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If I was having background investigations done on rape victims in order to discredit them for my own benefit, I would deserve it.

Good thing I'm not doing that, then.

"You are shifting the blame" is a straw man because the GP didn't do that. Rather, it pointed out a nuance in the issue that the previous comment didn't acknowledge.

(And a nit: a straw man attacks an argument that was not made, not a thing that doesn't exist.)

> He didn't call them evil, you are accusing him of doing that (You are closer to constructing a straw-man than he is).

Read my comment again. I said "a lot of rhetoric does X," which is vastly different from "you are doing X."

Voting for representatives who will make laws that create the change you want to see in the world is absolutely not "relying on someone else."

Perhaps that isn't what you meant, but it sure looks to me like that's what you said.

Let's all just savor that one.

I agree with what I assume is your position that material wealth shouldn't be the sole metric of success, but I also think the fact that women and minorities struggle relative to white men to obtain material wealth is a problem we should try to solve. Those positions are not contradictory.

Some versions of those things may go mainstream, but only after they get to the point where people don't have to do the technical and creative work (e.g., click a button and your 3D printer makes the new iPhone case you want, so you don't have to wait for it to be delivered).

I had to document a certain number of applications per week to get unemployment in the U.S., but those policies vary by state.

My strategy and success rates are similar to yours, but I don't think that identifying good matches really explains all of the high response rate. The other piece of the puzzle is that when you go through this process you necessarily do a lot of work learning about the company/position and tailoring your application, and that work shows itself in your application package and your interview. You will stand out from the crowd of people who shotgunned a generic resume and cover letter.

I would assume that the primary purpose of the article is to generate advertising and subscription revenue.

"The answer: this is war propaganda. There are no real facts here, only half-truths and mis-direction." [Emphasis mine.]

Calling everything around you propaganda may seem like an easy way to look smarter than everyone else, but it is a painfully transparent move when you can't back it up with substance. It's even worse when you try to pretend you weren't doing it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_on_violence

That's true, but why is your response is to check out of society rather than to push for constructive changes? Why should I respect your choice to take your ball and go home?

That's wild. Here in the U.S., I sign a couple of receipts every day.

I'm fairly sure those criteria are all illegal, at least in most U.S. states if not at the federal level.

Also, it's a huge leap to say that discrimination is motivated by profits. I have no idea how you worked that one out.

You can't just say "blah blah propaganda, blah blah misdirection" every time you see a news article from a war zone.

"You" in the original comment was very obviously a fry cook: "Uber drivers are entrepreneurs like the fry-station cook at mcdonalds is a small business owner. Except McDonalds can't make you pay for your own fry station."