ehpolitical
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- Comment on Why do i see so many americans obsessed with the concept of "this is a thing that [Ethnicity] does" 1 month ago:
Sadly, I’ve seen it aimed at pretty much anyone who’s of a different race. I don’t know how Canada compares to other countries that way, but I’ve definitely seen way too much of it in Canada.
- Comment on Why do i see so many americans obsessed with the concept of "this is a thing that [Ethnicity] does" 1 month ago:
I’m Canadian and have known some very racist Canadians. In fact, the most racist man I ever knew was a Canadian. Far as I can tell, racism is everywhere and always an ignorant thing.
- Comment on "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" 1 month ago:
Apparently, the first horror movie was made in 1896, so I’m guessing probably not. Just cracked me up when I read your comment while watching a freaking movie about birds gone mad. You have a special way with words, lol.
- Comment on "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" 1 month ago:
Lol, and here I am watching The Birds.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
I was looking for something that would click in my mind, like when you just know puzzle pieces fit together… and, no, I haven’t heard anything like that yet.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
Thanks, apology accepted. Thanks also for the link, saved it.
In his entire speech, he never mentions Russia in any form. Meanwhile, he does refer to some enemy in plural form, that is advancing from around the globe, i.e. “those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe”, and “this nation’s foes”, etc. He also warned against religious involvement in politics in a different speech, which I think has gone mostly ignored at our own peril. People scoff at religion if they themselves aren’t religious, ignoring the fact that the leaders of the world are mostly very religious people (whether sincere in their religion or not). I mention this because I suspect these two were somehow connected in JFK’s mind.
For the sake of objectivity and truth, I’m trying to take into account my lack of any firsthand perspective. I just honestly cannot see how he was talking about the Soviet Union alone when I read what he said and how he said it. It honestly seems to me he had to be talking about something far greater.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
I can see that… it would be an easy mistake for anyone to make. Still, there are an awful lot of coincidences between what he said, what we see in fact taking place today, and that he was ultimately assassinated. Because of all that, I can’t help but believe a lot of what he said.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
That’s amazing to me, that you were there to hear him and remember it. He’s one politician I would have loved to listen to firsthand. He seemed to say a lot of very controversial things, like when he spoke out against religious involvement in politics and named the religious groups very specifically… he was either really dumb or very brave… I imagine the latter. So do you think in this case he was maybe a bit too paranoid, or just mistaken?
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
Sorry, do you mean you disagreed with what JFK was saying, that you didn’t believe him?
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
If he was talking about nothing more than the Soviet Union, why didn’t he simply say ‘we are opposed around the world by the Soviet Union’? Seems like a very complicated way of saying Soviet Union. And no, the schools I went to didn’t teach about covert global conspiracies, the likes of which John F. Kennedy was clearly warning us against here.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
So you’re saying JFK was referring to the CIA when he talked about a “monolithic and ruthless conspiracy” from around the world?
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
Bookmark worthy, thanks!
- Comment on A single tuna (once canned) will be eaten across the world at different times, potentially years apart 1 month ago:
The world suddenly seems so much smaller.
- Comment on Spineless people have spines 1 month ago:
Otherwise they’d be spineless floppy people.
- Comment on if im going to put a flag on my front porch like all my neighbors, its going to be a pizza flag. 1 month ago:
I guess mine would have to be a pineapple pizza.
- Comment on Every package you receive has the chance of being a bomb 1 month ago:
Cool, my stress level wasn’t high enough today.
- Comment on Regardless of the geometric figure you path trace, as long as your start and end points are the same, you will be considered to be going on circles. 1 month ago:
I’m getting tired just imagining it.
- Comment on Why don't Taco Trucks have a recognizable theme song and menu like Ice Cream Trucks? 1 month ago:
I’ve never even hears of taco trucks, that would be cool.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
It was mostly before my time, so I don’t have that kind of insight. When I read it, it sounds to me a lot like what we see happening in the U.S. today.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
Ok, I didn’t know that. I was too young still to remember most of it.
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
Makes sense, I was too young to remember most of it. Still, does his description not strike you as resembling what we see happening in the U.S. today?
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
He makes reference to it, but also speaks of some kind of opposition from “around the world” that was working to “expanding its sphere of influence”. He also described this thing as operating in secret, not out in the open. Was Russia operating secretly? (I don’t know much about the Cold War.)
- Comment on A monolithic and ruthless conspiracy: What was John F. Kennedy referring to? 1 month ago:
How do you know that? Seriously asking.
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- Comment on Why do the femcels and the incels not.... date each other? 2 months ago:
They’re still intimidated by the opposite sex regardless?
- Comment on If I'm at threat to lose my job because I never shut up about politics free speech means nothing to me. 2 months ago:
I’m not sure you worded that right, but ya.
- Comment on A bat not in its cave is a cause for concern 2 months ago:
Man, I freaking hate bats. So ya.
- Comment on Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East. 2 months ago:
Far too many people only think they’re following Jesus.
- Comment on It's impossible to defend any amount of alcohol consumption without sounding like an alcoholic. 2 months ago:
Ha, that’s actually true. Good one.
- Comment on AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds 2 months ago:
I recently had one chatbot refuse to answer a couple of questions, and another delete my question after warning me that my question was verging on breaking its rule… never happened before, thought it was interesting.