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Comment Re:Sigh. (Score 1) 229

There's one solid technological solution which would help even the odds a bit, and has been shown to cause folks to think twice before joining a lynch mob, but I don't believe it's available to folks in India. I'm referring of course to the firearm, which operates on the principle that a single individual imbued with the strength to defend against multiple attackers is too high a risk to attack, as even though one wouldn't necessarily be able to shoot a mob of 100 swarming them, nobody in that mob wants to volunteer to be one of the 3-15 that _do_ get shot.

Comment Re: Wayback Machine doesn't have the 2018 SOTU (Score 1) 508

Given my timezone error, that explains why I'm not seeing it at the time I was looking - however even with the error I was seeing the Obama SOTU promotion on applicable dates. that being the case, it would make sense to revise the statement to be "Obama's SOTU addresses were promoted for a much longer time in advance", rather than "exclusively". Still unfortunate, but a distinct case from what was stated.

Comment Re:Wayback Machine doesn't have the 2018 SOTU (Score 1) 508

Given my timezone error, that explains why I'm not seeing it at the time I was looking - however as even with the error I was seeing the Obama SOTU promotion on applicable dates. that being the case, it would make sense to revise the statement to be "Obama's SOTU addresses were promoted for a much longer time in advance", rather than "exclusively".

Comment Wayback Machine doesn't have the 2018 SOTU (Score 1) 508

Ignoring the "not technically SOTU", the Jan 30, 2018 address was promoted, right?

Curiously I can't find it on the Wayback Machine, though Obama's are indeed there from well early each morning on the days noted.

Here's Jan 30, 2018 mid-afternoon:
http://web.archive.org/web/201...

Can anyone point me to the right time of day, or alternative to archive.org which has a capture showing what's claimed in the article?

Comment Re:this seems like it only has one market. (Score 1) 273

You may have missed the point. I was referring to, you know, literal monsters. Like under your bed. Or in your closet. Everyone knows bad people exist. The parallel I was working to draw was that using their language is feeding their narrative, which increases their influence. I may not have expressed my though clearly enough, but I hope this helps clarify.

Comment Re:this seems like it only has one market. (Score 1) 273

Seriously. Racism has far too much popular support lately, coming almost exclusively from those who claim they're defending against it. Drop this theme people, the emphasis is making it worse, not better. Didn't your parents explain about how believing in monsters is what makes them real?

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