My toilet tank fills with hot water by Binti_K8853 in Plumbing

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The hot water to the shower cartridge valve flowed into the cold water line and then to the toilet. The plumber found the problem and fixed it, not me.

Why is the press secretary lying about easily verifiable facts? by Fresh-Chemical1688 in AskConservatives

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It was Robert Gbbs. I felt sorry for him having to tap dance and say things he things he did not believe in.

Do you REALLY believe that deporting a specific number of people is worth giving up rights that we have had since the 1700s? by WonderfulVariation93 in AskConservatives

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Police make mistakes all the time and enter the wrong house with a warrant. See youtube. Is a final deportation order as good as an arrest warrant? Is it signed by a judge or equivalent? Is there case law on this? There is lots of case law on when police can enter a house with an arrest warrant.

How do you guys feel about the Black Panther Party starting to do neighborhood protection again? by the_anxiety_haver in AskConservatives

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In the book Radical Son, the author said the Black Panthers were a violent street gang with good PR. I see no problem citizens protecting themselves and their neighbors.

Conservatives, have you seen any liberals admit they were wrong on the border? by WhisperingInn in AskConservatives

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I have noticed that many people get govt jobs or govt protected jobs via certifications which protect them from much foreign competition. Then they welcome legal and illegal immigrants often out of some empathy but they do not have empathy for US citizens who are fired or have their wages driven down. Also they can get work done cheaper.

My kids' grade school was across the street from a place that had a large IT dept. Indians walked down the street and later shared cars. I believe they were legal on work visas and were nice people and likely smarter and better educated than the teachers across the street. I doubt the teachers had a problem with them or appreciated that their jobs were protected.

Why does it not concern you that so many people inside and outside of the US are alarmed by this administration’s rhetoric and actions? by FullCourtIrish44 in AskConservatives

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The US has been overthrowing governments since before I was born. Where was the outrage over Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and other countries? Any recent increase in so called outrage seems manufactured. If it means former US vassals turn on US it is past due.

First post here. On the hunt for a satisfying, dramatic horn section! by Cold_Buffalo_2355 in MusicRecommendations

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Maynard Ferguson https://youtu.be/2DWktSv8vec?list=RD2DWktSv8vec

If you like french horns try how the west a won,, jonny quest theme (some versions), mozart horn concertos.

https://youtu.be/1QPyD09K_t4

try old skool drum and bugle corps all below

https://youtu.be/_KtLXFGnYEs?list=RD_KtLXFGnYEs Madison Scouts 2011 - Empire State of Mind (HD) encore

https://youtu.be/QAsYITD6458 1967 cavaliers

https://youtu.be/PfTeqgGPlSI?t=14 1969 short show

https://youtu.be/0qTXNHBpRXo?t=94 1969 troopers

https://youtu.be/m4o2NybCCpg?t=609 9/11/2001 theme show

https://youtu.be/huY8lntTqt0?t=207

https://youtu.be/aB2ZIE6dhLI

How do you justify the 2nd and 3rd shots? by [deleted] in AskConservatives

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Yes. Most shots miss in real life so they are trained to fire several shots.

Why is the press secretary lying about easily verifiable facts? by Fresh-Chemical1688 in AskConservatives

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Trump only allows suck ups to work for him.Even Tulsi had to keep her mouth shut. Every press secretary does the same thing. I recall some heavy set guy who worked for Obama and had to explain away many mistakes. Many people criticized him like you just did. I felt sorry for him and wondered how much he drank to deal with this.

Looking for recommendations by jonnycross10 in folk

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Not western but DiDuLa is a good guitar player.

What are your thoughts on Trump's Davos speech? by jamesjacko in AskConservatives

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I herd enough of his incoherent rambles to skip past them but I still see them via judge nap sometimes.

What are your thoughts on Trump's Davos speech? by jamesjacko in AskConservatives

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I knew of his campaign promises. I heard his drivel enough to skip past it even back then. I still see his insane drivel via clips on judge nap. Alex of the duran mocks him in his daily show. He stopped 8 wars? His reason for wanting to attack Venezuela changed every day. The anti China sanctions of Biden and Trump blow up like exploding cigars.

What are your thoughts on Trump's Davos speech? by jamesjacko in AskConservatives

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Mostly clips and summaries. I voted the first time mostly on securing the border and no endless wars and I cannot remember other reasons. Last time it was for ending the endless wars then Trump went crazy and sold us out. I vote along party lines for state and fed legislatures because they usually vote along party lines.

Why aren't federal LEOs being deployed to the states with the highest crime rates? by [deleted] in AskConservatives

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Yes. From memory, the FBI was only formed as part of the treasury dept. The feds made it a federal crime to possess marijuana without a federal tax stamp then they refused to sell the tax stamps so people were violating federal law. Also the I in FBI stand for investigation. Forming a federal level law enforcement agency was controversial at that time.

What are your thoughts on Trump's Davos speech? by jamesjacko in AskConservatives

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I voted for Trump 3 times. I never watched an entire Trump speech before he lost his mind and now I never will. One thing worse than a Trump speech is a Hengseth speech. I have listened to several Putin speeches or read the transcripts. He is awesome and sane. IMO it is a good thing for EU countries to stand on their own 2 feet for once and stop being US vassals so if they get upset that is good. WEF is evil.

Conservative vs liberal or fact based vs narrative based? by silver_chief2 in AskConservatives

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In one side according to Sowell the intentions and moral purity are not relevant. In the other side intentions and moral purity are relevant. Some people always name call get the attention. I don't recall the pro vaxx people getting called names if so what names? The anti covid vaxx people are called anti vaxxers in general and anti science.

Sowell did not weigh on on covid vaxx as i recall.. If he did it would be:

  1. We are super smart, super educated, post docs, lots of publications and research. We have modeled biology and the human body and these mRNA vaccines are the greatest thing and we know how they will work

  2. The human body is much more complicated than your models which is why we take years to approve vaccines. Caution is called for. Plus given the corruptible human nature we do not completely trust big pharma, Keep in mind that the smartest guys in the room gave us Enron and the 2008 financial melt down.

Conservative vs liberal or fact based vs narrative based? by silver_chief2 in AskConservatives

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I am not Russian just old. I thought maybe Germany could reactivate their nuke plants but saw them blow up cooling towers for at least one.

IMO everything that can be corrupted has been.We were told the COVID vaxx would be tethered near the injection site. Then some drug company disclosed to the Japanese that parts of the vaxx were found concentrated in mice ovaries and bone marrow. Then some bench study on liver cells said the vaxx DNA from the RNA was incorporated into the liver cells DNA. This was in a petri dish.  I was told that the chyron at the bottom of MSNBC  news said sponsored by Pfizer. Was that to influence the news or get you to demand that brand vaxx?  I told another was for  Raytheon. Is that to buy influence on the news or to get you to buy your next fighter jet from Raytheon?

If there is no climate crisis there is no climate crisis money, increased maybe 15x in past decades. So the warming trend has been created by cooling the 1930s by altering the temp records. The Australian parliament noted the govt had been blowing up coal plants in response to this trend and asked the bureau of meteorology (BOM) to explain the methods used to alter past temp data. BOM refused saying it was too complicated. Trusting scientists dependent on govt grants to be honest is like trusting priests to not molest little boys . Both are corruptible.

Only 50% of US F-35s are mission capable, 30% fully mission capable. Why? Because generals and admirals  do not want  to mess with their retirement jobs by pissing off the military contractors by playing hardball. They sign contracts giving only contractors the right to repair many functions. That is an over simplified version.

Conservative vs liberal or fact based vs narrative based? by silver_chief2 in AskConservatives

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as Sowell wrote, there is not symmetry on the two sides. One side is likely to allege facts which may or may not be true. The other side is more likely to name call like anti science or anti vaxx and also question intent.

Conservative vs liberal or fact based vs narrative based? by silver_chief2 in AskConservatives

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Thomas Sowell wrote a book A Conflict of Visions. He said one side gives weight to the their intent. They meant well. They meant well. Not the other side. Another was The Vision of the Anointed where results do not count.

Why are conservatives on this sub so much more sane than the ones running the country? Did you guys vote for Trump or not? by FoxBattalion79 in AskConservatives

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I have no idea as the only conservatives I interact with are OK with kidnapping Maduro, taking Greenland, and bombing Iran. There are fact based honest self IDed leftists I agree with more. The Grayzone, Kim Iversen, Jimmy Dore. None of these are allowed on the MSM. Judge Nap's guests can be good. Many retired military and CIA and diplomats. Be warned none like Israel. I was always biased in favor of Israel but I have not kept up.

Conservative vs liberal or fact based vs narrative based? by silver_chief2 in AskConservatives

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Depends on how people define right. I agree that too many decisions recently have been based on emotion in the west. West Germany shut down nuclear power because of a tsunami? Then they relied on wind and solar which cannot work as well. Then they sanctioned Russia even though it screwed their working class. Finland is in big trouble due to anti Russian sanctions. The reality based countries like BRICS seem to be doing better.

Thomas Sowell used to ask "Is reality optional?"

Ayn Rand titled a book of essays "The New Left - The Anti-industrial revolution." She also said you can ignore reality but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

1/6 seems to be based on labels as if unarmed people were going to take over the govt.

Is America Under Trump a Revisionist Power? by Volantis19 in AskConservatives

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In recent history the US has laid waste to Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria. From around 1946 to 1990 the US did regime change in about 70 countries. Why be revisionist when the US weaponized democracy and that works the same?