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RomaVicta

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  1. Those are all nation states. Germany and Japan were driven to their knees. They failed at building empires where they actually hold ground. That's not the radical Muslim anti-US/Israel goal. Mujahadeen don't expect to one day rule the United States or Europe. Don't forget, we were "liberating Iraq" and to be greeted by crowds showering our boys with flowers and candies (Rumsfeld, again). They painted an image of Paris being liberated. Worked out great. There never were WMDs, we killed huge numbers of Iraqi citizens with air attacks and artillery, and new terrorists enlisted and went to Iraq to fight us. Oh, and we also created a vacuum for ISIS to fill. So, Iraq the nation hasn't attacked and never has attacked us, but we sure showed them. It's a fucking paradise of democratic order.
  2. Remember when we invaded Iraq as part of Bush's vague notion of a "war on terror?" We'd reduce the number of terrorists overall by killing the terrorists there. Did it work out that way? CBS News 2006 So, it's clear that using a sledge hammer to destroy your enemies and all the people around them is a sure fire way to get what you want when dealing with terrorist groups. I'm sure Israelis all over the world will be safer the moment Hamas is destroyed along with thousands of Palestinians who are barely human anyway. They're certainly not like us. They wouldn't nurture a grudge against the people that slaughtered their aunts, brothers, and friends using brutal assault. They'd be tamely grateful that they were spared. They're not brave and capable of the same kind slaughter we regular people are. But Roma, how would you handle the issue? What's your plan? Fuck if I know. I'm addressing the fatuous notion that "wiping out" Hamas and anybody nearby or even not nearby will achieve what the quote says it might. Sure, fight Hamas. Sure, kill all that you can; they're the worst of enemies. Just don't kid yourself that blowing up GAZA is going to make Israel or Israelis or even Jews any safer. It's satisfying to blow shit up when your army is doing it. We Americans have much experience with this. It's the tool of choice for bringing a nation state to it's knees. Hamas is not a nation state. They're not alone in the world. They're not a single nail that the sledge hammer can drive into the ground and be done with it. I begin to believe the people running Israel actually know this. They maybe sliding down the same vortex we are. They've read 1984. We're at war with the Muslims. We have always been at war with the Muslims. Big Brother protects us from all the fears he created.
  3. I don't know. I think I could find funner things to do with $20MM, but if that's your fetish, live it up.
  4. President Bacchanalia was Rome's worst president.
  5. Thanks. I've bookmarked it for later.
  6. Her wardrobe choices are fair game unless she's developmentally disabled. She should have spent the $19k of the people's money on a fucking mirror. She needs a new feed sack tailor. Maybe this woman is still around: These women wore them better: In hard times early in the 20th Century, feed companies started putting patterns on the sacks so those using them to make dresses would have some variety. I always thought that was pretty cool. Or maybe it helped sales. Or both. Here's an example of how well it was done: So ends your History Moment brought to you by Kraft Cheese Food Products. Kraft uses only the best leftover petrochemicals from the cleanest refineries! Kraft Quality!
  7. Pos rep, but I think debasing yourself to the level where you morally justify enslaving other people and treating them as less than fully human is the key to what makes the South the South. I hadn't thought of Reconstruction in decades. I wonder if we'd just have largely the same South with a better economy.
  8. It appears that Israel is doing an impressive job of obscuring what is going on in Gaza. Hamas has zero credibility, so whatever they say is worthless. In Jabalia, there are a lot of dead non-combatants. I have mixed feelings about this. It appears Israel was after a military target because they didn't carpet bomb the place. Could it also be that Israel is trying to scare the indigent population out of the area maybe never to return? Both? Is the number of civilian dead part of a protocol? Are 200 casualties include 50 dead an acceptable number for an airstrike? A few days ago, there were 700 air attacks in 24 hours. If there is a protocol as described, then many thousands of casualties including deaths result each day from airstrikes alone. If a target presents an important threat to Israel, they must attack and destroy that threat. Err on the side of thoroughness even if it means collateral damage. But 700 air attacks in one day? I imagine a few thousand since the war began. This level of thoroughness includes punishment, I believe. The is why I don't want the US standing close and in tight unity with the perpetrating nation. This isn't a schoolyard as the world is so often presented to the public. Good friends fighting bullies and sticking together. All allies must be assessed regularly to see if they measure up. I don't think Israel meets the mark at the moment. I suppose we could approve selling weaponry to Israel on some scale. Our efforts should be almost exclusively humanitarian in nature. I don't want our name on this slaughter. It's already on too many others.
  9. A. Johnson came after the insurrection. He didn't foment one. Advantage A.J.
  10. Well, sure, if you're thinking like somebody in a suburban house with a nice car and a job in some anonymous office somewhere. "Hey, this is great!" Me too. You don't get far in big money public world with a healthy ego. I think Swinney and others at that level care more about their status as one of the best than money at this point. That healthy ego can become a profoundly myopic beast whose capacious hunger became accustomed to regular feeding. That beast is missing some meals and furious. Entitlement has set in. Dabo is now being embarrassed on the stage where he was once a diva. Now, we see the desperate struggle to reconstruct that happier world. Think of Mack Brown putting all his chips on Tyrone Swoopes; I'm sure he was sure that he had another VY. Similar color and build and all. Delusion born of desperation. I don't think it's the bank account that matters most in the ugly decline of successful coaches. It's ego, and it isn't even close. ETA As nicely illustrated above, Jimbo seems to be parlaying early reputation and moldering success into money by intent.
  11. Hello, Coach. Just came by to drop off your $9,500,000.00 check for the year. Okaythatsoundsgood. Youcangonow. First, we've got this idea that we think you will love. [Jimbo puts his boots on the edge of the desk where they barely reach.] Shoot. Well, instead of us giving-- Paying. Uh, right. Paying you a check like that every year for the next 7 years, what about we give- sorry, pay you the equivalent of five of those checks right now. WhywouldIdothat? Tellme. That's 20 million you're talking about me giving up. But look at all the money you'd get right now! You'd be rich! You could buy whatever you want! [Jimbo lifts the check he just got and runs it under his nose. He laughs.] Get out of my office. But- You think I'd a come to this dump for less money? There's the door, dumbass. Out you go. [Man pauses. Unsure.] Scoot!
  12. Man, if you're referring to an Aggie idea from a few years ago, bravo! What was it? The covid chickening out? Just an assertion that by gollee I bet we could get guys from the student body that might play better? I just recall a guy saying what you say. "I bet we've got a lot of stud former high school players. They really care about A&M and Sully! Wadda ya say, guys? I'm sure a few defensive linemen are enrolled. Let's do it!" I think a number of former All-District players and former crappy Safeties who are sure they know the game better than anyone supported the notion. I spent a couple of years in the 90s not able to watch many games. When I returned to Texas to visit, I watched an Oiler game. I was a big, strong, fast lineman before the knees went. If asked, I'd probably say I could play a few downs of college ball if I had to. Clearly, I would have died being on the field as a player in any pro game. The violence of the play and the hardness of the men playing was new to me again. My admiration for players at that level soared. College? Whatever part of my body that got hit in any capacity would break badly. Playing in the line with a 50 to a 75 pound weight difference and only fairly regularly going to the gym for one hour workouts, I might get killed on a running play coming at my position. On a passing play, I might have got a shot at the QB is the OL started laughing so hard at how easily he slapped me around that I slipped by him. Of course, the QB would have had to hold the ball for 30 seconds. What a joy it would have been to have students walk on and play for A&M. It'd been like the bloodiest days at the Colosseum.
  13. Appreciate that. I started another post to point out that I'd indeed made a sweeping statement based on a general truth. @Foosters addressed the very specific context whence my statement emerged. I abandoned the post because I wasn't writing anything he didn't already know, we'd both made our points, and I'm not sure how interested anybody else was in further discussion. On the issue of what happens in the specific case of what someone on parole says and does, I don't doubt y'all are correct. I'd expanded to the more general treatment of Black people which, I still believe, would be harsher in the actual sentencing rather than the carrying out of parole. Thanks to you both. It's illuminating.
  14. Cooper has become a monster. His full-field range has been critical against the weak offenses A&M has played of late. I'm no expert, but the A&M DL loves to pass rush but doesn't show the discipline necessary to consistently use their ablities to fill gaps against the run. If they were great at rush defense, there would have been no need to add resources at the line to stifle Bama's run game. With Cooper and four great linemen playing with discipline, the Aggies have the beef to stop the run without sacrificing pass coverage. Aggies will point to their defensive ranking, but we know those aren't conclusive due to the low level of offenses they've faced as stated above. It's a shame they play at the same time we do. I'd love to watch most or all of the Ole Miss game.
  15. They begin the chant, 2024 was always the year!, as they plunge. They crawl out of the wreckage and towards the next rollercoaster taking turns croaking out, if we keep the 2022 class, we have the talent to win a natty! Now boarding. Furk-a-coaster! Now boarding for the 85th ride!
  16. Hello. My name is RomaVicta, and I am one day correct spelling. Hi, RomaVicta. Every chance I had to misspell that coach's name, I could not pass it by. [Heads nod in empathy] The shame of it has led me here. Today. It's K I F F....... C'mon, man! We know you can do it! ...I! [Wild cheering and tears] N! Kiffin. [Accolades and slappings of back]
  17. The piece isn't about who they might recruit; it's about the solidity of their commits. He feels good about all of them because he chatted them up when they were in town. What are they going to say when directly asked while on a campus? "This sucks. I hate your school." This is true of any campus visit. PItiful.
  18. Appreciate the perspective and the Twice Horn upvote for it. No offense taken. I'm surprised to hear an argument from a criminal lawyer stating that a white woman of a higher class would receive the same justice as a black man accused of the same crimes. I had not researched it as you suppose. So, I went to google and entered this: Is a black man more likely to be convicted than white person Here's what you see on page 1: Then I realized we were talking mostly about sentencing, but I believe the above reflects why I wrote what I did above. I then entered the below into google: Is a black man more likely to get harsher sentencing? With such vast evidence and research showing inequitable treatment for Black men, I don't think my statement is ill-founded. Is your evidence purely personal experience? Have I missed the point? Thanks for leading me to look this up. I'd accepted it as true having made no effort to verify. I think what I found on google does verify my initial post that you object to. Written without rancor.
  19. If she were a black man, she'd already be in the slammer. Some of this is the usual pussy-footing with affluent white defendents. I think there is reluctance humiliate persons of Trump and Powell's stature. That hesitation doesn't exist for others. It must come down to the visual pictures they have in their heads. It's easy to imagine a black man in jail. It's tragic to imagine Powell deprived of her wardrobe and subject to the commands of prison guards. We need to get over that. Powell and other traitors are dangers to the country. Trump, of course, is the worst. They need to be in cells.
  20. The Aggies talked up their defense by listing their rankings and saying Ole Miss hasn't faced a defense like theirs. How many good offenses has that defense faced? They got a lot of sacks against poor OLs. Kiffen can put the shroud over whatever life is left in the A&M football season. Make it so.
  21. The judge went through a number of questions directed at Powell having to do with competence, coercion, and full understanding of what she was doing. It was thorough. If she's backing off on that and undermining her own value as a witness, she should serve her consecutive sentences and be damned.
  22. Aggies getting demoralized. Okay stuff. This is not as fun as their delusions are. I like watching them lose, but it's hell on this thread. Same thread. Some paranoid BOMC shit: Can't say five bowl appearances can they? They got skeered of Wake Forest. Lastly,
  23. If Aggie QBs wear pads, the Aggies can't fit them all under the bus. Too crowded down under there.
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