Comments on: Terrorists

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 03:25:12 +0000

That is the big question when looking at candidates for President – why would you trust with nuclear weapons? I am not a happy camper when I hear Senators or Presidential candidates talking like they were in North Korea.

You start with fear and then after you have enough people frightened enough, you use that to steer those people toward hatred. If you tell lies that play on biases and prejudices, you can fool a fair number of people all of the time and get them to do very evil things.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 06:08:52 +0000

Oh yeah, one thing that infuriates me totally -- the Muslim population of Dearborn Michigan held an anti-ISIS rally. The right-wingers then circulated photos of this rally, claiming that it was a *PRO*-ISIS rally. Because. I don't know how much of this is fear, and how much of it is just pure blinding hatred of brown people. This nation has a long and sad heritage of hatred of brown people, who are supposed to be property, not people in the minds of far too many Americans, and I don't fool myself that a few Civil Rights laws have changed that.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 06:04:57 +0000

A nuclear armed joke. With ten carrier task forces each of which have the ability to sink the entirety of any other nation’s surface navy without breathing hard.

Somehow I don’t think you should be laughing. Crazy people with nukes. Some joke. 🙁

In other news, Sikhs are getting their usual load of cr*p from all this nonsense, from Sikhs having security guards demand they remove their turbans, to Homeland Security being called on a Sikh who asked the price of two cartons of AR-15 shells, to a Sikh kid being jailed for three days on charges of “making a terrorist threat” because a bully claimed he had a bomb. Crazy sh*t. And not all of it happening in Texas. Most of it, granted, but not all of it.

SIGH.

I keep telling people here in the Bay Area that they’re making a mistake if they think the rest of the USA is like here, it’s not, it’s gone totally cray-cray. They don’t believe me. It’s so *sane* here, other than the housing prices (gulp!). Well. That’s just how it is.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 05:08:39 +0000

Caption I posted was: So how come so Many arrogant fools get it so wrong, and yet become so wealthy? Huh?

OT: Just started raining here… Hope it continues awhile! Usually only lasts less than 20 min’s.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 04:52:05 +0000

As for predictions – a coin toss is only wrong half the time, an average that most pundits would love to have. 🙂

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:45:20 +0000

Ohhhh… We used to “think” the USA was a joke… But I think I can safely say most of the World is now certain. But hey, we and others are catching up fast! 🙁

OT: Thanks m8. 🙂

It’s pretty hot out. Got up to 42C yesterday. Unfortunately, I had a Doc app’t and some errands. I caught the worst of it, but I made sure to wear my faveorite Kangaroo hide hat & drink plenty of water. 🙂 I was so greatful for my overkill A/C when I got home &my new fridge/freezer well stocked with cold drinks & ice! Gotta have priorities, right? 😉

It was 36C a couple hours ago, but seems to be dropping quickly, about 33C now.

You stay warm m8! 😀

Here… I came across this for my Pinterest board. Made me chuckle for the first time in a while, maybe you & others will also. 🙂

“It’s just a fad” – 13 Tech Prediction Failures

Enjoy! 😀

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:06:35 +0000

OT: Stay safe, M8. Your bushfires are sounding brutal and the loss of homes is even worse at Christmas, whether from bushfires in Oz or electrical fires in Christmas trees in the US.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 02:16:47 +0000

And they wonder why people think the US is a joke …

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:43:04 +0000

I hear you Bryan.

When I first read your post, I really thought it was some kind of joke. So I checked around the ‘net to discover it wasn’t a joke.

I have to say, even I find this difficult to believe, though part of me knows nothing really surprises me any more.

Yeah… The future is not looking too bright right now.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:55:48 +0000

The scary part, Kryten, is that the majority of these bedwetters probably own firearms. I have serious doubts as to whether this country could raise a new infantry division that could be depended on in the event of a real war. With parents this frightened, the kids are not going to have a lot of confidence.