1) As military officers, they have not only the right but the legal obligation to refuse orders which they believe to be unlawful...obviously this is a very delicate area, and they can be immediately removed from command...but in a launch situation, that takes time.

That’s the foundation of a loving relationship! “Hello, I’m here for the fucking and other gifts, but I’d like to take absolutely no responsibility on.”

As another stated though, the final launch signal is via two person rule. Which has saved the world multiple times, between us and the Russians.

On the other hand....

It’s backwards anyway. Nukes, and more specifically the danger they pose, are products of international politics. Reducing the demand signal for them is the only meaningful way to make them disappear. Trying to eliminate them via writ is

No, but they can possibly indicate it. The thing is, it’s difficult in the individual case to see the problem, because immediate concerns and the attempts to address then are rational. So, to use a different scenario, it’s not an issue in the individual sense to cast a white actor for an ethnically Asian role...but in…

I came to this post, only seeing the headline, prepared to roll my eyes. Instead I found a well-written post, a well-resolved mistake, and your beautiful comment. Thanks for sharing, and sorry about the Skittles.

Aw, racism is cute as long as they’re bad, right?

I’m tired and my filter is down so...yes. Pressure can be negative.

Well said. It’s rarely worth it. Just take your time or, hey, get up earlier.

Right, because it can’t possibly be that the systemic nature of the problem can blind both the afflicted and the blessed. No better way to encourage enlightenment than to belittle those who stumble along trying to find it.

I didn’t mean to imply that you did. I was juxtaposing the two commercial trades, goods v services. Clearly no goods are being exchanged, it’s a service exchange. And you’re looking at it from a point of view that the customer has a valuable service and can demand a better product.

...............who would pay for Gchat? Or any chat platform, for that matter?

Because, exasperatingly, everyone (not everyone, I’m being dramatic) tries to explain climate science...but it’s actually quite hard! Even the greenhouse gas effect requires bloody quantum mechanics (well, statistical mechanics) to reasonably explain. And for all the evidence we have, it doesn’t actually build much of…

Being too drunk to consent literally means being too drunk to form coherent affirmations that reflect an understanding of the situation, IIRC. So, being able to say “yes” isn’t quite enough, but being able to say “yes, give me you genitals, I want them for sex times” probably is. (Ethically, GET A LOT MORE THAN…

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Meh. When you’re at that level, literally everything is important. And while congressional oversight is key, public hearings aren’t where you give out sensitive information that could be easily misinterpreted...because in a public session, representatives will willfully do just that.

100% agree, though can I add, not as a point of comparison but just an “in a small way I can relate,” I despise male dress codes. Why should I have to wear a literal slipknot around my neck to appear professional?

Missed both my point and the point you’re attacking.

I have one attractive male friend. He is a nerd, and a wonderful dude but with a very harsh exterior. He gets hit on and propositioned constantly.