netstack
Texas is freedom land
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netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
I, too, would like a source for that.
A casual search suggests that the standard for chemical castration is “MPA”, or maybe “DMPA.” At least that’s what California law specified. If I understand it right, that’s a progestin (progestogen??) similar to what’s in the combination birth control pill.
Wikipedia claims the preferred blockers are “GnRH agonists” and maybe antagonists. It mentions progestogens to say they might be cheaper, and the main source is about precocious puberty, not gender identity.
In case Wikipedia is shamelessly misrepresenting the issue, I looked at a couple other sites. Neither suggests (D)MPA or any progestogen.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
More effort than this, please. One (evasive?) quote and a couple sneers aren't enough.
Your last warning was--oh. Half an hour ago. What a coincidence.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
If I was going to mod one of the many, many quips and insults thrown your way, it probably wouldn't be this one.
Frankly, I'm not even sure what Listening was going for.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
“I didn’t start this” could be applied to most any CW topic. We still ask that you take more care with your words.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
That’s blatantly not true, though.
Not that I would expect Russia to pull out in shame.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
You're getting too inflammatory here. Accusations of bad faith require a more careful, substantive argument.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
What the hell?
I guess I should tap the evidence, specific groups and maybe speak plainly signs. Somehow, I don't feel like that's sufficient. This is not a place to vent about how much you hate "those fuckers."
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
Nah. When I was looking for information about your Civil War suggestion, there were a surprising number following the style. I think it’s a fad.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
If I had to draw the lines such that independence wars were separate, I’d look for something like participation in government—“no taxation without representation,” right? Confederates had served in the same military, sent Congressmen to the same assemblies, and otherwise participated in American institutions.
Honestly, I’m willing to class independence wars as civil wars. The American Revolution apparently counts.
I don’t know enough about Korea to speak with confidence. Did either government claim continuity with a previous controlling government? I see one source claiming that the initial border skirmishes counted as civil war. What makes you say that it “doesn’t feel strange”?
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
Calling it “European” is an understatement, but at least it describes a useful subset of the theaters.
“Civil War,” on the other hand, is completely off base. The opponents weren’t a unified state before, during or after the war. I can’t tell if you’re joking or just being contrarian.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
First there’s the Dagobah cave. It’s the payoff for a scene where Yoda explains the Dark Side: it’s the quick and easy route to power, and it’s born of haste and emotion. We immediately get a demonstration as Luke encounters a vision of Vader. He lashes out in response to fear. Since this isn’t the Jedi way, he harms only himself.
The first real temptation is Vader’s trap. Should Luke keep training or rush to the rescue? He takes the bait because he’s still not a Jedi. It’s not enough to want the right thing. You can’t be ruled by fear and anger.
Then we get the payoff. “Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.” How’s that for a recruitment pitch? The offer of power is universal. The offer of belonging is personalized to Luke, who spent his youth dreaming of a destiny in the stars. Vader holds all the cards. We’ve seen Luke give in to his feelings before. That makes it all the sweeter when he defies Vader.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
Accordingly, we ask that you do not use this thread for waging the Culture War. Examples of waging the Culture War:
- Shaming.
- Attempting to 'build consensus' or enforce ideological conformity.
- Making sweeping generalizations to vilify a group you dislike.
- Recruiting for a cause.
- Posting links that could be summarized as 'Boo outgroup!'
Using statements by Musk and his team to draw a line is good. Extrapolating that line to a general “them” is less good. You could fix that by more narrowly tailoring your claims about just who is losing credibility.
The biggest issue is framing your conclusions as our conclusions. We need to investigate. We should discard him. No. This is a discussion, not a petition. Please don’t speak for everyone.
Also, the CW threads roll over on Mondays. Should you revise this, it’ll probably get more traction in this week’s thread.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
I have this on my shelf for after I finish Absolution Gap. Thank you for the review! It sounds like something I’ll really enjoy.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
For a while I was toying with ideas for a logistics RTS where the player was supposed to juggle pipelines and replacement parts more than controlling units. It was inspired by the carriers in Stellaris, which are just glorified battleships rather than the force projection monsters they should be.
Then I discovered Foxhole and Hearts of Iron in relatively quick succession. Between the two of them, they satisfied most of my demand for allocating equipment to operations.
Allocating the mail, though…
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
More substance than this, please. A bare link is not enough to start a good discussion.
Since your history here consists entirely of one-line snips, I would like to remind you that this is not Twitter.
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
We prefer that top-level posts have a little more substance.
How is it a boon? What’s the history here? How are they actually challenging it? Do you expect the court to be sympathetic, and for what reasons?
netstack
Texas is freedom land
4mo ago
What are you suggesting about Murray’s book, exactly?
Looks like I did.
Though I notice we’re talking about voluntary cancer treatments rather than state-mandated sterilization. I get the impression there’s some noncentral uses of “chemical castration.” When you say kids are castrating themselves, are you comparing them to cancer patients taking desperate measures? To predators being made safe for society? No, the central meaning of “castration” is pretty different.
Bringing it back to the progestins. Progesterones? Progestogens? I think you could draw a much less ambiguous line between the California-compliant DMPA and the various hormonal types of birth control. I think it would be easy to collect evidence of how the hormones affect libido, disrupt cycles, and otherwise warp the normal human sexual experience. But it would be really unconvincing to complain that women are “castrating” themselves. Supporters would say something like “yeah, I guess, except it’s reversible and non surgical and doesn’t make us the power behind the imperial throne. So, different in the ways that matter.”
That’s kind of how I feel about the usage here. The load-bearing questions are things like safety, reversibility, political leverage. Calling it “chemical castration” isn’t enough to answer those.
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