Well you see, there’s a simple explanation for this. When we do it, it’s good, and when you do it, it’s bad.

Everyone except for the people who get sent to El Salvador…

It’s possible to have a poor opinion of the Chinese government without having a bigoted opinion about the Chinese people.

Sigh. Yet another article assuming Mangione’s guilt. Ben Burgis didn’t even bother to say ‘allegedly’ anywhere.

Technically yes, I could, but I originally wanted to slap together a dumb meme about newbies to 196 getting trapped by The Rule. When I couldn’t upload the image I gave up and made this post.

…thanks, I think…

Even consoles these days require you to install files onto the machine before it’ll play…

Agreed. I’m not likely to say it to their face… but here, I’m preaching to the choir and I can be a bit salty about it.

Part of this is likely to be because with how stupidly car-focused the infrastructure is, revoking someone’s license to drive is essentially revoking someone’s right to autonomy.

A lot of people actively avoid learning new things in general, which includes learning about current events and politics.

it is not the voters fault.

Sooooooo intentional ignorance isn’t their fault? Whose is it then? edit: Sorry, that was snarky. I know people are encouraged to maintain their ignorance in this day and age. In my opinion, it amounts to shirking responsibility, but I’m aware that other opinions are also valid.

Oh, it’s completely the fault of the voters. It’s also the fault of the DNC’s messaging. The crappy economy (job markets and inflation/unchecked price gouging) meant that the uninformed were just voting for “Not the Party that’s Currently In Power” because the cost of groceries and rent was outstripping their paychecks, and the messaging coming from the DNC was completely tangential to that.

Regular everyday Joes don’t follow politics. Just because we do doesn’t make us representative of the general population. That sort of thinking is what made Trump’s victory a surprise - both times.

From the linked article - yes, hate speech is protected, however harassment isn’t.

The judge in OP’s case ruled that it was harassment, so the school was well within its rights to eject the parents.

I want to get off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride…

COVID and all the resulting economic impacts, whether they were linked in the public’s mind or not.

Oh, he’s acting rationally from the perspective of someone who thinks he has all the answers and wants to throw his weight around. He’s trying to be a tough business guy to China and is only backing off when someone finally manages to explain to him that it’s a bad idea in terms simple enough that he can sit through them.

Honestly, I’ll take it over those fucking ahegao hoodies that were briefly popular.

Because even oligarchs aren’t kings.

There’s always another goalpost.

There’s also the fact that despite the economic recovery post-pandemic, every-day Joes didn’t see the recovery in their paycheck - and at the same time, inflation (price gouging, really) was rampant. The salt of the earth tends to vote by their wallet, and wallets were feeling the pinch at election time.

That, plus Democrats’ well-known propensity for utter failure at messaging, practically guaranteed a Trump victory.