Fundamentalist: American slavery as weakness is hyperbole

kissa
and citizens have noticed,  those are not necessary  for law enforcement officers  ... some countries, police doesn't even carry a gun .... I think Finland is one of those countries
K-Pax
kissa: The United States is a broken culture.
15:28 kissa
I think England also,  police doesn't carry a gun ?
Fundamenta|ist
kissa: Whether the police need APC's is a different story altogether, but they are definitely not tanks.
Fundamenta|ist notes English cops do have guns
kissa
K-Pax:   ooh  big time      'man exploits man'
Fundamenta|ist
Its only Scottland Yard that doesn't carry guns... kinda.
kissa
Fundamenta|ist:   aaahh
K-Pax
We imprison people at some of the highest rates in the world, we have absurd amounts of guns and gun killings, our police largely occupies our nation, we have a widespread pandemic of ignorance, and the leading political faction in the USA, the GOP, is openly committing treason with the Russian autocracy.
15:30 K-Pax
The President of the United States is a literal Russian agent.
K-Pax
The USA largely committed suicide after the wound of 9/11.
kissa
K-Pax:   american president is a russian agent,   we all know it,   and those who could do something about it,  don't   ... like impeach him again and  send him packing
K-Pax
And, of course, it has fundamental weaknesses since its founding, like slavery and its legacy including white supremacy, the American version of Christianity with its extreme hostility to knowledge, and pathological individualism that prevents substantial cooperation in our nation.
K-Pax
kissa: When a priest rapes a kid, who is guilty of that rape? The priest, right.
Fundamenta|ist
And we torture puppies
K-Pax
When the church leadership becomes aware of that priest raping kids and does absolutely nothing to stop him, then they become guilty of raping that kid.
kissa
if we would work towards more egalitarian country,  we will have happier people,  less stress and less gun violence ...
K-Pax
So to with the GOP and Trump's treason.
K-Pax
Fundamenta|ist: You appear to be signaling you are unable to take this topic seriously?
Fundamenta|ist
k-Pax: I am not fond of hyperbole.
K-Pax
Fundamenta|ist: Please cite the hyperbole.
kissa
that would mean,  healthcare as human right,  available to everyone ...  living wages,   better schools,  less money for police departments,   demolish private prisons for profit ... small stuff like that
Fundamenta|ist
K-Pax: Your comments the last five minutes.
K-Pax
kissa: I support those things. It's very hard to get the oligarchy to hand over wealth and power at this point, given they have so much of it.
K-Pax
Fundamenta|ist: I discontinued my conversation with you, as you've signaled you do not meet its prerequisites.
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kissa
K-Pax:   very true,  although coming elections seem promising from working person point
K-Pax
1. The USA has "fundamental weaknesses since its founding, like slavery"
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2. k-Pax: I am not fond of hyperbole.
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3. K-Pax: Your comments the last five minutes.
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4. (1) occurred with five minutes of (2).
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5. Therefore, Fundamenta|ist believes that conceiving of American slavery as a fundamental weakness is "hyperbole".
K-Pax
A most offensive view.
K-Pax
Logical arguments like this are possible when you use absolute qualifiers.
K-Pax
Which is why it is incorrect to use absolute qualifiers most of the time.
K-Pax
Which is why usage of absolute qualifiers prevents you from engaging in reasoned discussed most of the time.