I absolutely agree with everything you wrote, and I appreciate the time you took to post. Also thank you for the work you do, I have so much more faith in EMT’s than I do in the police.

Good to know. Even though that sucks.

That is not always possible. If a person is in a psychotic state, they are most likely eligible for an involuntary psychiatric admission. But in a lot of municipalities, involuntary admissions must be made through the police departments. Also, a person in psychosis is generally regraded as dangerous (and rightfully…

“Grew up in the South. Boy is pejorative to all races when you are an adult. “

It seems to me that many white men find the idea of privilege to be offensive to their sense of fairness. If you’re taught implicitly by society that everything goes both ways and everyone is created equal... and you just happen to dominate as a group, the suggestion that you are benefiting from conditions that you…

Because she got more votes in the primaries? I voted for Bernie Sanders in the MO primary by the way. Did the Democratic establishment prefer a longtime member with tons of experience and fairly Obama-style moderate views over the extremely liberal independent from Vermont (yes I know he caucuses with the party)? Yes.…

He will forever be the best Joker, as far as I’m concerned.

Do you not realize that pretty much all of those “incriminating” emails came late in April and May, when it was clear that Sanders had no viable path to the nomination, but stubbornly refused to drop out. Not one of those emails suggest the DNC did anything to aid a Clinton victory, because Clinton was already sure…

I’ll only address one point, because it renders the rest useless: not supporting, and publicly calling out, Israel’s stupid policy of settlements does not equal animosity towards Jews any more than having a Jewish son-in-law absolves one from having white nationalist anti-Semitic advisors and hangers-on.

My favorite are the people who simultaneously like him because he says what he means and who when you point out that many of those things are abhorrent turn around and say “Well he won’t actually do them.” You like him because he’s a truth telling liar?

It really was. Slavery is explicitly mentioned in Southern state constitutions during the war.

The Confederacy was absolutely about slavery, period, no matter how many times you guys try to revise history.

I’m Latino and gay... and couldn’t disagree more with your comment.

This has been my mantra as of late. Conservatives prey on our liberal compassion, empathy and circle like vultures around our decency. I am of the opinion fuck them all. I am done being decent to false news conspiracy theorists, fascist, neoconservative mother fuckers that should just get STOMPED.

Yes. They also misunderstand what “freedom of religion” means. It doesn’t mean “protect the beliefs imposed by religion”, it actually means “the state won’t interfere with people’s religious expression”. In a philosophical sense, atheism is a form of religious expression, so it should be protected the same way, in…

Because religious freedom. Atheism isn’t supported as a religion, therefore, you can’t fight fire with fire.

I didn’t edit it, though sometimes I do omit important words. TST definitely engage in satire (everyone should go to Salem, Mass. and visit their art museum). I just wanted to make the point that they aren’t limited to commentary alone, however effective a tool it is.

It’s not merely satire because it doesn’t exist simply to point out a problem - the Satanic Temple is also trying to actively protect people from abuse whilst also pointing out how ridiculous it is.

I keep going back and forth on that. I mean sure, hail satan, but damed if I wish we couldn’t have rational arguments instead of being forced to resort to trolling to make a point.

I’m an Orthodox-ish Jew and I’ll join the frigging Satanic Temple if it helps reproductive rights. I might even pay dues!