Kratesis

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

Currently the human race has only one planet. Earth. It's biosphere must sustain 100% of human life; long term survival outside of the biosphere is not possible. If that biosphere undergoes a shift that does not favor human life than the volume of human life that can be supported will be reduced. Perhaps by as much as 100%.

The cause of shifts in the type of life favored by the biosphere are largely academic. What matters is that our considerable scientific and industrial might be mustered and directed toward conserving a biosphere that is favorable to our species.

I do not use the word conserve by accident. I am a conservative woman and I look around at culture, at society, at economic and fiscal systems and I see many things worth conserving. But I also look at the planet and I see something that must be conserved; oceans must be conserved, forests must be conserved, the ozone layer must be conserved and a certain temperature range within which humans can exist must also be conserved.

Perhaps there will come a day when our survival as a species is no longer dependent on one planets biosphere. But we have not yet arrived at that time. For now control over the environment must be seized and it must be locked into place and held there until the human race has advanced beyond it's dependency on a single biosphere.

Warhammer 40k: Enemy Without, Enemy Within - an 'Ecclesiarchal' RP [Mature][High Casual/Low Advanced]

A delay until after the new year might be best. The holidays can be busy for me, with family, traveling and so forth.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

I watched my grandfather deteriorate and pass away. He was a very religious man and he never said he wanted to die but you could see it in his eyes. The degree to which he suffered and the degree to which he slowly lost all of his dignity cannot be understated. It is one thing to read about it and quite another to see it and understand it because you understand the person who is experiencing a fate that is literally worse than death.

There is a point when suffering becomes so great that a dignified parting from life is a justifiable choice. Setting aside the question of how it is to be financed, everyone has a right to control their own body; including the choice to live or die. For those whose experience of life has become one of constant suffering they should have access to a humane and peaceful way to pass from this world if that is their choice.

The Book Club

@POOHEAD189 Somewhat ironically I must recommend A War Like No Other by Victor Davis Hanson. The Western Way of War by the same author makes an excellent companion.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

SCOTUS upheld executive order 13769, more commonly known as the Muslim ban.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

@mdk

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Over/under on one allegedly corrupt western politician getting more comments than four volcanic eruptions and one of the largest terrorist attacks in history?

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There does need to be some delineation in regards to the sexual harassment and assault allegations that are currently going around. There is a tremendous difference between an inappropriate behavior and forcible rape.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

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I'm not trying to prove anything, though.

@catchamber

Indeed and that is the problem. Andre has made a claim, that he was present at a place and time in which many other people were present. This is a believable claim given our knowledge of Andre; he lives in that part of the world, is interested in politics and so forth.

Now you arrive with the charge that Andre was not, in fact, present. Well, semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit. You have laid the charge, now you must provide evidence.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

TLDR: Why should I believe that Andreyich was there, if he won't prove it?

@catchamber

Isolated demand for rigor. Burden of proof falls upon you in this case Catchamber.