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Let's take it as a given that crime and poverty are strongly correlated then black on black violence isn't an issue of race but a consequence of it, o...
July 04, 2020 at 18:57
This is a tiresome deflection. It does not invalidate in any way, shape or form the issue of police brutality. Edit: here's an analogy: after the twin...
July 04, 2020 at 18:14
oh, so they "disrupt families" and at the same time you don't think they "can operate as extended families"? Inconsistent much? You're such a shill fo...
July 04, 2020 at 16:43
Or, in a single exercise by the government, they lost 1.4 billion USD. I'm doubtful the underfunded IRS could've reasonably be expected to do better b...
July 04, 2020 at 16:35
answer the question https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/431583
July 04, 2020 at 16:30
I don't think they will begrudge you your nuclear family. It seems to me everybody is welcome provided they support freedom and justice.
July 04, 2020 at 16:14
nono, don't deflect. We'll deal with what I said (which you again misread) after is it clear you are talking out of your ass when you say "self-avowed...
July 04, 2020 at 15:42
Are they, as you claimed, disrupting families and is that their goal, or were you full of shit as usual?
July 04, 2020 at 15:11
I don't like the times (global warming, pollution, over fishing, the PRC, mass extinction of species, Russian meddling, Trump and his racist base, I c...
July 04, 2020 at 12:23
Cool saying. Speaking of culture war. According to Trump the US is under attack from "far left fascism". I suppose, in the case of the US, it's a nice...
July 04, 2020 at 10:36
Your really can't read can you? They stated "We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement". And why would that be? Maybe bec...
July 04, 2020 at 08:27
Why support a cause worth supporting?
July 04, 2020 at 07:45
Elections might not but legislation most definitely correlates with who had the money to influence the process.
July 04, 2020 at 07:07
You had to go and explain it! And here I was looking forward to him making a fool of himself even further... Oh well.
July 04, 2020 at 05:45
I know what that website says and it doesn't say what NOS thinks it says by incorrectly quoting them.
July 04, 2020 at 05:16
Where is that quote from? Edit: let me rephrase, are you sure 1. you quoted them correctly (hint: no) and 2. that you understand what they're saying o...
July 03, 2020 at 17:38
Yeah, how about doing that instead of equating their training to what BLM actually stands for. Not that there is anything wrong with Marxism to begin ...
July 03, 2020 at 15:36
*dumb blonde mode one* It's like as if American has less words today, you know? *mode off*
July 03, 2020 at 12:22
Too early to tell. But with all the symbolic victories and limited, coordinated efforts to resolve the underlying issues, it may very well be it will ...
July 03, 2020 at 12:17
I'm not buying this. Non-violent protest is preferable if it's effective but violent protests is preferable if nonviolent means are ineffective when p...
July 03, 2020 at 07:44
The Dutch government has once again reiterated it will not apologise for its slavery past because it would be polarising. :vomit: Apparently some peop...
July 02, 2020 at 13:12
But isn't that a bit arbitrary? I mean, the Netherlands is tiny with a relatively homogenous culture compared to the USA. Most things are internationa...
July 02, 2020 at 13:01
In: Hong Kong  — view comment
To which the Chinese Ambassador already reacted as if it was the worst insult ever. Fuck the PRC.
July 02, 2020 at 08:48
In: Hong Kong  — view comment
Yes, this is not the first time this has happened with laws. Some countries accept universal jurisdiction over human rights cases as well and then the...
July 02, 2020 at 05:53
In: Hong Kong  — view comment
I don't see sufficient awareness with most Europeans for any type of action being likely. A statement here and a statement there and in a few months e...
July 02, 2020 at 04:38
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There's nobody here defending the PRC so not much discussion to be had I'm afraid. I read this thread though. It's good the UK is offering a special v...
July 01, 2020 at 20:28
He doesn't want to answer because he realises any answer will trap him in an inconsistent position.
July 01, 2020 at 04:30
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The revolution is here.
June 27, 2020 at 14:30
I think you're missing the point ssu is trying to make. Of course you need consensus. It's precisely why, despite good beginnings you say this: I susp...
June 26, 2020 at 14:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toL1tXrLA1c The whole "they took our jobs" skit is economically unsound. In my example, did I get a head start or do y...
June 26, 2020 at 14:08
https://youtu.be/wALwzjVwM7g Some nice examples of ongoing racism in US society.
June 26, 2020 at 13:49
I thought so too. It's a bit of a tangent but since you're coming now from the individualist side on these topics I'm wondering about how some things ...
June 26, 2020 at 12:56
So? What's the return for society to help orphans? By your own criteria that it "must benefit society" we shouldn't be helping them. And I'll remind y...
June 26, 2020 at 10:26
Yawn. That's almost an argument. First you cherrypick. How does helping orphans benefit society as a whole? Second, since when does alleviating povert...
June 25, 2020 at 21:18
The treasury department sent $1.4 billion worth of stimulus payments to dead people. The direct payments, which were approved as part of the $2 trilli...
June 25, 2020 at 17:36
Do I write so strangely for you to miss the point I'm trying to make? Who are the people in power in businesses, politics and governmental positions? ...
June 25, 2020 at 09:39
Justice for Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain. If you can stomach it: https://youtu.be/q5NcyePEOJ8
June 25, 2020 at 09:02
As a white man? I'd say it's using our white privilege to forward the agenda of oppressed people mostly by ensuring they are heard. Just watch how mos...
June 25, 2020 at 08:54
I always find this a rather amusing viewpoint. Nobody partook in a crime either except for the criminal and his victim, yet we go out of our way to pa...
June 25, 2020 at 07:25
This totally misses the point. Systemic racism is not about "intent" or people "purposefully" doing things now to disadvantage blacks. Let's say yeste...
June 24, 2020 at 12:31
Exactly. I've always found the just war tradition a convenient excuse for murder. There's an intent behind the theory that's laudable but it's practic...
June 24, 2020 at 11:31
And they are disproportionally poor because...?
June 24, 2020 at 11:24
Let's assume this is all true. This is different from systemic racism because...? Or do you agree there's systemic racism but think people are not cle...
June 24, 2020 at 11:16
What's actually misused in these debates is the inability for people to make a coherent argument and instead of that post videos from which their inte...
June 24, 2020 at 09:36
I already did. You cannot infer what you wanted to infer about systemic racism within the police in their interactions with suspects from the way poli...
June 24, 2020 at 06:55
Simpson's paradox. Look it up. Wrong. So you put out a blurb referencing a survey, which I then look up and read, share with you, you allege I haven't...
June 24, 2020 at 06:06
I did and I'm not questioning their methodology. I'm questioning the conclusions you think you can derive from it. So again, what's the universe of pe...
June 24, 2020 at 05:57
Because victims and perpetrators are treated the same by police?
June 24, 2020 at 05:38