For those who are having trouble understanding what the sub is about or where prominent posters are coming from politically/philosophically, here's some useful guidance that can help pave the way to answering your questions.

Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

Also: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

To which I should add: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

And for everything else: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

And, finally: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

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tl;dr - Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

editx4: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

whoops. should've added: Read. The fucking. Sidebar.

In acknowledgement of the honor of being stickied, Read. The fucking. Sidebar.