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Hello everyone, I imagine that this may not be well received by all, but I think it's worth reminding everyone. The best way to break a revolution is to divide the people who are pushing for change. This is a common topic throughout human history, and it still comes up on a regular basis in modern t...

Wow! I was away for the past ~10 days and came back to all of this. I've just finished reading through almost everything (I gave up one some of the replies in one of the comics discussion threads as it was clear that there were some strong trolls present and it wasn't worth reading them all). It sur...

Hello, Mama Immo, my apologies, you are correct that I was speaking too decisively. There are of course exceptions to every rule, or in this case exceptions to every generalization. It may even be that the exception is the norm, I can't say. It is clear that some people independent of society would ...

Hello, I don't think that anyone here will disagree that blocking puberty is a pretty bad idea. You are of course correct, this is very bad for a child's health. I don't think that Mama Immo is suggestion this is a good idea. I believe she is instead discussing choices that adults may make with resp...

Hello, This is a very nuanced topic, and I fear that it will be challenging to be the arbiter here, but I will do my best. I am trying to fairly represent both sides, although I ask forgiveness in advance for any unintentional offense or ill-conceived phrasing. I believe that nobody will deny that t...

This one is truly excellent! So very on-the-point.

--AnonFan

Hi everyone, I'm not sure how much this has spread outside of the French-speaking world, but I thought I would share a recent mass-media song which is quite relevant to this forum. Don't worry if you don't speak French - the video has English translations the whole way through as subtitles. In case ...

I've never actually watched GoT [1], but this article definitely transcends the show itself. It was a very interesting read, and I completely agree, modern society is strongly focused around the concept of the dominant figure who rights all of the wrongs and who the story cannot live without. Zeynep...