aklemm

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by aklemm 9y ago
us liberals are having to come to terms with our leftist allies not actually being liberals In fact, it's so hard to reconcile that I sometimes wonder if leftists are a straw man invented by the right, but I'm starting to realiz
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Or people who understand the reality of getting stories read.
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Indeed. I saw his work at an exhibit in Seattle years ago. It is a mind-bender, for sure.
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by aklemm 9y ago
You should be good.
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by aklemm 9y ago
East of Eden...so good.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Man, this is both naive and very negative. Can you say more about why you think the civilization is based on that?
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by aklemm 9y ago
Same. I've always found the Draw program the most useful.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Right? Cold weather is the best time to hike with Snickers!
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by aklemm 9y ago
For me, I just think most play loses it's interest because the novelty is gone. I know or can guess pretty well what will happen, so I'd rather read a novel or article that tells me something new. Or make something. Or bring somet
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by aklemm 9y ago
Who's proposing a raceless society?
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by aklemm 9y ago
I do see what you're saying, and I understand. And we have the same goal. But we diverge here: my view is putting a bunch of energy into bigotry on whites takes away from the energy needed fight bigotry by whites. It muddles the issue
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by aklemm 9y ago
Just look for tangible damage vs. mere words being exchanged. If I'm intolerant and have a pattern of keeping black people off my team, then I'm in for consequences.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Because bigotry against whites is a sideshow, a minor issue. It is a joke to elevate it to same problem level as bigotry by whites. Now, to your point, any SPECIFIC incident may be treated equally and should be, but taken on the whole, it&#
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by aklemm 9y ago
Well, if that bio triggered me, I'd probably assume bad intent. But it doesn't trigger me, so it makes me glad to see people fighting for inclusion.
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I'll agree it was unwise. But the person literally clarified the point. Look, it makes me uncomfortable too, but I understand it as a style of speaking and that people get carried away and that non-offensive language sometimes feels in
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by aklemm 9y ago
> Is it that since white people have more power and more numbers we should focus extra hard on white bigotry? Yes. > Starting with the assumption that all people should be treated equally than all bigotry is morally objectionable and
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by aklemm 9y ago
Well, first, we have to decide for each whether the sentence is meant to mean all in that category have that characteristic. I think that's nonsensical, so let's say it's clear she wants white men who are bigoted fired and bl
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by aklemm 9y ago
If I declare we need to eradicate all biting dogs in my town, does it make sense for me to also include biting rabbits on the list? To be arguing this deep into the problems of a unclear sentence is INSANE!
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by aklemm 9y ago
Wow, this is incredible. So many interpret their statement as either "all white men are bigoted and should be fired" or "all the white bigots must be fired but the other bigots can stay". That literally never occurred to
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No, it only fails to recognize a small side issue.
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Maybe if she also went on to say, “...and leave black bigots be.” But she didn’t say that, and it’s weird to add that part on in one’s imagination.
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by aklemm 9y ago
To answer both replies, I’m saying white bigotry stands out because white people have the power and numbers. Absent that, then you have a different story, but we’re not absent that.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Ok, based on the replies I understand that many in this thread think white bigotry and other bigotry are equal. That's probably a mistake, but I can see why "fire bigoted white men" is triggering so those who think that way.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Exactly. You have to willfully look for an uncharitable interpretation for either of those interpretations.
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On the other hand, instigators are behaving unethically when they take poorly worded complaints and make hay out of it.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Wait, what? Why is it not appropriate to say bigoted white men should be fired? That seems non-controversial to me. Edit: I guess I'm assuming the bigot is behaving as a bigot, and I think that's a safe assumption.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Simplifying in order to gain some clarity about bitcoin is good--and this is a good piece--but you can't make the bitcoin bros listen no matter how simple. They still need to chose to understand.
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by aklemm 9y ago
Try "Fido"?
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by aklemm 9y ago
No other Unix-style tool has reached so far into programmer land. Needing all these great docs and lessons is just what it takes to get this type of tool widespread adoption. Some things are just kinda hard, and managing code is one of them
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by aklemm 9y ago
Let's also not forget the huge amount of work women do successfully for our society that is unrewarded and unpaid.

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