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Stop. Now. Tom Send a noteboard - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM

Yes, you know how to make weasely arguments. You went to law school. They taught you well. Just stop, though. Stop. Now. You know there is no inherent truth in the arguments you're making. Reading a work of literature is nothing like hearing loud fireworks going off. In fact, the Army has soldiers read Ajax to show them that PTSD existed in the ancient world. Psychiatrists and psychologists are pretty uniform in arguing against avoidance as therapy. You know better. Stop the sophistry and just return to reality.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2541 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1038 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 931 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 886 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 617 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 899 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 953 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 892 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 916 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 835 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 874 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 1012 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 592 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 564 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 918 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 896 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 968 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 521 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 527 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 857 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 964 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 950 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 937 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1027 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1190 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 917 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 984 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 930 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 832 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 899 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 859 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 831 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 845 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1018 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 908 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 901 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1082 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 825 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 868 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 903 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 865 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1010 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 484 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 800 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 821 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 839 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 559 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 989 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 888 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 519 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 959 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 886 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 874 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 885 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 872 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 875 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 808 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 828 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 820 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1006 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 482 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 597 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 973 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 881 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 862 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 926 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 875 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 855 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 841 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1077 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 972 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1035 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 987 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1077 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 850 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 476 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 830 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 895 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 887 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 771 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 498 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 833 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 798 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 448 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 560 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 486 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 483 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 519 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 902 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 910 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 867 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 889 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 878 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 520 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 520 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 925 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 552 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 925 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 929 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 874 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 789 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 452 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 884 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 791 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 847 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 834 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 943 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 866 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 800 Views
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