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benmw333

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    Comment #47885833

    Hey hey now - the occasional $200? $250? fine is devastating enough on our selfless, dedicated, public servants!

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    Comment #46904543

    I dislike this person and company. That is putting it mildly.

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    Comment #46103077

    bf related, I bought: 1) trail mix 2) licorice 3) books on diy house / carpentry not bf related but happened this week: 1) cv axles for my car ~500 and will install myself i am emp…

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    Comment #45740515

    A few of the sentences don't make sense to me. Who is "they" and "their" in the last two paragraphs?

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    Comment #45215190

    How is America destroyed if people own their labor (money) and where they invest it?

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    Comment #45215175

    What characteristics of the teachers and/or student body made the private school experience better?

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    Comment #45215157

    That is good to hear. In which subjects? Did that carry out throughout your entire life so far? Or did one particular subject end up taking more of your time, and if so, do you att…

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    Comment #45215132

    Yes, I'm serious. You make the mistake of thinking I am one of few, when I am one of many.

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    Comment #45190609

    When I think of all my teachers I had throughout K-12 public school, not one of them stands out as having meaningfully impacted my life. In fact I would argue many of them were a n…

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    Comment #45144133

    lol Rob Bonta has morals now eh? that's rich.

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    Comment #40985575

    Why do you want to control the lives of others?

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    Comment #35730129

    It is everyone in politics. Right left center up and down.

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    Comment #31746911

    I keep reading all this "we" stuff...

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    Comment #30616355

    Login to a service with Tor that will just kick you off if you hold views contra to corporate media.

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    Comment #29178666

    I chuckled - but so very true.

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    Comment #29178646

    It goes both ways - right? For Likes/Dislikes. Regardless, I think this is strictly a big business move - in response to perceived cultural movement.

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    Comment #29178027

    I think my above question was just answered here. I think YouTube is more aligned with the cultural movement of "positive things only" and only with certain ideas, i.e. COVID vacci…

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    Comment #29177982

    Genuine question - why are you "sick of it" - what does a large amount of downvotes actually "do" and why would that make you "sick"

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    Comment #28787504

    Democracy is tyranny. Voting is for children. Contractual representation is an acceptable solution.

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    Comment #28787488

    "Social contract" is the cry of the authoritarian. You do not speak for me. No other person does, unless I hire them. An acceptable solution would be contractual representation.

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    Comment #28787060

    ... taxation is theft.

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    Comment #28533732

    1) Doesn't grant political power 2) Doesn't enable transfer of wealth

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    Comment #27990310

    That is an excellent example of government overreach.

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    Comment #27987711

    Stalin would be so proud of you.