You can't have equality without everyone being equal.
You can't have inclusivity if some people are excluded.
If I were to exclude the group you've labelled as 'the usual suspects' and view them as unworthy, am I behaving any differently from those who exclude the lgbtq+ community with ridicule?
If I only spend time with people who reinforce my views, how will I learn and progress without challenge?
Because people living outside die of cold in the winter.
I imagine some cities in Canada have instituted that law to keep the death rate down from landlords turfing tenants out with a complete disregard for their welfare, or where they might go next.
As a landlord you have ethical and legal responsibilities. Tenants are not disposable commodities, nor are they lodgers for your lifestyle convenience.
Why did the article say, "It's not known if the vehicle was moving at the time"?
It's what Gavin de Becker would call satellite information.
If the only current evidence is the testimony of the surviving witness, establishing that the vehicle was moving at the time corroborates the driver's story. He couldn't drive and shoot the passenger from the back seat at the same time.
I imagine there'll be a whole load of skid mark, foot print and other forensic investigation going on.
So, are saying now that it wasn't scary for the out numbered police?
If my memory serves me correctly, that scene escalated quite a bit as more people entered the area. The police were aware that was going to happen because of the mob outside and more and more people pouring in to the building.
I recall watching an interview with some of the police officers who quite frankly still seemed a bit twitchy. They were scared for their lives as that scene escalated.
I really don't think it's fair, nor appropriate to minimise the trauma and compare it to a tram going past you in the street.
I think my response to that would be, "Okay, let's discuss me ditching you and we'll see if the final decision is yours. Ooops, too late, Tortoise-toes."
I'll leave you guess at what I'd be thinking and feeling.
Which then begs the question about training actors and maintaining some kind of licence.
You perhaps can't hold actors responsible unless they've been trained, their contracts state their responsibility and it's a legal requirement to do the above.
Seeking 18-99 indicates no preconceived age parameters, but not necessarily no parameters at all.
A lot of rational and reasonable people prefer not to make arbitrary decisions in advance just because a dating site format promotes that kind of prejudice.
Bear in mind, 18-99 also means old enough to be his mother.
I had some enjoyable and very funny conversations in that medium, especially with young Asian men who were trying it on with older Western women, but never rude, or crude. Always polite, always made me laugh, never succeeded.
There was the chat room as well, but I didn't venture there before it was removed.
I didn't think for one minute that you 'lashed out' in a bad way.
It's just obvious that you are troubled by Nam being in danger, the fact that no one appears to have heard from him and the impact it's having on his family and friends.
At the beginning of this blog you asked for help to try and track Nam with a link someone passed on to you. Has anyone helped you with that?
Just because people don't keep sending best wishes doesn't mean they're not thinking of Nam and hoping he's okay.
A part of that it seeing this blog pop up from time to time to remind us of his journey in amongst all the other things that command our attention.
What he's doing, or has done is clearly his passion and purpose and I'm pleased he has that. It would just be nice to hear that he's okay, even if he doesn't wish to share any of his experiences.
Although it's not ideal for a car to come to a stop like that, in the UK the fault is with the driver who goes into the back of another car.
I don't drive myself, but if the 9th, 10th, etc. cars can stop and not become a part of the pile-up, what happened with the 2nd-7th cars?
Maybe the video has been slowed for clarity, but is it possible that at least some of the 2nd-7th drivers were not paying as much attention as they should have?
Given the controversy about using language that implies assisted driving technology is synonymous with driverless technology it all seems a bit muddled to me. Cars suddenly coming to a stop is not a unique phenomenon, neither is a less than alert driver. We don't blame all cars of one type every time there is an accident and we don't assume fault without an investigation of what actually happened.
Is this really about reporting a glitch in the technology, or is there an element of knocking Elon Musk of his pedestal in the way this has been presented?
However culturally popular it is, it's counterproductive to associate depression with laziness.
Berating people with depression (even indirectly like this) is about as sensible as telling people off for having cancer as a cure.
Tim Cantopher in his book Depression: The Curse of the Strong, proposes that those people who constantly push themselves are more likely to experience depression which is essentially a manifestation of physical and emotional exhaustion. It's well documented that (extra) sleep alleviates traits of depression and is advocated as an aspect of mainstream therapies. Tiredness and a lack of motivation are traits of depression for a reason, or number of reasons: it's a big part of the illness.
I'm glad this technique worked for Jess Mell, but she would have been in a place of fairly mild depression/recovery in order to do all these new things. I'd also be interested in how things go for her long term and whether it truly has been a 'cure', or whether pushing herself to the extreme is just part of the cycle.
I'm not knocking new activities and interests as part of creating change and improvements in depressive traits, but this extreme technique seems to be perfectly flawed, or possibly a tad on the hypomanic side.
Y'know, people may feel great when they're experiencing a manic phase of bipolar disorder and can be absolutely adamant that they've simply returned to a blessed 'normal'.
It is when you choose to learn from someone who is teaching others how to be toxic, you can't see it for yourself and you won't accept being told by people who are genuinely looking out for you.
jac_the_gripper Blog Comments (2,982)
RE: Not Sure If I'm Confused
Tell me what you know about that document and why you object to it.