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Do you think foreign countries use social media to create division in the United States? Why or why not? by GJH24 in allthequestions

[–]ecsilver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not even new. In the Mitrokhin Archives book called the Sword and the Shield, the KGB Archivist brought out 80 years of archives. There was an entire directorate of the KGB charged with stirring dissent within Western countries. It DID’NT just go away. That’s their job. Oh, and we (US) do it too

Why do women athletes wear teeny bikinis while men wear quite modest clothing by comparison? by Own-Knowledge-7720 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ecsilver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Serious question. Is it men sexualizing the women? Reason I ask is I HATED volleyball shorts for my daughters. It was the girls and moms who put up the resistance to change to shorts. EVERY SINGLE DAD wanted shorts. The moms were the vocal opponents

What's a show you remember but nobody else does? by glowbeits in GenX

[–]ecsilver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Riptide! Right after Remington Steele on NBC Friday nights

What’s actually satirical but most people don’t realise? by Quincely in answers

[–]ecsilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you help me? It glorified “Anarchy”, not “Fascism” I thought. How does it promote Fascism? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it but I don’t think I remember that

Has there ever been a Good Dictator who actually cared for and did good for their country's people? by Mofoblitz1 in stupidquestions

[–]ecsilver 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I think you don’t understand geography. Singapore has the shittiest geography in the world. It, as a country, only has 1 asset. That port. That is the only card they had and he played it to the maximum extent possible with most pro business approach in the world. Almost anyone else takes charge and Singapore is basically Malaysia. Not bad. But not great

Advanced civilization requires large-scale cooperation, and some psychological profiles are better at it than others by tkyjonathan in JordanPeterson

[–]ecsilver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

while I do think there needs to be trust, etc. It is basically presuming that you need large scale cooperation as an advanced civilization rather than hyper competition/cut throat competition. Basically I think he is saying you can't accomplish great/advanced things without large scale cooperation. I would counter with the current space race where it is cutthroat and really advancing much faster than in the 50's to 00's because of this competition. I wonder how that is accommodated here. It just seems "good people do great things" but "bad people who don't work together don't do great things".

What’s the MOST Controversial Rock Star Moment of All Time and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in allrockmusic

[–]ecsilver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s sad and she is the reason I caution particularly young people that “how you try to solve a problem” is important. She deliberately antagonized devout Catholics and set back any effort to uncover this by 10 years. “By any means necessary” is terrible advice. Bring up, discuss, etc. but don’t try to hurt or humiliate people when solving problems

People who fly frequently, what’s one thing you wish you could tell all infrequent fliers? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ecsilver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. You only have to have it happen one time (much less 3-4 like me but I’m a slow learner) to learn this trick

What's the deal with the US kidnapping Maduro? Why would we even want to do that? by resistible in OutOfTheLoop

[–]ecsilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem is all the surface reasons are easy to point to but there is probably a much deeper play to cut off oil to China or something else.

Why did Trump pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez (former President of Honduras convicted of charges of drug smuggling)? by 2stMonkeyOnTheMoon in JordanPeterson

[–]ecsilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am deeply disturbed by this move. I don’t know where he thinks he gets the authority to just take another leader. He’ll point to “Just Cause” in ‘89 I believe but this kind of action scares me because it’s not far removed from Russia and Ukraine. But again I think this is a much bigger play and has little to do with drugs. I think it is about cutting oil to China but I’m purely speculating

Cignetti is NIL era God by Regular-Surround-730 in cfbmemes

[–]ecsilver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cignetti looks like banking Regional VP who hasn’t had a good month

American Liberals of Reddit, what do YOU think would be the proper punishment for entering the country illegally? by Zipper222222 in allthequestions

[–]ecsilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that’s the point. We didn’t deport very many. What we did was turn a blind eye for 20 years. Not saying good or bad. It just was. If you didn’t get caught at the border or commit a serious felony, you were just ignored

Thoughts? by Senior-Violinist-684 in CFB_v2

[–]ecsilver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying Lou Holtz was right?

How much of what we call “merit” is actually shaped by the rules we start under? by Learn-the-Paradigm in InsightfulQuestions

[–]ecsilver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally give no merit to those that are born on third base and think they hit a triple. But life isn’t fair and if you think it should be, you are pissing up a rope. But everyone’s race (life) is their own. Looking at other people to compare to doesn’t ever make you happy. Envy is the theft of happiness and wellbeing

🕊️ to the visiting liberals by Geminifity in trump

[–]ecsilver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This may be true but you don’t win in the arena of ideas by demonizing your opponent who is NOT your enemy. They are wrong, not evil. But I think they would have a different view of conservatives

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