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r/SubredditDrama•

The Thread: "omg it's just satire guys. btw, dae wonder why this fandom have such a big nazi problem?"

The contentious issue of whether or not Games Workshop's Heinrich Kemmler is named after infamous Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler is brought to the fore in this burgeoning thread of tabletop wargaming enthusiasts.

[Heinrich Kemmler is also a reference to Heinrich Himmler.](https://np.reddit.com/r/Sigmarxism/comments/wm5bbw/omg_its_just_satire_guys_btw_dae_wo

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r/changemyview•

CMV: Centrists are mistaken, at best, or malicious, at worst

Centrists, what? Centrists are people who subscribe to an ideology that treats all conflicts as between moral equals. Centrism relies upon the idea that all parties are operating in good faith and that all parties want good outcomes. morally equivalent. Furthermore, it often is accompanied by appeals to "the marketplace of ideas" in conjunction with social Darwinian logic that the best ideas, or even the truth, will win out over bad ideas or falsehoods. Centrists often have a superficial understanding of politics: treating it as something they are above (insecurity),

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CMV: Firearm regulation in the US must be concurrent with defunding the police.

For Reference:

2nd Ammendment: Right to Bear Arms

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

It is my understanding that the purpose of this ammendment is to ensure the right of the people to have weapons such that they can defend against tyranny or whatever. I am not a big 2A wonk, but given the militarization of the police (See ACLU Report; see also [Cato Institute Handbook](https://www.cato.org/cato-

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Background:

The US Senate filibuster is a tactic that takes advantage of the Senate rule which requires that 60 or more votes are required to end debate. This allows for 41 senators to block legislation even when there may be 51 senators that wish to pass legislation.

This rule is derived from the constitutional power of the Senate to set its own rules. This rule is not itself in the constitution and can be changed with a simple majority vote of 51 or more senators.

The Republican Party uses it far more than the Democratic Party (at least up until the 115th Congress) and the Democratic Party has been criticized for abstaining from removing the filibuster. This may be due to a misguide

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r/AskSocialScience•

I am curious about what I perceive to be a rise of Catholic influence in the US. I was wondering if there is anything to support this perception or if I am merely finding patterns where there are none. One notable part of this is the POTUS is currently Catholic and 7/9 of the SCOTUS is Catholic. However, there have been other bits and pieces here and there that I cannot fully recall, and now I have this sense that there is something, when there might not at all be. Please help!

Has there been an increase over time of Catholic influence in the US? Catholic influence could be understood as sociocultural, political, or economic outcomes that directly or indirectly benefits Catholics, Catholoci

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r/changemyview•

Breakdown:

  • Any relationship: I mean any form of relationship, whether that be polygamy, incestuous thrupples, polycules, plural marriages, interfaith swinging, or any other configuration you can think of.

  • Any Set of Adults: I mean that everyone that is party to the relationship is an adult^[1] at the time they become party to the relationship.

  • Consenting Adults: I mean that every person that is party to the relationship gives their informed consent and maintains their informed consent for the duration that they are party to the relationship.

  • Ought to Be Legal: I mean that for any relationship that meets the aforementioned conditions, there should be no law pro

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r/AskHistorians•

Madam C. J. Walker's birthname is Sarah Breedlove. She was born to Owen Breedlove and Minerva Breedlove, who were sharecroppers that had been born into slavery.(Source)

Is there any significance at all to the name "Breedlove" that relates to the context of slavery in the Americas?

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