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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: UK Smoking Ban |
| The_Walrus |
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Replies: 25
Views: 455
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| Personally, I wish for one of two things: 1. An immediate global ban on all tobacco and tobacco products. No exceptions and no excuses. 2. Someone would develop a bio-weapon that would target only the tobacco plant; either rendering it sterile, removing its ability to produce nicotine, or killing ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Term "Antisemitism" |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: Yesterday, 11:09 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 556
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bee33 wrote: I don't know of any pro-Palestinian protesters and supporters who are advocating for the slaughter of Jews. That's why what you wrote is inappropriate and inflammatory and I feel you should take it back.
Hamas are calling for the slaughter of Israeli Jews, as are Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: UK Smoking Ban |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2024, 5:18 pm
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| Weren't they set to try it in New Zealand? Don't know the exact reasons why they dropped it. I think it had something to do with lobbying, pressure and threats from tobacco companies. It was because it was a bad idea. There were three components to their plan: 1) removing nicotine from cigarettes t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: False Dx: Up to 70% of dx'd may not actually be autistic? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2024, 9:41 am
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Replies: 81
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| I don't want to get too political (this isn't P&P after all), but I suspect that the wave of new diagnoses in the 80's and 90's was brought on by market pressures, to feed a burgeoning "troubled teen industry". Incidentally, the autism "epidemic" seems to be localized entire... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ADL Says Palestinian Scarf Equals SWASTIKA |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2024, 8:51 am
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Replies: 39
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| Whether "Zionism" is genocidal depends upon one's definition. I'm sorry but if you find yourself having to nit-pick over the technical definition of genocide, then I have to say that doesn't inspire very much confidence in your arguments. Zionism is, by definition, predicated on the displ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America - The Bipolar Dystopia |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2024, 7:07 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 6,750
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| Nineteen Eighty-Four is not supposed to be an instruction manual. |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Add Demigirl/Demiboy to the options here |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2024, 1:12 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Apologies for late response. For a long time we were stuck with just the two options. When we got a second, more active admin a couple of years ago, he realised he could add the NB option. I don't think we're likely to go further, because there are a lot of different ways to conceptualise the gender... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America - The Bipolar Dystopia |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2024, 8:35 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 6,750
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| I'm on the record as saying: - presidents, while better than monarchs, are still stupid, and should be replaced with Parliamentary systems with less concentration of power in a single individual. - proportional representation is better than winner-take-all systems (which is the main reason President... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What are the advantages of dictatorships |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 12:13 pm
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Replies: 14
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| They tend to be good for the dictator. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: ADL Says Palestinian Scarf Equals SWASTIKA |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 12:12 pm
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Replies: 39
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| Hamas disagree. They explicitly want to wipe out Israeli Jews. Frankly, I don't care what Hamas thinks. That doesn't make every Israeli Jew a Zionist. But the point is that when Hamas chant "death to the Zionists" they don't mean "death to everyone who thinks Israel should be majorit... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America - The Bipolar Dystopia |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 10:07 am
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Replies: 68
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| There's more to politics than just "are you a capitalist, yes or no?" Surely any leftist can appreciate that not all anti-capitalists are the same. Jesus, Sanders, Kropotkin, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Allende, Strasser, Ustryalov, Bin Laden, they were all anti-capitalist but also (mostly) very ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 7:08 am
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Replies: 25
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roronoa79 wrote: Quote: Unfortunately Lord Vetinari doesn't exist. Sadly, I have not read any Pratchett. There's so much it's hard to know where to start 
Wyrd Sisters or Going Postal. The former is funnier, but the latter has chapters. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Electoral college factor |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 6:41 am
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Replies: 10
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| Yes. There is only one argument I have ever heard for preserving the EC. And that is ...they dont say it so many words, but it boils down to...the EC protects the minority of folks who live in the country from tyranny by the majority who live in cities and suburbs. The arguments for the EC are basi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Electoral college factor |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Apr 2024, 6:39 am
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Replies: 10
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| Either the EC must be abolished, or all states must use Maine and Nebraska's system to reduce bias. While it varies based on circumstances, Maine and Nebraska's system would not inherently reduce bias. Gerrymandering is an obvious way in which it can be made worse. 2016 would have been even more sk... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Do Some Leftists Love Fictional Villain Monarchs? |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2024, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 25
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| roronoa has made good points. The other thing to remember is that, historically, most leftist governments have been dictatorships. If you're already claiming to be a fan of Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Tito, or whoever, as some leftists do, then the concentration of power in one person doesn't seem like an i... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Euthanasia |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2024, 10:36 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,047
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| People should have the right to choose a peaceful death. |
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