Posts made by brianboru72

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This has been another classic deflection attempt by the defenders of the New Swamp known as the Trump administration.

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@Frederick:

It was a witchhunt?  Hmm.. a witchhunt that thus far has failed to rid ourselves of that witch!
Hillary was ORDERED by Congress to turn over 30,000 emails that were the property of the U.S. Government which she had illegally had on her own private server in an insecure location (her house).   Instead, she went to a private tech company, with no security clearance, and had them access and DELETE those messages AFTER she was ordered to produce them!   She should have been put in JAIL then.. and should still be put in jail.   You are comparing MOUNTAINS to molehills.

No YOU are the one making a mountain out of this proven molehill of an email conspiracy. Again you are wrong wrong wrong. And the fact that she's NOT in jail is all the proof needed that it was a witch hunt! After all the months of crying "Lock her up!" And his campaign promise to indict and convict Hillary- Trump has (again) failed to live up to this campaign promise. Why? Because in the end the evidence needed to PROVE that she was guilty DOESN'T EXIST. She was exonerated and cleared by all the investigative commissions the Republicans could throw at her.

Knowing he will never have the proof he needs, Trump just let her go. Again, lying to all his supporters. Just like his claims of the nonexistent wiretap. Empty lies with nothing to back them up.  ::)

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Hmmm. in spite of his popularity, B doesn't do it for me. Maybe it's because he has a separate picture- but I would pick Stanislav Bondarenko over the others in the group shot.  ;D

I get what you're saying and for me the feeling comes and goes.
What I do when I start to get bored with gay porn in general though is shift over to prose porn- I read some stories, like in the Nifty archive or download some m/m stories or comics or manga. Usually the shift it enough and if I stay away from my usual gay porn long enough, I find my interest restored somewhat.

Diablo 2 (along with all the later expansions)
StarCraft 2
Path of Exile my current addiction  :cheesy2:

@raphjd:

The point is, the feminist narrative says this kind of thing is extremely rare.

You'll find many feminists that say that any man accused of rape should be thrown in prison without a trial, because as they claim, the rates of being falsely accused it extremely low.

Rebeca Watson says it's as high as 8% (still lower than other claims, but extremely high compared to other feminists), but that it's still acceptable just to throw them in jail without a trial.

I've encountered the extreme kind of feminist argument that you're talking about- and I've argued with them about it as well. Just because there is "very low" chance that the man hasn't committed the rape, and just because it's so hard for women to face the stigma that comes with reporting rape does NOT mean we should lower the normal standards of criminal justice and the presumption of innocence.

I don't know any country with a justice system that would agree to locking up the rapist just on the say-so of the victim. There still needs to be an investigation and proof that the rape actually occurred. The accused is still innocent until proven guilty. That should not change at all.

I agree it's very troubling that this could have ended in a far greater tragedy if she had been a man. But looking at the facts- it wasn't the woman's fault but rather the guilty miners who tried to confuse the issue and deflect suspicion by accusing the wrong person. And it doesn't necessarily mean that it would automatically result in conviction. There is still due process and a proper investigation to find out the truth of who is really guilty.

I would think that theoretically the police would have had to do more digging and there is indeed the very real threat that the wrong person could've been arrested and convicted. Which is why I agree that there should be just as strict requirements in place to prove rape as with any other crime where it becomes the word of one person or group against another. That's where other physical evidence comes in.

@Frederick:

Are you being serious?  that list of "accomplishments" is PATHETIC! 
No wonder you didn't dare list any of them.  Would you like me to?

I appreciate the fact that you took the time to share that list.. because if I shared that list, people would say I left out the good stuff.  There IS no good stuff!  Everything on that list is either a failure or of no significance.

I didn't list them individually here since 1)It's too long (he has done a lot!) and 2) because I assume people aren't too lazy to click on a link and actually read the article.

And of course you would say it's pathetic Fred- Obama could have found the cure for cancer and solved world hunger and you would still think his accomplishments are pathetic.  ::) Your bias is quite clear by now. I posted the list for other people reading this thread to look at and judge for themselves- the ones who have some objectivity and could decide for themselves just how admirable the accomplishments are.
I daresay it's certainly far better than the long list of failed promises of Trump.

Interesting story- it's actually pretty inspirational considering what she was able to accomplish.

Overall, no conflict here, though. It's undeniable that she was falsely accused of rape because the men were trying to frame her. There's no going around that fact- just as it's undeniable she proved that even though she was a woman, she was just as capable as the men of doing the job and she was successful at it.

It would be impossible for Feminists or anyone actually, to deny that there was a false accusation of rape.

Imagine Dragons: Believer
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You can keep trying to slam Obama and call him the worst President and spread all the lies about him being Muslim all you want- but it won't change the facts of his presidency which, since it is now part of history, are well documented. Aside from of course managing to win the presidency not once but twice- in both the popular vote and the electoral college- while Trump barely managed a win, has the lowest approval ratings at this stage of his presidency, and has struggled to fulfill ANY of his campaign promises.

And if you are really so fixated that you want to keep talking about Obama (rather than I don't know- sharing how and why Trump is such a great president?) Here are just some of his DOCUMENTED accomplishments while in office.
https://www.good.is/articles/obamas-achievements-in-office

Meanwhile Trump continues to make history (and he actually beats Obama's record in terms of lowest approval numbers so there's that):
http://time.com/4725494/president-donald-trump-approval-rating/

My latest favorite playlist has been playing these songs on loop recently:

Imagine Dragons: Believer
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Zedd & Alessia Cara: Stay
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and practically anything by Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson: Symphony
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@Frederick:

I'm going to respond to this taking the position of a stockholder in Quantas.  I assume that Quantas is a publicly traded company.  What business does the CEO of Quantas have making a speech about same-sex marriage?   Whether the CEO was in favor of same sex marriages or against them is irrelevant.   As the CEO of Quantas.. he needs to refrain from delving into areas which have zero to do with the company he is supposed to be running.

Well then have I got news for you stockholder- as the public face of the company, part of the CEO's job is to present the position of the company on social issues as part of building their global brand. This is why many companies have a CSR or Corporate Social Responsibility program as part of their staying involved in the communities where they operate.

You can bet that the statements about gay marriage by the Qantas CEO, just like similar statements from other corporate heads of companies like Starbucks, Apple, Google etc. are made with the full knowledge and support of the majority of board members and stockholders. Companies can and do involve themselves with social issues–and you can be sure that he'd be fired the minute he overstepped his bounds and made such public statements without the full support of the stockholders.

@viscous:

Trump supporters really have to go out on a limb to support Trump on this one. They're willing to believe Trump fired Comey for the exact same reason Trump praised Comey so much last year.

And today we find out that Comey asked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for a substantial increase in resources for the Russia investigation, and just days later Rosenstein recommended Comey's firing.

Finally, plenty of Republicans are also deeply worried about this unprecedented power grab (Archibald Cox was just a special prosecutor, not head of the FBI). And if you really think there's nothing to hide, what's wrong with a full investigation?

I totally agree with this. Specially your last line- only someone with something to hide would be too scared to undergo a full investigation.

The sad thing is- Trump's whole candidacy and his presidency up to this point has been a brilliant exercise in slowly pushing the boundaries of abuse outward- making more and more extremes of illegal and abusive behavior acceptable because people get used to these things from him. It doesn't help that he is being enabled by a party that controls ALL levels of government for the first time in many years- which makes them so open to excusing his abuses just so they get to stay in power. 

There needs to be accountability, soon- before it's too late!  :crazy2:

Polling is still a respected science- even if it has its failings now and then. It might not have been as accurate for 2016, but it has had more than its share of accurate predictions.
Besides, just because medicine can't cure all illnesses, and people still die at hospitals doesn't mean we just junk the whole system of medical science, right? Nothing is perfect, and what polling does is provide an intelligent estimate of probabilities and trends that are supported by raw data which is still far far better than blind guessing. Which is why your local politicians, including Trump, still sit up and take notice when the numbers are really bad for them.

In my own experience, I've had my ratio keep improving and my files keep seeding for as long as my torrent client is on, even if I'm logged out. So no, you don't need to be logged in, but you do need to have your torrent on while you're on the computer.

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This has always been a thorny subject for me. On the one hand, I do condemn the violence aimed at shutting down and preventing someone from exercising their right to free speech.
BUT…
I do NOT agree that free speech should come as a blank check where you get to say any hateful, repulsive thought that comes to mind and have ZERO consequence for your actions.

Because just as you have the right to free speech- people also have the right to react to what you say and do.
So there is a slippery slope between being able to say what you want, and expecting people to just sit aside and let you keep doing it.

Quick example- Say you and your partner are having a nice quiet dinner at a restaurant, not bothering anybody. Then some religious nut who objects to your lifestyle chooses to exercise free speech and begin a heated sermon right beside your table, telling you how you are going to hell, and burn like the whore/abomination/devilspawn that you are.

Does the establishment eject him and "stifle" his free speech? What about your rights to a quiet dinner? And say he does get ejected- he then hangs around outside and as you both exit and walk back to another place for a nightcap- he follows you and continues to spew his hateful statements. What then? Are you allowed to warn him off? Physically push him away? Get into a shouting match?

On a larger scale, the same can be raised about people who have a larger following than our random nutjob- say Milo Yiannopoulos - he invokes free speech to shamelessly attack and incite hatred with whoever it is he chooses to target- does he get to say it with impunity? There needs to be accountability. I guess my point is that as with any right, it comes with some responsibilities. And it's not always so easy to remain calm in the face of unfettered hatred.

There have been so many well composed replies and explanations why people disagree with your point of view, mhorndisk. It doesn't do anyone any good if you refuse to accept that others view things differently and just move on.

Yes, you can enter into a contract with your partner to achieve some of the benefits and privileges that marriage gives you. And yes, you can look at fighting for the right to marry as "begging" for permission to do something you can already lawfully do. But that doesn't change how others feel- marriage as a contract is easier, more thorough, and is a ceremony that means something to them.

Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean they will feel the same, even after they listen to you, and understand your reasons. Don't take it personally. Just move on and let people live the way they choose to, and you do the same.

And for God's sake- learn to reign in your temper or at least stop going off into calling people names. It's what got you warned. Not your opinion- your conduct. Peace!