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almost 6 years

Since some users dislike the political discussions on the Sandbox lobby wall, I’ve decided to make a serious thread where people can discuss political issues/tangentially-related discourse.

Please keep name-calling to a minimum and remember that site rules still apply. While this “debate” is not technically “moderated,” I reserve the right to mute anyone who decides to make this thread all about Jamal or Neanderthals or whatever.

Please just try to use this space to contain conversations that are otherwise derailing in other places.

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YellowPear

almost 6 years

AIienK says

YellowPear says

Darth Vader did nothing wrong

He brought balance to the force.

And he did reduce Alderaan's unemployment rate to 0

AIienK

almost 6 years

YellowPear says

Darth Vader did nothing wrong

He brought balance to the force.

YellowPear

almost 6 years

Darth Vader did nothing wrong

deletedalmost 6 years

just because someone can articulate their point better doesn’t make them right, it makes them articulated. and you arent stupid for having trouble articulating yourself

BlessedBaphomet

almost 6 years

i mean, she was a capitalist...

Furry

almost 6 years

ayn rand died alone in poverty on government assistance

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

girlfriend says

im sorry about that but this raises other questions

you’re fine with him dying ? survival of the fittest?

Take a wild fking guess

USA

almost 6 years

You all think you know politics but in reality you don't know anything and just speak out of your butts.

girlfriend

almost 6 years

im sorry about that but this raises other questions

you’re fine with him dying ? survival of the fittest?

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

@dzk I am sorry that you have to live with such a thing, and as for myself, my dad is at severe risk as well, because in order to take on the cancer (a sarcoma, which can't be cured by radiation or chemo) he had to have surgeries as well. There were two times that they failed at getting rid of the whole tumor and it kept growing back. His muscle tissue is scarred around his abs. His kidney, his spleen, and a part of his liver had to be taken out. And in the years that he has been cancer free, he is still one of the hardest working people that I have ever seen.

he is an ROTC instructor and he continues to go to school, lead physical fitness for cadets (not as of the past few weeks because he got swelling in his legs from poison oak in Cali), work his brain, be a mentor to students who are struggling in school/at home. The ROTC unit has something going on nearly every day that involves either work or overtime.

He literally goes to work 7 days a week, from around 5:30 to 5:30 (only being paid for M-F 7:10-1:25). He is a 100% disabled veteran who can still be somewhat competitive against high schoolers. He leads a unit that is currently number 6 in the Pacific Northwest (NorCal/NV to N/S Dakota, and everything NW of there) out of around 100 schools.

but all that aside, he has a 50% chance of death if he even has a simple fever.

Psy

almost 6 years

SteelixMega says

Psy says

murderers and pedophiles make up less then 1% of the population. the subject pertained to the general populace. Nice strawmanning tho

the average person is not deathly ill or disabled either.

???? ur point?

dzke

almost 6 years

Shwartz99 says

dzke says

because ive experienced firsthand

my mom has an incurable disease that will eventually kill her. she's had over 3 surgeries and has died twice. she's had internal bleeding because her body has been cut open so much she has no more muscle to hold herself together. she has to have injections every two weeks and they cost 5k apiece but luckily her insurance covers it. she's had over 3 insurance companies drop her because she's too expensive to cover. literally when people say "oh that sucks if they can't afford it" have clearly never watched their parent die and be resuscitated or watch her be 95 pounds

they will never understand and have no room to ever speak on it because they dont understand its real families and real people who will die

I'm sorry you and your family have to live through this. I hope it didn't pain you too much to recount this to us.

thanks for the condolences :' ) its hard literally watching her die but i cant do anything i guess but listening to her talk about health stuff really puts things in a different perspective because she's lived it

i think a few of you could learn from her

EDIT: yes steelix she's died twice once in front of me

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

dzke says

because ive experienced firsthand

my mom has an incurable disease that will eventually kill her. she's had over 3 surgeries and has died twice. she's had internal bleeding because her body has been cut open so much she has no more muscle to hold herself together. she has to have injections every two weeks and they cost 5k apiece but luckily her insurance covers it. she's had over 3 insurance companies drop her because she's too expensive to cover. literally when people say "oh that sucks if they can't afford it" have clearly never watched their parent die and be resuscitated or watch her be 95 pounds

they will never understand and have no room to ever speak on it because they dont understand its real families and real people who will die

hold up, your mom died twice, but is not dead? you mean as in no heartbeat?

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

Psy says

murderers and pedophiles make up less then 1% of the population. the subject pertained to the general populace. Nice strawmanning tho

the average person is not deathly ill or disabled either.

SteelixMega

almost 6 years

BlessedBaphomet says

USA says

anti-trump people want to be considered people too but they physically look like clowns and everyone knows clowns aren't people

i mean clowns are literally just creepy old men with white skin and that is the entire trump demographic

citation needed

Shwartz99

almost 6 years

dzke says

because ive experienced firsthand

my mom has an incurable disease that will eventually kill her. she's had over 3 surgeries and has died twice. she's had internal bleeding because her body has been cut open so much she has no more muscle to hold herself together. she has to have injections every two weeks and they cost 5k apiece but luckily her insurance covers it. she's had over 3 insurance companies drop her because she's too expensive to cover. literally when people say "oh that sucks if they can't afford it" have clearly never watched their parent die and be resuscitated or watch her be 95 pounds

they will never understand and have no room to ever speak on it because they dont understand its real families and real people who will die

I'm sorry you and your family have to live through this. I hope it didn't pain you too much to recount this to us.

USA

almost 6 years

ur dumb xD

Psy

almost 6 years

really don't think political name calling is comparable to not caring if people die

ulmaridae

almost 6 years

where exactly are you confused, usa? it's just by definition cruel to think that people deserve to die if they can't afford care. it's straight up a total abberation of human instinct.

USA

almost 6 years

Yeah you see that a lot in politics. People yelling out stuff and calling people names if they disagree. It doesn't accomplish anything and it doesn't support your claim at all.

Psy

almost 6 years

it's a lot easier to just call people what they are then offer needless explanations

Psy

almost 6 years

backup claims aren't going to do anything. awful people are going to be awful people. this isn't epictherapist . com

dzke

almost 6 years

i know but still they really dont get it they dont experience it

USA

almost 6 years

I mean I told you guys before that I agree with you on the issue, I just disagree when you call people idiots instead of supporting your claim.

Psy

almost 6 years

sowwy i don't cater to people who think immorality is valid ):