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You said it. Michael was talking to you at the time. The important thing is: you won't be saying that in the future, right?

I had it all up on twitter at one point. I took it down. His sexism is principled. He would like to see changes (I suppose throughout the world) where...

It's more stuff like asserting that women want to be assaulted. I'm fine with discussing sexism, sexuality, gender whatever. When the comments begin t...

The bulk of his sexist remarks were made a few months ago. He made a few more a few weeks ago. It's nice to know there won't be any more. I just have ...

I don't care if you're sexist or not. I just don't want to see you posting sexist comments. Baden says that won't be a problem. :D

Me too.

Historically his sexist comments have been over the top, so I doubt that will be an issue.

So the the fact that Duke is your ally doesn't give you pause?

Your ally is David Duke. Are you ok with that?

If we had a king who rules by divine right, we could just take his word. But Americans don't have one of those. We grapple. If you don't care one way ...

I'm offended by it. Confederate flags, monuments to southern participants... it's all the remnants of white supremacist crap. The slogan "The South wi...

It's a goal. A founding principle.

Are you talking about eligibility to vote? Lincoln was elected in 1860 if that helps you. Might want to read a history of your own country... I'm just...

I was quoting the Gettysburg Address, Popeye. That's cool. You shouldn't have a problem with the removal of the statue, then.

No, Americans go overboard celebrating the offensive. That's actually partly why we like Trump, I think. "...our forefathers founded upon this contine...

This is an example of how it works, actually. Agustino is sexist. If he had his way, people like me would be disenfranchised and peripheralized. The p...

As always, it depends on your presuppositions. Chomsky is saying that evidence points to language being an innate capability. That leads him to say th...

As I read your last post I got this picture of a problem (for lack of a better word) appearing over and over in different guises. It's like a pendulum...

:) Should you send a note to your mom: "Now I know how you felt..." ?

Gravity was originally presented without any clarity about its essence or composition. So how is the concept understood? By understanding the bigger p...

Nah... My Civil War phase is long passed.

Um... I guess partly because I'm having difficulty believing you really don't see that a statue to Lee is offensive. But if you aren't just kidding ar...

I'm pretty familiar with the topic. The war was over slavery.

Lee knew exactly what he was doing. If you want to honor him, build a statue for him in your backyard. Try concrete and beer bottles. That would be at...

I'm familiar with how he made his decision. He fought for the south and therefore he fought for slavery. This isn't controversial.

Unfortunately his decision to fight for the south defines him. Whatever honor he may be due will have to be offered in private.

My little story was just supposed to help you understand why it's offensive. He fought for slavery. Memorializing him is offensive. It just is.

Probably. Imagine you're black. You're walking around and you stop to notice a statue of Lee. You think, "Oh that's great. Let's celebrate the guy who...

Yea. Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? I think that was his land prior to the war.

I guess they have a lot of free time.

My beef is with what it represents.

I think the ones who've been in prison are usually in better shape.

All Nazis are Nazi-lites until they take over the government and start goose-stepping to and fro.

He was anti-slavery ironically. But a monument to him is just blatantly fucked up.

Is there some reason white supremacists can't pick out a decent beer?

A monument to Robert E Lee is just wrong.

What would white supremacists do if they actually had power? A new Jim Crow arrangement?

(Y) So do you agree that Descartes' dualism was in some ways a response to the scientific revolution? The rise of physicalism brought the concept of m...

Cool. Thanks!

OK, so you're setting out a schematic for functions of consciousness as opposed to reducing it. That's cool.

Cool. I look forward to it. I need to watch it again. I was doing something else while listening the first time.

Yep. Its from a speech. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sw15-vSY8E

Your language is a bit emancipatory. Nothing wrong with that, but just note that your anchor isn't about addressing problems. You are a spokesman for ...

I think Descartes' concept of mind is an inevitable side effect of physicalism. It provides a point of reference.

But Descartes was rich.

True.

Thought and feeling can be pretty passive. That was my point: not that consciousness isn't involved in habit, intent, and action, but that those thing...

I thought you had said something about action. My bad.

You think I'm usually hostile?

A person can be conscious without having any particular intentions. Being vs doing. If you agree with that.. then why did you get hostile? Just say: "...