Bunny Trails

[JohnL]

But not really artistic if it is simply the same designs repeated over and over for generations.

We disagree with your ideas of what qualifies as artistic. We consider it both artistic and well-made.

"We" ... do you have a mouse in your pocket hand?

Do you forget I have family and friends?

[ohio jones]

We disagree with your ideas of what qualifies as artistic. We consider it both artistic and well-made.

"We" ... do you have a mouse in your pocket hand?

Do you forget I have family and friends?

Ah, finally an "I" statement. Much better.

[JohnL]

"We" ... do you have a mouse in your pocket hand?

Do you forget I have family and friends?

Ah, finally an "I" statement. Much better.

Lead by example - that’s how we interpret Proverbs.

[temporal1]

We disagree with your ideas of what qualifies as artistic. We consider it both artistic and well-made.

i agree with this.
i took an interesting course in ART HISTORY in HS.
colleges use the same textbook today. i bought one used for my granddaughter. it begins with prehistory art found in caves.

1970 / Janson / 616 pages
https://www.abebooks.com/Jansons-Histor ... 8953961/bd

[Ken]

Yes. It’s a simplified colorful fictional interpretation of how corruption works.
Sorry you wasted time working trying to undermine it.

It isn't how corruption works either.
To understand that you would be better off studying the current White House.

Corruption is a universal condition, generally swirling around riches. Nothing in my post attempted to suggest the problems aren’t domestic+foreign. The DOGE topic gets into it, including obama’s early interest in addressing it.

Sorry you’re wasting time trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.

A fictitious $9 million bridge is a molehill.

How about a $400 million gift jet from Qatar? A "free" jet that the taxpayers will retrofit for upwards of a billion dollars to bring it up to Air Force One standards. And that Trump will then donate to his presidential library for his private use after he leaves office.

That is more like a mountain of corruption. That would even make Russian oligarchs blush.

[temporal1]

o.good grief.

this time for those in the back of the room.

an instagram fictional math formula example is a molehill.

the instagram creators shouldn’t have used real countries’ names. too much of a stretch. Star wars? Watership Down?

i’ve lived to see a U.S. president take a serious stab at high level waste+corruption.*
others remarked about it, even assigned appointees to address it, high level corruption is not a partisan phenom.
i knew the day would come for a reckoning. after decades, surprised i lived to see it - BEGIN.
DOGE viewtopic.php?t=7321

now i wonder if i’ll live to see the current intense butt-hurt of those feeling “the pinch” (and their dedicated empathizers) pass.
that would be remarkable. looking forward to it.

*and, peace.
a U.S. president who wants people to “STOP KILLING each other” (his frequent words). wow. in my lifetime. crazy.

[temporal1]

2025

2023: OP

This thread is being offered as a place to post complaints about this forum, other users on this forum, restrictions or exclusions that you feel are unfair, or any other complaints about life in general. Participation limited to complainers only.

Look! There’s a thread for that.

[JohnL]

I'm closing this thread in the light of this week's horror. The thread has lost its relevance and seems unimportant now.

IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THIS LINE OF THINKING FEEL FREE TO START YOUR OWN THREAD.

[JohnL]

CK and his family did not deserve this and this isn't a right way to deal with any political/cultural opponent; none of the recent assassinations or attempts are/were deserved, including the recent Democrats killed.

Which Democrats have been killed recently?

[Bootstrap]

CK and his family did not deserve this and this isn't a right way to deal with any political/cultural opponent; none of the recent assassinations or attempts are/were deserved, including the recent Democrats killed.

Which Democrats have been killed recently?

This June, Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a home invasion/shooting described as a “politically motivated assassination.” At the same time, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were wounded. Perhaps that’s what he was thinking of.

Many Republicans may remember Steve Scalise’s shooting or the recent assassination attempts on Trump, but forget about Gabby Giffords or the attack on Paul Pelosi. Many Democrats may remember Giffords or Pelosi but forget Scalise. Each side tends to highlight the tragedies that fit its own culture-war narrative and overlook those that don’t.

I think it’s important to remember that political violence hasn’t come only from one side. There have been victims on both sides, and we all share responsibility for how we speak, how we treat each other, and how safely we engage in public discourse. If we acknowledge this, maybe we can move toward reducing the tensions instead of feeding them.