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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does systemic racism against blacks even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2021, 4:10 am
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cyberdad wrote: The US is a big country. Outside of black majority areas around urban centres there are large tracts of land across America which are still "no-go" areas for black people and where they are still not welcome...
How does CRT help with this problem? |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Taken for a Ride: The assault on public transport in the U.S |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2021, 4:06 am
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Replies: 21
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| [...] I think people are sold on the "freedom" of having their own car, but considering the expense and the fact that it's work to drive, I wonder if they might be sold on the "freedom" of a more efficient public transportation system. [...] Look at it this way: Because I have m... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Taken for a Ride: The assault on public transport in the U.S |
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Posted: 20 Aug 2021, 6:26 am
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| I never learned to drive. Here in California, that's considered unusual. I think people are sold on the "freedom" of having their own car, but considering the expense and the fact that it's work to drive, I wonder if they might be sold on the "freedom" of a more efficient public ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How to make a mass-murderer |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2021, 6:28 am
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Replies: 55
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| it's a bit exaggerated, but not wrong. Abstract expressionism (Jackson Pollock) was pushed by American propaganda and used as an example how American art was innovative - the Russians at that point had abandoned abstraction for Socialist Realism and Europe was too devastated/intellectuals had fled ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How to make a mass-murderer |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2021, 10:59 pm
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Replies: 55
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| I think OP is referencing "levitated mass", by Michael Heizer... I just Googled what it looks like. Even if the rock itself is not sculpted, its placement and the pathway beneath it involve design. ...which is occasionally featured in conservative youtube videos about how modern art is de... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: How to make a mass-murderer |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2021, 6:39 pm
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| In my early experiences with posting my art online, I was in some art communities where technical accuracy was the considered the only thing that mattered. I got some purely technical critiques and asked if the person could also comment on the content, the characters and ideas, etc. They said no, th... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Can atheism produce a viable and flourishing society |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2021, 5:01 am
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Replies: 51
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| ...In my view, his line of thinking is identical to religious thinking: an authority says so, therefore it's true. It's not your place to question it. After that, I couldn't take his atheist videos seriously anymore. Everybody talks rubbish from time to time. I can see how that instance of it would... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The absurdity of Christianity |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 6:19 am
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Replies: 498
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| You can thank mankind itself for bringing down the punishment of death via the original sin. Read Genesis, the first book in the Bible. God originally created man to be happy with Him forever, but because Adam and Eve listened to Satan and disobeyed God, they screwed things up for the rest of us...... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Can atheism produce a viable and flourishing society |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2021, 5:46 am
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| The comedian Patton Oswalt has a routine that touches on this idea called "Sky Cake." It's funny, but also insightful, I think. The abridged version: early humanity couldn't get any further along than having a big guy with a club wreaking havoc on everyone, until one day somebody came up ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Pre-COVID claim that a pandemic was inevitable |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2021, 1:20 am
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| There's no contradiction in saying that a pandemic was inevitable but that people's actions or inactions made it worse than it had to be. I agree, however, I don't usually see people saying things like that. Usually it's more like "It's a hoax by the other side" or "If it wasn't for ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: America's history is equally as bad as Nazi Germany |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2021, 9:39 pm
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| Gee, reading this thread makes me think that I have got to be the laziest evil caucasian on the planet. I haven't got my arse off the couch long enough to oppress, subjugate, exploit, or victimize anyone of any color. Man, my ancestors must be so ashamed of me. For a while now, I've been thinking t... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does systemic racism against blacks even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2021, 4:50 am
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hurtloam wrote: Yes join the meeting, but shut up and listen.
An authoritarian principle.
hurtloam wrote: I'm not sure there is much point asking us. We are a mostly white user base.
Assuming opinions, including ones that haven't been expressed yet, are probably invalid based solely on race. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Can atheism produce a viable and flourishing society |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2021, 4:35 am
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| I ask because of the claim by anthropologists that every society on earth that has stood the test of time and prospered had to have a religion to act as a centripetal force to bind its members.... The comedian Patton Oswalt has a routine that touches on this idea called "Sky Cake." It's f... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Pre-COVID claim that a pandemic was inevitable |
| vividgroovy |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 3:30 am
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| Thanks for the responses. I'm glad to see that other people remember this. The symposium was basically about having a First Aid kit and non-perishable food supplies, etc., in case a pandemic broke out. Mentioning it was inevitable may have been to get us to take those precautions even if the bird fl... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Does systemic racism against blacks even exist anymore? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2021, 3:08 am
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Replies: 334
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| I believe systemic racism against black people is sadly still a thing in America. I also believe that partisan politics is extremely opportunistic and both parties will try to spin things to their advantage no matter what happens. An ex-facebook friend posted an article about how voting third-party ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Pre-COVID claim that a pandemic was inevitable |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2021, 6:15 am
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| I used to be a freelance theater critic for a local paper. At one point, I wrote a few news articles in an attempt to get on staff. One of my assignments was to cover a symposium on the bird flu hosted by local government officials. At the event, we were told that while nobody knew what was going to... |
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