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Skydude Armos Knight                   Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Now you know what they say, you should never bring up politics on a first date, as it's bound to lead to trouble. And I think there's some truth to that. Once you get beyond there, if either individual is at all inclined to have any sort of views whatsoever, even if that person isn't an activist, on national or international affairs, the topic is going to come up at some point. And as I was discussing with Danielle the other night, if people are really THINKING individuals rather than blindly following one party or another, it's going to be almost unheard of that they agree on everything.
But that's not really the point of this. The point is whether you would even WANT that. I got to thinking about this during this past fall as I reflected on some of the discussions I've had with different girls I've dated, and others I've been interested in but never involved with. After doing this, I concluded that I don't want someone who agrees with me on all of these issues. I know that sounds rather odd, but hear me out on this. The fact is, even if your significant other agrees with you on everything, a significant portion of the rest of the world will not. There are two schools of thought that come out of this. The first is that someone who agrees with you can be a sort of a refuge, and I agree with that to some extent, hence why it's valuable to be in like-minded groups. The problem with that, and where I come in, is that this tends to really separate you from the rest of the world and in some cases adopt an "us-vs-them" mentality. In truth, on most issues, both sides have good intentions, and have some decent points, and they usually disagree on the way to show those good intentions as well as certain values. Too often opposing sides will tend to villify each other and say the other side is just completely ridiculous. This is where my philosophy comes in. If you're one to understand the points of the other side of an issue, discussion with someone similarly understanding can help you to understand where people are coming from, and how your arguments and theirs interact. There's nothing wrong with disagreement on issues so long as you can agree on certain fundamental values and so long as both parties recognize what I suggested above, and it'll help you better deal with that issue in the future. Furthermore, it can provide a nice discussion topic at times...but if either person is a bit less understanding than the other, then it could turn ugly, is the caveat. Thoughts? |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Well, Dan Rather, the most obvious one, is long gone, and I don't tend to watch TV news, so I can't really help you on that one, but the liberal media is very much active in all aspects of the mainstream media...well, socially and politically liberal, anyway, there is some truth to my communist friend's slightly exaggerated assertion that the media is extremely pro-corporate.
Running a few pieces that are against a socialist agenda doesn't make a station conservative; it just means that it's not 100% radical left all the time. In fact, most news isn't radically liberal...it's a subtle bias that is actually probably unintentional most of the time based on the political leanings of those who make the news, rather than an attempt to sow the seeds to rebellion, so to speak...which in some rare cases it is. |
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Skydude Armos Knight  Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Ah by itself is rather annoying, and pretty pointless to the conversation. However, a properly explained "ah" can certainly move things forward, as it shows the assumptions made by the person saying ah and how the initial beliefs were changed by the new information coming in.
I find that in long emails/posts looking at a number of different things, I tend to use "As for..." to begin a new topic far too often. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| I really don't like the institution of tipping in America in general. It's in other countries, too, but not to the same extent. There, you tip for exceptional service. Here, it's pretty much expected, with occasionally a SMALL bonus for really great service. The problem is that it's very little incentive for the people who would receive the tips to do anything more than the bare minimum of service. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| I really do like the random messages at the top...I think those should continue indefinitely, and the set that appears should be changed from time to time. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| And not even a very clever name to hide the identity. The proper people have been alerted, it should be taken care of. In general, the best thing to do is to just ignore it, though. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Google image search is your friend. I just searched "cookies" and came up with a number of results. Those looked very "friendly", more so than other results.
And there's plenty of days left in the month, no need to rush now. |
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Skydude Armos Knight  Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Sky: So we came here because the entrance was blocked, and find the other way to get out is too?
Cassandra: This means...one of two things. Either the kidnapper is still around, or he did this behind him after he left. I don't like either alternative. Sky: Neither do I... |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Nova: Well, yes, actually. The dragon's pretty high up, I could probably get a good leap from here on my own, and throw the rest of you. Or we could check out the cave over there. Your choice.
Through all of this, the Rogue was dancing along the back of Volvagia, encoating the beast in a layer of ice. This quickly turned into steam, but ever slower...it seemed like the dragon's body temperature was falling, not good for a fire beast. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Of course it wouldn't be fun. That's the point. It's something of an anti-spree tool. Which may be necessary if the escalation of the sprees continues to the next one. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| The messages up at the top can be used for all circumstances, not just special occasions. Sure, they'll get old after a while, but much less likely if they change now and then. See VGCats or Ctrl+Alt+Del Online (webcomics) for examples of the kind of thing I'm talking about. | |||
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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Originally posted by Tommathy-kitten Erm, thank you for the advice. Should I ever actually decide to shave there, I'm sure that bit of info will serve me well. And it would be hell if I hadn't gotten it. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Go here for a bit of demographic info on this if you're curious.
I'm really curious where people here fall on this, as the regionalization tends to have some interesting trends. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Actually, soda IS used for something else. Seltzer water is soda...and that's another thing people drink. So pop makes more sense.
Also, if you check the demographics, there IS no majority...but Pop has a plurality of the votes. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| You obviously misunderstood my point, which was that just because something isn't INSANELY liberal doesn't mean that it's not liberal.
Edit: Also, no, not the same at all. Look at the examples that were used in the post I was replying to...those are things which a socialist agenda would report differently on, but not an atheist agenda or the others. As many people do far too often, you're labeling based on far too little information. (edited by Skydude-felinian on 03-07-06 03:11 PM) |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Cassandra walks over to Lily.
Cassandra: Just...calm down, kid, alright? He's just a little tense. Meanwhile, Sky was at work on the pile of rocks, deciding to go with moving them one by one. More ome usage here might cause the cave-in to get worse, which was definitely not what they wanted. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Socialism died out in the 90s in any REAL form, yes...but it's survived in a general anti-corporate view of the world that continues very much to this day. Don't start lecturing me about things you obviously don't really understand yourself.
I also can't really say for certain how things in Canada are, so I won't argue with you on that. Just know that in the states, for the most part, mainstream media apart from Fox tends toward the left-wing side of things. And how do you distinguish "liberal" from "left-wing" anyway? |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Nova: Jeez, first you want to leave, now you want to explore. Make up your mind, alright? Sabor! Get down here, we're exploring further. Careful with the girl!
At that, the Great Sabrecat lept from his perch atop the hole, landing carefully on the platform. Nova jumped down from the dragon after delivering a final ice-enhanced kick to the head, and quickly bounded onto the animal. With a running start, Sabor made the leap to the other side of the chasm and stopped just a bit of the way into the cave. Nova released his protective grip on Mitra and dismounted. Nova: Sorry about that, miss, but it seems your friend wants you to come with us, and this was the easiest way. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Cassandra: Just watch what you say. If you don't consider how others are, then you're going to find very soon that they don't exactly like you.
Sky, meanwhile, continued moving the rocks aside. Sky: Ugh, manual labor...I thought I would avoid this by becoming an adventurer. Ah well. |
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Skydude Armos Knight Since: 02-18-06 From: Stanford, CA Last post: 6567 days Last view: 6567 days |
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| Sky: Well, in all fairness, most of these rocks AREN'T all that big, so there's no need for him to do it. And besides, who knows what we'll need the energy for on the other side. It strikes me as reasonable enough.
Cassandra: Lily, how did you get so treasure-hungry anyway? |
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