I think it’s because they really want condemned prisoners to suffer, but can’t come out and say it. The ultimate solution, aside from banning the death penalty altogether, would be inert-gas asphyxiation. Pure nitrogen gas, in particular, kills people silently and painlessly, not to mention it is extremely abundant…

I would say, though, it’s clearly gotten much worse. I know it’s easy to just brush it off as “normal,” which has been very easy for the coastal middle and political classes, but I think it’s been a dangerous mistake.

Milquetoast centrists had better step up their game then. Raising lots of corporate donations while ignoring half the country opened the door to populism. Populists have no power when the establishment is doing their job serving their constituents well.

Hah...65C would be an apocalyptically hot 149F, so you really only confuse Celsius users when you’re talking about 40 degrees or below.

In my opinion, I don’t see how this has to be an all-or-nothing proposition. Should parents be worried, perhaps, that their children are too materialistic? Sure, that’s the world we live in, so it’s a valid concern. Perhaps an approach then would be to expose their children to the virtues/values that the world is…

There isn’t a single touchpoint I can reference to provide parallel or precedence.

I’m not suggesting that we copy exactly the Progressive Era of the 20th century, because, you’re right, the people of the late 19th and early 20th century believed some really shitty things—even the “liberal” ones. In spite of that, I think there is much that we can learn from the movement, since we are, in many…

Well, Ariel Sharon had a stroke and was in a permanent vegetative state for eight years afterwards before dying. Death can be very cruel at times.

I do. I’ve been aware of criticisms that this game is pretty sparse at times, and I’ve been quite alright with the “isolation” of No Man’s Sky to date. I’m interested in exploring a somewhat more realistic environment, compared to the cartoonish art style of NMS.

I expect they’ll throw their backing behind an establishment candidate in four years; better to lose while maintaining organizational power, I suspect they’d think.

Awesome...if you happen to play this way, are there still enemies/NPCs trying to kill you?

I’ve really wanted to play this game for a long time now, so I’m quite excited. How friendly is this game to single players? Or is it just multiplayer?

I don’t know if someone else here has already mentioned this, but Rohrabacher is heavily pro-Russia. He even supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea, which the vast majority of the West considers an illegal act. Rohrabacher as Secretary of State would be an absolute gift to Putin.

Honestly? As much as the GOP tried to distance themselves from Trump during the election (when they thought he’d lose), he is the very end result of everything the GOP stands for. He’s just not very good at using the coded language and hushed tones of the Southern Strategy. As a result, even if Trump resigns or…

FFX: Patch to send this race into the pits of hell. I hate it so goddamn much!

I’ve thought that too. He’s old, overweight and apparently eats lots of junk food. I feel like Trump is just asking for a sudden heart attack or stroke (like Ariel Sharon).

I would suspect that most billionaires are exactly like him and Trump. Attempting to be a halfway decent person and caring about the fate of the planet are “middle-class values.”

Frankly, social pressure/stigma doesn’t work. It merely makes people more apt to hide from shame, preventing them from seeking out help, then, at their most vulnerable moments, do it anyway. This is true for people who struggle with obesity/eating disorders, drugs/addictive behaviors, mental illness, etc. Making…

And that’s one of the very defining traits of narcissists—from the outside, nothing seems to bother them. On the inside, though, they’re putting together a list and plotting revenge.

I’m in that narrow range of “younger Gen X” and “older Millennial,” depending on who’s doing the defining. I still remember the days before the Clintons swung the party to the center right. That tactic may have won elections in the 1990s, but I also know the party is older and bigger than the Clintons too. …