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LordReed:
Why is death a pointer to you?

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Because it reveals just how artificial the covering of matter is. The way the body dissolves. There is something about it which shows that the whole thing is put on. I am not sure I can explain it.

I have seen many corpses but one struck me most. My cousin when she died. The corpse looked like a plastic doll. I can't get the sight out of my mind. Something about it struck me clearly and I could see how artificial the whole thing is.

I will try write what I have been meaning to write today and death will be part of it. I will expand on it.

PS: Did it mean anything to you when I referred to the fact that our perception can be easily manipulated?

ppogba:
MrVitalis, where art thou?

See what a state government is spending on.

Are you not alive again to tell us that this is the duty of the private sector and not a government?

Hypocrisy is your baptismal name.

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Just sha hope that there is or will be sufficient economic activity in Enugu to profitably occupy the structures I am seeing in the design.

God knows Tinapa failed because there simply weren't enough people travelling to that end of the woods. If it was situated on Tarqua Bay or the Lekki Ajah Expressway, it would be alive and kicking today.

I wonder how many people have bothered to find out the translation of the lyrics of the song Papaoutai which is now attached to so many clips and videos online.

raumdeuter:
TDS in words

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How about your SDS

budaatum:
I can live with your retention and with what "appeared to try to shift the goal post in a most absurd manner" to you, especially if you refuse to use your own data and your own time to deep seek for the beginning of the wife beating conversation so you can see for yourself.

Do know that my own view of wife beating in the Quran, is that only an Ïgnorant "man who is any combination of immature, neurotic, lacking n self control, empathy or a real love for his wife. Just stressed, angry or high even" would learn from the Quran or anywhere to beat their wife or even sit in a mosque where wife beating is taught. And I expect the wives to have something to say about it too except in Afghanistan, where a lot of ignorant "immature, neurotic, lacking n self control, empathy or a real love for his wife. Just stressed, angry or high" men seem to exist.

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Still off point, but as you say, let's leave it.

These women went for an event organized by a stripper?

budaatum:
Sorry deepsight, but I can not really be bothered because this wife bearing has taken up far too much of my time, and, moreso because I have a meeting in 10 minutes to continue a review of my old student's association's constitution. Maybe later perhaps. Though I don't wanna waste any more of my time on wife beating, to be sincere.

Do know that I don't particularly care if people are rude or insult buda, as i see it more of a reflection of them than anything they may rudely or insultungly say about me.

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Alright.

Since you may not produce the link, I have to retain my understanding. Post over post the question was made clear as to whether Islam taught that or not. And you appeared to try to shift the goal post in a most absurd manner.

Putindbutt:
Since the electricity bill was signed into law two years ago, since power has been decentralized, how many state Governors have began the implentation?. How many states have began generating and distributing power?. Yet you see them boasting of huge allocations.

The only worry is ignorant folks and bitter losers who are still blaming the minister of power and calling out the President as if they didn't know every state can now generate its own power.

How are we sure they're ready to fund state police under them?. How are we sure they want to spend these fat allocations they receive on anything else apart from themselves?.

How many of them have allowed Local Government direct access to their allocations despite the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy?.

These Governors dey fall hand seriously.

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As for state police, they will fund it because they will want to use it to deal with people.

Oracleee:
Those first few people rushing to comment are clearly lacking wisdom. It’s always easy to judge and even find humor in situations when you’re not the one involved.

During one of my prison visits last year, I met a man who had been standing trial for rape. He had already spent over five years behind bars. This year, the supposed victim came forward and admitted it wasn’t rape that they had been in a consensual relationship for years.
Just like that, five years of this man’s life were gone.
Life has different sides, and until you’ve seen it from multiple angles, you’ll understand why it’s important to stay humble and not be quick to accuse or pass judgment. Meanwhile the supposed man is yet to be discharge and acquainted

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Saphire.

budaatum:
That was not the question raised, and I forgive you because you might have missed what was framed.

The question was, does the Quran make Muslims security risk that should be assessed for risk at Guantanamo Bay before they are let into USA. And the wife beating verse was presented as an example of said risk. Like Muslims read such verses and just do what those verses encourage.

It is why we asked if the Muslim Mayor of London and the Muslim Mayor of New York or any Muslim you know beats their wives. Or even if Christians who read "Thou shalt not steal", do not steal.

We also presented examples of Uthman Dan Fodio, known for spreading Islam in Nigeria, advocating against wife beating and educating his own Muslim daughter, Nana Amasu, so no one can beat her, and so she can educate women to be against being beaten, but "smart people" want to ignore all the intellectual discussion that has occured ever since "beat your wife" was written in the Quran and argue that most Muslims read "beat your wife" in the Quran today and therefore beat their wives.

Thankfully, TV01, who is the only one who has actually admitted to having Muslims around him and in his family has described the sort of men who beat their wives, and no one has yet told me that is who most Muslim men are.

As for offending me. I want you to know that my opinion of rude and insulting people is they (may temporarily) lack the intellectual capacity to argue their position, and want to cover it up by engaging in an insult slinging match. It takes two, but you are now amongst those who hopefully realise that buda does not play that game. (I'll add, "often", because you might find the thread where I did play that game very ferociously indeed). You can not offend me.

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I don't particularly see it as rude or insulting to point out that something is silly or someone is being silly.

Nonetheless pls be so kind as to link me to the post where this issue first arose. It might help with context.

budaatum:
They do know. We have mentioned it here like a hundred times at least. But it does not fit their narrative, so they ignore it and beat their wives.

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Pitiful.

budaatum:
Well, I'd definitely choose to be silly by refusing to let ben Guantanamo Bay Muslims as security risk at entry points just because some believe Muslims read a verse in the Quran and beat their wives despite none of you all knowing any muslim who beats his wife for any reason.

Many demonise we black people too by claiming we are programmed to rape their white women, and they don't claim we learn it in a book, its supposedly written into our dna.

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The pity is that you obstinately and I think deliberately kept refusing to acknowledge that the question raised was never what you have framed. The question was whether such was taught by Islam at all.

And not even when given the direct quotes of the Quran would you acknowledge that it was taught by Islam.

THAT is what I regarded as silly even though I now apologize if I offended you because you are generally a good sport.

raumdeuter:
Iran sponsors Hamas Houthis and Hezbollah who attack Israel, Iran is using its proxies to attack Israel to achieve their aim of "Death to Israel"

Ismael Haniyeh the Hamas planner of October 7 was killed in an Iranian army guest house

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This is ridiculous because a resolution of the Gaza "war" had been reached before Israel and the US started this fresh round.
Neither was there any immediate Hezbollah/ Houthi provocation to warrant it.

benalvino3:
Notice how it's not the enslavement of the people that is the worst, it is the trafficking of already enslaved people who our brothers in Ghana, Nigeria and elsewhere sold to the White men for trafficking.

We as black people don't like accountability, we don't adapt which is why we are always running to the people we claim are the worst for a better life.

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Its amazing how silent Nigeria has been on the matter of black history and black rights. Long gone are our hey days as a leading light on this matter.

In terms of your comment while it is true that there was slavery here even before the white man came, there was a unique cruelty to the chattel slavery of the Trans Atlantic trade which was beyond barbaric.

benalvino3:
Deepsight said he is new to this thread, but I know he is not new to this. I can say he is more frequent now, but he used to pop in and out of this thread.

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Yes, that's pretty much what I meant. I didn't mean I never visited or made an odd comment ever. But I simply never followed consistently nor knew who stood where etc. Keeping up more frequently here is a relatively recent thing. Relatively, I say mark you.

GracieX3:
The indoctrination in Trump's cult is strong

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Very strong. And it helps us understand how certain things in history could have happened.

IjeBos:
The Special Prosecutor(who stayed on from Trump's term) actually abused the system to go after his son.

He paid a heavier than normal penalty for not paying his taxes on time (eventually did pay them). They usually don't go after people criminally once they pay their taxes. Compare that to Trump's man Roger Stone. They filed a civil case against him instead of criminal one for not paying his taxes. When the case was filed, he still hadn't paid his taxes.

He also paid a heavier than normal penalty for lying on a gun form (saying that he wasn't an addict), for a gun he had for 1 day. They usually only prosecute that if it's in commission of a felony. But here they just prosecuted that alone here.

On top of that they had a 4 year investigation of him, dragged his personal life around, released private pictures of him from data that seems to have been stolen and then went after him during an impeachment hearing. And they still found nothing except the little they went after him with.

I don't mind the pardon. If he wasn't the President's son he would have gotten a plea deal for everything without jail time. Even the initial plea deal he got was harsher than what anyone else would have gotten. And Republicans still forced the Prosecutor to spike it.
I don't think a person should be treated better or worse because he is the President's son

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Very well weighed and delivered. I agree. I only said its fishy because there's simply no way a co-relation with his being the President's son will not be drawn. Its just impossible. It will always look like some sort of nepotism.

But I wholly agree with you.

I must add that those who support the man who mass-pardoned January 6th convicts and the ex president of Honduras - a mass drug trafficker - had best be silent in this matter.

LordReed:
No sweat bro.

Lemme ask you this, how do you differentiate between base reality and a simulated one.

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This is a very very deep, poignant and apt question.

There are certain things to bear in mind. Do you remember our discussion as to whether machines/ robots could ever be self conscious? If so, you must remember the distinction made there - to wit - that a machine can be made so perfectly that it is impossible to determine if it is actually conscious or merely perfectly replicating the behavior of a conscious being.

In this same way, it must occur to us that it may well be that it is impossible to distinguish between base reality and a simulated one.

For me, however, a few pointers exist. One is death. Another is the fact that it is possible to manipulate perception. The mere fact that we can hallucinate is deeply telling. Also several paranormal things such as out-of-body experiences are telling.

raumdeuter:
How much his net worth grew from 2008 to 2017 will show you. He didnt have any other job beside being president in that time

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You have to point out the specific acts of corruption. Even someone's stocks can grow exponentially without the person lifting a finger.

Trump was a billionaire in private sector and his real estate empire kept being managed and growing

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And he was convicted for things he did in his line of business.

This is you excusing blatant corruption saying its one time, That is the one that was caught, Why did biden have to give his son a pardon dating back to 2014 even before he was president

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I dont excuse it. I just called it corruption.

Also pardoning his son was fishy. However I would not blame him for it in the circumstances particularly when he could see the ascension of a corrupt adversary who would do worse.

benalvino3:
Yes, it's war, in wars, lands are always lost. Israel gave back lands they took from Egypt and Jordan. They refuse to give the Golan Heights back to Syria because of security concerns. And they created buffer in Lebanon for the same reason.

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The UN is clear that the expanding settlements in the West Bank are illegal and that is not a matter of war.

benalvino3:
All this rights denied yet the one that wants to put Bibi in jail for corruption is an Arab judge. Oga, go sit down for corner. If these socalled rights you are talking about is so bad, why are they not moving to the westbank?

They have homes, work, school, have businesses. They are thriving. Israeli soldiers die to free Arab Israelis. What kind of apartheid is that?

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Some have eyes but will not see.

I gave you a list of hard facts. This is exactly why I choose not to bother with some questions you guys pose. Because no amount of facts will stop your confirmation bias.

PS: A judge is a judge. He is not a prosecutor. Learn. Early education issues showing up again.

benalvino3:
Dude stop projecting. What is your counter argument? You lied, got called out your response is don't be silly.

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Dont be silly.

If you call that getting called out then there is a problem with your early education.

raumdeuter:
When did Obama write his book about his presidency? 2020. How much was he worth befor 2008 and how much he was worth in 2017 after presidency before books. Do the percentage increase

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Pls specify what was corrupt.

You mean when the influence of office make you get financial benefit like sending your son to Burisma in Ukraine to negotiate and get a cut for the "Big guy"

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I believe there was corruption there by Biden.

But its one instance. In the case of Trump, the instances are legion.

benalvino3:
The Arabs in Israel in the parliament, Supreme Court, IDF are all living in apartheid 🤣🤣

Its seems they choose apartheid over the West Bank then. You are spewing bulls as usual

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You are not aware of the fact that there are many rights denied even Israeli Arabs.

Learn -

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In Israel, "Israeli Arabs" (primarily identifying as Palestinian citizens of Israel) are subject to various laws and policies that human rights organizations, legal experts, and international bodies identify as discriminatory. These range from high-level constitutional definitions to specific administrative practices.

1. Constitutional and Nation-State Policies
The Jewish Nation-State Law (2018): This Basic Law (which has constitutional status) defines Israel as the "nation-state of the Jewish people," declaring that the right to national self-determination is "unique to the Jewish people." It downgraded Arabic from an official language to a "special status" and identifies Jewish settlement as a "national value" to be encouraged.

The "Nakba Law": This policy allows the government to reduce or withhold funding from public institutions (such as schools or municipalities) that commemorate the Nakba (the 1948 displacement of Palestinians) or challenge the definition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.

2. Land, Housing, and Planning
Admissions Committees Law: This law allows hundreds of small, semi-private communities (built on state-owned land) to use "social suitability" as a criterion to vet potential residents. Critics argue this is used as a legal mechanism to prevent Arab citizens from living in Jewish-majority towns.

Inequity in Land Allocation: Approximately 93% of land in Israel is state-controlled. Historically, almost no new Arab towns have been established since 1948, while hundreds of Jewish towns have been. This has led to severe overcrowding and a lack of master plans in Arab municipalities, making "illegal" construction a necessity for many.

The Kaminitz Law: An amendment to the Planning and Building Law that significantly increased penalties and expedited demolition orders for unauthorized construction. Because Arab towns often lack approved zoning plans, they are disproportionately affected by these "administrative" demolitions.

3. Family and Citizenship
Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law: This law (renewed regularly) generally prohibits Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza who marry Israeli citizens from receiving legal status or residency in Israel. While framed as a security measure, the UN and rights groups point out it applies almost exclusively to Arab citizens, effectively preventing them from living with their spouses in their home country.

4. Socio-Economic and Resource Disparities
Education Funding: While the gap has narrowed in recent years, significant disparities persist in per-student funding between the Arab and Jewish sectors, particularly in the "National-Religious" school tracks.

Socio-Economic Development: Arab municipalities often receive lower per-capita grants and have a smaller tax base due to a lack of industrial zones (which the state usually zones for Jewish municipalities), leading to lower-quality public services and infrastructure.

5. Criminal Justice and Freedom of Expression
Counter-Terrorism Law Application: Recent reports (2024–2025) suggest that the Counter-Terrorism Law's provisions regarding "speech-related offenses" (like "liking" posts or expressing support) are applied with a distinct standard. Data from legal aid groups like Adalah shows that the vast majority of arrests for "incitement" involve Arab citizens, while similar rhetoric from Jewish citizens often goes unprosecuted.

The "Infiltrators" Law: Though primarily targeting asylum seekers, the legal framework for "infiltrators" often overlaps with policies affecting the status of non-Jewish residents and their families.
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benalvino3:
Ignorance. They are Semitic. But do you know that someone can be biracial too, or is this concept new to you? According to you, White people living in Europe and feeling safe decided to relocate to that small land where they have to fight for their lives. 🤣

Living in Europe for aprix 1,000+ years led to:
Intermarriage to varying degrees.

adaptation to local populations
Result is wide range of appearances from very Middle Eastern-looking to European-looking.

You don't know this? Hitler was just killing white people calling them Jews?

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Don't be silly.

GracieX3:
The conflict between Israel and Gaza did not start on that October 7.

Israel has had many murderous attacks on Palestine for over 30 years.

Who threw the first blow? The Isreali came to Palestine in 1948 to create isreal and then kept on expanding israels borders and eating Palestine land.

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THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BOLD.

Many people dont know or ignore the amount of Palestinians that had been killed that same year in the West Bank by Israel.

raumdeuter:
No. This is a lie. I was aware when Israel left Gaza in 2005 under Ariel Sharon. and what did Hamas do in Gaza? They turned it into a terror base to terrorize Israel

You know Gazans go to Israel daily for work, You know they go to Israel for medical treatment while any Israeli caught in Gaza will likely be killed

You see that facts dont care about your emotions

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The apartheid practiced by Israel also does not care about your double standards, House N.

raumdeuter:
You will see who profitted more from being president, you can do th same for Biden too

I didnt support Trump in 2016, I didnt support Trump in 2020. Until I saw the failure of the Democrats in Bidens regime before I supported him in 2024

I fully supported Obama in 2008. I was at Grant Park where he gave his victory speech in November 2008 until I saw the left for what it is. A parade of victimhood

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As per the bold the question is whether the profit is legal or illegal. Insider trading, conflict of interest and abuse of office make the profit illegal or at the minimum unethical. But if you write books about your presidency which sell millions, that is perfectly legit.

I do have issues with the left too.

benalvino3:
Some how you think he is 100% Trump, during the primaries, he was for DeSantis.

So how are you different then? Just the way you have plenty criticism for Obama, he has for Trump.

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Well I am yet to see any. As I told you, I am relatively new on this particular thread.

benalvino3:
Lmao go back 2018 and 2019, you will realize he was not even a Trump supporter

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What matters is today.