Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Alright. It'll be a bit but I'll start a thread when I'm finished. I've always objected to the Stasis his thesis posits but I'll read it and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRider Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: But positing any form of government as an "endpoint" or "culmination" shows a fundamental misunderstanding of evolution which only posits change. There is no "direction" to it. Thank you for posting this Scott. This is the second most common misconception of Evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am withholding judgment until I find out if Trump is going to be the next president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRider Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 7 hours ago, Roose Boltons Pet Leech said: Fukuyama's work always was a liberal* masturbatory fantasy. *Meant in the European sense, not the US sense. I always preferred Jesus Jones' take, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 15 hours ago, Roose Boltons Pet Leech said: Jo's German. Well, aside from that, er, minor error, I think my point stands on its, er, merits. (Walks away like George Michael Bluth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Did this thread reduce itself to lawyer talk in less than two pages? THE HELL! The year 2000 was the last year I can remember being as hard as this one. This year is hard due to serious fatigue, and not new (to me) trauma. 2000 was a year of deaths and divorces. This year can suck a bag of dicks. I am so sick of our healthcare system I could power a whole city with my fury. I am sure I am not alone here. Also, eff Louisiana and eff THIS YEAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 No one mentioning 2008? Sure, Obama won the election, but I graduated college at the end of that year, with no job prospects in sight at the time. And I doubt I was the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston of House Shapper Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 The autumn of 2001 was really messed up, not just from a US perspective, but especially for Switzerland. 2005 was dominated by a lot of natural disasters, I don't really remember any major man-made events, unless you want to count the incompetence involved in rescuing people from Katrina. 2016 hasn't even come close to any of the years mentioned in the OP, it's just more of the same we saw in the last couple of years with terrorism, the Middle East escalating further, the EU falling apart, etc. But none of those things started this year, so people probably won't look back at 2016 as an especially horrific year, unless some major catastrophy happens in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 If Michael Caine dies, I'm gonna find a hole in the ground and fuck the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Bringing this thread back because...is it still contested now by that 2016 sucks super cancerous lumpy donkey balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altherion Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 From a personal perspective, it was a very unpleasant year, but the reasons for it are specific to my family. From a national or global perspective, I'm not sure why you think this year is bad: regardless of today's outcome (and it is far from being decided), there's no reason why things should be better rather than worse in 2017, 2018, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 RABBLE! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Week Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I got married in 2016. I moved across the country in 2016. 2016 was an amazing year... ... ...tonight... ... ...2016 is a fucking piece of shit year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester of Valyria Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 So, from my own (admittedly relatively sheltered) viewpoint, so far 2016 has included: The deaths of several much-loved celebrities Brexit Chinese economic worries Syria just getting worse The far-right resurgent in Germany, France, and much of the rest of Europe Turkey's coup attempt and the subsequent crackdown A ton of natural disasters European countries shamefully turning away thousands of deserving refugees HALLOWEEN BEING ON A MONDAY! President Donald Trump (oh shit we're doomed) What have I missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denvek Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Are there any Cubs fans here? Would you trade the World Series for a different Election result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetyrPunkinhead Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 18 minutes ago, Denvek said: Are there any Cubs fans here? Would you trade the World Series for a different Election result? That's perhaps the cruelest, most sadistic "would you" scenario I've ever heard, you sick bastard! And that's saying a lot because I've played this game with Irishmen and Serbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 On 7/12/2016 at 2:32 AM, Lily Valley said: Did this thread reduce itself to lawyer talk in less than two pages? THE HELL! The year 2000 was the last year I can remember being as hard as this one. This year is hard due to serious fatigue, and not new (to me) trauma. 2000 was a year of deaths and divorces. This year can suck a bag of dicks. I am so sick of our healthcare system I could power a whole city with my fury. I am sure I am not alone here. Also, eff Louisiana and eff THIS YEAR. What's wrong with "Lawyer Talk"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: What's wrong with "Lawyer Talk"? Nothing inherently wrong with it. I had hoped we'd have a few good pages of ranting and raving first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Lily, Is ranting helpful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 22 hours ago, Denvek said: Are there any Cubs fans here? Would you trade the World Series for a different Election result? I feel bad for the Cubs. Finally win their thing and it's only the second most unlikely feel-good sporting story of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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