Recent content by BoonetheAiredale

Has anyone read the book Badlands? I'm listening to it while I drive from WS to Durham on a regular basis and it is astonishing in its narrative of wanton killing (mostly unrelated to WW II) by Stalin and Hitler. What's really scary is how, at least to how Snyder portrays things, both...

I believe fear is the simple driving factor towards embracing a "strong man" approach to government. Fear of change, fear of not creating a better life, fear of other, all magnified by orders of magnitude by social media. The strong man's team recognizes this and responds accordingly. The fear...

Are the markets whistling by the graveyard, or am I being overly influenced by my negative reaction to Federal economic choices?

I choose to believe this. It alleviates the anger and is much healthier than alcohol.

Am I to assume that Americans are now at the whim of other countries? If accused of drug smuggling, or whatever we're just gonna have to accept death penalties with no trials? What's good for the goose and all that. I feel safer already.

2nd West Granville, freshman and sophomore years. Just walking down the hall and discovering from open doors....REM-Reckoning, The Replacements-Hootenanny and Let It Be, Hoodoo Gurus-Mars Needs Guitars. Cat's Cradle shows that led to important albums over time...Hege V, The Veldt, Dillon Fence.

The Unforgettable Fire - U2 1984 my Dad died of lung cancer, I was 16 and growing up in White Lake, NC. A very lonely place in the winter. Within the span of three months my Dad was gone as was my equilibrium. I used to sit out on our pier and watch storms, sunsets, alone, under a big sky. The...

Right wing talking points currently emanating from the WH. #1) Another in the growing list of assaults on Christianity #2) National Guard will be called up for the twin cities #3) Democrat policies have put us here #4) 2nd amendment still rocks #5) Catholics....... #6) Arm the teachers #7)...

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Did your children (and their friends) success happen despite democrat run federal governments? According to the person you voted for America was on its knees if not near death. How did your children (and their friends) navigate such "pessimism"?

Appreciate the Board. Venmo'd

I am "believing" that Trump didn't need to be involved because no one in an elected position to speak for the people of DC asked for federal assistance. I think the application of federal force should be based on clear and present danger. I do not think a "police source living it every day"...

Wasn't that issue from 2018-19? What's that got to do with today? What proof is related to supporting federal troops in the city TODAY? Is someone collecting different data for the Police Union? Is there no data that can be trusted? Just the ever honest President or a Police Union chief. What...

His assertation, with no supporting evidence is absolutely NOT good enough for me. Nor should it be for you. Someone's going to say the statistics are wrong...prove it. Why wouldn't you want support of such a claim? Why don't you need it?

That is lovely.