Kuba Adamów

Unseen wrote:
But white folks with black adopted children?

I know a pair of adults with Nigerian heritage who were adopted by white parents.  I don’t know how much it happens.  There are a lot of mixed race children and adults around.

Unseen wrote:
How many white parents with black adopted children are you aware of in your daily life or even over your entire life experience so far, Simon? I don’t think I’ve ever seen such situations depicted on American shows and I’ve never experienced such situations in my personal life.

For one thing, America’s blacks generally disappr…

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Unseen wrote:
One does see gay or lesbian couples in American TV, but far less often than on UK shows. Granted, I’m an outsider but to me it feels a bit forced.

You don’t think it’s political at all? People kind of forcing their aspirations on the viewing public? Liberal content creators infusing their work product with their closely-held polit…

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Unseen wrote:
It would seem that if I took UK programming as reflective of the actual situation in the UK, interracial couples and white parents with black children are really commonplace, which is certainly not the case in the United States, at least in our middle class.

Also, Muslims are presented in everyday life situations much more so than…

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Enco, that is an even worse cop-out I expected to come from you. Do you have absolutely no intellectual dignity? Are you utterly completely incapable of conceding a point or admitting you have, at the very minimum made too grandiose a claim?

Enco, that people with more disposable income give more “charitable” donations is not in dispute. That is obvious. Of course that would happen. Once again I ask you, please present evidence that this would, assuming we end public support of essential programs that would provide assistance to the most vulnerable to ensure their survival and most…[Read more]

The level of homelessness in your country is staggering and the amount of people left to fight for themselves and literally die in the gutter is depressing.

I never claimed people do not donate money. Nor have I claimed that people aren’t getting more generous over time. I am simply denying your ludicrous claim that donations from private people…[Read more]

It all sort of makes sense Pope. The rest of the civilised world is extremely puzzled by the flag waving exceptionalism (along with other exceptional American things like gun lunacy, allowing the vulnerable to go fuck themselves, the uniform worshipping and bootlicking and the social regression (though that last one is not exceptional, its…[Read more]

Outrage culture is a very real thing. “Cancel culture” is not. People paying a price for things they say is nothing new, it has happened always and will always happen. It is not “cultural”, it is a natural part of human interaction. People paying a notable public price for things they said used to be mostly conservative reactions to people not…[Read more]

Ugh I cannot take anyone seriously if they propose that humans, outside of a collective system, sufficiently donate money, out of the goodness of their hearts, that sufficiently take care of other humans enough to ensure other’s don’t starve to death, have a house or that children don’t live in neglect. All the evidence shows that in societies…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
If St. Christopher* was any good at his job you should never find any in a car wreck

lol

That’s so romantic. When are you going to buy me some flashy sentimental jewelry Reg? 😉

This also comes to mind.

I’m definitely into living a more healthy life so that I can stay healthy for longer.  On a BBC programme it said you should try and eat 30 plants (no matter how little of each) a week for a healthy gut biome.  Since I’ve been trying to aim for this, I’ve had more energy, a better mood, and less pain in my bad shoulder.  I suspect it is good fo…[Read more]

What is the distinction between an artificial country and a legit?

The only remotely reasonable answer is, a legit country is one that is recognised by most other countries (I don’t care what most is…let’s say, like 75%?). Artificial isn’t a sensible word with country. Illegitimate maybe is? Like calling Tibet a country is illegitimate (even if…[Read more]