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by skh 8y ago
I'm assuming this is a genuine question on your part. I would suggest reading up on common stereotypes of the native peoples in the U.S. Native Americans did not design the road system in West Lafayette. Whites did. The person maki
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by skh 8y ago
Western civilization is in crisis because of these social experimental policies undermining its original meritocratic competitive default mode. So, the real question is, where/when at some point does this madness stop? We have a sign
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by skh 8y ago
EDIT: Got rid of part of my post that had enough information in it that could be tied to people in real life. -------- It doesn't help that West Lafayette is a very racist place in my experience. I'm white and a native speaker o
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by skh 8y ago
What you say is reasonable and seems correct from my perspective. I’ll elaborate a bit more on my perspective of the exchange. From the article it’s hard to come to the conclusion that the couple are extremists. That they had this concern
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by skh 8y ago
Also, the fact that you think a 5 year old kid read papers published in 1800s about carbon dioxide and started worrying about climate change shows your bias, not mine. Nothing I wrote suggests that I think a 5 year old read papers publish
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by skh 8y ago
In our everyday speech this is how people talk. So in that sense it is correct usage. I claim it is misleading to think this way. I think our speech has been affected by marketing and it’s caused a change in how we think about money. Spe
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by skh 8y ago
Papers were published in the 1800s about the effects of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on temperature. The physics behind this is straightforward. If the couple were truly worried about this at a young age wouldn’t that sugge
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by skh 8y ago
That isn’t saving money it’s spending less money as I see it. If you took the surplus amount you would have spent and put that in a long term investment or savings account then I think you could claim a savings. Almost no one does this wi
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by skh 8y ago
It appears your are not reading what I write. While it is a fact that the Pax Americana exists I’m not in favor of it and hope for its demise. I’m happy for American power to decline. I welcome it. But even if I was the caricature you s
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by skh 8y ago
I did not know. Thank you for clarifying. Your second sentence is quite impolite. Clearly I have an opinion on international relations. It might be misinformed, poorly stated, foolish even but it’s clear I have an opinion. I suggest it
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by skh 8y ago
Yes, among a host of other things. Churchill said the world must be made safe for democracy while denying freedom to India. Great power is very corrupting.
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by skh 8y ago
What is IR? I’m sorry I don’t understand what you are trying to say. It is my belief that one positive result of the Trump’s Presidency is that other nations have to confront the reality that Americans are willing/able to elect an inc
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by skh 8y ago
From my perspective it has become a symbiotic relationship. The U.S. maintains the Pax Americana at great financial expense but does so for the benefits it provides. It’s not an altruistic act. Europe and Japan get benefits too. One of
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by skh 8y ago
I like iCloud drive and use it exclusively for online backup. It’s been seamless for me but I just use it for backup and synchronization. I teach some online courses and tried using it to link to online assignments but it has a serious fl
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by skh 8y ago
This is one positive aspect of Trump’s presidency. He has definitively shown Korea, Japan, and Europe that the Pax Americana can not be relied upon as much as it once was. Those countries will have to start leading more and have a stronge
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by skh 8y ago
Community colleges have lower wages for their permanent faculty compared to universities and 4 year colleges. Community colleges usually have very little in terms of athletics. Athletics at most universities are a huge sink in terms of ex
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by skh 8y ago
Tenure does not prevent a department from being downsized. At least not any college I've worked at. The trend is to use untenured labor and I believe over half of all classes are taught using untenured labor.
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by skh 8y ago
Your points are well made. I'd not thought of the status quo as one that effectively creates a "slave caste". I concur. I don't know what left leaning people want on immigration. I'm a very liberal person myself a
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by skh 8y ago
I remember when Reagan signed legislation granting citizenship to millions of illegals. At the time the idea was that in exchange for doing this the border with Mexico would be tightened. Bush II had a decent proposal for addressing the l
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by skh 8y ago
The only problem with your inequality is that for many “entertainment value” really means “addictive pull”.
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by skh 8y ago
George Will? He's part of the status quo that laid down the foundation on which Trump build his successful candidacy. That George Will? The old white blowhard? That failure is not Trump's fault, it's Will's & Co. Bu
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by skh 8y ago
Exactly. That's why we should just dispense with the facade of elections and have the Fortune 500 companies decide who will be President. The free speech rights are too severely restricted if there is a rule that applies equally to e
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by skh 8y ago
OK. I guess don't change the framing of taxation from Right vs. Left to framing the issue to one of determining the optimal way to fund what society needs/wants. I doubt you can large numbers of the Left saying what you claim. S
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by skh 8y ago
Disallowing a film being shown 60 days before an election because the person is not a bona fide film maker is very much different than disallowing a film 60 before an election because the person is not a bona fide commercial film maker. Th
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by skh 8y ago
Right. That's what I said. You get taxed where you earn the money. If you aren't in California when you earn the money then you don't pay California tax. If you are in California when you earn the money then you pay Calif
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by skh 8y ago
It had nothing to do with whether or not it was by a bona fide film maker. It was the timing of the ad and the fact that the movie was going to be broadcast. Movies in theaters were not covered by the law. Your premise is incorrect. The
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by skh 8y ago
From Wikipedia: In the case, the conservative non-profit organization Citizens United sought to air a film critical of Hillary Clinton and to advertise the film during television broadcasts shortly before the 2008 Democratic primary electi
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by skh 8y ago
Provided she's not lying it's hard to imagine that 4% number being believable. I don't think a House election ever had this low of a turnout. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkuxZsylioX/
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by skh 8y ago
Imagine a version of Donald Trump that was smart and competent.
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by skh 8y ago
If the relentless (Media) attacks of DJT are an indication, there are few "outsiders" who are going to get involved in the future. Consider the possibility that he isn't being attacked. That his actions/statements are

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