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Generally Speaking Do You Support The Police?

by minimus in

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i know bad cops exist in many cities.

i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.

however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.

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Saying black people are genetically predisposed to violence and low IQ is flat out racist sir - no, Simon didn't actually say this. Please stop putting words in his mouth.

He pointed out that black people proportionately commit more crime, then wondered out aloud if genetics were involved. That's all.

And mean IQ varies according to ethnic group (just as mean percentage of fast-twitch muscle fibers, mean bone density, and mean percentage of melanin do). Different ethnic groups split many thousands of years ago and evolved mostly in isolation. Natural selection acts on different organs and body parts. All this may be an uncomfortable fact, but, sorry, it's a fact nonetheless.

This is an adult discussion. And adult discussions call for people of differing opinions to discuss difficult, sensitive topics.

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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead

by cofty in

the so-called caliph, one of the most evil men in human history, has blown himself up along with three of his young children while being pursued by american special forces.. the ambition of isis was to expand the territory of the caliphate under the leadership of al-baghdadi to whom individual jihadists swear allegiance.

now isis have nowhere to call home and no leader.

what a pathetic bunch of losers.. they will of course appoint a new caliph and reprisal attacks will no doubt follow in western capitals by christmas but the more contemptible they appear they less likely it is that young men and women will join their delusional cause.. respect to the elite forces who hunted him down - those on the front line and the many intelligence specialists who made it possible.

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And, of course, we get the predictable bullshit from Jeremy Corbyn, according to The Daily Mail. *

'If we preach peace, we [meaning The West] should practise it' - conveniently forgetting it was Al-Baghdadi who blew himself and his two kids up, the US Special Forces supposedly called out to him in Arabic 'give yourself up!'

We mustn't ever tolerate the intolerant, even if Corbyn doesn't want to know this.

Al-Baghdadi led one of the worst groups of all time, certainly the worst group in current years. He, and all who would take his place or carry out terrorist acts, must be wiped out. End of.

* https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7680707/Jeremy-Corbyn-heckled-labelled-terrorist-sympathiser-visit-Glasgow.html

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Why is Life Expectancy in the USA So Low Compared to Other Countries?

by RubaDub in

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i was looking at the world health org.

report and it shows the us ranks 37th in the world (tied with albania) for combined male/female life expectancy.

the top 5 were japan, switzerland, singapore, israel and spain, all around 83 years.

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Obviously, the average life expectancy of 77.8 years takes gun shootings into consideration, plus things that rich countries generally have to deal with, such as deaths from alcohol and obesity from junk food.

The US has lots of healthy food and drink but because it's a free country, citizens cannot be forced to eat and live healthily.

Cuba may have a slightly higher average life expectancy but Cuban people are all poor and not free. It would be intellectually dishonest to claim otherwise or sweep these other factors under the carpet.

You get Cuban people defecting to the US; you don't get Americans defecting to Cuba.

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Generally Speaking Do You Support The Police?

by minimus in

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friends

i know bad cops exist in many cities.

i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.

however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.

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Profiling is bad and lazy policework - no, it's not, not at all.

Profiling helps catch criminals.

Here's a quick example ...

A guy robs a jewellery store. Witnesses describe him as being of medium tall-ish height, medium build and ginger with a thick beard and curly hair.

So, the Police Dept. profile the suspect. They're looking for a guy who's approx. 5' 8 to 5' 10, medium build, with white, possibly pale skin, and a thick red beard (or heavy red 'shadow' if he's since shaved), and ginger hair. The police wouldn't be looking for black men or black women or Asian men or Asian women in this scenario, right?

Well, that's profiling, chum.

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Generally Speaking Do You Support The Police?

by minimus in

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friends

i know bad cops exist in many cities.

i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.

however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.

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If you've ever wondered, here is the kinda shit cops have to deal with ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7mDJDtW9Ig

The cop deals with the person he's speaking to in a very polite, proper way. He seems to be a decent guy - if I was a Yank, I'd be happy there are cops like him keeping me and my family safe.

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Generally Speaking Do You Support The Police?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i know bad cops exist in many cities.

i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.

however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.

LoveUniHateExams

Generally speaking, yes, I support the police.

That have to keep law and order ... and pursue and detain violent, selfish criminals. They also have to deal extremely awkward people/situations.

In short, their job is very difficult on a regular basis.

The UK has a particular problem with policing, especially policing and local communities.

A couple of decades ago in 1993, there was a black guy called Stephen Lawrence who was killed by racist thugs. His killers were never properly brought to justice (or it took way too long to bring them to justice - sorry, can't remember), due to police incompetence, difficulty in producing the evidence, and possible and assumed racist bias.

The aftermath of this was The MacPherson Report (1999), which basically labelled the entire police force as 'institutionally racist.' This is total bullsh*t. There have always been a few bad apples in the police, certainly, but the whole Met police cannot be condemned as 'racist'. In fact, it's a form of bigotry to do such a thing.

The MacPherson Report has had considerable ramifications. Stop and Search (called 'stop and frisk' in the US) has largely been discontinued since 2010, on the grounds that it is somehow 'racist'. It has been kept for terrorist suspects only but discontinued for gangsters, drug dealers, etc.

Result: London's levels of violent crime and gun and knife incidences have increased.

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Are You “Woke”?

by minimus in

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are you part of the “woke culture”?.

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there is NOT any such thing as 100% male or female - yes, males and females each have testosterone and estrogen. Testosterone levels are much higher in males, that's why it's commonly referred to as a male hormone. Ditto re women and estrogen (Caitlyn Jenner will no doubt be given estrogen to help her transition to be a woman).

The vast majority of people are either male or female, and identify with the body they're born in.

Intersex people account for approx. 1 - 1.5% of a given population.

Transgender people account for approx. 0.5% of a given population.

Nature goes batsh*t crazy sometimes, but not often.

there ARE effeminate males AND there are masculine females - yes, but effeminate males are still males; masculine females are still females.

Takeaway: Gender is NOT absolutely either/or, black-or-white - biological sex is what we're talking about (gender is essentially meaningless thanks to woke activism).

"Biological sex isn't binary but it is clearly bimodal." <------ this is the real take-away, supported by all available data.

On average ...

Women live longer than men.

Men are taller than women.

Men are stronger than women.

^^^ this last point is basically why sports are segregated according to biological sex. Male boxers punch harder, male weightlifters lift heavier weights, male sprinters run faster, etc.

However, the gametes are binary. There are only sperm and eggs, that's it. There isn't a third type of gamete.

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Need Help fleeing my country

by saorean in

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don't be startled by the title of this thread.

heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.. in planning for my escape from the borg, i've come to the sad realization that the best thing for me to do considering factors like: breaking my parents and siblings hearts, lack of support groups, lack of counseling groups for cult survivors, and the prospect of finding a mate who shares my secular views on life, i've come to the realization that i need to leave my country and even my continent africa.

i know i sound desperate, but what can a brother do when all he can do is cry out for help or die in silence.

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first, can one be granted asylum on the grounds of religious persecution? - this depends.

If you're claiming religious persecution from Jehovah's Witnesses, then I doubt it, although you may as well give it a try - I might do so if I were in your situation.

my plan is to leave and eventually leave the borg without my family knowing. So if I apply for asylum that would defeat the purpose - ok, then perhaps the best thing would be to apply for a job in the UK or other English-speaking country (or in another country such as France or Germany if you speak good French or German).

As an economic migrant what do I need to do? - I don't know. I'm not good on those kind of details. I'm a bit of an academic myself but I don't know shit, really. Sorry, buddy, you'll have to ask someone else. XD

What BSc do you have? What experience do you have?

If you have a first class or upper 2:1, have you thought about doing a PhD overseas, e.g. in the UK?

With UK-born PhD students, you get funding that covers all your living expenses, etc. I'm not sure if that's the same for foreign-born PhD students so you'll have to look into that yourself.

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Need Help fleeing my country

by saorean in

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friends

don't be startled by the title of this thread.

heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.. in planning for my escape from the borg, i've come to the sad realization that the best thing for me to do considering factors like: breaking my parents and siblings hearts, lack of support groups, lack of counseling groups for cult survivors, and the prospect of finding a mate who shares my secular views on life, i've come to the realization that i need to leave my country and even my continent africa.

i know i sound desperate, but what can a brother do when all he can do is cry out for help or die in silence.

LoveUniHateExams

@saorean - if you're genuinely fleeing persecution, then you can apply for asylum to the UK or to any other EU country.

If you're an economic migrant, then I understand that. You're BSc degree and good English should stand you in good stead.

All the best

LUHE

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Are You “Woke”?

by minimus in

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are you part of the “woke culture”?.

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So, to answer the OP's question: no, I'm not part of 'woke culture'.

While I accept that other people's opinions may be different than mine and that they may consider themselves part of woke culture, I'll be calling the intellectual dishonesty and excesses of woke culture out - you can bet on that.