Jayson
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What I'm saying isn't sympathizing with Putin. I understand he is some thug. Well, I guess he was democratically elected, but he did a lot of dirty deeds to stay in power I think.
However, I think the US may have been provoking Russia, which caused the invasion. It's like trying to provoke a bear. Is that a wise move?
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In a lot of cultures, drinking is simply part of being a man. In fact, in the USA, of course, alcohol is a big business. There is simply no chance of destroying the industry - even by stealth I think, as with tobacco.
Tobacco went out of style because it simply has too many obvious health risks - and even the macho association with smoking doesn't drive new smokers. In fact, even women, who I think are more likely to start these days, have seen massive drops in smoking.
Well, this is the USA, but I heard tobacco is targeting developing nations now.
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On 3/6/2022 at 8:46 PM, Justin11 said:
To be frank, showing toughness and trying to be hard isn't a good quality of a leader. I don't like a situation where a leader should be thuggish, even if the power is rest on him, it should be used wisely.
I think being macho is always a good quality for a leader, a husband, a father etc. Nonetheless, it can go into overkill, where it's not too cool. You simply come across as being a jerk. However, people who abuse the male image totally think pushing things to the limit is the way to be. The outgrowth of this - is people who hate men and authority, I think.
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Just now, Reality vs Adventure said:
And you are stuck in that racist boat when your leaders are steering it while giving speeches at white nationalist conferences. Do you support your leaders that engage in that sort of thing?
What do you define as a white nationalist? Do you have evidence I am one? I think some talking points of white nationalists are common among conservatives. However, actual white nationalists are obnoxious and mean - to an extreme degree.
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Hair Bands
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These bands, like hip-hop ones, seem to focus on money and sex. Well, a difference is the sometimes emphasis on violence in hip-hop. Anyway, what's your take on hair metal, glam, whatever you call it? How would you compare it to other types of music like grunge, hip-hop etc.? Grunge was a rejection of the shallow messages often heard in hair metal.
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4 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
It’s you and your kind fighting a culture war.
The whole idea of a better culture is subjective. Some like the post-sexual revolution culture and others don't (both to varying degrees). For the ones that don't, I suppose you could blame adherence to traditional religion.
Anyway, the solution is just to avoid living in areas that conflict with your views and if that's not enough, maybe secession from the US or leaving the country is in order.
4 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:That’s obviously too much to ask from a bunch of power hungry racist fascists.
Claiming one group as racist is throwing everyone in the same boat. Surely that can't be true.
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24 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
Republicans aren't going to stop with their fascist push. They have attacked public schools, now universities. Now they have attacked public libraries and now a librarian can go to jail with bill HB 666 if passed in Idaho if they let a minor check out a book that republicans deem as 'obscene literature.' And you all thought liberals were complaining about books! Also, they are pushing bills to allow politicians access to all school records and student records, which is a violation of privacy rights. Republicans are passing and trying to pass bills that are punishing teachers, school boards, professors, and fucking librarians. You support this sort of thing?
Both extremes in the culture war are pushing laws that are "forcing stuff" on some people who find it extremely objectionable. Well, it just boils down to what you think is acceptable in our society. Since there is such a gap between different views, it seems like liberal areas will push extreme liberalism and conservative areas will push extreme conservatism.
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Who listens to it? Who are your favorite groups? Is there anything special about it that makes it different compared to music from other eras? Myself, I find doo-wop interesting.
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Back in the day, disco began to be hated by a large segment of the population. I'm not sure, though, if it was the minority or majority. Anyway, though, there was good and bad disco - and a lot of it was a forerunner to hip-hop. Anyway, all sorts of negative prejudices came with disco and fed on conservative resentment of certain groups.
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Some looked with disdain as Led Zeppelin or whoever ripped off some old blues artist that nobody, outside of ethnic communities, would know about. Anyway, I think it's narrow-minded to say this - as a lot of artists have made good original stuff and have made strikingly good spins on songs - in genres where, seemingly, they didn't belong.
We can say that nobody owns a genre. This is what some seem to imply. Artists like Eminem and others have shown that very strongly.
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Nowadays, it seems most punks are into politics, lol. Anyway, though, back in the day, a lot of people felt rock was too elitist and complex. They wanted the garage band stuff like when Buddy Holly started out. In that case, they flat out rebelled against the music establishment, making their own music independently and playing simpler, more aggressive songs.
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What did you use? Did anyone even have those old video cameras from the 70s where movies were shown on a projector? Was it possible to get sound on those? I know my family's videos on those had no sound.
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For sure I know you can on PlayStation. I'm not sure about the other big ones. Anyway, if you don't have much cash, maybe watching DVDs on a console would hit the spot.
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On 2/21/2022 at 3:24 PM, Crazycrab said:
Well in the UK if you want to watch live broadcasts you gotta pay the TV Licence. Which covers I think 4 channels and the iPlayer catch up app. I will be honest, most TV, maybe 90% of the original programming is reality shows, soap operas and repeats of the aforementioned crap. That license costs £159 for a year per household.
The cost of a basic Netflix subscription is £9.99 per subscription or £119.82 per year and you can use it over multiple devices and addresses. Let's just say... I think it's at least 4 times the content the BBC offers, in terms of quality and quantity.
The most embarrassing thing about all this is the BBC's monetising system is so outdated that I can have 4 TV's streaming each of the 4 main channels 24/7 plus having multiple phone's, tablets, PC's and consoles all running the iPlayer... And all I have to do is not let their "inspectors" (which in reality are just door to door sales persons) into my house and there is nothing they can do! The BBC is the most outdated and pitiful company in existence.
My guess is that most people don't choose the live broadcasts. Anyway, how can they monitor who puts an antenna to pick up free TV. That seems impossible to do.
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4 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
The schools are screwed, republicans win the hitler youth program. Salute!
Now I wonder how republican fascism will play out in universities. So far they are pushing to allow students to sue universities if they feel offended. Now that it's not a parent/child issue anymore, let's see how creative republicans get to destroy higher education. 😱
I also have to ask, do you support suing universities for anything that offends you that is taught? Yes or No
Here is a list of potential attacks on universities
1) Sue universities
2) Mandatory surveys of political beliefs
3) Threaten to block school funding
4) Change required curriculums
5) Book vetting/new revised textbooks
6) Politicians get all access to school and student records
I can think of other crazy things, but I'll let republicans come up with it themselves so I am not helping in their creative indoctrination.
The offended people suing might depend on who controls the universities, whether it's a left or right-wing overkill situation. Well, why can't there just be a normal university where things aren't too extreme? If things are so extreme in whatever direction that people are suing, then something is wrong.
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10 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
If you took the tobacco playbook that dramatically decreased smoking, it could help with alcohol without outright banning it. Put really high taxes on alcohol, all the way to manufacturing, to distribution, to sales tax. Limit the servings in bars and restaurants. Somehow put an alcohol purchase tracker in the barcodes of ID’s that will be mandatory to scan when purchasing.
Recently a bill was passed to detect alcohol and abnormal driving behavior in all new vehicles. I’m not so sure that would work well. But alcohol is a major problem and a major factor in violent behavior. Another thing is the built environment has alcohol stores on every corner. Maybe implement more dry counties.I don't drink myself. However, drinking is a big part of life for some people. Why wouldn't they complain about being demonized? Anyway, the general public wouldn't allow it, even with stats about drunk driving.
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20 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
It IS possible to explain things w/o the need to degrade a person’s education. Your approach to discussions by trying to cast yourself as a right wing ‘shadow’ doesn’t work when it’s your own shadow. Meaning, you own what you say.
You got angry youth, possibly influenced by the thug culture - who are massively misogynistic, just like those white racist pigs. They are just rough to be around and many end up behind bars.
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5 minutes ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
This country fought a civil war that ended slavery. Jim Crow laws were mostly in the south who couldn’t accept blacks as being free after the war. Overall, democratic leaders around the world have brought a lot more quality of life to its citizens. But why am I talking to another American about democratic values, as if you are against it? What a shame.
Well, there was a lot of "rubbing it in" going on after the war. Nonetheless, I don't if I can't really blame the North. Nonetheless, the approach created a lot of hate between blacks and whites - and it probably contributed to the harsh crackdown once Union troops left.
Anyway, human nature isn't always "peaches and sunshine". You had blacks possibly wanting violent revenge for being slaves. You had humiliated white people who were also war ravaged. You had Union troops also wanting revenge.
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20 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
Let me clear this up for you, Putin invaded another country. They have attacked nuclear sites and are under investigation of war crimes. It’s only been a week. You keep trying to justify Russia’s attack. Let’s be honest with ourselves. Do you support Russia in this?
Well, I'm not justifying Russia. However, sometimes authoritarians have to be dealt with in a détente matter. For instance, in the Cold War, a lot of presidents didn't really like Khrushchev and the others, but the best choice to them was engaging. Well, with the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, we boycotted the Olympics, but it didn't seem like much else was done.
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14 hours ago, Reality vs Adventure said:
Here is what I believe is the source of violent crime. The legalization of alcohol. You can look up many sources online about the statistics of violent crime, and alcohol is associated with almost half of all cases. So if you want to talk about the source of violent crime, that’s what it is.
That's interesting. However, prohibition in the USA was a failure. Do you feel it needs to come back? How could it be implemented better?
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Lately, I haven't been close to many in my family. As hinted at in another thread, they are flaky parent types who are convinced people they despise are trailer inhabiting, lazy, effeminate, welfare taking drug users, lol. I'd like to get along with them. I really would, but I'd have to confront them about their errors.
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This is a tough one because a kid is so valuable. It's like having your eyes. Well, maybe not. Well, I can't explain it.
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I'd rather work alone. Nonetheless, some jobs, like washing dishes - can be incredibly monotonous - if you don't know mental games to help you deal with isolation. Well, you can do things like listen to music or study things in your head, anything to pass time.
Do women still crave macho guys?
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Well, to a large extent they do. Well, any relationship site seems to say the same message for men. You have to act all macho, no matter the circumstances. Even if the general society promotes being all sensitive, you have to ignore it, because not being manly massively expands your problem.
Now, of course, this isn't some kowtowing to some conservative thinking or to the extreme, white nationalist thought. I mean, a person could be a socialist to varying degrees or in other ways what is known as progressive and still adhere to the philosophy. Also, being macho isn't being some wife beating pig, but rather just being strong.
Anyway, why do you figure those traditional ways of dealing with things work best for breakups and restoring broken relationships?