<![CDATA[Atheist Forums - Politics]]> https://atheistforums.org/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:43:26 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA["But what about Christianity"?]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66745.html Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:52:49 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66745.html
Over the past few years, I have noticed a trend in many atheists spaces, especially facebook groups where when someone makes a post criticizing Islam, or a joke about Islam, at least a quarter of the comments amount to "what about Christianity"?

yeah, no one is saying Christianity is right and perfect, there a lot of issues with it, however we  talk  about that all the time, so why is it that when someone says something about Islam, people resort to this sort of  what-about-ism?

Political ideology / wokeness. Unfortunately too many in the atheist world these days, have been infected with far-left or woke ideology, and part of this is that anything negative about Islam is somehow "Islamphobic" or "Racist", and so they want to change the subject back to a target they feel is appropriate to dunk on.

Just because someone says something about Islam, does not mean its the only thing they have thoughts on or think about, it's just what is being spoken about in the moment.

To sum, it is a form of deflection, to deflect from and defend something they have been told they need to defend and "Tread lightly" on, to avoid "Racist" or "Islamaphhobe" accusations. It's sad really.]]>
Over the past few years, I have noticed a trend in many atheists spaces, especially facebook groups where when someone makes a post criticizing Islam, or a joke about Islam, at least a quarter of the comments amount to "what about Christianity"?

yeah, no one is saying Christianity is right and perfect, there a lot of issues with it, however we  talk  about that all the time, so why is it that when someone says something about Islam, people resort to this sort of  what-about-ism?

Political ideology / wokeness. Unfortunately too many in the atheist world these days, have been infected with far-left or woke ideology, and part of this is that anything negative about Islam is somehow "Islamphobic" or "Racist", and so they want to change the subject back to a target they feel is appropriate to dunk on.

Just because someone says something about Islam, does not mean its the only thing they have thoughts on or think about, it's just what is being spoken about in the moment.

To sum, it is a form of deflection, to deflect from and defend something they have been told they need to defend and "Tread lightly" on, to avoid "Racist" or "Islamaphhobe" accusations. It's sad really.]]> <![CDATA[Richard Nixon was right, about Homosexual Communists]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66742.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:58:31 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66742.html
HOWEVER! Within a Communist propaganda framework. They would use Homosexuals, inorder to weaken strong societies. Thats why President Nixon hated that one Episode of "All in the Family". Of this character, Archie Bunker, thinking a effeminate guy = gay, vs strong masculine guy = straight. Nixon felt it was a insult, and was a way to propagandize a anti Western and a anti strong society sentiment. And that it messes up kids view on that.

Either case. If Nixon was in charge, then i dont think anti Christian sentiment, or Commies would have gotten their way. I guess Watergate eventually did do that guy in. But he was INSANELY based on the issue of this!


I guess if i were to use a visual example.

In (Face/Off 1997) movie. Sean Archer is closer to a Christian lifestyle. Than lets say what Castor Troy is.]]>
HOWEVER! Within a Communist propaganda framework. They would use Homosexuals, inorder to weaken strong societies. Thats why President Nixon hated that one Episode of "All in the Family". Of this character, Archie Bunker, thinking a effeminate guy = gay, vs strong masculine guy = straight. Nixon felt it was a insult, and was a way to propagandize a anti Western and a anti strong society sentiment. And that it messes up kids view on that.

Either case. If Nixon was in charge, then i dont think anti Christian sentiment, or Commies would have gotten their way. I guess Watergate eventually did do that guy in. But he was INSANELY based on the issue of this!


I guess if i were to use a visual example.

In (Face/Off 1997) movie. Sean Archer is closer to a Christian lifestyle. Than lets say what Castor Troy is.]]> <![CDATA[I got a solution on how to solve the Prostitution problem. No not Jimmy Swaggart]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66739.html Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:09:25 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66739.html
See i was thinking. Imagine i was in Amsterdam. Some hookers wanna do me. And i was thinking. What would Jesus do? And i was thinking of that ending credits in IT Crowd Season 1 Episode 1. Basically, you take them to a faire or Carnival. With no dirty stuff in mind, you pay them to become human. Interms of empathy of people in a vunerable situation. I feel thats the right way. Give joy to the world!]]>
See i was thinking. Imagine i was in Amsterdam. Some hookers wanna do me. And i was thinking. What would Jesus do? And i was thinking of that ending credits in IT Crowd Season 1 Episode 1. Basically, you take them to a faire or Carnival. With no dirty stuff in mind, you pay them to become human. Interms of empathy of people in a vunerable situation. I feel thats the right way. Give joy to the world!]]> <![CDATA[Your view on Race Communism?]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66737.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:12:34 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66737.html
When i mean race communism, i mean its comparable to race politics, of people such as Adolf Hitler. But done for different reasons. Hitler was a Race politician. But he argued more on the basis of Aryan Whites against non Whites. Whereas a Race Communist will argue causes for the sake of non Whites against Whites.

This is different from the typical Classless type of politics that some Communists will argue for. Modern examples of this is either Kyle Kulinski or Hasan Piker. For example. They will attack Saudi Arabia for human rights abuses, absolute monarch (Islamism) and all those things. But be massively silent on Iran. Why? Because Iran is anti Western proxy of China.

But whats your view on this?

I should also note. Woodrow Wilson was a progressive, maybe not a socialist. But he was part of a political movement that Liberals seems to support. Since Communism is basically anything Strong Central Government. Whether its the Third Reich, USSR, Abraham Lincoln Federalism or EU. The keyword is "collectivism". Elitists, plutocrats and the ultra wealthy]]>
When i mean race communism, i mean its comparable to race politics, of people such as Adolf Hitler. But done for different reasons. Hitler was a Race politician. But he argued more on the basis of Aryan Whites against non Whites. Whereas a Race Communist will argue causes for the sake of non Whites against Whites.

This is different from the typical Classless type of politics that some Communists will argue for. Modern examples of this is either Kyle Kulinski or Hasan Piker. For example. They will attack Saudi Arabia for human rights abuses, absolute monarch (Islamism) and all those things. But be massively silent on Iran. Why? Because Iran is anti Western proxy of China.

But whats your view on this?

I should also note. Woodrow Wilson was a progressive, maybe not a socialist. But he was part of a political movement that Liberals seems to support. Since Communism is basically anything Strong Central Government. Whether its the Third Reich, USSR, Abraham Lincoln Federalism or EU. The keyword is "collectivism". Elitists, plutocrats and the ultra wealthy]]> <![CDATA[The Possible (and Already Ongoing) US Intervention in Cuba]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66696.html Fri, 22 May 2026 22:35:17 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66696.html  
Today in 2026 we have a new chapter of US interventionism with a new head of the Republican Party who managed to become the US President for the second time.
 
So I think this is an issue worth discussing. I was still a teenager when 9/11 happened. I remember some of my friend saying things like “Let the US go there and destroy this backward Taliban regime. Only good can come out of this”. Others where more critical citing the illegality of this intervention and the fact that Oil was the main reason why G.W. Bush wanted this war with Iraq (despite the fact that Saddam had done absolutely nothing to support Al-Qaida).
 
And there is also the fact that Democracies are not some passive / elitist governance models reserved to some well off countries. I think democratic countries have the right and duty to promote democracy and freedom everywhere else in the world. But what does that mean exactly?
 
- Do we start kicking all the dictators? DO we intervene by air and then send ground troops? Do we sit on our backs and simply condemn horrific actions that were perpetrated by oppressive regimes? Do we send our spies to create popular uprisings? Can we impose economic blockades on them? Where does all of this lead us ultimately?
 
The answer to these questions can from a not so far away place for me. So I’m going to ask a rhetorical question. What if someone like D. Trump was re-elected again and started truly dismantling whatever is left of US democracy? And what if (let’s say) Canada and Mexico decided to ask jointly to restore democracy in the US and bring it back to democracy by force if necessary?
 
So let me answer to this from my own perspective: There are stuff happening in my country right now and these are not so positive changes (with my country ranking at the bottom of press freedoms etc.). I naturally do not want Russian, European or any type of other boots in my land or airplanes above my head I can testify to that.
 
So what would I want?
 
1) The recognition of the events that are happening in my country by foreign governments and organizations. That’s the most important thing. Today there was a statement by the Socialist International (a group that unites socialist + left wing parties all over the world). They are clearly denouncing the Turkish government’s unlawful and anti-democratic acts and that’s such an important thing for us here.
 
2) If things went really ugly (yes) we would expect support like the UK + the US supported resistance movements all over Europe against Hitler in WWII.
 
- Allies did not attack Hitler because he was “undemocratic” they attacked him because he was attacking them and everyone else.
 
+ During the first Gulf War, it was Saddam who attacked Kuwait thus getting UN resolutions that condemned his actions and giving the US an acceptable reason to attack him (to free Koweit from invasion).
 
So this is the debate. What does the term “Militant Democracy” mean to you and what are the limits to this “Militant Democracy” approach?]]>  
Today in 2026 we have a new chapter of US interventionism with a new head of the Republican Party who managed to become the US President for the second time.
 
So I think this is an issue worth discussing. I was still a teenager when 9/11 happened. I remember some of my friend saying things like “Let the US go there and destroy this backward Taliban regime. Only good can come out of this”. Others where more critical citing the illegality of this intervention and the fact that Oil was the main reason why G.W. Bush wanted this war with Iraq (despite the fact that Saddam had done absolutely nothing to support Al-Qaida).
 
And there is also the fact that Democracies are not some passive / elitist governance models reserved to some well off countries. I think democratic countries have the right and duty to promote democracy and freedom everywhere else in the world. But what does that mean exactly?
 
- Do we start kicking all the dictators? DO we intervene by air and then send ground troops? Do we sit on our backs and simply condemn horrific actions that were perpetrated by oppressive regimes? Do we send our spies to create popular uprisings? Can we impose economic blockades on them? Where does all of this lead us ultimately?
 
The answer to these questions can from a not so far away place for me. So I’m going to ask a rhetorical question. What if someone like D. Trump was re-elected again and started truly dismantling whatever is left of US democracy? And what if (let’s say) Canada and Mexico decided to ask jointly to restore democracy in the US and bring it back to democracy by force if necessary?
 
So let me answer to this from my own perspective: There are stuff happening in my country right now and these are not so positive changes (with my country ranking at the bottom of press freedoms etc.). I naturally do not want Russian, European or any type of other boots in my land or airplanes above my head I can testify to that.
 
So what would I want?
 
1) The recognition of the events that are happening in my country by foreign governments and organizations. That’s the most important thing. Today there was a statement by the Socialist International (a group that unites socialist + left wing parties all over the world). They are clearly denouncing the Turkish government’s unlawful and anti-democratic acts and that’s such an important thing for us here.
 
2) If things went really ugly (yes) we would expect support like the UK + the US supported resistance movements all over Europe against Hitler in WWII.
 
- Allies did not attack Hitler because he was “undemocratic” they attacked him because he was attacking them and everyone else.
 
+ During the first Gulf War, it was Saddam who attacked Kuwait thus getting UN resolutions that condemned his actions and giving the US an acceptable reason to attack him (to free Koweit from invasion).
 
So this is the debate. What does the term “Militant Democracy” mean to you and what are the limits to this “Militant Democracy” approach?]]> <![CDATA[This Is Interesting]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66681.html Sun, 10 May 2026 09:54:29 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66681.html
While the poll may very well be an outlier given past results, it’s intriguing on the face of it particularly the results from the north.

Boru]]>
While the poll may very well be an outlier given past results, it’s intriguing on the face of it particularly the results from the north.

Boru]]> <![CDATA[2026 American Mid-Terms]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66663.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:24:48 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66663.html
Quote:WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up sharply from just 2.4% in February and the biggest yearly increase since May 2024. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.9% in March from February, the largest such increase in nearly four years.

It’s the first read on inflation to capture the effects of the Iran war.

Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 2.6% in March from a year earlier, up from 2.5% in February. But last month core prices rose a modest 0.2%, suggesting that rising gas prices haven’t yet spread to many other categories.

The gas price shock stemming from the Iran war has shifted inflation’s trajectory, from a slow, gradual decline to a sharp increase further away from the Fed’s 2% target. As a result, the central bank will almost certainly postpone any cut in interest rates for months and many Fed officials have said a rate hike may be needed if inflation doesn’t cool. Gas prices are also a highly visible cost that has outsize impacts on consumer confidence and political sentiment.

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-pri...107ed4ecee]]>
Quote:WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up sharply from just 2.4% in February and the biggest yearly increase since May 2024. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.9% in March from February, the largest such increase in nearly four years.

It’s the first read on inflation to capture the effects of the Iran war.

Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 2.6% in March from a year earlier, up from 2.5% in February. But last month core prices rose a modest 0.2%, suggesting that rising gas prices haven’t yet spread to many other categories.

The gas price shock stemming from the Iran war has shifted inflation’s trajectory, from a slow, gradual decline to a sharp increase further away from the Fed’s 2% target. As a result, the central bank will almost certainly postpone any cut in interest rates for months and many Fed officials have said a rate hike may be needed if inflation doesn’t cool. Gas prices are also a highly visible cost that has outsize impacts on consumer confidence and political sentiment.

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-pri...107ed4ecee]]> <![CDATA[Propaganda and Troll Activities.]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66653.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:19:08 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66653.html  
The facts are clear:

- Ordinary media has been used to influence people’s way of thing since the day they were invented.

- When digital medias popularity rose dramatically in the 2010’s now we have people with fake ID’s everywhere, fake narratives, fake news that are being spread with total impunity on all social media platforms, fake young Asian girls scamming middle aged men and emptying their bank accounts, even AI generated images and voices of your own kids begging you to put some amount of money in some bank account so that their captives agree to release them.
 
The main problem is that this is even happening in real life. People are constantly being gas lighted by their bosses, coworkers other students etc.
 
So everybody needs to put some systems in place here:

1) I watch and read only reliable sources of information (since I started reading the news at all)

2) You need a critical mindset. We are social beings and our tendency is usually to follow the pack. But even if you want to be a remotely political person, you need to stop doing that and start thing for yourselves.

Ex: Before the Iran war I was the only D. Trump critic (in many places). Today I don’t know anyone who supports his war on Iran except me. So people are sheeps. Don’t be a sheep. Smile

3) Be vigilant and put some sort of limits to all forms of social media. All that data that we are giving out, we don’t even know who is collecting them and to what purpose.

4) If you are still being trolled by some people, the solution is to say “Shame on you if you fool me once. Shame on me if you fool me twice”. These thing happen outside of the internet realm too.]]>  
The facts are clear:

- Ordinary media has been used to influence people’s way of thing since the day they were invented.

- When digital medias popularity rose dramatically in the 2010’s now we have people with fake ID’s everywhere, fake narratives, fake news that are being spread with total impunity on all social media platforms, fake young Asian girls scamming middle aged men and emptying their bank accounts, even AI generated images and voices of your own kids begging you to put some amount of money in some bank account so that their captives agree to release them.
 
The main problem is that this is even happening in real life. People are constantly being gas lighted by their bosses, coworkers other students etc.
 
So everybody needs to put some systems in place here:

1) I watch and read only reliable sources of information (since I started reading the news at all)

2) You need a critical mindset. We are social beings and our tendency is usually to follow the pack. But even if you want to be a remotely political person, you need to stop doing that and start thing for yourselves.

Ex: Before the Iran war I was the only D. Trump critic (in many places). Today I don’t know anyone who supports his war on Iran except me. So people are sheeps. Don’t be a sheep. Smile

3) Be vigilant and put some sort of limits to all forms of social media. All that data that we are giving out, we don’t even know who is collecting them and to what purpose.

4) If you are still being trolled by some people, the solution is to say “Shame on you if you fool me once. Shame on me if you fool me twice”. These thing happen outside of the internet realm too.]]> <![CDATA[Big daddy Trump]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66600.html Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:10:15 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66600.html <![CDATA[Reform]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66593.html Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:01:47 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66593.html Reform politician; "I'm not racist but..."

Quote:A Reform politician who was suspended from Wales' parliament for using a racial slur about Chinese people has denied she is racist.
"I am not a racist by any stretch of the imagination."
[Image: creepy-condescending-wonka-meme-template...f5c25.webp]]]> Reform politician; "I'm not racist but..."

Quote:A Reform politician who was suspended from Wales' parliament for using a racial slur about Chinese people has denied she is racist.
"I am not a racist by any stretch of the imagination."
[Image: creepy-condescending-wonka-meme-template...f5c25.webp]]]> <![CDATA[I May Have Just Solved The Lingering Northern Ireland Conflict]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66576.html Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:15:54 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66576.html
Next problem, please.

Boru]]>
Next problem, please.

Boru]]> <![CDATA[Maybe I Just Solved the Palestinian Conflict]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66575.html Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:22:10 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66575.html https://youtu.be/6by9AhV_PGM?t=945
 
   It’s about the Jewish population within the Ottoman Empire and under the Turkish Republic that started in 1923. It’s an interesting video because it shows how a nation that has been relatively good to its religious minorities finally ended up hurting those minorities when things started changing in the 19th century (with the rise of nationalism and importance given ethnic / religious identities after the renaissance and enlightenment era).
 
   My simple conclusion is that wherever there is some ethnical / religious or cultural identity there has to be some sort of answer for the need of that population to be able to live and celebrate these identities. In other words, I think it’s not an unrealistic expectation by the Jews to be able to have their own nation state in which the political changes that occur while they are trying to live in somebody else’s country will not have a direct effect of them.
 
I’m thinking of the İstanbul Pogrom of 1955 for instance in which Greek / Armenian and Jewish minorities where attacked by some political-Islamist groups and the authorities were unable to respond and prevent these acts of violence in time.
 
Yet this said, I cannot simply ignore the right of Palestinians either. The problem is this: Every Nation-State in this world has its own limited and maximalist view of itself (The current conflict between Cambodia and Thailand is also based on that). Here is an example of maximalist Greek ambitions for instance:

[Image: ddx5q16-dfc81da3-53b6-4895-bbaa-952d142e...T_M-Jlvt2U]
 
If we let them, they want all Mediterranean islands + half of what is actual Turkey.
 
Everyone knows that we cannot go anywhere with geographical ambitions like that. So supporting the basic idea behind what we describe as Zionism should not be confused with the maximalist ambitions of right extremist Jews that are based on some interpretation of some religious texts. I don’t think that anyone can go anywhere with this type of approach to religion or politics.]]> https://youtu.be/6by9AhV_PGM?t=945
 
   It’s about the Jewish population within the Ottoman Empire and under the Turkish Republic that started in 1923. It’s an interesting video because it shows how a nation that has been relatively good to its religious minorities finally ended up hurting those minorities when things started changing in the 19th century (with the rise of nationalism and importance given ethnic / religious identities after the renaissance and enlightenment era).
 
   My simple conclusion is that wherever there is some ethnical / religious or cultural identity there has to be some sort of answer for the need of that population to be able to live and celebrate these identities. In other words, I think it’s not an unrealistic expectation by the Jews to be able to have their own nation state in which the political changes that occur while they are trying to live in somebody else’s country will not have a direct effect of them.
 
I’m thinking of the İstanbul Pogrom of 1955 for instance in which Greek / Armenian and Jewish minorities where attacked by some political-Islamist groups and the authorities were unable to respond and prevent these acts of violence in time.
 
Yet this said, I cannot simply ignore the right of Palestinians either. The problem is this: Every Nation-State in this world has its own limited and maximalist view of itself (The current conflict between Cambodia and Thailand is also based on that). Here is an example of maximalist Greek ambitions for instance:

[Image: ddx5q16-dfc81da3-53b6-4895-bbaa-952d142e...T_M-Jlvt2U]
 
If we let them, they want all Mediterranean islands + half of what is actual Turkey.
 
Everyone knows that we cannot go anywhere with geographical ambitions like that. So supporting the basic idea behind what we describe as Zionism should not be confused with the maximalist ambitions of right extremist Jews that are based on some interpretation of some religious texts. I don’t think that anyone can go anywhere with this type of approach to religion or politics.]]> <![CDATA[President Mark Kelly?]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66573.html Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:38:37 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66573.html
Mark Kelly is a retired USN Captain (O-6). He flew 39 combat missions in Iraq. He is a retired astronaut who flew 4 space shuttle missions (twice as pilot, twice as commander). He is an impressive guy but not a classic politician. He doesn't invoke drama, doesn't speak in a grandiose tone. No pomp, no flourishes. But he is rock-solid, absolutely level headed and of unquestioned integrity and competence.

After the circus of the Trump administrations and the unsteadiness of the Biden administration, he really stands out as a breath of fresh air. Might he be the right one at the right time?]]>
Mark Kelly is a retired USN Captain (O-6). He flew 39 combat missions in Iraq. He is a retired astronaut who flew 4 space shuttle missions (twice as pilot, twice as commander). He is an impressive guy but not a classic politician. He doesn't invoke drama, doesn't speak in a grandiose tone. No pomp, no flourishes. But he is rock-solid, absolutely level headed and of unquestioned integrity and competence.

After the circus of the Trump administrations and the unsteadiness of the Biden administration, he really stands out as a breath of fresh air. Might he be the right one at the right time?]]> <![CDATA[Government News]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66564.html Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:21:34 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66564.html Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...ies-normal]]> Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...ies-normal]]> <![CDATA[Thank You, President Trump!]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66563.html Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:26:21 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66563.html
Keep up the lousy work!!

Boru]]>
Keep up the lousy work!!

Boru]]> <![CDATA[Star Trek's Sanctuary Districts are Eerily Prescient]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66561.html Wed, 05 Nov 2025 04:39:45 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66561.html
There was a 2-part episode of Deep Space Nine called 'Past Tense' which involved the heroes inadvertently time-traveling back to 2024 Earth. Two of them (Commander Sisko and Dr. Bashir) ended up in something called a sanctuary district which was a walled-off area which was essentially a prison for the unemployed and/or homeless. Here is a description of a sanctuary district from a Star Trek website: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctuary_District

Now check out what is taking shape today, just one year after the setting of the DS9 episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9eVJdHZeCw

It's a long video, just over 40 minutes so you might want to skim it. The parallels are amazing - and disturbing.

At its core, Star Trek bucks a lot of science fiction in that its very optimistic - in the long run. It has a lot of dismal stories for the near future though, telling that although things will get dramatically better, it will get worse in the short run.

Here's hoping that part is really fiction.]]>
There was a 2-part episode of Deep Space Nine called 'Past Tense' which involved the heroes inadvertently time-traveling back to 2024 Earth. Two of them (Commander Sisko and Dr. Bashir) ended up in something called a sanctuary district which was a walled-off area which was essentially a prison for the unemployed and/or homeless. Here is a description of a sanctuary district from a Star Trek website: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctuary_District

Now check out what is taking shape today, just one year after the setting of the DS9 episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9eVJdHZeCw

It's a long video, just over 40 minutes so you might want to skim it. The parallels are amazing - and disturbing.

At its core, Star Trek bucks a lot of science fiction in that its very optimistic - in the long run. It has a lot of dismal stories for the near future though, telling that although things will get dramatically better, it will get worse in the short run.

Here's hoping that part is really fiction.]]> <![CDATA[One Year Before Hell Breaks Loose in the USA]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66549.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:01:12 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66549.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBSxsJ7QCO4

Assuming the powder keg which is the divided American public doesn't go off before that, that will be the event that surely sets it off. I almost wish for an early death before that.]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBSxsJ7QCO4

Assuming the powder keg which is the divided American public doesn't go off before that, that will be the event that surely sets it off. I almost wish for an early death before that.]]> <![CDATA[Commentary On Stephen Miller's Tirade]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66542.html Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:35:57 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66542.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhYzR2RORY]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjhYzR2RORY]]> <![CDATA[American Turning Point Imminent]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66530.html Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:57:53 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66530.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCGNvQf6Ro]]>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCGNvQf6Ro]]> <![CDATA[14th of July Military Parade in Paris]]> https://atheistforums.org/thread-66494.html Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:55:09 +0000 https://atheistforums.org/thread-66494.html  
I kind of like these military parades and D. Trump was probably not wrong about restoring them in the US. As the French President said today this is not only to “show strength in order to be feared”. In a democratic country it allows you to take a look back at the Nation’s history. To remember that we weren’t always born free. There was a time, not so long ago, in which the majority of us were subjects rather than citizens.
 
So what is a subject?
 
- It’s somebody who has no place basically. All the Church and the States works to convince everyone that they have no place and they use the name of God to promote this idea (Basically).
 
See we used to have similar event on the 23rd of April, 19th of May, 30th of May and 29th of October. Each of these are important for the Foundation of the Turkish Republic in the 29th of October 1923.
 
/ The first thing the Populist (Political Islamist) AK Party does after coming to power is to make these celebrations less visible.
 
I remember doing to these celebrations as a kid in the 80’s. I cannot say if was the greatest time in my life but I remember having fun in many ways.
 
So lefties of the previous decade might tell you (and they are right) that we simply need less weapon and more wind panels in this world. But there is also this disturbing fact about humanity. The Republic + military parades in democracies is a way of saying “See I have a state that belongs to me, (not some son of a monarch who is the son of a monarch who is the son of a monarch), I have space (self-works, freedom and inherent non-alienable value). And if you come for me I will use brutal force to stop you if I have to.
 
The simplest truths are usually the ones we are more likely to overlook. So – Yes parades are good. Besides if you are a tourist in Paris right now there is basically nothing else to do because almost everything is closed. (They take this very seriously and I want to salute them for that) Smile




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I kind of like these military parades and D. Trump was probably not wrong about restoring them in the US. As the French President said today this is not only to “show strength in order to be feared”. In a democratic country it allows you to take a look back at the Nation’s history. To remember that we weren’t always born free. There was a time, not so long ago, in which the majority of us were subjects rather than citizens.
 
So what is a subject?
 
- It’s somebody who has no place basically. All the Church and the States works to convince everyone that they have no place and they use the name of God to promote this idea (Basically).
 
See we used to have similar event on the 23rd of April, 19th of May, 30th of May and 29th of October. Each of these are important for the Foundation of the Turkish Republic in the 29th of October 1923.
 
/ The first thing the Populist (Political Islamist) AK Party does after coming to power is to make these celebrations less visible.
 
I remember doing to these celebrations as a kid in the 80’s. I cannot say if was the greatest time in my life but I remember having fun in many ways.
 
So lefties of the previous decade might tell you (and they are right) that we simply need less weapon and more wind panels in this world. But there is also this disturbing fact about humanity. The Republic + military parades in democracies is a way of saying “See I have a state that belongs to me, (not some son of a monarch who is the son of a monarch who is the son of a monarch), I have space (self-works, freedom and inherent non-alienable value). And if you come for me I will use brutal force to stop you if I have to.
 
The simplest truths are usually the ones we are more likely to overlook. So – Yes parades are good. Besides if you are a tourist in Paris right now there is basically nothing else to do because almost everything is closed. (They take this very seriously and I want to salute them for that) Smile




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