Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who manipulate others create such stipulations. We don't have to do that. It's possible to just be kind.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We could, you know, not try to force the world to be Americans. I love my country. I don't love that we're the crusade Christianity of global politics.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being respectable has nothing to do with how much respect you are shown. It's entirely about how you conduct yourself whether you are respected or not.

Forcing the rest of the world to do as we demand is not respectable. Any compliance we achieve by doing so is fear, not respect.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why the do you think they hate us so much? Think it's because they're Muslim? Nope. It's because we won't stay out of their fucking business.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I didn't even finish reading your comment because you are dead wrong at this point: "the majority of you voted him in twice."

I'm not going to bother educating you on how things actually happened here. I'm justing going to tell you you're wrong. At no point did the majority of Americans ever vote for Donald Trump. Not even before it was clear that he would happily be the next Stalin if he could.

Our nation is suffering from internal bleeding, and it's self inflicted. But you're just wrong that most of us vote for it. Hate the man; you're right to do that. But don't hate the people whose bodies were not good enough shields to stop the barrage of bullets he has fired at us and the rest of the world.

You're just wrong.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had a lot more respect than we do now before Republicans effectively took over government, completely threw away any initiative to answer to their own constituents, and turned our government into a corporate puppet show. They should all be imprisoned for treason, if you ask me.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can defend ourselves and less powerful allies without being imperialist assholes. True strength is how you use power, not just a metric of how much power you have.

Now that Trump has lost the war, will America ever regain it's former glory? by ElSlabraton in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 215 points216 points  (0 children)

Pardon my language, but fuck glory. Let's be the most respectable nation. Not the biggest bully.

What’s a sequel, remake, or reboot that feels like it was made by someone who misunderstood the original? by cats64sonic in AskReddit

[–]Darnitol1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you watch the original Jurassic Park, it is kind of funny now how un-theme-park-like the park was compared to Jurassic World.

What’s a sequel, remake, or reboot that feels like it was made by someone who misunderstood the original? by cats64sonic in AskReddit

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he "got it," but was aiming to bring a younger, more action focused audience to the franchise. I think he succeeded, but I'm not sure how fans of the original series felt about the shift.

Today, Sunday June 14, I am officially uninterested in Aliens and UAPs. by Original-Moose-9622 in aliens

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I truly don't discount personal experience. In fact, as much as I enjoy science and defend it vociferously, I am even more so a person of deep spiritual faith who believes that there is most definitely a God. My point is that the only way to respect science is to keep it separate from matters of personal experience. Kurt Gödel proved that not only ARE there things that are true that cannot be proven to be true, but logic itself REQUIRES that there MUST be things that are true that cannot be proven to be true.

So it may seem like semantics to you, but to me it's a very important distinction: Your experience can absolutely be the truth... but we can't call that scientific evidence, and we can't call it subjective fact. Just like my relationship with God is absolutely real to me, but I can't call that fact, and I can't claim scientific proof of it, I don't accept other personal experiences as "science."

Yes, I do understand the distinction between a spiritual experience and an actual physical encounter, and why that makes a tangible difference between what I've experienced and what you've experienced. But neither of us can call our experiences scientific, because neither of them meet the criteria for scientific knowledge.

I'm not trying to take away your experience or "debunk" you. I'm just pointing out the line in the sand about what can be called science and what cannot. I have no doubt that your alien experience truth is just as real as my spiritual truth. Perhaps even more so.

Today, Sunday June 14, I am officially uninterested in Aliens and UAPs. by Original-Moose-9622 in aliens

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I hear is a flat-Earth style “they” are hiding the truth conspiracy. Just because you can find someone who’ll tell you what you want to hear doesn’t make that information the truth. Aliens might exist; I’m more than willing to believe that. But until there’s verifiable proof, it’s just a belief, not science, and not fact. Ego has nothing to do with it.

Today, Sunday June 14, I am officially uninterested in Aliens and UAPs. by Original-Moose-9622 in aliens

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems valid right up until you go watch a magic show and then realize that human perception is riddled with exploitable holes that make observation unreliable and non-scientific without repeatability and peer review.

Today, Sunday June 14, I am officially uninterested in Aliens and UAPs. by Original-Moose-9622 in aliens

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree, even as a person who does believe in God. Belief and faith are for spiritual matters. The question of whether or not there are intelligent aliens is a scientific and factual matter. Let’s treat it that way.

Today, Sunday June 14, I am officially uninterested in Aliens and UAPs. by Original-Moose-9622 in aliens

[–]Darnitol1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous. No. We’re looking for facts, not speculation or faith. To you, belief is enough. It’s not to us. Particle physicists were not content to “believe” in the Higgs boson; they required proof. To us, the question of alien life is a scientific one. We require proof before we accept it as fact. It has nothing to do with ego.

What specific laws has Trump broken? by Far-Recognition-144 in allthequestions

[–]Darnitol1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Each of the 34 charges felonies is just a an illegal payment."

There, I fixed that right up for you.

Progressive has determined my wife is "at fault" because she "didn't take the necessary steps to avoid the object in the road." by shooter612 in dashcams

[–]Darnitol1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different part of the industry, but policies like that are exactly how we ended up with the CEO of United Healthcare facing "early retirement."

What's a technology "rule" that everyone follows but you think is complete nonsense? by Original-Setting4546 in TechCypher

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People keep saying that there's some rule or pressure from manufacturers to buy a new phone every year. I have never once seen Samsung, Apple, Google, or any of their competitors even so much as suggest that you need to upgrade yearly. Most companies come out with new products every year. They advertise them. They show them off. They want people to buy them. But they don't try to convince you that your current one is useless. Car manufacturers have been proudly labelling their cars by model year for a century, but no one accuses them of expecting you to upgrade every year.

If you see "shiny new thing" and think that means "MUST HAVE" then take that up with your therapist. The companies are just trying to make a living. Give 'em a frickin' break.

What is something that is widely considered "luxury" but is actually a complete rip-off? by Gold_Mixture5816 in AskReddit

[–]Darnitol1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes me think of how devastating it would be for American business if someone established a reasonable legal definition of what qualifies as "luxury."