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joannanewsom

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    Reading this thread it seems like you're the only one moralizing and looking down on people. I don't see anyone here shaming people for their choices. But somehow you seem to have …

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    Comment #45363268

    Is that a meaningful distinction? If they had offered instead to show strong favoritism to Disney for suspending Jimmy Kimmel would that have made it okay? I think it's wrong for t…

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    Comment #45357571

    The federal government was literally pressuring YouTube to remove certain COVID content that did not violate its policies. It's said explicitly in the story. What I'm trying to get…

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    Comment #45354772

    Jimmy Kimmel wasn't being silenced. He doesn't have a right to a late night talk show. Disney is free to end that agreement within the bounds of their contract. Being fired for soc…

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    Comment #38261490

    Staunch means "steadfast in loyalty or principle". Someone who doesn't change their mind and has unwavering political opinions is kinda by definition less likely to appreciate nuan…

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    Comment #34437197

    I donate 5% of my income to Malaria Consortium and Clean Air Task Force. It could be more, but it's significant for me. I would encourage you to look at givewell.org and donate to …

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    Comment #34436796

    You are arguing from an "fairness" standpoint but none of that matters if your proposed policy would the lives of people in poverty worse. That's where we differ. I think that if y…

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    Comment #34435754

    > On the other side of the equation, the company paying you a pittance used your capitulation to drive down wages elsewhere, including in its home country. There's a reason why may…

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    Comment #33462373

    Its okay to quit without notice... It's polite to give 2 weeks, but I wouldn't consider anyone a bad person for not doing so. > To me the world is a better place when an employment…

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    Comment #32518848

    What is the value of forming an opinion about someone we will probably never interact with and has no influence on our lives? I can understand if you work for his company or know h…

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    Comment #31890970

    I have read it many times. I really like it, which is why I quoted it. I also think moderating communities is a hard problem and I don't think private forums should be open to all …

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    Comment #31890659

    "And so when I hear, for example, folks on college campuses saying, “We’re not going to allow somebody to speak on our campus because we disagree with their ideas or we feel threat…

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    Comment #29665134

    > Determining groups that have been historically disadvantaged is generally not difficult. Want to elaborate on how to determine if an ethnic group is disadvantaged? I really do no…

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    Comment #29657673

    How do you determine which ethnic groups have been historically disadvantaged and to what extent need correction? Black: Yes Native American: ? Afghan: ? Puerto Rican: ? Hawaiian: …

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    Comment #28901070

    That’s not run by the US Navy.

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    Comment #27613763

    PolyGit for your Git client

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    Comment #26921681

    Suicidal Ideation

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