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2d ago
I can understand why leftists would make that distinction, but Democrats largely disclaim that kind of far left ideology, so they should be able to say that. I suppose their unwillingness to do so could be taken as implicit support of the leftist interpretation, but it could also be cowardice or just ineptitude.
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2d ago
Instead, I want to ask y’all what “the left” should be doing. What constitutes a “serious attempt to resolve” this situation? Does it involve public disavowals by the leadership?
I think it would need public disavowals not only of the use of violence, but all threatening and dehumanizing language towards law enforcement officers. I would like a prominent Democratic leader to say something like, "We do not agree with the enforcement policy being executed by the administration, and are working to change that policy. But ICE agents are normal, decent people, federal employees doing an important and difficult job. You are not required to assist them, but please do not interfere with their duties."
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3d ago
I don't think this is true. I think most humans are generally unwilling to murder, either out of instinct, moral training, or fear of consequences. Finding someone both willing and able to murder your opposition is, I'd guess, rare.
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3d ago
Many argue that true virtue is altruistic, which only occurs when the result of your action is bad for you personally.
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4d ago
I think the logical suggestion would be to enforce the law, accepting that racial disparities in enforcement may be unavoidable.
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7d ago
Al Sharpton died last year.Should be easy to dig up commentary.
I'm wrong, that was his father.
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10d ago
It's a bad example because the right had nothing to do with his death at all. His death was ironically viewed precisely because the right's preferred policies might actually have saved him.
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11d ago
Hiking in the woods. Drinking beer outside.
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11d ago
Had the Irish all thought the same way there would be no Irish left.
What do you mean? The mass Emigration seems to have worked out very well for them in the long run.
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14d ago
There was always some gotcha or rhetorical trick to dunk on his opponents and end the debate.
This is definitely not true. There were many conversations where he simply pointed out the crux that placed them at an impasse and wished them well. It was much more often the interlocutor that terminated the discussion.
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14d ago
It would be trivially easy to dispute the point about shared culpability without minimizing or relishing the gravity of the event. In fact, such a rebuttal would be far more credible in the absence of those comments.
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14d ago
Debate is mostly fake.
What is more real, other than raw violence?
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14d ago
Several young local school employees have been fired in my area, and I think they should have just got a stern talking to.
I disagree inasmuch as I think teachers, being placed in a special position of public trust to, as part of their official duties, partake in the moral instruction of their students, have a special duty of moral care.
EDIT: Though I think the comma phrases are grammatically correct, I don't like how that sentence scans. Let me try again: I disagree because I think that teachers have a special moral duty. They have this because they are entrusted in their official capacity with the moral education of our society's children.
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15d ago
Any decent coffee shop will grind whole beans for you at time of purchase.
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15d ago
Grilled cheese sandwich with hot tomato soup
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16d ago
I think that is at least a strong probability.
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16d ago
Under what circumstances would you feel that a foreign drone strike targeting a terrorist living or operating in the United States was justified and acceptable?
Probably none. But, this is the realm of international relations, of realpolitik. I feel no need to go beyond who, whom.
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16d ago
The conservative fascination with politic violence goes far deeper than just a few "right wing extremist" accounts. This is just what the whole 2A/tree of liberty stuff is about.
I don't think this is quite right. The role of the 2A in both historic and contemporary normiecon consciousness is to provide for the capability of organized (i.e., militia) resistance, not terrorist attacks and political assassinations.
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16d ago
I am not an expert. But I do like "good" coffee. After trying many things, my suggestion is don't over complicate. If you are going to want more than a cup, get a decent but not overly expensive cone filter drip coffee maker, paper filters, and a burr grinder. Otherwise, pourover is good for a single cup. Grind right before brewing and buy small bags of good quality beans so they are as fresh as possible from roasting. Keep it clean.
Beans vary wildly depending on source and roast. You will definitely want to find a local roaster and experiment with different options. My personal favorite right now is a medium-dark Guatemalan.
As with wine, there is no accounting for taste. I'm sure there are experts who would find what I like shallow and pedantic, and there is supposedly great coffee I don't much care for. But nobody can tell me I'm wrong! What's fun is trying different things and seeing what things you like or dislike have in common. Someday I may try roasting myself, supposedly it isn't too difficult.
I also am skeptical that this will obviously backfire. I think I have to admit that disgusting as it is, this is a pretty big win for the left, as Kirk was unusually successful at grassroots organizing and reaching young people. There will be 15 minutes of outrage obviously, but his effective work, which might have continued for decades, is done permanently.
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16d ago
How do we know this? I'm skeptical about taking your word for it.
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19d ago
Is this when you are traveling overseas? Perhaps you are just getting a mild respiratory infection from cold viruses you are not accustomed to.
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19d ago
I read Jules Verne's book Village in the Treetops and enjoyed it immensely. This was my first Jules Verne novel and I was amazed how similar the writing was to that of Michael Creighton from a century later.
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24d ago
In multiple cases, they were awarded large sums of taxpayer money for even having been arrested
That would be unconstitutional. Local police can't be used for feral law enforcement.
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