farmaway

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by farmaway 3y ago
I'm an American who leans politically center-right. Here's my opinionated perspective on this issue. In recent years, public libraries across the US and UK have hosted a number of Drag Queen Story Hours. These are events where men
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by farmaway 3y ago
>as much as I am a critic of SF’s policies around homelessness and drugs, it is not a dangerous city that someone will get murdered. If you read the article, you'll find that SF is a dangerous city in which someone was just senseles
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by farmaway 3y ago
That is interesting speculation. In any case, the victim's name is now a matter of public record: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/fatal-stabbing-bob...
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by farmaway 3y ago
It's not a conspiracy theory. It's a dynamic I've seen in play out on the front page before, on many occasions, in real-time.
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by farmaway 3y ago
>a white tech-upper class quasi cult. >Sam Altman and Lex Fridman This thing with white Gentiles and Jews reminds of tennis pros from Scotland. They're described in the English press as Scottish when they lose and British when th
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by farmaway 3y ago
>Even a cursory search will inform you this is false I did a cursory search and instantly substantiated the WSJ's claim: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-san-francisco-sho... >In an interview
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by farmaway 3y ago
Maybe you're both right.
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by farmaway 4y ago
The party in power wins by default on the little stuff. The opposition must "save their debate for more important things."
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by farmaway 4y ago
It's impolitic to mention, but black Americans commit most murders in the US despite their small share of the population. Black American women are more likely to commit murder than white American men, a sex reversal unique between larg
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by farmaway 4y ago
Sad but true. This philosophy isn't exclusive to one race or demographic, either. Poor white kids fall into criminal subcultures just like anyone else when there seems to be no hope and no way out. Juggalo gangs are one example of this
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by farmaway 4y ago
It's not an exaggeration. My city government has funded a "Black Excellence Center" which will use public funds to build a racially-exclusive art gallery/business incubator/cultural space for black people, who repre
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by farmaway 4y ago
The laws are almost never enforced that way and almost always flouted in that direction, so the common misperception is understandable.
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by farmaway 4y ago
>White people are way over represented on arrests for alcohol-related crimes, whereas Black people are in-line with population, for example. [0,1] Yep, especially here in Wisconsin! I rarely drink, and find the whole culture around drink
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by farmaway 4y ago
>Perhaps South Korea has an immobilizer law like many other industrialized nations. Do they? I spent a few minutes searching but couldn't find an answer.
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by farmaway 4y ago
An ugly and uncomfortable truth to be sure, but truth nonetheless. I live in Wisconsin near Milwaukee and face these issues daily. You can't make this bad situation any better by ignoring it.
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by farmaway 4y ago
Milwaukee vlogger's experience hanging out with car-stealing "Kia Boys:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbTrLyqL_nw Over 10,000 cars were stolen in Milwaukee in 2021. That's one stolen auto for every 60
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by farmaway 4y ago
I think I've explained very clearly. Sorry if my perceived pedantry made you or the OP upset.
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by farmaway 4y ago
The point is acknowledging sensible prohibitions on, for example, the sale of alcohol to minors can be measurably and beneficially effective, and abandoning all attempts to crack down on vice because "prohibition never works" is m
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by farmaway 4y ago
You're putting words in my mouth. I don't suggest that America follow China or Singapore's example to the letter, only that the statement "making vices illegal never stopped them" is wrong. There is a huge middle gr
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by farmaway 4y ago
The first sentence simply isn't true. Vigorous law enforcement can substantially curtail illegal drug trafficking, for example. Singapore does not have a fentanyl abuse problem. They also hang drug traffickers. This argument has simila
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by farmaway 4y ago
Your very comment dodged every major point of my original post, which you continue to evade. I won't be sidetracked into debating the actions of some Governor I don't control in a state I've never visited. It is classic &quot
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by farmaway 4y ago
You're strawmanning Florida as an example of the status quo, when it's one of a very few states pushing back against the tide.
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by farmaway 4y ago
The President of the United States of America: https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/biden-calls-curbs-on-treatment... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-transgender-youth-state... I have fami
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by farmaway 4y ago
The nonces are still with us. Prostasia Foundation is the new NAMBLA, working hard to normalize "minor-attracted persons" within academia and the nonprofit space. They're aided by those who rationalize children's consent
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by farmaway 4y ago
>but pretty much all of them agree with the idea that everyone should be entitled to basic decency. This is begging the question. Disagreement over what "basic decency" means is the heart of the LGBTIAP+ debate, just like disag
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by farmaway 4y ago
COVID-related extended school closures probably didn't help. I've read several anecdotal accounts of kids with autism spectrum disorders regressing horribly during lockdown.
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by farmaway 4y ago
This seems like finding yourself in a depressing situation, becoming depressed, and solving the problem with pharmaceuticals rather than changing the circumstances which led to depression in the first place.
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by farmaway 4y ago
>It feels like 90% of women on there are chasing the top 10% of dudes and not settling for anything else. It feels that way because it is that way (stats from OKCupid, but I suspect the effect generalizes): https://archive.is&
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by farmaway 4y ago
Yes, biosolid fertilizers have a PR problem. Some of the bad press is deserved. Depending on how septic sludge is treated, the resulting product can still release nasty smalls, contain harmful compounds like PFAS and birth control hormones,
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by farmaway 4y ago
And here's another bullshit flamebait comment, upvoted and unflagged. I won't bother to reply to this one. Will you take action? I will watch and take note. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34487518

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