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True, we don't want to misunderstand and thinks it means Old People... LOL

X banned me. (I have not a clue why) So it's a moot point and frankly, I don't care for it or any of the other places out there. True I can't look at whatever image or video one sent me to go see, but somehow I think I'll get through my day just fine without it. We're having this conversation here on BZ. We have the penchant amongst "us' to write to others here saying "let's take this conversation to (name your platform here, there are many)". At one time I allowed myself to get sucked into that. Now my phone is cleaner with few unnecessary aps to maintain and to be a future exposure to identity theft. X is as I observe from afar just a cesspool. If one want to dig for pearls amongst the turds, have at it boys.... 🙂

True on the goal. And yet when we read human history, there are often despots who take our species in directions most of us don't want. Over thousands of years that has never changed.

@nanana man things just aren't as black and white as you paint. One conclusion does not equal every other conclusion. While believe what you will about me, just because you write it doesn't make it true. I believe those who actually want nuclear war simply want humans time on earth to be over. And ultimately that will probably happen. We wouldn't be the first species to die off and likely would not be the last. So I agree @fuckholedc I don't believe the end game of Putin's desire is nuclear war. But he does definitely want to grow his dominance on the world stage. We seem destined towards another world war IMO. I conclude that by considering the dynamics of the 1800's which lead to WW1 and WW2 are active again. We are still actively "solving" our problems with implements of war. And clearly there is a global power struggle afoot.

And adding to @viking8x6; we rarely get to vote for what we believe will be "the best" candidate. We're often left with what we believe is the least worst candidate; or who will do the less damage while also supporting decisions to which we agree. Our system is designed to slow down rapid changes with the idea to make those decisions more rationally and less emotionally.

I might actually rephrase the question from blaming Dems to "why is Putin so intent on starting WW3"?

Thanks @viking8x6 You and I have already discussed my desire to reward you (admitted, the reward will be mutual) for your work. Well, yeah, OK, I would do those things with you regardless. 🙂 Naked hug and grope brother! Lies... Some probably yes, but I think mostly it is easy to be misinformed these days. There is a fair amount of outright wrong information; and plenty of misleading. Whether that is intentional or not is difficult to say; and perhaps it shouldn't matter.

Indeed age of consent varies by state. The sense is really on whether charges can be brought, and bottom line to that, it is less damaging to have it than not.

And in fact, knowing that ALL lives matter isn't it time for us to drop all the artificial battles and start looking at where and how we can benefit each other?

@nanana honestly I think the same lying case can be made for Republicans as well. The democrats lied and thus, implicitly you believe the Republicans didn't? Listen again then...

@nanana my friend, I think you misread BootmanLA's post then. He didn't assert that Poole got his ideas from Russia. He said Poole was funded (unknowingly) from Russia.

George Clooney is not a "political genius". Activist? Sure. Why do you expect him to say anything?

Sounds like a good time. Depending on when the zoom is open, if I can I'll join in.

If we substitute "World to Change tomorrow" for "World to End tomorrow" in the opening premise of this thread; I think that is more descriptive of our future. I thought we pretty well established that the President Elect is unpredictable. He see's that as a strength; and for him, it is. For the rest of us? Not so much. Safe to say a lot of shit is going to happen which won't bode well for at least half of us. Hopefully we'll gain some general understanding of how each "half" of our social opinion applies to a different list of individuals; and that there are many ways to define those 'half's" all boiling down to 70 - 80 percent of us. Once we recognize each other in that way again; maybe all this insanity will settle down. We just don't know what will happen until it happens. Indeed some of the things he says he will do he does. More of them he doesn't. I doubt he is going to "lock Hilary up". But likely he will pardon his friends where he can. How will the positions he fills with friends with warped perceptions about their new domain; and I am thinking RFK here; impact how those domains continue to operate? It won't be as if a switch was suddenly turned. The ripple effect is where we are going to start to experience it. Thus, we might anticipate a new pandemic as we once again; hobble our international cooperation at containing emerging pandemics. Another late term gift to the world. History has often seen a sudden population decline. And perhaps it will be that which alters our course. Important to recall that while the President has substantial power, so also do Governors. We have deeply rooted into our governmental systems that whole, oft forgotten, states rights thing. 🙂 So much like health, there are layers of checks and balances, not just the one. Further, the R party wants more controls given to individual states and out of federal control. Further, states have counties, counties have municipalities. It isn't all done in one place here in the US. I believe as deporting is big on his mind, he may start that. However I believe many of his fellow billionaires are pretty dependent upon those immigrants to remain profitable and frankly, to stay in business. True entry level jobs for things many amongst us prefer to not do go to those immigrants. The true "American Dream" stories are the rags to riches ones. Who and how are still TBD. Attempts to reduce by legislation progress about climate issues will once again trip up. Overall as a society? Can we as a society experience a national "aw shit" moment and change our course? Time will tell. We may be reliant again upon the entertainment industry to do what "All in the Family" did in shifting social attitudes. If that can somehow break into our TikTok world... Globally, how NATO treats us will be important not only to watch, but to attempt to influence. With good reason some of our allies will take the position that America has turned against us. Fortunately the global corporations will be filling the gaps to keep their success going, even if 47 is partnering with his fellow authoritarian buddies.

Length has not been an issue for me; I've swallowed 12 easily. Girth is my Achilles heel. By 2.75 my jaws can't accommodate wider. 2.5 or less, no sweat and a pleasure when long.