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Emden posted:There tends to be differences in testosterone levels between racial groups. Higher testosterone is correlated with a higher chance of criminal behavior. There's nothing set in stone about race + behavior, but we can draw some generalizations. ...what? EDIT:  ah
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Sir Rolo posted:...what? Look at his rap sheet, dude. e: there you go.
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vyelkin posted:Are you unironically a Nazi or something? At this point I think he's just some terrible gimmick account the admins keep around for amusement.
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The first results on Google (after Viagra/racehorse chat) are studies refuting that very notion and... Stormfront.
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Also let's turn "Let's not jump to conclusions about the motives of the Fort Hood shooter, and hey it turns out he was actually pretty severely mentally ill and it was generally a nuanced situation" into "WHARGARBL libtards won't admit it's terrorism!"
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Guilty Spork posted:Also let's turn "Let's not jump to conclusions about the motives of the Fort Hood shooter, and hey it turns out he was actually pretty severely mentally ill and it was generally a nuanced situation" into "WHARGARBL libtards won't admit it's terrorism!" The funny part is that its actually the military defining the Ft. Hood shooting as workplace violence so the victims don't receive Purple Hearts and thus get screwed out of the VA benefits that come with the medal.
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Guilty Spork posted:"Ah, but when I simplify your argument beyond recognition and leave out several important details it doesn't make any sense at all! Islamist Terrorists are Right Wing terrorists, regardless.
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When people complain about political correctness I like to use the reaction to the 2009 Homeland Security report on right-wing terrorism. There are domestic terror groups in the US, they are actively looking for returning veterans. These terrorists know that veterans have a tough time when they get out of the service, they know that a lot of veterans have mental health problems, they know that the government isn't very good about taking care of veterans. These terror groups want to take advantage of our returning vets when they're vulnerable because they want people with combat training. But you can't say that on TV, it's just not politically correct. It might not be a perfect tactic but it directly attacks the idea that PC is a left wing thing.
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1stGear posted:The funny part is that its actually the military defining the Ft. Hood shooting as workplace violence so the victims don't receive Purple Hearts and thus get screwed out of the VA benefits that come with the medal. Does that make Full Metal Jacket "workplace violence"? e: That most recent one 
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The SPLC posted:December 21, 2012 Didn't hear about this at the time, but what a delightful birthday present this arrest was for little ol' Jewish me! I'm sure though that there were people who didn't view this as a thwarted potential terror attack but rather yet another attack on the beleaguered Second Amendment 
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From that link:quote:December 9, 2008 I hope his wife got a medal.
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Did they really have to explain that the National Socialist Movement is neo-Nazi?
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ohgodwhat posted:Did they really have to explain that the National Socialist Movement is neo-Nazi? In America, yes.
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LP97S posted:In America, yes. America, with it's liberal revisionist history that teaches ARE CHILDREN that the nazis were fascists rather than Democrats. Rudeboy Detective fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Aug 11, 2013 |
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Well, anyway, this isn't quite what this thread is about, but I can't find a better thread to post it: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Religious-family-abandons-US-gets-lost-at-sea-4723150.php quote:Hannah Gastonguay, 26, said Saturday that she and her husband "decided to take a leap of faith and see where God led us" when they took their two small children and her father-in-law and set sail from San Diego for the tiny island nation of Kiribati in May.
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To be fair, the Bible is pretty clear. When it says "Love thy neighbour as thyself" and "Judge not, lest ye be judged" it's pretty clearly saying that you should hate all the gays, and prevent women from getting potentially lifesaving medical care.
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And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” Jesus said to them, "No, you don't have to pay taxes, it's just going to pay for abortions."
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The Seattle PI posted:But just weeks into their journey, the Gastonguays hit a series of storms that damaged their small boat, leaving them adrift for weeks, unable to make progress. Why does God keep punishing the 
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But you missed the part where they prayed, and the storms eventually stopped. Did god forget about them? If there was no god, would the storms have gone on forever?
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A friend of mine on Facebook linked to this article and said something to the effect of "even if it's fraud, that's not for a neighborhood to decide on their own". A relative of hers (I'm not sure who, and don't really care) came back with a tirade about how so much disability isn't going to people who are "surely disabled" (her words), and how things like Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and "I ate too many Big Macs and now I'm too fat to walk" (as if all fat people getting SSDI don't have problems that were exacerbated by, or led to, their obesity) aren't disabilities. Then she stated that while the guy might have been "misguided" you have to appreciate that he had the balls to post that. Also that people who really need assistance are having to wait too long for it because of the "lazy scum mooching off the gov't" (guess she doesn't know that the I in SSDI is "Insurance" - as in, most recipients are receiving benefits they paid for). It's literally a modern-day witch hunt and this woman is perfectly OK with it because she's decided that only being an amputee, blind, deaf, or mentally retarded (her words, not mine) are actual disabilities. I love my friends, but damned if I don't hate almost every single one of their families.
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I get the impression that's actually straight-up felonious, since I very much doubt whoever had their names listed gave their express consent.
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Kugyou no Tenshi posted:A friend of mine on Facebook linked to this article That contains a false quotation, too. Search Google Books for it and you'll find it explodes around 2005, with no instances in the 19th or even 20th centuries. False founding father "quotes" have become really popular since ~2000. I see any founding father quote in any conservative context, I check it; they're usually completely fabricated, sometimes misquoted or misattributed. If anyone ever asks what the harm in propagating false quotes is, you can show them this message. VideoTapir fucked around with this message at 08:02 on Aug 11, 2013 |
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Well my local occupy just posted this nonsense. Apparently someone who was a general for 4 years in the early 80s is a 9/11 truther now. So point proven I guess.
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Since when did missiles have turbines? VVV I'm feeling very silly right now. I will note that the turbines aren't usually very visible... ohgodwhat fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Aug 11, 2013 |
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ohgodwhat posted:Since when did missiles have turbines? Since forever. Cruise missiles in particular.
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Miltank posted:Well my local occupy just posted this nonsense. Apparently someone who was a general for 4 years in the early 80s is a 9/11 truther now. So point proven I guess. I love how all the facts presented we have to take his word on their validity. "All of the air defense systems around Washington DC were turned off that day. DOT." I mean...evidence? Were you there that day? Know someone who was? That's a pretty big deal to just assume he's right.
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VideoTapir posted:That contains a false quotation, too. Search Google Books for it and you'll find it explodes around 2005, with no instances in the 19th or even 20th centuries. False founding father "quotes" have become really popular since ~2000. I see any founding father quote in any conservative context, I check it; they're usually completely fabricated, sometimes misquoted or misattributed. 
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quote:That contains a false quotation, too. Search Google Books for it and you'll find it explodes around 2005, with no instances in the 19th or even 20th centuries. False founding father "quotes" have become really popular since ~2000. I see any founding father quote in any conservative context, I check it; they're usually completely fabricated, sometimes misquoted or misattributed.
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I now have confirmation that the idiotic relative doesn't know how SSDI works. She responded to my point that it's insurance with "If they have insurance, they're not collecting a government check and fall into the 'deserved' category". What the everliving gently caress. And of course, someone had to butt in with the "LOL you're arguing over a Facebook post, go out and do something". Nice of them to miss the fact that I mentioned that I have a crippling injury.  The buttinski also tried the "no, (relative) and the note are just talking about fraud, and even less than 1% is too much for the people who work hard and can't pay their bills". And somehow, between the two of them, they think that it's liberals who have hosed this country up, and not the party/people who routinely argue against things like a mandatory living wage, better healthcare coverage*, etc. * - I would likely not be disabled if I had better insurance from the job I had when I got injured. The only medical facility I could reasonably go to that was within twenty miles of my home was a clinic that walked me out the door with a script for painkillers and a referral to a chiropractor (for a non-skeletal injury!). I couldn't even afford the time off to go get a second opinion. But no, I'm just a lazy rear end who doesn't want to work, wasn't raised right, and is just looking for a handout from the government. Never mind that my back injury is one of a boatload of disorders I have, most of which are heritable autoimmune disorders from my parents.
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Kugyou no Tenshi posted:most of which are heritable autoimmune disorders from my parents. Why should I be responsible for your poor choices during character creation?
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Why should I be responsible for your poor choices during character creation?
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There are two disability programs. There is ssid which is earned by your ss contributions and then there is just ssi which anyone who is disabled qualifies for. SSI payments are shockingly small, I want to say under $1000/mo, which is virtually unlivable outside a group setting. These are also almost always the neediest because they were generally seriously disabled as children. All of them are also very, very difficult to qualify for and unless you're totally blind or missing limbs, you're looking at multiple applications and 12months or longer with no income.
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nm posted:ssi which anyone who is disabled qualifies for. According to the SSA when I applied, I could qualify for SSDI but not SSI, because I have family who pay for my food and housing without hardship. And believe me, I know how hard it is to qualify. I'm in year five, and having to refile from step 1 because I was given faulty instructions by my local SSA office (including several lies, which apparently aren't actionable offenses!). But yeah, that $1100 a month I haven't gotten yet is living in the lap of luxury, I tell you what.
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nm posted:There are two disability programs. I get $710.00 a month for my SSI. It's caviar and lobster every day, fetched in my brand new car while wearing my Nikes.
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Limbo posted:I get $710.00 a month for my SSI. It's caviar and lobster every day, fetched in my brand new car while wearing my Nikes. At least you didn't have to pay for your iPhone 5! Thanks,
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Limbo posted:I get $710.00 a month for my SSI. It's caviar and lobster every day, fetched in my brand new car while wearing my Nikes. Mine is 474 dollars and a handful of change. For a whole month. On the other hand, I live in Texas, where expenses aren't as bad, but... I would be homeless if my family didn't let me stay with them.
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Is there a single source I can refer to to debunk all of the Fake Moon Landing bullshit? My dad has been forwarding me these youtube videos and I'd really want to lay down something solid. Things like "there were multiple angles of shadows" and "there were 2 pictures of the exact same scene except one has the lunar lander and the other doesn't" and "why is there no blast radius from the thrusters" and "why are there only 20 or so moon landing pictures" I felt really sad when he approached my brother and I to pitch it over lunch. He used to be a hardcore left activist back in his college days and was a huge influence in introducing me to Marx and Socialism, but he's also a 9/11 truther and now I'm afraid he might buy into this moon landing stuff if I don't try to debunk it hard.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Is there a single source I can refer to to debunk all of the Fake Moon Landing bullshit? My dad has been forwarding me these youtube videos and I'd really want to lay down something solid. Things like "there were multiple angles of shadows" and "there were 2 pictures of the exact same scene except one has the lunar lander and the other doesn't" and "why is there no blast radius from the thrusters" and "why are there only 20 or so moon landing pictures" http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html The page focuses on debunking a particularly awful TV special from years ago, but most (possibly all?) of the big arguments that Fake-Moon-Landing people bring up is covered on there.
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It is sad most of the moon landing hoax can be debunked with a basic understanding of how a camera an lighting work.
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Mythbusters also did an episode devoted to moon landing hoaxes, too. Have him watch that if he's a fan of the show.
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