added to the "big list of things I wish I could explain to my conservative father". I'm no liberal, but I'm far more moderate than he is and I don't think he recognizes, let alone understands, some of the logical fallacies I've caught him making in support of the GOP party line.
To anyone that is unclear on what the problem with "all lives matter" is:
First, whomever you are, I can only hope that you are not racist, that you are against police brutality, etc.
So in that hope, I can understand why a phrase like "all lives matter" seems positive… (1/4)
@juliangough FYI I was having trouble visiting your substack yesterday. I kept getting a certificate error which my browser wouldn't let me bypass, and https://t.co/BKiU4pfN5i's archive of the site only "sort of" works because moments after loading a post the content disappears.
@_actually1984@minombrenotimpo@ConcernedApe@hugoasduarte Sounds about right. It's even worse than getting a steam discount applied if you own SDV, since at least there are some limits to discounts imposed by Steam, and it may not apply automatically🤣
@Wizard101 Of course this happens when my membership is almost up. And, for that matter, after I (based on misleading information in Milo Barker's quest suggesting the Ranked Pet Derby was still a thing) spent quite a bit of time training pets without this boost. I am just slightly salty!
@FeiginBoris@realMaalouf Thank you for being one of the more sane responses in the thread. I find myself wanting to cite Matthew 7:3-5 to some of supposedly Christian responses here but I feel like the plank might blind them to what I'm saying...
@glimmegloomink@FeiginBoris@realMaalouf Tragic is that is, it does not invalidate the right. I would like to be able to share my religion in public places, and so I will try to extend the same courtesy to all others.
@realMaalouf "I can take a good guess which way Micah is"
what's with all the bigotry in the responses? Y'all are acting as if the very existence of a person with a differing religion offends you, how can we expect Christianity to be treated any better? Take the plank out of your eye...
@BrunellaCapitan@sciencegirl@grok In terms of the iterated prisoner's dilemma, where do Israel and Hamas fall on the sliding scale of "nice" strategies vs. "nasty" strategies?
@RainierSleeps @lisa_liberal@Chaddwith2ds I still think critical thinking might be a better term for what they are deficient in. One can prepare food in a microwave, go shopping, and (though safety may be a concern) operate a motor vehicle without sufficient critical thinking skills to question Google Search's authority.
@markmcmannwah@BrunellaCapitan@sciencegirl@grok Good call. While I will point out that the AI could be telling you what you want to hear (Asking the AI for judgment connotates negative opinion)... Grok's point nonetheless stands that emotional and conspiratorial thinking such as this has no place in truth-seeking discussions
@HouseGOP@HouseDemocrats@SenateGOP@SenateDems At this point, red or blue, lib or con, I don't care: if you screwheads can't get your act together and LEARN. TO. COMPROMISE. none of you will get my vote next term. I'm not exactly a scAmazon fan, yet I'd sooner vote Jeff Bezos!
@SouthPark@THR I'm a bit late to the satire party but: fucking golden. Heart, retweeted, bookmarked.
Winnie the Ping, Winnie the Ping... Time to start hosting a few Tor bridges