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by suture 4y ago
The first order theory of arithmetic is provably consistent within ZFC. ZFC can’t prove it’s consistency but a “higher” system containing ZFC can prove that ZFC is consistent. So on and so forth.
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by suture 4y ago
When talking about a movement with a large number of people one has to generalize a bit. It’s ok to say members of X are Y even when there exists at least one counter example.
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by suture 4y ago
It seems to me to be a strange stance by conservatives. On the one hand they think a business ought to be able to not serve certain protected classes and on the other hand want to be treated like a protected class.
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by suture 4y ago
Yes. I was just commenting on how Americans see things. As a people we are extremely ignorant of international matters and don’t take into account that our over sized military does pay dividends. I don’t agree that those dividends are wo
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by suture 4y ago
I was only presenting an American view regarding the notion of “we pay for others at our own expense”. Trumps comments were directed at NATO members and not Finland or Sweden. He also famously said South Korea and Japan needed to spend mor
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by suture 4y ago
I support an imperial retreat by the U.S. I strongly disagree with the the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and our policies against Iran, and our support for numerous brutual regimes. Unchecked power is dangerous and it’s time for the U.S. to
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by suture 4y ago
The U.S. hasn’t criticized British defense spending as far as I know. Yes other countries have spent money on our misadventures. They do so, as one Australian put it to me, because if someone is going to be a hyper power you could do a lot
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by suture 4y ago
I’m an American. For many decades the idea that the U.S. props up the rest of world at the expense of focusing on our people has been a strong one. It was very strong going into the 80s but has becomes less so since then. It is still use
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by suture 4y ago
He says America is not collapsing despite the failed coup and the growing chorus of people who perceive things are fundamentally wrong within the country. He talks about the economy and in this case it’s not about the economy. It’s about
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by suture 4y ago
Assuming the draft abortion opinion is the actual ruling it’s not hyperbole. We will live in a country in which an act in some states is legal and in others is considered murder. Some states will refuse to extradite people to other states