Luna Bliss

Your points are like Arielle's dots...who knows wth they mean...lol.

Covid is political. How our governments deal with the crisis affects whether we live or die.

You do like to bring this up (I think this is the 3rd time)...painting yourself as a victim in a thread where you demonstrated such a lack of respect toward Blacks and what they need to do to heal in the U.S. Perhaps if you showed more empathy for Blacks people would not belittle you? Just a thought. I recall Beth belittling you at that time, calling you a "Karen", but I don't recall belittling you myself. I don't doubt that I did, given the nature of the topic and how I experience you as extremely unsympathetic and insensitive toward Blacks in my country. And it's actually Beth who left, and not just that thread, but the entire forum due to the insensitivity toward Blacks she perceived from conservatives on this forum. I guess, though, we really need to establish if it's okay to belittle someone, to give them a 'scorn laugh' and the like when we feel their thoughts have no validity - but perhaps that's a topic for a thread of it's own. However if you want to discuss belittling then let's discuss it in the context of the above attack you leveled toward Pamela (the 2nd quote). First, it looks like you've decided to argue in a partisan way with this drama-laden partisan attack -- I would say that is worthy of a scorn laugh. Second, your comparison of the BLM protests (where an abused group is trying to ameliorate their abuse in a racist society via mostly peaceful protesting) with the rioters (who stormed the Capitol, killing people, and attempting to end democracy)....is ridiculous. I can't comprehend how you don't see the difference. Public protests have been an effective tool for needed change over many centuries. Protests cannot be perfect, but this is no reason to discount the tool entirely. Your perception that a movement is invalid because it's not perfect earns you another scorn laugh. (I have to add that your dissing BLM movement where a disadvantaged group of people are speaking up for themselves in protest against centuries of abuse is very much like telling an abused woman to just shut-up after finally gaining the strength to confront her abuser). And you earn a third scorn laugh for never bothering to understand the plight of Blacks in this country and why they would protest in the first place, yet you consistently inject your opinion about it in threads. Not to mention blaming BLM protestors (masked and in open air, btw) for our increased cases of Covid. If you want some approval, praise, laud, commend (all opposites of 'belittle') from me you will need to show caring for Blacks and demonstrate you are able to make more mature distinctions in thought.

@Drayke Newall I'm a little hesitant to tell someone from another country what the problems in their country are -- after all, that has been one of my biggest complaints on these threads (people from other countries imagining they know everything about the U.S.). At the same time, I know one person (you) cannot have accurate views for everybody in a country (heaven forbid a racist person from the South in the U.S. ever speak for me, for example). But a few clicks away was news that contradicted a lot of what you've said. For example, this claim you've made that all the people in your country followed Covid lockdown orders and using it as a reason why your country fared well while mine did not -- doesn't seem to be so: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-11-03-20-intl/h_4bd65a0d63eb67a805521825199ce976 I do wonder too, why you affiliate yourself so much with the right-wing in the U.S., as it seems many in your country are very aversive to what the 'right' has become here. Issues regarding racism, abortion, gun control, immigrants -- many conservatives in your country don't like the ideas the 'right' in America hold: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/us-right-wing-ideas-do-not-all-translate-to-australia-20190807-p52eue.html You might investigate and learn what has happened to the Republican party here -- after that I doubt you'd defend them as much as you have over some months. Once again, this is not a partisan thing for me -- I am not a Democrat and am not impressed with Democrats over the last decades -- but the Republican party has gone nuts. You say you don't like Trump, and well neither do I, but unfortunately the Republican party has kind of become him. Try researching conservatives who left the Republican party in disgust (the Lincoln project).

This all has nothing to do with politics and why should it. It has EVERYTHING to do with people following the directions of FEDERAL government. Nothing more. Well first, to your point, I agree it wasn't all Trump's fault, but he did set the tone that much of the country followed, and so I hold him much MUCH more accountable for all these excess Covid deaths. Trump pretty much twiddled his thumbs in February -- it was mid-March before he advocated any lockdowns. If you compare this with other countries when they had similar sized cases of Covid he waited far too long. But more importantly, in the decision as to who or what is to blame for the high rate of Covid in the U.S., a paragraph from Pamela gets to the heart of it: "... the administration embraced herd immunity, opened up businesses prematurely, mocked mask wearers, and threw huge superspreader events." See, all over the news here in the U.S. Trump was downplaying the seriousness of the virus, saying it will go away: You can find many videos now that we watched on the news where Trump dissed mask-wearing, and even recently you can view the 4 Republicans, including the infamous QAnon congresswoman, barricaded from the rioters @ the Capitol, where others tried to get them to wear a mask. It became a symbol for the Republican party (nearly a religious symbol of freedom, strength, and Covid denial) not to wear a mask, although some did come around eventually. Here's the 4 congresspeople refusing to wear a mask (and several congresspeople in that room ended up with Covid most likely because of it): I keep coming back to Jacinda in New Zealand and how her leadership was likely the cause of getting control of Covid there. I mean, can you imagine Trump appealing to the "collective good"? Imagining such a scene causes me to laugh out-loud. https://theconversation.com/three-reasons-why-jacinda-arderns-coronavirus-response-has-been-a-masterclass-in-crisis-leadership-135541 Trump's inability to work with health officials was well known: ~~ Select Subcommittee Analysis Shows Pattern of Political Interference by the Trump Administration in Coronavirus Response Oct 2, 2020 Press Release Officials Attacked and Undermined Health Experts at Least 47 Times in 8 Months Washington, D.C. (October 2, 2020) -- Today, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a new staff analysis examining instances of political interference in the Trump Administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The analysis shows that Administration officials have repeatedly injected partisan politics into public health decisions over the course of the pandemic. The report explains: “The analysis demonstrates that over the last eight months, the Administration engaged in a persistent pattern of political interference—repeatedly overruling and sidelining top scientists and undermining Americans’ health to advance the President’s partisan agenda.” Today’s staff analysis found at least 47 separate incidents of political interference in the Administration’s coronavirus response spanning from February through September 2020. These incidents have impacted every major facet of the Administration’s public health response and appear to be increasing in number and severity as the election draws near. The analysis shows that President Trump, Vice President Pence, White House officials, and political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies have: · Pressured health experts to adopt the Administration’s talking points, even when they conflict with the science; · Criticized, sidelined, and fired experts who insisted on sharing accurate scientific information with the public; · Altered, delayed, and suppressed guidance and scientific reports on testing, protecting children, reopening schools, voting safely, and other topics; · Authorized questionable virus treatments over the objections of scientists; · Resisted efforts to ensure the safe development of a vaccine; and · Diverted $265 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration for an ad campaign to “defeat despair and inspire hope” weeks before Election Day. ~~ https://coronavirus.house.gov/sites/democrats.coronavirus.house.gov/files/10.2.20 Political Interference Report (1).pdf

https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/b6/55/b6553f85-5c5d-45ec-be63-a48a2abe3f62/briefing_paper_9.pdf And here's more info about the V-Dem organization: https://www.v-dem.net/media/filer_public/de/39/de39af54-0bc5-4421-89ae-fb20dcc53dba/democracy_report.pdf

This is not a partisan issue...........x10. The Coronavirus response was a disaster, and that is putting it mildly...we are heading up to 500,000 deaths in the U.S. It is just a fact...a party that is overly focused on individualism and less community-minded (hello Republican party), does not handle a pandemic well (pandemics need a community response). @Jordan Whitt-- study how your community-minded New Zealand handled it, and note why you are sailing free! We really need to get this sorted out before the next pandemic arrives.

Are you like 16 years of age or something? There has been much effort in holding the Nazi's accountable for their crimes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials

I'm perfectly calm, and indeed we can talk about justice here in hopes of making a better world despite your instructions not to, and I am not crucifying anyone. Please get your projections in check. Here's something to study, as I get a sense you don't do much of that:

That's total bull. I know Republicans who are not fascist nor "Trumpies" or whatever you personally call them. I think some of you want to see Trump impeached as it will benefit the Democratic party, not people. The things some of you speak about don't include things that will help anyone other than the Democratic party. Things need to change but you don't need to go off your rocker saying things like "no peace". That's absurd. I'm not a Democrat, so you're pointing your finger in the wrong direction. And I never said ALL Republicans are racists and conspiracy theorists...I said the party is filled with them now. But it is currently an autocratic party -- most of them feel it's fine to steal an election and circumvent the rule of law -- that is not democracy. And there can be no peace without justice...not much anyway. Not for those who have been harmed.

I'd like justice too, some accountability for what happened, but even if we don't get as much justice as we should I have hope that we can stuff this craziness partway back into Pandora's box where it always lurks beneath the surface, waiting to be brought forth by a major crisis (Covid) or an incompetent ruler (Trump). Extremists have always been a problem in America, the bigots and autocrats, from the John Birch society to the McCarthyism fiasco. In these past crises though the sane part of the Republican party was able to oust them, but there's hardly anybody left in the party that can do that now. Simply put, currently we have a fascist Republican party filled with conspiracy theorists and racists, committed to Trumpism, and it's up to others outside their party to keep them in check. However since Covid is temporary (hopefully), and since Trumps powers are diminished via not being in office, it looks like conditions could improve as long as the autocrats don't have the ultimate say in our affairs (fingers crossed for 2022). More positive news -- the Aspen society is working on solutions for the disinformation plague that contributes greatly to such disorder, and today I heard about laws being proposed regarding domestic terrorism (currently there is no specific law against it).

As far as I know, the majority of Narcissists cannot be diagnosed, because a Narc wont seek help, or they manipulates the help, and diagnosis is impossible. Only the children or spouse or whatever VICTIM of the narcissist that exists, gets help or discovers the trait on their own, and puts it together... I'm trying to convey that perhaps some women who could benefit from your group might not know what NPD is, so it would be good to always describe the patterns when advertising along with the formal name of the condition -- they might recognize the patterns but not know the problem by its name. Anyway, I hope you are finding some people for your group..

Nearly everything in SL requires some set of skills at this point, but compared to actually making the mesh, rigging it, and making it easy enough to be retextured? Really, really easy. Do people bake textures onto clothes? That would make them superior to what anyone could do in Photoshop...I mean if they did it skillfully. At least that's how it is with Blender and nature elements.

JFC, you are blaming the people who have been abused for the problem. Just stop it!

In order to maintain the patriarchy (a stratified society where the victors climb to the top) there always has be be levels at the bottom....and we know who has been placed there..

I would like to think this way, and perhaps I used to think this way, but I'm now believing there's a section of humanity who simply believes 'might makes right', war, excessive competition where it's okay if some do fine while others starve.....is flat out okay. And it has nothing to do with them feeling powerless and disenfranchised -- they simply view the individual as supreme (patriarchy, the 'king' mythology as guide). If this is the case, the only way to deal with them is to control their aggression.

How do you make this chia water? I'm afraid my chia pudding was a fail...

Another day, another forumite has a meltdown...

Remove your comment, Gage, or I'm going to report it..

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/lancet-retracts-surgispheres-study-on-hydroxychloroquine-67613 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/surgisphere-sows-confusion-about-another-unproven-covid19-drug-67635

Absolutely wrong. Your sources have been dissed by me because they did not come from a SCIENTIFIC website....actual studies done by reputable experts published in reputable science journals. It appears you equate science with 'left wing'.

Because generally, creators that make stuff no mod are wrong. The reasons he listed fall into that category. How difficult is it to retexture clothes? I never mess with them but imagine it needs some Photoshop type skills?

omg...big cliffs in your back yard! envious!