If you're a "Bernie or Bust" person, a Trump-Palin ticket would be by far and away the way to make that happen should Sanders pull an epic upset of Hillary Clinton.

My greatest fear about that is the general electorate is so stupid, that if the economy were to crash, people might vote for Trump-Palin, and they'd win over Sanders.

And that's about the craziest f'n thing perhaps in the history of presidential politics.

Have to double post: both sides greatest fear is "i don't know". Both sides attack that different but result to the same. Science revels on "i don't know" and willing to change their minds on new evidence. Except when it comes to God. Religion solves that with "god knows all". Result is the same: problem seemingly solved. Agnosticism just accepts "i don't know" and move on to more important issues. I'll never know so why think about it at all.

My greatest *fear that my toddler will do this.

Bronze Gold star party like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four? I've actually had the bronze gold for probably about half a year now... just no one noticed before.

*Edited for my own stupidity... forgot the color of my own star. Shows how much I pay attention to that crap*

In reply to this comment by choggie:
Wah-hey on the new bling-I just got you to room 101....where your greatest fear is used against you in a concrete cell...

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Being in a small but livable house somewhere in the prince edward islands surrounded by my books and movies.

2. What is your greatest fear?

Ceaseless physical pain.

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

My intractable need to lie to people.

4. What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Egotism.

5. Which living person do you most admire?

Maybe a journalist. Or an interviewer like Neal Conan from "Talk of the Nation" or a blogger like Andrew Sullivan. But i dont know. Maybe a filmmaker like Takeshi Kitano? Thats tough. Most of the figures I truly truly admire are dead. Lol

6. What is your greatest extravagance?

My smoking. Expecially in NY state. Its like 8 dollars a pack.

7. What is your current state of mind?

Somewhat at peace. Gettin' excited to go out for beers with my new colleagues.

8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Confidence--it freezes personalities in place and I am sick of waiting for the ice to thaw.

9. On what occasion do you lie?

On many. Mostly when I want to disguise who I really am, which may be lost altogether.

10. What do you most dislike about your appearance?

The grey hairs on my beard.

11. Which living person do you most despise?

Dick Cheney would have to be up there.

12. What is the quality you most like in a man?

Humility, warmth, intelligence, strong and independent.

13. What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Humility, warmth, intelligence, strong and independent.

14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Fuck.

15. What or who is the greatest love of your life?

A woman who no longer causes me emotional pain but whom I still love.

16. When and where were you happiest?

Its hard to remember. I think two winters ago when I was living in Boston and still making and watching movies, and drinking, and with good people.

17. Which talent would you most like to have?

Piano.

18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Not be so nervous all the time.

19. What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Getting into a first rate PhD program.

20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

Maybe something like a mountain goat.

21. Where would you most like to live?

Iceland or Montreal both sound great to me.

22. What is your most treasured possession?

I'll try and avoid platitudes like "my brain" and just say my laptop.

23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Being in any way helplessly beholden to any one person or group of people. The police, or a shitty relationship, for instance.

24. What is your favorite occupation?

Film programmer.

25. What is your most marked characteristic?

My beard

26. What do you most value in your friends?

Understanding.

27. Who are your favorite writers?

Borges.

28. Who is your hero of fiction?

Werther (from the Goethe novella)

29. Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Shit. I have no idea.

30. Who are your heroes in real life?

A friend of mine.

31. What are your favorite names?

Cathleen. Huston.

32. What is it that you most dislike?

Uptight, mean fucks.

33. What is your greatest regret?

Drinking nearly a whole year away.

34. How would you like to die?

Suicide. When its rationally 'time'

35. What is your motto?

Don't take me or yourself too seriously.

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being in love.
2. What is your greatest fear?
Dying (not death, because by then I'll be dead).
3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Jealousy.
4. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Dishonesty or abuse.
5. Which living person do you most admire?
Daniel Dennett
6. What is your greatest extravagance?
I don't think I really have any great extravagance. Maybe my computer?
7. What is your current state of mind?
Relaxed and thoughtful.
8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Altruism and faith.
9. On what occasion do you lie?
Rarely, but if my lie can save a lot of grief, by avoiding an unnecessary confrontation about something stupid, I might.
10. What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My gut.
11. Which living person do you most despise?
Hmm, so hard to choose: Kent Hovind, Kenn Hamm (all those creationist dumbfucks), and televangelists. And Rasch187.
12. What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty, humor, friendship, intellect.
13. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Awesome beewbage. Heh. Nah, humor, honesty, straight-forwardness, intellect, friendship.. I look for the same qualities in both guys and girls, to be honest.
14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Fantastic", "super", "In a minute"
15. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
For now, music.
16. When and where were you happiest?
I don't know. Maybe when I was in Ireland in 2002 and was entangled with a girl from my high school, or one summer in 2003 I think, where we were a bunch of people in a summer house where I played guitar and we all sang and stuff. I liked that.
17. Which talent would you most like to have?
Better song-writing skills.
18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Physically, I'd trim up. (Already on it)
More cosmically, I'd like to be able to have a better overview of a situation during, instead of after it happens.
19. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My education, my music skills and the website I ran in 2004-2007, which I was very prolific on. (www.edb-tidende.dk it's dead in the water now though)
20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
I would come back as a young version of myself and try to change things up, see what would happen if I made different choices.
21. Where would you most like to live?
With a loved one. Don't really care where.
22. What is your most treasured possession?
My mind. Of things outside myself, then I think the things I can't replace. The data on my computer, pictures, documents etc. I think. All other "possessions" can be replaced. They're just things. I would say friendships, but that's hardly a possession.
23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Depression, then everything sucks. Been there, no fun.
24. What is your favorite occupation?
Playing music, engaging in reasonable discussions, masturbation. (at the same time)
25. What is your most marked characteristic?
I say my mind. I'm a pretty straight-forward, no-nonsense kinda guy. Other than that, I don't know. Other people are better judges of that than me.
26. What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty and humor.
27. Who are your favorite writers?
Frank Herbert, Neal Stephenson, William King, Scott McGough.
28. Who is your hero of fiction?
Randy Marsh. Heh, or Rorsharch and Dr. Manhattan. Randy epitomizes the human condition, weak, narrow sighted and everything. Rosharch represents a view of the world in black and white, which I like the concept of; and Dr. Manhattan represents the way the world is and he is basically intellect personified, which I also like.
29. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
This requires me to know a lot of history. I don't, because I don't care much about it. I identify with me, because I am me, no one else.
30. Who are your heroes in real life?
The four horsemen, Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens.
31. What are your favorite names?
Lisa, Cecilia, Michael, Jason, off the top of my head.
32. What is it that you most dislike?
People lying to me or in general who are dicks to me. I have no interest in these people.
33. What is your greatest regret?
Two things, I think. Not doing anything about the girl I had a serious crush on for most of my elementary school until high school; and not realizing that Computer Science was not for me earlier, instead of fucking around there for two years.
34. How would you like to die?
I'd rather not.
35. What is your motto?
"Don't be a dick" is something I can stand by.

"those in power are forever reluctant to relinquish said power,and tend to seek more"
i forgot who said that,but it is succinct in this context.
the very thing i feared most is happening.
there is a cancer growing in my countries governmental checks and balances,
it has taken almost 50 years to become life threatening...
i fear it may be to the point of being inoperable.
the death knell for the experiment that was is drawing near.
this is my greatest fear.

Losing my mind is my greatest fear, I think.

Siftbot's greatest fear... Denial of service attacks...

Any time-honored tactic, used effectively to control the predictable masses, has its drawbacks for its proctors-Race against race is an easy one, people distrust and fear what they do not understand-and hold dear, that which they believe necessary to survive-

We have all been duped in many ways similar, and have developed mechanisms to keep us fat and happy in delusion seasoned with healthy, innate, sensibilities-

Use any successful business, endeavor, or government as a model, trace it backward to its inception, and you will see the slow wearing down of fundamental principals, ethics, then finally morality...it becomes clear-Change is the greatest necessity, and the greatest fear, which every system must embrace....to become wary or distracted is the poison.
To remain dynamic, the challenge.......The Earth and her creatures are dynamic, and the enemy would like to keep things static, to enjoy the limited benefits of doing so......This is the state of affairs in the world now, and is exponentially growing more so, by the minute......headed towards the singularity, which the Black Hole is a perfect analogous representation of-we are very close, to seeing our own asses greet our heads, as the door is opened, and closed, and opened again, as we walk through backwards.

There can be no great change, without great struggle, and brothers and sisters, rest assured, there is a coming shitstorm of trouble ahead.....

We now return you to your regularly programmed schedule.

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What are the facts?

The state of Israel was legally created out of the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. The area was desolate – desert and swamp – with some small towns and a few inhabitants, many of them nomads. The inhabitants, if they thought about it at all, considered themselves Syrians. The legitimacy of Israel arises from the Balfour Declaration issued by the British, who were given the mandate over the area by the League of Nations. Jews have lived in the country since Biblical times. The Arabs from the surrounding areas were lured to “Palestine” by the industry and prosperity that the Jews brought to the region. Envy, hatred, and religious fanaticism turned the Arabs against the Jews. In bloody outrages, horrible massacres, killings and rapes, the Arabs tried to dislodge the Jews, but were unable to do so.

In 1947, the British, having tired of the trouble and the bloodshed, resigned their mandate. That same year, the United Nations mandated partitioning of the territory. The Jews, though disappointed, accepted the partition. The Arabs rejected it out of hand and launched war against Israel. The armies of five Arab countries invaded the nascent state. Following the exhortations of the invaders, the Arab residents got out of the way hoping to return after victory was attained. They could then reclaim their property and that of the Jews, all of whom would have been killed or would have fled. That and that alone is the source of the Arab “refugee problem.”

Had the Arabs accepted the UN partition plan, there would now have been a state of “Palestine” for the last 58 years. They might have attained a similar level of prosperity, advancement, and development as Israel, which, small though it is, is today in almost every regard one of the world’s most advanced countries.

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Op-ed: "Palestinians'" greatest fear would be the elimination of Israel, since they would then be forced to face their own failings.