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Crime isn’t random. Most of the time, it happens when someone has been unable to meet their basic needs through other means. By shifting money away from the police and toward services that actually meet those needs, we’ll be able to get to a place where people won’t need to rob banks.
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Billie from Ockham wrote:
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This was interesting.
Not really. Nice enough guy, but that was a bit of a beer ramble. I was going to post that here too until I watched it. Not worth the viewing time.

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The Drunken Peasants are no more, creative differences apparently, can't say I'm shocked, I used to watch the odd episode but went off it awhile back after the kayfabe nonsense and Paul's Ego's constant whining and interruptions.


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Old_ones wrote: BLM.jpg

That should be a stand alone meme if it isn't already.
Actually, BLM is protesting the 0.009% of blacks killed by police.

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Old_ones wrote: BLM.jpg

That should be a stand alone meme if it isn't already.
Actually, BLM is protesting the 0.009% of blacks killed by police.

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Don't forget the 0.002% of trans* murdered in 2017.

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Old_ones wrote:
Bhurzum wrote:
That's a thing of hideous beauty! No doubt some heads will roll at Buzzfeed...
I wonder if they were hacked. (snip)
I think I have the back story on that article. The author is listed as Patrice Peck. It turns out that a few days ago she wrote an article called “37 Things White People Need To Stop Ruining In 2018”, which has been getting Buzzfeed flack.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... erica.html

Obviously the "37 things black people need to stop runining in 2018" article wasn't the work of Patrice Peck, so it was probably a hack. Buzzfeed needs to guard their back door a little better if they don't want chanfags up in their shit.

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote: Don't forget the 0.002% of trans* murdered in 2017.
Is "holistic justice" a thing? The smaller/weaker the problem, the more potent its effect?

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote:
Crime isn’t random. Most of the time, it happens when someone has been unable to meet their basic needs through other means. By shifting money away from the police and toward services that actually meet those needs, we’ll be able to get to a place where people won’t need to rob banks.
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Ask them what are they going to do about rape.

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote: Don't forget the 0.002% of trans* murdered in 2017.
I thought that the main cause of trans* deaths was the end of net neutrality. At least, I recall reading that recently.

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote:
Crime isn’t random. Most of the time, it happens when someone has been unable to meet their basic needs through other means. By shifting money away from the police and toward services that actually meet those needs, we’ll be able to get to a place where people won’t need to rob banks.
You complete tools.
So they'll get everyone free sex to stop rape?

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shoutinghorse wrote: The Drunken Peasants are no more, creative differences apparently, can't say I'm shocked, I used to watch the odd episode but went off it awhile back after the kayfabe nonsense and Paul's Ego's constant whining and interruptions.

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Well ain't that a banana in the tailpipe of online commentary.

I've listened to a few episodes - but they are too rambling (or just plain long), and the personalities involved are not enough to make it interesting. It was more about them meeting their living expenses, and generating disposable income (and for TJ to do his sub-par George Carlin routine) rather than any value I could glean from it.

That said, I do think that TJ's heart was in the right place on a number of issues. For instance, by publicly declaring himself 'The Amazing Atheist' on Youtube he attracted a lot of email from kids having difficulties with their religious families - and I think he provided fairly solid advice / support to them for the most part.

So he's probably done more good than harm - and I don't wish him any ill will.

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Bhurzum wrote:
That's a thing of hideous beauty! No doubt some heads will roll at Buzzfeed...
I read it was a “community piece”. Ie not canonical.

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shoutinghorse wrote: The Drunken Peasants are no more, creative differences apparently, can't say I'm shocked, I used to watch the odd episode but went off it awhile back after the kayfabe nonsense and Paul's Ego's constant whining and interruptions.

I have never watched Drunken Peasants or TJ Kirk. Although TJ can be very incisive, I find his sense of humour to be unbearably childish. I assume I can't be the only one as despite him being the biggest Atheist/Skeptic YouTuber, he hardly ever comes up in conversation, certainly not in the last few years.

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deLurch wrote:
Billie from Ockham wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:56 am
This was interesting.
<clipped Vid - 'What Killed the Skeptic Community' - Doctor Randomercam
Not really. Nice enough guy, but that was a bit of a beer ramble. I was going to post that here too until I watched it. Not worth the viewing time.
I guess I have different (lower?) criteria for how to spent my time.

I do get a bit irritated by people that say you should not label yourself by what you are against, or choose a negative label for your movement.

Going by history, you don't always get a choice - for instance the Torys where named by their opposition as being the sort of people (ie pirates) that would come from Tory island. Similarly, the word for the Whig poltical movement came from 'whigamore' (sp, a type of Scottish brigand). And antidisestablishmentarianism managed to do OK for itself as a movement, even with the negative 'anti' prefix.

As to atheists having nothing in common beyond their lack of belief - that's not necessarily a problem - I talk to many people that have different life experiences, or who have areas of interests that I am not so passionate about. The self-selected group that chooses to attend athiest/skeptic conferences are not representative of atheists as a whole - they are probably more politically active (cf Church-State separation), may want to vocally critical of religion (whatever floats your boat), or want to socialise in a non religious setting. This might seem trivial (or pointless) to some - but so what - I wouldn't criticise a group of philatelists, or embroidery enthusiasts just because they chose to meet up. (In any case, there are many more non-trivial reasons to criticise the current luminaries of the atheist/skeptic conference scene).

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VickyCaramel wrote: I have never watched Drunken Peasants or TJ Kirk. Although TJ can be very incisive, I find his sense of humour to be unbearably childish. I assume I can't be the only one as despite him being the biggest Atheist/Skeptic YouTuber, he hardly ever comes up in conversation, certainly not in the last few years.
I've seen maybe two or three of his videos that were interesting or funny, the rest are pure autism. Also, and this is critically important, TJ is one of the most punchable wankers I've ever clapped eyes upon. Seriously, just the sound of his voice or looking at his stupid face is enough to get my blood up.

I still wish "The Living Dinosaur" was able to push out more content - that guy is/was the mutts nuts!

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Bhurzum wrote:
VickyCaramel wrote: I have never watched Drunken Peasants or TJ Kirk. Although TJ can be very incisive, I find his sense of humour to be unbearably childish. I assume I can't be the only one as despite him being the biggest Atheist/Skeptic YouTuber, he hardly ever comes up in conversation, certainly not in the last few years.
I've seen maybe two or three of his videos that were interesting or funny, the rest are pure autism. Also, and this is critically important, TJ is one of the most punchable wankers I've ever clapped eyes upon. Seriously, just the sound of his voice or looking at his stupid face is enough to get my blood up.

I still wish "The Living Dinosaur" was able to push out more content - that guy is/was the mutts nuts!
Dude is reddit personified -thoroughly unpalatable.

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Has it been decided that the Scots in general, or Glaswegians in particular, cannot be trusted with free speech, or freedom in general?

So far we have three data points - Count Dankula, 6oodfella and our own dear Bhurzum.

There was the 'no' result on Scottish independence, Twitter and Youtube's bizarre rules, the police being used to shut down 'offensive speech' (or as the Scots might put it - 'speech') - and I understand that they even killed Mel Gibson.

Here's hoping for some more wins for those north of the border in 2018.

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DrokkIt wrote:
Dude is reddit personified -thoroughly unpalatable.
When was the last time you tried to palate someone?

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deLurch wrote: faith
MarcusAu wrote:
Brive1987 wrote: iconoclast. He meets the Marcus test by not being an attractive female and he appears to not like Nazis - while disrespecting the EU, presenting fact based arguments and finding it problematic that there are more muslim school kids in Birmingham than Christian (despite him being an atheist)

So what baggage have I missed?

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Have you not be following Millennial Woes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqSoNttPIfs
Of course I saw this. It is a classic monologue that left Mr Woes nothing to do but nod along.

deLurch, there is very little on the interwebs that is “intellectually challenging” especially when dealing with brains the size of a planets.

Goldy’s useful for clearly and unabashedly presenting a POV that is generally censored by libtards and (there is no conspiracy) the wets behind MSM.

But the conundrum is simple. On the one hand borders undeniably define nations and people who support their nation are nationalists.

There is also an undeniable ethnic revolution occurring in Western Countries. On an ethnic front London is already white minority and in certain large English cities there are more Muslim school children than Christian. One in three Australians were born overseas. But per below, we are kept in the dark re actual second and third gen ethnic breakdowns. These reflect ethnic trends that are now entrenched and which will auto-drive future, escalated results.

There’s been a complete lack of considered debate on this process. There is bipartisan support for big populations as a driver for growth (there goes trad-conservative interest in discussion) and there is the wet left horror of all things white. The MSM mirrors these interests. More telling, only UK and Netherlands track ethnicity in their censuses in Europe. Certainly Australia only measures country of birth which shields us from the broader metrics. There is no data. How’s that for a science based approach?

There is also no plan to the repopulation. Ethnicity blind points systems (ie business orientated) bring in the cream of the the 4 billion people in Asia quickly crowding out the more limited “local talent”. However family reunion, refugee and crisis responses (SJ orientated) ushers in people with no capacity to positively contribute.

The term “white genocide” is a two edged sword designed as a wake-up term. Genocide is popularly defined around narrow parameters not recognised by specialists who consider intentional destruction of peoples, culture and society. There is probably a better term for intentional policies which aim to alter an ethnically defined nation and strip back it’s attendant culture.

But maybe that’s cart before the horse. We come back to what defines a “nation”? Further what defines a “strong or effective nation”? Is there a broad cultural component (which generally relates to a self identified ‘people’ which in turn correlates to race)? Or is it “muh values”. If it’s values - where do they come from? And what happens when in the space of say 20 years you introduce dominating silos of peoples who don’t necessarily follow your own weak civic nationalism and the hallowed values now relate to a minority population? How do we reconcile muh values with a deep seated libtard desire not to offend the introduced immigrant cultural traditions (how many people are in jail in UK for performing FGM)?

In Australia this is manifesting in a million small cuts. A push to change the date for Australian Day away from the British founding date to a non offensive vanilla date. The desire to remove the (increasingly) irrelevant monarchy from the constitution with no clear plan for what would follow. The dilution of collective sporting activity away from mainstays such as cricket and rugby. A move to change our flag to something no one can quite agree to. Push for Sharia arbitration, increasing funding of our schools by China via so called Confucius Classrooms, push to not teach history and where it is taught, a push away from European history. A push away from European languages in schools. The instinctive removal of cultural Christianity as a scaffold for moral and traditional mores to a cultural vacuum. The embrace of SJW PoMO for everything western but never in relation to introduced cultures. The abject surrender of our real estate market on the alter of so called global investment opportunities, my children now have to compete unsuccessfully with Asian money to buy a house in the suburb they grew up in.

The list goes on and on and on.

Are these signs of a strong or effective nationalism?

So no. I have a lot of time for Faith and the considered alt-right. Even if the issues, once communicated, are only existentially rather than mentally challenging.

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Hmm not bad for mobile device. But apologies none the less.

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MarcusAu wrote:
deLurch wrote:
Billie from Ockham wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:56 am
This was interesting.
<clipped Vid - 'What Killed the Skeptic Community' - Doctor Randomercam
Not really. Nice enough guy, but that was a bit of a beer ramble. I was going to post that here too until I watched it. Not worth the viewing time.
I guess I have different (lower?) criteria for how to spent my time.

I do get a bit irritated by people that say you should not label yourself by what you are against, or choose a negative label for your movement.

Going by history, you don't always get a choice - for instance the Torys where named by their opposition as being the sort of people (ie pirates) that would come from Tory island. Similarly, the word for the Whig poltical movement came from 'whigamore' (sp, a type of Scottish brigand). And antidisestablishmentarianism managed to do OK for itself as a movement, even with the negative 'anti' prefix.

As to atheists having nothing in common beyond their lack of belief - that's not necessarily a problem - I talk to many people that have different life experiences, or who have areas of interests that I am not so passionate about. The self-selected group that chooses to attend athiest/skeptic conferences are not representative of atheists as a whole - they are probably more politically active (cf Church-State separation), may want to vocally critical of religion (whatever floats your boat), or want to socialise in a non religious setting. This might seem trivial (or pointless) to some - but so what - I wouldn't criticise a group of philatelists, or embroidery enthusiasts just because they chose to meet up. (In any case, there are many more non-trivial reasons to criticise the current luminaries of the atheist/skeptic conference scene).
I also think anti-SJW is a perfectly acceptable label for people who oppose SJW politics. I have noticed some people using "classical liberal" as an alternative to this to emphasize that they line up with enlightenment values, but it's not a label I particularly love, because I think it's easy to misunderstand what it means. "Liberal" means too many different things.

Randomercam notes that whiteness and maleness are what are under attack by the SJWs, and there are certainly pro-white and pro-male labels you can apply to yourself, but not everyone who opposes SJWs is alt-right or an MRA. Personally I see myself as less pro-white or pro-male and more anti-vacuous criticism of white people and males. I don't want a white ethnostate or the special privileges for white people that SJWs want for minorities, I just don't want to be slandered, and called a racist for no reason and resented for privileges I supposedly have that may or may not actually apply or even make any sense. I think plenty of other people probably feel that way, and I think that is a perfectly good basis for a political movement. If you start tacking on a lot of pro- positions and insisting that people subscribe to them then you potentially run into the atheism + problem. You start alienating people by insisting that they sign on for shit that they may not want to support.

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Brive1987 wrote: On an ethnic front London is already white minority
Your evidence for that? It's certainly getting there but as last census was 2011 made it 60% white, more recent figures say non white ethnic pop is about 44% which does not make white a minority (yet).

Greater |London Authority survey of 2015
Just over 3.8 million of London's residents (44%) are of a black and minority ethnicity origin, which is expected to increase to 50% by 2038
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31082941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_gr ... _breakdown (from 2011 census)

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Billie from Ockham wrote:
Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:29 am
IMO, Peterson needs to take some time off from all this. I started thinking this after watching Haidt correct him several times in one interview. Now I'm more convinced that the flack he's been getting is pushing him around some bend.
I'd be a lot more worried if Peterson had any trouble taking correction from Haidt, but the way I saw it he quickly accepted that it was possible or even likely that Haidt was right about his corrections and just kept on going.

Most of us find it really hard to confine ourselves to speaking about matters where we are really solid, and if we step out of those areas, even a little bit, we are bound to be wrong on occasion.

My brother just gave me The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt this week. I have already spotted some errors reading through it. There are almost certainly other errors which I do not know enough to spot. But the book is still really really good, and I'm pretty sure I can trust his experiments and his results.

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Kirbmarc wrote: :nin: ed by the guy with an aleph infinite best posts ever.
There's no shame in that.

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InfraRedBucket wrote:
Brive1987 wrote: On an ethnic front London is already white minority
Your evidence for that? It's certainly getting there but as last census was 2011 made it 60% white, more recent figures say non white ethnic pop is about 44% which does not make white a minority (yet).

Greater |London Authority survey of 2015
Just over 3.8 million of London's residents (44%) are of a black and minority ethnicity origin, which is expected to increase to 50% by 2038
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31082941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_gr ... _breakdown (from 2011 census)
White British are now a minority in London, (45%) any shortfall is made up of non British whites, mainly eastern European migrant workers (plus Bulgarian pickpockets & beggars)
1 in 3 people now living in London were born outside of the UK. White flight in nearly all of Englands big cities.
In one case a community cohesion officer in Yorkshire told Prof Cantle he was the first Asian to move into a particular street and that within three years virtually every white family had gone.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/cens ... 05998.html

https://www.ft.com/content/4bd95562-437 ... 144feabdc0

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2099502/w ... egregated/

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I can't for the life of me think why .. :think:


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A move to change our flag to something no one can quite agree to.
Like the proposed Kiwi laser beam flag, I'd totally support a kangaroo with laser beams flag.

There's only one reason I can see to become a republic in Australia, and that would be to do a significant rewrite of the Constitution. Put in things like a guaranteed right to freedom of speech, and term limits for example. (But not a Bill of Rights - I totally oppose that). The trouble is there are far too many SJWs and SJW leaning people in positions of power that would push to make the Constitution worse rather than better. So, I'm generally opposed to any move for Australia to become a republic.

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We could have great debate over the meaning of “minority” but when less than half of your capital city is something other than UK white, well then my point is made.

London has been terraformed in a process other population centres are now experiencing. Whatever it is now, it is not “British” by any commonly understood metric other than a defined area of a map.

Sadiq Aman Khan may disagree. When he is not busy describing moderate muslims as “uncle toms” or explaining the new realities of living in large western cities populated by non-western majority minorities.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... slims.html

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Just caught up with the latest Peaky Blinders. Damn, that's good. Who'd have thought a series about a bunch of Brummies in cloth caps and George Orwell haircuts could be the coolest thing on TV? Outstanding performances from Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson and Tom Hardy and a great soundtrack.

Only way this could get better is if they brought in Stephen Graham as Al Capone for Season 5.

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Keating wrote:
Brive1987 wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:06 pm
A move to change our flag to something no one can quite agree to.
Like the proposed Kiwi laser beam flag, I'd totally support a kangaroo with laser beams flag.

There's only one reason I can see to become a republic in Australia, and that would be to do a significant rewrite of the Constitution. Put in things like a guaranteed right to freedom of speech, and term limits for example. (But not a Bill of Rights - I totally oppose that). The trouble is there are far too many SJWs and SJW leaning people in positions of power that would push to make the Constitution worse rather than better. So, I'm generally opposed to any move for Australia to become a republic.
Yeah. Our constitution is clearly broken and in need of “root and branch” reform. In fact it’s amazing that close to 300,000 people a year think their own countries are less desirable than our relic of a racist empire.

It’s such a cliche that desirable neighbourhoods, restaurants, tourist sites, transit routes have their point of difference overwhelmed through demand and a lack of planning and management. Cultures and the social dividends they produce are no different.

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Ugg. Two up. “When more than” not “when less than”

That changes the sentence slightly!

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Shatterface wrote: Just caught up with the latest Peaky Blinders. Damn, that's good. Who'd have thought a series about a bunch of Brummies in cloth caps and George Orwell haircuts could be the coolest thing on TV? Outstanding performances from Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson and Tom Hardy and a great soundtrack.

Only way this could get better is if they brought in Stephen Graham as Al Capone for Season 5.
Great, ain't it. But -
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Look out FTB! The Pit is still coming for you.

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Shatterface wrote: Just caught up with the latest Peaky Blinders. Damn, that's good. Who'd have thought a series about a bunch of Brummies in cloth caps and George Orwell haircuts could be the coolest thing on TV? Outstanding performances from Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson and Tom Hardy and a great soundtrack.

Only way this could get better is if they brought in Stephen Graham as Al Capone for Season 5.
Excellent stuff .. Solomon telling Luca Changretta "And that'll be another hundred cos you're a cunt mate" has got to be one of the best lines ever on TV. :lol:

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Tigzy wrote:
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Great, ain't it. But -
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For anyone who hasn't seen Peaky Blinders series 1 to 3 are on Netflix. I think they might still be on iPlayer too. No idea if it is shown outside the UK.

I know David Bowie was a fan. Cillian Murphy gave him the cap he wore in Series 1. For those wondering about the odd title, the Peaky Blinders were a real gang though from a few decades earlier. They had razor blades in the peaks of their caps they would strike people with across the eyes, hence Peaky Blinders.

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When punching a baby is punching up.


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Keating wrote:
Brive1987 wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:06 pm
A move to change our flag to something no one can quite agree to.
Like the proposed Kiwi laser beam flag, I'd totally support a kangaroo with laser beams flag.
I could not help but imagine a voice very similar to Dr Evil's saying: "can someone get me some fricken kangaroos with fricken laser-beams on their head? Is that too much to ask?"

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sargon is surveying the alt-right

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SVCBB5F

:lol: :x

Example yes\no question:

"should the Government control the economy"

dear god

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I suppose it will prompt some interesting responses - but the results will be useless, and worse than useless if anyone is seeking to understand what positions those on a 'Alt-Right' take. Not least because - anyone can do the survey, even though it specifically targeted towards members of the 'Alt-Right' alone.

Here's the questions in Video form:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GRe7M-ed5g

There are replies on that - that give answers to the questions.


And, if anyone has over 2 hours to spend - Sargon did a video with Millenial Woes about this topic. (No, I've not watched it, and don't plan to).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrifNqi2qjo

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Re our fireworks.

Oh the joys of living in a global city. It’s 3.30pm and most of the good observation points are already full after hours of security queues.

My daughter is going to the small show accessible to actual Sydney-siders - at Dee Why.

Not the Lord Mayor though. After spending our money on tourists, she gets a $600K party at the base of the Harbour Bridge.

I recall back in the early 1990s parking the car up at North Sydney and strolling down for the midnight show, champagne bottle in hand.

My city of Sydney.

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Crowds have flocked to Sydney Harbour to welcome in the new year with 1.5 million people expected to take up a position along the water while another one billion people will tune in on television.

It is expected that close to half of those watching the fireworks will be tourists with some travelling from around the globe to witness the world famous display.

Big crowds descended early on Sunday at key locations, hoping to grab the best waterfront spots. But even those who arrived at the crack of dawn may have a person or two seated in front of them.

Some camped out for up to 40 hours before the clock was due to strike midnight in order to secure the ultimate viewing spot for the fireworks.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-harbou ... 0brcj.html

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It bugs me when people refer to <50% population as a "minority." If you're still the largest demographic, the term is "plurality."

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In a cultural debate your correct mathematical approach fails. I’d do an info-graphic but you know. NYE.

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Hence the surprising term “majority minority” which is relative to the traditional cultural group.

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The last time I remember seeing fireworks, a girl was killed by a someone screwing up the demolition of the old Canberra Hospital.

I'm hosting a large lunch tomorrow, so I probably will be asleep at midnight.

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Keating wrote: The last time I remember seeing fireworks, a girl was killed by a someone screwing up the demolition of the old Canberra Hospital.

I'm hosting a large lunch tomorrow, so I probably will be asleep at midnight.
I'm going to a party with the missus. It's mainly her workmates (Nurses! Sweet Jesus, it's nurses!) and if early indications are anything to go by, it's probably going to be a 2-3 day special. My nephew has been recruited to watch, walk and feed the hounds, keep an eye on my place and because he's just like his father, the wee bugger is charging me £20 and a six pack of piss-weak beer for his troubles.

I swear to god, if I get home and he's wrecked the place...

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Bhurzum wrote:
I swear to god, if I get home and he's wrecked the place...
It won't be him who wrecks the place it'll be his 500 facebook friends. ;)

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It wouldn't be New Years without....

some Manilow. Oh, you love it, you big softies.



I'm crying now. And shaking. :cry:

(As usual, I accept my ban, with courage, and resignation.)

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Or Oggy ....


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Perhaps something more traditional would be appropriate at this time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQBDpmPhEiA

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Bhurzum wrote:
Sat Dec 30, 2017 10:09 pm
I'm going to a party with the missus. It's mainly her workmates (Nurses! Sweet Jesus, it's nurses!) and if early indications are anything to go by, it's probably going to be a 2-3 day special.
That is some stamina. You'd fit right in with the polyarmory or whatstheirname people.

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Well. Its 1:07am into 2018. Happy NY all.

Hail John Greg and other less dramatically departed.

May this be the year that PZ’s heart finally and naturally explodes because it’s his time.

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Bhurzum wrote:

I'm going to a party with the missus. It's mainly her workmates (Nurses! Sweet Jesus, it's nurses!)
Classic carry on film setup right there.

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DrokkIt wrote:
Bhurzum wrote:

I'm going to a party with the missus. It's mainly her workmates (Nurses! Sweet Jesus, it's nurses!)
Classic carry on film setup right there.
Matron!!

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What they promise:

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What they deliver:

http://www.adulttoyreviews.com/dolls/pict/1917-01.JPG

No, I did not order it. I just googled one of my favorite pinups from the 90's and found it.

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Wandering aimlessly around Flickr, I came across a friend of the Pit, captured in the wild:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4516/382 ... 7049_c.jpg

He looks rather like he might put you in The Comfy Chair if you don't behave.

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Brive1987 wrote: May this be the year that PZ’s heart finally and naturally explodes because it’s his time.
:D

Maybe he can be goaded into punching himself in the face.

He shares a lawyer with the founder of the Daily Stormer. One of those deplorable freeze peach lawyers.

https://imgur.com/FTco31j.png

https://blavity.com/founder-of-neo-nazi ... -him-is-on

https://imgur.com/iPnr3xN.png

https://imgur.com/bZvCfdF.png

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Iranians are on the streets protesting for an end to Islamic rule and their women are risking jail by ripping off the hijab.

Meanwhile in Britain.
https://i.imgur.com/BpM5lNL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/GzR2lY6.jpg


Happy New Year Everyone :obscene-drinkingcheers:

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screwtape wrote: Wandering aimlessly around Flickr, I came across a friend of the Pit, captured in the wild:

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4516/382 ... 7049_c.jpg

He looks rather like he might put you in The Comfy Chair if you don't behave.
:lol:

Nathanael action figure. Lucidity sold separately.

That is one blinged-out Man o' God.

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