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Well, we're not talking aboutHOWwe got here, which has been made repeatedly and explicitly clear. We're talking about the here and now. Specifically, we're talking about how people who live in the here and now may or may not be capable of making a rational decision to take their own lives...

Hooray for tangents!

It's kind of a big jump from "Marxism explains howsuicidecan be a rational decision" (the point of the discussion) to "Marxism justifies violent revolution that would kill millions". Not saying the latter wouldn't make an interesting discussion, but it sure doesn't apply to the topic at hand...

I don't think anybody said anything about Marxism being a solution to anything, much less a "perfect solution". The way I understood it, Marxism is being used in this conversation to provide context and explanation for the way things have become. That is to say, Marxism explains how human...

That's your problem right there.

And god forbid you read those course passages half-assed. You totally lose Marx for that. Good luck on your date!

You've beennothing butmisrepresented since this discussion started. That says a lot about people's ability to either argue with you or comprehend you. Or both.

First of all, I never said I would "give you a woman". I offered to get you laid. I don't know if you're aware, but Montreal is kind of a party city, and there are plenty of bars and clubs filled with people just looking for a good time. I imagine you're the type of guy whose fear of rejection...

Shhh! We've reached the "nap time" portion of the discussion. Next comes cookies and juice, then we continue.

Wait... I was giving you that one. Now I don't even know if you're telling me America does or it doesn't. What side are you defending?

Holy shit. Try to be nice and see where it gets you.

I'm an open book. Ask and it shall be said.

Dude, I'm not trying that hard. I asked you an actual question: Where do you draw your line? Guns? What kind of guns? Semi-automatics? Fully automatics? Bazookas? Rocket launchers? Anti-aircraft guns? At what point do we decide that what one person can possess for their own protection poses too...

Fuck you for making me LOL.

Oh my god. I'm so sorry. Every negative thing I've said about you... just forget that shit. Come down to Montreal, we'll have us a good time and we'll get you laid, gosh darn it. No wonder you have no perspective on anything... And the whole "anti feminist" stance... it all makes sense now...

Dude, are you even reading the posts that have already responded to these points? Piggy was caught by surprise and had his head crushed by a boulder. How would a gun have helped him? And if everyone including him had a gun, would he really have had a better chance, or would he just have been...

Awww... it's so cute when Trollface (*ahem*, TROLLFACE) tries to make a point. in the end, everybody's "reality" is what they make it, isn't it? Isn't that what you're saying? It doesn't really matter what Dumar says is "real" or "manufactured", since that's all relative to how we perceive it...

I'm a "Teaching English as a second Language" major. Do you know how much Marx has to do with that? Fuck all. I studied language acquisition, planning and evaluation, pedagogy and the like. This is a fair criticism. However, I have been seeing much of what Hodj has to say (since Dumar has quoted...

Ummm, I've never read Marx, although from what I understand Groucho was the funny one. The name "Marx" has no special significance or authoritative power over me. Also, although Hodj may be a douchebag, it takes more than someone being opposed to his beliefs for me to side with them. Everything...

I've been reading, dude, and I don't know where you're getting this ridiculous interpretation from. "Technobabble bullshit" has nothing to do with it. Maybe you're like much of the rest and just looking for an outlet for your tart sarcasm because it makes you feel superior to the people you...

"Steal souls"? Dude, are you trying to be another Hodj here? For fuck's sake, one is enough. Why don't you just read what he's saying instead of projecting irrelevant and unrelated bullshit onto it?

That's just what I said! *beams*

Just played yesterday for the first time in months. Was playing with a buddy who doesn't like to play against people so we were vs bots. I just thought it was really weird that the bots make comments in chat... was that really necessary?

I always thought the fact that Cypher specifically didn't want to remember anything was not necessarily because he didn't want to be able to realize there was an alternate "real life", but because he didn't want to feel any guilt about screwing so many people over.

He did choose the correct form of "you're", though! Good for proofreading!

Frankly, the light bulb that has been burning for over a hundred years is proof enough to me that we can do better. We have brilliant minds who can, and in many cases have, solved many significant problems we face as a species today. But we are literally being held back by the need to maximize...

I don't know if I buy it. How are you measuring "power" and "consequences"? Sure, any one individual cannot reach the levels of power held by emperors, but what does "individual" mean when some of the most devastating attacks on the planet are being done by corporations who aren't held...

Nope, just wanted to point out the irony of "APPEAL TO AUTHORITY!!!" accusations being hurled by someone who could not physically restrain himself from repeatedly doing the exact same thing, even when the authority being appealed to could not have had less to do with the discussion at hand. I...

That, and Piggy was near-sighted. That means the lenses of his glasses were concave (which curve inward) and not convex (which curve outward). Concave lenses do not concentrate the sun's rays, they disperse them. A crucial plot element was based on alie. Ummm... Spoiler Alert? Besides...

Hey, Capitalism did a fantastic job helping us evolve, it really did. But it was a stepping stone that has since become obsolete. The negative impact it's having on society is now much stronger than the positive it could once take much credit for. Capitalism was great because it allowed us to...

There's no such thing as "mandatory" when you have money and power. If no loopholes exist, you can afford to create some.

I bet if Dr. DiMeowmeow had something to say about this it would have been quotedextensively.

If the rich and powerful would be the ones creating the wars and the rich and powerful would still be able to abstain from participating, what would this fix? You'd have an anti-war population forced to fight for the rich and powerful against their will. The will of the people doesn't matter...

I don't think he's appealing to authority at all. He's not saying "This is true because X said it." He's saying "This is what X said and this is what it means in relation to society and our life's experiences." I don't see anything controversial about that. And my dislike of Hodj stems entirely...

This. Besides displaying saint-like patience and composure with a bunch of immature whiners who think schoolyard "logic" will defend their lack of understanding, Dumar also hasn't made any points that are really that controversial. At all. Once again, the desire to ostracize and ridicule...

No mention of Mulholland Drive yet? That freaked me the fuck out when I first saw it, and for years I was intrigued by what hidden meanings were buried within the abstract hodgepodge. Well, until it was made clear that there was no hidden meaning and the movie is pretty much designed to mess...

I don't get the anger. Even if I had several months of nothing but garbage on PS+, I'd still have a huge backlog of worthwhile games I've barely scratched the surface of, and the near-certainty of many more to come. Still the best deal in console gaming, far as I'm concerned. Then again, I also...

Oh Noodle, not you too...