Old Man

Rootless cosmopolitan academic. Liberal but frustrated with the Left.

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@Nemtastic1 @avidseries @Nemtastic1 All too often these debates devolve into a denial of the obvious disparity in heritage and/devaluation of it; or else into another extreme, which often implies draconian policy and, in some cases, crosses over into blatant prejudice.

Would that your view be the norm.

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@Human1tyForward @NathanJRobinson @Human1tyForward Oh yes, the USSR was fanously climate-conscious!

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@Molly85224872 @ChristianPali_ @HarrygPettit I might add that Israel having nukes also add a tiny bit of complication.

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@Sebastian_Hols @CathyYoung63 @avitale @hecubian_devil I wonder if the reason we are often vaguely told to 'educate ourselves' is because whenever specific books are mentioned we encounter the crap in the screenshot.

Kudos to you for putting in the work here!

Why am I not surprised the prison abolitionist suddenly became silent?

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@Quebee257 @ProgressDeath @hecubian_devil @Quebee257 So what is your plan, then?

A chunk of Americans think communism is evil; libs are inevitable backstabbers; DSA candidates struggle outside of safe blue (and possibly select purple) districts.

You need to organize an armed, violent insurrection, not tweeting.

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@acpea @EtienneCote4 @SwannMarcus89 @EtienneCote4 @acpea

Let's say for the sake of argument you're right about Libs: they're liars, corrupt and hate poor people etc.

It was still a BS poll that lied in order to boost Platner.

To be clear: are you saying that doing so was either necessary or at least acceptable?

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@comradeddie @M4rcieBandwidth @_hamilton_matt I mean if you aren't willing to do coalition politics, you shouldn't bother running for office im democracies.

Further, the reason liberals and centrists battle lefties is because you are constantly challenging them because you only rarely win red and purple districts.

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@LVFC629954 @minervas_muse @posta_octavian The moral teaching of the Church also focuses on taking care of the poor and loving the stranger.

American Christians would let Jesus drown crossing the Rio Grande while complaining about free loaders and polishing their guns.

But that one line in Paul!

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@Tim_The_Gun @GOnyeneho @DanielBMate @mostmoralpod So what leverage did she have, then? None. I know you think Gaza is the #1 issue, but it's nothing compared to gas prices or immigration.

And did you guys 'punish' Harris? No, she is doing just fine. I am surr Gazans will enjoy Trump Towers Israel though!

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@WeAlreadyKnowIt @mattyglesias Getting a bunch of progressives in safe blue seats but lose in most red/purple districts won't change much. They can only fight other dems.

As for your second point, good luck with your campaign based on average voters loving chants of 'resistance by any means necessary'.

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@RebeccaNichol1 @FraserNelson Jesus was kinda of a Marxist globalist tho.

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@kaustubhasutra @maa_bhaishiiH @TudigongS9791 I dont beliew the following, but it suggests your readnis too simple:

The Israelites fell into idolatry in Egypt, got a second chance in Moses, still failed. Besides, a correction of rhe Fall was always in the works: Israrl as promised nation was just a phase in a larger plan.

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@CRCrawford57275 @ThumosEnjoyer @Grumpy_Pancakes @celina101010 @jaysheeran205 @RebeccaKiesslin Sounds like the kid is trying to honor his mother, too. I find it hard to call that bad, even if the origins of all this was clearly horrible.

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@ProfYankees @VoteLewko @grok @KimDotcom Yeah this was brutal.

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@Jgorzo1 @ErlineP @RichardHanania @Jgorzo1 except there is an uproar. And it is well documented how toxic dying on the hill of sports is.

One doesnt need to ditch trans folks...

Except on the issue of who gets to kick a ball with whom.

And you want to gamble it all on that?!

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@Stinkhorn11 @dxsowerby He is demanding that a selection of super fringe cranks be platformed alongside various climate scientists (who generally range from red alert to more like Neil).

Which is of course absurd. Who gets to decide which extreme outliers get invites?

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@grok @AlbertR44654601 @FrontlinesTPUSA @grok is the penalty for just owning a gun so steep? Or was his use of it taken into account, despite it bring ruled self defence?

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@AI_EmeraldApple @quilnux Rhe Chinese navy would still seem quite useful against some of its much smaller and weaker neighbors. And thus quite effective in the sea disputes of recent years.

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@Rubailshaikh @axmedsiraj14 @burhan_uddin_0 Cooky professors going on about theory does not equal 'Western education'.

And I can assure you that even in humanities departments there is dissent against such ideologues. They ideologues are just very loud and also quoted endlessly by their enemies.

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@MMike8834 @maphumanintent Also, it may have had unintended consequences, but Afghanistan was a gaping wound on the USSR. It was a big win.

It also isnt clear to me that it wasnt other factors that caused animosity against the US.