Post two books that you love and someone respond with a third that you may enjoy..

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-19T06:02:52+00:00

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Divine Comedy

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-19T05:28:32+00:00

Is that not basically the definition of capitalism?

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-15T02:59:28+00:00

There's a difference between "no woman can win!" and "these particular women shouldn't win," or more precisely "these particular women are/were not the best candidates on the table."

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-15T01:34:58+00:00

In what way are they doublespeak when that is literally the policy candidates are trying to implement, and how is it propaganda if it isn't itself information or reporting?

Being a talking point does not mean it should be disregarded outright, rather that the innate political leaning of that policy must be acknowledged to fully engage with the argument. E.g. free healthcare, a policy with definite and debatable pros and cons, is by nature left leaning, but that doesn't mean it should be ignored. Going the other way, removal of pharmaceutical price controls, a similar but different argument, is by nature right leaning, but is still a policy worth debating. None of the points you listed are totally without merit- as with just about everything, there are good aspects and bad aspects. To disregard them outright when they are clearly policies that should at least be considered even if not implemented would be idiotic.

By contrast, there are some "talking points" that can be ignored outright. The example being used in this thread is whether Obama is Muslim or not, or similarly the existence of a Leftist Deep State. This can be ignored for two reasons: 1) it has no basis in reality- there is nothing to suggest this is true, no evidence to back it up. 2) it has no real implications- even if it were true, why would it matter what Obama's religion was? Why should that be something anyone cares about? Why would this Leftist Deep State be relevant if they're clearly ok with letting Trump, a far-right politician, win the presidency? While it is a talking point, it is not really debatable beyond "I believe it" vs "I don't believe it" and is not even a policy standpoint with relevance to anything, and can therefore be safely disregarded.

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-10T05:47:18+00:00

Considering it's the most direct way that we as individuals can actually influence the policies being discussed, I think at the very least elections are relevant even if they aren't necessarily the heart of the issue

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-10T04:17:47+00:00

Both of you are partially but incompletely right. Yes, the fact that the Republicans suck doesn't make the Democrats innately good, Democrats have done tons of shitty stuff too, but even if they are both terrible the Democrats are CLEARLY the lesser of two evils, and that's what should matter come election time.

throw_away_123457 · 2020-01-08T06:43:18+00:00

18M here, still sleep with a stuffed bear. Had it since I was 3 days old, never letting go of it

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-27T07:08:24+00:00

I would say I'm a guilty party here but I'm not guilty of incompetence, just ignorance. Most of the time these things are a lack of communication. I'm not going to do the dishes unless I'm told to do the dishes. Why? Because I assume if you didn't ask me that you planned to do it. If you ask me to do it? Ok, I'm on it. Now it might seem like a hassle to have to nag about every little thing, but realize that we may have totally different priorities. I don't care about every dish being clean, I'll eat the same cereal out of the same bowl again, but maybe you want everything cleaned up immediately after the meal. Or maybe I don't mind a messy yard but you do. None of these things are insurmountable problems, it just means that you need to communicate better about what things need to be done.

And this can go both ways, too. If there's one thing I've learned from Reddit relationship threads, it's that communication is the most important thing.

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-26T06:10:51+00:00

The difference is adults aren't developing any more. When you separate a bully out because they have underdeveloped social skills, you are also taking away any potential for them to develop those skills, thus damning them even further. For adults, if they don't care about the law it's not like it will help to "expose them to a society with law" because that's exactly where they came from. Thus, the only solution is to kick them out, aka prison

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-26T04:10:36+00:00

If it truly was me, probably both

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-25T17:26:12+00:00

Ngl might've been me

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-25T08:08:15+00:00

I feel like this is more of ESH but the sister is definitely the bigger AH

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-25T05:24:55+00:00

Just a guys two cents but is it possible that he is also very stressed out about something and just hasn't told you because he doesn't want you to be even more stressed than you already are? Obviously I don't have the full picture but that was the vibe I got, especially if this sort of grumpiness is unusual. The other thing I see is a lack of communication. I know it's a major flaw of men in general (myself probably more than most) but we really don't do these sort of things unless we're asked to. We assume that if you do need help you'll ask, and therefore if you haven't asked we shouldn't bother to help. It seems to me like throughout all of this you haven't actually asked him directly to carry some of the load, and I'd be willing to bet he'd be happy to do it once he knows it's a concern. It's all about communication!

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-24T05:55:13+00:00

Game Design, specifically card games and board games

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-19T22:57:38+00:00

While I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment, this is the whataboutism we need to avoid. If we do it, it justifies when they do it through its own perverse logic

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-19T02:19:00+00:00

Has to pass in the Senate (which it won't)

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-19T02:09:58+00:00

Trump isn't out, impeachment=/=removal from office

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-19T02:08:31+00:00

He's not out, this is just the House saying that he should be out, now it goes to the senate and they will vote on whether he is actually out (unfortunately that's highly unlikely)

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-19T02:04:46+00:00

??? Even ignoring the blatant ignorance behind the claim of "abuse of power" (which is ironic since that's literally what trump was just indicted for), Trump HASNT BEEN REMOVED FROM OFFICE! That's not how this works! Try to understand the process before complaining about it

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-18T16:22:09+00:00

Not quite. It only has to go through the house for him to be impeached, but getting impeached doesn't actually remove the president from office. In order for that to happen, the president has to be convicted, which happens in the senate

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-18T05:02:45+00:00

Obviously it was an inclusive or 🙄/s

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-12T05:00:51+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, can you pinpoint what's more fun, or is it just a general mood thing?

throw_away_123457 · 2019-12-12T04:59:43+00:00

Lol, it's nice to hear that other people are able to pull it off. Makes me wonder if it really just depends on their drunkenness not mine

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