Throwaway05
7d ago
Marriage was better before the 1970’s.
Citation needed. Inability to leave or resist domestic abuse is not "better."
So you think the government should stand in-between marriage vows? I don’t want the government in my bedroom with my wife.
Where in your marriage vows does it say that your husband has the right to rape or abuse you without legal recourse? Marriage is a predominantly religious social contract that does not supersede regular laws.
Third way
If your interest is in marriage as a religious entity I have so many questions. Do you believe in a separation of church and state? Why this religious thing and not all the other religious things? Can you find a reputable religious figure saying this is remotely appropriate or a good idea?
Throwaway05
7d ago
No, he said the law should have no capacity to intervene in matters between a man and his wife, which is frankly stupid.
Additionally you'd find many people who might be willing to support a different standard for rape in cases of spouses, but violent forcible rate with clear non-consent is simply not that.
Throwaway05
7d ago
I want you to imagine your sister being brutally raped and assaulted by her husband, beaten within an inch of her life, torn up inside, even if she gets a divorce she won't be able to have children again or walk ever again.
And what you aren't going to be mad about it because she was married?
If that's what marriage is to you then the majority of the country will demand it be banned.
Throwaway05
7d ago
But I do not believe the law should be involved in the relationship of a married couple.
So if a man beats his wife while she screams no please stop until she loses her voice and then he penetrates her and she spends the next three days crying and covered in bruises and bleeding from a torn vagina no crime was committed?
Throwaway05
7d ago
but I also don't give a single shit about the Limoges town hall. If burning it scares the elite, then I support burning it.
You should. Things like beautiful historic public infrastructure are the pieces that tell us we can work together and have a shared heritage.
Burning them down doesn't say "I'm serious" to the elites and others, it says "I am stupid, shortsighted, and my complaints can be dismissed out of hand and the whining of petulant violent children."
The response of elites and conservatives is seen here, the above is the good outcome, realistically many want literal death in response.
There's little protest value and a tremendous amount of further destabilization.
Throwaway05
7d ago
For example I don’t believe a husband can rape their wife. But by US law they can go.
So if a woman calmly and reasonably says "no right now," with a good reason (perhaps an injury or disruption to the specific anatomy), and makes it clear that she considers it important to the point where she will divorce her husband and take the kids away if he violates her clear express wishes..... that's not rape?
Throwaway05
8d ago
I feel like the framing of your question needs some reconsideration. Countries always claim to care about rules based international order, and then never actually do if they need something. This is not new. Our ties to Europe are deep except the Europeans don't care for their treaty obligations, are lately nearly useless allies, and claim that our relationship with them is now over because Trump is bad. Why spend American effort on helping them?
The impact on the conflict with Iran is uncertain. You could easily make this deal with hidden concessions involving that.
In the moment right now the US needs to loosen restrictions to help our economy and everyone else's. We can put it back later.
People are going to scream and blame America and Trump no matter what we and he does. That further incentivizes doing this, especially as a temporary measure.
It's also a fantastic move if you want to punish Ukraine for not following Trump's requests. You might not like that strategy but it is a good implementation of it.
Throwaway05
9d ago
The first few episodes and their melancholy nature really, REALLY hit for some people depending on where you are in life.
I know multiple people who became emotional wrecks. That generates a lot of love and investment in the show even if the rest of it goes in another direction.
Throwaway05
9d ago
TV Trops? Shit I'll be back in a few months.
Throwaway05
10d ago
These are the details I crave!
Throwaway05
10d ago
Hi! I work in healthcare and I think that's the most likely explanation and I know a lot of "successful" moderates who feel that way also. Even got a hispanic hard left doctor to admit it.
Throwaway05
10d ago
Terry Jones's education into medieval history proved invaluable when they were writing Holy Grail, to the point that it's sometimes been called one of the most historically accurate films with a medieval setting.
I would very much like to know more.
Throwaway05
11d ago
That would be fair except for two things:
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Even with DM1 as a comorbidity getting really really sick at his age is rare (he's under 40 and looks healthy!). It would be even more weird for him to be so sick that he couldn't briefly clean himself up from a hospital bed or his home office and be like "I'm working from home but I'm caring about you Texas." Most of the things that get you that sick at his age would take much longer to recover from (if ever).
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Disappearing like this is functionally unheard of and would be an automatic DQ in a less friendly media environment. Anyone in politics who is the least bit non-biased admits this. I can't think of another time this has happened. No, Mitch disappearing is not the same category of thing at all.
I've seen some smaller points that I know less about - for instance supposedly he claims he was at home doing work product but no work product has been made available.
It might be helpful to add that I've been on the other side of this - I've taken care of celebrities and so on and seen the PR spin on what they are up to, it happens often enough even when the reason for the medical care is unexciting or merely mildly embarrassing.
Throwaway05
12d ago
Yeah, hypothetically could keep him out of it for a long time but really would be weird.
Throwaway05
13d ago
yeah absolutely the whole thing stinks
Throwaway05
13d ago
This seems like a fancy pants kinda place so their risk tolerance and procedures may be different but usually once you've seen someone (and evaluation and recommendations would likely be considered treatment for this purposes) you can't comment at all.
Throwaway05
13d ago
I will say this. Medical ethnics are actually pretty good in that we're not getting tons of leaks about the drugs politicians are taking.
I mean I have personal knowledge of a few politicians and it is usually exactly what you'd expect - people using cocaine because of course. Sometimes Adderall.
Throwaway05
13d ago
I think the most likely explanation is that he had a mental health crisis and was admitted to a psychiatric facility. This would explain the lack of access, flu and other explanations would not preclude statements (even if he looked like ass). Even if he was in jail someone would leak it and someone else would be accommodating. Psych stay is strict.
He could have had a really bad medical event theoretically but it's hard to imagine what.
The other two explanations I heard was that it was some sort of 4D chess bait the Republicans thing, or he was secretly flying around doing fundraising (which, why would that stop updates?).
Weird all around.
The denial from the rumored place could be revealing depending on the phrasing, do you have it? I haven't seen it.
Throwaway05
17d ago
Pretty good advice in this thread. The biggest risk factor is choking if you don't put it in enough water, but that's an easy thing to avoid.
I'd also recommend just buying Metamucil or another highly reputable brand for various reasons.
Throwaway05
20d ago
After a certain level of misunderstanding I think it's fair to look a little more closely for everyone's safety.
The CW thread should be pretty close to anything goes, but Wed and Fri threads should be reasonable restricted.
Throwaway05
20d ago
You understand this has involved posting things like court cases about childhood sex abuse? I have a wicked sense of gallows humor and I'm near impossible to offend, and I'm not offended here, it's just not fun or funny, which is the purpose of the FUN thread.
This material is not tamer than what is in Hollywood, unless you mean like Seven, but that is not a fun movie. Some 17 year old in a 90s comedy having sex with a friend's mom and it being played for laughs is not on the same axis.
Even if you were to find an apples to apples comparison (which I don't think you can) a real person being taken advantage of is a different thing entirely.
Edit: OMG I just checked, one of the court cases involved a man having sexual interactions with his 3 year old and 18 month old. There's zero chance you can find anything in Hollywood like that OMG.
Throwaway05
21d ago
IIRC this situation involves a multi month long pattern of content posting involving sexual assault and child abuse...in the fun thread.
I don't think thats an unfair mod clarification. It's not like ick stuff is being banned from the CW thread.
Throwaway05
21d ago
Also how the mighty have fallen, being bullied like this yikes.
Throwaway05
23d ago
To expand on the severity, apparently now the UAE government is threatening the UK government over whatever sanctions will be placed on the club.
I mean if you say "marriage requires allowing your husband to abuse and rape you" then marriage will be banned overnight. This is not an improvement. Women have rights now and the reality of domestic violence is now something that isn't covered up by society. That genie is not going back in the bottle.
Therefore this idea is a failure of pragmatism if that's your goal.
Additionally what you are saying is really incompatible with most historical and modern interpretations of Judaism and Christianity, perhaps not Islam though, I don't know.
Ultimately it sounds like you want women not to have any rights or protections anymore, perhaps purely to maximize fertility perhaps for other reasons. If that is not what you want to advocate for then consider the ramifications of what you are choosing to focus on.
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