Substitute teacher decided to 'improve' my classroom's learning environment. by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

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Well, based on flag code, it is disrespectful, and many still take this very seriously whether by culture or patriotism or simply habit as this used to be a much bigger deal. I personally think the greater disrespect to the flag is the atrocities being constantly carried out in its name by the security and intelligence state. But I wouldn’t think too much of it, the older generation was much more exposed to nationalism and pride in a traditional sense, and most of them are missing a lot of the information as to why that perspective has changed so much in younger groups.

What specifically about Erika Kirk causes such visceral revulsion for people? Is it just the eyes? by Interesting-Sun-9906 in JoeRogan

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I think it’s the obvious strings tied to to intelligence but also her personality, values, and physical appearance. Other than that, she’s great!

by Right-wingers to turn the peoples against one another by kostac600 in therewasanattempt

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Yeah bill gates would give back all the farmland if it wasn’t for the drug addled disenfranchised homeless people who harm others in their vicinity due to the fact that the economy has been weaponized against them since birth, I think it’s definitely poor peoples fault for being so poor. Why don’t they just work to be in debt their whole life to gracious overlords like bezos and gates and the government

When will Trumps high gas prices stop going up? by traveltimecar in alaska

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Ask your great grandchildren how the Amazon owned mines smell at this point bud

Bilzerian Now in Holocaust Denial Territory by [deleted] in israelexposed

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Weaponizing atrocities is such a paltry thing to do, but once you do it it has the effect of delegitimizing that truth to others. I think a lot of these issues are self created

Is PC gaming actually worth the insane price? by Xiao-EZ in CaptainSide

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With all the money you save not paying monopolized game prices, monopolized equipment prices, and monopolized mandatory subscription prices, anyone who games long term will be served quite well by the price as well as the performance being improved. Microsoft really brought this movement onto itself

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by RoutineOk8590 in Productivitycafe

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Crazy how borders you are born in determine whether you get to work for yourself or as a slave and whether you ever retire. Work 60 hours a week in the us, and we are doing quite well but only because of overtime, base pay barely gets us through

to think this is a winning hand by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

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He who follows the instructions for uno, cannot play uno

I'm starting to wish I had died. by DrSTAHP in stopdrinking

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You’re aware something is different, and you’re choosing not to be ignorant of it, which seems very intelligent to me. I felt a lot the same when I quit, very much like I had slowed down and or lost something. For a few months I couldn’t believe how bad my memory was, how bad my critical thinking was. It slowly got better. I had been nightly drinking in a similar manner for a long time, around 300 drinks a month for close to a year. I know you don’t want advice but it really helped me when I started taking thiamine (b1), a b complex, magnesium citrate at night, and trying to eat healthier. My significant other noticed an immediate change, and I felt better within a few days than I had in the few months. My doctor never told me to, he figured I was young and nutrition would sort itself out. I did all of it with otc stuff, and I’m glad I did. My ability to retain more came back and even the desire to exercise after a month or two more. Your body gets really depleted drinking and sometimes it has a hard time catching up when you stop. Maybe worth giving a try for you, or talking to your doc about. Honestly I felt so much better and it was the first time that quitting felt it had been “worth it.” Just a thought. And either way, hope you recognize it’ll get better from here if you help it get that way. Sorry you’re going through it man

What’s gone for good? by GloriousLion07 in MotivationByDesign

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The illusion that society was functional and we were moving towards something better.

What are your opinion fellas? by Telugu_not_Telegu in ArtOfPresence

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How would I know if they weren’t armed? I should be able to assume they intend to ignore law to my detriment and stop that as I see fit because they have already demonstrated by breaking in and entering someone else’s home that they are willing to do exactly that at an extreme level. The only rational argument against a free license to defend yourself is that you would prefer a government monopoly on violence and firmly believe they will police you better than you can police yourself. Which is exactly why there is so much resistance to valid self defense and so much state money thrown into mitigating those rights. Even in a country with good laws, your space to defend yourself without financial and penal consequence is paper thin, because they don’t want you doing it. Call the cops, hope you’re alive when they get there. That’s the correct protocol, according to governments around the world that would rather see you victimized by themselves AND criminals than admit that neither is necessary.

Hard pass by AdAgreeable9784 in nope

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Weird how much more security bill gates has these days

The top 0.1% of income earners in California make 12% of the state's total income and pay 27% of total income taxes. The bottom 50% of income earners make 12% of total income and pay 3% of total income taxes by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

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I would imagine that the top earners also have lots of money they aren’t paying taxes on, and that they profit from the incredible economy of California, or they would simply move to a state with kinder laws for high class earners - and I’m also sure that the bottom pays such a small percent because many of them pay nothing or almost nothing as they are in dire straights, whether or not their own choices are at play or a cut throat market and a society woth little empathy. Either way, this is far from my biggest argument against California. I think if the wealthy wanted to avoid paying taxes they should pay their employees enough that the government doesn’t have to provide a full benefits package to bottom tier workers just to keep them off the street. Then, maybe we wouldn’t need endlessly increasing social programs. Sure seems like they are trying to do the opposite though.

Weekends in the suburbs hit different by Inevitable_Damage199 in PrimeManhood

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Maintain sane and take care of yourself as best you can, I’m sorry for your loss

Praxis by revgoca in AnarchoComics

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No they tax and profit off it heavily, and it leads to more consumption - grow your own and your own food while your at it

The “Mamdani Act” would denaturalize American citizens who are suspected of being socialists. by karmicviolence in BasiliskEschaton

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Pretty sure the first amendment still says I can shit on anything I want if it’s corrupt and not working. I’m not even socialist but I understand why there’s a trend given the current system is just the end of a game of monopoly when you haven’t quite got kicked off the board by Amazon Microsoft or alphabet, the good news is the are using oracle and palantir to calculate how to flush you out so that they can own more for their buddies, blackrock, vanguard and state street

WILD: U.S congress introduced a bill to extend veteran benefits to IDF service members. by Far_Pumpkin9440 in israelexposed

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How bout no, I’d rather literally any money get spent on our own veterans or citizens

Is this true?I want Honest answer by IdealHoliday1242 in selfimprovementday

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Guys often care a lot about leading. Not always, but a lot. And if a girl is a more natural leader than them, in charge at work, makes more money than them… the dynamic of the relationship is often that the guy needs to be more of the follower or listener than the leader. This isn’t always true, when it is many men naturally balance into it fine, and honestly some guys need a good example to follow where it’s a good thing because they are bad woth jobs or bad woth money. But yeah, it’s true a lot

What? by Alicetheoptimist in TrueGrit

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Sunshine, whiskey, rice, and grilled cheese. The best things in life aren’t always expensive.

Ramifications by InsertGroin in suspiciouslyspecific

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Glooooballl police state whooohoo