Mikie2times

I didn't start down the path of talking about my tax liabilities did I? The only insult I ever pointed your way is about your addiction to posting.

The irony of a guy that has the time to repost political X content on a NFL message board 40 times a day saying somebody else doesn't pay taxes. You're either retired, on disability, or unemployed. Regardless of the answer, your welcome.

I expect they will commit crimes at same rate as the national average, yet they don't, it's much lower. The article applies to illegals and it also talks about the legal foreign born citizens. As I have said, the US needs to find a path. What Biden did was wrong, but we will be deploying our military on US citizens as a result of this topic. It has become probably the number one marching order of the right. Once complete, by all means, tell me how your life will be better? The #1 agenda of a political party should offer an improvement on normal peoples everyday life shouldn't it? Is that what we are seeing?

I don't call them illegal alien foreign invaders because that's not what I call them. You can call them whatever you want. I take it from your response they haven't directly impacted you either? I can also post a story about a shark attack or a plane crash. Should we no longer swim in the ocean or fly? It's statistically proven immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than US born citiczens. https://www.nber.org/papers/w31440 I'm not debating they should be here. I'm laughing at you over your outrage for something that you will never feel.

In fairness, the overwhelming majority are not violent. I certainly think we need clear laws in place and clear enforcement in place. My brother has been with ICE for almost 20 years so we talk about this stuff a lot. But at the end of the day no immigrant has ever directly impacted me. If 100% of them were deported tomorrow absolutely zero things in my life would change. I wouldn't even be aware it happened. We can talk about how they don't pay into taxes, how my tax money pays for them in many instances, how they access our health care and education and all that stuff but still, never directly felt one thing. I severely doubt many here have and if so I would love to hear how that occurred. My tax money has been wasted on so much crap that will never be real to me I hardly can point to them and say, now that is it. That is the straw that just broke the camels back. That Mexican guy who doesn't speak English and wants to work on a farm for $6 an hour. Hell, he's probably contributing to a cheaper avocado and I eat a lot of those. So maybe it's a break even.

This series is taking me back to the early 90’s enjoyment of the game. Indiana is a lot of fun, play as a team, underdog role, small market.

Be careful, who is posting things nobody pays attention to when you’re gone?

If you weren’t being antagonistic then you have my apologies. It wouldn’t shock me if a group of some kind took advantage of the circumstances after it was under way. Both sides have some crazies and the US isn’t short on enemies. I don’t think it was initially coordinated in what we saw and that was primarily what my reaction was based on. My intentions also weren’t to lecture you. I’m stunned how different SoCal is to anywhere else I have been. It’s not liberals or even the weather, it’s the mix of people here.

Your excitement to throw points on the board based on a conservative politician doing conservative politician things outside the context of what we even discussed is not overly exciting to engage with. But I'm sure you will layer on multiple responses here. Most likely unanswered, unless I get some free time. Have at it.

On my Birthday I’m going to honor those that sacrificed by doing things that give me attention. But it will be about them. Not me. Even though it’s my birthday. It’s not about me. I promise. Go troops!

Sure I am, let me know at the end of the year how my form was

You might get the opportunity to be right or it might be nothing. Be sure it let us know.

He's going to have injury issues. He was hurt at Kentucky his senior year. Very small frame, said to be a fairly physical tackler. I just don't see the durability here. Time will tell.

Sort of like bringing manufacturing back to the US and paying 3x what robots can do

No I have never saw the left use government to reduce the rights of minorities, females, white men, or any other group based on age, sex, or color. None of the examples you gave or your perceived injustices fall into those categories. Cancel culture is not the same thing as telling a women what she must do with her unborn child or redistricting areas and voter law to make it harder for poor and minorities to vote. Limiting gay rights, etc. These things are not the same as calling you a Putin lover. The fact that you don’t see that distinction is, fascinating. But not really.

I was very harsh in that response and I'm sorry about that. I have a lot of good friends who are religious, most my family is, most people I know are. I don't care that they pick that path and never disparage it as it's very personal to them. To answer your question of course it is needed but morality comes from a lot of places. If you require religion to provide it or think that is the only path to it I think that is a mistake (not saying you feel this way). I have met completely immoral people who believe in god or say they do (without showing any indication that is the case). Who use religion to manipulate or pursue self fulfilling agendas (sound like anybody we know?). I see very limited connectivity between somebody who is moral and somebody who says they're religious. Some are, some aren't. I generally accept all of them. Even the immoral ones as who am I to judge how they arrive at such a place. You can only hope they improve as people. All of this aligns more with the left even if I don't fully identify with them. I never saw the left as trying to limit who people were or minimize others. They try and impose the acceptance of people on the fringe of society and the right doesn't want that. Religion often tells them not to or at least the interpretation they have of it does. Which I often think is just a justifiable way to be a bigoted.

Do you think I care what religion is imposing it's views onto people or that Christianity aligns in its bigotry with other religions bigotry? I don't attempt to keep up with what ridiculous concepts people follow as a result of them feeling hopeless, needing morality, needing purpose, or just needing to know what happens when the lights go out. It's all the same level of BS to me regardless of who it is. I care when ANY religion imposes it's views onto society in the form of laws. As we have seen with concepts like abortion. Just as I'm sure you care a great deal when other people impose things onto you that your book says is wrong like homosexuality.

Got it, it's all religion, not just the primary one in the US. Which changes what exactly? And reading this post, its a bit silly to call me "out of touch". Your belief system is from 1000+ years ago.

So with the Marines added is the this strongest domestic response by a president in modern history? I’m sure it has nothing to do with politics 😂

Yup, Benfords concussion history, Tre is made of glass, Max missed games at Kentucky and has the legs of a 16 year old girl. If we have the space I doubt we will be able to add any better talent at this point on a one year deal. The depth would be nice.

I would say this years squad has a pretty long list of potential breakout players. Samuel, Moore, Coleman, Kincaid, Bishop, Groot, AJ, Oliver, Bernard, Benford, Mad Max, Forrest, Hancock, Strong, Sanders, Walker, Jackson. Some rookies and vets on this list, but all could potentially take another step or perhaps even the first step being a big one. Some might even throw Rapp on the list. Sure, none of these could work out as well, but we have a lot of options this year and that’s part of what I’m excited to see.

Not everybody fits in these categories. But they explain a large part of the motivations and anger behind each party.

The political right in the U.S. often aligns with Christian conservative values promoting policies on issues like abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and education that reflect those beliefs. This can feel exclusionary to people of different faiths or none at all, especially when those religious values influence laws. The political left, on the other hand, tends to champion secularism and individual rights, which often conflicts with traditional religious doctrines. For devout believers, progressive policies on issues like gender, sexuality, or end-of-life rights can seem like a violation of their moral framework. Both groups feel values of the other party are being "forced" on them. Both sides often use government power to enforce their vision of morality. Both groups behave the exact same way. They will never like each other. Religion has been causing wars and tension for thousands of years. Go figure it still does so in the US within our political system.

I have become a bit bitter towards the dismissal of Occam's Razor in our society. Nearly everything that occurs is a conspiracy. It's like our entire existence has become one big gas light. People have lied to us and hidden things from us. But that also doesn't make everything more complicated than it needs to be. I asked if you have ever been to LA because I wanted to know your level of familiarity with this part of the country. Southern California has millions of illegals. It is normal for me to be the only white male in large populations here. Just like it is normal for me to see only white people in the Midwest when I go back to where I am from. It is not going to be easy carrying out widescale deportations in this region. These people's roots are much deeper here. They have more family members, more friends, and more resources to oppose this activity as a result. They don't need assistance. You can choose to believe what you outlined. To me just feels off base.

You're correct here, since you don't believe it was spontaneous who do you think is funding or coordinating this? It doesn't seem to help any liberal cause to have this type of situation occur.