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  • On the post: Governor To Students: ‘Look The Other Way’ If You’re Bothered By Mandated Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools

    bhull242 ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2024 @ 02:47pm

    Jews, actually. Funnily enough, the laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy were specifically meant to only bind the tribes of Judea and Israel. Paul’s specific brand of Christianity (and how it differed from a number of others’) stated that new Christians are not required to convert to Judaism, and so they don’t have to follow the laws Jews have to follow.

  • On the post: Breton Wields DSA As Censorship Tool, Musk Tells Him To ‘Go Fuck His Own Face’

    bhull242 ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2024 @ 02:37pm

    Again, your plan doesn’t have a realistic chance of working, either. At least using speech to combat speech doesn’t create more problems than it solves.

  • On the post: Breton Wields DSA As Censorship Tool, Musk Tells Him To ‘Go Fuck His Own Face’

    bhull242 ( profile ), 13 Aug, 2024 @ 02:34pm

    The problem is that it’s hard to establish a standard where malicious moderation is punished without discouraging moderation altogether, nor intentional failure to moderate being punished without punishing reasonable mistakes.

  • On the post: Governor To Students: ‘Look The Other Way’ If You’re Bothered By Mandated Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools

    bhull242 ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2024 @ 11:03pm

    Jehovah’s Witnesses should also be persecuted.
    Even if true, they aren’t communists, so your claim has been disproven. Try again.

  • On the post: Governor To Students: ‘Look The Other Way’ If You’re Bothered By Mandated Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools

    bhull242 ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2024 @ 11:01pm

    Jehovah’s Witnesses are communists? Also, do you know who loved dogs but hated smoking and alcohol? Hitler. Therefore, we should hate dogs and start chain smoking and drinking like mad, right? What a dumb argument.

  • On the post: Governor To Students: ‘Look The Other Way’ If You’re Bothered By Mandated Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools

    bhull242 ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:58pm

    The “Real” Ten Commandments

    So, it’s fine to have books in kindergarten classes that feature illustrated CSAM and teaches how to masturbate, […]
    I’ve seen no evidence that there are any to begin with.
    […] but Christianity, a religion which provides a very strong moral and societal framework, being in schools is the real problem right?
    It’s unconstitutional. Also, many would argue that Christianity is not as you describe.

  • On the post: Governor To Students: ‘Look The Other Way’ If You’re Bothered By Mandated Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools

    bhull242 ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:56pm

    The “Real” Ten Commandments

    I propose we go with what the Bible actually calls the Ten Commandments (really Ten Words) in the original text:

    Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you. Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices. And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same. “Do not make any idols. “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt. “The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock. Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. “No one is to appear before me empty-handed. “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest. “Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God. “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning. “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
    —Exodus 34:11-26 [NIV] That last one is particularly important. After all, we must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk! That would be terrible!

  • On the post: Don’t Be Fooled: Laws like KOSA Are Just Book Banning Democrats Can Get Behind

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 03:09pm

    No it’s not.
    “It’s not” what? And what “it” are you referring to? There are a bunch of things in the comment you’re replying to that you could be referring to. Also, that’s not an argument.
    Why do you support rioting in Britain, btw?
    Why do you think they support rioting in Britain in the first place? On what grounds have you come to such a conclusion? The post in question doesn’t mention riots, violence, or Britain at all, not even indirectly. It doesn’t even really mention protests. This seems to be a complete non sequitur.

  • On the post: Don’t Be Fooled: Laws like KOSA Are Just Book Banning Democrats Can Get Behind

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 03:03pm

    1. I see no evidence that Cathy wants trans kids. There is no evidence that she wants cis kids, either. You’re jumping to conclusions.
    2. Even if true, that’s none of your business.
    3. This has nothing to do with the article.

  • On the post: Neil Gorsuch Highlights Aaron Swartz As An Example Of Overreach In Criminal Law

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 03:00pm

    It was a reimbursement for money spent on something unrelated to the practice of law (hush money). That isn’t a legal expense just because the person you’re reimbursing also happens to be your lawyer.

  • On the post: 9th Circuit: No Immunity For Officers Who Answered Distress Call By Killing Distressed Person

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 02:51pm

    Still waiting for the police post in which you chronicle and condemn the corruption and ineffectiveness at Joe Biden’s U.S. Secret Service that led to a retired firefighter being killed, two more men being grievously wounded, and the Republican candidate for President being shot in the head.
    I’m not sure there was corruption, but one key difference is that, at best, that would be a case of incompetence but isn’t criminal, and the head of S.S. chose to step down in shame as a result, meaning they accepted responsibility. The article is about cops committing violence unlawfully and who refuse to accept responsibility.
    Something tells me, however, that you won’t be writing that piece, because it would reflect badly upon the regime.
    Or because there was some accountability and it was mere incompetence rather than them directly killing someone not suspected of a crime. It’s not like TD hasn’t criticized the Biden administration before.

  • On the post: Georgia’s Voter Registration Cancellation Site Briefly Exposes Data, With Predictable Results

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 02:44pm

    It’s the “Democratic Party” not the “Democrat party.”
    True, and this ought to be corrected.
    “…dumb bullshit came out of his mouth.” Dumb is the inability speak, so probably “stupid bullshit” or “insane” or “inane” or “unbelievably whacky stupid insane inane bullshit”. Not dumb.
    “Dumb” has multiple meanings. “Unable to speak” is just one. Another is “stupid”. There’s also “temporarily unable or unwilling to speak” and (for computer terminals) “able only to transmit data to or receive data from a computer; having no independent processing capability”. And it can also be used as a verb, either by itself (meaning “to make dumb or unheard; to silence”) or as the verb phrase “to dumb down” (meaning “to simplify or reduce the intellectual content of something so as to make it accessible to a larger number of people”). (The latter definition clearly comes from its definition as a synonym for “stupid”.) In fact, using “dumb” to describe a person who is unable to speak due to a disability (as opposed to temporary surprise or something like that) is considered to be outdated and offensive. I believe the currently proper term for that nowadays is “mute”. So not only are you factually wrong to suggest that using “dumb” as a synonym for stupid is incorrect and/or offensive, you’re actually using a definition that is both offensive itself and obsolete. But yeah, “dumb” is frequently used as a synonym for “stupid” (at least in North America), far more often than it is used to as a synonym for “mute”. Heck, where I’m from, the former is by far the most common usage for it, and it’s also extremely common on the internet. Maybe do some research before correcting people.
    Think of the ADA and the crying Indian.
    I have no idea who “the crying Indian” is or what you’re referring to, but as for the ADA, I’m pretty sure disabled persons are more bothered by people using “dumb” as a synonym for “mute” than “dumb” as a synonym for “stupid”.

  • On the post: Georgia’s Voter Registration Cancellation Site Briefly Exposes Data, With Predictable Results

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 02:20pm

    If by “evidence”, you mean “accusations”, even if they don’t actually demonstrate election or voter fraud, then yes. Otherwise, no, there was not massive evidence of either in even one state, let alone multiple. Several court rulings have said as much, and none have agreed that there was massive evidence of fraud. There have been some individual instances of intentional fraud, along with a few misunderstandings that were quickly resolved and their votes not counted, but they were few in number, almost never would have affect the results of any issue or election on the ballot had they not been caught in time, and—of the intentional fraud—were almost exclusively pro-Republican. So yeah, it is perfectly reasonable for people to say the claims were without accusations.

  • On the post: Appeals Court Rejects DMCA Constitutional Challenge, Because Apparently Fair Use Means Nothing Good Will Ever Be Published

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 02:09pm

    When a court does a good job, they’re doing good. When a court makes a nonsensical ruling, they’re doing poorly.

  • On the post: It Always Gets Dumber: Elon Sues The Ad Coalition He Just Rejoined Because He Thinks It’s Illegal To Not Advertise On ExTwitter

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 02:04pm

    Or it could be that they find the discount so large as to be suspicious, or they think that your site won’t increase profits enough, or your product is terrible, and so on. Just having a massively lower price isn’t always going to attract major customers. Case-in-point: A lot of people are suspicious of super-cheap micro-SD cards and so don’t buy them. Since, y’know, they’re often ripoffs.

  • On the post: Michigan Supreme Court Puts Another Dent In State’s Abusive Forfeiture Laws

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 01:59pm

    Odd that you felt the need to say all that, but yes, he is.

  • On the post: Age-Gating Access To Online Porn Is Unconstitutional

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 01:49pm

    This claim is at odds with the fact that children are seeing far pornographic content, across far more devices, than ever before.
    It actually isn’t. It could also be attributed to the fact that children have access to unfiltered access to the internet across far more devices than ever before. It doesn’t say anything about the effectiveness of those filters in the first place.
    The experience of relying on filtering for the past 20 years has been its abject failure. It is clearly not fit-for-purpose.
    That doesn’t mean it hasn’t improved. The issue is that it is impossible to do well. And age-verification is no better.
    The Supreme Court has already set the precedent that obscene content is an exception to the First Amendment which states have the right to regulate to protect children from exposure […]
    The SC has also set the precedent that requiring age-verification cannot be used to do that. And the exception for obscene content is completely different from the allowance for age restrictions of pornographic content in physical bookstores and such. “Obscene” means it’s unacceptable even for adults. Not all porn is considered “obscene”.
    […] just as they protect kids from alcohol, gambling or cigarettes.
    Setting aside the fact that minors circumvent them all the time, those don’t require any verification of the IDs against a database or something. Doing it digitally is a very different beast.
    And as with every other age-restricted product, service or venue, it is always adults who have to prove their age to enable these requirements to be enforced.
    But unlike them, this would involve sending them personally identifying information in a way that you cannot prevent them from storing or know that they haven’t stored it. There’s also far less social stigma for an adult who drinks, smokes, or gambles sometimes than an adult who watches porn.

  • On the post: Age-Gating Access To Online Porn Is Unconstitutional

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 01:30pm

    Relatively speaking, anyways.

  • On the post: UK Once Again Denies A Passport Over Applicant’s Name Due To Intellectual Property Concerns

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 01:29pm

    No, it’s extremely relevant. It shows how nonsensical the objection was in the first place.

  • On the post: UK Once Again Denies A Passport Over Applicant’s Name Due To Intellectual Property Concerns

    bhull242 ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2024 @ 01:26pm

    You care about this, not BLATANT FREE SPEECH VIOLATIONS?
    They care about both. Just because they don’t cover every single story about them doesn’t mean they don’t care.
    They literally are sending out police over facebook posts, right now.
    Not that I don’t believe you, but do you have a citation?
    Like, mostly people upset that an immigrant stabbed 3 little girls to death (and severely injured like a dozen others).
    Assuming I’m correct on what you’re referring to, the culprit wasn’t an immigrant. I believe he’s from Wales, which is part of the UK.
    How dare they be upset about that, amiright?
    Being upset is fine. I think this issue was that they came to incorrect conclusions and spread them online. I don’t think that merits criminal charges or the police, but at least recognize what the actual issue is here.
    (yes btw, morons, “hate speech”, whatever you think that is free speech too)
    Agreed.
    Police have even declared that they consider sharing video of the protests (i.e. basic journalism) to be “Inciting violence”
    I agree that that’s nonsense. Likely TD would agree as well. It just has nothing to do with this article.
    Don’t get me wrong, UK objecting to TM names is fucked, […]
    In other words, your objection has nothing to do with this article.
    […] but it’s important to understand that the UK has become a weird soviet state.
    I don’t think you understand what a “Soviet state” is. Hint: It’s not just any left-leaning country that censors people.
    It literally arrested more people over internet posts than Russia did this year.
    I’m curious as to where you got that data from.
    UK gives no shits about free speech.
    I mean, it gives at least some more protection for free speech than, say, China, but I get the point, and I agree for the most part.
    TM names on passpowers is such a small part of the picture…who gives a fuuck?
    Just because you don’t care doesn’t mean no one cares, let alone that it’s not worth covering. And just because someone doesn’t cover it doesn’t mean they don’t care at all.

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