Posted on 01/19/2018 4:45:15 AM PST by ransomnote
That’s fine, I have no problem with your approach. You are free to employ that approach whats more without my criticism.
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Nice to meet another Marley fan.
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Is that a fancy way of saying "Write how you talk?"
Cause that's what I try to do. Seems to work for me.
I confess that I am a bit thin-skinned with stances that seem to come from a kind of stern, etc. etc. contrarian, presumed 'lofty' stance that we have just never found to turn out to be that lofty.
Happy to put you in a different category than seemed to fit initially.
No. I'd say you've come back from the edge.
Reformed liberal, remember?
Hmmm. Oh? Who is Marley? I really don’t know.
I am not in slavery of any shape or form. I am like most conservatives, one who does not take anonymous sources without a huge grain of salt. Thus I adopt a wait & see attitude. So far I see nothing that shows me anything to hang my hat on. As I said, I would dearly love to be wrong with my opinion so far. In fact, my prayers are that I am. Nothing would make me happier than to be wrong regarding this opinion I hold. 8>)
Thanx for the link.
From experience, “asking questions about questions” annoys the hell out of most people. It’s a great way to test the knowledge of the person you’re questioning, as well.
A brilliant, concise, pithy argument that cannot be refuted.
You win.
Practicing this craft has sharpened my perceptions. Or maybe just driven me over the edge.
Keep it up! :-)
Oh I hold no pretense that I possess the answers, just my opinions that I share from my observations to date. 8>)
One thing I like about Q is that there are many fact checkers, like Hillary asked for her followers to become. There are people that are involved in the process instead of just laying down and accepting a name or a word. They are actively doing research and figuring things out for themselves which is opening Untold millions of eyes to what is actually happening in this world. There is such evil that is completely unfathomable to me and to see some of the things that are actually going on in this world make me want to see the demise of this evil incarnate that is doing these things to the children and to America.
#543 looks fake.
Wellllll you are an a brilliant word artist that is wonderful to watch. Thanks.
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I am posting that on my monitor for the days when I need to revise paragraphs of *clunk*.
One of the nicest compliments I’ve ever received.
Please put me on ping list.
Haha. Yea, I figured. You ARE pretty square. I was bustin your balls.
He is a dead reggae singer/song writer from Jamaica, mon.
Look up his music, I dare ya. If you don't love it, you have no soul.
No. I’d say you’ve come back from the edge.
Reformed liberal, remember?
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Really. They drove me nuts and I had to boogie before I succumbed. Been driven to deconstruct them ever since (40 years and counting).
My point was, you are a slave to fear. A fear you freely admitted. Fear of disappointment. Of falling.
I used to hold those same fears, so I completely understand what you are saying and feeling.
If you let the fear go, like I have. You open yourself up to other possibilities and ways of thinking.
Is all I'm saying. No disrespect, sir.
:)
In essence, it was the 'moon shot' of the late Roman era. Recognizing the overhead required to maintain a secular, man-power base military empire was a losing proposition, the patricians realized they could pivot to create a virtual command & control system based on ecclesiastical tithing.
So, instead of enforcing public law and collecting taxes, they created a substitute empire that was wholly original in both thinking and approach. Better yet, the punishment mechanism for heresy was sufficiently gruesome (with no recourse for appeal) to ensure compliance.
The subsequent wealth that poured into the church of Rome dwarfed what the empire was ever able to accomplish. Like I said, perfect genius.
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