Posts by Maria Booth

bluerider63 said:The big difference between the old USA and either the Democratic or Republican Party is actual democracy, where you get a few different parties rotating through power just to blow the same horn anyway.

Honestly, the main difference is that the EU won't be run by Mexicans who are out to order hits or lock up Americans. Even if everything else were identical—yeah, even if we're talking dictatorship or communism—that one change alone makes the EU a thousand times better than the old America.

Honestly, anyone working in the States right now isn't broke. Only the unemployed are actually struggling.

Richard Nelson84 said:You aren't starting this thread to actually discuss crimes potentially committed by asylum seekers; you're just using those incidents as an excuse for your xenophobic and racist outbursts.

Seriously, point out one single sentence in this thread that was actually racist? I haven't mentioned race or religion once.

If I messed up at all, maybe it's because I didn't explicitly say "asylum seekers suspected of rape," but honestly, they should have just renamed the thread instead of locking it!

Look, you can delete this whole thing and start over if you want. All I care about is talking about what happened, the policies toward asylum seekers, and how that asylum center is in such a terrible location.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:I haven't seen any actual debate. All I've seen is the verdict. And it wasn't just aimed at those three, but at everyone involved. People are saying things like "they have no place in our society," "they need to be isolated far away from populated areas," "they shouldn't be allowed to walk freely through Washington, D.C.," "we should bring back the death penalty," "they're terrorists, rapists, and cannibals," and so on. Honestly, for that kind of nonsense, you might as well head straight to Stormfront.

You're totally twisting my words to suit your own agenda! Like, 99% of the time, American courts rule that these people don't belong in American society and just deport them back where they came from. I was asking a serious question—why would people who the courts are literally kicking out of the country be allowed to just wander around town while waiting for their sentencing? Clearly, some of them are dangerous to the public.
And you didn't even let there be a discussion, you just shut the whole thread down immediately.
Most of them wouldn't even get a visa if they tried at an American embassy, but once they cross the border illegally and claim asylum, all that should be ignored, right?
So they can just stroll through the city then? Doesn't matter who they are or where they're from?

Can someone please explain why my thread got locked? Like, why is it against the rules to talk about crimes committed by asylum seekers?

Carol Newman2 said:Who’s actually to blame for the fact that the people surrounding the Republican Party have zero interest in investing in a national network that would serve as a true conservative voice?
What would be so wrong about the American right finally having a Fox Corporation to act as a counterweight to PBS?

If someone like Fox News or Hearst Communications shows up, I say good luck to them! The fundamental issue here is that this country lacks any sort of coherent media strategy. If we actually had one, networks like CBS and NBC would have lost their licenses a long time ago.

The Right has been living in this fantasy world thinking things will just go back to how they were with PBS. Honestly? I think it's high time we privatize PBS and let the Right get their own channel by bringing Murdoch into the market.
Why even bother building a new FOX when the real deal is already out there?

Casey Ramos31 said:Jesus, how old are you? 😲

Maybe he was talking about back in '91, when he was out in the woods with Martić and Arkan fighting those "fascists"? 🤷

Check out this little gem from the Constitution:

It’s totally forbidden to start any process to join the United States into federations with other nations if that move would lead—or even just look like it might lead—to reviving that old American statehood or some kind of North American union in any form whatsoever.

Sean Sanders said:I’m not sure I follow the threat here? Honestly, I find myself having those exact conversations at coffee shops all the time. I actually agree with our leader, Zokij, that we need to be able to identify those other kinds of "natural disasters." At the end of the day, he and I both stick to our principles: the Constitution, the USA, the partisans, and the legacy of America—where the current state follows that history, rather than being some successor to the NSDAP. So, I really don't get the jab. Is this a threat against Americans who are simply following their country and its Constitution? Well, we know how to handle people like that: call the police. It's as simple as that. So...

You're missing the big picture here. A threat? Nah, it's more like a friendly heads-up, just so people don't end up feeling sorry for folks who are being ridiculous and stuck in that old communist propaganda mindset.

Sean Sanders said:Whoa. Honestly, I'm not sure how big of a minority we really are; if we truly were, the Republican Party would be running the show right now. But putting that aside for a moment, let's look at this logically. You can manipulate anyone who lacks knowledge, those who might struggle with intellect, or people who simply weren't taught at home to question things, doubt, and reflect instead of swallowing propaganda whole. Then, you have to factor in a historical tradition where this country has been stepped on time and time again. People only felt truly free during the old days of the mid-century era—though, of course, not everyone was free, especially those who sided with Hitler. Look, most people here don't actually want to fight; they just want to find the path of least resistance and coast through life without conflict. They haven't really been raised to care about one another; instead, they were taught that success comes from cutting corners and playing the system rather than earning an honest living or speaking the truth. That passivity definitely stems from our history. I come from a family with deep roots in the old-school political movements, so I was raised to be a global citizen. To me, fighting over territory is just primitive, especially when it involves killing. I approach everything with skepticism—whether it's the news or what they teach in school (since history textbooks tend to change every time a new administration takes office). I prefer to draw my own conclusions and study the facts myself. I don't just take things at face value. I try to see people as individuals rather than through the lens of nationality or religion, which are essentially human-made cults. Nature didn't invent nations, flags, or borders; humans did. Those things aren't universal laws; they are artificial constructs. When people mistake these inventions for natural reality, they risk creating horrors like Auschwitz. To put it simply: if I believe all humans are equal, I won't go out looking for reasons to kill. But if I start believing in racial supremacy, I'll end up building concentration camps—to use a dark analogy from World War II. My stance is this: true intelligence and awareness mean understanding natural laws over man-made ones. It means choosing kindness over hatred. The only thing worth hating is someone who wants to exterminate others, which is exactly why we stood up to fight back in the 1940s. Now, I fully expect to see people trying to relativize this, attack the post, twist my words, pull things out of context, or spin conspiracy theories. It's the standard playbook for certain institutions... but that's about it.

Watch out, man! You don't want to end up like that—trying to convince some drunk guys at a dive bar that life was better back in America.

dustyranger66 said:You basically said everything I wanted to say, just in much more eloquent terms. I find myself wondering why people like you and me, who are in a verryyyy tiny minority, manage to think critically while the rest don't; why are we the outliers, and how did this entire nation allow itself to be manipulated so easily? That's the part I just can't wrap my head around.

Give me a break, nobody's actually thinking critically here. You guys are all just blindly following the rules of a system that totally crashed out over twenty years ago.

dustyranger66 said:But honestly, I just can't wrap my head around this whole brand of rural primitivism. I don't mean to be insulting here, truly, I just want to understand why you're so certain that everything Christian or Catholic is inherently superior, while anything outside of that is somehow wrong? I am asking you sincerely, without a hint of sarcasm.

Oh, you don't want to offend me? 🤣
Look, it's simple: you either have faith and it keeps you going, or you don't, and you're just trying to fill that void with other stuff.
There's tons of proof showing how much faith helps your mind and body.
Honestly, feels like you're just swapping religion for things like communism or gay rights. You're basically an extreme believer, you just haven't realized it yet!

Exactly! Seriously, listen to Sean Sanders—if you aren't feeling our nationalist, Christian America, then just hit the road. I bet the rest of the world is just dying to have you all, with how "smart," urban, and progressive you think you are. 🙂

There’s zero chance anyone’s opening a factory in America.
Every investor saw exactly what happened when 3M set up shop here and how they got played—nobody’s crazy enough to start building a new plant in this country ever again.

James Ramos12 said:Do you even realize what you just wrote?
The fight against the cartel is actually going pretty well since they took out one of the leaders—but we're talking about a war where the death toll is in the tens of thousands!!!

My friend, if there are that many victims, I wouldn't call that a "successful" war. And honestly—taking out a leader from the Cartel de Sinaloa isn't the huge blow people think it is; they probably already have a replacement ready to go without breaking a sweat.

It’s about as successful as things can get. The fact that there’s so much violence shows the government is actually fighting back and making them bleed. Before 2006, when the real crackdown started, nobody was dying like this because half the cops and politicians were basically on the cartel's payroll. Then Calderon sent in the military, and everything just exploded.
Being a cartel kingpin isn't even worth the headache anymore; they're getting wiped out left and right. I don't see what else there is to do that hasn't been tried.
If the USA stepped into Mexico, it would just make everything way harder, not easier. It would stir up all this anti-American sentiment, and the cartels would totally play the "nationalism" card to win people over.

What does that court even have to do with the USA? America doesn't recognize them, so they're basically out of the loop. If Libya actually decides to hand over their own citizens—which, let's be real, I highly doubt—then those judges from the countries that signed the ICC agreement can step in.

The war against the Cartel de Sinaloa is dragging on and the body count is hitting tens of thousands. Honestly, there's no need for the USA to jump straight into the fray since the Mexican military and police are holding their own pretty well—they even took out the leader of the big Cartel de Sinaloa this month!

Dana Robinson4 said:The deceased Frenchman was actually working within the nuclear energy sector.

Then there’s this British Arab fellow who served as an engineer in the aerospace industry, and word on the street is he had ties to the nuclear field as well.

As for the British cyclist who stumbled upon the bodies, isn't it interesting that he’s a former member of the US Air Force?

And now, they're setting off to investigate his brother... 😵

Wait, you actually believe everything those news reporters feed you?

If he’d been some traitor working with Iran, they would've thrown him in the slammer for life—total solitary confinement with someone watching his every move just so he wouldn't pull a Chelsea Manning on himself.
Honestly? I bet they just wanted to make an example out of him to show those Shiites what happens when you stay loyal to the West. Those killers need to be hunted down in Iran!

Joseph Peterson6 said:People often describe Rotary clubs as a sort of talent pool used to recruit members for Masonic lodges. That doesn't mean every Rotarian is just a candidate waiting in the wings; rather, it’s a space where high-ranking Masons sit alongside regular members, effectively steering the clubs from within.

Looking at the heavy hitters in American politics, you see names like Barack Obama, Joe Biden, George W. Bush, and various influential governors or senators popping up in Rotary rosters...

😲

Seeing that connection was a bit of a wake-up call for me. It turns out that almost all the most prominent American politicians who have been shaping our national destiny since the turn of the millennium are essentially just colleagues hanging out at the same Rotary meetings.

What’s your take? Are these Rotarians actually doing more than just the charitable work they claim to be focused on? 🤷

Once you hit it big and make a name for yourself, you usually get an invite to join groups like that. Most people jump on it because hanging out with the social elite feels great—and hey, it’s good for business too.
Hobos grab a drink together on a park bench, while the elite sip cocktails at The Plaza or the Marriott.