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Every fat individual who would justify their obesity by appealing to the premise that "it is an evolutionary adaptation to survive times without food" just might get a chance to test that theory out. If they do happen to survive as a result, will they be able to manage their issues with diabetes as well?

Although maybe losing weight might solve the diabetes issue, but I do not know if that is how it works or not.

Sympdrome

Yes, I am sure that this propaganda is in fact helping to scare the hell out of Putin and not just a tool to get more money laundered under the guise of "helping Ukraine."

Not exactly serious about this, though I do find it strange that Wikipedia has allowed these Early Life sections to remain up when they otherwise go full blown censorship and gaslighting with other topics. Why leave these sections up? There seems to be something up about this.

Conspiracy theory: all the Early Life sections that bring up individuals being Jews are all filled out by the ADL themselves. Why? Because those looking for Jewish ancestry (namely the alt right) will get their suspicions confirmed, which helps maintain their hatred against Jews.

Thus, the ADL gets more ammunition to rationalize their own existence. So they have motivation to do the sort of actions to help perpetuate their role as fighting against "anti-Semitism."

So rather than contradict what "the science" would say, they go along to get along. And I know for a fact this can happen because we saw exactly what happened with the Wuhan virus bullshit. Do you think most of the people carrying out all the bullshit policy decisions were doing so because they were getting great kickbacks? No, it was because they were either too scared to be defiant or too shortsighted realize it was all bullshit.

Would that same thing not make sense with climate scientists?

If you have been studying a field of science your whole life, you have devoted a lot of time and effort into your work. And if you notice anything that does not seem quite right with the premise that humans activity affects the climate drastically? Well, are you going to risk ruining any career prospects going forward by sticking your neck out? Most likely not.

They may be making a living with this field, but it is hardly about the money when you are not really making a significant amount.

A wildly different example of keeping a lie going but not for the money is with climate science. How much bullshit are we being told decade after decade that this time, we are all going to be past the point of no return and that we have to act now or else we are all doomed? Quite a bit. But is that really all for the money? I am not so sure about that.

I speculate that the problem is that those in that field are in too deep be making any waves against the current prevailing narrative.

Whether or not she profited from this lie is not important to me. What I see as more important is that she was upheld by the leftist media as someone who was courageous and amazing.

Just think what would happen if she actually succeeded in stopping Kavanaugh from being on the Supreme Court. She would be lauded even more than she already is. And she would know that it was her that caused Kavanaugh not to get on the Supreme Court. Money cannot buy that sort of thing.

There is one misguided notion that if someone is not receiving large sums of money, that they would not have motivation to maintain a lie that is spread to the masses. Money can cause this, but there are other factors.

Remember Christine Blasey-Ford? Many people pointed out her book deal as a motivation for her bullshit rape accusation against Kavanaugh, but there is something else that is a stronger motivation: national attention as a "hero" who was "brave" in telling her story.

"Hurr, hurr, you are not a horse! Don't take ivermectin!"

"Oh, we did not MANDATE people not take it, we just recommended not to! Please don't sue us! Also, the vaxx is still totally safe and effective! Make sure to get your booster!"

Fuck you FDA. Fuck you.

Yes, the state's monopoly on legalized violence is a major issue, and it is a real concern with the Cathedral looking to enslave us. So I will offer another example of punishment without the state. If a good portion of the population is armed, they can deal with the punishment more personally. A thief will understand that being shot is a real risk for his actions, even if he realizes it far too late. He will not later on reason that his stealing was wrong, so harsh punishment it is.

When it comes to punishments for crime, the same approach is necessary. Do you think the vast majority of thieves, robbers, murderers, or other criminals of these types have high intellectual capacity? I would say no. Therefore, punishment must cater to this level of intellect, because a prison sentence or in the most extreme cases, the death penalty, is the only thing these criminals will be able to grasp.

When it comes to Stefan Molyneux's philosophy that you should never spank your kids, he does have a blindspot: some people are simply incapable of having any morality past "if I do X I will get punished." Stefan may have been able to discipline his own daughter without spanking, but not all people are going to ever reach the intellect of being reasoned with. Punishment is the only thing they understand.

Watching @Tfmonkey debate Destiny, and it reminded me of these Smuggies.

"No, you need to have a STUDY that concludes the exact information you claim is true! Using data you compiled and making logical inferences is not allowed!"

@Tfmonkey I know the daylight savings time change has happened now, but can you guess which president championed it? You only need one guess, because it is the very president who you already think is the worst. Just another thing to add to the lists of reasons he was terrible.

If the election in 2022 was stolen to any extent (pretty much yes), I will say it is far less obvious and overt compared to 2020. The usual suspects of Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, should be looked at critically, but even if the swing state races all went Republican, there still would not be enough to actually change things for the better. And it is not as if the Republicans are going to save this country.

And taking the House by a tiny majority is at best going to stall things.