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@Casey_Risk
Well, it's good to be back. Might take a while to get back into the rhythm, but I'll probably look back over some past games.
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@RemyBrown
California fires are unforgettable
FEMA funds
We got it on lock
Temperatures so hot
They'll burn your property
Ooh oh ooh
Ooh oh ooh
I'm sorry
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@FLRW
Is he a Nazi then? As I asked before, which of these people/groups are Nazis in your opinion? Which are fascists?
1. Donald Trump
2. Other MAGA politicians
3. Non-“MAGA” republican politicians who support Trump on some issues
4. “Never Trump” Republicans
5. Registered Republicans
6. Trump voters
For the ones who are Nazis, what would an appropriate punishment be? Punching them? Sending them to reeducation camps?
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@Shila
you are being evasive.
Am I being evasive? That's a good question.
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@sadolite
Right over your head just like everyone else. Fucking sad.
I was being sarcastic. Or maybe pedantic. One of those two.
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@sadolite
6 million jews dead for nothing
Did you think 6 million Jews dying was going to help humanity in some way? And you're disappointed that didn't happen?
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Specifically to the “punch Nazis” crowd. Oxford Languages defines a Nazi as “a member of the far-right National Socialist German Workers' Party.” But obviously, the term has been used more broadly than that. Which of these people/groups are Nazis in your opinion? Which are fascists?
1. Donald Trump
2. Other MAGA politicians
3. Non-“MAGA” republican politicians who support Trump on some issues
4. “Never Trump” Republicans
5. Registered Republicans
6. Trump voters
For the ones who are Nazis, what would an appropriate punishment be? Punching them? Sending them to reeducation camps?
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@Shila
That is debatable.
If only there was a site where people were allowed to debate things.
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@Greyparrot
honest slap from mother nature
Mother Nature: "Let me in so I can protect you...from what I'm going to do to you if you don't let me in."
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@Greyparrot
protecting kids
A lot of those kids' houses just burned down.
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@Mall
I think you should debate @tigerlord on religion.
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@Shila
Trump would pick Canada and Greenland instead
Those aren't anime/manga
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@Barney
The wiki is a good idea. Idk how accurate the AI summaries are though. This one basically fabricates arguments for Pro.
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@whiteflame
I'm recommending to a crowd, not any individual person. Hence the aggregate rating approach.
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If we ignore the shows missing Letterboxd or Serializd ratings, then the top 10 are:
1. Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood
2. Cowboy Bebop
3. Hunter x Hunter
4. Attack on Titan
5. Monster
6. Steins; Gate
7. Vinland Saga
8. Gintama
9. Berserk
10. Ping Pong The Animation
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@Shila
They have no moral barriers or obligations.
People don't have any moral obligations if they don't want them? I don't think that's how obligations work.
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@Shila
all barriers are broken
Except the barrier of their moral obligation not to rape you.
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@Shila
"Look at me" is not the same as "have sex with me"
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@Shila
They are sending the rapist the wrong signals with their provocative dressing.
Not the signal "I want to have sex with you" unless they say that explicitly.
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@Shila
Can the rapist tell the difference?
No, but how does this make rape victims responsible for being raped?
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@WyIted
you also have a responsibility to keep yourself safe
Why? Not doing so isn't harming anyone else. And if you wanted to consent, you'd have a right to do that.
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@n8nrgim
Which party to you is better at addressing income inequality
Whichever party can make everyone poor.
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@Lemming
That's probably true, but many of the mainstream criticisms I see aren't gray, they're very harsh. It's possible that many people hold nuanced views that they hyperbolize when expressing anger, but I can only respond to what they say, not what's inside their head.
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@Lemming
Let's say American slavery then
Freeing slaves is good. If employment is slavery, then layoffs shouldn't be widely criticized.
It can be bad if the doctor nudged you into the situation that caused your injury.
Employers don't cause scarcity, which is the situation that requires people to get a job. Capitalism tends to reduce scarcity.
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@Lemming
Perhaps my not creating jobs for people,Could be compared to my not helping people.
In some cases, it's seen as harming people, which doesn't make much sense if creating jobs is seen as harming them also.
Just because North Korea 'employs more people than I do,Does not make North Korea 'better than me. . . I think.
I wouldn't say North Korea hiring people is bad. I'd say North Korea killing people is bad. If North Korea stopped killing people, I wouldn't complain.
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Jeff Bezos probably hires more people than you. Either that's a good thing or a bad thing. Many would say it's a bad thing, because hiring is exploitation and theft. But if that's the case, then we should be glad whenever Amazon fires people, because it means Bezos is becoming more similar to you (who doesn't hire as many people as Bezos and is therefore morally superior). Same deal with immigration. Companies hiring foreigners is bad because hiring them is exploiting them. But it's also bad because it means not hiring domestic workers. Just a minute ago, billionaires hiring people was exploitation and bad, so isn't hiring domestic workers a bad thing? We should be glad that they do less of that. If wages are slavery, then firing workers is like freeing slaves. Maybe billionaires shouldn't be hiring anyone. But that's a bad thing too, because whenever they buy robots to replace workers, we get mad about automation replacing labor.
Maybe employers have an obligation to hire people and give them a wage above some threshold, but then shouldn't this standard apply to everyone? Most people could start businesses and pay workers, but they choose not to. I don't see how that's more defensible than an employer not hiring workers.
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@WyIted
Singer is talking about altruism. That pond thought experiment make you responsible for someone else assaulting you.
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@WyIted
So literally everything is your fault if there's something you could have done to prevent it? Anyone who doesn't become a TSA agent is responsible for plane crashes?
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@WyIted
victim shares some responsibility as well
I don't think responsibility is the same thing as having had the ability to prevent something. If someone is smoking, I could smack the cigarettes out of their hand, but not doing so doesn't make me responsible if they get lung cancer.
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@RemyBrown
I don't know, but "I don't know" is not the same as Trump being right.
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@RemyBrown
Do you admit some quantifiably proportion of Haitians are eating pets in Springfield?
Maybe it's statistically likely that the number is above zero, but I'm not certain that it is. I don't know what percent of people in general steal and eat other people's pets (it might be 1 in a million, for all I know) and I don't see much to suggest the proportion would be different for Haitian immigrants.
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@WyIted
Christianity has only went to war with Islam
Lol no. Christians have gone to war with other Christians.
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To access the MDD Discord, use this link.
Mall has a debate at January 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM against a user named Austin. It will be held in the Challenge Stage, where anyone can watch and ask questions at the end in the chat.
Mall's description: "Topic: According to scripture, Is Father God the holy Spirit?/According to scripture, Are true believer Christians in error to celebrate Christmas? I say yes to both questions."
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@WyIted
His channel. I believe he was debating someone with the username DB.
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@Mall
Are you fine with me publicly posting the links to the videos on DART?
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@Shila
Unitarians say it is not a mystery, but a confusing compilation of tenets introduced by men
How do unitarians deal with verses like "I and the Father are one"?
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@Intelligence_06
This is how you get too much funding allocated to athletes, legacies and the children of rich daddies.
We have that anyway with limited quotas. Having better online degrees would be a huge economic boost, though there's probably room for corruption in every system.
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@Shila
The early church worshipped one God and believed in a subordinate Son.
I'm not sure this fits the constraints you described any more than the Trinity. And most Trinitarians see the Trinity as describing a divine mystery, rather than an explanation. I haven't seen a more specific and consistent explanation that fits all the verses you described, so "divine mystery" is probably as close as anyone can get if they hold the Bible as authoritative.
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@Intelligence_06
"higher education" as a freeway with a fast lane on the left for smart people who get into MIT, Stanford, Princeton, etc.
The quota on students who can benefit from those curriculums is artificial. Plenty of brilliant students get rejected from top universities. And I'd still want less intelligent students to benefit from top education if they're willing to cover the expenses.
So, why do I still like being in college if everything can be self-motivated? Trivially, it is because I have a life now whereas some of y'all still don't.
Costs a ton of money though (either to you or to taxpayers) to learn things you already know. That's why I'd prefer to separate certifications from education.
resources still just flow up to the tippy top of the richness scale or the smartness scale and you end up with the same thing, just more crowded; or that means people who are in no way deserving of such resources get them which would delay actual change and progress
Lectures aren't a limited resource, we should want everyone to be watching lectures from the top professors in their field. We can still rank students afterward, but it's better to be in a society where everyone is smart.
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@WyIted
Not every job needs someone with 10+ years of experience. Sometimes companies need someone to remind them to turn things off and on again. Plus, you get experienced workers by letting unexperienced workers learn on the job.
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@WyIted
Why do I keep seeing articles from people crying about the brain drain in Africa for example?
Brain drain exists, the question is whether it's increased, decreased, or unaffected by visa offerings. You can look at the smart people emigrating from poor countries and focus on that, or you can look at how visa programs incentivize more people to pursue important jobs. Articles that aren't policy-focused might only look at one part of the whole.
would you agree American labor is superior?
To some extent, sure. But the number of jobs isn't fixed and the market tends to be adaptable. This is when complements in production become useful; for example, less experienced IT workers can assist more experienced workers. Or given more workers, a more experienced tech worker in the US might start a company. Or a company can hire a greater number of lower-cost foreign workers if quantity matters more than experience. You might ask why companies hire interns or less experienced workers rather than relying 100% on professionals, and really it just depends on the situation. Having a lot of people who really want to work, even from a poorer country, can be an asset.
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@Shila
That would be a positive effect of immigration. From your comments, I'm not sure what your position is, so we might agree.
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@WyIted
From the comments, I gathered that Mall's argument was if a police officer breaks the law, they are no longer a police officer (since the job of the police is to enforce the law). Audience seemed less than convinced.
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@WyIted
My gut tells me it helps the United States but harms India for example, to steal all their best talent
Visa incentives in the past have actually helped developing countries by encouraging more people in those countries to pursue higher-paying careers. For example, a US visa expansion for medical professionals resulted in an increase in the number of nurses in the Philippines. One analysis found a similar effect in India's IT industry due to the H-1B visa. Workers can also be more efficient in richer countries.
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@Shila
shortage of availability and hence followed by price increases
If the price increase reaches equilibrium it's not technically a shortage. That aside, why is a lower price "better" overall? It's better for buyers, sure, but also worse for sellers.
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