Metaloctopus

Yeah, but they're "not our problem", so I keep hearing from fake conservatives who want America to stay out of what's going on abroad with Muslims. They don't think it will come here, even though it already has.

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Nor do I. Perhaps that’s because I don’t have any family or friends who are trash.

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Can you explain what this means? What would make a person trash if they get a larger refund, because the system is set up that way?

You don't get any refund if you don't work. And while I don't know of any examples of someone getting more than they paid in, I don't see how it's their fault that the government gives them more. Blame socialists in our government. You and I both know you wouldn't turn down such a refund if it were offered to you.

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why do we have to care about either?

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This is incredibly lazy.


Why? Because Muslims have been slowly taking over in countries all over the world, and they already have a strong foothold here. And why is that important? Because Islam is the most dangerous "religion" in the world, that leaves destruction in its path, everywhere it goes.

I have been beating this drum for two years, as I've listened to people say "not our war". It IS our war. It's going on here, and it's going on abroad and spreading, which will impact us directly if it isn't stopped.

Please don't refer to these as protestants. They aren't even remotely Christian.

America first is not about blaming everything on the Jews, without evidence. Being a Christian is also not a political movement. A believer in Christ does not stand by people who claim to be conservatives, who are filled with hatred and inciting others to hate.

America first is not about blaming Israel for protecting itself from Muslim terrorists. America first is not about saying that Hitler was "a pretty cool guy", or that Sharia Law isn't so bad. It's not about blaming TPUSA for Charlie's death. These are some of the crazy things coming from Tucker, Owens and Fuentes.

It's not about whether you are a Zionist, or whatever you want to call yourself. It's calling out evil where it exists. These people are lying about everything Israel does, making conspiracy theories about everything, and putting people in harms way by throwing accusations around.

Meanwhile, people like Dinesh are some of the very few talking about the mass murdering of Christians in Nigeria and Sudan by Muslims, while these hacks just keep talking about the Jews.

Some people care about MORE than America. Some of us actually care about right and wrong, and not just pretending that America is the only place that matters. We all want closed borders, lower taxes, and fair trades. We all care about the things that matter to this country. But we can care about more than just out own backyard at one time.

I've never seen the passage in the Bible that said to only care about your country. MAGA, if it is indeed "dead", is not so because of people who care about more than just ourselves. It's because of people who never understood what it meant to begin with. America "first" is not America only. America and Israel have had a strong relationship for a reason. protecting the only place in a sea of Islamic rule that shares much of our western culture is key in balancing the powers in that area. If we lose that, those countries are all coming after us.

But no one cares about that. All they have time for is listening to some hacks rewriting history for their own agenda.

Let me ask you something. Is it "America first" for these people to spend all their time talking about Israel? If no one can defend Israel from baseless attacks, without people complaining that they don't care about America, then why is it ok for people to keep attacking Israel? Why doesn't anyone ask Candace or Tucker or any of these people to talk about America? Why the double standard? The only reason anyone has to defend Israel, is because so many others won't stop talking about them and blaming every little thing on them. Something bad happens, it's the Jews' fault. It can never be the people who actually did the bad thing, it's always that the Jews made them do it.

I really don't care to engage with any speculative "yes man" talk. The people who hate Landry were going to say that about any AD who was hired. We all know who the coaching candidates are, and it's going to come down to who's interested, and what is LSU willing to pay. No matter who the AD is.

We were hamstrung years ago by an administration that wouldn't pay up. We're all going to find out together if this "new" administration is going to bring us back to those days, or bring us forward.

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My issue is not necessarily that he traded away Shea Langeliers, Drew Waters and Kyle Muller. The latter two never amounted to much of anything. My issue is that he exhausted the trade bait and downgraded at first base because he got into a pissing contest with Freddie after not negotiating with him prior to the 2021 season.

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That's what my point was about trading away too many prospects at once, and not having any depth to call up or trade from. Because yeah, prospects are lottery tickets in most cases, and no one knows what they'll do, but until they prove that they aren't major league talents, you have chips to trade in when you need something.

But AA traded for big names, when we already had guys in house, as you were talking about, which depleted the system, and didn't improve the roster. I've got no issue with making trades that make sense. I didn't think the trades he made in Toronto were wise, and trading for Murphy, and allowing the Freddie situation to get to a point where he backed himself into a trade for Olson, was clearly not wise.

Absolutely incredible...

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Wonder how much their oil reserves factor into this calculus

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I wonder when you forgot that America was supposed to be a force for good, and not just a place for us to bubble wrap ourselves from the rest of the world. We strike an enemy in Iran, people complain. We help Israel try to defeat Hamas, people complain. Now our president wants to liberate Christians in Nigeria from slaughter, and you're thinking about oil?

Can we ever do anything outside of this country, without there being some kind of conspiracy? We can either do something about the extremists who are trying rip apart Christians and Jews everywhere, or we can isolate ourselves and wait for the world to close in around us as our enemies take it all over. They hate western culture. They hate everything that resembles it. They won't stop if we just sit back and do nothing.

I didn't think there was anyway they would eat that buyout any earlier than maybe after next season, unless we went 0-12, and the boosters couldn't stomach another season with Kelly. Didn't think 5-3 would do it, but I certainly believe it was time for a change, if someone was willing to pay the buyout.

As for Woodward, I didn't really think about it. Wouldn't say I saw it coming, but It's not terribly shocking.