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According to ChatGPT Persians are considered as White according to the US Government forms. Modern Iran does touch the Caucasus…I’ll walk myself out.
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Originally Posted by at6d
(Post 4022709)
According to ChatGPT Persians are considered as White according to the US Government forms. Modern Iran does touch the Caucasus…I’ll walk myself out.
AI Overview"Caucasian" is generally considered an obsolete racial classification rather than an ethnicity, historically used to describe people of European, Middle Eastern, and North African descent. It is considered a social construct originating from 18th-century anthropology, though it is still used in the U.S. as a synonym for "white" |
Originally Posted by at6d
(Post 4022709)
According to ChatGPT Persians are considered as White according to the US Government forms. Modern Iran does touch the Caucasus…I’ll walk myself out.
"Caucasian" is an arbitrary historical classification, make of it what you will. |
Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 4022718)
They are not Arabs if that's what you're getting at. Not technically speaking, and not practically speaking. But Persians are not the only ethnicity in Iran.
Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 4022718)
"Caucasian" is an arbitrary historical classification, make of it what you will.
You missed the satire. |
Originally Posted by Extenda
(Post 4022697)
dude you’re a trip. Why do you feel the need to defend “your side” so aggressively? Like I want profit sharing and to not dump an increasing amount of my paycheck into a federal government black hole that I get nothing out of. That’s my relationship with whoever is leading the federal government. At best these people can keep some kind of a status quo (possibly doomed) ship moving in kind of a reasonable direction. At worst you have…well…this.
It’s like you have some weird parasocial relationship with the president. Dude he loathes you and me. We’re unionized worker bees who have the audacity to fight for our piece of the pie. Why are you carrying his water all the time? Can you critique him on a single point? Is he some kind of god to you? I mean all this in the nicest possible way, it’s just so strange to me seeing people just so all in on one particular “side”. |
Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
(Post 4022822)
THANK YOU for saying this. Post of the year. Politics aside, as unionized pilots you would think we would decry anything that negatively impacts profit sharing at best, but more likely job security and career expectations.
As I've said this current adventure is a bit over the top... guaranteed short-term economic pain (loss of profit sharing for sure), with lots of risk of a variety of potential bad outcomes. The ultimate end-state is still likely to be better than the old status quo, but of course that's not 100% either. |
Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 4022833)
Politically I consider not only my short-term economic benefit but also long term structural, societal, and economic ramifications, mostly for the sake of my kids.
As I've said this current adventure is a bit over the top... guaranteed short-term economic pain (loss of profit sharing for sure), with lots of risk, of variety of potential bad outcomes. The ultimate end-state is still likely to be better than the old status quo, but of course that's not 100% either. Today’s prices: alt=""https://i.postimg.cc/DZJH2Hpt/IMG-8005.jpg |
Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan
(Post 4022822)
THANK YOU for saying this. Post of the year. Politics aside, as unionized pilots you would think we would decry anything that negatively impacts profit sharing at best, but more likely job security and career expectations.
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
(Post 4022854)
IF (and it is a big IF) this current conflict can keep my kids from having to live in a world where insane apocalyptic mullahs have control of nukes and the missiles to deliver them
North Korea Pakistan India Israel Russia China United Kingdom France United States |
Originally Posted by jerryleber
(Post 4022893)
Nations with nuclear weapons
North Korea Pakistan India Israel Russia China United Kingdom France United States While mowing down relatives with antiaircraft guns for inattention at a meeting doesn’t strike me as particularly rational, even North Korea isn’t sponsoring international terrorism in multiple countries trying to spread their particular brand of irrationality. And yeah, if I thought that was going to change I’d be all about preempting them too. But I’m still for doing what I can to keep the world a safe place for my kids, and teach them to do the same for my future grandchildren/great grandchildren/ad infinitum. It’s my culture. |
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