I feel the same way, I’m trying to improve my Irish because I love how it mirrors our culture. We kept the culture and phrasing and ditched the actual language, a lot of the Hiberno-English dialect is composed of Irish phrases translated literally into English word-by-word. Like “she’s done X” but in an incredulous…

It’s generally considered unhelpful to use words like ‘dying’ for languages - it leads to the idea that the loss is something inevitable, and that belief is a major obstacle for people attempting to preserve and promote their native languages. ‘Endangered’ is generally a better term.

I have spent a good deal of time working in remote (mostly northern) First Nations communities, and I learned to appreciate the “cultural storage capacity” that language provides. One example was when someone explained to me that the word people said as I was leaving (which I took to be them saying ‘goodbye’ to me),…

It comes off like he let the thing move to proceed on Monday so he could specifically tell a *bill* to fuck off rather than the procedure of bringing the bill to the Senate.

I wonder if you realize you sound like a white supremacist here, talking about ‘betraying your identity’ and insinuating violence against anyone who points out the separatist logic inherent in that.

Jesus, what number is this attempt?

And I’m saying the trickle-down effect of the boycott is indirectly (borderline directly) causing violence. We’re talking around the exact same point here.

I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure we as a group don’t get hurt again.

Especially if it means that I and my family are in physical danger? Fuck no. I’ll gladly take that ethical hit.

As an openly bisexual man living in the 21st century, the ACLU has done an outstanding job advocating and fighting for my community over the past, what is it, almost century? and for so many communities in need across the country.

Well I am glad we can agree that you and Trump have something in common.

Freedom of association is in the constitution.

...you support this clearly unconstitutional bill?! Wow, why did you ever donate to ACLU in the first place?

seriously?!?!?!?

Not sure if you’re being obtuse or not, but it’s about context. Yes, a swastika appearing in a 13th century Ethiopian church isn’t racist. A rune symbol used by a bunch of avowed pagans (who are firmly against racism btw) as a part of a ceremony isn’t racist.

The magic ceramics and cognitive shit are snake oil. They purport to do things they have been proven not to do. Your inability to feel any outrage for anything other than someone ragging on Tom’s friends is sad.

I’d say it’s pretty patently false to present Brady’s regimen, not in an advertisement but in a supposedly objective piece of journalism, as some sort of magic formula that works wonders due to all the unusual methods and practices it contains, if the truth is that he’s just doing the same healthy stuff every…

Aaaaaand this is the problem. Right here.

Pregnancy is the single most dangerous time in any woman’s life. I don’t know how to link, but I am a former OB/GYN nurse. It is multiple times more dangerous for underage children and teens.

Way to be an asshat