The election is going to Biden. I think that's pretty clear now. Hardly a mandate, but a good thing. The rest is pretty much a sign that Democrats nee...
The amount of evidence one has to overlook to really believe something so naive is staggering. Yes, the same state that is owned by the wealthy. The s...
A very important point. I'm a bit of an odd duck, so the onus is on me to explain myself clearer. Normally what I say doesn't get challenged to this l...
Good point -- perhaps "class background" is a better way to say it. True...but a pretty compelling historical argument (in my view) can be made that i...
Yes indeed. It's not that any of those things aren't important, it's a matter of generality. I think economic factors has a wider explanatory breadth....
Yes, we do know what the reasons are. If you're looking for 100% certainty in life, you won't walk out the door, because you don't know for certain if...
No one is pretending this -- quite the contrary. Power structures are indeed real and should be questioned. Authority should be questioned, in general...
Forget the word "justification," then. Think of it this way: someone tells you to do something, and you question why. The "why?" question is asking fo...
The notion doesn't play out how you think, because you're certainly not listening to mine. As far as it being modern and recent -- formulated as such,...
You, and other philosophy hobbyists (not meant insultingly), often fall back on reasoning like this. What difference does it make whether there's "agr...
I don't see him saying this either, really. Things that may appear "natural" are largely conditioned by economic factors and class, yes. But human bei...
I think there could be many reasonable solutions for the particular problems we face, but it takes questioning and working together to discover and im...
Not necessarily. They may simply not want to live under oppression and tyranny. But yes, almost any system of power since the neolithic revolution has...
No, but nor do I have to be in order to see that they're much less broad and less impactful than class. I'm not a cooper, either -- and I suppose one ...
There are many aspects of history, of course. Whether class is the issue isn't relevant. What matters is that it is an essential part of the progress ...
That's beside the point if the questions aren't being asked. Sure. And we can do so on tentative assumptions -- we don't have to work out the answer t...
Again, good instincts. In a more rational world, 97% of the electorate would simply push the button and then get back to the hard work of pursuing the...
You're on a moving train. One track goes off the cliff, the other goes over a rickety, dangerous bridge. These are the only options, because you're on...
I had no illusions about Obama either. But when you say that Biden is worse, I don't know what you mean. I'm not interested so much in the personality...
Still, your point is well taken. One popular vote win out of the last 7 is still not a great record. Demographics can't change quickly enough. There's...
Well if you're right, we're completely screwed. So we can give up now, or we can give ourselves some hope, however minor it might be. I don't see an a...
I guess it's speculation that the sun will rise tomorrow, then. Fine. True, we can believe Trump is perhaps visited by 3 ghosts this Christmas and cha...
Hopefully many don't. To shame people for making the right choice, as if they fully endorse Biden, is so childish as to be embarrassing. I expect noth...
Yes. But you said it: the reason is because people over-emphasize the importance of voting. Yes, it is important -- especially now. Why? Because we'd ...
Of course we're all responsible. Given the system we're currently in, in the real world, we make our decisions. Voting is a minor one, but there's no ...
Another very good point. But I sympathize with those who do -- Biden is awful, and Bernie was much, much better. If I thought not voting, or voting fo...
I wish I was as clear and articulate as that 90+ year old man. This time around, he's been saying that even in a "safe" state, one should vote Biden -...
All of which agree entirely with what I'm saying. When I say "may be translated," I mean exactly that. "Unconcealment" is another way, which Heidegger...
You don't know what you're talking about. Your entire take on this is almost nauseating. Yes, sit back and do nothing. Enjoy life. Nothing else to see...
They're not the same. This was my point, which you tried, and failed, to show was incorrect with that passage. The ordinary way of understanding time ...
You have trouble reading, I think. That's fine. But ask yourself: what is it that has become explicit in an Aristotle's interpretation? Answer: The or...
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