News

And one of the many problems with Harris is she kept reaching right and changed approximately zero minds. She could have said "the economy" is the bank accounts of the rich and we all know it, it's time to change that. But yeah very unlikely to hear that from a politician whose name isn't Bernie Sanders.

The problem is to the voters "the economy" is the price of gas or eggs or whatever. In fact it was the self-reported number one issue in the election. So politicians just keep talking past the voters because they mean completely different things by "the economy".

According to AP VoteCast (who surveyed 110k voters), the top issue for voters was the economy, with 6 of 10 considering the economy to be not so good or poor, two-thirds were very concerned about the cost of food and groceries, 7 of 10 thinking the country is on the wrong track, and 8 of 10 looking for substantial change to how the country is run.

This is why the Democrat messaging about the inflation rate coming under control (true) or stronger post-pandemic recovery than most other comparable nations (also true) fell flat for most voters. If someone's real wages didn't match the price increases to food, rent, and everything else over the last four years, then how good the GDP is doesn't really matter to them.

Campaigning on "things will largely be the same", or saying you wouldn't have done anything differently over the last four years, is always going to be a real uphill battle against an overwhelming desire for significant change.

It's good advice, but moving is out of the financial reach of most people. Especially moving to a safer place, which will have much higher cost of living attached.

Please get ammo and go to the range. I work at a gun store, trust me, your hypothetical, alleged, enemy, has been armed, and has many hundreds/thousands of rounds downrange. Get proficient.

Edit: also if that rifle happens to be an AR-15, I work more specifically at a custom AR shop, so please hit me with any possible questions either now, or the future!

We're planning on taking safety courses, and my dad is a gun nut who will happily take us to a range

Apply to any religion you like 🤷‍♀️

People who need to rely on religions to make sense of the world are indulging in coping mechanisms. I don’t want to judge people, but I will judge the system and the abuse it perpetrates.

But if someone is unwilling to learn and resolve their cognitive biases, and instead use said cognitive biases to make others’ lives worse, then those people should be judged.

Humanity can do better than unsubstantiated mythologies. We’re more capable than living in a dark cave of our own making, and I choose to believe that.

If you believe in a just and fair God, then know that religions are not God, and God is not that religion.

Religion is poison

Im actually GenX. Being 'afraid' is just a way to keep the focus on them....because they hate it when its not.

Nothing bad is going to happen to anyone.