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It isn't our position to judge the needy but we often do. Many wealthy conservative people in this great nation do not believe they should pay taxes for social service programs and instead engage in judgment and oppression of the poor. They view the poor as a threat to their excessive wealth.

Proverbs 14:31 New International Version (NIV)

31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+14%3A31&version=NIV

DACA

photo credit: Elvert Barnes

Every wall supporting Trump voter cheering the end of DACA that claims to be Christian could use a look at what the bible says about the treatment of foreigners. I don't consider dreamers to be foreigners, but since you likely do here ya go! This is NIV, but whatever version you choose the message is clear.

Exodus 22:21-24 NIV
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. 22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. 23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless

http://www.biblestudytools.com/exodus/passage/?q=exodus+22:21-24

Don't Blame left or Right, Blame Nihilism.

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Historically there have been atrocities committed by leaders on the left that could be equivocated with the evil coming from the alt-right today and the various hate groups fueling it. Some even surpassed it.That said, none of them are American, none of them were evil simply because they were on the left part of the spectrum or relevant to this situation with opposition of hate groups coming from the left in America today. 

They were Authoritarian's and nihilists and used the doctrine of the left to support their acts and could have just as easily done so from the right given the proper political climate. Authoritarians are loyal to themselves, not a party or ideology.

Nazi type movements come from the extreme authoritarian right. They are nationalist in nature. Hitler used some socialist measures when it suited his purpose (it's actually called populism which works from both sides), but you could hardly call him a left wing tyrant. My history teachers in college usually placed him on the extreme end of the authoritarian right (as opposed to libertarian right or either end of the left).

Let us not try to disqualify the arguments of Democrats or Republicans solely on the basis of what historical figures have done around the world. If you look at the spectrum properly you will see that no politician in power today has become extreme enough in action to be place near  Mao, Stalin or Hitler. 

The Alt-Right, White Nationalists, Neo Nazis, and KKK have given their aid and support to the election of #45 and the Republican party, they are making a lot of hateful noise, and they are actually getting violent. This is a problem. It doesn't make moderate Republicans or even #45 Nazis, but it needs to be addressed. 

Being complicate with these groups is almost as bad as joining them, but not all or even most Republicans are complicate with them. Many prominent Republicans have rightly and justly spoken out against these groups. The alt-right may have appeared to hijack the republican party for now with the last election, but #45 hasn't shown any loyalty to any particular group or ideal to be honest. The danger in #45 is his nihilist nature, not the alt-right supporting him.

Personality testing doesn't work.

Borrowed from Wikipedia

The Myers Brigg test is junk pseudoscience cooked up by unqualified individuals and its adoption almost worldwide by corporations and experts that should know better is appalling. Personality testing in general has not been proven to be accurate or effective. Personality is not static and people can't be lumped into arbitrary categories. Please consider the sources below:

• https://books.google.ca/books?id=Njh9KgwSjs0C&dq=The%20Cult%20of%20Personality&source=gbs_navlinks_s
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201309/goodbye-mbti-the-fad-won-t-die
• http://www.businessinsider.com/myers-briggs-personality-test-is-misleading-2014-6
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific
• https://books.google.com/books?id=OrrCBQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/myers-briggs-does-it-pay-to-know-your-type/2012/12/14/eaed51ae-3fcc-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html?utm_term=.6e7e92232616
• http://www.newstatesman.com/martha-gill/2013/12/why-personality-tests-dont-work
• http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18723950
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-workplace-personality-tests-fair-1412044257

Polygraph testing is a lie.

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I'll just leave this here. Polygraph testing is junk pseudoscience. Governments, corporations, and police organizations should stop using it. Read the sources below and consider them if ever asked to undergo a polygraph.

• https://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph.aspx
• http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22467640
• http://www.amazon.com/The-Lie-Detectors-American-Obsession/dp/0743259882
• http://www.vox.com/2014/8/14/5999119/polygraphs-lie-detectors-do-they-work
• http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-pass-a-polygraph-test-2015-5
• https://fas.org/sgp/othergov/polygraph/ota/contro.html

Nurse dragged out of hospital, arrested for doing her job

 The underwhelming response of officials in Utah regarding this is sickening. Please call +1-801-799-3100 and demand the termination and arrest of the offending officer!



Nurse dragged out of hospital, arrested for doing her job