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by The Saffron Golden Colony of Nouveau Yathrib. . 58 reads.

Index of NSG Threads

Future of Western Civilization [Nouveau Yathrib]

Efficacy of Voucher Programs for Public School Students [Nouveau Yathrib]

What if Trump had won as a Democrat? [Nouveau Yathrib]

Political Perspective of Working-class White Americans [Nouveau Yathrib]

United States 7th Party System Discussion Thread [Nouveau Yathrib] (see this post by [Alizeria])

[POLL] Difference between Social and Cultural Conservatism [Nouveau Yathrib]

Nuts and Bolts of a New Green Deal [Nouveau Yathrib]

RP/Factbook- "Language: Bilingual writing sample from an African immigrant"

[POLL] What is your race? Sept 2019 edition [Nouveau Yathrib]

South Asian Discussion Thread [Nouveau Yathrib]

2020 Jan- Quora answer (not mine) on Why China's attempt to influence the 2020 Taiwanese elections failed

2020 Apr-Quora answer (not mine) on the political spectrum in Hong Kong as of mid-2019

Political Spectrum/Compass in China [Nouveau Yathrib] (update: Taiwan edition [Nouveau Yathrib])

GZERO: “A referendum for the whole world”: Global voices on the US election | Summary

[POLL] Hypothetical: Which party would you vote for? (Communitarian edition) [Nouveau Yathrib]

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[POLL] Interracial marriage and race relations in America [Syfenq]

[POLL] Carbon Tax Initiative Stalls in Washington State [Jamilkhuze]

Media Matters for America: The Power of Fear in US Elections [Jamilkhuze]

Asian-American response to Fox News Sketch [Syfenq]

The Hajj and Religion in the 21st century [Jamilkhuze]

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"What WA category would you consider your RL country?" (another thread)

"Do you support left-wing or right-wing parties at elections?"

Confucianism discussion stread [Garsai]

"Why are so many feminists against pornography?"

A Moral Quandary? Vegetarian vs. Omnivore vs. Carnivore

The whole premise of this thread is simple: is meat-eating
a) necessary to sustain human life
b) environmentally feasible in the long run
c) healthy and sustainable and
d) morally justified?

If it is morally justified, prove it, if possible. Same basic guidelines for vegetarianism: is it healthy, sustainable, and better for you or is it just strait-up a bad idea? As a vegetarian, I cannot even begin to describe how many debates I've had with others once they know I've never eaten meat before. I personally don't think meat's required to sustain human life anymore; maybe in our predecessor's day and age, but not now. Oh, and one more point, if you feel compelled to go the length:
e) What would convince you to make a switch, if at all? (from vegetarian to meat eater or meat eater to vegetarian).

What are your thoughts on the matter?

a) Absolutely not. Ask Hindu Brahmins, Jains, Mahayana Buddhist monks- they're generally at least ovo-lacto-vegetarian and have managed to stay perfectly healthy for thousands of years without eating meat.

b) Not at its current levels in developed countries, given the environmental and human costs of doing so and how most commercially sold meat is produced.

c) Yes it can be and usually is. Maybe not for many Americans out there because of how processed most of the food we eat is, but for most people it isn't a problem.

d) Depends. Most of the arguments I cite for reducing my meat intake involve the impact it has on our ecological footprint and its contribution to anthropogenic CO2/methane emissions. I also believe the industrial food production system cheapens the value of the animal lives sacrificed for the sake of our stomachs. There are also matters of esthetics, like having more pungent poop or BO due to heavy meat consumption. I personally don't believe meat eating is in itself morally unjustifiable (at the very least I'd say it's justifiable in life or death situations), but I think there are lots of good arguments for reducing one's meat intake.

e) I grew up eating meat and have tried to go for extended periods of time without doing so. I can't go fully vegetarian because meat-eating is an important component of the culture I was raised in (as I suspect it is for the vast majority of NSers), and even if I could give up meat in my everyday life I could never give up spending time and eating with the rest of my family during holidays. I'm also a bit of a foodie and I like trying new foods too much not to pass up something that might have meat in it.

Long story short, I'm willing to do a lot of things to reduce my personal environmental impact and work towards a more sustainable future, but giving up meat entirely is not one of them. Regarding the ethics of environmental vegetarianism and evangelist activism- it's better to convince others to lead more sustainable lifestyles by encouraging them to eat less meat instead of telling them not to eat it at all and potentially turning them off of the whole idea of being more sustainable. If I have kids I would seriously consider raising them as vegetarians- I think it would help prepare them to be more thoughtful people and for a world where meat might not be as readily available as it is today.

PewResearch Political Typology quiz results (2017 edition)

I'm further right than 80% of Solid Liberals and 40% of the Next-Gen Left. Makes sense.

Generally affluent and highly educated, most Solid Liberals strongly support the social safety net and take very liberal positions on virtually all issues. Most say they always vote Democratic and are unflagging supporters of Barack Obama. Overall, Solid Liberals are very optimistic about the nation’s future and are the most likely to say that America’s success is linked to its ability to change, rather than its reliance on long-standing principles. On foreign policy, Solid Liberals overwhelmingly believe that good diplomacy – rather than military strength – is the best way to ensure peace.

Generally young, well-educated and financially comfortable, the Next Generation Left have very liberal attitudes on many issues, including homosexuality, abortion, the environment and foreign policy. While overall supportive of an activist government, most are wary of expanding the social safety net. Most also have relatively positive views of Wall Street’s impact on the economy. While most affiliate with the Democratic Party or lean Democratic, few consider themselves strong Democrats.

"If you could create a political party, what would it be?

LinkHow about a party that calls for significant, but reasonable cuts in government? One that is also concerned about preserving the environment, the plight of the poor, and over-concentration of wealth?

More or less how I run Jamilkhuze. It would be a centrist, big-tent green party that is socially liberal but culturally conservative, pro-market but anti-corporate, and would promote education, pacifism, and civic participation as the cornerstone values for a sustainable and free society.

"Student admitted into Stanford with #BLM application

"I don't see what the big deal is. From skimming the CNN article OP posted, it's clear that the applicant went above and beyond your typical high school student in engaging in political activism. A student who starts a nonprofit as a freshman in high school demonstrates an unusual level of drive and determination that merits admission to one of the world's top universities.

An institution of Stanford's caliber would not blindly admit a student because they spammed an application question with some social justice slogan. I highly doubt the 100 word essay had much impact on the kid's admission because his grades, test scores, letter of recommendation, and EC activities likely would have merited an acceptance letter on their own. I know several people from high school who went to Stanford, I have some idea of what kind of applicant they're interested in."

"Ahmadi veterinary doctor shot dead in Lahore, Pakistan". OP never answered my question


2017 Canadian Politics Megathread - Sesquicentennial Edition debate on Alberta oil sands

French presidential primaries [2017]

Q: "How is Le Pen substantially different from Brexit or Trump or Tony Abbot in Australia, for instance?"

A: "People who back Le Pen on English speaking internet are usually far right-wing individuals who want to install another far-right leader. These English far-right people however are pro-Anglophone. They want America to succeed, Britain to succeed - An anglophone perspective, culture and way of life to succeed. France wants France and French to succeed which is in direct conflict. Those people are at worst niave or at best pragmatic. Regardless, its just annoying to see in the internet pro-Le Pen Anglophones who at the same time wish America to be world-police."

"Are people overreacting to SJW's?" (better question: do people even agree on what the acronym means?)

"What should urban planning look like?"

"Generation Z and politics"- accurately guessed Telconi's Presidential voting record ayy

thoughts on Islam and Christianity

thoughts on race as a "social construct"

"Is NationStates a good representation of demographics?"

German Federal Election 2017- ISideWith quiz results

"United States Climate Alliance" (also commented as Wahlid). .

"The Conservative Counter-Culture"- white college graduates as a whole lean Republican compared to the general electorate. Related: "Georgia 6th Special Election Megathread". Also by the OP: "Generation Z"

"The State of the Democratic Party Post-2016". "thought experiment": It's funny to imagine the alt-right howling at "corporate shill Drumpf" for giving to the "libtard cucks" and their green agenda


[Hong Kong] "China Talks Tough on Hong Kong". Related: "Should China let Taiwan go?"

"thoughts on veganism" .

"The War on Whites" . brain drain

"Can climate change be good for us?" . . .

"Police brutality and the Abuse of force" .

"KPFA cancels Richard Dawkins’ speech because Islam"

"Is Diversity and Multiculturalism a good or bad thing?" .

"Political Journeys: What were you?" (this is mine)

"Sperm counts plummeting in the western world"

"The future of GMOs in the West"

Cracked writer David Wong on "White privilege", me on "white privilege"

New Zealand 2017 election quiz

"Do you want Trump to be successful?"

"The Google memo"

There have long been arguments, very important ones, about exactly why there is a gender gap in tech, what should be done about it, and what should not be done.

Damore does not, IIRC, make the point that I will here.

That point is simple. What we see typically when women look at "male"-stereotyped things is not that women are discriminated against by men for violating the gender norm of working in the wrong area. It is that women actively seek to model themselves as feminine. Women frequently develop math anxiety by contact with female role models with math anxiety.

Stereotyping an activity as male does not mean that men try to keep women out of it. For the most part, men in male-dominated STEM fields want to see more women in their area. It means that women will choose to avoid it in order to be seen as more feminine - much as women will pay extra for products clearly marketed to women rather than being marketed as gender-neutral.

That describes a very different problem. To draw a parallel to the very well studied area of STEM faculty hiring and the pipeline there, discrimination by gatekeepers plays no role in keeping women out of mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, etc faculty positions. Women are the beneficiaries of fairly heavy-handed affirmative action in that hiring process - and also similarly in admission to graduate school in those fields in the first place. The problem is not gatekeeping decisions by men on hiring committees, admission committees, etc; the problem is in getting women interested in going through that pipeline in the first place.

The fact that the programmers began to be stereotyped in a negative fashion (framing a stereotyped male programmer as having numerous undesirable traits) probably continues to help drive women out of the pipeline..

"What is the point of education: workers or thinkers?"

"Birth rates among Europeans / Westerners"

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DACA repeal, "Do you want Trump to succeed?"

"Birth rates among Europeans/Westerners"- response to OP

Pumpkin spice latte thread

Civil vs Ethnoreligious Nationalism

Thread onQur'an ban in Xinjiang for Uyghurs

The entirety of page 11 of How Would You Improve the American Education System?

October 2017 NSG age poll

October 2017 NSG race poll

"What will happen to our modern world if it turns socialist?"

Japan Votes 2017

thoughts on tofu and veganism, the #MeToo campaign, the "Where are you from?" NSG poll, Jochi's return to NSG

the thread on LGBT acceptance outside of the Western world

State of the GOP post-2017 (and why it needs to embrace racial diversity) . .

Trump MAGAthread X- "follow the money" .

Mental health discussion thread

Affirmative Action and College Enrollment Stats (State of the Dems post-2016 thread)

Economics Discussion Thread

Liberalism and the Environment [Republic of the Crisco]

Attractiveness trends to the right

"Global warming still on vacation"

Nation-States, Diversity, and Multiculturalism [Den Sosialistiske Republikk Norden]

The Future of Religion [Krasny-Volny]

Enforced monogamy; was Peterson right? [Imperializt Russia]

Italy turns away ship of 600 illegal migrants [Shofercia] . [Thermodolia Western vale confederacy and OP Trumptonium1 also deserve honorable mentions)

Study suggests we invent social issues when there are none [USS Monitor]

I don't think racism is non-existent, just that the discussion of it usually gets drowned in hysterical nonsense. We get black people that want it to be a national emergency every time someone looks at them funny, and then there are white people that can't just say, "Dude, you're overreacting," without also flipping their s*** and trying to twist it around into the black person being racist against whites. Racial hypersensitivity is definitely not limited to black people. We also get white people trying to build some kind of weird persecution complex where they turn every minor race-related annoyance or misunderstanding into evidence of a vast left-wing conspiracy to oppress whites.

If you need to give a sociology lesson and teach people a whole specialized vocabulary to explain why something is racist, then it's probably not a real issue.

Ditto if you need to 10 pages of right-wing propaganda to explain why something is "anti-white." Probably a non-issue.

If you can explain the problem relatively easily in plain English, like, "I've been pulled over three times this month, and I'm not speeding or anything. The cops say it's 'random,' but it's happening more often than it should if it was really random," that's more likely to be an actual issue.

”Citizenship based taxation” [San Marlindo]

"Brazil 2018 Election thread response" [United states of brazilian nations]

Critique of the US public education system [Soldati Senza Confini]

2019.08.10
Climate Change/Collapse Discussion Thread [Cydalia]

2019 Oct
How to spot a troll faking they know Cantonese on the interwebs

2019.11.20
Prediction that nonwhite adult immigrants would not vote for Bernie Sanders #teamwarren

2020.02.13
Andrew Yang 2020 bilingual campaign ad in Chinese/English

2020.03.31-
"Human genetic clusters do exist and are associated with biologically relevant traits and (risk factors for) certain diseases. But race as understood by society is definitely a social construct."

Infected Mushroom NSG Poll- Love vs Money. Would you rather have True Love for life, or be rich as a Lannister?

2021.12.17 update-
High-quality TalkElections forum post on the political impact of COVID-19 (from a professional pollster)

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throwaway to my puppets
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"If you were an eccentric billionaire, and had millions..."
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Income inequality on NationStates vs IRL
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