Russia captures no.2 rank among foreign oil suppliers to US.

[BigElCat]

Originally Posted by nailer

Not from me.

Have you ever noticed that we have had two major wars with Germany and the hard fighting Russians were on our side both times? They are no longer pinko commies, yet we are still fighting the Cold War. What's up with that?

Do you know that someone diverted Uranium from the USA atomic program to Russian in 1943 ?

Wouldn't that have been a tip off that 'spies' would also steal the know how to build an atomic bomb ?

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by nailer

No.

Only if we make them.

So you're giving them a pass for interfering in our election(s) among other things? I see your words but I hear them in tRump's voice.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

First hurdle is to reach a consensus of just what the common good is. Good luck with that.

Culture is fabric of delusion/illusion woven from the ever shifting bedrock of myth.

"People seem to be hardwired to get things wrong. They confuse opinion with fact, they tend to believe what everyone around them believes, and they are ready to die for the truth or whichever version of it they have clasped to their breast."

"History ... is a point of view, an attempt to impose order on events that are essentially chaotic."

BTW, even my own mother wasn't on my side. Well, at least not always. She never failed to make the same lame point about it being for my own good.

I'll take all that as a big negatory on 'the common good.' Anyway, I suspect you slightly prefer greedy, corrupt politicians, since they have not deceived themselves in thinking they are pursuing it.

I was right, you know that no one is on your side. It follows that complaints that anyone in particular is not on your side are redundant.

Am I correct in thinking you scoff at all schemes for social betterment?

[bobabode]

Libertarians give me hives.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I'll take all that as a big negatory on 'the common good.' Anyway, I suspect you slightly prefer greedy, corrupt politicians, since they have not deceived themselves in thinking they are pursuing it.

I was right, you know that no one is on your side. It follows that complaints that anyone in particular is not on your side are redundant.

Am I correct in thinking you scoff at all schemes for social betterment?

You basically got everything incorrect. I always enjoy your predilection to claim a moral high ground though.

Define the common good? I sure can't. Can you?

[nailer]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

So you're giving them a pass for interfering in our election(s) among other things? I see your words but I hear them in tRump's voice.

Hearing voices is another side effect. Don't be too concerned though. Red Kool-Aid has the same side effects as Blu.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Libertarians give me hives.

Thomas Jefferson?

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by nailer

Hearing voices is another side effect. Don't be too concerned though. Red Kool-Aid has the same side effects as Blu.

Even a non-answer is an answer, thanks

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by nailer

Thomas Jefferson?

Ben Gay

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

You basically got everything incorrect. I always enjoy your predilection to claim a moral high ground though.

Define the common good? I sure can't. Can you?

Depending on how strict you want to be about it, I can't even define good. But I'm willing to push on regardless.

If I'd been right about everything, as a good machiavellian you'd never admit it.