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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Don't try to put words in my mouth. Obviously there are cultural and social factors, but to a large extent those are governed by economics. People who are happily employed and housed, with families and social ties, are far less inclined to murder each other in street brawls no matter what their social and cultural backgrounds. Football fans excepted, apparently.
edited 19th May '15 12:21:14 PM by Fighteer
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Football or soccer? This is the U.S. politics thread... 
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I would agree with you about normal gangs, but from what I understand biker gangs are more of a cultural thing. I should point out that of course the vast majority of bikers or motorcycle enthusiasts do not murder each other in stupid gang wars.
What is it with Waco, Texas these days?
99% of them don't, at least.
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Living up to the name?
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Sadly, it's pronounced "Way-co" not "Wac-o".
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Is it the same Waco that had that crazy cult?
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
And the fertilizer plant explosion.
You mean the one that was slaughtered by the FBI and ATF over allegations of child abuse? That's the one.
(Granted, the allegations were probably true, but y'know, it's hard to prove that when everyone involved, including the children, is killed in the raid.)
edited 19th May '15 3:02:34 PM by Ramidel
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"Slaughtered" is... one way to put it, I suppose. A nutjob cult was stockpiling illegal weapon and, as nutjob cults are wont to do, choose to fight rather than go quietly when the authorities tried to crack down on their nutjob cultishness. The fire that eventually destroyed the compound (and killed dozens of people in it) was unfortunate, but all indications are that it was either started deliberately by the Branch Davidians or accidentally by the FBI, so claiming that the Davidians were "slaughtered" is... let's go with "contentious", at best.
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The fertilizer plant explosion was in West, Texas. Yes, that is the name of an actual town. It's near Waco, but didn't happen there.
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Pretty cuddly as far as doomsday cults go. But the government wasn't about to let another Jonestown happen, and Koresh was preaching the same shit.
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Female Congresional Staffers are not allowed to meet alone with male bosses. While I do believe that this is defiantly not helping the woman's career prospects, I disagree with the assertion that it is some kind of plot to maintain the patriarchy. It is just politicians being spineless and afraid of scandal. The fact that it reinforces patriarchy is considered acceptable by these people, but it is not the end goal.
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edited 19th May '15 5:35:00 PM by tryrar
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I would laugh so hard if someone did a civil forfeiture on the Kochs.
It'd never hold up against the shitstorm of lawyers they'd hire. But it's legally possible.
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Then there's the Susan G. Komen. It's run by a Texas lobbyist who whores out her dead sister's name to the tune of a half mil per year.
It makes money, it's ordained by God. That's it.
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Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
Komen lost a lot of its clout after that planned parenthood fiasco, though. Even when they backtracked. I haven't heard their name nearly as much in the following years, and i have an Aunt who is a survivor.
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Louisiana's "religious freedom" bill died in committee, but Bobby Jindal issued an executive order to make it law.
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Anyone want to take odds that rightwingers who whine about Obama's executive orders so much will do the same here?
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@ Fighteer: Not cultural and social issues, as well?
edited 19th May '15 12:07:43 PM by Greenmantle
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