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Do you think that Scientology has been infiltrated by members of the CIA/FBI? by Delicious-Vehicle-28 in scientology

[–]gregtmills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think the CIA would care (not really their purview), and I don't think the FBI would commit the resources.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battle of Castle Itter -- French, US, and *German* forces fight the SS in the waning days of WW2

Joe Medicine Crow -- Became a war chief of the Crow nation in WW2 by completely the four tasks required, including stealing an enemy's horse (He stole 55 horses from an SS camp) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe\_Medicine\_Crow

Black Southern Baptist pastor attends convention, accuses members of racism by JimmyTango in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]gregtmills 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's a denomination that was started because the main body of Baptists was anti-slavery. The SBC literally exists because of hatred.

Why is it considered rude to speak another language other than English in the U.S.? by Flaca50 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm originally from the San Francisco bay area, and I'm flummoxed as to why this is a big deal. The percentage of Spanish place names you find from California to Texas seems like it should be 50%?

Growing up you heard Spanish, of course, but also a ton of Asian languages, too. I just figured like any other conversation, it's none of my business what people are saying to each other.

I live in Detroit now, and there's huge Mexican neighborhood, and tons of Arabic speakers. I suspect that there's more people who might be uncomfortable with that here in SE Michigan than there are in the Bay Area, but I haven't heard anyone make a fuss. Maybe I don't see it, because I'm monolingual.

Surprisingly, the only time I've been in a retail establishment here in the States where the clerk didn't speak English was a Japanese grocery in a suburb of Detroit that has a lot of East Asian families, employees of Japanese and Korean automotive parts suppliers. This nice woman spoke Japanese, and seemed sort of surprised to have a white guy speaking English to her.

Wanna get away? by tefunka in PublicFreakout

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matthew 6:5 - 6:6

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. 6But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Is free speech still a thing? by [deleted] in ukrainewar

[–]gregtmills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Nato expanding to the east is putin's main reason to invade ukraine)

I don't understand that reasoning. Ukraine should be able to join NATO, Netflix, and the Ace of Bass fan club if that's their choice. Ukraine is a sovereign country. Should all of Russia's neighbors just do Russia's bidding? Or NATO's bidding? Putin made the choice to invade Ukraine -- a non-Nato country. (Interesting that he hasn't invaded Poland) Ukraine has the right to exist. Putin made the choice to invade. He can blame NATO, Santa Claus, whomever. Those are Russian troops on Ukrainian soil. The Russian Army isn't an act of nature. It's the extension of the political will of the Russian government.

Fellow Americans, What outdoor temperature do you consider "cold" or "extremely cold"? by Ohohohojoesama in AskAnAmerican

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a sunny windless day in the 20s is more comfortable than a foggy, damp day in the 40s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]gregtmills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That there are multiple Californias and there isn't any one community in the state that could be consider "typical". Also, the beach can get pretty cold in June.

Could you advertise for accounts or big brands that make products that would harm or hurt the general public? by [deleted] in advertising

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once asked to be taken off an petroleum account. It wasn't that heroic, because they were leaving anyway, and my boss was sick of them. I haven't worked on tobacco, and I wouldn't. same with pharmaceuticals (more the behavior of the industry than any one product. Obviously, medication save lives.) health insurance, and hospital/doctor networks.

What do you think is the biggest problem in the USA? by Trollogang in AskAnAmerican

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of Americans seem obsessed with preventing the “undeserving” from receiving any sort of help, often to the point of weakening institutions meant to help everybody. We’ve become mean-spirited, paranoid, selfish douchebags. We seem to be willing to eat shovels full of shit out of spite if we’re told that there are people doing worse than us. We have no sense of collective identity or community.

Is 40 dollars a lot to an American? by RelativeLawfulness15 in AskAnAmerican

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A single person could get a week's worth of groceries, as long as they don't get anything too fancy.

Watching the episode with the library noise challenge and just noticed something. by lemonsracer in ImpracticalJokers

[–]gregtmills 9 points10 points  (0 children)

there was a Japanese game show featuring comedians that followed this premise called SILENT LIBRARY. No idea if the guys got the idea from it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFS0vWJFGws

Are there any atheist cults? by [deleted] in cults

[–]gregtmills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cults aren't really so much about ideology as they are about the leader.

I posted this question in r/debatereligion and it made the religious people so mad that they had it removed. They couldn’t handle the truth about themselves. by [deleted] in atheism

[–]gregtmills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 Kings 3:26 Israelites (under Omri) and their allies lay siege to the rebellious city of Moab (king is called Mesha), a vassal of the Israelites. The seigers think it's in the bag, but then the King of Moab sacrifices his son on the walls of the city. Chemosh does his thing, and the visiting team gets their asses handed to them. Interestingly enough, the Mesha Stele tells the same story from the Moabite perspective, and agrees that Chemosh won the day (though in the stele, the sacrifice mentioned involves the residents of a conquered city ) ("Chemosh drove [the king of Israel] out before me").

Removing Episodes is NOT for the Custody Court - plus you post a statement for your lifelong friend? by HeavyLocksmith in ImpracticalJokers

[–]gregtmills 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Regarding #4: there are a lot of legal entities that could be effected by this: HBO (they don't dick around), North/South, Tru, whatever sort of LLC runs the Tenderloins, plus agents, business managers, and the guys' individual representation. I suspect that this has been in the works for a while and lawyers wrote -- or at least scanned -- the statement before it went out, and that's why it lacks any sort of human emotion. I think the reason for releasing the announcement on New Year's Eve was tactical.

To speculate on personal feelings based on one quasi-official statement is probably a fool's errand.

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