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At what point did Joseph Smith realize he was going to be killed? Wasn't it not until the mob was already storming Carthage Jail? I do not recall that his jailors or anyone else in the scenario from the time he fled to Montrose, Iowa until the time he jumped out the window and exclaimed he was a de...

I tend to avoid disputes, but will speak out when I think it is appropriate. The main point I sought to make is that none of us are any more moral than Trump. If we think we are, we deceive ourselves. msnobody, that's not true. A person who kills someone is less moral by most systems of moral reaso...

Thank you for at least not trying to deny what he is actually doing. If the justification for destroying democracy is to attempt to secure advantage for a minority of citizens over the majority, well then... I noticed that when Trump lost the election of 2020, he left office. No he did not. He cont...

msnobody, that's not true. A person who kills someone is less moral by most systems of moral reasoning. There are greater and lesser degrees of evil. I agree with you theologically on this. I always saw the idea of all sin being equal as skewed. Trump is unapologetically unwinding two and a half ce...

Msnobody, perhaps it would take too much time or perhaps you would just rather avoid dispute which of course is a choice you have and can be reasonable. My awareness includes Trump helping pass a criminal justice reform bill which to the best of my understanding was a positive change for people. Du...

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Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:17 pm

Unlike today the right to vote was tied to responsibilities of citizenship, be it paying taxes or serving in the military.

You sure you have your facts right?

Houston is a city in the US that has rejected zoning ordinances. They do have development ordinances so development isn't entirely market driven. One of if not the lowest costs of living for a major city in the US. But it's also a mixed bag.

To be fair, the constitution limited voting pretty extensively, and the Senate wasn't chosen by the people but by State legislatures. The founders were a diverse group with varied views. What was codified was an amalgamation of those ideas, with folks needing to have skin in the game to be allowed t...

Yep. Tabletop role-playing games actually are a form of meeting, and I guess a lot of meeting dynamics are relevant. How things scale with participant number is important, all right. I think all I ever learned about dealing with that, though, was to confirm that twenty players are way too many. It ...

As a DM, One of my favorite resources is The Alexandrian . Justin Alexander has a pretty good resume when it comes to game design and understanding, and he's got a gift for honing in on fundamentals behind concepts that make them accessible. https://thealexandrian.net/ I mention it because I recentl...