cheesecake_llama
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cheesecake_llama
3mo ago
You haven’t articulated at all why exactly where somebody’s grandparents grew up or what language they spoke has any connection whatsoever to how “American” that person is. In which chromosome is it recorded whether or not somebody’s great great grandfather was American?
cheesecake_llama
5mo ago
Why not? Why pass up an opportunity to keep blue tribe under the heel of your boot? “My rules > your rules fairly > your rules unfairly…”?
cheesecake_llama
5mo ago
The accuser is a legendary player—one of Daniel’s childhood heroes. I can see how being villainized by someone you’ve spent your whole life trying to impress could lead someone into a downward spiral.
cheesecake_llama
5mo ago
I just tried the exact same query. Other than some predictable "this is bad m'kay" throat clearing, it had no problem serving me videos of Hitler.
cheesecake_llama
6mo ago
You argue that the relative lack of technology back then necessitated a higher degree of assimilation, but it’s not evident why this wouldn’t actually have the opposite effect. It could very well incentivize immigrant groups to form even stronger enclaves.
For instance, if I were to visit China, but you took away machine translation and the ability to easily contact my family, one of the first things I’d do for security and comfort would be to find a reliable expat community. While technology does allow people to hold onto their roots, it also enables them to branch out.
cheesecake_llama
7mo ago
What conspiracies are you talking about?
cheesecake_llama
9mo ago
The problem is that the original comment wasn’t even an argument.
There is a fundamental tension with this moderation stance: while “Black people are a violent invasive species” may be ban-able, it’s at least an idea that can be challenged and dissected. However, “I hate black people” cannot, especially if it’s expressed without any surrounding context to challenge.
What is someone supposed to even say to that? There is no idea to respond to, only a person, but we are not allowed to make personal attacks. It’s frustrating to hear the only response to @shoeonfoot — “just debate the hot takes” — completely miss the point.
cheesecake_llama
10mo ago
This is much less of a problem now that basically everything is posted on the arXiv.
cheesecake_llama
11mo ago
It’s also possible, and I’d argue likely, that both are correct. Partisans from every corner regularly discard inconvenient facts.
cheesecake_llama
11mo ago
This is wildly uncharitable.
(Not OP, but I agree with their position)
Yeah, that’s obviously true? I wouldn’t call credit lenders “benevolent”, but yes, access to credit reveals a lot about how some people value deferring great cost for short-term benefit.
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