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@ludofl3x
This is what a landed gentry might look like, and it isn’t pretty:
In any case, the US already has an estate tax which applies to estates of $14 million or more. Many states have it starting at $1 million.
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@n8nrgim
Obviously, some women dress slutty to get attention. Knowing that there is such a thing as unwanted attention, such women tend to be in groups for mutual protection. Dressed slutty and clearly alone? Well, that might be unwise…
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@Shila
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@Shila
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@Shila
Why did Einstein leave Germany?
… asked no one ever.
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@Shila
Yes, where he was free to speak in favor of socialism. As I said, he was smart.
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@Savant
Einstein supported socialism, and he was, like, really smart and shit.
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@Savant
Capitalism is doomed to fail because it adheres to the rules of mathematics?
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@IlDiavolo
Oh. But the video was about taking a good spot, not a bad one. Lol.
Indeed. It was meant to be humorously ironic. Fail, I guess. Your thread is about a competition for the bottom instead of the top, but it is still a competition.
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@IlDiavolo
The video is about taking the #1 spot. “Cougar lost it— turned in his wings. YOU’RE #1!”
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@Shila
My opinion does not compute.
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@IlDiavolo
George W. Bush had my #1 spot for worst president of my lifetime until the Afghanistan withdrawal. That bumped Biden into the #1 spot.
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@Savant
It's a redundant phrase, now that I think about it. I guess something like "X is false" would be a claim but not an affirmative claim.
Right; that’s what I’m talking about. To my understanding:
“I am a fireman.” -> affirmative— or positive— claim
“I am not a fireman.” -> negative claim
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@Savant
Agnostic atheists often say that their position makes no affirmative claims
Eh, I think the idea here is that their position regarding deities makes no claims regarding deities— not that they never make any claims about ANYTHING.
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@Savant
So, how is an “affirmative claim” distinct from simply a “claim”? The reason I am asking all this is because I had a different view of what “affirmative claim” meant than what your OP suggests.
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@Savant
What is the name for the opposite of an affirmative claim, and what would be an example of that type of claim?
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@Savant
How do you define “affirmative claim”?
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@Mharman
Frankly, I think this conversation is difficult for you to translate.
Tru dat:
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@Best.Korea
@Shila
Ladies, please! There’s just not enough of me to go around!
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@Best.Korea
So you admit that you put low effort in your claims. This is why you couldnt prove your claims.
Again, you confuse two different concepts— “couldn’t” and “wouldn’t”
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@Best.Korea
You accuse others of "pretend",
Wait— you’re actually taking offense to my implication that you’re only pretending to be dim-witted?
“Stop acting like an idiot!”
“I’m not acting!!”
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@Best.Korea
I am not sure why are you refusing to prove or explain your claims.
Your low effort begets my low effort.
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@Best.Korea
Tell us.
Who is “us”?
You say you are unwilling to say that you are not racist. I assume peer pressure?
Why do you pretend to be dim witted?
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@Best.Korea
You seem to be failing to do something which you claim you can.
You confuse my unwillingness for failure— two different concepts.
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@Best.Korea
Can you tell us what "anti racist" is
Yes, I can…
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@Greyparrot
Among other deficiencies.
Nothing that the Wizard of Oz cannot fix!
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@Greyparrot
Maybe ask your buddies what it means.
The peanut gallery here comprises a poster who now thinks Hitler was “actually kinda cool” and a poster who thinks Jews have literally suffered from being unlikeable. Authentic, they ain’t…
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@Best.Korea
you didnt answer the question.
Likewise
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@Greyparrot
Do you also wonder what quotations around a word mean?
Burger.King isn’t the only one who can act like he is clueless about this concept:
It’s just that BK isn’t nearly this talented at comedy.
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@Shila
The intelligence displayed in your frequent comments seems pretty artificial. Tell me— does this compute? Please let the answer be “yes!”
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@Best.Korea
so one naturally wonders what you are.
No, only trolls might wonder about that.
I was only addressing my comment to GP in this thread, but now that you have inserted yourself, you never answered my question here:
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@Best.Korea
“Using your trollish “logic,” you would then guess that I am not opposed to fascism.”
Prediction confirmed.
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@Best.Korea
My use of quotes appears to be lost on you. I’m not a member of Antifa either. Using your trollish “logic,” you would then guess that I am not opposed to fascism.
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@Greyparrot
Twas only inevitable when your solution for all social problems is "more racism in the other direction"
I actually used to be “anti racist” until I observed my peers exhibiting racism unapologetically.
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@Greyparrot
Word is she charged $15k to be interviewed, but she shouldn’t spend it all in one place. That movie has essentially ruined DiAngelo, whereas Ibram X. Kendi self imploded from what I understand. Good riddance.
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@Greyparrot
The historical idea of "skin culture" suggested that all white people shared a single, unified culture just because they have similar skin color. But this idea is easily debunked because white people come from many different ethnic backgrounds, like Irish, Italian, Jewish, and more, each with their own distinct traditions and histories. It's also rooted in colonial slaver history, where the concept of a mythical "white culture" was used to justify oppression and dominance. America today is composed of both colonists and immigrants, so there is no basis for the case that this exists today anywhere in America.
If that is the case, then yeah, “skin culture” is a dumb concept. People groups have historically been delineated by nationality, not skin color. Then there are subcultures within nationalities by region, religion, economic class, and urban/rural delineations.
Chattel slavery erased these delineations for African slaves, so they just became “black” rather than Nigerian, Kenyan, Cameroonian, etc. Somehow, this clumsy, broad brush identity solely by general appearance spread to every other group.
The "white privilege" refers to the advantages people seen as white often get in society, like easier access to jobs or fairer treatment by police. But this idea is equally debunked, mostly because it oversimplifies complex issues by focusing primarily on race without considering major factors like class, culture, or personal experience. Both of these postmodern concepts fail to recognize the diversity within racial groups and how actual privilege and culture work.
Actually, this concept of “white privilege” originated entirely from a brief essay titled “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” authored by a feminist seeking to spread her insights on gender inequality over to race. The essay lists various examples which can all be distilled down to what I would call “minority disadvantage” rather than “white privilege.” Ever since her essay, self important hacks have taken her observations and run with them well past the end zone (think Forrest Gump).
The only reason I can see why these shrill white "liberals" perpetuate the idea of privilege is to hold on to the myth that their skin color somehow makes them more than what they really are.
At risk of oversimplifying the complex, I believe this is the result of the rise of critical theory (race in this case) in academia occurring simultaneously with the decline in traditional religious dogma. “Nature abhors a vacuum.”
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@Greyparrot
skin culture is a myth.
How do you define “skin culture”? I ask because I’ve never heard that exact term…
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@Greyparrot
Clark is dead wrong.
Yes well, she is young and completely brainwashed by Robin DeAngelo et al most likely…
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@Greyparrot
@Double_R
I’ve been seeing pushback, both anecdotal and academic, against the stereotype of the “missing black father” in America:
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@Shila
Your posting style definitely favors quantity over quality.
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@Mall
What about apatheism:
“An apatheist is someone who is not interested in accepting or rejecting any claims that gods do exist or do not exist. The existence of a god or gods is not rejected, but may be designated irrelevant.”
Do you believe that is also a religion?
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@Greyparrot
Whites are patronizingly superior due to skin color and in the unique position to elevate people who are inferior due to their skin color.
Aka the “white savior narrative.”
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@FLRW
The biggest or "real" reason why the Germans hated the Jews began in World War 1. During the war, German citizens bought war bonds. However, the Jews bought gold instead. After the war, the German economy collapsed and the only thing to trade that was worth value was gold. The Jews didn't support the war effort, and after the economy collapsed they purchased up all the businesses dirt cheap. This enraged so many Germans, that the Nazi movement gained support, so many people supported seizing the wealth of the Jews, because they felt it was swindled from them. The "war machine" put Germans back to work, and as their military research and arsenal grew, so did Nazi rhetoric and Germans felt emboldened to "punish the Jews" and things snowballed from there.
This is just a copy of hearsay off of Reddit
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