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Shhh. It'll make Alexis feel bad. Just play along... So should we pretend that his personal vision for society actually matters to anybody? I don't know. I was just joking. Joking is good, Gary. We only have to look at Alexis and Wazzo to see what can happen when matters are taken too seriously.

Harbal is a past master at seeing and understanding nothing. That is where his commitment lies! Amazing as that is he is only getting better day by day. Perhaps I understand a little too much. Shhh. It'll make Alexis feel bad. Just play along... So should we pretend that his personal vision for soc...

Alexis Jacobi wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 1:03 pm Harbal is a past master at seeing and understanding nothing. That is where his commitment lies! Amazing as that is he is only getting better day by day.

Perhaps I understand a little too much.

Wizard22 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:07 pm
Iwan, I think you're slouching on Alexis' thread and contribution here...

If I may add onto Alexis' contribution above:

Alexis' responses inspired some thoughts in me.

I hope Alexis enjoys having his arse kissed. After all, it won't kiss itself.

Walker wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:36 am

Harbal wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:52 am

Walker wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:34 am State of the USA

- Easter used to be … God Visibility Day.

Do Americans no longer celebrate the death of Jesus?

Resurrection. You're old enough to know that by now. Act your age instead of acting stupid.

Oh no, I can't do that, Walker.

It took me 5 minutes to make this post, does that answer your question, Gary?

commonsense wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:09 pm
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This content is not available in my region, it seems.

I agree with Harbal’s point that one cannot assess a book for its age appropriateness without reading it, but I think it is only necessary to read from the beginning until an age inappropriate passage is found. It isn't only a question of age appropriateness, although I do acknowledge that we need ...

Alexis Jacobi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:55 pm
And this is why I say: It can only start with the individual and in the individual. The individual must make the radical choices. The individual must assume responsibility.

You'll be pleased to know that I've made my choice, and assumed responsibility for it.

I don't have a position on what books should be given to children. Really? So if some pornographer or groomer wishes to expose your daughter to all manner of explicit material, and she's only eight years old, you don't have a position on that? And you don't regard that as a moral failing? :shock: T...

Again, not true. If you know it contains vile material, there's no excuse for allowing it for children. You don't have to drink all the poison to know a thing is poisoned. You have made reference to "perverted" books, and seem to expect people to just take your word for it,... I don't. I ...

Yes, you can...so long as what you know it contains is age-inappropriate. Any exerpt will do. In fact, it's immoral to do less. You can't know what it contains until you've read it for yourself. Again, not true. If you know it contains vile material, there's no excuse for allowing it for children. ...

No, you absolutely cannot condemn a book if you haven't even read it. Yes, you can...so long as what you know it contains is age-inappropriate. Any exerpt will do. In fact, it's immoral to do less. You can't know what it contains until you've read it for yourself. Condemning books on the say so of ...

Absolutely not. That's not negotiable; you cannot reasonably condemn a book without first reading it yourself. Sure, you can. If you know that a children's book has action X in it, and action X is not age-appropriate, you don't need any more information to know that the book's inappropriate. It's v...

Umm...you're missing the boat, Gary. We're not talking about Epstein Island, or garden variety perverts, of any political stripe. We're talking about the "educators," particularly in Florida, who have been grooming children in public schools with perverted books. And we're discussing the ...