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@37712 I heard these same reports from places I generally trust as well, and one journalist said, "These people are not human." Immediately, I knew something was wrong; an honest assessment wouldn't attempt to dehumanize anyone. Propaganda does that.

@ButtWorldsMan @Tfmonkey This is one of the few times, I'm pleased at my ignorance of a meme.

@37712 Also, wasn't Pope Clement VIII's commenting about individual Jewish money lenders rather than large organizations like the IMF? I guess I don't see how loaning someone money and therefore taking on the risk yourself is such a bad thing. An individual can always just not take the deal.

@37712 Thank you. I'll have a look.

@37712 Thomas Sowell discusses the economic problems that come from outlawing interest bearing loans. If someone doesn't like a people, that's fine, but don't blame it on a financial instrument. If someone don't want to touch usury because it's immoral, do as the Muslims do with cost-plus financing contracts or make profit-sharing agreements. (This is more directed at the world in general, not you, specifically, @37712)

@Tfmonkey Thanks! I've picked up a copy.

I believe TFM said incidents like the current war in Israel were going to happen. The US lost it's place as the world's police in showing weakness, and behold how conflicts appear all around the world. The cat isn't just away so the mice can play; the cat is in bed dying of cancer, and the mice are having a rave.

@UncleIroh @VooDooMedic I'm sure there's a happy middle-ground where you can still identify the individual's sex while preventing females from advertising themselves.

@VooDooMedic Well, there are varying standards that could be enforced. You don't have to use a burqa. A hijab or a shayla still hint at her figure without letting her look like a whore. Consider your objectives. Why do you want to know if any woman might be attractive? Consider the tradeoffs. Shaming them to not be fat is also a good idea to promote health.

@VooDooMedic In my opinion, a standard similar to Islam's standards for womens' clothing (because the intent is to hide their sexual assets) would do a great deal of good to fix the issue of females looking like whores. Be wary that shaming openly may put a target on your back, but I agree that social shaming works.

@37712 @Tfmonkey Then don't talk about those things. Let them talk. You can ask questions to get them talking. Remember your objective is to have a relationship, not become one of them.

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It does take a little bit of effort, but think of it like an investment in your interpersonal skills. It will make them like you more if you are a good listener and you take an interest in what they like. Yes, it is boring to listen to them talk about X, but to them, listening to you talk about Y is boring. You have to meet them on their level as TFM said if you want a relationship with them in one or more areas. I hope this helps.

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I understand your frustration. I have no interest in sports; so, I learned the absolute basics of the games and the leagues so I could ask enough intelligent questions to get them talking. For example, I learned the basic rules of basketball, football (both kinds), and hockey as well as the names of the leagues and when the major events like playoffs and championships were held. This way I could ask, "Does X team have a chance of winning Y championship this year?"

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Francis is misguided and an idealist to women as evidenced by the following passage:
"They [women] can, if they will, create and maintain higher standards of thought and purpose, raise the whole tone of national life, and give our civilization the fullness that it lacks ; for, if they raise themselves, they will infallibly raise the men with them."

source: Parkman, Francis. “The Woman Question.” The North American Review, vol. 129, no. 275, 1879, pp. 303–21. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25100797.

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I was just reading "The Woman Question" by Francis Parkman, and he nails a few points about the differences of the sexes. His understanding from 1879 could not have known the travesty that the welfare state would bring. To Francis, women were not equal to men for obvious reasons, but he over-emphasized the ideal that a woman could fulfill as under patriarchy.

@kaede_waifu That is adorable!

Canvas for the club:
Your top 5 wholesome things to do with your waifu or to see your waifu doing

I've heard of the "J-Q" and TFM's "The Amish Question", but have you ever heard of "The Woman Question"?

It's another gem from Francis Parkman from the North American Review from 1879.

Parkman, Francis. “The Woman Question.” The North American Review, vol. 129, no. 275, 1879, pp. 303–21. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25100797.

@Tfmonkey These are good for morale if she's on posters and such.

@Tfmonkey @ButtWorldsMan My waifu does this type of thing frequently. I'm often saying things like "stop sitting on the counter, that's where food goes," or "the cake batter goes in the pan, not on your arm"