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Random Politics & Religion #00
Asura.Kingnobody said: » I rather send them to space so the Spaghetti Monster can take care of them, Japanese Schoolgirl style. If we send them to space we risk letting them represent our species to aliens. No, I think Cthulhu already knows what we're about and can have them as a light snack before going back to sleep. Tangentially related due to paging. 
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Asura.Kingnobody said: » And that still justified the deaths of the two pilots? Don't you think that escorting said airplanes out of Turkey's airspace would have been a more justified response? Turkey had every right to shoot down a military plane actively engaging in military actions and being unresponsive to communications. They have the option of escorting out an invading aircraft. They also have the option of shooting it down, something Turkey has done on previous occassions with other countries aircrafts. Asura.Kingnobody said: » What does your country tell Russia when they fly over their airspace? Question is, are countries going to start shooting down Russian jets with no fear of retaliation or start escorting said jets out of their airspace? I'm sure if countries escort said jets out of the airspace, Russia would stop flying over said airspace (as it interferes with their operations). Turkey has a zone with a country that is in the middle of a war. They have been defending their country for a few years now.
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Asura.Kingnobody said: » Ramyrez said: » Lots of it comes down to perceptions in many, many facets and applications of the word. "Media exposure" is another phrase that comes to mind. MSM has no concern about reporting the facts/truth or public interest, all they care about is advertising revenue. And it's all thanks to this new 24-hr news reporting cycle we have in the previous decade or so. Correct me if I'm wrong but.... If I entice you to come out and debate me on a subject. Tempers rise and you run away and then we turn and chase after you and physically attack you. Do you have the right to defend yourself from aggressive behavior or am I now allowed to victimize you for coming to debate me in the 1st place? Just wondering....
Asura.Kingnobody said: » Wow, 2 liberals on this website celebrating death and possible war between Turkey and Russia. I thought the Republicans were supposed to be the warmongers here. "Sure the liberals are behind us. Far behind us." Shea, please translate "black lives mater" into Italian for King. Le vite dei neri importano.
But no one calls them black actually as that's sort of a racist epitome, normally the term used in this language is "persone di colore" which translates as coloured people. Valefor.Sehachan said: » Le vite dei neri importano. But no one calls them black actually as that's sort of a racist epitome, normally the term used in this language is "persone di colore" which translates as coloured people. The irony is that you don't call people "colored" here anymore, as it's "racist." Eh, it's an example that goes to show that when you learn a language you need to learn the culture along with it too.
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Yeah, the US consulate has emailed those abroad twice in the last week about an increased terror alert.
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Caitsith.Shiroi said: » Reports of hostages taken at Belgium/France border. Bahamut.Kara said: » Yeah, the US consulate has emailed those abroad twice in the last week about an increased terror alert. did you send them back a "no ***sherlock" reply?
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Bahamut.Kara said: » Yeah, the US consulate has emailed those abroad twice in the last week about an increased terror alert.  Because someone had to.
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Bahamut.Milamber said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Ramyrez said: » Lots of it comes down to perceptions in many, many facets and applications of the word. "Media exposure" is another phrase that comes to mind. MSM has no concern about reporting the facts/truth or public interest, all they care about is advertising revenue. And it's all thanks to this new 24-hr news reporting cycle we have in the previous decade or so. Its when we switched to news as entertainment that capitalism started to rule, and ratings of and advertising on news shows became the driving motivators, and that came well before the interweb driven 24 hour news cycle. Personally I have great hope for the news as comedy model. I also hope that John Steward runs for president, partially fulfilling a Phillip K. *** Sci-Fi premise.
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Garuda.Chanti said: » When I was a kid, back in the neolithic era of black and white TV, news was considered a public service and was presented as documentary. This is how it is here and it's quite nice.
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Ramyrez said: » "Some will rob you with a six gun and some with a fountain pen." Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd.
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http://www.svtplay.se/video/4909906/rapport/rapport-1814
Here's an example from SVT Rapport They share what information is available, what is unconfirmed etc and then move on to the next part. We also have Aftonbladet which is the evening newspaper here and on their website they have a live feed for big stories. They also have a live chat feed where you can ask questions and where they update you with new information as it's made available and they make clear what is unconfirmed and also list the sources. It also has a Twitter thing where they link tweets from other news agencies if it's relevant. SVT is the state owned news though so their news is more in the form of Rapport or Aktuellt every few hours (in the format in the link). They have live news but it's not as good (since live is kinda eh in general) Jetackuu said: » Valefor.Sehachan said: » Le vite dei neri importano. But no one calls them black actually as that's sort of a racist epitome, normally the term used in this language is "persone di colore" which translates as coloured people. The irony is that you don't call people "colored" here anymore, as it's "racist." And the irony or race baiting in that is the largest black civil rights organization in America is the NAACP or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Phoenix.Amandarius said: » And the irony or race baiting in that is the largest black civil rights organization in America is the NAACP or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. I have always found that particular fact a bit of an oddity. Their name is an an anachronism in and of itself. And not necessarily just because of that one word. It's an old term, but 'colored' is not necessarily racially-charged.
If a Republican said "colored" the fake outrage that would ensue would be legendary.
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Eh. Like I said. Maybe not out of context, but I think a lot of people view it that way, right or wrong.
And also as stated, it's not just that one word that makes the NAACP seem antiquated and somewhat problematic at times. Asura.Kingnobody said: » Ramyrez said: » Odin.Slore said: » I think a lot of it is people trying to milk the system. One thing goes wrong for me and I will blame everyone else mentality. This country is quickly turning to whine session to get what they want. Everyone is offended by everything, no one can talk to anyone anymore for fear of saying something someone else deems hurtful. The PC click is taking over and as much as people do not want to hear it liberals and the left are creating this monster and feeding it. Minority thug gets shot resisting arrest and the president weighs in on it but 30 cops get killed and he does not have a word to say. When I was in the military we never had this pc ***. Everyone was brothers regardless of race or anything else. Maybe make military service mandatory for all able bodied citizens like other countries do. No service no right to vote etc. Extremes on both sides of the political fence are controlling things these days which is certainly a major contributing factor. Mandatory military service is problematic, but given you're suggesting it I'm almost positive you're blind -- willfully or otherwise -- to the problems inherent within that mindset or the juxtaposed ideologies involved. Even if I had the body for it, boot camp wouldn't be good for me because I question orders given to me, not blindly follow them. I would have been kicked out of the Army before I finished boot camp. Until you have served you could not understand. It is about being a leader and putting more that just yourself above all else. To protect friends, family, neighbors and complete strangers. Let alone the character it builds that this society so needs, now more than ever. Vets understand, others do not. Phoenix.Amandarius said: » If a Republican said "colored" the fake outrage that would ensue would be legendary. If a Democrat said it, it would be too. I get the feeling they haven't changed the name just because it would lend more power to the words that had been used to denigrate. Odin.Slore said: » Until you have served you could not understand. First off, just don't. It's simply incorrect. Odin.Slore said: » It is about being a leader and putting more that just yourself above all else. To protect friends, family, neighbors and complete strangers. Let alone the character it builds that this society so needs, now more than ever. Vets understand, others do not. You have to understand. We're not putting down people who have been in the military. We're saying the military is not and should not be for everyone. Some people are not wired to be there at all and trying to force them there would have fairly horrific results. Mandatory military service may work more effectively in other cultures with different societal norms and different military requirements and demands. But in the U.S. Armed Forces, forcing everyone to enlist would go very, very poorly. Asura.Kingnobody said: » Ramyrez said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » While I don't get the purpose of these white union groups other than to counter the BLM movement (and their nuking ability...just kidding >.>), you can't really decry "racism" on these groups, because they have every right to create a white union group as black union groups have a right to be created also. While they do have every right to create the group in the grand scheme -- regardless of whether or not it exists just to be a bunch of contrarians -- let's not forget that the university is an institution with the right to regulate its associations and affiliations, and if they deem it to be some sort of racist group and strike it down, that's (I'm pretty sure?) well within their rights? Unless I'm misreading the situation -- which is possible as I'm tired of giving racists free press, so I generally only give some of this stuff a cursory glance -- basically it boils down to: they have a right to create a misguided "white rights" group? Yes. The university has a right to deny them association with the university? Also yes. I would love to hear people defend why it should be ok for BLM-type groups to exist but not the opposite (or everyone's lives matter-type groups). Valefor.Sehachan said: » Asura.Saevel said: » Islam, like all religions, most definitely hold a society back. Asura.Saevel said: » This same thing will happen to Islam, it's only a matter of time before a new popular branch is created without the requirement for central interpretation. |
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