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  • I’m not watching. What’s the point of being manipulated and made to feel like we care about who wins? What previous president made things better instead of worse?

    It’s like peasants cheering for either a turd or an asshole, both of which have much more in common with eachother than us. Great choices.

    They are professional politicians with loads of money and influence, and an entire pr staff to write stories about them and make them appear a certain way to the public.


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    Who are you talking about that is insisting there can be no deviation from the norm? And maybe you don’t realize how teaching works… You need someone willing to learn to be able to be able to have a teacher. Banning words and discussions is absolutely the wrong way to go. History has shown this many times.

    And my point is very simple. Don’t ban words. Have open discussions. Don’t support censorship of opinions or words. Don’t be afraid of what people are actually thinking of things. Stop trying to control what people should think, and stop trying to teach them what you think is right.

    People will not read something online and change their minds. Just like you are currently reading my words here, and you will not agree or change your mind. Neither will I. That’s how it works.

    I can’t be your teacher unless you want to be my student.











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    It feels like underneath all this, it’s actually about people refusing to be marginalized and they want to be accepted as everyone else. But I think instead of trying to change words and ban conversations, maybe it’s better to teach people to accept and even enjoy more variations?

    Because right now it’s a bit ridiculous. We are told to ignore obvious differences between people so nobody feels marginalized. That’s likely to make it very difficult to even have a conversation.

    It’s like when you can’t describe someone as black or white, or fat or thin, and it just becomes really humorous in the end, as you are struggling to find other words that are identifying the person.


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    I think it’s fine that everyone gets to say what their gender is, as long as the archetypal roles stay the same - man or female.

    Gender can be a word for how people define themselves, as long as we instead use “archetypal roles” to define what our physical body looks like.

    I think what is frustrating is when people start to say that we shouldn’t include our physical body type at all in discussions. That’s taking it too far in my opinion. Going to the doctor and not telling what body type you are makes diagnosis impossible in same cases. And for what reason? That part doesn’t make any sense to me. Race, body type, and other things are important to know in many cases.

    But otherwise, sure, people can define their gender how they like.



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    From the person I talked to above, they are using gender to describe how they feel about who they are. So maybe it’s just a word difference.

    I’m very downvoted for being in this thread though and so are you. It’s a bit funny.

    A mod deleted my comment it seems.

    Anyway, guess I leave this strange thread and leave people here with their beliefs.


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    It was a genuine question, and I listened to your opinion. My own opinion differs from your own. This happens sometimes in conversations. To me, that doesn’t mean that we need to leave the discussion or downvote eachother. :)

    The thing is, these conversations usually go the same way. People like yourself try to step in and guide people who ask questions. And if they don’t 100% share your own opinion, then you feel it’s a waste of time. And also you think you know me. I must be a troll. Right?

    It’s a bit funny, you have to admit. Online discussions are not sniper battles. Or they shouldn’t be.

    Maybe I have a different point of view on this because of my own upbringing and my own experiences. Seems pretty likely, no? And maybe one comment online will not change all of that in an instant. Also makes sense, no?

    So just relax… We don’t have to fight online. I promise.