Comments by "Hugh Jorgan" (@HughJorgan1) on "BBC News" channel.

That's good background, thanks for summarizing. Moral of the story, he clearly had the mental illness called the god-delusion. Let's hope his delusion was from his own idiocy...and not through brainwashing by his parents and/or the Christian cult. If so, they're complicit in his death.
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More proof the god-delusion is a mental illness that forces some people to do very stupid things. The Christian cult is notorious for brainwashing their members about 'saving' others. And this incident would be less surprising if we learned Chau was a member of the Mormon cult. Their "missionary" recruiting trips are still happening.
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@Milkyway2099 Foolish is a polite understatement. Members of the Christian cult fit into two primary categories. I'm curious which category he was in: 1. Brainwashed as a child by his parents, religious education system and local cult leaders (Church employees, Priests, etc) 2. A very weak-minded adult, susceptible to indoctrination, who later in life decided to pick a God-delusion/cult and their fictional "holy" book. (choices in this category are many, including the Muslim, Mormon, and Scientology cults) His level of idiocy and determination suggests he was in the first category.
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For Canada to meet photo-op Trudeau's commitments in the Paris Climate treaty it would have to shut down it's entire oil and gas sector and take half the cars off the road. In other words, Trudeau is as clueless as Obama, who signed the treaty without Congress' approval. At least Trump saved the US from the Paris Climate billion dollar debacle, which benefits the world's worst polluters at the expense of more responsible countries. But even if Canada votes out Trudeau next year (his popularity is dropping like a stone)...it'll take many years to recover from his brutal legacy of carbon taxes, anti-business policies, corporations moving to the US, canceled pipelines, massive budget deficits/debt, and 100s of $billions in lost revenue and investment.
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0:54.."Iran describes the deployments as psychological warfare". That's the first smart thing they've said in a while.
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This is piracy. When multiple ships were attacked by Somali pirates, countries and shipping companies put armed guards on all ships. A few warning shots from 50 calibers and these Iranian pirates would turn around in a hurry.
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The Taliban will impose brutal Sharia law on the whole country. Another example of how religion and the delusional belief in Gods remains a poison on humanity.
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Much of the world has no idea on what's really happening in America. It's been 4 years of lies and mass propaganda from 90% of our media against Trump and America First. And it's been 4 years of lies, hate and massive hypocrisy from Democrat leaders. While there's no excuse for the riot, the frustration is understood.
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If you tell people they should do something just because YOU think it's right, you only make it more likely they won't conform. Clearly many haven't figured this out yet.
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@lilsomething8905 While atheism and anti-theism are appropriate terms, I think a person who doesn't believe in fictional stories and/or the various 'god' stories are better described as being rational. For example, you'd likely describe an adult who doesn't believe in unicorns and mermaids as being rational. Conversely, you'd likely describe an adult who believes unicorns and mermaids are real as being irrational.
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I can't speak for everyone's reasons, but I know there's a few US players who have ticked off a good portion of the country with their political views and protests (i.e. kneeling for the national anthem). Athletes should stick to playing the game and leave their personal views at home.
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That's exactly like a member of the Muslim cult saying a terrorist Jihadist/Martyr will get their 72 virgins in the afterlife. I encourage you to realize the Christian cult's heaven story is an idiotic and dangerous delusion.
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Imagine a world without the God-delusion. Imagine a world without religious cults using fictional books and ridiculous stories from the dark ages to brainwash children and weak-minded adults. Imagine a world without religion's intolerance and crimes against humanity. Just imagine.
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@hanswurst6712 .. Iran's actions aren't supported by international law and are therefore piracy and/or an act of war. The UK's seizure of a tanker was based on international law and current UN sanctions against Iran.
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14:00 is a great Shapiro-slap. (Hitchens would have approved)
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The Taliban will impose brutal Sharia law on the whole country. Another example of how religion and the delusional belief in Gods remains a poison on humanity.
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@cosmosindia While I agree with your view of the Christian and Muslim cults, I disagree with any suggestion there's any good in religions/god-delusions. It poisons the world and is the cause of massive crimes against humanity. That's a whole separate discussion. ALL religions try to expand their cult. For example, the Scientology and Mormon cults also try hard to spread their delusions to others. It doesn't help that we give all religions/cults massive tax breaks. Also a whole separate discussion. I was actually surprised the guy killed by the tribe wasn't a Mormon. Bottom line, we agree that religion is a virus.
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There’s worse celebrity baby names but really? All I’m thinking is this poor kid going through life being asked “ Where’s Edith and Meathead” (Archie Bunker)...or “Where’s Jughead?”.
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Not to digress, but the gorgeous commentator reminds me of Neneh Cherry of "Buffalo Stance" fame. Must go check out that video again.
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chineishon ..Yes, it started with a player in the NFL. His selfishness caused an uproar that led to new rules. Some said he was a hero but the majority of Americans don’t agree with athletes using the anthem for personal protests. It’s disrespectful to the country, military and their teammates. They can protest all they want on their own time.
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By Congressional reapportionments I assume you mean we should base the number of State representatives on the population of citizens only? Part of the problem with the current system is illegals are included in population. As one example of where the Dems benefit, it’s projected they’ll lose 4 Congress seats for California with proper counts.
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@floydzepplin1218 Agree. He imagined a world with "no religion". And here we are decades later... and the poison of religion on humanity is even worse.
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A meaningless comment without context. What do you disagree with, or find hateful? And why?
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Her role? She’s an Advisor to the President. Therefore, she’s involved in very high level discussions and events. She’s a very smart woman and a Trump can trust her judgement. I think it’s great he has his family so involved.
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@cosmosindia Nope, you had it right the first time. Are you saying one of the other religions/ god-delusions is ok (not a virus)?
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@cosmosindia We agree 100% organized religion is a virus on the world. And you make a good point that it should be scientific and evolve. The unfortunate thing for humanity is organized religion has figured this out. Particularly the Christian cult. For example, there's actually a "Vatican Astronomer" (google Bill Maher's interview with him in his movie "Religulous") The key job of the Vatican Astronomer is to reconcile ancient stories and incorporate new knowledge/scientific references into their cult's teachings. They know children in their cult (and their parents) have access to all the facts regarding the universe. And they know the bible and other ancient stories have been proven to be fictional. So they try to leverage tiny gaps in human knowledge. Whenever they find a gap in our knowledge, they simply say their God must be responsible. Or, they simply attribute everything to "Intelligent Design". The best example is the ridiculous claim a God was responsible for the Big Bang. Their ultimate goal is to maintain the brainwashing of the cult as best they can and sustain their multi-$billion business/scam. One irony in organized religion is Scientology's stories are actually more plausible than the older cults. They were developed with a lot of scientific knowledge. They're ridiculous and nonsensical stories... but not to the level of Noah's Ark, Jesus, Mohammad, Adam and Eve, Heaven/Hell, ....etc, etc etc. (And don't get me started on some of the Mormon cult's beliefs). There are many people like you who believe in a God but dislike organized religion. There's also many Agnostics. As a non-believer and anti-theist, I can appreciate both groups. While I'll always disagree with any God story, I respect a person's right to believe whatever they want. There's also people who believe Bigfoot, Ghosts and Horoscopes are real so it would be illogical for me to entirely dismiss the concept of superstition. Thank you for the great points. Bottom line, we certainly agree organized religion is a scourge on the world. All the best.
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@Catbythesea We agree on the Muslim delusion of their prophet (and everything else about their cult). However we disagree on the Christian cult's 'Jesus' story. Speaking of lies, ...it's important for you to realize the Jesus story was copied from previous myths. Although he was a real man (a Jew living in the Middle East), the Christian cult stole elements of previous Egyptian, Roman, Greek and Persian myths for a fictional backstory. Including the virgin birth, son of god and resurrection lies. All were details in many previous God/Prophet myths among our species. Because the man known as Jesus was a Jew, I assume you celebrate Hanukkah as well as Christmas every year? And I also assume you're aware the Christian cult changed Jesus' birthday to Dec. 25 to align with (and compete with) "pagan" traditions and many of the those aforementioned myths? (see link below for neutral, factual and irrefutable proof the Jesus story is a scam copied from previous myths) I have great sympathy for any member of a religious cult. They've usually been irreversibly brainwashed as children. Or they're very weak-minded adults who are afflicted with a God delusion (pick one). Or they're simply a person very susceptible to brainwashing. We're not yet sure which category the guy killed by the remote tribe was in. I'm betting he was brainwashed a child. His level of idiocy was off the chart. Please don't take facts and logic personally. Again, you have my sympathies. And I truly wish you the best in your life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_comparative_mythology
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Eric Schmidt .. The New York Times had a good article a couple months ago that projected the reapportionments. The assumptions on number of illegals counted using current practices had 13 States losing or gaining seats in Congress. Twelve would lose or gain only 1 seat, including a few Rep States such as Texas and Fla. But California losing 4 is the biggest reason the Dems REALLY don’t want a proper census count.
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Eric Schmidt ..By the way, I agree Trump and the Republican dominated House should have dealt with this in 2017. The good news it’ll soon go back to the SCOTUS and we’ll get the change for the next census. It’s something Trump can work on during his second term.
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Madison Fritzsche ..I agree Hitchens is the all time greatest contrarian and debater. But Shapiro would have held his own against him. My reference was regarding how Shapiro embarrassed this interviewer. Hitchens would’ve used the same approach and slapped the biased idiot like only he could....probably using the apt term for his interview approach: ad hominem.
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Samuel Jones ..The interviewer was in attack mode from the start. He clearly had an agenda. Shapiro tried repeatedly to get him on track...but he just kept embarrassing himself. I like how Shapiro doesn’t put up with crap.
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Trump did an excellent job with the speech. He put America first but also showed great leadership on global issues. I particularly liked the following quotes: 1. "The United States will honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue its own customs, beliefs, and traditions. The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship. We only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return." 2. "With support from many countries here today, we have engaged with North Korea to replace the specter of conflict with a bold and new push for peace." 3. "The sanctions against North Korea will stay in place until denuclearization occurs. 4. "A special thanks to President Moon of South Korea, Prime Minister Abe of Japan, and President Xi of China." 5. "Following my trip to Saudi Arabia last year, the Gulf countries opened a new center to target terrorist financing. They are enforcing new sanctions, working with us to identify and track terrorist networks, and taking more responsibility for fighting terrorism and extremism in their own region." 6. "Thanks to the United States military and our partnership with many of your nations, I am pleased to report that the bloodthirsty killers known as ISIS have been driven out from the territory they once held in Iraq and Syria." 7. "As we see in Jordan, the most compassionate policy is to place refugees as close to their homes as possible to ease their eventual return to be part of the rebuilding process." 8. "We cannot allow the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism (Iran) to possess the planet’s most dangerous weapons. We cannot allow a regime that chants “Death to America,” and that threatens Israel with annihilation, to possess the means to deliver a nuclear warhead to any city on Earth. Just can't do it." 9. "The United States lost over 3 million manufacturing jobs, nearly a quarter of all steel jobs, and 60,000 factories after China joined the WTO. And we have racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits over the last two decades. But those days are over. We will no longer tolerate such abuse."
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