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drb91

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About drb91

Duane Bailey, Software Engineer

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/drb; my proof: https://keybase.io/drb/sigs/aiY40GkE0f7_NtPlT9qdstuoY-6l07jnzlbLC3rBCds ]

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    Comment #19837474

    If this is off topic, so are all topics of substance. “Flamebait” is just a term for “topic you’d rather not have on the forum”. I don’t particularly care for the guidelines as the…

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    Comment #19837400

    Well the obvious response is that those individuals are also soulless.

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    Comment #19821499

    Illegal immigration depresses wages because capitalists can pay under the minimum wage. Granting citizenship would increase wages for the working class. I’m fine with depressing wa…

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    Comment #19821468

    Some people care about others without an end. Parties are free to exploit this.

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    Comment #19821459

    Women work. Withholding labor is a threat to the state. Women were a crucial part of the civil rights movement. Women are absolutely a threat to the state.

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    Comment #19821441

    > Facebook/Instagram/Twitter definitely have a better shot. They would just clone youtube—they have the exact same relationship with advertisers. I don’t see that gaining any tract…

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    Comment #19821428

    If you mean “ad free” I’m totally with you.

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    Comment #19821394

    In my circles, it’s been a running joke since about 2014 that the porn was the only quality content left.

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    Comment #19816715

    Well, it seems we simply disagree about the meaning of basic english words like “border” here, so I’m going to bed.

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    Comment #19816644

    I have no clue what people envision when they considering a secure border. It’s impossible.

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    Comment #19816641

    Ahh yes, the old “deport all undocumented residents or have open borders” false dichotomy. As if securing a border is possible. Just make it mildly difficult and that’s gonna be th…

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    Comment #19816623

    Wtf did forced integration come from? There’s cultural variation everywhere and it rarely corresponds with political borders (or happens as a consequence of it I suppose).

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    Comment #19816610

    Those stoners keep rioting! Throw ‘em in jail and ignore their skin color.

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    Comment #19816600

    So we can discuss men but not women on this forum?

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    Comment #19816590

    Is this a joke? Half the damn comments on this site are entirely unsubstantiated bullshit and you’re enforcing the rule on THIS comment which doesn’t even make a claim to be substa…

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    Comment #19816549

    The point is to get rich people elected. Xenophobia is one means to this end, and deportation is one manifestation. I don’t think I’ve met an undocumented resident I wouldn’t fight…

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    Comment #19816532

    The idea of nationality is pretty silly too.

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    Comment #19816524

    Are there transcripts anywhere outside youtube?

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    Comment #19816513

    > It doesn't seem much different from the way you're already required to show your physical passport and they check your photo manually. Well, now they can check your identity anyw…

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