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you could just use a normal sling. that's enough to kill someone dead or break their bones at minimum. would take a lot of practice though.

Guns don't kill people. Guns are used to kill people. Even when it's accidental and themselves. The gun can't do anything, they're inanimate objects that rely on exterior forces to perform the tasks they are designed for.

guns don't kill people bullets kill people. its turtles all the way down.

SAA apparently just took back Palmyra from ISIS.

Spoiler: possibly first sighting of Russian ground combat drone Uran-9 in Syria (click to show/hide)

thank god, i cant take any more destruction in Palmyra without flying into a rage.

So I'll make the unpopular point: Trump was on his discipline last night. That speech was qualitatively different from his other pressconferences or speeches as President. He was still making his same points as usual, but in a way we haven't seen from him. Again, same lack of policy as ever, but put very differently.

One immediate consequence is that since he didn't give Congress any guidelines on Obamacare, they are still stuck.

it will precisely as long as he is away from his Twitter account.

I mean... culture tends to often divide down racial lines (unfortunately), and different cultures present different social challenges and risks. Being aware of the culture you are interacting with is the solution to that. Avoid ethnocentrism and all that.

The idea that we are physically and psychologically different on any meaningful level is kinda bullshit though.


This is...
I would just urge everyone to tread carefully here and remember the rules in the OP.

not directed at you directly.

it doesn't though most of the time. culture divides along many lines and is tied in with geography, shared history, language, traditions exc. they also aren't monolith things. race is a cultural construct as well capable of being incorporated into identity or not, while also being incredibly arbitrary.  they all mix and blend and influence on and other. they are also are all unique and were built on what worked in the past and the events that influenced peoples thinking. and yes its incredibly important that people understand others culture when working with them. people value things differently and have different ideas of what is fair and expected of people. their are always reasons behind everything however, even if the people themselves couldn't tell you why. its the folly of the last few centenaries to think that "our" way is best. everyone is guilty of it and often their is no "best" simply what works. you cant just pull a cog from a machine and slap a different "superior" one in there. everything was built to work together and "improving/fixing" often ignores the reasons for structures to exist int he first place. people don't always do things to the end you might think they are doing it to. don't assume that the "primitive" thing they do is just outdated. it exists as a reflection of the environment. as shown through history people will chance themselves when the environment changes around them and invalidates the old structures. you cant force it. and yes people must be careful and avoid ethnocentrism. not saying that this is for you but more for me and people who want a more detailed explanation. I'm also not saying some things people do aren't bad, people can be really shitty, but to often people think the shittyness of the present is a reflection on everyone. humans are shitty to each other at a fairly consistent rate and the shit generally increases not due to culture but power. sometimes that shit can bleed over as justification for the power and as a means to perpetuate it. their nothing unique about that, that's just humans.



i will wright this to lay down the facts for people to see and make this clear. I'm not suggesting you hold this view.


"race" is not a biological thing is a purely cultural construct. its often concocted by one group about another group that has some trait, usually different color skin, and is far enough away and limited in contact that they can be generalized. all humans are just as slimier to other humans everywhere. when their physical traits are take in aggregate its clear that one person shares no more traits with their neighbor then someone on the other side of the world. we just picked one trait out that not even everyone in the local area has and say that makes them a "race". humans are a huge series of overlaying gradients.

whats the mystery is how company's convinced people that its actually the green movement and environmental company's that falsify data and manipulate scientists for their gain and not the massive, rich and corrupt as hell fossil fuel and big industry company's. truly masterful manipulation.

these are some of the oldest recorded jokes. handle with care.