Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "OxfordUnion" channel.

  1. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  2. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, obviously in opposition to the noisy crowd outside, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  3.  @cozytown5540  The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, clearly indicating disapproval of the din outside, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, when he said "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. All dead in the water. Mysteriously. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the few good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes!
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  4. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. So, who was so disappointing?
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  5. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so bad? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha. Envy of the young is always such a sad stance to adopt. That is one war you cannot win. Thank goodness.
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  6. Do you have a mind to blow?
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  7.  @capncrunch9053  Not at all. Bannon said a LOT of good things. His good proposals are never adopted.
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  8. I don't agree with Bannon's politics, but this talk is fascinating. A few things he said are not true, however. But the larger outlines are certainly accurate, and he is courageous, too. People fail to acknowledge what he is willing to say straight up, clearly and unequivocally. Good! I support free speech, and then some. But notice how none of his good ideas are ever adopted? Hmm . . .
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  9. We also know Bannon was indicted by the Trump DOJ for wire fraud, and was pardonned rather than exonerated. Look it up.
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  10. That's odd. Trump's DOJ indicted him on fraud. He got pardonned, not exonerated.
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  11.  @GSPDUKE  He even has a federal indictment under his belt, for which he received a pardon. Yup, he's been around.
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  12.  @FreeAmerica-sc9hu  Did we pass a tax on enormous, overnight fortunes that set someone up for life? Did we investigate Google, et al., for antitrust violations? Did we hold the Wall Street banks accountable, or pass laws to make sure they could never pull another 2008-09 and drive millions into homelessness while being saved from the consequences of the risks they deliberately took, and profitted from? Listen to his introductory talk again.
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  13. The very idea that a girl who enjoys activities that somebody thinks are more typical of males, who is perceived as a "tomboy," and who may be attracted to other girls, and of course have crushes on her best friend, should be subjected to risky medical procedures for those "reasons" alone, is horrifying. Similarly for a boy.
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  14. You do know Bannon was pardonned for his alleged role in federal wire fraud, correct?
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  15.  @annak29  The number of people who participate in ELECTIONS was the issue. Do you believe the extraordinarily high participation rate in the last election, 2020, is a result of, or evidence of, the "vibrancy" of American democracy? When most people voted against the other candidate, rather than for anyone, that is a hard case to make -- regardless of whether or not you believe there were gross irregularities that affected the outcome. The dismal Democratic primary season, and the lack of any meaningful challenge from the moderate Republicans to Trump in the Republican primaries, and the incessant culture wars nonsense ("impeach Trump!!" "Russia!!!" "Joe is a socialist!" "Antifa is taking over!!") at a time when most people want and need real leadership and actual policies that benefit regular working people, is more evidence of just how "vibrant" the democracy is. Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Davos crowd, etc., and of course MSM have more to say about what's in store for you than anyone you might vote for. Their needs will be met all right. Yours, only by accident.
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  16. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. In general, his style of speaking is above that. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  17.  @davidwhite4149  Not listening to what people are saying, and reacting knee-jerk style with slogans, is not an improvement. It's more of the same.
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  18.  @wishfix  Universities receive even bigger grants from Olin Foundation, the Koch family, etc., all of which promote a certain agenda.
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  19. That's what you heard? Timestamp, please? Their questions were excellent, because they highlighted the fact that none of Bannon's good ideas are adopted. Travel bans? Certainly. Higher taxes for extreme incomes (the kind that make you and your children independently wealthy in a few years)? Forget about it. Consequences for Wall Street malfeasance and fraud? Ha. And so on . . . Show me one good idea he had that was implemented. In the meantime, he needed a pardon to escape prosecution for federal wire fraud, and may still be in trouble with the state. This was the DOJ under Trump that indicted him.
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  20. You really have no idea how smart Oxbridge students are, do you? Your envy and bias are showing. You're criticizing them without listening to what they said.
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  21. The first student brought up a contradiction in Bannon's rhetoric concerning "Judeo-Christian" values, and his response was a little too rambling and defensive. The second student did the same, highlighting actual contradictions in what Bannon is on record as having said. This is classically Socratic. The answer was very interesting, because Bannon's best ideas are NOT the ones that were implemented. Travel bans, sure. Accountability for the economic destruction wrought by Big Money? HA. Trump depends on Deutsche Bank. Bannon also used a slogan word in his answer, "triggered." Not a good sign. The third student gave him an opportunity to comment on the demonstrators, who were the real deplorables in this picture. No problem. Bannon again gave an answer that shows that his best ideas are NOT the ones that are implemented. The student then pointed out that those who have attained political power are publicly distancing themselves from him, and asked him to comment. Again, interesting. Bannon did not mind the question. The fourth student began by taking a stand for freedom of speech, then asked an excellent question about Bannon's view of Trump's and the Republicans' election prospects in 2020. The fifth student first thanked him for staying over, to talk to them. Then she asked a very astute question about about political trust. Bannon appreciated the question, and was enthusiastic about answering, because it gave him a chance to talk about the things he is most passionate about. She made a counterpoint, and he tried to play folksy. He used another trope that she did not, "sorry for mansplaining." The sixth student said that the economic progess was not thanks to Trump, and that Trump did not, in general, solve the problems Bannon correctly highlights. AGAIN, Bannon's best ideas were NOT not not implemented. And Bannon DOES have lots of good ideas. The seventh student asked a very open-ended question on immigration, allowing Bannon to express himself on a matter he is passionate about, and show off some more of his good ideas. Which go nowhere. See a pattern here? So, who was so disappointing? I thought it was illuminating. Bannon is interesting to watch. Nothing ever comes of the good policies he endorses -- especially on taxes! Ha.
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  22.  @FreeAmerica-sc9hu  Please show us a typical required reading list at brainwashed Oxford, in the class of your choice.
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  23.  @awakenedgenerations.i.k.h689  Do you understand that not one good policy proposal Bannon has was ever adopted? Because that is exactly what close listening to his speech and all of his answers to the students' questions would have led you to realize.
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  24.  @cozytown5540  I would bet you never watched this entire presentation. "It was so long!!"
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  25.  @kathykahle9499  Not enough people under indictment in DC for defrauding their supporters? Probably not.
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  26.  @heathfairbairn2460  Your imagination is very poor. I am a Sorbonne graduate. That still means something.
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  27.  @capncrunch9053  Sorry you didn't have the time to read what I said before "lambasting" me. OH WELL.
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  28.  @hawkofthenorth4829  I didn't take notes, so I'd have to listen again. I may get back to you, this was good and probably deserves a second listen.
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  29.  @max420thc  Show us their required reading lists, so that we can judge for ourselves whether they are brainwashed. Please. Let's see some evidence. Or, name some professors, with links to the books they've written. We can see if those books are propaganda. Any solid evidence you like. Bring it on.
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  30.  @chiphill4856  LOL, thanks, I guess! I think most people are envious of these students and automatically attack them. I like to see what they are actually studying. No book is closed to me. It's just a matter of how hard I'm willing to work to understand it.
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  31.  @desydukuk291  That was not a sentence, that was a phrase.
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  32.  @mariesaqueton143  Evidence?
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  33.  @cozytown5540  Your drive-by comments provide no evidence you watched it. Or, maybe watched and couldn't follow?
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  34.  Harald Blåtand  Not at all. The first student framed a legitimate question. This is diminishing returns for me at this point. It's not even a fun break from the law book I was reading. That was riveting by comparison.
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  35.  @EffortlessIt  Yes, Bannon certainly has fascist leanings. He doesn't hide them.
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  36. What harm, exactly? The US has had cases of incarcerated trans women assaulting the other inmates, and pregnancies have occurred. This is a human rights issue.
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  37.  Cheryl Jensen  Paris IV is hyperconservative. That's where I got two of my degrees.
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  38.  Cheryl Jensen  OH!! You mean that indictment I read, accessed on the DOJ website, was a fake!?? Man, they know how to spoof these days. Was the pardon cosplay too? Did the communists engineer that illusion? I see I should think more critically.
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  39.  @righteousindignation8879  No. Completely untrue. Their questions highlighted the fact that none of Bannon's good ideas are adopted. Travel bans? Certainly. Higher taxes for extreme incomes (the kind that make you and your children independently wealthy in a few years), forget about it. Consequences for Wall Street malfeasance and fraud? Ha. And so on . . . In the meantime, he needed a pardon to escape prosecution for federal wire fraud, and may still be in trouble with the state.
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  40.  @timw8649  Are you kidding? One began by saying he supported freedom of speech (in obvious reference and opposition to the annoying demonstration outside), before asking Bannon anything, and another thanked him for staying over before posing her question. Jealousy of the intelligent is in overdrive today. Good to know.
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  41. Maybe check the DOJ website for Bannon's indictment?
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  42.  @jb117354  That goes for Bannon, too? (He needed a pardon, remember?)
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  43.  @keithwilliams8342  Prove it up. Let's see a reading list, syllabus, a taped class, etc. EDIT: a breeze to find; I just did. This was interesting -- the suggested reading list for undergraduates in English, to complete before they come to campus: Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre; Villette Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights Charles Dickens, Great Expectations George Eliot, Middlemarch Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South William Thackeray, Vanity Fair Hm. Looks rather classic to me. (In France, they'd be reading Zola in high school, so there's that. The Anglosphere tends to be to the right of most of Europe. Not always, of course, but as a rough generalization.)
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  44.  @chiphill4856  Sure, and thank you! Also, as soon as you ask them to back up their allegations, they have nothing to offer. Of course not. There's a lot that is wrong with university today, but nearly of it stems from serving the concerns of corporations and imitating the business model. (Big example -- the "competitiveness" and the cost, and the erosion of free speech rights, which are essential nonexistent in a private sector workplace, where you most certainly can be fired for your opinions or for upsetting your coworkers with your views. Another tell -- the costs are going up vastly more than the quality of the education they provide, which they are able to impose based on branding. Classic business model!) Try to get a right-winger to admit any of it! THEY demanded that schools be more "business oriented." Well, the most common major for at least 30 years now has been Business Administration. Next comes all the medical fields, with Nursing on top. And the typical workplace is not a First Amendment forum by any stretch.
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  45.  @WideAwakeHuman  Did you notice that not one good idea he had has a prayer of being implemented?
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  46.  @WideAwakeHuman  Of course taxes on massive, overnight fortunes, more banking oversight and strict enforcement, bringing manufacturing back from Asia, and antitrust action against Google, Facebook, etc., were adopted quickly. /s
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  47.  @stephaniewallace7369  Where did I say Biden isn't a creep? What made you think I'm taking that warmonger's side? You DO NOT, however, have a shred of evidence for your accusations regarding trafficking. The facts as they stand are bad enough.
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  48.  @Labearski44  The students at Oxford will be just fine, if Steve Bannon becomes President of the World someday. Will you?
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  49.  @canonli  Reviewing this thread, it amazes me how many English-speaking people are deeply disturbed, incapable of saying or doing anything but sputter hate-laced insults. You should be worried. I'm serious. I don't have to be. I have several other languages and cultures I can function in. I don't think you appreciate how far you are being left behind -- or how much you depend on a handful of institutions, like Oxford, for example, to maintain some standards -- but your fury is revealing. It is coming from somewhere, and for an obvious reason.
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  50. 💯 You've got it.
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