I must admit - I'm a bit surprised at the Push Back

I feel the proper way to live is to live by the golden rule. Not because it’s the golden rule but because it’s the way I feel I should live. That being said my conscience is my guide. You say some people don’t adhere to the golden rule. I cannot control other people I can only control myself. I can only try to persuade them. I think it takes compassion to persuade people. I think that is how G-d persuade us. If it’s good enough for G-d, it’s good enough for me.

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I never want my heart to be hardened, but it’s too late for that, I love life!

And as such my love of life will override their desire to end mine, by any and all means possible!

In a one on one fight to the death, no one can blame the winner….

This is an ideological fight to the death though, and that’s why you’re confused….

There is no clear winner!

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The only thing I am confused about is what you think I am confused about. What do you think I am confused about? Do you think I feel confused? I don’t think I feel confused. The only people I am in a fight to the death with are the people I can’t stop from imminently trying to murder me. If I kill somebody that is imminently, trying to murder me we are both winners. I am a winner because I stopped them for murdering me. They are a winner because they were stopped from murdering me. I guess my confusion is why they want to die.

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THERE IT IS!
Will, MY BROTHER, It’s never easy taking a LIFE.
I always felt God would want me to LIVE. (That’s why we are here) TO LIVE.
To Experience, to Love. HE CAN’T! That’s why we are here!
If I am RIGHTOUS and act in a manner deserving of that Life
and someone try’s to take it—every thing is off the table.
Your Heart will NOT Harden unless you let it. He gives us the tools to survive and heal.
Are we CHANGED? Absolutely, how can you not be?
But when confronted with and EVIL ACT your one and only job is to prevail.
EVIL MUST BE DEALT WITH.
Are WE Evil then taking a life HELL NO. We are ALL Warriors of the Light
We all DESERVE TO BE HERE and no one can call us home but HIM.
To think otherwise is to cheapen this GIFT we were given.

Mi dos Centavos
WWG1WGA

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Kind is not the same as tolerant or as being silent.

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No kind is kind and tolerant is tolerant. I think we both know that. They go hand in hand. One has to be kind to be tolerant. I am not sure where silent comes into play. When someone is trying to murder you the kind thing to do is prevent them from being a murderer and stop them. If they don’t stop, one has to kill them. I think it would be unkind to let someone murder you. You could have prevented a murder but didn’t.

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O! M! G!, Just STOP Already!!

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I see a couple “problems” with the attempt at downsizing:

  1. It is too small to address the fiscal hole we find ourselves in. President Musk ain’t anywhere close to the TRILLIONS that need to be cut from federal spending. His efforts will spark a political backlash against spending cuts, not a political recognition that more, much more, needs to be done.
  2. Congress is digging the hole deeper with the current proposed budget that adds several TRILLION $$ in deficits over the next several years.
  3. President Musk will cut the good with the bad as his 25-year-old computer scientist employees running an AI program to decide what to keep can’t tell the difference between good and bad government.
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Here is a very simple thought, no need for a great debate. Many folks that are on probation are those who just got a promotion, have served 10s of years or more, and because of a change in their job, a well deserved promotion, they are on probationary status. They are now caught up in and have lost their jobs because they were good at their job. Something to think about while you’re passing judgement!

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This is what “Marxist mindset lockstep” does to people: they become incapable of any thought outside their groupthink realm. That is why they are not learning or understanding. They cannot and never will. We must forever bear in mind that they cannot be trusted with any power over the rest of us. We’re seeing the results of having allowed it.

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Another TDS line. Lost all credibility, Again.

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Every job I ever had, the probationary period took place on the first 90 days after initial hire. After that, promotions were awarded on merit, job performance and anticipated ability to meet the qualifications required by the new position. HOWEVER, not being a “Right-to-Work” state, anyone could be laid off/fired for any/no reason at all and at any time. Having been a Union member, more than once I have seen worthless individuals doing substandard work protected. And even in Unions, “LAST IN, FIRST OUT” Welcome to the real world. Now, you have to get a REAL job.

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I’m not surprised to see the pushback. And frankly, I’m kind of glad to see it. My thinking is that much of this pushback will have to work its way through the courts. With much eventually ending up at SCOTUS. And then once SCOTUS rules (hopefully in Trumps favor), then there will be strong legal precedent to fight against any other pushback in the future. So the fighting that Trump is doing today will hopefully make things more smooth sailing for conservatives in the future that may not be as aggressive as he is.

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I think his goal is to make it smooth sailing for all Americans, not just conservatives. It is MAGA, not MCAGA. It just so happens he is a conservative. I think it is time we bridge the gap between liberals and conservatives. We’re all Americans. At least not have malice towards each other. You know the way it used to be. I am all for competition, but it’s turned into a shit show.

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Not just metaphorically. I’m talking sacrifice scenes from Apocalypto, paint them blue and get on with it!
No time to be soft and loving.

I’m sorry, but this is my future, I don’t have time for the slow ungreased wheels to move, especially when one of those wheels can’t describe what a WOMAN IS!
I worked real phuckin hard to get here, these were supposed to be my golden years, traveling around this great country with my wife, having the time of our lives. Instead we became prisoners in our own homes.
These libertards need to pay, painfully if possible!
There is no debating what they did. They are guilty on ALL COUNTS, we know it and we’re proving it in public.
Now, let’s get some quality rope and get it done!

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That’s nice but doesn’t have a damn thing to do with someone getting laid off because they got a promotion. Your resentment is blinding you to the truth that innocent families are getting hurt although they excelled in their job performance.

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Spot on target :dart: Brother!

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Absolutely not. I swear you’re a plant.

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Well then what is it? I am not talking about me.
What I am saying is we have to be kind and tolerant to them. That is the only way they will be kind and tolerant to us. We can’t show them hate and think it is going to fix them. We have to be the light to show them the way. That takes tolerance. I don’t know how I can shed any more light on it. Can you? Do you have anything to share.

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I excelled at my job!

And I got overlooked for promotion.

The reason was needing to “diversify” in management!

So because I’m white, I got f*cked…. Soo much for white privilege huh!?

I quit within the week, and have no clue if that company still exists,…. But it was a government contract,… so I’m sure somebody is still sucking that teet!

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