Sounds like you've had some severe disadvantages, maybe in the health/biochemical department, maybe in the life experiences/environment department, maybe something else, that have hindered your chances to thrive. That would not necessarily be your fault.
Yes, and the Confederates shot first in the US Civil War. However, who fired the first bullet has nothing to do with who is invading who, or who is starting a war. These are all three different things. That would be like saying the first shot of WW1 was the one that killed the Archduke, and not the actual countries that declared war on each other and marshalled their armies.
There are many ways to respond to a single atrocity or even battle. The British could have, if they wished, withdrawn. Similarly, Fort Sumpter could have, if they wished, surrendered.
I don't think all those MAGA supporters would support a non-MAGA. They refer to them as rhinos.
The founding fathers did not attack the British. They declared their independence, and then were invaded. Defense and attack are different things.
It's true that the Confederacy was itself invaded after declaring its own independence, no question. But then what values were being defended? The right to own other humans as chattel? Not quite the same.
Well said.
This is how we genuinely defend liberty and equality, the values so many brave soldiers died on battlefields all over the world to protect. Far more effectively than wishing for yet another blood drenched battlefield, liable to get the same results as all those in centuries past.
Did the US Civil War end racism? Did WW2 end fascism? Did the assassinations of MLK Jr or Abraham Lincoln end the fight for civil rights? No. Because ideas cannot be destroyed, they can only be effectively fought with other, better ideas. Not blood and steel.
Defense with violence from other, already-engaged violence is one thing. Accelerating towards new violence is another, and is not going to truly fix a problem.
It's pretty wishful thinking to think Proj 2025 and all the other MAGAs are going to fade away after the orange man is gone. Did you not see De Santis' support before Trump entered the race?
Yep. And there's plenty more MAGA assholes eager to take the reins after Trump is gone too. De Santis was just the first to try.
This isn't helping though. We've actually been very fortunate so far that the pro-fascism candidate has been such an incoherent idiot.
Trump is a symptom, not the cause. Attacking him physically like this only makes our problems worse.
So, since Netanyahu has stated that his main objective is the complete destruction of hamas, and he will not allow a cease fire until his objective is met, and hamas is an international organization with leaders in Turkey and UAE and based around an idea that cannot really be destroyed...
Basically he wants to be able to continue to fight forever? Yea, that fits.
Ah. That should probably be in the headline then, instead of just "spending" and "funding".
Regardless, the figures are still inaccurate.
The $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for FY24 is split between $842 billion for defense programs and $758 billion for nondefense activities, reflecting respective 3% and 7% boosts from FY23 enacted levels.
https://about.bgov.com/brief/federal-appropriations-for-fy24/
The US spent 629 billion on Medicare alone in 2024.
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/
Don't fall for falsified data.
Carrolade
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If we want better candidates there is only one way to get that: convince more Americans to support better candidates so that they win more primaries.