Posted on 07/29/2019 10:32:12 AM PDT by Ulmius
After some thought on the generation gap appearing in today's society, I have decided to reach out to some of you to get a wider dialogue. Here are some basics about me:
- 24 years old (been a Free Republic member since 2014)
- served in the regular Army for five years (Arabic linguist), I've been out for a year
- one more semester of a bachelors' degree in international relations, plan to attend grad school for linguistics in spring, have a few computer science online certificates
- working for now as a rent-a-cop for $12/hr part-time, I live with my father
- I'd like to do some linguistics-related work, interested in Middle Eastern and Caucasian languages specifically. I may want to get into a consultancy role related to data science
- I'd describe myself as a right-leaning nationalist, and not as much a libertarian anymore. Socially, I am more on the conservative side
Can't wait to see what y'all have to talk about, thanks.
There are both legitimate AND illegitimate uses for a great many things. Do decry or ban something because of its possible illegitimate uses, thereby destroying also the plans of those relying on its legitimate uses is, I believe, immoral, and it is precisely in this arena that we see government as the most pernicious of bad actors.
California sits squarely in the middle of this Petrie dish..
“Hey Ulmius, how would you like to be immortal...”
In review, I don’t see much substantiation for a review of that possibility; OP has tracked the convo and it’s many branches quite well, providing thoughtful responses indicative of a functioning cerebral cortex; something just NOT found in any actual troll on record.
There is also an exhibited advanced use of language, structures and content in replies indicating advanced education in a mindframe not wholly conformant to the preferences of the typical University Professor of Humanities ideological profile.
There is cause to have hope for this one.
Ah, that’s the deleted message, I didn’t see it, but noticed Red Badger got a timeout and had wondered why.
whoops, never mind. May be for an earlier timeout.
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