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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 15th April 2023, 08:36 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mycroft
Yikes! The USA is being Islamified too!!1! ...

Yikes! The USA is being Islamified too!!1!

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/dawn-muslim-call-prayer-broadcast-okd-minneapolis-98585679
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 9th April 2023, 03:51 AM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,280
Posted By Mycroft
I can and will tell you whatever I feel. It's...

I can and will tell you whatever I feel. It's shocking to me that people will scam people out of money. That shock is just as valid if it's some Nigerian scammer pulling a 419 scam, some phone...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th April 2023, 12:07 AM
Replies: 3,203
Views: 112,478
Posted By Mycroft
I'm sure denying their basic identity is part of...

I'm sure denying their basic identity is part of it, but it's also about having a safe place to go to the bathroom while in public. A trans-woman in a men's room or a trans-man in a woman's room may...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 8th April 2023, 10:43 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,280
Posted By Mycroft
There are a lot of scams that involve crypto....

There are a lot of scams that involve crypto. Talking about them is not being dishonest, even if you present them as a "shocking new development." There are lots of people who get sucked in because...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 8th April 2023, 03:02 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,280
Posted By Mycroft
Yes, these scams have always been around, but...

Yes, these scams have always been around, but many of these scammers go for crypto because governments haven't caught up to regulating crypto like they do stocks.

Most scams are variations of...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2023, 02:18 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mycroft
From that I would attribute the problem to the...

From that I would attribute the problem to the far right leadership and not the out-groups they demonize.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 8th April 2023, 02:13 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mycroft
If they're refugees, then the bar for having a...

If they're refugees, then the bar for having a better life in Europe is low. If they're not refugees then they very likely have the education and resources to guarantee a better life for themselves,...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th April 2023, 09:42 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,617
Posted By Mycroft
Yeah, Bibi fell into a trap, the Palestinians...

Yeah, Bibi fell into a trap, the Palestinians always fall into a trap, everybody falls into the trap of perpetuating this never ending conflict because all they want to talk about how evil the other...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th April 2023, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,617
Posted By Mycroft
Meh, it happens every year. It's the start...

Meh, it happens every year.

It's the start of Ramadan so the radicals among the Palestinians take advantage of the holy days to stir up fear and anger among the population by screaming, "The Jooz...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 7th April 2023, 01:46 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 18,239
Posted By Mycroft
Someone living in 12th century Spain would...

Someone living in 12th century Spain would absolutely be justified in being fearful of the Spanish Inquisition, but this is the 21st century and there is nothing in Europe I know of that should...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th February 2023, 05:10 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,617
Posted By Mycroft
It's only about 6 years out of date because the...

It's only about 6 years out of date because the 1988 charter wasn't updated until 2017. That charter can be found here:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full

...and the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 04:00 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
If you know your sources are biased and...

If you know your sources are biased and unreliable, why do you use them?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:57 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
An assumption I made because you objected when I...

An assumption I made because you objected when I said let the sports leagues sort it out. Did you just object as a knee-jerk reaction and you really agree with me on that?

We've done this one...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:51 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Cite some evidence, please?

Cite some evidence, please?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
In your opinion, is there anything that would...

In your opinion, is there anything that would make them women?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:44 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
You opposed letting the sports leagues work it...

You opposed letting the sports leagues work it out on their own because somewhere a cis-woman might not get a scholarship. Similar arguments could be made about not letting black people compete in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:35 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Again, it's normal for word meanings to change...

Again, it's normal for word meanings to change over time. It wasn't very long ago that the word "marriage" wouldn't include same gender pairs. Now it does.

It's said that the arc of time bends...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:29 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Some people are promoting bigotry, and that I...

Some people are promoting bigotry, and that I find offensive.

I don't see any problem with trying to figure out a good public policy answer, but I don't see a lot of real discussion on that. If...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:24 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
There is absolutely nothing difficult about...

There is absolutely nothing difficult about cherry-picking the attributes you want to look at in order to arrive at the conclusion you want.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:23 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
That a significant number of people claim to be...

That a significant number of people claim to be trans-women without going trough the therapy is your claim, so you back it up. Hormone therapy is part of the transitioning process.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 03:20 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
They're not women because you say they're not. ...

They're not women because you say they're not.

It's normal that word meanings change over time. There is no reason why the word woman can't include trans-women. We use female gender pronouns for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:40 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
That is something we agree upon.

That is something we agree upon.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:38 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Is that what I'm arguing? I don't recall saying...

Is that what I'm arguing? I don't recall saying that.



It's kind of how prisons work, isn't it? You put a lot of people together, some of them are known to be dangerous, and sometimes ****...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:32 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
What is that solution?

What is that solution?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:31 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
As opposed to discriminating against all...

As opposed to discriminating against all trans-people in order to guarantee nothing unfair ever happens to a cis-person?



There was no evasion. If someone equates trans-woman to man that's a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:20 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
In what way are women substantially women? ...

In what way are women substantially women?

Trans or not, we could come up with a list of attributes, then we could spend the rest of our lives identifying people who are unquestionably women who...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 02:06 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Trans-woman does not equal male. The hormone...

Trans-woman does not equal male. The hormone therapy reduces muscle mass and strength and makes people much less masculine.

I have not said anything that even remotely suggests I favor...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 01:59 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Thank you, I accept the apology. I...

Thank you, I accept the apology.



I don't know. I trust the medical experts to sort it out. They don't need my uninformed opinion.

I think the people who run sports leagues will sort it out...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 01:32 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
You realize this trans-woman is hypothetical,...

You realize this trans-woman is hypothetical, right? You can't really say she's bigger and stronger than 95% of the women in the prison because she could just as easily be 110 lbs and smaller than...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 12:29 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Have we ever left the starting point? If...

Have we ever left the starting point?

If these internet arguments ever resolved issues then eventually we would be done with all arguments.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 12:24 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Instead how about you explain why trans-women...

Instead how about you explain why trans-women should be excluded from the definition of women other than saying you don't feel they should be included?



Then you’re begging the question again. ...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Fair enough.

Fair enough.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 11:41 AM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
That's begging the question. I think...

That's begging the question.

I think trans-women should be counted as women. You don't. Fundamentally that's what our disagreement is. Your assertion that trans-women are men is begging the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2022, 10:22 AM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
A trans-woman wouldn't necessarily be the...

A trans-woman wouldn't necessarily be the strongest person in a women's prison, and every prison will have weaker and stronger people incarcerated together, so being mismatched in strength seems like...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 06:53 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
A woman can be matched with another woman who is...

A woman can be matched with another woman who is substantially stronger. Does it matter if the stronger one is cis or trans? If so, why?

Again, it's a false choice between doing nothing at all and...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 30th June 2022, 06:44 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,280
Posted By Mycroft
With Bernie, he would pay you with other people's...

With Bernie, he would pay you with other people's money and tell you he sold some stocks for it.

With Bitcoin, and stocks, bonds and everything else in the economy, for you to sell it someone...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 06:28 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Good point. What about women who have...

Good point.

What about women who have victimized other women? Where should they go?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 06:15 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
I’m confused. Are you now claiming men who are...

I’m confused. Are you now claiming men who are not trans are filming themselves masturbating in women’s bathrooms?



And yet earlier you were arguing that trans-people who can pass will...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 06:05 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Because women are too pure to have sex fetishes?...

Because women are too pure to have sex fetishes? Hahahaha!

Pee fetishes are common, even among women.



On a fundamental level this argument is about whether the word "woman" should include...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 05:46 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
So they've filmed themselves masturbating in...

So they've filmed themselves masturbating in female-only spaces? What exactly makes them immune from prosecution for that? How about if we just deal with them and not everybody who is trans? You...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 05:34 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't see it, but I do wonder...

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't see it, but I do wonder why single toilet bathrooms are segregated. We should have more gender neutral bathrooms.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 05:30 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Nope. I didn't say that nor can it be derrived...

Nope. I didn't say that nor can it be derrived from anything I did say.



I think it's possible to deal with the bad actors without discriminating against entire classes of people.

For...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 05:22 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
I've been to Reddit before and have a good idea...

I've been to Reddit before and have a good idea what can be found there, but finding something on Reddit doesn't make it common, nor should it be a reason to discriminate against anyone. Pokemon...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 04:55 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
You're claiming that transpeople have...

You're claiming that transpeople have autogynophilia (AGP) and they want to victimize people's daughters by masturbating while in the bathroom with them.

That's not a reasonable claim. That is not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 04:29 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Just about any kind of person you can imagine...

Just about any kind of person you can imagine will exist among the 8 billion living souls on this planet, but any time you judge a group based on the behavior of a small number of members of that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 04:03 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
The correct word is skeptical, as one should be...

The correct word is skeptical, as one should be when they see another make extreme disparaging remarks about swaths of the population.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 30th June 2022, 02:46 PM
Replies: 3,440
Views: 120,773
Posted By Mycroft
Is this really what they do? Prove it.

Is this really what they do?

Prove it.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th August 2021, 07:53 PM
Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,617
Posted By Mycroft
It's only uncomplicated if you purposefully omit...

It's only uncomplicated if you purposefully omit the complicating information, but that's disingenuous and dishonest.

Israel has good reasons for blockading Gaza, and it's not just because they...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 29th June 2021, 07:14 PM
Replies: 3,638
Views: 314,280
Posted By Mycroft
My understanding, and I am not an expert, is that...

My understanding, and I am not an expert, is that mining bitcoin plays a role in verifying and recording bitcoin transactions, so continued mining is necessary to the utility of bitcoin.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd March 2021, 07:05 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,580
Posted By Mycroft
I heard someone say President Biden was...

I heard someone say President Biden was personally banning Dr Seuss books.

It seems like trumpers have a serious issue distinguishing between the Democratic Party and everyone else who does...
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