SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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@SecondJon Who gets to determine the color of the skin of the board members? Do they trust their own self identity or is it dictated for them based on how they are perceived by others?
Interesting to have loans based on gender /gender identity and race:
Goldman Sachs to stop financing IPOs for companies that have only white male board members
Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon announced Thursday that his investment firm would no longer finance initial public offerings (IPOs) for companies that have only white male board members.
What's the point in paying your bills when politicians are promising to just make them go away? Those promises are going to make more people take out and not repay their loans, making the problem worse.
"Am I gonna get my money back?": Dad confronts Elizabeth Warren on student debt forgiveness
A man had an angry exchange with Elizabeth Warren on Monday at a town hall event in Iowa, claiming that the Democratic Massachusetts senator's plan to forgive student loan debt would unfairly disadvantage him and others like him who saved to pay for their children's educations.
@realcaseyrollins
I'm glad you mentioned this. I just logged on and the most recent post I see on my home feed is from 1 hour ago. I'm seeing more recent info here on the local feed where I see yours.
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🔁 Michael Knowles Retweeted:
Jessica Fletcher @heckyessica
The doctors told my mom I would be born with Downs Syndrome. Babies with that diagnosis are among the most often aborted. My parents chose to let me live. I don't have Downs Syndrome, but I wonder how many lives, with or without the syndrome, have been ended this way. https://twitter.com/bdomenech/status/1220413165009350656 …
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@realcaseyrollins @b2e Thankyou! It feels much nicer than the Land of the Blue Bird - more people talking *with* each other and less pile-ons and immaturity 👍
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"Q. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever."
-Westminster Shorter Catechism
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I’m so old I remember when the Democrats were shrieking for justice for the people of Iran, right up until the people of Iran began agreeing with Trump about their government’s corruption.
Man, those were the days.
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#Democrats #Iran #Trump
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Ouch. Tough. But fair! https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1217219846087356418 …
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If you are serious about wanting to improve education, do not vote more money for the education establishment that has been dumbing down the schools for years. Vote for vouchers, tax credits, or anything else that will transfer decision-making power to parents.
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#Mises
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Pun of the day
I, for one, love Roman numerals.
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Christian Uses KonMari Method While Studying Bible To Remove All Verses That Don't Spark Joy https://buff.ly/2VTGS8V
2020-01-12, 20:30:02
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1216457329564143616
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Scott Adams, mocking the guilt by association nonsense.
New personal #running record today, ran 18 miles /29 km and it was so cold I had icicles on my eyebrows!
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New Prius Includes Built-In Virtue Signals https://buff.ly/2R65k5t
2020-01-10, 23:00:27
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1215770404884754433
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All education, including child-reading, is intrinsically coercive. https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/1215652179052244998 …
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🔁 Michael Knowles Retweeted:
Allie Beth Stuckey @conservmillen
Everyone evangelizes their children, even if the faith they’re evangelizing is agnosticism. “All faiths are equally valid” is just as much a religion as Christianity, except that it fails to lay a solid moral foundation and creates a weak, contradicting worldview. https://twitter.com/cindy_w_brandt/status/1215050922549604352 …
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Oscars Committee Announces New Host: Jordan Peterson https://buff.ly/2uy8LKR
2020-01-09, 00:45:07
https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1215071971899211777
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
