Pragmatist2025

As someone said the other day, Candace has become a poison pill and doesn’t represent everyone who may see the Israeli government and their lobbies as problematic. Should that be equated with being an anti-Semite or a Jew hater or having a mind virus? I don’t make that leap.

TDS has become somewhat of a catch-all for anyone who disagrees with the President on several things but should that constitute a mind virus or equated to be far-left progressivism? I don’t see it that way.

There are people who see the President in an almost infallible way but should they be called a cultist? Should the pejorative Israel-firster be used for those who show unwavering support for them? I would not do so.

Or maybe you are just speaking to the extremes on the spectrums of those you mention, however many don’t make that distinction.

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Wai, I just figured it out... indians

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I had not considered that. Been a while since been to Okey

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MoT

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I see this repeated. Who or what is this?

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I am not casting dispersions on Calvin Coolidge one way or another

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I did not think you were. I just love presidential history, and his name NEVER comes up in conversation.

Thanks for your response. I agree that marriage was better than death. What led to the necessity for this brings up bigger questions, even for Christians. I happen to believe that God is big enough not be offended by those also.

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You 'll see the legitimacy when it decides to smack you in the face.

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I believe this thread is more about venting disgust about our benevolent rulers. No one here is ‘not’ going to pay their taxes. I just hate to pay so much during prime earning years and despise the waste of tax dollars. However I have dealt with the IRS on 3 separate occasions and luckily dealt with reasonable agents and everything was resolved rather quickly with no problems.

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That’s his prerogative and decision, I have no clue what goes on at the highest levels of the government when military action is taken. I think it’s odd people on a message board always think they know what’s going on in other countries based off of internet chatter.

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Fair enough. Based solely on the President’s words about Iran and protesters, do you think he should?

I know this started about taxes and a Christian obligation to pay taxes, but I wanted to ask one question about biblical slavery and modern day slavery.

I am aware of the commands or edicts about slaves and servants, but when the Israelites destroyed the inhabitants of entire cities and such, like in Numbers for example, while all the men, boys, children, and non virgin women were killed, Moses told them to not kill the women and girls who were not virgins but take them for yourselves. They were their slaves then, yes?

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I think they just get off on making us their golem.

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It’s almost a spectacle at this point, or a snuff film.

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Israel invented ME terrorism. If you don't know that. you're just ignorant.

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I will not go so far as to say they invented it, but they have had a lot of practice at it.

On a semi-related note concerning ‘protecting innocents’ being killed, the Hannibal Directive comes to mind and the possibility that it was employed in the recent past.

This a fascinating topic and genuine concern but considering the title, I really did think it was going to be an article about people running extension cords into their neighbor’s garage without their knowledge.