Iâm moving to a cave somewhere and becoming a hermit. Our âcivilizationâ deserves to fall at this point.
I have similar sentiments; if not for my kid and all the other truly innocent beings in this world, Iâd say to hell with our society - "nuke the sucker from orbit "and start over from scratch; âitâs the only way to be sure.â
Yeah, there is that. I have a 14 year old daughter and a 5 year old granddaughter so giving up isnât really an option at this pointâŚ
Okay, hereâs a cool win on all of this. My daughterâs roommate has had the courage as a result of the #metoo hashtag to come forward about a boy on campus who harmed her. I am super impressed with how the school is handling this. Until the situation is fully investigated and resolved, she has been moved for the remainder of the semester to a room that is near the campus police; it has a locked bathroom. We are making a difference for our daughters!!!
WooHoo!!
Here is the text of the latest accusation against Roy âIâm Righteouser Than Youâ Moore:
What gets me is despite being a survivor of sexual assault, she still voted for Hair Gropenfuhrer.
thatâs christian home schooling all over. they seem to have a fundamentally (oops) different moral code. one made from bits and pieces of the bible, without any particularly unifying thread.
they cannot expose them to society at large because it would âcorruptâ the arbitrary rules theyâve learned.
groups like the amish seem a bit different. they arenât trying to convert people, gain political power, or grab money. they seem to be attempting to live out their beliefs in a logically consistent way. for them itâs not a means to an end.
or, maybe philip k dick was right. religion is just a mind virus from an alien planet. and weâre all doomed for it. there are days that seems to make the most sense.
Thatâs basically Protestantism.
In order to construct a narrative that is even half way logical it is necessary to cherry pick. Even (indeed especially) in the New Testament.
The Catholic Church has solved this with âtraditionâ and âmetaphorâ, but Protestants who, remember, claim that everybody is able to read and understand the Bible, have a bit of a problem. A problem similar to the one you would have if you combined an alchemical textbook and a modern chemistry textbook and then told people everything in it was equally true. (The same doesnât go for astrology and astronomy because they only overlap on observation.)
Is it Throwback Thursday yet?
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Given his situation and how âwellâ that defense has worked for people only accused of minor traffic offenses, that seems like less of a âhail maryâ and more like a âpoint gun directly at foot and pull until itâs emptyâ move.
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, Taney had ruled that only white men could be citizens. The 14th Amendment overturned that. So the âSovereign Citizenâ vs. â14th Amendment Citizenâ distinction boils down to âwhite men who support white supremacyâ vs. âany other citizensââŚ
Her photo was a pretty compelling testament to her story, I thought.
I think itâs instructive how differently itâs playing out, compared to other people whoâve been accused. No counter accusations, no weaselly half-denials, just a straight apology and call for his own investigation.
[edit:] I hope this goes without saying, but just to be safe: thatâs not to say it excuses things or that there should be no repercussions. Just that the way itâs being handled looks (so far, at least) much straighter.
This notion of âItâs Alabama âŚâ is very dangerous. Iâve been inactive on this board and others for months because Iâm actively campaigning for Doug Jones. I live here in Alabama and even I want to throw the baby out with the bath water sometimes regarding this noisome state, but given the breadth and depth of allegations of women from all states and walks of life, it ainât just another thing we can pin on the ignorant South. Sure, Iâm terrified that Moore or another write-in candidate will win or that the national GOP will find an antiquated loophole through which to jump. But, I ainât stopping my own stumping for Jones, nor do I think we can easily compartmentalize into âItâs the Southâ, âItâs the casting/newscaster/political couch.â
Until a state actually succeeds in seceding, itâs these United States and what happens in Maine or Oklahoma or Oregon does affect us all. To pretend otherwise is how we got in this mess.
Letâs take heart in the first transgendered person being elected in Virginia and contribute to each otherâs campaigns.
BTW, weâve missed you!
Itâs not just the South, itâs not just Republicans or Democrats or Hollywood, itâs anywhere you have a person who does not see another person as their equal.
Saying âitâs Alabamaâ is just as damaging, because it avoids acknowledging the good people there (like you!) who are trying so hard in a corrupt system. And youâre right: it does affect everybody, because what the get away with in Alabama will be tried in Alaska and Utah and Mississippi and New York, and it will be tweaked just enough to get it up and running before reverting to its most damaging form.
Up here, we had Harper, who was bad. Next time it could be Scheer, who is worse. How long before âitâs just Canadaâ becomes the thing? âItâs justâŚâ is just another form of âit canât happen here.â It can and will if good people do nothing.
