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Not all change is inherently good or desirable.

I disagree. Hippies were a minority and mild annoyance. I don't further agree that any radicalism or progressivism is wokeism.

One can be progressive and want an egalitarian society without descending to wokeism. @Consept Wokeism is the unhealthy extreme.

Two years of war, and for what? Russia should have won by now. We need a negotiated peace. If this means Ukraine can join the EU but not NATO, so be it. It may not seem "fair" but then Putin won't relent over feeling agitated about Ukraine moving into NATO's orbit. Ukraine should accept Crimea is gone. Russia should accept Ukrainian sovereignty. Let them share the Donbas republics. And Ukraine cannot join NATO. Moreover, Russia pays Ukraine operations for the war damage it is incurred. This can be regular financial payments, oil shipments, etc. For there to be a peace, both sides have to agree on concessions. And the EU, NATO, and possibly even China should sign it. China is a bigger power than Russia, and Putin my not like it but he's China's junior. China is an economic power that Russia isn't, at least.

I used to be a Christian but outgrew it, and no longer identify with it. However, it's not healthy to distort Biblical teachings. Biblical teachings are supposed to apply to all times. It is true that people have individual conceptions of God. But then from a strict Christian standpoint, sex work is not acceptable. Neither is casual sex or any real sexual openness by contemporary values.

Why do people believe in them? One thing I've never got is that even if there is some NWO or lizardmen controlling us, how can a random person stop them? The point of any conspiracy is stealth and being hidden. It would be highly difficult to expose. Take David Icke's Lizardmen. Clearly they are beings more advanced than us, if they indeed exist. So what could humans do to stop them? It would be in their interest to create systems to keep those under control, wouldn't it? Moreover, why are most conspiracy theories about nefarious or dark acts? Why can't organisations or conspiracies conspire for the good? Why can't they say that x war happened since it would lead to y technology being invented to care a host of diseases in the future?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68404617 very interesting. How does she know shes 28? Does she usually count the 28th Feb or 1st March as her birthday?

There are people who are loners or hermits who want and have relationships. I don't see it as that diametrically opposed, and there is no real connection between the two.

The point is that billionaires became such via unethical means. Your point doesn't bring much to the discussion.

people who lie about people expressing opinions are comical.

there should be mandatory mental health checks in schools. and for all people, not just those with diagnosed conditions. maybe a weekly counselling session,where any and all information can. be collated and expressed in confidence. If a young guy wants to rape a woman because she's part of a "class" that is denying him the right/opportunity to date, then it's clearly an unhealthy mind that is making such a thought process.

How do some women like this have these weird views of socio-economics? Most don't seem to be rich themselves.

PUA was always misguided. All of these online dating ideologies are just money-making scams.

not the point. why don't amazon or other big e-commerce retailers provide it? some shoddy small businesses isn't it.

trump doesn't seem racist, but I doubt he gives two fucks about blacks. Or Muslims who were not good enough to even enter the USA, or the savage rapist Mexicans.

I can take it that I triggered you, since I merely responded to your question with my own views. Am I not permitted to express my views? the values of your temple aren't universal.

Hippies were fringe though, as were beatniks. By themselves, they didn't impact much. the comparison is very thin between them and modern wokeists.

it's time people promoted it for its original function, as an alternative currency. you don't see many firms offering it as an alternative payment option these days, compared to five years ago.

Not all billionaires are made equal. I don';t see how accruing money means that others must suffer in the process.

I'm not sure what the relevance is here. I don't really see how the number of billionaires matter. Yes, it shows great wealth production, but in limited spheres. An excess of wealth at the top of any society isn't healthy. I also don't see the link to colonialism. I'd guarantee there was great inequality in Mughal times. India has a huge population so it's natural for it to have a large economy. This isn't a great feat. Your point is tangential, and based on nationalist bias and propaganda.

It's also a dishonest and lazy reading.

I respectfully and strongly disagree. Hippies didn't have much societal influence then. They may have been radical, but their effect on social discourse was minimal. Once these people entered the 1970s, they entered into adulthood and the free love movement died out. They were always a fringe.

People who conflate wokeism and standard egalitanrianism are being disingenuous. A lot of things that wokeists advocate for are entering the mainstream and they aren't healthy. These are things that egalitarians of the past didn't call for. They wanted all of the rights and responsibilities that majority groups held without special favours. It also is stepstepping the issue that what these wokeists call for is toxic. So by this logic, it's OK to say that we shouldn't discrimiate against people in the workplace based on race, religion, sex, gender, etc. But then we should have a safe space for university students who are upset that the administration invited a Christian anti-abortion speaker to present a lecture. Haven't they heard of Christianity and/or anti-abortion points before? And this isn't a strawman. The distortion of safe spaces from their original context is a common thing in many Western universities now. So those who are conflating wokeism with egalitarianism are saying young people aged 18-22 should be herded away from views they dislike, even though they are somewhat mainstream? Many think abortion is wrong, and many are Christian.

I don't agree. Little can completely insulate from mental illness.

I must say I like our language as it is. We're not forcing others to learn it. As for perfectionism, yes improvement is good. Perfection is an unrealisable goal. there is also wisdom in accepting flaws and that not everything in life is or will be good.