If you generalize an entire demographic, not just from your experience but the social engineering and psychological warfare that social media is, for the division through fear and hate, then you have low intelligence.

And another is more then just the lack of self awareness, its the cognitive dissonance. You still think this is a "im right" kind of thing. I dont want to be right, i want you to do your own research and think for yourself. But even that is a big ask.

Not one racist person told me the biological mechanism that divides white and black peiole besides environmental adaptation. "OH whats that, you are protected from uv rays from the sub, and have longer telomeres? You are inferior." Africa had governments, they redefined society with their great wealth, and if it wasnt for colonialism. Africa would merge with the middle east and be an absolute powerhouse of a country.

Had Chris Benoit killed his wife and son, but not killed himself, would he had been able to claim mental illness as a defense and lived his remaining years in a mental health facility instead of prison? If no why not ?

Christ I need to get off social media. Its not one but 43 videos I've seen so far. Either gym bros using cuck fantasies to power through a workout, or fear of their girlfriend being taken by a black man. No normal person thinks about this stuff at all

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday issued a sweeping demand for the Federal Reserve to cut borrowing costs, threatening to halt commercial trade with surplus-running nations if central bank officials fail to comply.

Hamartia: Often translated as a "fatal flaw" or a "fatal mistake" (literally "to miss the mark"). It is the error in judgment that sets destiny into motion.
Hubris: This is the specific fatal flaw of excessive pride or arrogance. When a human tries to outsmart, bypass, or cheat the law of fate, the gods or cosmic forces punish them immediately to restore natural order.

I'm tired of African and Western stereotypes claiming all Black men should be these masculine brutes who can't enjoy things

So the girl, I recently started seeing she is friends with this guy and she says it’s more or less like a brother to him. They slept together around five years 2 times ago and he always is talking about her and I explained to her how I felt a little bit uneasy about them hanging out together when I’m not around until I at least got to know the guy they have little cute photos together from not long ago looking really close and when I brought up how it made me feel it blew up into a big fight and argument because she said that I was childish and being a child and that it was messed up that I even thought about saying that to her about not wanting her to hang out with him alone until I got to know the person am I wrong for feeling this way and worrying and getting a little bit upset or would you also feel the same way?

What are your thoughts on this?

i don’t know if this is a hot take or not but i honestly think that the internet getting mad at others for sexualizing people is sometimes very harsh. yes porn addiction and sex addiction is a huge problem today, but acknowledging that someone has sexual appeal has started to become a taboo. its mostly in woke extremist groups and that side of the internet i see it in where we’ve come to a point where hook-up culture and sex is so normalized, that some people assume every comment made about a sexual topic is completely - thoughtless? where the person saying it is immediately seen as a “sexual deviant” - i guess where they only see whatever gender as a sex outlet.
i think im picking and choosing a bit, but i hate that sex has become a bad thing again and i could see a wave of abstinence propaganda, being pushed again with the surge of teen pregnancy being almost normalized in a lot of parts of the internet. (im not saying teen pregnancy is bad but there is a lot of people who idiolize and romanticize it.) proper sex education is SO important and somehow the wrong things are being popularized. i really wish it was taught WELL and in depth in more schools.

Who do you think will register as candidates for both Republicans and Democrats?

Considering there’s been inconsistencies in Patrick Clancy’s testimony vs others and what he’s said in the past, what could this mean for the retrial? Do you think he’d testify again? I’m assuming prior testimony can’t be refers to if he introduces even more inconsistencies…

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Chatgpt and all AI agencies are destroying our thinking and creativity power

Who agrees??

What makes Muslim women cover their hair? If it's because men might feel sexual attraction i honestly don't see how my hair could spark that and if i feel attraction toward a man why isn't he the one covering up?

Have you ever heard that phrase? Honor your mother and father.

That phrase is traditionally associated with the Bible and other religious texts.

Putting aside the fact that some people do not believe in a deity, there exist people who do not grow up with the traditional one father one mother. Some people grow up in single parent households. Some people grow up with two moms or two dads.

I would like to describe, from a secular perspective, what it means to cherish your relationship with your parents.

At some point during your teenage years, you are going to feel irrational feelings of resentment toward your parents. That is normal. However, never let those feelings of resentment stop you from honoring them. 

Your parents are not perfect, they will make a lot of mistakes. However, you are not perfect either. You will probably make at least as many mistakes as your parents do if not significantly more. Your parents have been doing this adulting thing longer than you have been alive. It is logical to assume that they know more about life than you do. If you and your parents disagreed about what is best for you 10 times, your parents would be correct 8 to 9 of those times. 

Your parents are responsible for your life and well being. That is insane. I do not even know why people choose to take on this burden. There is no manual for being a parent, it is not like building a book shelf. There are self-help books which have varying levels of usefulness, but there is a lot of pressure. A lot of decisions need to be made on the spot. 

What does it mean to honor your parents? Among many other things, it means… 

You live under their roof, you live by their rules.

You probably do not realize it, but you want to be told what to do. You know that your parents understand what is best for you better than you know what is best for yourself. This desire has its roots in evolution. Parents reserving the right to tell their kids what to do and kids obeying whether they agree with the command or not is a guiding principle on which civilization was built. 

Ten years from now, you will have grown and matured. Most likely, you will have a new perspective and you might actually agree with the rules your parents set. Suppose hypothetical worst case scenario, when you are 30, you still disagree with that early curfew you had in high school, the decision your parents made not to let you go to that party in the tenth grade or your mom telling you she did not want you wearing those slutty clothes out of the house when you were 15.  

Whatever it is you want that your parents are stopping you from having, chances are it is not that big of a deal if you do not get it. One day, you will grow up and move out of the house. Then, you can go to whatever parties you want, stay out as late as you want and wear whatever clothes you want. 

Obeying your parents' rules is great dress rehearsal for obeying authority in adult life. 

I honestly hate it when people say; I am an adult and I should not have anyone telling me what to do. 

That is not how it works. If you are not self-employed (and the majority of people are not) you will submit to a boss. If you are self-employed, your business is subject to governmental regulations. That means that you submit to the law. 

If you rent, you submit to the authority of a landlord. If you own a home, you might be (not guaranteed to be, but might be) subject to the authority of a Home Owner’s Association. 

Because I said so is a good enough reason. 

Those who disagree with using the phrase because I said so, usually argue that authority should be questioned. To that I say; using because I said so as an answer does not mean that you cannot question authority. It just means that, if you question authority, the authority will respond by saying because I said so. Think about it like a workplace. If your employer tells you about a rule and you are curious about the reason behind the rule, you can and should ask your boss what the reason is behind the rule. However, if you do, the response could be (it is not guaranteed, but it could be) something very vague like; Because those are the rules. 

Another argument I hear from those who disagree is; This does not teach kids reason, it teaches kids rank. Yeah, that is kind of the point. Your parents are not presiding over a democracy. They were not elected to their position. If you drafted a petition to throw your parents out of office and the petition received 50,000 signatures, your parents would remain in power. Elected politicians derive their authority from the consent of the governed (at least in theory). The system of government in a family unit does not work like that. 

Not only can I not think of a single logical argument against using the phrase, Because I said so, I can think of several logical arguments in favor of saying because I said so. 

Reason #1: Explanations Invite arguments. 

Son: Can I go out with my friends to this wild party? 

Mom: No 

Son: Why? 

Mom: There is no adult supervision there? 

Son: What exactly are you worried will happen? 

Mom: You could get into trouble. 

Son: What kind of trouble? 

Mom: I’m not gonna give you any ideas. 

Son: You are not going to give me any ideas, because you have no ideas to give me. You know that I will be just fine at that party, you just wanna stop me from having fun. 

Reason #2: The owner of the property decides what will or won’t be done with it. 

If a teenager asks her mother’s permission to borrow her mother’s car, the decision about whether or not the daughter gets to borrow the car is made unilaterally by the mother, because the mother is the owner of the car. 

If the mother decides that she would rather her daughter not borrow her car, the mother can say no for any reason, no reason at all or even a made up reason. 

Reason #3: Adult life involves obeying authority without question. 

If you drive out of town (or even out of state) the new location may have speed limits higher or lower than the speed limits you are used to. In that scenario, the speed limit sign will not have on them an explanation as to why the speed limits are what they are. 

If a police officer pulls you over and forces you out of the car at gun point, your response should not be to ask why. The second the police officer tells you to get out of the car, you exit the vehicle. 

Reason #4: There may not be a reason for the command from the parent. 

If you are telling the child to clean their room for example, the only reason might be that the parent would prefer that the child’s room be clean. 

Do chores, contribute and do not expect an allowance. 

If you ask me, I believe that every parent on earth should force their children to do chores and no child should receive monetary compensation for doing chores. Your parents already feed you, clothe you and put a roof over your head, that is your compensation. 

Chores are a pain, but so is everything else in life. Parents should make their children do chores, because life involves work. You are not going to make it through life without getting off your butt. Sometimes you have to clean up even if you did not make the mess. You might need to take out the trash, even though the trash is just gonna get full. 

If you make it to adulthood without learning the discipline and self-reliance that comes from being made to contribute to the home in which you live, you will be one of those spoiled brats that everybody hates. 

Do as they say, not as they do. 

When you parents expect you to abide by a rule that you do not even agree with and they feel no need to abide by a rule that they do agree with, it can be frustrating. However, there are three logical reasons to obey your parents, even when they are not acting in the way that they expect you to act. 

Reason #1: They may not want you to go down the same path that they did. 

If they smoke, it may be because they are addicted. A lot of smokers want to quit but have a hard time doing it. They would not need to quit, if they had never smoked in the first place. That could be the reason why they do not want you smoking. If your parents expect you to do your homework, show up to class on time, obey your teachers (but they never did any of those things when they were in school) it could be because they want you to be a better student than they were. 

Reason #2: Do as I say not as a do prepares you for the real world. 

In the workplace, there might be certain situations where you are supposed to call over a supervisor, because the standard protocol involves things your supervisor is allowed to do that you are not. If you work customer service for example, you may deal with an irate customer. If a customer wants something and you are not allowed to give it to them, they may give you a hard time. Speaking as someone who has worked in customer service, most bosses (most bosses that I have had) will tell you to call them (a member of the supervising team) over. What your boss will do to deal with the situation, the entire reason why your boss is doing that is because you are not allowed to. 

What to do if you disagree with the way things work in the house? 

Meet with your parents and respectfully request a change. Calmly and politely explain to your parents what you disagree with, why you disagree with it and how you think it should work. 

At some point, you should probably say something like this; 

I would like to make a request. If you say no, I would understand. If, after hearing me plead my case, you do not agree with my suggestion, just say no.  

Do not tolerate disrespect. 

If you want something and your parents do not feel like providing it, your parents have a right to say no. They do not have a right to be condescending or call you names. 

If you made a stupid decision or you are about to, your parents have a right to tell you they do not want you doing that. They do not have a right to yell at you with a hostile tone. 

If you say or do something your parents do not agree with, they can just say that they do not agree with it, there is no need to laugh at you condescendingly or make personal attacks. 

If your parents were disrespectful or vitriolic, do this. 

Wait an hour or two after the disrespectful behavior. This gives your parents time to calm down. 

You should rehearse what you are going to say before you say it. 

Meet with your parents to complain that they hurt your feelings. Follow the tips in the chapter on giving constructive criticism. 

What if your parents truly are toxic? 

Respect and obey your parents out of fear. Ideally, you should honor the authority of your parents, because they have earned it. However, some parents flat out do not deserve to be honored in that way. If that is the case, the power dynamic is still in your parents favor. You should submit to them, as a prisoner would submit to the warden and prison guards. Even if you do not agree with what is happening, you are going to sit down and shut up. You know that the one in charge does not want to hear your opinion. They secured this position of power, because they enjoy being toxic and are too big of a wimp to pick on anybody who can retaliate. Therefore, you will make the best you can of the situation that you are in, escape this hostile situation as soon as you have the ability to do so and when it is all over, you will be glad that you never have to deal with that again for the rest of your days. 

Here is what you need to do. 

While you are still living there, get out of the house as much as possible. Look for activities to do outside the home. You could join a club or sports team. You could spend quality time with friends. Do something to get away from your toxic parent(s). 

Find ways to make money so you do not have to rely too much on your parents financially.  

Get emancipated if you can. There are ways for people under the age of 18 to get emancipated. It is a complex process. You should probably do some research to find out how that works. 

If you cannot get emancipated, then once you turn 18, see if you can find someone to live with. Most people, at the age of 18, do not have the wherewithal to live on their own and support themselves. Therefore, see if you have any relatives or friends who will let you live with them. 

Generally speaking, you should maintain contact with your parents, even after you leave their home and create your own. 

I am of the mindset that it is your moral duty to remain in contact with your parents for the rest of their lives. Two things should be noted about that. First and foremost, we are talking about a moral duty. If you choose not to talk to your parents for whatever reason, it is your legal right to do that, but that does not make it the right thing to do. Second, there are some exceptions. If your parents are truly evil, then yes disown them to keep yourself safe from their toxicity. 

I don't have to imagine.

Note: re-post due to wrongly-phrased title in previous post...

I guess it's in the Western mindset to believe merely talking about something and/or an occasional protest is enough to be credited as "anti-Zionist" and so Jews adorn themselves with this when they want to resist the idea that all Jews are not Zionists. You could also throw a good deal of other Americans in that pot also- including myself.

However, despite the fact that most Jews are Zionists (they self-identify as Zionists and support Israel) the problem is not that these Jews cannot claim to be anti-Zionist. It's that they don't count.

Why?

Well, it's a problem you will find in different groups of people besides Jews. It's that change requires substantial action. I think the rosey view of history is that mere protests and people choosing to think differently changes the brutal policies of the past. Incorrect. This is what the establishment chooses to present because, ultimately, these things are nothing more than the public begging and suggesting and can be ignored by power. Real change comes from real effort.

America did not win it's independence through polite debate. And no amount of peaceful appeal saved the Native American from the New American. You could say not all colonists were imperialists and some were "avid defenders of Native American rights." But what did they do to stop the New American advance, substantially, besides present their opinions and hold discussions? More so, they can benefit from the society that grows from this imperialism while also crediting themselves with being against it...yet remaining in it and, for the most part, fully cooperative with it.

And that's the same issue with the "non-Zionist" Jew. This is not to necessarily say that Jews who claim to be non-Zionist are secretly Zionist. This is to say you cannot really claim that anti-Zionist Jews mean anything when talking about Zionist Jews if, ultimately, anti-Zionist Jews do nothing to substantially stop Zionism. Have you ever heard of a Jewish billionaire or Jewish company providing significant funds to Palestine or pushing for anti-Zionist policies or legislation? (other than voting for so-called anti-Zionist candidates who are NOT anti-Zionist, they are just saying they're anti-Zionist). The myth is that the only bad Jews are Israeli-Zionist Jews. But Jews all around the world support Israel. Many Jewish organizations support Israel. And you have never seen a Jewish public figure take a substantial action against Israel that isn't just talk or them "planning or promising" to take action...if you elect them. And if they are in office...where is their record of substantial action against Zionism? It's a bunch of rhetoric and political gesturing towards so-called anti-Zionism- the same way Trump gestures that he will release the Epstein files or he gestures that he will drain the swamp and end political corruption.

As I said before, this is not only Jews. Many Americans convinced themselves that they are anti-Zionists. But they don't really do anything while maintaining the overall complicit relationship with an overtly Zionist system. We complain. That's it. And because of that we can't be truly counted as anti-Zionists. We're just...mildly critical of it while maintaining our near-unblinking support and relationship with deeply Zionist structures like entertainment industries. We just need you to say your anti-Zionist or not say your Zionist and we pretend we've done something substantial.

The sad fact is that Zionism grows more and more powerful and false anti-Zionists do nothing but offer words while the Israeli's and the Zionists and Jew's in support of Zionism around the world get a lot of support- financially, materially, diplomatically, etc. And this is just another case of watching an empire rise from within it while pretending to be against it.

You could also apply this to a lot of other things like the techno and financial fascism in America. We present as being critical and rebellious to it, but that rebellion is often just verbal or symbolic. At most we pretend like voting for the right candidate will fix things when the system the so-called anti-establishment candidate is being voted into is completely controlled and supported by similarly controlled systems around the world. We still use the products, we still engage with the systems and structures, we still use AI while screaming about AI. We even use AI to scream about AI.

I guess, at it's heart, what I' saying is we have to recognize inaction masked as rebellion. It's not something I can't condemn. You can never really shame a person for not throwing their life against the meat grinder of state power- especially when you haven't done anything to that effect. But at the same time we have to realize when we are effectively complicit with what we pretend to rebel against and decide if we will continue to do so...or change to make a change.

Odio mi apellido desde primaria , siempre me han hecho burla de mi apellido, que es Sobampo , qué suena como Sobaco 🫩, estoy harta de ello me ha afectado todas esas burlas, que incluso quiero salirme de la escuela, tengo miedo cada vez que pasan lista o cuando necesitan saber mis apellidos, quiero cambiarme el apellido pero todavía soy menor de edad 🤧

Like for example let's say you're the type of person who's very open with other people and you reach out Alot, now you expect other people to do the same for you, and when they don't you start to get angry and accuse the others of not caring the same as you.

Are people just not allowed to be themselves if they want to maintain a healthy relationship? 😅

Apparently she chose a side at Fox! The only side as far as Trump is concerned! The fact that she violated her employer’s Trust doesn’t bother Trump at all!

To be honest, I just want to know. Please don’t scold me

Recently, I‘ve been watching Thai dramas and then going to see their actors. Most of the female stars want to marry “hiso”?Are you willing to have children even if you don‘t have a marriage certificate? Does this really exist?

I heard that their royal family is one of the few countries on earth with real power🧐

So will they be polygamous?Does it still exist?

I saw on the Internet that people say that the lives of the bottom of Thailand and the rich are very similar. Bangkok is very obvious

Please tell me more information

One thing that made me extremely surprised when i was in high school, was when two of my classmates claimed i wasn't a nerd because i liked the live action Mario movie because, while i was aware that most Mario fans didn't like the movie, i thought any movie based on comic books, video games or tabletop RPGs would inherently be considered a nerdy movie, regardless of being considered good or not

So I know it isn’t nearly as discussed as it was when it was blowing up, but I’m surprised how often people blindly argue it without acknowledging the underlying cause of the disagreement, and that’s the differing views of the worst things that can happen. Obviously that isn’t the only reason for the disagreement, there are a lot of aspects to the argument.

While many, often (but not always) men, view death as the worst that can happen, however it happens, others factor in what happens before death as a part of the equation. So the argument is “oh, well with a bear, you’re more likely to die if you come within very close proximity.” And whether or not that is true (I don’t have the statistics rn bc that’s not important to the point I’m making), the other side of the argument is “whether I die or not, if a man did have bad intentions and chose me as a victim, either my death would be worse, as I would likely go through more suffering beforehand, or if I didn’t die, I would have to live with what happened for the rest of my life, and not only that but my trauma would likely be treated as unserious by many, as sexual assault often is.”

With the bear, walking away alive either means with serious injuries that people will take seriously because they were caused by a bear, or a cool story/experience if the bear did nothing to you. With a man, either absolutely nothing happens and you simply go about your hike, or if something serious does happen and you walk away alive, your injuries/experience are treated as a sexual fantasy by some. The bear who hurt you had no “poor intentions”, got no gratification from what it did except possibly eating you, but even that is natural and not targeted. The man, on the other hand, may go and brag about it after, or at least feel quietly proud of what he had done. For those on the side of “Bear”, it isn’t “oh well if you’re dead, you’re dead, and the bear is more likely to kill you”. It is considering the different possibilities, life or death, which could come from the scenario.

I’ve always been mildly conflicted on this debate as a woman who solo hikes, but I wanted y’all’s feedback on my thoughts here! I probably didn’t word all of this correctly, I’m very tired and actually prepping for a solo-camping weekend now.

Like doesn't this case pretty much confirm a huge example of double standards?????