[–] 17 points 3 days ago (1 child)

Netanyahu, probably not. But I don't think Trump is capable of understanding the difference between lies and truth anymore, what with all the dementia. Not that he was too worried about it when he was 'functional'.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    A big problem for captive cheetahs is that their meeting rituals (as I understand it) involve running across plains for miles. And that they are naturally very nervous (hence the puppy). I've read that breeding them in captivity is extremely difficult.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    The idea that such victims exist is a stretch. That is to say ones that were forced into bestiality as children, sought out a career in the FBI, and were rejected upon revelation that they were victims. The first two conditions I would expect to be vanishingly rare, and that last one should nail the coffin shut. I don't believe a functioning FBI wouldn't be able to make exceptions for agents that would be qualified if not for conditions far outside their control as children.

    Far more believable that Kash has sex with animals and wanted to hire his buddies.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Worth noting that the study that people get the "maturity after 25" came from uses that number only because that was the oldest person in the study. It's sometime after 25, we just don't know how long after. We're constantly changing and maturing, you don't have to be committed to what you started at 25 thinking "this is it".

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    Ok. They tell you to fuck off, as was included in the problem statement. They latch to their propaganda based beliefs because that's how it works when there is constant reinforcement, as was implied by the problem statement. They continue to be at risk for a lot of terrible things, often including being abandoned by family when they've gone too far down the rabbit hole, which is a real thing that happens. Now what?

    You seem to believe liking things equates to willingness to do them. Intervention is a common thing when people put themselves in harms way. Be it a child reaching for a stove, an alcoholic hitting rock bottom, or a dementia patient being placed in a care home. We fuck with each other's agency all the time when the alternative is worse. And pretty much every instance involves a lot of heartache and doubt (other than the stove thing).

    I also don’t ascribe to the notion that the ends justify the means.

    Really? Cause I'm really not a fan of stabbing people as a rule, but when it's done to remove a tumor it's alright. Ends don't inherently justify the means. Murdering a bunch of people? Pretty hard to justify and is the basis of a lot of villain arcs when it's tried. Removing a redundant TV channel? Lot easier to feel fine about in context.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Legit question. What would you do? A loved one is in a right wing pipeline. They are resistant to discussion regarding the topic (as is common with such things). There are known negative health, life, and moral outcomes to letting it continue. It is known that removing the easy access has positive results. You have the ability to limit them in some way that would not harm or truly limit them (as previously stated, news is obtainable from many sources).

    The trolley approaches and your hand is on the lever. What's your solution? Because this isn't a thought problem. It's something that real people are dealing with every day.

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