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OrangeMonkey

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    Comment #33419335

    It seems like you are suggesting the government can restrain speech and then, if the people disagree that the government, that they then can sue the government to allow it. I don't…

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    Comment #33416254

    In general, when someone suggests the only solution to "too much free speech" is for people to be filtered, I say "You first."

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    Comment #33377823

    Twitter hasn't been burdened by "extreme right" "abusing all communication platforms." If it was, then we would have seen a left exodus years ago and not suddenly coming up now. Th…

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    Comment #33374377

    I think we can agree to disagree. People can respect you as a person, but no I don't think people have to respect different viewpoints. I can respect that you have a lived experien…

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    Comment #33371944

    I'm sorry but did you just say that democracy only works if we have censorship?

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    Comment #33369739

    > Personally I don't think this acquisition is healthy for a democracy, Only a fascist would force free speech onto people.

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    Comment #33337605

    Courts exist to make people whole. The court decided the executive branch didn't have the right to fire the workers. Because of that, the workers lost their jobs, insurance, and pa…

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    Comment #33330316

    Don't be purposefully obtuse - its not helpful to anyone and just makes you look like a troll. Germany did not want to produce oil/gas locally due to concerns about environmental i…

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    Comment #33330180

    You seem to have become mistaken - I am talking about a companies fiduciary duty to shareholder and maximizing long term shareholder value. You are talking about popular sentiment.…

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    Comment #33329591

    ... The 2022/2023 winter in Europe and the balkans should help solidify that in your mind. Germany lost its pipeline to Russia where it was sourcing its natural gas because they di…

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    Comment #33329428

    True. They are private companies, not Public. I am fine with this.

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    Comment #33329311

    You know I never checked. I mean it seems obvious it would but I don’t recall seeing a study. Honestly though a study like that may be banned from most research houses as it can fa…

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    Comment #33329279

    Let’s fast forward in financial regulation knowledge with a question perhaps. Why do you think the sec had to require that directors and executives have a fiduciary responsibility …

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    Comment #33329240

    Arguments aside, completely unrelated to substance, that’s a scary looking link. What were you trying to link to? I enjoy conversing about the substance of arguments but I’m not cl…

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    Comment #33328875

    Please follow hacker news guidelines or choose not to post. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Or, since your account is only 88 days ago, I guess create a new accoun…

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    Comment #33328852

    I am happy that, in the US at least, the current legal climate does not agree with you. In some countries, I have seen what you are saying becoming more and more pronounced. In Wes…

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    Comment #33328773

    > If it's actually true that such a loan is riskier, then the bank acted correctly. Oh my god. We are not going to speed run racial discrimination in lending products again. Once i…

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    Comment #33328749

    You should know that an appeal to follow ESG practices is likely to be found illegal right? I know references and facts arn't as fun as emotional pleas and comparing investing for …

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    Comment #33328646

    I generally do not welcome things which make the investing landscape worst for the suburban investor. If I saw half the companies start a new youtube series called 'We snort half o…

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    Comment #33328472

    I would like to see not the 'free market' dictate how it happens - I would like to see companies that harm their investors end with their ceo/cfos perp walked out and arrested. I w…

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    Comment #33328465

    The point of companies are to make money. As a shareholder in a company, I want to see increased valuations, good free cash flow metrics, and an increasing dividend. The article is…

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    Comment #33324917

    Our straws were stolen by fools crying over turtles who shipped our "recycling" to third world countries, who threw it in the gd rivers. Its all so tiring.

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    Comment #33324887

    ADOM - The game where understanding Conways Game of Life helps you farm herbs in a dungeon.

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    Comment #33320671

    Since you asked, I am positive I am older than you are. I absolutely believe an 18 year old is an adult and they have their own free will and capacity to make decisions. They are n…

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    Comment #33318087

    By kids they mean “adults”. By putting kids in debt the mean “allowing them to take out loans that will put them, statistically, in a higher income bracket than people who don’t go…