Posts by goldentrucker17

Paul Wells17 said:And who gave us the right to defend people who openly threaten our lives and want us dead?

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I mean, seriously...😵

And by that same logic, who can stop Americans from doing the exact same thing to them? Nobody.

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frozenheron25 said:Well, Hindus have their sacred cows. So what, we aren't allowed to draw caricatures of cows because we don't want to live in fear of some lunatic blowing up civilians with a bomb?

People draw caricatures of Jesus all the time and nobody throws a fit.

Sure, people in India revere cows, but there isn't some ban on drawing them. What kind of nonsense are you talking about?
And who on earth told you that nobody gets pissed off about caricatures of Jesus? Are we even living on the same planet?

frozenheron25 said:Look, nobody cares what you hang on your walls at home—that's your business.

But if your Muslim neighbor suddenly showed up at your door complaining about some art on your wall and demanding you take it down, would you just roll over and let him walk all over you?

Your analogy makes zero sense. Look, I have every right to have a cross in my home and it doesn't bother a Muslim person one bit. But if I go around drawing Muhammad with a dog's head and plastering those drawings all over the neighborhood, yeah, people are gonna want to knock some sense into me because I'd be a complete idiot for doing that.
Sorry if you can't grasp the difference between basic civil liberties and straight-up desecrating someone else's faith.
Those kinds of drawings have absolutely nothing to do with freedom.

frozenheron25 said:Look, I’m just defending the right of Americans to do whatever they want in their own damn houses.

If Muslims can't handle it, they can pack their bags and head out to the desert or maybe Canada.

I don't give a damn what they do in their own countries either.

Give me a break. Then why on earth are they drawing Muhammad, huh? It's not like he's a Dane 👎

frozenheron25 said:Oh sure, let’s just leave it up to their own whims and imagination to decide who counts as "denying" them rights, shall we?
So I guess Danes can just do whatever they want and draw whatever they feel like in their own country?

Look at this forum right now. It's like the owners of the Monitor went over to some radical site or an Iranian forum to stir the pot, because suddenly a bunch of Muslims have flooded in here to tell us who gets to "deny" what or who's allowed to say what about Islam.

Real interesting stuff...

😕 You getting a little worked up there? Who's to blame the Danes when they think it's the ultimate freedom to draw Muhammad with a dog's head.
I'm not even Muslim, but I'm certainly not defending that kind of Western mindset.

Paul Wells17 said:First off, Israel doesn't even have nuclear weapons.
2. Iran is an NPT signatory—so their whole nuclear development thing is nothing more than a glorified phase of Taqiyeh.😉

Look, I never actually said Iran *has* nukes right now. I said they *should* have them.
And honestly? They're gonna get 'em.

frozenheron25 said:The difference is, Pakistan, India, and Israel aren't being run by religious maniacs and fanatics right now.

Look, it doesn't matter what you or some person in the West thinks about the regimes or the fanatics in charge over there. It’s simple math: if Israel has the nukes, then Iran needs them too.

frozenheron25 said:Look, I'm just glad Vatican City isn't out there acting like those religious fanatics in Iran, trying to build an atomic bomb. But hey, you’re totally defending them, aren't you?

Iran should have a nuclear bomb because Israel has one right next door. It’s called a balance of terror, plain and simple.
I mean, personally, I’d love it if nobody had nukes, truly, but since Pakistan, India, and Israel are already sitting on them, I don't see why anyone can deny that same right to Iran.

frozenheron25 said:It’s not an insult; the guy is just telling it like it is.
If global Islamic dominance actually happens, you'll be the first one feeling it.

A minute ago you were acting all high and mighty saying you don't know what your words mean, and now suddenly you're an expert on what counts as an "insult"?

What are you even doing?

And what's with you acting so smart? Talking about "global Islamic dominance"? 😕
Where did you even pull that from? Why are you typing out things when it's painfully obvious you don't actually understand what they mean?

Olivia Sanders24 said:🙄

so, what's next on the "agenda"? 🙂

honestly, I have no clue. with a vocabulary as limited as yours, who can even predict what you'll spout next?

you actually got an argument this time, or are you just gonna keep attacking Islam? ☕

Olivia Sanders24 said:🙄

Don't you see the comparison? I mean—the people cutting those checks aren't officially dhimmi, but they are certainly acting like it 👎

I don't get the metaphor at all. It's gotta be some weird Zionist inside joke or something.
keep on 👍

Olivia Sanders24 said:It’s just wild how some people—honestly, those clueless types who swallow every single narrative they're fed—are out here cheering while $7.6 billion is handed over to them... and then, instead of actually fixing their own economy or investing in local infrastructure, they just go right out and buy weapons. It's such a bizarre cycle—just a total lack of foresight, really.

Oh, come on now—it’s just so much easier to live under the delusion that everyone else is obligated to foot the bill so you don't have to lift a finger—as if sitting around doing absolutely nothing is some kind of God-given right you're entitled to... 🙄

"dhimmi = the 'protected' status of Jews and Christians under Islamic rule... "

so, you're claiming Jews and Christians living in Muslim countries gave the Palestinians $7.6 billion 😕.
I honestly have no idea what point you're trying to make here 🤷

Olivia Sanders24 said:It’s just wild how some people—honestly, those clueless types who swallow every single narrative they're fed—are out here cheering while $7.6 billion is handed over to them... and then, instead of actually fixing their own economy or investing in local infrastructure, they just go right out and buy weapons. It's such a bizarre cycle—just a total lack of foresight, really.

Oh, come on now—it’s just so much easier to live under the delusion that everyone else is obligated to foot the bill so you don't have to lift a finger—as if sitting around doing absolutely nothing is some kind of God-given right you're entitled to... 🙄

"Dhimmi"? "Kafir"? Look, I consider myself a pretty educated person, but I haven't the slightest clue what kind of jargon you're spewing here. Someone give me an American translation, please.

Noah Sanchez7 said:And when exactly is Sirius in opposition to Earth? If it's once a year or maybe once every five or six years, then I definitely didn't miss the mark. 😁

I completely support the movement against ruining plants with all that crap. We just have to ruin everything with our chemicals.
Around here, that kind of sprayed, synthetic weed is called "Shipus" (no offense intended to any Albanian!), though I'm not referring to skunk there.
When we first started smoking, we mostly smoked Shipus because it was cheap and available everywhere, and I had no idea how damaging it actually was.

What’s the deal, really? Shipus hits you harder, which is seen as its "good side,"👎 but it causes much more frequent mental lapses and scattered thoughts, so you constantly lose your train of thought or forget what you were saying ten seconds ago.👎👎

Look, speaking from my own experience, just because I had a bad trip doesn't mean the weed I was smoking was laced.
That whole thing where you can't remember what you said ten seconds ago? That's just how cannabis works. It scares some people—you know, all those stories about marijuana destroying your short-term memory. And yeah, it hits the short-term stuff, but it's temporary.😍
And honestly, I've got my own theory on this. Maybe the reason weed messes with your short-term memory is because it actually allows us to see things more deeply. Think about it: short-term memory is basically just full of useless, "operational" clutter. Like what I just said, or what someone else said, or what I read, or what I ate...
When your brain finally "unloads" all that mundane, everyday noise, it can actually start functioning in a much more creative way.

goldenmason172 said:Of course purchasing power and the general standard of living hasn't increased; today's standard of living is actually at its highest point in their entire history. I mean, we are talking about the USSR here, man—one of the most advanced nations on the planet! Did you ever spend time in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, or Poland while they were still part of the USSR? Did you witness the economic boom those countries experienced? If you visited those same places fifteen years later, surely you noticed the massive leap in their quality of life? You can try to deny it if you want!
Give me the numbers showing how much better the standard of living was back then compared to now; I’m waiting. Until then, what I've said stands as fact.

In 2000, 20% of the Russian population lived on $40 a month, whereas today only 2% of the Russian population lives on that amount.
In 2000, 15% of the Russian population lived on $125 a month, whereas today only 9% of the Russian population lives on that amount.
In 2000, only 3% of the population lived on $300 a month, whereas today 20% of the Russian population lives on that amount.
In 2000, just 1.9% of the population lived on more than $350 a month, whereas today 26% of the Russian population lives on that amount.
In the agricultural sector, average salaries were $13 in 1995, jumping to $274 by 2006.
In manufacturing, average salaries were $15 in 1995; today, they sit at $320.
In the energy sector, salaries were $22 in 1995, compared to $360 today.
In transportation and communications, salaries were $20 in 1995, while today they reach $380.
In education, salaries were $10 in 1995, and today they are $305.
In healthcare and social services, salaries were $10 in 1995, rising to $225 by 2006.
Across the entire public administration, salaries were $14 in 1995, whereas today they are $375.
In the financial industry, salaries were $21 in 1995, compared to $770 in 2006.

Try to debunk this rise in the standard of living with actual arguments. I hope you know what a real argument looks like, so please don't waste my time with the nonsense you've been posting; it doesn't contribute anything to a constructive debate. And if you can't provide any real evidence, it might be best to stay silent. After all, silence is golden.

It surprises me, goldenmason172, that you're suddenly writing about how much better conditions are getting in Russia. That doesn't align with anything else you've posted.

Kenneth Cooper4 said:But why are you so against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? Honestly, I feel like it doesn't even matter who ends up in the White House—whether it's some Republican candidate or one of those two. It’s all the same to me.

Actually, I think it would be pretty interesting to see a woman or a Black president for once. Sure, eventually we might end up with a gay president and who knows what kind of craziness they'll come up with next, but hey, at least the public will have something to talk about while the massive multinational corporations keep raking in the billions.

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goldenmason172 said:Honestly, tell me what the Russians have actually contributed to the world that we can still benefit from regarding all this powerful space technology? I know exactly what NASA has provided us, but I'm struggling to see what Russia has given to the global community.🤔 🤔 🤔

You barely manage to scrape together two sentences before you end up tripping over your own feet and contradicting yourself anyway.
You really don't think there's any actual benefit to all this "space technology"? I mean, come on. You know damn well what NASA has handed down to us.
The Russians have had an operational space station—the Mir—up there for 30 years now, and honestly, it’s basically the backbone of today's International Space Station. If it wasn't for that Russian tech, we wouldn't even have the regular communication or the crew rotations on the ISS that we see happening today. It's all built on that foundation.

So, tell me this—when some billionaire decides they’re finally ready to blast off into space, who exactly are they supposed to call? Do they just ring up the USA? Or maybe try their luck with the European Union? Honestly, I can only imagine the ridiculous nonsense people have to explain over and over again on this Forum. It's exhausting.