Yeah pretty sure the greatest “cohering force” in America is Star Wars, not sure what she’s talking about.

I read this in the tone of Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption, talking about Andy Dufresne after he had busted out. Really added some gravitas...

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Poor, sweet Peg. She’s like a dimestore, self-taught philosopher who learned everything she knew about Philosophy from old Readers Digest magazines, who once talked about things nobody cared about in a confusing sort of way that nobody could really follow, and who now prattles on at a volume little higher than a…

A 32 year old, fumble prone running back that has now played only one full season in close to four years and can’t run successful in an offense run by most NFL teams does not really deserve better. Add in that he is an unrepentant POS that thinks its okay to whip his 4 year old kid in the nuts with a stick and he is…

Players like Moss and Peterson only come along every once and while.

This might bruise his ego, but he cam longer abuse the notion of being an every-down RB; he may need to switch professions or at least branch out into different aspects of football.

Difficulty in affording adequate healthcare, living paycheck to paycheck, (too) expensive adequate childcare and stagnant wages while cost of living rises?

If a third of the food in my fridge had mold on it, I would be comfortable saying ‘a large portion’ of my food has mold on it.

The US is 9th on GDP per capita...and given economic disparity, I’d imagine that once you remove the top 1%, the US is more like a 2nd world nation than anything. Add in terrible healthcare, an insane president, religious nuttery, rapand racism and the illusion the US is some fabulous place is bolstered more by rose…

I can’t speak for the rest of you, but here’s my list:

At least historically, societies with less diversity are more willing to create a strong safety net, because in American parlance, “assholes leaching off the system” are the same as you.

Doesn’t Switzerland have like four official languages? Seems odd to call it a homogenous society.

I understand your point, but Canada is 6th and is more ethnically diverse that the US. 1 in 5 Canadians are foreign born.

We can’t get it together to be happier than Finland? The place is a land of snow, darkness and pickled fish. The national sport is suicide.

The opening two rounds of the tournament were only moved to South Carolina from North Carolina last summer, as a response to the latter state’s anti-trans bathroom bill.