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9 minutes ago, Saxon said:

If I was triggered by every news site I found lies on, I wouldn't be able to read the news at all. Huffington is pretty bad, although Fox is too, to be honest. Neither of them approach the monumental scientific errors I've seen in the Telegraph and Daily Mail, though. The BBC tends to be good on science, but I've seen them make huge mistakes as well, such as claiming that earthquakes can be forecast. (I shit you not, they seriously published an article claiming this).

Essentially, whatever you post somebody out there is going to refuse to read it because they perceive it as biased, but come on; it takes such a short amount of time to check things nowadays.

So click bait doesn't count? :v

 

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43 minutes ago, Saxon said:

To be honest I don't think this is 'intolerance'; I think it is laziness. I wouldn't personally quote the huffington post though, because I've seen them publish some pretty odd things.

...although I've seen mainstream newspapers publish articles claiming asbestos isn't dangerous and that second hand smoking doesn't exist, so even reputed news outlets are often appallingly bad.

If there is a link to the original source, I would usually just go ahead and post that.

I guess laziness would've been a better word for what I was trying to describe... and linking the original source is probably always the number 1 way to go. I personally don't look at the mainstream news a lot, so when I pull something up that has multiple links to the same thing, I just take it at that face value... which isn't very good to do, but it helps save me a little time and energy

 

34 minutes ago, #00Buck said:

I love how this thread has descended into poo flinging and includes someone who literally wears diapers. 

Silly you, don't be the judge of appearance rather, be the judge of the poo that person is flinging

 

(Off topic) And hey I'll have you know, diapers are very convenient :V especially when your dorm bathrooms are covered in human excrement because idiots don't know how to clean up after themselves or use the toilet >.>

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2 hours ago, Victor-933 said:

 your brians may be damaged.

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48 minutes ago, Victor-933 said:

Well, when someone keeps lying to you, it gets kind of silly to be expected to keep listening to that someone.

well, yes this is usually true on an individual basis, but hopefully in this particular circumstance it isn't that hard to just check and make sure you're not just using the presence of bias to dismiss reality

i usually like to check both biased and unbiased sites and then compare so i can have a well rounded idea of how often information is spun

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wait, hold on a second

 

@Victor-933 you do realize the huffpo contributor platform is basically huffpo's blog area right? anyone can post anything there automatically. if it's inflammatory it gets taken down, but it's not even indexed, like at all. that's not even a huffpo writer, that's just...like...a person, and a crazy one at that

reading about the source and found this person talking about it:

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It’s a new contributor platform where anybody can post. It is available for everyone. And yes, now your blogs will get published instantly. No manual review.

But here is the catch. Your posts would be “No Index” and “No Follow”.

What it means that your posts will not be indexed in search engines such as Google and Bing. And since your posts will be “No Index”, there would be no search engine visibility and no search engine visibility means no one can find your blog through search engines.

The only way to get your blog indexed and visible to public is writing a viral piece of content. The more your content is shared by people on Huffington Post, more your chances of getting indexed and visible to public.

Huffington post don’t take any responsibility of content published by you. It’s a kind of stand alone platform.

 

so while this is great, you've actually just sourced a standalone platform claiming it's the writers from huffp (when it isn't), which makes your point even less credible

 

just thought i'd kinda debunk a talking point here while it's on my mind, carry on!

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31 minutes ago, Astus said:

(Off topic) And hey I'll have you know, diapers are very convenient :V especially when your dorm bathrooms are covered in human excrement because idiots don't know how to clean up after themselves or use the toilet >.>

Uh... Including you obviously.

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1 hour ago, Astus said:

(Off topic) And hey I'll have you know, diapers are very convenient :V especially when your dorm bathrooms are covered in human excrement because idiots don't know how to clean up after themselves or use the toilet >.>

well i can't imagine you'd be teaching them how any time in the future either so don't be judgemental

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2 hours ago, #00Buck said:

Uh... Including you obviously.

 

1 hour ago, Sir Gibby said:

well i can't imagine you'd be teaching them how any time in the future either so don't be judgemental

 

Hey D: I do not approve of these statements despite their probably validity in a theoretical situation >.>

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I'm not buying into the idea that any Republican did this, but I'm not sure I can point to any kind of person and suggest confidently that they did it. My guess is that it was somebody a little farther left than any Democrat or a little farther right than any Republican, but I really doubt it was anybody on the right.

Orange County is a solidly Democratic county, but it is also one of the few counties in North Carolina I know of that have all of active anarchist, anti-fascist, and anti-racist organizations. Neighboring Caswell County holds the headquarters for the Loyal White Knights of the KKK and houses quite a number of NC's self-proclaimed Fascist and Nazi organizations. 

Considering that the LWK, Nazis, and Fascists, have been increasing their presence in Orange County - especially in and around Chapel Hill - along with their support for Trump and the NC Republican Party, it makes sense to me that the anarchists, anti-fascists, and anti-racists would be targeting Republicans just as violently as they target the others.

The "Nazi Republicans Leave Town or Else" thing makes me lean even more towards that. They go back and forth with graffiti up there, from what I've seen every time I go there. Even things like "Everyone deserves shelter, food, and and water" were covered with bright red 14Ws.

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It was rather nice of democrats to raise 13,000 dollars to help the Campaign rebuild. That and Clinton's presidential response to it. 

Trump really cannot help but lose this election though. All the vile shit he said in '15, those gross sexual assault tapes with Billy Bush, and now calling people "animals" doesn't really inspire the general electorate to vote for you. 

The real interesting thing will happen when Clinton wins the election. Will there be riots from Trump supporters? It's gonna be a fun ride.  

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48 minutes ago, Butters said:

It was rather nice of democrats to raise 13,000 dollars to help the Campaign rebuild. That and Clinton's presidential response to it. 

Trump really cannot help but lose this election though. All the vile shit he said in '15, those gross sexual assault tapes with Billy Bush, and now calling people "animals" doesn't really inspire the general electorate to vote for you. 

The real interesting thing will happen when Clinton wins the election. Will there be riots from Trump supporters? It's gonna be a fun ride.  

idk, Trump was doomed to lose from the beginning. As much of a lifeless shell of a human being(?) as Clinton is, she's managed to find the one election in modern US history where that's actually a positive.

Like literally even wikileaks (and probably by extension the Russians, since lets be real here) couldn't outdo Trump's own antics which is honestly fuckin' amazing.

34 minutes ago, Cingal said:

You guys should just go back to being ruled by the British.

.You can keep your tea and crumpets you fuckin' commies.

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12 minutes ago, Victor-933 said:

Nah I quite like not having to worry about getting imprisoned and branded with a criminal record for hurting someone's feelings on the internet.

Those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear...

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@Snagged Cub I daresay that the territories set by Britain and others in the Middle East after WW1 were not done arbitrarily, but to intentionally increase friction between various states/sects/etc so they wouldn't unite. You have to admit they've succeeded so far ;)

 

@Rassah Last time I checked the Brits hadn't even initiated chapter 50 so they can actually begin the process of exiting the EU. May has promised to start chapter 50 before next March, though I wouldn't count on them keeping their word (crazy not to trust politicians I know ^__^).

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4 hours ago, Hux said:

Those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear...

:v

On this note, Donald J Trump is announcing his expansion of Government surveillance and a ban on violent video games.

...yeah, if only this wasn't true.

We Brexited a long time ago. It would be hypocritical of them to ask us back after they just Brexited too, and you know how much Brits hate hypocrisy 

Not much at all, because the Scottish parliament is pushing for another Scottish independence referendum.

But Scotland did come from the north American continent originally, so perhaps it is their destiny,

 

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On this note, Donald J Trump is announcing his expansion of Government surveillance and a ban on violent video games.

...yeah, if only this wasn't true.

Heh what do you know, he's made promises he might actually keep.

Entirely justified; society is going to hell thanks to lack of intrusion into privacy and nerds shooting everybody with laser cannons before devouring dots and cherries ;V

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12 minutes ago, WileyWarWeasel said:

@Snagged Cub I daresay that the territories set by Britain and others in the Middle East after WW1 were not done arbitrarily, but to intentionally increase friction between various states/sects/etc so they wouldn't unite. You have to admit they've succeeded so far ;)

 

@Rassah Last time I checked the Brits hadn't even initiated chapter 50 so they can actually begin the process of exiting the EU. May has promised to start chapter 50 before next March, though I wouldn't count on them keeping their word (crazy not to trust politicians I know ^__^).

 

The large straight borders were drawn with rulers, by Mark Sykes and his french counterpart Francois Georges-Picot, in secret without consulting the Arabs or any of the tribes who lived on the land they were dividing into new states.

So I personally wonder whether they literally just chose shapes they liked the look of.

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12 minutes ago, Saxon said:

On this note, Donald J Trump is announcing his expansion of Government surveillance and a ban on violent video games.

...yeah, if only this wasn't true.

 

Well, it's a good thing that I'm not a Trump supporter. None of the presidential potentials in this election caught my fancy.

 

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20 minutes ago, Saxon said:

 

The large straight borders were drawn with rulers, by Mark Sykes and his french counterpart Francois Georges-Picot, in secret without consulting the Arabs or any of the tribes who lived on the land they were dividing into new states.

So I personally wonder whether they literally just chose shapes they liked the look of.

I suppose that's part of it, though note that they still didn't consult the people actually living in the territories ;)

 

With that and the Balfour Declaration I reckon the Arabs might've been sore after all the agreements made through the Hussein McMahon Correspondence.

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52 minutes ago, Saxon said:

 

The large straight borders were drawn with rulers, by Mark Sykes and his french counterpart Francois Georges-Picot, in secret without consulting the Arabs or any of the tribes who lived on the land they were dividing into new states.

So I personally wonder whether they literally just chose shapes they liked the look of.

Not enough hexagons for my liking. They lacked artistic vision.

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11 hours ago, Victor-933 said:

Nah I quite like not having to worry about getting imprisoned and branded with a criminal record for hurting someone's feelings on the internet.

 

[ HELLO PHOENIXED. THIS IS GCHQ. THE USER KNOWN AS : CINGAL MADE A POST WHICH WAS OFFENSIVE TO SOMEBODY'S FEELINGS ON THE INTERNET. THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN EDITED ACCORDINGLY, AND THE USER: CINGAL HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. GOOD DAY. ]

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6 hours ago, WileyWarWeasel said:

Heh what do you know, he's made promises he might actually keep

It will work if he can appeal to the nanny crowd of both parties. I am sure the younger Bro Pro-trump supporters wouldn't like him so much after he snatches Call of Duty from them. :V
Also, Hillary attempted the same thing.

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14 minutes ago, Zeke said:

It will work if he can appeal to the nanny crowd of both parties. I am sure the younger Bro Pro-trump supporters wouldn't like him so much after he snatches Call of Duty from them. :V
Also, Hillary attempted the same thing.

Though Trump has said he wants a SCOTUS justice like Scalia, or Thomas, which could definitely undermine many things in the free speech realm.

Also, some parts of the official Republican Party Platform:

-Pornography is a "public Health Crisis" (Never mind poverty, low wages, and all that! Tax cuts for the rich! Down with Porn!)

-Same sex marriage should be illegal, and marriage should be consistent with 'Gods Law'; also, cohabitation is bad

-Education should include a 'good understanding' of the Bible

: I just can't bring myself to ever vote for such a nutty, regressive, anti-science bunch of loons, nor imagine a Supreme Court that tilts more to the right. 

 

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1 hour ago, Sir Gibby said:

SUCH A HERO

WE NEED TO ALL BE LIKE MANDELA

LETS RAPE, TORTURE, AND DISEMBOWEL SOME INNOCENT FARMERS AND THEIR CHILDREN BASED ON THE COLOUR OF THEIR SKIN

PEACE MAAAN

While I think farmers were targeted by Mugabe, I can't find any evidence that Mandela had people raped and tortured; can you post it?

I know that modern day South Africa is forcibly buying land as part of their 'expropriation' policy; changing the possession of land based on something as superficial as skin colour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36381572

 

Though Trump has said he wants a SCOTUS justice like Scalia, or Thomas, which could definitely undermine many things in the free speech realm.

Also, some parts of the official Republican Party Platform:

-Pornography is a "public Health Crisis" (Never mind poverty, low wages, and all that! Tax cuts for the rich! Down with Porn!)

-Same sex marriage should be illegal, and marriage should be consistent with 'Gods Law'; also, cohabitation is bad

-Education should include a 'good understanding' of the Bible

: I just can't bring myself to ever vote for such a nutty, regressive, anti-science bunch of loons, nor imagine a Supreme Court that tilts more to the right. 

 

 

I suppose I can agree with them that education should include having an understanding of the Bible, because a large amount of western literature references it.

I suspect by 'good understanding' they probably don't mean an academic understanding, though.

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While I think farmers were targeted by Mugabe, I can't find any evidence that Mandela had people raped and tortured; can you post it?

I know that modern day South Africa is forcibly buying land as part of their 'expropriation' policy; changing the possession of land based on something as superficial as skin colour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36381572

I'm speaking more in general to what happened in South Africa, which is often left out of the narrative. But you could look up UmKhonto we Sizwe, a terrorist group in cahoots with the ANC and South African Communist Party. IIRC Mandela was a part of it and pleaded guilty to at least 150 acts of public violence, which included many bombings so he hardly personally has clean hands.

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8 minutes ago, Sir Gibby said:

I'm speaking more in general to what happened in South Africa, which is often left out of the narrative. But you could look up UmKhonto we Sizwe, a terrorist group in cahoots with the ANC and South African Communist Party. IIRC Mandela was a part of it and pleaded guilty to at least 150 acts of public violence, which included many bombings so he hardly personally has clean hands.

Well reading about those lovely people just made me want to throw up.

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1 hour ago, Saxon said:

I suppose I can agree with them that education should include having an understanding of the Bible, because a large amount of western literature references it.

I suspect by 'good understanding' they probably don't mean an academic understanding, though.

Curious you mention this; I was just thinking it did get covered in my high school English Lit class, in a large, well to do public school of about 2,100 students. And then, in College, as an English Major, I took two classes: Old and New Testament (Michigan State). And Western literature and culture do indeed reference it, but I don't think this is what the Republicans who inserted this language have in mind: After all, literature and the evil, 'liberal arts' are among the many reasons they enjoy cutting funds to public education, something in itself they have always portrayed as some kind of evil. And banning books has often been a popular Republican past-time which I have noted, having spent ten years working in libraries. Luckily, in this state (Maryland) we don't have too much of an infestation of Republicans, though, and the ones that do slip into the mix tend to be fairly neutral.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Fossa-Boy said:

And banning books has often been a popular Republican past-time which I have noted, having spent ten years working in libraries. Luckily, in this state (Maryland) we don't have too much of an infestation of Republicans, though, and the ones that do slip into the mix tend to be fairly neutral.

 

 

We face that here a lot. If they do not get their way, they'll intentionally check out the "offensive" books just to make sure it never hits circulation again.

we lost a bunch of copies of Golden compass and Harry Potter because some uppity moral nanny didn't want kids to learn the "Devil craft". Now, it's the LGBT books.

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13 minutes ago, Zeke said:

We face that here a lot. If they do not get their way, they'll intentionally check out the "offensive" books just to make sure it never hits circulation again.

we lost a bunch of copies of Golden compass and Harry Potter because some uppity moral nanny didn't want kids to learn the "Devil craft". Now, it's the LGBT books.

....Harry fucking Potter?

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9 minutes ago, Saxon said:

....Harry fucking Potter?

Harry fucking Potter. 
They will check out the whole series, pay the replacement fee, and we never see the books again. The pattern repeats until we put a block on that person from checking out those books again.

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2 minutes ago, Zeke said:

Harry fucking Potter. 
They will check out the whole series, pay the replacement fee, and we never see the books again. The pattern repeats until we put a block on that person from checking out those books again.

The black magic has corrupted them; they make things disappear.

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4 hours ago, Fossa-Boy said:

And banning books has often been a popular Republican past-time which I have noted, having spent ten years working in libraries. Luckily, in this state (Maryland) we don't have too much of an infestation of Republicans, though, and the ones that do slip into the mix tend to be fairly neutral.

Remember when liberals lost their shit and started banning Huckleberry Finn because it said the words "nigger" and "negro" in a purely historical context?

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