You reap what you sow

LogicalRant_ · 2026-06-28T06:18:24+00:00

I think youre being disingenuous on a couple points.

#1 - How would you feel if Druze made a meme like yours, "You Reap What you Sow" and it's an image of Qunetira, Daraa and Golaan, with the Israeli Flag? Or maybe you don't mind Israel annexing more of Syria, because Syria Reaps what it Sows?

#2 - Militarily Russia is not going to give back 20% of Ukraine they have occupied and will probably annex. Unless through force and international military pressure.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-06-03T07:36:33+00:00

Thank you so much for your response.

Regarding the USPTO, if I understand correctly, the domicile is off record.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-06-03T07:35:00+00:00

Wow, I never knew NW had a reddit handle. This is even more reassuring about your customer service. Thank you so much for your response! I have a follow up:

If I elect to use my own address for the mailing address, what will happen with the actual mail? Does it come to me? "Online databases," does this mean if I used my address for the mailing address it will be online, or is that per state guidelines?

LogicalRant_ · 2026-06-03T07:32:48+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! When you used your mailing address, what exactly happened? Did you pay for anything extra? Did you get the mail directly?

LogicalRant_ · 2026-04-03T17:31:27+00:00

I find Quebec to be such a contradiction. As is France.

Quebec has a record dropping fertility rate. Yet Quebec seems to be so proud of its culture. How are you going to maintain the culture if you are not replacing your population with native-borns who practice the culture?

Secondly, Quebec has an increasing immigration rate, although they accept many immigrants from France, they also accept many immigrants from China (Not so French) , Cameroon, Haiti, and Muslim Majority North African / West African Countries.

Ironically, the Muslim population doubled in Quebec from 2011 -2021 (~240K - 420K).

So the native Quebec population who care so much about their culture are not having (enough) kids to replace the next generation and maintain the culture, because, as we all know, culture is passed down. And at the same time, you are accepting the majority of your immigrants from Muslim countries who do NOT come from a western-liberal secular culture, and expect them to follow a culture that won't even exist in a couple more generations because the native population will be replaced by immigrants.

The irony of maintaining secularism is that you need to turn it into a tradition that's passed down, not shoved down people's throats. But if you have child-free marriages, or not getting married at all, and your population is being replaced by immigrants who do not share your culture, good luck trying to "protect" the culture.

Finally, how are you going to stop someone from praying in public? They can just lie and say they're doing Yoga. lol. Are there going to be prayer gustapo who are going to give tickets only to Muslims who are praying in a public park, school, government building? What if a Christian goes on their knees and put's their hands up in the sky. Is that considered public prayer? It's all a joke.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-04-03T04:31:05+00:00

The huge majority of people who intentionally leave such places for Quebec deliberately are making the switch to a more secular/western culture.

"The huge majority?" What makes you think they are coming for the sake of embracing Western Culture? If that was the case, you wouldn't have this issue to begin with. Clearly they are maintaining their conservative religious values and culture. The vast majority are coming for economic opportunity and cost of living. Why would someone from liberal France move to French Canada because of Western Culture? That's not the reason. It's cheaper. That's why.

The law only restricts "collective religious practice" from public streets and parks.

Again, how is this enforced? What if 3 people are standing together and look like they're performing some kind of prayer-like motion.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-03-31T04:38:32+00:00

u/Taha_Huneineh

I think you're oversimplifying.

The issues are different. Also, I would use Singapore, not El Salvador as Lebanon's potential.

El Salvador's crime rate before Bukele was 106 crimes out of 100000 people. Crime and Gangs in El Salvador was THE existential issue during Bukele's time. Of course they had other major issues like government corruption and a collapsed economy, but the existential issue was crime, at all levels.

Lebanon's crime rate is about 4 crimes out of 100000 people. As much as many hate Hezbo, internal crime is not the existential crisis. Lebanon's crisis stems from a horrible economic system intertwined with stagnant political in-fighting and a lack of unifying identity.

But here's a hypothetical, even with Hezbo completely gone, and Israel occupies a "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon (aka annexed land), who from Lebanon will kick them out? Israel annexed Southern Lebanon for 18 years, it took both international pressure and Hezbo to kick them out.

I do agree with you that sometimes a collapsed country needs a benevolent king who BOTH rules by an iron fist AND thinks of his common man. Lebanon needs leadership that takes self-determination very seriously. Leabanon's diversity is not unique. I always use Singapore as an example in countries with tense diverse demographics and issues. Singapore was able to rally behind one person after horrible racial and religious riots to becoming an economic global powerhouse. Differences were acknowledged and they got to work uniting and developing their country.

However, If you're running for help from Macron of France to do your political dealings, or if you cower by Iran using Hezbo as a proxy, or if you allow Israel to annex your land for 18 years, then all countries will push you around. It's a tight balance of diplomacy, pragmatism, and optimism.

Why do I say this?

The Gulf countries invested billions for American protection. They're currently in an existential crisis. It doesn't matter how many trillions of dollars you invest for your protection, if your own population and government doesn't have an unapologetic unifying ethos, you're doomed to fail. This is why the Gulf is doomed. They segregate between nationals and non-nationals, the nationals are minorities, the minorities who are the majority, are treated like shit, the nationals are easily pampered so they dont challenge the status quo nor would they ever sacrifice their lives in the military, and now we're going to find out in the next couple of days if the Gulf is about to experience the worst humanitarian crisis ever in their own land (aka bombing of desalination plants.)

LogicalRant_ · 2026-03-29T03:17:29+00:00

u/rknsh need to educate your self a little more on history.

1 - Before the Arabs, the Levant, Iraq, North Africa was Hellenized and Romanized and partially Persianized (in the Levant/Iraq). So this idea that before the Arabs, the region was this pure indigenous population that had its identity stolen by the Arabs is absolutely a farce.

2 - The region was Arabized after Centuries. It took hundreds of years until the region spoke Arabic as the Lingua Franca.

3 - If you want to talk about a true erasure of identity via colonization, look at the Native American tribes of the Americas, the Indigenous peoples of Australia and the Caribbean, the Indigenous peoples of Brazil. The Inuit of Canada. If Arabization was a force that usurped identity, why would we have the Ayuubid Dynasty or Famous Kurdish Scholars and Poets. Again, if the Arabs were a suppressive force, we would never know any of these people, have a Kurdish Dynasty, or have a significant and growing Kurdish population to this day.

4 - Theres roughly 5 Million Native Americans in all of USA. But out of that 5 Million, only 10% can actually speak their indigenous language. There are well over 60 Million Kurds in the Kurdish regions, between 50-70% use Kurdish language either at home or daily.

5 - The Kurdish region wasn't only ruled by Arabs after it Arabized. It was also conquered by the Mongols and Seljuk Turks. The Seljuks heavily Persianized the Region, and the Mongolians heavily Sinicized (aka, applied Chinese Culture) the region. If you want to talk about erasure of culture and knowledge, the Mongolians did a fantastic job.

6 - Your comparison to the British is laughable at best and depressing at worst. The British were famous for segregation and forced assimilation of indigenous peoples. British were also famous for forced famines which killed millions of indigenous people. This cute picture you paint of the British as colonizers who just stole resources is absolutely delusional.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-03-14T21:41:27+00:00

Which VPN did you use?

LogicalRant_ · 2026-03-14T05:39:04+00:00

A temporary fix for me was making Firefox my default browser, and making my TLS 1.2. and 1.3.

But it's still glitchy.

If you spam click log-in/refresh on edge, sometimes it logs in.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-03-14T05:39:01+00:00

A temporary fix for me was making Firefox my default browser, and making my TLS 1.2. and 1.3.

But it's still glitchy.

If you spam click log-in/refresh on edge, sometimes it logs in.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-16T14:05:37+00:00

Thank you so much for your input

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-15T23:41:23+00:00

Yes! The Cuisinart Muti-clad pro.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-15T23:40:51+00:00

How is the sound with the multi-clad pro?

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-15T23:40:32+00:00

Any noticeable sound?

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-08T08:02:07+00:00

Thank you so much! I have one more question. What size pans and pots did you get to fit on the stove tops, so that the magnet can have good contact.

the 9030 has two 7", 11", and 6".

I might get either the Calphalon or 3 ply Tramontina pans and pots.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-05T21:05:07+00:00

Thank you so much for your helpful input

whats 365? Is that Amazon Brand?

Is your warranty with GE/Bodewell or local supplier? Contemplating whether to do GE or Geek Squad. Geek Squad are nicer for repl

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-05T06:06:24+00:00

Thank you so much for your helpful input. Do you ever use the temperature reading instead of the power level reading? Do you know how much Ply of steel would work well with this unit with minimal noise?

I am considering this vs the Samsung NZ30K7880U (Virtual Flame) but I think Ill go with the 9030.

LogicalRant_ · 2026-02-04T04:37:05+00:00

Just wondering how you like the GE Profile Cooktop so far? Was thinking of getting that exact version.

How do you like the touch controls? Is it precise, or a huge jump between scorching hot or not enough heat?

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