HeloDude
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8 hours ago, kaputt said:
Drag queen makes children chant 'Free Palestine' during reading session at Massachusetts library
The hypocrisy gift that keeps on giving.
Unfortunately any parent that is ok with their kid going to drag queen story hour is probably ok with them chanting this nonsense.
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16 hours ago, brabus said:
I support restrictions for felons…
I don’t…if someone is so dangerous that we can risk them illegally obtaining a firearm then they should remain in prison (ie fufill their sentence). Once they do the time and are deemed able to rejoin society, they’re free, and should have the their rights restored. If not, we run the risk of a tyrannical government (even worse than we currently have at the federal and state levels) charging people for BS crimes, and giving them a “plea deal” to avoid prison (or a very light sentence), and there goes your gun rights. If you’re a free person, you’re free.
As for background checks, same type of thing above…it is essentially asking for permission to exercise freedom. I think it’s hilarious that people still trust the feds after what we’ve been seeing that last several decades.
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37 minutes ago, FourFans said:
People tend to forget the first portion of the second amendment and proceed directly to "shall not be infringed" For reference:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Nothing says well regulated…
Kind of like a “well regulated clock”…clearly the government needs to regulate our clocks.
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53 minutes ago, Herkdrvr said:
Sarcasm noted gents.
Would like to understand your perspective though.Serial numbers eventually leads to registration, and registration eventually leads to confiscation…this has happened many times in the world. Can’t force registration to what the Feds don’t even know ever existed.
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So how long before Ukraine asks for more money/resources once this $60B or whatever is used up? A year, give or take?
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34 minutes ago, Herkdrvr said:
I'm a 2A proponent and government's extensive overreach into firearms/ammo is ridiculous.
However I'm not a fan of ghost guns.I’m a supporter of the 2A…but…
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SCOTUS to hear “ghost gun” ban challenges. My guess is they’ll overturn this one as well, which is a good thing.
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15 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
…until they packed up and went home.
Sounds familiar…2021? I’m a big of fan of the “Hearts and Minds” strategy—it’s been working so well the several decades.
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25 minutes ago, fire4effect said:
I would counter that was the thought in the 1930s with Germany. Hitler just wanted a little more territory and he would be good. I have little doubt had Putin been in power in the 1930s-40s he would have been just as bad.
What line is too far?
I'm still as pissed as many over the Charlie Foxtrot that was/is Afghanistan but at least Ukraine is willing to fight.
There’s a massive difference between Chamberlain telling Hitler that the UK is fine Germany taking additional territory in 1930s and the west condemning Russia for invading Ukraine but not wanting to give them an endless supply of resources.
Appeasement is not the same as spending hundreds of billions of dollars we don’t have to support a country halfway around the world.
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2 minutes ago, fire4effect said:
Ukraine sees allies protect Israel from Iran attack and asks: What about us? (nbcnews.com)
Actually makes a great point.
Easy—Israel is a much stronger ally than Ukraine, especially considering both regions. Also, we’re much more concerned about pissing Russia off (even more) than we are with Iran. Not to mention the politics here in the US involved with supporting Israel over the years. Oh and the regions are different as well in terms of US priorities, but I think I kind of mentioned that already.
But to be fair, I don’t think we should actively get involved with either.
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53 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said:
This is an ironic thing to say considering they have been starved of the weaponry required to fight. If I were a bit more cynical I would say you are being intentionally disingenuous.
We shouldn't be sending them money or weapons!
*We stop sending them money and weapons.*
See!? They are losing, so there's no point in sending the money or weaponry!
“Starved of the weaponry”? Is Ukraine trying to produce their own weapons that the rest of the world is keeping them from producing? Or is Ukraine trying to purchase weapons from the rest of the world, with the rest of the world saying they will not sell?
This is the same argument I’ve heard that goes something like this: “If you stop giving welfare to X people then you’re starving them”.
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2 minutes ago, busdriver said:
Just so we're clear, under US law treaties are legally binding. We'd have to withdraw from NATO, otherwise we are in fact obligated. So if this shit roles into a NATO country, that's a problem.
If your point is that we should actually withdraw from NATO or simply say fuck that treaty....like I said, intellectual masturbation.
If folks like you win out, I truly hope I'm wrong.
Folks like me? You mean people who actually want to put our own country and our own citizens first? If that’s the case, then I’ll take that as a compliment. Oh, and here should be your biggest concern for our country…
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7 minutes ago, busdriver said:
If the choice is that or nuclear war, then yes. It would hurt, but hurt them more than us.
Based on your previous comments, I'd guess you think along the lines of: "we have a shit track record of not foreseeing blowback and we'd be better off just staying at home and leaving the world to it's own business." France seems eager beaver to do something, which would no doubt drag us back into things. So I assume you also want to withdraw from all treaties and alliances, which is a pre-requisite to staying at home. It's also a pipe-dream, and will never happen. Nothing more than intellectual masturbation.
There are no answers, only trade offs.
If it doesn’t directly benefit our citizens, then it’s not a priority before other things that do benefit our citizens. If a treaty alliance is beneficial, then sure…but we are under no obligation to spend tens of billions of dollars we don’t have to fight for countries half way around the world.
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1 hour ago, busdriver said:
I am not talking about appeasement at all, sending money and equipment to keep Ukraine armed and killing Russians and breaking their shit is good. Complete economic isolation, not just sanctions. Anyone that trades with them, isolation. Etc.
So you want us to no longer trade with China?
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1 hour ago, M2 said:
I think they were being highly optimistic about that 67%...
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8 minutes ago, Sim said:
I just want to predict what a shadow box will have. Something that will collect dust for next ~40 years.
Another MSM, assuming you’re not an O-6 or above? Maybe I don’t quite understand your question. You get the retirement dec, the retirement pin, and the letters/certificates. And hopefully some type of going away from your organization.
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58 minutes ago, Sim said:
Decorations question. is there something for 20 years of service other than a retirement pin/flag and certificate?
A nice check that comes every month as long as you have a pulse and don’t commit a felony. Also Tricare Select at a very reasonable price.
ETA: I know your question was bout decorations, but as nice as a decoration is, what I wrote above is what I really wanted.
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3 hours ago, Biff_T said:
No shit man. He reminds me of that guy on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" that chose poorly.
So you’re calling Biden a Nazi now? That’s what the left does to Trump!
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7 minutes ago, FourFans said:
Sad part is that if we decided to take the non-nuclear gloves off, the US could shut the ayatollahs down permanently in about a week and let the Persians have their country back.
Won’t happen…spoiled progressive kids going to expensive colleges would never allow it.
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Just now, ClearedHot said:
Nothing brother...just a quick spike of the ball to give you shit.
All good brother! You win this round!
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8 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
You were saying....
I already said I was an idiot, what else do you want!? Haha
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On 4/12/2024 at 11:44 AM, HeloDude said:
My bet is they don’t, at least not in the timeframe you suggest. Iran talks tough all the time, but they’re really weak when it comes to follow through.
Man, this idiot doesn’t know crap!
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For those who say the President has no say in the price of gas/fossil fuels. Thanks Biden.
“Minimum lease bonds will soar to $150,000 under the new rules from $10,000 -- a level unchanged since 1960.
Royalty rates will rise to 16.67% from 12.5%, and the minimum amount companies can bid at oil and gas auctions will increase to $10 an acre from $2. The rental rate for a 10-year lease will double to $3 an acre for the first two years, eventually rising to $15 per acre in the final years. The fees can be adjusted for inflation after 10 years.”
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Investment showdown -- beyond the Roth, SDP, & TSP
in Squadron Bar
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Perhaps I’m not ok with it because I know that it won’t just be the rich that will pay this new tax…in the early 1900s the implementation of the income tax was originally sold as “soak the rich” when it was enacted. Yeah, how did that work out for us?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/the-income-tax-in-1913-a-way-to-soak-the-rich