whenigrowup356

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[–] whenigrowup356 63 points 8 months ago (10 children)

"Really? How about dying for it?"

[–] whenigrowup356 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

A vote saying they won't support the Dem ticket in November without a big change still means something, even if the race has already been called.

Everyone already knew Biden would win handily since the first primary. That's why they voted uncommitted instead of for an alternative.

[–] whenigrowup356 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's the old lingers?

[–] whenigrowup356 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Real moderates are mostly just low information voters who don't spend much time thinking about politics to develop an ideology or world view.

The generally accepted political narrative is that these sorts of voters mostly just care about the economy.

Lots of people call themselves moderates but consistently vote Democrat or Republican and just differ from their party on a couple issues.

*Edited my language to be a little fairer about that second group

[–] whenigrowup356 21 points 8 months ago

Maybe no one should see it?

There's pretty widely documented evidence that slaughterhouse work is also harmful to mental health.

(Link is to sagepub)

[–] whenigrowup356 16 points 8 months ago (17 children)

If French troops were sent into Ukraine and were then hit by Russia, would that then trigger NATO agreements?

Article 6 says:

"For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:

on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France 2, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer; on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Europe in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the Mediterranean Sea or the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer."

Aware this might be a situation where the spirit of the agreement ends up being more important than the legalese.

[–] whenigrowup356 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The problem with the Senate is that it gives land more power than people. The weight given to a Senate voter in a less populated state like Montana is like 40x that of a voter in a state like California. Abolishing the Senate would move the power of each voter closer to equality. Anti-gerrymandering measures would get you the rest of the way there.

[–] whenigrowup356 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think taxes on financial shenanigans like carried interest, inheritance, and capital gains would probably be more effective than taxing luxury goods. Most rich people don't actually spend the majority of their money on physical things. Mostly they just shuffle it around into various instruments to avoid taxes and maximize returns.

[–] whenigrowup356 2 points 8 months ago

Nah, it'll find food no problem. The legal liabilities are the real kicker.

[–] whenigrowup356 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The community's called work reform.

[–] whenigrowup356 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Imagine being this much of a jerk over a webcomic

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