I was that commenter. I think you misunderstood what I said. You seem like a sincere good person but you seemed to be talking over me so I left it (I concede I may have been wrong here).
Wealth of Some Nations
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I generally prefer non-interventionism but everything is not so black and white in the real world; there are consequences to withdrawal. I do not want endless wars and de facto American imperialism. I am not blinded by the hypocrisy when establishment Democrats attack Trump from the right (political spectrum). As…
“The U.s. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time”
How will meaningful widespread cultural changes happen without significant economic reform? The corruption in our political structures that capitalises on various forms of bigotry is directly influenced by toxic capitalism. Everytime in history any meaningful changes in practical rights for disenfranchised classes…
I guess $135 million makes it easier.
No argument here; I agree.
The question should be how can we end corproatism and entrenched system of lobbying to reduce the impact of organisations such as the Federalist Society otherwise we will continue to get many more Brett Kavanaughs in the future put in positions of power.
If you’re not an athiest it is quite offensive and would have derailed this thread. I might post it elsewhere some other time (also i think i have overhyped it now so it is probably not as funny)
Further to my last comment and response to what Mudd said. People on the other side are passionate about this but devolving this to “states rights” (or similar variant) sidesteps that tryranny of the “majority” is still tyranny.
Life is continuous. Abortion at its core is a woman’s health right issue. Everything else is philosophical rationalisation, including religious right wing spin and the Republicans capitalising on this.
On a more cultural level, there are many women who go into OBGYN specialties with the distinct goal of refusing to provide abortions and fighting against them whenever possible. How this squares with the hippocratic oath or patient-centered care is beyond me. This fight has to occur with both top-down and bottom-up…
[Redacted] (it was a joke about religion and I felt it was not very relevant to what Tiblet was saying)
I cannot believe that abortion is still a contentious issue in 2019.
Slightly off-topic but good reads:
“I’ve been complaining that the Dems, and especially Pelosi, haven’t acted with nearly enough urgency for over a year now.”
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^ Naomi Klein on Greta Thunberg.