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Why human society isn't more—or less—violent than in the pastPopulation size determines the proportion of people who die in violencehttps://www.science.org/con...

I think it's much simpler.

We kill in order to live.

It's hardwired into our brains.

And is a biological fact

Aside from salt, water and all the synthetic chemicals in our diet...

Everything we eat was once alive.

Everything. 😀

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So cute

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It helps to realize that most countries without repressive one-party governments have abolished it, including all of the EU. The U.S. is an outlier.

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Yes, yes. Of course. Not at all ridiculous.

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Did you ever wonder about the first person to come up with the acronym TBD...

What does that stand for?

I don't know yet but it's going to be very important. 😂

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"Terraforming Mars" is about the stupidest idea ever.

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Delusions of fucking grandeur.

Someone needs to take one for the team and take this fuck out of our collective misery.

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OK, people. Some of us on this here mommyblog gives our hard to come by stolen moneys to get our daily ration of dick jokes and avoid moneybegs. YOU are screwing that up by not coughing up your left lung to support Wonkette.

Yes, you.

No, of course not you; you gave your lungs in support of Big Tobacco.

Anyway. Support your Wonkette. With munnies.

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It is still to be determined. I’m not sure what they are waiting for, but that’s what people say every time I ask.

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Earl Grey is praying for you. https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

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I remember that case.My heart goes out to you.I also know what you mean as I've had the experience of knowing people who have lost loved ones to violent crimes.Like you said, it's really personal and I'm glad I'm not the one making the call.

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In a couple of these murder cases, the co-defendants who were equally culpable got LWOP because a juror or two held out.That isn't a fair system and it's another reason the DP has got to go.

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Hugs.

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I remember an interview with the daughter of a murder victim who now opposes the DP because as she put it, not only did she have to wait over a decade for her father's killer to be executed, thus putting part of her life on hold but once it happened, she never got the closure she was promised.As she put it, she realized once it was all said and done that the DP plays into the worst of your emotions and doesn't do a damn thing to help you with your pain.

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Thanks for your opinion.

However, your opinion is not superior to facts.

Everything we eat (except salt and synthetic chemicals) was once alive.

Fact. ✅

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(((HUGS)))

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