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Signtist

@ Signtist @lemm.ee

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  • Liberal Death Cult

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  • We're well past identifying the source of the problem. If aliens invaded and everyone was debating how best to fight back, you'd be sitting there saying "Why is nobody blaming the aliens!?" Everyone who would understand that the country is falling into fascism already does. Anyone who doesn't simply hasn't yet admitted that they like fascism.

    Yes, fascists exist, and are to blame for a large chunk of the failures of society. Now is the time to figure out who's going to help fight against them in a way that keeps them away for as long as possible, and who's going to claim that they had some good points, setting the stage for their expedited return.

  • Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit

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  • You can't teach if you don't identify where the students are getting things wrong and correct them. It's one of the major reasons why teachers deserve so much more pay. My wife used to be a teacher, and she worked 2-3 hours past the end of school correcting students' work pretty much every weekday, and spent several hours every weekend planning out her lessons for the following week. She got paid significantly less than me working in a basic entry-level 9-5 office position.

  • do you think freewill truly exists?

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  • My wife and I will sit in the same room for hours and never speak a word to each other. We only talk when we have something to say, and we're both happy with that relationship. My sister thinks we're crazy, but we like it quiet.

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  • There's a reason for those "slower traffic move right" signs. People drive at different speeds - if the people behind want to go faster than the people in front, it's their responsibility to let them pass, so long as there's a safe space in another lane to do so.

  • Not a thunderdome

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  • I guarantee you a conservative would skim this and say "That's it! We should build a thunderdome!"

  • Determinism

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  • I never understood the fight against nihilism, as if it's inherently bleak. I came to the conclusion that nothing truly matters a long time ago, but that doesn't keep me from feeling like stuff matters, and doing what matters to me. Subjective meaning can still drive you to pursue and live a good life even while you're aware that objective meaning doesn't exit. Happiness feels good, which is enough for me.

  • True

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  • It's a bit tougher, which is why I usually didn't bother. I'd start by accusing them of robbing a bank, and when they would inevitably say they didn't, I'd point out that my made-up testimony alone is just as verifiable as their legitimate one alone. Then I'd explain how being able to convince a jury of people - who weren't present at the time of the crime - that a specific person is guilty is a good way to make sure there's actually enough verifiable evidence to ensure it happened, and isn't just a setup by someone lying to get them in trouble.

    If the crime was so blatant that people obviously saw it happen, there would ideally be enough physical evidence that the crime happened, and if there isn't, then it would still be preferable to let a criminal walk free rather than make an innocent person go to jail because they couldn't prove they didn't do what someone else said they did.

    The tough thing is that some people have too large of an ego, and will just ignore that entire point, thinking that the people they "know" to be criminals should just be locked up because "it's obvious," and then we get to the situation happening now.

  • True

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  • Yeah, I used to explain it to people by having them imagine watching someone rob a bank, and ask them if that person is guilty. They'd always say yes, and I'd explain that they're actually not: doing the crime isn't how someone becomes guilty, being found guilty in the court of law is how someone becomes guilty. That often got people to at least understand what the phrase "innocent until proven guilty" really meant, which I thought was enough. Turns out I should've also explained why that's actually a good thing, because now they're supporting just bypassing the court of law altogether.

  • me_irl

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  • Jokes on you, that's all I wanted to do as a kid anyway. Livin' the dream!

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    YSK how to unclog a toilet

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  • I've never had a problem starting on step 4 and repeating a few times.

  • Valid point

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  • I don't even have to pretend I'm not working when I'm in the office. I'm constantly being interrupted by people to the point where I only get maybe 2 hours of good working conditions total throughout the day. I may spend a good amount of my time at home blatantly not working, but even then I'm still getting more work done in a day than trying and failing to work for 8 hours in the office.

  • AOC Seen as ‘Face’ of Democratic Party — and It’s Not Even Close: New Poll

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  • It all makes sense when you realize who makes the cutoff for what they consider "people."

  • 'We will abandon you if war continues,' Trump tells Israel - report

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  • I didn't even think it could mean anything other than that until I started reading the comments. Coming from Trump this certainly reads more like a "finish them!" than a "leave them alone!"

  • Crowd size

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  • Correct - forums are a place for people who talk rather than do, because those that do don't have the time to argue online. Though I shit on all evil, regardless of some arbitrary relation to America. I don't rely on American news outlets, I watch the global scene. It's why I understand that America is just as bad as any of the other cartoonishly evil places in the world that people will fall for propaganda to defend.

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  • I think we all know that anyone sitting on the computer talking about activism is here because they're not out performing activism. This is the place of cowards who talk bigger than they are.

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  • I live in the US, so I know first hand how having faith in anyone in a position of power will come back to bite you.

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  • Only fight the greater evils! Lesser evils should be ignored! The cry of people who don't understand how greater evils are created.

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  • It makes me want to dedicate my life to fighting the US, NK, SK, and any other government that exploits its people instead of serving them.

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  • Haha, you think I'm afraid of admitting the US is just as bad as NK? Ridiculous. Where do you think they learned it from?

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