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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Ditto what Alley Oop said. I'm honestly kind of surprised at the lack of (taped) racial slurs at this point.
In this particular case, it's less the use of Fuck that's shocking as the quite disturbing sentiment. Although I'm not sure that is technically shocking either because Trump has endorsed war crimes on several occasions.
It's a polite fiction that we don't say it in public where the kids could be watching. Heck, every now and then we get weirdos coming onto TV Tropes who attempt to sanitize the naughty words... for Jesus or something, I don't know.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 9th 2020 at 6:32:50 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"The thing that amuses me so much is that the only thing that makes those words any more than just rude is how much people act as if they are (well, maybe with exceptions for those of religious origin, at least, according to practitioners of the corresponding faiths). It’s really a self-fulfilling cycle.
Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Oct 9th 2020 at 6:35:39 AM
My musician pageThe Miami debate supposed to be set for this Thursday is now cancelled. Trump wouldn't do a virtual event (because its a "waste of time", nevermind him wasting hours spouting propaganda on Faux). The final debate is, for now, set for the 22nd.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/politics/second-presidential-debate-canceled/index.html
Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 9th 2020 at 7:39:30 AM
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Trek the Vote to Victory.
Cast members from various Star Trek series, including George Takei, Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew, will take part next week in a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden.
Also participating are a bunch of nerds named Andrew Yang, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams.
Remember when Ted Cruz got upset at The Princess Bride cast doing this? Any guesses who will be set off this time?
It's pretty interesting seeing what concepts become more and less taboo over time. "Fuck" used to be the Ultimate Swear, and now I use it in front of my friend's 10-year-old daughter and nobody cares.
But even just in the last 10-15 years, racial slurs have gone from "mildly impolite as long as they're not spoken with real anger" to "must not be uttered, ever, no matter the context."
You mean the COVID party? Well, I'm not going.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 9th 2020 at 6:57:47 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I mean, there's a four-way mapping there: he can or cannot do it, he will or will not do it. None of those outcomes are in my control, and there's a limit to how much horror I can feel.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"A little off-topic, but I listened on Secular Talk that it seems that Trump is trying to rush a vaccine to be out before election day.
Does anybody think that it's at all possible to get a vaccine out that fast? And that even if it was possible, anyone would buy that the vaccine is safe or reliable?
Imagine what the anti-vaxers would say if they put out a vaccine that made people sick.
And on the topic of nuking people, the last time a nuke was used as a weapon was 1945. I don't even want to think about how much bigger today's nukes are. Not that Trump would actually go through with it.
Edited by WillKeaton on Oct 9th 2020 at 6:19:43 AM
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I dunno, I feel like if you're going to Trump for news on vaccines you're getting it from both sides. He doesn't care about the science and he is ignorant of it anyway.
However, Fauci has said that the Third Stage trials on a number of vaccines are almost done and ready to produce. They've been in the works for some time now and the Oxford vaccine is thoroughly being tested.
So, yes, I would take the Oxford vaccine.
Thank God for Trump?
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Oct 9th 2020 at 5:20:58 AM
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And there's some people of faith who still consider using cursewords as sin.
Edit: Well. Fucking Page break.
Edited by 3of4 on Oct 9th 2020 at 11:29:59 AM
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