Re: #44 | POSTED BY MIRANDA7 AT 2022-08-02 07:07 PM

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Why does this sound like the Praetorian Guard (the personal bodyguards for Roman emperors)?

"The Praetorians were notorious kingmakers.

They assassinated thirteen Roman emperors. An astonishing rate of murders for a unit whose sole purpose was the protection of the emperor.

The unit was a major player in the webs of deceit that characterized imperial Rome, and they were willing to slaughter and install new emperors when tempted by promises of money or power. Disgruntled Praetorians famously engineered the assassination of Caligula and the selection of Claudius as his successor in A.D. 41."

" ... as they say it, Satin himself. ...
#8 | POSTED BY FISHPAW AT 2022-07-25 12:55 PM"

Given her position, maybe National Velvet would be more accurate.

Re: #40 | POSTED BY VISITOR_ AT 2022-07-23 04:21 PM

No, not the same. Even Glassdoor knows there's a difference.

How about visiting Google before visiting here again?

'He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount'.
-Chinese proverb

RE: #3 | POSTED BY TONYROMA AT 2022-07-18 09:36 PM

Sounds like the very definition of Sedition.

RE: #118 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS AT 2022-07-20 12:43 PM

Oh PUHLUEEZE! Does this even have to be said:

Even with all that monitoring (or MORE!), there'll ALWAYS be one more possibility for a conspiratorial explanation.

- "The video tapes were doctored."

- "The video tapes can't be proven to be of the actual location on the actual dates" (remember all the "faked moon landing" conspiracies?).

- "The producers of the video equipment have connections (family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, nanny, barber, etc., etc.) to the opposition party.

- "The video technicians have connections to China, because they eat Chinese food."

- Etc., etc., etc. ...

The INHERENT mistake to all of this "research" proffered by Trump supporters is that they have decided upon a conclusion and work backwards to find evidence.
Any scientist will tell you that is a classic rookie mistake.

Another classic mistake: they confuse Coincidence with Causation.

If only they'd expend as much effort regarding CRITICAL THINKING as they do with CRITICAL RACE THEORY!

Well, here we are AGAIN.

Once AGAIN, we get the same old, tired talking points:
- Nothing can be done.
- Gun ownership can't be restricted because of the US Constitution.
- There is no "middle ground". If you're for gun control, you're for total gun confiscation.

That last point is ludicrous as it is logistically impossible to confiscate ALL guns in the US (even if everyone wanted to do that!).

Years ago, I heard a comment which is just as valid today as it was then:
"Everyone (gun owner or not!) knows someone who would make them nervous if they had access to a gun (whether they already had a gun, or not!)"
THAT is the basis for effective, sane gun control.

No surprise.
Putin would probably rather have 200+ Ukrainian soldiers instead of his own troops back.

Re: #5

Like Mark -----, predictions of Russia's demise are premature.

What is glaringly obvious: Russia's military prowess has proven to be the "man behind the curtain". To paraphrase an old saying: better to be thought militarily weak, than to invade a country and remove all doubt. Unfortunately, this military "adventure" by Russia was intended to at least partially assuage the humiliation the Russian people suffered after the collapse of the Cold War. Rather than the Russian people taking a hard look at their situation, they are more likely to "double down". After all, it is easier to duped people than it is to convince them that they have been duped.