Pro and Con

Progressives and Conservatives: Here is a place where you can meet, argue, discuss, throw imaginary tantrums, ask questions of each other and share a virtual beer or coffee together.

Simple rules: attack ideas, not people. Be honest. Let others be honest. Be a gracious guest. Try to learn something. Be informative. Don't jerk your knees. Assume that the people who disagree with you are intelligent, but they just need more information to be Truly Enlightened.

If you want to know how to do things like post pictures or links, see the Nuts and Bolts thread here. Feel free to contribute to that.

And have fun.

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TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...Africa...internal devts. 1714 unread / 14davidgn, Yesterday 10:02pm
The Democrats' Achilles Heel.30 unread / 30lriley, Yesterday 8:48pm
Police suppression of protests: BLM, Gaza...23 unread / 23kiparsky, Yesterday 8:27pm
Tracking Trump's Criminal Liability Post-Presidency 585 unread / 85margd, Yesterday 6:51pm
Israel #1024 unread / 24margd, Yesterday 5:01pm
2024 Presidential Election ~ 455 unread / 55Molly3028, Yesterday 11:33am
Climate change issues, prevention, adaptation 11151 unread / 151margd, Yesterday 9:50am
Invasive Species, Fellow Travelers, Zoonoses83 unread / 83margd, Yesterday 4:53am
Sudan89 unread / 89John5918, Tuesday 12:57pm
Childbirth, contraception and abortion 3146 unread / 146margd, Tuesday 12:28pm
U.S. House leadership debacle going forward78 unread / 78margd, Tuesday 11:57am
NATO10 unread / 10margd, Tuesday 11:40am
Barron Trump is Officially Fair Game!5 unread / 5blakelylaw, Monday 9:31am
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (33)130 unread / 130margd, Monday 6:48am
Dealing with the dishonorable and the inconvenient (4)49 unread / 49John5918, Sunday 12:58am
Black in America, V148 unread / 1482wonderY, Friday 10:07am
"Too Fat" Part Four!...19 unread / 19margd, Thursday 10:58am
Vaccination, Choice, Public Health Options 5120 unread / 120margd, Thursday 9:16am
Journalism: a dangerous job, and oft well done (2024)47 unread / 47John5918, Thursday 12:32am
How to Democracy59 unread / 59John5918, May 6
Israel #9156 unread / 156John5918, May 6
Factors of inequality151 unread / 151lumfoo, May 2
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 16151 unread / 151margd, April 29
Extinction countdown 3, unfortunately98 unread / 98margd, April 29
Constitution and Norms under Attack: Military, Judiciary, Administration, Congress, International 461 unread / 61John5918, April 28
Donald Trump: mentally, physically, temperamentally compromised #7126 unread / 126margd, April 27
Quotations 477 unread / 77margd, April 27
Humor from Both Sides of the Aisle (3)59 unread / 59margd, April 24
May democracy and freedom reign30 unread / 30margd, April 20
Anthropocene...could be a short epoch?7 unread / 7margd, April 18
Presidential relatives: Jared Kushner, Hunter Biden, et al.1 unread / 1margd, April 14
Mass Shootings...contd....of course (8)6 unread / 6margd, April 12
Something, anything GOOD 283 unread / 83margd, April 12
Happy National (USA) Library Week3 unread / 32wonderY, April 11
NO Labels39 unread / 39JGL53, April 7
The Pretense of "Thinking Differently": Latest Euphemism for Conspiracy Theorists85 unread / 85margd, March 31
Red State grift17 unread / 172wonderY, March 28
What Happens To a Dead Elephant? 233 unread / 33Molly3028, March 19
Could this actually happen???2 unread / 2aspirit, March 14
Big Pharma98 unread / 98margd, March 9
COVID-19 - social and political fallout (9)81 unread / 81margd, March 2
Israel #8158 unread / 158davidgn, March 2
The Senate absent Mitch's leadership2 unread / 2slester, March 1
Notre Dame de Paris est en feu295 unread / 295John5918, February 29
2024 Presidential Election ~ 3158 unread / 158kiparsky, February 28
The Bidens Busted...35 unread / 35Matke, February 25
The End is Near for the Trump Run!1 unread / 1Molly3028, February 25
Chief Justice in a Pickle -- What To Do with Clarence Thomas?46 unread / 46margd, February 24
They actually said that out loud!27 unread / 272wonderY, February 22
January 6, 2021 Insurrection 319 unread / 192wonderY, February 13
Tucker Carlson123 unread / 123Molly3028, February 7
Mass Shootings...contd....of course (7)158 unread / 158John5918, February 6
Domestic Terrorism, Fascism (4)125 unread / 125margd, January 31
Ideological Cleansing in Red-State America2 unread / 2lriley, January 27
Trump the Nobel contender: North Korea70 unread / 70margd, January 24
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (29...)155 unread / 155margd, January 24
Brexit! Part 5123 unread / 123John5918, January 22
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy! - Giuliani’s Clown Act121 unread / 121margd, January 22
China: S China Sea, Silk Road, trade agreements, Africa, S Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, deep ocean, Huawei, etc.71 unread / 71davidgn, January 18
Tracking Trump's Criminal Liability Post-Presidency 4154 unread / 154DrT, January 17
Israel #7201 unread / 201Doug1943, January 15
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 15164 unread / 164John5918, January 13
Continuing Resolution - or how long will it take to approve a budget? Congressional shenanigans16 unread / 16Molly3028, January 12
Attempted genocide of transgender people154 unread / 154pnppl, January 10
Something about which Progressives and Conservatives can agree.4 unread / 4Doug1943, January 9
Journalism: a dangerous job, and oft well done (2023)120 unread / 120davidgn, January 7
Who killed Epstein?89 unread / 89lriley, January 6
Elon Musk and all his stuff2 unread / 2librorumamans, December 2023
Israel #6158 unread / 158margd, December 2023
Gerrymandering and other voting rights issues (2)117 unread / 1172wonderY, December 2023
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (22)152 unread / 152margd, December 2023
Global Violent Deaths1 unread / 1John5918, December 2023
2024 Presidential Election ~ 2151 unread / 151Molly3028, December 2023
"A Problem Like Syria" -- Part Two...112 unread / 112margd, November 2023
Trump War on Science?50 unread / 50margd, November 2023
Narendra Modi And The "New" India?...19 unread / 19margd, November 2023
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (32)151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Israel #5176 unread / 176cindydavid4, November 2023
Those dang "RINOs"! - speaking out against another Trump term5 unread / 5davidgn, November 2023
The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America15 unread / 15lriley, November 2023
Moral means of land conquest9 unread / 9reading_fox, November 2023
Climate change issues, prevention, adaptation 10151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Invasive Species, Fellow Travelers, Zoonoses151 unread / 151margd, November 2023
Refugees1 unread / 1margd, November 2023
Israel #4159 unread / 159margd, October 2023
Cassidy Hutchison's book revelations13 unread / 13Molly3028, October 2023
DOCUMENTING Election and Voter Fraud 222 unread / 22margd, October 2023
Breitbart Watch103 unread / 1032wonderY, October 2023
"Too Fat" Part Three!...153 unread / 153margd, October 2023
Russia: international moves, W responses, Putin...Ukraine...China...internal devts. 14154 unread / 154margd, October 2023
Book Banning54 unread / 54aspirit, October 2023
Israel #3159 unread / 159John5918, October 2023
Homelessness in the United States4 unread / 42wonderY, October 2023
Putting the "con" in "conservative"11 unread / 11lriley, October 2023
Oppression of Women: Human Rights and Freedom1 unread / 1margd, October 2023
Saudi Arabia 293 unread / 93margd, October 2023
2024 Presidential Election162 unread / 162davidgn, September 2023
Syria, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Kurds, Israel--war and refugees 228 unread / 28margd, September 2023
Sometimes it’s best to feed the trolls?144 unread / 144margd, September 2023
American greed during the Trump era18 unread / 182wonderY, September 2023
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