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 Discussion on question by Stupidzombi…

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Nov 28, 2019 12:27
Add a tank too it. Then throw away the thermos
 

 Discussion on question by Christian O…

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Oct 30, 2019 15:01
Note that involved in, caught, and convicted are all different stats...
 

 Discussion on answer by Jontia: What …

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Oct 11, 2019 21:21
@Jontia to be clear, I agree that the Tory party eurosceptism put it in their manifesto, but I believe that the fact a referendum had been allowed to potentially break up the UK made it exponentially harder to consider saying 'no'. Of course the Tories own anti-EU branch, the fact the predecessor to the Lisbon treaty had been voted on by other countries and the success of anti-eu parties in EU elections had inputs of various sizes. I honestly believe the Euro, and the resultant two-speed Europe also was an underlying cause.
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Oct 11, 2019 21:21
@Jontia the irony of the whole situation is the reason that the EU referendum happened was in large part because the Scottish Independence referendum occurred, thus massively increasing the pressure for one on the EU as well.
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Oct 11, 2019 21:21
@Jontia I'd put it in quotation marks myself, but I think the fact you've capitalised it is clear enough that it's a noun.
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Oct 11, 2019 21:21
The SNPs position is to accept all referendum results to leave the UK, and reject all those to leave the EU :-P
 

 Discussion on answer by Display name:…

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Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@Jontia.. 1) once MPs voted for art50 to be invoked the default has been no deal. This bill is precisely a case of legislation originating from outside the government so clearly they can take action when they want to. 2) May resigned, and besides, the onus in the UK system is actually on a vonc, which the opposition have refused to do. As for responsibilities; this seems to be a translation issue - I'm not saying they are responsible for a fix but the bill tries to force an outcome whilst making it blamable on someone else
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@MarkPerryman fair enough; I may indeed be wrong. But a bill which is designed to prevent no deal, whilst not explicitly ending the chances of no-deal (at least to a future GE, which it could have) suggests that there is a lot of shifting responsibilities going on.
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
Just to clarify, as many people seem to fundamentally misunderstand my point - it's not that some MPs who are ideologically against Brexit are playing games to avoid blame - it's that some MPs against Brexit as the situation stands with th practicalities are playing games.
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@MarkPerryman not so simple, as many (not all) of those groups have showing no interest in supporting any others (especially labour, who have actually played the 'vote against whatever the government may support game') so no viable deal as you need to pass parliament. The main point I'm making is at the point we stand the MPs voted for this measure to avoid taking responsibilities of what they are attempting to do - it may be they'd support a deal if history had been different, but at the point we are a significant portion are they are trying to push an outcome without taking the blame
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@MarkPerryman "The Lib Dems and SNP are and have always been openly anti-Brexit" Indeed, I pointed this out in my answer that some of the MPs have definitive aims; e.g. ``` as many Libdems who are open about stopping Brexit ... and a group of generally pro-brexit Corbynites who see it as a chance to seize power.``` however it is the large proportion of MPs who refuse to take any particular stand , i.e. ``` a large proportion are aiming to block Brexit without having to accept any responsibility for their actions.``` is why this particular course of action was chosen
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@MSalters it literally dictates to him to make a request which can only be made by the executive. "Johnson still has the option to cancel the Brexit altogether (Royal Prerogative) " Actually, considering a court-case ruled that since parliament voted to join the EU it had to vote to leave, voting to cancel that second vote cannot possibly be in the remit of the royal prerogative; even the most activist court would struggle to explain how unilaterally revoking Parliament's vote to trigger Article 50 would be legal according to their own definition.
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@MSalters "this answer is based on an irredeemably flawed premise. Parliament does not take positive action," Oh, like it doesn't dictate to the executive to write a letter requesting for an extension for example? Or is this somehow a 'negative' action? "Parliament asks for the extension because the Government is slow" The government under May took action; Parliament grabbed hold of the legislative session under May, decided that they wouldn't support any path the government would take, refused to vote no confidence, and then basically decided to take a spoiling action.
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@Dan Scully besides the fact that times have somewhat changed, as I said, there is a desire to shift blame. Voting against triggering article 50 (or even abstaining) would hardly allow them to say 'we didn't stop it' As to sources, quite difficult to bring a source that someone is trying to avoid getting blamed for something -theyre hardly going to admit to it.
Orangesandlemons
Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@Dan Scully in addition to the above - the very fact that MPs have failed to say what form of Brexit they want, and literally voted against every option, is pretty much all the evidence that you need.
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Oct 8, 2019 18:12
@Jan that's the point. They want to be able to say that they haven't technically blocked Brexit even if they de facto have
 

 Discussion on question by derik: If s…

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Orangesandlemons
Aug 7, 2019 15:43
I just googled the article, found this -"Prosecutors said the 33-year-old ripped off Microsoft by manufacturing 28,000 counterfeit discs with the company's Windows operating system on them" and note that you think that Microsoft is unethical for enforcing copyright and thus suspect them of not enforcing copyright ?
 

 Discussion on answer by Amadeus: The …

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 31, 2019 01:43
"You could say there is only one plot: Character Has A Problem." to be fair you can have plots where he idea is to showcase an ideal, so two plots seems to be the minimum ;)
 

 Discussion on question by Jonathan Ce…

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 19, 2019 22:34
the body of teh question states 5'8" I assume this is the correct one?
 

 Discussion on answer by elemtilas: Wh…

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 16, 2019 19:11
+1 for Summation There won't be an environment left to have an impact on.
 

 Discussion on answer by sempaiscuba: …

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Orangesandlemons
May 11, 2019 22:25
Also " Zionist leaders gave us a definite promise that, if the Allies committed themselves to…a national home for the Jews in Palestine, they would do their best to rally Jewish sentiment and support throughout the world to the Allied cause. They kept their word. "" I am unable to find this at all in the text of the report I got hold of. Can you supply a link by any chance?
Orangesandlemons
May 11, 2019 22:17
@CWill err . . . the Germans, having said they expected the US to enter the war due to submarine warfare, and having been caught making preparations to wage war, suddenly decided that the real reason was due to the well known Balfour declaration based on absolutely nothing?
Orangesandlemons
May 10, 2019 19:29
@user3209815 also "The issue is, how can you be sure that it is made up?" in addition to my previous comment, the answer shows quite a few of the details are undeniably made up (such as the Germans 'surprise' at the widely-reported Balfour declaration.
Orangesandlemons
May 10, 2019 19:29
@user3209815 " "The issue is, how can you be sure that it is made up?" oh dear "why would it be anti-semitic instead of anti-British or anti-american" because -> "promised a group of Jewish financiers (including German Jews) the land of Palestine in return for bringing the US into the war against Germany." it certainly can be taken as anti-British, but clearly the Jews are being portrayed as the traitors... Interesting to note that, as with many anti-semitic canards, this was heavily promoted by an apostatised Jew.
Orangesandlemons
May 10, 2019 19:29
wiah I could give a second +1 for this "The British were then so determined to keep the document secret that they published it in The Times newspaper on 9 November 1917:"
 

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Orangesandlemons
Mar 3, 2019 16:14
Remember, the head of the initial 'independent' inquiry into the matter was mere months afterwards awarded a labour peerage. While it may have been for different reasons, it beyond all doubt stinks to high heavens.
Orangesandlemons
Mar 3, 2019 16:14
@Pelinore strangely, I cannot think of a good way to reframe a 'what percentage of accusations against x arise from a group opposed to x'. If you really are interested though, mist arise from outside the party; it is true that Blairites are more likely to be concerned about it than Corbynists, for a myriad of reasons.
Orangesandlemons
Mar 3, 2019 16:14
Almost all accusations that the Nazi party was bad came from groups opposed to the Nazi party. I.E by definition a groups opponents will be making more accusations against it in virtually all cases simple fact, and the existence of the asides, mean this question is clearly aimed at framing a narrative. As such it should clearly be off-topic.
 

 Discussion on answer by Roundel: What…

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Orangesandlemons
Feb 21, 2019 15:53
@dan-klasson what conspiracy theory? that members of the Russian opposition get murdered? Heres one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov . How about Litvinenko? Whilst not a politition, he was a critic of Putin who got poisoned by Plutonium, so undeniably Putin.
Orangesandlemons
Feb 21, 2019 15:53
@dan-klasson because he murderous? I mean, they are objectively being murdered.
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Feb 21, 2019 15:53
@dan-klasson most other European PM's do refrain from murdering the opposition though.
 

 Discussion on answer by Philipp: Do m…

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Orangesandlemons
Dec 24, 2018 14:13
@Obie 2.0 ah, I see there is no point continuing this conversation. Have a good evening (I'm in the UK)
Orangesandlemons
Dec 24, 2018 14:13
@Obie 2.0 the first comment was nothing about conceptualising anything though. So I'm not quite sure why you've thrown all those words in.
Orangesandlemons
Dec 24, 2018 14:13
@Obie 2.0 First comment. "Dude" . Im not referring to any of yours, I just saw that and though "ah, identity politics makes its way to politics.se"
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Dec 24, 2018 14:13
Ah, man gives answer, is promptly attacked for being a man by person concerned about women being put off....
 

 Discussion on question by Rebecca J. …

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Orangesandlemons
Nov 13, 2018 03:56
If you do bring it up, avoid the term 'micro-aggression' - that's going to be a red rag to a lot of people rightly or wrongly. Just say that you feel uncomfortable being referred too by the wrong pronoun.
 

 Discussion on question by user17072: …

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Orangesandlemons
Oct 9, 2018 17:17
"Judaism is a religion of reason.Not superstition." You're argument seems to centre around defining what's reason and superstition, and then deciding what falls short
 

 Discussion on question by user2638180…

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Orangesandlemons
Sep 13, 2018 18:29
Do they infiltrate singly? If not, I'd blow up the entire area they're known to be in. And if they've infiltrated singly, you've already lost.
 

 Discussion on question by guest271314…

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 29, 2018 18:06
@axsvl77 yeah, a bit in here for example. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Egyptian_hypothesis note that they are also depict themselves as darker than Berbers.
Orangesandlemons
Jul 29, 2018 18:06
First of all, we need to identify what "ancient Egyptian" is, as there were dynasties of many different ethnicities. However, we do know that the core of the population of ancient Egypt were not subsaharian African. The most unrefutable proof is they actually pictured themselves in contrast to subsaharian Africans.
 

 Discussion on question by grovkin: Is…

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 19, 2018 03:47
Note : immigration happens more to areas with plenty of jobs, areas with plenty of jobs tend to be stronger economically, people in areas that are stronger economically can afford higher rents, places where people are moving to have high demand for living space.
 

 Discussion on question by Incognito: …

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 17, 2018 13:38
It does not imply it's the most important thing about them, so it's really a non-starter issue,l. All it implies is that for a large part of the population effectively sterilising themselves would be a big thing; this is true of both men and women. However there will clearly still be people determined to find offense; if you worry about them use one to beta read
 

 Discussion on question by L. M.: Is t…

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Orangesandlemons
Jun 25, 2018 11:18
@MarkC.Wallace fair enough. will delete mine (even my original, as it just seems to lead to grief).
Orangesandlemons
Jun 25, 2018 11:18
@guest271314 the question is clearly not about leaders, but about mass participation.
 

 Discussion on question by Daniel Bila…

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Orangesandlemons
May 6, 2018 02:42
@DonielF I think that's more a question of whether they have to do so or not, not whether if they neglected if the moth failed to end. Also note that from Bartenura we seem to pasken like him, not the Chachomim
Orangesandlemons
May 6, 2018 02:42
@DonielF pretty sure that if beis din delay beyond the deadline point that the month occurs automaticly.
 

 Discussion on answer by matt_black: A…

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Orangesandlemons
Mar 17, 2018 05:55
@creker "Litvinenko was also Russians (which is still up to debate)" No it isn't. There was literally a trail of polonium contamination leading back to Russia!
 

 Discussion on answer by Thorsten S.: …

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Orangesandlemons
Mar 9, 2018 21:29
@kubanczyk there is the matter of skipping bail...
Orangesandlemons
Mar 9, 2018 21:29
-1 "The whole affair is now that they charge Assange with skipping bail for a crime which does not exist anymore." Firstly, the 'crime' does not exist; he was not found innocent - just charges may have been dropped. Secondly, the skipping bail is in itself a crime, so your answer seems to be 'the British are being totally unreasonable in perusing a criminal for committing a crime even though a different set of charges have been dropped"
 

 Discussion on question by thomj1332: …

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Orangesandlemons
Jul 25, 2017 21:41
" almost want to say, "...it's a real brainer." but that just sounds silly." I love this actually, although not in the sample sentence