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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Help stop the "fast-track" of the TPP |
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Posted: 14 May 2015, 7:03 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,014
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| Isn't it cute that the most significant part of Obama's legacy will be something that he had to cram down our throats without letting anybody address the pros and cons? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Calls make police look more racist than they are |
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Posted: 12 May 2015, 12:29 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,592
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| The disparity in conviction rates for violent crimes between the major races in America is too large to be explained by sampling error, particularly wrt. murder. I believe it is largely or entirely explained by sociological factors (such as the relative poverty and poor education of African America... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Calls make police look more racist than they are |
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Posted: 11 May 2015, 3:36 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,592
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| Sure the statistics may show how black people commit crimes more often than whites But they do not. To find out if blacks and whites commit crimes at different rates, it would require much more information. The only measure that we have access to via the previously mentioned statistics is the amoun... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Calls make police look more racist than they are |
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Posted: 10 May 2015, 3:48 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,592
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| He is saying people think black people are criminals because black people are criminals. He's just dancing around a fairly straightforward racist argument. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Calls make police look more racist than they are |
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Posted: 10 May 2015, 10:26 am
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Replies: 42
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| It’s not acceptable to cite aggregate statistics to support the idea that black people are more likely to be criminals. As presented, without context and any further analysis or additional data points, it serves no purpose but to confuse the issue in a way that shields racism from critique. I’m not... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: FBI Spent Years 'Researching' The Lyrics To 'Louie, Louie' |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,634
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| Law enforcement running amok as usual. We need to abolish the police at all levels. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you even CARE if people CARE the US is evil? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 7:31 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I don't see how an entire region of the world can be entirely evil....I suppose I figure its better to care about more important realistic things. Such as government corruption and poverty as well as ways of potentially reducing/eliminating those for example. I certainly care about issues here and ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What if your destiny /life purpose involves destruction? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 929
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SideOfTheHill wrote: dionysian wrote: Lots of things do need to be smashed. Things yes; people no.
Yeah... but some people too, though. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you think about downsizing bureaucracy? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 7:20 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Can Poland even afford to lower it's taxes? I mean if they do, do tax cuts they should do a steep cut for the rich and end deductions/ write offs for the middle and lower classes (if not raising them). Tax cuts only work if targeted at the rich and business, because it will encourage them to invest... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Long distance relationship ended |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Everything comes to an end regardless of where it happens... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What if your destiny /life purpose involves destruction? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Lots of things do need to be smashed. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Baltimore riots |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,063
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| Fully support all the rioting and looting. Wish there was more of it. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Jade Helm |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:37 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 516
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| As with many conspiracy theories, this nonsense about "Operation Jade Helm" serves only to obscure a much more terrifying reality. The worry is that there will be a military takeover in the Southwest US. But why should that concern us? Who is "in power" now? Are they acting in ou... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: First Obama-Care, then Coffee-Care |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:29 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,365
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| Yeah, sure. People should be compelled to provide medical care to whomever needs it. If that's a problem, they should choose another field to work in... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you think about downsizing bureaucracy? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:17 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Sounds horrible. It smacks of pandering to business interests. I'm sure certain people would make money right away. But a lot of people would lose their jobs for no reason, and the economy would slow. Unless the size of the bureaucracy was insignificant as a share of the economy... but what would th... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you even CARE if people CARE the US is evil? |
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Posted: 09 May 2015, 6:10 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,081
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| Yes, of course I care that the US is evil. It pisses me off. |
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