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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The U.S. conservative movement's authoritarian plans |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2023, 6:24 pm
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| Just on this point because it's a fairly simple matter of fact: the Gender Identity Development Service based at the Tavistock Centre in North London is being closed because it was overwhelmed with demand from across the country, and it is being replaced by regional centres across the country. It h... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Right / left political shift and Israel |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2023, 12:18 pm
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| A recent example of far-left antisemitism is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_for_Humanity - a mural which got Jeremy Corbyn into hot water. No shortage of antisemitism from lefties over the years - Karl Marx associated Jews with "hucksterism", Pierre-Joseph Proudhon considered them &... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The U.S. conservative movement's authoritarian plans |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2023, 11:54 am
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| I guess the UK closing down the Tavistock Center, Just on this point because it's a fairly simple matter of fact: the Gender Identity Development Service based at the Tavistock Centre in North London is being closed because it was overwhelmed with demand from across the country, and it is being rep... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I Have Ideas Floating Round My Head! |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2023, 11:42 am
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Was Jesus really God? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 7:19 am
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| Personally, I don't buy into it, but wasn't it mostly Catholics that buy that Trinity BS. No, it was established at the First Council of Nicaea and is today accepted by Protestant, Orthodox, and Church of the East Christians alike. Non-trinitarian Christians are oddballs like Oneness Pentecostals, ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Tories say 'rough sleeping is a lifestyle choice |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2023, 1:16 pm
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| This is a really good illustration of a major issue with Braverman - she thinks she's American. This contrasts to Rishi Sunak who merely wants to be American. "They want to turn London into San Francisco!" only works if your audience shares your impression of San Francisco. Most British pe... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Stupid Laws |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2023, 9:58 am
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Replies: 25
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funeralxempire wrote: right-on-a-red is only illegal in Quebec, not nationwide
Points to Quebec. Points away from the rest of Canada, and especially from stupidlaws.com for thinking that "red lights are not optional" is a stupid law |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does freedom of speech give people the right to be horrible? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2023, 4:47 pm
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| In some jurisdictions, the fact that they are expressing an opinion means that it would be considered a form of speech. But it isn't purely speech - the danger to public health and forcing a business to close are both bad things that should lead to criminal charges. Think calling it terrorism is a b... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Decolonization Narrative -- The Atlantic |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2023, 4:59 am
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| What makes the Israeli government itself settler-colonialist is the following: 1) The forcible expulsion and seizure of the homes of majority of Palestinians at the founding of the state of Israel -- for the mere crime of fleeing (temporarily, they had every reason to believe) for their own safety.... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Decolonization Narrative -- The Atlantic |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2023, 8:33 am
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| How, in your worldview, does one distinguish between a "settler" and a "migrant"? To me, any argument that "you don't deserve to live here because your grandparents weren't born here" is both racist and blatantly ridiculous (and also more or less the legal situation in... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Decolonization Narrative -- The Atlantic |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2023, 5:11 pm
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| The decolonization narrative has dehumanized Israelis to the extent that otherwise rational people excuse, deny, or support barbarity . It holds that Israel is an “imperialist-colonialist” force, that Israelis are “settler-colonialists,” and that Palestinians have a right to eliminate their oppress... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Decolonization Narrative -- The Atlantic |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023, 9:39 am
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| Well said TP. I feel sorry for the Russians who get drafted into a war they want nothing to do with and get shot if they try to retreat. I feel sorry for the German children who died when we firebombed Dresden on Mardi Gras. I feel sorry for the poor sods who died in No Man's Land. One can support t... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism - Joseph Stalin’s Godless 5-year plan of 1928 |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023, 8:08 am
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| In 2019, 4% of Americans said they were atheist and 5% said they were agnostic. The numbers could be a little higher due to perceived stigma related to having a minority viewpoint, but it's probably not drastically different. Of course, the numbers are probably a bit higher in 2023 but, once again,... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: If a significant percentage of Americans strongly identify |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2023, 3:34 pm
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Replies: 94
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| The Seven Deadly Sins aren't a major part of Christian theology compared to, for example, the Ten Commandments. But all the same, perfection is an impossible standard - it is inevitable that people will make mistakes. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Atheism - Joseph Stalin’s Godless 5-year plan of 1928 |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2023, 9:40 am
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| I think you can see how: Whilst some modern atheists in the United States of America might think they are cool or edgy or somehow newly enlightened with their atheism, the seeds of official, state atheism were being sown long before the decline of Christianity in the western world, way back in the e... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Hamas attack exposes bankruptcy of the far left and right |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2023, 9:25 am
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Replies: 39
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| "The left" is a complex thing (but then all things are). I'm assuming Dox is using it to refer to far-left people who are outside or on the fringes of mainstream politics. I think it's fair to say that there are lots of apologiae for Hamas from these groups. I think a lot of big leftist su... |
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