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  They Did It!!!

  by snowbird in

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  aca has gone down.. the die has been cast.. hail caesar!.

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  Well, the reason why the US healthcare system is so screwed is because of the law; after all, it is pretty much the same "big pharma" countries that operate everywhere in the world. Therefore, going back to "The US healthcare system is screwed so what law is in effect doesn't matter" is not exactly fixing anything.

  Obamacare had consequences, and so will the AHCA... what those consequences are is difficult to say because the legislative process was sped up so nobody would be able to learn about them in full but it seems like it will mean a lot of people will lose coverage.
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  They Did It!!!

  by snowbird in

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  aca has gone down.. the die has been cast.. hail caesar!.

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  I can't believe it is considered acceptable in the US to make changes to 1/6th of the economy, affecting millions of lives in dramatic ways, when those changes have not been properly scored, reviewed or even read by the people who vote on them...
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  They Did It!!!

  by snowbird in

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  aca has gone down.. the die has been cast.. hail caesar!.

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  No CBO score, text not public for three days as Trump promised, nobody who voted for it has read it and the saved money will be used for tax cuts for the ultra rich... The icing on the cake is that being sexually assaulted is now a preexisting condition, you could not make this up if you tried.

  If I was an American I would be pretty pissed, but I guess Trump-apologists will remain puzzled about why people, women in particular, protest Trump.

  Anyone know it chances in the senate? From what I gather, they only need 50 votes and it is expected to pass no?
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  Children in classroom

  by ollied28 in

  1. watchtower
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  hello.

  i was wondering if someone could tell me where i might find the example of a young jw standing in front of the class to (boldly) defend creation vs. evolution.. i would like to contrast it with the example from the "bible teach" book about the student challenging the teacher,.

  i believe there was an illustration of a young boy standing up in the classroom for his "beliefs".. thanks..

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  Yah, a girl. I think it was supposed to be set in South America, but my memory is fuzzy. I remember being a bit surprised they were pushing the "life where did it come from" book
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  Children in classroom

  by ollied28 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello.

  i was wondering if someone could tell me where i might find the example of a young jw standing in front of the class to (boldly) defend creation vs. evolution.. i would like to contrast it with the example from the "bible teach" book about the student challenging the teacher,.

  i believe there was an illustration of a young boy standing up in the classroom for his "beliefs".. thanks..

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  bohm

  Smiddy: no this one was way older. I know because i was living at my old place so it must have been at least five years. Actually i would guess 2010. But I got a feeling they are reprinting this stuff all the time
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  So, the Womens March ... What Is It For?

  by Simon in

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  it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.

  i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?

  ... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?

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  MMM: posting a similar video about men would be funny... if men were protesting like idiots.

  Well, good on you!

  Notice how you are the one who makes humor conditional on political views.

  I take it then that it is because "women" (one group) are protesting like "idiots" you think this video about negative stereotypes about "women" (one group) is funny?
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  So, the Womens March ... What Is It For?

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.

  i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?

  ... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?

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  just fine: I am not offended, I just don't get why it is considered funny...

  you could make the same kind of video about men, i.e. take the worst inaccurate stereotypes about men and do each of them like a checklist. So it would be about how a woman finally got promoted at work, didn't get sexually assaulted in the metro, didn't suffer from domestic abuse at home, etc. etc. I don't think that would be very funny either. It would be a video about how men are creep, like this is a video about how women are useless.

  If they were serious about that video, at least have the guy turn on his computer for some porn in the evening, then cut to a video with a big bearded man giving him two thumbs up.
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  Children in classroom

  by ollied28 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello.

  i was wondering if someone could tell me where i might find the example of a young jw standing in front of the class to (boldly) defend creation vs. evolution.. i would like to contrast it with the example from the "bible teach" book about the student challenging the teacher,.

  i believe there was an illustration of a young boy standing up in the classroom for his "beliefs".. thanks..

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  bohm

  This is going to be a bit obscure, but on the back of a ca. 2012 (ISH!) watchtower there is a plug for the old Creation book about a young girl who stands up to her biology teacher using the book.
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  So, the Womens March ... What Is It For?

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.

  i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?

  ... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?

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  yep, I understand it is humor. I just don't think it is very clever or funny humor as it is basically just listing a bunch of inaccurate, negative stereotypes about women. It comes across as forced and humorless to me, as this kind of one-sided political humor often does.

  I don't think it is accidental the only positive contribution he could figure out women made to the world was sandwiches. That idea (that women are useless) was the idea he started out with and then the sketch was built around that point.

  Do you think it is very clever/funny?
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  So, the Womens March ... What Is It For?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.

  i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?

  ... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?

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  bohm

  MMM:

  So the joke in the video is that without women, driving would become a pleasure (because women are poor drivers), there would be fewer accidents (because women text while driving), productivity and the DOW would skyrocket (because women make men unproductive and do not contribute to the economy) and the only thing that would happen is that men would have to make sandwiches themselves (because that is all women are good at).

  Yep, no sexism there. Very clever, much funny...

  This forum has sure changed.