Tyrangle

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[–] Tyrangle 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't see the overlapping appeal? It's about authenticity - not policy. Bernie is as authentic as they come. If he's not running, the Libertarian party is a natural second choice - you have to be pretty sure of yourself to stand on a debate stage and argue for letting people die in the street. Trump had that same energy in this last campaign, so in hindsight I'm not surprised that he won over these people.

[–] Tyrangle 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I get the impression that Harris plans to drag out the war in Ukraine with continued US support while Trump plans to end it quickly by withholding support. That's a consequential difference as far as I'm concerned. If Trump were in charge now I expect we'd already be at war with Iran. Remember when he had Soleimani killed in 2020? I don't think he'd be nearly as reluctant about supporting Israel if he were in charge. I agree that Taiwan is a powder keg, but I'm not sure what we should be doing differently there - curious what you're getting at there.

[–] Tyrangle 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Isn't Trump like super isolationist? Ask a Ukrainian who they prefer to win and I think they'll have a pretty consistent answer.

[–] Tyrangle 0 points 1 week ago

I think I'm just sensitive because I'm pro-choice but constantly get painted as heartless and uncaring by my pro-life family. Viable or not, I feel something for these unborn things, just like my family - the only difference is that I don't prioritize my feelings over the rights of other people, nor do I shy away from the fact that abortions can be necessary and merciful. I am an ally in this fight, but if you're dismissing the miracle of life as nothing more than a medical condition, you're not helping the cause - to some extent you're a liability to those of us trying to actually win people over.

[–] Tyrangle 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I do find it interesting that the "actual" employment rate was 7% higher in 2000 than it is now. I get that we have an older population now, and proportionally more retirees as a result, but isn't that relevant to our economic health? Rather than patting ourselves on the back for doing a good job despite an aging population, shouldn't we be talking about how to turn this trend around? Italy, Japan, and China are about a generation ahead of us on this issue, and they're totally freaking out - maybe we should too.

[–] Tyrangle 21 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Private insurance used to offer flood insurance like 100 years ago, but to stay in business they had to raise premiums to a point where no one could realistically afford it (which is to say that living in a flood zone is not financially feasible for most people). The government had to step in with their own flood insurance program, which was tied to regulation intending to minimize the risk of flooding in at-risk zones so that premiums could remain affordable. Even these measures haven't been sufficient to keep the program from running out of money, and we've been subsidizing it with taxpayer bailouts to keep it afloat.

All this is to say that private insurance is literally incapable of insuring against flood damage, so you can't blame them for any of this. If you want to blame someone, blame Trump for rolling back standards that would have allowed FEMA to consider climate change in their risk models.

[–] Tyrangle 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm torn. If our country ever goes back to normal, I'd love to be able to show my grandkids a Trump Bible 50 years from now. I like to think that they'd be shocked by the audacity of it - by the fact that a guy peddled something so blasphemous and still locked up the religious vote. But I know Trump is probably getting royalties on the sale, so I guess they'll just have to take my word for it.

[–] Tyrangle 21 points 1 month ago

Make our country 100% reliant on domestic supply, and deport the immigrants who are helping to harvest said supply. I don't see how this can possibly lower prices.

[–] Tyrangle 37 points 1 month ago

They fact-checked constantly during the first half, which was a huge improvement over former debates. Honestly I thought this was better moderated than any previous debate involving Trump.

[–] Tyrangle 54 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Harris campaign requested unmuted mics - it was Trump's team that was worried about him making an ass of himself with interruptions. With that in mind they might be letting him talk because it's what Harris wanted in the first place.

[–] Tyrangle 33 points 2 months ago (3 children)

When my wife told me what he said I assumed it was an onion article. When she said it was real I assumed it was taken out of context - surely there was some policy proposal behind these comments, like a new federal stipend for caretakers. Nope - he genuinely seems to believe that the government's role in childcare is reminding parents that they can ask friends/family for help, as if there's a struggling parent out there who needs to hear this. I really don't understand who he's trying to reach with these comments - it's like reminding homeless people that they can panhandle if they're struggling, which is an obtuse way of saying "fuck you, you're on your own."

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Ending my honor run in shame (self.baldurs_gate_3)
submitted 10 months ago by Tyrangle to c/baldurs_gate_3
 

I'm 100+ hours into an honor run and I've finally made a decision I apparently can't live with. I was offered a gift at the end of act 2, and while it was totally out of character for me to accept it, my curiosity got the better of me. I never made it this far before and I wanted to see what would happen. Now I hardly even recognize my character - when I look at them, I just see my dumb impulsive decision staring back at me. I've made plenty of dumb decisions before in the name of staying true to my character, and I bore the consequences with pride, but this was the opposite - I betrayed my character, and now I'm reminded of it in every dialogue and every cutscene from now until the end of the game. I was really invested in their journey too, especially with this shaping up to be my first "full" run, but now I'm wishing that they had died in act 2 before I did this to them. I'm only an hour or so into act 3 but it's already starting to feel a bit like the last season of GoT.

Anyway, that's how my glorious honor run came to a rather quiet and pitiful end. Anyone else have a similar experience?

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