Somewhere, out there, is a playground in need of someone to push the merry go round. — creativesoul

One of the symptoms of genital Herpes (a notable feature of Trump's alternative Vietnam) are small red blisters that break open and cause sores. They are the result of the disease. Funnily enough, like Trump, they are also ugly, painful, and most definitely a problem. — Baden

Biden didn't run in the last campaign but seems to me most electable. — Wayfarer

If you don't want Trump reelected, push for a centrist Democrat that will appeal to the working class
— Relativist

This is so fucking funny because the Democrats nominated Clinton who was a centrist and she nevertheless lost, but sure let's just try again for a banal centrist Democrat with no actual ideas other than being anti-Trump. Two of the top polling Democratic candidates are Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and many of the other candidates have had to mimic their Leftist politics to gain traction because that's exactly where the conversation within the Democratic party has been going towards, and needs to lean into.

The GOP will call literally anyone in the Democratic party a socialist. They will say that the Democratic nominee is calling for open borders regardless of the person's actually border proposals. They will say whatever the fuck they want about the Democratic candidate's policies around healthcare and taxation regardless of the actual content of their proposals. Where have you been in the last ten year? The GOP will lie and lie and lie in order to appeal and rally a segment of voters. Literally a decade ago they said that Obama's ACA would lead to "death panels". So are you kidding me? Who the fuck cares about GOP/Trump supporters and what they think? This sort of hand-wringing is what has helped lead to GOP political power despite being an essentially defeated party back in 2008.

The way to win is to animate the Democratic base is with actual progressive policy proposals on issues people actually care about, such as Climate Change, Income Inequality, Healthcare, and Gun Control (and what's interesting is how different the 2018 voter issues are compared with the 2014 issues here....Climate Change and Healthcare have become top concerns now).

Further, Independents need to be inspired. They weren't inspired by Clinton. Only 42% of Independent voters voted for Clinton vs. 46% who voted Trump. Compare this with Obama's inspirational and progressive campaign in 2008 when he won 52% of the Independent vote vs. McCain's 44%.

What's also funny (read: absurd, tragic, rip my eyeballs out) is that NO ONE is telling the GOP be more moderate in order to appeal to more voters. Trump's strategy in the past two years has been to double down in appealing to the voting bloc that elected him to office, at the expense of alienating his more skeptic voters. Attendants at his rally yesterday yelled "Send Her Back" towards an elected congresswoman who is an American citizen for fuck's sake. This is the only president since national polling came about, who has never achieved over 50% approval. We also just had a HUGE rebuke of Trumpism in the form of the Midterms where Democrats won the biggest seat turnover in Congress since the early 70s. — Maw

Trump is not the problem. — creativesoul

It’s useless for people to keep condemning Trump’s racism. It’s one of the things that got him there - he gives voice to things that nobody is supposed to say, but that clearly enough people believe to keep him in office. Trump’s racist comments should just be completely ignored; as long as they’re news, you’re just playing his game. — Wayfarer

This is funny in a scary and morbid sort of way. — god must be atheist

A recent study found that the neurons in 32 pig brains removed from thier bodies can be temporarily brought back to life four hours later when hooked up to a machine that pumps oxygen, nutrients and protective chemicals into their brains. The cells were able to take in oxygen and produce CO2, but that's it for now. — Marchesk

So, it's rubbish but it's certainly mostly true? — Baden

There is no point in discussing values until the whole is portrayed graphically. End-values or elemental forms of society then show themselves. In the ultimate analysis we simply have a choice between them, or do as we must do. Keep your replies in plain English. — RW Standing

“This has become the party of Trump and defending him at all costs. It’s sad the Republican party used to be for families and conservative values; that’s something you could disagree with but still discuss and come to an agreement. What they’re doing now has nothing to do with policy and is about empowering one section of society.” — David Smith, The Guardian

Mr Trump has been accused of racism before in connection with different incidents.

For years, he made false claims that former President Barack Obama was not born in the US - propagating the racist "birther" conspiracy. He has also made numerous slurs against Central American migrants, calling them criminals and rapists. In 2018, he faced criticism from both Democrats and Republicans after reports said that during a meeting at the White House he called African nations "shitholes".

When white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulting in the death of 32-year-old counter protester Heather Heyer, the president said there were "good people on both sides".

Mr Trump and his father Fred Trump were sued by the Department of Justice in 1973 for discrimination against African Americans in their renting practices. They settled the case without admitting guilt in 1975 but were accused again by the justice department in 1978 of an "underlying pattern of discrimination" against black tenants. — BBC News

Thoughts? — Wallows

On average, philosophers are windbags who talk past each other making mountains out of molehills and trying to verbally beat each other up. — Paul

My view is that statements and propositions are true when they correspond to things that are capital T True.

Your view seems to be that statements and propositions are true when they correspond to something that is neither true nor false (so how do they ever correspond?)

It seems to me I’m stating the obvious here. — AJJ

According to Terrapin “fact” means the same thing as “is the case”, which means the same thing as “state of affairs”, which means “fact”. But he never actually said what these terms refer to outside themselves. — AJJ

I would say that they refer to something that is true, and we ought to believe true things. What do you say they refer to? — AJJ

Stephen R.L. Clark’s God, Religion and Reality
— AJJ

I will mention that I googled this book and looked at the Amazon preview, and that I think it looks a good book. — Wayfarer

If anyone else has something to say then cool, otherwise I guess I can continue believing it’s a sound argument. — AJJ

Why lean toward death? — Hanover

How do you know? You've never been to Alabama. — Hanover

Adult woman taking son in men's room = inappropriate
Adult man taking daughter women's room= inappropriate — Mness

“A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.'

That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.” — Frank Apisa

Assuming the facts reported are accurate, do you not see this as murder? — Hanover

It's probably been pointed out already but she committed suicide and this wasn't euthanisia. She starved herself and the Dutch code of ethics for doctors prohibits them to give treatment where this treatment is refused by the patient. — Benkei

It'd be nice if you put on your owl-of-Minerva hat and attempted something constructive. — tim wood

If I may recapitulate your claim as I understand it, morality is established by each individual, and if the individual decides it is not immoral to take illegal drugs then it is not immoral for him to take illegal drugs. Care to correct? — tim wood

Yes, PigChimp or ChimpPig is a relic of our past. How does one address it is a conundrum? — Wallows

I just looked back, to the topic title: "Is it immoral to do illegal drugs?" A little thought leads me to the (simplistic?) conclusion that this is easy. If (illegal) drugs do harm, then it would seem immoral to 'do' them. If not, then not. Is there really more to be said to answer the specific question asked in the OP? — Pattern-chaser