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  What Are Your Rights?

  by Simon in

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  rights seem to be everywhere nowadays.

  say hello to someone in the wrong way and you've violated 101 of their human rights.

  people imagine they have the right to all sorts of things - food, healthcare, housing, internet ... so many things are labelled basic rights and then you get onto their human rights - a favourite of the do-nothing bodies such as the un to declare.

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  You may note that I never said that a true socialist country was a good idea. That's why I said a Democratic Socialist country (like Sweden and Norway) works.

  In a purely Libertarian or Socialist society, you can't prevent those with an unfair advantage, and no scruples, from coming out on top. That's also why pure capitalism can't work, when those whose parents made a fortune through honest (or dishonest) work, can be as indolent as any so called "freeloader", and reap the benefits of someone else's industry.

  So, nice attempt at strawmanning me, but I will gladly provide rebuttals to your cherry picked arguments all day long.
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  What Are Your Rights?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
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  rights seem to be everywhere nowadays.

  say hello to someone in the wrong way and you've violated 101 of their human rights.

  people imagine they have the right to all sorts of things - food, healthcare, housing, internet ... so many things are labelled basic rights and then you get onto their human rights - a favourite of the do-nothing bodies such as the un to declare.

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  The problem with the Libertarian concept of rights, is that it could only work in a society where everyone is fair, honest, and empathic. Otherwise, the unscrupulous or righteous (take your pick) will end up on top, leading to feudalism.

  In a society that was fair, honest, and empathic, I would suggest that there WOULD be a right to such things as free medical and education. It works in countries with a balanced Democratic Socialist agenda. Those who keep bringing up Venezuela are simply parroting right wing talking points, because actual research would reveal that it is far from being a true socialist country, despite what Hannity and Carlson may say. Though I guess it saves time if you only research in places that agree with you. (Gee...that sounds kind of familiar!)

  I invite anyone to give an example of an attempt at a Libertarian state that succeeded.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  In reply to Cofty, someone in this thread (not Cofty) intimated that if we were in a matriarchy, we'd still be living in mud huts.

  Someone's been watching too much Jordan Peterson. I'm surprised no one's mentioned the hierarchy of lobsters yet. I'm to old to join another cult.
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  Have you seen Hereditary (2018)? ... spoilers!

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, i saw hereditary (2018) recently.. it's ari aster's debut movie, pretty good for a first film.. what did you think of it?.

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  It's a true horror/mystery/thriller. I watched it because I'm a big fan of Toni Collette, but found the rest of the cast held their own against her, which made it superior to most horror films. The attention to detail was fantastic, and the twists in the plot made it impossible to guess the ending. It was also sufficiently horrifying for anyone's taste. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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  Have you seen Hereditary (2018)? ... spoilers!

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so, i saw hereditary (2018) recently.. it's ari aster's debut movie, pretty good for a first film.. what did you think of it?.

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  I just watched it last night. Not your average horror flick. It goes in directions that completely fooled me till the very end. The cast was terrific, especially Toni Collette (one of my favorite actresses). Great attention to detail, and truly chilling
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  Considering the odds, I'd be an idiot to worry about such things.
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  What Are Your Rights?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
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  rights seem to be everywhere nowadays.

  say hello to someone in the wrong way and you've violated 101 of their human rights.

  people imagine they have the right to all sorts of things - food, healthcare, housing, internet ... so many things are labelled basic rights and then you get onto their human rights - a favourite of the do-nothing bodies such as the un to declare.

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  Awful lot of Libertarians here today.
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  Is Being a “Manly Man” a Bad Thing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  so much is said regarding men , in a negative way.

  shaving commercials are now lecturing us as to how bad we really are.

  men should be less masculine.

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  I hope that all the complainers about the Gillette commercial are in their dotage. If you're in your 20's to 40's, you're going. to be very unhappy the next few years, as the world moves further into the 21st century, and women and minorities (both racially and sexually) take their place as your true equals, or even superiors
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  If you had to

  by rolliepollie in

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  if you had to follow one religion, what would it be and why?.

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  Having reached retirement age, I have more free time to visit with my 87 year old mother. She was raised in the Assembly of God church, and actually had it worse than the Witnesses do today. No movies, no dancing, only religious music allowed in the home.

  She and I have had many talks, and believe that if there is a Supreme being, He (or she) certainly couldn't be a conflicted, schizophrenic, irrational being, demanding to be worshipped by those that they supposedly love.

  We've come to the conclusion that death is either the cessation of conscious thought (not really scary if you think it out), or some sort of existence as a conscious being, which would certainly be a big bonus, but either way, not something to worry about, or dwell on.

  Death is much harder on the living, who mourn those who have died
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  White supremacy is an ideology of peace

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  i'm tired of hearing these constant attacks on white supremacists after the events in charlottesville.

  why are moderate white supremacists being lumped in together and sharing the blame for the actions of one reprehensible man that misinterpreted the ideals of white supremacy and became violent?

  clearly the motivation of such attacks on white supremacists is nothing other than racism.

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  By the way. This will be my last comment on this forum. Good fortune to you all!