My guess is he will be way less affectionate but I do think the joking is done out of awkwardness. I think it would be genuinely confusing to be called out for acting in a way that comes natural to you. It seems pretty clear cut to me but like I said, I am not a touchy feely person. There are things I struggle with…

But are you still cussing around other people but just not your grandparents? Do you now think that cussing is wrong or are you just careful around people you think might be uncomfortable with those words? Biden said he’d be more aware but he is not sorry that he is an affectionate person. He definitely needs to up…

It’s called having a discussion. Lol. “...when in doubt, believe their actions, not their words.” That’s good advice for all people. Can’t pick and choose what you look at though and reduce people down to one thing to focus on. I would imagine many of the people he impacted had a positive interaction with him. I’m not…

Fair points.

But that example isn’t representative of what we are discussing. There are people who touch others to control them or for sexual gratification or some other reason. That is not what Biden was doing. Many parts of the world, including places in the US have cultures that are incredibly touchy feely, including kissing…

The baby bonds proposal actually seems like a great idea. I would love to see more discussion on this.

Like President Obama said this weekend, people have to learn to converse with people they don’t 100% agree with. We don’t have to completely agree on the subject to have a conversation. In context Biden said he doesn’t apologize for anything he’s done meaning he didn’t do anything with bad intentions so he’s not…

Biden said he was sorry for not understanding and that he would work on it. He said he does not apologize for his intentions as they were pure. I have already pasted this at least three times. Maybe you just don’t agree with his lack of purity on the narrative?

Tim, I’m familiar with this new and popular talking point / narrative about “intention doesn’t matter”. But that’s not real life. In the real world people, including yourself, are doing things all the time that makes other people uncomfortable or offends them. It’s not up to you to change all your behavior just…

And there are plenty of women who disagree with your point of view and don’t see his behavior as an issue if they encounter it. Not everyone is the same.

Also, that is untrue that centrists have failed. From healthcare, to gun control, to equality issues, the centrist have done a lot of work and have made a lot of progress. Don’t underestimate the quiet people who are out on the battlefield doing real work but not throwing out rhetoric and hyperbole. They are the…

Yes, the right does narratives and purity tests like nobody’s business. But they can get away with things the left cannot. The right is traditional and wants to maintain more of the status quo but the left wants to make change. The energy of change is very different from the energy of maintaining (think of maintaining…

He had no need to apologize. He did nothing wrong. Touch is one of the ways people comfort or show support. Those were his intentions so while he apologized for not knowing that makes some people uncomfortable he is not going to apologize for his intention of trying to comfort and support people.

I think he may be referring to people who push narratives that immigrants are dangerous. Immigration is a complex issue. I think he was cautioning the left on reducing the complexities of issues, including immigration, down to a simple narrative like some on the right have done. I don’t think he was saying anyone with…

“I’m sorry I didn’t understand more. I’m not sorry for any of my intentions. I’m not sorry for anything that I have ever done. I have never been disrespectful intentionally to a man or a woman.“

Yeah. Glad he didn’t apologize but instead said he was more aware of some people being uncomfortable by touching and that he would work on being aware of his ways bothering someone. Glad we don’t live in a stepford wives world were everyone is the same. I’m not touchy feely but I am tolerant toward people who are more…

As usual, President Obama speaks wise words.

I live in a conservative area and you wouldn’t believe how many conservatives were shocked that President Obama was reelected. The bubble they stayed in just didn’t give them an accurate picture of how popular Obama was with the country. Don’t underestimate how popular Trump is with the right. He stands up to the…

Spot on. I’ll gladly listen to Biden’s platform in order to decide if I think he is the best to run. I’m getting tired of the talk-radio-esque rhetoric / self righteous purity test mentality that seems to dominate social media. If we reduce all the complexities down to simple narratives we will continue to have…

100% of the comments and articles I’ve read have been some variation of calling her a nincompoop and worried the jaguar would be hurt due to her ridiculous actions. Wondering where you’ve seen people worried about her.