Muda69

https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-new-conservative-nationalism-is-about-subverting-individual-liberty/ Scary, scary time for America. Where personal liberty, individuals initiative, and personal responsibility are downplayed and subservience to the power and "wisdom" of the state are championed.

Exactly what kind of "approach" do you personally prefer regarding discussions about politics on an internet message forum? Are there internet message forums out there with this kind of "approach" regarding political discussions that you prefer, and are you active one them?

That sounds like you Dante, a sample size of one causes you to over react.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/2020-presidential-campaign-where-are-the-governors/ Why govern, and all that entails, when the POTUS has so much power he can basically legislate with the stroke of a pen?

No, I'm not being willfully ignorant, friend. Exactly what words that I posted are you referring to?

I'm not digging for anything. That is your paranoia talking, not mine.

Yet you did have at least one leave the Western Boone Community government school corporation, then come back. At what could look like a somewhat opportune time. But I guess that is for the watchful eye of the IHSAA to determine.

Never said that. In fact the last time Frankfort had a modicum of success on the gridiron the quarterback was a transfer from Clinton Central. And I have never expressed "disdain" for these young men or their accomplishments. Was just curious as to how "local" these children were and whether or not current open-enrollment legislation helped to allow such an apparent stockpiling of OMG! Athlete talent at such a "small Rural school".

I never said I did. Nice flip-flop by young Mr. Wethington. Open enrollment legislation working as intended?

https://mises.org/wire/why-its-so-hard-escape-americas-anti-poverty-programs Fantastic analysis by Mr. Murray. Liberals, and government in general, want individuals to be dependent on government programs for their survival. It helps to justify their existence in some twisted way.

Joe Biden Is Happy To Talk About Michael Bloomberg's Stop-and-Frisk Record Because It Distracts From His Own Terrible Crime Policies: https://reason.com/2020/02/19/joe-biden-is-happy-to-talk-about-michael-bloombergs-stop-and-frisk-record-because-it-distracts-from-his-own-terrible-crime-policies/

You didn't answer the question. No friend, those are you actions in this thread, not mine. Why you choose to obfuscate, dodge, and dive instead of actually typing out what you want to say is beyond me.

Just keep spinning, spinning, spinning......................

Not confused at all foxbat. You made a statement I believe was false or at the very least pointed to you misinterpreting DT's statements, hence my simple request for links or citations so we could all be on the same page as to what was said. Sorry if you believe these are "high school debate shtick tactics" but I'm just a marching moron compared to your great intelligence and experience concerning "real" debate tactics. Yep. Sorry if it tarnished your image here on the GID. Honestly co-op football programs, like currently deployed in Illinois, would IMHO be a better option than 8 man tackle football.

The Socialist Delusions of Bernie Sanders: https://reason.com/2020/02/19/the-socialist-delusions-of-bernie-sanders/

Again, run a way from what exactly, XStar? At least have the courage to actually spit out what you are trying to say. Or are the words too big for you to type and spell?

Hmm. Not exactly what I expected from one of the GID's cognoscenti, not being able to back up their statements with verifiable facts. Very reactionary.

Citations and links please.

Thank you for finally answering my question in a direct and succinct matter. Have a nice day. I wish I knew what I was wrong about since I never put forward any sort of hypothesis or accusation.

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/02/18/indiana-beach-amusement-park-closing-rides-being-dismantled-after-nearly-100-years/4799522002/ What a sad day. Indiana Beach was an Indiana institution, and I have fond memories of summer days spent there.

Doesn't really answer my question. "Webo kids" is a little vague and the "at least one parent" comment is effectively meaningless. A child currently living within the Lebanon city limits who attends Western Boone Senior High School and has a parent who also attended Western Boone Senior High School as a youth would also be classified as a "Webo kid", would they not?

Does South Park Encourage Political Apathy and Moral Superiority?: https://reason.com/2020/02/18/does-south-park-encourage-political-apathy-and-moral-superiority/ Schwartz argues that South Park traffics in moral relativism, or perhaps a form of ideological nihilism, because she believes its core message is "the only correct thing is to do nothing." In her tweets on the topic, she admits in passing that she hasn't "been watching the show in recent seasons," which helps to explain why her critique is so wide of the mark. In the early days of the show, critics were already deriding the show as "dangerous to democracy" and "vile trash" that poisoned young viewers' minds. But as Barry Fagin wrote back in 2000 for Reason, the show was "loaded with moral content" and taught his then-10 and 12 years old kids valuable lessons, including "it's good to make fun of people who believe stupid things," "it's good to make fun of hypocrisy," and "things that happen in cartoons aren't real." That last point was particularly important in the 1990s, when both liberals and conservatives were desperately trying to control the information explosion that came along with cable television and the internet. By representing the need for critical consumption of both expertise and information, South Park, like other shows that helped define the '90s (think The Simpsons, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Mystery Science Theater 3000) helped to develop media literacy in millions of viewers. I'd go further still and underscore that South Park teaches at least three basic lessons in virtually every episode. The first is that people in authority need to earn our respect rather than assume it. The second is that cultural, moral, and political diversity is both the real state of nature and can only be sustained through honest and open discussion about our differences. The third is that personal responsibility is the key to a flourishing society and the foundation of positive communal action. These points are summarized in this brief video from 2013: At one point in her tweetstorm about South Park, Schwartz writes, "To be clear, I don't blame the show itself as much as I do the generation of boys who internalized it into their personalities. Which maybe isn't the show's fault!" There's no question audiences have a mind of their own and consumers of a given text routinely (and legitimately) interpret that text in ways that confound its creator's intentions. So it's possible that rather than create an audience that is smarter and more skeptical of information and power, South Park has instead simply created an army of douchebros who act more like Cartman rather than Stan or Kyle. But since South Park first aired back in 1997, the country has become vastly more tolerant toward all sorts of marginalized people and causes and no view of the show could miss what side its creators are on when it comes to out-groups ranging from immigrants to trans people to Mormons. We may indeed be more vulgar as a society, but we're also generally more tolerant and engaged too (the youth vote for the 2018 midterms was the highest in decades). South Park might not deserve much or even any of the credit, but it doesn't deserve any of the blame either. .... As one of the comments to this story states: "The essence of her complaint is that, ignoring pretty much the rest of any political satire on television, South Park dares to question leftist shibboleths. The possibility that young people might be exposed to the idea that progressive dogma is just something people like this find totally unacceptable. Young people have to be taught to only think things approved by the collective, after all!"

One is curious: Are all these OMG! Athletes currently attending Western Boone Senior High School native born sons of Sugar Creek, Washington, Clinton, Jefferson, Jackson or Harrison townships in Boone County? Or has Dover been blessed with a few courtesy of open enrollment legislation? After all Webo hasn't been shy over the past several years in advertising itself as the bees-knees in government school education: https://www.weboschools.org

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/saving-higher-education-student-constitutional-rights-truth-in-lending-standards/ Agree on most of Mr. Hanson's points. Higher education needs to change, and change quickly.

Yes it is. Interesting connection that the researchers could be using strains of Coronavirus for deploying this nanotechnology in animals.