Zompist Bboard Again

I thought it over, and though I just recently ended a vacation, I think I am in need of a hiatus, for the good and safety of everyone here. I will do my best to keep off-forum for a week. *shrugs* in theory, this means more time for working on my latest conscript...in theory. :) I wish everyone a gr...

Everything else is the garbage I've come to expect from non-far-left trolls, but this one's important: thank you for saying I'm not a troll; you're good people too. we both have trouble with our wording. I don't google it because I trust the writings of primatologists who have written on the subjec...

If you want a more mainstream example, the Indian Civil Service is one of the most corrupt institutions in the world. In the qualifying exam, entrants are required to take a test on ethics, where they write long essays on the subject. This is the kind of solution you get when you replace systems an...

Is that because of capitalism, or because of bad CEOs? Or do those not exist in socialist countries? I think in most developed countries, healthcare may be private but at the very least it's non-profit for most essential medical care; and insurance is compulsory for obvious reasons. (Even in Switze...

If you want a more mainstream example, the Indian Civil Service is one of the most corrupt institutions in the world. In the qualifying exam, entrants are required to take a test on ethics, where they write long essays on the subject. This is the kind of solution you get when you replace systems an...

there are these things humans are capable of having you know called thoughts? try having one some time Given your statements about age and capitalism, I don't need to think at my great age - i just need to hire an assassin to deal with you. ... Seriously though, I freely admit that I got snippy and...

You've had this question answered by multiple people, without explaining why you don't accept the answers. I have explicitly accepted it: Thanks. That's all I'm asking. After that, I was defending my right to have asked this question. you asked....several times. once or twice is inquiring. more tha...

rotting bones wrote: ↑Tue Oct 21, 2025 4:56 pm

keenir wrote: ↑Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:54 pm Or do those not exist in socialist countries?

Under my proposal, capitalists will exist.

my deepest apologies, then; I had not known or realized that you are running a socialist country.

??? Dare I ask where you found that chestnut of great dubioiusness for which I can think of no primatologist or anthropologist who would agree with it? Great apes are known to no longer display the same curiosity they did as juveniles. Great Apes are also known not to run around as rapidly or reckl...

The Indian government provides free healthcare, subsidized groceries and large scale bailouts of farmers that are basically routine. India is not socialist. It's a gig economy hellscape that's controlled by business owners. (Despite this, India wasn't able to create enough jobs to exploit the popul...

After all, other great apes become dumber upon reaching maturity. ??? Dare I ask where you found that chestnut of great dubioiusness for which I can think of no primatologist or anthropologist who would agree with it? You don't want to anyway. Many successful capitalists falsely believe they are su...

The key thing though is that Christians don't worship a zombie-God as such -- when Christ is risen He emphatically is not a zombie -- and even if they did, what in hell does that have to do with genocide? That is on the same level as stating that American imperialism is explained by the fact that v...

It's the confidence with which humans defend insanity that really gets me. It wouldn't be so bad if they felt slightly unsure. Given that you don't seem at all unsure about any bits of socialism, why should we feel unsure about another religion? "Oh, you want us to share everything equally? An...

It'd be nice to take a few minutes to look up stuff sometimes. You'd have learned that Quisling was hated by just about every Norwegian for his collaboration, was forced as head of government at gunpoint, which the reason why 'quisling' passed into common language. That's why it's a good insult. be...

Anyone else attend one of the No Kings protests today? I was genuinely impressed by the size of the one in my area. There must have been hundreds of people there. That is quite impressive given the overwhelming conservatism of Missouri and especially this county. ...thus demonstrating what we've be...

I believe my statement stands in the UK, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if it falls down worldwide². I wonder if Socialism with Chinese Characteristics counts as Marxism. That has got to have a large number of members. that feels like you're trying out No True Scotsman. (Protestants have object...

I don't think rotting bones really gets Christianity theology or imagery here; e.g. he completely ignores the significance of that Jesus conquered death through His resurrection , i.e. what Easter, which is probably the biggest holiday in Christianity theologically, is about. Way off topic, but per...

yeah, thank gods that socialist and communist countries don't give idiots like him and Lysenko obscene levels of power over regular citizens. You have to be deliberately misunderstanding me at this point. I have told you so many times how the Vanguard Party creates an authoritarian structure. I hav...

I don't always agree with you, but I wouldn't have expected you to be actually willing to say something that stupid. If they keep it up, "Quisling Prize" will be a nice insult. "Quisling" has entered the English language: quis·ling /ˈkwizliNG/ noun a traitor who collaborates wit...

You seem to have the idea that the perfect human institution will just stay there unchanged for a thousand years. No human system has ever worked that way. Good things get corrupted. You can't even trust the bad things to stay unchanged. Not really. I'm only criticizing one problematic social syste...