kingkawn

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541.
by kingkawn 5y ago
In the drug dealing business cartels always try to wipe out competitors before taking over their markets.
542.
by kingkawn 5y ago
It may be that beauty and wonder itself boosts well-being, and science’s insistence that only it’s own is valid has detracted more than it’s given.
543.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Now for cars/trucks and we’re in good shape
544.
by kingkawn 5y ago
That you cite Japan as an example of reliable nuclear safety after Fukushima…
545.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Most of the arguments in favor of the renewed development of nuclear power rely on faith in engineering culture to prevent catastrophic failures and avoid large-scale loss of habitability of areas around these plants. This faith does not ac
546.
by kingkawn 5y ago
they probably don’t want to be known as forcing users out unilaterally, so a false offer becomes the diplomatic move, now backfiring from public exposure.
547.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Except the point seems to be getting her to leave, not giving her a thoughtful way to stay.
548.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The idea that working people weren’t ruthlessly exploited in the West’s industrial development is a historical fiction.
549.
by kingkawn 5y ago
It’s because Europe has hunted to extinction nearly every large mammal on the continent that america seems shocking by comparison.
550.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Bad presentations are eternal
551.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The cynical use of feminism as a justification for war-mongering then bookended by abandoning the same girls to starve to death is not something to be proud of.
552.
by kingkawn 5y ago
And those Afghanis now starving to death after being ravaged by imperialist war-adventuring for decades
553.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Bees aren’t the only insects. There may be spiders eating them. Habitat destruction leading to one species expanding doesn’t mean it’s beneficial to the ecosystem.
554.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Not mowing at all works even better
555.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The vaccines can quickly adapt, but the process of proving each version safe to use takes time each time.
556.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Why not use that electricity to power electric motors instead tho
557.
by kingkawn 5y ago
In medieval times living in such a tall building itself probably seemed line wizardry
558.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The sanctions can backfire spectacularly, as they often do, leading to mass suffering and isolation for the populace, further radicalization of the leadership, and less reason for compromise as economic/cultural entanglements are sever
559.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Who’s doing the seeing
560.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Take solace that histrionic complaint is in full bloom
561.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Going for goodnight moon aggressively is hilarious
562.
by kingkawn 5y ago
True, only starve them to death and let them die from neglect and lack of shelter if you slip up.
563.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Social Democracy, where the state is used as a tool to support the populace, is not whatever boogeyman of socialism you are trying to conjure
564.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Feudalism lives on in all spheres other than narrow semiannual popularity contests.
565.
by kingkawn 5y ago
You are until you aren’t
566.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Don’t worry, even if there is a period of bad trip it will be dwarfed by the subjectively infinite relaxation into oblivion
567.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The idea that this positive state of mind is resource dependent is itself a preemptive loss of that state of mind.
568.
by kingkawn 5y ago
The one we arbitrarily choose
569.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Yes but who is going to sign up to be the ones who end up with uninhabitable earth. You're thinking in generalizations, when always it will end up being in someone's backyard who doesn't want to live with the risk of losing t
570.
by kingkawn 5y ago
Not sure why the awfulness of oil means we have to go for the option that makes the earth uninhabitable if anything goes slightly wrong. False forced choice to satisfy nuke fantasies

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