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   Noah Sombrero to Dude   
   Re: Wer're good, thanks :)   
   12 Feb 26 21:13:16   
   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:03:30 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/12/2026 1:20 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:34:28 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/12/2026 9:51 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:24:42 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> It's a good thing the Americans got together with their amazing ethical   
   >>>>> universal human rights notions of a nation with freedom for all the   
   >>>>> lawful people!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> In the USA you have certain inalienable rights guaranteed by the US   
   >>>>> Constitution. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> We covered this in Third Grade, right after we memorized the Pledge of   
   >>>>> Allegiance.   
   >>>>>   
   >>> Source:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>> It's just self evident, but teachers repeat this all the way through   
   >>>>> school and into Higher Education. It's required reading and on the test   
   >>>>> in order to get US citizenship. You must be able to read and write   
   >>>>> English to take the test, inside a court house with a lawyer and before   
   >>>>> a judge.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> "These rights are universal, applying to all individuals regardless of   
   >>>>> status, and are not granted by governments but are considered essential   
   >>>>> to human dignity and existence.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "are not granted by governments"   
   >>>> Sorry, they are exactly that, or not.  And often not in various parts   
   >>>> of the world.   
   >>>>   
   >>> In an ideal world, everyone would have equal rights under the law. In   
   >>> nature, the law of self-preservation rules. But, a natural law is   
   >>> inherent in being human.   
   >>   
   >> You are trying to say that everybody is like you.   
   > >   
   >You did make that up. Everyone is different. How many times do I have to   
   >say it. Just saying.   
   > >   
   > > The bad news is some of us are simply not.>   
   >Everyone is different, but everyone is equal under the law. There, I've   
   >said it again.   
   > >   
   >> Some of us think it is their right to exploit others, make slaves of   
   >> others (wage or otherwise), dictate to others, and if there are   
   >> barriers in society to doing those things, they will search to find a   
   >> way regardless, because, you see it is their innate, inherent right as   
   >> superior beings they believe.   
   >>   
   >Let's not get personal, but you have a right to file a divorce under   
   >these circumstances! Have you considered joining a 12-step program like   
   >AAA? Or, to consult a shrink?   
   >   
   >Rita can be a bitch sometimes, but I've still got my rights.   
   >   
   >We got into an argument the other day about something trivial and we   
   >exchanged words calling each other names, but one smack across the face   
   >changed everything.   
      
   Rules for arguing with a spouse   
   don't call names   
   don't deny the relationship   
   insist on what you want   
   don't hit   
      
   Because some things can't be unsaid or undone   
      
   >That's when I started listening to her!   
   > > > I invite you to do a little research on psychopathology, especially   
   >> the kinds of jobs where such people do best.   
   >>   
   >This sounds kind of racist. Are you sure you didn't just make this   
   >"trait" theory up? We'll have to demand some data on that conspiracy for   
   >later discussion.   
   > >   
   >> lawyer   
   >> politician   
   >> ceo   
   >> clergy   
   >> chef   
   >> civil service   
   >> salesman   
   >> police   
   >> psychologist   
   >> entertainers   
   >>   
   >> among a number of others.   
   >>   
   >> Here:   
   >> https://mindpsychiatrist.com/what-jobs-are-psychopaths-most-likely-to-have/   
   >>   
   >> But there are many sources out there for information about this.   
   >>   
   >> Jobs where the traits that come with their pathology serve them best   
   >> charm   
   >> ability to thrive under pressure   
   >> exceptional intelligence and competence   
   >>   
   >> No joke.  The traits you find in yourself (if you do) are not by any   
   >>   
   > >   
   >universal.   
   >>   
   >>> Everyone has the Buddha nature to become enlightened.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>> Key Aspects of Inalienable Rights:   
   >>>>> Definition: "Inalienable" means they cannot be given up or taken away.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Any such right can be taken away by a so inclined government.   
   >>>>   
   >>> The enlightened state cannot be taken away because it is the natural   
   >>> state of being human.   
   >>>   
   >>> In Mahayana Buddhism, the Buddha taught that all sentient beings possess   
   >>> an innate, indestructible Buddha-nature - an inherent potential for   
   >>> enlightenment.   
   >>>   
   >>> Source:   
   >>>   
   >>> A Buddhist Bible: The Essential Scriptures   
   >>> by Dwight Goddard   
   >>> pp. 108-110   
   >>>   
   >>> https://tricycle.org/magazine/still-speaking/   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>> Source: Handbook For New Immigrants to United States   
   >>>>   
   >>>> For the us, but not for palestine, syria, turkey, hungary, etc.   
   >>>>   
   >>> There are many legal immigrants in the US from Palestine and Syria.   
   >>>   
   >>>>> usa.gov/citizenship/requirements   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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