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Why so defensive? I never blamed one side - I only stated that the far right is a much larger threat. But I guess it's just me and the FBI saying that. https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-white-supremacists-pose-the-primary-threat-of-domestic-terror-2022-11 "Left-wing violence, by contrast, poses a smaller threat and is likely to consist of "nonlethal" criminal activity, according to the report, which states that far-left extremists, unlike their far-right opponents, are "not organized at the countrywide level.""

Now do this week, last month, last year. Finding racists, homophobes and eugenicists 20-50 years ago is like shooting fish in a barrel. The PC's lasted 2 terms and were full of morons.

The threat each pose to democracy and safety is not remotely comparable. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/germany-foiled-a-far-right-coup-attempt-it-still-has-a-right-wing-problem/ar-AA15dyyT https://news.yahoo.com/far-protests-targeting-lgbtq-community-141000955.html https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/us/leaked-documents-indicate-over--members-of-farright-paramilitary-oath-keepers-may-be-current-or-former-dhs-employees-project-on-government-oversight-reports/ar-AA15co6u https://calgaryherald.com/news/world/fbi-investigates-attacks-on-n-c-power-substations https://religiondispatches.org/not-only-is-the-right-unapologetic-for-violent-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-its-doubling-down/ And these are only stories from this week. "Fine people on both sides", indeed.

Ukraine war: The Russians locked up for refusing to fight Published 15 hours ago By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor When his son was sent to fight in Ukraine, Sergei begged him not to go. "You've got relatives there. Just refuse," Sergei recalls telling Stas, who was already an army officer. "But he said he was going. He believed it was right. I told him that he was a zombie. And that, unfortunately, life would prove that." Sergei and Stas are not the real names of this father and son. We've changed them to protect their identities. Sergei has invited us to his home to tell us their story. "So off he went to Ukraine. Then I started getting messages from him asking what would happen if he refused to fight." Stas told his father about one particular battle. "He said the [Russian] soldiers had been given no cover; there was no intelligence gathering; no preparation. They'd been ordered to advance, but no one knew what lay ahead. "But refusing to fight was a difficult decision for him to take. I told him: 'Better to take it. This is not our war. It's not a war of liberation.' He said he would put his refusal in writing. He and several others who'd decided to refuse had their guns taken off them and were put under armed guard." Sergei made several trips to the front line to try to secure his son's release. He bombarded military officials, prosecutors and investigators with appeals for help. Eventually his efforts paid off. Stas was sent back to Russia. He revealed to his father what had happened to him in detention: how a "different group" of Russian soldiers had tried to force him to fight. "They beat him and then they took him outside as if they were going to shoot him. They made him lie on the ground and told him to count to ten. He refused. So, they beat him over the head several times with a pistol. He told me his face was covered in blood. "Then they took him into a room and told him: 'You're coming with us, otherwise we'll kill you.' But then someone said they'd take my son to work in the storeroom." Stas was a serving officer when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. President Vladimir Putin promised that only professional soldiers would take part in his "special military operation." But by September that had all changed. The president announced what he called a "partial mobilisation", drafting hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens into the armed forces. Many of the newly mobilised troops were quick to complain that they were being sent to a war zone without sufficient equipment or adequate training. From Ukraine there have been multiple reports of mobilised Russian troops being detained - in some cases, locked in cellars and basements - for refusing to return to the frontline. "It's a way of making people go back into that bloodbath," says Elena Popova from Russia's Movement of Conscientious Objectors. "The commanders' aim is to keep the soldiers down there. The commanders know only violence and intimidation. But you cannot force people to fight." For some Russians, refusing to return to the front line may be a moral stand. But there's a more common explanation. "Those refusing to fight are doing so because they've had more than their fair share of front line action," explains Elena Popova. "Another reason is the foul way they're being treated. They've spent time in the trenches, getting cold and hungry, but when they come back they just get shouted and sworn at by their commanders." The Russian authorities dismiss reports of disillusioned soldiers and detention centres as fake news. "We do not have any camps or incarceration facilities, or the like [for Russian soldiers]," President Putin insisted earlier this month. "This is all nonsense and fake claims and there is nothing to back them up with." "We do not have any problems with soldiers leaving combat positions," the Kremlin leader continued. "In a situation when there is shelling or bombs falling, all normal people cannot help but react to it, even on the physiological level. But after a certain adaptation period, our men fight brilliantly." Andrei, a Russian lieutenant, stopped fighting. Deployed to Ukraine in July, Andrei was placed in detention for refusing to carry out orders. He managed to contact his mother, Oxana, back in Russia to tell her what was going on. Once again, we have changed their names. "He told me he had refused to lead his men to a certain death," Oxana tells me. "As an officer he understood that if they went ahead, they wouldn't get out alive. For that they sent my son to a detention centre. Then I got a text message saying he and four other officers had been put in a basement. They haven't been seen for five months. "Later I was told that the building they were in had been shelled and that all five men were missing. They said no remains had been found. Their official status is missing in action. It doesn't make sense. It's absurd. The way my son was treated wasn't only illegal, it was inhuman." Back in his living room, Sergei tells me that what happened to Stas in Ukraine has brought them closer together. "We're on the same wavelength now," Sergei tells me. "The wall of misunderstanding between us has gone. All his bravado has gone. My son told me, 'I never thought my own country would treat me this way.' He's changed completely. He gets it now." "People here don't understand how much danger we're in. Not from the opposing side. But from our own side." Produced by Will Vernon. Images by Anton Chicherov. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63916810

Won't accept a both-sides type of comment here without pointing out that the left doesn't make racism and misogyny the backbone of their policies.

Unless you're talking about racism, religion, same sex rights...

The average Fox News viewer has historically been between 65 and 68 years old. 35% have high school or less educations and another 35% haven't completed college. https://pos.org/whos-watching-a-look-at-the-demographics-of-cable-news-channel-watchers/ I would bet that you'd get similar demographics about people who give money to televangelists.

Sounds like some Boomers did a really crappy job of parenting.

I'm not a genius, but I'd argue this point. Between profiteers raising prices and the added costs of delaying publicly funded infrastructure and services, it doesn't actually ring true in real life.

You're suggesting that the Conservative base knows the difference. They don't.

So they're going to run on fighting inflation caused by Trudeau... And guns! Don't forget muh guns! So predictable.

From this morning's Freep. (And by God, if you can - please subscribe to this fantastic, independent newspaper!) Neufeld said he, just like each one of his teammates, has a personal story to tell that demonstrates the care and concern of their long-time bench boss. “My partner and our dog were in Saskatoon and my partner came up for the Banjo Bowl in 2016 and left our dog at a kennel overnight. There was a tragedy at the kennel where 14 dogs passed away (due to a heater malfunctioning) and our dog was one of them. It was really devastating for us,” Neufeld explained. “He was our best friend. He was just our big goofy dog and he spent a lot of time with my partner. I remember getting the phone call and right away I went and told Osh. He said, ‘Do whatever you have to do. Go home and make sure everything is OK and take as much time as you need.’ And that was in the middle of a football season. “You hear stories like that from lots of guys going through personal things where Osh makes sure you’re OK first as a person and then the football will catch up. He’s someone you can’t do anything but respect and admire in that regard,” added Neufeld.

We don't have tons of room to talk, either.

I was thinking more dangerous as far as always making short yardage and ripping longer runs. I would agree that tacklers would find Strevy more dangerous.

I'd argue that Prukop is a more dangerous rusher than Streveler was. Just not as entertaining.

For the record, I saw Judge hit #43 live at Yankee stadium on August 1.

Updated.

Such a great show.

You're not going to convince me not to hate the Yankees.

One. They usually sign the ones that everyone else drafts and develops.

And this is why it's so easy to hate the Yankees.

The shoes must be at very high altitudes because it's taking a while for them to drop.