RAFO Messageboard: Most of us are very good at that by random thoughts

Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 988 Views

Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 903 Views

This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 843 Views

never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 602 Views

Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 849 Views

I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 921 Views

Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 856 Views

Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy.

Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 874 Views

Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 801 Views

Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 835 Views

Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 981 Views

Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 566 Views

/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 533 Views

Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 890 Views

Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 852 Views

Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 932 Views

All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 511 Views

Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017

*NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 505 Views

but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 812 Views

I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 925 Views

I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 897 Views

So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 882 Views

This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 977 Views

I appreciate your amendment.

Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1152 Views

no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 878 Views

Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 951 Views

Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 886 Views

Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 798 Views

I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 858 Views

A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 833 Views

I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 789 Views

Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 805 Views

And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 992 Views

Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 870 Views

How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 855 Views

Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1033 Views

Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 793 Views

Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 831 Views

You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 870 Views

That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 834 Views

Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 957 Views

Peace for our time!

I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 468 Views

Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 767 Views

Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 789 Views

That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 806 Views

I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 545 Views

Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 956 Views

Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 846 Views

HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 502 Views

Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 920 Views

Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 854 Views

What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 826 Views

Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system.

Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 853 Views

If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 835 Views

I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 831 Views

Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 766 Views

An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 783 Views

Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 776 Views

I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 971 Views

Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 466 Views

Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 578 Views

Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 936 Views

Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 843 Views

Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 821 Views

Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 893 Views

Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 822 Views

I apologize before hand

Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 812 Views

Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 803 Views

I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1043 Views

Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 937 Views

I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1000 Views

I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 946 Views

I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1026 Views

I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 814 Views

Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant.

*NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 459 Views

I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 796 Views

You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 852 Views

I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 834 Views

So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 733 Views

6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 481 Views

Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 794 Views

But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 756 Views

Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 427 Views

Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word.

*NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 537 Views

*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 465 Views

*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 458 Views

Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 496 Views

I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 864 Views

Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 866 Views

The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about.

Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 839 Views

My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 847 Views

That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways.

Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 833 Views

America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 499 Views

Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 498 Views

Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 881 Views

Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 535 Views

Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 892 Views

This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 897 Views

Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 836 Views

Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 746 Views

damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 432 Views

I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 837 Views

Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 750 Views

Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 814 Views

I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 795 Views

I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 893 Views

I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 835 Views

Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 761 Views

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