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And often lost a bunch. My dad was one of five - three made it to adulthood.

Same. I'm a Boomer. Married late; two careers, one kid. Daughter married late; tow careers, one (grand)kid. On my brother's side - nada. In my small lifelong circle, only one friend had more than two kids. I don't know what data shows but, anecdotally, it seems the only group having...

There was a time, not that long ago, when the automotive media was down on hybrids. Minimal benefit, increased complexity and added cost. That seems to be changing. If nothing else, it eliminates range anxiety in cold climates. As for consolidation, I think Nissan is circling the drain...

The US tends to object to anything that limits their free action and movement. When you are that big and that powerful, you get to do that. It has been amplified by this Administration which does even feel constrained by its own domestic checks and balances.

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make, but the US is not a signatory to UNCLOS. Even if they were, I suspect they wouldn't care.

Apparently the Trump-as-Jesus/Trump-as-doctor image was posted by some guy named Nick Adams on Feb. He is apparently a Trump fanboy and promoter of American exceptionalism. Of course all doctors dress like that and have glowing hands.

Turtle Island is a fairly widespread myth among several eastern North American cultures. I'm not sure if it has much traction in the western tribes. It generally refers to North America but, to be fair, that would have been 'the world' in primitive view. Myths have to have a cultural anchor...

To a degree I think you are right. Civilization started out as small nomadic family/tribal units trying to make sense of the world around them (and within them). Everything that couldn't be rationally understood was assigned to some unknown power or force simply to fill in the gap (and make...

Only for monotheistic religions like 'Judeo-Christian' and Islam. Some experts estimated there are about 4200 active religions with about 3000 deities. Definitions vary.

Nothing says commitment like self-mutilation.

I am a boomer and social media naif. Other than a couple of these forums, my only social media platform is Facebook. I seldom contribute because most of the time, when I read comments, I weep for humanity. There are occasions where I will add a comment, in my mind a valid and thoughtful...

I agree. It is a common thread in American culture to 'wear things on their sleeve', including religion and politics, so is consistent with evangelical aspects of activism and outreach. Couple that with a widely held believe that the US is a 'Christian nation' and was founded on Christian...

And a distain/suspicion of Europe; a long standing US view.

Not surprised at all.

Fair enough, then don't be surprised when not everybody jumps into the fray. When you send the message that you don't trust the entire rest of the world (maybe except Putin), then the rest of the world won't trust you. Beyond access to foreign bases for fueling, etc., why would a country put...

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With today's reach of surveillance and weapons, I am hard pressed to understand why the US would need Greenland, or any other off-continent territory, for its strategic defence. If it wants to stop being the 'world's policeman' and retrat to Fortress America, why does it need military bases all...