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  1. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What if Political Threads No Longer Appeared on the "New Threads" List?

    LOL, better be careful there, SomeRandomji with your offers! If it doesn't go well for the American public, so many may leave the country, the land mass itself will tilt. :p
  2. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Why I'm voting for Trump

    :facepalm: Maybe third time's the charm? Did you read where he's going to set up a council to TALK about trees? He's good at talking (and setting up groups whose advice he ignores), so, like you, I also seriously doubt that all that talking won't get done. Which I keep trying to point out is...
  3. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What if Political Threads No Longer Appeared on the "New Threads" List?

    You are not peasants, you are our equals, our friends! If only you knew how utterly embarrassing it is to be an American at this moment in history. I can hardly raise my head and look other democracies in the eye. I apologize that we're creating such turmoil and sucking all the oxygen out of the...
  4. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What if Political Threads No Longer Appeared on the "New Threads" List?

    Fellowship and spirit of community, of course, I'm all for it and hope I foster or least invite it with my posts, too. To stay focused on the OP, would those personal topics be considered more important to show up in New Threads than say, the political ones? Or should the same question be asked...
  5. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    What if Political Threads No Longer Appeared on the "New Threads" List?

    RF hasn't been strictly a "religious forum" for ages and IMO, that's a good thing. The diversity of its forums gives the site a vibrant life. And its rules generally work, the mods are fair and friendly. Yes, I get that the recent spate of political topics--mostly North American USA--seems to...
  6. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Why I'm voting for Trump

    Trump's reputation for getting righteous things done?? You're kidding, right? And which CO2 emission chart are you looking at? The one predicted before he rolled back all manner of environmental protections or the one coming up? And what do you mean you "hope it can be shown to me in the...
  7. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Why I'm voting for Trump

    LOL, the first time I read that I saw, "I hope I haven't been bad." Robocopji, the mere fact that you're willing to reassess your position in light of facts presented to you makes you smart, maybe even heroic. I encourage you to keep it up. Do the research, spread the truth, not half-truths and...
  8. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Why I'm voting for Trump

    Did you even read that order?? He's not planting 1.2 trillion trees, he's establishing a council to talk about it and interact with a global effort. The 1.2 trillion is a global commitment, not just trees in the U.S. Good grief!! We fought a revolution in part to get out from under a...
  9. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    Enuf a'ready. Income and spending are two sides of the same coin, you don't see that? If the tax cuts hadn't been enacted, there would be more income to cover the spending. But I'm done with this and we've taken the thread way off topic, i.e., do Trump supporters really want an authority figure...
  10. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    In 2019, the US collected $3.46 trillion but spent $4.4 trillion. For 2020, the US estimates revenue at $3.71 trillion, but expenditures are a new record--before September's numbers are added in!--of approx $6.1 trillion. My shoulders sink just thinking about that burden. In any event, a...
  11. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    Kenji, the problem I was trying to point out with the tax cuts--which I didn't do well and which expire for those very levels you mentioned, yep, but not the corporate cuts--wasn't so much their inequality in the distribution of benefits (trickle down theory, my sweet bippee), but the fact that...
  12. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    But Cookyji, if (probably when) a USA-hating fanatic half way 'round the world gets her hands on a long range weapon like ones we're selling to her neighbor, or this power-crazed potentate or that power-hungry desperado unleashes weapons already in their possession, you will probably have to...
  13. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    That's what I said, the baby doesn't recognize the value of the coin but that doesn't mean the coin has no value. I don't know anything about speaking in tongues or what a "speaker" is experiencing when it happens. The outcomes of genuine spiritual experiences leave a person changed because...
  14. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    I thoroughly disagree that just because someone else doesn't understand the value of something, that something loses value. If I hand my baby a gold coin and all it knows to do with it is stick it in its mouth, has the coin lost any value thereby? Of course not. Just as our diamond-like souls...
  15. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    Now, IMO, that sounds darn supercilious and unlike you, stvdvji. Not becoming for one who embraces Sanatana Dharma which advises ahimsa in thought, word and deed. Don't let your ego take offense in these forums and strike out, even subtly. Saldan! You have much to offer but snide remarks at the...
  16. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    There's a lot to unpack here. I appreciate your thoughtful responses and the time it takes to get all the QUOTE stuff done. I think I'm beginning to understand what's going on here. Have you been approached by various someone(s) who hoarded and privatized what they said were these pearls...
  17. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    Hi, everybody~ I had copied the article for my sister yesterday when she couldn't get it to load (different error). Here's the text but it's worth trying again later to get to this guy's home page. By Christopher Ingraham Oct. 12, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. PDT The Trump administration’s response to...
  18. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    UArtistji, I'm surprised to hear you say this. There's just so much "wrong" with it that doesn't seem to echo other positions I thought you've taken. The pearls of genuine spiritual experience are so fine, so beautiful, so rich in knowledge and/or love, so satisfying that I'll wager there's not...
  19. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Does language devalue spiritual...

    Balderdash. The fellow must have never had a spiritual experience in order to be able to distinguish between the two. A genuine spiritual experience cleans up and balances your emotions (for a while anyway); it's not the result of emotion.
  20. Sw. Vandana Jyothi

    Is it true Trump supporters just want a father figure?

    Correct, Lewis. The link is not working now, throws the error re WP that you got. Bummer, hope it gets fixed, it was illuminating for me.
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