ptr2voidStar

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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
There has only been one time in human history where slavery was "racialised". The whole concept of "race" was invented to support this kind of slavery. The descendants of people who bear the same skin hue of the formerly
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I can help you with that: Both are referred to as "black" (or worse), anywhere they go in the world, and both suffer the effects, prejudice and discrimination of racism - anywhere they go in the world. Another fan fact - your hypo
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I think you need to "soften" your messaging - in order to calm all the "pearl clutchers" out there. Remember the first law of the 48 laws of power - you are still a minnow playing in the huge pool, and you have to appeal
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I'd like to see the response to this question, because it was the first question that popped into my mind.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Thank you for stating this. I was just about to write what you said. The fact that what he/she associates with "black" culture is so negative - and doesn't seem to stop to critically analyse that - but accepts it as &quo
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Alas, we don't live in an ideal world - in fact, I'll go as far as saying that we live in a very *unideal* world. It is easy to overlook this unpleasant fact though.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
> Society doesn't benefit from segregating ... You might want to reevaluate what you wrote. The last 500 years or so (of American especially, but also most Western European - Spain, France, UK etc.) history wouldn't exist if yo
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Not sure why this was voted down (not entirely surprised though). Perhaps an uncomfortable truth? That said, it would have been useful, if you provided a few (of the numerous) citations supporting your statement.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
> else we may be left with a very White & western hegemony. I think it's a bit too late to worry about that.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Quite Interesting!
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I was a teacher for 17 years, but couldn't read or write(bbc.co.uk)
225 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|157 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Care to explain further?
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Check mate.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Spot on! That's exactly what I was thinking. Very well put.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Exactly This. Why can people NOT see this?!
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Is the nigh near for the US economy?(ft.com)
2 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|2 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Shocking that you have to state this fact. Is this HN or YouTube? SMDH
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Turkeys voting for Christmas (t'was ever thus). That said, this is an unavoidable consequence of globalization that was due to happen anyway.The "pandemic" simply accelerated it. A big section of the conceptual "West&quo
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An interesting look at the logistic map [video](youtube.com)
2 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|0 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Not sure if you're being facetious not, but that is an interesting question. I'd wager that it isn't exploitative however, because plants are not sentient, and (AFAWK), do not have thought/feelings or emotions.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Would you still hold that opinion if you contracted an illness that can be cured as a result of animal testing?
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
What if those people are people who can be exploited and coerced into "giving consent" because they are poor, and need the money?
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I'm glad to hear that others are equally frustrated with the tight coupling between D3 and Observable. For me, it just wasn't worth the effort of learning D3 AND Observable (especially, not being particularly fond of JS to start w
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Some animal rights activists (and philosophers), say the darndest things(speakingofresearch.com)
2 points by ptr2voidStar 5y ago|1 comments
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Haha, OP has no awareness of his/her bias!
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I was just about to make that comment. Faulty reasoning on the part of the commenter.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
I'm fascinated that people actually believe this would make a material difference to the way all the paraphernalia surrounding taxes (e.g. legal, accounting, geopolitics etc.) are currently structured. To quote Tancredi (from "T
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
>the majority of dog owners I encounter are at the mercy of their dogs, they treat the dogs not as dogs but as humans and try to bargain with them. The crux of the problem.
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
>introducing stiff penalties for owners of unleashed dogs who bite -- how about a fixed 10,000 dollar fine? If such a law were ever to be passed, something tells me a lot of people with "well behaved" dogs would suddenly start
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by ptr2voidStar 5y ago
Hahaha "perfectly cromulent" - I see you! (fellow fan of the Simpsons!).

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