lucius septimius 3/22/2022 6:30:02 AM

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doppelganglander 3/22/2022 7:34:18 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

Indeed. I'm not looking to do business only with companies that "align with my values." I just want them to provide a good product at a good price and shut up about their politics.

JCM 3/22/2022 7:34:27 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 1:

Subtle...... not, and funny as all hell.

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 7:53:18 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: We need way more of this.

That.  Is.  Fantastic.

JCM 3/22/2022 8:15:34 AM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 2:

That's where I'm at. However if they shove politics in my face I do tend to avoid their products.

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 8:43:45 AM

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Reply to JCM in 5:

Any company that boycotts any part of Israel, or lets a subsidiary do so, I consider to be boycotting me.

So no Unilever products for me.

doppelganglander 3/22/2022 8:44:29 AM

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Reply to JCM in 5:

Yep. Sometimes I'll use the product anyway - for example, I have Progressive car insurance. It's right there in the name. But the rates are low and they've taken excellent care of me over the last 20 years when I've had accidents. The founder donated $25 million to, IIRC, John Kerry. I just laughed as he watched his money go down the drain. 

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 9:04:38 AM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 7:

We have MAPFRE insurance because they give AAA discounts. Using an insurance agent,

As for Kerry, I worked someplace in view of the stands where he was going to give his acceptance speech. Ooops!

That year the Democratic convention was in Boston, and the authorities were saying to stay out of the city if possible. Easiest commutes I had when working there. Also, the Secret Service were using the next door garage to where I worked. 

buzzsawmonkey 3/22/2022 9:07:43 AM

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In #6 Kosh's Shadow said: Any company that boycotts any part of Israel, or lets a subsidiary do so, I consider to be boycotting me.

I would like to enforce "BDS" on the supporters of the BDS movement.  No cell phones or computers or appliances with chips or components or apps or programs developed or manufactured in Israel for them.   No medical tests, medicines, or treatments developed or produced in Israel for them.  Et cetera. 

I think that if these things---and any other similar things anyone can think of---were imposed upon the "BDS" blatherers, their personal misery indices would greatly increase, which would be good.  In addition, their voices would be muted by their restricted electronic access, which would be good.  And ultimately, perhaps, some of those dirt-ignorant boobs might change their minds, and the remainder would be marginalized.

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 9:18:58 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 9:

I remember Jew-hating Jimmy Carter got an Israel-developed cancer treatment.

buzzsawmonkey 3/22/2022 9:21:15 AM

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In #10 Kosh's Shadow said: I remember Jew-hating Jimmy Carter got an Israel-developed cancer treatment.

And, sad to say, it was successful.

vxbush 3/22/2022 9:22:11 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: We need way more of this.

I can't watch this with the sound. It starts up without sound first, and then if I try to turn the sound on, the video stalls and won't restart. Bother. 

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 9:22:58 AM

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In #5 JCM said: That's where I'm at. However if they shove politics in my face I do tend to avoid their products.

That's my general rule as well.   If it's simply that I know that Mr. Hooper who runs the corner store (yes, I grew up with the very first seasons of Sesame Street, why do you ask?) is an enthusiastic Democrat, that matters not to me.  If, on the other hand, Mr. Hooper hangs out campaign signs for Hillary all over the store, at that point he's making politics part of his business; and I'll respond in kind.  

Now, that said, if all seemed apolitical in the corner store, but I were to become aware that Mr. Hooper quietly supported, say, communism, or ISIS, well... 

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 9:34:15 AM

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Time... passages... wires... children.  

Dude, this is deep. 

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 9:52:21 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

For quite a while a local Indian-owned convenience store that was a (negative) reply to Obama's "Hope and Change" slogan, but I've forgotten exactly how it went. Something about hope and keeping the change (as in money).

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 9:53:54 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

Further down, there is confirmation about large Russian losses in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refutes the information of the Ukrainian General Staff about the alleged scale losses of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces lost 9,861 people killed and 16,153 people were injured.

Those numbers come from Komsomolskaya Pravda, which is a pro-Kremlin tabloid, not some Ukraine propaganda outlet.

Insanity Wrap had to link to a web archive version of the story because Komsomolskaya Pravda scrubbed the original.

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 10:46:13 AM

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Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 11:53:11 AM

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In #16 Kosh's Shadow said: the Russian Armed Forces lost 9,861 people killed and 16,153 people were injured.

If true, that's quite astonishing.   I don't think the Sovs/Russians have seen battlefield losses on that scale, in a comparable timeframe, since World War Two.

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 11:57:48 AM

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In #18 Occasional Reader said: If true, that's quite astonishing.   I don't think the Sovs/Russians have seen battlefield losses on that scale, in a comparable timeframe, since World War Two.

They haven't engaged on the ground with another enemy with modern weapons, strategy, and tactics since WWII, either.

Their support in Korea and mideast was largely air cover.

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 12:01:48 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 19:

Well, for that matter, I don't think we've taken battlefield losses at that rate since the darkest days of WWII, either.  

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 12:34:31 PM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: Well, for that matter, I don't think we've taken battlefield losses at that rate since the darkest days of WWII, either.  

And the only time since WWII the US has faced an enemy with anything like modern (for the time) equipment and tactics was Korea.

Vietnam was largely fought against guerillas; same with Afghanistan. Iraq did not have the latest Russian equipment, and it had poor tactics. Our tanks could see the Iraqi ones under bad conditions, but not vice-versa.

And in Desert Storm, we paid a LOT of attention to logistics.

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 12:57:15 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 21:

And the US has put more emphasis on troop protection. The Abrams tank is probably the most survivable tank in the world. 

buzzsawmonkey 3/22/2022 1:00:16 PM

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In #22 Kosh's Shadow said: The Abrams tank is probably the most survivable tank in the world. 

Not if she attains the Georgia governorship.

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 1:24:45 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 23:

Don't start patton yourself on the back over your tank puns. 

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 1:30:16 PM

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In #24 Occasional Reader said: Don't start patton yourself on the back over your tank puns. 

You think that will stop a pun thread? Sher,man

Occasional Reader 3/22/2022 1:53:54 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 25:

Look, when it comes to tank puns, if you can't take the HEAT, stay outta the kitchen.  You have to keep these jokes short and snappy; otherwise you become a smooth bore.  (I hope you don't get all reactive at my saying this.)

Kosh's Shadow 3/22/2022 2:20:55 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 26:

Outside of this blog, we have to TOW the line or get muzzled.