Shila

Why? Is granting children the right to choose really something you want?

Yes. If children cant consent, then they either are property with other people making decisions for them, which is slavery, either other people cant make decisions for them, and then no decisions can even be logically made and every option is wrong, which cannot work.

Seriously, guys... stop insulting Mall. These insults are really only going to turn into an insult fight which no one will win. I dont understand why I am forced to be a hypocrite here just to calm things down.

His OP is a stupid attempt to insult, he created a stupid insult thread, and he's an idiot.

Are you asking us to lie, why would we compromise our integrity by pretending he's not an idiot?  

If the snowflake doesn't like insults he shouldn't start insult threads. 

He should just stick with his regular stupid posts, and we will stick with our regular ignoring his nonsense.

About eight-in-ten U.S. murders in 2023 – 17,927 out of 22,830, or 79% – involved a firearm. That was among the highest percentages since 1968, the earliest year for which the CDC has online records. More than half of all suicides in 2023 – 27,300 out of 49,316, or 55% – also involved a gun.

… I want to test your critical thinking skills, Shila. For the point you want to make, the data you cite contains an underlying assumption about a policy change you propose. What is it, and how would someone who is pro-gun argue the assumption is flawed?

I suppose so.

In so much as the notion of intelligence is a construct thereof.

Perhaps AI will give it another name.

Trump thinks it's totally unacceptable that we buy a lot more from other countries than they do from us. The only thing that proves tho, is that other countries sell stuff so cheap. And, mainly, it shows that the usa has a strong dollar, which indicates its more cost effective to have a negative trade deficit with other countries. Which means our economy is strong. 

Trumps underlying premises r screwed up

None of this will still be true after Trump collapses our economy AGAIN.

Where will one find the definitive book of moral righteousness?

And for sure BK makes sense...But not always sensibly.

But actually, where is the definitive book of all that is sensible?

If the victim complains and files sexual assault charges. The accused will have to prove it was consensual sex.

At least 1 in 20 of women who report being raped lie about being raped. The number is probably even bigger, but these are just cases where it was clearly proved that woman lied about being raped just to put man in prison.

I heard that Melania wants Canada to be a Slovenian state.

It's too bad that Canada does not have any nuclear weapons .  They must feel like the Ukraine.

Proves Trump does not know that adding Canada to the US will be bad for Republicans.

Putin forgot to tell him that part of the plan

That addresses none of what I said.

She is a sucker for BBQ Fritos twists which you can't get in Canada.

Hi Shila.

Well, my knowledge on the subject is limited.

I put together thoughts, derived from things that I read, and developments that arise as a result.

With hindsight, human experience tells us that we will always exceed expectation....So who knows what will be achieved in the future.

If Canada did become the 51st state, the Republicans would never win another election, Canadians are overwhelmingly liberal. 

Canada has about the same population and leanings as California, so yes, Republicans would, as a party, end. Politics will then be between moderate Californians and Radical Californians. Adding 54 left-leaning Canadian members to the Congress is enough to practically rewrite the constitution. Adding 54 electoral votes for the left means they can win every election with the support of 15 blue states. No swing states needed.

I see that Satanism didn't help either. Jesus and Satan were useless. Lol. 

To be honest, both Jesus and Satan helped more than pills did. But Satan helped in other ways. He opened my mind to new knowledge

If the victim does not complain, then it is not considered rape.

What if the victim complains, but actually wants it? Person can complain even if person wants it. Also, what about women who complain after sex?

"In a multi-site study of 8 US communities involved in the “Making a Difference” (MAD) Project conducted by EVAWI, data were collected by law enforcement agencies for all sexual assault reports received in an 18-24 month period. Of the 2,059 cases that were included in the study, 140 (7%) were classified as false."

Yes, the USA will be his next flop.

1. The US has a massive urban gang problem- the vast majority of US gun owners are not responsible.

2. Where gun control laws are introduced, knife and overall crime increase.

3. A government that disarms its populace can (and historically speaking, will) do more harm to its citizens than any collection of criminals.

Once again, you Europeans just don’t get it.

All Canadian arguments against annexation are either rebuttable or emotional.

The women gave their reasons for not reporting, they did not consider rape as important enough to punish for and even basically pointless to even report rape. Why would they need to make excuses when they  are being quoted.

Its obvious that many women dont consider rape as a big deal, some even gain pleasure from it. I think they just cant say it openly in the survey.

"It might be assumed that victim experiences of sexual violence are characterised by fear and pain, and while this is true for many, the phenomenology of sexual violence is more complex than this. Increasingly, sexuality research is recognising that people can desire and have a positive regard toward sexual encounters that they do not consent or agree to, however there is limited scholarship examining victim experiences of pleasure or arousal during sexual violence. This article presents a thematic analysis of 50 posts describing the experience of arousal and/or pleasure during sexual violence drawn from Reddit, the popular online discussion board."

https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/jgbv/6/3/article-p581.xml

That's what I meant by a losing battle. Bad use of the phrase

I made the mistake of debating him once, it was the dumbest, most incoherent thing I ever saw.

It was an incredible waste of time.

Trump has also been accused of making America great again.

Turning off foreign aid was a very good first step. It's like taking a credit card away from a drunken wife. The first step to admitting America can't afford all that nonsense.

I’m happy Trump won and I don’t care how many fits Europe wants to throw. I don’t care for European opinions on my great country, either.

As much as I think my county’s government is too involved in the private sector’s affairs, I’m glad I don't have to worry about the speech regulations and gun restrictions many European countries have. I already think too few Americans give the federal government pushback… so that should give you an idea of what I think about Europe’s culture.

AI relies on a different set of algorithms.

That maybe so.

Are you suggesting that this is a limiting factor?

But would this necessarily always be a limiting factor?

That's why Trump's lies are a whole different category of worse.

So basically, 28% of them say they didnt consider rape as important enough to punish the rapist for, and 15% basically say it’s pointless to even report rape. Is this the survey you want to go with? Because it just agrees with what I said that there is a probability that they wanted it and these are just excuses for not reporting it.

No, that's Ernest Borgnine.

This applies to morality as well. Humans can either determine what is morally right or they cant. If they can determine what is morally right, then God isnt the only one who can determine what is morally right. But if humans cant determine what is morally right, then they cannot determine that God is morally right.

Am I going crazy or are you actually starting to make sense.

BACKSIDES

If Shila doesn't like your religion he decides it's about BACKSIDES

~BACKSIDES~

A good time to remember that organized religion rarely ever attempts to overturn existing social conventions, only validate and preserve them.

The problem is when I do, I always end up fighting a losing battle against people like Mall

I must have missed that loss, I've never seen Mall do anything but make a fool of himself.

A lot of women say this about me, How does he do it?

President Trump is trying to end birthright citizenship, the legal principle enshrined in the Constitution that automatically makes anyone born within the US ...

You can go back to your German roots.

European thoughts American politics will never not be funny

All Trump wants to do is disallow pregnant illegals from crossing the borders, and having an “anchor baby.” That requires a specific interpretation of “birthright citizenship,” not getting rid of it. My parents are American citizens; it would not affect me.

Ok, deal.

I don't see any reason why AI would not decide/learn to be similarly definitive. That is to say, differentiate between data groupings, relative to content, then subsequently label store and utilise them accordingly.

For instance, we have the right to bear arms, but in Canada, it's just too damn cold for bare arms.

Sounds like you are making bunch of assumptions you cant prove. But anyway, the point is that man cannot know if he raped a woman, because maybe she consented and just pretended that she doesnt want it to get turned on more by sex. You assume woman wouldnt do this, but you cant read minds.

Canada has done better being independent. It outranks America in education, healthcare , quality of life, crime and global reputation.

Canada is better than the US in some areas, and the US is better than Canada in other areas (GDP per capita, cost of living, racial diversity, better weather).  Being in the same nation means to a large extent, every area would emulate the strengths of the other area to an increasing extent.  That goes with the free flow of movement, ideas, and integration.

And why do I want more DART friends?

Yep, perhaps we should look to a consistent China, rather than a divided America.

Mostly Europeans, but merged together and distanced from Europe since 1776.

*American president, married to an American who assimilated.

*American vice president, married to an American.

Genetically, I have a lot of German DNA? How much do I care about it, or German culture? Zero. As far as I’m concerned, my DNA is USA.

And a robot crocodile could probably be programmed more advanced, so that it's tears would actually 'mean the Robot is going to 'act in some certain way, though I still don't think it 'feels.

Trump was indicted in four different jurisdictions because he committed obvious and serious crimes. It's not about "trying to jail him", it's about deciding that someone who committed obvious and serious crimes and to which those crimes have been publicized to the entire population should be held accountable.

The reason why I say he's probably right about needing another term to stay out of jail is because he can't help himself. Especially after being given presidential immunity by the SC he's feeling really bold so sooner or later he'll probably overstep even their obscenely generous take.

Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures, Mexican border makes up 97%.

The Canadian tariffs were not about Fentanyl, that is just another lie Trump told the MAGA folks, he can tell them anything he wants, and they believe it, that's why he says, "I love the poorly educated".

Remember, these are the people that believe forest fires are caused by Jewish Space Lasers.

Not sure why you like making people braindead.

The problem is when I do, I always end up fighting a losing battle against people like Mall

What humans thought was depth, was actually width. The "depth" of the human soul, therefore will be replaced by the growing expanse of the internet. Yet what's actually happening is that the soul isn't simply replaced, but transformed—its boundaries extended outward, scattered across an infinite digital plane. Rather than one private, deep well, human identity becomes a mosaic of interactions, data points, shared consciousness.

So... You think he will get a third term?

He's an ego maniacal narcissist who doesn't want to give up power. He has no respect for the constitution, American history or America's future. He cares about himself and staying in power is how he makes himself feel important. He also believes (and maybe rightly) that staying in power is the only way to keep himself out of jail.