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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Eastern Europe is not real |
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| Did you guys know? Europe is unique among places on Earth in that it has northern, southern, western, and central parts, yet no eastern part! Everyone knows that once you get east of Warsaw it's just a formless void until you hit the Urals. If you watch the video he never attempts to say Europe has... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Eastern Europe is not real |
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| In fact I think the "Middle East" is another example, right? Just about everyone in the West refers to this spot in between Africa, Asia, and I think Europe too as such. But my sister has often had to correct me and tell me that the Middle East is not a true thing (maybe it's really calle... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Eastern Europe is not real |
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| Given how the Roman Empire divided, perhaps it would make sense to call Eastern those areas that are predominantly Orthodox. Which leaves us to quibble over the bits and pieces that are predominantly Muslim. You could slice it that way. The large region of Eastern Orthodox Christianity plus the tin... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: We need EQUITY |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:51 pm
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| Communism looks good on paper only to some sadly misguided people, while Capitalism -- the economic system wherein the workers own no share of the means of production -- has been around for thousands of years. Capitalism is merely a phase that began in the 16th century and rose to prominence in 19t... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How (And Why) The Right Stole Christianity |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:07 pm
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| Long vid. But worth watching. Quite informative. Thx for posting. Lotsa tidbits. At around 3300 he says that according to surveys "most GOPers believe that Trump is more devoutly religious than Biden (at Catholic mass every week), Mitt Romney (famously Mormon), and even Mike Pence (picked by Tr... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: A-Z of Animals |
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Posted: Yesterday, 9:32 am
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Moscow Marjorie |
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Posted: Yesterday, 6:41 am
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Well...since the ushanka fur hat fits...we all should say "da" to Ms. Greensky wearing it!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No one believes my obsessions... |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 7:29 pm
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| Im not sure what you're getting at. Are you saying that when you WERE the age ...that most folks consider it appropriate to watch Looney Tunes (gradeschool age) you were not allowed to watch it, but were forced to watch "Dora the Explorer" and other kid stuff...that was age appropriate (in... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What do you like to smell? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 2:19 pm
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freshly peeled bananas.
The ozone in the air just before a rain storm.
Other stuff mentioned above...like pine trees.
And the smell of napalm in the morning! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: No one believes my obsessions... |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 1:29 pm
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| "Fantasy football" is socially acceptable in male circles. But not "fantasy naval warfare". Its easier to get into conversation with work mates about NFL teams that never met on the field than it is to invite speculation on how "The USS Iowa [our most advanced battleship of ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Trump's Trial in NY |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 37
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Well...things ARE happening.
This may not be as "glacial" as I predicted above.  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever wish that there was a country run by autisitics? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 35
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| A world in which autistics were more powerless than they already are would be bad, even for the NT majority bc the word needs folks of different attitudes and aptitudes to function. There are hopeful signs that the world maybe getting more autistic friendly. Private companies in IT even look for aut... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Discovery of Radio Waves. |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 8:58 am
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| I dont think of George Washington, and his contemporaries, of having had any kind of electricity for ready use (should I tell the house slave to pick up Duracells, or Everyreadies at the store, Martha?). Thats why Franklin had to mess around with tying keys to kites...in thunderstorms...to capture a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you ever wish that there was a country run by autisitics? |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2024, 7:50 am
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| I don't think segregating people by any attribute is a particularly good idea. Not least because people seem to be almost endlessly divisible. You see this in any organisation - people group themselves by shared interest, shared endeavour or shared ideology and before long you'll have divisions wit... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: What if Nixon Era Satire Becomes Trump Era reality? |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2024, 9:31 pm
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| I think due to the practical issues if convicted he will be sentenced to house arrest. Nixon was perfect fodder for satire, no politician has come close since. Almost agree. But we had two close runner ups back to back. "W" and Bill Clinton. Both had foibles and peccadillos that lended th... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Goddesses as a symbol of Feminism |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2024, 6:18 pm
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| Seem like good picks to me. Dont know as much about the goddesses in question as you. I know a tiny bit about Athena. She was the goddess of wisdom, "the hunt", and war (usually depicted as being as well armed as Xena the warrior princess). And one of the main cities, a city renowned for e... |
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