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  1. 2 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

    By the same token, lots of things that were once considered sexually deviant-not hundreds or thousands of years ago, but within the lifetime of people posting on this thread-are now accepted, even celebrated. I’m not sure what the criteria is to make THIS particular issue somehow beyond the pale of academic discussion in our current culture. 

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    1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

    After reviewing his university profile, this guy's head is so far up his academic ass, I don't think you can take too much about him seriously.  Ivory tower, indeed.

    And....yeah.  Seriously, his roster of classes taught and published works.....it's a "liberal arts is a joke" meme that doesn't require a single edit or embellishment.

  2. Just now, Dnaguy said:

    I can’t understand how conspiracy theorist weave their logic.

    When you understand that the Trumpist/modern "conservative" movement is based on conspiracy theories and those who buy into them.....and the folks who oppose this movement DON'T really buy into conspiracy theories....it all makes perfect sense.

  3. 11 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

    nobody cares about the message anymore.  the election will come down to 3-4 states, and we already know the gop doesn't play fair. 

    In a post-facts world, the best liar wins.  And sweet Jesus, the GOP is world-champs at selling lies.  In terms of individual size, total volume, the whole shebang.  It's what they do.  "Stacking 'em deep and selling 'em cheep!"

    Ledge is getting crowded.  Acceptance of reality is inevitable for the sane.

  4. 1) a very, very, very good rule in life is "do not buy your wife a piece of exercise equipment unless she specifically asks for it."

    That rule also applies to cleaning equipment and the like (vacuum cleaners, etc.)

    2) spin classes are awesome.  Good workout, and you get to hang out with about a 10-1 ratio of lovely ladies for 45 minutes.

    3) 2500 for a fucking exercise bike is absurd.  Even at $25 a class, that's the cost of 100 classes.  And a big part of the whole spin thing is that you're doing something with a supportive group, etc.

    I ain't ever buying my wife a Peloton.  But I HAVE bought her 10 classes at Love Cycle, because she loves it and cycles with her friends.

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  5. 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Steve Martin’s twitter handle is so Steve Martin. 

     

    it breaks my heart to read that candy was anything other than the happiest guy in the world, especially so that he seemed to feel like Del at times. 

    Yeah, this.

    My adoration for Candy is complete and total.  Even in his mediocre roles, he was....John Candy.  And we all loved John Candy.  I wish that he'd really known and understood that every last one of his days on earth.  That his role as Del was simply him playing himself makes perfect sense, and breaks my damned heart.

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  6. 1 minute ago, Samson's Wig said:

    Lots of things were culturally "normal" hundreds/thousands of years ago that no longer make any sense in our current culture.  What a strangely stupid argument for a philosophy professor to be making. 

    Oh, so, I guess you're just blindly AGAINST sacrificing raven-haired virgins to the volcano god Kan-Laon?  Narrow-minded bastard.

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  7. 44 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    I might tweak your read just a bit.  Washington's real concern wasn't about parties as organizing vehicles per se, but that they "serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force". 
    George Washington's Farewell address is very much pre-occupied with aftermath of the the French Revolution, and when he talks about faction and their relationship to party, he's talking in part about the split between the D-R and Federalist parties in the United States between support for the French and Great Britain in the Revolutionary War of 1794 as a proxy for conflict between American factions - economic, ideological, and regional. Of course the backdrop is the Reign of Terror and subsequently the Directory. We somehow managed to throw off the yoke of the British monarchy without a domestic bloodbath and he's suggesting that we should be mindful of what prevents one. 
    Washington's view was fundamentally conservative; protecting the Government from becoming a instrument for the consolidation of power by one faction at the expense of others, because when that happens liberty goes out the window and people die, no matter what slogans were used to justify the violence. It's so important that it's the first thing he says once he gets through the pleasantries, to wit:

     

     

    Yep.  With respect to the office of POTUS, the right way can be summed up as "I am the president of all of the people."  The wrong way can be summed up as "I am the president of my supporters."  And, you know, treating those who don't support you as....hmmm...what words could I be looking for....oh, yes -- "human scum."

    When you have a domestic political party that 1) holds power and 2) doesn't consider it's non-supporters to be simply "the opposition," but rather "enemies of the state" and "human scum"....well, that's how you flush a republic down the shitter.

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  8. 3 minutes ago, elfenix said:

    On the one hand, how perfectly on-brand for the party of peace and tolerance.  Classic authoritarian/fascist bullshit.

    On the other hand....I mean, if that's how we're gonna roll in this new era....I suggest we build a few guillotines, cuz I got a list....

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  9. 17 minutes ago, Xian said:

    Yeahhh. So I clicked the thread thinking the students were over reacting.  After reading the article, I’m not sure they are. 
     

     

    This, which leads to this....

    27 minutes ago, Rougarou said:

    This is embarrassing scholarship from my Alma mater and while it may be protected speech and I'm principally resigned to be on the professors side on this one, I think the students are right here and I'm rooting for them from a moral perspective.

    The broad subject matter, and academic questioning of the origin, application, and effects of historical and contemporary sexual mores is completely appropriate and within bounds of an open and free academic environment.  We have lots of laws and rules, not just regarding sexuality.  Academic research and thought should be free to question any/all of them -- we'd have no big issue with someone doing research and writing on the history of laws on petty theft, and even advocating for abolition of such laws as they relate to necessities like food (as just an example).

    That said....this dude is creepy AF, and I don't blame any student even a little bit for calling him out for being creepy AF.  AND, I think that oversight and examination of such research and writing is within the province of the particular College and its faculty, and they should do so.

     

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  10. Y'all remember how it was utterly disqualifying, and was ROCK-SOLID PROOF OF CORRUPTION, when the AG had a single conversation on an airport tarmac with the spouse of someone under Congressional investigation?  Y'all remember how that standard was cited and applied by the GOP and all of its supporters?  Pepperidge Farm remembers.

    Meanwhile, we have an AG who is regularly collaborating with and conversing with people under Congressional investigation, as well as a stack of material witnesses in that investigation, and actually submitting "counter-statements" in rebuttal of ongoing investigations, and according to the GOP and its mind-slaves...

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    Fuck Barr in his fat ass.  Fuck anyone who supports or excuses him.  Fuck em all, straight to fucking hell.

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  11. 10 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

    Wouldn't the wrongful death be barred by the SOL? (my crack research team has determined it is 2 years in FL for WD)

    Again, see my follow-up above -- many states have a provision that allows for reviving expired claims if you file them as a counterclaim.  There's a good policy reason behind that -- it prevents a party who has a claim with a longer SOL period (say, 4 years) from waiting till the SOL on a claim they are at risk on (say, 2 years) waiting till after the claim they're at risk on is dead, and then filing suit with no risk of counterclaim.  This law says "if you pick a fight with someone, they get to fight back with any counterclaims they may have, including ones that are otherwise expired because of SOL."  It's a basic fairness rule.

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