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Mal_Fet posted...

People cared more about staying in their good graces by not reporting them to the police than they cared about them victimize more people.

Lol, having to choose between jeopardizing your career and seeking justice for a crime is pretty much textbook "rape culture".
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Very_Unreliable posted...

If a woman reaches her mid 30s without having a single 2 year long relationship, she will become VERY bitter and is largely liable to become one of these bloggers, fake homosexuality or both. If she has had one 2 year relationship that was unsuccessful, she will become obsessed with returning to that guy, often to the point of insanity.

lol what kind of nonsense is this? I agree that the author is crazy, but you're taking things to the opposite extreme.
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r4X0r posted...

Somebody DOES need to make a statement and actually go after one of these false accusers, but nobody wants to be the one to do it, for obvious reasons. The guy's career is pretty much scuttled as it is, he doesn't want to make it worse.

Get your head out of the sand.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6eGhCetjBQ&t=382s


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Is this about the Aziz story? If so, there's already been plenty of people from the #metoo movement that have spoken out against his accuser.
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The young libertarians are headed back for spring semester I see.
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Didn't approach women before, not approaching women now.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

Edit: While it's not an outright REGIME CHANGE, the purpose of this police action being to block the Domino effect (which requires the US presence) and looking at the current pseudo-colonialism being practiced by the US and its military might, etc

I'm well aware of the Korean War lol. What I meant in my post was that if the U.S wanted to oust the Kim dynasty (which was solidified after/during the Korean war) it would have made sense to do it shortly after the USSR fell seeing as they'd have less of a backing, not wait until 2017-2018 to do it.
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Gheb posted...

Don't get me wrong, the USA has done more than its fair share of harmful interference of other countries, but let's try to not villainize the USA over North Korea. North Korea is a full-stop oppressive government. They send their people to labor camps. They starve their people. There is no freedom of anything. They have a s***load of artillery pointed at Seoul. They are the bad guy. They fear a regime change because frankly, they are the kind of regime that should be ended for the betterment of the world.

They can be the "bad guys" (labeling good and bad guys in global politics is silly though) here and still be afraid of being the victim of a U.S led regime change. Nothing you said is wrong, but maybe that's exactly why they're afraid of the U.S overthrowing the Kim dynasty. I mean look at the two examples Gabbard gave, both were considered "bad guys" and we used that to go in and overthrow them. You're right that we shouldn't be saying "aww poor North Korea" over this issue, but acting like the U.S is some innocent bystander is also wrong.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

justaguy3492 posted...

At the same time if we wanted an NK regime change we'd have probably done it after the USSR fell.

jesus christ does anybody on CE know history

What's wrong with that statement?
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The Admiral posted...

Wrong and stupid. The reason NK is engaging in nuclear proliferation is the same reason it oppresses it own people and creates this mythology that Kim Jong Un is a deity.

That's a bit of an oversimplification don't you think? I mean by that logic the only reason the U.S and Soviet Union amassed nuclear weapons is because they wanted to worship capitalism/communism.
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Meant to make a topic about this yesterday. It's an interesting thought for sure. I mean the U.S HAS instituted regime change in many different countries, and it's not really a crazy concept for the U.S want Kim Jong Un out. At the same time if we wanted an NK regime change we'd have probably done it after the USSR fell. Whether it's a rational response or not, we can't just let them threaten us everyday with nukes.
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UncleBourbon33 posted...

False accusations are a serious problem. Just a mere accusation with no evidence is enough to ruin someone's life.

That implies that it happens often, which it does not.
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not_shawn_z posted...

There is clearly a gross amount of bias from the guy who created the topic, so this isn't for him, but rather a reasonable person who is isn't a Trump guy but wants to know why Trump guys exist

Gorsuch as SCJ
Illegal immigration at 45 year low
Stock market at record high
Economy is booming
Lot of jobs have come back
Tax reform
TPP is dead
Out of Paris Accord
Unemployment lowest in almost two decades (this is inherited from former president Barrack Obama, yes, but it has continued to get lower)
Food stamps lowest in 7 years

2 major cornerstones of the Trump Presidency were the economy and immigration. And, objectively speaking, they are obviously going extremely well. Additionally, all of President Trump's accomplishments get amplified because the opposite was supposed to happen. It was a common talking point that Trump couldn't get 3% GDP, he couldn't bring back jobs because he didn't have a "magic wand", the stock market would crash and it would be the end of the world as you know it. Those, unfortunately, aren't even exaggerations. When those are common talking points in the media, yet the opposite happens, it naturally makes it look even better

I'll vote Trump next election if you can link legislation/executive orders that correspond with each of the things you linked (other than Gorsuch since that's obvious).
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Mal_Fet posted...

justaguy3492 posted...

https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7pv08v/a_new_low_the_world_is_furious_at_trump_for_his/dsk8sbi/

Pretty much sums it up.

Unironically linking to some Leddit post

Worse, linking to r/politics

Posts on a message board, but complains about a different message board. This is some next level shitposting meta.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Put it this way: You discover your neighbor's great great grandfather murdered your great great grandfather, raped your great great grandmother and then took over his company, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That sucks, if he hadn't done that, you would be rich today and he wouldn't. But what does your neighbor and yourself today have to do with it?

Shit analogy seeing as you're comparing a situation between two people to a societal/institutional situation.
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https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7pv08v/a_new_low_the_world_is_furious_at_trump_for_his/dsk8sbi/

Pretty much sums it up.
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Not saying what he allegedly did was right, but why didn't she leave if she felt uncomfortable?
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The Japanese have historically been kind to the Koreans. Just look.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimizuka
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It's literally just marvel v capcom, but fighting fans will eat it up for that very reason.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

justaguy3492 posted...

I'm a history teacher myself (I teach in an inner city school where 90% of the population is black) and I've done a similar exercise like this

With 4th graders?

Should have specified, I teach high school. I think i would have gotten some flack for asking them the "good" reasons for slavery too, but like I said if you are talking about the societal justifications for slavery that is a more than acceptable topic.
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It's simply poor wording. I'm a history teacher myself (I teach in an inner city school where 90% of the population is black) and I've done a similar exercise like this only I worded it as list the justifications that society/slave owners gave for owning slaves/allowing slavery. I understand what the teacher was trying to go for, but labeling it as "good", even with the quotation marks, is a poor choice.
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Bullet_Wing posted...

hat would happen to the price of say, orange juice, if all the illegals that pick fruit were suddenly replaced with minimum wage workers?

Conservative mind set: Tackle illegal immigration first, attack the minimum wage second.
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Idk why he doesn't just come out and say it; he only wants white people to immigrate to the U.S.
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I don't understand the logic behind banning it. If it's to "protect" other people then that seems a little silly seeing as women account for very few of the overall terrorist population. If it's to safeguard women's rights that's also flawed seeing as women could be the ones choosing to wear it and we don't knit pick other religious practices such as circumcision (I'm not some weird anti-circumcision believer, just pointing out the hypocrisy). Should it be illegal to wear a ski-mask in Sweden, even when skiing, just because it's covering your face?
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Maybe if people today actually still used it as way to insult black people then you'd at least have an argument

And most sheltered child award goes to...
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I would pay money to hear the off camera convo between these two guys after Jake cut him off.
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Golfing now watching movies? Damn our president is a real bum.
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Just remember, Mariota caught his own td pass for this win.
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A lot of times we think addicts should just stop doing the thing that's ruining their lives, but is it that easy? I've seen people I went to high school with ruin their lives with drugs despite numerous rehabs and interventions, but I've also seen close family members go from being a full blown alcoholic to cold turkey quitting.
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I've just gotten tired of winning so much.

Just kidding, I didn't vote for that shit bag.
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Idk how anyone can look at this presidency and not view it as a total mess. One of his former employees is suing the DOJ because they found out he's a crook, another is calling his family traitors, and the president himself is having a dick measuring contest on twitter with a brutal dictator. It's not even his ideas and policies anymore, he's just an international embarrassment.
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I live in Philly so I pop over to Jersey from time to time and I fucking HATE full service gas stations. I'm very capable of pumping my own gas, and then I feel like I have to tip them when they do it.
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Vultis_Zales posted...

Whats the name of the special?

Bird Revelation. It's less comedy than it is just his take on society in the past months, but it's still great.
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He talks about how the "battle for society" is going to be fought with a lot of imperfect allies and that point really resonated. A lot of times we(myself included) like to think that our way is the uncompromising way that the world should run and that anyone who deviates is wrong, or worse, the enemy. Not saying that we should throw PC culture out the window, but it is possible for someone to be on our side even when they don't adhere to the cookie cutter ideology.
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KingCrabCake posted...

justaguy3492 posted...

KingCrabCake posted...

But it wasnt

He got tax reform in and...?

I also expected him to publicly drop the n-word, so I'm pleasantly surprised that hasn't happened! Great year!

Oh you're a troll

Nothing about that post was me trolling.
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Someone's never read the craigslist story about shaving ass. Read it and be warned tc.
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>Living in 2018
>Not owning a reusable grocery bag.
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KingCrabCake posted...

But it wasnt

He got tax reform in and...?

I also expected him to publicly drop the n-word, so I'm pleasantly surprised that hasn't happened! Great year!
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YookaLaylee posted...

TC: "Is forcing people out of their neighborhoods and jacking up prices to crazy heights really that bad"

But why should people feel like they're not allowed to live in certain areas? Maybe college students are looking to live somewhere cheaper than on campus so they look to a neighborhood near by, should they not be allowed to do that because it will eventually gentrify the neighborhood?
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TommyG663513 posted...

Isn't "getting forced out" in this situation getting to sell your property at a fairly large profit?

Most people rent in these neighborhoods so there's not really any profit to be made from selling. What would happen is after a tenant's lease is up the landlord would charge a higher rent due to the fact that they can get more for the property now that an area has been "gentrified".
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Th3Paradigm posted...

you literally just listed why gentrification is bad and still asking about it

You act like it's a black and white issue, which is why I asked if it's "really that bad". Obviously there's positives and negatives to it.
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Making a crappy part of town not crappy doesn't really seem that bad. We're not in colonial times where there's a "their territory" and an "our territory" so I don't it doesn't really bother me that much. I suppose it would really suck to be "forced" out of your home town, but wouldn't gentrification bring opportunities as well?
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Just read/saw the story of the guy who got killed in Kansas. Obviously the person who called it in should be punished, but what about the officer(s) that shoot in these situations? They essentially weren't good enough at their job and made a fatal mistake, is that something we just look past?
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Don't take editorials seriously? Idk what to tell ya mate.
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They mentioned it a lot idk what all you guys are talking about.
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What are some cool gadgets that are worth buying?
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I like when people whine about millennials cause it's completely a losing battle. The older generations will just keep getting older and die while the millennials (and generations that come after) will take over and change everything about your "good ol' days".
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This is only ok if you call yourself a lobbyist.
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