Posts by Rattigan350

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What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

by fulltimestudent in

i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

Rattigan350

It says that people are not thinking.

I thought Trump was smart and a good businessman as he presented on the Apprentice. But he is not showing that on the campaign. He talks about building a will between Mexico and the USA. A good businessman would not build a wall around a business, he would use M&A, mergers and acquisitions. Merge and acquire these other lands and take their assets. Mexico, Cuba and other countries have plenty of assets. A good businessman would make deals to acquire them and make them our own, part of the country.

But yet people are against Trump because he insults and says bad things about women. Those are his good qualities. The bad qualities are that he does not think. Abortion. Not something a president deals with.

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Fidel Castro and the WT

by Hecce in

i am going to engage on a trip to the past and share with you some of the matters that marked the beginning of the jws persecution in cuba.

you will be surprised that the pattern that was followed is very similar to what happened in other dictatorial countries.. in the cuban case, i am going to surprise you and tell you that like what happened with hitler; the wt was partially responsible for their clash and confrontation with the cuban government.

during the early 60s the revolution was fighting for survival and they were willing and ready to demolish any perceived enemy to their cause.. a prime example was their war against the catholic church that was the most influential religious entity in the country; it took the supreme leader only a few public discourses to send the vast majority of clergy packing and back to their country, in this case spain.. the jehovah’s witnesses were an insignificant minority but they over estimated their importance and displayed a belligerent attitude, it was known that this was a us based religion and an easy target to connect them with the cia.

Rattigan350

Cuba should be the 51st state. Kennedy should have invaded and the people rally behind him for statehood.

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The people are mobilizing Mr Drumpf

by Simon in

protesters shut down a trump rally.

massive numbers of people are out in chicago and have shut his event down.

there were scuffles inside the event.. despite his lame attempt to pretend the violence he instigates is nothing to do with him it's clear that it is as the cnn quotes during the last event showed only too well.. this doesn't happen at anyone else's events - candidates have even given up the stage to protesters, not called for them to be beaten and punched.. trump is an ugly person and this is just a small taste of what a future under his rule would be like.. shame on the gop for not kicking his ass out.

Rattigan350

"Trump and his followers must be stopped by any means necessary, as Malcolm X once said. Screw peace, it's fighting time."

Why? Trump is what is needed at this time. The hero that we deserve. Yes, it is fighting time. And when America stopped doing that, they stopped being great.

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The people are mobilizing Mr Drumpf

by Simon in

protesters shut down a trump rally.

massive numbers of people are out in chicago and have shut his event down.

there were scuffles inside the event.. despite his lame attempt to pretend the violence he instigates is nothing to do with him it's clear that it is as the cnn quotes during the last event showed only too well.. this doesn't happen at anyone else's events - candidates have even given up the stage to protesters, not called for them to be beaten and punched.. trump is an ugly person and this is just a small taste of what a future under his rule would be like.. shame on the gop for not kicking his ass out.

Rattigan350

Gilbeath said " Half a congregation in Philadelphia was Df'ed because they went out to vote for Obama because he was black. "

Obama is not black. He is a shade of brown. But regardless, he is a good guy.

And people don't get df'd because of voting. They get df'd for telling others they did.

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The people are mobilizing Mr Drumpf

by Simon in

protesters shut down a trump rally.

massive numbers of people are out in chicago and have shut his event down.

there were scuffles inside the event.. despite his lame attempt to pretend the violence he instigates is nothing to do with him it's clear that it is as the cnn quotes during the last event showed only too well.. this doesn't happen at anyone else's events - candidates have even given up the stage to protesters, not called for them to be beaten and punched.. trump is an ugly person and this is just a small taste of what a future under his rule would be like.. shame on the gop for not kicking his ass out.

Rattigan350

Neverknew and Simon, said

"in·su·lar - ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience."

If you think that what I said was ignorant, then why can't you say why it is?
Racism is not about color, it is about cultural flaws.

In years past Bill Cosby used to talk much about the problems in the black culture. How people forget.

A black man went on American Idol to perform a song he wrote called "pants on the ground" to show how stupid the youth were for doing that. Why are ordinances being considered about pants hanging down?

If blacks are a minority then why does the nightly news show more blacks on crime reports?

It is not my experience that I am reporting on.

My point is that racism is caused by others' choice in not being normal. Same with the Muslims wearing scarves. Not normal.

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The people are mobilizing Mr Drumpf

by Simon in

protesters shut down a trump rally.

massive numbers of people are out in chicago and have shut his event down.

there were scuffles inside the event.. despite his lame attempt to pretend the violence he instigates is nothing to do with him it's clear that it is as the cnn quotes during the last event showed only too well.. this doesn't happen at anyone else's events - candidates have even given up the stage to protesters, not called for them to be beaten and punched.. trump is an ugly person and this is just a small taste of what a future under his rule would be like.. shame on the gop for not kicking his ass out.

Rattigan350

Simon said :"There has always been a undercurrent of racism but even going back just 10 years with, what at the time was considered a sorry excuse for a president (Bush)"

Racism starts with people of a race doing bad things and others don't like it. Racism against blacks is because blacks have made the news more for crimes and violence and wearing their pants on the ground, etc.

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The people are mobilizing Mr Drumpf

by Simon in

protesters shut down a trump rally.

massive numbers of people are out in chicago and have shut his event down.

there were scuffles inside the event.. despite his lame attempt to pretend the violence he instigates is nothing to do with him it's clear that it is as the cnn quotes during the last event showed only too well.. this doesn't happen at anyone else's events - candidates have even given up the stage to protesters, not called for them to be beaten and punched.. trump is an ugly person and this is just a small taste of what a future under his rule would be like.. shame on the gop for not kicking his ass out.

Rattigan350

More ignorance from Simon.

The president of the USA does not rule. The congress makes the rules for the federal government.

The states make the rules. The governors are more rulers than the president.

Also he is not telling the answer to healthcare. The solution is not insurance, it is lowering prices. Eliminate doctors' student loan debt and malpractice insurance costs. Too much demand for services raises the costs.

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Did any of us ever enjoy meetings?

by stephanie61092 in

this is a legitimate question.

did any of us ever find real joy in being at the meetings?

did any of us ever finish a meeting and think "i feel so enriched"?

Rattigan350

When I was in school I liked school because I could learn things and because there were girls there.

Back in the day, I liked meetings because I could learn things and because there were girls there.

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What is happening with Stoops?

by OrphanCrow in

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stoops manufacturing, the wt approved distribrution company for "all things jw" for many years, has been dissolved because of a "failure to file an administration report" with the state of missouri.. https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/businessentity/businessentitydetail.aspx?page=besearch&id=404520.

you can download the full document from that link.. .

does anyone know anything about stoops?

Rattigan350

They don't need to be a corporation to sell stuff.

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Who resurrected Jesus?

by lumberjack in

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ideas?

Rattigan350

Obviously it was his Father, Jehovah God who raised up Jesus from the dead. Acts 2:31 says it "It was this very Jesus whom God raised—and we're all witnesses of that.

Jesus could not rise from the dead since he was dead. John 2:19 is symbolic. Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."
It means that when his body (the temple) was broke, which would make the temple broken and obsolete, a new temple will be made in he heavens by Jesus' fulfilling his role as high priest. Jesus' saying that "I will raise it did not mean that he will raise himself or his body. He would have been more accurate to have said 'My father', but nobody's perfect.