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    [W:19] What is a fag?

    "Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag And smile, smile, smile While you've a lucifer to light your fag Smile, boys, that's the style"
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    If you had a 14-year-old daughter ....

    There could potentially be attraction between literally any two people (especially when you're talking about teenagers and their bubbling hormones), and the daughter's friend isn't likely to be the only person in their home. That is why he framing (and implications) of the OP question is so...
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    If you had a 14-year-old daughter ....

    Sex education is a key factor in that though, more so than the factors listed in the OP. A 14 year old who has received decent sex education and has an open and honest relationship with their parents on the topic is probably less likely to experiment with friends (or strangers) and, if they do...
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    A forehead scar gave him away: FBI nabs man accused of whaling on police with pole and pipe on Jan. 6

    His life really went off the rails after he left Hogwarts. 😉
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    If you had a 14-year-old daughter ....

    I think you're being overly simplistic (and dare I say naive) on that point. The chance of there being any kind of sexual activity is hardly limited to the sex/gender of the friend or their stated sexual orientation (as far as you're aware, and if you're that unconditionally restrictive, why...
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    Why shouldn't this be a reasonable solution to the need of a Palestinian state.

    Mostly the word "cedes". The current Israeli government isn't going to be willing to give up the disputed lands they claim and the settlers certainly aren't going to just let any Israeli government do that. Equally, Egypt and Jordan aren't going to just give up land for nothing in return and the...
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    Religious, and left wing

    I'm neither American nor religious but please indulge me since I think this kind of thing can sometimes be easier to see from the outside. The majority of Americans identify as Christian, regardless of political lean (though it is higher among Republicans than Democrats). Of course...
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    What grade do you give your candidates campaign strategy so far?

    Why would the opinion of people who already have a chosen candidate on the relative quality of the campaigns? If you've decided who to vote for this early in the process, you're unlikely to have any kind of balanced and considered point of view.
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    Has AI actually proved that is useful economically in the near (next 5 years)?

    I think you're talking about two distinct things. Actual AI (a lot of things that get called AI aren't really) is used to significant benefit but a lot of it is behind the scenes and not really talked about much (a mixture of it being deeply technical, fairly boring to the average person and...
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    Gender pronouns?

    Whenever an individual claims that "they/them" pronouns only indicate the plural, I use this sentence to correct them. :cool:
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    Gender pronouns?

    Clearly they're of some benefit, otherwise they wouldn't have developed in the first place. Biological sex isn't the be-all and end-all though, and in many of the situations you list, not necessarily the only or most significant one. That is a different question, and kind of demonstrates the...
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    Famous Atheist Richard Dawkins Says He Considers Himself a ‘Cultural Christian’

    By choice or effectively imposed by the society you happened to grow up in? Not necessarily because they're Christian though. I'd argue that the development of modern liberal democracies came about despite Christianity as much as because of it, and the result today is more due to society...
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    German TV station sacks moderator because of anti.semitism

    Is your general position that no country can be criticised for the policies and actions of it's government? I don't know, can you? Your very next post directly equates this with the Nazis. That is a fundamental part of the issue here; any criticism of the Israeli government, even if it is...
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    BDS ….. is it antisemitic or not?

    Discrimination is a motive, not an act. Someone could boycott Israeli government and businesses as a protest against specific policies and actions or they could boycott them because "I don't want to work with any stinking Jews". The former isn't discrimination while the latter is.
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    In My Opinion, Trump and Biden are embarrassing the United States

    You can't seriously believe that? Most of those countries political systems have origins that predate the existence of your country. It's the European colonial powers who influenced political systems around the world (not necessarily a good or bad thing), including in the US, though like most...
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