gowlerk
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If teaching the facts makes someone feel guilty then so be it. But making children feel guilty for what their ancestors did is unlikely. What children or people in general do you know who assume responsibility for the actions of others? Why would white children feel guilty, it is not in human nature and especially not in the nature of children to believe that their parents are anything but old fools. The whole concept of history making children feel guilty is just a total bullshit excuse for hiding unpleasant things we would rather not dwell on.
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Good thing he was ready with his killing machine handy.
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Okay then. I accept that you have a different definition of the word from myself and most others. Just as I define conservative as fearful of change, and many other see a different meaning.
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So that's what the word means to you? What if I told you that I like millions of others have no problem identifying as "woke" and yet almost none of us belong to any such organization at all? You are creating boogeymen.
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Woke doesn't have a structure or a leader. It is not even a little bit cult like. It does seem to have inspired a counter culture which seems to have a distaste for and a fear of it.
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That may be your observation, but it is not correct. Woke has its roots in 1930s black American culture. But as I stated it has become a right wing insult. It has been co-opted.
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Good Lord. Everyone know that "woke" has no meaning anymore other than "something that upsets conservatives and makes them want to belittle others".
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Domestic violence against women is all too disturbingly common in Canada as well. It is depressing.
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At the risk of being attacked again as an unwanted outside commentator by Ameriphiles I will say that the USA has shown remarkable strength and cohesion through leadership only when faced with an existential threat. Currently the majority is already achieving enough to keep themselves reasonably satisfied. The op here really has two components. The shift away of manufacturing is not really correctable if we want to keep living the lifestyle that modern technology provides us with. The other thrust is the social ills caused by a large and growing underclass being left behind. My take on that is it is partly a hangover from racial tensions and partly a structural problem caused by a federal government that was deliberately created to be weak in areas related to social welfare. Social safety nets are expensive and not enough people are willing to pay for the healthcare of those who are living among the powerless because it is too easy to just call them undeserving.
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In that case the fundamental purpose would be defined by the people and subject to change with the circumstances. Works for me. That is why constitutions have amending formulae.
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The point of the statement is that it is difficult to define a purpose of a nation state. They form by accidents of history and geography and they are extremely varied in longevity. They can be homogeneous in cultural makeup but often are not. Kallend's OP stating that caring for the welfare of it's people is fundamental is as good as any other purpose. My posistion is that they have no real purpose other than to protect and hoard resources.
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Go ahead. No one will attack you or belittle you. Your feelings are important.
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Did you? You are becoming tiresome now, but I'm guessing that is your goal.
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Isn't that the same thing? It could be argued that a nation is just a modern and more formal tribe. It could also be argued that looking after the best interests of the rulers is the fundamental job. Ask a Russian.
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Something about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness comes to mind.
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Most likely the workers in the forum mines are women. Sort of like Rosie the riveter updated.
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I suggest you don’t rank them.
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Well, I suppose you have some reason to think that. But the SCOTUS does not agree with you or him. They seem to be taking the Charlton Heston position. Namely "from my cold dead hands". So I have come to the conclusion that both are equally unlikely. The ERA couldn't get passed either.
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He is not. Last I heard is that he still considers the Bill of Rights and therefore the 2nd Amendment to be essential parts of the nation. I agree that he is proposing controls that would be helpful if they could be implemented. But they can not. The root problem is the 2nd Amendment.
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Vietnam, ruled by the brave Vietnamese. Ukraine, ruled by the brave Ukrainians.
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The reason you can not protect children from random events like school shootings is that they are so random. Even if you do put armed guards in the schools you just shift the target either to softer ones or to taking out the guardians first. You know what the root of the problem is.
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Not on my page. You can do what you want on yours.
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I can sell you all the Ts and Ps you need. 24.95 USD/1000. PayPal accepted.
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It brings the thought of tiki torch carriers chanting "Jews will not replace us" to my mind.
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I'd call it a huge difference.
