Aaah I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying

Agree with the theory, but in practice what happens is the parties simply focus on courting the people who do vote and shift their attention to them even more, ratcheting the discourse further to the side that tends to have voters show up more reliably. It’s far cheaper and easier to nudge a willing and reliable buyer (in this case, voter) to buy your wares than it is to go out and bring new buyers into the existing market. Not impossible, but I personally don’t have faith in the plutocratic two party system the US has to self-reflect and seek out those disengaged voters instead of taking the easy route and pandering to the existing and reliable voter pool (at least not in the short term).

it might be worse in terms of brutality against police.

Oh noooo…anyway

This fight is about us taking from the rich, not from each other.

Beautiful stated, cutting right to the heart of the matter.

Its been a few years since I checked, but as of 2015 at least the US, which is 5% of the world’s population, give or take a few, had over 25% of the world’s prison population. Total. Fucking. Insanity

Yeah, they’re morons, but nowhere there do they claim they “defeated covid.” What their statement implies is that they (in this case incorrectly) believed this event was not likely to be a spreader event due to overall lower numbers and impacts of covid nationally compared to 4 years ago. It does not imply that “they” specifically “defeated covid”, that’s clearly a feelings-driven logical leap on your part.

Who claimed “they defeated [covid]”?

Love the texture added by layering the red onto the blue background instead of the other way around. Even more so the use of directionally of brush to create a sense of dynamic movement and momentum, and the fact that you worked outsode in so the eye is drawn texturally in that direction through the layering

Gainful employment: check Life partner: check Luxury of free time for tv: check Legal (ish) herb access: check

My friend, that all sounds lovely to me. Don’t fall trap to societal (and especially capitalistic) definitions of achievement and mediocrity that demand a constant stream of more more more. It’s ok to be content and enjoy the simple pleasures in life.

That being said, if you’re unhappy, get after it. You mention wanting to play Baldurs Gate but feeling guilty about lack of partner time and fear of getting sucked into it for hours: what if you both dedicate a personal hobby night once a week where you can both do whatever and get lost in your own worlds separately without guilt? My partner and I recently started doing this on Fridays and it’s been a game changer.

You admit that this is the third time your partner has broken up with you. I know it hurts and sucks, but it’s time to move on. You shouldn’t have to convince someone to love you and be with you. You deserve to be with someone who wants to be with you and your (now ex) partner has the right to walk away amicably without being assailed for it (even if it would make you feel better emotionally for a time).

I’m sorry you’re having this experience though. I’ve been there and it’s the kind of thing that sticks with you. But you can and will get past it.

China currently has one of the largest public high speed rail systems and continues to invest in its expansion. This is a complement to that to help establish more reliable trade routes with its neighbors while simultaneously boosting their involvement in those economies and their dependence on China. Much better use of resources than genocide and regional destabilization through war (like some other imperialist nations) if you ask me.