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I agree. People responding to you as though you’re going to change your mind are equally responsible.

I think the idea is fine - everyone needs a bit of good news. This Brent vs the World nonsense just needs to stay in the one environmental thread. Or just ignore him.

Congratulations on utterly fucking this thread.

Bludgeoning protestors asking questions is not appropriate use of force.

yeah. So Fauci is doing EXACTLY what you do. Didn’t you just start a thread on hypocrisy?

I think Bill Bailey has a good point from about 1:40.

The problem is that in a way the government is right - an economy simply can't function if everything is shut down for a prolonged period. That they said it at the start of a pandemic is just monumental stupidity. The truth is that an economy obviously can function for 4 or 5 months on life support as we're seeing from every other country in the world. But going back to zero now? I don't believe we can survive 10 or 12 months like this, not without unbelievable upheaval and suffering. The federal government has fucked up so badly that unfortunately we do have to restart the economy at the cost of peoples lives because at this point that's probably the least bad choice, and just hope. Hope that it does't mutate into something more lethal or virulent. Hope that those we care about don't contract it until there is a workable vaccine available or if they do that it's a mild case. No one in authority has (or will) say it, but we're so far beyond containing this virus that there's limited value in progressing those early plans. We need NEW strategies that take into account our reality, not ones that are half a year out of date.

They need to speak to a civil rights lawyer and document the whole thing.

She’ll get his cash in the divorce. She’ll go for his balls in the book.

Honestly, I don’t read any of these ‘tell all’ books. Inevitably my response to the ‘revelations’ in each of them is ‘well yeah, DUH... How is this news to anyone?’

I’m still waiting for the Melania one as soon as he’s out of office and the divorce is finalized.

Well yeah, no shit. When you can’t treat everyone you treat the ones you can save, then the children, women and young males. But it’s that definition of ‘value’ that’s the pisser isn’t it. Does an 85 yo white millionaire have more VALUE than a 20 yo Latino ex marine? Well, it depend on your politics, doesn’t it?

Power is more important than principles, apparently.

This whole pardoning thing needs to be revisited. Personally I don’t think any individual should have the ability to sidestep the justice system like that.

How he announced it says volumes: “We’re looking at Chicago, too. We’re looking at New York,” he said. “All run by very liberal Democrats. All run, really, by the radical left.” Not "If agitators and anarchists are causing trouble, we'll send in support for the local authorities, regardless of where it is..." - he SPECIFICALLY mentions that he's doing it in areas run by his political enemies. This is batshit crazy time. An people like Ron will support it despite it being unconstitutional because it's my team vs your team, regardless of what's actually being done. This is the literal reason so many second amendment advocates on here have stated they own guns and don't want that right revoked, but where are those posters now? Why aren't they here talking about forming militias to defend against a tyrannical government? Oh, wait. Tyranny is fine as long as it's your guy doing it.

The cowardice of letting states decide for themselves how to deal with the infection without shutting down interstate travel guaranteed that it was going to be bad. The politicization of the issue and public healthcare advice made it a thousand times worse.

Immigration and customs agents forcibly kidnapping US citizens? I still can't fucking believe it's legal, let alone at first.

How can you say such a thing??? Turtle is just bringing a moderate centrist point to the argument! Nope. Can't keep a straight face when typing that.

The ‘cancel culture’ (sigh) has nothing to do with how the President portrays himself in the Oval Office. Personally, I think it comes across as cheapening the most important position in our country. And it’s ok with Trump because he’s first and foremost a salesman.

I’m not going to read Turtle’s reply, but I’m certain it’s a reply that only someone who is completely centrist and not at all biased could write. How is it Pelosi’s fault this time?

Trump posing with an array of Goya products on the Resolute desk today seems a pretty obvious breach of ethics rules, but if not, at the VERY least demeans the position of the President. Got a brand? Get official US sponsorship and support by saying something nice about the president! Zero respect.

I said exactly this to some friends ages ago. The only problem with the scenario is that it would require Trump to acknowledge that he's done something wrong and I think he's pathologically incapable of that.

My rights are more important to me than your rights. Conservatism in a nutshell.

*facepalm

As my static line instructor said to me during my first jump course, “If yer gonna be dumb, yud better be tough.’