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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 08:04 AM
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Posted By Cleon
"And some, I assume, are good people."

"And some, I assume, are good people."
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 07:54 AM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
I don't get why Rolfe objects to being labeled...

I don't get why Rolfe objects to being labeled "transphobic" when she thinks transwomen are out to "hurt, abuse and discriminate against women."

It's a bit like refusing to eat meat but getting...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 06:35 AM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
If you simply google the worse "transgender...

If you simply google the worse "transgender science," you will be greeted with a plethora of news articles and scientific papers that all appear to conclusively show that transpeople aren't just "men...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 05:06 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 4,109
Posted By Cleon
Yeah, this is a salvo of lawsuits I was really...

Yeah, this is a salvo of lawsuits I was really hoping wouldn't happen. Nothing good will come of them.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 05:03 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 4,109
Posted By Cleon
IANAL. My understanding is that a survivors'...

IANAL. My understanding is that a survivors' group is planning on suing MGM. This is basically MGM making a preemptive legal attack to have a court say they can't.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2018, 04:53 AM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
You're completely unfamiliar with the research in...

You're completely unfamiliar with the research in the area, but you're firmly convinced it's all "woo."

Yeah, you go on and do your thing. I'm not getting involved.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2018, 12:56 PM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
The transphobia does not lie in how you answer...

The transphobia does not lie in how you answer the question of whether you'd be attracted to a trans person.

The transphobia lies in obsessing about the question in the first place.

This really...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2018, 12:44 PM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
Alternatively, you could find a way to turn them...

Alternatively, you could find a way to turn them down that isn't mean.

Instead, you're going with this line:



If you can't see the hostility to transpeople in that statement, I really can't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2018, 12:28 PM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
Yes, you're very concerned that a trans person...

Yes, you're very concerned that a trans person might hypothetically hit on you. You've made that very clear.



"Peril." OK.



And somehow this same process wouldn't apply to trans people...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2018, 12:16 PM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
I'm amused by the implied assumption that trans...

I'm amused by the implied assumption that trans people (well, specifically trans women) are all trying to get in your pants.

It's a familiar conversation. The "omg gay men might hit on me"...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2018, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,273
Views: 149,847
Posted By Cleon
Perhaps. But it's not treason, and unless...

Perhaps. But it's not treason, and unless Congress stands up to him it's his legal right to do it.

The impeachment process was put into the constitution under the assumption that Congress wouldn't...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2018, 10:57 AM
Replies: 1,273
Views: 149,847
Posted By Cleon
"Enemies" means wartime, not every country that...

"Enemies" means wartime, not every country that we might consider a geopolitical adversary at the time.

So no, Trump didn't commit treason no matter how much smoke he blew up Putin's ass.

It's...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2018, 05:17 AM
Replies: 1,693
Views: 83,021
Posted By Cleon
I've had the privilege of knowing some remarkable...

I've had the privilege of knowing some remarkable trans people, like Vandy Beth Glenn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_v._Brumby). The notion that she's a "man in a dress with a bad wig" is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th July 2018, 10:35 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 11,215
Posted By Cleon
Yep. Like I said a few posts ago, it's an...

Yep. Like I said a few posts ago, it's an exercise in futility.
Forum: USA Politics 16th July 2018, 10:33 AM
Replies: 3,130
Views: 160,979
Posted By Cleon
How much **** are you guys going to handwave away...

How much **** are you guys going to handwave away before you realize that something is really wrong?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th July 2018, 10:28 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 11,215
Posted By Cleon
One difference here is that unlike copiers and...

One difference here is that unlike copiers and paper printers, many 3d printers are not commercial products, but home-built. I'm a member of a local makerspace, and out of our 5-6 3D printers I think...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th July 2018, 10:14 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 11,215
Posted By Cleon
There are several factors here: 1. 3d...

There are several factors here:

1. 3d printing a gun takes a long time, I'd guesstimate several days to get all the parts printed and then putting it together, but I can't find hard information on...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2018, 01:29 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,102
Posted By Cleon
This is really odd to me. Roswell frequently...

This is really odd to me. Roswell frequently makes the news for its speeding, reckless driving, and DUI arrests due to it being right on the GA400 highway and a gateway to Rich Suburbia. I don't get...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2018, 01:13 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
Nah, not usually. Some drills and saws will...

Nah, not usually. Some drills and saws will usually do the trick.

I grew up in an area with a lot of closed mines, and simply barring the entrances rarely kept people out. They'd either seal them...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2018, 08:28 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
Religious propagandists are not known for their...

Religious propagandists are not known for their adherence to facts.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2018, 07:03 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
There's gotta be an evil conspiracy somewhere....

There's gotta be an evil conspiracy somewhere. There's just gotta.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th July 2018, 06:40 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
Those kids have been through heaven and hell. And...

Those kids have been through heaven and hell. And the rescuers must've seemed like a rainbow in the dark - they were holy divers for sure. Good thing the kids didn't have to die young.
Forum: USA Politics 13th July 2018, 06:02 AM
Replies: 2,357
Views: 186,812
Posted By Cleon
I hope I win Mega Millions tonight. However,...

I hope I win Mega Millions tonight.

However, odds are not in my favor.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 03:11 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Though the accusations of "Stalinism" are kinda...

Though the accusations of "Stalinism" are kinda funny.

If I've developed any sympathies for Stalin, it's only because Vixen's done her very best to convince me that anti-Stalinists are completely...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th July 2018, 02:56 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 13,659
Posted By Cleon
No! I'm shocked!

No! I'm shocked!
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:29 PM
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Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Just like the Germans' other ally, the Japanese.

Just like the Germans' other ally, the Japanese.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:23 PM
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Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
No, my logic is that those who fought alongside...

No, my logic is that those who fought alongside the Nazis were their allies. Because that's what the word means.

Like the Japanese and the Finns.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:15 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
So, as I said, Finland and Germany were allies...

So, as I said, Finland and Germany were allies but had different ideologies.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:12 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
More than you think. Last year I was in Riga for...

More than you think. Last year I was in Riga for July 4th and stood at the ruins of the Great Choral Synagogue.
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2018, 01:06 PM
Replies: 2,241
Views: 184,892
Posted By Cleon
Oh, it was a bunch of lefties that arrested her...

Oh, it was a bunch of lefties that arrested her for her behavior in a strip club?

Interesting theory. Do expound on it.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:03 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Oh, there too. The only person pretending there's...

Oh, there too. The only person pretending there's a difference is you.

Japan and Germany were allies. They did not share the same ideology.
Finland and Germany were allies. They did not share the...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:01 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
$100 to the Karelian Independence Movement if you...

$100 to the Karelian Independence Movement if you can find one place where I claimed that.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 01:00 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
And the dictionary sense.

And the dictionary sense.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 12th July 2018, 12:55 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
ie, allies.

ie, allies.
Forum: USA Politics 12th July 2018, 12:34 PM
Replies: 2,241
Views: 184,892
Posted By Cleon
All charges dropped (http://hill.cm/mpCDK3R).

All charges dropped (http://hill.cm/mpCDK3R).
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 08:29 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
No, you're making that implication up out of thin...

No, you're making that implication up out of thin air.

It's dishonest as all hell.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 08:10 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Where the **** did PoL say anything about banning...

Where the **** did PoL say anything about banning books?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th July 2018, 07:38 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 10,346
Posted By Cleon
The Russia thing is getting a bit ridiculous.

The Russia thing is getting a bit ridiculous.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 07:37 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
No, it doesn't. No furniture store...

No, it doesn't.



No furniture store would have ever called itself that. It doesn't make sense.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th July 2018, 07:31 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 13,659
Posted By Cleon
I see Puerto Rico shirts, flags, bumper stickers,...

I see Puerto Rico shirts, flags, bumper stickers, etc regularly, and I don't live in a city with a particularly large number of boricuas.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 07:28 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Is that your way of saying "oops, I misspoke, it...

Is that your way of saying "oops, I misspoke, it wasn't a euphemism for genocide after all?"
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 07:20 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Yes, that's a good wikipedia article. You should...

Yes, that's a good wikipedia article. You should read it, as it backs up what I'm saying.

"Lebensraum" meant the imperial expansion of Germany. The term (and polocy) existed before the Holocaust,...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 11th July 2018, 06:56 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 79,028
Posted By Cleon
Eh? No, it wasn't. "Lebensraum" was their...

Eh? No, it wasn't. "Lebensraum" was their expansionist policy.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th July 2018, 04:53 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
If I had to be escorted through a maze of...

If I had to be escorted through a maze of underwater twisty, turning passages, all alike, I'd want some *********** anti-anxiety medication too.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th July 2018, 05:23 AM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
They're all out...

They're all out (https://abcnews.go.com/International/divers-begin-final-push-rescue-remaining-boys-coach/story?id=56473484). OMG.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th July 2018, 11:20 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 6,762
Posted By Cleon
Maybe a nice Christmahannukwanzakkah gift would...

Maybe a nice Christmahannukwanzakkah gift would be to hire a local behaviorist to come by for some in-home training?

I mean, it'll all go to **** if the owners don't keep up with it, but maybe...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 7th July 2018, 07:25 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,535
Posted By Cleon
I see anti-Semites are still trying to pretend...

I see anti-Semites are still trying to pretend that the Talmud denounces Jesus.

The Talmud does not mention Jesus.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th July 2018, 04:42 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 58,791
Posted By Cleon
Don't talk like that. It would be an otter shame.

Don't talk like that. It would be an otter shame.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th July 2018, 05:36 AM
Replies: 551
Views: 21,910
Posted By Cleon
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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 5th July 2018, 04:04 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,244
Posted By Cleon
Found it...

Found it (http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330586)!
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