For a site that supposedly prides itself on discussions that gratify one's intellectual curiosity, there certainly are some jarring taboos on acceptable topics to be curious about.
True, and I think there are lot of deniers of how the racist history of the US influences its racist present. The mindset that permits people to shrug off the killing of Elijah McClain, and assume he must have done…
It should be alarming - it's important not to get used to such abhorrent behavior, just because it's the status quo.
> I am a strong believer in the right to have a gun in your own home and the various “Castle” laws. If you break into my house or try to take my car while I am in it, I am going to assume you mean me harm. Shoot first…
> The number of drug-addled, violent, danger-to-themselves-and-others people encountered in the US is unusually high and increasing. The police have increased their recruitment numbers in recent years, yes.
For a site that supposedly prides itself on discussions that gratify one's intellectual curiosity, there certainly are some jarring taboos on acceptable topics to be curious about.
True, and I think there are lot of deniers of how the racist history of the US influences its racist present. The mindset that permits people to shrug off the killing of Elijah McClain, and assume he must have done…
It should be alarming - it's important not to get used to such abhorrent behavior, just because it's the status quo.
> I am a strong believer in the right to have a gun in your own home and the various “Castle” laws. If you break into my house or try to take my car while I am in it, I am going to assume you mean me harm. Shoot first…
> The number of drug-addled, violent, danger-to-themselves-and-others people encountered in the US is unusually high and increasing. The police have increased their recruitment numbers in recent years, yes.