Oh, sorry. I thought you were trying to say that the views above are outliers which do not reflect mainstream Republican thought, and I thought the fact that Trump and his goons were elected was proof that the "spooky nut bars" are now the mainstream, while principled Republicans like Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham and…

I'm sure many of the people who support Conservative viewpoints didn't vote for Trump. That doesn't make Allen's hyperbolic comparisons any less laughable.

I would quote you some of the stuff Steve Bannon has published, but you know how Google works. I hear he's got a pretty important job these days.

You realize many of the people who peddled garbage similar to this are now in the highest seats of power in the United States, right? It's a little disingenuous to dismiss the crazies when they are now running the White House.

There was such an opportunity after the collapse of the Soviet Union that was squandered by suspicious public officials in both the U.S. and Europe. An impoverished and marginalized Russia was fertile ground for the rebirth of authoritarianism.

I suppose Chechnya and Afghanistan really don't measure up in terms of numbers. It is astonishing to see how often the U.S.A. goes to war as a function of its foreign policy.

I remember reading that the Spartan slaves or 'helots' would be encouraged to rebel so that the Spartans could 'thin their numbers', and that on several occasions the slave rebellions that had been instigated became serious problems. Served the Spartans right! I was astonished when watching the movie '300' to hear…

You both might be too close to this argument to argue it calmly. The modern efforts of nations which uphold the ideals of the Enlightenment to combat and eliminate slavery should be lauded by all civilized people.

To varying degrees, and with a slow, painful progress which leads us to the longest period of relative peace and prosperity in recorded history: the current era.

Slavery is a part of the history of virtually every nation. Even Canada had a few hundred slaves owned by Quebecois citizens!

Luckily I am a vegetarian!

I mean, I come from Mirror Universe and things are probably very different here. Still, I have to ask, how do you come to classify interference in an election as 'ultra-mild'? Do you have access to information that I don't, because I understood the extent of Russian involvement is still to be decided. Also, are you…

Concentrating only on the negative aspects of American foreign and domestic policy offers no clearer picture than refusing to accept American contributions to world peace and the promotion of the defense of human rights. America is like a person- not all good, not all bad, one that often blunders but which also…

Have you read the World's Finest GN? Steve Rude does one of the finest interpretations of Superman I've ever read.

I liked 'The Duellists' and thought that 'American Gangster' was good. And even his bad movies look interesting.

“Who knows himself a braggart, let him fear this, for it will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass.”
-William Shakespeare

Um… what a fine day we're having?

Look, these people… their enthusiasm exceeds their ability, clearly. But that might be a good thing.

Mirror Universe Elizabeth Warren is a ruthless, unprincipled pragmatist with widespread connections to deep-pocketed supporters and therefore very electable.

But I just opened the bottle! I was going to share.