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Brevity and sarcasm. No wonder no-one knows WTF you're talking about half the time.

Oh, I see, Dimreepr is trying to repeal Dunning-Kruger. When you make stupid choices in your life, everyone else is responsible for the consequences. No wonder some people never learn from their mistakes. They are never held accountable, so they never have to. And in cases of war, John, the participating states grant their combatants some leeway in what would otherwise be considered criminal. IOW killing an enemy combatant is not murder; hadn't you noticed ? Even if ISIS was a state... If she is not a combatant, she can't use that defense and must face the music for any crimes committed. If she is a combatant, she is a prisoner of war, and can be repatriated with ISIS once a peace treaty is signed. Either way, she has some acts to answer for.

John Cuthber: "Bring them back and take them to court" According to Dimreepr, 'very coherent'. Me: "I say let them come back, have a trial, and jail them for any crimes" According to Dimreepr, 'the definition of prejudice'. All because my 'subtext is pretty clear'. I think you'd better look up the definition of 'prejudice', Dim. ( you can't blame this on stuck keys on your keyboard )

Your terse posts are really starting to annoy, Dimreepr. Care to explain what exactly, is prejudicial about the sentence in my post which you highlighted ?

So, he is in American custody in Guantanomo, CharonY, where he is interrogated by CSIS operatives. He relays certain information to the CSIS operatives, who, in turn, are compelled by treaty, to hand over this information to the Americans. And, Guantanomo being American territory, they are free to dispense justice, based on that information, as they see fit. I guess I'm no Supreme Court Justice, because that's how I interpret events.

Of course they do. But that doesn't mean they are not 'political'. IOW, I don't agree with their decision. ( but I'm just a shmuck on a forum )

Um no. We didn't violate his rights. We turned him over to the Americans as per existing extradition treaties. If the Americans violated his rights, they should give him 10 Mill and apologize. I can just imagine how much we'll have to pay Meng Wanzhou of Huawei, for trying to extradite her to the US as treaty demands.

Apparently we have Canadian ( and American ) ISIS war brides wanting to be repatriated. I say let them come back, have a trial, and jail them for any crimes. Unless our Prime Minister decides to apologize to them, and give them millions of dollars, like he did with O Khadr.

Yeah, you wouldn't believe how forgetful I'm becoming. Damn this old age.

By its very definition, polarization implies two poles. And those 'poles' of American politics are getting further and further apart. The center, midway point, between the two poles, has been wondering further to the right pole in the last 20odd yrs, with the rise of groups like the Tea Party movement. And it took a big leap to the right with the election of D Trump !

I found it funny. ( even after 23 yrs ) I thought we had a policy that we don't get rid of posts. Even if the poster asks for the removal. Does it not give a 'bad' appearance ? ( like something is being hidden ) Why not just close it ? ( just my opinion, for what its worth )

And the reason being ?

When I logged on last night, there was a thread, by RenaissanceChemist I believe, in which he posted a cartoon, attributed to Swansont circa 1985, which seemed to advocate violence. I replied to the OP, as did a couple of other members. This morning, that thread is nowhere to be found, and individual posts in our profile pertaining to that thread are also gone. Is there an explanation other than early onset senility ( on my part ), or the fact that it was late and I was possibly asleep and dreaming, for this disappearing act ?

Its almost time to have a refreshing beer and celebrate... It's Mueller time !

Were American people aware of the horrors that Nazi Germany would inflict on Europe during the next 4 yrs ? At the time they probably saw the Nazis as a counter to the spread of Communism from Russia into Europe. ( hindsight is always 20/20 )

You have no idea what would happen yet you make conjectures ? You realize that theory says elementary particles are surrounded by a 'halo' of virtual particles ? So why would a quantum fluctuation giving rise to virtual particles have any 'other-than-normal' effect ?

As Strange mentioned the density of radiation has decreased as the universe has expanded. Yet expansion is accelerating... Your 'cause' doesn't seem to fit the effect.

Does this phenomenon happen in other countries with a polarized political system ? ( although I can't think of any as polarized as the US currently is ) Is it the proclivity of ( some ) Americans to resort to violence to solve their issues ? Is it the fact that America has a free press which is free to choose political sides and ratchet up the polarization ? Don't get me wrong, even us 'nice' Canadians have had threats against political leaders, but the US is getting downright ridiculous.

Sorry, I thought I had in the first part of my original response.

It very well may have been a poor choice of words. But again, you have simply asserted it and not given your reasons for thinking so. Please explain how and why the two are different. ( If I'm ignorant, should you not educate me ? ) ( and Napoleon is long dead, I don't think he'd be offended by my ignorance )

You can't just state it. I'm here for discussion, so please elaborate.

Can't think of a single one that wouldn't lead to health issues. But I would think it depends on your definition of 'living'. You could be in a coma indefinitely on just IV, but I don't think that counts.

You are absolutely right; you cannot debunk the genetics. And I don't think you'll get any arguments against the existence of those genetics. What about when the difference is psychological ? Say a woman who is trapped in a man's body ? They have the genetic make-up of a male, but mentally, they see themselves as female. And if you tell your doctor they give you a sex change ( not that readily ); what are you then, if not transgendered ? But, if you tell your doctor you think you're Napoleon, they put you in a padded cell. Now, I'm a firm believer that whatever makes you happy and doesn't affect me, is your business and perfectly fine. But why are the two mental delusions treated differently ? ( nothing would make me happier than having a Napoleonic Empire in Europe and marching on Russia )

The 'strong' nuclear force that binds neutrons and protons inside the nucleus is actually a 'spill-over' effect of the color force that binds quarks into neutrons/protons. Similarly, interatomic and intermolecular forces are a 'spill-over' effect of the EM force that binds electrons to the nucleus' protons. We have differing names for these forces, but they are still Elecromagnetic. It is simply an effect of how the charges are distributed.

There is no 'explosion' or 'blast' involved. ( unless there is a third, non-BH member, involved in the merger, to cause EMR ) Just a seamless transition from mass-energy to momentum and gravitational radiation.