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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Obama - 'Defund the Police' is bad messaging |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,401
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I disagree with Obama on about a thousand policy decisions, but I always respected the man's acumen and desire for a better world.
He nailed it here with "Do you want to actually get something done, or do you want to feel good among the people you already agree with?" |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020, 1:30 pm
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Replies: 800
Views: 51,225
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| KT67 forget it! You will never budge conservative minded people from their position no matter what stats you use. And, stats can be made to fit your position anyway which is what they do. For me, it's all water under the bridge anyway. I have a job in China anyway. I would advise you to do what you... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2020, 2:01 am
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Replies: 800
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| I'm going to lay down some truth. You don't have a full say in how your life will turn out. Others have a stake in your life as well. Employers can choose to hire you or not as an example. The American idea that one has full control of your life and destiny is a lie. I think card games like poker m... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Looting/vandalism and the definition of "violent crime" |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 8:23 pm
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Replies: 16
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Yes legally they're property crimes. But legally hardly any police shooting are murders, and most aren't crimes at all.
It seems odd to fall back on the legal classification to defend actions in a protest that is protesting the legal system's classification of certain actions. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Trump asks state legislatures to overturn election results |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 2:08 pm
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Replies: 16
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funeralxempire wrote: Here I was mislead into thinking the Republicans were the opponents of the Democratic Party, not of democracy itself.
These attempts are desperation on Trump's part and won't go anywhere because most Republicans are not insane enough to go along with this. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 7:22 am
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Replies: 800
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| Yes. Obviously. What I'm saying is it shouldn't come as a surprise that someone in full time employment gets more wages than someone in part time employment or without a job. They get richer that way. It's like saying 'did you know that 99% of cats say meow and not many dogs do'. And yeah it's abou... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 6:23 am
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Replies: 800
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| Essentially all that 'people in full time employment and married are more likely to be rich' tells you is 'people who are successful are more likely to be successful'. Really obviously. Next they'll say 'people who are married are more likely to have a partner'. Well it's focused on families. Witho... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 2:17 am
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Replies: 800
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| Yet, conservatives present it as so. Why is that? Why can't they accept extenuating circumstances like disability or rape? It is conservatives who deal in absolutes not yours truly. I think you're misrepresenting conservatives here, but admittedly I can't speak for them. While I have some overlappi... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 12:58 am
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Replies: 800
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| I ended up going to china to take a teaching job in IT which pays decently. It worked out for me in the end so far. Did it ever occur to you that this was a positive outcome of your positive decisions? If you wanted to stay in the U.S. you could have found a job in the U.S., instead you followed yo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 01 Dec 2020, 12:51 am
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Replies: 800
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| @cubedemon, your questions are almost all absolutes. Basically no one is arguing its possible in all cases for everyone. To avoid diluting the main point that personal responsibility matters I want to address one question I think gets to the crux of the matter. How easy is it for someone even if the... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Would the justice system be better without plea bargaining? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2020, 1:58 pm
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Replies: 19
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| In general any major change to well-established system should be viewed with great care. Plea bargains are pretty much essential to how our justice system works, save a lot of time and effort, and likely result in more criminals having to account for their crimes. I know the arguments of sometimes i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What should I make of my IQ profile? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2020, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Few takeaways here. 1) Your brain is pretty good. I don't know exactly what 134 verbal plus 107 reasoning is in GAI but its probably at least 120 which is more than a standard deviation above average. GAI is what people typically think of as "smarts," and is accepted by Mensa in place of I... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Reply personal responsibility is a crock: here is why |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2020, 1:30 pm
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Replies: 800
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| They do say capitalism fails on the 1% so that means I am the 1%. They say capitalism is a rising tide that lifts all boats. I would distinguish here. An efficient and productive society is the rising tide that lifts all boats. Competition is an efficient optimizer, and capitalism rewards triumph i... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Anti-intellectualism in humanities academia? |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2020, 1:01 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,358
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| I firmly believe that there is only one science (physics), and that everything (even stamp collecting) is physics. As such, I see the separation of academic subjects into categories (physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, humanities etc.) as products of the fallible human mind, and not ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump administration officially authorizes Biden transition |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2020, 8:56 pm
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Replies: 95
Views: 4,349
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| This is in line with my predictions that he would tweet and sling mud, issue legal challenges etc. but will peaceably step aside when the time comes. Trump's tweets are designed to enrage his followers and this is not the first time he incited them to do stupid things from his tweets https://www.vo... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Trump administration officially authorizes Biden transition |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2020, 8:44 pm
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Replies: 95
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| I personally think a coup has always been really unlikely, but it still remains *possible.* The megalomaniac who still has 70 million + followers still thinks it's possible https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/trump-claims-massive-proof-biden-used-voter-fraud-to-win-the-election/... |
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