Davis

@davis – it’s true that abused women often say that psychological abuse is worse than the physical.

@autumn – we seem to be talking about a failure of empathy.  I think empathy is a product of what we perceive and how we feel about it.  Empathic concern or compassion depends on how much we approve of the other person.  If we don’t – then co…[Read more]

@Davis

While Mexico is passing more and more liberal legislation, states are banning the teaching of slavery brutality, abortions, discussing the fact that gay people exist and penalising corporations that disagree with their policies.

I just want to live somewhere in peace where I can blend in and be left alone. Mexico or New Mexico are the only…[Read more]

@Davis

You rightly point out that we have a monopoly problem. Amazon has become a monopoly primarily by having a better business model that led to them becoming indispensable. It’s too large and ubiquitous and responsible legislators who don’t take bribes from lobbyists would probably have broken Amazon up by now.

To my knowledge, Elon Musk…[Read more]

@Davis – An august person is a distinguished and impressive person. You most likely had that in your mind when you were commenting. 🙂

Unseen wrote:

@davis The Anarchist Cookbook is banned in the United States? No, you can even pick it up on Amazon. I’m not arguing in favor of pedophilia, which should be legal in practice. I do think that NAMBLA shouldn’t be presenting their arguments in favor of buggery. I’m opposed to slavery but I can’t agree with outlawing discuss…

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@Davis

The Anarchist Cookbook is banned in the United States? No, you can even pick it up on Amazon.

I’m not arguing in favor of pedophilia, which should be legal in practice. I do think that NAMBLA shouldn’t be presenting their arguments in favor of buggery. I’m opposed to slavery but I can’t agree with outlawing discussing or even advocating…[Read more]

@Davis @Jake

As I’ve said, allowing the government to decide what you can read, watch, hear, see, or believe allows any government to do it, not just a government enforcing your ideas. Case in point:

I spent 15 minutes on Google trying to find even one example of a CRT-infected math problem. Something…[Read more]

@Davis

I take it by “The same people who decide what Libel is, what copyright infringement is, what constitutes “causing a panic”, what constitutes “inciting a crime” etc.” you mean lawmakers. I wasn’t talking about who creates restraints or limits on what people are allowed to say, see, hear, and ultimately believe. I was more talking about e…[Read more]

@Davis

Who decides what we may say, see, and hear? What are their qualifications? Do they need some sort of education or expertise?

And by what authority are such basic rights abridged? Should I assume you’d be happy with a censor who gives what the public thinks and believes no consideration whatsoever if that runs contrary to such a person’s values.

@Davis

This comedian/commentator is for you, because he uses ONLY direct citations from reputable sources.

Can we trust the experts (evidence-based medicine)?

Why would the CDC ignores its own experts?

@Davis

Belle, anyone can reshape a word to suit their narrative. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as long as it is clear what they mean by that word, that their definition doesn’t cause pointless confusion (or confusion on purpose) and that the audience is given a convincing reason to take this definition seriously.

Right. But here we are dis…[Read more]

@davis – whatever definitions I could give, are never going to encompass all the things that people mean by the word.

Simon, unless you are dealing wit poetry…why would you use a term that is this elusive? How can you achieve much (if anything) if people are talking about something different (or at least vaguely overlapping) when you can use so…[Read more]

@davis – whatever definitions I could give, are never going to encompass all the things that people mean by the word.

@davis – I doubt it.  Other attributes of their experience would come to the fore, in a sporting team.  On the other hand, if they were getting stoned, or otherwise thoughtful, on some occasions, they might think of it a bit that way.  Perhaps it depends on how much into their volleyball they were.

@Davis

Here in the U.S. we are protected from our government by the 1st Amendment of our Constitution and by the FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act), so it seems the government has farmed out censorship to the so-called mainstream media and the social media who can censor at will without violating the law or being subject to FOIA. This arrangement…[Read more]

Autumn wrote:

Unseen wrote:

@davis and Autumn

You are free to @whomever you like, granted, but what did I just say yesterday? [a courtesy reminder]

Now, now. You promised.

Unseen wrote:

@davis and Autumn

You are free to @whomever you like, granted, but what did I just say yesterday? [a courtesy reminder]

@Davis and Autumn

When people decry the “fact” (really?) that there are no LGBTQ athletes, they strangely aren’t referring to women’s sports. Of course, it’s hard to analyze women since I think openness to bisexuality is more common in women than men, or at least admitting it is harder for the men.

But there are openly gay male athletes in all…[Read more]

@Davis

Like I said, there are no mass rallies against a particular racial or ethnic or nationality in America. Yes, there definitely is racism here, but in over expression, it’s typically individual actions.

Many argue that the plight of American blacks in large part is due to efforts to “help” them. Witness the relative success of the Chinese,…[Read more]

@Davis

Yeah, I think Europe has a bigger vulgar/bigot fan problem than the U.S. just like Europe has a bigger racism problem than the U.S., where demonstrations demanding the expatriation of Muslims or Africans or whatever virtually never happens. Hooliganism is a rarity here, and while the occasional individual may yell something demeaning or…[Read more]