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Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam Send a noteboard - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM

Another example would be two people going to dinner. One has an alcohol problem (the one with the weakness)...one does not (the one with the strength). The strong one would be in the wrong to order a cocktail for the one with the issue, and to pressure them to "have a good time". However, it is also wrong for the weak one to demand that the strong one change their order to suit their weakness....so that they don't "stumble" in the mere presence of alcohol.

It is super interesting that a book written so long ago can be filled with such wisdom and purpose. It's almost like it was written by God.

Oh wait....it was.

~Jeordam

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Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2559 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1061 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 945 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 899 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 625 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 917 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 963 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 903 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 931 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 846 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 888 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 1024 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 599 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 580 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 930 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 907 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 986 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 527 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 532 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 866 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 978 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 971 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 952 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1043 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1203 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 930 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 999 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 942 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 848 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 916 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 871 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 839 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 860 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1032 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 925 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 917 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1097 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 839 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 880 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 922 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 876 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1028 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 491 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 810 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 833 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 852 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 565 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 998 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 898 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 524 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 968 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 903 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 888 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 898 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 879 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 882 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 815 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 848 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 829 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1019 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 490 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 603 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 990 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 893 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 873 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 940 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 890 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 870 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 857 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1092 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 991 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1051 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 1005 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1090 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 869 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 483 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 841 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 910 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 907 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 785 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 505 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 841 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 810 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 454 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 567 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 495 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 490 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 525 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 914 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 920 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 876 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 906 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 889 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 527 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 527 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 936 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 559 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 945 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 939 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 886 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 797 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 459 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 898 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 805 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 860 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 848 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 965 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 875 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 808 Views
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