Right wing “Christians” aren’t concerned with the stories or messaging in their own religion; they don’t even read the Bible.

They join specific churches because they find common ground with others who are eager to share in their hate. Naturally, an empty suit, fake Strongman, actual conman like Trump can easily convert them to his cult, as the Church has already primed them psychologically.

Zero Federal funds should go to any religious institution. Zero.

Business school calls it Escalation of Commitment.

I can’t tell if you’re kidding, but the homonym you’re looking for is pear.

If the “policies” are to blame then the actual argument presented is, at its core: “I was just following orders.”

Which is a crime for members of the military, and nazi rhetoric for the rest of the world.

The IG should be under investigation for gross incompetence next.

And the prosecutors will be disbarred and charged, yes? It’s pathetic that the former DA isn’t even named. So the system is still protecting the actual criminals.

They should serve 16 years, at a minimum, but 25-30 is fine.

Freeloader states always begging for Federal bailouts.

If they cannot govern and refuse to adapt they are not worthy of investiture without change.

They should be given options to rectify their situation, but ANY Federal funds come with those strings attached.

Genx is 1965 – 1980.

At 65, he’s 6 years too old to be Gen X.

Mandalorian is like a date that you’re excited about and it starts off well, but as the evening progresses you realize there’s just not much there.

Boba Fett was shoehorned into Mandalorian with overlapping plot lines, so, I guess to keep the metaphor, Book of Boba is your date’s roommate that “randomly” bumps into you at the restaurant and you somehow end up buying them dinner too.

The contempt I hold for this woman could fill the void of space.

Clinton won in 1993. The late 1900s. 30+ years ago.

Obama’s entire campaign was on Hope for Change. And he’s the first black President ever.

Are you really trying to argue that these are equivalences?

Ok, whatever makes you feel better.

lol, ok.

If you take any counter argument as condescension it’s probably a lot more about your own insecurities rather than the merits of the arguments. I would guess it’s a pattern in your life. Best of luck to you.

Sure, but you seem like you’ve already found answers that satisfy you. I’m no Sisyphus to push online boulders up a hill, but I will give you my two cents:

In essence, our perspectives differ on apportioning blame. You heap it on voters, while I would argue that, in a two party system, culpability lies with the party who failed to engage and motivate their electorate. That is quite literally their entire raison d’etre.

So it’s easy to say we have ignorant, uneducated, and mean-spirited voters- and I wouldn’t argue that those descriptors are valid in many cases. Which says nothing of decades of declining public education, massive media intervention, oligarch pie-thumbing, or unaddressed racial tensions dating back to the Civil War.

But if that is the clay that an artist is given to mold, then it is incumbent upon the ARTIST to rise to the occasion and find a way to produce a grand work. And if they are unable- if they cannot MAKE GOOD on the necessary products required for civil social union, then they are something worse than an enemy. Ineptitude (feigned or real) is simply no longer tolerable when the stakes are this high.

And the stakes ARE high, despite the constant flip-flopping of messaging from the current administration. We either face clear and present dangers to the Union, or we accept that decorum is MORE important to our leaders than efficacy and the hope of America remaining a going-concern. And if our Leadership chooses decorum over action, if etiquette is their only talent, then the harshest criticism is not only valid, but a requirement of every citizen who still hopes for the erstwhile fantasy of living in and being part of the better American Dream.

That’s a pretty reductionist take, eh? Did it make you feel better to vent? It’s okay to vent. But also consider that you’re only seeing a small part of a larger whole.

Put that fuckin Boomer in prison for 3 years.

The marginal cost of information goods is zero. Digital Capitalism is inherently a scam, even moreso than physical products.

53% of white women voted for Trump in 2024.

So either we are to believe they’ve learned nothing and will continue to alienate their base, while remaining inept fools on the international stage, OR their idea of rebuilding a carbon copy of the previous failures is by design.

A centrist DNC is a loser. A center-right DNC is a loser. The DNC will never beat the Republicans at their own game, so either these strategists are the densest people on the planet, or they are the mouthpieces of Controlled Opposition, exactly as expected.

There is no duality in which savvy, intelligent political players arrive at “Centrism wins,” without some inherent greasy, malfeasant ulterior motives.

It’s difficult to even pretend that they are serious in this endeavor; their every action and utterance is an admission of planned incompetence.

I’m finding it very difficult to see why Texas should be allowed to remain independent. They can’t maintain their infrastructure, they can’t provide for their citizen constituents, and they frequently signal a willingness to demean America by association. They’re not good at governance and are constantly begging for Federal handouts.

So let’s just take over the state. Send in the Feds, remove the Executive branch and State supreme court justices, and disbar the legislative officers. They keep fuckin around and it is past time they started finding out.

Somehow the company store returned…