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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Police shooting in Wisconsin,protests erupt |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 8:19 am
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| So I don't want to watch the video. From the description it sounds like the cops were following closely and shot him at close range. Now it's routine for American cops to blow people away when they reach for things, but it shouldn't have got to that stage. Just grab the guy ffs before he gets there! |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: [ POLL ] Morality Laws. |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 6:34 am
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Replies: 99
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| I'm entirely OK with civil authorities enforcing religious doctrines on morality... .... as long as I get to choose the doctrines. I think the core tenets would be: "I tell you what to do. You give me your stuff". I can probably reuse some existing content... And who are you to say that I... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: [ POLL ] Morality Laws. |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 6:30 am
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Replies: 99
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No. Definitely.
People not of that faith should not have those rules imposed upon them. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Who here likes me and still wants to be friends? |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 6:24 am
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Replies: 470
Views: 16,450
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kraftiekortie wrote: The U.K. did an excellent thing in not allowing fox hunting.
They can still be hunted, but there are now significant restrictions on who can and how they can:
https://www.gov.uk/hunting/mammals |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Thoughts from the woods |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 5:16 am
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Replies: 129
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| Yes, I saw magz get turned into a mod. I don't know her very well, but I've gained considerable respect for her from the threads here. The exact same can be said for Teach51. It's also interesting that she's not been around that long, so she must have made quite an impression. Wolfram87 on the other... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 11:43 am
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Replies: 298
Views: 87,622
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| It's not just Hollywood, it's everywhere. Twitter has picked up on it, reddit, youtube, Facebook, etc. It's spreading to other websites. It's spreading to work places. Look at the media and what people say when they cry censorship. I am sure there are still web forums that haven't picked up on it y... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2020, 11:31 am
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Replies: 298
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| While I understand that people may have issues with being called racist if it's unfounded, I think we can deal with figuring out how to prevent that from happening in a constructive manner. I think the issue is the definition of the word racist has changed from meaning just a hateful person who gen... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 8:25 am
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Replies: 298
Views: 87,622
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| What bothers me almost as much as overt expressions of racism is the apparent effort to defining the word "racism" so narrowly in The Rules that people can post the meanest, most hurtful things against people of other races, and still not technically be in violation of The Rules. And at t... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 8:18 am
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Replies: 298
Views: 87,622
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| What bothers me almost as much as overt expressions of racism is the apparent effort to defining the word "racism" so narrowly in The Rules that people can post the meanest, most hurtful things against people of other races, and still not technically be in violation of The Rules. And at t... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 8:17 am
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Replies: 298
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| I want to get involved with this but I would feel as though I am banging my head against a brick wall. There is only so much energy in me and I have decided not to spend it in this thread. A complete waste of time. I already do, and I've been at this about 24 hours, if that. My sympathies to all th... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Making it Better: The future of WP |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 7:58 am
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Replies: 2,586
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Wolfram87 wrote: It was a reference to behaviour back then , too. That was my point.
Ah. I saw that in the wiki you posted, but I thought you were trying to refute me, hence the confusion.  |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Making it Better: The future of WP |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 7:41 am
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Replies: 2,586
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| See my first post in this thread for the origin and actual meaning of that word. It's your first post in the other thread, but I made the same mistake by posting in here. :mrgreen: What of it though? Who uses it that way today? Context matters. It's a reference to behaviour now in the mainstream, r... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 7:32 am
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Replies: 298
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| As bad as the stuff about racism is, the banning of this word: https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/thug Is the worst. It is extremely fringe today to see that used in a racial slur way. Context matters, and you can see all the familiar contexts in which that word is used. It's not a word we can just re... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Making it Better: The future of WP |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 7:21 am
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Replies: 2,586
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| As bad as the stuff about racism is, the banning of this word: https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/thug Is the worst. It is extremely fringe today to see that used in a racial slur way. Context matters, and you can see all the familiar contexts in which that word is used. It's not a word we can just re... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Making it Better: The future of WP |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 7:12 am
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Replies: 2,586
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I actually added a fourth autistic one to my post and then decided against it.
That's a great way you've done it Brictoria, and there's much more to it than just another example in a list. I'm impressed. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: How we deal with racism and hate speech on Wrong Planet |
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Posted: 25 Aug 2020, 6:51 am
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Replies: 298
Views: 87,622
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| People should tread lightly with racism accusations. To me, it's on the same level as accusing someone of theft. A very serious accusation. Though the way it gets thrown around these days, it's lost a lot of that gravitas. But to me, I would use it with the same level of care I would for accusing so... |
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