northshorebamaman

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Once I do that its like I'm talking to a retarded Jordan Peterson.

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Well, first we have to establish what you mean by “once.” Because “once” presupposes a temporal framework, and that’s already extraordinarily complicated. Then there’s “I,” which raises the question of identity and continuity of consciousness, and we haven’t even begun to define what you mean by “talking.” Talking to whom? In what sense? And then you invoke Jordan Peterson, but what precisely constitutes “Jordan Peterson”? The biological organism? The public persona? The archetypal representation of the overly verbose Canadian intellectual? These aren’t trivial distinctions.

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Bribing people to do what?


He says what.

The proposition was conditional. He clearly says what the condition is.

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"It's not a bribe." Follows by immediately describing it with a textbook-worthy definition of bribery. I love this board. :lol:

eta- I suspect I misunderstood you, so it's time to self-ban for the evening. Sorry about that. :cheers:

I'm a cook and this is my first Saturday night off in months so I'm just having a few beverages and having fun. :cheers:

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Tariffs have made the country so much money in fine with him spreading the wealth. Next he will get rid of income tax.

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Excellent use of sarcasm. :lol:

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What does this even mean

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I’m not sure about his health.

I hope he’s OK.

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I know he was dealing with cancer. He used to post daily on Facebook as well and hasn't posted since January. Hoping he's ok.

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Id bet at least 75% of the posters on this board are on the evolution side.

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Maybe but they must not participate in those threads where I'd invert that number. Either way, not the subject of the thread so I'll leave it there. :cheers:

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I wouldn't want you banned either. I need different opinions.

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Same. That’s exactly why, even though I’m usually in the minority on most issues here, this board is still my primary outlet for political discussion. The Second Amendment is probably the biggest exception, and I’m such an absolutist on that one that I’m arguably even further right on that than most people here.

I want a forum where my ideas challenged and tested, not another echo chamber where everyone agrees with me and we just trade upvotes for repeating the consensus.

I realize I’m probably in the minority on that here too. Some of these dudes LOVE an echo chamber:lol:

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So you didn't vote for President?

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I haven’t voted for president in a general election since 2012. I vote in the primaries, and I participate extensively in state and local elections, which usually affect my life far more directly.

I reject the idea that any candidate or party is entitled to my vote simply because I dislike the other guy more. My vote belongs to me. It has to be earned. If I believe both choices fail the minimum moral standard required for me to affirmatively support them, I’m perfectly comfortable leaving it blank.

That isn’t political apathy. Apathy would be not paying attention and not participating at all. I participate quite a bit. I simply don’t accept the premise that civic responsibility requires me to choose between two people I consider unworthy of the office.

I understand the lesser-of-two-evils argument. Someone can reasonably conclude that preventing the worse outcome creates a moral obligation to vote for the less objectionable candidate. My conclusion is different: there also has to be room in a democracy for conscience, including the right to say, “None of the above.”

Voting is a right. It isn’t an obligation to validate whatever choices the two party system puts in front of me.

brilliant :lol: