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It seems like the question really boils down to whether you believe there are acceptable justifications for violence. You can't really sort out who is "worse" or "just as bad" until you determine whether there is an acceptable use of force and under what conditions it's necessary.

I'm not really sure that is what I'm saying. I guess it depends on what you mean by "alternative." In the sense that we don't really have a plan in place to deal with this, I am certain that is true. We need to come to the realization, as a society, that work is not going to be as meaningful for...

The situation is not going to get better for many industries. If you've been following the tech industry, even at a cursory level, you've probably already realized that huge job shortages in a great many fields are coming up in the not-so-distant future due to automation, and unfortunately for...

By a similar token, wouldn't Medicare be, in effect, a UHC system, but mostly just for the elderly? Pretty sure it has quite a different track history than the VA.

To some extent bias is preferential in some cases. Bias can arise, in part, due to relative levels of knowledge/expertise regarding a certain subject. News organizations will oft-times seek out the opinions of experts in various fields in order to gain a more complete understanding of the...

Well...as a massive Star Wars fan I've had other criticisms of Star Wars that I felt had racist leanings, but this was never one of them. The Emperor also wears black. My problem was always with Lando. He's like the one black guy in the original trilogy and he ends up betraying all of the white...

Fallout 3 was a massive disappointment for me mostly. New Vegas though? I enjoyed that one a ton. It roughly followed the Van Buren storyline that Black Isle had laid out prior to them closing their doors. Since Obsidian was populated mostly by ex-Black Isle developers, they kept the vision for...

I like this line; it seems to sum up pretty well the feelings about Noah that I was struggling to put down in writing. Like everyone else, I'm willing to give him some more time to figure it out. Jon Stewart wasn't Jon Stewart when he first started either, I realize that. But I do wish that they...

It's equally bizarre to me that you couldn't find merit it anything that I said and automatically assumed that I must be some conservative or libertarian. Then again, you said you don't really watch the show that much so somehow I don't feel like it's a failure on my part to explain it.

I know I haven't been active that much lately but I certainly wouldn't describe myself as conservative or libertarian. Like I said before, the writers do carry the show to some extent but the biggest reason I watched Jon was because of the unscripted moments and the interviews. It's not that...

It's not just nationality. Like I said, John Oliver has done well. But the problem is covering political issues which you're not familiar with because you're not from here. Now, granted, it may be that there are people that are from here that would do even worse because they don't follow...

I thought about making a new thread for what I'm about to say, but since this had already been started I figured I'd post it here instead. So, it's been about a month and a half since Trevor Noah took over and I've watched all of the episodes thus far, but I've come to the conclusion that he...

In any case I have the same thought about the GOPs white candidates. When is the GOP just going to run serious candidates in general? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Why is Condaleezza any more credible a candidate than any other GOP assclown? I can agree with Powell to some extent. At least with Powell there was some regret for his involvement in Iraq. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

No one views a society with no police as a better society. Certainly, you may be socially conditioned to mistrust or even hate the police, but this is a symptom of a greater problem. There might he some people that are anti-policing all together, but they are a vanishingly small amount. All...

There is no "narrative," only statistics and studies that reveal that the criminal justice system, as a whole, is racially biased time and time again. Providing one or two exceptions to this rule does not disprove the rule. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

I didn't see it say that it was a concealed carry. If it was an open carry then there aren't any courses you need to take to carry it. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

What nonsense. First off, there is no "anti-cop" crowd. Second, it doesn't matter which of these events gets coverage and which do not. Those of us critical of how policing works in this country are focused upon a culture which seems to systematically target minorities (especially African...

And if you're running away from the cop with your back facing him? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

Of course, the guy being armed clouds the issue. I think the problem most people have with police shootings is that they happen when the victim is unarmed. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk