Forum: USA Politics
23rd November 2023, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd November 2023, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
From a foreigner's POV, here's my take on the...
From a foreigner's POV, here's my take on the 2024 election:
Biden represents a standard US foreign policy, drifting towards dovish. This is something the rest of the world can work with. It's...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
1st November 2023, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
25th October 2023, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
All my time and effort and arguments go into...
All my time and effort and arguments go into what's actually happening now. What HAMAS did was an atrocity, a huge crime. That does not mean Israel's response to said atrocity isn't an atrocity in...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
25th October 2023, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
25th October 2023, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Do you think it's Israel's neighbour's problem...
Do you think it's Israel's neighbour's problem because they happen to share a religion with the people Israel has driven from their homes? I disagree.
Also, you appear to believe that Israel's...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
Hamas was elected in 2006. Roughly half of the...
Hamas was elected in 2006. Roughly half of the population of the Gaza strip wasn't born then. Do you think they ought to be punished for their ancestors electing Hamas?
It's not supposed to be...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
I'm talking about the Palestinian people, not...
I'm talking about the Palestinian people, not Hamas. Do you believe that all Palestinians are terrorists? Including the children?
In my view, it's Israels responsibility because it's Israel that...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
I don't ask you to give sympathy to Hamas for...
I don't ask you to give sympathy to Hamas for being plucky. I am asking you to see that the two sides aren't causing an equal amount of destruction. One is causing considerably more and killing a lot...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
There's very little those living in Gaza can do...
There's very little those living in Gaza can do to leave. Everything goes in and out only with Israel's say so. That said, I wouldn't call it a prison because that implies that the people stuck there...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
They have been living where the Jews live for...
They have been living where the Jews live for hundreds if not thousands of years. Now they have been displaced. They aren't allowed anywhere else because nobody wants a huge diaspora of displaced...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
19th October 2023, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
18th October 2023, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
You are being so sarcastic that I cannot...
You are being so sarcastic that I cannot understand what you are actually arguing for. When you are asked a direct question you fly off the handle.
The position I think most people you would...
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
18th October 2023, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
18th October 2023, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics
18th October 2023, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 3,919
Views: 294,600
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Forum: USA Politics
9th September 2023, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 932
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
5th September 2023, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 387
Views: 10,074
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th May 2023, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2023, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
Sorry, I don't have any photos.
Imagine...
Sorry, I don't have any photos.
Imagine gripping a vertical pole in front of you. The natural way (for me) would be to grip it with both hands, thumbs facing (not pointing necessarily) upwards,...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2023, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2023, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2023, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
15th May 2023, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,083
Thumbs-down grip on a cross
I was invited to a confirmation ceremony this weekend. The Swedish church holds confirmation events for eight-graders and it's one of those deeply ingrained cultural things that young kids do just...
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
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Forum: USA Politics
7th April 2023, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 326
Views: 18,704
It would seem to me that the status quo of the...
It would seem to me that the status quo of the USA is untenable and undesirable for the majority of citizens. The justice system does not work. The electoral system does not work. The rest of the...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,325
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,325
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,325
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,325
I tend to believe that for many police...
I tend to believe that for many police departments, cleaning house would be beneficial for society in the long run. Can 'em all, get applicants for a new type of police force. The police in the US...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
31st March 2023, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 2,479
Views: 198,325
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Forum: USA Politics
31st March 2023, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 3,644
Views: 243,930
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
26th March 2023, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 1,287
Views: 111,551
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
22nd March 2023, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 928
Views: 41,620
I don't know who he is. The definition he...
I don't know who he is. The definition he provided isn't helpful and would be more useful (though not perfect) as a definition of cancel culture. He's also completely wrong if he's not attempting to...
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
21st March 2023, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 928
Views: 41,620
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
21st March 2023, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 928
Views: 41,620
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Forum: USA Politics
8th March 2023, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,166
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Forum: USA Politics
12th February 2023, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 249
Views: 11,055
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Forum: USA Politics
11th February 2023, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 11,055
I'm sorry to continue to harp on this, but it's...
I'm sorry to continue to harp on this, but it's not what he said. He posed a reasonable challenge that I would also like to see met. Without the assumption that all Republicans are racists, what is...
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Forum: USA Politics
11th February 2023, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 11,055
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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events
1st January 2023, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 3,403
Views: 214,186
I am getting the sentiment that you are saying...
I am getting the sentiment that you are saying that most people think Greta is barking at the moon because nothing can be done about climate change. Instead we should focus on local and personal ways...
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