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by rmxt 11y ago
Sincere question: bad from whose perspective? How do you balance these perspectives? Real estate regulation in its current form, especially in NYC, derives from the legacy of over-crowded tenements and massive blocks of slums. Sure, the ove
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by rmxt 11y ago
Rent-stabilization, in it's NYC flavor, is not a hard price ceiling.
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No matter what system you pick, there will always be edge cases that slip through. Some wealthy people will be able to "take advantage" of any system that can be devised, even a tax credit based system. ("How is income define
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Care to share why you think this is good?
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By "witnesses," do you mean other cops? Other cops that surely have no potential conflicts of interest? The "witnesses" that claim the officer was "run over" are at least a level, if not two, removed from the
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by rmxt 11y ago
I'm guessing this is a criticism? Well, it's a faulty one: much like scientists deepened the field of biology by looking both under a microscope and at the macro-scale (population studies, etc.), we can improve society for all peo
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by rmxt 11y ago
Let me rephrase: the original post denies that racism exists and/or plays a significant role in some very serious recent events , such as police interaction with members of minority communities and resultant citizen deaths, police int
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"Reasonable discourse" doesn't start with denying that racism exists in the United States, as the grandparent post does. "We have a black president so we can't be racist" is a pretty damn tired trope. I think p
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It's unfortunate, but the GP will probably see these videos and feel vindicated in their belief that these cops are acting righteously, purely in self-defense. It works for both sides of the coin, but when presented with conflicting ev
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Fantastic, you've made the connection! You're continuing to perfectly illustrate two of the points that I've made regarding your hypocrisy: - To paraphrase: "I only want to censor opinions when they disagree with the pos
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by rmxt 11y ago
One good instance of disingenuity deserves another: wait a second, I thought you said words couldn't cause harm!! It can't be harmful if I call you/Eich/Card a homophobe. He'll/They'll just have to get ove
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by rmxt 11y ago
The only intolerance society should promote is the intolerance of intolerant beliefs. Bucketing people off as "rational people" and "worthy contributors" because they disagree with your beliefs is an unfortunate way of d
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These positive claims, whether they are accurate or not, regarding economics, segregation, and oppressed minorities are all fine and dandy in an abstract world. What are your takeaways from such arguments? Is it something along the lines of
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So, she's making faces and is angry, and that's your greenlight/"difference maker" for the cop to give her a ticket? Wow. This is exactly the "playing nice" game that I've described in a cousin thread
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The same one as you! ;) 8:42: You ok? (An apparently conscientious and concerned question from the police. Good , but too bad he doesn't stay like this.) 8:53: (Irritated, but civil response, by the accused, detailing why the cop is b
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The cop is disrespectful immediately. She's got a valid gripe (getting out of the way of the police officer means she gets pulled over), and he doesn't like that he's being called out on his shenanigans (threatening a ticket
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A post facto warning isn't really a warning, is it? "You were getting a warning, but now you're going to jail." Why not admit the "warning" upfront? Maybe exactly like the one happening the first minute of th
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I might not sit there and get shit-talked to, but it is a police officer's job to deal with troublesome people in a manner that is safe, calm, professional, and respectful to all those involved. Your implicit acceptance of the "
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by rmxt 11y ago
If a bird strike can do this [1], I don't see why a drone could be any "better" for an aircraft to hit. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549
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Fair point. I had never heard of the concept of "just-so stories." Discarding everything and creating a new framework from the ground-up would be great, and perhaps the best way of doing things. It appears that "just-so stor
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by rmxt 11y ago
I personally don't care whether plural marriage is legal or illegal. Seeing as the looming threat of plural marriage appears to be your strongest argument against gay marriage and state regulation of marriage as a whole, really makes
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by rmxt 11y ago
Polygamous marriages change the core identity of marriage: that it is, as you say, a dyadic undertaking. That polygamous marriages might be legalized is a tenuous argument that is being spread up and down these forums. Sliding polygamous ma
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by rmxt 11y ago
What exactly is antiquated about the design of modern water fountains? How could the designers of the water fountain effectively and reasonably communicate that the water fountain is safe to drink from, and do so for the design life of the
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Where is the link on that site? I didn't see one, which is why I went digging for it and turned up the link above.
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by rmxt 11y ago
Not to be pedantic, but I think your example is a little off the mark. Red hair isn't evenly distributed amongst all human populations. [1] A heatmap of population that would leave out most of China and India isn't quite a heatmap
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Going down into the rabbit hole, here is a JSON file [1] containing the county level data from the Economist. I think that this is the source of the data used by the author. [1] http://infographics.economist.com/2015/AS
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We don't live in such a society. Hence why "not supporting gay marriage" and "I am able to fully support people from all walks of life (e.g. all people are created equal)" are contradictory statements, full of cogni
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Drawing comparisons between my arguments and the political spectrum at large does nothing for your Swiss cheese argument against Brendan Eich's treatment. Why shouldn't he be subject to public criticism for his public campaign d
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Since these arguments are inherently over nits, a couple of points: - He didn't have to open his mouth, since he had already opened his wallet. Money is a language of its own nature. - Importantly, he wasn't fired because of wha
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It's not treating everyone equally, which is why it is cognitive dissonance on full display. All of the religious arguments against gay marriage are fine and dandy for marriage within, and as defined by, that religion, but once they

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