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Then a shotgun is not needed …

You don't need a gun at all, if you are only interested in questions.

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2026 9:38 pm

phyllo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2026 8:05 pm Are you proud of your definition?

Oxford is. Cambridge is. Lots of other sources cite the same definition.

So why not?

You might as well be proud of the sack of potatoes you bought in the grocery store.

We may be differing on how far down we demand democracy. I might not consider JUST the voters deciding between the candidates of these two parties enough. For example, suppose in both parties the candidate was chosen based on the size of the bribes given to the members of the "candidate select...

Ollie.ha wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2026 1:02 am Have you ever been asked “what’s good”?
Next time I get asked this I want a legitimate answer.

So, “what’s good”

That's a good question.

Are you proud of your definition?

I wouldn't say that.

My definition is bigger than yours.

Tune in.

Same batshit-crazy-time, same batshit-crazy-channel.

Ah, a demon.

Are not Israeli policies very similar to what you espouse for Europeans/Americans? What is it that I ‘espouse’ for Americans? Control of America by European descendants? Restrictions on Muslims and similar immigrants? Government and religion closely aligned? American domination of neighboring count...

some theorists of newfangled political theory, have proposed that a sane, well administered monarchy might be, could be, better for the growth and well-being of a nation when compared to the system now existing. Any system that is sane and well-administered would be better. But how long would it st...

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2026 7:53 pm

phyllo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:20 pm Surely, Trump posting an image of himself dressed as Jesus and 'healing' someone with light coming out of his hands is ample evidence of his mental illness.

Or he has a sense of humour. He's a natural troll. The pearl-clutching is pathetic.

Sane-washing

You and IC.

And maybe a couple of other special people on this site.

One cannot know what is on the path not taken

The royal touch (also known as the king's touch) was a form of laying on of hands, whereby French and English monarchs touched their subjects, regardless of social classes, with the intent to cure them of various diseases and conditions.The thaumaturgic touch was most commonly applied to people suf...