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Bear in mind that the policies and stance of the Democratic party in this century has moved to the right of Republican president Eisenhower. So historically slightly left of center may look rather more to the left, especially when viewed from far t…
But Bernie is not an extremist. He wants universal health care and to counter global warming, and he wants government to represent the interests of the average person, and he wants Americans to live in a place that has some of the educational advant…
I think the arguments here have been between rightwing and center. There have been few leftwing posts and no extreme leftwing posts at all. An extreme left winger is against capitalism. We are (presumably) all investors here. That makes us part of …
For me, as well as others the "Noisy" home page has been a problem. And I am interested in other categories besides Fund Discussions so making that the only option is not appealing. David, thank you. You did the right thing. If I want to raise my …
I would not mind a "cease fire" and a return to the relatively serene and friendly investment site MFO used to be. The advice to not open political posts if I don't want to read them doesn't solve the problem as the titles of the posts peripheral to…
Thank you ! So "deleted" is entered manually. I might have guessed after a year of wondering. thanks again.
Delete - sorry
How does one delete one's own post? I haven't been able to work it out.
I don't know if there is a way to entirely delete…
The tone of disagreement from the Republican side here has gotten more civil. I appreciate this. It makes dialog possible.
When Trump took office his spokesman S Miller announced that the new president "will not be questioned". In my opinion this…
One prominent poster called Trump "by far the most evil" leader of all time. "Yeah, most evil. Shit, he makes Hitler look like Jimmy Carter[.]" And not one sincere word pushing back on that view, no "fact checks" on the atrocities of the past, no n…
Well I wasn't going to say anything out of.. I dunno... call it habitual good manners... but I have to agree: Old_Skeet was not in favor of free expression. He was in favor of free expression for himself and for those who shared his world view and …
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-college-cases-tracker.html
https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2020/09/06/wvu-suspends-29-students-for-covid-19-related-violations-additional-sanctions-pending
West Virgina U. has a student body ar…
It may be quibbled that Trump did not lie to a Federal Grand Jury thousands of times. Does it really matter? And, no, my pointing this out does not make me supporter of Bill Clinton.
If I remember correctly Clinton was not impeached for having sex (consensual or not) with an intern. It was for lying about it. Meanwhile Trump has verifiably lied thousands of times during his time as President.
My comment was directed at the stock market part of your comment about "economy and stock market". Although general trends are perceivable no human has been able to predict how to the stock market will behave at a specific time. This includes pres…
Re the stock market: How can Trump be credited for the inflation of a handful of stock prices? No president has magical powers. When the bubble bursts, as it must, whoever is president at that time will also not be responsible for this. Trump will…
I take your point. It's possible that Trump was joking. But that he privately disparaged McCain by making similar comments is undisputed. So his possible bad joke seems to represent his real feelings. As for the legitimacy of claims in the Atlanti…
@Ben, I agree with a lot of what you say. Things are heated. Do you think it’s all going to die down on November 4 and we’ll all “live happily ever after ...“ as at the end of a Disney movie?
I hope you realize that by commenting initially on Mar…
tRumpster's lack of integrity and character are already well-established. That article from Mark drives it home--- painfully. But his base won't care. And if he's re-elected, we're all screwed. His minions are willing to do and say anything for him.…
Thanks@Mark for posting this. A line rumbling around somewhere in my brain .....
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do (or say) nothing.”
I agree but it does not say that repeating over and over the same things t…
I *hope* they will react by marching en masse into the White House and either throwing the Imposter President out the window or arresting him. Hmm, can there be a court martial of a commander-in-chief ? But will this latest revelation surprise an…
Mark, we already know that Donald Trump is a sociopath. We already know about his binary view about winners and losers. This is not new information.
Trump's supporters will not vote differently because of this news item. They do not care about his…
WHOA! I just read the articles at the three links WABAC provided. It doesn't help me understand any better but it sure describes very well what is happening. And it at least partially explains how someone can not be disturbed by the claim that ther…
WABAC, what are "anti-vexers"? You mean anti vaccine people? Some of them are in Q Anon! Maybe babies might be getting more vaccines than necessary. But I am not sufficiently well-informed to have an opinion. I just know I'd be dead many times ove…
Why can't people see that this sort of behavior is just downright crazy.
Which sort of behavior? The behavior of Trump or the behavior of posting about it and responding to the posts?
In the case of the former I think it is clear that Trump's sup…
I would suggest that the practice of making a post for the sole purpose of annoying people should be strongly discouraged. One warning to desist. If the person persists after being warned they should be permanently barred from posting on "Discussion…
If Vanguard did not have the well-managed funds in which I have invested for many years, I would have moved my money elsewhere. Their customer service has gone steadily downhill. There is a disconnect between how the actual fund managers behave (ve…
How about Goldenseal or Asafoetida? I have tasted garlic ice cream. It was over 40 years ago, at a birthday party for someone who claimed to love garlic in anything and everything. So some friends made up a batch of garlic ice cream for the occasion…
The political discourse vis a vis the two candidates is fine...they are public figures. The posts that target other board members or non-public figures.. ie, "The Dumbest States of America" are not. Just my opinion. I think a lot of people are bored…
Yes, you got it now. And both sides perceive great danger. I was however representing the side I understand better. Condolences on the loss of your brother. 2016 is practically yesterday, emotionally speaking.
@WABAC: thank you for your concern. I am not depressive nor suicidal. I have not ever initiated a political post to this forum or to others. I *have* occasionally commented on existing threads. In my two posts today about anguish I was attempting t…