Posts by MeanMrMustard

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Make Shunning A Hate Crime

by Lost in the fog in

the humanist organisation in the uk wants to protect non-religious people who leave their church/religion from being punished for doing so.

they want the religious hate crime legislation in the uk to be extended to people who are not religious.

i hope they will succeed.

MeanMrMustard

You don't get to have freedom of religion without freedom from religion.

And you have it. You have freedom of association. You joined the group with a set of specified, pre-discloses rules. Now you can leave the group. The current members also have the same freedom of association as you do. You can choose to disassociate, they can too.

Stunning violates the law of coercion.

What is “the law of coercion”? Can this be defined clearly? If a wife says, “Stop smoking or I want a divorce,” does this mean she is breaking this law?

The WT makes it's followers act in a certain way re shunning........ otherwise they in turn.......... will be shunned by close family and friends. It has evolved to a punishment for the innocent.

No. Why do you wish to take away the moral agency of family members? These are people that make the choice to side with the group you left. *They* chose this. By removing their agency, you make them unaccountable. Do you see them as children?

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Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

by minimus in

jw
friends

as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

MeanMrMustard

I went to a great university. Got a graduate degree in computer science. Great school. Worked my ass off to pay for it without school loans. I had some help from scholarships, but the majority of the tuition was paid for by hard labor. I graduated with no debt.

This was obviously beneficial. I went through a program that required a high level of logical thinking and perseverance.

But the “studies” programs seem to be the exact opposite. A cesspit of subjectivity mixed with a diaper full mental diarrhea, vanity, victim mentality, emotional pleading, and social cancer.

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Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

by minimus in

jw
friends

as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

MeanMrMustard

If you avoid any program with the word “studies” at the end of it, you might be OK.

On second thought, government is subsiding it now. So along with all the “studies” programs, general STEM is getting dumbed down to accommodate people that shouldn’t be in college. Prices are rising, quality is falling.

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Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

by Simon in

i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

it's like the car that homer built!.

it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

MeanMrMustard

There are also questions about what happens in an accident - can emergency services get to you in your armour-plated electric coffin?

Yeah.. or since you armored car doesn’t buckle during a collision, what happens when two armored cars collide? Does the resultant elastic collision mean the passengers experience the complete inertial change? Is there anything left for emergency services to get?

Sorry I haven’t been following the thread closely - was Musk selling this car as debt proof (or close) too?

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Prince Andrew & Jeffrey Epstein, WTF

by Simon in

in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?

you don't remember?

there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.

MeanMrMustard

Did you write those, MeanMrMustard? Well done!

Thanks. Just having some fun :)

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Impeachment hearings ...

by mikeflood in

watched a little bit the famous impeachment hearings....the witness sometimes when they were put on oath were with a smiled in their faces, others insecure, and the rest rightly totally outraged.... i turned it off.

too much time on the media for nothing.

it's like the russian thing didn't work to oust trump, and now ukraine maybe.

MeanMrMustard

@hybridous:

Yeah I agree about the process. It’s being used as a campaign tool for 2020. I don’t think it will work.

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Impeachment hearings ...

by mikeflood in

watched a little bit the famous impeachment hearings....the witness sometimes when they were put on oath were with a smiled in their faces, others insecure, and the rest rightly totally outraged.... i turned it off.

too much time on the media for nothing.

it's like the russian thing didn't work to oust trump, and now ukraine maybe.

MeanMrMustard

Prior to that, it must pass through the House by a 2/3 majority.

No, the House can pass Articles of Impeachment by a majority (of those present to vote). The Democrats could pass the articles now. Senate conviction and removal required 2/3. This won’t happen.

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Elon Musk, And The CyberTruck That Homer Built

by Simon in

i think tesla and musk have officially jumped the shark.. did you see the "cybertruck" they released?

it's like the car that homer built!.

it has to be the ugliest vehicle ever built.

MeanMrMustard

Yeah, I know what happened here. Happens all the time... behind these shenanigans is marketing, sales, and PM.

It’s a new product, and marketing has been working on it for months. They are hyping it up in all sorts of ways and the sales guys have been making calls and just waiting to earn a commission on this. Timetables get accelerated. They are making all sorts of promises, and the people who actually create the product are not consulted about all the optimism. At some point someone schedules a demo. Probably a combination of a project management and sales. Emails go out with subjects like “Project XYZ competed and ready for production!” or “Come see project XYZ demo, full functionality!” The CEO is excited and gets involved.

Meanwhile the actual producers (manufacturers in this case), are sending emails left and right that this product is not done and won’t be fully complete for months. The project is, in fact, on schedule, but the new accelerated schedule is unreasonable. However, PM is low IQ by definition and interprets “This is not done” as “This will definitely be done”.

Somewhere along the way reality catches up and the smoke and mirrors come out. Demo the the truck, but we didn’t have time to get the window material back from the manufacturer and install them. So, we will put normal glass in and give you a square piece of the strong material for you to demo... to the left,.... NOT on the truck.

But that doesn’t get communicated up because, again, PM is low IQ.

So demo rolls around and someone says, “Throw the ball at the car.”

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Prince Andrew & Jeffrey Epstein, WTF

by Simon in

in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?

you don't remember?

there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.

MeanMrMustard

Bill Clinton has been reached for another comment:

I really feel for everyone involved in the situation, especially Prince Andrew. This entire situation is very stressful for a man of his age, and it can take a toll on his heart. I definitely wouldn’t do another interview if I were him. I would hate to see him get all choked up.... Or the interview might turn into another fiery car crash with absolutely no survivors... It’s like watching a man die slowly from a rare poison that is barely detectable... Or accidentally falling through the ice of a frozen lake. I’m sure the point is clear - better to relax and keep your overall health in mind.

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The Latest From The Loony Left

by Simon in

so apparently, not only can people identify as men or women, regardless of reality, but they've now declared that people can identify as black or white as well!

no word yet from rachel dolezal, who will no doubt be declared a visionary, and sadly michael jackson didn't live long enough to celebrate.. i must say, now that i am a black woman, my views on reparations have completely changed.

y'all owe me some reparations bitches to make up for slavery yo.

MeanMrMustard

Also, since white cis-gendered males can now identify as black lesbian transgendered women, it seems crystal clear there no more need for the concept of white privilege. #GreatSuccess