In Trump's worldview, there is nothing worse than "losing", so he will always and forever find a way to think of everything that happens to him as a win.
Also, it seems like many of these Confederate statues glorify traitors and treason - not heritage.
Many of the people who object to the removal of these monuments think the Confederates were right and either believe the civil war never really ended or would like a new civil war to begin.
In that light, their viewing the monuments as heritage to be honored, and their viewing the people that the statues celebrate as equivalent to George Washington, etc., actually makes sense.
I agree. Voice interfaces blow. They're particularly irritating on phones, though -- it's just making the problem of people using speakerphone in public even worse.
Are you really asserting that there is some doubt about whether the car drove into the crowd, injuring people and killing one? I don't think that it's reasonable to try to argue that didn't happen. The only room for argument is over motive.
So you all believe that white people, and ONLY white people, don't have the right to have their own countries, and to simply HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH other races - and therefore no ability to harm them in any way.
I don't believe that. Such people certainly have the right to have their own country and make it as racist as they wish. What they don't have the right to do is steal mine and transform it into that.
ALLEGEDLY drove the car into the crowd, ALLEGEDLY killed one person and ALLEGEDLY injured others.
Not allegedly. There is ample proof that he did do all of those things.
The only possible argument isn't about whether or not he did those things, but about what his motive was. I've seen people here trying to make the (incredibly weak, IMO) argument that it was self-defense, but even they aren't trying to imply he didn't actually commit those acts.
No, the argument for the bakery was that they discriminated against a legally protect class (both under state and federal law).
There is no legal requirement for them (or anyone) to sell cakes to everyone who walks in the door. They just can't refuse based on the wannabe customer being a protected class.
If the bakery had just said "No" without explanation, or offered some other explanation, there would not have been an issue.
Dag nab it, I was hoping to move my site to a WordPress platform. Pathetic. I'm stuck.
Why are you stuck? There's no shortage of companies that will host whatever site you want. You can even still use the Wordpress software if you wish. You have myriad options.
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Everyone, those dozens of CEOs of "American" companies included, would do well to remember that.
I doubt there's a single person who can forget it.
Clouflare is not legally classified as a "common carrier", so that's not an issue. Nor, by the way, are domain registrars or web hosting companies.
as odious as stormfront is, this AC supports their right to publish.
As do I. I also support the right of people to choose not to associate with them, which is what's happening here.
They can still publish, by the way. The only thing that will silence them is if they decide to be silent.
These specific assholes will have a hard time doing that, of course, because they are a notorious hate group, and everybody, including you, knows it.
They would have to work harder, yes, but not that much harder. The world is full of service providers who would be happy to take their money.
See, you and I have been told that "The Daily Stormer" has been censored and must be removed from our view because it was hateful.
Not really. You and I have been told that there are certain groups of people who would prefer not to be associated with The Daily Stormer.
The Daily Stormer can certainly stay up and remain accessible. They just can't do it with the support of those groups.
Other than hanging out with the POTUS, did these "boards" actually accomplish anything?
They made it a little easier to engage in the sort of crony capitalism that Trump loves so much.
In Trump's worldview, there is nothing worse than "losing", so he will always and forever find a way to think of everything that happens to him as a win.
Also, it seems like many of these Confederate statues glorify traitors and treason - not heritage.
Many of the people who object to the removal of these monuments think the Confederates were right and either believe the civil war never really ended or would like a new civil war to begin.
In that light, their viewing the monuments as heritage to be honored, and their viewing the people that the statues celebrate as equivalent to George Washington, etc., actually makes sense.
It is fully up to the people of each of these states.
That's right -- and those are the exact people who decided to take the monuments down.
So, what's your point, exactly?
I agree. Voice interfaces blow. They're particularly irritating on phones, though -- it's just making the problem of people using speakerphone in public even worse.
However, the sex bot idea? Hmmm....
Yes, this. The burden of proof would be on him, not Amazon.
Yes, even that.
Only because that's what they voluntarily chose to do. It certainly wasn't necessary in order to keep the site up.
Are you really asserting that there is some doubt about whether the car drove into the crowd, injuring people and killing one? I don't think that it's reasonable to try to argue that didn't happen. The only room for argument is over motive.
Call BS all you want. It's meaningless because you have no idea what my background or personal experiences are.
If they are inside, then it's already too late.
Not hardly. If someone is climbing through a broken car window, it's pretty hard to swing a bat or a fist. Especially if the car is accelerating.
Once inside, the mob has access to do even more grievous bodily harm.
Even more? A mob cannot do you grievous bodily harm from outside the car unless they're tipping it over. So there's no "even more" about it.
So now some people are protected and some not.
Well, it's more accurate to say that some people have greater protections than others. And arguably for very good reasons.
Some ideas are protected and some not.
Not true. "Protected class" is about classes of people, not what ideas they have.
So you all believe that white people, and ONLY white people, don't have the right to have their own countries, and to simply HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH other races - and therefore no ability to harm them in any way.
I don't believe that. Such people certainly have the right to have their own country and make it as racist as they wish. What they don't have the right to do is steal mine and transform it into that.
Bakeries owned by religious people are forced by law to accommodate anyone for any reason
This is absolutely untrue.
Wouldn't you have done the same?
Not unless the mob actually succeeded in gaining access to the inside of my car.
Yes, like The Daily Stormer. Nothing is stopping them.
ALLEGEDLY drove the car into the crowd, ALLEGEDLY killed one person and ALLEGEDLY injured others.
Not allegedly. There is ample proof that he did do all of those things.
The only possible argument isn't about whether or not he did those things, but about what his motive was. I've seen people here trying to make the (incredibly weak, IMO) argument that it was self-defense, but even they aren't trying to imply he didn't actually commit those acts.
Let's be fair. All economic models are enforced by violence.
No, the argument for the bakery was that they discriminated against a legally protect class (both under state and federal law).
There is no legal requirement for them (or anyone) to sell cakes to everyone who walks in the door. They just can't refuse based on the wannabe customer being a protected class.
If the bakery had just said "No" without explanation, or offered some other explanation, there would not have been an issue.
Dag nab it, I was hoping to move my site to a WordPress platform. Pathetic. I'm stuck.
Why are you stuck? There's no shortage of companies that will host whatever site you want. You can even still use the Wordpress software if you wish. You have myriad options.
"Thousands" was hyperbole. But there are a buttload. Here's the list: https://www.icann.org/registra...