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When you claim that George Will is of the far left you lose all credibility. The uncomfortable truth for you is that Will actually represents what you merely claim to be. A conservative who actually has the integrity and the balls to call out the torrent of unnacceptable behaviour from those who currently control his party.

That people should not have principles and ideals to live by. Follow the crowd and never challenge the status quo. I am pretty sure I’ve posted this before, but it is interesting what yardstick you measure yourself against. I grew up in Zimbabwe and was not racist but South Africans were. Then after 10 years in the UK I realised how racist Zimbabweans (including myself are). It is still something I have to fight myself over, I have automatic thoughts and biases that I have to challenge myself over. Having moved from the UK to Australia I find myself once again in a very racist society - people here have very strong views on the indigenous population.

Edit: Deleted so as not to respond to Turtle.

Did you see the picture at the top of the article? Do you know where the neck is on a human body?

To me, the ability to examine one's own belief and behavior system, question it, and modify it without simply saying "it's all bullshit" or "it's all perfect" is a huge sign of being a mature adult. Wendy P.

Hi Robert, One has to ask, 'What took them so long?' Jerry Baumchen

Put in that way, I agree and my perception makes more sense.

Easily avoided. Cops should stop murdering black people.

Or - its ingrained training and muscle memory. Imagine if all of a sudden all rigs had their reserve handle and cutaway swapped with each other.

Well, you could follow Trump's example, and hide in the basement,

I can't believe I actually engaged this bullshit.

Zero to trash talking in one full season of jumping!

or performance flying

There is no standard for this, at least not that I can find in the SIM or IRM. You can get together with a group of other instructors, share ideas, watch and critique each other's videos, look at other videos online. Quiz each other from the AFF ISP oral quizzes, the exams in the back of the IRM, the license tests, and other sources. You could even do this in a Zoom/Webex. If you have a new aircraft, figuring out exit techniques, loading, seating, etc. counts as this kind of activity. The important part is that you log it and get a signature from another instructor or higher. IMHO, what you should NOT do is pay anybody or any organization for this. Way too much of that going on.

Ron, you are just so darn cute sometimes! And, as Bill says, so predictable and dependable. I'm pretty sure you and yours are getting all locked and loaded right now in case this is the beginning of your long wanted SHTF race war.

Killer Mike delivering a powerful and eloquent speech on the 'protests' in Atlanta. Well said.

This. We ALL have had that problem. Boys are just better at acting like it didn't hurt ;-)

I thought that was the joke.