Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
And as thing stands, I personally find that placing the cut on
political programs that criminalize being a semi-wealthy white heterosexual is quite a reasonable mark.
And as thing stands, I personally find that placing the cut on political programs that criminalize being a semi-wealthy white heterosexual is quite a reasonable mark.
And what political program would that be?
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Well, for starters, any political program that talks about
"reparations" consisting in you having to pay a protected group for something somebody else did to a third party 250 years ago. It is virtually blaming you for things done by other person just because you happen to be an evil white motherfucker who has to pay.
There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Wed Jun 04 2025 05:13 pm
And as thing stands, I personally find that placing the cut on political programs that criminalize being a semi-wealthy white heterosexual is quite a reasonable mark.
And what political program would that be?
Well, for starters, any political program that talks about "reparations" consisting in you having to pay a protected group for something somebody else did to a third party 250 years ago. It is virtually blaming you for things done by other person just because you happen to be an evil white
That's a very reductive argument. There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied. The
people who've lived under those conditions are the poorest, most
incarcerated, least represented citizens.
Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
famous and successful African-Americans.
I'm not claiming reparations are the solution I'd choose, but the
problem persists.
There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied
IDK why. It hasn't stopped them from breeding. Look out if they ever
reach majority.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Arelor <=-
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Well, for starters, any political program that talks about
"reparations" consisting in you having to pay a protected group for something somebody else did to a third party 250 years ago. It is virtually blaming you for things done by other person just because you happen to be an evil white motherfucker who has to pay.
That's a very reductive argument. There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied. The
people who've lived under those conditions are the poorest, most
incarcerated, least represented citizens.
Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
famous and successful African-Americans.
I'm not claiming reparations are the solution I'd choose, but the
problem persists.
Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
famous and successful African-Americans.
There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied
IDK why. It hasn't stopped them from breeding. Look out if they ever
reach majority.
There's been 250 years of systemic
prejudice against a people that somehow needs to be remedied
IDK why. It hasn't stopped them from breeding. Look out if they ever
reach majority.
That doesn't sound like something Jesus would say.
I'm not claiming reparations are the solution I'd choose, but the
problem persists.
What solution *would* you choose, pray tell? How, exactly, can this
problem be "fixed"?
Bf2k+ wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Fri Jun 06 2025 07:19 am
Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
famous and successful African-Americans.
You mean like... George Floyd?
Well, for starters, any political program that talks about "reparations" consisting in you having to pay a protected group for something somebody else did to a third party 250 years ago. It is virtually blaming you for things done by other person just because you happen to be an evil white motherfucker who has to pay.
That's a very reductive argument.
Bf2k+ wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Fri Jun 06 2025 07:19 am
Our current administration is actively removing tributes to
famous and successful African-Americans.
You mean like... George Floyd?
The Tuskeegee Airmen.
Medgar Evers.
Colin Powell.
Jackie Robinson.
Charles Calvin Rogers.
and more...
Arelor wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
That is because some arguments are very simple. That does not mean they are bad.
Translation in simple terms:
- "Somebody who does extreme things is an extremist"
- Your answer is that is a reductionist argument, then you justify extremist stances.
Case is settled.
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Boraxman wrote to phigan <=-
Just for direct friends and family, you'll have to get them to install it and use it. Thats hard enough. They'll have other friends who
want to use Signal, others that use Snapchat, others that use
Messenger or WhatsApp or whatever. Its a PITA. Best compromise is to use services where there can at least be a common client, ie, one client that supports mulitiple protocols. Weechat does IRC and
Matrix, so despite the fact I use IRC, if I went on Matrix, at least I can still use the same client. Same with Pidgin, where I (briefly) used it, or its predecessor to use both a MSN messenger and I think Yahoo! Chat account.
I was going to mention Pidgin/GAIM - back in the AOL/MSN/Gtalk days, people were on all platforms - then, we used XMPP at work on a
dedicated server, I ran my own XMPP server - and could read/write messages on all the networks with Pidgin.
Signal has actually become my defacto "messenger" program. Not by choice, but simply by virtue of chance and others I know using it. However, it is not a replacement. Signal requires a
phone, and it advertises to all that you use it.
Iliked MSN because I didn't feel to concerned about giving people by MSN handle,
strangers I could talk to that I wouldn't necessarily want to add in my phone book.
I was hoping with IPv6 that each person could somehow obtain a static IP or IP range that was static within a country/region. That way it acted like a psuedo internet phone number, and
chat
clients could work without a central controller.
Hey;
just an FYI, neither Signal, FB messenger, nor Telegram make people use phone numbers to share contacts. Instead you share contacts via username because phone numbers are outdated for that kinda thing.
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: MRO to Boraxman on Thu May 15 2025 01:27 am
Re: Re: Most memorable modern
By: Boraxman to MRO on Thu May 15 2025 08:24 am
now i'm not a criminal nor do i think any of us are criminals, but still, if you think you're secure on a
world wide network of computers,
you're fooling yourself. ---
I previously had to deal with IT securty. What you are missing is where threats
the
NSA or what-have-you could potentially at some
point get information, there is no point.
i'm just saying the world govts and some private individuals probably have much more advanced methods than you
might
think.
I'm sure a pirate of some sort could make good money breaking into a bank, hospital, govt agency and get whatever
info they can people and sell it.
it's probably happening all the time.
Yes, I know that argument, and I know all to well the kind of person who makes that argument.
You made your point. I get it.
The fact that the government could find where I live, but you would NOT, that point is lost on you.
By not plastering your info everywhere, you make it difficult for miscreants. I've been able to protect myself many
times by being prudent, and I know that for a *FACT*.
I'm not arguing this anymore
So tell me, where do I live?
By: Boraxman to MRO on Thu May 15 2025 07:05 pm
* I Had to lookup the ELECTRONIC Communications ACT, and I have a File about this matter. But, The Electronic Frontier Foundation website (EFF) has lawyers !
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