@AverageJoe1 saidIt's not questionable at all. The USA did not send condoms to Gaza. That did not happen.
I looked at the several treatments of it. If a questionable issue requires that many articles, and that many paragraphs in one article, then there is a lot to be questioned. Why so much explanation? Not one of them says , with authority, that we did not send condoms to Gaza.
But I will credit you with the win on this one, I always lose when my answers cannot 'stan ...[text shortened]... if we see an american condom floating with a bomb attached. It only takes one bomb.
Suean wins.
@Rajk999 saidYou said you do not support women leaders, especially in wartime. I thought that was interesting. Why is that?
Im not American. I have no horse. 75% of youall are stupid morons and you are the ringleader. Trump is antiwoke, anti BLM,anti DEI who supports Israel and hates Islamic terrorism, plus he is a man. I do not support women leaders especially in wartime. But I wont agree with everthing he says. Tough luck if you dont like that, nobody cares for your opinion because it is usua ...[text shortened]... d support that one fool regardless of what nonsense he does. Get some balls and think for yourself.
Has there been a demonstrable difference in leadership between men and women in wartime?
I thought the argument against DEI was that the best person should always be hired. I thought the argument against was that DEI allows leadership to make hires based on opinion, not demonstratable facts.
Are you for or against making hiring decisions based on "opinions" and "feelings"?
Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk
“USAID procures condoms for around $0.05 apiece,” he wrote. “$50m would be ONE BILLION condoms. What’s going on here is NOT a billion condoms for Gaza. What’s going on is that the bros at DOGE apparently can’t read govt spreadsheets."
@wildgrass saidWhat is more likely is that the woman did the press conference, exaggerated about what the $50 M was about. For sure some condoms were involved but it is more likely US aid for family planning and other related medical stuff, and she is right that it is a waste of money. Let people do their own family planning, especially in Gaza.
Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk
“USAID procures condoms for around $0.05 apiece,” he wrote. “$50m would be ONE BILLION condoms. What’s going on here is NOT a billion condoms for Gaza. What’s going on is that the bros at DOGE apparently can’t read govt spreadsheets."
The US is currently spending about $70,000,000,000 US in aid to different parts of the third world. If the money was well spent, like for education or small industries, then I can understand allowing it but the fact is about 75% of it is either wasted or ends up in the bank accounts of politicians and their families.
@Bish saidMen and women are not equal. Men have strengths and women have theirs. In the case of leadership, especially of a large country, and in wartime, my preference would be men. Women tend to be emontional and in different times of the month these emotions can overtake or influence their ability think clearly and act decisively. The fact the women tend to be indecisive has been a laughing point forever. It wont be funny in wartime.
You said you do not support women leaders, especially in wartime. I thought that was interesting. Why is that?
Has there been a demonstrable difference in leadership between men and women in wartime?
I thought the argument against DEI was that the best person should always be hired. I thought the argument against was that DEI allows leadership to make hires based on opini ...[text shortened]... atable facts.
Are you for or against making hiring decisions based on "opinions" and "feelings"?
@wildgrass saidThat is my point above. They were included in piles of birth control stuff. So, it is a , did they or didn't they.
It's not questionable at all. The USA did not send condoms to Gaza. That did not happen.
Let us not turn this into a Jan 6 bunch of posting.
@Rajk999 saidIf that were true then they could easily issue a correction stating that they exaggerated the claim, the condoms didn't go to Gaza, and the funding was approved during the previous trump administration etc etc.
What is more likely is that the woman did the press conference, exaggerated about what the $50 M was about. For sure some condoms were involved but it is more likely US aid for family planning and other related medical stuff, and she is right that it is a waste of money. Let people do their own family planning, especially in Gaza.
The US is currently spending about $70,0 ...[text shortened]... about 75% of it is either wasted or ends up in the bank accounts of politicians and their families.
They did not do this because the sycophants don't care about the lies. For normal, rational people, the lies and failures to correct those lies is a sign of incompetence and laziness.
@AverageJoe1 saidNo.
That is my point above. They were included in piles of birth control stuff. So, it is a , did they or didn't they.
Let us not turn this into a Jan 6 bunch of posting.
@Rajk999 saidWhile I disagree, I appreciate the clarity and lack of hyperbole.
Men and women are not equal. Men have strengths and women have theirs. In the case of leadership, especially of a large country, and in wartime, my preference would be men. Women tend to be emontional and in different times of the month these emotions can overtake or influence their ability think clearly and act decisively. The fact the women tend to be indecisive has been a laughing point forever. It wont be funny in wartime.
My hope is that this type of thinking is on the way out, that when my granddaughter is my age people will look at this type of thinking as outdated.
Men and women are equal.
They are not the same - I will give you that. The irony is that if women were in more leadership roles of larger countries, there would probably be less wartimes 😉
The definition of equal I am using (and yes there are others).
e·qual
noun
a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
"we all treat each other as equals"
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@Bish saidhttps://askthescientists.com/men-women-different
While I disagree, I appreciate the clarity and lack of hyperbole.
My hope is that this type of thinking is on the way out, that when my granddaughter is my age people will look at this type of thinking as outdated.
Men and women are equal.
They are not the same - I will give you that. The irony is that if women were in more leadership roles of larger countries, there w ...[text shortened]... hing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
"we all treat each other as equals"
We are not scientists, so I will go with ....men-women-different
I never saw a dem OR republican male throw a hissy fit as did Hillary/
I can't picture me storming out of a room either.
You may have a point bish, in that libs tend to be a bit light in their loafers, and might indeed have female tendencies.
@Bish saidThis contradiction: Men and women are equal. .. They are not the same... makes your post feminine [that s a joke]. The strengths, weaknesses and differences are not equivalent. What is more critical is that they will never be equal.
While I disagree, I appreciate the clarity and lack of hyperbole.
My hope is that this type of thinking is on the way out, that when my granddaughter is my age people will look at this type of thinking as outdated.
Men and women are equal.
They are not the same - I will give you that. The irony is that if women were in more leadership roles of larger countries, there w ...[text shortened]... hing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
"we all treat each other as equals"
I employ people to work for me. There are jobs I will never hire a woman and there those where I will never place a man.
@AverageJoe1 saidI really can't understand this childlike naiveté. It's so doe-eyed and simple, I suspect you're just trolling the forum for reactions. If you really believe two million federal employees are just doing nothing, you are deeper into the cult than I previously estimated.
Buyouts for 2M fed employees, Trump offers 8 months of pay.to each employee. This would save $100B annually. And this is just one example of waste that that pesky Elon Musk has figured out. Ha, a businessman, indeed.
Trump is a business guy running the government. One of you keeps writing that we should not have a businessman In government.🤔🤣
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/trump-buyouts-federal-workers.html
Musk ran Twitter into the ground, and nowadays simply uses his money to buy power and influence to get more money. That's not really "business" as one usually conceives of it. Trump, meanwhile, has been failing upward for decades, and is widely recognized by most anyone who's done "business" with him that he's a liar, crook, and grifter with a loud mouth and little in the way of brains. His daddy built an empire sucking up to the Nazis of the Third Reich, and gave it to him.
There's no real point in arguing with you here. You're in balls deep with the orange gas bag, and it's going to be the next year or two that teaches you your harshest lessons in reality.
@Rajk999 saidPlease extend my deepest condolences to the poor souls toiling in your employ, unless they're twisted psychopaths like yourself.
This contradiction: Men and women are equal. .. They are not the same... makes your post feminine [that s a joke]. The strengths, weaknesses and differences are not equivalent. What is more critical is that they will never be equal.
I employ people to work for me. There are jobs I will never hire a woman and there those where I will never place a man.
@Soothfast saidI have happy staff because they are placed in positions that suit their skills, experience and their physical nature. DEI, WOKE and BLM supporters like you wont understand what a blessing it is to live far away from the mess you Americans created in your society.
Please extend my deepest condolences to the poor souls toiling in your employ, unless they're twisted psychopaths like yourself.
@Soothfast saidSettle. Don’t leave me with the Dems, who are polling lower than they ever have in history.
I really can't understand this childlike naiveté. It's so doe-eyed and simple, I suspect you're just trolling the forum for reactions. If you really believe two million federal employeesare just doing nothing, you are deeper into the cult than I previously estimated.
Musk ran Twitter into the ground, and nowadays simply uses his money to buy power and influence to get ...[text shortened]... as bag, and it's going to be the next year or two that teaches you your harshest lessons in reality.
Surely in 2 paragraphs you do not purport to summarize Musk And Trump, follow me here, as both being failures? I can’t finish this post!!!!!!!! Arrrgggghhhhhhh