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CMV: The fact that Affirmative Action was banned instead of legacy admissions reveals that we have not learned anything regarding race.
As we all have heard this morning, Affirmative Action was banned under the 14th amendment. This has proven that US has learned absolutely nothing about race.
The idea was that it dis... | >The largest chunk of Harvard's student body population is white and asian.
Yes, Asian students and White students have the best test scores. That is why there are more Asian and White students.
>The sheer fact that people are focusing on Affirmative Action rather than legacy showcases that US has learned ab... | > As we all have heard this morning, Affirmative Action was banned under the 14th amendment. This has proven that US has learned absolutely nothing about race.
I mean we’ve learned that 60 years of discrimination based on race didn’t solve racial inequality.
> The idea was that it discriminates against whites and As... | 14mgpm6 | CMV: The fact that Affirmative Action was banned instead of legacy admissions reveals that we have not learned anything regarding race. | As we all have heard this morning, Affirmative Action was banned under the 14th amendment. This has proven that US has learned absolutely nothing about race.
The idea was that it discriminates against whites and Asians. Here's the student body population of Harvard:
39.7% white, 13.7% Asian, 9% Hispanic or Latino, 6%... | Tessenreacts | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: just because Sean Strickland has beaten an ex-Navy SEAL in a sparring doesn't mean that Navy SEAL can't beat Sean Strickland in a street fight
Recently, internet was hyped up about how Sean Strickland has beaten an ex-Navy SEAL, who's also a professional MMA fighter with an amateur background, in a sparring.
Peo... | Navy Seals are still human beings at the end of day, although the military does a great job of making them seem superhuman. It’s important to give them a larger than life reputation from a PR and pride/honor standpoint, but again, you need to remember they are just people that need to train to become good at something ... | You're sort of comparing different things, and regardless of context ignoring that a win is a win.
Winning a spar counts for something, winning an arm wrestling match counts for something, winning a street fight, a chess game, etc they all contribute to people's perception.
Maybe a street fight would go one way or... | 1ea0mto | CMV: just because Sean Strickland has beaten an ex-Navy SEAL in a sparring doesn't mean that Navy SEAL can't beat Sean Strickland in a street fight | Recently, internet was hyped up about how Sean Strickland has beaten an ex-Navy SEAL, who's also a professional MMA fighter with an amateur background, in a sparring.
People started to say that "Navy SEALs are overrated, your average amateur MMA mops the floor with them in a fight" or "Strickland proves that a profess... | AlexFerrana | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: We shouldn't boil lobsters alive.
It's no secret that we have to eat to live, and we have to kill to eat. Even plants have to die just so we can nourish our own bodies, and it's just the way life is. But some methods seem weird or unnecessary to me. Out of all the other ways to cook lobsters, why boil them alive?... | The question is can lobsters EXPERIENCE pain. Do lobsters detect pain, like a camera detects light? Or do lobsters experience pain like you experience pain. If a lobster is simply a machine made of flesh and exoskeleton, then there is no reason to think that a lobster experiences pain in any way. If that's true, then b... | There is no humane way to kill a lobster. If you don’t throw it in the pot while it’s alive, you risk eating a bacteria that literally multiples after a shellfish has died, that will not be completely destroyed while cooking. So those of us who want to enjoy lobster with a bowl full of some garlic butter, we’d like to... | 14m7yu7 | CMV: We shouldn't boil lobsters alive. | It's no secret that we have to eat to live, and we have to kill to eat. Even plants have to die just so we can nourish our own bodies, and it's just the way life is. But some methods seem weird or unnecessary to me. Out of all the other ways to cook lobsters, why boil them alive? Doesn't that seem kinda cruel if we're ... | LarryBetraitor | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: If we required vacant houses and buildings owners to either have a tenant, or be subject to yearly luxury tax, the housing shortage and high rent for small businesses would end.
I'm a full believer in people owning their own homes, but no one needs multiple homes in multiple states, that's a luxury and should be ... | Have you actually studied the economics of housing, OP? If so, why assert your personal intuition over the consensus of professional economists?
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Isn’t this literally what they did in Vancouver BC?
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How long ago did they try this? I can imagine it's not an instant fix and it will take years for the market to ... | So if I am selling my house and I no longer live in it due to this but struggle to sell even if I am selling at market value I should be subject to an added tax?
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You aren't selling, then it's not at market value.
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What? lol
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If you had tomatoes and you were trying to sell them for $100 a tomato, no one ... | 1mjds2y | CMV: If we required vacant houses and buildings owners to either have a tenant, or be subject to yearly luxury tax, the housing shortage and high rent for small businesses would end. | I'm a full believer in people owning their own homes, but no one needs multiple homes in multiple states, that's a luxury and should be taxed as such. If someone had multiple houses, they could use them as Airbnb or something similar that would allow better traveling and it would help pay for the maintenance of the hou... | R1R1FyaNeg | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: There should be no efforts made to recover the Titan or the remains of the passengers
While exact figures haven't been disclosed, multiple countries are using sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnel to attempt to cover the human and vessel remains from the Titan tragedy. I think that is a gigantic wa... | Your perspective appears to be somewhat out of date. The recovery operation is largely complete. Significant debris, including [presumed human remains](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66049789), have already been recovered and taken ashore.
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I don't think recovery efforts should have been initiated, and ... | I don't think they're attempting to retrieve the bodies because there are no bodies to recover.
I think a lot of people are getting confused because they said they possibly recovered human remains in a part they brought up. I've heard a few people mention that is likely referring to very tiny bone fragments lodged int... | 14lswtf | CMV: There should be no efforts made to recover the Titan or the remains of the passengers | While exact figures haven't been disclosed, multiple countries are using sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnel to attempt to cover the human and vessel remains from the Titan tragedy. I think that is a gigantic waste of money and effort.
First of all, it is widely known that the builders flouted safety... | FlatElvis | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There should be no efforts made to recover the Titan or the remains of the passengers
While exact figures haven't been disclosed, multiple countries are using sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnel to attempt to cover the human and vessel remains from the Titan tragedy. I think that is a gigantic wa... | The answer to this is that we always learn from failure.
We don't necessarily fully understand the failure method here. Yes - we know it failed but without the structure, you cannot truly state the full mechanism.
This information can have applications well outside the submersible industry. Carbon fiber is used wide... | > While I sympathize with the loved ones, I do not believe that public funds should be expended to recover remains of people who knowingly took a gigantic risk that they would end up dead in the ocean.
Would you say the same thing if it were migrants whose ship capsized while they were trying to flee war and unrest in... | 14lswtf | CMV: There should be no efforts made to recover the Titan or the remains of the passengers | While exact figures haven't been disclosed, multiple countries are using sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnel to attempt to cover the human and vessel remains from the Titan tragedy. I think that is a gigantic waste of money and effort.
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CMV: Anyone who thinks the new online safety bill is made to collect data knows nothing about the government
Now I'm not saying this in favour of the law, cause I think it's a stupid law that is just gonna get kids to go onto dodgier porn sites (though I've heard there's some merit to the discord), but the idea that t... | It's not "the government" that I'm worried about collecting my data. What if one of the companies carrying out these age verifications decides to sell my data? Even if they're all honest, what if they have a data breach? Even if _that_ doesn't happen, what's to stop a scammer spoofing a fake age verification and gettin... | Even on a very basic birds-eye view of the issue, there's a difference between a government having the ability to capture images of someone through CCTV and a self-assembling database of front-on well-lit photos with personal identifiers attached. It's not just "government" monitoring the that people are wary of, it's ... | 1mj9e87 | CMV: Anyone who thinks the new online safety bill is made to collect data knows nothing about the government | Now I'm not saying this in favour of the law, cause I think it's a stupid law that is just gonna get kids to go onto dodgier porn sites (though I've heard there's some merit to the discord), but the idea that the government is doing this to collect images of our faces and which devices they connect to is absurd. If the... | Humble-Math6565 | 3 | 3 | [
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Cmv: people who improperly dispose of syringes 💉 should face heavy handed punishment (please read post - replies which only address title shall be ignored)
Cmv: people who improperly dispose of syringes 💉 should face heavy handed punishment
* Improper disposal of syringes endangers common people and sanitation wo... | It's pretty hard to address your post unless you specify what you mean by heavy handed punishment. Is it Fines? Jail time? Death penalty? Community Service?
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I would like to see prison time, heavy fines (in the rare cases where there is money to collect), and community service in which they must collect twenty tim... | I agree, but how would it be enforced?
Can you prove who dropped the syringes? Unless there are cameras literally everywhere, I find it hard to believe you would be able to actually enforce this.
People using needles for illegal drugs are generally going to hide where there are no cameras.
Obviously if witnessing... | 1mjavlq | Cmv: people who improperly dispose of syringes 💉 should face heavy handed punishment (please read post - replies which only address title shall be ignored) | Cmv: people who improperly dispose of syringes 💉 should face heavy handed punishment
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* Leaving needles on the ground elicits fear from ordinary people, and discourages them from enjoying public spaces
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CMV: Only addressing sexual assault as a means to shame someone who’s wrong you makes you an asshole as well
I think there's at least 2 things any and every sane person here can agree with:
1. People who sexually assault others are bad
2. People who enable sexual assault are bad
Now I was reading something where a... | Is your view based on this arbitrary example that is essentially hearsay? Do we even know if anything happened to the guy because if not...not much of a weapon. Add onto the fact that the vast vast majority of sexual crimes never result in any legal punishment.
If you agree the women was assaulted, why is her stating... | Maybe you can give a better example but I’m not really clear on how the woman in this weaponized the assault for her own gain? It seems that all she got out of it was calling the guy a loser.
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In this scenario the benefit is getting back at someone who she felt wronged her. I’ve also seen it where women use it to ... | 1e9krmq | CMV: Only addressing sexual assault as a means to shame someone who’s wrong you makes you an asshole as well | I think there's at least 2 things any and every sane person here can agree with:
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Now I was reading something where a woman (I assume) claimed a man stealthed her (saying they were using a condom when they weren't). From their ... | FormerBabyPerson | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: As much as I hate it, well known video game companies are right to cater to all gamers rather than their loyal fan base.
It’s called competition. If they don’t cater to others, they will lag behind their competitors. In terms of gaining a player base, cosmetic micro transactions and brief partner/sponsorships.
... | You are falling victim to the same mentality that has destroyed countless franchises now.
You think that “loyal” fan base will always be loyal, no matter what. So you take their money for granted and change up the winning formula to attract maybe 10-15% more of an untapped audience, but in doing so destroy what made y... | Hahahaaha. Let's be honest, the majority of gamers are straight men. Look at the battlefield 6 multiplayer event. It was mostly men. If your audience is mostly men then you are going to cater to them.
Would a romantic comedy movie cater to a man? no because most of the audience is women in that case.
So stop with thi... | 1miwygi | CMV: As much as I hate it, well known video game companies are right to cater to all gamers rather than their loyal fan base. | It’s called competition. If they don’t cater to others, they will lag behind their competitors. In terms of gaining a player base, cosmetic micro transactions and brief partner/sponsorships.
I’m actually one of the people that long for certain games to return to its original theme. But competition could render them t... | AfricanAmericanTsar | 7 | 4 | [
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CMV: Reparations in the form of direct checks are a terrible idea.
I would begin by prefacing that I hold the view that the ripples of racism exist today and need dealt with.
I will layout my reasoning for my view using three main arguments:
1. The logistical complexity is astronomical. Let’s say 100k per person. Th... | Look, I don't think this is the best solution either, but to say that 100K straight into the bank isn't "real change" is absurd. That is life changing money for most poor people. That takes you from worrying where your next meal will come from to having a robust savings account. That amount would save lives nationwide.... | When the government violates someone's rights, they have to pay. That money comes from taxes. Is it unfair to LA residents when a cop beats up a civilian and the city has to pay out? It is no less fair than any other obligation the city incurs that is paid with taxes.
And if reparations are obligations incurred by gov... | 14l9597 | CMV: Reparations in the form of direct checks are a terrible idea. | I would begin by prefacing that I hold the view that the ripples of racism exist today and need dealt with.
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CMV: We need an Economic 'Matrix' to address unsustainable levels of toxic, inequitable wealth distribution.
Allowing for the fact that our global capitalist system has lifted millions of people out of poverty in recent years, and reduced the number of people in extreme poverty to record lows, it appears that the syst... | The problem with a reboot at a predetermined moment is that it changes the value of everything relative to that time.
Let's say you're wealthy, so on D Day your holdings are going to be redistributed to poorer people. That means that you have no incentive to invest in anything coming to fruition after that day. Your ... | Inequality itself is not an issue, nor should it ever be. Any system which isn't inherently equal(arguably doesn't realistically exist) is going to have inequality.
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No.
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Without having investigated this to any huge extent, my limited (read ten... | HitchlikersGuide | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: A Single Streaming Service Subscription Will Always Beat Cable TV, Despite Advertisements and Account Sharing Restrictions.
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Streaming services have revolutionized how we consume entertainment, providing convenience and a vast library of content at our fingertips. However, recent developments in the str... | Modern cable companies do allow for most of what you're talking about. You can access cable channels on multiple devices, you can stream previously-aired content, download content to watch off-line, you can pause/rewind, etc.
One huge advantage cable has over streaming services is live content. News, spo... | Cable contracts _include_ streaming services. The act of selecting on cable provider includes getting a streaming service.
The technical advantages you mention around needing special wires seems moot at this point. Unless your home internet is satellite or 5g then you've got some cable bringing it in - phone, coax o... | 14lbrfb | CMV: A Single Streaming Service Subscription Will Always Beat Cable TV, Despite Advertisements and Account Sharing Restrictions. | # Context
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CMV: Riding a bicycle in the bicycle lane is far more dangerous than riding on the sidewalk (when both options are available).
I live in a big college town, less than half a mile from the big Division 1 campus (Arizona State). In fact, my city is ranked by bicycling.com as the 22nd most bike friendly city in the US (t... | It's always more dangerous for pedestrians when bikes are on the sidewalk. It's also more dangerous for bikes at intersections and driveways because drivers don't (and shouldn't) expect bikes to be on the sidewalk.
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CMV: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
First off, I'm not a Trump supporter. I didn't vote for him, don't support the majority of his policies, and still vehemently disagree with his behavior and general unpresidential demeanor.
However, there are 2 things that I believe warrant Trump for consideration of a Nobel... | Obama's Peace Prize was a ridiculous award, but that doesn't mean we now need to further cheapen it.
The Nobel Peace Prize was founded as something new and unprecedented. It has overcome any early doubts and taken up a vital role in international development and diplomacy, as the Gold Medal for ending conflicts and b... | Nobody, right or left thinks that Obama's Peace prize was warranted based on past past action. To call it a benchmark you'd have to be at least a little disingenuous.
The prize serves a lot of purposes, some of them political. When Obama was awarded the prize the US had just ended an administration which started two ... | 8fd5yl | CMV: Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize | First off, I'm not a Trump supporter. I didn't vote for him, don't support the majority of his policies, and still vehemently disagree with his behavior and general unpresidential demeanor.
However, there are 2 things that I believe warrant Trump for consideration of a Nobel Peace Prize: 1) progress made on North Kor... | RabbleRide | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The Nazis were not socialists or communists even though they endorsed a planned economy
I'm not a history major so maybe I'm wrong. I know that nazis hated communists and worked to violently suppress labor movements. I understand that Nazis organized cartels and monopolies but these were still privately owned. F... | There's no *ultimate* profit motive in giving businesses to loyal party members, or autarky. If objective metrics like profit and productivity are now second to loyalty, or class/caste status, or even if someone's male or female, then whatever business being conducted isn't truly capitalist *even if they say it is.*
-... | There's other forms of socialism, too, where businesses are entirely owned by the workers.
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Has that ever actually happened anywhere?
It's always turned into authoritarian nightmares. The reason is very simple. The system is highly inept. It can't have fair elections against the private enterprise/free market mod... | 1e93m3h | CMV: The Nazis were not socialists or communists even though they endorsed a planned economy | I'm not a history major so maybe I'm wrong. I know that nazis hated communists and worked to violently suppress labor movements. I understand that Nazis organized cartels and monopolies but these were still privately owned. For much of its existence the Nazi state was in a War Economy which necessarily involves lots of... | demonsquidgod | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Leftists shouldn't buy hogwarts legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy is releasing soon and people are pumped, but from a far left perspective I think you will find it hard to justify your purchase. To be clear, it will all depend on your adherence to principles or not. For those of you who claim to be principled leftists expl... | Why does Leftism inherently equate to support of a pro-trans position?
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I guess I should have specified that then, leftists with progressive social views, which is most leftists.
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Is it? Furthermore why is it not progressive to support J. K. Rowling? Is she not a strong and influential feminist figure?
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Explain why a principled leftist should purchase *any* game? They all seem like mass produced distractions that allow the capital class to keep the common man busy c... | 10pa9cd | CMV: Leftists shouldn't buy hogwarts legacy. | Hogwarts Legacy is releasing soon and people are pumped, but from a far left perspective I think you will find it hard to justify your purchase. To be clear, it will all depend on your adherence to principles or not. For those of you who claim to be principled leftists explain to me how it benefits your cause, that you... | FlowerTheMate | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: You have to have a crush on someone in order to ask him/her to meet somewhere.
For years, I have (and still do) believe that you have to have a crush on someone to ask that person out on a date.
Everyone says that, if I have a crush on a girl, then I should ask her out. And I can see where this is coming from. T... | Overcomplicating things.
You are basically saying you expect to some how be able to telegraph that the only reason you would ask someone out is because you have a crush on them, therefore, the reason you are asking them out is because you have a crush on them.
Hint: its meant to be complicated (at which you are succe... | A pattern I see here is that you're trying to anticipate the other person's response. You don't need to do that! If you want to go on a date with someone, you should ask her out! If you want to hang out platonically, say so! You can even use the word "platonically". If you're unsure, or the other person is unsure, abou... | ms6ifp | CMV: You have to have a crush on someone in order to ask him/her to meet somewhere. | For years, I have (and still do) believe that you have to have a crush on someone to ask that person out on a date.
Everyone says that, if I have a crush on a girl, then I should ask her out. And I can see where this is coming from. This would increase my chances of having a relationship with her. Even if no relations... | CEO_Of_Rejection_99 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: American culture is essentially consumerism
I was born in South Asia, but immigrated to the US as a tween. I've also spent a good portion (~3 years) of my life in Europe split between France and the UK.
When someone asks about South Asian culture, I talk about the colorful religious festivals, South Asian food l... | Hollywood? Broadway? Satirical cartoons like Homer Simpson and such?
What about jeans, and affordable brands like Old Navy, etc.? What about discount shoppers like WalMart, Dollarama, McDonalds, etc.?
It's not as traditional, but it is culture nonetheless. We're just so used to it we don't really see it as such any... | >The food that America is known for internationally is just mass produced fast food, soda, and cheap beer.
[BBQ, and all of it's variations](https://www.tastingtable.com/695400/styles-american-bbq-barbecue/) is neither mass produced nor fast.
Edit:
>Super Bowl, July 4th, Thanksgiving + Black Friday, and Christmas.
... | 10p9suy | CMV: American culture is essentially consumerism | I was born in South Asia, but immigrated to the US as a tween. I've also spent a good portion (~3 years) of my life in Europe split between France and the UK.
When someone asks about South Asian culture, I talk about the colorful religious festivals, South Asian food like Biryani, curry, chutneys, etc., and strong fam... | SiliconValleyIdiot | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Cocaine is a bad drug and I don't condone the usage of it.
I grew up in a household where drugs in general were taboo. Alcohol was the exception of course. Recently, I've been curious about cocaine, but the thought of doing it makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I see it as something that's potentially highly addict... | ...are you asking for someone to convince you that cocaine is a good thing that you SHOULD be using?
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Not at all. I just know that I have a really negative view on it and want someone to shed some light on why people might use it.
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>want someone to shed some light on why people might use it.
Nasal Cauterizat... | I really just want some insight as to why people would do it and what's so fun about it, not necessarily to convince me that it's "good" per say.
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It's enjoyable and makes you feel good. It's not as intoxicating as alcohol so you don't lose your control, it lasts a shorter time so you aren't forced to be intoxicat... | 691bvx | CMV: Cocaine is a bad drug and I don't condone the usage of it. | I grew up in a household where drugs in general were taboo. Alcohol was the exception of course. Recently, I've been curious about cocaine, but the thought of doing it makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I see it as something that's potentially highly addictive, makes you forget your actions have consequences, can lead to... | ReclusiveNature | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Cocaine is a bad drug and I don't condone the usage of it.
I grew up in a household where drugs in general were taboo. Alcohol was the exception of course. Recently, I've been curious about cocaine, but the thought of doing it makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I see it as something that's potentially highly addict... | I really just want some insight as to why people would do it and what's so fun about it, not necessarily to convince me that it's "good" per say.
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It's enjoyable and makes you feel good. It's not as intoxicating as alcohol so you don't lose your control, it lasts a shorter time so you aren't forced to be intoxicat... | ...are you asking for someone to convince you that cocaine is a good thing that you SHOULD be using?
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Not at all. I just know that I have a really negative view on it and want someone to shed some light on why people might use it.
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good luck with this one... everyone that uses it knows its bad for you and it... | 691bvx | CMV: Cocaine is a bad drug and I don't condone the usage of it. | I grew up in a household where drugs in general were taboo. Alcohol was the exception of course. Recently, I've been curious about cocaine, but the thought of doing it makes me somewhat uncomfortable. I see it as something that's potentially highly addictive, makes you forget your actions have consequences, can lead to... | ReclusiveNature | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: non-vegetarians are sick people.
i know this might sound problematic but how can someone eat something which was once living. i know plants are living too and this must be sounding like another vegan motto but no im just amazed that these non veggies are so widely accepted in our society they're i mean, how are t... | It is the way of nature. Are animals eating other animals wrong? If so then they would all die out. If not then why is it wrong for humans? If you think eating other living things are wrong and you also think plants are living things but eating plans is okay then that just means you're a hypocrite.
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well, we'r... | are all omnivorous and carnivorous animals (and plants, for the few that count) also sufficiently "sick" to you? if not, are you not putting humans on a pedestal above those life forms, just in a different manner?
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they're animals, we're not above them- we're just different. we do not apply human laws to them. we... | 17hhf47 | CMV: non-vegetarians are sick people. | i know this might sound problematic but how can someone eat something which was once living. i know plants are living too and this must be sounding like another vegan motto but no im just amazed that these non veggies are so widely accepted in our society they're i mean, how are they better than cannibals? putting huma... | fookyfooker | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Increased sexual perversion (relative to the porn we watch) is the natural consequence of the over-consumption of porn.
As my title states, I believe people's tastes and fantasies generally become more perverse and kinky the more they consume porn.
Just like one's tastes in automobiles or food become more refine... | With the amount of porn available in a few clicks today, wouldn't literally anyone who's ever watched porn (what, 95% of the adult population?) be into the weirdest kinks? Wouldn't scat and vore and whatever else is out there be completely mainstream? If every porn user forever would continue to be unsatisfied and seek... | Weird kinks aren't just like regular sexual attraction but "more." They're WEIRD.
That's why they call fetishes "paraphilia." They're "para." They're ALONGSIDE sexual attraction; they're not somehow the ultimate conclusion of attraction.
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Just like one's tastes in automobiles or food become more refined as they immerse themselves in the study and gratification of those subjects, so does one's proclivities for porn.
The hedo... | UNRThrowAway | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: MBTI is Pseudoscience, and Deserves the Same Ridicule as Horoscopes
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has received ridicule from the psychology community as a whole. It is flawed for a multitude of reasons. First, it presents a binary when personality has been shown to be continuous by researchers. Secondly, all of... | Unlike horoscopes, MBTI results are not attempting to predict the future; they're merely reflecting the personality that you presented with on the day you took the test. I've found it interesting, personally, though not earth shattering or anything. I've also always tested as the exact same type every time. But I would... | I am not going to argue that it is hard science, as I am in no way informed enough for that. However, I don't think it belongs in the same category as horoscopes. It takes things at *least* a step further by actually asking you questions about yourself.
Horoscopes simply lump you into a category based on when you were... | 68xs9v | CMV: MBTI is Pseudoscience, and Deserves the Same Ridicule as Horoscopes | The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has received ridicule from the psychology community as a whole. It is flawed for a multitude of reasons. First, it presents a binary when personality has been shown to be continuous by researchers. Secondly, all of the relationships other than Introversion/Extroversion have been shown to... | MegaZeroX7 | 7 | 7 | [
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has received ridicule from the psychology community as a whole. It is flawed for a multitude of reasons. First, it presents a binary when personality has been shown to be continuous by researchers. Secondly, all of... | Unlike horoscopes, MBTI results are not attempting to predict the future; they're merely reflecting the personality that you presented with on the day you took the test. I've found it interesting, personally, though not earth shattering or anything. I've also always tested as the exact same type every time. But I would... | MBTI isn't that useful, but it's quick and easy to do, it's easy to understand the results, there are lots of online resources about it. It's a really easy way to introduce people to the idea that there are different personalities. Take the introversion/extroversion idea. Before MBTI became popular, people just assumed... | 68xs9v | CMV: MBTI is Pseudoscience, and Deserves the Same Ridicule as Horoscopes | The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has received ridicule from the psychology community as a whole. It is flawed for a multitude of reasons. First, it presents a binary when personality has been shown to be continuous by researchers. Secondly, all of the relationships other than Introversion/Extroversion have been shown to... | MegaZeroX7 | 5 | 5 | [
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has received ridicule from the psychology community as a whole. It is flawed for a multitude of reasons. First, it presents a binary when personality has been shown to be continuous by researchers. Secondly, all of... | I am not going to argue that it is hard science, as I am in no way informed enough for that. However, I don't think it belongs in the same category as horoscopes. It takes things at *least* a step further by actually asking you questions about yourself.
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CMV: It is a complete waste of resources and tax payer's money to make "loli" or "shotcon" illegal
Ok if you don't know what loli or shotacon is, it is animated cp (yes it is quite disgusting) Real cp should be illegal everywhere because when people download that disgusting shit, they contribute to the trafficking and... | > Real cp should be illegal everywhere because when people download that disgusting shit, they contribute to the trafficking and harming of children.
If someone were to post CP to reddit and I were to download it, how would my downloading it contribute to the trafficking and harming of children?
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Is this a real q... | If democratically elected representatives make something illegal they have a mandate to use public funds to apply that decision to reality.
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I think it would be better to use the funs on real children than drawings. | 10p3xll | CMV: It is a complete waste of resources and tax payer's money to make "loli" or "shotcon" illegal | Ok if you don't know what loli or shotacon is, it is animated cp (yes it is quite disgusting) Real cp should be illegal everywhere because when people download that disgusting shit, they contribute to the trafficking and harming of children. Also I think posting loli on reddit should mean a ban because I DO NOT want to... | dnkmmr69420 | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Maximising profit is more often than not unsustainable and not in the shareholders' interest.
I am talking about this from a purely shareholder and company earnings viewpoint, regardless of it's morality and popularity, as it seems like that's the way these companies think anyway.
What I mean by maximising profi... | > CMV: Maximising profit is more often than not unsustainable and not in the shareholders' interest.
Your view seems to be that some ways of maximizing profit are mistaken and don’t maximize profit since they don’t do so in the long run.
That’s different than maximizing profit itself being unsustainable.
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yes, ... | Generally I agree. Boeing used to be that way until they merged with McDonnell Douglas. It was a company of engineers that truly believed that if they focused on making high quality aircraft and they money side of things would sort itself out.
McDonnell Douglas was the opposite. A company of bean counters whose focus ... | 1bsxjy9 | CMV: Maximising profit is more often than not unsustainable and not in the shareholders' interest. | I am talking about this from a purely shareholder and company earnings viewpoint, regardless of it's morality and popularity, as it seems like that's the way these companies think anyway.
What I mean by maximising profit is the way companies try to introduce unnecessary additional pricing, or reduction in quality to b... | friedbebek | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: If you are a real racist, you'll kill more blacks if dont do anything to blacks and support social programs.
While this is pretty controversial nowadays with the whole idea of "institutional racism" I think it brings a good point to what's going on in black communities, and how the communities will kill and oppre... | This entire view is one which lacks perspective and is working on very shaky and false premises. Firstly, black on black crime is a metric used by the racist media to vilify the black populous. Of course black people are going to commit more crime against black people- they live in the same communities. White people ar... |
> in the 1960s before the invention of welfare...
I beg your pardon?
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Oops sorry wrong word. Fixed it
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No, this absolutely doesn't fix anything. Where on earth did you get the idea welfare started in the 60s? | iolbq7 | CMV: If you are a real racist, you'll kill more blacks if dont do anything to blacks and support social programs. | While this is pretty controversial nowadays with the whole idea of "institutional racism" I think it brings a good point to what's going on in black communities, and how the communities will kill and oppress each other far more than any racist institution today.
In black communities, it's no secret that the violent cr... | niqletism | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Anti-Asian hate is not as prevalent as the media makes it out to be.
I want to preface this by saying I genuinely want to be proven wrong about this. I personally have nothing against Asian people, and if Asian hate is as prevalent as the media makes it out to be, then it absolutely needs to be dealt with. Howeve... | > Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by nearly 150% in 2020, mostly in N.Y. and L.A., new report says.
> From 2019 to 2020, the overall hate crime rate declined, while hate crimes targeting Asians increased, from three to 28 in New York and seven to 15 in Los Angeles.
> An analysis of police department statistics has r... | Crimes against Asian people have increased. That is an accurate statement.
When the media covers these attacks they are covering things that are happening and in larger numbers.
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Where's the data? The media is very good at using selective reporting to mold the public concious.
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there are so few comments in ... | mru51v | CMV: Anti-Asian hate is not as prevalent as the media makes it out to be. | I want to preface this by saying I genuinely want to be proven wrong about this. I personally have nothing against Asian people, and if Asian hate is as prevalent as the media makes it out to be, then it absolutely needs to be dealt with. However, I can't help but feel like this is all a result of the news media blowin... | umokithinkso | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Science is frequently corrupted by financial issues
In the vast majority of cases, I am sure that the scientific consensus is more likely to be correct than opposing views are. And in the specific case of climate change, I have no doubt that the scientific consensus is absolutely right.
However, there is an ove... | I think you've articulated your own viewpoint incorrectly.
Your statement: politics corrupts science.
However, you didn't argue that point. You argued that that the proper *application of* science is stymied by political process. In all of those examples, the science itself is relatively clear. It's the political und... | well in order to post a thread in this sub, according to rule B you need to be "open to the view changing". sounds like you have a firm grip on your view, why did you post here?
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I'm very open to arguments about any of the specified aspects, as per the commenting rules, and in the unlikely case that many or most a... | 5rg4pu | CMV: Science is frequently corrupted by financial issues | In the vast majority of cases, I am sure that the scientific consensus is more likely to be correct than opposing views are. And in the specific case of climate change, I have no doubt that the scientific consensus is absolutely right.
However, there is an overwhelmingly common cause of exceptions spanning widely dif... | jsalsman | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Justice Breyer should retire as soon as possible.
Justice Breyer is an octogenarian, and the oldest left-leaning Supreme Court justice by far. Although he seems to be in good health, he's still over 80 so the chances of him dying of old age increase by the year.
Recent history has shown us that the judges wh... | Your a) and b) are in conflict. You want him prodded until he agrees to retire. That's not on his own accord.
Your c) is fine, you can wish as you like.
Why are you in a rush to push him out? The dems have an easy 2-2.5years before it would ever be an issue to replace him.
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> Your a) and b) are in conflict.... | One could argue that a supreme court justice should separate themselves from the political sphere and should only be focussed on the constitution. Therefore he should retire when he feels he is not able to do his job up to his standards.
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I get what you’re saying in theory, but in reality everyone has biases. Peop... | mrrjtb | CMV: Justice Breyer should retire as soon as possible. | Justice Breyer is an octogenarian, and the oldest left-leaning Supreme Court justice by far. Although he seems to be in good health, he's still over 80 so the chances of him dying of old age increase by the year.
Recent history has shown us that the judges whom Republican presidents nominate go completely counter ... | LetsGetRowdyRowdy | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I often don't talk to people because I don't want to bother them.
Whenever I get over my shyness and I decide that I should talk more to people, I still don't, because I don't want to be annoying person. I can't know if I'm not just bothering them and they're too polite to tell me.
What makes it even worse is t... | Empirical studies have found that people drastically overestimate the extent to which talking to a stranger would bother them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/opinion/sunday/hello-stranger.html?_r=0
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I'm not speaking about strangers though, but people I see daily.
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if strangers aren't bothered by people t... | [deleted]
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The guy I mentioned certainly is annoying
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What about other people, or people in general? Do you find listening to others annoying? | 5rh49f | CMV: I often don't talk to people because I don't want to bother them. | Whenever I get over my shyness and I decide that I should talk more to people, I still don't, because I don't want to be annoying person. I can't know if I'm not just bothering them and they're too polite to tell me.
What makes it even worse is that I know guy who doesn't notice that people don't give shit about what... | grandoz039 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: it doesn't make sense how much people focus on trying to get relationships
I really don't get why people focus so much on dating. I always hear people online and irl talk about relationships. And I even hear men talk so much about how trying to find a partner is so difficult and that their life sucks. They act li... | Have you heard of the term aromantic? It's often lumped in with asexual, but it describes people who do experience sexual desire but who have no desire for the other aspects of a romantic relationship. This describes what you explain about yourself.
If you are aromantic, there is nothing we can say to convince you th... | Sex is an essential component of the happiness equation for most people. Having a reliable source of it is easier than having to win over someone new every time you want to get laid.
Not saying this is the only reason people enter relationships, but it's one most can relate to.
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In my opinion, there are so many m... | 17gke8k | CMV: it doesn't make sense how much people focus on trying to get relationships | I really don't get why people focus so much on dating. I always hear people online and irl talk about relationships. And I even hear men talk so much about how trying to find a partner is so difficult and that their life sucks. They act like their life is unfulfilled and pointless, and get sad about it.
But I really d... | TouristFew4907 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: ADHD medication should not be analogized to insulin
In r/ADHD (and online generally) I often see people comparing ADHD medication to insulin. A recent post on the sub was entitled, "My boyfriend thinks I'm cheating bc I am finally medicated for ADHD", just a few quotes from the responses include:
"That's the dum... | The comparison isn't trying to say they are both necessary for life. It's a comparison in response for the ridiculous notion that taking doctor prescribed medication is somehow cheating... whatever that means.
A comparison doesn't need to stand up to scrutiny in every possible context. Just the one that it is in ref... | In the context of them both being necessary medical applicants they are comparable.
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Comparable yes, but they're being equivalized. "Necessary" is relative.
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>Comparable yes, but they're being equivalized. "Necessary" is relative.
What about ADHD medication and its effect on ADHD sufferers (not recreational ... | 10ok1sm | CMV: ADHD medication should not be analogized to insulin | In r/ADHD (and online generally) I often see people comparing ADHD medication to insulin. A recent post on the sub was entitled, "My boyfriend thinks I'm cheating bc I am finally medicated for ADHD", just a few quotes from the responses include:
"That's the dumbest shit I've heard all day. Saying you're cheating for b... | taurus_water | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: “Racism = prejudice + power” misunderstands what racism is
I’m a leftist and this argument is used a lot by leftists as a way to brush off interpersonal racism against white people, but I think this is harmful because it unnecessarily combines the definitions of interpersonal and systemic racism, and it’s import... | I feel like you have your own definitions of these terms that other people just aren't using, and perhaps that's why people don't find your arguments convincing.
When people talk about 'systematic racism' they mean racism embedded withing a system. Your comment that a second generation Asian American immigrant "doesn... | The distinction comes down to what you think racism is. Much like other -isms, I think of racism as a form of political and societal structure. Racism is when Jews were systemically oppressed and slaughtered by other Europeans Nazis, or when Blacks were systematically enslaved and oppressed by other White people, or wh... | 1fnwlrq | CMV: “Racism = prejudice + power” misunderstands what racism is |
I’m a leftist and this argument is used a lot by leftists as a way to brush off interpersonal racism against white people, but I think this is harmful because it unnecessarily combines the definitions of interpersonal and systemic racism, and it’s important to distinguish the two.
90% of the time people who complain ... | Ill-Cat4533 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Layman should always side with academic consensus
It seems that common trend in modern United States is for people to do a bit of personal research on a subject and come to conclusions that contradict the conclusions of the people in academia.
I think this is a very arrogant and frankly stupid thing to do, since... | Academic consensus in Nazi Germany was that aryans were the superior race and eugenics.
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Wouldn't anyone with a dissenting opinion have been sacked? If that's the case, I don't think it can truly be called an academic consensus.
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> I don't think it can truly be called an academic consensus.
This is a no-true... | Conclusions backed by One study or a few with a small sample size should not necessarily be accepted. Academics can be motivated to publish results simply for recognition or to get further research funding.
Academics are motivated by human desires like fame and fortune, and may be willing to do things which produce... | mrer37 | CMV: Layman should always side with academic consensus | It seems that common trend in modern United States is for people to do a bit of personal research on a subject and come to conclusions that contradict the conclusions of the people in academia.
I think this is a very arrogant and frankly stupid thing to do, since it assumes that someone with no experience and only ver... | NoahTheAnimator | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I should be allowed to uninstall Facebook and Sony Xperia Movie Maker from my phone.
When I try to uninstall these apps, my phone tells me "system apps cannot be uninstalled". However, why are these apps even "system apps" anyway?
I don't have a Facebook account, and a phone (yes, even android smartphones) can o... | If you're talking about Movie Creator, the phone should at least let you disable it and stop it from doing anything on its own.
As others have said it's both a cost-cutting measure and (for apps developed by the phone makers) a way to nudge you into their ecosystem. Samsung is particularly bad about this.
Your option... | The manufacturer of your phone, received a payment from Facebook, to make it undelete able. Theoretically, this money is used to lower the price of the phone.
Thus a trade-off, a cheaper phone, in exchange for a phone with permafacebook.
Assuming the phone is otherwise available without Facebook, but at a higher pr... | bvf6ol | CMV: I should be allowed to uninstall Facebook and Sony Xperia Movie Maker from my phone. | When I try to uninstall these apps, my phone tells me "system apps cannot be uninstalled". However, why are these apps even "system apps" anyway?
I don't have a Facebook account, and a phone (yes, even android smartphones) can operate without ever using Facebook. Sony Xperia Movie Maker is worse than useless - it make... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: People shouldn’t be judged by something they did 35 years ago. People can change.
There have been a number of instances recently where people have behaved poorly many years ago and have been crucified in the media. Where they have thought to have committed a crime then they should be innocent until proven guilty... | That would Solely depend on them actually having changed. If they came out and said "shit yea, that's bad, I was a fucking moron. here's why I realise it's offensive, and ive grown as a person here's XYZ examples" then ok, that's shown they've changed and that they regret their behaviour.
However, that's typicall... | Should people be judged by something they did *25* years ago?
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The number is just an example and would probably depend on the type and seriousness of offense.
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Should people be judged by something they did *1* year ago? | ancjfr | CMV: People shouldn’t be judged by something they did 35 years ago. People can change. | There have been a number of instances recently where people have behaved poorly many years ago and have been crucified in the media. Where they have thought to have committed a crime then they should be innocent until proven guilty. A case can be brought forward and tested in a court.
Where someone has done somethin... | WebcamsReviewed | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There are good reasons why Jeff Bezos does not spend his fortune on charity
So this post is not intended to defend him of any of his anti-monopolistic behavior, bad labor policies, etc. Rather, I'm making the case that, as of right now, there's a good reason why he doesn't spend a significant portion of his wealt... | [removed]
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1) I spent maybe thirty minutes writing this
2) Some people give regularly to charity, I'm simply providing a way for people to explore new ways of giving
3) My argument depends on whether you expect your net worth to increase significantly in the future, and if so, then wait to donate. If not, then I... | I don’t understand your argument, Jeff Bezos HAS given to charity so what exactly are you arguing here?
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So yes he's given to charity, but it's been very little. His donations have only been in the order of millions, not billions. He's been criticized lately about his lack of philanthropy. The argument I'm making... | iod263 | CMV: There are good reasons why Jeff Bezos does not spend his fortune on charity | So this post is not intended to defend him of any of his anti-monopolistic behavior, bad labor policies, etc. Rather, I'm making the case that, as of right now, there's a good reason why he doesn't spend a significant portion of his wealth on charity. However, I do believe that him not signing the Giving Pledge is not ... | thehomelessman0 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Buying solar rarely pays for itself and if it does end up being a benefit, it’s much further out than most people realize.
Some basic points:
1. Solar is good for the environment and people should do it.
2. Solar is a good hedge against rising energy costs. It’s great peace of mind knowing that you’re locked in... | I think if you're factoring in opportunity cost and assuming the person isn't using any benefits you can get for green improvements you'd also have to factor in the increased value of the property which would possibly cancel out the opportunity cost.
---
I’d love to see some real math if this is how you justified you... | Depending on your country and your political leanings you could have an aversion to paying fees and taxes out of principle and therefore consider your "repayment period" to be shorter.
But other than that, what is your view here? That budgeting doesn't take into account the opportunity costs?
I mean, if global warm... | 1bsgw8i | CMV: Buying solar rarely pays for itself and if it does end up being a benefit, it’s much further out than most people realize. | Some basic points:
1. Solar is good for the environment and people should do it.
2. Solar is a good hedge against rising energy costs. It’s great peace of mind knowing that you’re locked in.
3. Solar + house battery is great for blackouts and inconvenient power outages. Do it if you can!!
4. For this argument I’m a... | PeasPlease11 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Governments shouldn't rely on their people so heavily to do the right thing
I think governments should have been/should be way, way harsher about COVID-19 protocol. If I imagine myself as the sole ruler of a country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I don't know why I wouldn't just make a stay at home mandate, put came... | What prevents the legal mechanisms that allow you to jail party-throwers and anti-maskers from being used against other groups of people whose behavior isn't as objectively harmful?
---
1. Nothing.
2. That's the point.
3. This behaviour is not a thousandth as "objectively harmful" as the OP's.
4. This is a perfect il... | Just so I'm clear, you have no real problem with despotic tyranny *per se* so long as it does things you agree with?
---
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CMV: Video Games are the best medium of storytelling
Storytelling should be immersive and create an experience for a person who normally wouldn't have. Or create a world that they cannot experience. Video games are immersive for the visual aspect primarily. The strongest sense of the human body is eyesight. Secondary... | Well, I agree that video games are as legitimate an art form as books and paintings, and that games that rise above mere entertainment should be duly appreciated for their artistic merit. However, there are several problems with your argument. Chief among them is the fact that you are merely making assertions that lack... | Why is "immersion" the one and only criteria? Pacing and efficiency are also important, and the cool thing about Citizen Kane is that Kane doesn't stop to grind newpaperXP points for 3 hours right in the middle.
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I thought pacing was negligent. As long as your emotions have been mostly the same. There arr plenty o... | mrmd0f | CMV: Video Games are the best medium of storytelling | Storytelling should be immersive and create an experience for a person who normally wouldn't have. Or create a world that they cannot experience. Video games are immersive for the visual aspect primarily. The strongest sense of the human body is eyesight. Secondary is hearing and video games again provide that. Immers... | Big-Set2750 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There is very little reason for most tests/exams to not be open note/calculator
As the internet has become an increasingly more important part of our lives, we’ve reached a point where rote memorization of facts for most subjects has become more or less unnecessary. Everyone carries what is the equivalent of a ca... | In life you are still going to need to know some things intrinsically. If you think about a doctor in the middle of a surgery, you'll need be able to calculate of how medication to provide in an IV on the fly.
or think about a meeting at work, poeple are going to want to ask you questions about things you know, and... | Could you add some paragraphs? Also are we talking all tests or just after a certain level of education? Learning algebra or doing arithmetic for younger kids it makes sense not to use a calculator or open notes.
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CMV: It's degrading that I have to wear a shirt that says 'pizza genius' in huge letters on the back of it while in public because I'm working for just under minimum wage for a soulless corporation who I'm pretty sure made the shirts intentionally embarrassing because they hate the poor.
I won't say the name of the co... | A company is well within its rights to have employees wear a uniform. It is quite common as a means to identify who is and is not staff. You see this everywhere in customer facing sales jobs.
You may dislike this but it is hardly offensive or degrading. It is a shirt advertising the business you are working for.
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CMV: It's degrading that I have to wear a shirt that says 'pizza genius' in huge letters on the back of it while in public because I'm working for just under minimum wage for a soulless corporation who I'm pretty sure made the shirts intentionally embarrassing because they hate the poor.
I won't say the name of the co... | [removed]
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-... | io8zeh | CMV: It's degrading that I have to wear a shirt that says 'pizza genius' in huge letters on the back of it while in public because I'm working for just under minimum wage for a soulless corporation who I'm pretty sure made the shirts intentionally embarrassing because they hate the poor. | I won't say the name of the company for obvious reasons. This just really gets to me, I only got the job to appease my family, I have no interest in existing or sustaining myself that isn't for other people and to have to wear something so atrocious in public because the store is tiny and I can't change clothes there a... | UmmWaitWut | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Transexuals are their own thing, not fully male or female.
Think of this hypothetical scenario: You are a MtF and you are stranded on an island with another person, a biological woman. You both are without any memory of what civilization is like or their judgements on you. Your only perspective of yourself is you... | >I pushed myself a lot to try to be something I’m not
Unlike what you've experienced in your life, transgendered people experience this issue in reverse. Their default state/the body they've been given is unappealing to them and does not feel like their *own*. They are not working towards becoming more like their inte... | So, let's take your hypothetical scenario. You asked "in this case would you really care if someone thinks of you fully as a woman?" The answer is actually yes, I would care, as I am a woman.
Also, some things to correct you on. The term is transgender, not transexual. In addition, people who are trans aren't sayi... | bwrexk | CMV: Transexuals are their own thing, not fully male or female. | Think of this hypothetical scenario: You are a MtF and you are stranded on an island with another person, a biological woman. You both are without any memory of what civilization is like or their judgements on you. Your only perspective of yourself is your own and the nice woman who is with you. (We’re going to say she... | TheAngerManOfDicks | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: I don't care about the environment.
I just think that whatever happens probably won't be within my lifetime or the lifetime of people i love anyway (my boyfriend, parents, sister and dogs).
1-no I don't want to have kids, and I don't care about anyone's kids because i don't love them?
2-i don't give a shi... | Just because it won't be in your lifetime doesn't mean you shouldn't care/ give a shit about it. You still live in the world now. And the things that companies/ governments do now impact your life directly, even if you won't be around for the larger scale impacts.
To paraphrase guardians of the galaxy.
"Why do you ... | Will your sister ever have kids?
Even if you don't love her kids, you love your sister so you'd at least somewhat care for what she wants right? (ie: a non-fucked up environment for her kid)
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She doesn't want to get married or date, also hates kids..
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Will you ever make friends with anyone who doesn't hate k... | an9pbe | CMV: I don't care about the environment. | I just think that whatever happens probably won't be within my lifetime or the lifetime of people i love anyway (my boyfriend, parents, sister and dogs).
1-no I don't want to have kids, and I don't care about anyone's kids because i don't love them?
2-i don't give a shit about what I'll leave behind after I die... | pr0xyd0t | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax is misguided and would hurt the economy
I've seen this proposal become extremely popular on reddit and want to see a solid argument for it. I fully agree that the ultra wealthy should be taxed more, but I think a wealth tax is an extremely poor method to accomplish that goal... | **>It discourages investment and capital accumulation.**
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Isn't this begging the question? We don't need wealthy people to drive the economy. We can replace private investment with public investment in the form of public banks. In fact this neoliberal idea of catering to the needs of the super rich so that th... | i'm guessing this is similar to AOC's ultra-rich tax?
paul krugman wrote an opinion piece on this in january:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tax-policy-dance.html
i think the core of his piece is this [graph](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/01/05/opinion/190105krugman1/19010... | bwi2yw | CMV: Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax is misguided and would hurt the economy | I've seen this proposal become extremely popular on reddit and want to see a solid argument for it. I fully agree that the ultra wealthy should be taxed more, but I think a wealth tax is an extremely poor method to accomplish that goal. For a number of reasons, I think it would result in far worse outcomes than introdu... | jscummy | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Police aren't inherently more racist than any other profession
There is the common view that police, as an institution, is (and therefore police officers themselves are) often racist. However, I don't think police are more likely to be racist than any other profession. It's just that you see the effects of it mor... | Different professions appeal to different types of people. There's definitely a type of person who wants to be in a position of authority over people and pursues a career in policing to get it. I wouldn't be surprised if that type also has more racist tendencies.
That's not to say there aren't other types of people po... | >There is the common view that police, as an institution, is (**and therefore police officers themselves are**)
No, you've misunderstood the idea. The whole point of saying that the institution is racist is to distinguish from the idea of individual cops being racist. That's what systemic racism means.
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CMV: It’s not just that the minimum wage is too low, it’s that employers try to make every job minimum wage
Don’t get me wrong: Everybody should be able to live off of what they can earn from a week’s work. If a company can’t survive by paying people properly for their time, it shouldn’t survive at all. HOWEVER… Just... | > HOWEVER… Just focusing on the dollar-amount of the minimum wage draws
attention away from the fact that employers are abusing the hell out of
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And that is why people talk about the dollar amount. We literally can not force a company to hire people for specific roles. But we can create legislation that requi... | What sort of jobs are minimum wage jobs that you consider shouldn't be?
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CMV: The genesis of segregation does not come from social construct. Is not new in the 21st century, is not a 'Western' problem and stems from natural primal urges to fit in where you feel comfortable.
First off. I'm trying to make this claim objectively. I'm trying to understand why regardless of how hard we try to s... | I don’t think you get how this sub works. You haven’t presented a view, you’ve just stated a load of facts. You even said yourself that you’re making an objective claim. If you want us to change your view, you have to actually share your view.
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People are arguing with the post, though. You should read other comm... | >By segregation I mean anytime a person prefers any atmosphere of group to another.
But that's not what Segregation was. Segregation was a system with *enforcement*, whereby if a white person saw another white person and black person interacting in certain proscribed ways, he or she would *punish* one or both of them... | an81sq | CMV: The genesis of segregation does not come from social construct. Is not new in the 21st century, is not a 'Western' problem and stems from natural primal urges to fit in where you feel comfortable. | First off. I'm trying to make this claim objectively. I'm trying to understand why regardless of how hard we try to synergize over many 'social' issues, we always disagree and gravitate towards like minded people. Which creates groups. Which creates segregation.
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CMV: “Latinx” are mostly just white
I apologise in advance for the “ranty” nature of this post, I’m very “passionate” about this subject.
I’m half Italian, and are absolutely sick to death of these Americans that want to feel special and act like Latinx is a different ethnicity.
No.
It isn’t, you’re fucking white, ... | It's important to remember that race isn't actually based on skin color or genetics, it's based on social perception; historically, both the Irish and Italians were excluded from being white.
The reason that Latinx people aren't white, is because society treats them as a separate race, that's really all there is to ... | Wtf is Latinx?!
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American liberal way of removing gender and fun from everything
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Oh don't blame it on the "liberal" anything. Both sides have their morons | io7hsy | CMV: “Latinx” are mostly just white | I apologise in advance for the “ranty” nature of this post, I’m very “passionate” about this subject.
I’m half Italian, and are absolutely sick to death of these Americans that want to feel special and act like Latinx is a different ethnicity.
No.
It isn’t, you’re fucking white, get over it. At least say WASP instea... | AdRevolutionary4516 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Critical Race Theory doesn't offer a clear or realistic solution to the supposed issue of "Systemic Oppression"
Perhaps I have not quite fully understood Critical Race Theory, or am missing a crucial point. However, as of now I just don't see this theory offering any realistic or clear solution to the issue of Sy... | Critical race theory is an academic lens through which to analyze the role of race in the United States. It’s a method of study.
Liberalism is a political ideology.
The reason you’re not getting a sense that critical race theory offers action items, while liberalism does, is that theoretical academic lenses aren’t ab... | I don't see a clear picture of what exactly they're offering to do to replace the supposedly "systemic" forms of racism and oppression in U.S. law.
who is they?
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Apologies, by that I meant proponents of CRT
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CMV: Critical Race Theory doesn't offer a clear or realistic solution to the supposed issue of "Systemic Oppression"
Perhaps I have not quite fully understood Critical Race Theory, or am missing a crucial point. However, as of now I just don't see this theory offering any realistic or clear solution to the issue of Sy... | First off, it’s fallacious to write about Critical Race Theory as a monolith. It doesn’t offer a single solution because it is not a single thing: it is an epistemological project, a cluster of discussions and ways of beginning to reconfigure understanding. It’s a bit like saying “I think poststructuralist theory doesn... | Critical race theory is an academic lens through which to analyze the role of race in the United States. It’s a method of study.
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CMV: Parents in destructive radical groups, anything from the KKK to Jehovah's Witnesses, should have their children snatched away and raised by the state
The problem with squashing out destructive radical groups is when you try to ban them, they simply go underground or fight back endlessly. However, if the children ... | Why are you calling Jehovah witesses radical?
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They bar their children from becoming educated or from having most of the people they would otherwise befriend. It doesn't seem like a healthy environment for a child.
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No, they don't, I went to school with plenty of Jehovah witnesses.
Can you see from your res... | Who gets to define "destructive radical group"?
You?
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No, not me personally. It would be democratically decided.
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By your elected representative or some kind of referendum?
Would it also be democratically decided whether or not to actually institute this policy?
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In my ideal scenario, it would be deci... | 10nuger | CMV: Parents in destructive radical groups, anything from the KKK to Jehovah's Witnesses, should have their children snatched away and raised by the state | The problem with squashing out destructive radical groups is when you try to ban them, they simply go underground or fight back endlessly. However, if the children of radical people were simply snatched away and reeducated, the Grim Reaper would have the pleasure of eventually taking the last of its followers with him ... | Conkers-Good-Furday | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Republicans will hold a permanent Senate majority for the foreseeable future
In recent years, the red state–blue state polarization has become more and more locked in. We are now at a point of having no Democratic Senators from red states (and one Republican from a blue state, Susan Collins in Maine). At the mome... | We're starting to see a split within the Republican party that could, and likely will, create a third party, either MAGA becomes it's own right party and the Republican party becomes more traditional right/center right, or the more moderate wing forms their own party.
At that a plurality will hold control of the Sena... | What's the "Foreseeable future" to you?
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At least the next generation, so like 20 years or so but possibly longer.
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So like, 3 terms of office for Senators, then? | 1hln8gs | CMV: Republicans will hold a permanent Senate majority for the foreseeable future | In recent years, the red state–blue state polarization has become more and more locked in. We are now at a point of having no Democratic Senators from red states (and one Republican from a blue state, Susan Collins in Maine). At the moment, there are 24 safe red states, 18 safe blue states, and 7 swing states. This giv... | ahedgehog | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I'm a non-offending pedophile and I should not be hated for it.
I'm a 23 year old pedophile that has been sexually attracted towards prepubescent children since the age of 13. I have never once offended anyone and I never intend on doing so. I acknowledge that pedophilia is a mental illness and that it is not a s... | Before we start, I'd like to note I'm making an extra effort to be sensitive to your needs, please let me know if I've stepped over any lines for you.
Would it change your mind if I assert any of these?
- It should be morally permitted for people to react fearfully to pedophiles, even if they are non-offending
- Pedo... | >That people want you to be miserable and dead only because you were genetically predisposed to have a disease nobody wants.
Do you have any evidence that it's genetic? Afaik they don't know that much about it yet. Could be psychological. Biochemical. Genetic. Nobody knows.
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CMV: Germany would be better off today if they won WW2
Obviously, a German victory in WW2 would not be preferable to much of Europe, that isn't the issue here. The observation here is that today's Germany is in such a sorry state, that even winning WW2 would be preferable.
Around the world: Germany is the go-to villa... | Would a culture of citizen's constantly living in fear of secret police and government oversurveillance really be worth the "national pride" they've lost? Would having been complicit in the murder of millions more than they already were be better than reaching out a hand to help save some immigrants?
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>Would havi... | It's been 60+ years since WWII ended. There is no end of possibilities on what could have occurred between then and now if Germany had won the war. Maybe they would have better off, but that isn't particularly likely. The very Idea that they might have won the war in the first place is a huge stretch.
In all likelihoo... | an7dxl | CMV: Germany would be better off today if they won WW2 | Obviously, a German victory in WW2 would not be preferable to much of Europe, that isn't the issue here. The observation here is that today's Germany is in such a sorry state, that even winning WW2 would be preferable.
Around the world: Germany is the go-to villain of Hollywood movies, the world's bad guy. You'd think... | Armed_Scorpion | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: The Illusion of Free Choice
What exactly is a human being?
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>To add anything else to that idea, such as a soul or underlying being of any sort, requires a deal of faith. Personally, I would conclude that faith withou... | bvho87 | CMV: The Illusion of Free Choice | What exactly is a human being?
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CMV: The Illusion of Free Choice
What exactly is a human being?
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CMV: Leftists that refuse to support Democrats are a net benefit to Republicans
My view is basically all in the title. Leftists that have branded the president “genocide Joe” and refuse to acknowledge that republicans are much, much worse than democrats on basically every issue they care about are actively beneficial... | DNC officials that refuse to allow fair primaries are a net benefit to Republicans.
Donna Brazile famously gave the debate questions to HRC before the debate happened.
DNC insiders discussed how they could use Bernie's Jewish faith against him.
Leaked emails show the DNC promoted Trump as a legitimate candida... | You've got to look beyond one election cycle. If you support your party every election, all they have to do is convince you that the other guy is worse and they know they'll have your vote. If you go vote third party or they see a massive drop in voter turnout, it will force the party to reflect on what they're doing w... | 1brp6cs | CMV: Leftists that refuse to support Democrats are a net benefit to Republicans | My view is basically all in the title. Leftists that have branded the president “genocide Joe” and refuse to acknowledge that republicans are much, much worse than democrats on basically every issue they care about are actively beneficial to Republicans. By convincing many young Americans that there is basically no dif... | metaisplayed | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Black People are Better
I thought it was time to confront some views of mine that had been festering. I was always anti-racist but somehow developed these beliefs that black people are simply better than white (and asian, etc...) people. Keep in mind these come down to average differences, and that picking out in... | [deleted]
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I just point it out because it's an obvious example of mental superiority that happens even in spite of being the lowest rung of society and having the least opportunities in life. Those scientific discoveries come from the height of privilege.
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> I just point it out because it's an obvious example... | I think you are confusing general athletic ability with the idea that certain physical traits translate better to certain sports. Basketball is a sport that generally requires height to be successful at (though that is not always the case) so generally speaking people who are taller will do well. Tallness is not unique... | 68uaqs | CMV: Black People are Better | I thought it was time to confront some views of mine that had been festering. I was always anti-racist but somehow developed these beliefs that black people are simply better than white (and asian, etc...) people. Keep in mind these come down to average differences, and that picking out individual cases won't disprove ... | rayray2kbdp | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: rape is de-facto legal in the US, unfortunately
I learned recently the conviction rate is extremely low like four percent and ninety seven percent of rapist never spend a day in jail this leads me to come to the conclusion that in the United States you could easily rape someone and get away with it making rape Ba... | It's still illegal whether or not people can get away with it. Rape is an incredibly hard thing to prove even if the victim immediately reports it, and most don't. It's unfortunate but that's just the nature it. But that doesn't mean you're free to rape anyone you want without concequece.
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It kind of does mean tha... | Alternatively, a lot of false accusations
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Spreading the narrative that there’s ’a lot’ of false accusations is actually what contributes to what OP is saying..
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CMV: Effeminate men are usally more in touch with their masculinity than men who try to be macho and shun anything feminine.
This isn't to shame you for having masculine interests or having a masculine personality. But I see all the time men trying really hard to be masculine and shaming men for being effeminate.
Lik... | I think this is kind of ironic, because the fact that you are trying to present being effeminate as more masculine instead of just saying "I'm fine with not being masculine" shows you really are insecure about your masculinity too.
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Okay. How does that make me insecure about my masculinity? That literally makes no... | You're conflating two different things. Masculinity and enforcement of masculine gender roles. One can be masculine in their own way, but not enforce gender roles onto others.
I agree if your definition of masculinity involves making sure other men "man up", expecting women to stay in the kitchen, hating LGBTQ+ folks,... | 1brl6wd | CMV: Effeminate men are usally more in touch with their masculinity than men who try to be macho and shun anything feminine. | This isn't to shame you for having masculine interests or having a masculine personality. But I see all the time men trying really hard to be masculine and shaming men for being effeminate.
Like why would you have to prove your masculinity to me? If you know yourself that you are masculine or a man, then why shame oth... | Tlines06 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Filming football play signals is not more unethical than watching game film
There is a recent stir against a University of Michigan employee for going to public games and filming public signals that the sideline makes to indicate a certain play to the players on the field. I don’t know all the details but my view... | As far as I remember, such behavior is expressly against the rules of NCAA football. It isn't *really* about ethics. It is about rule breaking.
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Yes, that’s what I’m arguing. It shouldn’t be unethical.
I’m not entirely familiar with how to reply on this sub, but I believe you’re only regurgitating that it’s deem... | There is an obvious difference between on field and off field.
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- hiring lip readers to identify what coa... | 17fey9n | CMV: Filming football play signals is not more unethical than watching game film | There is a recent stir against a University of Michigan employee for going to public games and filming public signals that the sideline makes to indicate a certain play to the players on the field. I don’t know all the details but my view is still the same regardless
View: I do not believe filming public signals is mo... | degen4Iyf | 7 | 5 | [
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CMV: Unprotected sex is NOT very risky - the statistics
If you google stuff about STDs and accidental pregnancy the first things that pop up sound pretty scary. “You have a high chance of getting an STD if your partner is infected.” “The pull out method fails 25% of the time.” Teachers and counselors trot out all kind... | > The odds of getting pregnant from pre-ejaculate alone are likely down there with the odds of a condom breaking leading to pregnancy – maybe it could happen, but I don’t think it’s something that should be keeping you up nights.
But the problem is - as you noted - that people who use the pull out method don't do it ... | so there's a good chance unsafe sex is not totally unsafe because a lot of people are practicing safe sex. Just like you don't really need to get vaccinated in many areas because everyone has a vaccination. Suddenly if no one starts getting vaccinations, you start seeing outbreaks.
It's called the buffer effect.
wit... | bwfm1c | CMV: Unprotected sex is NOT very risky - the statistics | If you google stuff about STDs and accidental pregnancy the first things that pop up sound pretty scary. “You have a high chance of getting an STD if your partner is infected.” “The pull out method fails 25% of the time.” Teachers and counselors trot out all kinds of frightening numbers and basically make it sound like... | guhajin | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I should not feel guilty for being born a white male, I had no control over that, and white males need positive role models and a place to fit in society.
Basically I feel like I didn't have a choice to be born a white male and therefore I shouldn't feel guilty simply for existing. Similarly to how I think people... | Is anyone of any significance demanding that you feel guilt for your race and sex? And is there any shortage of white male role models for you to look up to?
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This particular topic came up in two situations that I frequently think about.
The first happened when I was working as a support staff member in a title ... | do you think there aren't enough positive white male role models in 2019?
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This might be due to some personal life situations. Both my grandfathers died before I was born, any my father lost his job in 2008. Whereas 1 grandmother was a doctor, and another was a teacher and my mother a lawyer. I have had some stron... | bwdxfz | CMV: I should not feel guilty for being born a white male, I had no control over that, and white males need positive role models and a place to fit in society. | Basically I feel like I didn't have a choice to be born a white male and therefore I shouldn't feel guilty simply for existing. Similarly to how I think people shouldn't be discriminated for being born with their race, gender, or sexual orientation.
Also, I think younger white males should have positive role models t... | Humble_Person | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: If we allowed people to get 'un-canceled' by doing good things, this would be a net positive for the world.
Under our current social system, it's possible for someone to get 'canceled' for one thing they did or said many years ago, with no hope for redemption.
Here's the problem with that: if there is no hope f... | I feel like with any topic like this we need examples before we can really have a good conversation about given alot of people you considered cancelled some people would argue aren't and vice versa.
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If neither of my two examples is sufficient, it might be easier if you gave an example.
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I'm talking like nam... | Question: what does the word "canceled" mean to you?
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Nobody will work with this person anymore, they lose their job, are excluded from society, etc.
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I don't understand why some people treat being "cancelled" like it's some official ruling or judgement. The idea that if you do something shitty that people wo... | 17fdt2v | CMV: If we allowed people to get 'un-canceled' by doing good things, this would be a net positive for the world. | Under our current social system, it's possible for someone to get 'canceled' for one thing they did or said many years ago, with no hope for redemption.
Here's the problem with that: if there is no hope for redemption, the only people who will still try to redeem themselves with good works are the ones who are truly ... | LaserWerewolf | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Airbus is better than Boeing.
CMV: I believe that Airbus is better than Boeing. Do note that I will easily and happily change my mind as I am hesitant in my preference. I just need strong points and arguments to change my mind. So I want to change my mind, I just need really good arguments. My positive view of A... | Can you cite evidence that supports your view? All planes safe and have computers so I think you are going to have to be more specific in your view.
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Sorry, I'm not too knowledgeable on planes, even though I like them a lot. It's generally what I hear around when I bring up the subject. I think I'm referring to th... | > Also it is said of the Airbus planes that they are very high tech, with computers in the cockpits that help the pilots.
This has caused a few crashes, notably one where sensors were plugged so the aircraft had no idea what it was doing and crashed despite all the pilots did to try to keep it up.
Boeing is also v... | an3qkv | CMV: Airbus is better than Boeing. | CMV: I believe that Airbus is better than Boeing. Do note that I will easily and happily change my mind as I am hesitant in my preference. I just need strong points and arguments to change my mind. So I want to change my mind, I just need really good arguments. My positive view of Airbus is mostly due to the fact that... | Submarines_101 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Employers should be able to discriminate
Not just for the sake of it, but it there is a sound statistical reason behind it they should be free to make the best decision for their business.
Years ago I walked into a pub with a help wanted sign and the owner said to me that to be honest he wanted to hire a pretty... | Employers are allowed to discriminate for all sorts of reasons EXCEPT the protected ones. Race, sex, orientation....etc.
Businesses discriminate all the time against criminals, the ugly(in some cases), non religious tattoos, smoking, etc. IIRC a business could technically discriminate against Raiders fans since this... | >Years ago I walked into a pub with a help wanted sign and the owner said to me that to be honest he wanted to hire a pretty young girl as that has a better effect on sales. As long as his experience has proven that to be true then fair enough. I was an estate agent in a small, predominantly white middle class village.... | hfrje5 | CMV: Employers should be able to discriminate | Not just for the sake of it, but it there is a sound statistical reason behind it they should be free to make the best decision for their business.
Years ago I walked into a pub with a help wanted sign and the owner said to me that to be honest he wanted to hire a pretty young girl as that has a better effect on sale... | Bojack35 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Personal vehicles from 2015-2020 will have the worst depreciation of any era
With the introduction of integrated infotainment systems, electric/hybrid power plants, 3G/4G connectivity, and all the other “high tech” features of automobiles from this era, the industry has almost guaranteed that these vehicles will ... | I won't tackle the entire view, but there are some bits i took issue with.
>Basically no one. If they are, they are not even getting the performance of the device when it was first sold. Electronics degrade over time. That is just a basic fact.
The reason for performance degredation in phones mostly boils down to the... | If you are talking American cars the worst was the previous decade. 2000-2010 as repeatedly poor quality resulted in near complete financial ruin.
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Potentially true, but I’m talking about industry trends as a whole. I drive an 06 Honda Element with 250k miles. It still does everything it did when it was new. There... | skiy6z | CMV: Personal vehicles from 2015-2020 will have the worst depreciation of any era | With the introduction of integrated infotainment systems, electric/hybrid power plants, 3G/4G connectivity, and all the other “high tech” features of automobiles from this era, the industry has almost guaranteed that these vehicles will hold no value over time.
Not that these features are inherently bad, just that the... | Groundblast | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: the far left has gone too far when it comes to tearing down statues and sanitizing potentially problematic topics.
’s because it doesn’t meet cultural standards of society today. Statues that commemorate people that achieved amazing things are being torn down because of connection to an institution that was wrong... | [deleted]
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I’d prefer to give most people the Benefit of the doubt instead of assuming what is in their heart.
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> I’d prefer to give most people the Benefit of the doubt instead of assuming what is in their heart.
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> It’s not a far leap to predict what comes next.
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So you agree that statues exist to commemorate people for their deeds. Which means that the existence of a statue is inherently praising the subject of that statue, and... | hfmwl6 | CMV: the far left has gone too far when it comes to tearing down statues and sanitizing potentially problematic topics. | ’s because it doesn’t meet cultural standards of society today. Statues that commemorate people that achieved amazing things are being torn down because of connection to an institution that was wrong and immoral. But we celebrate many people who have done wrongs in their lives. Kobe Bryant raped a woman and cheated on ... | 97jerfos20432 | 3 | 3 | [
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’s because it doesn’t meet cultural standards of society today. Statues that commemorate people that achieved amazing things are being torn down because of connection to an institution that was wrong... | I'm not super fond of removing some of these statues, but you know what? This isn't some kind of book burning and you can't rely on that slippery slope argument in good faith.
That's what Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity do. They take a controversial topic like tearing down statues and drag the chain along. "What's ne... | >Statues that commemorate people that achieved amazing things are being torn down because of connection to an institution that was wrong and immoral.
So you agree that statues exist to commemorate people for their deeds. Which means that the existence of a statue is inherently praising the subject of that statue, and... | hfmwl6 | CMV: the far left has gone too far when it comes to tearing down statues and sanitizing potentially problematic topics. | ’s because it doesn’t meet cultural standards of society today. Statues that commemorate people that achieved amazing things are being torn down because of connection to an institution that was wrong and immoral. But we celebrate many people who have done wrongs in their lives. Kobe Bryant raped a woman and cheated on ... | 97jerfos20432 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Students should be taught how to read scientific literature in high school
Hopefully this counts for fresh topic friday. I’ve seen posts talking about covering “real world” skills like taxes and stuff but nothing like this specifically.
There’s a very strong distrust of media and government in society, specific... | I think you are looking for students being taught media literacy. Scientific literature requires a certain level of understanding of the subject matter. Like people from different disciplines of science may not even be able to read the material from each other's fields. There is quite a bit of a prerequisite that must ... | [deleted]
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I hadn’t considered that it’s something the teachers aren’t currently taught in college. I still think it’s a good idea but that definitely throws a speed bump in there.
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^[Delta System Explained](https://w... | skko1g | CMV: Students should be taught how to read scientific literature in high school | Hopefully this counts for fresh topic friday. I’ve seen posts talking about covering “real world” skills like taxes and stuff but nothing like this specifically.
There’s a very strong distrust of media and government in society, specifically regarding medical/scientific matters. I can’t say that distrust is unjustifi... | G_E_E_S_E | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Loan payments should go to principal before accrued interest
Part of the problem of consumer debt is that payments towards a loan are applied to interest prior to the principal, which extends the loan life as it is more difficult to make progress on the interest generating portion of the loan. Further, the intere... | Payments are not going towards paying the principal or interest.
Interest is added to the owned capital and any payments decrease this amount.
If you pay less than the interest your owned loan will increase.
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I think this in conjunction with another comment stating that a loan is a product is a relatively strong... | Why would I, as a financial institution, issue loans if these were the terms. You have to think about their opportunity cost. Imagine a loan issued at 5% interest. That 5% is static and can never accrue. In fact, the returns can only go down as all principal is paid off. I won't even *earn* my interest until the princi... | 195qkqb | CMV: Loan payments should go to principal before accrued interest | Part of the problem of consumer debt is that payments towards a loan are applied to interest prior to the principal, which extends the loan life as it is more difficult to make progress on the interest generating portion of the loan. Further, the interest capitalizes into the principal which compounds the problem.
It... | Dswim | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: If there were a vaccine against romantic love, you should take it
P1 Romantic love hijacks our emotions, desires, and practical reasoning: Romantic love evolved to serve a biological (species level) function of reproduction and this is distinct from and can go against our interests as individual agents. Romantic ... | >P1 Romantic love hijacks our emotions, desires, and practical reasoning
For something to be hijacked that suggests an outside actor. Romantic love doesn't hijack our emotions, desires, and reasoning, it's literally one of our emotions, desires, and reasons. Saying that it can hijack those things is like saying sadnes... | While romantic love might not have “practical value” in the way you might like, I feel as though it is a fundamental part of what makes most of us human. While it’s not necessary for everyone, I feel as though most people’s lives would be made significantly more dull and soulless without it.
Also, think about how much... | skadxr | CMV: If there were a vaccine against romantic love, you should take it | P1 Romantic love hijacks our emotions, desires, and practical reasoning: Romantic love evolved to serve a biological (species level) function of reproduction and this is distinct from and can go against our interests as individual agents. Romantic love operates by hijacking our emotions, desires, and practical reasonin... | phileconomicus | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: The USA is the Greatest Nation on the Planet
There are no nations that can be labeled as clearly better than the USA. Then on top of that you have the incredible stability of the USA, having continually existed for 250 years and avoiding civil war for the past 150. With excellent recognition of civil rights, mate... | Like always, these stats are a case of cherrypicking.
>With excellent recognition of civil rights, material prosperity, and so on, the USA is the greatest country on the planet.
One could easily look at a statistic of like, maternal mortality rate, and see how it is far larger than other developed nations.
So, depe... | This is a troll post right? Citing a 250 year stability to show stability is insanity. And small countries meaning instability has no real correlation that I can think of. Hell, the oldest country is San Marino and that’s tiny AND an enclave.
Then there’s the fact that the only way you’re not aware of all the things ... | 195kxla | CMV: The USA is the Greatest Nation on the Planet | There are no nations that can be labeled as clearly better than the USA. Then on top of that you have the incredible stability of the USA, having continually existed for 250 years and avoiding civil war for the past 150. With excellent recognition of civil rights, material prosperity, and so on, the USA is the greatest... | MathematicianThat402 | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: The shooting of Rayshard Brooks was justified
I'm an Asian American who has been following the recent George Floyd protests. As someone who supports peaceful protests and police reform, I do believe the shooting of Brooks was justified.
The video of the shooting clearly shows Brooks aiming a taser and firing i... | He was running away when he was shot, I feel like he should've been charged but it's not self defense if you shoot someone in the back as they run
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But a taser isn't a lethal weapon. And there's two officers and only one taser. At w... | He was running away and only armed with the exact same weapon they had already used on him.
The officer did not have to “defend himself” with lethal force. He could “defend himself” by simply standing still while the “threat” ran past the limited range of the half-used “less-lethal” weapon he’d taken from them.
Ther... | hfpcjq | CMV: The shooting of Rayshard Brooks was justified | I'm an Asian American who has been following the recent George Floyd protests. As someone who supports peaceful protests and police reform, I do believe the shooting of Brooks was justified.
The video of the shooting clearly shows Brooks aiming a taser and firing it at the officer in pursuit. I don't believe Brooks ... | boager95 | 3 | 3 | [
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I'm an Asian American who has been following the recent George Floyd protests. As someone who supports peaceful protests and police reform, I do believe the shooting of Brooks was justified.
The video of the shooting clearly shows Brooks aiming a taser and firing i... | He was running away and only armed with the exact same weapon they had already used on him.
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CMV: Conservatives who get upset about government regulations/overreach but are pro-life/anti-gay rights are hypocrites
I find it pretty hypocritical and funny that majority of conservatives hate government overreach and regulations, but are quick to demand such overreach and regulations on others.
God forbid you to... | The thing to understand here is that regulations aren't the same thing as laws. Very few conservatives are suggesting that we have _regulations_ against abortion and gay marriage. Instead, they are calling for _laws_ banning those things. A general opposition to regulations doesn't mean you must oppose laws in general,... | It's fair to think that the government should control some aspects of people's lives and not others. For example, I think the government should regulate businesses from polluting, but I don't think the government should regulate whether I eat pancakes or cereal for breakfast.
Many conservatives argue against allowing ... | hfc6cf | CMV: Conservatives who get upset about government regulations/overreach but are pro-life/anti-gay rights are hypocrites | I find it pretty hypocritical and funny that majority of conservatives hate government overreach and regulations, but are quick to demand such overreach and regulations on others.
God forbid you touch their second amendment right, but its open season for them to tell the LGBTQ community what they can and can’t do. Th... | Afromain19 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Michelle Obama would rather Dictator Trump than to be president herself
She is so against being president
She would rather the chance of Trump being president and stay as a dictator than to do anything herself.
The fact shes the only one who can beat trump. And refuses to step in or “take one foe the team”
S... | >and hes said he will be a dictator from day 1.
Can you show me the exact quote where he said this, verbatim, without any interpretation or hyperbole?
I'm serious. Please show me the rally, debate, or anything where he literally said "I will be a dictator."
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>Its clear she’s the only one.
Why do you think that?
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According to polls | 1e09xo8 | CMV: Michelle Obama would rather Dictator Trump than to be president herself | She is so against being president
She would rather the chance of Trump being president and stay as a dictator than to do anything herself.
The fact shes the only one who can beat trump. And refuses to step in or “take one foe the team”
She would rather selfishly let Trump win.
Its clear she’s the only one. I unde... | MountLH75 | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Prostitution should be illegal
By this, I meant that no one should be able to buy sex. Selling sex should remain legal so that sex workers can go to cops and report assault.
- The first reason is that it relies on exploiting vulnerable women and children. Rich people aren't the ones who are going to rely on pros... | The best perspective I’ve ever heard is the following:
If you think prostitutes are selling their body but coal miners are not selling their body, your concept of ‘selling one’s body’ is being clouded by your views on sexuality.
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The coal miners are selling their time and effort. No one is using their bodies per ... | With regard to the first and third reason, is this not also true of all forms of labor (and particularly the more undesirable kinds)? In our society, if you do not own any assets, you are forced to sell the only asset you have, which is your body. Doesn't matter if it's sex work or grueling manual labor, in both cases ... | sk1y0x | CMV: Prostitution should be illegal | By this, I meant that no one should be able to buy sex. Selling sex should remain legal so that sex workers can go to cops and report assault.
- The first reason is that it relies on exploiting vulnerable women and children. Rich people aren't the ones who are going to rely on prostitution for sustenance, it's going t... | doomshroompatent | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The media and education system should be state controlled.
Premise:
1) there are three kind people when it comes to mass media:
1.1) People who will believe everything. these people are the vast majority.
1.2) People who will believe nothing. The people in this group are already a minority and most of the... | > 1) there are three kind people when it comes to mass media:
Which of the three do you consider yourself to be?
>Nowadays, schools are only concerned with givng knowledge to its students.
Actually, a major goal of the modern education system is not just to "give" knowledge, but to develop critical thinking skills.... | Well, I was about to say that it sounds like you propose a fascist state, but then you freely admitted that you are a Nazi, so it seems you are well aware of what you want.
I will say this though. How well did Nazism work out for you last time? It's a failed ideology because it is built on nothing more than oppress... | 6j1n2e | CMV: The media and education system should be state controlled. | Premise:
1) there are three kind people when it comes to mass media:
1.1) People who will believe everything. these people are the vast majority.
1.2) People who will believe nothing. The people in this group are already a minority and most of them belonged in the first group.
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CMV: I feel just as bad for Russian soldiers as I do for Ukranian soldiers. Both sides deserve our compassion for the individuals being sacrificed.
I'm American, far out of harm's way of the Russian-Ukranian war. I 100% support Ukraine's right to defend herself from foreign invaders. I 100% support the Ukranian soldie... | As far as practical implications are concerned, I don't know how you can believe this:
> I 100% support Ukraine's right to defend herself from foreign invaders. I 100% support the Ukranian soldiers using whatever means they have to defend their homeland, families, and freedom as a sovereign nation.
And this at the s... | Those men you feel sorry for were happy to kill innocent men, women and children.
They killed helpless prisoners with hammers. They cut off their body parts. They killed those who were innocent. The burned people alive.
They were happy to kill for those Russian ideas.
If your path to bettering yourself is to kill... | 1jhr0cu | CMV: I feel just as bad for Russian soldiers as I do for Ukranian soldiers. Both sides deserve our compassion for the individuals being sacrificed. | I'm American, far out of harm's way of the Russian-Ukranian war. I 100% support Ukraine's right to defend herself from foreign invaders. I 100% support the Ukranian soldiers using whatever means they have to defend their homeland, families, and freedom as a sovereign nation. When I began watching battle footage, and sp... | Illustrious-Web-1883 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I might as well humor the possibility of evolution being "impossible"
So my delivery guy, being a middle-aged white guy in Texas, discreetly handed me this small pamphlet titled "Evolution Impossible". It appears to be based upon [this book](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15127587-evolution-impossible) and d... | > The pamphlet concedes that small evolutionary changes for adaptation do occur and are observed, as a result of mutations in DNA.
I'm not an evolutionary biologist, but I think I have a handle on the very basics.
This is exactly what evolution is. A bunch of tiny, mostly random changes in DNA over a long long long p... | I think that pamphlet can essentially be boiled down to one argument:
"There isn't enough evidence that supports evolution, therefore, evolution is impossible." Which I think is logically wrong.
There is a difference between a *lack* of evidence, and evidence that disproves. I think scientists will be the first to ad... | 78d2yj | CMV: I might as well humor the possibility of evolution being "impossible" | So my delivery guy, being a middle-aged white guy in Texas, discreetly handed me this small pamphlet titled "Evolution Impossible". It appears to be based upon [this book](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15127587-evolution-impossible) and distributed by the Hope Channel, a network owned by the Seventh Day Adventist... | Excalibursin | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: America is not exceptional bastion of freedom anymore
A comedian once said something along the lines: I don't get why everyone here is so excited and proud about American freedom. Like yeah, we got freedom. But so does almost everybody else. America is free, sure. So is UK. Canada is free. France is free. Germany... | 1. You talk about US gun freedoms as if they're only better in minor ways. Where I live anyone over 18 can own a gun that isn't semiautomatic or a revolver. At 21 you can own semiautomatics, revolvers and are eligible to apply for further permits. Concealed carry permits are relatively easy and cheap to get but getting... | >So, you know, America is fine. Good on freedoms, not bad on social mobility. Before you guys were exemplary, now the rest of the world has caught up. So, can we please tone down the rhetoric a bit?
I'll concede your point if you agree that the rest of the world doesn't need the benefit of the U.S. military policing i... | 6ithkj | CMV: America is not exceptional bastion of freedom anymore | A comedian once said something along the lines: I don't get why everyone here is so excited and proud about American freedom. Like yeah, we got freedom. But so does almost everybody else. America is free, sure. So is UK. Canada is free. France is free. Germany is free. Australia and New Zealand are free. Norway, Denmar... | This_The_Last_Time | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Putin and Trump have formed an alliance to carve up the world
From a foreign policy perspective the world is split between a Russian and American sphere of influence (there are other spheres of influence but those are the two largest and most contentious). America has been destroying its own sphere of influen... | Trump has been favourable to Putin but there is no evidence that Putin has given 1 single thing up for Trump
He is just using a frankly desperate and incompetent negotiating team the US has fielded to sow division in the West and create obstacles for Ukraine
---
But why? Why is Trump hurting himself and his power ... | Lmao China could walk into Russia tomorrow and take half the country if it wanted to
---
They thought the same in 1979
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I didn’t realize it’s still 1979 and Russia’s army hasn’t just been blown to bits
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Who's fighting then? Ghosts? Idk if you know, but Russians produce more tanks than rest of the world comb... | 1jmtto1 | CMV: Putin and Trump have formed an alliance to carve up the world |
From a foreign policy perspective the world is split between a Russian and American sphere of influence (there are other spheres of influence but those are the two largest and most contentious). America has been destroying its own sphere of influence, antagonizing allies in Europe who make our wars in the Middle Ea... | maddsskills | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The United States' hierarchy of strength in governance (Strong Federal, Weak State, Weakest Local) is flawed in today's society and should be inverted.
To start off, I understand that this would be a distinct change from our current method of governance, but it's a responsible citizen's duty to look at how we're ... | >I'm not a political science major, nor am I intimately familiar with governmental processes, but it seems that in these days of rapid social change and a seeming inability to adapt by a strong central government that we would be much better off with a local, more intrinsically involved government than a 'high overlord... | What specific changes are you proposing?
---
I was going to go into specifics but I felt like I'd rambled on enough as it was.
But what I specifically mean are changes giving much more power to local affairs to local governments, like public works (since the local government knows much better what needs to be done w... | 6j3b5x | CMV: The United States' hierarchy of strength in governance (Strong Federal, Weak State, Weakest Local) is flawed in today's society and should be inverted. | To start off, I understand that this would be a distinct change from our current method of governance, but it's a responsible citizen's duty to look at how we're doing things and consider changes if need be.
With recent events in mind, I've begun to wonder if the method in which we do 'business' as a nation isn't inhe... | AmethystWarlock | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The United States' hierarchy of strength in governance (Strong Federal, Weak State, Weakest Local) is flawed in today's society and should be inverted.
To start off, I understand that this would be a distinct change from our current method of governance, but it's a responsible citizen's duty to look at how we're ... | What specific changes are you proposing?
---
I was going to go into specifics but I felt like I'd rambled on enough as it was.
But what I specifically mean are changes giving much more power to local affairs to local governments, like public works (since the local government knows much better what needs to be done w... | What affairs handled by the federal government do you believe would be best in the hands of the states?
---
As I said to the poster above, the ones that come to mind initially are public works, education, and in addition things like relations with neighboring states and local economic issues.
For examples, people in... | 6j3b5x | CMV: The United States' hierarchy of strength in governance (Strong Federal, Weak State, Weakest Local) is flawed in today's society and should be inverted. | To start off, I understand that this would be a distinct change from our current method of governance, but it's a responsible citizen's duty to look at how we're doing things and consider changes if need be.
With recent events in mind, I've begun to wonder if the method in which we do 'business' as a nation isn't inhe... | AmethystWarlock | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The Strategic Bombing of Axis civilian targets was justified.
Basically, in my mind, when the Axis powers decided to wage total wars of annihilation, anything that reduces their ability to wage war is necessary. This can be taken even to the extreme levels, such as the strategic bombing of civilian targets in Jap... | > In total war, everything is a military target.
There is a very good reason why we do not want to target civilians and that is because in most cases, they did not elect to get into this war, it isn't a war that they are fighting and in many cases, *they may be oppressed and targeted, too*. They are not guilty of figh... | So the average civilian living in Dresden (many Germans were not nazis, btw) who has absolutely no clue about many of the atrocities that their government is doing deserves to be needlessly slaughtered? Were the civilians who got dragged into the war the ones planning military strategy?
Many would argue that the Unite... | sjt5wk | CMV: The Strategic Bombing of Axis civilian targets was justified. | Basically, in my mind, when the Axis powers decided to wage total wars of annihilation, anything that reduces their ability to wage war is necessary. This can be taken even to the extreme levels, such as the strategic bombing of civilian targets in Japan and Germany. In total war, everything is a military target. Civil... | Quotes_League | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV:CMV:Social Security/Pension plans are inherently unsustainable.
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I believe that Social Security/Pension plans are inherently unsustainable. Every generation of people reaching retirement relies on a significantly larger working population behind them to provide the tax revenue that will pay for their reti... | > "inherently unsustainable"
Suppose the taxable portion of the population earns X, and is taxed at a rate r, of which a proportion w is allocated to social security. Suppose pension/welfare costs Y.
Well, clearly this system is sustainable if Y < rwX. So, there's nothing "inherent" about any alleged unsustainabilit... | > massive immigration that creates more competition for entry level work.
Economic analysis of immigration shows that the effect is neutral or positive.
The reason your thinking here is flawed is you think there is a fixed supply of jobs, which won't go up when the population goes up.
Every time immigrants arrives ... | 77t430 | CMV:CMV:Social Security/Pension plans are inherently unsustainable. | Hi guys,
I believe that Social Security/Pension plans are inherently unsustainable. Every generation of people reaching retirement relies on a significantly larger working population behind them to provide the tax revenue that will pay for their retirement. Assuming a non-extreme fatality rate, this means that each ge... | BlueHerring25 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Conservatives are fundamentally uninterested in facts/data.
In fairness, I will admit that I am very far left, and likely have some level of bias, and I will admit the slight irony of basing this somewhat on my own personal anecdotes. However I do also believe this is supported by the trend of more highly educate... | And you’re probably uninterested in the facts/data of illegal immigration under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. About 2.2 million illegals per year. Obama and Trump only let in 400,000 per year on average.
---
So you're fine with Trump shooting down a border protection bill because he wanted to continue using the "borde... | Not a righty but as long as the left believes women have Penises they have no leg to stand on regarding facts.
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Why did you capitalize penises?
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I imagine the Penis would be important enough to capitalize given its a major organ of the human body. | 1jmkhau | CMV: Conservatives are fundamentally uninterested in facts/data. | In fairness, I will admit that I am very far left, and likely have some level of bias, and I will admit the slight irony of basing this somewhat on my own personal anecdotes. However I do also believe this is supported by the trend of more highly educated people leaning more and more progressive.
However I always just... | King_Lothar_ | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Biden's promise to appoint a black women as justice is bad for multiple reasons
For clarity, I actually don't like the idea of separating everyone into groups based on their race and sex, and then treating those groups as monoliths. But my reasons below are after just accepting that, viewing everything through th... | I have a question for you: why do you think no black woman has ever been on the Supreme Court and why do you think women in general are such a minority in the court’s history? One would expect that in the last few decades as women have entered these fields the court would more closely reflect American demographics and ... | Is there value in having a court that reflects the population they represent?
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If there were, then all justices should be white, since that's the majority
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In what way does an all-white judiciary reflect a majority-white population?
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If the idea is that only people of X race can represent X race, then it... | sjpuo7 | CMV: Biden's promise to appoint a black women as justice is bad for multiple reasons | For clarity, I actually don't like the idea of separating everyone into groups based on their race and sex, and then treating those groups as monoliths. But my reasons below are after just accepting that, viewing everything through the lens of race is the norm.
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1. There are other minority groups with less so... | ZeusThunder369 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: There is nothing wrong with Critical Race Theory.
The recent outrage over Critical Race Theory in the US has caused many people to join a fierce movement against it. It is my view that this movement is misguided, formed on a foundation of misinformation and misunderstanding.
I believe the current mainstream perc... | [deleted]
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My concern with your argument is that you are using CRT as a scapegoat. I don't think what you have described is a "popular version" of CRT at all. It is illogical to blame all the unsavoury aspects of "woke culture" on a critical legal field of study that began 40 years ago.
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but isn't that a "no ... | My own gripe with CRT comes from the way in which words are twisted around to achieve a particular political end. The most common example of this is the concept of racism. Before you say that this is a fringe viewpoint and doesn't represent CRT - like you've said, CRT is a collection of ideas about race, and this is on... | sjjxtn | CMV: There is nothing wrong with Critical Race Theory. | The recent outrage over Critical Race Theory in the US has caused many people to join a fierce movement against it. It is my view that this movement is misguided, formed on a foundation of misinformation and misunderstanding.
I believe the current mainstream perception of CRT is false. I am looking for someone to conv... | Significant_Mind_127 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The US Government should allow transgender people to serve, but should not pay for their surgeries
I'm not interested in arguing whether transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military, I'm more interested in the second part of my title. So starting with the assumption that trans people *can* serve ... | This is a complicated discussion. Most of our ideas of what is "elective" are complicate too. For example, the military insurance already pays for Viagra for ED. Is that _needed_? Well...depends on how you conceptualize health. I can live just fine without sex on one hand, but on the other it's an important part o... | 1. Many would argue that these treatments are not "elective". Gender dysphoria is a documented mental illness in the DSM-V and one of the established treatments is transitioning (inclusive of the medications and surgeries necessary to enable such a transition). While not all transgendered people are gender dysphoric,... | 6pxp2b | CMV: The US Government should allow transgender people to serve, but should not pay for their surgeries | I'm not interested in arguing whether transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military, I'm more interested in the second part of my title. So starting with the assumption that trans people *can* serve in the military, why should the government pay for their surgeries and hormone treatments?
Two big argum... | agoddamnlegend | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The Ending of How I Met Your Mother is Bogus [spoilers]
I finished How I Met Your Mother last fall. Just recently, I watched it again. I was, and continue to be, extremely aggravated by the ending. The mother should not have just died like that. It’s absolutely infuriating. Ted spends 9 seasons, 9 SEASONS, workin... | Sorry, but, you completely missed the point of the show.
The show was *not* about the power of true love, and about Ted and Robin each taking forever to finally find their One True Loves in Tracy and Barney.
The point of the show was that Ted's original season 1 ideas about True Love were immature, idiotic, unrealist... | Just curious, did you watch the extended finale? The directors cut finale has many more scenes that show Ted and Robin after the death of the mother that makes the ending reveal more bearable. I watched the finale live on TV and also though the ending was bogus. I still don't like it but at least it's less bad in my mi... | 784ba5 | CMV: The Ending of How I Met Your Mother is Bogus [spoilers] | I finished How I Met Your Mother last fall. Just recently, I watched it again. I was, and continue to be, extremely aggravated by the ending. The mother should not have just died like that. It’s absolutely infuriating. Ted spends 9 seasons, 9 SEASONS, working up to this big reveal and then they go and kill her off. I t... | UncoordinatedDancer | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: it is more humane to eradict the extreme religious thought than to allow it spreading and leading to massacre and genocide
As we all know some extreme religious thought is prone to violence and simply will not allow the peaceful coexistence with others. Wouldn't using education/force to eradict such extreme thoug... | Religion isn't the only path to extremist thought. Case in point this very post, you have an extremist view, which you believe justified violence.
With religion out of the equation would you say that you are against all extremism, or only religious extremism?
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I would say I am against all extremism but not agre... | Didn't Hitler believe this exact same thing about Jews?
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No, I don't think jewish people been violent and runing with machete slahing others on the street. Maybe I am wrong?
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That's not what I mean. You're making the claim that certain people need to be killed/"re-educated" because they might do something evi... | 1e7rsxf | CMV: it is more humane to eradict the extreme religious thought than to allow it spreading and leading to massacre and genocide | As we all know some extreme religious thought is prone to violence and simply will not allow the peaceful coexistence with others. Wouldn't using education/force to eradict such extreme thoughts a greater good for both the believer and the others?
I have an example. In the Dungan Revolt (Tongzhi Hui revoltl) of Chines... | leol1818 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Islamic ideology destroyed Palestine
Today, Yemeni groups striked Tel Aviv. They are not aware of repercussions. Hamas, which claims to be saviour of Palestinians, is based on Islamic fundamentalist ideology. All the Muslims I see in Al Jazeera comment section talk about cleaning Israel from river to the sea. The... | What do you actually mean when you say 'destroyed'? Are you attributing the present devastation in Gaza to Islam rather than IAF bombs? Are you saying the general state(lessness) of the Palestinian people is due to Islam? Exactly how has Islam destroyed Palestine?
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Arabs picked up fight with Israel and lost badly... | They derived fighting against a colonial regime from the Quran ? Huh, didn’t know native Americans were islamists. Before hamas most resistance groups in Palestin were more left leaning (like the pflp). Palestinians did what anyone else would’ve done.
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Israel is not colonial. Jews were living there 2000 years ago ... | 1e7pc80 | CMV: Islamic ideology destroyed Palestine | Today, Yemeni groups striked Tel Aviv. They are not aware of repercussions. Hamas, which claims to be saviour of Palestinians, is based on Islamic fundamentalist ideology. All the Muslims I see in Al Jazeera comment section talk about cleaning Israel from river to the sea. They don't even talk about cooperation and dip... | Interesting-You-2986 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: In order to explain the complex ideas of evolution and the Theory of Natural Selection to people who cannot grasp them, I use an allegory involving detectives and crime scenes. I feel it works.
I am not a scientist but am passionate about rationality, skepticism, atheism, truth, and the general pursuit of knowled... | If your goal is to explain the difference between evolution and natural selection, then it's worth pointing out that this statement:
> The Theory of Natural Selection (the detective's proposed explanation for the murder of the man) is the accepted conclusion for the how's and why's of evolution.
is technically incorr... | I don't think that does anything to explain evolution or natural selection. What it does is explain, very loosely, the scientific method of gathering evidence to arrive at a theory.
Just going by what you've said about your friends and family, I'd say that you are more passionate about these ideas than they are. It ... | 6pw9n7 | CMV: In order to explain the complex ideas of evolution and the Theory of Natural Selection to people who cannot grasp them, I use an allegory involving detectives and crime scenes. I feel it works. | I am not a scientist but am passionate about rationality, skepticism, atheism, truth, and the general pursuit of knowledge. Many of my friends and family, while good people, are not interested in any of these things and elect to have a more passive viewpoint on these very important matters.
Thus, I sometimes find myse... | sexpressed | 3 | 3 | [
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