Brian

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  1. The limits of free speech

    LOL This again??? You could simply look back at your own post in this thread in -- oh, say... The last day? Since we know from experience that you are challenged in this regard, though, I'll post it here for you. BTW, if you click the subject line in the linked post below, it takes you directly to the linked post: EDIT: Last day? Heck! Last 12 hours.
  2. Excellent! I encourage you to continue adding people to your ignore list -- anyone who says something which isn't in alignment with your own worldview.
  3. The limits of free speech

    You quoted me above. I'm just asking a simple question related to your comment when you quoted me, Hancock. You told us what you believe "the subconscious white racist" tries to do so I was curious what the subconscious black racist tries to do.
  4. As a kid, I once got in trouble for laughing when a brother announced, "I would run away from home if you would let me!"
  5. The limits of free speech

    What does the subconscious black racist try to do?
  6. My wife? Let us know how the ignore list works for you, OK? Especially putting dawei on it...
  7. It was less than 12 hours this time. Last time he went away forever, it was more than 48. Not sure whether that is positive or negative motion.
  8. The limits of free speech

    Hancock, I told you when you PMd me that I would no longer interact with you on the forum, and I explained why. You doubled-down in a follow-up PM to which I chose not to respond. Now you choose to quote me, address me and comment on content from that PM conversation. This post is, in part, to provide you fair notice that my voluntary policy of non-engagement is contingent upon your reciprocation. In what I sincerely hope is closing, I offer a heart-felt recommendation -- please consider long-term psychoanalysis to help you set down this baggage and work through some deep-seated issues. Please don't reply.
  9. The limits of free speech

    Here's something to consider... For decades, two of the "flagship" supremacy groups -- the KKK and the Nazis -- have been dressing up in full regalia and marching through cities and towns with virtually no fanfare and, being sacks of shit not withstanding, virtually no violence in the public square. For fewer decades (unless you count "pre-war" activity by some quite similar groups and then it dates back to slightly after the hay day of the Klan), the so-called "Black Block" organizations (of which Antifa and associated groups like the Redneck Rebels are properly counted) have also been assembling, and they find violent confrontation around every corner. When they have protestors to "counter," those are their primary focus. When they don't, they target capitalism or the police or cousin groups (like the way they turned on BLM this week). Now, which faction seeks attention and which seeks blood in the streets?
  10. You can just send me your credit card info via PM.
  11. Just as an FYI, most mammals have an estrous cycle rather than a menstrual cycle. (Primates, bats and shrews but maybe a few others, too...)
  12. The real conspiracy on this forum seems to be against Flat-Earth Truthers. #UKnowIt'sFlatThere
  13. I vote against a lifetime ban for Aletheia. I think he has potential (if he avoids a schism) and he's just plain fun to have around!
  14. You have to admit, he is a rather impressive specimen. Anyone remember that guy we had a while back who called himself TaoMaster and claimed he had gained complete understanding of all reality from playing with a couple of bar magnets? I kinda miss him.
  15. That's a false dichotomy, you know. There are other options available besides changing the forum to suit your wishes or banning you.
  16. One of my interactions with another Bum (who ended up getting himself banned, actually) was part of the impetus for one of those foundations, BTW. Long-time Bums may recall the exchange.
  17. Flat Earth

    I'll point out, though, that there is a significant distinction between "why things are" and "how things are" -- ask me: "Why gravity?" and I'll honestly answer that I don't know. Ask me, on the other hand, how things behave in the presence of gravity, and I can go into excruciating detail.
  18. Flat Earth

    https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/can-air-be-frozen.57967/
  19. Flat Earth

    See above.
  20. Flat Earth

    I don't know.
  21. Flat Earth

    I like this except, apparently, it has no thickness -- it's not 3D.
  22. Eclipse

    The first looks like the Cheshire Cat.