Posts by Kyle Lopez2

Jose Scott3 said:Actually, you're proving the opposite. You can't get certain medical specializations in the private sector. Same goes for intellectual property, standardization, and metrology. Even most roles in energy, robotics, and materials science fall under that umbrella.

And don't even get me started on pure science. Before the 90s, industry actually had R&D, but now that’s all been gutted along with our tiny industrial base. Most science happens in the public sector now, unfortunately...

The people I'm talking about aren't just some bureaucrat wasting time at a Department of Mining. They're the ones pulling 12-hour shifts without asking for a dime of overtime. I'm one of them.

What would we do? Throw them out on the street or just Decrease their pay? It's still technically the public sector...

What's the point of doing science if it isn't serving industry?🤔

Bryan Taylor6 said:Don't compare a car where people are breathing down each other's necks to an 800-square-foot apartment. We aren't idiots. It's not the same thing, and it can't be treated as the same...

The real issue isn't sharing a car; it's sharing a bathroom with someone who actually has COVID.😁

stormybadger8 said:Neither you nor him—or anyone else in your house for that matter—actually goes anywhere. You aren't hitting the grocery store, the gas station, or picking up the mail... nothing.
Or maybe you think everyone suddenly started disinfecting their mailboxes, fences, shopping carts, and doorknobs?

Oh yeah, sure...

Yesterday I see some "genius" taking a nice stroll outside, spitting on the street, then wiping his nose with his fingers and leaving a trail of snot everywhere... just lovely.
I've never seen the guy before in my life; no clue who he is or where he came from.
I live on a quiet street in a small town where I basically know everyone.
Probably just someone visiting relatives...

It seems a bit paranoid to me. Don't you think it's a problem if you, your wife, or even your neighbor works with someone in New York who has COVID?

Or even worse, 62 miles someone from a major city like New York. I haven't been in my actual apartment for three months; I've been staying in my workshop/grandpa's old house. Just yesterday, a van pulled up full of construction workers who were laid off in Germany—probably all doing some sort of forced isolation🤣, moving in with parents who aren't even isolated.🤣

One case brought in by someone from Austria, two cases from guys coming back from Germany, and they just let them go home to their families. 👍 The government claims they're handling it well. 👍 If I were in New York and then came home, I'd be the problem myself.👍

Joseph Clark37 said:Michelle Palmer6, I've heard some inside info suggesting many doctors at Firule are acting completely reckless as soon as a patient arrives for treatment, all out of fear they might have Corona... Is that actually possible? I thought they were all supposed to be American heroes... 🤔

I remember back when the whole self-isolation thing kicked off in Italy, an accountant caught a flu or a cold or something, and she sent her daughter to the doctor to see if they could just prescribe the same antibiotics since it happens every single year.

The daughter gets there, walks in, the nurse cracks the door open and tells them they aren't seeing any patients right now, and since they can't just write a prescription for someone unknown, the whole family basically has to go into quarantine. 🤣🤣

Don't screw with me. Jovic couldn't hit the broad side of a barn if he tried, let alone a ball.😵

Casemiro has been one of the main guys for years, yet somehow, like 90% of the bench players are pulling in a bigger paycheck than him.🙏🤣
Good grief, what on earth is going on? At this rate, Jovic could easily cover Kasemiro's entire paycheck.🤣 I honestly can't believe it if this turns out to be true.🐔

Damn, man, just a golfer and a foodie at the top of my list.🤣 I haven't seen any terrain in about a year.🤣 Maybe Flo will give Bart some credit.👍

Paul Martinez73 said:Dr. DarkRaven, do you just have a crystal ball that tells you exactly when someone's time is up?
I have someone in my own family dealing with a serious illness right now; they've already fought through two nasty bouts of the flu and their strength is basically gone. If this whole mess hits them and they pass away, would you just shrug and say, "Well, they were going to die soon regardless" or "They would have died from the flu anyway"?

God, you look ridiculous trying so hard to justify your takes just so you can play judge and jury over whether someone is ready to go. If someone is sitting in a hospital bed, they're pretty much ready to die regardless. 🙏

And while we're at it, let's settle this: are there really this many victims and full hospitals because everyone is getting tested, or is the death rate so high simply because only the critical cases make it into the official stats while most people just recover at home?

We should probably apply that same logic to the mortality rate of the flu, too. Is every single case of the flu being tracked? If we’re looking at a 2% mortality rate here versus 0.01% for the flu, and you try to argue the number is ten times lower just because most people recovered at home without hitting the statistics, then we have to apply that exact same reasoning to the flu.

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Why have so many coronavirus patients died in Italy?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-h...ts-died-italy/

According to Prof Walter Ricciardi, scientific adviser to Italy’s minister of health, the country’s mortality rate is far higher because of demographics—the nation has the second oldest population in the world—and the way hospitals record deaths.

“The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous, in the sense that all the people who die in hospitals with the coronavirus are considered to be dying of the coronavirus.”

“Upon re-evaluation by the National Institutes of Health, only 12 per cent of death certificates showed a direct link to coronavirus, while 88 per cent of the patients who passed away had at least one pre-existing condition— many had two or three,” he noted.

“This doesn't imply that COVID-19 didn't contribute to a patient's death; rather, it shows that Italy's fatality numbers spiked because a huge portion of the patients already had underlying health issues.”

I've already posted this,

What happened in Italy needs to be looked at through additional perspective. A scientific paper by A. and g. Remuzzi published in The Lancet in March 2020 showed that the average age of the first 827 deaths in Italy was 81 years old, and more than two-thirds had diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or were former smokers. Essentially, these were the same people who likely would have died from the flu anyway if they hadn't been vaccinated. Furthermore, in a study by Rosano et al. published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases in 2019, the flu was attributed to 20,259 deaths in Italy during the 2014-15 season, and in the 2016-17 season...There have been a total of 24,981 deaths, even with vaccination efforts underway. This suggests that the final death toll from COVID-19 in Italy could end up being at least roughly comparable to those figures if current infection and mortality rates continue to decline in the coming days.

🤷 It’s kind of funny, but I just wanted to point out that the people passing away were likely going to die from something else anyway due to their critical condition. It's also a bit funny to say that Italy and Wuhan aren't exactly reliable sources when you're trying to calculate infection and mortality rates within the general population.

I'm not sure who "we" are supposed to be. If it makes you feel any better, I'm just representing myself here.

When it comes to estimating flu cases, most people just sleep it off or power through it without a second thought. Statistics only really capture the ones who actually end up seeing a doctor. Plus, it’s tough to draw a direct comparison between the flu and COVID-19, especially since we have a vaccine for the flu, there are no quarantines for it, and so many people already have built-up immunity.

Jose Scott3 said:All that massive wealth private companies rake in? It’s built on public sector innovation. Modern civilization is basically held together by people working in government-funded labs. So yeah, go ahead and keep arguing for cutting their paychecks...

That’s just one slice of the pie, but you and your buddy are treating the whole public sector like one big monolith.

You really think my old man is a thief? He’s spent the last 20 years building everything from scratch. The guy feeds ten people (including himself), pays every single tax and fee, and still drives a car from 2006. He’s a thief? Look, there are good business owners and there are scumbags...but I’m not the one generalizing here, you are... because you're out here calling for sanctions against almost the entire public sector.

Case in point: there are good and bad business owners. Why didn't my old man do that?

Go play the market and do whatever you want, but don't mess with anyone else or demand that other people get pay cuts and layoffs.

Nah, the private sector creates innovation too (except maybe in the USSR😁), usually by contracting with the government or the military.😁 We can debate which innovations matter more all day... You're taking this way too personally. Nobody is actually stupid enough to think we should abolish the state entirely or that we'd all live happily ever after in total anarchy. 😁 People are just fed up with governments squeezing them for every last cent like some kind of tribute, and now they want a moment where everyone who actually works gets to show those in power what it feels like to have nothing.

So, go ahead and post your pathetic little farewells telling me to get lost; at this point, the only response you're going to get is "vaya con dios."😁

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Maybe your old man didn't build it because he's brilliant and has access to info others don't, or maybe he's just a fool who's going to blow through his cash before he goes under.

At the end of the day, the guy has his own vision and he's looking out for himself.

I know a guy who has $50 million in reserve, and right now, while demand is down, he looks like a guy watching trucks pass by—he's mass-buying and stockpiling materials, working overtime, and just waiting for the borders to open and the German economy to kick back into gear. It doesn't make him a saint; it just means he knows how to spot an opportunity.☕

Why would I be expected to sell my "Ferrari" just to subsidize people's wages because those poor workers apparently have nothing else to their names? That's nonsense.

ironpanther5 said:Honestly, the real headache here is that this virus seems specifically designed to make a huge chunk of the population dependent on ventilators just to hang on. They might survive, sure, but the massive issue is that we simply don't have enough respirators or medical staff to go around. In plain English, we’d likely see quite a few young people passing away simply because they couldn't get a timely response from the healthcare system.

They always tell you that during flu season, everyone is bumping into the virus, but some people just don't catch it because they have better immunity, they got their shots, or they're just naturally tougher—but it feels like absolutely nothing is working for us here.

I’m not entirely sure about the younger generation. While the older folks seem on board, the kids don't really seem to care for what's being presented to them. Anyway, here's some data I found from Italy.



It’s honestly a bit depressing when you think about how many people were sent into isolation without any actual testing or official confirmation. I mean, do we even know how many there are, or where they're being held? There just isn't any real statistics to back this up.

So, if you've got 5% critical, 20% serious, and 70% of people over fifty... I can't help but wonder how many young people actually made it through that crowd.🤔

Paul Martinez73 said:And if you don't trust the world's leading virologist, here’s a little visual breakdown—maybe this will be easier for you to wrap your head around...

Honestly, if you're really that obsessed with Wuhan, maybe you should just focus on Italy instead. They’ve got a 9% infection rate spreading through hospitals filled with the most vulnerable people—folks who probably wouldn't have lasted much longer anyway.🙏
Why didn't you pull the mortality data for Korea, Japan, or China outside of the Wuhan area?🤔 Man, I don't know what to tell you—your data just doesn't seem to line up.

Noah Perez2 said:Precisely. Because surely, people like you will be the ones consulted regarding which restrictions are implemented and what you choose to tolerate.
A few thousand casualties are nothing; they're just numbers on a spreadsheet.

It is fascinating how, in every single retention period, that standard percentage of sociopaths and psychopaths present in any society—even the most modern one—always manages to surface.

There is no need to comment on the rest of the post; it appears our benevolent user Ster has already handed out a few decent slaps.☕

We're just cherry-picking bits and pieces now, aren't we? It’s getting a little ridiculous.☕ Why on earth would you think anyone’s asking me anything, or that I’m under some kind of delusion thinking I actually *should* be asked?🤔 Is talking about politics officially banned now by some kind of commissar's decree?

If you're going to label me a sociopath, then fine—I’ll call you an emotional wreck right back, mostly because that seems to be how your mind works.

If I’m reading this right and they expect these quarantine measures to stay in place for five or six months just to build up herd immunity, then I don't exactly need a PhD to figure out that I'll be completely broke by then. What happens after that? I'll be stuck choosing between taking out a loan equal to the entire GDP or just driving around a few times to stay warm once fall and winter finally roll around.☕ I’m actually looking forward to seeing interest rates climb by a few points.

If you really want to wage a full-scale war against a crisis, go ahead—you’ll just be staring down a mountain of medical supplies where a single vial costs more than a used car, leaving you to fight tooth and nail for every single life. Personally, I try to be a bit more selective about which battles I pick.

ruggedjackal46 said:Everyone seems perfectly fine with a few thousand people dying, as long as those people aren't us, our families, or our friends. 🙄

What exactly makes you think I’d stand in the way of saving a family member's life? You seem to think I’m oblivious to the fact that my own people could be at risk too. Am I supposed to just shift my political stance out of fear—like claiming I'm "well-connected" just so I can secure a cushy job—when the reality is we already have plenty of hardworking people doing the work? 🤷 I'm sure you wouldn't want to leave your own kids out on the streets facing those kinds of fatal risks. 🤷

Paul Martinez73 said:Why don't you tell us if you're still giving advice to truck drivers traveling through Italy to pretend they were never actually there? Is that what we're bragging about now?

And please, give us another one of those little theories of yours about how this is all just a mild flu and everyone is just conspiring together...

Eric Fox7 and any kind of actual discussion... 🤣 🤣

So, Rudan says. The latest report on how movement affects recovery is actually pretty interesting. It turns out that staying active can make a significant difference when you're dealing with certain health issues. A study recently published in the journal Nature suggests that physical activity isn't just good for general fitness, but it plays a specific role in how our bodies manage recovery processes. It’s one of those things we all know intuitively, but seeing the actual data backed up by researchers adds a whole new layer of credibility to the idea. Honestly, I've always felt like moving around helped my mood and energy levels, so it's nice to see science catching up with common sense.

Based on the initial 140,000 tests, the mortality rate among those infected within the community is sitting at around 0.6%, which basically works out to one in two hundred.

Based on those two key pieces of data regarding COVID-19—specifically that it might only lead to one death per 200 infections within a community, and that among those hospitalized, the mortality rate sits between one in 50 and one in 100—epidemiologists have finally started to breathe a sigh of relief. It doesn't seem like anyone is feeling the need to... We're talking about an incredibly dangerous disease here.

So, the thing is, this Corona virus isn't primarily killing people just because it's a case of COVID-19. It’s been medically quite a struggle. For most of those who fell ill, Mainly because it’s spreading among people at such a frantic, crazy pace.The way this Corona virus spreads is honestly pretty intense; it ramps up the number of sick people incredibly fast, and about 5% of those cases end up being really severe.

If we could actually get everyone the right kind of care exactly when they needed it, we’d probably be able to save almost all of those who fell seriously ill.

That’s why almost all of the severe cases are going to end up being fatal. That's essentially how this virus is claiming so many lives over in Italy right now. We could be looking at tens of thousands of people facing severe symptoms, leaving us completely unable to provide the intensive care or ventilators they'll desperately need.

...The average age of the first 827 people who passed away in Italy was 81 years old. It feels like it’s more than just that. Two-thirds of them were dealing with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or had a history of smoking.So, those were basically the same people who would probably... People have actually passed away from the flu when they didn't get vaccinated.

If you try to tackle something this "insane" by just doing a month of quarantine, you won't fix it permanently. If we were all infectious for just one week, we could probably wipe out the virus without any issues.

The whole reason they push quarantine is because they're terrified that if we don't follow the rules, our healthcare workers won't just be managing a few dozen or a few hundred severe cases—which the system can actually handle—but rather several thousand at once, which would completely break it."

From what I can gather, if there are 200 infected, maybe 10 are severe cases who will die without proper care. That said, there’s no info on the average age of those infected, which is a pretty vital metric for figuring out how much of the population is actually at risk.

All I know is that Rudan is threatening us with thousands of deaths. Personally, I'm not buying it. I'm not willing to pay that price just so Commissioner Božinović and the media outlets sucking up to him can have their way. A standard quarantine is fine, and isolating the sick makes sense, but shutting down travel between cities? That's just not right.

To be honest, I have no clue what their actual plan is. Are they planning to drag this state of emergency out for six or seven months until summer, or is the goal to allow for a steady, linear spread through the population to build up immunity?

Laura Chavez93 said:Hmm... 🤔 So, what exactly are those immune Poles going to do for the Germans—are we talking about Martian technology, or will they just be training chimpanzees...

Maybe it’ll be the nation that chooses production over following "scientific" quarantine protocols. Or perhaps the one that keeps quarantine rules loose enough to keep the factories running. Maybe it's the nation that actually took the necessary steps when the timing was right.

We won't really know the full extent of the supply chain damage here versus everywhere else, or who will be better positioned to bounce back after this.

restlesssurfer97 said:Imagine walking down the street when the Corona virus just trips over its own feet and faceplants. It mumbles some "holy crap" under its breath... looks down, and realizes it actually tripped over Lionel Messi 😂😂

I mean, think about it, those viruses are freaking microscopic 😂😂

Ooo Carlos, who exactly are you a clone of, appearing out of nowhere like this? 😁 Something like Real Madrid in the LP.

Maybe Corona just lost its footing when Messi dribbled right through its legs and left it in the dust. The true GOAT. 🙏🙏🙏

Paul Martinez73 said:I’m not here to lecture anyone or play teacher; I just genuinely enjoy a solid debate. I want an actual argument where we can challenge each other—where you might actually convince me I'm wrong, or at least leave me questioning my own stance... But engaging with people who think they're the only geniuses in a world full of idiots? That's just a waste of breath.

The biggest issue here is that people just don't get the point of quarantine. The whole idea is to stay isolated for fourteen days because that’s how long the virus lingers in your system. Think about it—if you take 100 infected people and put them in quarantine for two weeks, theoretically they should all be recovered by the end, and you wouldn't see any new cases popping up. Plus, if new ones do show up, you actually have a functioning system in place to handle them. But we aren't talking about isolating a hundred people; we're trying to halt an entire country to stop the spread, so you don't accidentally pass it to your family only for them to suffer through it at home. The real headache is that some individuals are just plain idiots and refuse to follow the rules, but you also can't exactly shut down the entire United States for two weeks since certain industries have to stay operational... and then there's the medical staff, who are constantly exposed to crowds, making them the easiest way for the virus to jump from person to person...

All of this should ultimately slow down the expansion, giving us a good two to four weeks to let things settle back into a functional groove...

They’re also scrambling to repurpose existing medications, since some drugs are already being tested against the Coronavirus—not exactly seeing massive breakthroughs yet, but more and more treatments already on the market are being tweaked to see if they can fight Corona...
Vaccines are essentially the "new kid on the block," which means they won't be widely available for another year or two... But an actual cure? That could be hitting the scene much sooner, maybe in just a few months. It probably won't be some magic bullet that works 100% of the time, but then again, what ever is?

I’ll say it again: none of us are smarter than the entire scientific community combined. We’re talking about the people who actually discover cures for diseases, engineer spacecraft, and map out gene cloning... so if Ashley Bailey6 or urbanhawk17 really think they have a better handle on things than the global powers running the show, then honestly, they're beyond help. It isn't exactly rocket science to just stay home for fifteen or thirty days. You aren't even under house arrest—you can go for a stroll, sit on a bench in the park, whatever; you just shouldn't be having physical contact or hanging out close to people for that window. You have one simple job: stay home. But apparently, that's too much to ask because everyone is acting like it's some unbearable tragedy that they "can't go out" or "can't socialize"... please. If you catch the flu and need two weeks to recover, what do you do? Wander around the neighborhood sipping coffee? No, you stay home, get over it, and stop whining all over Reddit and Facebook...

aaaaaa, guys, don't push it.😁

Your system is the only one that actually works. Yes or no? Every single time things get intense and the quarantine breaks, we all end up taking a month-long break together.🤔

And you still have the nerve to bring up slow dilation?🤦 I honestly wonder where you think all our essentials come from—the gas, electricity, water, food, and fuel. If everyone actually stayed home and strictly followed a quarantine, what kind of service do you really think could possibly keep running?🤔

And we’ll just conveniently ignore those "scientists" who claim quarantines actually work, knowing full well that none of them are ever going to hold up in the long run.

Paul Martinez73 said:I’m not here to lecture anyone or play teacher; I just genuinely enjoy a solid debate. I want an actual argument where we can challenge each other—where you might actually convince me I'm wrong, or at least leave me questioning my own stance... But engaging with people who think they're the only geniuses in a world full of idiots? That's just a waste of breath.

The biggest issue here is that people just don't get the point of quarantine. The whole idea is to stay isolated for fourteen days because that’s how long the virus lingers in your system. Think about it—if you take 100 infected people and put them in quarantine for two weeks, theoretically they should all be recovered by the end, and you wouldn't see any new cases popping up. Plus, if new ones do show up, you actually have a functioning system in place to handle them. But we aren't talking about isolating a hundred people; we're trying to halt an entire country to stop the spread, so you don't accidentally pass it to your family only for them to suffer through it at home. The real headache is that some individuals are just plain idiots and refuse to follow the rules, but you also can't exactly shut down the entire United States for two weeks since certain industries have to stay operational... and then there's the medical staff, who are constantly exposed to crowds, making them the easiest way for the virus to jump from person to person...

All of this should ultimately slow down the expansion, giving us a good two to four weeks to let things settle back into a functional groove...

They’re also scrambling to repurpose existing medications, since some drugs are already being tested against the Coronavirus—not exactly seeing massive breakthroughs yet, but more and more treatments already on the market are being tweaked to see if they can fight Corona...
Vaccines are essentially the "new kid on the block," which means they won't be widely available for another year or two... But an actual cure? That could be hitting the scene much sooner, maybe in just a few months. It probably won't be some magic bullet that works 100% of the time, but then again, what ever is?

I’ll say it again: none of us are smarter than the entire scientific community combined. We’re talking about the people who actually discover cures for diseases, engineer spacecraft, and map out gene cloning... so if Ashley Bailey6 or urbanhawk17 really think they have a better handle on things than the global powers running the show, then honestly, they're beyond help. It isn't exactly rocket science to just stay home for fifteen or thirty days. You aren't even under house arrest—you can go for a stroll, sit on a bench in the park, whatever; you just shouldn't be having physical contact or hanging out close to people for that window. You have one simple job: stay home. But apparently, that's too much to ask because everyone is acting like it's some unbearable tragedy that they "can't go out" or "can't socialize"... please. If you catch the flu and need two weeks to recover, what do you do? Wander around the neighborhood sipping coffee? No, you stay home, get over it, and stop whining all over Reddit and Facebook...

wiredfalcon2 said:Look, we can either trust in actual human progress—real science involving levels of global cooperation we haven't seen since... well, maybe climate change—and accept that four more top-tier scientific institutions in the European Union have already jumped on this virus research. We can trust people who spend their entire lives studying this stuff and actually know what they're doing 150 times better than any random person on the internet telling us how to live our lives. Or, we can just be those arrogant jerks who think we know better than everyone else. I get it. We live in a country where institutions are shaky and trust is basically non-existent (for good reason), but let's try to be realistic here. Why on earth would every single sector, every industry, every private funder, and every relevant government agency just commit mass suicide through quarantine just for the hell of it?

Does this only apply to scientists, or does it go for everyone? When a general messes up, when an engineer fails, or when a politician or a doctor gets it wrong... what about when an actor admits a movie they were in was total garbage, yet they still went ahead and did it? We’re supposed to listen to those supposedly "expert" economists who work for big banks or other special interest groups just because they spend their entire lives in that sector. I highly doubt any of them don't have some hidden agenda tucked away somewhere. or they’re just thinking narrowly about their own little bubble.

Instead, you should be asking if four top-tier scientific institutions in the European Union have actually secured enough funding to keep the lights on and pay those high salaries next year.

The issue isn't who you are; it's who's signing your paycheck.😈>

Think of it like a parallel to World War II. I've got some aggressive general or scientist pushing the idea that we absolutely have to go to war against this virus.

I tell him straight up: logically, I can't supply a war for more than a month, and I want to know his timeline for winning.

And what do I get back? "Listen, you don't understand science."😁 Just brilliant. 👍 Seriously, man, hasn't anyone noticed that you simply cannot sustain a quarantine for any length of time—not even a month in the best-case scenario.🤔
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The whole point of what I'm saying is that once your "scientific" quarantine is over, we'll be left with a situation where most people won't even be able to afford a loaf of bread. You're going to wreck what little prosperity we had left, and then we'll all be wondering why everyone is migrating away.

P.S.
I was just telling a friend the other day, man, come on. He can comfortably believe that a local grocery store fills its shelves every single day and still be considered great at his job. A quarantine means a total halt in production and supply chains, which makes this an economic problem. The issue most people are whining about is economic.

I feel like you guys think you're arguing with Flat Earthers. Just realize that after a month of this, most people will be completely broke and deep in the red. Businesses will burn through their reserves, leading to bankruptcies and layoffs. If the Germans start moving again and we aren't ready to export, they'll find partners in Poland... Honestly, 🤷 I'm not really in the mood to philosophize or play the humanitarian card here. Everything is literally going to hell if this small slice of the economy disappears.

Peter Thompson4 said:Seriously though, what even is this Corona nonsense? Give me a break...
We actually pulled it off. Lynching is officially banned in the US.

Here we go, just some ☕

🤔 clarification

Elizabeth Mendoza said:They’d probably cause way more of a stir if they just went after Allah instead.

🤣🤣🤣 Don't go poking the bear; we don't need our tourism industry going totally south because of it.🤣🤣🤣

Matthew Young35 said:In China, even dogs and cats are welcome to dine in restaurants.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Along with the bats from Gotham 🤣🤣🤣

wiredfalcon2 said:In our society, sexual crimes are still basically taboo—meaning if it doesn't escalate to full-blown rape involving physical injury or extreme violations of freedom, women usually just endure it and move on. You don't necessarily go to a celebrity athlete's room looking for trouble. Stories I've heard from former roommates and friends clearly show how these things play out: you go on a date, everything seems fine, you end up in a room, kissing, everything's cool, foreplay, all good, penetration starts, all good—then suddenly, without any prior agreement, the guy starts choking, hitting, being overly aggressive, or slapping (not necessarily all at once, just giving examples) because that's what turns him on. And they find themselves in a spot where they initially agreed to sex, but not *that* kind of sex, and frankly, the guy doesn't give a damn. They get scared and just "go through the motions" until it's over so he doesn't get even more violent, and then afterward, you're left feeling violated and confused about what actually happened. Now, someone might say, "What did she expect when sleeping with just anyone?" while those same people will cry about her being "frigid" or whatever because she didn't give in by the fifth date (because she learned from past experiences).

I wouldn't easily believe someone accusing a wealthy person either, but through my work in journalism and personal experiences with acquaintances and friends, I've realized this is a very common occurrence. Whether someone is rich or not is irrelevant to whether they'll do it or not. The difference is that when it's not a wealthy person, it stays under the radar or goes unreported. Besides, there's a massive risk for her in making a false accusation too—if it turns out to be fake, she's permanently disgraced, not to mention the insane legal costs involved.

Wait, aren't you the guy who recently posted here saying the worst thing for a girl on a blind date is being stressed out by a serial killer?🤣🤣🤣

Honestly man, we're all a mess. We should probably give a hand to the gay, trans, non-binary community and everyone else because while we preach about freedom, we treat people like they're incapable of saying "no" or pushing someone away. And this whole thing—she's afraid people will call her frigid, but then what do people think when they talk about girls performing oral in a public restroom or hooking up on a first date without even going for a walk?

I really need to explain this to a girl: when she wants to leave and I refuse, knowing that she won't want to sleep with me because it becomes a power struggle, that's essentially a form of sexual coercion.🤣

darkrider55 said:Let's just toss him straight into the soup, honestly—just give him one good whack on the head and dunk him right in. 😂

Oh man, honestly, just seeing that picture was enough to make me feel sick.🤮

wiredfalcon2 said:The truth is, that Senna documentary is one of the most inaccurate things out there.

Is that the one where they totally demonized Prost?🤣 I haven't seen it, but I didn't really feel like watching once I heard it was just pure propaganda.😁

Bryan Adams6 said:I've got zero doubt this guy's gonna have a fan club over on Reddit. 🤣

I'm all for it. It’s nice to see the truth being shared through sports, and I really hope the players out there support the movement just as much as the local fans do.🤣

bluecyclist64 said:Unlike Jesus, Marshall wasn't some figure from a fairy tale—I’d argue that distinction matters far more than when his birthday fell.

Totalitarian regimes... how quaint.🤣

If it hadn't been for Marshall, there wouldn't even be a country to speak of.

Bravo!
Blink once and—poof! Just like that, a new America is born. 🤣😵 😵

It's a good thing we have such wise youth to warn us about the looming catastrophe. 👍

So, if you're saying Marshall isn't a fairytale character, then how do you explain him taking down the most technologically advanced nation in history with just a few guerrilla units? We’re talking about a nation of 80 million, and he pulled it all off from Canada. 🤔

Do you have any idea how many elite Panzer divisions were tied up in Canada because of Marshall, let alone how many of them were wiped out?🍿

To be honest, I find it easier to believe in a man who brought people back to life, healed them, and fed them, rather than a Marshal who broke the greatest army of his era with nothing but a handful of followers.

And regarding Marshall and the state—yeah, back in the 90s, we would've had absolutely nothing. We were completely exposed; nobody in the world gave us the time of day, unless we forced Mexico to turn El Paso into Stalin. Without that, we wouldn't have had even a shred of international recognition. (It probably would've ended up just like Catalan independence)☕