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If you could go back in time would you kill Hitler or silently give him neuroblastoma at an age before he announced his evil ideas so that he doesn't become a martyr?
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It’s become a catch-all label that can oversimplify complex debates. People slap it on anyone opposing local projects, and it shuts down discussion implying selfishness without digging into the actual concerns.
What is wrong with residents concerned about noise, privacy, and safety? Those are real issues worth wrestling with, not just knee-jerk "not here" whining.
Maybe folks repeat it because it’s a quick way to sound clever online without saying much.
Hint: often police and drug dealers ostensibly fight here and there while politicians and bureaucrats at the top and some police departments have their own deals with them.
Rob Braxman has been teaching privacy, degoogling and what not for a long while without all that political preaching.
SBF was the second overall top donor to Democrats, only behind George Soros.
https://time.com/6241262/sam-bankman-fried-political-donatio...
Early wild avocado seeds were smaller at around 2cm/.8in in diameter.
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/31/774918215/obama-says-democrat...
And that tactic of calling others names ("you're anti-science, anti-vaxx, anti-this, anti-that") is overused. Thankfully, no one outside your bubble is buying it anymore.
No, the burden of proof is on the opposite side. You don't take money from the people and from other projects, to throw at woke projects. There has to be some clean up, even more so since the government spending levels are at a crucial point.
And who is doing the Ctrl F cut? Has it happened already?
There wasn't any cut yet. Ctrl F would be the very first step in reexamining the entire set - of which the author of the article only looked at a 100.
The fact is that these complaints are against transparency and responsibility in this process, which is incoming and much needed.
If a grant for harvesting energy from radio frequency/WiFi mentions any woke point such as "promote equitable outcomes for ..."
...then its approval was tainted by wokeness - it doesn't matter that the main goal of the project itself isn't woke. It means grant money didn't go to another project that might be even more important but didn't pass the wokeness criteria because it didn't add those "kneel to Zod" keywords.
You can say it was a "false positive" and throw a tantrum but can't deny that the process was vitiated. Its approval didn't follow the strict goal of advancing science because of that shadow.
We can't let a LLM loose on a database and expect it to figure out everything.
First off, he didn't "attack" anyone. The phrase "illiberal attacks" is vague. It's unclear what constitutes such an attack. This ambiguity could lead to the punishment of individuals for expressing unpopular or controversial opinions, even if those opinions don't incite violence or directly harm others.
A core tenet of liberalism is the protection of free speech, even for ideas some might find offensive. Your lack of clarity here threatens that principle.
Secondly, your emphasis is on punishment over rehabilitation. No path to reconciliation or understanding. No consideration for potential for growth or change. You seem bent on creating a system where past transgressions, however minor, can permanently impact someone's life.
You came across as the least liberal person I can think of. Hopefully I will never have to work or deal with someone with your mindset.
That was more like something he threw out for the clueless/media to get stuck on while he works unimpeded on everything else.
I invite you to finally come out in the sunlight, and get reacquainted with the real world—where things are never quite as simple as picking up a magic wand and saying ‘No excuses’
You may be tempted to keep the treasure trove of recycled grievances handy though. Just don’t be surprised if the rest of us have moved past the idea that entire policies can be passed overnight by waving a presidential scepter.
The rest of us might still be stuck here dealing with pesky details like budgets, compromise, and, oh... reality.
You should try emerging and enjoying a breath of fresh air; rumor has it oxygen can do wonders for one’s outlook.