Recent content by demiurgenext

If you think that the Confederacy would have had a different policy, you are completely deluding yourself. Much of the expansionist wars of the 19th century were due to dreams of empire by Southern artistocrats. They supported mercenaries (known as filibusterers) to overthrow nations in latin...

How could you vote for Trump when he put Jeff Sessions in as AG who has explicitly stated he wants to expand the drug war? Berserker - you aren't nearly informed or clever enough to get over the basic fact of WHERE THE PARTIES STAND NOW. If you don't like the drug war, if that's your #1 issue...

They've already got him on Flynn, for not vetting him while he was actively acting as an agent of Turkey. If there's any truth to even some of the Russia implication, he's hosed. The Dems will probably want this to stretch out, the GOP will have to balance the cost against the base vs the...

$2000 a year for me for my company insurance, they pay an additional $2500. At the moment all of us are on the insurance, so the family plan means ~$6000 a year. But then the insurance doesn't kick in until we hit our deductible, so the first $2000 comes out of my pocket. Basically its...

This is hilarious. :D Especially as the guy has a location of 'Canada.' Northlands indeed. BTW, there's ~700 memorials to the confederacy. The only issue right now is whether or not state governments should be openly supporting the Confederacy. Several state and local governments...

As opposed to David Duke, who supported Trump. And Jeff Sessions, who was too racist to be a judge according to the GOP in the Reagan era. Having a black president drove the right nuts. They came out in force, but as the boomers die off and millennials start voting in larger numbers, this...

$2000 is about what I spend on premiums, then I have a $2000 deductible, then I have medications, which we pay 2-3 times what you guys do because Big Pharma has bought off our Congress. And this is when I have what is considered here to be pretty good insurance at a major company. Trust me...

LOL. Sure you didn't. Mythology has a way of inserting itself into sports. Of course, I guess it depends on your personal outlook. I'd say hacking at the other teams star players ankle with your stick several times until you put him out is cheating, but maybe that's just my delicate...

If you don't want to have kids, for god's sake don't have kids. In my case, however, my kid is the absolute best thing that ever happened to me. If you are on the fence, I think you'll find it rewarding, as much as you put into it. There's literally no better way to create a better future...

Whatever province I end up in. :D So looks like the Leafs. I'm not a huge hockey fan, but I'll have several enthusiastic family members to help bridge that gap. I just know not to mention that Canada cheated in the Summit Series. My wife still won't talk to me about that. LOL.

Understood. We have a lot of family in Canada, so we aren't going into this blind. We'll almost certainly be in Ontario. It will also save us a huge amount on tuition - my wife pursued her PhD at UofT, and still has a lot of contacts there.

I married a Canadian. It helps to plan ahead. :D

You mean my potato chip with jesus face on it isn't going to convince non-believers? :D Hell, there'd probably be individuals that would disbelieve even if God appeared on Earth and healed all the sick. But the numbers would be much fewer. Just as there'd be people that refuse to give up on...

Yeah, I'm picking up on the complete lack of empathy of this guy.

Agreed - and some of them are absolutely beautiful, and have merit as artistic works outside their historical merits. Of course, IMO most of the ones that are in the public areas of cities have no historical merit in of themselves. It's just spamming neo-confederate propaganda. Still, I'd...