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Im not one for using speech generally considered vulgar. I find it lazy. But then, I don't talk very much at all. So when I do use such words, it's for a very specific reason, to get a very specific result. I can't recall ever using that particular word out loud, but I'm sure I have a couple times in my life, and it was probably for the reason stated above.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

Lmao please let her run again

No one who loses the final race in an election runs again. It gives something way too easy to attack them with, to the point where you don't even have to try.

No, Clinton's going to be using her still considerable influence on her supporters to help get other candidates elected, in local races. Ive been a supporter of hers for long enough that I know how she operates.

Of course despite being a supporter, I couldn't care less about this media platform. It's not going to be something that lasts very long. Its kinda more like testing the waters and trying to find a new way to go.
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Large scale economics is very difficult to understand, and none of us know anything about it really. In these cases, I find it best to defer to those who have spent their entire lives studying the issue.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Direct democracy > representative democracy. As it stands now, a vote is like a wish. You hope it results in what you want, but you're really not sure if it'll do any good because most of the time it doesn't seem to matter. Politicians just try to appease their friends and get re-elected, and there's really no accountability because they're (typically) equally shitty. With a direct democracy, there's more red tape by way of referendums and the like, but there's much less of an impact by big government and places have more local authority right down to the municipality. Obviously you would still want certain issues being mandated federally, but most things don't need to be handled that way and are anyway.

See the trouble with this is, we're dealing with massive idiots. You bring this up and idiots will say "But without the electoral college, states like California will decide the election!" and then you won't get anywhere with this person. There are two ways to go:

first, point out that no states would decide an election, because states wouldn't vote, individuals would. This will either get no response or continued claims that certain states will decide elections.

second, point out that right now, unless you live in a swing state your vote doesnt matter, as only people tin those states have any effect on things. This will result in some entirely absurd but unpredictable response.
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From what I've seen, the military doesn't support this change in policy. So why is it happening?
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I don't even care. They're not hurting anyone, so they can do whatever they want.
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Zeus posted...

That's the problem with left-wing fascists, tbh, they'll do anything to destroy the opposition. Ultimately it just causes more problems. The die-hard Sanders supporter who shot up Republicans at a baseball field, for instance, was basically living out of his car. If you create people with nothing to lose and give them a fanatical passion, that's a recipe for disaster.

What you just said is not only not right, it's not even wrong.
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I'd fire him. If I ran a company, I wouldn't want anyone to associate it with these nazis. If he's going to go out in public and openly follow that ideology, he's gone.
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I'm not sure if he planned to do it ahead of time. He did do it intentionally, with the goal of harming or even killing people. But until more information comes out, Ill have to go with 2nd degree murder.
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The Magic Machine Gun. Its a fan name for something you can do in Morrowind: Enchant a large number of items to use ranged magic when activated. Then you can spam it as fast as you can hit the button. Once you run out of charges, just switch to the next.
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Last I beat was Binding of Isaac. i'm currently playing... Binding of Isaac >_>;
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She has no one to blame but herself. When you work in the media, how you interact with people matters. If nothing was done about her behavior it would leave the impression that NBC was okay with that, which would erode or eliminate trust with the black community.

NBC did the right thing. I mean, even the most Anti-PC folks know that there's a line you don't cross, and she crossed it.
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I hadn't heard. As a long time fan of the show, to the point of near obsession, I have to say that this doesn't bother me in the slightest, and I'm glad they're trying something new.

Plus if it doesnt work out, they can just kill her and regenerate again >_>;; But Im betting it'll work out just fine.
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Yes, I went and yeah, i'm glad I did.
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This won't solve anything. It'll just make people more reluctant to seek help at all. "Three strikes and you're dead." is not the best way to help people out. It just makes things worse. These are addicts, after all. If this is how we're going to treat people with serious mental illnesses, we're monsters.
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Thats pretty lame. If i wanted to flip the president off - and I don't because I think flipping people off is pretty stupid - I'd do it to his face. If you're going to do something, do it right or don't do it at all.
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his catch phrase thing always really confused me. I hate people who do that.
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No. The thought of dying scares me, because I can't imagine its a pleasant situation. But i'll worry about what happens after I'm dead, after I'm dead.
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the rightwing extremists. At least with the far left, you can agree that a reality with set events exists. With the right, they tend to just make up stuff that objectively didn't happen. Its really annoying.
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But the poll with "No, it's not something I've never wanted to do" as one of its options? Thats a quality submission right there.
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Just the inventory system from Morrowind. Because you can abuse that thing so easily. I use it to steal things without getting the stuff taken away. Just open the inventory (which pauses the game), reach into the game world behind it, put an item into your inventory, and put it back on the ground. The guard catches you, you pay a fine for stealing, and can pick back up your 12,000 gold magical sword without anyone caring.
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helIy posted...

Bethesda has said a new elder scrolls isn't going to happen for a while. they're working on something new

Keep in mind, this is exactly what they would say even if they were planning to announce it.
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No. its not really fair to label a crazy person a racist. Crazy... *Puts on glasses* trumps other attributes.
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I was 15. It was initiated by my probably-not-as-straight-as-he-says-he-is friend during a sleepover. It wasnt very exceptional, mostly ended up being kinda awkward and we decided that it wasn't gonna work. So we just went back to being friends and stayed so until parting ways after high school, a sadly common way friendships end.

Im 31 now.
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Hitler has that whole Holocaust thing going for him, and that's pretty hard to top.
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Hard to say. If he continues on the path he's taking now, then he'll definitely be remembered poorly. But who knows what could happen in the future?
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I slapped the money on the counter and popped open the can.

"ACCEPTABLE PURCHASE!!" the voice roared, followed by a deep laugh.

"You didn't hear that, right?" I took a sip and gestured to the air around me.

"Hear what?" the cashier made a sour face.

"Nevermind." I turned and walked away.

"AWKWARD EXCHANGE!!" the voice called out. The digitized sound of a record scratching nearly pierced my eardrums.
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EndOfDiscOne posted...

I assume you guys are okay with the other end of the spectrum too, where a photographer could refuse service to a gay couple on the grounds of being against gay marriage, just to be clear.

Or do you support more of the policing of certain views? Would you say this guy should be arrested for speaking out as he does?

The guy in question is someone who promotes and engages with ideologies designed around exclusion and hatred of people.

Gay people on the other hand, simply don't want to be hated for who they are.

Its very different.
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The animation is much more polished after the first season. They didn't have much of a budget at first, because no one had any idea if the show would do well enough for a second season. Its a pretty unusual show after all.
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finding a way to stop the constant panic attacks.
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Maractus is awesome. You're all crazy.
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Today's poll got me thinking about it. I loved that game so much. I still occasionally think about going to play it again and then am all like "oh.. right :("

Loved that game. Now im sad.
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I can't support the death penalty, because innocent people have been executed. Everyone should have their entire natural life to prove their innocence. Considering how permanent death tends to be, I think it's best to just not do it at all.

Also because if we execute an innocent person that means the person who actually committed the crime got away with it, and is still out there.
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I used to smoke it, and used to drink alcohol. but after a while the effects started becoming unpleasant, had trouble enjoying things sober, etc. So I stopped. But i have no problem with other people doing these things, and there's no sane reason for it to be illegal.
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Audino is awesome. You're all crazy.
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Nope. And I'm strongly opposed to it... Well, I'm opposed to it being done to children without their consent. If an adult wants to have one for whatever reason, that's fine.
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No, he shouldn't have. But at the same time, I don't feel particularly bad that he was.
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Cat videos. Need I say more?

I'm a sucker for cat videos, cat photos, anything to do with cats. Cats acting silly, mad, crazy... even if they're just sleeping in a funny position.

It was during a wasted night spent gawking at cat videos that my life nearly ended. I can say with no reservations that I truly wish it had.

I was watching cat clips on YouTube, just whatever new stuff had been posted. Most of it wasn't really that interesting, but you don't find the gems without searching through the crap.

I found "Sad Kitten" through a comment on one of these videos.

"That's funny, but if you want to see something new and different check out Sad Kitten!"

There was a strange link, and I clicked it. An act now famous among bad decisions.

The video showed a small kitten with what looked like a sad face. Down-turned little mouth, hooded eyes that seemed to slant down like it was going to cry. It was a long-haired tabby... very plain and bland-looking, which only added to its depressing little personality.

It sat on a bare wooden floor and just stared at the camera. I would've thought it was a still image except for the random times its eyes would blink.

Then, the narrative started.

It was a cutesy, weak little voice someone had dubbed over the video, like a young woman trying to do an impression of a little boy.

"All my brothers and sisters get taked away 'n I was the only one nobody wanted."

I could actually feel a tear forming in the corner of my eye.

"I'm all alone and none of the olda cats will take care of me."

Another tear.

"I'm hungry but I don't know what ta eat a'cause I never learnded yet."

Tears were speeding down my cheeks now, over my chin, down my neack, I couldn't stop, and I couldn't explain it.

My clothes were drenched, and my hands were soaked as I kept wiping and wiping at my face, trying to hold myself together.

I finally broke eye contact with the sad kitten and rushed to the bathroom.

I looked in the mirror, desperately trying to figure out what was going on and what that strange video had done to me. Tears were everywhere now and I couldn't stop them no matter how hard I tried.

The sink filled with blood.

So many tears. Tears exposing muscle and bone. My eyes and my skin just kept tearing in spreading fractals until my face was a torn mess.

All I could do as I collapsed to the floor was hope and pray that kitten found a home.
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