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  1. Kartari

    Trump Accuses NYT of being Fake News

    Hi R, This goes well beyond simple disagreement. The evidence of his own words and actions have consistently pointed to a narcissistic con artist. A man-child in temperament who compulsively and unapologetically lies on a daily basis, using those lies to distract us as he makes executive...
  2. Kartari

    Trump Accuses NYT of being Fake News

    Hi Eh, He's stepped up the verbal and Twitter assaults on mainstream media to now actually barring the NY Times and several other media organizations who have been most critical of him from the latest White House press briefing (Independent). He's also invited reporters from a few extremely...
  3. Kartari

    Trump Accuses NYT of being Fake News

    Hi R, Again, we don't have any real reason to believe he actually understands the real problems with our southern border. He clearly fails to understand the basics of the real problems facing this country more broadly, in fact. He instead perpetually Tweets and vents about imagined problems on...
  4. Kartari

    Trump Accuses NYT of being Fake News

    Hi Revoltingest, To finally get back to you... I have two points to briefly make. First of all, it's clear to me that you, being more reasonable and smarter than Trump, are inserting more reasonable ideas into what you imagine Trump's wall plans either are, or should include. He has...
  5. Kartari

    Trump Accuses NYT of being Fake News

    Hi Revoltingest, NewsMax is a conservative-slanted site, so it's no surprise to me they'd make such an unfounded accusation. I located the actual letter they and the NY Post refer to from NYT publisher Sulzberger and exec. editor Baquet, and, unsurprisingly to me, they admit to no such bias...
  6. Kartari

    Objections against Buddhism

    Hi Brian & buddhist, While I too love the Pali Canon, I don't believe most newcomers to Buddhism should start out reading it. The Canon is truly enormous, far larger than the Torah or the Bible. I fear that without an already acquired strong motivation, one might easily get turned off from...
  7. Kartari

    Objections against Buddhism

    Hi Brian, Just wanted to point out that western Buddhists (Americans, Europeans, etc) are actually unique among Buddhists in gravitating towards atheism and agnosticism. Traditionally, and historically, polytheism has been the norm for Buddhists throughout Asia. Monotheism itself is not...
  8. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi habiru, Indeed he was a Republican... a political party which had very little if anything of substance in common with the modern Republican party. Republicans and Democrats had widely different concerns and issues 150 years ago than they do today. Republicans favored more federal power than...
  9. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi R, Meh. I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt and say she's a nasty person on a personal level. I'll grant this, in spite of the fact that this is pretty much hearsay, and contradicted as well depending on who you ask. And in spite of the fact that Trump is WELL KNOWN to be a nasty...
  10. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi Acim, What I find laughable is that someone who has admitted to me previously to having a lot of difficulty discerning objective reality from subjective fantasy has begun their response to me by complaining how subjective my response is. So forgive me if I take your reply with a more than...
  11. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi R, I know we've discussed her war-hawkishness in a past debate. I found this very odd, considering Trump's far more volatile emotional nature, which will very likely lead us into random and entirely unwarranted wars (for instance)... voting for Trump in this case was a vote for the far...
  12. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi pcarl, I agree. While we all tend to favor the news sources we prefer, we must be vigilant most especially with ourselves when we get our information. It's not very easy, as it does require more effort than merely glancing through the headlines of one or a few of our favorite news sources...
  13. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi Sunstone, We see things very similarly. I always get nervous when we begin to speak about doing anything that might infringe upon the First Amendment. I've long held the attitude that I don't have to agree with someone in order to defend their right to say it, as this amendment is truly...
  14. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    Hi Revoltingest, I am well aware of how to avoid one-sided information, by always checking with primary sources (i.e. reviewing a full interview with the person in question, if they're claimed to have said a certain something) rather than assuming a particular news source has gotten it 100%...
  15. Kartari

    The Problem of Misinformation

    While the mainstream media more broadly is not 100% unbiased in its reporting of news events, it's been readily obvious for a very long time now that conservative "commentators" on Fox News and on the radio far exceed their mainstream media counterparts in their degrees of political bias and...
  16. Kartari

    Atheism

    Hi 1137, Unfortunately, being an atheist does not make one immune to being an a$$hole. Nastiness can be found in any camp, religious or otherwise. I've witnessed some nasty and insulting posts written by atheists towards theists in my time. But I have to disagree with you, as I've not...
  17. Kartari

    Creating a spiritual order

    Hmmm. Well I must admit I am not informed enough to comment much further. I enjoyed listening to a Buddhist UU minister's weekly sermons some years ago, and I personally know a couple of New Age hippies into a lot of the things you mention (crystals, blessings, magical thinking, etc.). I have...
  18. Kartari

    Creating a spiritual order

    Sounds like you might be interested in either Unitarian Universalism or New Age spirituality. I suggest researching both of them, if you haven't already, and perhaps find some local UU churches or New Age groups to check out. I'm no expert, but I believe everything you mention in your OP is...
  19. Kartari

    What is 'Islamophobia'?

    Hi shmogie, I understand what you are getting at. But you portray a far more black and white perception than really is the case. Islam was indeed founded by a political leader who engaged in the militant conquest of others. Military excursions did indeed take place at the hands of Muslim...
  20. Kartari

    What is 'Islamophobia'?

    Hi interminable, Well. Granted, Bush and in particular Cheney had clear motive to be involved, considering the details of Cheney's career history and Bush's familial ties. There were certainly some suspicious coincidences. I strongly believe an investigation should have been performed to...
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