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mastox

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    Comment #19620610

    If one effort is to get people to think how their actions impact themselves and everyone else, and there are consequences (life threatening or some form of punishment). Then why li…

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    Comment #19620291

    I wonder if something similar happens with the lines on the road, or crops like corn/soybeans, or even tall grasses.

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    Comment #19588471

    > Better be careful here. Proud to be an American is okay. Proud to be white... why should anyone be proud of the color of their skin? Even if it should be okay (but honestly white…

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    Comment #19586246

    Fair. But to say something as bold as understanding someone's political motivations, and ideology based on how politicians behave doesn't seem like good faith effort to understand …

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    Comment #19585745

    Who should non-racist proud white Americans, that believe in individuals over groups first, and doesn't care who marries who or why, vote for?

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    Comment #19585533

    Honestly, I'm not sure what this means.

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    Comment #19585466

    So it's Whataboutism when trying to point out others' hate? Maybe it was a bad attempt, but it was a question to show that both sides are capable of doing horrible things to each o…

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    Comment #19584969

    But where's "with how much more they contribute?" part of the answer? Such as the jobs created?

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    Comment #19584570

    Let me roll a dice through history were one side of the political spectrum has harmed the other.

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    Comment #19584549

    Do you agreed with 100% of everything that the extremist of the Democratic (>insert proper political affiliation here<) side believe in? I suspect you would agree with most of the …

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    Comment #19584336

    The choice to attack/blame 100% of the countries problems on 50% of the voting population doesn't feel justified.

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    Comment #19584170

    Definitely taking "war" to be literal, so these were the thoughts I had.

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    Comment #19584115

    > IMO War between taxman and rich is not entirely off table in future. Except I fear being labeled "rich" as someone in the top 1% globally but making 85k a year in the US. If you …

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    Comment #19566001

    If I had to guess what OP is trying to say, what is "american", is that maybe you should have been afraid of the government before it got to this point. Which means it's possible t…

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    Comment #19565806

    The company has a US office and a Toronto office, but disjoint teams. He is still part of the US team, working remote (i.e. given a desk) in the Toronto office.

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    Comment #19565639

    > It's even worse. Agreed. I personally view Daylight Savings as being horrid for mental health reasons, and I have plenty of friends and family that feel the same. There is no hop…

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    Comment #19565358

    I don't have any knowledge one way or another, but is this true? I guess it seems like we can afford healthcare just fine, but allocating money to healthcare/education/etc is a dif…

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    Comment #19551115

    Source? My understanding is the 8% would also include people with just family history.

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    Comment #19551046

    > I have a pet theory that some psych meds "de-integrate" the left and right hemispheres of the brain I could believe it. Could you explain more?

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    Comment #19550961

    > I absolutely believe that it should be discussed, and that people should feel safe. Agreed!! > I just want there to be an awareness that all therapies aren't created equal, and p…

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    Comment #19550698

    Also true. And I've probably been heavily influenced by Stoicism as well, its hard to keep track where the lines are when there's so much overlap between the three.

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    Comment #19550638

    > I'm taking it slow. This is something where you really need to listen to your body; it isn't helpful to have a set plan. You need a goal, but you also need to be flexible about i…

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    Comment #19550533

    Maybe not coconut oil, but I still find the Cortisol link interesting from personal experiences and research indicating a link between Marijuana and psychosis, but then in separate…

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    Comment #19549418

    > They were sure to tell me that if I stopped treatment I wouldn't be given any more refills and one doctor condemned me for even showing up to my appointment with the intention of…

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    Comment #19549368

    Just curious, but were you ever tested for an anemia or anything?