I think it’s a conspiracy belief thing. I’ve had some success redirecting the belief system, by telling them it’s a conspiracy by rich people to reduce vaccines and kill off the poor and middle class, who won’t be able to afford the same medical interventions. 

I would never vaccinate my kids- it’s irresponsible, unethical and dangerous. I would take them to a doctor and let them do it.

I once read a statement on the writing of Sci-Fi (delivered by Cliff Blezinski, of all people) that I think fits here. I’m paraphrasing, but the idea is that in any Science Fiction tale, the author has to put in a few familiar things—be it social standards, behaviors, or a bit of recognizable technology—in order for…

Dems are seriously overthinking the media responses.

Yes eventually it became clear he was a paying guest but he stubbornly remained black.

I can respect the ending. What i can’t respect is the complete loss of agency in most of the pivotal plot moments. They do the same thing 4 times. Tortured, Drugged, Progammed, Imprisoned. Not only that but the last fight annoyed the hell out of me.

While technically correct, you’re still an idiot.

“It’s like taking funds from the National Hurricane Center until you stop all these hurricanes, it’s the same notion,” Sater said.

She also believes it to be run with Yakety Sax in the background.

You can take the measure of a leader by his (or her) reaction to a big, awful event like this week of extraordinary violence. President Bush’s actions in the wake of 9/11: spotty. President Tr***p’s actions: he gave an emotionless speech requesting civility. He put out tweets blaming the victims. He suggested that…

Stg, as a foreign observer, it is so fucking weird to watch an obviously incompetent narcissist sliding ever deeper into dementia and then see news outlets go, "hmm, what an interesting strategy". Dude has no strategy. Dude has no grip on reality. And he's running a country. What the uneven fuck is going on.

When I worked for a landline telco company out west, I was assigned a job to install a phone line in a trailer in a rural area. When I arrived the woman who lived there showed me where she wanted the jack installed. I noticed there was plywood separating the trailer in two but thought she was having repairs. I go…

Yeah, can’t they pull themselves up by the bootstraps and start their own competing entities in this free market they’re always so fond of? Y’know, without help from government intervention?

Donald Trump is literally White Male Privilege incarnate.

Imagine if today, in a divergent timeline, Hillary Clinton’s lawyer testified under oath that she directed him to commit a federal crime.

“You assholes again?!?”

Well said Sir! /Applauds and I love the wookiee part!

100%; and to your point about no one actually reading terms of service, when it comes to just acting like a decent human being and not a clickbait troll drumming up chaos for profit’s sake....well, terms of service really shouldn’t have to tell people how to responsibly participate in a society

this is good commentary right here.