Do you ever avoid seeing the highly praised movies and see the ones the critics hated? Just because you're curious? How much does other people's opinions influence your actions? Why?
Never fails. The off-topics think they are bringing up a valid point when in fact they use that same tired old tactic to avoid responding to the question asked.  Always. Unfailin... moreNever fails. The off-topics think they are bringing up a valid point when in fact they use that same tired old tactic to avoid responding to the question asked.  Always. Unfailingly. Off-topics can never seem to focus on the point. Why?
If you knew the following was a portion the little known verses to the song, would you continue to stand when it plays:
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,
That the ha... moreIf you knew the following was a portion the little known verses to the song, would you continue to stand when it plays:
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,
That the havoc of war and the battles confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave.
O're the land of the free and the home of the brave less
In my case, I felt no 'self' for many years... from trauma /abuse. I still sometimes feel I dont' have a right to 'me'. To be. To feel. To just be who I AM in front of others. When... moreIn my case, I felt no 'self' for many years... from trauma /abuse. I still sometimes feel I dont' have a right to 'me'. To be. To feel. To just be who I AM in front of others. When I was younger and even into adult years, I'd be chastised and belittled for even saying my opinion on something as trivial as what meat you enjoyed for dinner.. nevermind if you defended yourself from awful words like dumb, curse words, etc. I began to feel I didn't have a right to be me, or that to be me was not good, and it was weak or less. How can one feel a right to a 'self'? What would that 'self' need to know? Many philosophers say we should shy AWAY from a self... or mainly from ego. That we are one, and the self leads to suffering, comparison, etc. However I often don't even feel connected to others sometimes .... any similar experience welcome less
Inasmuch as free speech/expression is clearly dead in America's institutions of higher indoctrination, wouldn't it be better if an aspiring graduate remained completely silent for ... moreInasmuch as free speech/expression is clearly dead in America's institutions of higher indoctrination, wouldn't it be better if an aspiring graduate remained completely silent for the four-plus years it takes to earn a sheepskin?
UNL students restricted by new ‘respect’ policy
" Green’s comments come as Christianity and conservatism — even support of Donald Trump — is accused of being intolerant, hateful and racist on campuses nationwide.
Green did not define, neither in his speech or the written policy underscoring it, what an action of disrespect might be, leaving it widely open to interpretation. The vague set of beliefs also comes a time when accusations of microaggressions, or unintentional slights some interpret as racist acts, have a vice grip on universities." less
So Teleprompter Trump will be scripted. Not only the questions but the answers too? Seriously folks what's the point? Why pretend anything substantive is happening there? If you kn... moreSo Teleprompter Trump will be scripted. Not only the questions but the answers too? Seriously folks what's the point? Why pretend anything substantive is happening there? If you know the questions and the answers in advance where's the beef?
