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Feb 24, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Pre-Modernist

I'm curious as to how you fine folks feel about the differences between censoring ideas and censuring behaviour. I recently removed a pedant from a group I created. The individual in question was trolling the group with petulant cynicism which held ...

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Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls

Post an unpopular opinion you have, only reply with agree or disagree. Try not to argue

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Feb 25, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by vptran31

I find when i debate or talk with friends there is often a buried deep issue for a persons belief, possibly me too. Example, my african american friend votes democrat but will remain in texas due to favorable taxation. My black friend i suspect ...

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Feb 26, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you think gender is binary?

4 votes absolutely
14 votes yes
1 vote no

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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Reapernine

Are there any true scientific thinkers left like Sir Francis Bacon or Socrates, or is it a dead philosophy? How can modern thinking benefit from the thought experiments from human history? How can these methods of thought change the way we solve ...

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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by jnaatjes

Is the IDW at risk of being infiltrated by alt-right provocateurs?

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Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by edgyberry

If we put dogs down for biting humans, why have we yet to place laws in all the states to put people down for killing other people. Only 10 states have some kind of death penalty, which means loads of bad people just rot in prison till they get ...

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Feb 28, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Linnaeus

Facts don't work. How do we engage those who disagree with us?

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Mar 1, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you support abortions? Why/ why not?

16 votes Yes
42 votes No
25 votes Depends on the situation

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Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by bobjax

In Australia, around 90% (my estimate) of the population have little or no interest in politics or philosophy. How does one start a conversation with people who prefer to think and talk about sex, cars, football and/or real estate?

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Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Leninsghost

Not even sure where to start! I guess my first question is - how do we go about establishing a connection to people who are so emotionally invested in their "belief" that they cannot seem to escape it? I think the only way to do it is to find a way ...

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Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you think children should be vaccinated? Why/ why not?

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Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Wordscythe73

Inclusion 101

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Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Oscar

Someone please explain to me what is the purpose of the community?

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Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you agree with Trump building this wall? Why/ why not?

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Mar 3, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ddelagarza

How to counter abortion argument that one can not be against abortion unless you adopt all kids that are not aborted. I use this argument on illegal immigration on leftists by asking them to foster illegal immigrants

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Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by sooma6

Critical thinking on abortion

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Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Byoung1

Finding IDW SITE

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Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Chris_P_Bacon

LINKThe conviction of Count Dankula sets a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech | The Independent

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Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Chipster

How can the government say the DNC's server was hacked when it has never inspected it?

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Mar 6, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Conservative-Mex

Do women realize abortion makes men hate them even more??

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Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VonO

Why ‘agree to disagree’ is such a horrible thing to say. First of all it is contradictory. Are we agreeing or disagreeing? If all it means is, “We agree that we disagree,” then it is a pretty silly thing to say. We both probably knew that ...

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Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Berniful

I'm thankful to Find IDW. I appreciate thinkers like Jordan Peterson who is one of the most objective lecturers I have heard. He masterfully debunks politically correct ideologues without resorting to snarky attacks. He is appropriately humble about ...

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Mar 7, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu

Please can anyone give me their view point on Equality of outcome and Equality of opportunity?

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Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VonO

Gotta love this feminist logic...

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Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by 1destinyfan

Convention of states

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Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu

What is the next powerful social justice/equal rights movement?

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Mar 10, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kellyugwu

Where is freedom of speech not allowed?

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Mar 11, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by The_Farseer

Familiarity with Gödel's Incompleteness theorem is a necessary prerequisite for this argument I am attempting to make. Lets jump right in. I have heard it asserted that God does not exist because he cannot be proven. This assertion is absurd in ...

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Mar 11, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by The_Farseer

Remember that the next time you hear that cliche phrase "Invisible man in the sky", keep in mind that this phrase turns any argument into a straw man. Nobody believes in some man in the sky. Read the last section of Principia Mathematica ...

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Rus-T-Balls

Please don't confuse the words I say, and my intent, for the way it makes you feel. When I intend to offend or insult you it will not be veiled or subtle, it's not the way I operate.

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by LetaEaglefeather

Should you debate a liberal?

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by RJPainter72

True monopoly

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Conservative-Mex

Who Wants To Talk?

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MADcHATTER

I shall never, for the life of me, understand how the word "Rhetoric" came to be "redefined" to mean "repetitious lies and false statements"... Rhetoric IS the art of discourse, wherein a writer or speaker strives to inform, persuade or motivate ...

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Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CuriousFury

I was in a group conversation today(real people) and a women says that her "native american" father... blahh blahh blahh and a woman chimes in "they call themselves"indigenous peoples". I go "she is talking about her father, she gets to choose how ...

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Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by CharlesD

For a long time now I've noticed that the entertainment industry writes typical scripts that emasculate white men, attack Christianity without attacking Islam, and dislike Alpha Male role models.

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Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SpearCypher

Talking about insidious manipulation over the masses you would think that this would be a major conspiracy theory that everyone is talking about, but its gotten so bad that noone even talks about it anymore, and the general populace accepts the ...

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Mar 13, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by SpearCypher

POLLAre leftist sjw /political leaders turning to antisemitism to test the loyalty of their followers or to make a move to silence the "legitimate dissent" of jewish people because they are mostly free thinkers that have the ultimate "victim status" that...

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Mar 15, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Bugbiter

Young people are marching in NYC in support of AOC’s Green New Deal. What a terrible thing Leftist leadership has done to these impressionable young people. How do you undo this kind of damage, especially when the Left shuts down free speech? And ...

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Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

You asked which post was denied. It was listed under debate...

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Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Hazzsue

Why do we never hear Muslims challenged about separation of church and state when asked if Islam supports democracy ?

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Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Andyspooner

How should we talk about the NZ attack?

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Mar 16, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Mentalprogram

If I was in an argument and I became annoyed with th eother person then I told that person to "go shoot yourself" and then they did! could I be held liable?

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Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Akarja

How to create peace between Muslims and Christians?

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Mar 17, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by JdWyatt

I think, if the best part of the IDW could be distilled down to one thing, it would be nuance, predicated by a hatred of ideology. The things I’ve seen today have made that clear, at least to the level of my limited understanding.

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Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by BobbyL31

How to get people of different awareness levels to think and discuss

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Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Gooch

Enjoying my online schooling of alleged progressives its so comical when they realize they have backed themselves into a corner and the name calling starts

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Mar 18, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MADcHATTER

Anyone ever been accused of "Disrespecting" someone you don't really know? I was. A coworker I do not really associate with much asked me a rather personal question. I replied with a humorous, if not mildly sarcastic comment. (I was by no means ...

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Mar 19, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ilija

A theory is only as useful as its ultimate application I am as big a fan of EPM (Endless Philosophical Masturbation) as the next man but the question of implementing all this highfalutin, ivory-tower-building, fancy big ol' word speakin' into the ...

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Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ConsciousBeing

POLLWhen Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris engage in a conversation, who do you think has the upper hand in ensuring rationality?

9 votes Sam Harris
9 votes Jordan Peterson
2 votes Neither
3 votes Both

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Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Surina

Survivor Farm attack - 11 November 2016 - Middelburg CAS 223/11/2016

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Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Coalcash

I’m just here to get a step closer to speaking face to face with the people so many of us respect. Then I’m going to school them.

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Mar 21, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Schmitt72

I am excited about venturing in to this community. I believe listening is a huge component to learning. For me, it isn't a challenge to engage in respectful dialogue. I can see where this site encourages all of the above. My question is... in what ...

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Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by kingtet

Has anyone else tried the Atheos app for improving your debating via the use of epistemology? I've been using it the past few months, and I've noticed it's made me a better listener. I'm less prone to emotions during discussions and debates. Rather, ...

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Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

Ok, this world is circling the drain. Which side are you on? DemonicRats or Republicans? The elections are coming up and I need to know who to vote for? If you look at our past, you'll see that the DemonicRats have been for slavery and everything ...

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Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ilija

Introducing the shitman We've all heard of Strawmanning an argument, where you portray a weakened version of the topic then argue against that, giving the false impression that you have 'proven the argument wrong.' There's also Steelmanning, where ...

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Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Heighten111

Here in Canada the Mainstream media has virtually eliminated all straight white men from news rooms this cannot happen right across the board without complicante intervention start watching TV commercials and you will notice the gender theme against ...

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Mar 23, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

Who else thinks that more people should start forming "Unions" again? Big corporations hate that word because they'll be held accountable!

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Mar 23, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Dudeface47

Border security

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

DID YOU KNOW? A 232 Year History of our fight against Islam & why it is no longer taught in our public schools... When Thomas Jefferson saw there was no negotiating with Muslims, he formed what is now the Marines (sea going soldiers). These Marines ...

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Jamesnc

End game for

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you feel that technology makes us more alone? Why/ why not?

12 votes Yes
4 votes No
9 votes Sometimes

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

How necessary do you think a college education is? Should we push more kids towards trades?

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you think violent video games cause bad behavior in children?

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Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by NativeJo

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Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Faith

Can someone lead me to the passage of Scripture where it says: Pay no attention to the word, after all you're only human.

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Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee

Do you believe the government is looking out for your best interests?

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Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ConsciousBeing

POLLWhich is your favourite?

6 votes Podcasts
1 vote Monologues
2 votes Multilogues

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Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee

I think New Zealand's plan to ban 12 Rules for Life was a mistake because now I am curious as to what the fuss is all about and had to order a copy

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Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Philip282

We must push back against the state of emergency that Trump is attempting to do. When/if the socialist are elected we may regret the executive branch overreaching against article 1 of the constitution

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Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MADcHATTER

Ok...rant time. I was never "Politically Correct" to begin with and never will be. I do not care if I offend someones tender sensibilities. If you don't have enough of a spine to handle words you don't have the backbone to handle harder things life...

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Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DerekRants

The Canadian Government wants a ban on all "Assault Rifles" and hand guns. This is a bad idea considering that legal firearms actually prevent more crime than what is committed with them. ?

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Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLShould the federal minimum wage in the united states be increased? (currently at $7.25/hr)

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Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DerekRants

YOUTUBE keeps trying to take this video down... But somebody needs to help this boy

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Mar 26, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by anewlovejoy

Don't get in business with Clayton Morris or Bert Whalen. Gee, I hope they see this!!!

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Ontariohomeste

Why are preppers hated or feared

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

Is it time to put Killery Clinton behind bars. Do you really understand how evil she is!?

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DianeBederman

When FB threatens an author by taking down her page, and that author is a senior citizen in rural Ontario, something is very wrong. I am sharing a video produced by the publisher of the only Conservative publishing house in CANADA. Writers like ...

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Carolee

I never thought in a million years I would not only own guns, but I now have a Restricted Gun license in Canada. Canada has always been pretty mild country compared to others but but when the liberals got in power 3 1/2 years ago, everything ...

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Heighten111

Trudeau / Macron/ Soros/ Globalist/multi nationals. / Elites AGENDA Create Open Borders Worldwide eliminate Sovereignty Treadmill the middle class stagnant wages /less assets restrict mobility and ability to protest High immigration to keep ...

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Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by MikeH

The potential for social media. I have started a FB page Fake News and the NZ Herald. In a small way it helps correct the left liberal imbalance. Try it with your local paper!

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

So, AOC's Green New Deal didn't work out so well for her and the Liberals/DemonicRats. Maybe they should stick with the "Sticky Green Deal"... Maybe the Feds should allow Marijuana to be legalized. It sounds like they're already smoking it anyway!

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Frnkenlypt

WHO IS THE LEFT.... is it a mystical fruition that invades the brains of the following.Or is being pushed by many.... Is the man behind the curtain ever going to reveal his face. Many answers to that one..... The questions still remain.. The one ...

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by PalmThis

It sounds like FaceBook is trying to shut us down. It's a good thing we have this alternative. FB is becoming a place where you can't speak your mind/ the truth!

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by cjames53

It's time to abandon the terms "Left" and "Right." These are divisive, inaccurate, often derisive, and should not be used by thoughtful members of this forum. How can you possibly hope project an N-dimensional space onto a one-dimensional line ...

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by AJElicits

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Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by HollyLouise

I referenced this link in a thread elsewhere, but thought it would be good to share to the whole community. Media Bias/Fact Check is a site that analyzes many of the sources folks commonly use or obtain their daily information from, as well as ...

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Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by FirstA

Finally, a place for discussion and dialogue.

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Mar 29, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by jnaatjes

Why do we spend so much time on this site debating the far leftists who aren't even here?

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Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Debatio

As a fan of Steven Crowder, I saw a change my mind post about, Socialism is Evil -Change my mind. I disagreed with this and would like to state: "Socialism is Good- Change My Mind" To define my points: Socialism: A political and economic theory ...

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Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLShould illegal immigrants be treated as criminals?

23 votes Yes
1 vote No
4 votes Only if they’re breaking more laws than coming into the country

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Mar 30, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by edgyberry

What’s your opinion on gun laws. Should all people be able to own guns? Do you feel there should be more/ less in backgrounds checks?

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Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by chuckpo

Do Intellectuals And Emotionals Even Have A Common Language to Anchor Communication? I made a comment on another thread, and I'm turning that into a topic. What do you all think? Intellectual arguments are irrelevant to the people who most ...

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Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Marxist_Ghoul

Could you debate a Marxist and win?

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Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by tammycampy10

I’d like to know if anyone has unveiled information on the democratic desegregation taking place on the west coast? Dems are leaving for various reasons (cost of living, taxes, crime, poo and needles ?) AND taking their blue insanity with them to ...

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Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by edgyberry

POLLDo you believe in round earth or flat earth?

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Apr 2, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by BHB_UK

Some of you have been talking about how to argue with the far left, and how to deal with emotions versus reason. I've come across a book by Greg Gutfeld called How To Be Right. I haven't bought it yet but am planning to. One of his strategies is to ...

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Apr 6, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by DrN1

Before I got onto IDW i'd never really come across "You Tubers", now that I have I really wish I hadn't. It's like listening to some tedious monologue bashing away about some pet hate or obsession, with the sound of axes grinding merrily. Discussion ...

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Apr 6, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by crsederwall

Just when I had grown accustom to my three day time outs on Facebook, I get a 27 day time out for posting on the NBC news page that toxic femininity was as off putting as toxic masculinity. I pointed out that toxic personalities weren't a gender or ...

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