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joannanewsom
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Comment #45864590
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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