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  Asylum Caravan

  by dubstepped in

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  alright, so what is the deal with the thousands coming to the states right at election time seeking asylum?

  i'm not up on this, usually try not to be, but how can this not be manipulative?

  it's either manipulative in the size of the group and pressure that creates, or in where it started or who started this, etc.

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  @Simon "Just because he profited from other people's stupidity doesn't make him wise or sensible though."

  He certainly is far smarter than the average Joe.

  I am fiscally and socially a libertarian, but libertarian principals don't work in a world where intelligence, beauty and money are so unequally distributed. So, out of necessity and pragmatism, I have to compromise with those horrible "communists". We have to accept a hybrid economy so the most gifted (intelligent, beautiful and rich) don't become excessively powerful and cause our current system to collapse. George Soros doesn't look as bad anymore as Fox and Sean Hannity say he is.
  
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  I Wouldn’t Be Surprised If The USA Had Another Civil War!

  by minimus in

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  i have never seen this country so divided.

  something is going to give.

  they is such a lack of recognition for the law.

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  a civil war? possibly, caused by those who want to fix disagreement by force instead od dialogue and compromise. Antifa and Black Lives Matter don't worry me. They are fringe little groups with no real power. I worry about those who have the guns to start a war. You know who those are. They voted for Trump in big numbers.
  
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  JW org collapses

  by I Faded Twice in

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  ok so this is a topic i've pondered and go back and forth on.. i can easily see a point where lawsuits cause massive deficits in the organization.

  honestly i feel like we are seeing the tip of the iceberg in regards to lawsuits on child abuse.

  to me it looks like the property sell offs are to be able to get ready for this.

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  Al I can attest to is that 20 years ago they were creating new congregations and today they are consolidating them. In 1999 my wife was moved to a brand new congregation and just a year ago her congregation was eliminated. And to make things worse, these congregations were Hispanic. I am sure things in English congregations are much worse.

  It took them over a hundred years to reach their peak. It may take them just as long to reach their bottom. One thing I am confident of, their peak is in the past. Could they recover and reach new heights like the stock market does, I doubt it.
  
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  Rutherford Exposed: The Story of Berta and Bonnie

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  it was made by a women who in later years wore crotchless panties and bras which had holes in the nipple areas.

  he not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times.

  up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with rutherford was kept by the family.

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  The best thread ever deserves being bumped from time to time
  
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  Who Do You Think Will Be The Nominees For President In The Next US Election?

  by minimus in

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  i think trump will be the nominee for the republicans and the democrats... i have no clue.

  i hope bernie sanders runs again and wonder if hillary would dare go for a rematch..

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  Don't worry Simon,

  We have been in a mixed economy for a very, very long time. And we will continue like that for a very long time. This pendulum will never reach the ceiling. It will never be the Republicans way or the Democrats way, but something somewhere in the middle. That's a good thing. Republicans could have done a better job this time around, but they effed it up by listening and submitting to the radicals in the extreme right.
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  Do You Think President Trump Will Be Impeached?

  by minimus in

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  whether you like him or not.... it doesn’t matter.

  do you think he will be impeached?

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  Do You Think President Trump Will Be Impeached?

  by minimus in

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  whether you like him or not.... it doesn’t matter.

  do you think he will be impeached?

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  " I think you live in a bubble" Look who is talking. Each cult believes the other cult is bad or wrong.

  Trump is a horrible human being. This alone is reason enough for me to want to vote against him. His populist message may resonate with the white male, especially in the heartland and rural areas, but it's a message that is losing favor with the new more educated generations (the Marxists, Simon may say). This nationalism in Europe and the U.S. is going to be short lived. This is the last victory of the extreme right. In the U.S., Goldwater started it and Trump marks the beginning of its decline..

  I take Obama over Trump any day. I say this as someone who was indoctrinated to reject and dislike anything liberal for over 20 years. I am friends with liberals and they certainly make better neighbors and human beings than the recent brand of conservatives. Let's review, it's a cult
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  Why lies are effective propaganda

  by Diogenesister in

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  this video explains how researchers have found lies are effective propaganda by using the following methodology:.

  high volume of lies.

  repetition .

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  The problem with lies when it comes to the MSM is that they have been caught lying so many times that their use of "fake news" as a way to discredit the opposition (yes, they are completely partisan) backfired and THEY became synonymous with "fake news"....

  ...and the solution is Fox News, conservative talk radio, Trump and more bigger lies. Two wrongs don't make a right. In math multiplying or dividing two negatives makes a positive, but that's a whole different matter.
  
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  Financially Are You Doing Better Than a Year Ago?

  by minimus in

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  this isn’t a usa question.

  is your financial situation better or worse or pretty much the same?.

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  Better, but no thanks to Trump, just the American economy that always rewards hard work under Democrats or Republicans. I have been through Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, Obama and now Trump. Never noticed a difference in my bank account. Always healthier!
  
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  “Monkey this up”...

  by minimus in

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  that expression is a no-no now.

  it is racist and hateful.

  some people just need to get the monkey off their backs..

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  "That being said: facists and the KKK types, including white nationalists, are on the left. Their ideologies line up with that side of the continuum."

  ...but they show love for Trump and vote Republican because they have infiltrated and are spying on the enemy. Yep.. you fools. You really thought that the KKK and white nationalists were Republicans.