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Sufferedphoenix posted...

I never got around to psychology but im.assuming there Is a reason why some people are more prone to violence.

Poor impulse and emotional control usually. Things that can be treated, but as always the person needs to be open to it. Rehabilitation requires cooperation.

GranAures posted...

And the other user has some hella takes so I for one am done with giving him the benefit that he wasn't running in with a "what he really meant."

I did find myself hesitant to agree with them since I recognised their name

Some details would be nice

If you mean welfare, then yes. Being unemployable partly thanks to the government but mostly due to my own myriad of flaws means its all Ive got.

And here I thought it was over.

I spose the title shouldve clued me in.

GranAures posted...

That was kind of Elon's argument is the thing. It was "I don't hate them but we shouldn't lower standards for them" when the only proof of standards being "lowered" was who was hired.

Yep; that about tracks for Apartheid Clyde.

Shadow_Don posted...

With people like Elon and his simps its more like they immediately jump to the conclusion that the black engineer is a diversity hire without having any additional context.

The clear implication they are making is only white people are qualified.

Yeah, makes sense.
(that theyd assume that I mean)

Rosstin316 posted...

Ive noticed that too. Greetings from Boston.

Hiya from Perth!

Ive noticed some variants but mostly when people give donations to GDQ runs with a comment.

Shadow_Don posted...

Yea the issue is that like 99% of the time the people running with those arguments are just using it as an obvious cover for racism.

If were talking about why are they hiring black people just because theyre black, thats not fair to hard working white people! then yes I definitely agree.

mercurydude posted...

Funny how I only hear this from people who routinely engage in and/or defend brazen bigotry.

ai123 posted...

No, the meaning is well established and understood.

If a person has been called a bigot, they know why.

Remember you leftists call everything racist!?

Shadow_Don posted...

Ok fine you don't support Trump

You just support taking actions that will help Trump get elected

Wait a minute...

Hasnt it been mathematically demonstrated that non-votes help the Republicans more than the Democrats because of how the system works anyway?

Not voting at all means Im not voting Biden or Trump equally sounds fine in a vacuum, but if my guess above is correct, then it really isnt the case in practice.

BobanMarjanovic posted...

Bigot is a buzzword that doesn't mean anything.

It has a meaning.

lolife67 posted...

You are assuming that if you don't think what he said is untrue. You may just not have actually thought it through.

Yes. I responded without likely knowing the full context. I havent even followed the link in the OP.

supermichael11 posted...

ads = adverts.

Youtube really enjoys spamming frauds, fakes and loser on their website. They enjoy it so much that they removed their block function (which didn't even work at all).

He was joking. What are ads? is shorthand for I use Adblock so I get to circumvent this problem to begin with.

Shadow_Don posted...

The problem you're having is assuming these hiring conditions are mutually exclusive. They aren't.

I didnt say they were, I said that hiring a qualified candidate who is also a minority is merit-based because its not hiring them because theyre a minority. Not that I think many employers are doing that, I agree.

I think I must have quoted something out of context, so just disregard me here. Carry on.

lolife67 posted...

You and the other poster seem to be insinuating a minority can not ALSO meet the other qualifications for a position. Companies with DEI programs aren't hiring unqualified people just because they're a minority.

Im not insinuating anything, I just read his post in what was probably a vacuum.

Strider102 posted...

When you're fighting an enemy that has no honor or morals, you're never going to beat them if you adhere to the morals and honor that's been beaten into your head for years.

At the same time, some things are considered war crimes not just for moral reasons but also pragmatic ones. Like feigning surrender to ambush the enemy when they try to capture you. Thats a war crime because it encourages the enemy to simply shoot anyone trying to surrender because they arent falling for the same trick twice. In fact I believe this very thing happened in WW2.

sfcalimari posted...

The samurai had no honor or morals, otherwise there would have been no warring states period.

Theres also the fact that honor means different things in different cultures. When you live in the upper tiers of a feudal caste system its very easy to do something most modern cultures would consider dishonorable like massacring peasants for looking at you funny because peasants arent people. As far as theyre concerned, honor just means obeying and respecting your lord.

DnDer posted...

That's... not true.

I reread his post several times and isnt it? If youre hiring based on sex or race then that means youre hiring based on something other than merit (best person for the job). If you were hiring based on merit then sex or race wouldnt factor into it.

I feel like one or both of us might be misinterpreting something here.

Also note that stealing from your past self will create a paradox where you ran into financial difficulties sooner in the future and thus need to go back in time earlier and so on.

Dont fuck with the past.

ColdOne666 posted...

Whats the problem exactly? They are here illegally

If youd read the topic before posting youd know that this is almost certainly going to impact many people who are there legally.

The system working as intended.

Good luck, I have no money to steal.

DnDer posted...

I got paid for my jury duty.

It was like $15... a day.

Yeah Ill rephrase, you should be paid at the equivalent rate for missing however many days worth of work, not to mention money for transport and/or parking since courts are usually in cities and its fucking impossible to park in cities without paying extortionate rates.

People who think dogs also have upsides alongside their many downsides.

ai123 posted...

Depending on the religion, they might believe that if they are devout enough, God will always favour them. If he doesn't, then that's a failure on their part.

Alternatively, they believe the gods are fickle chess players, which makes it doubly important to persuade them to care about you.

Sure, that makes the gods pretty shitty, but we are where we are, and they are more likely to get you through the battle if you a nice to them, than if you tell them they don't deserve your respect.

Classical mythologies were way better about this. They didnt need to jump through mental hoops to explain how they somehow didnt prove themselves worthy of Gods favor. Classical gods were intentionally written to be fallible characters who usually did not give a fuck.

JasonSehorn posted...

member when the justices were being interviewed and said we wont change establised doctrine they lied

JasonSehorn posted...

no it isnt ken paxton literally bragged about getting 2 million mail in ballots thrown out otherwise trump would have lost texas

Ill bet the second amendment fanatics were absolutely livid about such blatant authoritarianism. Theyd have to be hypocrites not to be.

GranAures posted...

Makes sense. In their hate they think God is on their side while everybody else should be saying "by God you're stupid."

Isnt it funny how in ancient times soldiers would pray to God for support before going into battle? Never realizing that if God is going to favor you in this battle, letting you kill many other people, only to likely favor the other side next time, that would suggest theyre treating you like a chess piece?

As far as Im concerned fuck any deity that uses you like that. They deserve no respect or worship whatsoever.

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It doesnt need to win in court though. Fan artist having Nintendo lean on them is going to cave because of the insane power imbalance. Thats how leverage works, and yes, its disgusting how easy it can be to bully people with less money than you into complying with even the flimsiest demands.

On the flip side, Nintendo routinely content claims video reviews that use footage from freely aired trailers and uphold their claims when challenged (because Google cuddles up to their rich buddies) even though in court they would have no case.

So fuck them. It is impossible to be morally in the wrong when at odds with Nintendo, or any other publisher, so draw fan art and write fanfiction with a clear conscience people.

BlueKat posted...

Unfortunately, it comes from the Norse word "sandr"

Killjoy.

ScazarMeltex posted...

At some point we, as a nation, are going to have to deal with this court the GOP has saddled us with. It's rulings are almost all in bad faith and exist to further the power of a party filled with Nazis. That's bad, and needs to be dealt with.

Robot2600 posted...

corrupt court needs to be fixed

2A fanatics love to remind us how their guns are to protect against government tyranny so Im sure theyll get right on that.

Umbreon posted...

If voter ID isn't 100% free, it's a poll tax.

That includes travel expenses.

On a related note, you should be paid for jury duty. The government should not be able to order you not to work because of some civic duty nonsense. If you pay tax, youre already doing your civic duty.

One slight silver lining to my new criminal record I suppose. I wont have to put up with that shit.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

I don't agree with long sentences. It should be 5 years max or life no in between. Kinda hard to get back on your feet not only with the stigma attached but having decades of no real work expierence.

Oh his sentence wasnt 28 years in one go. It was accumulated over most of his life. He was a standover man with a history of drug abuse and violence. Stuff that happens because people have unresolved trauma and get in with the wrong crowd, not because they wake up one morning and decide to be an asshole for the lulz (no matter what the public and tough on crime fascist politicians claim otherwise).

In fact a direct quote from one of my psyches: in my 15 years Ive encountered maybe one or two offenders at most whose actions were based solely on the desire to hurt people. Unfortunately this is difficult to talk about because it even applies to more serious offences and people will falsely accuse you of apologizing for them.

As always, the people who know things and the people who make the decisions have zero overlap.

I dont remember the details but Im pretty sure we covered all the important stuff with minimal propaganda, even though it was Catholic high school.

They did however manage to dedicate time to having someone come in from outside the school to hit us with anti-abortion propaganda.

Also one of the offenders I met during my journey through the legal system was a career criminal. Spent 28 years total in prison. Guess what? His step daughter finally helped him realize that wasnt a life to continue and hes now both reformed and the founder of an ex-inmate support program.

Fascist voters would have ruled him a lost cause decades ago and cheered on the death penalty, because most voters are trash people and the power they wield is basically a threat to human rights.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

Teaching known criminals locksmithing....seems smart.

I can say inmates could have the corner market on shoe stuff though. I'm sure some sneaker heads would pay to have their shoes cleaned and restored as best as possible.

The problem here is the label known criminal. Being a one off offender is very different to being a career criminal (like someone involved in organised crime). Hence why all the experts Ive worked recently have specifically avoided the term criminal and encouraged us not to use the term to refer to ourselves either. Same way AOD counsellors dont use the term alcoholic.

I remember Neopets.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

At what point does Trump finally get labeled a vexatious litigant?

Around the time hes held properly accountable for any other of his crimes.

wanderingshade posted...

If you're chasing a buzz, you're addicted to drugs.

And usually chasing a buzz is running away from something else. Fear of failure, anxiety, some chronic stress or condition.

I just find it more interesting being drunk. Its not like I sit there staring at a wall while drinking either. I have to be doing something that would also be fun even when sober.

Dont bring that shit gimmick of yours here. Seriously how did Vegy get banned before you?

Harpie posted...

Why do you consider yourself a lost cause?

Im literally impossible to employ and have no skills to offer either personally or professionally. Im literally just passing my days drinking and playing video games until my liver gives out. Ill be forgotten within a week too so its not even like Im throwing anything away.

ClayGuida posted...

Wage theft is the scummiest of all non violent theft.

The one thing worse than wage theft is the government directly overriding your right to work by allowing discriminatory requests by employers (like police clearances).

Sufferedphoenix posted...

I couldn't live off 32 hours a week.

I dont think the 32 hour work week was intended to also result in a pay loss. Otherwise no one would support it.

... Huh.

Reminds me of that time I was told that "sand" came from "that space between the sea and land." Whether that's actually the word's origin or not I can't say, but I want to believe it is because that's quite clever.

Topic title confuses me. We know what justice would be, but why would him going free and getting to run (and even win) be anarchy? Project 2025 would be the literal precise opposite.

Mad-Dogg posted...

Sadly I sometimes wonder if the real time aging thing is a possible reason capcom does not use jill nowhere near as much as they do chris when it comes to showing up in the actual main resident evil games alot. How some of these japanese companies have a reluctance to use older female characters outside of some sort of power/method that keeps them young looking like with soul calibur's ivy.

It's the same problem Hollywood has. Once an actress passes a certain age she is no longer lead/supporting lead/love interest material and at this point has to take on the role of "the old witch." Sometimes literally. Some manage to delay this fate though. Charlize Theron is still doing pretty well for herself.

SuperVegitoFAN posted...

I admit, i was a bit of a latecomer. Didnt play ff7 until 2015 (Love the remake project so far btw), but i do faintly recall the Mako->Fossil Fuels comparison being pretty noticeable.

...at worst/best its more blatant in remake, (Voice acting, Adaptation Expansion, etc) but it was definitely there.

I mean mako was much more heavy handed than fossil fuels. Climate change is one thing, but draining mako causes the cycle of life to stop and, if Bugenhagen's model is a literal representation, the planet to actually fall apart.

That's why I get iffy when people go overboard pointing out Barret's extremist actions as being comparable to religious extremism. It really isn't. Religious extremists kill people in the name of their fictional sky daddy. Barret's actions are in the name of a provable and impending death of the planet.

Kaiganeer posted...

you're clearly addicted to the feeling you get out of drinking/smoking, but you also seem very aware of that, so what's left is determining whether or not the habit is preventing you from living the kind of life you want to live

being an alcoholic doesn't automatically mean you've ruined your life, but holding on to self-control will probably only get harder and harder as time goes on

"The cost of staying the same has to outweigh the cost of change before a person will feel the need to take action."

In my case it has yet to, but TC still has time to preempt it and not become like me (36 and a lost cause).

TMOG posted...

The comic strip For Better Or For Worse actually did age its characters in real time and even had them die. Pretty sure it went on long enough that a character who was a baby when the comic debuted grew up and had a family of their own.

I like when fiction gets experimental like that. Same with 24.