Forcing us to be competitive will reduce competitiveness!!

Ummm…

Ah, that does make sense

Only when he can’t profit, though. He’s been quite clear on that issue…

Oh, yes, I’m being horribly pedantic due to quite obviously being triggered, so I don’t argue the related points you are making. Not at all.

Uh…

Yes. Lol

It’s not that I disagree with you. I do think I get where you’re coming from.

I specifically have a problem with those looks being prioritized. I mean, think about it if they’re worried more about the appearance than they are about the sound quality, that hubris has become straight up pride. But I’m not talking like the positive connotation. I’m talking pride as in the sin from the Bible.

I like it. Fuck, it’s way better then what we have right now!

I’ll dream with ya!

Uh, no. Maybe check the definition of a word before you accuse people of using it wrong?

Besides, there is literally no benefit to this kind of approach. The most popular use of a word is the definition of the word, not the other way around. And yes, this means it will change over time. So even if motor didn’t literally refer to a certain type of engine, the definition of the word motorcycle is not dependent on the definition of the word motor. Even if there was a contradiction between the definition of the two words that’s literally irrelevant. There’s no point getting all annoyed about it, that’s just how language works. But you will not help anything by trying to force people to change how they’re using a word. It’ll just cause confusion and make communication even less clear.

Honestly, for me things like this are not mildly interesting, but infuriating. I don’t care how pretty it is, it’s not gonna sound better because of aesthetics. Hell, although I’m not sure on this case, musical instruments crafted to look pretty will often sound worse. And I don’t support savaging nature just to find shit to make fancy ass things for pedophile sociopaths that dedicate their lives to making things worse for everyone else.

No, we need a complete overhaul of our voting system. As things currently stand, a third party will never have any real power on the national level. And don’t get me wrong, local elections are really important, even more than national in many ways. But without proportional representation, there will never be real meaningful change.

Yeah, this doesn’t pass the sniff test. Since kinda backroom deal happened. Cause, a bribe wouldn’t be the same as “pressure”, would it.

Lmaorofl

Jedi??

I’m on to you, Darth JarJar!!

I should pay attention to usernames a bit more, lol.

I can tell you why you haven’t, though, cause it’s the same reason from our other thread: compassion.

But, I feel pretty safe saying we’re in agreement!

ICE may have already killed thousands last year.

ICE has quite likely already killed thousands last year, you mean. God it fucking sucks just typing that…

Your technique is irrelevant. That you had the compassion to stick with it is what matters.

I’m not trying to be an ass. Really. But to think that you have a universal technique to deprogram anyone is dangerously naive.

Eh, no.

There is only one thing that gives any chance - compassion. And that’s got a snowball’s chances in surviving hell. But there is nothing else but compassion that’ll give you any chance at all.

Yup. That young woman who had a seizure, was (supposedly) taken to hospital, then hasn’t been heard from since got to me. All of it is tragic and horrible, but of the recent cases, that one stands out for me, cause you just know she’s dead. And they won’t even fucking give the family any closure.

Heh. Don’t make the mistake of conflating stability with prosperity. For a long time we thought things were going well too…

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I guarantee you this is already a global problem. I’m deeply ashamed to see the country I grew up in spearheading it, but it’s been fermenting worldwide for a long time, I’m afraid.

However, that said, I wish you and everyone on that side of the world the best! Fuck do I hope I’m wrong, too. But either way, the only path towards human society healing from any of this is if us common folk find some solidarity.

Eh, the Democrat party leadership does not. I’ve heard plenty of Democrat voters say arrest em all, sure. But those are not the party, they are the dupes supporting it.

It’s pretty blatantly obvious the Democratic party is controlled opposition. I mean, it was pretty much fucking confirmed when they tried to say they only take money from “good” billionaires…