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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Today, 09:42 PM
Replies: 429
Views: 15,037
Posted By angrysoba
I think this is a pretty good podcast which talks...

I think this is a pretty good podcast which talks about the Covid outbreak and the Great Barrington Declaration's response.

Essentially, yes, it was far too confident about how quickly society...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 11:23 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
If your entire objection was to “African...

If your entire objection was to “African American” you certainly took the scenic route to get there, dazzling us with your strident linguistics opinions based apparently on hunches and ad hoc...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 11:01 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Could you please at least learn to spell...

Could you please at least learn to spell vernacular. Your misspelling of it makes up in terms of consistency what you say black vernacular lacks when it comes to grammar. And no, it is not ironic...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 10:01 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Oh, and by “going to art school”, not to learn to...

Oh, and by “going to art school”, not to learn to paint of course but to learn the theory. Maybe creating an art work such as soiled bed or a media hoax. Perhaps commissioning an actual painter to...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 09:41 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
I think there is an interesting idea that...

I think there is an interesting idea that essentially art comes down to conspicuous consumption.

In the past, art could only be obtained by the wealthy (nobles and the church). They wanted either...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 09:34 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Huh? You’re just making stuff up now. All...

Huh? You’re just making stuff up now. All languages and dialects have what is known as sociolinguistic variation. This is something noticed by William Labov who studied the way in which mall workers...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 09:24 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Also he is not looking down on the way they speak...

Also he is not looking down on the way they speak illiterately.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 08:48 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
There seems to also be a longer video on this,...

There seems to also be a longer video on this, which looks like it could be interesting, again by John McWhorter.

One thing that I notice is that he refers to the dialect almost exclusively as...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 08:23 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Dude, you really are getting your knickers in a...

Dude, you really are getting your knickers in a twist over this. Yet your arguments are not coherent. Look... You, Thermal, deny that there is such as systematic use of these verbs even while...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 07:03 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Oi! You're a Yank arencha? It's not yours! It's...

Oi! You're a Yank arencha? It's not yours! It's ours! Hands off our beautiful British hills and valleys.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 06:44 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Funnily enough, my A-level history teacher...

Funnily enough, my A-level history teacher refused to let his garage put on Pirelli tyres during his car's MOT because of the CEO's close ties with Mussolini. He apparently yelled to the bemused...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 06:37 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
But I thought...wait for it...I thought Constable...

But I thought...wait for it...I thought Constable was PC!

:duck:
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Today, 01:58 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,447
Posted By angrysoba
Nice video, thanks!

Nice video, thanks!
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 09:59 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
I get that you don't like being corrected, but it...

I get that you don't like being corrected, but it was you who made the claims about AAVE:

"That be the one where "AAVE" (read: slang coupled with defective grammar) done been culturally...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 08:36 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
You misunderstand if you think AAVE is a case of...

You misunderstand if you think AAVE is a case of “peppering” speech with slang and defective grammar.

AAVE does not have defective grammar. It makes no sense to argue that as it is a systematic...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 07:52 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
I think you have no idea what you are talking...

I think you have no idea what you are talking about and you are now getting emotional. It also makes no sense to talk about a spoken vernacular as “illiterate”.

It’s strange that you think there...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 04:11 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Nope. I just pointed out that someone could...

Nope. I just pointed out that someone could literally make the same argument of "broken grammar" for Standard American. In fact, almost all linguistic changes in English began with people decrying...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 03:33 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 1,426
Posted By angrysoba
Surely AAVE is “slang coupled with defective...

Surely AAVE is “slang coupled with defective grammar” in the same way as General American is. After all, in American, you people say “I wrote him” because your defective grammar left out the “to”...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 08:54 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,834
Posted By angrysoba
Pence’s reasons for not supporting Trump are the...

Pence’s reasons for not supporting Trump are the worst reasons. Jeez, I’d give him the reason that Trump sided with people who wanted him dead. That would be respectable. But Trump not being Jesus...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 04:30 AM
Replies: 357
Views: 17,127
Posted By angrysoba
Thanks for this. I’m glad that Dan Wilson’s...

Thanks for this.

I’m glad that Dan Wilson’s debunking videos are being watched and shared. I agree that many people don’t know how seriously deranged RFK Jr’s views are.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th March 2024, 07:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By angrysoba
When someone goes anti-vaxx you know it isn’t...

When someone goes anti-vaxx you know it isn’t stopping there. And don’t ever be fooled by “I’m not anti-vaxx, just this vaxx!”

I mean it happened with Rogan and Bret Weinstein, now they deny HIV...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th March 2024, 04:17 PM
Replies: 813
Continuation Origins of Covid (2)
Views: 24,158
Posted By angrysoba
Let's wander over to Lab Leak Twitter...

Let's wander over to Lab Leak Twitter and...whoah...



Followed by a poll suggesting the following...

Lethal injection
Firing squad
Hanging
Gas chamber
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 12:04 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
You claim that it would benefit the rich to have...

You claim that it would benefit the rich to have fees paid for and yet your alternative is that anyone not rich should just try to live ******** and more miserable lives to pay their way.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 12:03 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
Huh? I’m not calling you a liar. I’m saying your...

Huh? I’m not calling you a liar. I’m saying your proposal won’t work because fees have increased since your day. Why not chill out and stop being mindlessly hostile?
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:45 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
15k a year doesn’t even pay tuition. You are...

15k a year doesn’t even pay tuition. You are proving the point.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:41 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
Huh? Then how is a poor student going to...

Huh?

Then how is a poor student going to afford to live there while also paying for university? It sounds like you are agreeing with acbytesla
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:28 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
The idea of paying for university by working at a...

The idea of paying for university by working at a gas station sounds ludicrous today. Four years of tuition plus rent!

Tuition paid to people who otherwise cannot afford it obviously does not...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 11:18 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
Wait… who benefits from the system where anyone...

Wait… who benefits from the system where anyone wanting to go to college must first do paid work if they can’t afford it? Rich people, obvs! Because they have the money already and they can go and...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 10:21 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
May I ask how much you paid when you want to...

May I ask how much you paid when you want to university and how much that compares to what university students pay now?
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 04:36 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
Indeed. Bad decision by the government to let...

Indeed. Bad decision by the government to let such a state of affairs happen in the first place and weigh down its educated citizens with debt and in fact to deter its citizens from getting an...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2024, 06:19 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
That said, it is in Biden’s power to counteract...

That said, it is in Biden’s power to counteract that narrative. The State of the Union was a good start; but he’s going to need to do more of that kind of thing, preferably with non-friendly media in...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
I think there is a difference between the Cult...

I think there is a difference between the Cult who are essentially equivalent to Scientologists in their conviction and beyond reasonable help, and those who might vote Trump because they are GOP /...
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2024, 06:26 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By angrysoba
The Cult are not even worth talking to, so it is...

The Cult are not even worth talking to, so it is irrelevant what they think.

What is more important is projecting some passion to those who may be on the fence or apathetic about voting, those who...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th March 2024, 02:26 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,335
Posted By angrysoba
No, the worst Boomer mistake you made is the idea...

No, the worst Boomer mistake you made is the idea that TikTok is a Millennial thing. It’s been years since they were the under-25s. Now they are wondering how to pay off their vast student debts or...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 06:09 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,306
Posted By angrysoba
I thought it was an excellent speech and exactly...

I thought it was an excellent speech and exactly what was needed. It’s definitely reassuring for me and I’m glad he also made the points about the border that the GOP are not taking just so that they...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 03:23 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,923
Posted By angrysoba
Fully agreed. Watching the speech now and it is...

Fully agreed. Watching the speech now and it is excellent.



It's not just that he could say words, it was the fact that he did so with a genuine conviction, and managed to get in a lot of jabs...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 03:26 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,923
Posted By angrysoba
If Biden plays it right, the State of the Union...

If Biden plays it right, the State of the Union address could be a chance for him to arm-twist Congress into agreeing to aid to Ukraine and the proposals for the border which the GOP are cynically...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 05:13 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,834
Posted By angrysoba
Very good news then if Trump underperformed his...

Very good news then if Trump underperformed his polling and Biden exceeded his.

Happy to hear it.
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 07:29 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 1,607
Posted By angrysoba
I don’t think Ayaan Hirshi Ali fits that mould at...

I don’t think Ayaan Hirshi Ali fits that mould at all being a black woman and all.

Also, this “analysis” isn’t of any use at all.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2024, 05:09 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
Fine. Sod the Canucks then! It is...

Fine. Sod the Canucks then!




It is an international incident by definition.



Nope. Why is it fearmongering? I am not here to monger fear. I am here to point out disreputable behaviour....
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 04:55 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 1,607
Posted By angrysoba
Yeah, he is a religious nut and no doubt he...

Yeah, he is a religious nut and no doubt he believes that if the good LORD wanted women to have children he would let the seed grow in their womb, and should the womb be barren or the man's seed be...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 02:26 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 1,607
Posted By angrysoba
Speaking of small-l libertarian, I can assume...

Speaking of small-l libertarian, I can assume that Christopher Rufo is anything but.

I meant to post this before, but in response to Michael Shermer saying that the GOP's recent campaigns to ban...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2024, 02:09 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
Steve, you're from Canada. I suggest you lobby...

Steve, you're from Canada. I suggest you lobby your parliament to get any other Canadian-British citizen terrorists to have their nationality revoked before Britain dumps them in your lap.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2024, 02:06 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
What do you think of Canada's objection? ...

What do you think of Canada's objection?



Agree, disagree or don't care?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 11:58 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
Well, there was criticism of the decision, by...

Well, there was criticism of the decision, by Canada and by MPs in the UK:



I tend to agree with the points made by Canada and Ellwood.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
I think there is a difference with this case. ...

I think there is a difference with this case.

Look!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 08:31 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,246
Posted By angrysoba
Who is Collin Rugg? I tried to search for who he...

Who is Collin Rugg? I tried to search for who he was and Google informs me that people who searched him also searched for catturd, Benny Johnson, Charlie Kirk and Jack Posobiec. Each and every one of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 04:20 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
This is my objection exactly. It seems to...

This is my objection exactly.

It seems to rest on a few premises, two of which are said out loud, and another two which are suppressed but are the corrolary of the argument and therefore must be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 05:40 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
Could the UK strip all members of Ulster...

Could the UK strip all members of Ulster "loyalist" terrorist organizations on the basis that they are also Irish?

I mean, that would be quite a troll by the UK.

But maybe Ireland will...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 05:07 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 69,814
Posted By angrysoba
It would be different for me if she had been,...

It would be different for me if she had been, say, born in Bangladesh and acquired British citizenship later. In that case, stripping her of her British citizenship would be just reverting her to her...
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