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Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 11:57
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 09:11
fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
19 May 2023, 22:34
This was incredibly difficult to read

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/i ... h-dorbert/
You're projecting a level of existential anguish that only becomes available once you develop full awareness, which the newborn lacks.
Awareness is a pain amplifier. The newborn is still a human blueprint reacting on autopilot
What? The parents are quite aware and had to watch their newborn struggle to live and then die. That's why it's a sad story.
But that's what the explanation was about, that the newborn in that state does not experience as much pain as you imagine it does. There's no awareness there yet and it's awareness that makes you project through your imagination that a newborn is going through some untold levels of suffering. It really is not.
Maybe you want to say that the parents are suffering for losing the newborn, but well, if she aborted him, then the situation would have been better?
Is that what you guys are trying to argue that this situation was so terrible because the foetus could not be aborted, so the parents had to go through seeing a nonviable foetus getting born?
Again, how is seeing this worse than seeing a foetus getting plugged out of the mother's uterus and thrown in a bowl, while maybe still twitching a bit.
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It's obviously worse, but convincing you of that is not worth the effort and also it's irrelevant. The only thing that matters is what the parents think. They evidently thought it was worse so they wanted it aborted, but couldn't, because the freedom to choose this option was taken from them.
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No this is just an emotional hit piece. The kind of which the liberal media in the US do to reinforce the perception that they all agree on that Republicans are evil monsters and let's remind everyone why by using this difficult case to highlight once again what we are up against.
And the normies will swallow this emotional hit piece whole.
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When abortion is not a one size fits all situation in any way but both sides are using this theme to make the other one look evil
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 14:19
When abortion is not a one size fits all situation in any way
What do you mean by this?

And yeah it's an emotional piece, so what? It's telling a story.
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Both sides huh?
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dolan really both-sidesing this
Goodspeed wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 14:54
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 14:19
When abortion is not a one size fits all situation in any way
What do you mean by this?
pls
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POC wrote:Also as an objective third party, and near 100% accuracy of giving correct information, I would say my opinions are more reliable than yours.
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Both sides!
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 14:19
When abortion is not a one size fits all situation in any way but both sides are using this theme to make the other one look evil
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Dude you know what. None of this stuff matters, it doesn't matter what we argue here
Go solve your country with this attitude of 'my side is better' and see if you still have a country in 15 years
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:06
Dude you know what. None of this stuff matters, it doesn't matter what we argue here
Then stop posting here
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I meant on this particular subject of abortion, about which frankly I don't even care.
So I don't see any point in sinking any time in arguing over this subject I didn't bring up. I just reacted to a post.
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:33
I just reacted to a post.
Why
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fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:50
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:33
I just reacted to a post.
Why
I was bored
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 21:23
fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:50
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 20:33
I just reacted to a post.
Why
I was bored
Why
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fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 21:55
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 21:23
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I was bored
Why
:hmm:

It just happened.
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Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 23:43
fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 21:55
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Why
:hmm:

It just happened.
Why
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fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 23:44
Dolan wrote: ↑
20 May 2023, 23:43
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:hmm:

It just happened.
Why
Because they liebed
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why do they liebe?
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@fightinfrenchman
Horsemen wrote: ↑
28 May 2023, 09:55
why do they liebe?
Well?
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Dolan wrote: ↑
29 May 2023, 01:11
@fightinfrenchman
Horsemen wrote: ↑
28 May 2023, 09:55
why do they liebe?
Well?
:?:
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fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑
30 Apr 2020, 23:03
Goodspeed wrote:Don't really know what to think tbh. I can't seem to get over her weird Putin thing.
I don't think she has anything to do with Russia, I think she's legitimately unwell.
Have to admit I was wrong on this one

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do people really think they can flee to russia and have a good life?
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harcha wrote: ↑
31 May 2023, 05:00
do people really think they can flee to russia and have a good life?
You'd be surprised actually. We already have a few thousand Americans who fled "the most developed country on earth, the beacon of freedom" to live here in the countryside, in the poorest EU country.
And they say they're very happy here. Seems like once a civilisation reaches its peak, complexity overwhelms people, life becomes very stressful and full of specific conflicts in that country.
Some people smell the upcoming wind-down and move
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work with wood, plant some crops, chop some wood, fix enjins, feed chickins, drill a well, shear some sheep, build a bridge, build a home, reroof roofs, smell the air, see some stars, go for walks, pile metal, water crops, eat dinner, grill husked corn, feed the birds, call the dog, skirt the cats, lounge out back

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Things scream.

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