J.C.MacSwell

Choosing the lesser of two evils doesn't always lend itself to a good night's sleep.

True. But if you destroy $100 worth of my fence, and I destroy $100 worth of yours, you have to make a judgement as to whether you got $100 worth of entertainment, if you are rationalizing it in economic terms when deciding to do it again.

I would expect regardless of how good the source was, first exposure, assuming the recipient considered it a valid source, would tend to be believed at that point and make counter exposures more difficult to believe. My first exposure would have included the "saving American/Allied lives version" though I do remember thinking "why was the second bomb necessary, why so soon after the second, and was it not in part revenge?". But that version, "saving more lives" isn't set aside in my mind by knowing Emperor Hirohito was in favour of, or considering, capitulation prior. It's just sad to think that the bombs were used, regardless if they were better used that not. I find it extremely hard drawing lines with regard to civilians and war in most cases. Sometimes it's easier than others. Sometimes I agree with what, say, the UN or international community might find acceptable and sometimes I find it bizarre.

Hopefully, at least he'll never get in a position to pardon himself. Are the funds raised a tax right off? If so, unless Trump is a registered charity how is this possible?

Here folks, is an opportunity to agree with something that comes out of Mike Johnson's mouth!

Trump of course would somehow claim it's just fake pews...

I refuse to answer on the grounds I....😇

Not true. And even if it was a Yeti told me Bigfoots are excellent swimmers, often making ocean passages well over 40 days without food or water. Need more proof? How do you think they got to both sides of the Atlantic?

Obvious fake...there's only one turtle... LOL. (quietly...yeah no...I won't go there!) In his defence I also would photoshop in some extra...ah...fingers, if my ah...hands were that small... Hard to make any future claim you're "just a patsy" after that post! 😄 ...and I'll see myself out!

Nice that he lived to see the Higgs boson discovered. RIP.

If Musk (or Swansont) had nothing to give in return, he probably wouldn't have seen much government money.

I don't think Swansont used any capitalist leverage to pry his salary out of the government, but just as there are differences there are similarities. If that's what he was getting at...he's still right.

Of course, only one perfect man ever lived, mathematically as per the golden spiral...not to mention every other way...

The problem with the term "self made" is that it's often used well outside typical use with the context being that no social obligation should be felt by those "self made" and that such things as taxes are considered something ranging from "generous donations" to outright theft All the while with the expection that the managed economy by the government and wealth security from police institutions etc should be more directed at maintaining and "opportunizing" that and other established wealth than for benefiting everyone more or less equally.

He comes over as a little cross...