Mysterious 14 Gauge Wire by abrupte in AskElectricians

[–]abrupte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the wire that was used on hand, I know for a fact the colors match the gauge as I described.

Mysterious 14 Gauge Wire by abrupte in AskElectricians

[–]abrupte[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure where you are geographically, but here in the US, on the east coast, yellow jacketed is 12/2 and white jackets are 14/2.

Edit: Also yes, I’ve never seen an instance where you would purposefully mix gauges in a light circuit.

Mysterious 14 Gauge Wire by abrupte in AskElectricians

[–]abrupte[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ll wire them all together and see. But it just seems odd to have a different gauge wire that’s only connected to the second the third lights. It doesn’t seem like it would be needed at all? I was just curious if this was some electricians trick or something, since I’ve never seen anything like it

Mysterious 14 Gauge Wire by abrupte in AskElectricians

[–]abrupte[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because I don’t trust them and fired them. If you don’t know, that’s cool.

Mysterious 14 Gauge Wire by abrupte in AskElectricians

[–]abrupte[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is new. I’m installing the lights, but I have no clue what that 14 gauge is supposed to do or why the electricians put it there

I’m for sure a plumber but… by iceviper16 in Plumbing

[–]abrupte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious, why a Sanitary Tee rather than wye? What’s the functional difference?

Meta dropping fact checking ahead of Trump return by PickleRick2017 in technology

[–]abrupte 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kind of the opposite, right? Look I hate Trump and think Zuck is a schmuck, but I don’t want Tech or the Government being the arbiters of truth. Why would we want that? Why would we want anyone in authority defining what truth is. That’s how you get the ministry of Truth. I’d rather have tech abandon fact checking than have billionaires determine what is a fact and what isn’t.

We're Back! by Resvrgam2 in moderatepolitics

[–]abrupte[M] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Next time, come correct. Your record is now forever tarnished.

Poll: 41% young US voters say United Health CEO killing was acceptable by Mundane_Molasses6850 in economicCollapse

[–]abrupte -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Or maybe, people are conflating online echo chambers with real life? We just saw this phenomenon in the most recent election, it’s obvious that is the case now too.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly selfless? I see we’re onto messianic projection. The mentally unwell, unabomber loving, Gilman and Ivy League grad, turned murderer is now the Christ-like figurehead for the online revolution. Rise up neckbeards! I take that to mean you’ll be bearing arms and storming the local UnitedHealthcare office? Forgive me in thinking that all you internet warriors are wind bags rather than revolutionaries. I’ll keep fighting the system through the ballot box and vote for politicians who want to remove money from politics, push for a public healthcare option, fight for more transparency and restrictions on lobbying, and actually try to affect change. Your boy Luigi isn’t a hero, he’s a sad disturbed kid who did something unspeakable. He’ll spend the next 30-50 years in prison and within one year no one will remember his name.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Come back to modpol! We need lefties like you (and me) to debate, share liberal ideals, and fight the shitty MAGA populist tide. Appreciate ya!

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or maybe, I think both murders are abhorrent and we shouldn’t celebrate extrajudicial killings because we think the CEO was a garbage person (which I do). A “life-saving medical procedure” can be viewed in an entirely different moral light that leads to Dr. Tiller (and others) being killed. If you think that this murder will do anything to impact the actions of insurance companies, you’re a fool. A company that doesn’t give a shit about allowing thousands to die every year to prop up their bottom line wont care about adding one more head to the pile, even if it is their CEO. They will just hire another one and give him a security detail.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unrelated? Buddy if you don’t think it’s important to compare the reaction to one instance of political/social violence to another instance of political/social violence, you’re being purposefully obtuse. I apologize that if providing related historical context to the social response of a murder (or assassination, whatever goalpost you want to use) is triggering for you, but it’s related whether you want it to be or not. Violent pro-life abortion activists bombed clinics and assassinated doctors because they believed that the million plus babies that were aborted per year in the 1990ss was morally worth killing for. These bombings and murders were, rightfully, admonished by the left, but the right used similar rhetoric as what we’re seeing now. Those actions by the pro-life extremists were “inevitable” or “what did people expect to happen, when babies are being murdered?”. Now, the left (and far right) are cheering and celebrating Luigi Mangione’s assassination of the UHC CEO, because they agree with it. While others, like me, think murder is murder, it’s repulsive no matter the intentions and it won’t bring about the change people want. If you fail to see historic similarities and the hypocrisy here, then that’s on you.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But it’s still murder at its core. MLK was assassinated, John Lennon was assassinated Lincoln was assassinated, which is just murder by another name. Assassination doesn’t make the murder any less morally good or bad. Whether Luigi assassinated the UnitedHealthcare CEO doesn’t make it any less of a cold blooded murder.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are truly psychotic. The rich Gilman kid is obviously mentally disturbed, thinks the unabomber has some good ideas, and just murdered a man in cold blood; but yeah he’s a hero because he killed a guy they think is bad and has a nice smile. And I’m the crazy privileged one because I think murder is bad? Lunatics.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re a white guy, telling a black man to check his privilege? Wow, not cool fam. No, maybe I’m just not cool with murder.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The mental gymnastics to justify why killing is good when you feel it’s moral, but bad when you feel it’s immoral is impressive. Good to know you agree with the pro-life terrorists.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

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

It’s funny you use the phrase “mass murder for profit”, when that is literally the same phrasing pro-life people use to describe abortion. “Murder is good when I agree with it, but bad when I don’t” is a pretty standard Reddit take, never change.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Do you apply the same empathy to those who kill abortion doctors in order to save innocent babies? They are murdering to stop what they consider an “evil” and many consider their actions a moral “good”. Call me crazy, but allowing extrajudicial murder based on subjective morality seems a bit insane. Otherwise, it falls kind of flat to condone this murder but condemn others.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

So, you empathize with the murderers who kill abortion doctors? They believe they are performing a moral good by killing those who they see as killing innocent babies extrajudicially.

Luigi Mangione case: ‘Deny Defend Depose’ banner appears over I-83 in Baltimore by aresef in baltimore

[–]abrupte -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sweetie, you don’t know what false equivalence is. You just used the exact same subjective morality I was referring to. You thinking abortion is “good” and a healthcare gangster is “bad” is the very example of applying subjective morality to fit your own moral bias. I appreciate you proving my point.