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TenderLovingKiller®
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See, the problem is he was too rapey and the judge shouldn’t have allow the jury be tainted by all the other rapes. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees. Hopefully they will re-prosecute.
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. In...www.yahoo.com
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I’m European so there’ll be plenty of socialism, probably not Communism, well at least what I understand as Communism anyway, perhaps our Socialism is just what you all call Communism anyway…
Hemotep
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As a scholar who's published a book on Marx, I can assure you that what Americans call Communism is not what I call Communism,
As a scholar who's published a book on Marx, I can assure you that what Americans call Communism is not what I call Communism,
I knew you were a scholar but I hadn’t figured out you were a political philosophy scholar lol!
Hemotep
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About half of my work is on political economy (modern political forms [democracy, socialism, fascism] and capitalism), the other half looks at how living under those conditions impacts how we think and our mental health.
Hemotep
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And I'm not really a communist. Far closer to your kind of socialism, I probably just want a bit more centralization of human needs industries and a bit more decentralization of everything else.
TenderLovingKiller®
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Whatever. Go back to Russia, pinko!As a scholar who's published a book on Marx, I can assure you that what Americans call Communism is not what I call Communism,
Another problem is the way our current system is set up, it's nearly impossible to get a conviction without all that other evidence / testimony being allowed in. It to often is just his word against hers, and beyond a reasonable doubt can't be reached.
Our system sucks for prosecuting people who commit rape.
Hemotep
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As I read the updates to the Supreme Court presidential immunity trial, my mind instantly goes back to the first thought I had when I heard the theory the Trump team is standing on. And that is, if the court finds in favor of Presidential immunity, the thought will at least have to cross Biden's mind that he should immediately order the military to take out Trump and the Supreme Court or democracy is effectively over in America. You'd get an authoritarian and fascist government either way. If he doesn't do that, then he'd be responsible for orchestrating a peaceful transition to a dictator and the end of democracy with a loss in the November election. If he wins, then the issue hangs over our heads because if you let them do it, eventually someone will get in office who does. Hands down the case that holds the most power over our collective future in our lifetimes. And this extends beyond America as the ripples will be felt everywhere.
Our future worries the hell out of me, even if it seems like the court isn't likely to buy this argument.
Our future worries the hell out of me, even if it seems like the court isn't likely to buy this argument.
Also, anyone with a lot of money like Harvey Winstein is bound to win on appeal eventually anyways... 
TenderLovingKiller®
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But surely if a POTUS does something truly unlawful the Legislature will throw aside their petty partisan differences an work as a check..... BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Sorry, I can't. We'd be fucked.
avecigrec
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Because I'm a child...
I giggle every time an update starts like this!
I giggle every time an update starts like this!
ayayrawn
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TenderLovingKiller®
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I am not defending this giant penis. His rationale is dumb and makes little sense. If TikTok is sold to another, non-Chinese owned, entity (which this bill allows for) I don’t know how that changes the platform’s content.
Bull Shannon
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There’s some stuff happening on campuses which doesn’t give me much confidence that an owner regulated by the American government would keep its hands off the wheel when it comes to pro-Palestine content…
This made me laugh, my senior year at Alabama I had to take a 200 level class as a requirement to graduate, it was taught by a doctoral student. As you might guess The University of Alabama political science was not the most liberal place in the world. I was one of a few people that weren't Republicans in the class. I knew my stuff so he respected me, but any time I said something he'd be like let's see what the pinko commie has to say. It made me laugh then and it still makes me laugh. He was a crazy dude and he always talked about Red Dawn being his favorite movie. A few years back I saw him comment on political post somewhere and he couldn't stand Trump so that was heartening to see.
I was taught political philosophy by an old dude with a beard who kept a copy of Mao’s little red book in his pocket, I was probably the most left wing student in the class and I think he thought I was far right…
He was actually a lovely old fella for all that.