The consequences of being wrong are too psychologically damaging so they refuse to acknowledge it as a defense mechanism.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-46926991/rise-in-nude-photos-sent-to-phones-on-public-transport

Yeah, people often think they've correctly used logic and objective reasoning to determine their own beliefs and actions... it's always someone else that's a useful idiot.

- A fine example of this is James O'Brien. He's intelligent, had the best of educations, and his latest book is called "How to be Right".

His arrogance knows no limits in his belief that anybody who doesn't agree with him is wrong - and yet he gets important topics wrong every single day, and no amount of evidence changes his mind.

how to be a belligerent douche bag that nobody likes

Has he washed his hair since Brexit?

You make videos @Fitzydog?

@Matt. No, I'm making *a* video.

Ahhh

Anyone else just get hit with about 2 feet of snow

I wish hahaha

Fitzy just wants a Purple name

Change My Mind

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We need a Change my mind emote

https://twitter.com/LauKaya/status/1086334889438384128 looks like it some good news out of EU as it looks like article 10 and 13 is failing as they cant agree on it anymore

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190118/11062441423/eu-cancels-final-negotiations-eu-copyright-directive-as-it-becomes-clear-there-isnt-enough-support.shtml

That author is absolutely atrocious at writing

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/01/19/equal-rights-amendment-why-arizona-could-state-put-over-top/2605903002/

They want to call a constitutional convention

oy vey

so what would this amendment actually look like in practice, i don't get it @Fitzydog

They list it right in the article. It's literally nothing.

"Equal rights for women and men."

Which the civil Rights act already does

that's why i'm confused

so i'm guessing it's gonna be used in some fucked up way

idk

@Fitzydog you should have been here last night

there was some faggot arguing that the constitution wasn't the law of the land

Well, I mean, if you want to get technical, its the law of the government and states.

It's the rules for the rulers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment

They've been trying to lift the sunset clause on the amendment for ages

Oh, so, more visitation rights for men then?

And women have to sign up for the draft?

"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

That's the amendment, basically. The other two clauses of effect are how it's implemented through Congress' power and when it takes effect

I like how in the 20s and 60s it was working class and conservative women who shot it down. Today it would be leftist.

Howevrr, i dont see it making a big difference. Many states adopted similar admendments to their own constitutions but still dont have equal rights on divorce. Like Oregon.

It has to go to legislation in all 50 states first

It has. In the 60s.

It failed to be ratified by the deadline. But like i said many states took exact duplicates and put it in their state constitutions like oregon, but they still have alimony, women getting custody more often and so on.