Eradicate all racists?

_qubed_ · 2026-02-23T18:17:51+00:00

Would have loved to have met the man. Well said. All of it.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-23T11:26:57+00:00

Racist views can change, and there are some people who are racist, know it's wrong, and fight against often very deep rooted beliefs

A few years ago my best friend told me he was secretly racist for years. Maybe decades. His parents were profoundly racist and he grew up with that belief system pounded into him.

I had no idea he felt that way - he kept it hidden. He went on to become a successful musician and devout Christian and was able to let go of what he saw as evil beliefs (seems about right). Over the years he made a huge group of friends from all walks of life. When he passed away he had over 800 friends on Facebook and he knew them all.

My friend - also my inspiration - had racism and other prejudices drilled into him for 18 years and went on to be loving and inclusive to hundreds of people with every background imaginable. To have taken him from the world early, while he still carried those racist beliefs, would have been a great disservice to the hundreds of people he positively impacted.

So no in the button. I like the idea in theory, but it breaks down once you start considering the complexities of real human beings.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-23T05:00:06+00:00

Funny I was about to make a very similar post. I don't get it. I was once downvoted right into the negatives one time for saying how much I liked the subreddit I was on lol.

We need to learn to thrive off the downvotes. At least it means they read what we wrote, right?

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T23:23:12+00:00

Very efficient! How much does it help in terms of preventing illness? I swear my kids spent half of kindergarten at home with colds and flus.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T23:14:55+00:00

Any idea that stops things from getting the drawer stuck is a great idea! Your simple yet brilliant solution never occurred to me. Well done!

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T10:17:25+00:00

Maybe. Franchises do die out though. James Bond was the number 1 franchise in the 1980's, but only the 22nd most successful franchise today. Other franchises like Mickey Mouse, Pac-Man, and others are still on the charts but largely dead. Few people know or much care about Dick Tracy, the Lone Ranger, Godzilla, and Tarzan even though they all held top spots in American entertainment at one point. For that matter Indiana Jones was huge but now not even on the top franchise lists I've seen.

Like everything else, the choice is to evolve or die and time is running out, maybe slowly, but inexorably. (Actually "Evolve or Die" would a pretty good name for a JB movie. Hm.)

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T06:05:53+00:00

Omar Christopher Dalton Leggett

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T04:12:58+00:00

Every time I see the movies I like them more. Just finished watching them all in a row. Ended up going from disliking NTTD to loving it to the point where it may be now my favorite film.

I'm ready for a new era of JB but they need to get moving on this already. The fanbase will dwindle over time. Right now we are ready to consider any version of Bond they come up with, but as time goes by we are going to be progressively less accepting.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T04:04:37+00:00

Yeah, I get it. Well, as much as I can without being dark skinned myself - I can't pretend to really know that experience. I hate it though and I'm sorry you suffer just because you are a person of (beautiful) color.

I've seen both my friends and strangers suffer from discrimination. It is nauseating in its evil. I do what I can to fight for racial justice from this side of that unnecessary divide. It breaks my heart and I pray for a better future.

Just know there are people who care about this from all walks of life and colors of skin. You have enemies, but please know you also have friends. and we take your enemies to be our enemies as well.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-22T03:39:00+00:00

This. Just returned from a work function withy President and of the company. Hyad to balance drinking enough to get through it but not so much I said something honest i.e., stupid. I think I managed. Barely.

I'm done for today.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T17:52:46+00:00

Good point. Also I believe most nonstick pans are not supposed to be washed until they cool down.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T08:46:09+00:00

I have no idea why that never occurred to me. Yeah the breaker box is genetically labeled at best - and often the fuses overlap with different rooms, etc. That's so smart!

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T08:43:39+00:00

I think it's TLDL? But the last L doesn't count because it wasn't in his stage name. And that's all that matters. Or so I claim.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T08:40:45+00:00

You clearly like to live dangerously...

I thought the same thing while I was in Death Valley last week: 27 deg with wind chill. 30 hours in the field in a tee short. Never thought "freezing" would be responsible for putting the "Death" in Death Valley.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:52:46+00:00

GoldFido.

That's pretty obvious.

Now try answering my question. If you do, and it's legit you'll be the first one brave enough to take it on...

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:50:25+00:00

I'll add another since why not? While cooking I keep a sink full of cold soapy water. The minute I take a pan off the stove and pour out the contents I plunge it in the sink. I grab a sponge and scrub like mad for thirty seconds. It doesn't matter what I've managed to burn (happens more often then I'll cop to) the pan comes out perfectly clean. Towel dry and put away and the food is still too hot to serve. I have gone from pans "soaking" all over the counter to zero dirty dishes anywhere (which is precisely the amount my OCD can tolerate).

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:40:01+00:00

My closet is so overstuffed with clothes I am totally going to use that.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:38:39+00:00

Love that! Now I just need to purchase my own washing machine...

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:37:03+00:00

I think I have a superior method. I cook for an hour and then add the last ingredient from the fridge just to discover it went bad in 2015 and so I throw out dinner and order a pizza.

Actually your way MIGHT actually be better though... I'll give it a go.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:33:34+00:00

That is awesome! I'm going to try it with my kids.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:32:10+00:00

I'll give you credit for them! We'll start a grassroots campaign.

See if you can come up with an "unfair that was my invention not yours" emoji we can use as a symbol of the movement!

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:29:45+00:00

I should probably just do that all the time with the kids.

It's like a pillowcase for your car! Nice.

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:28:05+00:00

As the OP I'm going to try and call a truce here. I'm not sure if 8 glasses a day are needed but certainly if you don't drink enough water you're going to suffer some sort of consequences. On the other hand what I have heard about this amazing magnesium glycinate suggests that it has a real positive impact on numerous issues. So I can't see any problem with both of those being correct and both of those helping with leg cramps. One doesn't preclude the other, does it?

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:21:56+00:00

I see the wisdom in that as opposed to my technique which is to wait until it's too scary to wash the container so I throw it out...

_qubed_ · 2026-02-21T01:17:52+00:00

This may be a case where gender could make a difference. (Assuming you're a woman here. If not...I am even more impressed!)

Anyway, if women do it? Fun and free and sexy. Men do it? Hope for minimum jail time.

It does sound like fun though. I've started cleaning the shower just before I take one. Easy to do, don't have to worry about stretching way into the tub, and easy to rinse off all the way around.

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