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Really? Feels like the innovation has accelerated.
Regarding electric cars... the most valuable automotive company in the world is an electric car company started in the good old USA
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:14PM
We're currently at the top of this "Top Ten" ranking
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NJHoo
07/29/2020 8:22PM
Good thing you avoided a "sexy vinyl vixens" incident **
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 9:01PM
Iceland #1, that’s all I need to know. **
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MBHoo
07/29/2020 7:00PM
When are you moving? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:02PM
No one wants us **
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79 Wahoo
07/29/2020 7:50PM
Maybe not you. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 8:00PM
Name a country that welcomes Americans right now? **
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79 Wahoo
07/30/2020 08:41AM
SMH...it was a joke... **
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hoothat
07/30/2020 12:50PM
Ok. Personally, Norway and Germany are on my list
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79 Wahoo
07/30/2020 2:51PM
Interesting choice. **
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hoothat
07/30/2020 3:03PM
Certainly no time soon. Our petri dish is on too many no fly lists. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:04PM
You're Glans? Weird. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:06PM
Why the interest in finding glans? What do you plan to do with it
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 6:21PM
Y’all really make this board unreadable **
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UVALAX121
07/29/2020 6:37PM
I made him post that? How? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:47PM
Just stfu dude. For once. **
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UVALAX121
07/29/2020 7:03PM
Hi!
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:11PM
I gots a new friend. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:10PM
Lol, you stfu. Who do you think you are?
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:09PM
Three responses, seek help. Aren’t you married?
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UVALAX121
07/29/2020 7:32PM
He’s a piece of shit troll. Ignore him. **
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111Balz
07/30/2020 06:24AM
My wife thinks you're a whiny bitch.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:36PM
Does 3 responses bother you?
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:36PM
Yes, I'm being a dick to a whiny bitch. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:35PM
#winning **
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VAGentleman05
07/29/2020 8:26PM
Wow. Seek help **
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UVALAX121
07/29/2020 8:12PM
He's Walter Sobchak yelling OVER THE LINE!!!!! at every thread **
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 10:06PM
LOL. Whine more. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 9:45PM
I'm sure you are on the edge of your seat waiting to find out.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:23PM
No, I just feel sorry for glans-less folk **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 6:25PM
You should feel sorry for yourself with that name. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:28PM
We live in a country where 77% of us believe angels are real. That should
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 5:47PM
Awful humans...like these people (link)
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 9:11PM
You speak for the dead now? Or to them? **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/30/2020 02:53AM
What do you think that number is in Italy. **
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 6:24PM
I don't know. But I will say this; every time I've been to Italy more than
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 7:00PM
Yeah don’t think the US is the leader in that category by a far amount. **
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 7:12PM
Welcome to the 21st century, sigh.... **
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bballbill
07/29/2020 7:11PM
I'm a proud 23%er myself, but yes, more than a little of America
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 5:51PM
What is a 23 percenter? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:10PM
100% minus 77%. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:13PM
Huhthat struggles with math
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Hoodeac
07/29/2020 10:19PM
Walked you like my dog. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 10:30PM
Dance marionette, dance **
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Hoodeac
07/29/2020 10:43PM
That's differen[ce] **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 6:16PM
Duh. I thought it was some new movement.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:16PM
Actually no. It turns out he doesn't believe in angels. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:17PM
So...he's not Christian. Got it. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:20PM
He didn't say. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:29PM
Well, Angels are a significant part of Christianity.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:31PM
There are lots of different churches with doctrinal differences. I know,
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:39PM
Yes, I'm sure you can find some people who claim to be Christians
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:41PM
Hoothat: Defender of the Faith! **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:43PM
Nope,I just find mocking 77 percent of Americans for having different
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:46PM
I don't believe that Area 51 is a government coverup either. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:54PM
You know, if you end up being wrong...
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:55PM
Hellfire and damnation? Seriously?? **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:56PM
It is what it is.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:59PM
So...the only reason you believe is to avoid the possibility of eternal
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 7:02PM
Why engage with him? **
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bballbill
07/29/2020 7:15PM
I know, I'm being totally out there...
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:19PM
Maybe I'm in hell right now! ;) **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 7:30PM
Nah. Seattle sucks but not that much. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:35PM
I said I believed? Where? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 7:10PM
Separation of church and state. Know what that means? Hooked on phonics
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HiwasseeHoo
07/29/2020 6:28PM
What does it mean? **
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DFW HOO
07/29/2020 7:38PM
What at all does that have to do with the discussion?
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:29PM
Do you feel like you have to believe in angels to be a Christian?
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 6:23PM
Don’t tell him about Muslims and malaikah. Lol. **
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HooAskedYou
07/29/2020 6:39PM
You know Muslims aren't Christian...right? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:51PM
***
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hoobedda
07/29/2020 6:31PM
So they onky believe part of the book?
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:36PM
Pretty sure the bible revolves around angels...
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:26PM
I'm pretty sure Christianity revolves around the New Covenant
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 6:34PM
Easter has nothing to do with that? **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:36PM
Bible. Written by humans. Or so we are led to believe **
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HiwasseeHoo
07/29/2020 6:31PM
So, to be a real Christian you need to be a Biblical literalist? **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:30PM
SMH. Being lectured by an athiest on what makes Christianity...
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:33PM
Yeah, how could I be an atheist and have read the Bible? Mind boggling. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:37PM
If you read the bible, you'd know angels play a crucial role.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:40PM
I didn't believe in them physically even when I was a believer. Once I was
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:43PM
Do you believe in science? **
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 6:47PM
Would you care to elaborate? **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:49PM
To begin with whatever you do or don’t believe in is your choice
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 7:10PM
Science and religion are in no way equivalent because, as you note, what we
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 7:29PM
Ok as an atheist what do you fill the gaps with. Like you said
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 7:46PM
LOL! I HATE the CrossFitters and the vegans, too. I don't think I'm smug.
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 8:39PM
Yeah the religious types can be a little overbearing on the conversion
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Cold Hoober Hoo
07/29/2020 8:52PM
You were never a believer... **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:44PM
It started when I found out there was no Santa Claus. :) **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:46PM
Santa is real...
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:48PM
They would with ease. It's pathetic. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 5:52PM
You're walking around wearing a cloth mask to protect against a virus... **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:08PM
To protect others in case he has it, but whatevs **
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 6:17PM
That's faith.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:19PM
It's actually just good manners. **
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 6:24PM
...And science **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 6:33PM
If you're sick, maybe. **
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:27PM
Good manners isn't about how you feel or what you believe. It's about
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 6:41PM
If that comfort is just false hope, count me out.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:44PM
No, no. It's my "security blanket." LOL! **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:18PM
N-95 actually. I listen to actual public health experts. Perhaps they'll be
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:10PM
Faith comes in many forms. Your security blanket is a form of faith.
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hoothat
07/29/2020 6:12PM
***
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hoobedda
07/29/2020 5:56PM
Making the assumption that "people of faith" are above reproach is wrong...
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Chuck Taylor
07/29/2020 6:43PM
What do you think of Scientologists, Pagans, and Wiccans?
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 5:58PM
Or, dare we say it Moose Lambs? Not to speak for hoobedda but a lot of
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:01PM
***
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hoobedda
07/29/2020 6:19PM
I noticed you didn’t answer my question. Can guess why. **
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 8:01PM
If you claim to believe in ethereal beings and/or demons then I will most
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:27PM
Then again, our president retweets folks who believe in #DemonSperm.
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 6:32PM
Excellent case in point. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 6:41PM
Religion makes you a better person? I think we have quite an example of
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HiwasseeHoo
07/29/2020 6:26PM
Actually that guy doesn’t know the first
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Hoobedoobedoo
07/30/2020 05:10AM
Just keep it out of the government, please. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 5:58PM
The ratings are a joke but I agree liberal policies try to erode the family **
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ryno hoo
07/29/2020 5:41PM
You’re not better than this
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 5:42PM
Wait, there's more! Happiness should be included as a negative.
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ryno hoo
07/29/2020 5:46PM
Cool story bro **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 5:51PM
Thanks, Orange Asswipe!!! **
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ResistHoo
07/29/2020 4:54PM
I think a bidet suits your style better! **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 5:45PM
He/she/it calls that mouthwash **
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 5:55PM
Wait. GlansQ is also Orange Asswipe? The alt's alt? **
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Hoodafan
07/29/2020 5:33PM
More brilliant insight from ReshitHoo. **
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 5:12PM
I proudly reshit all of the best leftist commentary!!!**
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ResistHoo
07/29/2020 5:15PM
While I do believe we can learn much from other countries
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 4:43PM
I would argue that in the US military expenditure is one of our bigger
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 5:38PM
Spot on. **
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Seattle .Hoo
07/29/2020 5:55PM
I agree that our military spending is a problem...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 5:55PM
That conveniently ignores the other 33 countries above the US including
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 5:21PM
I did not ignore them...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 5:28PM
You are correct in that the other countries on the list don't waste the
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 5:46PM
There are certainly a lot of things we can learn from other countries, but
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 6:13PM
A bit of hyperbole. But I do believe we have declined as an innovator in
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 6:23PM
Really? Feels like the innovation has accelerated.
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 6:51PM
While I respect Musk's technical acumen, I wouldn't judge US innovation
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 7:37PM
A lot of high tech work that was once off-shored due to cheap labor...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 9:11PM
I wouldn't judge US innovation on the stock market value of Tesla either,
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 8:25PM
A company only making inroads because we've ignored electric cars for 30
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 7:08PM
The Telsa model 3 is the #1 plug-in EV sold in Europe with a nearly
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 8:30PM
Many countries on the list are NATO members...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 5:59PM
Absolutely not. I agree with Trump(god forbid) the US does carry too much
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 6:08PM
I'm pretty sure most of those 33 other countries would welcome Glans & Co.
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Hoodafan
07/29/2020 5:41PM
Want to make America "Great Again"? Start by stopping blaming immigrants
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 5:57PM
I am an immigrant, and fuck you.
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Hoodafan
07/29/2020 6:25PM
Why don't you do us all a favor and move your sorry ass back to Northern
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 10:09PM
Anymore of your ignorance you would like to expose? My you're an angry
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Hoodafan
07/29/2020 11:08PM
It’s you I think little of. Very little, just like you!
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WahooRQ
07/30/2020 12:08AM
Then we are in agreement about the merit of immigrants, jackass. **
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Maupin233
07/29/2020 6:41PM
No we're not, because I don't lump all people into a homogeneous group
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Hoodafan
07/29/2020 11:06PM
I am not sure why that matters for the survey. It helps explain why it may
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KCHoo
07/29/2020 5:09PM
Funny experiences with my European friends. In two specific cases, they
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HoosWillWin
07/29/2020 4:56PM
Americans tend to waste lots of money on shit they don't need
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GoochlandHoo
07/29/2020 7:35PM
4 day work week would be healthier and more productive imo
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DFW HOO
07/29/2020 5:15PM
That's odd. I've always worked for global companies, and none of
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 5:42PM
Yeah it was more local companies trying some different approaches
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DFW HOO
07/29/2020 5:49PM
Everything is a trade off..
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 5:31PM
Yeah it’s not a one size fits all for sure
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DFW HOO
07/29/2020 5:39PM
We went to a work from home model a decade ago...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 6:08PM
If Loudoun County was a country it would be #3 **
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:50PM
Okay. Now explain the 30-some other countries ahead of us. **
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 4:50PM
It would be the same response for many of the countries on the list
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 4:59PM
Homogeneity of culture definitely correlates, but we still have plenty of
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Faz d. Hoo
07/29/2020 4:55PM
No wonder we don't have an illegal Scandinavian immigrant problem **
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Hoo TV
07/29/2020 4:40PM
Folks from small white socialist countries ain't coming here **
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:41PM
Save your mansplaining for Dear Leader (link)
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Hoo TV
07/29/2020 4:51PM
That’ll piss off the flag huggers here.
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 4:34PM
Doesn't piss me off. I travel quite a bit to Europe and find there are a
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 5:47PM
Its impressive how little waste they produce...
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Yosemite Sam
07/29/2020 6:13PM
Yeah. Just wish they didn’t ration their
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BocaHoo91
07/29/2020 6:33PM
Lol. I knew this was going to about ice before I opened it. **
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KCHoo
07/29/2020 7:17PM
We’re in the “what about me?” era . **
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111Balz
07/29/2020 4:42PM
Yes it is **
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:53PM
There was a time when there was more glue holding us together.
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:40PM
What Country has accomplished greater things than the U.S.? **
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:37PM
...and THAT is what makes the whole MAGA thing such bullshit.
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Chuck Taylor
07/29/2020 5:34PM
But also, which country has squandered opportunities for good?
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HoosWillWin
07/29/2020 4:53PM
Reread the headline: Best Places to Raise a Family. Having the most
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81_Hokie
07/29/2020 4:42PM
I think he was responding directly to something Sixer said **
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111Balz
07/29/2020 4:58PM
That’s debatable, but I would be willing to say none. I’m just
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 4:42PM
Disagree...
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81_Hokie
07/29/2020 4:36PM
It’s already 5 PM in Nova Scotia. Go for it. **
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 4:37PM
No wonder so many Mexicans come here...that one slot makes a difference **
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:27PM
If in any metric, by any analysis, we are alongside Mexico, Chile, Turkey,
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81_Hokie
07/29/2020 4:46PM
Has that become our reference point? **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:29PM
The number of people that want to come to the 34th rated place to raise
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:31PM
They don't come for gringo culture, they come for the work and the money. **
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southdenverhoo
07/29/2020 5:23PM
What makes you think many of them wouldn’t choose to go to Iceland
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SixerHoo
07/29/2020 4:54PM
Keep setting your sights high, dude
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:33PM
There is always room for improvement...but I have a hard time believing we
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Tuckahokie
07/29/2020 4:36PM
So look what they don’t include as a measurement. I don’t think there’s an
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111Balz
07/29/2020 5:29PM
So present some data. And it's not just one metric. It's a composite of 30 **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:43PM
Huge % of Americans end up in prison or dead as young adults
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KCHoo
07/29/2020 4:39PM
This is a great place to be if you're some combination of rich, talented,
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WahooRQ
07/29/2020 5:53PM
Rant against? Not at all. I agree completely and said very much the same
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81_Hokie
07/29/2020 4:27PM
That message was for others who shall go unnamed :-) **
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TomGlansAski
07/29/2020 4:29PM
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