How Stupid Are They?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

This is a case pf animals being smarter than some people.
Our dogs have all attacked toads around the house but only once.
They learn very quickly that toads must not taste good.

[rogruth]

Some humans aren't as smart as others either.

[HONDO74]

I'm an advocate for the 2nd ad. But there is no way in hell I would ever suggest doing this
Looks like being married to Rosanne drove him bat $hit crazy. But then he only married her to advance his career.

Tom Arnold suggests people exercise Second Amendment rights against unmarked police in Washington D.C.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/t ... hington-dc

Tom Arnold called for “liberal men” to exercise their Second Amendment rights on unmarked law enforcement in Washington D.C.

The actor took to Twitter to encourage violence from people protesting police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn. when Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. In response to reports that President Trump has dispatched additional federal law enforcement in riot gear without visible badges or name identification, Arnold suggested that liberals in D.C. arm themselves.

“2nd Amendment is for everyone including black men with long guns but it's f---ing time for us white liberal men to stand up for our brothers & sisters. Borrow our dad's hunting rifles & go nose to nose with Trump’s gang of misfit tools. Let's do it,” he wrote on Twitter.

[robert.]

Some irony in old ironsides

[HONDO74]

Antifa mob protesting racism defaces statue of Matthias Baldwin, celebrated abolitionist
https://thepostmillennial.com/antifa-mo ... win-statue

Antifa defaced a statue of Matthias Baldwin in Philadelphia, spray-painting the words "murderer" and "colonizer" near his name despite the fact that he fought against slavery, fought for black voting rights, and even helped build schools for black children.

The strange act of defacing Baldwin's statue is a clue that the vandals do not have a sufficient understanding of who many of these people were.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Antifa mob protesting racism defaces statue of Matthias Baldwin, celebrated abolitionist
https://thepostmillennial.com/antifa-mo ... win-statue

Antifa defaced a statue of Matthias Baldwin in Philadelphia, spray-painting the words "murderer" and "colonizer" near his name despite the fact that he fought against slavery, fought for black voting rights, and even helped build schools for black children.

The strange act of defacing Baldwin's statue is a clue that the vandals do not have a sufficient understanding of who many of these people were.

….you present a solid, sensible perspective.

[rogruth]

IMHO this type of thing and/or event happens too often.

I will be 86 in less than two weeks and I really am not looking forward to the rest of my life. The reason(s) are
not because of any physical or mental problems ( at least in my opinion ). I probably cannot put my reasons into
words very well.

Yes, I know changes are needed. Yes, I know something needs to be done now. No, I don't know what to do.
We, that all inclusive we, have been making changes for centuries. Most have been for the good of human-kind
but we can never make the changes that "everybody" wants fast enough. There have been many mistakes and
probably more will occur. I hope that some sanity will return to the overall thinking and acting of our populace.

I do not mean to condemn any part of our countries or for that matter the worlds population but some way must
be found to develop ways to compromise. I hear "come together" a lot but instead of doing that I see and hear
the opposite. I am not smart enough to devise ways to fix these problems but I can make a plea that many
will not hear because shooting, injuring, destroying, etc., to many seem to be the means to an end.

Most of the participants on this forum are far from being children. Think what you have seen in your lifetimes.
I think I have seen many changes for the betterment of people in my life. None of them were quick and/or easy.

Now I have said this. Because of my eye conditions this has taken some time for me to type and it will be hard
for me todefend or explain in a short time period. When I say explain I refer to the poorly written parts and omissions.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

A friend asked me recently what I feel the best part of life is.
My reply:
gratitude.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

.......what I feel the best part of life is.

All of it; that's all there is and you're not going to get seconds.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

.......what I feel the best part of life is.

All of it; that's all there is and you're not going to get seconds.

exactly, and it is that for which I am grateful - every bit of it.

[HONDO74]

Oakland mayor insists on investigating rope swing as a hate crime, says 'intent does not matter'
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opin ... not-matter

The people of Oakland, California, deserve better than this.

Mayor Libby Schaaf plunged her city into a panic this week when she announced that a series of supposed nooses found hanging from trees in a city park would be investigated as a hate crime. The FBI is investigating the matter now, she told reporters at a somber, deadly serious press conference.

Schaaf’s announced investigation has almost certainly served as confirmation for some that something nefarious indeed happened at that park. After all, they would not go through the trouble of bringing in the FBI unless something serious had happened, right?

As it turns out, nobody had hung nooses. The ropes, which have been removed by city officials, were put up by a black resident, Victor Sengbe, who said they were part of an exercise swing system that he and his friends assembled for the benefit and enjoyment of parkgoers.

Amazingly, despite Sengbe’s explanation and video proof and despite how several members of the community who came forward immediately told law enforcement officials that the ropes were just part of a swing system erected months ago, Schaaf maintains the ropes are a hate crime until proven otherwise.

Indeed, rather than back away, shutter the investigation, and admit they accidentally terrorized the people of Oakland by putting the city’s stamp of legitimacy on a false hate crime, Schaaf was defiant and self-righteous, saying intent does not matter in this case.

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We've become a nation of very stupid people, at all levels, and many are running scared that any decision or indecision they make, might be held against them or deemed politically incorrect. It seems the 1st amendment is now only for certain members of society. Very sad state of affairs.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

All lives matter.

[rogruth]

All lives matter.

You and I think so but to certain groups that is not true.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened," about Pres. Trump, may do us all harm if other world leaders see him - the author - as a valuable source of info and come to believe the President is a fool and an under-informed amateur. Such an effect on international relations and subtleties would not be good, and possibly even dangerous. I'm no fan of Trump's, but I am a fan of our USA.

Publishing that book at this time, and giving that interview to help publicize it, may have been wise for the making of money and the possible un-making of Trump. but doing so may be very, very unwise for the well-being of the USA.