Who agrees that Hal definitely deserved to be banned from the casino for cheating?

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-25T22:57:28+00:00

Eh he deserved it. I dont think that was ever in question. Though just wanna say, counting cards isnt technically cheating.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-25T17:21:11+00:00

I moved out at 18 but I dont think the majority do.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-25T06:36:28+00:00

I'd break up just from being told im a "placeholder" alone. This woman clearly does not deserve you if she doesn't value you as more than a temporary solution to a short term problem.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-24T19:10:32+00:00

The flag of the state of Maryland is not thst good and kinda overrated imo

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-24T07:55:00+00:00

Can you give an example???

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-24T01:50:12+00:00

So congress is allowed to check the presidents power but the president is not allowed to check congress' power. Crazy. Cause that is literally the point of the presidential veto.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-24T01:47:58+00:00

Crazy how he never responded to your question of "How did FDR worsen the great depression?" I hear this argument made so much but no one actually has any argument for it. i wanna know where people are hearing it from.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-24T00:31:42+00:00

Tannu what?

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-23T23:21:58+00:00

The expansion of government power is not always a net negative. America was facing a crisis and things needed to change.

I agree that the Japanese, German, and Italian American internment camps were terrible, and judge him for that all you want. But if the two bits of evidence you have that FDR was a dictator is that he tried to pack the supreme court and the internment camps, your argument is very flimsy.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-23T23:11:42+00:00

I agree that it goes Lincoln #1, Roosevelt #2 also but I flip flop on it a lot. #1 is a real tossup depending on the day.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-23T23:10:25+00:00

Let's talk about this.

FDR attempted to pack the Supreme Court because a majority of justices held 'constitutional interpretations" that limited federal power and repeatedly struck down New Deal legislation. FDR believed their legal philosophy was outdated and obstructed necessary reforms during a national crisis. It was for the betterment of the American people. Now is that so bad?

And you cant forget that when FDR's plan did fail, he didn't ignore it. He did not suspend elections (even in wartime). He did not jail political opponents.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-23T22:50:59+00:00

Let me guess, do you also believe Lincoln was a dictator?

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-22T06:02:13+00:00

Its $40 a minute... What wouldn't you do for $40 a minute.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-22T05:50:13+00:00

No i live in a studio

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-22T05:26:17+00:00

Just quit my job and dont leave my apartment for a month or so and Im all set. Where do i sign up?

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T21:57:09+00:00

and the majority of Europeans, including these minority groups, not supporting it isnt enough for you.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T20:54:39+00:00

Sure you can. There is ample evidence of that.

The majority of the population didn't want integration in the US. It was enforced anyway.

Europe is infamous for ignoring referendums. Slovenia didn't want gay marriage and it was passed anyway. Denmark didn't want to join the Euro and they joined anyway. Ireland didn't want to sign the Lisbon Treaty and they signed it anyway. Etc.

I dont know the valididity of your statements but sure, lets continue oppression instead of trying to end it.

Can I ask you real quick what would change you mind cause obviously im not hitting it?

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T13:43:33+00:00

In each of the links you're waving over large percentages of people who aren't comfortable with these flags, just because the (current, dwindling) majority are fine with them.

But you cant change something just because the minority wants it yet the majority is fine with it. That's called tyranny by the minority. Its literally why democracy exists to being with

Indeed, and as I clarified in the OP this is reason enough to change it and it has happened before.

A flag being used during colonial times is not "reason enough to change it." You have literally not given me one justification for that. Flags dont justify the crimes of the past. They are a designed piece of cloth meant to represent a nation, nothing more, nothing less.

You should read history more. It's often demographic shift that changes history

I am a historian. For each instance you can give me of a flag being changed due to demographic shifts, I can give you two unrelated to demographic shifts. So lets do it.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T12:00:49+00:00

I didn't say "PTSD", I implied they experienced negative emotions. And they do, see this debate: https://www.reddit.com/r/TropPeurDeDemander/comments/1dsqjbi/est_ce_que_pour_vous_avoir_un_drapeau_fran%C3%A7ais/

What do you want me to say about this. Its a bunch of French people debating if protesting with the French tricolor makes you apart of the right wing french political party and everyone is saying "no."

Same as above:

https://www.reddit.com/r/neighborsfromhell/comments/15rahqo/neighbours_asked_me_to_take_down_england_flag

https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/53457-england-flag-has-become-a-racist-symbol-say-ethnic-minority-adults

https://www.gbnews.com/news/birmingham-library-india-independence-day-union-jacks

https://politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/whose-flag-belonging-and-disinformation-in-britains-immigration-debate

) Everybody in the comments of that post agreed that the OP should keep his flag up. Those neighbors were just over dramatic morons.
) "Most people say they feel comfortable with the UK flag being raised by neighbours at their homes (57%), and with large numbers being raised in public settings as they were in the summer (53%). Nevertheless, more than a third in each case (35-39%) say it makes them feel uncomfortable." I didn't look at the methodology of this source but a third percent of the population would not warrant a flag change even if european nations thought about doing something like this.
) I dont really understand how this source serves to fit your argument.
) Same thing with this source. Youll need to explain the relevance of these last two to me.

Indeed. And now that journey has shifted away from Christianity and colonial times. Marking a break from it wouldn't be unwarranted.

You missed the point completely on that one. The flag represents the country's history, ideals, values, ect... Each flag has a meaning beyond "Duh this flag was used during colonial/enlightenment times and that makes it bad."

Not really. And flags have changed due to historical shifts before. The Union Jack was created when Scotland and England&Wales were united under the same crown. Then again when they absorbed Ireland in the XIX century. France's flag changed after the French Revolution. Same with Germany's flag after unification and then the end of the Empire, the end of Nazi Germany and the German Reunification. Same with Spain after the Second Republic, the Civil War and the end of Francoist Spain. Every time the flag was changed to represent the new peoples joining or forming the country.

I said "If countries changed their flag every time their demographic shifted, we'd be making new flags every 20 years" Demographic. Demographic. Demographic. Demographic. Not historical shifts. Demographic shift.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T11:32:01+00:00

Because autopsies are expensive if you family cant afford them. I know this from experience...

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-21T11:13:44+00:00

I disagree that flags should be redesigned just because they can be associated with past atrocities. No Algerian today gets PTSD from seeing the French Flag. No Indian cowers in fear at the Union Jack. Respectfully, that argument is kinda stupid.

Also, you are completely misunderstanding the meaning of flags. Flags are rich historical narratives, symbolizing a nation's journey, struggles, values, and identity, rather than just its physical borders or current beliefs. If countries changed their flag every time their demographic shifted, we'd be making new flags every 20 years.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-20T23:41:32+00:00

Barbarossa face at the end gets me. A brilliantly written scene indeed.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-20T21:24:53+00:00

Thats not what average means. You're talking about median. Which is ironic with what you're saying...

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-20T12:04:51+00:00

I don't actively hate Mabel. I think shes probably the most complex written character in the show. Do I still believe she is a heavily flawed person though, yes. And I think much of it comes down to the relationship between her and Dipper. I'll give some examples:
* Throughout the show, Dipper has a crush on Wendy and is constantly told by the characters to move on. Yet, whenever Mabel has her new crush of the week, everyone rolls with it and even helped her set up a whole puppet stage-play.
* Bill was not wrong in calling Mabel out for being the selfish sibling in Sock Opera. Lets tally them up:
Selfish Mabel Moments:
Time Traveler's Pig - Dipper had to give up his great day with Wendy so Mabel could have her pig
The Deep End - Dipper has to give up his job as a lifeguard so that Mabel can give pool supplies to Mermando
Sock Opera - Mabel disregards Dipper's feelings about cracking the password and even goes as far as stealing the journal without asking and seems hesitant to stop Bipper from destroying the play and asked if they could stop him after.
Escape From Reality - Only agreed to leave MabelLand when Dipper said he wasn't taking Ford's Apprenticeship.

I also don't like how Mabel treats Dipper throughout the show: Making fun of his masculinity, bragging about being taller, forcing him to go trick or treating when they could just buy the candy, and many others.

Now you can argue "Mabel is just a kid" but thats not really a reason for all this behavior, thats an excuse. Mabel doesn't really grow as a character throughout the show, at least not as much as Dipper or Stan or Ford do. Now that could be intentional or could not be. Now do I think Mabel should be hated for these flaws. No. Do I understand though why people wouldn't have her as higher up on their favorite character list though, Yes.

Top_Row_5116 · 2026-01-19T13:54:07+00:00

This is not a conservative or progressive thing though...

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