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  • Not Controversial

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  • Sure, I would agree with what you just said. The meme though, said that no behavior justifies bombing another country, as that's their problem to figure out. But obviously that's flawed.

    I'm not justifying any particular war or action. Especially these most recent ones. Just pushing back against overly black-and-white thinking. Every action should be judged based on its merits.

  • I Mean . . .

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  • Holy cow my man. Do you live on here?

    Like, not agreeing with the guy, but if you assume that he didn't respond to you in an hour because he can't, as opposed to just having a life, that's a far more negative reflection on you than him.

    Most people aren't on here every waking hour. And if you are, I genuinely recommend you self reflect and maybe step away from the keyboard a bit.

  • Not Controversial

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  • To be fair, there is certainly a time and place to intervene in how a country is governing.

    I would hope we would all agree that the US intervention into WW2 was a good thing, even though a lot of civilians were killed in the process.

    Obviously war is always terrible, and will almost always result in the deaths of people who didn't deserve it, but it is sometimes necessary.

    Not saying that is or isn't the case here. Just pushing back on the notion that bombing another nation is necessarily always wrong.

    And not to put too fine a point on it, but if Iran had run a successful op to bomb Netanyahu and also hit an elementary school in the process, I don't know that it would generate the same level of outrage here. And if the reason for that is, "well of course, Israel deserves it," then that undercuts the very point the meme is making.

  • This guy's face alone is birth control

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  • You gotta imagine he's been called "Butt Sex-man" a few times in his life.

  • Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited

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  • Literally every watchdog group that rates senators has her as more liberal than conservative. She sided with the Obama presidency on over 70% of votes. She consistently gets endorsements from Democrats during reelection campaigns. She voted against Trump in both elections. If you think she's MAGA, you're living in fantasy land.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Susan_Collins

    I'm not saying she's Karl Marx. But she's 1000% not MAGA, and if you think she is, you've basically obviated any meaning the term has. MAGA doesn't mean "anyone to the right of Lenin." Just because someone votes conservative on some issues doesn't make them MAGA.

  • seriously

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  • Ah damn, you right. Should have Googled it. Too many Brian's in the news, lol. Got the wires crossed.

    Editing to fix.

  • seriously

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  • Yeah, kinda like that time Brian Thompson got shot, and the next day United Healthcare ceased to exist.

    Not saying that the general point of corporations doing more harm than people is wrong. Just that if you think that the corporation is just one person, I've got a bridge to sell you.

  • "Being vegan is unnatural"

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  • If non-human animals cannot consent, isn't all sex between any two non-human animals rape?

    If that's the case, isn't this preferable to just letting the animals just rape each other indiscriminately?

  • Anger as Trump FDA retreats from plan to ban artificial colors in food

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  • Not to put too fine a point on it, but the phrase "made with no artificial colors" being printed on something has never influenced my purchasing decision.

    But maybe I'm an outlier in that regard.

    But this seems like a bit of a nothing-burger to me. From what I can tell, it's not that Titanium Dioxide was banned and now he's allowing it. It's that it's always been allowed, but now he's letting products that contain it to put "no artificial coloring" on the package.

    Naturally derived dyes obviously aren't definitionally healthier than artificial ones, and some natural ones can in fact be bad for you. But the label doesn't say "no bad for you dyes," it says "no artificial dyes." It's something of a useless lable in the first place, no?

  • What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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  • That's the prevailing opinion certainly, but there's a pretty diehard contingent who love it. That it just gets a bad rep because it gets compared to the masterpiece that was Twilight Princess.

    Can't say myself, as I've never played it, but I've got a few friends who are huge proponents of it and would say it's underrated.

    And, to be fair, something doesn't have to be good to be underrated. People hate Skyward Sword, and I assume it's not actually terrible. Just on the low end of Zelda games.

  • What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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  • Tour de Pharmacy

    It's a mockumentary about the Tour de France, but everyone's been kicked out for doping.

    There are only 5 competitors left, Andy Sandberg, John Cena, Daveed Diggs, Orlando Bloom, and Freddie Highmore.

    They've got the actual Lance Armstrong doing a "hidden informant" bit.

    Each of the racers has a wacky backstory. Hijinks ensue. It's a great time.

    Not the best movie ever, but I had an absolute blast with it.

  • What's a piece of Media that is so underrated you must mention it?

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  • Skyward Sword?

  • Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited

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  • This may be shocking to you, but there are actually Republicans who aren't members of Congress.

    Just because MAGA has captured a majority of the party and therefore wins most of the primaries doesn't mean there are no non-MAGA republicans.

    Also, there's Susan Collins in the Senate, so that's at least two.

  • The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think

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  • I mean, in addition to what everyone else said, disabilities can in fact disqualify you from being a good president.

    If someone is non-verbally autistic with an ID diagnosis, it's not ableist to say they aren't a good candidate to be president.

    Obviously this is a spectrum, and ADHD shouldn't be, on its face, disqualifying. But if it's so bad you're literally illiterate, then it's no ableist to say that makes you a bad candidate to be president.

  • Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited

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  • It is in fact possible to be both Republican and vehemently against the current regime. There are plenty of die-hard Republicans who have vocally hated Trump for the past decade.

    That doesn't mean he has good politics, but you can have bad politics and still hate the out-and-out Nazis.

  • it's a long distance relationship

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  • To be fair, the "change one" part is wrong. Two particles that are quantum entangled maintain the same quantum state when separated. But if you change the quantum state of one it doesn't propogate. They are just in sync.

  • The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map

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  • The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map

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  • It it? I feel like anyone paying attention knew this is how it was going to go.

    Heck, look at my post history. I offered 3:1 odds on this over a week ago.

    This supreme court has some loons on it, but if you thought they were gonna rule against California here you haven't been paying attention.

  • The Supreme Court will soon decide if only Republicans are allowed to gerrymander

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  • There's a lot of unjustified doomerism here. The article even says that Alito has basically already called the California gerrymander acceptable.

    I'd give 3:1 odds that they don't overturn it.

    Honestly, I'd be surprised if the results were any worse than 1-8, and that only because Clarence Thomas is a literal psychopath. Maybe 2-7. Alito is two-faced as all hell.