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- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:42 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: United States Politics Thread 46
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Re: United States Politics Thread 46
From the Nietzsche thread: Well ok. I have never actually watched Southpark so I didn't get the reference. Pretty much everyone I know considers the show intensely bigoted and reactionary, for what it's worth. They were libertarians, but they do oppose Trump. Penn Jillette was libertarian too until...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: United States Politics Thread 46
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 444956
Re: United States Politics Thread 46
Are Americans that interested in socialism? If the answer turns out to be'not that much' well, it still sucks but the situation does reflect public opinion. The key thing is that the vast majority of Americans don't know what socialism is and confuse "socialism" with either social democra...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Venting thread
- Replies: 1920
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Re: Venting thread
Got hit with a slur today by some guy who claimed that English has stopped evolving and is now frozen. This is the first time I can recall having been hit with a slur that refers to a group I belong to. 1) Sorry to hear that. 2) Is that slur a relatively recent coinage? In that case, it would be qu...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:05 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: United States Politics Thread 46
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 444956
Re: United States Politics Thread 46
It's been said all over the internet, but it's worth repeating: The entire strategy of the Democratic Party is to be one yottameter (no more no less) to the left of the GOP, so they can stake a claim to 50% of the Overton window without spooking their donors or rattling their own personal finances....
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: English questions
- Replies: 1401
- Views: 447266
Re: English questions
What is the exact meaning of the word "cute" in Hiberno-English? It seems to be subtly different from its meaning in most other varieties of English, but I'm not entirely sure how.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Happy things thread!
- Replies: 1210
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- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:33 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Settler colonialism in action
- Replies: 183
- Views: 5685
Re: Settler colonialism in action
Anyway, I mostly stay out of the "Libs discover world politics" threads, but geez, this one is bad. Err, what? If by "Libs" you mean "anyone who's neither a tankie nor a right-winger", then, whatever the flaws of their own understanding of the world, they at least make...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Random Thread
- Replies: 3731
- Views: 451179
Re: Random Thread
Yes, that's the reason why I posted my initial question.rotting bones wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:00 pmTaking random vitamins for general health is a scam. (Originally, scammers sold them as a cure for cancer!)
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Venting thread
- Replies: 1920
- Views: 15027981
Re: Venting thread
Problem is, I'm not in an actual apartment building. I'm in what different parts of the English-speaking world apparently call an ADU or a granny flat. So all things related to house management are generally handled less "formally" than they would be in a regular apartment block. The annoy...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Venting thread
- Replies: 1920
- Views: 15027981
Re: Venting thread
Our heating and hot water are gone, and our landlady and landlord are on vacation.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Settler colonialism in action
- Replies: 183
- Views: 5685
Re: Settler colonialism in action
Yeah, but both of those are geographically larger and have significant numbers of US troops stationed there, so the US can use them as bases for operations.rotting bones wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:19 pm
The US used Japan and South Korea as forward bases to exert influence on the Far East too: https://youtu.be/12ddOpt7Hio
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Random Thread
- Replies: 3731
- Views: 451179
Re: Random Thread
I'm obviously not a doctor, but if you don't want to take a pill then you could look into eating foods high in natural vitamin D, like whole milk, some mushrooms, leafy greens, certain kinds of fish, etc. The main reason doctors suggest pills for this is it's easier than changing your entire diet, ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:01 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Settler colonialism in action
- Replies: 183
- Views: 5685
Re: Settler colonialism in action
I do believe the leadership of rich Western countries -- the US, of course, but also others -- sometimes/often thinks of Israel as a 'middleman country', a useful foothold in a resource-rich troubled region. Both many of Israel's supporters and many of Israel's opponents like to talk about how impo...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:48 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Random Thread
- Replies: 3731
- Views: 451179
Re: Random Thread
Thank you!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:05 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Random Thread
- Replies: 3731
- Views: 451179
Re: Random Thread
OK, everyone, I need a second opinion: I had a general health checkup at my GP's office on Monday, and the result was apparently that I'm mostly in fine health, but seriously lack Vitamin D, presumably because I don't get out enough. So now my GP wants me to take Vitamin D supplements. Is that legit...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:02 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Seeing past your cultural worldview
- Replies: 28
- Views: 319874
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:01 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
- Replies: 666
- Views: 753748
Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
My last working day of my contact where I work now is tomorrow. I do enjoy working there, with mostly fun coworkers and lots of fun (and liquid crystally) Science happening... but, at the same time, I have my next adventure lined up starting from June/July which I'm very excited for. Bittersweet. G...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:00 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Thus Spake Zarathustra
- Replies: 11
- Views: 769
Re: Thus Spake Zarathustra
I find it a bit surprising to see Nietzsche defended by someone who basically sees anyone who shares any minor opinion with Heidegger as a nazi.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:58 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Settler colonialism in action
- Replies: 183
- Views: 5685
Re: Settler colonialism in action
(Mostly staying out of this for now, but this caught my attention) As for Le Pen and Meloni... I do believe there's a certain continuity. Most noticeably in seeing Arabs and Muslims as some sort of barbarian enemy. Though of course, there is also a strong anti-semitic element in the far-right too. I...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:34 am
- Forum: Ephemera
- Topic: Random Thread
- Replies: 3731
- Views: 451179
Re: Random Thread
Does anyone here know anyone affected by that bridge collapse?