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[spottybrowncow]

It is proposed that chronic lead exposure led to violence and crime.

Pooh.
It is known that fatherlessness leads to crime (and a lnumber of other undesirable things), whether in people or elephants.

https://beyondthesestonewalls.com/posts ... ts-and-men

Thanks to the welfare state, which penalizes men in the home.

[Trevor]

Has anyone heard from John? He hasn't posted for almost 2 months.

[spottybrowncow]

I PM'd him a few days ago for same reason, but haven't heard back. Maybe Higgie knows more.
I encourage those who believe in such things to pray for John, we owe him a lot.

[Bob Butler]

On another note, you are obviously obsessed with the word "MAGA." I'm pretty realistic, more conservative than some, more liberal than many, yet I don't have a clear grasp of what a "MAGA" is. Would you be good enough to tell us, definitively ,what you mean by "MAGA?"

MAGA is of course ‘Make America Great Again’, which is Trump’s primary slogan. If you favor Trump, some will call you part of MAGA. Still, different people support Trump for different reasons. You might agree with one and find others irrelevant or bad in some way. So, what are some of his policies that might garner support or incite dislike?

Some religious people oppose abortion. Some bigots oppose minorities. Some whites believe the US is an euro centric nation thus they should force European behaviors on the supposedly equal but different. Some elites want lower tax rates on elites. (Duh.) While some might believe several of the above, I suspect few would be all of the above. Not all devout people, bigots and elites are the others.

And each group has its opposite. Women favor family planning. Minorities oppose cultural aggression. Poorer people want the rich to pay their fair share towards government. I guess I sympathize with all these groups.

Then too part of Trumps policies are more Trump than the broad rural population plus the Wall Street Journal readers. The Republican economic policy seems to be tax breaks for the rich and deficit spending. This I would disagree with. Then too I don’t support weaponizing the Justice Department, fake electors or insurrection. I don’t think a lot of people do. Putin is not my favorite person. I oppose Trump more than MAGA as such.

Could I ask for alternate ideas on how America could be made great again? Why would you support a racist criminal? Asking me to articulate MAGA is hardly likely to result in a favorable result. Is there anyone who thinks Trump is cool enough to ignore his obvious flaws? Why?

I agree having more fathers present would be desirable, but do not see how this disproves the leaded gas hypotheses. There is more than one factor in inducing crime.

[spottybrowncow]

Why would you support a racist criminal?

Biden has a far worse track record on racism than Trump. Biden has helped pass legislation incarcerating blacks, and called them "predators."
People who do things like that never change. He still values blacks only for their votes, and spits upon them otherwise.

Here is a candid video showing what blacks really think of Trump. This video will come as a shock to people who get all their news from MSNBC, CNN, etc because they would never show the video because it doesn't fit their "Orange Man Bad" narrative. This was filmed next to a center of HBCU in Atlanta, so the people in the video are likely able to think for themselves and don't succumb to false progressive narratives.
In other words, they are one of the democrats worst problems. Wait, do they like him because he bought them milkshakes??? OMG, that sounded so RACIST!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTbdjhNEK4

[Bob Butler]

Biden has a far worse track record on racism than Trump...

Hmm. I note that instead of defining or defending MAGA you attacked Biden. Allowed, but it indicates you think MAGA cannot be defended. Does everyone else agree? Did I get it wrong, mischaracterize the various elements?

Yes, the ghetto mindset exists. Yes, there are drug addicts who rob to continue their habits and pushers who belong with Trump behind bars. Laws that further that end are good and proper. It is just that as there is more than one form of MAGA supporter there are many forms of minorities. A racist will tend to lump all members of a minority together. All members of the minority are associated by a racist with the worst criminals. As an engineer I worked with several minority engineers who did not fit the criminal gang member stereotype at all. I suspect Biden thinks the same way. You incarcerate the criminals and leave others alone, no matter the skin pigment.

[Guest]

On another note, you are obviously obsessed with the word "MAGA." I'm pretty realistic, more conservative than some, more liberal than many, yet I don't have a clear grasp of what a "MAGA" is. Would you be good enough to tell us, definitively ,what you mean by "MAGA?"

MAGA is of course ‘Make America Great Again’, which is Trump’s primary slogan. If you favor Trump, some will call you part of MAGA. Still, different people support Trump for different reasons. You might agree with one and find others irrelevant or bad in some way. So, what are some of his policies that might garner support or incite dislike?

Some religious people oppose abortion. Some bigots oppose minorities. Some whites believe the US is an euro centric nation thus they should force European behaviors on the supposedly equal but different. Some elites want lower tax rates on elites. (Duh.) While some might believe several of the above, I suspect few would be all of the above. Not all devout people, bigots and elites are the others.

And each group has its opposite. Women favor family planning. Minorities oppose cultural aggression. Poorer people want the rich to pay their fair share towards government. I guess I sympathize with all these groups.

Then too part of Trumps policies are more Trump than the broad rural population plus the Wall Street Journal readers. The Republican economic policy seems to be tax breaks for the rich and deficit spending. This I would disagree with. Then too I don’t support weaponizing the Justice Department, fake electors or insurrection. I don’t think a lot of people do. Putin is not my favorite person. I oppose Trump more than MAGA as such.

Could I ask for alternate ideas on how America could be made great again? Why would you support a racist criminal? Asking me to articulate MAGA is hardly likely to result in a favorable result. Is there anyone who thinks Trump is cool enough to ignore his obvious flaws? Why?

I agree having more fathers present would be desirable, but do not see how this disproves the leaded gas hypotheses. There is more than one factor in inducing crime.

How many people have you actually met or do you personally know that fit your description of MAGA?

[Bob Butler]

How many people have you actually met or do you personally know that fit your description of MAGA?

Absurdly few. I retired before the MAGA movement. In a tourist area of a blue state, no one much talks politics from a red perspective. My current once a week cleaner is a Trump fan, but I kind of crushed her when she tried to defend it. I imagine there are others, but few seem eager to argue politics in real life.

Do you bump into and hold discussions with progressives?

[Guest]

How many people have you actually met or do you personally know that fit your description of MAGA?

Absurdly few. I retired before the MAGA movement. In a tourist area of a blue state, no one much talks politics from a red perspective. My current once a week cleaner is a Trump fan, but I kind of crushed her when she tried to defend it. I imagine there are others, but few seem eager to argue politics in real life.

Do you bump into and hold discussions with progressives?

She realized its was pointless to even try debating with you. 'Ceushed her?' More like shouted her down with viens popping out of your forehead..

[Tom Mazanec]

A Crime Against Humanity So Horrifying That I Don’t Even Have The Words To Describe It
June 13, 2024
https://themostimportantnews.com/archiv ... escribe-it

When we read about ancient societies that worshipped their gods by conducting child sacrifices, many of us recoil in horror. But the truth is that far more children are being murdered in our time, and the vast majority of the population is perfectly okay with that. In ancient times, in most cases it wasn’t children that were wanted that were brought to the child sacrifices. Instead, in most cases such ceremonies were a perfect opportunity to get rid of children that were not wanted. Today, unwanted children are discarded behind closed doors at an abortion clinic. This is being done on an industrial scale, but since we never have to see it happening most of us are able to ignore the slaughter most of the time. Of course that doesn’t make our society any less guilty than the ancient societies that performed child sacrifices publicly.

Here in the United States, more than 60 million abortions have been performed since 1973.