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    Should public restrooms still be segregated by gender?

    Being uncomfortable with one's gender is not in and of itself a disorder. One is diagnosed with gender dysphoria only when there is a high level of distress associated with not identifying with one's gender, and if the definition of transgender were to be restricted to a diagnosis, as you...
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    Was interning the Japanese during WW2 the right response? [W:377]

    Re: Was interning the Japanese during WW2 the right response? Agree with this, although it is important to note that reparations to the Japanese were so late in the game that they didn't make much of a difference. A large percentage of the interned were deceased by the time reparations were...
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    Queen's China gaffe not the first Royal slip of the tongue

    I couldn't care less about this particular incident, but as a staunch anti-monarchist, symbolic or otherwise, I do think it's embarrassing for the British that they are still wasting time and money ensuring that the royal family lives in luxury all for the sake of "tradition."
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    Should public restrooms still be segregated by gender?

    I don't think the original question of this thread is all that important of an issue, especially when compared to the transgender rights in bathrooms debate, where legitimate discrimination is taking place. The worst misconception in this thread is that people have a motivation to pretend to...
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    Your post is upholding the benefits of what you perceive to be the "white race" developing the United States, and cherry picking flaws in Native American society and perceived flaws in immigrants to justify nativism. The former is racist, the latter is xenophobic.
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    Ah, we've encountered the racism that those against birthright citizenship are being accused of. I fail to see how the flaws of Native American society entitle European settlers to steal their land from them. Yes, in America before white settlement, there was war, killing, and slavery. The...
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    Nativism is a hilarious movement because it asserts the rights of citizens whose ancestors settled illegitimately a long time ago over immigrants whose settlement is claimed to be illegitimate now. It's an entirely arbitrary distinction. The movement is not only as self-serving as the demands of...
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    Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intact'

    Re: Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intac Latin American culture has broken down barriers in terms of marriage between race. It certainly does not have a perfect history in terms of race relations (see: Patagonian genocide in Argentina, white...
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    Alright, I jumped to an assumption based on the abuses comment, my apologies. I agree. Illegal immigrants are abused and exploited. Little regard is given to their workplace safety and they're often paid immorally low wages under the table because they're desperate and willing to accept low...
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    Clinton fights to reclaim New Hampshire

    Unless Sanders somehow manages a breakthrough with some demographic currently backing Clinton, there are few successes within his reach beyond New Hampshire. Nationally speaking, New Hampshire and Iowa are two of Sanders' strongest states, and beyond there, the primary is laid with Clinton...
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    Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intact'

    Re: Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intac :lol: The insistence on several strands of the socialist movement to exonerate current and past left-wing dictators exclusively because they're left-wing strikes me as extremely dogmatic and one of the...
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    Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intact'

    Re: Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intac I bring up racism is because it's merely an example of how the dictatorship of the proletariat's ability to adjust based on input and criticism and address pertinent issues is inadequate. The racial hierarchy...
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    No, nativism is not exclusively a racial issue. The definitions of the terms are: Not inherently issues regarding race, but it does regard nationality, and ending birthright citizenship does discriminate against those who are born to those of foreign nationalities. I didn't claim the only...
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    Would ending "birthright citizenship" be racist?

    It's not inherently racist, but it is both xenophobic and nativist. The latter two are often conflated with racism but are different animals with an occasional overlap.
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    Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intact'

    Re: Cuba Set to Approve New Foreign Investment Projects, Vow to Keep Socialism 'Intac From whom? I fail to see how that addresses the current problems with Cuban electoral law that continue to exist. Yes, Cuba is an excellent example of the flaws of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Let's...
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