marchingkazoo

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by marchingkazoo 1y ago
This is the most pertinent comment in the thread.
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by marchingkazoo 1y ago
I don't mean to speak for the parent poster. But FTA: "Spanning the years 1937–2001, the collection should especially appeal to those with an avant-garde or musicological bent." The tracks cited by the parent are not avant-
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by marchingkazoo 2y ago
I agree that it's an odd difference. Thanks for setting me straight on the cultural difference. I've also had worse starts to my Friday. Thanks again.
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by marchingkazoo 2y ago
>Not good at math... Clearly. From Robert's Rules of order [1]: The word “majority” in this context means, simply, more than half. [1] https://robertsrules.com/frequently-asked-questions/
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by marchingkazoo 2y ago
>The majority of Americans voted for this. Not true. Trump got 49.8% of the popular vote [1]. [1] https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election...
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
>Both the Milky Way and sardine sandwiches are visible objects. Sure. Aside from that? I'm trying very very hard to not be pedantic, but you are making that difficult. Thing is, comparing incompatible items is disingenuous.
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
Well, yes, it's true that the Milky Way could be compared to a sardine sandwich. As has been noted, that comparison would be disingenuous.
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
Comparing government expenditures on infrastructure (roads, bridges, sewers, power grids, schools, libraries), and earned benefits (social security, medicare) with a "charitable foundation's donations" can only be seen as dis
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
In The States, it's an actual constitutional right. I won't try to justify how positive the role is or could be. However, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establi
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
This was a civil case, not a criminal case. Steyn and Simberg were not prosecuted for their speech. They were asked to be held accountable for a tort. Different standard. That said, Steyn and Simberg would almost surely not be in the po
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by marchingkazoo 3y ago
Article is clearly labeled as "Commentary."