Anon is a conspiracy theorist.
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    1w ago 98%

    Conspiracy theorists are not about the actual theories. They are about being special. They are smart and figured out monkeys have been influencing the course of human politics since the roman empire. *They * are the only ones who "get it" that bic biro pens have finger print scanners the CIA uses to locate disobedient citizens.

    As soon as it becomes confirmed, they are no longer special, because everyone "gets it".

    When they say "wake up sheeple", they wouldn't know what to do if you "woke up".

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    The candidate of zeroes
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    1w ago 90%

    Then there are tens of millions of people who cannot complain about what happens next. Death of democracy in the USA ? "Well I didn't vote for them" Wife/mother/sister/cousin/friend died due to pregnancy related complications? "well I didn't vote for them" Etc.etc.

    There is never a party you 100% agree with. If there is then you are probably guilty of blindly following. Your job as a voter is to express your opinion whether by writing to your representative, protesting or simply voting. Then hold them to account when they don't follow through or do something you don't like.

    Don't let them tell you what you want. Tell them what you want.

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  • Hypocrite Mark Robinson Demanding Hurricane Relief He Didn’t Vote For | Robinson was the only Council of State member not to vote on the North Carolina governor’s request
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    2w ago 100%

    And therein lies the crux of the matter. People like him know they can get away with it because good people will do good things and allow him to make his stand without suffering any consequences for it. I'm not really suggesting those voters should suffer the consequences of his actions , but he certainly wouldn't be in office long if they did

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  • Hypocrite Mark Robinson Demanding Hurricane Relief He Didn’t Vote For | Robinson was the only Council of State member not to vote on the North Carolina governor’s request
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    2w ago 100%

    It's called having your cake and eating it too.

    He gets to claim he is against government spending but also protects his voters with relief money and he can vote against the funding because he knows it will very likely pass. If there is no disaster he can claim to be fiscally responsible, and if there is one, he can say that the voters wanted it so they should get it.

    I say funds like this should be assigned according to a priority based on these votes. His district would get the scraps and leftovers if anything and they could squarely blame him for it. It would stop these guys paying politics with things that directly impact their voters lives or get voted out.

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  • "Famous" AI Artist Says He's Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work
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    2w ago 80%

    Ok so I apologise for my earlier snarky reaction but I felt zahille7's response was somewhat condescending. Particularly since it is terminology recognised by three major English dictionaries, one of which is widely regarded as the leading authority on the English language... https://www.oed.com/dictionary/inverted-comma_n?tl=true https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/inverted-commas https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inverted-commas

    ... So just because you have never heard of something, doesn't give you licence to be rude to someone or talk down to them as if they are stupid for their choice of phrasing. Or maybe it just means you aren't British...

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  • 'This chills me': Fascism experts horrified by Trump’s call for 'really violent day' of policing
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    3w ago 100%

    Ok so can we start with a really rough day of policing election fraud, inciting insurrection, business fraud, not paying suppliers, sexual assault, stealing classified government documents, and shitting your pants in public. Then maybe the word will get out and we won't have to go further.

    ... Ok maybe not the last one. That's just unfair.

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  • They say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.
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    3w ago 100%

    I know what the point was, but Biden is included as if he is part of some political dynasty. He was VP. A very normal situation, 19 out of 49 have run for president. It's like being promoted through the ranks until you get to the top. Isn't that kinda normal in most careers?

    So why is it "insanely improbable" for Biden, someone who qualified for the job over decades, to be "chosen" as opposed to anyone else.

    We aren't talking here about how much cash it requires to become president which raises the bar above most people's head.we are taking about political dynasties.

    So I say again, including Biden as if it is some statistical anomaly or stranglehold on politics is disingenuous, especially if you exclude Harris.

    Her situation of running for president after serving as vice president is EXACTLY the same as Biden unless you want to split hairs and say he served 2 terms and her only 1. So if you want to say Biden was given a silver spoon, so was she.

    Biden is not a dynasty. But if you insist he is, so is Harris, and that makes the original premise flawed.

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  • They say “anyone can become president”, but this will be the first presidential election since 1970s, where there is no Bush, Clinton, or Biden on the ballot.
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    3w ago 92%

    I don't think it's really fair to include "Biden" alongside "Bush" and "Clinton" and NOT include "Harris", just to make a point. The point is the Bush and Clinton represent two people each, a dynasty as it were. Biden is just one person. You might as well add then Harris since she has served as VP just like Biden, or Trump but I get the feeling this is intended to somehow make the statement that Harris represents a new breed of politics, a break from the old. That may or may not be true, but it doesn't hinge on this meaningless metric.

    "since 1981 there has never been an election without a Bush, Clinton, Biden, Trump or Harris."

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  • Dems Name and Shame Companies Paying Executives More Than They Pay in Federal Taxes
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    3w ago 100%

    The problem with conservatism though is that their voters will think this is a good thing. Taxes are bad full stop, so these companies are clever by lowering their tax bill. They don't see that the salaries are obscene. Then they complain about public services and infrastructure being bad.

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  • Ford exec says most drivers don't realize the major perks of EVs like charging at home
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    4w ago 66%

    He did say "most". But even if you live in an apartment you may not know it's possible to charge at a home, just not necessarily your home. So it's still valid even if apartment dwellers don't benefit. I think it is true that "most" people think you have to find a charger and then sit there for an hour everytime you need to charge when in fact you rarely need to do a full charge from 0, and if you have a home charger, rarely need to find a charger. Charging stations are only needed when you are travelling long distance and not many people are doing that routinely. If you are then buy an ICE or plan longer journeys.

    I think the biggest benefits though are much cheaper driving and instant, consistent power: no turbo lag, no gear changes, much quieter inside. I do occasionally have range anxiety, but then I've almost run out of fuel in an ICE before due to bad planning and closed service stations, so it is what you make of it.

    There isn't a good solution right now for apartments, but in Norway they had the idea to make street lights dual purpose with charging points inside. I think that could make life easier for everyone. They wouldn't be fast chargers, but it would replicate the home charger capability for those who can't have them. Infrastructure needs to catch up but I don't miss queuing for fuel.

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  • Every decade has its musical style that generally makes it easy to place what decade a song was written in if you haven't heard it before. 40s big band 50s rock and roll 60s essentially has its genre named after the decade or at least I can't think of anything I'd call a genre. 70s punk and beginnings of heavy metal, disco 80s electro synth, rap 90s grunge, dance, R&B, trance Etc etc. Obviously these don't entirely define the music of the decade but are highly recognisable genres that can more often than not pinned down to a decade. So my question is, since the 2000s I don't see as much differentiation but that might be because I'm too old (44) and not as exposed to be music as I was in my teens, so help me pretend I'm "hip" and "with it" by giving me some clues. I'm curious to know what you think defines the music of the 2020s, what defines the 2010s and what defines the 2000s. I.e. When someone says they are going to listen to noughties music what do they put on? Etc. Or have we reached a point where music has been explored to the point new genres are much rarer to establish?

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    The Geneva convention was established to minimise atrocities in conflicts. Israeli settlements in Gaza are illegal and violate the Geneva convention. [Legality of Israeli settlements](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Israeli_settlements) Article 51 of the Geneva convention prohibits indiscriminate attacks on civilian population yet Israel attacked hospitals with children inside. Whether you agree or not that Hamas were present, children cannot be viewed as combatants.so when no care was taken to protect them, does this not constitute a violation? According to save the children, [1 in 50 children in Gaza had been killed or injured](https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/one-in-50-of-gaza-s-children-killed-or-injured-in-six-months-of-). This is a very high proportion and does not show care being taken to prevent such casualties and therefore constitutes a violation. So my question is simply, do supporters of Israel no longer support our believe in the Geneva convention, did you never, or how do you reconcile Israeli breaches of the Geneva convention? For balance I should add "do you not believe such violations are occurring and if so how did you come to this position?" Answers other than only "they have the right to go after Hamas " please. The issue is how they are going after Hamas, not whether they should or not. EDIT: Title changed to remove ambiguity about supporting Israel vs supporting their actions

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