Posts by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AUez79J7Oc7rR9vm4W by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-14T23:02:50Z
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@TonyStark @Pineywoozle So what can we do to entice these voters to vote? Because we know that they care and show up (aforementioned 800 BLM protests). They got nothing for those efforts.Are Democrats listening? Republicans are rapidly banning abortion. Democrats lost hard-won rights to abortion and did not do anything to stop this.What can we do to convince the youth other than "otherwise it will be much worse"?Maybe if Dems laid out details on how abortion rights will be restored?
(DIR) Post #AUmGsxO3jmnxjU43yC by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-17T23:34:23Z
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@obeto Had he answered "no," he'd have been nailed by the presence of certain bigots. Like https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/
(DIR) Post #AUp3oZUvtnB8YNjojA by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-19T20:20:33Z
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@WarnerCrocker This is BIG news.Will Apple follow suit?
(DIR) Post #AUpCA2umWQ0pVFZykq by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-19T19:44:53Z
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@Free_Press Of all the groups to go hungry, I much rather see the Republican-voting seniors go hungry that kids in schools.
(DIR) Post #AUpDccbTWfUwFfjrMG by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-19T23:28:42Z
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@edgeoforever @Free_Press I am not. I am simply choosing the more optimal of the two options I cited.
(DIR) Post #AUt4QLYyvvIiyLU54K by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T20:04:13Z
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@edgeoforever Imagine getting sued to have the blue check removed.Then imagine being someone who pays you $8 a month to get a blue check.
(DIR) Post #AUtSKUmQ9OGOihVrSi by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-22T00:32:19Z
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@Tilopa Beware, sometimes Jesus says NO. Other times he keeps quiet.
(DIR) Post #AV3gTagCvUCyYyR9oO by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-22T01:04:02Z
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@Mastopoet @3nzof3rrari3 @1finekitty I become increasingly less optimistic that I will not need a gun.
(DIR) Post #AV3gTeZyQbbAenYEeO by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-22T01:54:40Z
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@msbellows @Mastopoet @1finekitty That's like saying if you end up needing chemotherapy, 99% likelihood that it won't help. An arbitrary number that may or may not be true.No, it will depend on the circumstances. If I need a gun because one of my neighbors is sociopathic, then I fancy my odds better than 50%.
(DIR) Post #AV3gTibXSjE98oJXe4 by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-23T22:36:52Z
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@Mastopoet @msbellows @1finekitty Please, "do your own research" is not very persuasive.But since you think that by having a gun you're more likely to kill your family members than protect them, I agree that you should probably not possess one.
(DIR) Post #AV5UHn9HvkjSctZBmS by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-27T19:50:44Z
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@lowqualityfacts Correction: The LOTR *happened* in New York City. It was filmed in Euro Disney.
(DIR) Post #AVLTK0nr8ymU82OaMy by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-29T21:49:49Z
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@clmerle I am weighing the wisdom of cutting the recipe in half. It makes no sense.Maybe a sugar-free substitute would be living dangerously.
(DIR) Post #AVLTNIyC3aGNLAninw by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-03T01:42:38Z
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Would you pay *any* author $5 a month on Substack?Which one(s)?
(DIR) Post #AVLlm5F22B4XB2drYe by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-05T16:22:06Z
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@lowqualityfacts Yes, but whose freckles?
(DIR) Post #AVMGfk8cgEayZG6JcG by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-04T17:36:10Z
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@echanda @Npars01 @wndlb I am an #atheist too, and Christian denominations that accept superstition are still pernicious.That said, there are good people despite being Christian.
(DIR) Post #AVMfpioax4JQDLaVrU by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-05T00:11:56Z
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@pyperkub @northernlights @Npars01 @wndlb @atheistic_1 @echanda That almost implies that there are relevant portions to cherry-pick that are good for governance *today*If Mein Kampf was simply published more abundantly, would it be a mistake to discount it? Or just blame it on someone else because the "problem is more those who cherry-pick it for power and control"?
(DIR) Post #AVNuoORqsmHrEEjbSi by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-06T17:12:46Z
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@lowqualityfacts Cool. A well serves up water *and* escargot?Didn’t know that.[rushes off to dig a well]
(DIR) Post #AVQUnf27ifyR2hZPZA by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-05-07T23:05:29Z
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@shacker But the intolerant and the tolerant never agreed to any contract. The social contract we do follow is that the tolerant tolerate the intolerant. It survives because we currently do not have that many that are intolerant.That's the other part of the paradox. A tolerant society that doesn't tolerate the intolerant, is by definition, intolerant.We only hear of the first part: "Tolerating the intolerant leads to the destruction of the tolerant."
(DIR) Post #AYLG249PSVC2p9zihU by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-04-27T18:28:05Z
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@DeanObeidallah Hey Dean, let's stipulate that this is all fascism. Recite Niemöller's poem, and then explore history for a solution.What, in your opinion, worked against the fascists the last time they were in power (1930s Germany):- peaceful protests- candlelight vigils- reaching across the aisle- writing to/calling your representative- massive violence against the fascists- compromise- VOTE!- education - prayers- debate in the marketplace of ideas?Like, what would you suggest?
(DIR) Post #AYlhGYMHAqlJMZaOno by staidwinnow@mastodon.social
2023-08-15T22:08:47Z
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@foser