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42. Living in a nation long overdue for a public conversation contrasting "historically normal" with "socially desirable"

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:48 PM

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It's long past time for humanity to gather its collective shit and figure out the goddam basics. What kind of society do we actually want? What is an appropriate age of consent? What constitutes adequate proof of identity? When is a person's word their bond? What rights should we afford prisoners? What minimal health care and safety standards should apply for every human? Which communicable diseases shall we accept as endemic? Is literacy a human right?

Maybe the foundation AIs can be trained up to present solutions, since we humans seem incapable of coming up with generally acceptable answers to simple questions that any interstellar tourist would consider before spending a galactic dime on our planet.

We act like we're so damn advanced, but we flounce around like Temu Vikings in cheap suits while we leave important questions unanswered and interesting thoughts unthunk. In an age of global telecommunications and automated language translation, we have no remaining excuses -- not anymore.

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Well Hogshit said there are no rules of engagement fujiyamasan Tuesday #1

Hard to believe there are Americans that talk like that Walleye Tuesday #2

It's becoming less hard to believe every day. LoisB Tuesday #31

To the victor, go the spoils UpInArms Tuesday #3

That's it... they think of war as a video game viva la Tuesday #4

That was the history of war long before video games EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #11

True UpInArms Tuesday #12

For starters . . . . . no_hypocrisy Tuesday #5

There was someone on DU recently saying that the victors never face war crimes, so "all good" maxrandb Tuesday #6

WTF? 2naSalit Tuesday #7

When dealing with a bag of rancid excrement... GiqueCee Tuesday #8

I like that imagery MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #35

How is that a 'truly unhinged' prediction ? vanessa_ca Tuesday #9

Because our American troops don't win and start raping Melon Tuesday #10

Mahmudiyah rape and killings CatWoman Tuesday #13

While Of Course Reprehensible, Five Soldiers Is A Pretty Small Sample. ColoringFool Tuesday #17

Look up US military civilian rape in Korea and Vietnam, just for starters. niyad Tuesday #39

Bullshit. It's a problem even during peacetime vanessa_ca Tuesday #15

Not What He Was Referencing, Though. ColoringFool Tuesday #18

But it is what I referenced in the post he replied to vanessa_ca Tuesday #19

That's not systematic rape.... Melon Tuesday #21

Look up US military civilian rape in Korea and Vietnam, for starters. niyad Tuesday #40

Because He Is Implying That Our WW2 Troops Raped And.... ColoringFool Tuesday #16

Oh they actually did. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #22

While we certainly didn't do the rape thing anywhere near the scale of Russia indusurb Tuesday #23

Is Tucker in the files by chance? durablend Tuesday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Tuesday #20

and they wonder why we women want the equal rights amendment ratified, when men resort to such thoughts lindysalsagal Tuesday #24

Rec'd, but just a note that Tucker had warned against starting this war and was warning about "unconditional surrender" vanessa_ca Tuesday #27

Oh context?!! Now there is a novel thought... AloeVera Tuesday #30

Exactly. It was a warning. vanessa_ca Tuesday #36

And Tucker will be around PlanetBev Tuesday #25

Even as a woman? ...Can I slap his God-Damn face 16 times via telephone? chouchou Tuesday #26

Why? He was warning against that happening if Trump pursued an "unconditional surrender" vanessa_ca Tuesday #28

I understand. (Woke up late) I'll still slap his face, just for fun. chouchou Tuesday #32

Haha, if only we could do it together at the same time. vanessa_ca Tuesday #34

"Your" wife, "your" daughter leftstreet Tuesday #29

Must be one of Tucker's main fantasies CanonRay Tuesday #33

Tucker always with the testicles Kid Berwyn Tuesday #37

OMG MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #38

Rape is, and always has been, one of the weapons of war, however niyad Tuesday #41

Living in a nation long overdue for a public conversation contrasting "historically normal" with "socially desirable" 0rganism Tuesday #42