tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post3635369596231546102..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Another unforced error by the God Emperor.Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-66076202640193427342017-05-03T19:59:04.303-04:002017-05-03T19:59:04.303-04:00Do you think we should still be party to this trea...Do you think we should still be party to this treaty Rabel? What do we get out of it? What part of our naked self interest does this satisfy? Is it to make us feel good? To make us be the "leader of the free world? To protect them from the commies? What is our vital interest in Korea? We don't have enough barbecue and Karaoke bars?<br /><br />Why are thousands of our best young men and woman being held hostage to the whims of oriental despots that really have nothing to do with us?<br /><br />Abrogate the treaty today and bring our boys and girls home now. Put them on the border and we wouldn't even have to build wall.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-997654600111806912017-05-03T17:39:18.287-04:002017-05-03T17:39:18.287-04:00It's a formal treaty of mutual self defense be...It's a formal treaty of mutual self defense between the USA and South Korea. You can argue for its termination after one year's notice as provided but as of now we are pledged to its fulfillment. I think you'd find yourself in a small minority, but go for it. Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-63061927713260704012017-05-03T17:32:38.543-04:002017-05-03T17:32:38.543-04:001954?
Isn't there a statute of limitations on...1954?<br /><br />Isn't there a statute of limitations on protecting an ungrateful and treacherous so called ally?<br /><br />This agreement came about because of the fear of communism. That's over. We are even buddies with freaking Castro now. <br /><br />When is enough actually enough? Or do we have to spend our blood and treasure forever for the gratification of the neocons and the nation builders?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-8030578325500038242017-05-03T17:30:34.879-04:002017-05-03T17:30:34.879-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.TrooperYorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116104363492102514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-51133238735987657392017-05-03T15:57:54.729-04:002017-05-03T15:57:54.729-04:00"Why do we need to protect the Koreans from C..."Why do we need to protect the Koreans from Communism?"<br /><br /><a href="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kor001.asp" rel="nofollow">Ratification advised by the Senate Jan. 26, 1954, and ratified by the President Feb. 5, 1954.</a>Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-45229720492472957482017-05-03T15:26:48.390-04:002017-05-03T15:26:48.390-04:00Rabel the globalists and the neocons see everythin...Rabel the globalists and the neocons see everything as our problem. It is our problem because of our entangling alliances with nations that scorn and hate us and use us to protect them and refuse to pay their fair share.<br /><br />China can hide behind us because we are defending the Japs and the Korean's. If we took our soldiers and navy out to protect our homeland they would move into what is rightly their sphere of influence. They would have to deal with Korea. They would economically dominate and disrupt Korea and Japan. Which would only be good for American Domestic manufacturing. <br /><br />Communism is dead. As dead as Napoleon. Why do we need to protect the Koreans from Communism?Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-89365057541439989012017-05-03T15:25:51.304-04:002017-05-03T15:25:51.304-04:00Who here remembers when Paul Ryan was all shoulder...Who here remembers when Paul Ryan was all shoulder shrugs and holding his hands up the last time that a budget was passed to the tune of $1.1 trillion were the words, "We didn't have a choice." were used? Last year. You would think that republicans are basically working for the Islamocrats now. Their cowardice is fucking astounding. There really needs to be political assassinations at this point. I don't see any other alternative. It's the only message they are going to hear. When you see your nearest colleague's brains splattered because you fucked up, it's going to make you think to start working on the people's problems, not your personal enrichment and that of your donors.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-29331049758495567892017-05-03T15:13:05.172-04:002017-05-03T15:13:05.172-04:00I am sorry but calling Ed Cliff is so perfect.
Po...I am sorry but calling Ed Cliff is so perfect.<br /><br />Poor Ed gets no respect.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593014816206957874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44916186403974983602017-05-03T14:40:16.921-04:002017-05-03T14:40:16.921-04:00"Not our problem."
Yes, it is."Not our problem."<br /><br />Yes, it is.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-54912107213953363882017-05-03T13:58:55.164-04:002017-05-03T13:58:55.164-04:00Back to Trooper's post. I'm mildly disappo...Back to Trooper's post. I'm mildly disappointed in Trump's resistance to the fools in Congress on domestic issues but I suggest a possibility.<br /><br />That being that Trump has a bigger fish to fry right now and needs (and is privately asking for) Congressional support in dealing with that and is willing to postpone the domestic fight for now in return.<br /><br />The fish is Kim Jong Un. I know you are strongly non-interventionist, Trooper, but I don't see how any President can responsibility allow North Korea to develop and deploy a nuclear weapon with the capability of striking American soil. Trump has said that we won't allow it and there was no criticism coming from anyone in the Senate after the recent full-Senate briefing.<br /><br />Watch for their next nuclear test and watch for a second carrier off their coast. If they do conduct another test we may then see an ultimatum followed by a brief attempt at an international response followed by a large scale strike against their nuclear facilities.<br /><br />If it happens it won't be like Syria or Libya of Afghanistan. It will be a massive attack that may well lead to all out war. For that he will need the Congress backing him up.<br /><br />A frightening scenario but what choice do we have if they continue on their current path?<br /><br />I could be wrong, maybe.<br /><br />Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-34390762106884090102017-05-03T13:30:31.657-04:002017-05-03T13:30:31.657-04:00Ed definitely has an acerbic online personality. F...Ed definitely has an acerbic online personality. For all I know he's an angel in person, but despite his sometimes oversharp tongue he does bring an extensive knowledge of history (filtered through his own insights) and adds a lot of value to Lem's Levity. As do you.<br /><br />Throw him an occasional "Fuck You" and take one back, just try not to drag it out into an endless stream of insults that carries from thread to thread. Neither of you can win.<br /><br />I'm done preaching. Unless April shows up. Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-33744149730833898192017-05-03T12:26:59.832-04:002017-05-03T12:26:59.832-04:00One of the things I like about blogs is there is a...One of the things I like about blogs is there is a record. This started on a 4/18/17 post about Gillibrand and McCain proposing legislation on opioids, which the person in question supports. I revealed I am a chronic pain sufferer and the person in question mockingly said, "You're breaking our hearts" and then called me and all chronic pain sufferers, "junkies." You made a good comment on that thread, Rabel. And some folks who rarely comment here also showed empathy. The person in question did not comment further on that thread and then tried to make this about cannabis on other threads. He is incapable of empathy or apologizing.<br /><br /> "We are entitled to our own opinions, but not our own facts." ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-14452199773708944372017-05-03T12:11:10.922-04:002017-05-03T12:11:10.922-04:00You may be right, Ed, but I hope you'll agree ...You may be right, Ed, but I hope you'll agree that it needs to stop. It drives people off as I think you can see by the more recent comment totals.<br /><br />Please try to resist the temptation or at least conduct your arguments in civil language. I've always found that a little stiletto in the back is more effective than a punch in the face.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44623601724784749182017-05-03T12:00:09.292-04:002017-05-03T12:00:09.292-04:00Rabel, I didn't start it.
But I'm not goi...Rabel, I didn't start it.<br /><br />But I'm not going to sit back and take it.<br /><br />If he wants to end his tantrum, fine by me.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-43422335965990988532017-05-03T11:59:23.576-04:002017-05-03T11:59:23.576-04:00Ragu.Ragu.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-51085274674565778382017-05-03T11:42:26.184-04:002017-05-03T11:42:26.184-04:00Prego.Prego.ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-29568543285810185452017-05-03T11:40:36.791-04:002017-05-03T11:40:36.791-04:00Thank you.Thank you.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-37093678433334180542017-05-03T11:36:27.516-04:002017-05-03T11:36:27.516-04:00Rabel, I'll cease baiting Cliff. But he won&#...Rabel, I'll cease baiting Cliff. But he won't stop. He can't. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-81803352536687014272017-05-03T11:25:18.668-04:002017-05-03T11:25:18.668-04:00"Comments referring to other commenters perso..."Comments referring to other commenters personal information will be removed. I welcome all legitimate comments, whether you agree with me or not. Please Keep it Civil. Thanks"<br /><br />It's time for you two to take it outside or to your own websites or to just stick it up your asses. I don't care where you go with your personal problems or how you resolve them, but you're breaking the rules and fucking up someone else's blog.<br /><br />Shut the fuck up.<br /><br />RabelRabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-55859678037132580232017-05-03T11:04:47.714-04:002017-05-03T11:04:47.714-04:00You smoke the rope and the dope. You're also a...You smoke the rope and the dope. You're also a liar if you say I was a collector or an auditor<br /><br />And here's a little more rebuttal for <a href="http://thefederalist.com/2017/05/02/no-american-founders-not-libertarians/" rel="nofollow">the nonsense the people who founded this country were Libertarians</a>.<br /><br />The Libertarians were the Tories who threw up their hands and said, "We can never beat the Crown".edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-28451758110676076332017-05-03T09:53:40.641-04:002017-05-03T09:53:40.641-04:00I'm just getting you to spout your ignorance, ...I'm just getting you to spout your ignorance, Cliff. It's my rope a dope tactic. You take the bait every time. If you weren't such an asshole I would feel guilty. There is one thing you have shown to everyone, and that is you are the conservative version of a big spending liberal. You want to control people's lives, which is why you were a tax collector auditing waitresses to make sure they declared all their tips. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-70649289527001029052017-05-03T05:08:50.862-04:002017-05-03T05:08:50.862-04:00We'll see.
Remember we were talking about Tru...We'll see.<br /><br />Remember we were talking about Trump using the Lefty principle of incrementalism?<br /><br />Well, <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/2/white-house-spending-deal-has-border-wall-money/" rel="nofollow">there is border wall money in the CR</a>. He also got military increases.<br /><br />Like Syria, a lot of people may be jumping the gun.<br /><br />(Surprise!)edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-58906068744034827852017-05-03T02:29:51.218-04:002017-05-03T02:29:51.218-04:00I am willing to give Trump the chance to learn fro...I am willing to give Trump the chance to learn from his mistakes...but this is a mistake. Saying otherwise just makes more mistakes likely. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-40702063967739376832017-05-02T23:44:04.998-04:002017-05-02T23:44:04.998-04:00ndspinelli said...
This country was founded by li...ndspinelli said...<br /><br /><i>This country was founded by libertarians you moron!</i><br /><br />According to whom?<br /><br />The people who founded this country were believers in God who did not need to resort to cannabis when life got hard to handle. They also didn't concede defeat before the fight was even joined.<br /><br />They believed in checks and balances, not unrestricted license. Possibly the most idiotic thing the Libertarians have tried to foist on people is the idea the people who wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were like them. The people who founded this country based much of the new country's government on Sparta and Rome, two of the more regulated societies in the ancient world.<br /><br />Of course, our resident fabulist will reject this reality, but anybody can look it up.<br /><br />The chaos of democracy was considered inferior to a federal republic.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-35955432409404108872017-05-02T22:10:38.713-04:002017-05-02T22:10:38.713-04:00Troop, Ryan is like all the pols who go to DC and...Troop, Ryan is like all the pols who go to DC and become eltiist, big govt. lovers, tax and spend, glad handers. Like some, Ryan started out pretty good, but he got seduced by lobbyists. They all do, to varying degrees. We need a revolution. Vote out all incumbents, term limits, flat tax of 18%, across the board slashing of govt. Slash a few throats along the way..I'm down w/ that. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.com