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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: We need EQUITY |
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,131
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| It appears the OP maybe a bit of a optimist about these types of changes in Society in general . You have people in more financial beneficial positions. Whom simply will not tolerate such changes . . . Nor will they pay for those changes. People in power want to remain in power, so they will spen... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: We need EQUITY |
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,131
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| Note: The following article was compiled from the writings of Mark Stanley, creator of the Freefall webcomic. • • • ECONOMICS & LABOR Sometimes it's hard to put the obvious into words, so bear with me. For most of history, there have been the rich and the poor. Unions fought long and hard so th... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Digestion |
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Replies: 4
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Kitty4670 wrote: what food can people eat when they have digestion issues? Bread, mostly. Maybe a little cheese, too. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Christian Propaganda at Hwy 80 Rescue Mission |
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Replies: 2
Views: 577
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| This is normal. Individual members of a church may not be actual employees of a church, so whatever political views they may express can be easily passed off as " personal opinions, not reflective of church doctrine ". You would be hard-pressed to make a case against just one member -- li... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Is the movie Grease feminist? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:29 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 245
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| ^At least it revealed John Revolta for what he really is: A self-serving horn-dog for whom appearance matters more than substance. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Communication |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:26 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 165
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| [opinion=mine] It is not so much a case of "flawed brains" as it is the case of "flawed education". People are not taught how to communicate effectively, but only to provide common cultural references while assuming that everyone knows and understands those same cultural referen... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Is the movie Grease feminist? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 13
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Izz jus one o them librul leftie commie attemts at makin all us Murricans into woke bisexyals.
 Not really, it's just a movie set in a re-imagined and idealized era of American history, backed up with a lot of good music. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump Media Says It's Starting a Social Streaming Service |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 1
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| This just about sums it all up: The company added that its TV content will include " news networks , religious channels , family-friendly content including films and documentaries ; and other content that has been cancelled , is at risk of cancellation , or is being suppressed on other platform... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: I don't understand why I can't get a woman! [! SATIRE !] |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 773
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| [satire] I show them my model railroad, and drive the most powerful engine into and out of the tunnel over and over again. In baking class, I knead the bread dough into shapes resembling male and female genitalia. On the dance floor, I mimic some of the moves Fred Schneider makes in the B-52s video... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do YOU define “Giftedness”? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 19
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| What do YOU understand “Giftedness” as? What is it to you? I agree with the The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition. gifted (adj): (1) having great natural ability : talented; (2) revealing a special gift. A person does not necessarily need high intelligence to be gifted/talented -- consider the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Monotropism Quiz |
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Posted: Yesterday, 7:38 pm
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Replies: 32
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| My results . . . Monotropism Score: 153 / 235 Your Average: 3.33 This score suggests that you are more Monotropic than about 1% of autistic people and about 60% of allistic people based on data from the initial validation study. https://dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/assets/mq-299159d0.png Please don't ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think that chatbots can help with lonliness? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 1:15 am
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Replies: 32
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justanotherpersonsomewhere23124 wrote: Do you think that chatbots can help with loneliness? Maybe, but only in the same way that porn can "help" with involuntary celibacy. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are you a leftist or a liberal? Dennis Prager's 32 questions |
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Posted: Yesterday, 1:10 am
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| The Newsweek article provides no scoring method by which a person may be classified as a Leftist or a Liberal. Thus, there is no way to determine if a person is a Leftist or a Liberal from their answers to Dennis Prager's quiz. And besides . . . Dennis Prager (1948–) is an American neoconservative ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Favorite plane? |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 11:33 pm
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Replies: 26
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elotepreparado wrote: Who has a favorite plane? Which planes do y'all like? I am rather partial to the Cartesian plane myself. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Man LIGHTS HIMSELF ON FIRE outside Trump Trial |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Definitely troubled but I don't see anything psychotic is his manifesto. No need to look to his long, rambling, and generally incoherent 'manifesto' for evidence of delusional thinking (although doing so will result in drawing that same inescapable conclusion). One need only consider the actions h... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: PPR: Get something off your chest. |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2024, 11:06 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 331
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| It is better to go through life without friends than it is to see all the friends you have made abandon you when you are facing an existential crisis. |
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