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I can't help but be struck at how cowardly 'moral relativism' seems. Yes, you could potentially offend or step on someone's toes if you express moral outrage at the practice of childhood genital mutiliation, for example, but are you truly opposed if you are willing to contextualise said opposition? If you have a strong moral objection to something, then have a strong moral objection.

There are 8 billion people, and not all of them are going to or have to agree with you. There's absolutely no need to play the chameleon to keep everyone happy.

If your moral objection to something isn't universal, then it isn't an objection.

I also use Storygraph and like it well enough. Is there a good reason to switch to Bookwyrm?

A majority when 'undecided' are excluded.

Thanks for sharing.

A lot of people who don't have much experience helping with the homeless don't realise how dangerous it can often be and tend to err on the side of optimism.

We've had to call police on numerous occasions because of instances of physical assault. Of course, the vast majority of people we help are lovely, but it helps to be realistic to keep yourself and others safe.

His policies have absolutely hurt, and probably killed, people.

This guy is a whiney little bitch.

I agree that people lack compassion, but for a substantial number, it's not 'for no reason.'

Many people's interactions with the homeless population are very negative, typically involving theft, drug use, and terrifying mental health breaks. Obviously, that's very much an issue of selection bias since it's typically the same few who give the entire homeless population a bad reputation.

I think if people gave more of their time to help the homeless and others who have fallen through the cracks of society, a lot of the cruel words and horrible treatment directed toward our less fortunate would diminish substantially. A few hours a week volunteering at your local food bank, shelter, church kitchen, nursing home, etc. Is a small inconvenience but an absolutely huge help.

Additionally, we must rethink how we treat repeat offenders and public criminality. A lot of the time police won't even respond to a reported bike theft or incidence of public drug use. The offenders are a danger and nuisance not only to themselves and the general public at large, but also, and most substantially, to other homeless people.

This is not a US specific issue, tbh. I've heard this weird belief repeated by all sorts of people.

shakes fist THE DANES!

I mean, that's basically how the entire hospitality industry operates at this point.

Can we delete it?

App Manager doesn't seem able to remove all the google bloatware from my Flip6.

Also, using Aurora and F-droid and still getting 'download from Google play' error message when trying to run certain apps. Any work around?

Canada could develop its own nuclear deterrent. In terms of know-how, industrial capacity and materials, all the pieces are there. It has never been necessary, however.

That might be changing.

Many people are saying it.