There is no judgment about what members say, only how they say it. If you have a theory about Bigfoot, post it, then be prepared to defend. If you don’t like the politics of the people here, I suppose that would suck, but it’s a big internet. Moderation can’t change the politics. I’m not here (when I’m acting as moderator) to create a bubble ch…

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Just hope the experts don’t change the vaccine status from “slightly less effective against delta” to “much less effective against delta” — which is quite possible.

Ok so what if they did? The object here is to resolve the epidemic from getting worse, but I’m sure you’re the guy who refuses the vaccination based on half-witted ideas that it may…[Read more]

w4u I don’t blame people here for how they view me (yourself included), but instead of assuming the intents of others, I think this forum will do well with a little more consideration of other’s perspectives without the assumption of them being morally bankrupt (like myself).

You mean like America imposes its shit culture on others?

Not accurate.  American pop culture is well liked around the world.  America imposes its politics on the rest of the world and that causes resentment of anything American to some people.

This is why I see people on this forum as boxed in their thinking. If you really want to promote t…[Read more]

In a universe of cause and effect, probability is only an indication of a lack of knowledge.

I don’t know how many times I run into people who seemingly cannot comprehend this. All we have is the perception of what is, or isn’t true. Reality doesn’t bend to beliefs, so what you believe means absolutely nothing to truth. I can post this in many…[Read more]

Sorry if this is off-topic, just wanted to throw that out there. I would have done it much earlier but I’m dealing with a lot as of late.

Baloney.  Males have been telling women what to think and do for ever man.  Where has your head been buried???

That’s a hyperbolic statement, to say the least. Why is it so trendy to hate men?

I don’t think you’ve ever tackled the questions on men and women directly.

Who of both sexes has, in your opinion, brought more to the world?

What men need to learn from Simone Biles

Could you imagine the horror nightmare tabloids that would cause the launch of missiles destroying all nations of the world if it had said “What women need to learn from “enter male”.  Honestly, I thank female Jesusa that this didn’t happen.

When I warn you about violating CFI rules, that’s what I’m doing. The rules here are designed for reasonable scientific inquiry. You operate somewhere near the edge of that, mostly expressing opinions that are not supportable, regardless of how popular you think they are.

And I get specific. The thing about 58 genders for example. You are rep…

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It’s like some de-evolved. I’m not angry about going back to masks, because I never stopped wearing mine, despite being fully vaccinated.

Sorry I couldn’t post more because this is my 12-hour workday and my mind is too tired to read the details of your post (not saying it isn’t important). I wanted to say that it’s so frustrating on all sides. Bot…[Read more]

Like any common consultant knows, the correct answer is always It Depends.

If the appropriation is for exploitation – just for money, fame, etc – then, Yes it is wrong.

If it’s simply for interest or admiration, “Imitation is the best compliment” … or something like that.

Something in between?  It depends.

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Very much so. In your shit music, food, fashion, language and narcissism.

djTexas 😂

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That seems a well worded straightforward question, don’t think it needs any tweaking.

Getting a constructive answer out of it, is another matter.

Good point. There was really nothing open-ended about the post leaving much for outside input.

What are you wanting?  To shred, destroy attack and humiliate someone?

Yeah, I figured this was a bit mu…[Read more]

Mockery has become the highest form of flattery in a world that had become a joke so, thank you!  😁

I like watching people dig holes for themselves.

I’d read your previous posts and looked to find common ground between us, but there had always been something not right about what you had been saying. You had done a great job bringing people to understand where you are coming from, but you’ve always displayed the inability to think outside of your…[Read more]

Yes, you asked for it and I pointed it out to you.  Don’t complain now.  I look forward to your explanation of where you believe I went wrong in this.

I like watching people dig holes for themselves.

Ok, so you’re not going to answer my question and I’m not going to bother explaining.

 Maybe we are trying too hard at being diverse.

Or maybe there are too many people trying to hate white people as a means to make themselves look better. It’s no mystery what happened to the Indians or the black victims of slavery. Supporters of CRT love to act as though slavery was never taught in history, or if it had been, that they were all…[Read more]

You condemn people who mock others for their peculiarities, yet you persist in calling them “idiots” yourself.

I have seen many times this argument in the past only to realize that it is one of the greatest fundamental problems that plague this forum.  I myself am willing to recognize that I had possibly done this without even realizing it. I ask…[Read more]

A great nation? I don’t think the U.S. has ever been great and depending on who you talk to, you’d hear the same answer. My husband doesn’t think it’s ever been great. Native Americans and Black people, most if not a vast majority or even all would say it’s never been great. This nation would be great if every human in the country truly were trea…

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 I think this information is easily available,

Yes, you’re right, information has never in human history been so easily accumulated, and even though there are fringe groups out there, it doesn’t take much research to find credible sites.  Not meant as preaching, but always question new information, but don’t close yourself so much that you can’t a…[Read more]

Extremes, on any subject, seems to be the new thing any more.

The last greatest country to have ever existed will die by Tribalism. It’s a sad end to an otherwise great nation.

But you can’t see that you are doing it. That’s not unusual.

and you could easily be doing the same and not realize it. Telling someone that they’re doing it, is vastly different than explaining HOW they are doing it.

I’m sure this question had been asked many times in the past in many various ways, but it had been a question that I had to come to grips with about myself. I found it my nature to be attracted to those whose ideas aligned with mine and even went so far as to solidify my beliefs on…[Read more]

That’s the fad lately – on both extremes of the spectrum.

back in the early 90’s I had two friends both brother and sister who would argue ALL the time. I decided one day to sit down and be the middle man to listen to both sides and hopefully resolve their differences. Multiple times I had to try and calm them from escalating before I realized wha…[Read more]

 I think this information is easily available,

Yes, you’re right, information has never in human history been so easily accumulated, and even though there are fringe groups out there, it doesn’t take much research to find credible sites.  Not meant as preaching, but always question new information, but don’t close yourself so much that you can’t a…[Read more]

 and are just plain wrong

why is the new thing not being comfortable with one’s body and one’s wrong if they are comfortable with themselves. — mriana

It’s not a thing -Lausten
Good. I’m glad it’s not a thing, but it sure seems like it is, because people get bent if you are comfortable.

Yes, it is a thing. It’s the new “woke” method of belittling people for not being “…[Read more]

I get choked up for Hallmark movies, which is not considered “manly” according to some, so why can’t someone have some other feelings that don’t fit the stereotypes?

I meant to have brought this up earlier since I knew it was personal and it was a point where I thought we could finally find some agreement between us. The problem of our society…[Read more]

there aren’t 58 genders, that’s stuff that people like ExMachina make up as straw man arguments.
A lot of nonsensical identities do exist.

I honestly thought this was common knowledge, and worse yet, I really thought most people on the CFI forum would agree with the idea of nonsensical identities. I know the LGBT+ supports many of these alt…[Read more]

Yes, and you are being uncharacteristically dismissive of people who do feel a different gender.

I didn’t take her post that way at all. What I see is her being comfortable with who she is, not feeling that she has to conform herself to any sociological presumption of who she should be.  Attacking her on that just because she’s not being…[Read more]

Yes, the US economy was built on the backs of slaves.

No, a fraction of the US economy used slaves. We’ve done a hell of a lot more in the past 155 years since the abolition of slavery, but that’s not what you said.

You said

What is completely overlooked is that slaves built this country

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@mitch70, you are twisting words and ranting. It really messes up a thread and makes others work to untwist you

I see this happen all the time between people’s posts, and yes it happens to me also. Even you’ve done it to me in the past focusing many times on one small section of what I wrote only to ignore the entirety of what my points had been.…[Read more]

“Wade in the Water”

I’ve never heard of it. So is he claiming that this is his source for believing that all white people thought that slaves were happy?

That’s not true. There are Black people who are racist against white people. Malcolm X wasn’t exactly white people friendly.

I agree with you but that’s what the left (which I grew up with btw) is turning into. I don’t blame Malcolm X for his hatred of white people. His world was shit compared to what we have today. You get what you give in thi…[Read more]

You are talking about the most extreme. They are not influencing very many

You’d be surprised. The LGBT+ certainly supports this hence the “+” at the end. I seriously wish you were right about this one, but if you look through TikTok you’d see the influence on this ideology is quite popular.

Yes and that is what CRT seeks to remove from school curriculum.  Slaves were happy people is the new motto.

I think it’s all coming back to me now. I remember reading in elementary school books like, “The Happy Slaves of America” and  Uncle Tom’s “Livin Large on the Cotton Farm.”

What is completely overlooked is that slaves built this c…

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Denying them the opportunity to learn a particular aspect of history.

Do you want to just teach them the “pretty white history of America”?

There are (racist?) things about American History that were not taught in my HS.  … (at least I don’t remember learning about them  )  And as noted elsewhere, I was raised in a “notoriously white” city.…

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Excuse me, but ultrasounds didn’t exist when I was born and as I said, I came out kicking and screaming “I’m a girl”. No one assigned me a gender. The only thing I was ever assigned was homework. That’s me, however, not you or anyone else on the forum, because I know what I am and I know what I’ve always have been- female, XX, a girl, a woman. To…

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Snip, cut, remove, stitch, tape, gum, string.

I had to watch the video sitting cross-legged. What was interesting though is just how complex the whole procedure had been. It doesn’t end there. There’s a whole dilation period that goes on that they…[Read more]

IMO, if the aberration does not result in someone getting hurt or killed,  I am not too concerned about it all.  There are more important things to be concerned about, like people not getting a vaccination because they trust some idiot on Facebook more than a genuine scientist who is trying to save their lives. How long is that list?

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