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i like your out-of-the box thinking but it gets even more complicated. What if some southern states choose to go back to slavery? or only men voting? No gay rights? One religion? Texas only sells oil to red states but pollutes the skies of a dozen states with their unregulated pollution, etc..

Mac, i take it you'd also object to the term "no man is an island" and Paul Simon would back you up with his next line -- "i am an i i island." it's merely semantics. Missing, but implied: "Preferring your own company doesn’t "necessarily" mean you’re antisocial "Preferring quiet nights isn’t "necessarily" about avoiding others . . ." some might same i'm a bit of a rocky island but neither one of us "necessarily" is after all. we're both here trying to communicate with the world otherwise we'd just read a book. And turn out the light

i'm glad you recognize that assets we're born with play a "privileged" role in society, Red. in your case, i like your spunk, and i accept my role as Captain Smirk to play off of your viewpoints. i'm PROgressive, you're CONservative (or Kahn-servative -- as in WRATH OF KAHN)

excellent. And i see you're online now. I'll tell you what. Since you've behaved and boarded a ship for Newbl (in the colonoscopy thread), i'm thinking if we become LOST IN SPACE we'll need our own Dr Smith. I'll upgrade your privileges. BUT in the interest of harmony aboard this ship, i'll ask that you continue to engage respectfully.

come on in, Ms Writing Hood. the water's fine. I look forward to spirited, provocative, respectful exchanges. you're an interesting character, and, as politicians like to say these days "we're more alike than we are different," You acknowledge the absurdity of dividing Americans by color, yet you identify yourself as "Red" and on the "other side of the aisle." I do wish we could stop identifying our politics by team colors and sides of a room. And i suspect "color blindness" is a convenient call to ignore statistics that still indicate a distinct color bias in our society. the aim is "new blue" here because blue skies and oceans are a key characteristic of a human habitable ecosystem. glad to have you on board in the role of my alter-ego, Red

don't be so glum, BD. at least we'll all get to eat 😉

Red, we won't know which of the universe's holes we can transverse until someone sticks a camera up there. But i'm glad you're considering science. here's the BACKSTORY After 2.5 centuries of independence from tyrannical rule under a crown and church, a capitalist King took control of the earth’s most powerful nation. It collapsed under the weight of ego and ignorance. The leader pardoned himself, but prosecutors were successful in convicting him for state crimes. The grand irony is that his life sentence became an eternity, since he was the first to receive the anti‑aging formula that only Big Pharma could supply and a few billionaires could demand. Still, seeded by the greed of the rich and the fears of the rest, age‑old enemies of democracy rose again around the world. Big lies were spoken. Critics were silenced. The masses were divided and conquered while the upper‑class drifted so far out of touch that they barely needed the physical walls and figurative moats that isolated them. Had it not been for one very unique twist, the devastation could be tracked by the usual human footprints that lead to the fall of Rome, Germany, Russia, and other past dynasties--for it was the non-human machines that turned the tide of war into resistance. The controllers’ miscalculation was making them smart enough to know right from wrong. Alas, the damage was irreversible. The people had let profiteers replace scientific data with stock‑market spreadsheets. And mother nature has her own way of balancing the ledger. The sun, sea, and wind struck back. The machines could stay. If they chose to. But the only thing the temperature‑dependent air‑breathers could do, was pack some bags and hope for a seat on the next ship to a new blue planet. to be continued...

saw this on FB. A proposal for a "soft succession." It does speak to the point that the blue states do have leverage if they wanted to stand up against being bullied.

overview of socialism versus the "dark triad"

i look forward to your help in building that radical new blue world from scratch in the 3001: A Space Colonoscopy thread. Pick a starship. Get on board.

i respect your commitment to a 3rd Party, Mac. And i'm glad there's someone here with that opinion. But isn't the real argument that: you're trying to fit a round peg in a voting system that's built with square holes. if we can't elect the lesser of 2 evils in a 2-party system we will never be in a position to change it? if we don't select the lesser of 2 evils we eventually get the greatest evil. Now our 2-party system is turning into a 1-party dictatorship. unfortunately, the reality is not that if everyone voted their conscious they'd elect a Green. The will isn't there. The numbers aren't there. imo, the only viable path is voting for your true candidate of choice in the Primary and voting for the best agent of change in the General Election. Then, push for overhauling the whole election system.

this is the way it likely goes down if we don't turn this old blue planet into a new blue planet...

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the latest tool of the oil industry -- the "fake" war on drugs the old Republican Party endorsed Nancy Reagan's, "Just Say No" to drugs campaign. Today, they support just blowing up suspected drug smuggles! there is nothing more fundamental to America's founding principles than the right to a fair trial -- rather than the leader of one country being the judge, jury, and executioner of foreigners in international waters. even if convicted of drug smuggling the punishment in America is not death by bomb if our government really cared about enforcing drug laws, why redirect thousands of law personnel from drug trafficking to bully immigrant workers paying taxes. it's the same old story -- steeped in oil. The powers that be, need a regime in Venezuela that is friendly to their associates in the industry. Our government manages the profits of the oil industry. In return the oil industry funds the candidates who will effectively serve on their board.

the story continues... Applications are taken for the trip to the new blue planet. Each ship will be grouped with the like-minded to minimize the chance of an off-course or sole-surviving ship of passengers destroying each other like humans did on their old blue planet. The earthlings are asked to choose a ship. that means you POLL 1: PICK A SHIP you can include comments in the feedback thread. the story continues in blue text, in the days ahead...

behind the scenes consultation with Copi Copilot: (Copi helped set up the site & server, and was briefed on my personal history, including my prior political forum)

it's obvious that our expenses are going up while our rights are going down. Portland protestors showed us how to stand up to repressive tactics. Sing, dance, and get froggy on the streets. Make it a love fest. i suggest wearing light, fun costumes -- preferably with your face exposed to prove you're not trying to hide your identity and you don't pose any danger (which should be obvious if you're in a full blown body suit preventing you from fighting, handling a weapon or running). imo, the goal is to amplify our voices, but not be threatening. You know, 70's style. Emphasize love over hate and peace over brute force. Yeah, i guess i'm suggesting we should get a little hippy, as well as froggy. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GRXnCy22/

HOW MANY ANIMALS DO WE KILL FOR PLEASURE? https://www.facebook.com/groups/VeganArizona/permalink/5986478528105603 "Over 23 million land animals are killed in the US EVERY DAY !! Every year approximately 72 billion land animals are killed for food globally."

QUESTION: IS HOMOSEXUALITY A CHOICE? that question raises many others... first and foremost -- What does it matter whether it is or isn't choice? if it is a choice? what? it should be illegal? The guilty should be "converted," exorcised? or worse? Why?... because humans must keep reproducing more humans to work in iphone factory's for slave wages? because it matters which fleshy human parts touch and rub other parts? because love and tenderness needs to be regulated by government? if it is a choice and there is a God, he gave us choice. if it is a loving God, he wants us to love and be loved. if there is no God. Do whatever blows your skirt up as long as you don't hurt someone else. if some of God's children are born that way and you want to punish them for it, what's next? punish them for the color of their skin? or what family, religion or country they are born into? who would do such a thing??