Xanis

And he ate a fucking hobbit!

W-wait. Hold up. No way...

Edit: IMPLIED. Somehow I'm relieved. Given the character I'm not wholly sure why.

At this point I'll happily relive 2020 if we could reset 2024.

It should be noted that through all this people fought for those rights. So don't fall asleep, dear America, because organizing even within small communities will make a difference.

If done correctly, massive change can happen. Dream big so that those who fear negotiate back down to the levels you'll accept.

Bad argument. Japan and Germany were allies. Popular public sentiment to join the war had been growing before Pearl Harbor. Afterwards it would have been political suicide to not join. Moreover, it supercharged factory production and created a patriotic wave that didn't die down for years.

But yeah, let's just ignore all that.

What the other commenter is saying is that Europe has relied on U.S. intervention. For better or worse (for worse) we are seeing the results of placing so many eggs into what is amounting to an oversized trash bin. While we should provide support across seas, I hope the larger public sentiment shifts hard towards fixing things here. Gaza and Ukraine are big deals. What about the major issues WITHIN our borders?

Y'know, such as the slow rise of fascism over the years.

The bad faith war on drugs.

Rising costs of housing and medical, and living in general.

The clear and obvious issue with money in politics.

Homelessness.

The slow decline in experts staying or immigrating here, and poorer education.

And possibly the biggest argument for why we should step back military presence and focus inward: The absolute shit show that is support for veterans from a medical and insurance perspective.

I could keep going. Many of these could be called endemic issues. For a Nation so large we sure as hell see the same problems nearly everywhere.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool

The Groom of the Stool (formally styled: "Groom of the King's Close Stool") was the most intimate of an English monarch's courtiers, initially responsible for assisting the king in excretion and hygiene.

The physical intimacy of the role naturally led to his becoming a man in whom much confidence was placed by his royal master and with whom many royal secrets were shared as a matter of course.

The office developed gradually over decades and centuries into one of administration of the royal finances, and under Henry VII, the Groom of the Stool became a powerful official involved in setting national fiscal policy, under the "chamber system".[1][2]

I was under the impression you paid less for a ticket on Spirit than you would travelling with other airlines. The extras would bump you up to the cost of a normal ticket elsewhere. Whereas other airlines push the cost of services into the normal price of the ticket.

The enemy of my enemy.

We can agree with him and root for him. Just keep in mind who he is and what he's done. Don't allow a short memory to curb that perspective.

In the meantime, while the monsters fight we should be collectively working to shore up things in our communities. I'm working on mine.

To be clear to the naysayers: It's not that we're angry Bernie got fucked, it is what it is. We've just seen the writing on the wall SINCE he got screwed over.

Also we're a little angry.

That's fascinating since I know I never selected it. Didn't even know it existed. I appreciate the heads up!

Edit: Found the setting. Switched it to "On",, which I know based on other settings. Now not showing as bot. Weird bug, I'll take it though.