What experiences taught you to stand up against authority?

"I want this boy EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL!" a bully's mother shouted. Several years ago, I had a fight with a school bully. He'd been tormenting me for weeks, slapping the back of my head every tim…

Top stories for Long   What experiences taught you to stand up against authority? Jantama, Horrible Perfectionist • Answered January 15 "I want this boy EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL!" a bully's mother shouted. Several years ago, I had a fight with a school bully. He'd been tormenting me for weeks, slapping the back ... Read more » 468 18   How much bias was included in the making of "The World at War" documentary of 1973? Fantastic documentary of pure facts but I've not watched all of it and am curious if there are any moments of bias? Martin Porter, B.Sc. Astrophysics, University of Leicester • Updated February 4, 2021 It is indeed a fantastic series. I'm not sure there is anything in it that could be called 'bias', but there is an issue of perspective and a few issues of the knowledge th... Read more » 1K 143   Why do you think the dnc disallowed a primary this year by allowing Biden to begin a re-election campaign? Doesn't it appear obvious now that they did it to allow Kamala to avoid a primary? Why did democrats go along with this? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered November 8 Well, that didn't happen. Potentially the last president of USA What happened was the following, Joe Biden was convinced he was the only candidate who stands a chance against... Read more » 319 70   With major companies in the U.S. withdrawing from DEI, was is the likelihood left-leaning enterprises will cease to exist or prop up as an alternative? If anything, never fell for DEI in corporatism, it was window-dressing and I'm left-wing. Neil Hansen • Answered January 12 True story. I was working in a company where my entire department was white. 2003. I asked my boss one day why we only had white males in our department. He made the gesture ... Read more » 1K 68   Can someone become a secretary without a degree? Alec Moffat, former Presidential Advisor at The United States of America (1989-1993) • Answered January 5 Several years ago HR hired a secretary for the Corporate secretarial group. Over a number months I saw her make a lot of decisions that were well above her pay grade. I sto... Read more » 197 3   What happens when parents and medical professionals disagree about a child's treatment? Vivienne Marcus, got a medical degree once. • Answered January 11 In most situations, the parents get their way, but depends very much upon circumstance. Let's put a couple out there. (1) The doctors recommend something that the parents do... Read more » 148 18   Why is Luigi Mangione so controversial? Why do so many people like him and others despise him? Jean-Marie Valheur, somewhat of a controversy myself • Answered December 27 It's very common for people to be attracted to handsome criminals. Back when Abraham Lincoln was assaulted, John Wilkes Booth was a famous stage actor. And by 19th century ... Read more » 823 146   What is something about Greenland that outsiders wouldn't know? Elsa Kristian, Born and grew up in Iceland. • Updated November 14, 2019 I've been to Greenland several times, and have spent some time in Nuuk, Qaqortoq, and several other southern Greenland towns. I've never been up to northern Greenland and I... Read more » 2.6K 85   My appliance repair technician just told us all major appliance companies are raising prices 30-40% due to Trump Tariff taxes. Is this what Trump voters wanted? Al Klein, Been paying attention to politics and government since 1952 • Answered December 23 Trump, just the other day, pulled back on the only reason he got elected - his promise to lower prices. He now says that he can't guarantee that he can reduce prices. (And ... Read more » 45 6   From how far away could we actually receive readable radio signals if aliens were trying to contact us from other planets? Michael McEllin, MA PhD Theoretical Physics & Radio Astronomy, University of Cambridge (1976) • Answered December 18 Back in the 1970s, when I was doing my radio astronomy PhD, it was calculated that a radio telescope the size of Arecibo, or Jodrell Bank or Parks etc. could be used to tra... Read more » 71 15   As a chef or cook, what is your least favorite dish to prepare? Amanda Rudow, Cook (2008-present) • Updated August 19, 2017 Frascarelli. I hate, hate, hate making frascarelli. I didn't even know what it was before I started working in Italy, but it's a traditional dish from the Marches sometimes ... Read more » 2.1K 94   What are the most shocking televangelist scandals in history? Thomas Canfield • Answered December 30 The Jim Bakker case, followed by the Jimmy Swaggart case. They showed that the souls of TV evangelists are prone to temptation like everyone else. What made the cases shock... Read more » 30 9 Read more in your feed

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