Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Democracy Now!" channel.

  1. Anyone who is not talking about the real, legal difference between EUA and full FDA approval is not being candid. Lack of full approval is not a reason to reject all mandates, obviously. It is, however, an issue that must be addressed whenever mandates are being considered. The risk calculus is different for the two categories, the financial risk to anyone harmed not being negligible. Open a real discussion.
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  2.  @wankertanker1813  As it turns out, the OP was right.
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  3. You understand his modus operandi perfectly.
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  4. ​ @jermainesnyder2375  Exactly
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  5. Well, of course. They don't do this for nothing. They get their cut.
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  6. The languages of the Philippines are closely related to the languages of Hawaii. What does that tell you about navigation skills and raw courage? This racist's own criteria show that the people he despised were "superior" to him. Or maybe we should ditch these foul categories? But first point out the contradictions in the racist position.
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  7. Naomi Osaka is brilliant.
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  8. Open rescue is not "terrorism." It is classic civil disobedience.
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  9. ​ @gaarcemail Invite her and demonstrate it.
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  10. ​ @Yvette5489 People like you scare me. You have lost your moral compass. And you don't have a clue that you have.
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  11.  @presence5426  Now explain to me why I can listen to a member of the French Communist Party on Radio Sud (in some respects similar to Fox, but you really can't compare), as I am doing right now. And the posts below the video, from people from all political tendencies, are stating that he's correct in his analysis of the rise in utility prices. In the Five Eyes, that's long over. Your problems are deeper than you know, sadly, and I see no reason to expect better in my lifetime.
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  12.  @Yvette5489  "We need to give these loons less attention." Now you really need to explain the reason why this was not done in this program and in the book. I'm not even debating the premise at the moment; let's assume it's generally correct. It is true often enough to assume it for the sake of argument here. (IOW, where did self-awareness go?)
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  13. Look up the indictment. It charges manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide only. Disgusting.
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  14. How would you characterize all the frat boys who got drunk from Friday afternoon to Monday morning? I consider that a mental health issue. You didn't know any of those?
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  15. Hegseth is a perfect example of merit. 😂😂😂😂
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  16. The questions weren't simple or direct. They were designed to propagandize, and it was effective. I'm sure Stefanik's fundraising goals for 2024 will be easily met. It's a disgrace that those academics could not effectively explain and defend the First Amendment, or show concern for students who feel traumatized, for that matter.
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  17. ❤
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  18. 💯
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  19.  @ericpratt9509  And just out of sheer curiosity, what will you say if Biden starts new wars, as would be true to form for him? At that point, he would start to approach equally bad. Since Trump is the worst, and most unsuitable, person ever to occupy the office, I really don't using him as the standard by which to measure all others is particularly astute. The election is over. So, when do you think . . . Ah, nevermind. I have better things to do.
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  20. 5:26 You'd have to prove to me that these are actual posts of the official Russian/Putin regime position. This sounds so fake.
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  21. I don't believe these COVID deaths were purely negligent any more. A "happy" side effect, by some lights.
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  22.  @teacup-q3n  Great point
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  23. As long as he used preferred pronouns, it's all good.
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  24. @North Korea Is Best Korea Joined a few weeks ago, did you? 🤣
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  25. @claytonhenrickson9326  Assuming you are correct in forcing someone to leave, there are lots of nonviolent ways in this instance to do it. I can think of several. You took all that time to write to endorse force. Why?
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  26.  Laura Lafauve  And as if the rich aren't addicts, too! Where did "faddiegirl" come from?
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  27. On a trivial note, Americans are always harangued about how "stress kills." Here was a man who lost his wife decades ago, knew he was widely reviled, was in poor health, and lived to 91. He's not a mere anecdote. This happens all the time. Why are we systematically lied to, about things great and small? It's not helping.
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  28. Wow, just wow. Does anyone ever confide in you, or is that an idiotic question?
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  29.  @michaelhalbherr3683  The fact that you are 50 years behind the times.
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  30.  @michaelhalbherr3683  Following these "rules" no longer makes it likely that "you will do quite well in America," nor does breaking them (any of them, or all) hold a person back -- and we know this now. The cat is out of the bag. It jumped out over a generation ago. Don't get me wrong. I wish it were different. A simple roadmap to a reasonably solid and stable standard of living would be lovely. Alas . . . you are describing an American society and economy that started to fray in the 1970s and was gone by the end of Clinton's two terms.
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  31.  @michaelhalbherr3683  He didn't give up. No one with that sense of humor ever gives up.
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  32. ​ @MrFishperson No,they are not next. Pfft.
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  33. Starting on the first Wednesday in November 2016 to never let this happen again might have been wise.
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  34. Because he can.
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  35.  @Botie2  Thank you.
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  36. @user-xn9zj3yd7u  That wasn't my point. She is a law professor. She made a misleading statement about the law concerning the use of character evidence. What does that do but allow those who want to get her fired a foothold? Is everyone going to be overwrought now? Is emotion the watchword? I have to prove my bona fides? You don't trust that I oppose g____cide unless I pretend she made no error in what she said?
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  37. @NickyCherado-nv6gg Precisely the point. You are not required to open your door to the police. That is precisely what you need to know.
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  38.  @imhereforitall9218  That's what I was told was the reason why police came to my door.
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  39. @imhereforitall9218  The point is, I did not open. I called the police, and found out the people banging on my door WERE the police.
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  40. @imhereforitall9218  This suggestion has NOTHING to do with "demonizing" the victim. He opened the door because he was trusting. He opened the door because he had only consciousness of innocence on his own part. He opened the door to evil because he was good. I didn't, because I am appropriately jaded.
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  41. If they paid attention to all the times he changes his tune within hours, they would have an idea by now.
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  42. Short answer: because the Soviet Union fell. John Lanchester's work during the Great Recession explains it perfectly, and (needless to say, I hope) he is opposed to those types of societies. His LRB articles and books from that time are worth a reread.
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  43.  @appleblossomxo  Does that mean not for long?
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  44.  @appleblossomxo  I tend to be pessimistic about the longevity of anyone truly good at their job. I mean, I want to be proved wrong. It just doesn't seem likely.
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  45.  Doug Moran  The murderers are acting under color of law and counting on immunity from prosecution. That is why they keep breaking the law and murdering black men.
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  46. War psychosis . . . It has been evident for nine months already. What do you think war psychosis is?
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  47.  @theoneandonlyroelle  In ADULTHOOD. It is an adult choice. I hope.
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  48.  @douglemay7989  Because Europeans live longer, healthier lives. Even countries with higher smoking rates (a bad thing) and higher cancer rates (a really bad thing) have a longer lifespan and healthspan. Ponder how amazing that is.
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  49. Parents can do that. They can invoke the IDEA, too, if they have an emotionally troubled or fragile child. That gives them extensive rights over the child's individualized education plan. They can also sue school staff for unauthorized practice of psychotherapy, which is what some of this stuff amounts to. They can even get money for private school tuition, though that's harder. But the law (IDEA) says that they can, and people do.
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  50.  @Sundancer09  That's not what I'm talking about. If you were familiar with real cases, you'd know that. If you really cared, you'd read them.
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