Steve Stiert

Emotion should derive from reason, not drive it. Reason vs emotion is the battle of our times. I am a soldier for reason.

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President Trump should honor Thomas Sowell with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is not only well-earned, but it is long past time to elevate the brilliant minds that have been pushed aside by race-hustling, intellectual and cultural twerkers.

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@GilbertMah99624 @libsoftiktok What evidence do you have that Trump had anything to do with this? Do you know anything about this teacher or the case made by the school district? For all you know, his post is just one of many symptoms that put him on the radar with the school.

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If Trump accepts a bad deal for the sake of the midterms, it will backfire. Whatever gains he makes among those who are simoly focused on lower fuel prices will be more than offset by those who will then use it as proof of their criticisms that we are fighting a war for nothing or by conservatives who don't show up to vote out of a sense of betrayal.

I'd like to think that Trump is not that dumb or myopic and that Sen Cruz's post is a preemptive effort to ward off a bad deal (although, if so, he is using fear mongoring to accomplish it which I don't appreciate). If I am wrong, it will be tough for Trump to regain respect in my eyes.

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@grey4626 Why is it that so many things coming from the left end up reminding me of a Monty Python skit...

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I suspect the neighbor's problem is not the visual of the uneven edges or grass in the middle, but the ruts. If so, yes, they'd probably be happy with the solution in your pictures simply because the ruts are filled. But, that is not a cost-effective solution and the ruts will return unless the tracks are paved.

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I would absolutely want to grade out that center column every so often for many reasons including the one you mentioned which was my first thought living in the Northeast. A lot of these comments seem to fall into a kind of a reverse Chesterton's fence logic. They don't see the wisdom of addressing the ruts, so don't invest any thought or money into it. Yes, some older people get obsessed with things like this, and perhaps there is some of that here, but don't automatically dismiss it as simply that unless you first have a good understanding of the potential issues.

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haha, give it up, Danconia, you're dealing with a cultist. There is no tolerance for nuance. Your questions would actually help climate "alarmists" better understand how to more effectively communicate with those who have questions--that is, if they were truly concerned about the planet--but, from their point of view, one either completely accepts the dogma, or they are the enemy. The ad hominem dismissal is the first thing they are taught to shield themselves from thinking too much.

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@Sassafrass_84 The expression is somewhat a cliche in some circles. I believe it originated with former Prime Minister Disraeli, but this is a fun version of it from the Ballywood Movie "Amar Akbar Anthony"

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@MemeNonLibs I would like to see a database that listed all the women like this so that contractors, mechanics, snow plowers, builders, etc, could avoid them. Lets put this denial of service against the 4B movement and the sex strikes and see who caves first.

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@RebelRedox @gotrice2024 That must be my "problem" too. The over-thinking on this is ridiculous. Maybe there was a good reason they left it open (to air it out if something spilled?), but, likely, her common sense is on target and she did something for another she thought was helpful. Good for her.

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Men and women don't generally watch women's sports because, if they like the sport, the men's version is more exciting and interesting. And, as spectators, women are not as intrigued by the competition and physics of sports to be as interested. It's that simple and based in the biological reality of sexual dimorphism, not mysogeny or the patriarchy.

For women's sports, the Olympics, World Cups, etc, are high profile events that engage us because of national pride, not because we suddenly find the level of play exciting enough that our interest will be sustained after.

We are very proud of our women who train hard, endure obstacles, overcome challenges, and push their talents to the limits. But, when asked to invest our hard earned leisure time and money, we put it where we get the most return on our investment. It is why as much as we love our children, once the U.S. team wins or loses the Little League World Series, we tune back into MLB, not our local little league.

As many have already said, that we carve out womens sports from mens, and provide so much investment in it relative to other nations, despite, with few exceptions, it being athletically inferior to men's sports, speaks highly of our culture and respect for women.

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@OliLondonTV Is it a coincidence that the longer she stews in victimhood, the more physically unattractive she becomes? [yes, rhetorical question]

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@ClaytonMorris Blocking so I don't accidentally get exposed to this BS in the future.

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This was my thought. In a no-handicap, no scoring limits game, the women would be mentally and physically defeated to the point they could not complete the game. The only caveat is that I don't believe the average male hockey player's conscience would let it to get that far.

I don't actually believe the women hockey players think otherwise. It is the feminists and reporters with an ideological chip on their shoulder who are driving these stupid comparisons.

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I hate that you can't tell the satire from reality anymore. I'd take that bet and with a high school boys team. I could probably go down to a good 12 year old team.

I don't want to take away from the relative success of our women's Olympic hockey team, so I wish the feminists would stop forcing these comparisons.

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That is me. I just don't have the luxury with age and increased responsibilities to sit with a book. There are a lot of things I'll never do again that I did and was able to do as a child. But, I still take in information at the same or greater pace. I listen throughout the day to fiction, non-fiction, talk shows, even TV shows. We didn't have that capability as a kid.

I do have a nostalgic appreciation for the different qualitative experience of losing oneself in a book. The ironic thing is that my partner is always chastising me for not reading package labels, something, like you said, I routinely did as a kid... at least with cereal boxes and anything else in reach.

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Your argument is one I have used when people respond with terse, insulting replies. What is different here is that many understand that while, yes, "soyboy" here is meant as a criticism/insult, it is simply shorthand for the following explanation/engagement which I hope satisfies your criterion:

Your comment comes across as overly concerned for the emotional state of the women. To the extent that you would furthermore cast the guys normal celebratory behavior as insensitive, it suggests that you are either more concerned with trying to ingratiate yourself with certain women or more emotionally sensitive than is typically expected of a masculine man. Neither is attractive to most men and, truth be told, even to most of the liberal women you might think this sensitivity appeals to.

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One of these deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom for a lifetime of intellectual contributions.. The other is a great hockey player who deserves a *moment* in the spotlight.

I do not expect the State of the Union speech to be anything more than a campaign speech filled with contrived feel-good moments. Still, I was disappointed to hear Trump single out Hellebuyck for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perhaps it is in his plans to recognize Sowell eventually, but he chose to focus instead on short-term political gain.

Trump hasn't cheapened the award any more than his predecessors who have awarded it to the likes of Bill Nye and their friends and political allies. Sowell is not only truly deserving of this nation's highest civilian honor, but is 95. It would be nice to recognize him while he is still alive. Hellebuyck should still have years to regain the spotlight and show his contribution is more than short-lived.

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@NJBeisner Sounds like she doesn't have the time either to determine who the best candidates are, so best to sit it out going forward.

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@gotrice2024 What is wrong with you people!? Terrible policy asking to touch first.