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Your truth is yours, Kemp, and I applaud you for your commitment to your cause.

I am happy that you have reached the enlightenment stage. I understood you from the get-go, but if repeating yourself multiple times helps you work through issues, I'm happy to have partnered with you here.

And it was known very, very early on by CIA, Obama and Biden that the Clinton campaigned with a hostile foreign national to disrupt our election. Sadly, that fact was kept from the American people because it went against the disinformation campaign of Trump conspiring with Russia. Still, the calculus by dem leadership seemed to be their base really didn’t care about election denialism and claims of treason, and they were correct.

On cue, and on brand-- of all the people involved in that absurd theater, "Barr" is on a "slippery slope"---when he says what we both agree is true: Russia, the red bear, the KGB etc...attempted to influence the election; After an exhaustive, multi-year, multi-faceted investigation by seasoned, well-trained, well-experienced and arguably fervently anti-Trump prosecutors revealed: The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," Barr wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate judiciary committees on Sunday afternoon. That was despite "multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign," he wrote. In other words, Trump did not conspire nor coordinate elections interference, ever, and 4 years of innuendo, lies and coordination with the media was designed only to stir the base, rile up the naive and divide the country. AG Barr was the hero of the tale, Frank. You should listen to him. Meanwhile, Russia gets pretty invadey when democrats are in office, and lots of money floats around to their well-placed friends....

@The Frankish Reich Witness ye, one of the faithful. Hawk: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/24/706318191/trump-white-house-hasnt-seen-or-been-briefed-on-mueller-investigation-report "The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," Barr wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate judiciary committees on Sunday afternoon. That was despite "multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign," he wrote.

Kemp, I understood what you wrote. Did you think your comments were hard to follow? Now, on the subject of what may/may not be on topic, I think we have a breakdown in communication. Your preferred method is to make a declaration, indicate you are unwilling to consider context of any sort, and demand an answer to whatever narrow question you have constructed. In my opinion, that's not dialogue or a reasonable exchange of thought, that's a cross-examination. I have no interest in being cross-examined, I think it's silly to assume I would, but it's really ok. I don't care.

Frank, I'm exceptionally reasonable and smart enough to get out my own way. I actually like the religion analogy. True believers believe, and for about 3 years, a substantial number of the 80,000,000 faithful believed the preachers and the message that we had Russians in the WH. It was a masterful strategy...use the government to bring the heat, partner with the media to spread perpetual stories that never quite come true, quote anonymous sources that never materialize. By the time the reckoning came, the dems switched tactics to talk about obstruction, and a substantial majority of the 80,000,000 faithful just adjusted their beliefs to align with the message point. It worked well, and here we are with you trying to reimagine the "Trump was not legitimately elected", "Trump stole the election" and "Trump = treason" into something....less. I would absolutely acknowledge that Trump's version of the 'stolen election' is vastly different than that of the dems. The dems were much more subtle, certainly knew the workings of the federal government and what their 80,000,000 would buy, but the fact remains that the 80,000,000 had no issues whatsoever believing that there vote was stolen, that Trump was not legitimately elected and whatever. Truth and decency only became an issue when faced with the same game they supported.

I don't know, I was asking. I just think it's sort of a travesty to speak about the Church of Stolen Elections (2020) without including a conversation about Our Lady Of lllegitimate Presidencies (2016). Thanks for clarifying.

Trump was lawfully elected President in 2016, yes? He was the legitimate President, you agree, yes? There is more than one religion, obviously.

Your initial message to me included a reference to being a "cult member", and it's why I suggested you were a pompous a$$ quite some time ago. I stand by that characterization, and none of your foot stomping or demands changes that. I also suggested that given a chance to have a face to face dialogue on these issues, you would not lead off with that sort of comment. It simply would not happen, not because there would be an argument, or fight, or major disagreement. It's because sane, rational folks don't go around screaming "CULT MEMBER" in social settings in civilized society. Why do it here, Kemp? It's not a great look, but the look defines 'pompous' interaction. Be civil, expect civility back from me. In the meantime, I hope you have a joyous day.

If by 'my values' you mean listening objectively to what Neil said and discussing it, ok.

I understand that you feel the way you do, but your inability to focus on the evolution of your perspective is your burden, not mine.

He used that term, not me. The point is he took a stand about misinformation, he claimed, but then seemed to indicate he might have stayed in spite of the misinformation if they had the superior platform. He may have been trying to finger Spotify as you say, but he sounded sorta confused on what he was protesting. Maybe he was really, really upset about the misinformation but could live with it if his music sounded tight and Neil got paid.

You've lost track again. You stated a position, asked a question and declared there was only possible answer. That was you, Kemp, not me. Then, when I replied, you didn't ask me for anything, you demanded a reply. Here, I'll provide the quote. You know the question. You know the answer, and have assured me there is only one. Does it matter what I think? Celebrate!

Very nice. I try not to do too much research into opinions/lives of artists/actors etc. More often than not, they end up sounding disconnected from the real life most people live, be it because they have more money than they can ever spend, or they have an inflated value of the net worth of their opinion, or they are strange generally. On this particular article, maybe it paints his position in a different light for me. I'd assume if was terrified of COVID and was completely closed-minded to Joe Rogan's perspective, perhaps part of his animus was due to the health conditions of his children. I still don't understand what the pixilation issue had to do with the COVID crisis, but good for him for trying to improve the lives of his children.

No, I'm quite certain I'm correct here. Have a good day though.

Neil Young is a great artist. Reminds me of my younger days, but I think he's still beefing with Spotify. I'm not really sure what his perspective is here...it's like he's kinda sorta upset they didn't choose the guy who's average fan is 77 years old v the guy making them millions. On the other hand he seems to imply that if they offered the best sound quality, Spotify fans might well be considering the needle and the damage done to this day. Either way, it's great for him that he has enough money not to care.

You are mistaking me for someone else, I fear.

The religious institutions should offer classes on beating the student loan game. Attendance would go through the roof!

I guess. I'm self-employed and was trying to think outside the box. Don't get me wrong, that whole œ thing is a pain in the a$$ as well. I also added 911 to speed dial to our speed dial, it's *4357*. I created a simple jingle to help my employees remember: Dial star four three five seven star, It spells HELP wherever you are! We've only lost 2 people so far.

I cannot speak to that. Ah, that makes a lot of sense when one knows medical shorthand. Sidebar: It only takes 22 days to create a new habit, one that might improve understanding for all st/hœdrz.* *st/hœdrz is company s/h** for stakeholders **s/h is company shorthand for s/h

I thought after you started discussing weigh-ins and x factors, we were just stringing words together to create content. You know, institutional barbarism.

If you see that as the only possible answer, then the only pertinent question in my opinion is why would you need validation?

Thank you, too. I think part of the challenge is I actually understand what I write, but your last couple contributions do not make much sense to me. If I reason weakly, I submit it's on you to provide clarity.

You’ve made quite a case here. Compartmentalized, yet fully engaged. Expansive, yet convertibility stringent. Much to think about.