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What has Platner accomplished that warrants trading off the bad parts we know about? I don't see the emotional OR the transactional case to support him. Is this a "Not Collins" play? Is there nobody to compete with Platner to go against Collins?

You logic this but still think Musk gave a nazi salute?

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America was never going to speak Greek, Hebrew, or French as a national language.

Search for texas street interviews. Throw in cowboy... and you have a real life caricature. This is more natural. There are many vids to watch in this channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheConverseCowboy An example This is helpful.

I agree with this ^^^ It is fair to condemn Benjamin Netanyahu for referencing the OT to support the war. It is reported that he is secular, which makes his behavior dark (at best ingenuine or manipulative to me).

The Ancient Israel functioning as a theocratic nation under the Old Testament (with temple, priesthood, sacrifices, civil penalties... stoning, etc.) has not functioned for 2,000 years. The New Israel is a secular democratic nation state that is not agreed (bound) to the Old Testament. The OT laws are not national laws. New Israel is about 80% Jewish, 14% Muslim, 2% Christian, and other. The Jews are 40% secular (Hiloni), 23% traditional (Masorti), 10% religious (Dait), 8% ultra orthodox (Haredi). 76% of New Israel Jews see democracy as compatible with Israel and 3:1 favor democratic principles over religious law. (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2016/03/08/israels-religiously-divided-society/). Note: The secular treat the Old Testament as history rather than religious law. They identify as Israelis first and culturally as Jewish. The others identify as Jewish first and Israelis second.

The Catholic Church has acknowledged faults in its history, in part because Christians are not bound by the Old Testament commands of the Mosaic Law (Torah) as a binding agreement. Jesus fulfilled that entire system. The Old Agreement has been replaced by the superior New Agreement. The Mosaic Law was given specifically to ancient Israel to make sin obvious; people outside that nation and agreement were never under it. It was temporary until Christ came. In Christ, believers become sons of God through faith, not through law-keeping (Galatians 3:15-28). The book of Hebrews explains that the Mosaic Law had limitations, which is why God established a new and better agreement. Second Timothy affirms that the Old Testament remains God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. This does not mean Christians should follow the Old Testament laws for God's acceptance. Rather, the Old Testament provides context that points to Christ and makes folks wise for salvation through faith in "Him." For background context, Paul was a Roman Jew that persecuted Christians. He "met" Jesus only after Jesus rose from the dead, and Paul then became a Christian missionary. He started a church in Turkey (Galatia) with non-Jewish Christ believers. After he left Galatia, other teachers told the new believers to follow the Old Testament to be accepted by God. Paul wrote the corrective letter seen in the New Testament discussed above. Paul also was a mentor to a missionary named Timothy. Timothy was leading a church in a major city called Ephesus, and that church was dealing with false doctrine and having faith issues. Paul wrote the letter to Timothy...

I reckon I up and moved outta Texas when I was a chitlin, and these new fellers I started hangin' with just wouldn't let it go. Soon as I said, "Hey, y'all got to share them Legos," they 'bout fell over laughin' and started callin' me "Mr. Y'all" and pickin' at me for the next four yarhs. Bless their hearts, they thought it was the funniest dang thing they ever heard. Dagum letter go. Lord have mercy. ^^^ True story.

The new $2 bill. Sign me up for grandchildren stocking stuffers.

At least the Catholics admitted it was a sin and misaligned with the New Testament that teaches love and mercy.

No use of y'all? This aint Texas. JK. LoL.

Does the book address family structure and welfare incentives? For Whites or Blacks to match Asian success outcomes, I would focus on the family. Marriage, divorce, and children out of wedlock. Start there. Those are the clearest signals of the values that actually lead to successful outcomes. Big government could incentivize the hell out of having children inside marriage and support long term marriages at least through the kids school years… the complete opposite of the Man in the House destruction policy that FDR and LBJ pushed. Reduce the marriage penalties. Make benefits neutral or positive in favor of two parent married homes (or multi-generation family). Stop letting long term welfare compete as a substitute for a husband's income. This reduces the environments that produce higher crime and reduces the cycle of unstable families. The destructive loop is anti-family incentives -> poverty -> crime -> lack of education -> unstable family -> anti-family incentives. Outcomes and behavioral biases are more driven by family environments than skin color. Rational behaviors toward groups is practical... and natural... (my young children auto insurance costs are high, walking on the other side of the street from white (e.g. any race) teens in hoodies with menacing face expression, dirty grooming, walk, talk, dress, and act like trouble does).

100% and naturally so.

To be concise means being brief, clear, and comprehensive. Fully answering a question in fewer words proves you master the topic and respect the reader. This conversation has been had on this forum numerous times. I'd like to understand what is different that suggests the need to discuss again.

In as few words as possible, what about this book will present genuinely new or persuasive material that overcomes the root cause of crime and fragile family structure impact on "race" outcomes?

I absolutely believe him.

Yea Facebook... I'm basically FB friends with family and closer friends. Say 'no' more than yes to friends. Probably 200 people. Meanwhile my nieces have 1000+ on instragram, FB, and the like. Never walked past someone they don't need to social media befriend and overshare. Do they not understand folks don't need to know your business and your outerimage is a mirage? You can't even trust the people you trust... what are you even doing? Nope... I'm up near 300 FB friends. Time to prune.

Yea... I can show plenty of rundown rural downs... generally much less graffiti and violence... plenty of meth heads though.

Massie was my small government constitutionalist so I'm unhappy with Trump over it.

At least mix it up. Call out Randy Fine... someone actually mainstream. Not a tool like Loomer, (or Piker or Olbermann).

Bringing her up repeatedly seems like bad-faith smear-by-association. I can do the same thing with Piker and others on the fringe left but why would I? Other than to troll? Meaningless trumpeting.

Yes it is. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/28/hasan-piker-democrats-midterms-2028-00849453

Guess who else is a useful villain? Hasan Piker. In no way do I think Hasan represents the left. The same that Loomer doesn't represent the right. Repeatedly waving Laura Loomer around as a gotcha against the right is lazy, bad-faith, and asinine.

There is no logic in relating financial audits to the pedo behavior. They are not related. It is a story of a bad man doing bad things while pretending to be a good man.