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- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I’m far too politically fatigued and long in the tooth to not see the funny side.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Let’s check back in 2029 and see how many people got genocided and how many people were being hysteric.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
To play devil’s advocate, he specifically means those who were born to foreign people staying in the US illegally.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I’d say the definition is quite simple, if you don’t have a visa/permit/green card.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
To be fair, I do believe he is specifically talking about illegal immigrants and they’re supposed to get deported.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I think Trump is a raving mad man but that your proposed scenario is extremely unlikely.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
What’s more likely?
A large proportion of Americans are very ready to be extremely upset and will look in to things that aren’t there, like a socially inept Musk appearing to make a Nazi salute.
Or
Musk intentionally made a Nazi salute.
I know it’s emotional times, but I think a huge amount of people aren’t thinking rationally.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I still think it’s possible that he actually has that little social awareness.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Wouldn’t a Nazi that thought Musk is also a Nazi be saying that it is a Nazi salute?
I don’t think devils advocates or people that see life as shades of grey rather than black and white are default Nazi’s, but I understand that the US is an emotionally turbulent place right now.
Full stop lol
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Get out of here with your rationalism. Musk is a literal Nazi and we’re all going to die!!!
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
In a post that only shows an image your comment is rather ironic.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I guess I’m going to be the one that plays devil’s advocate as there is no context here other than a still image, but is it possible he wasn’t intentionally doing a Nazi salute and has just been caught in an incredibly awkward pose?
- Comment on Based Red Dead 4 weeks ago:
Not sure if satire.
Being not racist is woke now? I thought it was just normal.
- Comment on Private parking rules review prompted by £2,000 five-minute fine 5 weeks ago:
Sorry, amateur mistake, I meant Britain.
- Comment on Private parking rules review prompted by £2,000 five-minute fine 5 weeks ago:
To be fair it’s not for off in the UK, the rules are so flimsy that the chance of you actually being taken to court is almost zero. So instead you just have to put the angry letters in the bin until they finally get bored.
- Comment on Disgusting money driven mindset 1 month ago:
Take that shit back to Reddit
- Comment on Fear of job loss hits its highest point in years—but workers won’t accept less than $81,000 1 month ago:
As if sitting at a desk all day doesn’t destroy your body.
I’ll pick a physically active job any day of the week. If you choose not to wear your gloves, knee pads, ear defenders, goggles etc. it’s on you.
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 2 months ago:
I wasn’t trying to say that ethical funds don’t exist, I’m well aware of them. I was saying that when money is on the line, loyalty and ethics often end up second place.
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 2 months ago:
I absolutely agree. I used to have no choice but to buy budget and have to deal with it when stuff inevitably failed and broke. But now I’m much more financially stable, I made a commitment to buy quality when I can.
With clothes I’m in the best of both worlds, I’m a proper hawk for charity shops and if you’re patient you can get both budget and quality. I bought a £100 shirt for £3 the other day and it looked like it had never even been worn and there’s no reason it won’t last me decades if I look after it. Good riddance to TK MAXX and fast fashion.
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 2 months ago:
Unfortunately, there aren’t many ethics in the world when it comes to money.
- Comment on Is it worth investing if I can only contribute $50 a month? 2 months ago:
$50 per month for thirty five years saved with no interest at all is $21k, so I can absolutely understand the point of view that it’s not worth it if you’re currently struggling to scrape by to wait 35 years for what might be just an extra $14k
If that $50 has literally no other use to you, then great, if that $50 can provide fair value for you now, it’s a tougher decision.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
We’re not talking about the use of puberty blockers in cases of precocious puberty, we’re talking about them in cases where they’d block typical puberty in cases of gender dysphoria.
- Comment on Thames Water boss defends bonuses as sewage spills soar 2 months ago:
I’d love to know what CEOs actually do all day that justifies their exorbitant wages.
They love to trot out the “we need to attract top talent” line, but what skills, knowledge and experience are they actually providing that couldn’t be done by an 18 year old straight out of school?
The average CEO earns five times the average wage, we all know they aren’t working five times as hard as an average worker.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
I know that when you don’t wholly agree with a person that unquestionably goes along with dogma regarding trans rights that it’s only matter of time until the “transphobe” card comes out.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
And here we are. “tRaNsPhObE!”
Honestly, people like you are your own worst enemy. Shame on you.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
It’s not a warning, I’m just old enough to know pigeon chess when I see it.
Who knows, maybe we’ll get twenty years down the line, the evidence will be there and I’ll be amazed at how wrong I was!
Good luck to you, I wish you all the best.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
I’ve said everything I have to say and I can see trying to explain myself further will be fruitless.
If you honestly think that a child could block puberty up to the age of 18 or further and then change their mind and go through a normal puberty like nothing ever happened, then good for you, personally, I’m doubtful.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
The main difference with vaccines is the overwhelming medical proof of the benefits, that’s something that currently isn’t there with the use of puberty blockers during the years you would typically go through it.
I do somewhat agree with your less harm premise. If a child literally threatens to kill themselves, then as a parent you’d feel like you had little choice in the matter, however if there are permanent side effects and the child, now as a young adult starts regretting their decision, it’s going to be shit for everyone.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
Which is what would happen if they decided not to go thru with transitioning as an adult…
That is quite obviously an assumption. You are extrapolating data and although I see the logic of your statement, it’s bad science. The rest of your comment is based on this premise.
- Comment on Puberty blockers to be banned indefinitely for under-18s across UK 2 months ago:
The forty years worth of proof you are referring to is in almost all cases where the use was to block early puberty and then allow it to take it’s course at a normal age. I did mention this.
At the end of the day, I’m not pretending to be an expert in puberty blockers, I’m saying that sometimes children need to be protected from themselves.