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A hill you are prepared to die on

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xxxx01 · 13/10/2026 14:13

What is your hill you are prepared to die on.

Mine is the moon landing was fake.
Botox makes you look older.
Sex is overrated.
Some art work is not art its crap.

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SleeplessInWherever · 13/10/2026 21:38

JudgeJ · 13/10/2026 21:35

That definition does not include those who are looking for an easy life at someone else's expense though, which seems to be a large majority of people coming. Deserting your country because you want more money does not fit the definition either.

I don’t believe you can claim asylum on the basis of wanting more money. Fairly sure that’s not on the list.

What does deserting your country even mean. I owe my country absolutely nothing compared to what I owe my family. Zero.

If my partner and son were at risk of persecution, I’d be out of here like a shot, and my obligations could get all the way fucked.

Fredflinstoneswife1 · 13/10/2026 21:38

Abortion is murder.

godmum56 · 13/10/2026 21:39

Fredflinstoneswife1 · 13/10/2026 21:38

Abortion is murder.

hard disagree.

Mumofyellows · 13/10/2026 21:40

Squash is not juice. Please don’t offer me juice when you actually mean squash.

Someonesomewhereinsummertime · 13/10/2026 21:40

Fredflinstoneswife1 · 13/10/2026 21:38

Abortion is murder.

But what's the alternative? Forcing women to go through a pregnancy and birth they don't want. You ok with that then? Women not having a say in whether they have a child or not?

Cheese55 · 13/10/2026 21:41

Torchout · 13/10/2026 21:32

Too many people take good health for granted .
Ultraprocessed foods should be banned

Brown sliced bread, fish fingers and quorn have been put in the healthy category despite being upf.

Nottodaybob · 13/10/2026 21:43

Hormones are the cause of more problems than people are willing to admit

Botox and filler are different but people are determined to conflate them and blame the wrong one more often than not

People living longer is not necessarily a good thing

PeasOff · 13/10/2026 21:43

Some people seem to care more about preventing an abortion than about the child’s well-being once it’s born.

Nottodaybob · 13/10/2026 21:46

Someonesomewhereinsummertime · 13/10/2026 21:40

But what's the alternative? Forcing women to go through a pregnancy and birth they don't want. You ok with that then? Women not having a say in whether they have a child or not?

Two things can be true at once. Abortion is murder, abortions are necessary (staunchly pro choice, would prefer abortion were never needed).

Yogafiend · 13/10/2026 21:46

Fredflinstoneswife1 · 13/10/2026 21:38

Abortion is murder.

many people don’t agree.

LazyCrazyAndStupid · 13/10/2026 21:47

nomas · 13/10/2026 21:33

Because in Arabic every noun or pronoun must be classified as masculine or feminine and the masculine pronoun functions as the default.

And Arabic predates Islam by centuries.

You’ve gone from saying Allah is anthropomorphised to wishing He was a She.

So who are you going to complain to that Arabic isn’t gender neutral enough for you? Stonewall?

Educated and witty!!! I like you. 🙃

Yo808 · 13/10/2026 21:47

Mumofyellows · 13/10/2026 21:40

Squash is not juice. Please don’t offer me juice when you actually mean squash.

Yes and don’t offer me squash when I don’t have my racquet and really you mean cordial or I will not be so cordial and squash you in to juice.

PeasOff · 13/10/2026 21:48

Telling people who have trouble conceiving to 'just adopt' is crass and ignorant.

nomas · 13/10/2026 21:48

LazyCrazyAndStupid · 13/10/2026 21:47

Educated and witty!!! I like you. 🙃

Thank you ☺️

boxtop · 13/10/2026 21:49

As an artist, why would something being "crap" stop it being art? People always love to go "that's not art" but they never say a shit book "isn't a book".

Bigfishlittlefishcardboardbox39 · 13/10/2026 21:49

Older people who are empty nesters and who are in big 3/4 bedroom council houses (with lifetime tenancy) should be moved to new build flats and families squeezed into said new build flats should get the houses.

People with substance abuse issues should be prevented from having children until they’ve been clean / had therapy for a substantial amount of time.

Spiderx · 13/10/2026 21:50

AnswerIsNo · 13/10/2026 20:26

more to the point, its essentially one fairy story with variations on the theme of anthropomorphism of deities who somehow managed to create the entre universe in a day with one of their tears

"universe is big, I don't understand it, must have been created by giant man... with beard, yes, that fits" is the height of arrogance, narcissism and stupidity combined

but the variations on a theme are enough to go to many wars over

if you looked at be those historical behaviours driven purely by unproven belief purely through the lens of psychiatry,

many people would committed to forensic hospital for life due to being a grave, and active danger to others... instead they led, and lead, nations, while performing mass hypnosis on their cult members

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Yes, never could understand how these " gods" are all seeing, all knowing beings yet can't warn half their followers when the next hurricame etc is about to hit ? Only there to take the plaudits for the good things in life , NEVER responsible for ANY of the death and destruction ...nice !! Yeah some bearded bloke sitting on a cloud with immense omnipotent power yet gets angry if you don't wear the right clothes or have your hair done in a certain way ...weird !

Yo808 · 13/10/2026 21:51

nomas · 13/10/2026 21:33

Because in Arabic every noun or pronoun must be classified as masculine or feminine and the masculine pronoun functions as the default.

And Arabic predates Islam by centuries.

You’ve gone from saying Allah is anthropomorphised to wishing He was a She.

So who are you going to complain to that Arabic isn’t gender neutral enough for you? Stonewall?

It is anthropomorphic to say ‘he’ or ‘she’ just the same, no?.
Women count as people in most cultures, except, predictably, Islam.
’He’ is the default in Islam’.
Of course it is

Bigfishlittlefishcardboardbox39 · 13/10/2026 21:51

Oh and footballers salaries are abhorrent and should be capped at 100k.

Yogafiend · 13/10/2026 21:52

Bigfishlittlefishcardboardbox39 · 13/10/2026 21:49

Older people who are empty nesters and who are in big 3/4 bedroom council houses (with lifetime tenancy) should be moved to new build flats and families squeezed into said new build flats should get the houses.

People with substance abuse issues should be prevented from having children until they’ve been clean / had therapy for a substantial amount of time.

I agree with the first statement, however I would you implement your second statement? I think we have to be careful when restricting people’s rights… slippery slope 🙂

whatwoulddexterdo · 13/10/2026 21:52

SweatyGibbon · 13/10/2026 14:24

Dogs should be kept on leads in open public spaces whenever possible.

Are you for real???

Spiderx · 13/10/2026 21:52

boxtop · 13/10/2026 21:49

As an artist, why would something being "crap" stop it being art? People always love to go "that's not art" but they never say a shit book "isn't a book".

Yes they do ...Mills and Boon for starters !

PolkaDotPorridge · 13/10/2026 21:52

PeasOff · 13/10/2026 21:43

Some people seem to care more about preventing an abortion than about the child’s well-being once it’s born.

Agreed.

scalt · 13/10/2026 21:53

MPs must do some sort of national service before getting anywhere near Parliament, to give them some experience of living like their constituents: working in a minimum wage job for a year (with no other backup), preferably in a customer-facing role, or serving a short prison sentence. And yes, I do mean that last one seriously. If people in government experienced prison at the sharp end, they would see what really goes on, and might have more will to do something about it: not like when they occasionally visit prisons, and get the VIP treatment.

So many MPs were born into wealth, and as such, knew nothing but wealth and privilege their entire lives.

AInightingale · 13/10/2026 21:54

Haven't rtft as it's massive, but why are people talking about Henry VII.

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