Jolly Penguin's Recent Activity
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Jolly Penguin liked LangleyMan's post in the thread Johnson demands Biden send in National Guard during raucous Columbia visit.
Your position on guns may not be acceptable to other potential supporters if what you want is an outright ban. Could you find a compromise position more acceptable than "making...
May 1, 2024 at 2:43 AM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread Johnson demands Biden send in National Guard during raucous Columbia visit.
Hamas are bad guys regardless, and Palestinian children are not Hamas.
May 1, 2024 at 2:40 AM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread Dealing with anti-trans bullying.
Really? Laws requiring bathrooms that can only take one person at a time to be gender assigned? Why? That's nuts.
Apr 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Pro_Line_FL's post in the thread What is the primary reason you support Biden?.
I do not plan to vote, but I would assume the most common reason will be to prevent Trump form getting back to WH.
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:24 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Polydectes's post in the thread Trump failed to secure the border. What makes you think he will succeed if re-elected?.
I'll settle for a more secure border other than a completely secured border over what we have now.
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:21 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread Dealing with anti-trans bullying.
If it is a single occupancy restroom... Why give it a gender designation? Why not just say it's a restroom? I don't get it. PS - Sorry to hear what your niece have been put...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Esau's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Israel wouldn't last one day if it wasn't so utterly dependant on USA and European taxpayers for financial aid
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:11 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread Israel as Superpower.
That's an important point that I think many Israelis are blinded to by national pride. Israel is a nation built on Holocaust guilt and propped up by powerful western nations...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:11 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Esau's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
As long as netandyahoo is in control and usa keeps supplying him with weapons while shelling gaza, as soon as hamas stops, netandyahoo will still try to fight palestinians.
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:07 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Eclectic's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Israeli jets have never attacked fission reactors in Iran. They did attack reactors in Iraq and one under construction in Syria. Fission reactors are not used to produce...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:04 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Eclectic's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
How is Israel a valuable front line ally? Since the Suez Crisis, Israel has mainly been a problem for US relations with other Middle Eastern countries. Had Israel not been...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked WillReadmore's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Vietnam didn't have better weapons than we did. Neither did Korea before it. Neither did Afg, nor did Iran when they kick us out. Neither did Libya. Neither do the...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked WillReadmore's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Amen. We can't contribute a rational way forward while being no more than Israel's arms supplier. American should be leading, standing on solid American principles. Instead,...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:58 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Bill Carson's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
The US military is now building a dock in Gaza to facilitate humanitarian aid. Why? Because the zionist prick israelis, our "allies" as they claim, won't let us use, like,...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked 3link's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
This is nice and all and I like Israel. But this is no reason to starve 300k people to death to kill a few terrorists. Israel is great. Their leaders suck and have taken the...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:55 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked WillReadmore's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Those dying are civilians - especially women and children. And, the various branches of Gaza's defense are still fully operable. Israel has achieved NONE of its stated goals....
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:53 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked WillReadmore's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Israel thinks they own the USA. But, remember that Netanyahu has said they couldn't sustain their genocide without the military aid and political protection of the USA. We...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:51 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Eclectic's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
Israel is 22,415 square kilometer, about 420 km long by 115 wide. It is economic to build a missile defense for such a small area, especially if you have a really rich uncle...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Esau's post in the thread Israel as Superpower.
iGuess if slaughtering 30,000 women and children in less than 6 months makes one a super power then ye, why not..
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked FreshAir's post in the thread Bipartisan Legislation Would Let the Government Create Speech-Chilling 'Antisemitism Monitors'.
it is a fine line, but comments like "Death To Americans" should be reported - not just being pro-Palestinian, that goes too far could be a slippery slope
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked sec's post in the thread Bipartisan Legislation Would Let the Government Create Speech-Chilling 'Antisemitism Monitors'.
https://reason.com/2024/04/29/bipartisan-legislation-would-let-the-government-create-speech-chilling-antisemitism-monitors/ HYPERLINK has full article snip On Friday,...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:46 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread The British Empire gave the Palestinians the gift of self governance and they threw it away.
I am surprised there aren't more American Conservatives with that view.
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:45 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked HockeyDad's post in the thread The British Empire gave the Palestinians the gift of self governance and they threw it away.
Israel has received over 300 billion dollars from America since it's inception. That is $30,000 for every person currently living there. I would feel a lot better about...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Jolly Penguin liked Reasonablerob's post in the thread The British Empire gave the Palestinians the gift of self governance and they threw it away.
Hey, what do you think would happen when you removed Pax Britannica? This is a conflict dating back to the Bible, we weren't going to solve it overnight.
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:44 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
It sounds like an abusive husband when the framework becomes love him or be punished; obey everything he demands regardless of if it's right or wrong, or be punished. And the...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:34 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
Moral foundations do vary from person to person, but also have a lot in common between people too. It's usually based on concepts of empathy, fairness and social contract. Add...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:27 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Junkieturtle's post in the thread Students take Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
I hope each of these morons is arrested and prosecuted.
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:12 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Quantum Nerd's post in the thread Students take Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
That is great. I am sure the RW will find hours of footage of the trespassers just standing around doing nothing. That should exonerate them as harmless tourists, who were...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:10 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked FreshAir's post in the thread Students take Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
arrest those that break the law... one has the right to peacefully protest, if they are breaking windows and stuff it's not peaceful.... simple if we know who the 6 students...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:09 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Quantum Nerd's post in the thread Students take Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
There is nothing wrong with protesting, but smashing windows to occupy buildings crosses the line. They should be held accountable. My guess: Most of these are not actual...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:08 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
You certainly can differentiate the concepts. If morality is just obedience to power, that's tyranny. It is often very moral to stand up against and speak truth to power. If an...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:07 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
Sure. And morality and obedience to power should be recognized as different concepts.
Apr 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Kode's post in the thread Part 39 of Post Your Tough Questions Regarding Christianity.
Good points for the literalist to think about. But while it is true that all scripture is inspired, it is essential to know what "inspired" means. It means humans expressed...
Apr 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread Part 39 of Post Your Tough Questions Regarding Christianity.
This makes a lot of sense, until you consider that God is supposed to be all powerful, and should be able to communicate more clearly, or more often. If we accept that he is...
Apr 30, 2024 at 2:29 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Chrizton's post in the thread Why do Universities invest in foreign weapons companies?.
IDK but Israel has a fairly profitable pharmaceuticals industry and a robust tech sector.
Apr 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM -
Jolly Penguin liked Quantum Nerd's post in the thread Why do Universities invest in foreign weapons companies?.
Universities have endowments that are invested to generate interest. This interest/investment gains can pay for all kinds of things, faculty lines, student fellowships,...
Apr 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM -
Jolly Penguin replied to the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
In this sense, sin is disobedience to ultimate power. The Christian conflation of moral goodness with obedience to power always rubbed me the wrong way.
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:05 AM -
Jolly Penguin liked edna kawabata's post in the thread God created sin - Change my mind.
Nope, man created gods as an authoritative figure and sin as a way to establish social order. The successful religions base their morality on the golden rule with variations...
Apr 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM -
Jolly Penguin liked LiveUninhibited's post in the thread Dealing with anti-trans bullying.
It's just... why would they go through all the trouble of getting hormones and surgery if it wasn't causing them distress? Getting surgery alone seems like negatively impacting...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:30 AM -
Jolly Penguin liked jcarlilesiu's post in the thread Dealing with anti-trans bullying.
The trans community made themselves a target... because at the end of the day, it's about their need for attention moreso than their need to be themselves. It is ironic that...
Apr 30, 2024 at 7:29 AM
