zeke5123a
3hr ago
Yes and no. There were core elements that were dropped. But many core elements remained. For Hollywood standards, it was a pretty faithful adoption.
I wish they had kept the scouring of the shire and made Aragorn less unsure of himself.
zeke5123a
22hr ago
Putting aside the euphemism of asylum seeker, I think your argument is somewhat flawed.
Yes, true refugees probably should have a lower standard relative to an immigrant. But there comes a point where the damage caused by refugees outweighs the moral benefit of taking them in.
I think “they rape so much we need to explain ‘rape is bad’” is the line.
zeke5123a
2d ago
That’s great. Can my private company not hire people because I don’t like their skin color?
zeke5123a
6d ago
First, see the data in the Harvard discrimination case (ie there is no indication it applied for one discipline and not the other / was massive).
Estimates about a 12 point LSAT jump for being black in competitive schools. 12 is very large.
zeke5123a
6d ago
In American schools, affirmative action isn’t a “little boost” but a massive one. It appears to be the same at Cambridge.
zeke5123a
7d ago
He probably died from exhaustion after running 1,000 miles in a few days
zeke5123a
8d ago
American Catholics by and large are willing to take their own counsel on matters of key religious doctrine (eg abortion).
zeke5123a
8d ago
American Catholics are so profoundly Protestant in attitudes even if they find beauty in the Catholic tradition.
zeke5123a
8d ago
Whilst Paul does not address government policy qua government, Paul states he who does not work does not eat (ie Paul recognized the danger of welfare without work requirement).
Thus, Christian mercy is mixed with Christian pragmatism. That is, while the scripture tells us to give the stranger a drink, it also tells us not to give the same stranger drink after drink.
zeke5123a
10d ago
I think some discrimination is positive for some high performers if ambitious. They know they have to actually work twice as hard to hit the same standard.
If I am looking at two employees who’ve been in corporate America and progressed rapidly through the ranks in the last ten years and one is a white male and the other is a protected class, I would generally expect the white male to be much more competent.
zeke5123a
11d ago
I thought about this. Employers also pay for their plan. I don’t know the details well enough to understand how the employers portion jives with the overall.
zeke5123a
12d ago
So if supply - demand curves are generally accurate, you want to decrease price but limiting supply, and think price will come down?
zeke5123a
12d ago
When your margin is capped, the only way to increase profit is increasing revenue. Predicted exploding costs means larger premiums means higher revenue.
Okay but you’d still expect competition to try to keep costs low to compete on premiums meaning you’d expect all things equal for insurance companies to want to keep costs low.
But the flip side to that is regulatory complexity means there are large moats to entrance decreasing competitive pressures.
zeke5123a
16d ago
The biggest issue is the more Muslims are put in a position of power the more they bring in more Muslims. I think Islam is antithetical to the west. But effectively, both candidates support bringing in more Muslims.
zeke5123a
17d ago
The scheme is basically it will be a private grocery store whose land costs are covered by the government and in response they must offer certain items 30% discounted.
So the operator has an incentive to avoid shop lifters. But the operator also has an incentive to minimize the supply of the 30% discounted items.
zeke5123a
17d ago
I think there was zero chance of winning even if the construction was perfect.
zeke5123a
17d ago
Assumes facts not in evidence. The line prosecutors are likely all strongly anti Trump or think it’s a waste of time focusing on a relatively low level crime. The only person with skin in the game is the AUSA. So on the one hand her office is pissed at her and the judge is giving her grief and on the other hand her boss wants her to prosecute. She also knows she will lose the court regardless of the evidence given the jury pool.
It is a tough situation for the AUSA and because of that the paragraph you quote isnt necessarily indicative. If you read the motion, the paragraph you posted is incorrect. All the additional information provided is that at least some of the damage is attributed to poor construction. But the evidence is also consistent with vandals making it worse.
You can claim the prior portion of the motion was wrong but it means some of the motion is wrong. I would wager the evidence was described correctly and the conclusion is wrong.
zeke5123a
17d ago
Except it was described as being violent. Perhaps there was something loose but violently pulling the liner would make it worse.
Faramir did in the movie but there was an interlude.
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