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BlingBling22947 posted...

I bet a lot of nimrods that support it think its been there for hundreds of years.

Why are you fixating on how old it is?

Age, either the abundance or lack of it, is not automatically a basis for value.

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Tony_Biggie_Pun posted...

He's an intelligent man. I learned a lot about history listening to him. And I've also seen the Wheels so I'm humble enough to listen to what he says. Just an inspirational person for me all around

@Tony_Biggie_Pun
Since you responded very civilly, I will dial back my hostility (sorry about that) and look into any suggestions you have about what exactly you like or just agree with Farrakhan about. Maybe an interview or specific argument he made?

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Tony_Biggie_Pun posted...

Farrakhan said this in a speech I listened to a few days ago. They wrote a great constitution but were too cowardly to do what was right.

Why the fuck is anyone in 2020 listening to Farrakhan?

His supporters might as well admit they like to eat paint chips.

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TendoDRM posted...

This. Worst character.

Maybe, but Gina is the low-key genius of the group.

Never thought Id say that, but I rewatched the series recently and was surprised at how many times she fooled everyone or even saved the day through her awareness and insight.

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St0rmFury posted...

"But that's socialism!"

Wouldnt that be charity?

You could have that within any system, maybe.

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You guys remember those Silver Shroud episodes in Fallout 4?

Those always made me smile.

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DarkRoast posted...

I bought/upgraded this laptop just to have "the best" that literally exists, for once. Yes, it was pricey and probably not worth it, but it's fun to think that I earned it after over a decade of hard work.

Yes, you earned it and Im happy for you.

We dont know each other, but we can all relate to sacrificing for something we really want. I wonder what laptop you got.

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I see YouTube videos with families that have a newborn and a large dog together. Ill never understand it.

Not every dog is hostile to their owners or children, but dogs are descendants of wolves. And their change is recent. Those predator instincts didnt just vanish completely. Plus, this isnt like a car that also has risks and kills people everyday, but you still need to travel. Thats a tradeoff you accept, so you can live in a modern world. But dogs? Its fine with adults most of the time, but having a dog around a small child is unnecessarily reckless.

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pistachio12 posted...

So it's either get 2 million usd or lose 2 inches? Such a hard choice...

Lol, Im thinking there are some people who didnt really understand the choices.

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Slaya4 posted...

Cool lets see how it goes

Yeah, Im sure we will learn a lot from this, regardless of which way it goes.


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Canada is Alt Right?

I was not expecting that. TIL.

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Well, damn, that was not good.

I wanted to like it. Hopefully, the trailer did not include their best jokes. You can forgive lame comedy, if it at least looks great or the story is about something deep or exciting, or at least have the characters be likable in some way. This show appears to have none of that, although Im hoping its because its just a trailer.

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The first one is still fun. Theres still a sense of wonder when I see some of the stages. They did a fantastic job on the overall feel of exploring those ancient caverns.

The one hurdle is that the graphics are very old now, so it might take a while to get used to. I mean it looks rough at first, because we are so used to graphics being so polished. But maybe that kinda adds to the realism of the adventure, Lol.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

Abortions only affect one person. If getting an abortion caused 30~ random people within 150 miles to suddenly drop dead, I would be very much against abortions.

I am pretty god damn sure abortions affect the baby inside the womb. Like permanently affected. I dont argue against it because, once again... body autonomy.

Even if that werent the case, we (i.e. the government) dont currently force people to give up their body on the chance they might infect someone. This isnt Minority Report.

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Poop2 posted...

why the fuck do we still have a base there anyway

Because it fucking takes a long time to move military forces and assets to respond to events in East Asia, when your closest station is Hawaii or San Diego.

Have you guys never played any board or video games where controlling space is super important?

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Samurontai posted...

Shit anti-abortion take my guy

Do you believe in body autonomy or not?

If you do not, then Id understand supporting forced injections. If you do support body autonomy, which is the foundation of the pro-choice argument, then you would not support the government doing forced injections. It really is that simple.

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They learn from the best

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Iodine posted...

No not at all. People have every right to vote for whatever candidate they want for whatever reason they want.

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ThunderTrain posted...

He wasn't a customer and yelling Fuck Donald Trump is in no way offensive. If she called the guy a slur or something I understand that.

Nah, you're not supposed to dismiss a persons feelings about what they find offensive. Its their lived experience and youre not a mind reader. Doing it anyway is a sign of privilege and youre participating in oppression. I learned that from some intersectional feminists.

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Everything you guys mentioned was a lot of fun, except I never played Rogue Legacy. I guess that is next on the list.

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lilORANG posted...

"Don't litter" is solid advice for anyone tho.

The other advice is solid and reasonably easy to do, except I dont know how the pull up your pants one is relevant. Im guessing its meant to help avoid others from judging you negatively.

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Some people dont see it. But maybe they do, and they dismiss the reality thats staring back at them.

Honestly, I used to feel sympathy for guys especially, who couldnt accept that a woman wasnt into them. Now they just piss me off.

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Machete posted...

what the fuck is a "soothing pretty voice" dude?

Are you kidding me right now? Never had a conversation with someone whose voice made you want to listen to them talk about anything and everything?

Here are two examples, one famous and singing, the other sort of (YouTube) known:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WcWHZc8s2I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpuEm0aV474

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I dont get it.

Ben Shapiros sister sounds like a regular woman. She doesnt have a soothing pretty voice, but it seems like a normal feminine sounding tone and rhythm

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Jabodie posted...

But it's cloudy out there

And shes in the shade

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I liked Fallout 4 a lot.

If someone has not played it yet, I recommend getting it, but do not compare it to the previous games. The game is more fun and its easier to forgive its flaws, if youre not burdened with the bias of what you liked from Fallout New Vegas, for example.

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Stewman_Magoo posted...

When you go off constantly about 'the left' and say fucking nothing about Trump's several fucking goofs or anything the far right is doing, you've picked a side.

Nope.

Rogan has talked shit before about Trump and hes talked shit about conservatives, especially the religious. He has admitted that he finds Trumps tweets both ridiculous and funny. But Rogan is a comedian, so that shouldnt be surprising. He liked Yang and Gabbard, and has voiced support of both Bernie Sanders and Gary Johnson in the past. Rogan has criticized the left quite a bit, but I believe thats because theyve been far more vocal in general, with politics, sports, film and at the university level. He has also hosted guests from the right, left and center.

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Southernfatman posted...

Rogan has given a platform and legitimized many people who should not have been allowed to spread their messages. It's no wonder he has attracted these types to him. If he doesn't actually lean that way politically, then he's just trying be the middle man and play both sides for the clicks and such, which is just being irresponsible.

Rogan doesnt care about the clicks, at least not as much as some think. Hes an older guy who has already made all the money he could ever need in 10 lifetimes, and he will talk to anyone he finds interesting. That is what angers some people. Rogan wont pick a side in the Us vs Them political tribal war and he can have a fairly civil conversation about silly things, as well as serious things.

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onedarksoul posted...

we are all alt-right now.

I am literally shaking right now.

Maybe not as much as TC, but still.

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

You don't let the outcome of your entire 320 million+ populated country essentially come down to uneducated people in a few swing states. Period. It's a joke, no other country is like this.

No.

This is supposed to prevent the federal government from having too much power over individual states. You do not think people outside of your own bubble matter, which is why youre Ok with controlling them. Limit the power of the president and the federal government in general, and it will be easier to convince smaller states to reform the electoral college.

Medussa posted...

I'd rather we just dial back the overreach of the federal government.

Yes. Lets do that.

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Yes, Karen is a racist meme. I think they tried a few times to apply it to women of color, but it didnt stick at all. It is a meme for white, entitled women. Anyone saying otherwise is being dishonest, maybe ignorant. Its so accepted at this point, that fighting against it is gonna receive a lot of backlash, mainly mockery, which is what we get in this thread.

But Im sort of glad it exists. It is an example, we can easily point to, of how you can warp something enough so you dont have to feel cognitive dissonance when you use it against someone or some group you dont like. Its similar to how some people redefined the word racism, so they could be racist without feeling bad about it.


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There are hundreds of millions of women between the ages of 20-29. Of course there are many more above that age bracket, if thats your interest. Not all are heterosexual, but the vast majority are. Knowing that, why would you pursue a woman who is automatically going to increase the time, money and effort you will have to sacrifice for her already existing child?

If you feel some moral obligation to help children in need, remember that your taxes are supporting many already. If you want to do more, you can donate to various charities.

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Arcanine2009 posted...

geesus, she looks like the villain from Dr Sleep

Wouldnt that be a compliment?

Rebecca Ferguson plays Rose the Hat in the movie, and shes really good-looking.

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darkprince45 posted...

Are they supposed to find someone at midnight in the water? The police shouldnt even exist according to Twitter

I only read about it a minute ago, and apparently the authorities will continue the search at first light. I dont know if thats standard for them, but it seems reasonable. Pretty sure you could be endangering the responders by having them operate in the dark.

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The young woman from Glee is missing?

I had not heard of this before. I hope she is Ok.

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Jabodie posted...

"The majority has enclosed thought within a formidable fence. A writer is free inside that area, but woe to the man who goes beyond it, not that he stands in fear of an inquisition, but he must face all kinds of unpleasantness in every day persecution. A career in politics is closed to him for he has offended the only power that holds the keys."

Alexis de Tocqueville was complaining about how there is no real freedom to intellectual discussion in 1835 lol.

Ive never heard that quote before. Thank you.

Yeah, we probably havent changed too much in some areas. I wonder what new rules the future will bring, or if it will just be more of the same.

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One_Day_Remains posted...

What do you think "free speech" means?

If it's anything other than "you can't get legally charged over words unless they are threatening" then you're incorrect.

Ehh, there seems to be a disconnect between the different definitions people are using, similar to how not everyone can agree on the definition of racism. Free speech on one hand is a principle, or a general idea, that a person doesnt have to fear retaliation or censorship for what they express. On the other hand, it sounds like youre talking about the First Amendment. A lot of (US American) people have definitely adopted that as the guideline for their legal right to express themselves without government interference, with some exceptions. Not everyone will view free speech in such a specific, restricted manner.

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YellowMustard69 posted...

I feel like this is disrespectful to women. Instead of getting their own character, they just get a woman version of a man character.

The film industrys idea of a liberated, progressive woman is to basically make her a man... except better. Thats why they have women in movies and TV shows always doing things men would traditionally do, like martial arts fighting or computer work, but then they amplify it by having her defeat waves of (male) enemies or being a computer hacking genius. She still has to be beautiful, of course.

Edit: this new Batwoman is good looking, to no ones surprise.

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KamenRiderBlade posted...

No, only you guys want this, you never consulted everybody else about this.

You're trying to force your agenda on everybody else.

Nah, Im not against cops in general, or anything like that. Im saying defunding and possibly abolishing police is what so many people want, so lets do that. There were talks about it and leaders vowed to go in that direction, but its still early in the process. We wont know if that has any merit, until its had time to run its course.

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Would you guys please stop talking about hiring more cops?

The push now is to defund the police, and possibly abolish them. They want more social workers, not more cops. If we are going to try something new and arguably radical, then you gotta see it through.

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Taharqa_ posted...

Terry Crews is trying a bit too hard to appear as the "safe" black guy to the network execs, especially after the Gabrielle Union discrimination suit. She went to bat for him after he came out with his sexual assault story and he left her out to dry. He's trying to protect that check at this point and if he becomes a toothless shark then so be it.

Nah, its got to be more than that.

Terry Crews is risking a lot for something he could easily be quiet about. Hes already respected and successful, plus hes got a family to consider. Now his reputation and maybe potential jobs will take a big hit because of course not everyone will agree with him and the film industry is real sensitive about this kind of controversy. Crews is a celebrity who started a YouTube channel to give advice and motivational support to anyone looking for guidance. I would bet anything hes sincere about his current stance.

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Veggeta X posted...

Naw I'm a true and pure middle guy. I'm true to my convictions. Believe what you want, though.

If there was a legit third party, then wed probably both be in it, although maybe not for the same reasons.

I agree with some things on the Dem side, but they have so many purity tests. If you dont agree with everything and you go public with that, youre kind of fucked. They eat their own. Republicans are scary too, but for different reasons. I get a headache thinking of those two parties.

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cjsdowg posted...

You can wig the finger at black people while we are being oppressed but no anyone else .

Who is oppressing you?

I am not saying it is not happening. I mean who is oppressing you right now, so we can do something about it.

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

It's almost as if Libertarian methods just don't work, even in the most educated of countries!

What do you mean they dont work?

Libertarians want freedom to make their own choices, especially without interference from the government. I dont see how that specific ideology has anything to do with minimizing deaths by virus.

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cjsdowg posted...

When most of the people who are liking his post , also like Trump . That says something .

We need to move beyond this Us vs Them and My team is better than your team mentality.

Consider the content of the message and judge it on whether it is positive or not, whether it unifies or divides. Crews message is only controversial if you were never interested in helping each other move forward.

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ASithLord7 posted...

Live in a better state

Sure, I agree with that. But say that about someone elses different job and living situation, and all of a sudden people rage and say you hate poor people.

TC is right. Dont go into teaching. Its common for a lot of people to dismiss teachers concerns and complaints because they do not respect teachers. I often hear someone say oh, teaching is easy, even though that person has zero experience doing it. Its certainly not the worst job or anything like that, but its the only field where every teacher I personally know goes out of their way to advise students not to pursue that career.

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Elbows too pointy.

6/10 at best.

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MachineJaipur posted...

This man has plenty reason to want to be and stay President.

What reasons are those?

He could be doing pretty much anything else, considering hes got money, even if maybe it isnt as much as hed like us to think it is. He also proved he could get elected, regardless of it being one term or two.

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