Audi Alteram Partem

telepathy exists, its just that the carrier wave is small mouth noises

-terrance mckenna

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Arguing or discussing matters of truth with absolute relativists is frustrating. "there's no such thing as an absolute truth. things are both true and false."

My sense on the matter is if somebody wishes to deny the law of non-contradiction then they should be beaten and burned until they admit it is not the same as not being beaten and burned.

'well that's just, like, your opinion, man'

is there anything more frustrating than an absolute relativist?

(in before: people who don't use capitalization?)

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The Martyr opens with a line from the film Elizabeth.
Rich Man's World opens with a line from the film Network.
Civil War opens with part of a speech from Martin Luther King Jr.


I think it is an excellent technique to open any artistic endeavor by paying homage to others by straight up jacking their shit.

As the movie American History X ends with:

So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said it best. So if you can't top it, steal from them and go out strong. (which i love doubly for it's meta-nature. quoting someone about how it's good to quote people)

I was about to make a post about EDR--Election Day Registration, where anybody who is eligible to vote can register, the day of the election, and vote in that election.
But then I thought, fuck-it.
That's silly.

We need, compulsory voting">

Are you kidding? Republicans think that democratic party favors the poor 48%, but 55% think the republican party favors the middle class, and they're republicans.
So they know they aren't for the poor, and they're OK with that.
UGHHHHHH.


Also,
WOW Democrats in overwhelming numbers think repubs favor the rich. That's such a big stat it's...uncanny.

"I'm not overweight because of Big Gulp sodas," Markowitz quipped.

"I'm overweight because I eat too much pasta, pastrami sandwiches, pizza, bagels and cream cheese and lox, red velvet cake and cheesecake."

Precisely reading body language and being able to project one's own body language is almost like being a jedi.