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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 16 accuse David Copperfield Of Sexual Misconduct |
| Fnord |
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Replies: 5
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You may be an intellectual if:
• Someone mentions the name "David Copperfield" and all you can think of is the Charles Dickens novel of the same name.
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: PPR: Get something off your chest. |
| Fnord |
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,067
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TwilightPrincess wrote: While I probably wouldn’t define things as you do Fnord, I wouldn’t even feel good about endorsing many of your views of patriotism. That's okay by me -- you're not impugning my intelligence, ancestry, hygiene, or sexual habits.
Simple disagreement is cool. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 800k without power after Texas storms |
| Fnord |
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Replies: 6
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| https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/texas-power-outage-map-severe-storms-leave-nearly-800-000-homes-businesses-without-power/ar-BB1mzckF?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Sorry, but our governor decided that banning dick pics was more important. The issue is that our governor prioritizes legislating Chris... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Replies: 57
Views: 508
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| Get the dictatorial men to stop curtailing women's rights (and the rights of minorities), and most of the battle will be won. Those men (and women) are elected democratically by the people to represent the people. It's not just the leaders. It's the groupthink. Yes! It's the leaders telling thei... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:48 pm
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| Get the dictatorial men to stop curtailing women's rights (and the rights of minorities), and most of the battle will be won. The American Dream is still alive, but it has been subverted by special interest groups -- like the HAL 9000 computer was subverted in "2001: A Space Odyssey". The... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: PPR: Get something off your chest. |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 26
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| I don’t understand patriotism. Maybe this will help. TP: I fail to understand why people feel patriotism, it makes no sense. F: Here's how I personally define patriotism from nationalism. You're responding but failing to understand what a valid response needs to address. And you are criticizing m... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:23 pm
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| It's not the patriarchy. There are women in SCOTUS. We'll know their loyalties by how they vote regarding Trump. Trump goes free? Patriarchy and/or its enablers Trump convicted? Not the Patriarchy Believe it or not, there are people among the oppressed who enable and support their oppressors -- t... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: PPR: Get something off your chest. |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:17 pm
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| I don’t understand patriotism. Maybe this will help. I started this back in 2017, about a year after Trump was sworn in. A Comparison of Patriotism vs. Nationalism: Patriotism: "My country can always do better." Nationalism: "My country is already the best." Patriotism: "M... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:13 pm
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| If the Constitution only applies to some citizens, I'd say the Dream is dead for everyone. The Constitution applies to every American citizen, and to most foreign nationals on American soil. Wait, what? Female babies have a different set of rights from the day they're born. They don't own their bod... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:46 pm
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| No. I mean you should do your own thinking for yourself. I seem to be one of the few people engaging in independent thought, because when I ask some people for their opinions, what I get instead is some trite meme or YouTube video link. Or, in cases like yours, what I get is a fictitious claim rega... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 10:02 pm
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| If the Constitution only applies to some citizens, I'd say the Dream is dead for everyone. The Constitution applies to every American citizen, and to most foreign nationals on American soil. If the American Dream has died within you , then there is not much anyone else can do to resurrect it within... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:48 pm
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Replies: 57
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| The American Dream cannot die, it can only be subverted by special interests -- The Patriarchy, Wokeness, Socialism, MAGA/QAnon/Trumpism, Religious Fundamentalism, et cetera. The American Dream can still be achieved, but it takes a much more savvy mindset than it did 60-70 years ago. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I don't trust mods |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:40 pm
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| All you have to do is follow The Rules , and you will experience no actions against you. The mantra of every totalitarian. Are you calling me a totalitarian? No. I'm pointing out that a distinction cannot be clearly made between "fair" rules and draconian rules. They are both enforced u... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The American Dream Is Dead |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:36 pm
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IsabellaLinton wrote: Get back to me when all women have bodily autonomy and personhood under the law. That's a topic for another thread with the word "Patriarchy" in the title.
However, I will admit that the American Dream is being subverted by the Patriarchy. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: SQL ERROR [ mysqli ] |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:23 pm
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Replies: 21
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| It's SQ uirre L Season! https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.squarespace-cdn.com%2Fcontent%2Fv1%2F5db09a1ed5437e7e86fa989d%2F1582778547721-JHRQ72CQME1V86TGYJWK%2FEastern%2BGrey%2BSquirrel&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=7ff7016cba21c5f0b9d674bff3ca02064185d12d891622b76... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Neanderthal DNA has been implicated in autism |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:17 pm
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| :roll: Oh, good grief! What has NOT been implicated in causing autism? Seriously, it seems that every week someone is trying to become famous for announcing that they alone know what causes autism. NO ONE KNOWS what causes autism, and these "announcements" do nothing to make life better f... |
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