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40. Imaginary national borders, imaginary value systems, imaginary sky faeries...

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 02:20 PM

Dec 2013

Imaginary national borders, imaginary value systems, imaginary sky faeries...

We certainly do let the imaginary compel our actions in life... politics, economics, philosophies, religion, etc.. We defend and even evangelize the imaginary we may believe in e.g., (politics and economics) while indicting others for the same if the imaginary is that with which we may disagree with.

Such is human nature... to rationalize holding others to a higher standard than we hold ourselves. That could be an additional reason we are destroying the planet.

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Chris Matthews screwed up a bit tonight... [View all] Tx4obama Dec 2013 OP

John Kerry, Tom Donilon Enrique Dec 2013 #1

Thank you! I've gone ahead and added those two to the list up in the OP. Tx4obama Dec 2013 #3

Donilon was replaced by Susan Rice in July 2013. Tx4obama Dec 2013 #4

Don't you mean moving the embassy so it is a little closer to the Vatican, and not closing it. Bandit Dec 2013 #17

I always get the feeling that Chris thinks the Catholic Church should get special attention. CTyankee Dec 2013 #15

Catholicism must be special if Tweety's a Catholic Enrique Dec 2013 #25

Hangover from the 50s. The Church was everything. He can't get over it. CTyankee Dec 2013 #32

Kathleen Sibelius is Catholic too. Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #2

Great! Our government is run by people who believe in the sky fairy. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #5

What a dumb comment MFrohike Dec 2013 #7

Lennin? Seriously? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #9

The atheistic Chinese communists have hardly been a good example pnwmom Dec 2013 #13

And the Sheite Christians that run our country have? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #19

You started out by blaming the Catholics around Obama, pnwmom Dec 2013 #22

Oh good grief. I didn't say anything at all about Catholics. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #23

You're the dining room table. The OP you directly responded to said: pnwmom Dec 2013 #24

Clearly MFrohike Dec 2013 #31

Your concern is noted -- and uneducated. pnwmom Dec 2013 #12

... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #27

Imaginary national borders, imaginary value systems, imaginary sky faeries... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #40

What's Tweety on about tonight? Gosh, how he misses his glory days sliming bill Clinton. freshwest Dec 2013 #6

How can anyone listen or watch Dipshit Matthews? nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #8

You meant to say.... bobGandolf Dec 2013 #11

I see the difference and what you suggest doesnt at all express what I feel. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #18

That's fine! bobGandolf Dec 2013 #36

Are you the arbiter of language people should use? HERVEPA Dec 2013 #26

Not arbiter, just respect. bobGandolf Dec 2013 #37

And there and there and there... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #28

Your opinion, not a fact. bobGandolf Dec 2013 #38

... Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #39

Start an OP the night Matthews doesn't screw up. That will be news. nt TeamPooka Dec 2013 #10

+1 Scuba Dec 2013 #14

+2 nt xulamaude Dec 2013 #20

Just keep religion and government separated seveneyes Dec 2013 #16

Pretty stupid Matthews comment - as it involved an embassy, the cabinet member is John Kerry karynnj Dec 2013 #21

Bingo. n/t Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #30

Did you see the program? babylonsister Dec 2013 #33

I only saw the end where he concluded that Obama needed a Catholic karynnj Dec 2013 #34

Hopefully the president will set Tweety's spittin' dumb ass straight on Thursday. nt Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #29

maybe tweety is angling for the liaison position. eom ellenfl Dec 2013 #35