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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you UNHAPPY today. |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2025, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 33,514
Views: 1,270,383
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| Learning how insidious hatred of Jews has become. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Are Western Countries Banning Israeli Tourists? |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2025, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 5
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funeralxempire wrote: Why Are Western Countries Banning Israeli Tourists? Because hatred of Jews is so insidious, that even people in authority practice it without even knowing that they do. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Vaccine scare |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2025, 3:20 am
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Replies: 70
Views: 3,620
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| Argument from Ignorance is a fallacy in informal logic. The fallacy is committed when one asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false or a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true. So saying, "Since there is no proof that vaccines do not cau... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Masonic Poem by Justin Miller |
| Fnord |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 555
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: How to break into the video game industry as a career? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 17
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Mikurotoro92 wrote: ^Hmm...it might actually be easier to start from the bottom as a video-game voice actor first. Have you received any formal voice training? If so, from whom or what institution? What makes your voice unique? |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Mass shooting outside New York City nightclub |
| Fnord |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 9:59 pm
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Replies: 5
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lostonearth35 wrote: Don't worry, Unca Donald will fix everything.  |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: How to break into the video game industry as a career? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 8:56 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Develop game apps on your own, and post them in the Apple store. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Discussing the toxicity of wokeness |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 45
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SwiftQuill wrote: This very thread has fulfilled every single prediction I had on the topic. Criticism not allowed . . . Evidence, please?SwiftQuill wrote: . . . called a bigot, privileged and ignorant . . . Have you reported these alleged offenses?SwiftQuill wrote: . . . No room for nuance or dissent. . . . Tautological thinking tends to make nuance difficult, and there is plenty of room for dissent -- you do not have to agree with us, just as we do not have to agree with you.SwiftQuill wrote: . . . Have fun defending your ideology with tooth and nail, folks. . . . Each of us has their own "ideology"; to which "ideology" are you referring?SwiftQuill wrote: . . . I'm done debating this and being misconstrued. . . . Provide reasonable explanations for your opinions, and you may convince some of us to change our minds. Throw a hissy-fit instead, and expect no such results.SwiftQuill wrote: . . . One of the mods can close the thread or something I don't care. . . . That may very well happen; but it will not change any of our opinions on this thread's stated subject.SwiftQuill wrote: . . . It was nice being in this community but I already tell I'm too "privileged" for my opinions to matter here. I'm going back to my extremely privileged life, protected by the patriarchy of course. Happy 2025, wokies. Your sarcasm is noted. Have a nice day! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 28 is a weird age |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 15
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Canadian Freedom Lover wrote: 28 is a weird age Only if you were Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, et cetera.
The 27 Club |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Which is better? Meeting someone online or face to face? |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 16
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The Subject question seems . . . odd.
You meet someone in person.
You make contact with or encounter someone on-line. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Discussing the toxicity of wokeness |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 45
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| To Expand a Little More On Some Specific Ideas: Defund the Police Movement: Calls to abolish or drastically reduce law enforcement without clear, practical alternatives. The only "practical" alternative is to arm everyone with the latest, state-of-the-art assault weapons. Excessive Focus... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Discussing the toxicity of wokeness |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 45
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| Is it woke to put braille on a Christmas Card so that blind people can read what's on it? Yes, but only in the original sense of the word "Woke", to wit . . . "Woke" (as I understand it) in it's original form is the awareness of and active attention to important societal facts a... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Mass shooting outside New York City nightclub |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 8:09 am
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Replies: 5
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Jakki wrote: . . . we are still killing each other . . .
"We" are doing no such thing. People driven by paranoia and twisted ideologies are killing each other. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Discussing the toxicity of wokeness |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 8:06 am
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Replies: 45
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| "Woke" (as I understand it) in it's original form is the awareness of and active attention to important societal facts and issues -- particularly issues of racial, sexual, and social injustice. As such, there is no inherent toxicity to "wokeness", only to the people who knowingly... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Discussing the toxicity of wokeness |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2025, 6:23 am
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Replies: 45
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| Another bait-and-switch post? OP starts out complaining about "wokeness" only to segue into his own personal problems. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Serious PPR cartoons/images |
| Fnord |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2025, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 792
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| https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffactkeepers.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2Fpresident-musk-3.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=953fd6a5a740f4ccb18beaa3424cdfb347d7eaade7bdd15f5ee76f4f9ebd1ed5&ipo=images https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%... |
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