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Worst Theory Ever... (Original Post) Soph0571 Aug 2019 OP
Harvard produces some real 💩 GeorgeGist Aug 2019 #1
Worst employee I ever had was a Harvard grad. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #2
Barack Obama? NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #15
+10000 Celerity Aug 2019 #16
Good grief, I was joking! Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #17
I have no idea NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #18
Didn't think I had that reputation. I'll make it explicit next time. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #19
To be honest NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #20
I don't usually look at user names unless I see something that strikes me as odd. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #21
Last time "God" was in the public square... moonseller66 Aug 2019 #3
What about the Amish school shooting? The Jewish daycare center? They don't even try to make sense. ehrnst Aug 2019 #4
recommended to publicize real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #5
Kick dalton99a Aug 2019 #6
Highly illogical... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #7
Logic worthy of this classic... Moostache Aug 2019 #11
The Anointed One is working toward his ascendance to power. Hortensis Aug 2019 #13
There would likely be church burnings..... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #22
This makes me happy to be Butterflylady Aug 2019 #8
Well considering most of our founding fathers did not want God in the public square Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #9
Yes. Fwiw, though, there've always been school shootings, Hortensis Aug 2019 #10
You can only work with the reality you have, not the reality you want gratuitous Aug 2019 #12
The 2nd amendment comes before the 1st amendment IronLionZion Aug 2019 #14
Not to mention that Master_Monstruwacan Aug 2019 #23
If I have the power to remove God from the public square, I would think you should worship me. nt Gore1FL Aug 2019 #24
They really don't want religion in the public square. lonely bird Aug 2019 #25
Ding ding ding, lonely bird flying_wahini Aug 2019 #28
Well, it IS Ted Cruz. SergeStorms Aug 2019 #26
Man, that's a great point! calimary Aug 2019 #27

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
2. Worst employee I ever had was a Harvard grad.
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 09:35 AM
Aug 2019

Not suggesting causation there, but boy did I want to call their alumni department and advise them this dolt was bringing me to the conclusion I'd be happy with my kids attending any university besides Harvard.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
15. Barack Obama?
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:07 PM
Aug 2019

and, currently in Congress, Katie Porter

Pete Buttigieg, Al Gore, JFK, FDR, Al Franken, RFK, dozens of Nobel laureates and Pulitzer winners.

I'd say that Harvard stands up pretty well compared to a lot of colleges.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
17. Good grief, I was joking!
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:19 PM
Aug 2019

I am well aware of the many Harvard grads who have contributed to society, thanks. Did you honestly think I would make a determination about the quality of a school based on a single individual? I did not think I had to put a smiley in that post, figuring it would be completely obvious it's ribbing.

Well, I wasn't kidding about the employee being horrible and not someone the alumni office should include in their literature. But really, come on now.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
20. To be honest
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:31 PM
Aug 2019

I barely look at a person's username, and I have no idea which DUers support which candidates.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
21. I don't usually look at user names unless I see something that strikes me as odd.
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 02:09 PM
Aug 2019

Then I'll look. Which oddly enough, your reply to me struck me as odd so I looked at the user name assuming it would be someone with a low post number or a recent joining date.

moonseller66

(430 posts)
3. Last time "God" was in the public square...
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 10:18 AM
Aug 2019

and Xtians controlled most of the World (Europe), we had inquisitions, torture, witch burnings, stonings, rampant murders of "heathens" no fair trials...

oh wait...

ok...

yeah, that was a while ago...

right?

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
4. What about the Amish school shooting? The Jewish daycare center? They don't even try to make sense.
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 10:21 AM
Aug 2019

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
7. Highly illogical...
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 10:51 AM
Aug 2019

Captain!

That's self-contradictory and kind of Monty Python-esque.

"Where are you going, Dear?"

"I am going to remove God from the public square!"

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
13. The Anointed One is working toward his ascendance to power.
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:33 AM
Aug 2019

He went quiet after his 2016 debacle, but looks like it's time for him to ramp up the religion again. He is a religious extremist, dominionist type, not just using it. He has a whole lot of competition for ruler of the U.S. of course.

Talking about murderous, just imagine the battles that'd ensue during a takeover between leaders of the various (overlapping) RW plutocrat, white power, and Christian dominionist factions. My money'd be on the last, but blood would flow between its religious factions also.

But there is logic in the destructive madness they're encouraging, as are hostile nations.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
22. There would likely be church burnings.....
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 06:18 PM
Aug 2019

in the scenario you imagine.............

Each denomination or sub-denomination could be assigned to it's own state with WALLS separating them.

Perfect setup for the rapture.....

Farmer-Rick

(10,134 posts)
9. Well considering most of our founding fathers did not want God in the public square
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:02 AM
Aug 2019

where were the school shootings in 1780?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. Yes. Fwiw, though, there've always been school shootings,
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:13 AM
Aug 2019

but they were typically of a single person and that was usually the teacher. Nothing new about rage and emotional imbalance, but today is different of course.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
12. You can only work with the reality you have, not the reality you want
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:22 AM
Aug 2019

There has to be some reason not involving a society awash in unfettered, unregulated access to firearms by anyone, anywhere that will successfully explain all these shootings. Ted Cruz is grasping at the God in the public square argument. It's all he's got.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
14. The 2nd amendment comes before the 1st amendment
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 12:00 PM
Aug 2019

for idiots. There have been shootings in churches. There were shootings done by church-going religious nuts.

lonely bird

(1,675 posts)
25. They really don't want religion in the public square.
Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:01 PM
Aug 2019

What they want is religious law enforced by the arm of the state. To actually have religion in the public square would mean debating truth, creeds, dogma etc. Nosiree, they most certainly do not want that.

flying_wahini

(6,576 posts)
28. Ding ding ding, lonely bird
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 07:50 AM
Aug 2019

They DO wan enforcements by the State. And they don’t want to hear any arguments against religion cuz they can’t back it up.
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