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It should be set at 18%, 20%, and 25% with no option for tipping less.

You are, in essence, giving corporations a 18-25% discount on wages.

"Is there any evidence of this? A single picture even?"

Have you considered using a search engine? Do you need help with that?

Does Mike Johnson have a johnson? How do we even know?

Let the inspections begin (edit: with "him")

"I mean clearly, it's a concentration RANCH, FFS"

This is going to get complicated. The only way to be sure that, for example, Nancy Mace is actually the "she" "she" says "she" is is to check. And if we do that, to be fair, we gotta check everyone which means were going to discover that so many allegedly "male" members (heh) of congress do not, in fact, have any balls. WHAT THEN NANCY?? WHAT THEN???

Oh yes I hear it all the time. From people posting online.

For your convenience, Be sure to carry your papers with you at all times, "citizen".

I laugh every time I see some very very brave internet poster urging you to "shoot them".

Yes yes we get it. You are very badass. Uh huh.

You seem confused. My suggestion is to not try to find the answers you seek in this venue. You should go socialize and interact with actual people in person. In that way you can find acceptance and belonging and a safe way to discuss these things.

I really don't imagine this type of interaction is good for your mental health. That's true for most of us, but you show all the signs of taking it far too seriously for your own good. I sincerely hope you find what you are looking for.

It's not a zero sum game. It's not like you "win" the election across the board and get everything you could possibly want. And even if you did get a blue wave you STILL don't get everything you want. Incredibly, it's a big country with lots of different people with different ideas of how it should run. It's a simple fact that among Dems most are not that progressive. Our political system is really a bunch of compromises where nobody gets everything they want but, ideally we all get something. What I've observed among many folks such as yourself is that you think you should get everything instantly. My speculation is that people who think like this are dealing with a shorter time scale because they are younger. That's in no way a bad thing but it does mean you haven't seen the tremendous change that's happened or 4 or 5 decades. To me, things have improved dramatically and of the many things that stand out is the fact that I don't have to worry about being beaten, raped, or murdered for being queer. I can be openly trans. I can even marry my lover.

I'm not saying I don't want to see a viable third party or more truly progressive candidates. But this is a long game where slow incremental progress is assured even if on a much shorter time scale it seems nothing has happened. From my perspective while we still have a long way to go, we've made a lot of progress.

the main thing I disagree with them about is the purity testing

I'm not sure you understand what "purity testing" means. Do you think Trump supporters don't evaluate alignment with their beliefs?

This purity testing is why I don’t call myself a Democrat, liberal, or leftist.

Because you don't align with those beliefs. You are not a Democrat, liberal or leftist. And what? You expect those of us who are to call you that out of some misguided sense of charity? I'd suggest having the courage to own your own beliefs.