Alan

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]

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

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]

NATO was set up to defend the West against Russia.  It’s only a threat to Putin because he is a humiliated bully.

The idea that NATO is a threat is ridiculous. It is a defensive alliance. Any country, if it were to meet the entry requirements and be accepted by other members, can join. Allowing a country on a border of a hostile force, is not a th…[Read more]

Sorry unseen, whatever your reply was, I’m not reading it nor engaging. You have completely lost the plot in critical thinking.

A war crime is a war crime. Even if someone invades your country, you do not have to kill civilians. That would be the equivalent of someone breaking into your house and fighting you, and instead of just repelling the assault, you go to their own house and murder their cat, dog, babies and poison the water supply of their entire…[Read more]

Simon, he is still in power, heavily benefitting from the corruption, networking, favours and privileges that come from that. And he is also maintaining the interests of those who keep him in power (one need not look much further than the resources that East Ukraine has, that war makes some people money and that while in War mode you can make…[Read more]

Putin went to war because he believed (and has so far been proven right) that it would help keep him in (if not strengthen his hold on) power and/or please those who help keep him in power. The idea that any country starts a war out of pride/glory/insults/historical-grievances is ridiculous. Simply too many players are involved who have interests…[Read more]

Wow, it wasn’t until I read this, that it dawned on me that…gasp…youtube is not a reliable source of health related information.

https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-022-03446-z

Who would have thought that a video site, where absolutely anyone can post virtually anything, that one needs to be heavily sceptical of…[Read more]

I can surmise from your replies that it is frustrating engaging with Unseen on topics for which he has bought into unfound conspiracies. I have, unfortunate put unseen on my absolute ignore list, as I have found it impossible to find a way to constructively engage with him. I would suggest any further engagement with someone who has bought into an…[Read more]

Marginalised people should be left alone to live our lives. We should not be driven, by the words of others into:

Being told we are less human
Bullied during school into suicide
Encouraging others to take our rights away
Normalising abuse and discrimination against us
Being openly doubted when we are demonstrably hurt and discriminated…[Read more]

Sorry Robert, listing a set of cliche undesirable traits does not prove that the overwhelming majority of women go for tall dark haired men. Evidence please, not stereotypes or your narrow experience. Evidence.

Indeed Simon, considering like, a third of Scottish men are ginger/blonde, does that mean that most of their girlfriends settled for them?

I’d be extremely interested to see evidence that the overwhelming majority of women are interested in tall dark haired men. Please back this up.

I’d also like to see evidence that men are turned off by strong women who could kick some douchebags ass. Please provide evidence for that.

Evidence please (and keep in mind, you didn’t claim this was a…[Read more]

You’re not a victim. You’re a survivor.

It was not your fault.

This!

It just saddens me that many people here, who are otherwise progressive, tolerant and thoughtful, seem so “hard done by” at the face of demonstrably harmed people speak out about their struggles and are characterised as “woke people” and how they “go wrong”. I play on an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, filled mostly with working class construction…[Read more]