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  • J Juan Pablo Reyes Altamirano

    I haven't exactly quit twitter/X or Facebook but I have gone back to using as I saw them in the beginning. Facebook is a modernish phonebook. Twitter/X is little more than a broadcasted SMS service. So, if people truly want to communicate with me, there's always a way to ask for my phone number in person, and you have the option of calling, texting or setting up a one to one meeting at a cafe for a serious discussion (or facetime me if you're more than 600 km away by land) As for news...I have a wealth of online newspapers at my disposal.

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    Yeah I read the guardian

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      I used to be active on NetNews (aka. Usenet). I didn't give it up; it was more like NetNews itself gave up ... I read a while ago about someone trying to bring it back to life, but I doubt that they will succeed. In my youth, several of my friends (and myself) used the mail service - the original, dead trees based one - to exchange opinions, telling about our activities and such, photocopied to all the others. That died out, too. I think I was the last one to mail out anything to the group, but as the reactions ceased, or I got a two-line private (not to the group) response to a three page letter, I quit. When dead tree mail was replaced with email, we used mailing lists within a few social groups for a few more years. We had increasing problems with some group members knowing nothing about the things we were discussing, invitation to meatings and such. When we ran into those 'deaf' ones (which were increasing in numbers) and asked, the common response was 'I almost never open my email any more - could you rather send me an SMS?' Of course some wanted us to use FB. One of my work mates felt such responsibility for my 'social' life that since I was not on FB, he all the time tried to bring me into the real life, dragging med over to his screen to show me all his new FB postings, and the comments from all his friends. Years ago, people tried to drag me into Second Life. I was somewhat fascinated by their technology: Considering the typical internet line speeds at the time, they managed to create an graphic, interactive UI of impressing quality. The 'social' aspects failed to fascinate me to any significant degree. As far as I know, SL still exists, but I never got around to joining it. Now, FB seems to be on the decline; I would be coming too late to the party. Over the years, there has been a constant flow of reports of censorship, political manipulation and spying on everybody's private lives that has kept me at a distance. I honestly haven't been attracted to any 'social', public net forum since the days of NetNews. My main reason for following CP is to pick up programming and computer info. I do recognize the signatures of several of the active posters, but I do not consider The Lounge a place for meeting 'friends' in any way that resembles meeting real friends in real, physical life.

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      My wife threw me out a few years ago. We're together but don't live together. I'm in a band and that's it. I'd prefer more IRL connection but it's not there Usenet? I was active there in the 90s

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        Yep, I'm running a Pi-Hole too. Seems to work really well.

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        I like Pi-Hole a lot, even if only for the fact that all devices on my network go through it, so even phones and tablets (provided you set them up to specify it as a preferred DNS) get all the crap blocked. And a single point for defining the blacklist/whitelist.

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          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          Just so we're on the same page, I don't define "hate speech" as not using someone's pronouns. Not sure who you consider a Nazi btw, assuming we're intelligent enough to not trust the media to tell us who is.

          Deliberately setting out to not use someone's pronouns is unkind.. Hate speech is pouring hate on someone.. Nazism is agreeing with Hitler. "First they came for the socialists". In fact they first came for gays and trans kids, it's just that no one minded much. And yeah, the modern right are so stupid, they think Nazis were left wing

          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          Well, to be fair... that is racist. Not that I think people should be censored at all as I believe in freedom of speech, mind you.

          I've never said I hate white men, I am one. I'm more saying I've spoken against sexism and rape and got bans And yeah look, I'd prefer even the views I hate to be freely spoken, then they can be discussed and everyone knows where they stand

          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          At least we agree on this. :laugh: The question is... who's to blame for this? Please don't say Trump though; we're supposed to be smarter than the brainwashing TV. I think a lot of this stems from us spending less time outside and talking to other humans, as simple as that may seem.

          Well, trump has given voice to modern Fascism obviously. He's enabled hate and made it ok. But he's not to blame for this.. It's the internet . People in other countries can easily call my phone and live outside the law, or try to approach me on the internet. It's a failure of law to keep up with technology.

          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

          I've blocked people before that were just looking to argue, and that's like a form a banning I guess. But for people that can hold a conversation, it only takes humanity backwards.

          I block people to just stay on social media. If I politely address their claim that my children should be harmed for existing, I get a ban

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          Christian Graus wrote:

          Deliberately setting out to not use someone's pronouns is unkind

          So, if I identify as a tree and demand you refer to me as tree/trunk and you refuse because it's nonsense... Does that make you unkind to think I'm mentally ill?

          Christian Graus wrote:

          And yeah, the modern right are so stupid, they think Nazis were left wing

          Sorry buddy, we're just going to have to disagree on this one. It is the Left acting more like Nazis than the Right man. We'll probably never agree on that. But, at least we can agree on free speech being a good thing. :laugh:

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          I've never said I hate white men, I am one. I'm more saying I've spoken against sexism and rape and got bans

          I think I misread that then. Unfortunately, well you know how the world is right now. We're all too used to jumping the gun these days. FWIW, I think dudes can be stupid too. I mean so can women, but guys are creepier about their desires IMO. So, we agree on this too. :-D

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          Well, trump has given voice to modern Fascism obviously. He's enabled hate and made it ok

          We're going to strongly disagree on this one man. Very strongly. He embodies the American spirit. Does he lack social tact? Sure. But, he's the best thing that's happened in a long while. Weak people can't handle the truth about their shortcomings. They get butthurt too easy. Nothing more. Nothing less. We need more of him and a lot less of the corrupt media brainwashing people while letting the sneaky ones get off clean.

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          People in other countries can easily call my phone and live outside the law, or try to approach me on the internet. It's a failure of law to keep up with technology.

          Side note, dunno we should have a global law though. That's too much power for any single entity. It may sound nice, but would be detrimental in the long run.

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          I block people to just stay on social media. If I politely address their claim that my children should be harmed for existing, I get a ban

          I block peeps too. It's the new thing. :laugh: Not sure what you mean by your kids being harmed, but Left or Right anyone that hurts a kid is a bad person. Not sure what kin

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            Christian Graus wrote:

            Deliberately setting out to not use someone's pronouns is unkind

            So, if I identify as a tree and demand you refer to me as tree/trunk and you refuse because it's nonsense... Does that make you unkind to think I'm mentally ill?

            Christian Graus wrote:

            And yeah, the modern right are so stupid, they think Nazis were left wing

            Sorry buddy, we're just going to have to disagree on this one. It is the Left acting more like Nazis than the Right man. We'll probably never agree on that. But, at least we can agree on free speech being a good thing. :laugh:

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            I've never said I hate white men, I am one. I'm more saying I've spoken against sexism and rape and got bans

            I think I misread that then. Unfortunately, well you know how the world is right now. We're all too used to jumping the gun these days. FWIW, I think dudes can be stupid too. I mean so can women, but guys are creepier about their desires IMO. So, we agree on this too. :-D

            Christian Graus wrote:

            Well, trump has given voice to modern Fascism obviously. He's enabled hate and made it ok

            We're going to strongly disagree on this one man. Very strongly. He embodies the American spirit. Does he lack social tact? Sure. But, he's the best thing that's happened in a long while. Weak people can't handle the truth about their shortcomings. They get butthurt too easy. Nothing more. Nothing less. We need more of him and a lot less of the corrupt media brainwashing people while letting the sneaky ones get off clean.

            Christian Graus wrote:

            People in other countries can easily call my phone and live outside the law, or try to approach me on the internet. It's a failure of law to keep up with technology.

            Side note, dunno we should have a global law though. That's too much power for any single entity. It may sound nice, but would be detrimental in the long run.

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            I block people to just stay on social media. If I politely address their claim that my children should be harmed for existing, I get a ban

            I block peeps too. It's the new thing. :laugh: Not sure what you mean by your kids being harmed, but Left or Right anyone that hurts a kid is a bad person. Not sure what kin

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            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            So, if I identify as a tree and demand you refer to me as tree/trunk and you refuse because it's nonsense... Does that make you unkind to think I'm mentally ill?

            People have genders. People have pronouns. People are not trees. If you talk to someone, they have a name and a pronoun. Regardless of your sexual insecurity, a decision to use someone's preferred pronoun revolves around manners. Every mental health professional agrees being trans is not a mental illness and every biologist agrees sex and gender are spectrums (ignoring the binary of body parts) and being trans is normal

            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            It is the Left acting more like Nazis than the Right man

            The issue here is one of education. Nazis were far right wing. The left might not agree with the right. The left might form loose groups to use force to stop right wing violence. But being violent is not 'being a Nazi'. If it was, Stalin was a Nazi and not the person who defeated the Nazis.

            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            FWIW, I think dudes can be stupid too. I mean so can women, but guys are creepier about their desires IMO. So, we agree on this too. :-D

            I'm in singles groups and it's actually sad watching genuinely lonely and probably decent men trying to use the Andrew Tate playbook to try to get laid. While those men call me a beta and so on, I am just kind to people. I was pushed into an open marriage and tons of women were interested in me, because I was not a prick So I think that society has let down men as well as women, for sure

            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            He embodies the American spirit.

            I agree the USA was always somewhat fascist, and certainly a global empire. Trump was the dictionary definition of fascism. MAGA is dictionary definition fascism, a promise to return to a mythical past that never was real, by abandoning modern values. Trump destroyed the credibility of the USA on the world stage. Most Australians would favour having no security ties with the USA if he's president again.

            Jeremy Falcon wrote:

            Side note, dunno we should have a global law though. That's too much power for any single entity. It may sound nice, but would be detrimental in the long run.

            Well, yeah, there's no simple solut

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              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              So, if I identify as a tree and demand you refer to me as tree/trunk and you refuse because it's nonsense... Does that make you unkind to think I'm mentally ill?

              People have genders. People have pronouns. People are not trees. If you talk to someone, they have a name and a pronoun. Regardless of your sexual insecurity, a decision to use someone's preferred pronoun revolves around manners. Every mental health professional agrees being trans is not a mental illness and every biologist agrees sex and gender are spectrums (ignoring the binary of body parts) and being trans is normal

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              It is the Left acting more like Nazis than the Right man

              The issue here is one of education. Nazis were far right wing. The left might not agree with the right. The left might form loose groups to use force to stop right wing violence. But being violent is not 'being a Nazi'. If it was, Stalin was a Nazi and not the person who defeated the Nazis.

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              FWIW, I think dudes can be stupid too. I mean so can women, but guys are creepier about their desires IMO. So, we agree on this too. :-D

              I'm in singles groups and it's actually sad watching genuinely lonely and probably decent men trying to use the Andrew Tate playbook to try to get laid. While those men call me a beta and so on, I am just kind to people. I was pushed into an open marriage and tons of women were interested in me, because I was not a prick So I think that society has let down men as well as women, for sure

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              He embodies the American spirit.

              I agree the USA was always somewhat fascist, and certainly a global empire. Trump was the dictionary definition of fascism. MAGA is dictionary definition fascism, a promise to return to a mythical past that never was real, by abandoning modern values. Trump destroyed the credibility of the USA on the world stage. Most Australians would favour having no security ties with the USA if he's president again.

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              Side note, dunno we should have a global law though. That's too much power for any single entity. It may sound nice, but would be detrimental in the long run.

              Well, yeah, there's no simple solut

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              Christian Graus wrote:

              People have genders. People have pronouns. People are not trees. If you talk to someone, they have a name and a pronoun. Regardless of your sexual insecurity, a decision to use someone's preferred pronoun revolves around manners. Every mental health professional agrees being trans is not a mental illness and every biologist agrees sex and gender are spectrums (ignoring the binary of body parts) and being trans is normal

              That's just it though, this has nothing to do with my sexual insecurity. I promise I've been around the blook way more than most. I do not agree with the philosophy at all that a man can become a woman. He can be girly and that's cool, but it doesn't make him an actual woman. The false credibility of fake professors means nothing. College has gone to crap. It's a joke. It's insanity IMO. This is something no amount of banter will convince me of. However, the Left is trying to make it illegal for me to not use the "correct" pronouns. Surely, any sensible person would be against that, even if we don't agree.

              Christian Graus wrote:

              The issue here is one of education. Nazis were far right wing. The left might not agree with the right. The left might form loose groups to use force to stop right wing violence. But being violent is not 'being a Nazi'. If it was, Stalin was a Nazi and not the person who defeated the Nazis.

              Don't agree man. It's not the Right forcing this newfangled crap down people's throat. It's the Left. 20 years ago, everyone knew where to go pee. This is a Left-wing movement backed by violence. Not sure why the hatred is being justified.

              Christian Graus wrote:

              I'm in singles groups and it's actually sad watching genuinely lonely and probably decent men trying to use the Andrew Tate playbook to try to get laid.

              Dude's are gonna be dumb. :laugh: FYI, I don't hate Andrew Tate at all. He's a fool, but he says a lot of good stuff too. Doesn't mean I buy into his overgrown child philosophy though, any mature man sees right through it. But, he's not evil either. I say that knowing I could be full wrong. None of us really know his private life. Just going off what I see on YouTube.

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              While those men call me a beta and so on, I am just kind to people. I was pushed into an open marriage and tons of women were interested

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                Christian Graus wrote:

                People have genders. People have pronouns. People are not trees. If you talk to someone, they have a name and a pronoun. Regardless of your sexual insecurity, a decision to use someone's preferred pronoun revolves around manners. Every mental health professional agrees being trans is not a mental illness and every biologist agrees sex and gender are spectrums (ignoring the binary of body parts) and being trans is normal

                That's just it though, this has nothing to do with my sexual insecurity. I promise I've been around the blook way more than most. I do not agree with the philosophy at all that a man can become a woman. He can be girly and that's cool, but it doesn't make him an actual woman. The false credibility of fake professors means nothing. College has gone to crap. It's a joke. It's insanity IMO. This is something no amount of banter will convince me of. However, the Left is trying to make it illegal for me to not use the "correct" pronouns. Surely, any sensible person would be against that, even if we don't agree.

                Christian Graus wrote:

                The issue here is one of education. Nazis were far right wing. The left might not agree with the right. The left might form loose groups to use force to stop right wing violence. But being violent is not 'being a Nazi'. If it was, Stalin was a Nazi and not the person who defeated the Nazis.

                Don't agree man. It's not the Right forcing this newfangled crap down people's throat. It's the Left. 20 years ago, everyone knew where to go pee. This is a Left-wing movement backed by violence. Not sure why the hatred is being justified.

                Christian Graus wrote:

                I'm in singles groups and it's actually sad watching genuinely lonely and probably decent men trying to use the Andrew Tate playbook to try to get laid.

                Dude's are gonna be dumb. :laugh: FYI, I don't hate Andrew Tate at all. He's a fool, but he says a lot of good stuff too. Doesn't mean I buy into his overgrown child philosophy though, any mature man sees right through it. But, he's not evil either. I say that knowing I could be full wrong. None of us really know his private life. Just going off what I see on YouTube.

                Christian Graus wrote:

                While those men call me a beta and so on, I am just kind to people. I was pushed into an open marriage and tons of women were interested

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                Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                t's the mutilation of children while they're still naive enough to believe anything an adult tells them. You can't vote, but you can get an operation without parental consent?

                Bingo. I'm deleting the rest to focus on this. Genital surgery is NEVER allowed for children. But because you live in right wing echo chambers, you think that's what gender affirming care is, so you support ending gender affirming care, which doesn't end something we never did, but does end mental support and medication that is life saving. The fact you think trans kids are getting operations disqualifies you from an opinion, I am sorry. You are listening to echo chambers and have never really looked into it

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                  Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                  t's the mutilation of children while they're still naive enough to believe anything an adult tells them. You can't vote, but you can get an operation without parental consent?

                  Bingo. I'm deleting the rest to focus on this. Genital surgery is NEVER allowed for children. But because you live in right wing echo chambers, you think that's what gender affirming care is, so you support ending gender affirming care, which doesn't end something we never did, but does end mental support and medication that is life saving. The fact you think trans kids are getting operations disqualifies you from an opinion, I am sorry. You are listening to echo chambers and have never really looked into it

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                  Christian Graus wrote:

                  The fact you think trans kids are getting operations disqualifies you from an opinion, I am sorry. You are listening to echo chambers and have never really looked into it

                  Sure I am, but aren't we all? People that hate Trump are doing the same thing. Right or wrong, lies or not, I have seen documentaries suggesting otherwise, over in the US though. Then again, it's the media, so you never know. I do at least try and stay independent, but it's harder and harder to do these days ya know. That being said, that's good to know. IMO a child should not be allowed to make life changing choices like that. They can't drink, smoke, vote, drive and still eat their boogers. They're kids ya know. :laugh: They'll change anything on a whim. I will have to say though, I still disagree with the premise of pretending someone is a boy or girl just because they feel like it. Peeps wanna make it sound like that means a person homophobic, but nope, I love some gay dudes (in a friendly way). It's two diff things. Dunno why we have this all or none concept going on these days. There are girly men and manly women. That doesn't mean they're actually the opposite sex. I realize peeps changed the meaning of the word gender and that's fine. But the two terms are still being conflated. Having a feminine "gender" as a dude doesn't make you a woman. It means you're still a feminine dude. To me, saying otherwise demeans women and the female experience. It's an insult to women to say peeing in women's bathrooms is all it takes to be a woman. Freud would have a field day if he were alive. He always said women had peepee envy. These days apparently, it's the dudes who have never had a masculine influence (not Andrew Tate :laugh:) who envy not having a peepee.

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                    Christian Graus wrote:

                    The fact you think trans kids are getting operations disqualifies you from an opinion, I am sorry. You are listening to echo chambers and have never really looked into it

                    Sure I am, but aren't we all? People that hate Trump are doing the same thing. Right or wrong, lies or not, I have seen documentaries suggesting otherwise, over in the US though. Then again, it's the media, so you never know. I do at least try and stay independent, but it's harder and harder to do these days ya know. That being said, that's good to know. IMO a child should not be allowed to make life changing choices like that. They can't drink, smoke, vote, drive and still eat their boogers. They're kids ya know. :laugh: They'll change anything on a whim. I will have to say though, I still disagree with the premise of pretending someone is a boy or girl just because they feel like it. Peeps wanna make it sound like that means a person homophobic, but nope, I love some gay dudes (in a friendly way). It's two diff things. Dunno why we have this all or none concept going on these days. There are girly men and manly women. That doesn't mean they're actually the opposite sex. I realize peeps changed the meaning of the word gender and that's fine. But the two terms are still being conflated. Having a feminine "gender" as a dude doesn't make you a woman. It means you're still a feminine dude. To me, saying otherwise demeans women and the female experience. It's an insult to women to say peeing in women's bathrooms is all it takes to be a woman. Freud would have a field day if he were alive. He always said women had peepee envy. These days apparently, it's the dudes who have never had a masculine influence (not Andrew Tate :laugh:) who envy not having a peepee.

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                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    Sure I am, but aren't we all? People that hate Trump are doing the same thing. Right or wrong, lies or not, I have seen documentaries suggesting otherwise, over in the US though. Then again, it's the media, so you never know. I do at least try and stay independent, but it's harder and harder to do these days ya know.

                    I hate Trump for things he said and did. The crimes that are documented are secondary. Also, the things his fans say and do, the worst people on earth

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    IMO a child should not be allowed to make life changing choices like that.

                    To reiterate, we don't allow surgery on kids. The drugs we give them are not permanent. If a 6 year old 'transitions' it means she is allowed to wear a dress and be called Susan. We are doing nothing permanent to kids

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    I still disagree with the premise of pretending someone is a boy or girl just because they feel like it.

                    Then you disagree with being kind to people. No other way to say it

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    Peeps wanna make it sound like that means a person homophobic,

                    No, it's transphobic. Trans is not a sexuality

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    There are girly men and manly women. That doesn't mean they're actually the opposite sex.

                    No one thinks tomboys are trans. It's funny to me the right have come on board with 'gender roles are bullshit' but as a way to oppose trans people

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    I realize peeps changed the meaning of the word gender and that's fine.

                    Nah, the meaning didn't change. We just realised gender and sex don't always align. Gender was never about genitals

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    o me, saying otherwise demeans women and the female experience. It's an insult to women to say peeing in women's bathrooms is all it takes to be a woman.

                    No one is saying that either. Every right wing argument is predicated on things the left never said

                    Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                    These days apparently, it's the dudes who have never had a masculine influence (not Andrew Tate :laugh: ) who envy not having a peepee.

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                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      Sure I am, but aren't we all? People that hate Trump are doing the same thing. Right or wrong, lies or not, I have seen documentaries suggesting otherwise, over in the US though. Then again, it's the media, so you never know. I do at least try and stay independent, but it's harder and harder to do these days ya know.

                      I hate Trump for things he said and did. The crimes that are documented are secondary. Also, the things his fans say and do, the worst people on earth

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      IMO a child should not be allowed to make life changing choices like that.

                      To reiterate, we don't allow surgery on kids. The drugs we give them are not permanent. If a 6 year old 'transitions' it means she is allowed to wear a dress and be called Susan. We are doing nothing permanent to kids

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      I still disagree with the premise of pretending someone is a boy or girl just because they feel like it.

                      Then you disagree with being kind to people. No other way to say it

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      Peeps wanna make it sound like that means a person homophobic,

                      No, it's transphobic. Trans is not a sexuality

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      There are girly men and manly women. That doesn't mean they're actually the opposite sex.

                      No one thinks tomboys are trans. It's funny to me the right have come on board with 'gender roles are bullshit' but as a way to oppose trans people

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      I realize peeps changed the meaning of the word gender and that's fine.

                      Nah, the meaning didn't change. We just realised gender and sex don't always align. Gender was never about genitals

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      o me, saying otherwise demeans women and the female experience. It's an insult to women to say peeing in women's bathrooms is all it takes to be a woman.

                      No one is saying that either. Every right wing argument is predicated on things the left never said

                      Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                      These days apparently, it's the dudes who have never had a masculine influence (not Andrew Tate :laugh: ) who envy not having a peepee.

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                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      I hate Trump for things he said and did. The crimes that are documented are secondary. Also, the things his fans say and do, the worst people on earth

                      Now you're just preaching Christain. You just blazed right over my point. Come on man, be smarter. This is the same nonsense average people do on CP.

                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      We are doing nothing permanent to kids

                      Mentally you are.

                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      Then you disagree with being kind to people. No other way to say it

                      And if I really believed I was a tree and you refused to go along with it? Why do you reject this concept? Think about it Christain. You're saying what you think is right and nobody else can have another thought. How is that not fascist?

                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      Nah, the meaning didn't change. We just realised gender and sex don't always align. Gender was never about genitals

                      Do better than this. Words change all the time. "Gay" used to be mean happy. Come one man, you're making this a FB chat. You say you want to learn, but this isn't learning - it's arguing and a waste of time.

                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      No one is saying that either. Every right wing argument is predicated on things the left never said

                      No, you just expect me to pretend they're the other sex and insult me if I don't. This the problem with people that argue, they never look inward.

                      Christian Graus wrote:

                      It's also interesting the right are obsessed with trans women and seem to have no clue trans men exist

                      Not as much. Do the research. Really Christian, I know you're the type to not stop arguing. I used to be, so I get it. But, I'm at that point in life where I simply don't care to entertain nonsense anymore. This conversation should be beneath us. Do better.

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                        Christian Graus wrote:

                        I hate Trump for things he said and did. The crimes that are documented are secondary. Also, the things his fans say and do, the worst people on earth

                        Now you're just preaching Christain. You just blazed right over my point. Come on man, be smarter. This is the same nonsense average people do on CP.

                        Christian Graus wrote:

                        We are doing nothing permanent to kids

                        Mentally you are.

                        Christian Graus wrote:

                        Then you disagree with being kind to people. No other way to say it

                        And if I really believed I was a tree and you refused to go along with it? Why do you reject this concept? Think about it Christain. You're saying what you think is right and nobody else can have another thought. How is that not fascist?

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                        Nah, the meaning didn't change. We just realised gender and sex don't always align. Gender was never about genitals

                        Do better than this. Words change all the time. "Gay" used to be mean happy. Come one man, you're making this a FB chat. You say you want to learn, but this isn't learning - it's arguing and a waste of time.

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                        No one is saying that either. Every right wing argument is predicated on things the left never said

                        No, you just expect me to pretend they're the other sex and insult me if I don't. This the problem with people that argue, they never look inward.

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                        It's also interesting the right are obsessed with trans women and seem to have no clue trans men exist

                        Not as much. Do the research. Really Christian, I know you're the type to not stop arguing. I used to be, so I get it. But, I'm at that point in life where I simply don't care to entertain nonsense anymore. This conversation should be beneath us. Do better.

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                        Now you're just preaching Christain.

                        No. Trump encouraged hate for minorities, law and order, facts and society. That's why I hate him

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                        Mentally you are.

                        The fact is some people are born trans. Biologists agree this is true. What are we doing? Telling the truth? You're just scared that we're encouraging kids to be who they are and not conform blindly to a fake gender binary

                        Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                        And if I really believed I was a tree and you refused to go along with it? Why do you reject this concept? Think about it Christain. You're saying what you think is right and nobody else can have another thought. How is that not fascist?

                        The facts are, some people know they are trans. There is no way to make them not trans. Going out of your way to upset them because they confuse you won't make them not trans. It just makes you a jerk. If someone tells me they like to be called a nickname, I call them that. how is this different? Humans have genders. Humans are not trees It's fascinating that right wing people have no clue what fascism is. The dictionary defines fascism. Trump is a fascist. Asking you to be kind to people is not fascism

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                        You say you want to learn, but this isn't learning - it's arguing and a waste of time.

                        We have always talked about gender roles. I have not had gender with your mum. Sex always meant your parts and gender meant your percieved role in society . This is just a fact. WE didn't change the words, we realised that sex and gender don't always align

                        Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                        No, you just expect me to pretend they're the other sex and insult me if I don't. This the problem with people that argue, they never look inward.

                        Every right wing argument is predicated on the idea I tell children to change gender, or want porn in schools, or whatever. IT's always a lie. GEnder is your sense of self. If someone says their sense is female, you can't prove them wrong. Pronouns are a sound you make with your mouth. If you deliberately make the sound that upsets people, you're just a jerk

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                        Not as much. Do the research.

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                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          Now you're just preaching Christain.

                          No. Trump encouraged hate for minorities, law and order, facts and society. That's why I hate him

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          Mentally you are.

                          The fact is some people are born trans. Biologists agree this is true. What are we doing? Telling the truth? You're just scared that we're encouraging kids to be who they are and not conform blindly to a fake gender binary

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          And if I really believed I was a tree and you refused to go along with it? Why do you reject this concept? Think about it Christain. You're saying what you think is right and nobody else can have another thought. How is that not fascist?

                          The facts are, some people know they are trans. There is no way to make them not trans. Going out of your way to upset them because they confuse you won't make them not trans. It just makes you a jerk. If someone tells me they like to be called a nickname, I call them that. how is this different? Humans have genders. Humans are not trees It's fascinating that right wing people have no clue what fascism is. The dictionary defines fascism. Trump is a fascist. Asking you to be kind to people is not fascism

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          You say you want to learn, but this isn't learning - it's arguing and a waste of time.

                          We have always talked about gender roles. I have not had gender with your mum. Sex always meant your parts and gender meant your percieved role in society . This is just a fact. WE didn't change the words, we realised that sex and gender don't always align

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          No, you just expect me to pretend they're the other sex and insult me if I don't. This the problem with people that argue, they never look inward.

                          Every right wing argument is predicated on the idea I tell children to change gender, or want porn in schools, or whatever. IT's always a lie. GEnder is your sense of self. If someone says their sense is female, you can't prove them wrong. Pronouns are a sound you make with your mouth. If you deliberately make the sound that upsets people, you're just a jerk

                          Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                          Not as much. Do the research.

                          The way

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                          I'm done with this chat, Christian. I expected more from you. I was wrong.

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                            I'm done with this chat, Christian. I expected more from you. I was wrong.

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                            You are saying you expected me to not have morals, and support your feelings over the idea of being kind to children. I'm sorry you thought that You thought I can't read and don't know what Fascism is? I'm sorry you thought that You thought I reject science to have feelings because trans people are weird? I'm sorry you thought that

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