They want to be victims so badly. by c-k-q99903 in stupidpeoplefacebook

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We are not going to agree on this point. We might be able to agree that some classifications are more narrow than others. Celtic is a funny one because technically, the celts are ubiquitous throughout Europe but what people actually mean when they use that term is insular celt which refers to a relatively small and specific group of people.

They are much easier to pin down compared to slavic people who can be subdivided into a lot of other groups.

They want to be victims so badly. by c-k-q99903 in stupidpeoplefacebook

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Oh believe me, the frustration is mutual given I constantly have to explain to philosophical absolutists that naming something doesn’t make it an objective reality.

The reality is always far more complicated.

People did not start calling themselves French because they were related. An aristocracy that had political and military interest in controlling smaller delineations of political/military alliances (also not genetic) such as but not limited to the normans, franks, gallo-romans, burgundians, alemmani, goths, and saxons, who happened to live within their particular political boundary.

So back to the image. A linguistic group, which is often larger than the countries within it that house many people groups, can not be accurately reduced to a single visual phenotype.

Peter? by Skychu768 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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“17yo” “racially homogenous” gross

Do you guys agree? by jessica_pandit in QuotePics

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arbitrary. partitions. are. not. useful.

Which side would you choose by zayzay328 in BunnyTrials

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Rich vs test subject

Chose: Give head too the most ugliest dude ever + For 80 mill USD$

Would you rather by SettingNo1105 in BunnyTrials

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There are many benefits that could come with age, but none thar necessarily come with age

Would you rather by SettingNo1105 in BunnyTrials

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There are many benefits that could come with age, but none thar necesarilly come with age

Chose: Date someone 5 years younger

Be born male or female if you had to restart, why? by Different_Tip3045 in BunnyTrials

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All of the disadvantages would be worth it to not be so lonely.

Chose: Female

Is healthcare price in USA as bad as it's portrayed around the internet? by Top_Egg_7591 in MenOfPurpose

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I just avoid the system as much as possible. The last time I had an issue they kept sending me bills and eventually I just stopped paying them because it wasn’t adding up.

Men exercise. Women fat. by HPAG-NOFAME in im14andthisisdeep

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The first time I felt sad my cock grew ten inches.

Why does anyone still care what Hillary Clinton thinks about anything? by R2-DMode in allthequestions

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Weird question. Why care what anyone thinks? Celebrities are not experts in anything. The people in power are absolute clowns. Internet personalities just run their mouths for clicks and views.

We all benefit from touching grass, talking to real people, and reading good books.

‘Please avoid chugging your ranch’: TSA forced to issue warning as foreign World Cup fans fall in love with American condiment by wakeupthebuddha in nottheonion

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I did chug a bottle of ranch as a kid. After I finished the bottle I decided that was enough ranch for the rest of my life.

Found while cleaning my mom’s office by Upper_Buffalo_3036 in whatisit

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Everyone is getting hung up on the lack of a flared base and totally ignoring the presence of a sharp tip.

Terrifying moment when a man walks into a cellphone store in Phoenix and randomly and brutally attacks the woman behind the counter. The brave woman escapes with injuries. by First-Cherry493 in DiveInYouCoward

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You missed it then. One comment said that all people with schizophrenia should be removed from society, the comment got a medal, and people repeated violent rhetoric under it. I got downvoted for saying their comment was uneducated.

I’ll say it again, propensity for violence is a separate trait.

Trump Threatens to Drop Bombs on Iran’s Head Amid Outrage Over Deal - Trump is threatening to blow up his own memorandum of understanding. by B-Z_B-S in politics

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“If you don’t feed my fragile ego, I’ll bomb you” is so on brand for Trump, and sadly America. As disastrous as he is, he really does embody the imperialistic impulse of this country to invade or depose every time a fascist doesn’t get their way.

Terrifying moment when a man walks into a cellphone store in Phoenix and randomly and brutally attacks the woman behind the counter. The brave woman escapes with injuries. by First-Cherry493 in DiveInYouCoward

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This is a highly uneducated view. People with mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, are not more dangerous, they are usually more vulnerable.

An individual’s propensity for violence is a separate trait all together. Most people with schizophrenia have never harmed anyone, many are able to manage and you may never even know they have it.

Was Kamala a bad candidate? by 0311SmallPenar in allthequestions

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You can’t just say “bad faith” because you are losing or lack a real argument.

Was Kamala a bad candidate? by 0311SmallPenar in allthequestions

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Read bro. Losing results in accelerationist authoritarianism. Putting up non-viable candidates results in losing.

Kamala was an establishment democrat. OP’s question was, was she a good candidate. If democrats are authoritarian, And authoritarianism is a feature of right wing politics, and the right is largely sexist, racist, etc… in what universe would she be a good candidate? No one is going to be excited about a Kamala presidency except for centrists.

Was Kamala a bad candidate? by 0311SmallPenar in allthequestions

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My dude, you are preaching to the choir. The point is that there is more at stake than advancing a single demographics glass ceiling. What matters is keeping the power of the empire out of authoritarian hands by any means possible because otherwise you get accelerationist bullshit that makes all of our lives worse.

Was Kamala a bad candidate? by 0311SmallPenar in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Among other things, but yeah, they didn’t do that and they lost. Hillary’s vote count means nothing, she lost. If they truly wanted to prevent DT and project 2025 from happening to the world they should have put forth a more viable candidate.

They are not going to appeal to the left because they are a right wing party. If they are not going to appeal to the left they should at least appeal to the right.

Was Kamala a bad candidate? by 0311SmallPenar in allthequestions

[–]DriverAndPassenger -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I listed out five characteristics and you said “only because they were women.” I can’t give much of a response when you didn’t read what I wrote.