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  1. citizenthom

    Nationalism on the rise?

    "Our nationalism is superior to other countries' nationalism. Indeed our nationalism is good and other countries' nationalism is bad." Nationalism concerning your nationalism? That's nationalism divided by zero. Impressive.
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    Should Confederate statues be removed?

    Someone can be both your family member and a foreign combatant.
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    Trump attacks protections for immigrants from ‘[bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]hole’ countries in Oval Office meeting
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    That's the most traditional racist comment about Jews. Haven't you read The Merchant of Venice?
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    Self-medicating

    Hello to the Board. I'm a recovering alcoholic, heading into my sixth sober month after five years where I didn't go to bed with less than a fifth of gin in my system. A major key to my recovery was finally uncovering a somewhat unexpected mental health condition for which, by all indications, I...
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    James Damore just filed a class action lawsuit against Google

    What was your first clue? The fact that his lawyer, Harmeet Dhillon, is chairwoman of the Republican Party of San Francisco?
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    Where is my engagement ring, I'm irritated

    So: 1. You were upset when you thought you were having his baby 2. You're unhappy cohabiting with him 3. You actually said you HATE him at some point, recently and forcefully enough than an Internet stranger remembered it WHY do you want an engagement ring from this man?
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    Is Donald Trump Racist? Here's what the record shows
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    30 of Donald Trump's wildest quotes
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    The racist comments of Donald Trump | Americas| North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 17.08.2017
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    Trump denounces KKK and racism

    Here Are 13 Examples Of Donald Trump Being Racist
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    Should Confederate statues be removed?

    True, because nobody thinks we should erect monuments to Nazi Germans in the United States just because they were "patriotic" to the Nazi German cause or were great military thinkers. Our view on Nazi Germany is, in that regard, much more sane.
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    Fading white evangelicals have made a desperate end-of-life bargain with Trump

    The photo at the top of the article references the Jim Bakker Show, which I didn't even know was still a thing. Has Jim Bakker converted anyone to sincere Christianity in the past two decades? How long can we continue to refer to certain segments of the Christian population as "evangelical"...
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    Should Confederate statues be removed?

    WWII is part of our history. We won and when we put up exhibits about it, we talk about how we won. So, Civil War monuments that portray the winners, us, beating the losers, the Confederates? Sounds like good history.
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    Trump Claims He Ran For President Only Once, but Receipts, Photos Of Trump’s Of Trump’s 2000 Run

    He's far from alone. There are just lots of things to dislike about Trump, so we can ignore things like this and focus on, like, what he does when he wakes up every morning.
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    Nationalism on the rise?

    Nationalism refers specifically to an ethos whereby one holds one's birth country in irrationally high regard. Indeed it is typified by being "proud of everything in one's country" even when evidence, morality, ethics, and rationality caution otherwise.
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    Should Confederate statues be removed?

    I didn't really care either way until every removal of a statue became a source of such incredible butthurt for people who have zero stake whatsoever in their existence. Now I'd like to see them all shredded with a sledgehammer so I can watch the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth by the...
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    Trump Claims He Ran For President Only Once, but Receipts, Photos Of Trump’s Of Trump’s 2000 Run

    I know he talked about it and explored it in the past, but he didn't form a formal committee or otherwise register with the FEC. This seems like mountain-out-of-molehill territory TBH.
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    This young mom lost her baby after she was Tased by police for struggling to remove her tongue ring

    "I wonder how many pregnant women that got beaten by their husbands till they miscarried mouthed off to their husbands first." See, victim-blaming makes you look like a total prick. Which might be an accurate depiction, if you're searching for reasons to blame victims of violence.
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    How long should friends wait till they start dating?

    If you're not "having fun" then why the heck are you dating? Dating is supposed to be fun. That's why you're supposed to keep dating your spouse when you're married: because marriage needs fun too. It sounds like she might have some baggage from her first marriage that she needs to work through...