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| Topic | What's up with Haribo gummy bears? |
| knutjob 02/20/18 1:09:50 PM #29 | I find American candies way too soft. By European standards haribo isisn't chewy at all. Try something by rowntrees for example. |
| Topic | How many drunk driving accidents must we have before we ban alcohol? |
| knutjob 02/20/18 9:57:26 AM #37 | I lived in the us for a while and one of the most surprising things was the slack attitude to drunk driving. It seemed like everyone did it and no one cared. It just seemed culturally acceptable. Even TV was filled with characters driving to bars and driving home again like it was totally normal. I know the country is set up to drive everywhere but with that toxicity in your culture a problem is inevitable. I haven't lived in America for 5 years now but it doesn't seem like much has changed considering your president was trying to dress an nfl player being killed by a drunk driver as an immigration issue just the other week. |
| Topic | Are you interested in seeing black panther? |
| knutjob 02/19/18 9:00:01 AM #18 | Not really into superhero films but I will likely see it eventually |
| Topic | How many countries have you been to? |
| knutjob 02/19/18 4:14:58 AM #4 | Around 25 |
| Topic | "Parents should never spank their kids." |
| knutjob 02/18/18 6:28:38 PM #76 | Howl posted... prince_leo posted...it's always crazy to me that literally every expert and study says not to do it and a bunch of fucks think they know more I respect what you're saying but your argument is very similar to the one people use to defend communism. Ie 'the idea is right but the implementation is wrong etc.' The problem is that the vast majority of parents who spank their kids don't do so constructively and responsibly and if they did, this could be assumed in the scientific studies and it still wouldn't support spanking. |
| Topic | "Parents should never spank their kids." |
| knutjob 02/18/18 5:56:24 PM #58 | marc55 posted... hockeybub89 posted...averagejoel posted...https://news.utexas.edu/2016/04/25/risks-of-harm-from-spanking-confirmed-by-researchersAUSTIN, Texas The more children are spanked, the more likely they are to defy their parents and to experience increased anti-social behavior, aggression, mental health problems and cognitive difficulties, according to a new meta-analysis of 50 years of research on spanking by experts at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan. Such a weird line of thinking. My daughter was literally doing this today. I took her off the chair, sat her in the corner and told her it was dangerous. She didn't do it again. My son was also present and later on I heard him warning his sister about jumping on the chair as she went past it to go into the kitchen. Kids are extremely impressional and as an adult you have a duty as a role model to teach them not only how to behave but also how to approach problems. My parents spanked me until I was about 9 or 10. They stopped when they realised I was hitting my brother and sister when I thought they were misbehaving. Obviously a certain level of discipline is important when raising kids but the physical variety is a one size fits all crutch that sends the wrong message in almost any situation. |
| Topic | Confirmed: Mods biased against Christianity. |
| knutjob 02/18/18 1:32:45 PM #4 | Asking for censorship of conflicting views isn't making you seem not closed minded |
| Topic | 'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens |
| knutjob 02/17/18 4:48:50 AM #16 | l Dudeboy l posted... Wallnuts17 posted...l Dudeboy l posted...Sativa_Rose posted...The idea that this is the only nation where this happens is racist, because it ignores the even worse atrocities committed in certain parts of the developing world that doesn't get much media coverage here. The assertion he is making is that we shouldn't include incidents such as a kid pulling a gun on someone after a personal argument or someone shooting themselves in the parking lot in the same bracket as Nicholas cruz. This is fair to a certain extent. However, what he is very conveniently omitting is that these other examples of people taking guns into schools don't happen in other first world countries either. |
| Topic | 'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens |
| knutjob 02/17/18 4:26:41 AM #4 | Sativa_Rose posted... The idea that this is the only nation where this happens is racist, because it ignores the even worse atrocities committed in certain parts of the developing world that doesn't get much media coverage here. 'America should be treated like a third world country' |
| Topic | tfw dating in foreign countries never work out |
| knutjob 02/17/18 3:25:55 AM #3 | That's the advantage of speaking English. There are girls (or guys) almost everywhere that speak it. |
| Topic | Ben Shapiro complains about the Black Panther. |
| knutjob 02/15/18 9:50:54 AM #27 | Ben shapiro is the stupid person's intellectual who relies on strawman arguments and hyperbole to make his points and makes his reputation off a gotcha debating style against college kids half his age. |
| Topic | People who go through the drive thru 15 minutes before closing |
| knutjob 02/14/18 9:32:10 AM #39 | It's not the customers' fault your business doesn't pay you after closing. |
| Topic | Great Britain isn't so Great |
| knutjob 02/14/18 8:22:56 AM #5 | Shuto-uke posted... It was. It's almost as if world war 2 wasn't a great advert for imperialism. |
| Topic | C/D: Metal is just as bad as rap |
| knutjob 02/14/18 8:12:09 AM #70 | Epic-Vegan_420 posted... knutjob posted...I like both. I don't understand people who trash entire genres. It's like when people say 'I don't like Chinese food' as if it all tastes the same. I'm not american |
| Topic | C/D: Metal is just as bad as rap |
| knutjob 02/14/18 8:04:28 AM #68 | I like both. I don't understand people who trash entire genres. It's like when people say 'I don't like Chinese food' as if it all tastes the same. |
| Topic | Life is for those under 30 |
| knutjob 02/14/18 7:22:25 AM #20 | I'm 30 and loving life. You guys are weird. |
| Topic | Jordan Peterson tells me I need to create a family and better society through |
| knutjob 02/13/18 4:15:07 PM #64 | REMercsChamp posted... knutjob posted...There's value in both philosophies. Problem is that most people on this board just forego family so they can spend more time gaming rather than do anything worthwhile or interesting with their lives. Depends what you want to do with your retirement |
| Topic | Jordan Peterson tells me I need to create a family and better society through |
| knutjob 02/13/18 1:35:17 PM #37 | There's value in both philosophies. Problem is that most people on this board just forego family so they can spend more time gaming rather than do anything worthwhile or interesting with their lives. |
| Topic | Would the world be a better place if countries were separated by political view? |
| knutjob 02/11/18 1:14:51 PM #4 | So the cold war again? |
| Topic | What are your 30s like? |
| knutjob 02/11/18 8:01:01 AM #18 | I'm 30 and don't feel old at all but most of my friends are all bitching about being old which is really irritating. |
| Topic | House > Rock/Metal > Rap |
| knutjob 02/09/18 5:19:57 AM #15 | I enjoy all three. Just depends what mood I'm in. |
| Topic | How many kids do you plan to have? |
| knutjob 02/02/18 7:33:49 AM #20 | I have a boy and a girl and that's it for me. Firstly because it's enough and secondly because my daughter has made it clear my renal problems are genetic. |
| Topic | The Passion of The Christ 2 |
| knutjob 01/31/18 10:12:57 AM #15 | The christ who shagged me |
| Topic | Anti-Americanism In forums |
| knutjob 01/30/18 11:46:02 AM #24 | People bash everywhere. It's just Americans are ridiculously insecure when it comes to their culture . |
| Topic | C/D: You enjoy learning about and experiencing different cultures |
| knutjob 01/28/18 12:11:43 PM #55 | Big c. I've travelled a lot and lived in a bunch of different countries and feel richer for it. |
| Topic | Grown man claims to be a "9-year-old trapped in an adult's body" |
| knutjob 01/27/18 7:36:46 AM #23 | Age isn't an identity. |
| Topic | ITT: I explain the basics of socialism |
| knutjob 01/26/18 3:43:18 AM #102 | REMercsChamp posted... knutjob posted...myzz7 posted...averagejoel posted...keep in mind that the vast majority of the information you've heard about this is based on nazi propaganda Tc literally quoted Lenin and championed cubas education system. Can't have it both ways |
| Topic | Brie Larson as Captain Marvel |
| knutjob 01/25/18 5:50:55 PM #26 | DammIt. I need to stop confusing brie larsen with brie olsen |
| Topic | ITT: I explain the basics of socialism |
| knutjob 01/25/18 2:03:59 PM #87 | myzz7 posted... averagejoel posted...keep in mind that the vast majority of the information you've heard about this is based on nazi propaganda Having lived most of my adult life in the post communist eastern bloc, I can tell he's talking nonsense. The lasting scars of communism have squirmed their way into almost every aspect of society. Why listen to 'propaganda' about gulags when you can just as easily have a conversation with someone who has experienced one? |
| Topic | ITT: I explain the basics of socialism |
| knutjob 01/25/18 11:46:39 AM #31 | If communism is about workers rights, why has it historically worked so hard to suppress them, quash cooperation and break up unions? How does struggling to survive motivate innovation and creative thinking? Why are your only pro socialist arguments whataboutism fallacies? |
| Topic | Is Marxism a viable ideology? |
| knutjob 01/25/18 2:14:07 AM #43 | Sounds nice on paper but tends to go against human nature and so needs to be propped up with authoritarian nationalism, which has a habit of leading to really bad shit. A lot of Marxist criticisms of capitalism are fairly accurate but in a lot of cases Marxism falls at the same hurdles. |
| Topic | was at an Indian restaurant and someone called and asked for beef curry |
| knutjob 01/24/18 6:42:31 AM #17 | India was the world's biggest beef producer until two years ago. The whole Hindus don't eat beef is a bit of a myth that's been made into a hot button topic by their religious nationalist government. |
| Topic | was at an Indian restaurant and someone called and asked for beef curry |
| knutjob 01/24/18 5:00:36 AM #8 | Plenty of Indian restaurants do beef. |
| Topic | Do you like restaurant food to be "authentic"? |
| knutjob 01/24/18 4:58:44 AM #5 | I find that westernised versions are more likely to be watered down and bland and tend to be more expensive. When I traveled Asia there were lots of overpriced expat owned restaurants marketed at tourists when you could generally find much better food at some tiny cantina with home cooked food. It's not so much who makes it but you can tell a lot by who else is eating there. |
| Topic | AMERICA=saluting the troops, flags, celebrities, ELSEWHERE=Caring for ur people |
| knutjob 01/23/18 8:37:30 AM #8 | Americans have a habit of being culturally insecure and so cling to symbology and empty platitudes that reinforce their insular world view. Not that I agree everywhere else particularly cares for their people |
| Topic | Being a Christian is pretty alienating... |
| knutjob 01/23/18 4:45:42 AM #25 | I'm Christian and do plenty of that fun stuff. I don't feel out of place because I don't judge other people and they don't judge me back. |
| Topic | There's nothing wrong with homeschooling. |
| knutjob 01/19/18 10:13:38 AM #15 | Homeschooling is for delinquents and sex slaves |
| Topic | Virgin trains offend femminists with sexist tweet. |
| knutjob 01/03/18 10:49:25 AM #91 | Asherlee10 posted... knutjob posted...Asherlee10 posted...knutjob posted...Asherlee10 posted...JE19426 posted...knutjob posted...This is just how people in the north of England talk to each other. Oh look in an article about northerners by northerners, it's the first thing mentioned. Interesting how it's emphasised it has nothing to do with gender too, eh? https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/aug/14/britishidentity.conservatives |
| Topic | Virgin trains offend femminists with sexist tweet. |
| knutjob 01/03/18 10:39:19 AM #87 | Asherlee10 posted... knutjob posted...Asherlee10 posted...knutjob posted...Asherlee10 posted...JE19426 posted...knutjob posted...This is just how people in the north of England talk to each other. I didn't insult you. Maybe it's you who has trouble recognising intentions. |
| Topic | Virgin trains offend femminists with sexist tweet. |
| knutjob 01/03/18 10:26:47 AM #84 | Asherlee10 posted... knutjob posted...Asherlee10 posted...JE19426 posted...knutjob posted...This is just how people in the north of England talk to each other. Probably because you are culturally ignorant. Go watch some TV set it the north of England or Scotland. Hell, theres a TV show called auf weidersen, pet where the title even pokes fun at geordies' inclination to use terms of endearment. The pr response itself is a clear reference to the fact if you spend any time around that part of the world, you're going to be called something, whether it be honey, pet, lass, man, fella...whatever... |
| Topic | Virgin trains offend femminists with sexist tweet. |
| knutjob 01/03/18 10:13:22 AM #82 | Asherlee10 posted... JE19426 posted...knutjob posted...This is just how people in the north of England talk to each other. It's not condescending in their culture though. It's seen as endearing and friendly |
| Topic | Virgin trains offend femminists with sexist tweet. |
| knutjob 01/03/18 10:04:45 AM #79 | Nothing to do with sexism. This is just how people in the north of England talk to each other. |
| Topic | Why do people watch pro wrestling if it is fake? |
| knutjob 12/31/17 5:15:37 AM #27 | I used the like breaking bad but since I found out it isn't real I just hang out watching people do meth |
| Topic | Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press. |
| knutjob 12/28/17 6:08:33 AM #33 | WalkingLobsters posted... knutjob posted...Chamberlain is probably the most misunderstood leader in world history. If he had attacked Hitler instead of appeasing him, Germany would have won world war 2 comfortably. By agreeing a peace deal and immediately building up British forces at an exponential rate, he gave western powers a fighting chance rather than a war they couldn't possibly win. speak English |
| Topic | Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press. |
| knutjob 12/27/17 11:49:44 AM #14 | KILBOTz posted... knutjob posted...Chamberlain is probably the most misunderstood leader in world history. If he had attacked Hitler instead of appeasing him, Germany would have won world war 2 comfortably. By agreeing a peace deal and immediately building up British forces at an exponential rate, he gave western powers a fighting chance rather than a war they couldn't possibly win. You're wrongly assuming Germany would have needed to invade Britain. |
| Topic | Churchill was hated by his own party, opposition party, and press. |
| knutjob 12/27/17 11:30:50 AM #8 | Chamberlain is probably the most misunderstood leader in world history. If he had attacked Hitler instead of appeasing him, Germany would have won world war 2 comfortably. By agreeing a peace deal and immediately building up British forces at an exponential rate, he gave western powers a fighting chance rather than a war they couldn't possibly win. |
| Topic | What is your job? |
| knutjob 12/26/17 11:11:17 AM #20 | I edit scientific journals |
| Topic | Custody Law is the biggest form of sexism |
| knutjob 12/25/17 5:00:50 PM #22 | Sabram posted... gunplagirl posted...It's because of sexism forcing women to be typecast as the nurtering parent who gives up their job to raise the kids. Because women are the ones who actually took time to spend with the kids, of course custody cases favor them. So obviously giving the kids to the parent with a full time job is a terrible idea. |
| Topic | German government wants 'backdoor' access to every digital device. |
| knutjob 12/25/17 5:56:47 AM #83 | America wanted this 18 months ago. |
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