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In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Since you’re vile and stupid, I’ll explain. Carlyle is saying: look, there’s some things I’m going to order you to do, and if you do them, the results will be great, but if you don’t do them, I …

Here’s Jason flailing away. Avatar Craig J. Bolton • 7 hours ago • edited This is the stupidest discussion I’ve seen in this group and suffers from typical rightwing hyperbole. No one is suggesting that people who violate the guidelines b…

Phil Magness is starting to hear voices. Avatar PMagness • 2 hours ago I think I’ve heard a version of his argument before… “To each of you I will then say: Here is work for you; strike into it with manlike, soldier-like obedience a…

djr says “Most libertarians have their entire identity tied up in an a priori commitment to its never, ever being necessary or justified for the state to do anything like issuing and enforcing stay-at-home orders.” That nails it. Error and …

“Verdict: incompetent reading comprehension in an inchoate attempt to build a straw man to knock down.” Very clearly so. “You can’t refute anyone with rhetorical questions. A question is a request for information. A refutation is a …

Drs D’Amico and Magness doing grand rounds together: Share › Avatar Daniel J. D’Amico • 4 hours ago Has his mental illness been healed since the first post? • Reply • Share › − Avatar Phil Magness Daniel J. D’Amico • an hour ago It …

A few LOL moments from the BHL discussion: Share › Avatar Jonathan Gress • 8 hours ago Shouldn’t we be dealing with his central premise that violating stay at home orders counts as initiation of force? If we accept that premise it seems to me th…

In reply to djr. Good riddance. Like I haven’t had enough irritation today. LikeLike