Posts by LoveUniHateExams

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Killed this bastrd today in my shrubs.

by rockemsockem in

if it does not have hips it dies if i see it.

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LoveUniHateExams

Diog,Its not disgusting, its a dangerous reptile - but you did say 'if it hasn't got hips, it dies'.

That suggests that you'd go ape-shit with your machete on any and all snakes, venomous and non-venomous.

Kill 'em all and let God decide, eh?

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Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

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what do you think about dispensing reparations?

We have a similar situation in the UK where poorer black people in London who use cocaine can spend many years in jail, whereas wealthy while people who use cocaine are considered good candidates for prime minister - that's because the wealthy white people tend to be fairly discreet about their drug use and are otherwise mostly law-abiding, whereas the poor black people are stabbing and shooting each other in the street. (It always helps when context is added.)

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Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

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what do you think about dispensing reparations?

LoveUniHateExams

Here's another issue with 'reparations': it's only European societies it's being demanded of, as if only European societies colonised and plundered.

Activists seem to think that the white man is uniquely evil. Well, that's bollocks.

Of course, other societies built empires, colonised and enslaved others.

Should the Arabs pay reparations for their empires?

How about the Ottoman Turks? Should they pay reparations for the Armenian genocide? (Unlike Europeans vs Native Americans, the Armenian genocide actually was a genocide.)

What about the Ethiopian empire?

Also, it makes me laugh that Native Americans have been spoken of as victims in this thread, as if that was all they were. The Native Americans participated in slavery, before white people landed in America, and afterwards, where Native Americans owned tons of black slaves. Many fought on the South's side - they wanted to keep their slaves.

The Japanese, too, were much more than just victims. Y'know they had their own empire, the Japanese empire. Should Japan pay reparations to all the people they tortured, raped, beheaded, etc.?

Ever read about the sacking of Nanking?

Ever read how the Japanese treated POWs in WW2? They were cruel bastards.

Here's a very important point that we should all learn: victimhood in the past didn't go one way.

And here's a second: people alive today are not victims of what went before, decades, centuries in the past.

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Do Celebrities Influence You In Making Your Decisions?

by minimus in

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whether it be sports athletes or hollywood heavyweights or talk show hosts—do these people influence your thinking?.

LoveUniHateExams

There are some celebrities whom I admire, for instance, Joe Frazier.

I admire his work ethic and his determination to get ahead and be the best at what he was good at (which happened to be beating up other guys with boxing gloves on).

Now, I can't obviously be a boxing champion but I can work hard at other things, like getting a job, doing post-grad education, whatever.

So, in that sense, I hope someone like Joe Frazier influences me for the better.

But if your OP refers to the political opinions and social activism of Hollywood, athletes and rock stars then forget it.

All that is a big joke to me ... I read that kinda crap for the laughs.

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Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

.

what do you think about dispensing reparations?

LoveUniHateExams

From my understanding, the USA is statistically in last place for bringing in slaves from Africa - I don't know if that's the case or not.

But I have read that, re the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the majority of slaves went to Brazil.

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Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

.

what do you think about dispensing reparations?

LoveUniHateExams

Here's a problem with 'reparations': Oprah Winfrey is, like other African-Americans, descended from slaves.

She was apparently born into rural poverty. She's also a self-made billionaire.

So, should Oprah get monetary reparation?

Y'see, not all African-Americans are dirt-poor. Check out Will Smith's kids. They are black but were born into tremendous riches and wealth.

And not all whites are rich ...

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Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

by minimus in

jw
friends

some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

.

what do you think about dispensing reparations?

LoveUniHateExams

Cold, hard cash ripped from honest workers and given to others who've done nothing to earn it? No way.

But African-Americans are the descendants of freed slaves and are disproportionately (I think) represented in the poor people of the US. (Of course, anyone, of any ethnic background, can be born into poverty.)

So for me, reparations are a big no-no. These kinds of demands typically boil down to Black Lives Matter holding the begging bowl and wanting for free what whitey has worked damn hard for.

But perhaps there should be some kind of investment to help the poorest communities - improved services, schools, etc.

It's not nice being poor (believe me, I know all about being poor). There should be a safety net and I think there's a better case to be made to invest in poor communities. That's got to be better than just people saying "hey, I'm black. Gimme your money!"

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