That’s a very profound observation. And I agree with your assessment regarding the sociopathy of the kind of nefarious person that today we allow to lead us: politicians, CEO’s or religious clerics.

Resident Chavistas and Madurostans abound. They’ll hand wave away any “little” bad behavior so long as they can point to the US as the big baddie of the western hemisphere. It's like arguing with Christian Fundamentals. There's only one line of thinking that's acceptable. Fuck em, hardly worth the effort. 

The problem I’ve come across is that the True Believers© are convinced that this aid is not aid and is just two bags of rice and a truckload of m16s and a pallet of ammo. Then I get lectures on the Iraq War and Assad isn’t all that bad. Maduro is just a moron who’s acts like a toddler and has zero original thought.…

The guns are currently pointed at the aid workers. 

There is more to Venezuela’s problems than just socialism. The sheer amount of corruption and poor control of the economy specifically have caused a huge issue for the country (they bet hard on oil and when that fell through so di their economy). Additionally US sanctions have had the desired effect of further…

no offence, since I do think I follow what you’re saying & it has a bunch going for it...but...

Is it the country, the government or the people? The vast majority of Americans theoretically don’t want the current administration. However, the laws and rules created over years have designed a system where the few can dictate the result for the many. In the reality of the situation this does not matter. The United…

Only you will have to do that, because clearly it’s what you want to experience. Everyone else will be fine.

Will this be Trump’s distraction war? I’ve been waiting to see which way he’ll point the guns.

Evil and good are very subjective elements if we are being honest about the truth of human nature. And as long as we’re on that particular subject, human nature is also involved in prejudicial decisions that cost innocent people the lives and freedom - or allow guilty people their wealth and comfort when in its…

The most dangerous evil that people like this perpetrate, isn’t the actual criminal behavior itself, but the desire it provokes in otherwise good people enraged by that behavior to become evil themselves in response.

Death can be a mercy if the alternative is years and decades of punishment. I can imagine him as a guinea pig for life-extension technologies.... but living in a cell the size of a modest shower stall. No tv, no light he can control, no luxury or privacy what so ever. No pain killers, no blankets, no mattress for a…

If he gets life in prison, it would be merciful.

While not many people understand irony in any era, lots of us understand racism and stupidity very well.

Dude’s 80, all she’s gotta do is be patient.

“The FBI and Justice Department are doing wrong and the Klan needs to investigate them.”  Because they refused to lock up Hillary, but are planning on locking up Trump, and have already locked up half his campaign staff?

Including Goodloe Sutton!

If you read histories of what happened to the women on that show, it’s pretty sad, really. Even as talented as they were, they were treated as entirely disposable. The show was funny to me as a kid, but the slapstick in it wouldn’t pass the smell test these days. The culturally normative expectations of the 1960's…

OMG, I didn’t see this until just now...