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    I might personally think that the Kochs, the Mercers, Adelson, etc., are awesome. I might have massive portraits of them in my foyer.

    That doesn't change the fact that saying that it's the same on both sides is massive BS.

    It's not the same on both sides. Not even close.

    I might have family members in the KKK and secretly think they're alright. That doesn't change the fact that there's nothing remotely parallel on the left.

    I will continue to call out the 'both-siderism' bullshit as long as it keeps rearing its ugly head.

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    Couple things here: Peterson mentions that psychometric data draws no correlation between I.Q. and Morality: false
    He does a doublespeak on the nature of cultural bias in I.Q. tests as he claims that if a test is culturally biased it will 'underpredict' cultural performance...Say What?

    One odd thing...notice how he is rubbing the desk as he answers the question of cultural, ethnic, and racial divides in testing.

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    Where's the usual outrage?
    The unexamined life is not worth living.

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    I'm not sure I know what the usual is. (I've complained about Mika before)

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    yeah, I never heard about until this morning...but...one apologist made this statement..."She has not generally demonstrated herself to be a homophobe" ...whatever it is she said...it must have been interesting....maybe she's been hanging out with that conservative 'smokin' joe' too long...



    are you kiddin' ...
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    I'm baacckkkk!

    A thought occurred to me. Has anyone studied if crazy people make sense to each other?
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    Quote Originally posted by NotAPretender View Post
    I'm baacckkkk!

    A thought occurred to me. Has anyone studied if crazy people make sense to each other?
    They probably do.
    = DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR =

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    Anybody have any suggestion for alt-alt-books?

    How about Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them". I hope that suggestion is not too risque... It's a New Year!
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    I like the video that Fred posted here. I've always liked that song.

    I'm in a weird place in terms of pressure...there's only me to put pressure on myself. And there's only me to decide how much I'll let others pressure me. The biggest drive I have is to protect my son and make sure my husband is OK. I'm not that old and yet in many ways my opus magnum is made.

    Where I go from here is up to me and Mother Nature.

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    There's always something DT, my dad died last week...he's happier now I'm sure...despite what my sister-in-law says. You ever know one of those people that has a good heart, means well, but just doesn't have any sense or perspective on what other people are feeling?
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    Paradox is a UK sci-fi mini-presentation (5 episodes). It's pretty good. I think it is set in Northern Ireland.
    “El revolucionario: te meteré la bota en el culo"

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    This is more of a curiosity thing than anything else: Hardly anyone even said 'good, asshole' when I posted about the disappearance of one of my cats or the death of my father. Is it no one noticed because they never look at this fascinating thread or is it because they dislike me...which, of course, is ok with me but if Turiya had posted either one of those posts I would have said sorry. It's just rude, what is wrong with these people.

    I do appreciate Aragon and DT's notice.


    p.s. I think it is saying something deeper than that.
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    Quote Originally posted by NotAPretender View Post
    Hardly anyone even said 'good, asshole' when I posted about the disappearance of one of my cats or the death of my father. Is it no one noticed because they never look at this fascinating thread or is it because they dislike me...which, of course, is ok with me but if Turiya had posted either one of those posts I would have said sorry. It's just rude, what is wrong with these people.
    I must apologize, NotAPretender, but between the multiple and highly unpredictable crashes of my dying computer and the infestation with far-right rabies that was running amok here at the forum in recent times, I completely missed the news of your father's passing. I plead guilty as charged.

    Allow me to convey my belated condolences. There's not much that can be said in circumstances like that, other than perhaps that I've been in your shoes and that I know what it's like. I lost my maternal grandmother — who was living with my parents — in 1994, I lost my mother in 1996 and I lost my father in 1998. That's three very close relatives in 4 years time. So I know how you must feel, and you have my sympathies.
    = DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR =

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    Quote Originally posted by NotAPretender View Post
    p.s. I think it is saying something deeper than that.
    I'm sorry for your loss man, losing a parent cuts deep to the bone.

    Now having said that, for me anyway there is nothing deeper to this. I saw your casual mention that your dad had died but didn't know what to do with it. Do you know why? Because I had been seeing you posting along as usual like oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, without missing a beat and even slamming a couple of people along the way during the week previous.

    Then I see a brief mention of dad dying but right back at it again, so it gave me pause to wonder if it was just some flippant thing you may have tossed out there to get a reaction or something.

    When my mom died the forum scene was still years away, but my daily interactions with people were far from business as usual. During the time of my dad's death I was still over at The Project, but my only posts during that time were in a members only thread describing the ordeal, and asking for healing right up to the point of when it was over. There was no blah blah blah all over the place...

    Admittedly people grieve in different ways so again I am sorry for your loss, and I hope your dad died well. I don't think anyone here would stoop so low as to purposely disrespecting such a personal event in your life or anyone else's, I'm betting most of the disconnect was due to the presentation if anything.
    The unexamined life is not worth living.

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    I wasn't really looking for that, Aragorn, but I am grateful for your thoughtfulness...not for myself but the fact that you have it to offer the world. Good humans are hard to come by in the best of circumstances. We either have it or we don't...I'm not sure it is something that can be cultivated. B.T.W. You did respond to my 'lost cat' post which again I appreciated. I liked the cat but I was glad that it was gone...I think my other cat misses having someone to fight with because I won't. I feel like I'm depriving it of a part of its nature but that cat is just too damn mean when it gets excited.

    that's deeper Fred...I didn't want to come on like a drama queen, my father would not have approved despite being quite the drama master himself. A lot of mixed feelings regarding his life and death. I think he is much happier now than he was capable of being in 3d life. It seems in death as well as life some can invoke bitterness, though...it's part of the legacy of a very conflicted human being (my father).
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