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  1. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this @brnbk. I bet you describe the default, but is it as it should be? To take an extreme example, is it my doctor’s job to write my living Will? I think Most people would agree that it is not a doctors role to make your choices for you. I see it more as a collaborative model where the doctor may have strong recommendations (e.g., prescriptions, but those recommendations don’t usurp your bodily autonomy. I bet doctor-patient relationships fall all over the spectrum as to how long a leash patients give their doctors. I know I think My doctor is there for ME, I am not there for my doctor. Interested to see how others view their doctors’ roles…
  2. @BlindRawFucker1 curious to know if you’d have a reaction to the substance of @harrysmith25’s point if it were rewritten something to the effect of (apologies in advance @harrysmith25 if I mangle your meaning) “they’d all have to be exhibiting a complete inability to act in a consistent intelligible manner.” Any dispute of the point that was being made?
  3. @tallslenderguy, this really resonated with me as a great background on the current political landscape. even though folks may perceive my comments as more likely to be right than left i'd argue that it seems to offer a relatively non-partisan explanation. it does seem to offer some demystification. thanks very much for sharing.
  4. I think this is a very interesting point @tallslenderguy . However, I struggle to see the morality of putting these costs on the back of the taxpayer when they end up as massive corporate profits for big pharma especially. It does seem like a waste to slash and burn programs that generate value but I’d like to see that as leverage at least in negotiations on drug prices and other consumer goods that benefit from this tax redistribution.
  5. I think you have a great point @tallslenderguy it’s always incredibly reductionistic to speak about giant groups in short sentences. I’m sure you’re right that many Democrats didn’t feel particularly well represented (this is not intended to be a partisan point true of Republicans and even my party the Libertarians). I regret structuring the headline I created without more laser focus. I was reacting to memories of conversations with a small sample of Democrats I spoke with many in my family who seemed almost programmed to regurgitate talking points. I don’t think only Democrats do this BTW think a large cohort of partisans of any stripe put loyalty to the group over loyalty to truth. Another dynamic I was pressing in particular was Jake Tapper’s behavior. He sets himself up as a trusted partner of truth but clearly (IMHO) obfuscated for years about Biden’s mental health and now when it’s obvious he was either lying or in deep denial…. ….&nb When someone does that to me I write them off as unreliable (much as many Republicans did to Nixon). If my initial post doesn’t inspire introspection among my Demo-bros I will only have my self and my bludgeon-style prose to blame.
  6. My mom suffered from dementia and died last October. She progressed from forgetting how to make coffee to chasing the little real versions of NaNaNa that were 2 years old. Even though I became the pretend NaNaNa last year, I knew that mom loved me. You can still love someone and not lie about them. Democrats, were you really not able to tell? If you couldn’t, do you really think Jill Ashley Hunter and Camilla (and of course, closer to home, Kamala) were unable to tell? How do you think your ability to tell or not reflects the trustworthiness of 1) your judgement; 2) the judgement of your preferred media; and 3) the trust anyone would put in your party going forward? am I just being mean. or does credibility have a value outside of the partisan chorale (yes chorale with falsetto cows mooing in high octaves)? would you invite Jake Tapper to moo at your funeral? maybe it’s time for a Whig revival…
  7. Hi @brnbk, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I saw her speak, and her concern was for the effect of the MRNA vaccine on her pregnancy and her fetus. She also was a strong advocate of medical freedom and believed that each of us owns our own health, and that doctors are advisors but do not get to take over our health choices. If your suspicion is correct, this would still put her at odds with the US Federal guidance of that era that natural immunity is inferior to the Pfizer or Moderna shot. Can you help explain how you are making sense of whether or not she already had COVID? I agree with you that it is important to read between the lines, but I am having a hard connecting the dots on your hypothesis. Thank you!
  8. [think before following links] https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/top-fda-official-discloses-she-never-received-covid-19-vaccine
  9. I think the Clinton Administration still ranks higher in terms of the number of Feds furloughed. As a former Fed, I was sickened by the number of people who express sympathy for me rather than sympathy for the taxpayers that overpay for a 25th annual date with the government. I can definitely appreciate that other countries find Trump’s style a bit oafish, but I’m surprised they haven’t realized that he’s talking a mean game until he sees that they’re coming to the table. Amen to that. If the President has determined that he can get results for less than Congress gave him, he’s behaving EXACTLY like a CEO of a Fortune 50 company. Huzzah! And love the chart!
  10. Hi NWUSHorny, just checking to see whether you are going to affirm your position that MAGA people of all stripes “always” believe they are the real victims…? Very respectfully this comes across as hyperbole. Perhaps you were triggered to caricature a class of people? peace, NaNaNa
  11. Hi @SDCumPup, It’s been over two weeks since you wrote your smack. Although there’s an off chance that you’re still polishing your response, I’m going to conclude that you really weren’t mounting a substantial argument, you were just expressing a dislike and maybe listening to your gut more than your scientific savvy. I ‘m a big fan of people who listen to their gut. I’m also a big fan of scientific savvy. It’s a really good idea to know oneself and the difference between gut and savvy before one picks up the pen.
  12. [think before following links] https://daily.jstor.org/the-myth-of-the-papal-toilet-chair/
  13. what?¿? I knew about the smoke coming out of the Vatican but not the testicle fondling part… any references?
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