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Is that what he is doing today? mspart

Ban, I must say you are a master of convoluting what people tell you. You feign surprise saying you think I am concerned about N word books. Far from it, you are concerned about banning books. I gave you examples of non R people doing that and you excuse that away with faulty and non germane illogic. And then say I am concerned about N words. My argument is that authoritarianism is on both sides and somehow through your dizzying illogic you come up with me being concerned about books with N words. It is an exercise worthy of an 8th grader. I love your handle name, but I tire of your excessive need to put out false tropes. If you believe them I'm sorry for you. If your students believe them, I sorry for them being influenced by you. It is a sad situation where a person takes facts and twists them to illogical conclusions and then repeats and repeats until people tire of the tail chasing. It is petty and immature. You keep on being you, it obviously has brought you much peace in your life. Peace out. mspart

Oh we have come aways eh! mspart

Ban, you continue to prove me correct. mspart

None of it makes me think. Very bad people were in the US and had a plan to do this. And they did it as part of a jihad they had in mind. The final leg of their triumph was stymied by courageous people aboard the last flight. We can continually thank our lucky stars for those people and their sacrifice. I remember the day clearly. I was awakened by a phone call of a co worker saying they heard something was going on in NYC but they didn't have access to any news. Could I check it out? So I was at home ( I had just moved to Hawaii), he went to work a little early, I was just about to get up to get ready to head in, so I turned on the TV and was both horrified at what I saw and fascinated. I told him and he couldn't believe it either. That was a surreal and crazy day. I watched as people jumped from the buildings. I watched the 2nd airliner go in. I watched both towers fall. mspart

These were not 30 percenter folks doing this as you call them. They were your people. Authoritarianism happened way in the past, in the near past, and today by many different groups. The fact that you WON'T acknowledge that authoritarianism happens in more than one sphere is a wonder for an educated person such as yourself. mspart

Wiser men? mspart

My how shoes have changed!! mspart

I stopped watching Intl Basketball in 1972 when the USA was robbed. It was an absolute joke of officiating. It was like the governor election here in WA where the R won in 3 vote counts but on the third recount, the D won and that ended the game. Same trick used in that Olympic game. Haven't cared about it since then and even more so with NBA players playing. mspart

Aren't they both in North America? mspart

https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn/ After parent complaints about the use of racist epithets in To Kill a Mockingbird; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Cay; Of Mice and Men; and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the Burbank (CA) Unified School District superintendent removed these titles from required classroom reading lists. Citing the use of racial slurs in the books, Duluth (MN) school district administrators decided to remove Twain’s book and To Kill a Mockingbird from the curriculum “to protect the dignity of our students” and not require them to read books that marginalize them. The titles remain in the school library, and are still optional reading for students. Conservative strongholds are Burbank and Duluth. It happens everywhere Ban. Wherever there is government that can exercise authority, there will be those wanting to use authoritarian means of getting compliance. You might want to add that to your curriculum. mspart

So if I see authoritarianism being practiced not in a way Bro Bob tells us it is, then it must not be true? When my D governor says all state workers MUST get vacccinated, that is not authoritarian, it is just being concerned for the welfare of those particular workers? And as a result of unintended consequences, mountain passes did not get cleared of snow and the state ferry system has been crippled. All because he won't allow those folks to be hired back at the positions they were at when terminated. Or when the D NM governor decrees that there are now 2 places in the state where no guns can be carried but in a lock box, that is not authoritarian? Or when the D President, through executive order tries to make me pay for student loans that the students can't pay, that is not authoritarian? No law passed. Executive order used in this way is the definition of authoritarianism. It doesn't matter what persuasion you are. So if D's do it, no problem. If R's do it, big problem. Yes, I get it and the logic is tiresome. mspart

If anything, cows are almost dumber than rocks. It's amazing their offspring don't get sick and die. Tough animals. mspart

Looks mighty fine!! mspart

He may define differently, but my point is you can find authoritarianism on all sides. It is not more pervasive on one side over another. All sides have it. mspart

So Ban - No good on the pot roast? That really sucks. mspart

So authoritarianism predominantly resides on the conservative side? Yes Brother Bob also treated Left wing, but the Wiki article you provide only mentions that while going on and on about the conservative authoritarianism. Interesting ignoring of history and current events. Why would anyone be concerned with authoritarianism on one side rather than on all sides? NM Governor declaring Albuquerque a gun free zone. She is a D, not an evil R conservative. Does this action not even hint at authoritarianism? It is not a law, she just pulled this one out all on her own and pretends it has the force of law. You will find what you don't like on all sides, not just the one you consider evil. mspart

Hoping the Tank has not been training due to the limbo surrounding his involvement. If so, Snyder should be ok? Can anyone see any scenario where the tank doesn't take gold? mspart

Thanks! mspart

True. My neighbor says this all the time. Good luck with the smoking. Let us know how it turns out. mspart

Nice try on diverting. Not happening. The above trumps your "Trump is racist" argument. You can't explain this in any other way (but you'll try no doubt). The link I provided shows him in the Oval office with a large number of HBCU Presidents. A racist wouldn't put up with that. And not only that, Trump signed an Executive Order to fund those colleges. As a racist, someone must have been twisting his arm, but he was happy to do this and crowed loudly about it. Congress agreed of course, what else could they do? Trump the racist brought to the HBCU colleges more federal funding than they have ever had and not on a yearly basis as previously done, but for years to come. More than any other President had ever done. And he changed it from yearly to multiple years so the Presidents didn't have to come begging every time. Now that's just racist if you ask me. Ban - I don't know about you but when I think of racist Presidents, this is what I think of. Go ahead an pick at it, the story is from the racist PBS. mspart

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-signs-executive-order-black-colleges Trump signs executive order on black colleges Nation Feb 28, 2017 6:51 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to historically black colleges and universities, saying that those schools will be “an absolute priority for this White House.” HBCU presidents are hoping Congress will bolster Trump’s actions to strengthen the schools with dramatically increased funding in the upcoming federal budget. They are calling for $25 billion for infrastructure, college readiness, financial aid and other priorities. Under President Barack Obama’s administration, historically black colleges and universities received $4 billion over seven years. “The next step is the budget. You cannot have mission without money,” Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor told reporters outside the White House after the signing ceremony. Many of the college presidents also went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby Congress for more funding. Taylor said the $25 billion is needed to make up for years of underfunding and would cover the country’s more than 100 HBCUs. Several presidents and HBCU advocacy organizations echoed Taylor’s sentiments. “This is a great day for my membership and a great day for America,” said Lezli Baskerville, head of the National Association For Equal Opportunity in Education, an umbrella group for public, private and land-grant HBCUs. This is truly the actions of a racist. Even the HBCU Presidents were overjoyed and happily took money from the old racist. Oh and you'll notice that the colleges were underfunded for years. Lessee, 8 years before Trump was Hmmmmmmmmm Pres Obama. Nobody ever called him a racist. But Trump leads for year after year funding increases and current funding increases and he is a racist. An absurd position really. mspart

Injection, injection, injection. mspart

Smoked meat is tasty!! mspart

Are you sure Bob? I only ask because there was a TV show where people went to hell but it was portrayed as heaven. Just wondering if they snuck one by you! mspart