I say give unto Caesar. — James Riley
The old Greeks and Socrates (I'm a fan) had a habit of abiding the State when it came down to it. Sure, they'd rock the boat before hand, but when the rubber met the road, they stood up. Good enough for me. — James Riley
Amen, amen. On this last, in one of countless debates on ratifying the Constitution, a western Massachusetts' famer argued for, saying they, "knew good government from the lack of it." Real farmers know a thing or two, even if no two them agree.Ronald Regan was full of shit when he opined that government was the problem. I think government can be a problem. But I've seen a lack of government before and it's not pretty. — James Riley
There may be people who either should or are obliged to be armed most of the time. But for the rest of us, in my book, it takes a real pussy to wear, and to think he needs to wear, a gun beyond need.I wear a gun.... You'd have to be a real pussy — James Riley
When I see those without it, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt and just assume they are mentally or physically handicapped. — James Riley
Hah! I take eyedrops for old-age glaucoma. - welcome to the world! 2.5 ml. the bottle. 400 bottles equivalent to one litre. Active ingredient, .005% solution. Can you do the arithmetic? Retail about $80. That works out to around $640M for one litre of the medicine, or about $2.5B / gallon. Of course medicines that really are special and expensive cost a lot more!the profitability of vaccines, — frank
I just believe people shouldn’t be forced to take it or be discriminated against if they do not. — NOS4A2
There’s talk of “vaccine passports”, people getting fired for not taking it, and anti-vaccine people are routinely demonized. — NOS4A2
I really want to like you as a person. — tim wood
There may be people who either should or are obliged to be armed most of the time. But for the rest of us, in my book, it takes a real pussy to wear, and to think he needs to wear, a gun beyond need. — tim wood
I started wondering if this has always been true of people: that they're primed to believe conspiracy theories? — frank
What about the notion that the vaccine is a tool for extracting money from the population? How suspicious are you? — frank
That quote helped me realize that the plutocracy really doesn't give a shit about me or my money. — James Riley
They are, however, concerned about a physical threat that we might pose to them. — James Riley
The same goes for cancel culture, which is little more than the enforcement of thought crime through mob tactics. — NOS4A2
The vaccine comes from our taxes — javi2541997
They throw us bones to keep things quiet. — frank
Bill Gates helped fund the development of the vaccines. I guess that's where the theory comes from. — frank
Normal, healthy people being framed as a threat to safety for exercising their right to bodily integrity is a scary trend. — Tzeentch
We are not from the same country. My vaccines come from the European Union and it is paid by our taxes not by Bill Gates. — javi2541997
Cancel culture negates any chance of forgiveness and reform. — NOS4A2
I’m of the mind that we must bring these people closer, protect their right to express their opinions, and hopefully change their minds. — NOS4A2
Dolly Parton? — frank
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