I dunno about it being unnatural. It’s in our nature to destroy ourselves. [/Arnie accent] But I don’t doubt that there are powers stoking that fire, hoping that if they accelerate collapse in a particular way, they can come out on top. Eat the most futures, and you may prolong your present. [Insert Saturn Devouring His Son]
I’ve got a dog that’s 1/4 chihuahua and the rest heeler/shepherd. You can really tell when those chihuahua genes kick in.
Don’t tell me what I can’t do!
I’ll be the smoke monster in a few seasons anyway.
I think that’s distortion from the fabric, though I can’t quite tell if that’s printed or projected onto the curtain.
The Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court as well as Supreme Court staff became aware of the typographical error during the course of the October 2024 Bar Admissions ceremony. The artwork for the seal was provided by an outside entity and unfortunately, the typographical error was not discovered prior to the ceremony. The Justices were very troubled by the inadvertent error, which has regrettably detracted from attention on the accomplishments of the new admittees, and have implemented steps to ensure that this does not happen again. -fwiw
I feel like I need to point out that student loan forgiveness was in the hundreds of billions and was the most direct thing they could do to actually help longterm… since medical reform is apparently a non-starter per Obama’s efforts. Climate change will continue to make everything worse, but I guess we can try to artificially prop things up to delay and worsen externalities coming home to roost. /shrug
I’m not here to come at you, but do you really think Biden is the reason times are hard? When they managed to get $170,000,000,000 of student debt forgiven, and the Republicans blocked an additional $430,000,000,000, that didn’t stick with people?
They thought Trump was going to save them from poverty? Did he save them from poverty last time?
Yup. Communication requires effort on the part of the sender and receiver. I reject the premise that anyone needed convincing by the Dems. If simply seeing the candidates speak wasn’t enough, that portion if the electorate is not putting in the slightest effort to understand. There are many motivations for wilful ignorance. There were perhaps other explanations for Trumps win in '16. This time it’s just that America would rather have a convicted felon as a president.
Well yeah, but it’s not like they haven’t tried. I’ve certainly been frustrated watching the DNC try for decades to get some version of progressive policy passed only to succeed in the most compromised ways. But usually the reason is simply Americans. My office mate is certain that Jesus is coming back soon. What do you do with that?
S’all about getting yours, eh?
Didn’t have any student debt?
Ditto, I was about to start waxing poetic about my bard.
I appreciate the sources and the rigor. But is it not the left that’s consistently pushing for a higher minimum wage? For exploring solutions like UBI or even just expanded social safety nets for the people who fall out the bottom?
The costs of healthcare continues to skyrocket, when we’re already paying twice what other nations are. Healthcare bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy. But is it not the left (sorry, I started the “is it not” thing, and I feel like I need to keep it going, ahem…) that’s been pushing universal healthcare? For transparency in hospital costs?
I’m just saying that I don’t think it’s accurate to say the DNC has “abandoned the working class.” The DNC’s never been able to communicate effectively (or perhaps they’ve just never been believed) when they try to explain that they haven’t abandoned the working class. And they’re not very good at fellating microphones.
People forget that women can be misogynist too. It’s pretty common in the church.
Do people mean anything other than commodity and gas prices when they say “working class issues?” I feel like abortion, healthcare, education, and student loans are also working class issues, but I take it that’s not what people mean.
Yeah, this is where I am.
Sensible Erection (reddit precursor) had to spin off a-whole-nother site, Sensible Election for the '04 (I think?) election and aftermath.
I’m not right because I want to be. It’d be nice if I were wrong! I’ve been actively seeking out open conversations focused on understanding opposing perspectives since before the Internet existed. The things I am certain of are few and far between, and this particular certainty was hard-earned over decades of exploration and introspection. It really just comes down to this. Do you believe that some things are true, as in not a matter of perspective? Do you believe those things can be understood?
Reduction in access to abortion and contraceptives will only increase the number of people in this country struggling to feed kids. We could also talk about school lunch programs and support services in general.