Usury is charging interest. I knew that when I was nine. The dictionary has modified it recently - to state that it must not be 'unreasonably high' interest. Tricksy, because who defines what amount is unreasonable? It is a squishy definition.
I argue that credit cards, that often top 20% interest, are userous.
My grandfather was very religious. He stuck to the maxim: "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend." - just to avoid usury.
ME...WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS...I DON'T do the WOKE thang and I DON'T do the damn PRONOUNS...
I have been subjugated to all kinds of SHIT and I ask one question: If you are so inclined to argue about you damn pronoun or your damn skin color...THEN WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE ME TO USE SAME????
Man-kind was found on FREE THINKERS AND ONES CAN THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND DISCERN WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG...
AND the next one is the KILL SHOT:
IF you were born as a boy...with a penis...then your a male...
IF you were born as a girl...without a penis...then your a female...
THEN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO PLAY GOD????
The ONLY thing I get back is a bunch of VERY HATEFUL diatribe...
Apologize for the rant...but these idiots who are pushing this shit need to be put out to pasture...
Reasonable arguments. I commend you for the ability to think for yourself and discern what is right and wrong. Great statement, too bad liberal idiots will fight you to the death the say your are hatefully wrong. Lead on, brother, for sage minds are the way of the future.
If you are in conversation with a few people, does anyone use pronouns rather than names? Pronouns are for talking about people not present in the conversation!
This is why they need to called mother fuckers everytime you get a chance...the narcissistic behavior of those in power really despise being called names by the Sheeple. Let them feel that the days of expecting their asses being kissed just because they are in power are over.
I don’t think anyone calling out the virtue signaling class will lose any sleep over these guys tweets. And, they sure as hell won’t stop using the term woke to describe a group of people who have the goal of creating division.
I have a comment on yahoo waiting for moderation. because I brought up how the Sheriff of Polk county is on record as stating that Disney employees are involved in every pedophile ring he busts, and he busts more than anyone.
Tickets range up to 189 a person and as low as 109 for kids, and you have to watch the people working there around your kids? Will probably not let my comment post... Kek.
What a sideways-twisted web they weave. I've never even referred to these as woke before because they're not woke. They chose to give up their own ability to choose and instead became like machines following typed instructions. Thus I call them Self-Designated Machines or SDMs.
NZ government now wants to control the speech from academics. Te Kupenga is an organization that centralized ALL universities and Technical Institutes last year. The centralization happened because Ardern claimed it was fairer - i.e. they must all charge the same fees. However...the true intention is now coming out. It was never about the fees.
The article states that this is not compulsory, it is to be treated as guidance. But we have all seen how that 'guidance' played out during Covid. The government published 'guidance' and employers made mandates for ALL employees, in some cases. Such 'guidance' removes culpability from the government. Handy.
Apart from the gendered pronoun stuff we are all familiar with:
The cover story is that Academics are now deemed to be 'public servants' and so their speech must be 'neutral' - so no 'political' opinions (read anti government) can be expressed. This also, fundamentally, attacks anyone even attempting subjective, or qualitative analysis. Even though such work has been done by law students, philosophy students and religious studies etc. Anything investigating morality or ethics is under the gun. How can one investigate political science, for example, if anything running counter the government narrative will be considered as subversive. This is very dangerous.
Furthermore, academics are now not allowed to use the words "Treaty of Waitangi' but MUST use the Maori version - even as the Treaty was written in two languages. A bit of a power grab from the Maori radicals, there. Note that the Maori version is Te Tiriti o Waitangi - thus, pidgin. Maori did not have a word for treaty, before that particular piece of paper was introduced and signed.
Also the word 'student' must now be replaced with 'learner'. WTF. The word is not even gendered. I talked about it with my partner, and we came to the conclusion that a student studies, which implies at least some independent analysis. While a 'learner' is more subordinate, and must regurgitate what the 'teacher' tells them to say.
Oh, and academics are no longer allowed to used the word 'staff'. So that's a head scratcher. How does one replace a collective word for staff that isn't staff? I wasn't aware the word 'staff' was offensive. Can anyone elucidate?
Sidenote: I have two teens in the secondary system. One of the trends is for teachers to pepper their English with Maori words, when on the phone, or writing letters. I understand some of those words from context and familiarity - but there constantly are new ones. I ALWAYS tell them to speak English, or I will hang up. I tell them that I speak four languages, and never in my time of learning to speak them, have I encountered the shmushing of two languages - to be passed off as 'English'. I cannot abide pidgin - not in academia. Do it to anyone else but me.
I just realized that the first color I think of for woke people is White, especially the Karens. But then I remember ass-wipes like Collin Kaepernik (sp) never should have started callng the libtards "woke". Woke should have been usable for designating someone who has been awakened.
Here's an important skill for dealing with leftists
Because the tweet is absolutely right - they do try to control what words you can use.
When they say bullshit like, "a trans woman is a woman" and "a woman is anyone who identifies as a woman" say this: okay fine, you win, a woman is this amorphous thing that you can't define and anyone can claim to be. Fine. But now, I want to refer to adult, human, females. So, if you taken away the word that I used to use for that purpose, then give me a new word so that I can continue discussing the concept that I want to discuss.
...and they wont. Of course they wont! Because the whole purpose, every time they do this (be it with racism, gender, whatever) is never about being inclusive or helpful. It's always been about controlling you.
And this technique reveals it. They are not happen if you say, "fine, trans women are women" - what they really want is to deny you the possibility of thinking about and talking about that concept: adult, human, female.
So, when you go down this road with them, and they demonstrate very clearly that they're not willing to let you have any word for adult, human, female, then you can say, "in that case, I'm just going to use the word I've always used - since you've just demonstrated that you're not being honest."
Do they not realize that we will just come up with a new label that is even more triggering and potent than the last? Time and time again.. and also do they not think there are any straight white cis gender males that associate with their ideology, did they forget about them or.. oh yeah that’s right they don’t give a shit about them.
I mean, he’s not wrong lol. I absolutely use that as an insult
Don't forget they also hate being called commies.
He’s right that it’s a slur but he’s wrong that it’s code for “non-white”. I’ve made fun of white people for being woke.
Guy acts as if “LGBTQ folks” are all "non-white people”.
If you wanna see just how "tolerant" that side is just look at how they treat black people who side with the right and not with their agenda.
Well there is a trend of Ashkenazi jews claiming to be Jewish and not White, but that doesn't make any sense to me.
Yes but
He's wrong about it being code for non whites. There are tons of white people who are woke idiots.
He is wrong, as he's saying it's a racist term, which it's not. Most wokesters are white or Jewish libs, progressives, or Commies.
I see your point, it’s more bigoted than racist… doesn’t mean you can’t strive to make it both :-p
who hear knows what "usury" is, without looking it up?
'here'
Usury is charging interest. I knew that when I was nine. The dictionary has modified it recently - to state that it must not be 'unreasonably high' interest. Tricksy, because who defines what amount is unreasonable? It is a squishy definition.
I argue that credit cards, that often top 20% interest, are userous.
I always understood it as charging interest on interest, as in interest on money you didn't actually lend.
My grandfather was very religious. He stuck to the maxim: "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend." - just to avoid usury.
Excellent notion.
Who here doesn't know what usury is, more like.
Me.
I didnt learn what usury was in school.
I used to assume “compound interest” was great, because i assumed i would be collecting it, not paying it.
I might be brain dead, but I do.
Most of the woke idiots I run across are white liberals who think only they know how black and brown people should behave.
ME...WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS...I DON'T do the WOKE thang and I DON'T do the damn PRONOUNS...
I have been subjugated to all kinds of SHIT and I ask one question: If you are so inclined to argue about you damn pronoun or your damn skin color...THEN WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE ME TO USE SAME????
Man-kind was found on FREE THINKERS AND ONES CAN THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND DISCERN WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG...
AND the next one is the KILL SHOT: IF you were born as a boy...with a penis...then your a male... IF you were born as a girl...without a penis...then your a female...
THEN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO PLAY GOD????
The ONLY thing I get back is a bunch of VERY HATEFUL diatribe...
Apologize for the rant...but these idiots who are pushing this shit need to be put out to pasture...
Reasonable arguments. I commend you for the ability to think for yourself and discern what is right and wrong. Great statement, too bad liberal idiots will fight you to the death the say your are hatefully wrong. Lead on, brother, for sage minds are the way of the future.
If you are in conversation with a few people, does anyone use pronouns rather than names? Pronouns are for talking about people not present in the conversation!
This is why they need to called mother fuckers everytime you get a chance...the narcissistic behavior of those in power really despise being called names by the Sheeple. Let them feel that the days of expecting their asses being kissed just because they are in power are over.
Yep call them out in their face
The way Touré uses “the right” is an undercover way of saying "the racists”.
FIFY
Haha. Synonymous in the minds of the woke
I don’t think anyone calling out the virtue signaling class will lose any sleep over these guys tweets. And, they sure as hell won’t stop using the term woke to describe a group of people who have the goal of creating division.
He's right. Woke isn't a good word to use. Let's go back to retard. No racial component involved whatsoever.
Also:
https://media.patriots.win/post/q4t7mbWRgvxr.jpeg
I have a comment on yahoo waiting for moderation. because I brought up how the Sheriff of Polk county is on record as stating that Disney employees are involved in every pedophile ring he busts, and he busts more than anyone.
Tickets range up to 189 a person and as low as 109 for kids, and you have to watch the people working there around your kids? Will probably not let my comment post... Kek.
"Woke" is an ideology. A key part of the woke ideology is making every single thing focused on race, as woketard Toure has just demonstrated.
The same way a number of us are using the words “legacy media”. Language is powerful, let’s use it.
What a sideways-twisted web they weave. I've never even referred to these as woke before because they're not woke. They chose to give up their own ability to choose and instead became like machines following typed instructions. Thus I call them Self-Designated Machines or SDMs.
Lol at these racist, woke pieces of shit conflating WOKE with The N-Word.
🙄
Ye was right
Any word that disparages them is the same as the n word LOL
Low IQ Depraved Cretans, MORONS for short?
It IS a slur. Wokism is a disease. Its mind-rot masquerading as intellectualism. If you're 'woke,' you're retarded and need a severe beating.
NZ government now wants to control the speech from academics. Te Kupenga is an organization that centralized ALL universities and Technical Institutes last year. The centralization happened because Ardern claimed it was fairer - i.e. they must all charge the same fees. However...the true intention is now coming out. It was never about the fees.
The article is here:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/131490591/te-pkenga-tells-academics-not-to-say-words-like-staff-students-or-treaty-of-waitangi
The article states that this is not compulsory, it is to be treated as guidance. But we have all seen how that 'guidance' played out during Covid. The government published 'guidance' and employers made mandates for ALL employees, in some cases. Such 'guidance' removes culpability from the government. Handy.
Apart from the gendered pronoun stuff we are all familiar with:
The cover story is that Academics are now deemed to be 'public servants' and so their speech must be 'neutral' - so no 'political' opinions (read anti government) can be expressed. This also, fundamentally, attacks anyone even attempting subjective, or qualitative analysis. Even though such work has been done by law students, philosophy students and religious studies etc. Anything investigating morality or ethics is under the gun. How can one investigate political science, for example, if anything running counter the government narrative will be considered as subversive. This is very dangerous.
Furthermore, academics are now not allowed to use the words "Treaty of Waitangi' but MUST use the Maori version - even as the Treaty was written in two languages. A bit of a power grab from the Maori radicals, there. Note that the Maori version is Te Tiriti o Waitangi - thus, pidgin. Maori did not have a word for treaty, before that particular piece of paper was introduced and signed.
Also the word 'student' must now be replaced with 'learner'. WTF. The word is not even gendered. I talked about it with my partner, and we came to the conclusion that a student studies, which implies at least some independent analysis. While a 'learner' is more subordinate, and must regurgitate what the 'teacher' tells them to say.
Oh, and academics are no longer allowed to used the word 'staff'. So that's a head scratcher. How does one replace a collective word for staff that isn't staff? I wasn't aware the word 'staff' was offensive. Can anyone elucidate?
Sidenote: I have two teens in the secondary system. One of the trends is for teachers to pepper their English with Maori words, when on the phone, or writing letters. I understand some of those words from context and familiarity - but there constantly are new ones. I ALWAYS tell them to speak English, or I will hang up. I tell them that I speak four languages, and never in my time of learning to speak them, have I encountered the shmushing of two languages - to be passed off as 'English'. I cannot abide pidgin - not in academia. Do it to anyone else but me.
I just realized that the first color I think of for woke people is White, especially the Karens. But then I remember ass-wipes like Collin Kaepernik (sp) never should have started callng the libtards "woke". Woke should have been usable for designating someone who has been awakened.
Here's an important skill for dealing with leftists
Because the tweet is absolutely right - they do try to control what words you can use.
When they say bullshit like, "a trans woman is a woman" and "a woman is anyone who identifies as a woman" say this: okay fine, you win, a woman is this amorphous thing that you can't define and anyone can claim to be. Fine. But now, I want to refer to adult, human, females. So, if you taken away the word that I used to use for that purpose, then give me a new word so that I can continue discussing the concept that I want to discuss.
...and they wont. Of course they wont! Because the whole purpose, every time they do this (be it with racism, gender, whatever) is never about being inclusive or helpful. It's always been about controlling you.
And this technique reveals it. They are not happen if you say, "fine, trans women are women" - what they really want is to deny you the possibility of thinking about and talking about that concept: adult, human, female.
So, when you go down this road with them, and they demonstrate very clearly that they're not willing to let you have any word for adult, human, female, then you can say, "in that case, I'm just going to use the word I've always used - since you've just demonstrated that you're not being honest."
Oh my God I Woke up this morning. I can't live with myself!
Do they not realize that we will just come up with a new label that is even more triggering and potent than the last? Time and time again.. and also do they not think there are any straight white cis gender males that associate with their ideology, did they forget about them or.. oh yeah that’s right they don’t give a shit about them.
People that annoy you N_GGERS No, we were looking for NAGGERS Mr. Marsh…