“It’s a trap!” Admiral Ackbar

I’m not interested in debate of this topic, as virtually every time I have engaged in such in the past it’s quickly become obvious that the other person was not engaging in good faith with an open mind.

There is plenty of information to be found from all sides on the topic on the net, and if you’re truly interested you should invest the time to look it over with a skeptical eye while knowing there’s a good amount of propaganda from both sides. You’ll have to figure out which sources are most trustworthy, and factual in their reporting - although even the more biased sources often make good points to be considered. Then compare and contrast stories to find the essential facts that are most likely to actually be true and go from there.

Good luck.

Suddenly, your boss has a new fetish.

Last I knew, Opera was owned by a Chinese company. I don’t have a problem with the Chinese people, but their onerous government gives me pause. I don’t want to contribute to them financially any more than I absolutely have to (considering it’s virtually impossible to buy much of anything nowadays that doesn’t have their hooks in it outside of food - and there’s probably even something I’m missing there).

It wasn’t snark, but mild confusion. If my response was snark, then your question prompting it could be interpreted as condescending brag. Compounded now by the seemingly absurd attempt at justification by claiming some people go through the effort of creating & providing needless non-paywall archive links just because they can. Never mind the arrogant, self-righteous tone.

Whatever. This is pointless. Chao.

Way to set the example which every other targeted organization should follow, or be considered complicit and suffer the consequences when this long national nightmare of an administration is over.

I’m so glad you have such support readily available to you! I hope your gene donors aren’t the control freak types that will make your escape from them overly difficult. Here’s wishing you luck on your final, as well as making your own path through this life with minimal needless challenges.

🫂

This is no surprise coming from a pawn shop owner - one grifter envious of the biggest grifter in recent memory.

Well, I’ll be trying to avoid the lanes nearest the airport if I’m ever driving a truck there.

Can’t imagine why I’d have commented with that otherwise.

Rules are made to be broken.

Paywall-free archive version.