
  16. Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time!
  17. I was specifically told this was a state's rights issue, why would Congress be sponsoring this kind of legislation?
  18. Don't say "yeah" to people in the south, or call it pop.
  19. What does any of this have to do with Democrats? This is technology and AI, not politics.
  20. With record highs again it's time to start hunting for value.
  21. Does religion make our moral code or did we make it, and what exactly from our moral code and modern law do you think comes from religion? Also, I assume you're only talking about Judeo Christian religion, right? I ask because I think you come at this from a very narrow perspective given your leanings. I would argue that we've created these moral codes in order to be a functioning society. Because what I think you're going to point out won't be unique to Christianity but will be found all over the world.
  22. Congress does it. Why can't we?
  23. What a loser. I stopped shaving around college because it's just painful and I would always break out. I still keep my facial hair clean and tidy though. If my job made me shave I'd quit.
  24. We keep them for the same reason Russia did. If we get into deep s#!t something is better than nothing.
  25. To expand on my last post, and be more relevant to TGs OP, as well as Loebarth (since I was too humorous and a bit snarky last night)... I don't have a problem with religion. In fact I deeply respect those who can devoted themselves to it and are disciplined in their practice. Whether that's Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists Hindu, etc. I also think there are many wonderful aspects of religion, chief among them the sense of community/family that they foster. What I do have a problem with is forcing religion on people and claiming that their particular brand has some moral superiority (because almost every religion has a laundry list of pretty messed up things in it's history). Frankly, in my opinion, if you require religion in order to set your moral standards and definitions of dignity then you've got bigger problems. We don't need religion to tell us that we shouldn't murder, rape, and generally treat each other like s#!t. Those are just basic human principles, and actually those are just basic aspect of many sentient societies (we're not unique). There's a reason some form of the golden rule exists in almost every society and religion. It's a basic universal philosophy and a requirement for a healthy society. I think we as humans are more than capable of governing ourselves with out specific religious doctrine. I think something we are sorely missing is a welcoming and inviting country that fosters a strong sense of community no matter who you are or where you're from. A big part of that is the division that evangelical christian extremism has fostered. It's used to justify treating those who don't follow lock-step like crap, to be racist, to take away women's rights, to disenfranchise minorities, and on and on. All because they aren't "like us". It's no different than the taliban or the supreme leaders of Iran. So I guess I said all that to say, please keep religion out of the government and keep good sound philosophy based on empirical research in.
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