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That's what I thought. Bloody hell... I can only hope I can put my own vanity and narcissism to better use than that. Again, ugh.

Wrong. It works. They did exactly that in Australia and the UK. The evidence shows it works. You haven't addressed that. Please do. By that logic, evi...

That is good. (Y)

Did you read my post? Nobody's asking you (Americans) to solve the general problem of "evil". That's the whole point. That's unsolvable. I asked you t...

? I didn't say you said that. But they are and nothing will be done (by Republicans at least) because they are owned by people who sell and promote gu...

I didn't say "good" leader. We have to act. Period. In doing so we are necessarily acting as if we are something because we are something, something t...

Sure, just one minor change. Delete "Baden". Insert "Hanover". (Y)

It is as I said before. I think I remember the Star Wars one now. So, your polls were deleted not for being polls but for other reasons. Not being phi...

Sure, that's it's purpose but it's still part of an OP and is subject to OP guidelines. I don't remember your particular polls though. What poll do yo...

I was thinking Badenia, but ok.

It sounds like an attempt at art to me. I wouldn't sell the game to kids, but I don't see anything objectionable in it. But, ok, maybe someone will.

I meant in the US with consideration of their constitution. If I were running my own country, I'd go for UK style gun laws.

So you've answered your own question. What else is there to say? Is there an angle on this you want us to debate?

The only thing worse than waiting for something terrible to happen before taking preventative measures is to let it happen over and over and over and ...

Do you mean something like you don't know if your beard, for example, is a simple expression of masculinity or based on some form of underlying neurot...

On top of that, most people have a psychopathic shadow lurking not far underneath the surface, but it takes some form of authority (or maybe extreme e...

A psychopath's truth is very clear to them. It's just built on different foundations to ours. Maybe you're numb to their truth and wandering aimlessly...

Well, yes, being immoral doesn't hurt them. If someone gave you or me a drug that suppressed this moral pain, I have no doubt we would do whatever we ...

It's a set of physical and mental traits associated with maleness. Observe. You want to be a leader, for example, act masculine (to a degree).

Yes, but once you've learned it, it's very hard to unlearn it. It's like trying to rewrite your personality from scratch. Can't be done. You can only ...

Obviously, there's a social element to masculinity; just as obviously, there's a biological element that kicks in after puberty. So, no, masculinity i...

We're smearing you because we would like to see you stop killing each other at rates far higher than occur in Europe because of your overly permissive...

So, now you're back to pretending the problem can't be solved and therefore not solving it. "Evil" did it. Shrug. When this happened in Australia, the...

I think the American policy is "You must have a hand."

Here's an example of the Australian policy on handguns: "Category H Handguns including air pistols and deactivated handguns. This class is available t...

Policy would be much more detailed. I didn't specifically mention semi-automatics, for example (I guess automatics are already banned). I didn't menti...

I just expressed a principle by the way. The actual policy I think has been most effective and is most relevant is Australia's 1996 measures.

Responding to Tiff's attitude and headlines in the US of politicians saying nothing can be done. Oh, and Buxtebuddha too with nothing constructive to ...

I'm actually starting to think it's pathological.

See, if Americans can't even admit they have a problem and would rather play semantics then more gun deaths, more chaos with healthcare, and so on. Ad...

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It's pretty simple folks. The grammar was in the form of a (conditional) instruction, so the default meaning is an instruction. Pragmatics becomes rel...

It's a pity the American "can do" attitude disappears when it comes to gun deaths and healthcare. Every other major industrialized country in the worl...

Call me crazy but it is a bit different to the original. (No, don't actually call me crazy.. :))

You'd be dead in a week. Blue on blue. :D

That's interesting as I can spot that one straight away as not being meant as an instruction.

I know. I meant general "you". I can't really imagine you applying or being a cop.

I don't really. It's just an impression based on mostly anecdotal evidence. I could be wrong.

That is odd. Like you're too smart to be a cop. You sure about that one?

I know. My point was cops are not especially intelligent or stupid. I would expect them to be around the 100 mark, wouldn't you? Obviously, rocket sci...

You seem to be an exceptional case then Tiff. The more pressing problem is loony tunes having guns and using them to murder people not sensible people...

I'm close to that point. I also think a lot of his philosophy stems from his own super high conscientiousness. I haven't heard him address that. Much ...

Yes, and that is again the right thing to say in this environment. We're at an impasse because you'll just keep making all the right moves and proving...

OK, I don't consider being flexible more negative than being dominating though. Or being aggressive more negative than being accommodating. Both have ...

You've watched them all. Really? There are hundreds.

Yes, but there are some situations where you negotiate terms in order to have a sensible conversation. As in, if by what you mean by masculine is A th...

I think we may have watched the same Jordan Peterson video. :) Semantics really. Masculinity is not exclusively male and femininity not exclusively fe...

(I'm not trying to mess with you here by the way. Feel free to discount this. I just find it a fairly coherent, if not particularly pleasant, way of l...

I hear you, bro'.

Sure and that's a sensible strategy to gain respect, and so a higher placement in the hierarchy in this intellectually orientated environment. You can...