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Looking at events from the past from our modern knowledge and perspective gives one a false sense of our own capabilities/morals. If I were alive 2-3 centuries ago I would be the worlds greatest inven…

@StateYourPoint Created By Lenin: 1. The Gulag system of slave labor camps 2. The Cheka (secret police agency eventually known as the KGB) 3. Collectivization of agriculture leading to mass famines 4.…

@NaturalBornTraveller said in #36: > Lenin was not a dictator. "Lenin as a ruthless and single-minded despot and a 'product of his time and place: a violent, tyrannical and corrupt Russia.' He seized …

Bil Maher is an American comedy/talk show host who was considered a spokesman of the moderate left by some. He seems to be taking things back to a classical liberal stance lately. https://www.youtube.…

Lots of good suggestions here, Thank you all, will look them over and see which I will try out. 8)

Have some friends coming over, i usually just BBQ food for them but one asked about serving the food in a different way. We usually do chicken since everyone likes it. Lots of recipes online but wonde…

I played against a new player ( their first game ), it was a good, close game but I ended up winning. He immediately closed his account? Any idea why? https://lichess.org/zvQIr6jvlQ7Q

You are trying to shame/insult people into watching basketball? I know people who go to watch sporting events if they have family members/friends involved but would never expect or demand the public i…

@I_invented_google said in #46: > Well Russia released interrogation videos of the terrorists and they claimed that they were actually payed by a mysterious mastermind for this. With Putin's " interro…

@WassimBerbar said in #25: > Then people are gonna generalise and blame all muslims because of what ISIS is doing, a groupe that is Shii شيعي, not even Sunni سني. Saying all Muslims are somehow to bla…