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My heart goes out to the thirteen year old boys who read this and thought “oh fuck!”

I’ve lived in America all my life. Thank you for this interesting outside perspective. I never would have guessed that the ADA is held in such high regard!

Sometimes, I see a quality discussion between principled people who care deeply about the issues. They both want to do what’s best, but simply disagree on what “best” is.

Their opinions can be so far apart, though, that they’re unable to even comprehend the other position.

Constipated Pac-Man lost the pic. Sorry!

What’s an ML?

Her son isn’t very bright. I think he needs to lay off the pot a bit.

At least it contains the word “shamed”. Shaming someone is usually seen as unfair and judgmental.

Absurdist inside jokes with no explanation.

I didn’t know quantum computers looked like 70’s sci-fi movie props. I’ve never seen one before. I looked it up, and I think you’re right.

If that’s what it takes to inspire him to cook, then okay.

What the hell is that thing?

Will 4.0 include mining for copium?

That does tend to be a “flaw” of mine. I expect better of people. I think that “matter” bit is garbage, but that’s not the point.

Are you saying that disrespect and a lack of empathy don’t play a significant role in genocide? That doesn’t seem right, either, though.

Cherry-picking statements to make a point is a bad habit to get into. Try to avoid it in the future.

Genocide is not inevitable if we respect one another, and politicians become more empathetic. Unfortunately, genocide is inevitable in the current US election, because both major candidates support Netanyahu.

The responsible thing to do is to mitigate the damage.

Genocide is inevitable regardless of which candidate wins. I’m not happy about that, but that’s the situation we’re in. The less awful thing to do is pick the candidate who will protect women and immigrants. I am not willing to sacrifice their well being in order to make a political statement.

By all means, vote independent in state and local elections. We need more choices than a two-party system offers. If the candidate seem qualified, then help new parties establish themselves. Once they build enough followers to make a difference, we can start electing senators. Then the presidency becomes a serious option.

Unfortunately, there aren’t currently any third party candidates with a realistic chance of winning. The only responsible thing we can do for now is choose the lesser of two evils.

A simple but important point.

There are enough rich, gullible people for this to actually be a commercial success.

Netanyahu is like a spoiled child who’s deliberately annoying the fuck out of EVERYONE, because he knows that there will be no serious consequences. Although Daddy US might pretend to scold him, ultimately, Daddy will give him as many bombs as he wants.

It’s not a matter of how he grips it; it’s a simple question of weight ratios!