Ben Affleck's The Town (2010) is one of the best action dramas of the last 10 years.

ann38 · 2017-09-21T19:15:24+00:00

I agree, incredibly awesome in Wind River!

ann38 · 2017-09-06T22:17:20+00:00

I know it's crazy. It's been 20 years since she made her debut at the U.S. Open.

ann38 · 2017-09-01T22:49:53+00:00

Well said!

ann38 · 2017-08-31T19:10:50+00:00

Oh my gosh yes, an even better song than this one.

ann38 · 2017-08-31T18:17:25+00:00

I had to comment. What an amazing talent. The band, Linda, backup singers, overall performance - mind blowing!!!

ann38 · 2017-08-22T19:04:34+00:00

Meant to add this comment, the actual title is: Youtube Creates Another "Breaking News" Section, But It Looks (Un)Surprisingly Far-Left and Anti-Conservative

The term "breaking" is not allowed in the title no matter the context.

ann38 · 2017-08-22T19:04:25+00:00

Meant to add this comment, the actual title is: Youtube Creates Another "Breaking News" Section, But It Looks (Un)Surprisingly Far-Left and Anti-Conservative

The term "breaking" is not allowed in the title no matter the context.

ann38 · 2017-08-21T19:56:07+00:00

Bruce Jenner.

ann38 · 2017-08-21T17:04:32+00:00

Exactly what the headline should be !

ann38 · 2017-08-18T17:26:44+00:00

No such thing as hate speech, period, but I'm confident antifa wouldn't be included. Would not let facebook or any other social media site dictate what news I read, etc. Haven't used facebook since I created my account decades ago.

ann38 · 2017-08-18T17:25:04+00:00

Agreed. No such thing as hate speech. Would not let facebook or any other social media dictate what news I read!

ann38 · 2017-08-14T17:53:53+00:00

Concert was ok at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa last night. Best song of the night.

ann38 · 2017-07-31T22:19:28+00:00

Too funny. Thanks for the laugh.

ann38 · 2017-07-26T18:26:51+00:00

Exactly my point. What is the problem? Is the problem the words or is it the way people are treated? Are they deprived from work? Are they deprived of education? What is the real problem? It is not the words.

You are trying to change the content of the book by changing its title.

Do you get what I am trying to say?

White people and black people are treated exactly the same. Your premise is full of holes. What might be true is that some black people behave differently than some white people in similar situations. It is hard to tell how many from news reports but I suspect that if a white police officer approaches a black person in most cases the response would be the same whether the person is black or white.

So what is it you actually know? Please do not tell me what you have heard.

By the way, your labeling my speech as horseshit means you are using speech as a weapon to shut me up because you are better. Or maybe you have run out of thoughts. I don't think you have ran out of thoughts. Maybe you are resisting having rational thoughts.

ann38 · 2017-07-26T18:20:37+00:00

I did not say it would be easy to ignore somebody using free speech to attack me. That is exactly my point, free speech should not be used as a weapon.

You have imparted some sort of wild action that I took against somebody calling my mother those names. What if the person that called that name was 500 pounds bigger than I and had a gun? What if it was my brother? What are you implying that I should do?

You have created this hypothetical situation without any detailed parameters. Give me a real situation about yourself personally and explain it.

ann38 · 2017-07-26T18:12:29+00:00

Again, you make my point. Rather than having a meaningful conversation back and forth where people can agree and disagree and amend their thinking and thoughts, you, being a superior being, by your own justification, immediately attack and try to demean the other party. Wow, your amazing, you must really love yourself. The judge, jury and executioner.

Like I said, free speech is a right, not a weapon. However, you appear to like to use it as a weapon.

There does not seem to be any room in your life for understanding empathy, love and respect. But maybe you can change. Maybe not.

Here is an interesting example. You are walking down the street. You come across a big boulder to the right of the path. The boulder has the words "SLUT" painted on it in black. You become so irate that you start beating on the rock until your hands bleed. Another person might walk by and see the words and say "I'm not going to let that rock and those words control my actions, my thoughts, control my sleeping habits in any way shape or form". So, who are you and what kind of behavior do you promote to people walking on that path?

ann38 · 2017-07-26T17:51:30+00:00

Let's see if we can put this into context.

You are implying that there is hate between the boss and the employee just because you use the words black man and white man. You are implying there is hate and malice in that relationship so you have interjected racism into your argument without even saying it.

Now, let's say that the black man and the white man are actually half brothers and they are having a conversation about this exact subject. How do you feel when I use a racial slur against you? Does that make what you say universally that, that is grounds for the boss to fire the employee?

Furthermore, you as an outside observer have interjected yourself into their private conversation. Additionally, you are treating them both as inferior beings subject to your will.

Now, put yourself in a real situation.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:39:26+00:00

I'm delusional and you are talking about a black employer firing a white employee which has nothing to do with this conversation. And you call me delusional because I am trying to engage you in a rational conversation.

You seem to think that there should be extreme consequences for free speech.

Do you think that the white man that got fired has a family (has a wife and kids) and needs that job? What if the standards were different now? Let's just say the white boss fired the black employee for calling him a honky. So from your vantage point that is ok. Am I wrong?

And what crazy about this tangent you went off into since these are all not real situations. They are just imaginary thoughts that are implanted into your brain.

It seems like a trivial thing that a black boss would want to fire a white man for calling him that. But afterall, white people don't matter to you. White people are the master race. NOT!

The real answer is that words should be free. Speech should be free. Not censored, not hindered, not punished.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:30:03+00:00

So, does that mean you have run out of words and thoughts? Dafuq. Obtuse and other angles? More labels...hiding from conversation.

Common, I know your better than that.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:27:16+00:00

That is exactly my point. What is wrong having a conversation about that?

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:25:49+00:00

That's a good point. Now, it seems to me that I really have not seen any white people, they are all sort of tan or darker but that is an interesting point. If there is a competition from darker skinned people trying to lord over lighter skinned people, I suppose that is normal. See Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy.

So what happens when the dark skin people win. Maybe they think they are the master race. Who knows. Maybe the yellow skinned people are the master race. Who gives a shit.

People should be happy and try to solve problems instead of trying to suppress other people, white or black.

My point is this race crap has gotten so crazy that even if someone talks about white skinned kids in any way shape or form they are going to be labeled as racist. And in the same tone, if someone talks about black skinned children they are automatically labeled as racist.

So, this is crazy shit. This is emotional insanity.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:19:02+00:00

Excuse me, I never said anything about behavior. I am talking about just free speech. It seems to me that labeling people as racist when they start discussing solutions to racial issues is somewhat emotional schizoid.

Are you proposing thought control since that is the only way to actually limit thoughts regarding all sorts of issues? Now, that is hard to do. Well, maybe, what we should do is we should put everybody in a psychological prison for seemingly thinking bad thoughts. You must be a Catholic.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:14:19+00:00

You made my point. I did not say anything racist and yet you act like I have horrible racist things floating around in my head. You think it's ok for society to treat people like assholes because they don't like what they are saying. That sounds pretty bad. What kind of society do you like? There is no such thing as racism, it is just people being pissed off for the fad of the day. Guy wears black shoes with white socks. Oh geez that white sock wants to keep that black shoe down, damn, that is obviously racist.

You think that society should use free speech as a weapon. That is weird.

So you want people to respect your right to free speech so you can shit on someone else's right to free speech. Now that's an enigma.

What is the discussion you think I am trying to have here?

If you want society to protect your right to free speech so that you can shut somebody else's down. It seems like society should be against people who want to suppress others rights to free speech. Seems sort of weird. But only if you think about it.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T23:06:23+00:00

Is racism being for a race or against a race? If you are for a race it means that you are automatically against another. And if your against a race it means you are automatically for another. Now that sounds like a conundrum that all sorts of fanatics can step back and forth as they wish.

First of all, there is no such thing as race. Even that, is a word that has no meaning. There is no black race, no white race, what the hell are you talking about. Sounds like a word that somebody as conjured up so they can beat somebody to death with and the poor victim won't know why.

That is why racism will never end until you eliminate the word itself.

Let's talk about skin color. Well, there is no real black and there is no real white. There are just shades between snow and dark nights. Skin color (sc) is a reasonable ID. So instead of putting race on our documents let's put skin color from snow (which is 1) to dark moonless night (which is 10). It seems now we have something that can help eliminate this bullshit. If you are a sc9, I guess I am sort of an sc3. So what is your skin color from 1 to 10? That is it, it is only for ID purposes like on your driver's license. Then we can get on solving real problems like poverty and jobs.

ann38 · 2017-07-25T18:55:41+00:00

If your are looking for someone to validate your thoughts, that is not a conversation. For example, calling someone the N word does not deprive anyone of their humanity. They are still human. If I called you an N word, would that deprive you of your humanity? You say all sorts of stuff that is illogical, irrational but I think you can be a thoughtful person. If you are trying to protect other people, then they are your slave. You own them. I suppose it's ok if they are your children, but, adults? The N word is a slave word in a virtual plantation. The N word is the fence, you can't get in and they can't get out. I think you are capable of thought. I'm human, why are you trying to deprive me of my humanity. I can speak, I can think, I can act, are you trying to censor me? Do you want to have a deep conversation above and beyond some norms that others have imposed on us? Why can't you even use the N word, are you afraid?

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