You’re absolutely right. And if you try them yourself, unfortunately most drugs are really good, at first.

Having a choice means being able to make the wrong one, as we did.

It does beg the question who pays the insurance until your get it the first time. I suspect you do though.

Yeah I’ll take the free backpack over the actual “Yellowstone brand” to be part of the gang.

You aren’t wrong in that the democrats prefer the status quo but it’s far from both sides being the same. If we have to pick a side, and if we are still pro democracy, we do, there is only one correct choice.

Now if we can convince that side to then use the victory to change the rules, then so be it. For example, Ranked choice voting would be great, but let’s get more states to use it before expecting the highest office in the land to adopt it.

Yeah OP is right if they are just going to surf the web.

It’s true for more popular sub forums but it sucks for hobbies and more niche topics.

On one hand, you don’t want purely state controlled media. On the other hand, you don’t want privately owned profit-driven media. The answer lies somewhere in the middle but how do you protect it from corruption?

The problem is their aren’t enough of them willing to speak up so the few that might don’t wish to lose their power, so they remain quiet convincing themselves they are doing the right thing by “living to fight another day”.

I like how the article’s title makes it sound like it’s China’s fault…

Why would that be the end of her political career?

Legally? No. But you can’t secede legally either so there is a fuzzy line there somewhere should they start down that road.

Newsweek is pretty close to a tabloid these days. They are a tad better than the NY Post, but not by much.

One good tactic for this is when someone asks you to do something, say yes, but give them the next step action items.

Don’t talk shit about people behind their back. It always has a way of getting out because it’s clearly how you feel when their is no filter in place.

While true, Project 2025 seems to want to go all-in on guns everywhere with strong support from the NRA. But you’re right, historically this meant only guns for loyalists.

https://elections.bradyunited.org/resources/project-2025-guns

Next thing you know, all Luigi’s are being detained.