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paulca:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on June 19, 2020, 08:26:10 am ---Or worse, stopped communicating because it might unwittingly offend somebody.

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This.

Tangent, but as a single 40yo I have completely given up trying to find a woman.  It's too fucking dangerous these days.

On work and university social media boards I see women posting pictures, some pretty racey and they are littered with comments from other women like, "Wow! Hot!", "Love it babe!", "Hot, hot, hot", "Yummy mummy!"

Now, as a man if I posted something as simple as "You are very pretty."  I'd be fucking skinned alive.

Best to avert your eyes, avoid talking to them when you can and heaven forbid don't whatever you do compliment them.

paulca:

--- Quote from: DimitriP on June 19, 2020, 09:28:46 am ---
--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 19, 2020, 09:21:13 am ---When a minority can impose its views on the majority, isn't that a perversion of democracy?

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There is word for that:
ter·ror·ism

/ˈterəˌrizəm/

noun: terrorism

    the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
    "the fight against terrorism"

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You mean like the USA these last 3 or 4 decades?

nuclearcat:
IMO all is happening dont have anything to do with democracy. It is just small bunch of bored & spoiled rich infantiles want to play heroes and "save some poors and unfortunate ones". But as nobody taught them to think properly and also they are lazy to do hardwork (as it is required to be a real hero and reduce poverty) - they are completely satisfied with renaming words, harassing people they dont like, and bending others freedom to their liking, like forcing to do symbolic useless acts (like forcing police to knee, instead of real changes, or companies to change few comments in code).
The main problem is that they adapted so well that they abuse the freedoms of countries they live in to the maximum in their own selfish interests. And the rest of the people are stuck in the fact that if they try to shut them up, this is a beginning of the end, because you can't reduce freedom only part of people you don't like, your freedom will be next.

P.S. I require tolerancy to my condition! Don't call me "old fart", i'm vintage natural gas generator!

Simon:

--- Quote from: GeorgeOfTheJungle on June 19, 2020, 09:21:13 am ---When a minority can impose its views on the majority, isn't that a perversion of democracy?

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It's all in the context. The minority should expect equal respect from the majority but may have do demand it if they are being targeted because they are a minority. It's when the majority have to bend over backwards for unreasonable demands that you have a problem.

The thing is everyone wants to work in absolutes.

GlennSprigg:
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