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A Radically Moderate Opinion

  This post is in response to this Op-Ed  from the LATimes regarding the Atlanta Spa Shootings.  (This is a moderate democrat who voted for Bernie Sanders and Biden talking, not a far right conservative.) Obviously this was an opinion piece, but this authors write-up (along with most similar news coverage) reeks of confirmation bias. I wish you would report a more measured/well reasoned/moderate viewpoint on this topic   along side   this parroted standard narrative.  Counterpoints Include: Why would the shooter also kill 2 non-asians if his intent was  wholly  racist? He just decided to kill some extra non-asian people? There’s a much better common denominator to the story here besides race -  place  of work. I would bet that it just so happens that it’s statistically more likely for a sex worker in that area to be asian and that’s why 6 of the 8 killed were of asian decent. What’s the statistical probability that a worker at one of these spas would be asian? Could the uneven
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Funny Money - A Short Story

Afternoon hung low and I gathered myself for a two-and-fro out the door. With 20 in my pocket from the night before, set out to exchange this dough for some more. Roll into the store and order #4, just like every time before. Surprise. Man told me get out, once more, or he’d call in the size by the door. Turns out, this 20 was funnier than Cosby before… well you know, it don’t matter no more.   Dejected, took my money back to the bank.   Showed it to the clerk, said something here ain't straight.   She said I guess it smells just a little bit funny…   Honey must by kidding cuz that 20 fucking stank!   Told me could do nothing, that’s the risk of buskin, and get out before you get busted for hustlin’.   As I walked back home, I past the liquor store.   Decided try my luck, even the score.   Handed over the bills to the man… “Boy you must be kidding cuz this money fucking stank!”   Words rang in my head…I still wanted that drank.  
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A Cultural Delusion

 ~~~~~ Though it is inadequately understood, Capgra’s Delusion is a psychiatric syndrome under which people come to believe that those whom they know well have suddenly been replaced by an imposter. These individuals quite often manifest several other types of psychological disorder, so at base, the condition is likely related to general neurological degeneration. Most interestingly though, it is believed that the precise etiology of the disease must be manifestly dependent on the combination of two factors: 1) A disconnect between the emotional/internal representation systems of the brain and the visual representation of the brain ; whereby a familiar person may be recognized as physically normal but hollowed out of any emotional connections that once were.  2) An acceptance of the impossible and a predisposition to the unreasonable . This is suggestive of the fact that even if the first condition were present, a persons good reason would allow you to see the err
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