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The honorable member 10 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
I like it; says he belongs instead of is allowed on sufferance
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What’s up dog 6 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
What was she supposed to say? Sometimes you try a collaborative joke and the other person doesn’t want to. Why is his making the joke more important than her refusal? She didn’t ask for a ticket to lame-o-ville.
If you try a tired joke, and it doesn’t work, you don’t get to complain. He also DIDN’T complain, he completed the joke. So you’re what? complaining on his behalf? Why would you do that? Unnecessary.
If you read it where they both have equal footing, you might have found it funny. But since you don’t think she’s equal, you got offended and called names. ....Good call. Super interesting and helpful to everyone. Definitely makes you look awesome.
A good man 3 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Where did the residents live in the meantime? If it was surprise, they must have thought they had to find new homes.
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Curse these entitlement schemes 32 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
@willfree So much respect for your awesome thoughts! Not to be annoying in adding, but just I absolutely have to acknowledge words I have so much appreciation for. So fantastic.
Let's hear from the experts in the comments...Lol 13 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
A fully engaged response to this statement is at minimum four long paragraphs covering at least two different areas. Which is exactly my point! Look, much love and good vibes to you. I don’t disagree that this looks tempting, but it’s not productive. Just consider how you feel about my response to know that’s true! (Real talk? I think this is because this quote does such an amazingly poor framing job that it skews/ruins any discussion before it starts.) There are gender-related debates that generate genuine understanding. This isn’t one of them.
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Which one is it? 6 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Can you explain this joke?
I’m sorry; I’m in the USA, so I only think of Osama bin Laden and ex-President Barack Obama. That’s obviously wrong, though, because Obama bin Laden would be a different person. (My internet of course points me to Osama bin Laden.) Obamacare is a thing in the US but it’s already the last name of person it’s named after. So I’m just confused.
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Please pray for me my fellow gers 5 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
I’m so sorry. That sucks
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Let's hear from the experts in the comments...Lol 13 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Alright, I was going to say “Borrrrr-ing!” But I’ll try to be more patient. Here it is: U can replace ‘men’ with ‘women’ and it will be equally true (and be an equally valid or invalid point, however you see it).
This is a basic intro to gender perspectives “debate”. You can see the end from the beginning, and it’s very uninteresting. Unless you didn’t realize both women and men feel *exactly* the same about this? That would be interesting.
But otherwise, no; pointless. No one changes their mind going at it this way. All the data in the world won’t help because it’s beside the point. It’s always just a useless waste of breath because this idea framed from any direction doesn’t bring people closer or enhance anyone’s perspective. It serves no purpose except frustration.
(Unless you’re like me, where I passed frustration years ago but want to help people avoid an unnecessary stumbling block.)
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Tennis great Mitch Hedberg 1 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Love Mitch!!! Such a loss.
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Even the climate is cool 2 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Awesome! (Also, fyi, no stress - Mongolian Shepherd)
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Sir please turn that off, I’m trying to quietly have social anxiety over here 5 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Yes!!! I would hate this too!!! Commuters all around the world gather to silently hate.
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Malcolm in the middle 7 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Isn’t that Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle?
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Curse these entitlement schemes 32 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Look - here’s an example of why you’re wrong. Do you think free public education just *happened*? It did not. Once the decision was made to have a democracy, free public education for all became a requirement. It was a deliberate decision by the people who wrote the Constitution to provide it. It was NOT welfare or charity; it was strictly a matter of ensuring the survival of a functioning democracy. It’s more in keeping with the Constitution’s intent to consider projects that keep democracy functioning, than it will ever be to shut that type of consideration down.
Limiting the government to strictly administrative matters as you suggest is not the way it was initially envisioned. Such thinking also oversimplifies how government interacts with daily life at this time.
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Curse these entitlement schemes 32 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Exactly. It’s not about “free”. It’s about resource allocation. I’m all for allocating resources to ensure well educated and productive adults. That includes: Headstart (pre-school programs), counseling and drug therapy, superior education, rehabilitation, welfare as needed for non-retired adults, appropriate provision for the disabled and elderly, good infrastructure, a living wage, and healthcare when needed. I am for all programs that secure the public good. I think complaints about “free” are a nonsensical attempt by the deliberately incompetent to control things they can’t otherwise have. I see it as a power grab, not a principled stance.
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That's not a good idea 1 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Upvote for Liam Neeson post
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80% Of you people on here lately 20 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Attempts to change and grow versus attempts to keep people from doing that.
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Friend made some custards. They were supposed to be smiley faces 5 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Garbage Pail Kids in 3D
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Europeans right now 4 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
I don’t get it. Can you explain more?
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When you're a stubborn landowner in China 2 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Badass
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List four advantages of breast milk 2 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Why are you booing me? I’m right!
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Welp, Can't deny the Church 57 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
I wasn’t meaning you were being threatening just that on second reading they might be reacting to me as if this was something they were mindful of, because they don’t know where it’s coming from and might think there’s more (so push back hard).No stress, as you say, and you rock!
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Welp, Can't deny the Church 57 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
@guest_ It was honorable and awesome of you to step in, of course! Mad props to you for that and in general. You always have lovely things to say.
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Welp, Can't deny the Church 57 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
It’s an affirmation of your humanity, not an attack on it. I apologize if someone felt threatened as if they might have to leave. That didn’t occur to me as a feeling someone might have.
That doesn’t change my point, and doesn’t make me responsible for or responsive to your reaction. Still, I did want to stop by to say any threat against access you may have felt was entirely unintentional.
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Welp, Can't deny the Church 57 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
But it’s consistent with my intellectual philosophy that I do not believe calling out shortfalls in thinking requires me to hope you accept what I say. It’s not incumbent on me to say it *just right* and with enough emotional pleading. If it’s a true point, take it and move on. I cannot be responsible for saying just the right thing to help you see things. I can only be responsible for seeing the world as clearly as possible and speaking for that.
In responses, I haven’t argued about whether my thinking is correct in this case. I haven’t and won’t argue here about anyone continuing with thinking I consider lazy.
I argue for my thoughts because I think they are accurate and life-giving. I didn’t feel attacked initially. I don’t feel attacked now. I feel exactly what I said: I believe anyone who thinks through or reads about how using this word is problematic will logically stop using it. From my perspective, this is work you should already have done. (Cont)
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Welp, Can't deny the Church 57 comments
debbidownr · 5 years ago
Just dropping in to say this: I do not feel targeted. If I did, I would say so. Words are the only thing we have to bridge the vast and dark chasm surrounding each of us.
(I am annoyed about a putdown I think people should realize somewhere between age 14 - 27 is deliberately exclusionary/dismissive and stop using. That’s it.)
I don’t want and wouldn’t suggest anyone have privileges on this site revoked or censured based on this. It’s not fair to hold that threat over someone. It didn’t occur to me someone might feel that. I’m sorry if you did.
I do think y’all were lazy in your previous thinking and now are being lazy in your response to being called on it. But! That assumes you are NOT evil, bad or mean. You’re upset because you see yourself as a good person. That’s lovely. Same.
In response to a belief that I need to politely and gently request better thinking: no. If I were making a request to ‘be nice’, yes, I would have been much more gentle. (Cont)
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