when in fact, most were unwilling recruits

Seriously, I am SO GLAD that, for whatever reason, I grew up without the compulsion to idolize those that created the things I love. I can know about a person in relation to their work, and recognize their talent or even genius in relation to their work, but I never worshiped them.

Because you were in high-school, and most Americans are lucky to confront the reality of our history before college, if at all.

Yeah, the Japanese did some fucking evil shit, particularly to the Chinese and the Koreans. 

Here’s the thing though.

Yeah--honestly, and I know I'm in the minority here, I think the original XBone idea was great, people reacted really irrationally to it IMHO.

It’s funny, because I was often not a huge fan of Lindy as a blogger/writer, but I decided to check the show out a few days ago and ran through the first four episodes in a sitting. I have a few minor gripes with it, but it’s admittedly really really good. Props to her.

I’ve come to understand that lol

Jesus, you’re an idiot. How exactly do “coastal elites” outnumber everyone else. Once again, your argument is based on the assumption that the voting population of states are monolithic, they are not, it’s a false assumption. There are red voters in blue states and vice versa who, under our current system, are…

That’s simply untrue, and your argument is total bullshit no matter how many times you repeat it.

Shut up about unconstitutionality—we’re talking about changing the constitution to promote more direct democracy. Personally, I think we should move to a national election for the executive by popular vote in a two round run off system. Do away with primaries, do away with the EC.

Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.

It’s not about conclusiveness, it’s about evidence. Literally all the circumstantial evidence points to one conclusion, and if you choose to ignore that, you have to understand that it is in fact a choice that you are making, and further that it is an irrational choice.

Just out of curiosity, what student information are you unable to give to the parent of that student due to FERPA? 

They are never going to do organic chemistry...they’re going to get skate by with the most basic liberal arts degrees possible.

BTW—I especially love the tort/criminal law conflation regarding assault and battery because, as a New York practitioner, there is no crime of “battery” in my state; it doesn’t exist.

someone who does not know the difference between tort law and criminal law

You can’t just fire them. There’s a process that must be worked through. Not defending it, just saying how it is.

Lol--Sanders unchallenged in public? Ok...

Nah, honestly, I’d rather lose the battle and win the war. We need to make real changes, if it takes another four of Trump to get there, so be it.